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Founder, Cambridge based Robert Stewart, in 1989 aged 23 founded the award winning specialist global polythene supplier, Stevenage Packaging Limited.
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Robert Stewart began his career in the extrusion & conversion of industrial polythene over three decades ago:
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In the fitness sector Robert founded Genetics Gymnasium Ltd in Stevenage aged 26 in 1992, which after a dynamic period of high profitable growth he subsequently sold to Marco Goldschmied, business partner of Lord Richard Rogers in 1994.
Robert acquired Happy Mechanics Limited in 2010 - a specialist accountancy practice and in its first year under his leadership the company has achieved 2,250% growth, making it one of the fastest growing companies in the UK in 2011.
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Robert founded the volunteer only charity Uniqueness 15 years ago in 2003 and has personally spoken to over 6,000 students and works on a one-to-one basis with, young, prolific & persistent offenders.
Uniqueness sponsored Tony Franklin's not for profit organisation, Time2Change who specifically work with prolific & persistent offenders.
Uniqueness works closely with the Princes Trust, YMCA and the Hertfordshire Police.
In 2018 Robert was recognised for his work in the community and awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship award from The Rotary Club - for 'Service above Self'. There have been over a million recipients worldwide including President Jimmy Carter and Boris Yeltsin.
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"Robert is a true local entrepreneur, who inspires others through speaking about his experiences and dreams. He is passionate about what he does and shares the belief that the entrepreneurial spirit cuts across all cultures and faiths."
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I've been using the code from SparkFun for the RC controller antweight robot. It was all working great. Now when I turn on the arduino the motors permanently stay on or jitter back and fourth.
When running the code through serial monitor instead of showing numbers been 900-2000ms it's up anywhere from 5000-12000ms Every now and again it will show the vairables that it should be.
Also when there is only a wire plugged in it shows a pulse of 5000. This never used to happen.
Does anyone know why this has started to happen?
PulseIn stopped working
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Tough on stains but mild on the paws.
Levon , " I'll let you all in on a little secret . Before I actually start washing the dishes , I like to soak my paws. "
Levon , " It keeps them nice and soft . Hmmm. Let's see. Nope not yet . A few more minutes should do the trick ."
Have a wonderful day and Friday!
See you Monday.
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MOL! We can so relate Levon, we love to soak are paws in dishwater as well.ReplyDelete
Purrrs Lars and Odin
Haha! Levon, we know your mom is really gonna appreciate your help there! ;)ReplyDelete
Wow Levon we never ever thought about helping Mum do the dishes - we will have to work out a rota so there's no squabbling.ReplyDelete
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
ps - we just know our mum is going to be so excited!
What a helpful (and smart) kitty you are, Levon!ReplyDelete
Your pal, Pip
Levon, that is such a good boy for helping Mom with the dishes. I bet that paw is so nice and soft after all that soaking.You are just such a smart kitty. Take care all of you and have a super week end.ReplyDelete
Oh you handsome dude - what a helpful boy you are! Is that Dawn you are using? Our mummy washes us in Dawn (us Sphynx).ReplyDelete
What great pics! Your paws must be so soft by now!!ReplyDelete
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1- take a photo of your animal but only a part of it (where he cannot be fully disclosed)
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Your manicure looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
MOL! Levon, you are such a great helper. And your paws are so soft! :DReplyDelete
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CORN (March)
Yesterdays Close: March corn futures traded in a 4-cent range to start the week, closing the session down 2 cents. Funds were estimated to have been sellers of 13,000 contracts.
Fundamentals: Export inspections yesterday morning came in at 639,000 metric tons, this was close to the middle of the expected range from 550,000-750,000 metric tons; last week we saw 660,000 metric tons. South American weather will be one of the big catalysts for price as we look to round out the year. Dry weather over the intermediate term is starting to cause some concern for late planted corn. Fund positioning has been another big talking point over the past month and will continue to be until they reduce their position. Yesterdays Commitment of Traders report showed funds holding a short position of 210,466 contracts, a reduction from the previous report but still the third largest short position ever. Weekly crop progress for those of you still keeping track was released yesterday. Corn is 95% harvested, this is 3% behind last years pace.
