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Tis the season! A 100 percent chance of complaint meets a disgruntled front emanating from homes to create a perfect storm of unseasonable misery guaranteed to pile your social media feeds under feet of colorfully profane descriptors of mother natures loathed precipitation.
A snow lover, such as I, can only hope to make the miserable masses find glimpses of glee within the crystalline water that blankets our earth, In this spirit, I make an attempt to help the seasonally challenged view the snow through rose colored glasses, that they might venture out into the snow for more reasons beyond having to. Here are 5 ways to fight a surly attitude toward snow.
1. Consider using your hatred to incorporate war cries into your weather preparedness routine : Right before I leave the house, I always take a moment to stare mother nature in the hairy eyeball and speak in a lusty breath "CRY HAVOC! AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR"! I find that my mind becomes more geared toward accepting challenges I may encounter on my commute. I'm serious. I do this. Shakespeare not your thing? Perhaps Bill Pullman can rile you up… substitute alien references with snow.
2. Don't have time to work out? You do now! Snow is even better than Gillian Anderson when it comes to screaming at you to get off your ass and work out. Bonus, a half hour worth of shoveling generally burns 288 calories. That amount of work earns you a serving of Ben and jerry's, or a damn fine pint of beer!
3. Pretend you're in an 80's action flick while gearing up! Ever since I first saw Batman Forever I've enjoyed the process of gearing up for ice fishing, camping, shoveling etc… let's be honest, the film sucked, but it glorified the procedure of adorning clothing you most likely wouldn't need. Throw on a kick ass soundtrack and mount up. Im a personal fan of the 80's training montage playlist on Songza.
4. Have I mentioned beer yet? How about seasonal beer?! Beers that are released for the winter months stand among my favorite that are available all year. There is nothing quite like tucking into a well deserved pint after some hardcore shoveling. I'll also take an eggnog, whiskey and honey, wine, really anything to take off the chill and add some levity to the season. Bonus – the world becomes a massive fridge in the winter! Damn the confines of you ice box and load up!
5. Spend time with the ones you love outside. All kidding aside, there is something truly romantic about the falling snow. There is a magic within the change of the world that defies explanation as a snowflake defies holding its shape in the warmth. Instead of binge watching(which is also an awesome reason to love the snow) take a night to play in the snow with the ones you love. After all, nothing will make you feel warmer, happier, more prepared, or jovial than the embrace of loved ones, regardless of the falling snow.


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Lord Cogingtons E liquid – Coggy's Mix 50ml
Lord Cogingtons Coggy's Mix E Liquid
60ml bottle
Coggy's mix is a fruity blend, mixed with blueberry's, cherry, harvest berry's, Strawberries and small splashes of Lemon, Orange, Passion Fruit and Koolada, to give it a quirky but surprisingly refreshing taste.
You will receive a 60ml bottle, filled with 50ml Nicotine Free Coggy's Mix e liquid. You also have the option to purchase it along with a 10ml Nicotine shot. Mixing the Nicotine shot into the Coggy's Mix e-liquid will make it 3mg. Negating the need to purchase the pre-mixed 10ml bottles.
Important Notice: Do not use the nicotine shot on its own – only to be used when mixed with the e liquid provided
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0mg – 50ml, 3mg – 60ml ( + 1 x 10ml Nicotine Shot )
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The Mystery of Artists
by Kamila Szymczak
I have always been fascinated by artists, whatever sort of art they create. This was strengthened by the fact that my view on most of the things in the world has always been too analytical or practical. I am not ashamed to say that I am jealous of their talent, passion and creativity. It is hard to be specific whether it is talent that triggers the passion to flourish, or it is a passion through which a true talent may be revealed. And finally, what do we really know about the process of becoming an artist? Is it about being dedicated to practicing his or her art?
Staying with my fascination for art, I can appreciate both the pieces of art made by the most famous artists and those who have been collecting their works only in their desk drawers. As an observer only, I have often been wondering what makes an artist 'an artist'? Is it possible to understand their imagination and where their ideas come from? Or will it always stay a mystery?
I have never been close to any artist, so this question has stayed open for me. During my stay in Newton Dee, though, I have had an opportunity to get to know Robin Wise, whose works have truly captivated me. He is a self-taught artist who draws and paints and is highly specialised in black pen drawing. He does mainly detailed, often highly-patterned works, usually representational, which depict something easily recognizable by most people. However, among his works one can also find abstract pieces. Truly appreciating his talent and skills, I found it very difficult to enter his world as an artist; this has been my aim and challenge.
Robin draws inspiration from everyday life – people, places, situations. Also, he seems directly inspired by art – photos, pictures, paintings. When looking at the paintings in an art gallery, he seems to know exactly which ones he likes, and which hold his attention for quite a while, as if he was trying to memorise them; whereas those which are out of his interest remain almost unnoticed by him.
What I found particularly captivating is the link between drawing and his second passion – photography. He is a great fan of taking photos of people, landscapes and everyday objects. When looking at the realistic life scenes he draws, one can see that Robin has a highly developed photographic memory and that his photographs largely influence his works. He prefers using a polaroid camera that can give him almost instant results, which seems to be more similar to drawing than taking photos with a digital camera.
In his works we can observe notions of different art styles, but what stays really unique and is repeated quite frequently by Robin is that the objects in the drawings seem transparent. It cannot be easily seen, without trying to approach the artistic process analytically and logically, which of the objects were drawn first.
As mentioned before, many of his drawings are highly patterned - blades of grass, stones, pebbles, bricks. These highly-detailed drawings get very close to black and white modern illustration works and also show some traces of pointillism, where artists draw or paint many small dots which could be differentiated when looking close at the drawing, but not when looking from a distance. This may be not be noticable to everyone, but using this technique produces numerous shades of grey and black.
There are many questions concerning Robin's art that unfortunately will have to stay unanswered. I am sure though that after having a closer look at his art, I know what makes him a real artist. He makes me feel and think. His passion, talent and determination allow him to create the works that make it impossible for me to stay idle and indifferent. Am I able to understand why it is happening? No. I do not know how he became an artist, how he learnt what he knows, how he developed his skills. I don't have to know it. I just enjoy his art.


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Teri + Brad Wedding, 22 May 10
The guys
Flower girl and ring bearer
The ladies
The dress
Getting ready
The ceremony
Sneak in a family portrait
One thing I always noticed with old family group photos (and yearbook/activity group photos) is that often in the small print sizes it's hard to discern faces. So, I always shoot group shots two ways-- wide to show the whole person, and close up, like below, to show everyone's faces.
The bride
The groom
Onto the reception.. some details:
Everything had a purple theme.. many of the guests dressed in purple or purple/lavender accents (vests, ties, shoes etc)
First dance
This was funny. The man on the right had jokingly told Teri to "go away!". This was her reaction :)
After dinner, the father-daughter dance
And the anniversary dance to round out the evening
Thanks for a fun time- all the guests were really friendly and I had an easy time with everyone. May your marriage be blessed.
-- Andrew


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This is a guest post from Monica Mina - a Peace Corps volunteer from New Jersey who is currently living in the Kyrgyz Republic, a country located in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. You can read more about Monica's experience on her blog or on her Facebook page. And if you too are interested in guest posting on my blog, please visit my Guest Post guidelines for more info.
I stood at what felt like one of the largest intersections I had ever attempted to cross in my life. There were cars coming from every direction by way of a streetlight that hadn't factored in pedestrians at all. My heart sinks every time I cross any street here in the Kyrgyz Republic because THEY DO NOT YIELD!
This time I stood there, and went into a state of shock. I was imagining myself being plowed by a trolley bus, or getting trapped between lanes. I know, you think I'm being dramatic. But you would be too if a hundred minibuses and cars were coming at you from several directions at over 60 mph.
I looked over at a woman next to me who took one step forward, and had a determined expression on her face to make it across the street. I don't usually make eye contact because I like to avoid the mental exhaustion of introductions and chitchat – in not one, but two, foreign languages which I have not yet mastered.
It was not like me at all actually. I was so caught up, drowning in these horrible thoughts, that I mentally and physically couldn't have given myself a second to look away from the dust clouds and racing tires.
But she looked at me. And I looked back. It was too late! Our eyes locked, she spoke in very fast Russian, grabbed me arm in arm, and led me across the street. I asked her name, and then she left. Her name was Aigul (eye-goul), and today, this was God coming to meet me.
Later that night I went home and thought, "How many times do I purposely ignore people on a daily basis?"
I'm always avoiding something or someone because for me personally, the less I have to think, the better, right? If I had not looked over and accepted her hand I would have stood on that corner looking as hopeless as I did, allowing myself to become OVERWHELMED with all of these negative thoughts. Who knows…I might still be standing on that street corner today!
I realized I didn't see God in Aigul right away because of two reasons. First, I wasn't looking and secondly I don't know what He looks like!
I grew up seeing pictures of God on icons in church, in prayer books, all over my home in paintings. HE ALWAYS LOOKED THE SAME! But this time He didn't. He wasn't walking on water. He wasn't telling parables. He wasn't healing an old sick woman. This time, He was the old sick woman. He was Aigul.
"Now as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, "Peace to you." But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have." Luke 24:36-39
He came with words of peace and His disciples were frightened – thinking they'd seen a ghost! They lived with Him…walked with Him…ate, drank and relaxed with Him. They spent three entire years with Him! Yet, at this moment, they couldn't see Him right in front of their eyes. They couldn't see Him because He looked different; He wasn't what they were expecting.
At that time, Jesus was revealed to them in a light they were unfamiliar with – which is why He had to refer to His physical form and prove it to them. "Look…it's Me…My divinity parted not from My humanity…don't ever forget that."
For me, closing my Bible or leaving church on Sundays always meant I had put God away for the time being. As far as I was concerned, God would stay in my Bible or in the church till I came back next week.
But on this day, I learned that God truly is everywhere. And that's not just something we say…it's actually true!
Maybe it's time to open our eyes and start finding Him. You'll never know which stranger you might find Him in.
For discussion: what do you think are some of the biggest reasons why we can't see God in our everyday lives?