Technicals: Prices have given back gains over the last two sessions with that momentum spilling into the early morning session. The RSI (relative strength index) is drifting lower with a read of 36 this morning; typically, a reading below 30 represents first signs of exhaustion on the sell side. 348 is the line in the sand we referenced yesterday on RFD-TV as key technical support, if the market breaks below we could see the market take another leg lower. The next support pocket comes in from 334-335 . On the resistance side of things, the market has a lot of work to do. 354 is the first line in the sand, but bulls will want to see consecutive closes above 361 to encourage short covering from funds.
Bias: Bearish
Resistance: 354**, 361****, 367-369 **, 373 -375****
Support: 348 **, 334-335 ***, 323-325 **
SOYBEANS (January)
Yesterdays Close: January soybeans traded in an 11-cent range yesterday, finishing the session up 2 cents. Funds were estimated to have been buyers of 4,000 contracts.
Fundamentals: Export inspections yesterday came in at 1,579,000 metric tons, this was on the low end of the expected range from 1,500,000-1,800,000 metric tons; last weeks was 2,276,000 metric tons. As with corn, we will continue to keep a close eye on developments in South America. Argentina is now estimated to be 41% planted, this lags their average pace. Brazils planting is estimated to be 84% complete, up 11% from the previous week; this is a point above last year and 5 above the five-year average. If we see weather concerns arise in either Argentina or Brazil arise, we could see a premium come into the market. Yesterdays Commitment of Traders report showed that funds had reduced their net long position by 2,406 contracts, putting their net position at a modest 20,144.
Technicals: The market has recovered nicely from 968 over the past two weeks, but the bulls still need to see more. We were on RFD-TV yesterday suggesting that resistance from 999-1004 would be a spot for a producer to consider reducing risk. Sure, we could breakout, but this is the top end of the three-month range which provides an opportunity to be proactive in our minds. This pocket contains trendline resistance, a key Fibonacci retracement, the psychological $10.00 level, along with other technical indicators. Technical support comes in from 983-985 , this pocket represents the 50 and 100 day moving average, along with the 50% retracement (middle of the range) from the June lows to the July highs. If the market continues to hold above this pocket on a closing basis we will continue to have a bullish bias. A break and close below opens the door to 968 . If you look at a one-year chart you can see this has been a significant area for the market, it also represents a key retracement, recent lows.
Bias: Neutral/bullish
Resistance: 999-1004 ***, 1014**, 1021 ****
Support: 983-985 ***, 968 ****, 957-963 ****
WHEAT (March)
Yesterdays Close: March wheat futures traded in a 7-cent range yesterday before closing 5 cents lower and making new contract lows. Funds were estimated sellers of 5,000 contracts on the day.
Fundamentals: Yesterdays export inspections came in at 345,000 metric tons, this was closer to the top end of the expected range from 200,000-400,000 metric tons; last weeks was 260,000 metric tons. Ample supplies and lackluster demand continues to weigh heavy on the market. Yesterdays crop progress report showed that winter wheat conditions are at 51% good/excellent, this is down 1 point from the previous week. Yesterdays Commitment of Traders report showed that funds were near flat from the previous report, their net short position stands at 108,666 contracts.
Technicals: The bears continue to drop the hammer on the market with March futures posting new contract lows yesterday. That lower trade has led to minor weakness in the early morning trade. The bulls have A LOT of work to do to this chart that looks like a technical graveyard. 433 -435 is the first line in the sand they want to see a close above, but they have plenty of work to do beyond that. We continue to suggest selling rallies until we see consecutive closes above more significant technical resistance. The RSI (relative strength index) is at 34 which suggests the market may be getting exhausted on the short term, but we mentioned yesterday on RFD-TV that we would not be surprised to see the $3 handle in this March contract.