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2018 Senior awards
Did you miss the 2018 Eldorado Senior Awards presentation? Have no fear.
The room was pretty full and we streamed it for all your family that was out of state.
In case you want to share your award announcement again, here is a link to the playback.
The program starts at 11:30 minutes.
Congratulations to all our seniors.


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[Research] New York Times on Cell Phone Behavior
New York Times on Cell Phone Behavior. The authors shows how artefacts meant to connect us also end up isolating us.
Sociologically speaking, mobile phones pit the priorities of the "in" group - those on the phone - against those in the "out" group, or people in close proximity to the talkers.


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YOU, ME: Editors' Note
YOU, ME is about two people – any two people – and the relationship and stories between them. Everyday lives and ordinary conversations. Short encounters and memories built up over a lifetime. You, me in every story, poem and essay.
As always, this theme threw us the unexpected. We received more submissions than ever before, each one packed with love and care and individual takes on the theme. What we got was raw, heartfelt, and honest. YOU, ME turned out to be an intimate look at some of the most meaningful relationships in our lives, with our mothers, fathers, friends, lovers, neighbours, co-workers.
Expect strawberries dripping red. Rosaries breaking like petals. Blueberries crushed between fingers. Skimmed knees and bruised hearts. Hotel California in Rome. Burned silk and crumpled paper cranes. Second whiskeys, third whiskeys.
This issue will be published across April and a bit of May, with a few pieces going up each week. We want to spotlight the talent, hard work and beauty of every single piece in YOU, ME. Spend time getting to know our artists and writers – and share what you love!
We hope you enjoy YOU, ME as much as we have.
Annabelle, Carlotta & Caroline
Cover Art by Dániel Taylor
Dániel Taylor is a Hungarian graphic designer who playfully merges double exposure with collages and illustration. His designs take you on a trip through time and space, into the depths of forests and the realms of our galaxy in search of natural beauty. Instagram @mrtaylordani


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Natural Gas Plant Wellhead Operation
Figure 3.1 shows a typical modern gas well, with the wellhead, gas?liquid separator, instrument shed, and condensate tank. Figure 3.2 shows the electronic flow meter, along with the solar collector that powers electronic transmission of the data. The wellhead is in the background. Most companies use electronic metering. However, some wellheads still have circular chart recorders to measure flow rates. The meter is where the gas processor purchases the gas from the producer and the lease royalty owner. Often, the producer and gas processor belong to the same company. If the gas is nonassociated, hydrocarbon liquids knocked out in the separator may be remixed with the gas or stored in a tank and removed by truck. Usually, no compression is applied before the gas is sold.
If the gas is being stripped from oil, separators knock out both oil and water. For high-pressure wells, the oil passes through up to three separators to recover the light ends. Because the last-stage separator is near ambient conditions, the gas may be compressed before it flows into a gathering line to the gas plant.
Frequently, several wells from one lease are tied to one separations unit to reduce the number of separators, compressors, and meters. This practice is especially true in offshore operations because producers need to minimize the number of platforms and platform weight for cost purposes.
Tower Internal Manways
Contract maintenance workers often will not replace the tray manways unless the tray manway is adjacent to a tower external manway. They reason that once the tray manways that are visible from the tower manway are closed, there is no way for someone to inspect the other trays. This problem is not just common—it is universal. The maintenance force at the Good Hope Refinery pulled this nasty trick on me at the coker fractionator. Equipped with my crescent wrench, I opened the tray internal manway below the side tower manway. I discovered that the 12 trays below this point had their manways stacked in their downcomers. In 1990, I worked on a project to improve fractionation at the Chevron Refinery crude distillation unit in El Segundo, California. When the tower was opened to implement my design, the tray manways were found lying on the tray decks below the diesel draw tray. The lesson is, inspect each tray and then witness the closure of each tray manway, separately.
Tower Final Inspection
At a Gulf Coast refinery, the reboiler thermosyphon circulation could not be reestablished after a turnaround. The tower was reopened and a lessthan-alive contract employee was found stuck in the reboiler draw-off nozzle. At the Good Hope Refinery (when I was the technical manager), we once left a complete scaffold (poles, boards, everything) in the bottom of a debutanizer tower. Rags, hard hats, plywood, and especially plastic bags left in packed columns should be removed from inside draw sumps and downcomers. I know it's rough on the knees, but crawl across every tray and look into each downcomer. One lost flashlight in a small downcomer may flood every tray in the tower. A rag caught on a vortex breaker in a jet fuel draw box has caused a complete refinery shutdown.
Check the tray clips, tray panels, and downcomer bolting bars. At least the nuts and bolts should be finger-tight. If you find a single loose nut, insist that every nut on that tray be retightened. I will check the tray clips and 10 percent of the downcomer bolting bar nuts for finger-tight.
Shear Clips
If a tower has a history of tray deck damage due to pressure surge or high liquid level, the mechanical integrity of the trays should be upgraded. This is done by the use of shear clips, as shown in Fig. 8.4. The use of shear clips is not the best way to improve the mechanical integrity of trays but it is the only effective method to use during a turnaround, when no other plans have been made to mechanically upgrade the tray decks and time is short.
Underneath the tray, where the tray panels are bolted together, there is a narrow vertical strip of steel which is called the integral truss. This truss is not connected to the tray ring. Referring to Fig. 8.4, a small steel bar (4 in by 2 in by 0.25 in) is welded or bolted to the end of the integral truss. This bar is the shear clip which is inserted underneath the tray ring. (Do not weld the shear clip to the tray ring.) When an upward surge of vapor pushes the tray up, the force is transmitted along the length of the integral truss, through the shear clip, to the tray ring, and thus to the vessel wall. Many large diameter towers will already have shear clips. But if your inspection indicates they are not present and tray failure has been a problem, the installation of shear clips is the way to go for three reasons:
• The job can usually be done in 24 hours, while other tower work continues.
• The shear clips can be cut from ordinary 0.25 in carbon steel plate.
• Experience proves they are effective in resisting moderate pressure surges.
Seal Pans Downcomer
The downcomer from the bottom tray is submerged in a seal pan (see Fig. 8.3), to preserve its downcomer seal. I always set the horizontal dimension between the over-flow lip of the seal pan, (dimension y) the downcomer at four inches, so I never have to worry about restricting liquid flow from the bottom tray. This horizontal dimension should be equal to or greater than the vertical clearance between the downcomer and the seal pan floor (dimension ? which is typically, two to three inches). If a deformation of the downcomer reduces the horizontal clearance between the seal pan overflow lip, and the downcomer, the resulting restriction can cause the bottom tray to flood due to downcomer back-up. If the bottom tray floods, flooding will progress up the column. With time, the entire column will flood due to the small restriction in the seal pan. That's why a detailed trayby-tray inspection is important.
Inlet Weirs
Most trays have outlet weirs devoted to maintaining the downcomer seal. But some trays have inlet weirs too, or inlet weirs, but no outlet weirs. A sketch of an inlet weir is shown in Fig. 8.2. Note the horizontal distance between the downcomer and the inlet weir (dimension x). This distance ought to be equal to or greater than the downcomer clearance—that is, the vertical space between the tray floor and the bottom edge of the downcomer. Unfortunately, a small deformation of the downcomer may push the downcomer quite close to the inlet weir. The resulting reduction in the horizontal clearance between the inlet weir and the downcomer will restrict the liquid flow. This will cause downcomer backup and tray flooding of the trays above.
Often, there is no process reason for the use of inlet weirs, especially at higher liquid rates. Then, the inlet weirs may be removed. But some tray types, such as "Exxon Jet Tab," trays or total trap-out chimney trays with no outlet weir, absolutely require the use of inlet weirs.
Improper Downcomer Clearance
The bottom edge of the downcomer from the tray above should be 0.25 to 0.5 in below the top edge of the weir of the tray below. This is called a positive downcomer seal. Without a positive downcomer seal, vapor will flow up the downcomer and displace the downflowing liquid. This will cause flooding due to excessive downcomer backup.
On the other hand, if the bottom of the downcomer is too close to the tray below, then the "head loss under the downcomer" will be excessive. Typically, a minimum downcomer clearance is 1.5 to 2 in. Too small a downcomer clearance will result in restricting the liquid flow from the downcomer. This will also cause excessive downcomer backup and flooding. Check the correct downcomer clearance on the vender tray drawings prior to the tower inspection.
Loss of Downcomer Seal Due to Leaks
The vertical edges to the downcomers are bolted to bars welded to the vessel wall. These are called, "downcomer bolting bars." Gaskets are often used to tightly seal the edge of the tray downcomer to these bars. If the bolts are loose or if the gaskets are missing, vapor will blow into the downcomer and displace the descending liquid. Downcomer backup and flooding may result.
The area underneath the downcomer is called the downpour area. If a tray deck corrodes, it often first holes through in the downpour area. This will cause flooding due to downcomer back-up.
The bottom edge of the downcomer will be somewhat flexible in larger diameter towers. If the width of the tower is less than 5 ft, then the downcomer bolting bars prevent flexing of the bottom edge of the downcomer. However, if the width of the downcomer is over 5 or 6 ft, then downcomer bracing brackets (see Fig. 8.1) are required. The bottom edge of the downcomer should be immobilized by attachment to the bolting bar or bracing bracket every 4 to 5 ft, of downcomer width.
Recall that the pressure outside the downcomer is slightly greater than the pressure inside the downcomer. Therefore, a force will push the downcomer toward the vessel wall and reduce the open area of the downcomer. This restriction promotes downcomer backup and flooding. Don't expect to see this deformation of the downcomer during your inspection. Once the vapor flow through the tray stops, the downcomer will spring back to its design position.
Tray Deck Levelness
For smaller diameter towers a visual check of tray deck levelness is sufficient. For two-pass trays, a small diameter tower is less than 8 ft.
For single-pass trays, a diameter of less than 6 ft is small.For towers of 10 ft or more in diameter, check for out-of-levelness of a tray check using a carpenter's laser level, available in hardware stores for about $40. Purchase a level that has short tripod legs. Use the bubble to level up the legs. Set the level on one end of the tower, and check the height of the red beam at the other end and at the center of the tray for out of levelness. As it is often dim and dusty in the tower, the trace of the red laser may be clearly visible. Low points and areas of the tray deck which are out of level can now be easily identified.
The more level the tray, the better the mixing efficiency between vapor and the liquid. Certainly, if the tray out-of-levelness is greater than the height of the weir, tray efficiency will be badly degraded.
Checking for weir out-of-levelness is easy. Set the laser level on the edge of the weir. Using the bubble glass level indicator, adjust the laser level to a true horizontal position. The line of red light compared to the top of the weir will indicate how much of the weir is out of level. A weir that is more than 0.5 in out of level should be re-adjusted. If it is not, stagnant liquid pools behind the higher section of the weir, as described in the prior chapter, will result and ruin the tray's efficiency.
Kettle Reboilers Process
Reboilers are sometimes inserted into the bottom of a tower. These are called "stab-in" reboilers. It is not a terribly good idea, because it makes it more difficult to fix a leaking or fouled reboiler without opening the tower itself. However, the "kettle" reboiler, shown in Fig. 7.7, has essentially the same process performance characteristics as the stab-in reboiler, but is entirely external to the tower.
Note that in a kettle reboiler the bottoms product level control valve does not control the level in the tower; it controls the level on the product side of the reboiler only. The liquid level on the boiling or heat-exchanger side of the kettle is controlled by the internal overflow baffle. But what controls the tower-bottom liquid level?
To answer this, let us see how such a gravity-fed or kettle reboiler works:
1. Liquid flows out of the tower into the bottom of the reboiler's shell.
2. The liquid is partially vaporized.
3. The domed top section of the reboiler separates the vapor and the liquid.
4. The vapor flows back to the tower through the riser line. This is the column's stripping vapor or heat source.
5. The liquid overflows the baffle. The baffle is set high enough to keep the tubes submerged. This liquid is the bottoms product.
The liquid level in the bottom of the tower is the sum of the following factors:
• The nozzle exit loss of the liquid leaving the bottom of the tower
• The liquid feed-line pressure drop
• The shell-side exchanger pressure drop, which includes the effect of the baffle height
• The vapor-line riser pressure drop, including the vapor outlet nozzle loss
Note that it is the elevation, or the static head pressure, in the tower that drives the kettle reboiler. That is why we call it a gravityfed reboiler. Also, the pressure in the kettle will always be higher than the pressure in the tower. This means that an increase in the reboiler heat duty results in an increase of liquid level in the bottom of the tower.
Should the liquid level in the bottom of the tower rise to the reboiler vapor return nozzle, the tower will certainly flood, but the reboiler heat duty will continue. Unfortunately, reboiler shellside fouling may also lead to tray flooding. This happens because the fouling can cause a pressure-drop buildup on the shell side of the reboiler.
Remember, though, that the increased tower-bottom liquid level will not be reflected on the indicated bottom level seen in the control room, which is actually the level at the end of the kettle reboiler. This is a constant source of confusion to many operators who have towers that flood as a result of high liquid levels, yet their indicated liquid level remains normal.


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Technologies & Tools:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, PuTTY, VMware, JMeter, LoadRunner, Agile, Scrum, Jira, QMetry, customer's products.
The customer is a Swedish IT company founded in 1996. The company is a global provider of secure seamless mobility software and related services for mobile and fixed network operators, enterprises, governmental organizations, and laptop manufacturers.
The customer distributes its products all over the world, thus the major need is to have a reliable calculation system for updating software to all devices. The system should check, register, and set up the connection with a database for new and existing users. Being a large company, the customer did not have a solid team of testing and QA engineers, thus it was vital to find a professional and reliable partner.
The customer engaged OCSICO's team into testing of a series of the customer's projects for a number of mobile network operators. OCSICO's main responsibility was to commit a full testing of the product. The project management was carried out by the customer, as the headquarters and the end-users were located in Sweden.
OCSICO's specialists performed the full-cycle testing of the product including the following:
- Manual software testing and documentation testing
- Servers, cross-location, cross-platform and cross-browser testing
- Regression, installation and licensing testing
- Load and stress testing of the product
During the initial stages of the cooperation, OCSICO's testers have visited the customer in Sweden for a knowledge transfer.
Additionally, OCSICO's team was testing new versions of the product on real equipment in telephone networks, checking lists of updates from the developers. To ensure a smooth flow of the working process, it has been decided to schedule daily scrum meetings with the customers. During these meetings, OCSICO's specialists offered many valuable suggestions for improvement, such as:
- Improvements to product UI to make an application more user-friendly
- Product security changes (e.g., SQL-injection, DDoS, DOS)
- Architecture updates (update in client-server, database-centric architecture)
- Improvements to increase server performance
- Database changes (e.g., distributed computing)
OCSICO's testing team consisted of four QA and test engineers.
The customer's products tested by OCSICO's team are currently sold all over the world.
OCSICO proved to be a reliable partner, who established and carefully maintained long-term relationships with the customer. The team of testing specialists showed their ability to quickly respond to the changing market demands and customer's needs and perform software testing within a limited timeframe.


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Aircraft asset-backed lending available to retail investors for the first time, with capital equipment to follow
London, July 2014: Today, ablrate.com launches the world's first platform for retail and small institutional investors to invest in aircraft transactions. This innovative new investment tool will revolutionise the financing of aircraft by allowing investors to invest directly in aircraft assets. Ablrate.com will also offer direct investment opportunities in capital equipment transactions. Open from today for registrations, the first aircraft deal will go live in during the week beginning 14th July.
With interest rates remaining low, investors are on the hunt for investments which generate better returns. Aircraft are an ideal opportunity, as underlying demand for passenger travel drives growth across the globe. In 2013 over three billion passengers took to the skies and this is expected to double by 2030. The ablrate.com platform will feature aircraft deals for ATR aircraft in particular, one of the best performing turboprop aeroplanes on the market. ATRs were chosen because they are in strong demand on the used market, they are tried and tested with over 25 million miles flown by this aircraft type, and ATR has built a strong support and maintenance infrastructure for its customers.
ATRs along with other regional aircraft account globally for 30% of passenger miles travelled, equating to over 900 million passengers.
Ablrate.com is designed to offer lenders access to high-quality asset backed loans. The platform offers two types of transactions for investors; auction and fixed rate loans. Borrowers will be either respected leasing companies or lessees themselves. In the event of a lessee going directly onto the platform, the aircraft asset will be managed by Phoenix Aircraft Leasing Pte Limited a well-known and successful aircraft lessor. For capital equipment, assets will be managed by DS Finance and Leasing headed by the former Managing Director of GE Capital Europe. Thanks to these partnerships with the two firms, ablrate.com already has a deal pipeline worth up to £50 million for investors to gain access to. The first deal that will go live on the platform will finance an ATR-42 turboprop leased to a government airline with an indicative interest rate of 10% per annum for investors.
All transactions on the platform are given ratings to inform lenders of the quality of the deal and lenders can view all deal information to allow them to make an informed decision before investing. The ablrate.com platform also includes a secondary market for lending members to trade existing loan agreements.
David Bradley-Ward, co-founder and director, ablrate.com said: "Aircraft are an evocative asset as well as a lucrative one, and with the advent of peer lending, we are able to offer everyday investors, asset managers and institutions unique access to this asset class. Thanks to the partnerships we've built up with leasing firms like Phoenix and DS Finance and Leasing, we've been able to secure a high quality and well stocked deal pipeline, covering both aircraft and capital equipment. Rather than seeking to cover a broad range of assets and investment types, we've taken the decision to focus on our core areas of knowledge, and deliver excellent deals to our investor community."
First Aircraft Deal Launched on ablrate.com, Enabling Investors to Buy into the Aircraft Dream
London, 22 July 2014. Following its recent successful launch, ablrate.com has added a first aircraft deal to its peer-lending portal, making it the first ever transaction of this kind to be open to investors. This financing opportunity is for an ATR 42-500 turboprop, which is being leased by SATENA, a government backed regional airline in Colombia. The deal is backed by a major European bank, and will pay a rate of 10% interest per annum, over a period of six years. Since its launch, ablrate.com has seen strong interest from investors, including family offices and small institutions. While some have been attracted by the ability to invest for the first time ever in aircraft transactions, others are keen to explore ways of disintermediating their investments, cutting out the middlemen, and ensuring a strong return on their investment.