Bias: Bearish
Resistance: 433 -435**, 445-447****, 452 **, 478-479****
Support: 422 **, 412 ***, 399-402 ****, 390-392 **
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[tweetmeme]Backlinks are a dime a dozen. Everyone needs them, but some are more valuable than others. This is why contextual backlinks, which are links surrounded by content rich key phrases, are highly prized and sought after. The reason is simple; when a search engine indexes and crawls a webpage, it does this through Artificial Intelligence, better known as robot spiders. Part of the Google patent even states the ability to judge a link based on its location within a webpage and value it accordingly. Basically, Google knows if your link is floating around aimlessly in a footer link, blogroll, or header, and also knows if a link is surrounded by relevant content, or random gibberish. It's like Santa; it knows if your links have been bad or good, and for Christmas you're going to get rewarded with better rankings.
Well where can I get these Contextual Backlinks?
Since we now know what a in content link is, we need to figure out what medium gives us the best opportunity for this. The two that should make a great deal of sense to you are blogging, and article marketing.
Blogging – you Control your Destiny…Link destiny that is…
When you own a blog, you don't have to answer to anyone for permission to embed hyperlinks, the content, or how often you post. For this reason many like to "piggy back" off the success of proven platforms such as Blogger, WordPress, Xanga, and a few others. Search for "free blog hosting" or similar searches and you can see there are dozens to hundreds of public blog platforms to create your personal blog. The hardest part of this setup is the initial time investment to register. Now there are programs available to quicken this process but most are expensive and/or limited to the amount of sites they can submit to. For this reason you should make a list of every public blog platform and begin creating your personal blogosphere empire.
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K, welcome back! So you have at your disposal a good base of blogs to submit content and obtain contextual backlinks (link in beginning, middle and end, not all in one place). The next step on the contextual bucket list is Article Marketing, which is extremely similar to blog creation/posting, but the main difference is public article directories are usually moderated so your work will require a bit more finesse and less focus on the spiders.
Article Marketing – "Your Contextual Backlinks are awaiting Moderation Gods*
Unlike blogs, there are literally thousands of public directories; it's actually overwhelming. To get started one should focus on the ones with PageRank (PR) of at least 1. You can view directorycritics list or other compilations. Once you register (about 200 or so with Pagerank) start writing content and submitting. Some will get stuck in moderation limbo, while others make it through; it's extremely important to write quality, at least first time around to see if a website is live and moderating fairly. After your first round you can keep track of which sites are dead/never going to accept, and simply put that article back into rotation at another directory (so you don't waste it). Tracking with folders and Microsoft Excel is a great way to manage the dance of content shuffling.
I'm HUNGRY for links and don't have time for dead public directories!
I like your spirit! In this case there are networks that are "private" unlike the public directories we have been utilizing. In this personal, private networks, membership comes with a price tag; this then grants you the ability to post within the network as if it were your own blog/article directory. Big advantages here are of course guaranteed alive websites (you are paying for the service), and new IP address links you would have otherwise never obtained. Two examples of private networks are Build My Rank (BMR) and Link Vana. They only accept unique content, but as long as it's not spammy you will get accepted. With all the vast choices of free platforms, it's a wonder if these networks are completely necessary.
Public, to Private, to Control Freak – We want to personally own the websites!
Now, we do "own" the blogs we have created on the public platforms, and we are at the mercy of the public article directories, but there is another method you can use to build contextual backlinks. Build Your Own Empire. This requires more knowledge, skill, and capital then the above methods but can reap huge rewards.
GoDaddy and other domain websites hold auctions each day for expiring domains. Here you can pay as little, or as much as you like. The more powerful the website in terms of backlinks, PageRank,.com, and name determine its value. To increase our diversity, we will then host these newly bought domains on different c class ip addresses (if all the links are coming from the same "location", Google and other Search Engines see this and don't value it as highly). You will need to change nameservers, setup a hosting account, install wordpress or another platform on the backened, and then you can post unlimited just like your public blogs, only with complete control and further diversity. You could always go to flippa to purchase setup websites but you will most likely be overcharged. If you stick with public blogs, public/private article directories and do some guest blogging occasionally you will be swimming in a sea of contextual relevant backlinks.
Need the highest quality contextual backlinks without the fuss of registration or content posting? I recommend http://backlinksvault.com/homepage-contextual-backlinks/ to avoid the complicated process of buying expensive domains and harnessing the power of homepage contextual links. Also, with all those posts you're going to need to get those posts indexed. Use http://backlinksindexer.com which will build over 200,000 links to your posts each month automatically.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
My baby girl!!!
Pookie is now four months old. She has grown so much in the past four months.She now weighs 13 pounds and is 24 1/2 inches long her head is 15 3/4 inches around!!!She is so smart and happy.She tries to talk and coos and goes on.She can almost say I love you.I am working on teaching her how to walk,crawl,and talk.She is my little cuddlebug. ~~~Angelbaby~~~
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What is GOD to you? Is God an old man with a long white beard? Is God male or female? Is God a Divine judge of our actions who punishes us with something we call BAD karma? Is God our savior? or is God the name we have given Conscious Awareness? Are we a part of or an extension of what ever we may believe God is or isn't? Is the Divine Matrix, the energy that Quantum Physics has discovered that every thing in existence is created from, what we call God? What ever God may be or mean to you, it must be the Divine Matrix aware of its self, Conscious Awareness. If that is true then we must be a part or a particle of God. God, the Divine Matrix, the energy that we are a part of is all knowing all powerful, eternal. Therefore our human-ness is a temporary expression of our inner God. If all of that is true (which it is) why aren't feeling and acting more Godly more Divinely? Think about it perhaps you may decide to understand and accept what you really are instead of what you believe or think you are. Here is a channeling to consider as an inspiration to JUST DO IT ! Why not?
Ascended Master Saint Germain & the Councils of Shamballa
To manifest a life that will support you living in Unity Consciousness, you must first create a strong alignment with your God Presence. You can greatly assist in strengthening this relationship by taking a few minutes every morning to ask your Presence questions such as: Why am I here? What am I really living for? What is of ultimate significance? What do I need to do to align with my Presence more fully? Ask these questions from the depth of your whole being as if your life depended on it.
What can you do to align more fully with the Crystalline Blueprint that is presently sustaining the evolutionary patterns designed to lift your Earth and all life upon her into a totally new dimension and a new way of living and loving on your planet? What can you do to be a vessel for the greater intelligence and power that is behind the creation of this Blueprint? Then ask: Is there anything in the way of you fully surrendering and moving into partnership with the creative forces of the Cosmos?
Even if you really want to surrender to the Divine and to be an active agent for evolution, your ego may possibly feel threatened because it is programmed to maintain control so your life can be kept small and manageable. The ego is simply doing its job, yet if you really want to change, you have to expand into who you truly are as your Presence and what you have come to do with this very important lifetime. Are you doing everything you can to live the deepest truth you know? Are you living your higher purpose?
When You as your soul agrees to lift the limited human aspects of your being into your already-ascended Presence, energetic re-alignments will start taking place within the whole of your being. Every atom within your physical, emotional, mental and etheric bodies will begin taking on its original encoding from Source so you can become a much more conscious co-creator with Source. This will assist you in being more instrumental in moving your world out of bondage and into freedom and these actions will greatly expand your co-creative potential to manifest a new Golden Age.
You are now being invited to actually embody the very power you have surrendered to so you can be a true manifestation of a Golden Age wayshower and a powerful emissary for expanding the evolutionary potential of humanity. This involves not only your willingness to surrender to God as the Presence of the Creator within you, but also to take full responsibility for manifesting and creating as your Presence on the physical plane.
Get to know your Presence so intimately that it becomes a part of your ever-present awareness and all of your everyday creations, whether they are physical or mental. You may also choose to keep diving deeper into your heart to create an increasingly more personal relationship with your Presence in the same way that you would create a relationship with a physical plane beloved, only your Presence is your life's most significant partner.