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I just did this and I just went for it. It was cotton (not knitted). I just pulled the sleeves up to where I'd want them to stay, see where the base of my thumb is and cut there. Make sure the hole is big enough to fit the bigger, bottom portion of your thumb as well. I personally like the raw edges but I'm not much of a sewer so I don't know what stitch you would use to fix it.
How do you cut and sew thumb-holes into sleeves? Answered
Ive never had a top with thumb-holes so ive not seen how they are done but have always liked long sleeves and think thumb-holes are a good idea and want to add them to my long-sleeved tops!
If it's a chunky sweater, you can simply unravel the end of the seam and open the seam up from the edge about four inches. Tie the new end of the seam securely, run the thread up one side of the open hole area and then sew up the top section (about an inch) again. I just did that a few minutes ago, works great.
People make those recycled sweater gauntlets by using real wool sweaters which have been felted (shrunk). You can cut felted wool and it won't become unknit around the holes because the fabric is so tightly bonded to itself.
If you have a sewing machine and know how to use it, you just make a large buttonhole with the machine, cut it open (just as you would for a garment) and presto, you're done.
Normally, from what I can tell, my girlfriend just takes a pair of scissors and cuts holes. If you actually want to prevent your shirt from coming further apart, get matching thread and go around the edge of the hole with a buttonhole stitch (just Google buttonhole stitch).
I think you would make it like a big buttonhole. Maybe use bias tape to go around it for reinforcement or else a hem of some sort with a stretch stitch. It definitely needs to be trimmed out in some way to keep it from fraying and guard against constant wear and pulling. Good luck.


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How It's New York: We're a literary town, so it feels right to have the playwright Harold Pinter's poetry on offer, especially by a handsome actor, namely Julian Sands.
How It's Irish: This piece takes place at Irish Repertory Theatre, and we learn among other things that Pinter spent time touring Ireland as an actor in his youth.
Actor Julian Sands (A Room with a View; The Killing Fields, Warlock) talks to us about the "irascible, passionate great man" and reads his poetry. This show was just extended– it was to close 11/4, but now will run through 11/25. A version of this article was published in Irish Examiner USA.
Julian Sands, as large as life and adorable as ever, is the reason to see A Celebration of Harold Pinter, directed by John Malkovich, running at Irish Repertory Theatre downstairs through November 25.
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In the show, which is really the handsome, humorous Sands declaiming poetry, joking about it and telling us about his encounters with the great English playwright Harold Pinter (1930 -2008), famous for the "pause" in his plays, Sands stands just a few feet away in the tiny W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre, talking directly to the small audience, with houselights up.
Frankly, it's strange to have someone less than four feet away from you look you in the face and not be able to answer back. At one point Sands made a joke about how nobody in the audience is old enough to remember the 1970s, then looked right at me. I know I look young, but I do (dimly) remember the '70s. Call me anytime, Julian, I'm single.
A Celebration of Harold Pinter is Sands' attempt to demonstrate that Pinter's poetry comes from a more personal place than his plays, and should be celebrated as among the best in the English language. To that end, Sands gives us some of the poems – acting them as much as reading them – and talks to us about the irascible, passionate great man.
In fact, Sands makes the poems better than they are. Listening between the lines, one hears that Pinter's poems vacillated between obscure-with-a-touch-of-violence (not unlike his plays, really) and sentimentally tender to his wife, the historian Antonia Fraser. The sentimental ones land better. Poems need not be linear and logical like prose, but if they don't create a meaning in the ear of the listener, or at least a feeling, they don't work.
Here, they work anyway, because Sands makes them better than they are, acting them so entertainingly and extracting every bit of nuance from them that it just makes you long to see Sands in, well, a play. The poems mystify but Sands' urgency does not.
Sands is self-deprecating and very funny, and it's rather sweet that he fell so deeply into the playwright's poems after being tapped to read them at an event, when Pinter was already sick, in 2005. His stories of acting in Pinter plays, and of Pinter's early career as an actor with the stage name "David Baron" traveling around Ireland, fascinate.
One wishes for more of that-especially just a tad more about his romantic marriage to Antonia, whom he fell for instantly. Both were still married to others, a point Sands omits in the love story. The divorces were both messy and bitter, and given that we hear a poem Pinter wrote for Vivien Merchant on her death, the wife he left for Antonia, this would be a very good thing to know. It would also help inform the commentary on Fraser's book Must You Go?, a memoir about her life with Pinter, which takes its title from his first romantic words to her.
Overall, the energy never flags, and Sands does a lot with a few books, some sticky notes, and his own personal charm. Pinter may not have been a great poet, but the poems work well in the theatre, too.


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Don't get your wires crossed over wireless medical devices
They're a godsend for usability but a real challenge for regulatory affairs. Wireless medical devices not only need to comply with medical device regulations; they also need to fulfill several directives for radio equipment, such as:
Europe: RED Directive 2014/53/EU and/or R&TTED 1999/5/EC and/or 99/005/EC
USA, Canada: FCC/ISED
Japan: MIC
Brazil: ANATEL
Here are some points that should be on your radar right from the start when it comes to the approval of wireless medical devices:
- National laws and requirements, e.g. test standards and possible frequencies
- The course of the approval process, administrative regulations, such as requirements regarding packaging and labelling
Nomination of a local agent, if approvals are only issued to local entities
- The competent authority for radio licences
- The licence and/or use of existing licences of purchased radio components
- Complete technical documentation that also includes purchased radio components
TÜV SÜD's radio equipment specialists will be happy to provide further information and answer your questions on the international approval of wireless medical devices. At TÜV SÜD's testing laboratory in Straubing, which has expanded its capacities to include testing of wireless devices, we further offer all function and safety tests that are relevant for approval. Information on the radio testing of wireless devices can be found on our website.


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EOFY Sale 2019
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Enterprise Cloud Connect™ Announces Release of New W-2 Tax Form Self-Service Solution for SAP® and Microsoft® SharePoint®
Categories: Announcements, MyOVS Suite
Enterprise Cloud Connect™®, a leading software company that specializes in integrating ERP systems to Microsoft SharePoint® and mobile applications, announced this morning the release of their new W-2 Tax Form self-service solution for SAP. With this new solution, employees can view, download, and print their W-2 form for a given year, as long as their tax data exists in the SAP system, using SharePoint. The new W-2 module is part of the Enterprise Cloud Connect™ Suite, which is an SAP Certified Solution.
Today, companies must estimate the number of reprints needed by all of their business units and purchase costly tax forms to meet the needs of employees. Payroll organizations must also consider employee requests for tax information from previous years. Keeping up with reissue requests is time consuming.
"In addition to filing taxes, employees need copies of their W-2 forms for other needs, such as buying or refinancing a home," says Chris Medina, Director of Product Management at Enterprise Cloud Connect™. "Now any employee can print a W-2 without having to contact their HR service or payroll department."
With 2012 quickly coming to an end, many companies are indeed looking for a solution to streamline their W-2 distribution process. In fact, Enterprise Cloud Connect™ has already deployed the new W-2 solution to NPL Construction, one of the largest pipeline construction companies in the country with over 4,000 employees.
The W-2 solution for SharePoint is the latest addition to Enterprise Cloud Connect™' compensation offering. In addition to W-2, the Enterprise Cloud Connect™ Compensation module provides employee self-service solutions for paystubs, basic pay, and compensation history. In addition to SharePoint, mobile apps versions are also available including HTML5 and native apps for iOS and Android. Enterprise Cloud Connect™ also offer solutions for personnel administration, benefits, time management, order management, and more.
OVS LLC® is a Kirkland, Washington based software company that provides solutions that allow customers to maximize their investment in enterprise software such as SharePoint®, SAP®, salesforce.com®, Oracle® and mobile applications. OVS LLC is an SAP Partner and Enterprise Cloud Connect™ is an SAP Certified Solution. Enterprise Cloud Connect™ was recently selected by Microsoft as a Business Critical SharePoint Partner.