You are being invited to become more involved in the evolutionary journey of all life on your planet than you have in the past. There is a universal calling that is urging you to participate in the greatest awakening your planet has ever experienced. This is the long-awaited great awakening. Your every step can be guided by your Presence and as enough of you master doing this, you will have all you need to create a new Golden Age and to live on Earth in Unity Consciousness.
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I've heard some great buzz about the Red Wagon Restaurant, a greasy spoon serving great comfort food and using ethical products wherever possible. I've heard you have to try the pulled pork pancakes with Jack Daniels maple syrup. In fact when you walk into the restaurant barbequed pork fills the air and instantly makes you happy. Well, it makes me happy. It was a difficult decision not to get the pancakes, available all day, the smell was unbelievably enticing but then I have this burger blog and the Red Wagon burger uses organic beef and they make it in house and they didn't freak out when I asked if they could cook the patty medium rare. Oh well the pancakes will have to wait for next time.
The burger was great; it was cooked and delivered a beautiful pink in the middle. Great flavour, everything inside of the buns was great, but then the bun, not fresh, crumbly, totally disappointing. It's like giving my wife diamond earrings wrapped in newspaper and without the blue Birks box. It's like taking a Ferrari engine and putting it into a mini van. It's, it's, it's like great and flavourful ingredients in a crappy bun!
In the end it's nice but…..9/10. So close.
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Relationship love spells Texas for Texans
Relationship love spell Texas to bring love and respect in the marital union. Many times we think that a relationship must be governed by rules and parameters in order for it to have mutual respect. In most cases, relationships fail when there are no rules that preside over it. But, as you already know, rules are manmade and are bound to be broken. This powerful relationship love spell Texas will help govern your relationship using spiritual means, bringing stability and peace into it.
The relationship love spell Texas will help you remove lie and plant honesty
If you would like to make your spouse honest, this spell will help you. In your romantic relationships, things shouldn't be hidden. The lie has short legs and plows your romantic relationship, making it stormy and painful. Thus spell will cultivate honesty and true love into the relationship. The lying and cheating ways of your lover will be banished and fidelity and honesty installed. This will be a very big step in bringing harmony and stability into your relationship.
Mutual love is possible when there is understanding and tolerance
There is a great slogan that says that love is understanding, tolerance and mutual complicity. If there is egotism in a relationship, the thought about caring for your partner as you take care of yourself will not surface. This spell will make your partner to embrace priorities and desires to that makes a partner happy. He or she will be complicit on those things that will bring to light the flame of love and desire, fall in love cleanly and bring respect.
Install positivity into your relationship. Use this relationship spell
In life, we have to be positive to become happy. But, how can one be positive in a world that has been infested by negativity? This relationship love spell Texas has been designed to remove negativity and cleanse your relationship. It will install positivity and happiness. Remember that the best cure for any problem in the love relationship is to be fully happy. I have the knowledge to help you in everything you want if your partner is changing.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
TPT Seller Challenge - Dare to Dream
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I'm a teacher from Pflugerville ISD in Texas. I was asked to help with writing the science curriculum for the district.
I would like to ask for permission to include your chicken life cycle booklet (freebie in teacherspayteachers) as a resource for other teachers.
It will be used to address this TEKS:
1.10D observe and record life cycles of animals such as a chicken, frog, or fish
I would like to upload it to Google Drive and will be accessed by PISD teachers and may be used as an anchor chart in tier 2 (struggling students)
I really want to include it if you'd give me the permission I'll add it to my map. Then if my science coordinator agrees it would make it to the final PDF.
Please let me know if you would give me permission to use it.
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The iWood 6s Plus for the iPhone 6s Plus is carved out of a single block of the finest hand picked wood.Each iWood is unique and feels like nothing else. The iWood 6s Plus wraps tightly around the curves of the iPhone 6s Plus. The bezel design improves glass protection. We completely rethought the inner structure of the iWood 6s Plus to make it thinner and tougher than ever. Your iPhone feels very slim and light, even with the iWood on.Because every piece of wood is unique, so is every iWood 6s Plus. Openings are slightly enlarged to work with most third audio and lighting connectors. All buttons are recreated in wood. Placement has been improved for smoother handling. The new closing mechanism tightly snaps in place, for a near-seamless case.The iWood 6s Plus also works with the older iPhone 6 Plus. For a perfect fit you can order a free liner.
Miniot products are designed and made in the Netherlands.All wood is obtained from well-managed forests and certified supply.We love wood
It's our passion to design with wood.For millenia, wood has been the source of many great creations.We humbly add our branch to that tree.
We no longer produce the iWood 6s Plus; no other wood types will be offered.We'll continue to offer the iWood 6s Plus until our stock is depleted.


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Favorite Era of Public Relations??
Picking an era of public relations before my time that I wish I could have participated in is a difficult task. It is not easy to narrow down all the significant advancements in public relations and pick a single era that I may feel is the most important. With that said, I really enjoyed learning about Edward L. Bernays and how much he contributed to public relations. I think I would chose, if it were possible, to go back and study under him as modern public relations was becoming forefront. It would have been great to sit under him in one of the very first public relations courses at New York University. Learning this valuable information and witnessing his success in early campaigns such as Ivory Soap with Procter and Gamble and the Russian dance team Ballet Russe world make be appreciate his wisdom to a great extent.
Learning under the guidance of Edward L. Bernays would allow me to see just how relevant his early teachings are for our society. Clearly, public relations is a key part of any company or individual in the public spotlight and we see this everyday. I think it is personally a little ironic how the "father of modern public relations" was able to witness the lasting effects of his work personally. Some might call it poetic justice that he amazingly lived to be 103 years old and enjoyed the effects of his work to the greatest extent.
Information taken from the source: Public Relations- Strategies and Tactics by Dennis L. Wilcox and Glen T. Cameron


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Marketing with Facebook is popular because social media sites have become so popular with the public. Before you get started on your own Facebook marketing, take the time to learn the information you need to do it right. Read the article below for some great tips.
Contests are a fantastic way to increase interest in your company. Provide people with prizes and discounts for liking your page. Follow through and actually award a prize or you will appear dishonest.
One easy way to get people to engage with your campaign is to give something away. Give something away a winner picked from you followers. It doesn't cost much, and it is a great way to reach out to customers.
Be sure to link all content published online back to your Facebook page. Set up your blog so that new posts are automatically linked on Facebook. You can even program a connection between your Facebook and Twitter accounts so that each time you tweet, it automatically appears on Facebook.
Any company which only deals with a customer once in a while, such as a car dealer or a real estate agent, does NOT need a Facebook business page. These clients only show up every now and then, so they are not interested in following daily posts. Instead, put your money into Facebook ads.
You may want to try Facebook ads. While your updates are certainly helpful, they can generally only get you so far. Purchased ads can make a huge difference. They aren't pricey and they can help.
Always respond to comments as well as posts that are posted on your Facebook wall. When a customer makes an effort to contact you, have the common courtesy of quickly responding to their questions. Facebook is similar to a phone call, you would respond to that, right?
Build a solid fan base on Facebook to succeed with your marketing. This means you ought not spend lots of money on product promotion until you garner no less than 5,000 fans. Once you gain a large following, you marketing efforts will become much easier.
When marketing through Facebook, the goal is to increase your sales. Because of this, you need to establish monthly sales goals. Getting a lot of page fans is great, but it doesn't mean much if it does not translate into more business. If you are not seeing the type of business you want, you may need to adjust your strategy.
You must not forget your current customer base. Some companies are focused on getting new fans and likes, but ignore the steadfast audience they already have. You have to respect your audience if you want to be successful with Facebook marketing. Communication leads to a great relationship with your customers.
Have a place on your page where people can sign up or subscribe. Give away something to provide incentive for folks to do so. A sweepstakes or contest is a good idea, or simply provide an area to sign up to get a freebie.
Carefully chose your updates. If you don't share content that has value, you won't keep fans very long. Every update should be entertaining, helpful, or should teach them something. Look at Facebook Insights to get a good idea of the type of updates that are very successful and give your audience similar content.