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10 reasons
We have put together 10 reasons to enjoy an unforgettable stay here with us at Wellness-Hotel THERESA.
Argument 1: A long tradition of hospitality
In 2014, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the THERESA!
What a great success! Back in 1964, no one would have thought that Theresia and Siegfried Egger's guesthouse would become one of the top wellness hotels in Europe. In this short clip, Theresia Egger, the founder of the hotel, talks about the long tradition of hospitality at the Theresa.
Argument 2: The style of the THERESA
Wellness Hotel THERESA in the Zillertal places great importance on sophisticated accommodations, and you will see such exquisite style in the materials, the carpets and rugs, the furnishings, and the antiques in the hotel. Siegfried Egger, who has made this hotel what it is today, explains how he collected so many of these rarities…
Argument 3: Summer at the THERESA
Wellness Hotel THERESA is located amid the splendid mountains of Tyrol's Zillertal valley. You can go on bike tours in the heart of the valley, enjoy over 1000 km of hiking paths, or climb in the high mountains. Stefan Egger, junior manager and guide, will introduce you to the possibilities of an active summer vacation.
Argument 4: Winter at the THERESA
Stefan Egger will show you how the Zillertal transforms into a white winter wonderland. What could be better than enjoying the beautiful, snow-covered landscape to the fullest while participating in sporty activities or cuddling up by the fireplace at the THERESA.
Argument 5: "Light cuisine" by Stefan Egger at the THERESA
...coming soon...
Argument 6: Family program at the THERESA
In this clip, Christa Egger tells which family and activity programs we offer our guests.
Of course, you can also leave your little ones with our qualified childcare supervisors and participate in certain activities. We have just designed a new children's area and teen lounge. There is always a diverse program each day for the whole family.
Argument 7: Sustainability
Argument 8: Wellness at the THERESA
The THERESA is a true wellness hotel: 3000m² SPA facility nestled in 40,000m² of mountain meadows, 4 pools, 6 saunas, 4 relaxation zones, 160m² fitness room... and all this according to the spa concept of the THERESA, which Theresa Egger explains in this clip.
Argument 9: Metabolic
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Good Morning Everyone!
We're preparing for a winter storm today. I'm glad I have no reason to leave my house and no intention of it either, though we do have swimming tomorrow if it's nicer weather. I have a beautiful warm cozy kit to show you today, Warm Cup of Cocoa by Growing Pains Scrapped. You can get this kit at Stuff to Scrap, or free this week on her blog. It's full of comforting chocolates, creams and pink.
Pink & Brown is one of my favourite colour combinations, and that of a lot of my friends and family. Because of this my daughter owns a lot of Brown & Pink clothing.
Check back on Monday for a Freebie Quick Page.


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Don't miss The Portuguese Kids in Liberal Club with the Live, Laugh Linguiça Tour! Tickets are only $20 and include pasta dinner! Proceeds to benefit the Greater Fall River Foster Care Task Force! For tickets call Michelle at 508-415-7991 or Jeannie at 774-319-3871 or purchase online below!
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Earlier Event: June 23Provincetown, MA (Portuguese Festival)
Later Event: July 6Dartmouth, MA (Stackhouse Feast)


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Runners and city preparing for the 2016 One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind — Final preparations are underway for the 40th running of the 2016 One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.
With the race just days away, officials are readying themselves for the nearly 40,000 runners that will converge on the streets Saturday morning starting at 7:00 a.m for the Finish Line 500 Festival 5K run and the One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon starting at 7:30 a.m.
All runners are required to attend the Mini-Marathon Expo for a bib number and packet pick-up. Runners must have their bib number (found on the confirmation email they received in April) to receive their race packet. Those who forget their bib number can look it up when they get to the packet pick-up. You must have a photo ID to look-up your bib number at the Expo Hall 1 at the Indiana Convention Center either Thursday from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, May 5, 2016 or 10:00 am – 9:00 pm on Friday, May 6, 2016.
You may pick up a packet for a friend however you need to make sure you have their bib number and a copy of their photo ID.
Drivers in downtown Indianapolis can expect some streets on the race route to close as early as Friday evening after the rush hour and most of the race route streets will close by 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. http://www.halfmarathons.net/course-map-500-festival-mini-marathon/
With the starting line at Washington and West Street for runners, drivers in downtown can expect restrictions on street parking from late Friday night until late Saturday night along the race route.
IndyGo bus officials are also reminding riders that service to certain areas along the race route will be severely altered on Saturday from 5am till late Saturday afternoon. This would apply to bus routes west of the White River from Washington Street to 38th as well as routes in downtown west of Pennsylvania from Washington Street to 10th Street.


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Former Queensland Nickel workers are being told to sign a document gagging them from making any disparaging comments about Clive Palmer in exchange for receiving their outstanding entitlements.
Palmer, whose United Australia party is running candidates across the country in Saturday's federal election, announced last month he would pay entitlements to hundreds of workers who lost their jobs when his Townsville nickel refinery went bust three years ago.
When the company collapsed in 2016, it owed about $300m to creditors, including local businesses and the federal government, which covered the entitlements of many workers. It is estimated workers are still owed about $7m.
Palmer has established a trust, administered by Brisbane-based lawyer Sam Iskander, who told AAP this week that about 20 claims had been paid.
Guardian Australia has seen a copy of "deed of release" documents, prepared by Iskander's firm, Alexander Law, which former employees are being asked to sign in order to be paid.
The documents include a clause that the workers "shall not make any disparaging comments in relation to … Clive Frederick Palmer and all related companies and entities".
Workers are also asked to agree to a condition that they release Palmer and his companies from any legal action arising out of their employment with Queensland Nickel.
Giri Sivaraman, an employment lawyer from Maurice Blackburn acting on behalf of unionised former QN workers, told Guardian Australia some had been desperate for the money and had signed the agreement.
"Some of them are very concerned about giving up their rights," he said.
Sivaraman said the clauses asked workers to waive their rights in order to be paid money to which they had been entitled for three years. Those rights included making comments about a prominent candidate at the federal election.
"They've got to agree to a complete gag," Sivaraman said. "As a matter of law you shouldn't have to give away your rights to engage in political debate."
Guardian Australia has contacted Iskander, who is administering the trust and is responsible for assessing claims and processing payments, several times since Tuesday morning. He has not returned calls.
After a years-long advertising blitz, Palmer's United Australia party will have an influence on Saturday's election result, particularly in Queensland seats where the preference flows from minor parties will be critical.
In the Townsville seat of Herbert, where most of the former QN workers still live, polling has shown the UAP with between 7% and 14% of the primary vote. The candidate in the ultra-marginal seat, former rugby league player Greg Dowling, is directing preferences to the Liberal National party.


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Earthship Brighton - Crowdfunding appeal
Earthship Brighton have a crowdfunding appeal going on with
Earthship Brighton is the sustainable community centre for Stanmer Organics. This is a not-for-profit consortium representing 15 different groups operating at Stanmer Park, a 17 acre Soil Association accredited piece of land on the outskirts of Brighton. Earthship Brighton is the first project of the Low Carbon Trust, a not-for-profit co-operative company formed in 2001 to highlight the connection between buildings, the carbon emissions they produce and climate change through innovative construction projects and communications work.
Earthship Brighton, the first in England, is a beautiful structure made from recycled car tyres and sustainably sourced timber with adobe walls. We have a large glazed area which is south facing to maximise passive solar gain and solar water heating panels on the roof to provide hot water. Our electricity comes from photo-voltaics and a wind turbine and all our water is harvested from the rain. With our grey water being treated with planters and a reed-bed system for our black water, plus composting toilets, we will be able to recycle all of our human waste on site. The Earthship therefore gives us a glimpse of a luxury low carbon future - how a zero waste and zero energy society might look.
Inside the building there is a meeting room which can seat around 40 people theatre-style plus kitchen facilities and a relaxing atrium area. There is also an outside space that will increase seating capacity for events to 100. The Low Carbon Trust gives regular tours of the Earthship and we also offer training in low and zero carbon design and provide consultancy to community groups, companies and individuals all around the UK to seed and develop their own projects.


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Glowpoint Offers Cloud Managed Video Conferencing Services for Travelers Affected by Volcanic Eruption in Europe
Website offers easy access to multipoint bridging services and public telepresence & video conferencing rooms
May 25, 2011, 08:15 ET
MURRAY HILL, N.J., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW), a leading global provider of cloud managed video services, today announced that it is offering special rates on call bridging and Virtual Video Room (VVR) services to business travelers that may be impacted by the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland. The company also announced that it is re-launching a website that will make it easy for impacted business travelers to find and schedule public telepresence and video conferencing rooms.
"Business continuity is an important benefit of video conferencing," said Darren Podrabsky, Glowpoint's Vice President of Marketing. "Glowpoint was there for business travelers affected by the volcanic eruption in Iceland last year, and we will be there this time if business travelers get stranded and need to have critical meetings."
Glowpoint's cloud managed video bridging services enable customers to schedule and conduct mission critical meetings over video utilizing telepresence, conference room, and desktop solutions from all of the major solution providers connected in one call. The service is delivered via Glowpoint's video infrastructure in the cloud, so customers don't need local video infrastructure or scheduling support.
"We are pleased that our cloud managed approach to offering services for video allows us to provide impacted business travelers with an immediate solution," stated Anil Balani, Glowpoint's Senior Vice President of Products and Strategies. "Our services allow customers to quickly and easily collaborate via video regardless of where they are or what video systems they are using."
Impacted travelers who may need to have ad-hoc meetings will also be able to utilize Glowpoint's Virtual Video Room solution, which offers a virtual 'meet me' room where customers can connect via H.323, SIP, or ISDN based video solutions using toll free or URI dialing numbers.
Glowpoint's website (http://www.glowpoint.com/publicrooms.asp) will allow business travelers to search for and schedule public telepresence and video conferencing rooms available in major cities around the world. Impacted travelers will also be able to make business to business (B2B) calls via Glowpoint's exchange service.
For more information, or to book a call or find a room, please visit the Glowpoint website at http://www.glowpoint.com/publicrooms.asp.
About Glowpoint
Glowpoint, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOW) provides cloud managed video services that make the delivery of consistently high-quality video conferencing and telepresence service as simple as the Internet, between any endpoint, network and business. Using the Open Video cloud architecture, Glowpoint enables organizations of all sizes to adopt business-class video easily, scale instantly and collaborate openly, yet securely across technology boundaries – to realize the full value of visual communications.
To learn more please visit www.glowpoint.com.
Darren Podrabsky
Glowpoint, Inc.
(973) 855-3411 ext. 2028
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Devised and performed by: Angus Barr and Sarah Corbett Director: Ed Rapley (with additional direction by Brenda Waite and Susie Donkin) Reviewer: Joan Phillips With as much of a nod to the austere early 19th Century existence on the Yorkshire moors of the Brontëfamily as to 20th Century gothic horror movies, We Are Brontëis physical theatre at its most superb, ...Read More »
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Race and Gender in the Novels of the Brontës – The Midland Hotel, Bradford
Contributors: Juliet Barker, John Bowen, Rebecca Fraser, Bonnie Greer, Boyd Tonkin Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood It is one of many events part of the Bradford Literature Festival. The festival has a rich and exciting line up of events for their programme which explore themes relevant today through literary and historical celebrations. The panel chair, Boyd Tonkin, opens the discussion asking the ...Read More »
Wuthering Heights – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Conductor: John Pryce-Jones Director and Choreographer: David Nixon OBE Reviewer: Ray Taylor This is a revival of what was David Nixon's first creation for Northern Ballet over twelve years ago, the premiere of which I was fortunate to see. This new version with redesigned and refreshed costumes loses none of the original's stark power and beauty in ...Read More »


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The bunny house was all abuzz. Every day, it always was, bustling with three bunny kids, and parents going about their biz.
(Whole bunny family in the kitchen. Daddy on his phone, kids watching TV, baby bunny destroying pretty much everything).
"Daddy Bunny, I want to remind you about my trip", Mommy Bunny said with a sip. Her tea was cold, cause mom life called. On the couch, the Bunny family were sprawled, playing their games and watching tv, they didn't have time to listen to mommy.
"That's nice dear", Daddy Bunny said. He was very busy with emails instead.
Mommy Bunny went on with her business, checking off her lengthy to-do list.
"I've stocked the fridge with things you like, and I hope the baby sleeps through the night! The Bunny's fur is washed and combed, their lunches made, the schedule honed. Grandma B and the babysitter are set." But no one seemed to listen yet.
Mommy shuffled her little ones off to bed, kissed each sweet bunny on their head.
The sun came up, birdies chirping and singing. But something was off. Mommy Bunny was missing!
(Picture of the kids' clothes out on their beds and looking a bit confused.)
Beatrix Bunny, the eldest of the three, said, "I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation. Let's get dressed, go downstairs and see."
(Cut to a photo of mommy bunny checking in to a pretty hotel, little suitcase in hand, her mommy bunny college friends all around her.)
"Bunny phones off at check-in!" Chirped the concierge. (He points to the sign above the desk that says 'Rest and Recharge')
(Cut back to the family bunny house)
All the bunnies back on the ranch pooled together to give making breakfast a chance.
(Daddy Bunny's tie is around his head, like a ninja, as he changes the baby's diaper, butters the waffles, pours a coffee, and tries to dial mommy bunny on his phone)
"Don't forget your briefcase, daddy!" Beatrix Bunny said, as they jumped in the Caddy. It was time for school, they were almost late – the Mommy Mystery'd have to wait.
With the bunnies in the car, Daddy racked his brain. If he'd only paid attention, what was it Mommy Bunny was saying?
Cut to Mommy bunny sitting at the pool with a bunny colada. Thought bubble of her missing her bunnies.
When they got to bunny school, Daddy kissed them one by one. He'd surely figure out this mystery before the day was done.
He got back in his car and thought, I know what to do! He'd call his mommy, Grandma B, she was a good listener, it's true.
But Grandma B's phone must be off, she'd fed the pigs and left it in the trough.
The mystery ensued as daddy bunny realized the baby had pooed. As he changed Bennett Bunny's diaper, his phone buzzed. His digital calendar was beepin' with what he should've seen all along ("Mommy bunny's "Me Time Trip!" pops up on his phone. But Daddy Bunny's in the moment changing the baby's diaper).
Daddy Bunny took Baby Bennett on home and was met at the door by the babysitter, a bunny named Rome.
"Oh, you're here!" the daddy said. Rome snapped her gum and said "Well, yeah! Mommy Bunny booked me weeks ago, but, like, where she went I do not know"
That day, Daddy Bunny worked from home, deciding once and for all he'd learn to pay attention, and put down his phone.
Grandma B picked the bunnies up from school "Hi, my Grandbunnies!" she said. "How was schooo…oh my carrots! Why the long faces? If I didn't know better, I'd think you'd lost your shoelaces".
"M. M. Mommy Bunny is missing, you see! She wasn't here this morning, not a trace did she leave!" Beau Bunny was sad and he started to cry.
"There, there," said Grandma B. "Dry your eyes". "Did you miss it somehow that Mommy Bunny's on a trip! How is it possible you didn't know where she went?"
Now, Beatrix Bunny, being very wise, said "Grandma B. I think I know why. We've all been playing on our phones and iPads, Nintendo Switches and Xbox pads. I think I recall Mommy Bunny yesterday saying that she'd be on her way. Is this the weekend she's with her girlfriends for a few spa days?"
Grandma B said "Yes" and she took the bunnies home. The mystery was solved and there was so much they had learned. The whole next day they spent together, noticing more things like their friends and the weather. They'd finally learned to put their tech down, to notice the good life — it was all around.
The very next day, Mommy Bunny's plane touched down, she pushed her way on through the crowd.
(The Bunny Family all at the airport with flowers and balloons and a sign that says, "We missed you, Mommy!")
"My Bunnies!" said Mommy. They all squealed with delight. It's always the BEST to reunite.
Each day is a fresh one with lessons to learn, life to live and love and family in turn. So put down your tech and live in the moment, cause as the Bunny Family learned, you'll never regret that.
Thank you to my husband, Matthew Smith, for the idea for this book. You are such an inspired, amazing person and always so full of life. Thank you for our happily ever after.
A book for both parents and children, "Have YOU Seen Mommy Bunny?" is a tale of a family who got so busy in their bunny lives that they didn't notice when Mommy Bunny told them she'd be going out of town for a trip. She set everything up for them, told them lots of times, but somebunny should have been paying attention. They woke up to a fully stocked fridge, lists of instructions…but couldn't find Mommy Bunny!


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Here at Vortex, we are very proud to announce we're celebrating our fifth birthday! Five years feels like a milestone achievement in the world of business, and after a successful half a decade of website builds, integrations and support for all our wonderful clients, we couldn't be happier with where we've come. We achieved some amazing things over the last five years and looking back is a reminder of how well our team has worked together, and shows what can be achieved by placing the right people in the right positions.
To name but a few of our site builds there's the award-winning Ribble Cycles, Kiravans, Ladderstore, Bradshaws, Craven's Fancy Dress (our first M2 build), and Bristol Sport. To see our full portfolio, visit our website's new work page! To celebrate our five-year anniversary, we plan on donating to five local charities within the Yorkshire area, as chosen by the team.
One of our biggest achievements would be our recent move to Leeds and our expansion to London. Taking our Magento expertise into larger cities has allowed us to grow as a company and contribute to their expanding business sectors. With the team and client base growing, moving into these key locations has granted us easier access to clients, and allowed us to establish links with the likes of Leeds University, Kings College and Imperial College of London to further develop our team.
Our Commercial Director James Hyett comments; "It's amazing to be sitting in our state-of-the-art 2000 sq ft office on one of Leeds' most prestigious streets, along with our office in London Mayfair with our team around us; including frondend developers, backend developers, designers, project managers and sales support. To think five years ago that this all started in Bruce's flat in Harrogate, and three moves later we find ourselves where we are is amazing. It's been an incredible adventure, and Bruce and I would personally like to thank everyone involved in the company's success."
Technical Director, Bruce, and Commercial Director, James, have been working loyally alongside one another for the past 12 years since their sixth form days, where they initially decided to join forces and came up with the idea for their first business venture. Over the past decade they have become successful business partners and loyal friends. One of Vortex's loyal clients for the past two and a half years, AKW, comments; "Bruce and James at Vortex complement each other very well and with the backing of their knowledgeable team they handle anything you can throw at them. Their experience of the Magento product and e-commerce market clearly shines through."
Looking to the future is an exciting prospect after reviewing our previous five years' successes. We plan on setting our sights firmly on our Magento 2 and pitching ourselves as leaders in the field of M2 development. We have some very exciting projects in the pipeline, and we can't wait to see what our next challenge will be!
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10 best things about the Back to the Future sequels
Back to the Future is one of the most beloved films of all time. Xennials grew up with the film and fell in love with it. Robert Zemeckis caught lightning in a bottle when he and Bob Gale brought this story to the big screen. Back at the 1986 Oscars, Back to the Future walked away with a statue for its Special Effects. However, few people realize that it was also up for Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Original Score. Quite impressive for a science-fiction comedy.
And then the sequels came out. Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III were filmed back-to-back and released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. The sequels hold a certain amount of charm. However, some fans think they simply don't live up to the magic of the original. Some fans just flat-out dislike Part III. It is, of course, true that the sequels aren't as good as the original. Very few films are. But they have some wonderful aspects to them that help keep the Back to the Future franchise one of the best Hollywood has ever seen.
Here are the 10 great things about the Back to the Future Sequels.
The 1950s Version of the DeLorean
In Back to the Future Part III, Marty finds himself stranded in 1955 with only an 1885 letter from Doc explaining their situation. 1885 Doc has buried the DeLorean in the old Delgado mine and left schematics for Marty in 1955 to fix it. What results is arguably the most fun iteration of the Time Machine. It dons a hood full or CRT tubes, resistors, and bulbs…pure 1950s technology. However, the icing on the cake has to be those outrageous tires. The DeLorean went through many changes throughout the franchise, but this Frankenstein version has to be the most creative.
Jaws 19
This is a great joke. It pays homage to Robert Zemeckis's friend and producer, Steven Spielberg by having his son, Max Spielberg as the director. Also, even though it is a bit ahead of its time, it is a cynical joke about the lack of creativity in Hollywood and the overabundance of sequels. Jaws 19 seems like an absurd amount of Jaws movies, but there are many franchises that are well on their way to that number. When the John Williams score starts and the hologram starts stalking Marty, it is a great interaction. Perfectly capped off with the perfect Shark still looks fake!
Doc & Clara's Love Story
Back to the Future is a classic because it has almost everything. The comedy, the science-fiction, the action, and the non-traditional love story. Part II had none of the romance, just wall-to-wall zaniness that is brilliant in its own right. It wasn't until Part III that a new love story was brought to the forefront. Doc is given much more depth of character when he becomes infatuated with Clara, played by Mary Steenburgen. Setting the age difference aside, their chemistry and puppy-dog affections really put an incredible amount of heart into the franchise. Before, Doc was just a manic, insane genius. In Part III, he is a gentle soul who wants more out of life than just time travel.
The Back to the Future Part II Finale
From the moment Western Union arrives to deliver the 70-year-old letter to Marty, you just know the franchise is going places. There's only one man who can help me. That line and the smash-cut to the classic clock tower sequence gets the adrenaline running in such incredibly way. Then Marty arrives to talk to Doc, who faints. To Be Concluded. The pacing, the music, the editing, and that final addition of a Back to the Future Part III trailer? Brilliant. It so perfectly underlines the magic and passion this franchise has injected into its fans.
The McFly/Tannen Showdown
The success of Back to the Future Part III hinges on the brilliant use of every Western cliche. Robert Zemeckis brought every trope known to man into the proceedings. The films of John Ford, John Wayne, and Sergio Leone are all represented, but it all comes to a head when Marty and Mad Dog Tannen have their showdown in the middle of town. We have all seen this situation before, in a million movies, but because of Part III's genre, this had to happen. We would have felt cheated if we had not seen Marty and Mad Dog drawing pistols. The twist is a beautiful callback to Part II, showing Marty noticed A Fistful of Dollars playing above Biff's hot tub.
The Time Traveling Train
SPOILER ALERT! After Marty gets back to 1985 at the end of Back to the Future Part III, a train destroys the DeLorean. We are meant to believe that Doc is gone forever. Though, in 1885 bliss with the love of his life, Clara. Not until Marty and Jennifer return to the wreckage that Doc arrives in a steampunk, Jules Verne-style, time-traveling train that runs on steam. It is a bit ostentatious, but the design of the train is wonderful. Then it takes off, wheels turned in, only to fly into the camera as the final shot of the franchise. It comforts us to know Doc will continue to travel through time. It is just sad that we don't get to see it.
The Futuristic Version of the Skateboard Chase
In a perfect callback to the original Back to the Future, Marty crosses Griff and his lackeys in 2015, and sets off the chase through the town square. The difference is, instead of a skateboard, Marty gets the hoverboard. In doing so, Marty inspired the imagination of every 80s kid in the country. They all hoped they'd see a hoverboard under their Christmas tree in the near future. The beats are essentially the same, perfectly acknowledged by Old Biff's There's something very familiar about all this, but that doesn't make it any less exciting. When Marty gets caught on the water and Griff takes out the Pitbull, it all climaxes in a disastrous crash. Though, no manure this time.
The Train Climax
The Clock Tower Lightning Strike sequence is a masterclass in editing, action, music, and pacing. However, the finale of Back to the Future III, where Doc and Marty hijack a train to push the DeLorean up to 88 mph, actually tops it. There are so many levels of excitement. Doc and Marty actually hijacking the train. The boiler pressure gauge on the verge of blowing up. What's more, they only have so much track so that windmill point-of-no-return is always imminent. Clara is also in pursuit. Then Doc has to climb out onto the train to get in the DeLorean. It is almost unbearably exciting and not only is it the climax of Part III, but it is a perfect climax to one of the greatest franchises of all time.
Thomas F. Wilson: The Sequels' MVP
In a huge way, Thomas F Wilson is the MVP of the Back to the Future sequels. In the original film, he portrayed 3 versions of the famous villain, Biff Tannen. First, he was a 1985 bully who used George McFly to do his work reports. Second, in 1955, he portrayed the high school bully to absolute perfection. Finally, in the improved 1985, he is the poor schmo who has been relegated to waxing the McFlys' cars.
Then came the sequels, and Wilson went into overdrive. In Back to the Future Part II, he tackles the roles of the Old 2015 Biff, his grandson Griff, the alternate 1985 Trumpian Biff, and the 1955 Biff again. In Part III, and most impressively, he portrays Buford Mad Dog Tannen. Each and every one of these roles is perfect. The Show all the different nuances to one of the 1980s greatest cinematic antagonists.


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Thank you so much for making 2014 so awesome. It's been a crazy year, so many accomplishments and new beginnings and I've loved every second of it. I can honestly say I'm finally, after so many years, living my passion and I have you all to thank for that. Your support has been amazing and
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5 tips for staying fit over the holidays (plus a quickie)
Have you started counting down the days yet? Christmas is right around the corner and this is typically the busiest time of year for most people. So it's really not that surprising that between shopping, traveling, parties, cooking and gathering, that your gym routine may suffer a little. Don't let it!! You've worked hard all
'Tis the season to be eating…Mindfully
The tree is up! As a child putting up the Christmas was always a big deal in our house. Most times it was day trip, getting warm, making the drive to Christmas tree land and chopping down our own. If we weren't cutting it down ourselves, the whole family was at the lot picking the
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Christmas is my all time favourite holiday. The lights, the music, family get togethers, christmas trees, a warm cozy fireplace….it all makes me feel like a little girl again. Once December 1st rolls around I get into full on Christmas mode, and I'll admit I'm usually still shopping at the eleventh hour. I just love
Getting Strong 101: The Squat
Squats are awesome. Period. 'Nuff said! If you're not squatting you need to be. It doesn't matter what your training goal is, whether it's fat loss, building muscle and strength or improving performance, squatting will get you there. The squat is a compound, full-body exercise. It starts by bending through your hips and knees


text: The dedicated service of the Brentwood Borough Police Department has helped to preserve the high quality-of-life that our residents demand. Our municipality is preparing to add one more community-oriented individual to our squad. Through June 13th at 4PM, the Borough will accept applications from those who are committed to combating crime and helping others in times of need. Candidates for the position of entry level police officer must be 21 years of age, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, hold a valid driver's license, and have either earned Act 120 certification or be actively enrolled in a state-sanctioned police academy. Individuals who submit a completed application will be invited to participate in a physical agility and written knowledge test at the Allegheny County Police Academy on June 25th. In recognition of the sacrifices that candidates make to train for these positions, Brentwood Borough Council has elected to waive all testing fees. To a view a list of qualifications and application requirements, please click here.


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POUNCE ON THE PRIZE: Entries for #PRIZENOPRIZE close this Sunday 12 November
An open call for a group show at The Walls Gallery, Gold Coast
*Entries close this Sunday 12 November at 11:11pm AEST
**Exhibition dates 2 - 16 December, 2017
Keep your eyes on the no-prize! #PRIZENOPRIZE returns for a second year.
Riding along the undercurrents of Turner Prizes and Archibalds, #PRIZENOPRIZE is an exhibition that champions and democratises art across all media and levels. Think of it as a soft power alternative to the head-churning, nail-biting process that comes with applying for art awards - or being shortlisted for the coveted Bachelor rose of the artworld.
There is no prize money, entry fee or % commission on sales; instead this is an open platform for contemporary and experimental artists (especially emerging artists) across Australia to exhibit/perform at THE WALLS this December -- which we think is a prize in itself. We're keen to showcase a cross-section of works, including cross-disciplinary, projection and moving-image based, performance and large-scale installation works.
Post a sample of your work (image, sound, text or moving image) to Instagram and tag @thewallsgc and hashtag #PRIZENOPRIZE. In the caption, add your Artwork Title, Year, Medium, Size/ Duration, followed by your Artist Name, Location, and Website or Instagram handle. Alternatively you can email your entry to firstname.lastname@example.com or DM us on Insta like a secret squirrel.
We will announce the finalists on Instagram and The Walls website on Friday 17 November. If you are selected, we'll tag you on Instagram and get in touch shortly after to discuss your participation in the show.
The not-so-fine print:
*Artists much be over the age of 16 and a resident of Australia
*Works on paper and photographs must be framed for exhibition purposes
*All works must be delivered to THE WALLS for exhibition by 29 November
*THE WALLS will cover the cost of returning the artworks by freight where necessary
*THE WALLS has limited resources - you may need to provide appropriate equipment for the presentation of new media works. Please consider this when applying
*THE WALLS and guest curator's decisions are final
**By participating in #PRIZENOPRIZE, you agree to THE WALLS recording and reproducing images and video footage of your artwork for promotional and documentation purposes. Work will always be credited, and, where possible, we will tag you on social media.
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Blac Chyna is not expecting her third child, according to friends close to the star, after it was reported she was pregnant with her teenage boyfriend's baby.
The 29-year-old television personality - who already has five-year-old son King Cairo from her relationship with Tyga, and 17-month-old daughter Dream with ex-fiancé Rob Kardashian - was reported earlier this week to be expecting her first child with teenage boyfriend and rapper YBN Almighty Jay, but sources have now claimed there is no truth in the rumours.
According to TMZ.com, insiders close to the former 'Rob & Chyna' star have insisted she isn't expecting a baby with her 18-year-old boyfriend, but the sources also state that she "does want more kids in the future", and hasn't ruled out starting a family with Jay Bradley.
Chyna has been romancing Jay since February, and are reported to have met on Christian dating website Christian Mingle.
Earlier this week, pregnancy rumours began to circulate after Chyna and Jay stepped out of LAX airport over the weekend, with the model - whose real name is Angela Renée White - showing off what appeared to be a small baby bump.
Back in March, Jay had hinted at the idea of starting a family with Chyna, as he revealed he always has unprotected sex, and wouldn't sleep with her if he didn't want to get her pregnant.
He said: "I don't wear condoms. .. I would not want to f**k a b***h I did not want to get pregnant.
"If Chyna got pregnant, I would keep that s**t like, 'Ohh daddy love you,' I love that ass.'"
As of the time of writing, neither Chyna or Jay have commented on the recent speculation.
Meanwhile, Chyna recently came under fire for posting a picture on social media of her toddler Dream wearing pink hair extensions.
Chyna later told TMZ they were just "baby clips", and that "every child has them", but she eventually deleted the photograph following online criticism from trolls.


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1 c. uncooked tortellini
1/2 onion, diced
1 clove minced garlic
3 small, or 2 medium zucchini, sliced thin
6 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced thin (optional)
1 - 8oz. can tomato sauce
2 t. Mrs. Dash original seasoning
Cook tortellini according to package directions.
While tortellini is cooking, spray pan with cooking spray and begin cooking onion and garlic over medium heat.
Add sliced zucchini and sprinkle with Mrs. Dash seasoning.
If using mushrooms, add them now.
Stir and continue cooking until vegetables are cooked through, slightly browned.
Add can of tomato sauce and simmer.
Add cooked tortellini and toss until covered with sauce.
I often add diced bell peppers if I have them on hand.
If I am out of Mrs. Dash, I will add Italian Seasoning, Basil, and Oregano. I don't have exact measurements as I usually just sprinkle them in.


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As was noted by the authors, atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery is a major cause of patient morbidity and comes at a large cost to our health care system. What do you think the clinical implications of this study are, given that there was no significant difference in outcomes between the rate vs rhythm control groups? Are there recommendations that can be extrapolated from this study's findings or does this study support the notion that post-operative atrial fibrillation can be treated according to the preference of the physician?
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By Martha Allen
Allen: What is your background and how did you end up in the position you are in now?
Hellman: My title is Principal Environmental Engineer at WEC Energy Group – Business Services. I originally went to college for chemical engineering but sometime during that time I became interested in environmental issues and completed an Environmental Studies certificate program in addition to my engineering degree. Meanwhile, I worked during the summers for We Energies, which was called Wisconsin Electric at that time, and one summer I had an environmental project there which interested me. Once I left college, I worked for Wisconsin Electric full time and after a year of getting used to working I started a part time master's degree program at Marquette University and got a Civil and Environmental Engineering degree there that led me to a position at Wisconsin Electric in the environmental department and later on the water quality team. Throughout my education and the beginning of my career, many of the projects that had interested me had been water-related and the transition made sense.
A: What kinds of things are you responsible for in your current position?
H: Actually, this summer I will be having my 25th anniversary with the company and I have been in my current position for about 15 years. I work mostly with water permits for the various generating facilities (power plants) and for other water-related projects. These permits are for water discharges, intake structures, and wastewater management/treatment. I also work on spill prevention control and countermeasure plans, not just for the power plants but for any company facilities that need them. This also includes more than just our We Energies plants because all service centers and power plants that store oil above a certain threshold need to have a spill plan. My team works on these and we also cover numerous other ancillary things that have to do with stormwater and wastewater.
A: Are you originally from the Milwaukee area?
H: I'm originally from Wisconsin but I grew up in three different places in the state. I spent most of my adolescence in Two Rivers, Wisconsin until I went to college.
A: What was your relationship with water like growing up?
H: I have lived near Lake Michigan my whole life. When I was younger, my relationship with the lake was complicated because I grew up in Two Rivers which is a bump out into the lake and it was always cold unless there was a strong wind from the west. From that standpoint I had some animosity toward Lake Michigan. Obviously, since then I have really come to appreciate it for all that it provides as a natural resource and a recreational gem. I think it's interesting to talk to people who aren't from the Great Lakes area because you can't really convey how expansive it is until you're standing on the shore. It's interesting to see them realize that you can't see the other side when you're standing near it, because that's not what most people imagine when they picture a lake. It's really an amazing, unique, natural feature.
A: How have you seen the environmental community change over your career?
H: I think there have been such great improvements made in the Milwaukee area. I didn't think about it as much when I first started but I realize now that there were many significant environmental challenges in our area. Looking around now, it's amazing to see all the hard work paying off in our area. For example, I've worked on studies that have been done to support permitting and modifications for the Valley Power Plant which is located right next to downtown Milwaukee near I-94. Seeing the improvements over time in the aquatic community in the Menomonee River and the quality of the river water that the plant uses for cooling is really encouraging and shows how all of the work done by all of the entities in the area to bring about those improvements has paid off.
A: Briefly, what do you think of as your favorite part of your job?
H: One of the things I really enjoy is learning more about new developments in science and technology. I love seeing the new things that people have discovered or invented and figuring out how we can apply those things to our company's facilities. In particular, I am fascinated by intake and wastewater treatment technologies that are able to do things that haven't been done before or are more efficient at removing more arsenic, mercury, and selenium from wastewaters. The chemistry and biology involved is fascinating to me and I love being involved in deciding what equipment to install and how to make it work in a way that makes sense for our facilities and that is also cost effective for our customers.
A: If you were granted the ability to change one thing about how people view water quality, what would it be?
H: Coming from the industry perspective, I wish more people would realize that those of us in industry do care about the environment. There are many people working in our facilities who are doing their best to protect the environment and create cost-effective solutions to protect our natural resources. I am very excited to be starting my journey as a Sweet Water board member and to get to interact with a wide range of leaders in industry, higher education, and nonprofit and to see that we all share the same goals.
A: What is your favorite thing to do when you're not at work?
H: I love spending time with my family. My four kids are very active in sports and scouts. My favorite event every year is a big summer camping trip with my husband and kids to see a different part of the country and enjoy some quality time outdoors.