Never share updates that seem irrelevant to your own content. Posting about impertinent information may be tempting, but remember that some followers may not be interested in unrelated topics. They followed your brand because they are interested in your brand, not current events or your personal life. Utilize personal accounts in order to talk about personal endeavors.
Always respond to comments as well as posts that are posted on your Facebook wall. If people take time to make contact, you should dedicate some of your time to respond. Consider the posts to be like phone calls; answer the questions that are asked of you.
Run competitions and/or contests for getting the most likes on your page. You can award the prize after a certain number is hit, for example. Make the prize worthwhile. This should boost your numbers and subscribers. It should catch the attention of people who haven't checked your page before as well. They see the Likes on their friend's pages and their interest is peaked.
Include places in the body of your Facebook page. Providing something useful just for registering is a good way to keep the conversation going with interested parties. Also, you can hold contests where you give away free things.
Allow your customers to rate the quality of your product. People who are interested in what you have to offer appreciate reading what others have to say about your services or products. Having comments and reviews from previous customers of your company available on your page may help any potential customers make their decision.
Ask followers for insights on how to improve your business. People enjoy feeling like they are up-to-date and important. There is nothing better than involving your fans in some of your business decisions. If you blog, ask fans what they want to hear about.
If you will not be able to update your Facebook page in real time, try a scheduling tool. They post your content for you at preset times. There are a variety of tools available to experiment until you have one that suits you best.
You may have a hard time figuring out how to market on Facebook if the concept is new to you. One simple way to get the ball rolling is to place a Facebook button somewhere prominent on your website. This can lead visitors to your site without you doing a lot of extra work. Once they like your Facebook page, you can give updates on your business.
Ask your followers to share your page with friends. You can encourage this sharing by offering discounts, coupons, or sweepstakes entries to everyone who shares an update. This will provide them incentive to do something that helps your company.
Allowing people to comment on your page is an absolute necessity. This will show that you are interested in what people have to say at all times.
Always respond to feedback on your Facebook page, especially if it is negative. People may get the idea you are only responsive to those who like you if you ignore it. If you're able to handle this correctly, people will notice it and they may work with you later on.
Run a contest every now and then to see who can get the most likes for your page. The reward can be a valuable free sample to a random participant. This will net you more subscribers than you have now and also allows for a future opportunity for the winner to review your offering or prize.
It is definitely feasible for you to create a successful page for your company. The main thing you have to remember is that this isn't something that will take off overnight. Start off slowly and implement what you've just learned.
Your website and your Facebook page should mimic one another. For instance, if you use cardinal red on your website, also be sure to include it on the Facebook page too. This can help people connect your page with our brand. If you make it totally different, this may cause your loyal customers to be confused.


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Hot on the heels of Ben Affleck's departure from helming "The Batman," filmmaker Antoine Fuqua has dropped out of directing the upcoming reimagining of "Scarface" for Universal Pictures.
Variety reports that Sony Pictures and actor Denzel Washington are keen to get moving on a sequel to "The Equalizer" right away and need Fuqua to get back into prep on it – doing so though has caused a conflict with his "Scarface" schedule.
Universal still wants the film going by the spring, and so has already begun meeting with directors so production won't be affected.
Fuqua had already spent a bunch of time on the script for next "Equalizer" whereas the new "Scarface" he was still trying to figure out a way to make it work even as Universal began contacting other directors.
"Boardwalk Empire" creator Terence Winter penned the most recent draft which shifts the action to Los Angeles and will focus on a Mexican immigrant. "Rogue One" actor Diego Luna is attached to star.
Marc Shmuger, Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark and Marty Bregman will produce.


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David joined KPMG in early 2015 to lead the provision of risk consulting services to the insurance industry. He was formally an insurance audit and advisory partner at PwC Bermuda, leading a similar service line.
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David has also led numerous external and internal audit engagements in Bermuda, including as the signing audit partner for the local subsidiaries of a global SEC registrant. He has also led various transaction engagements for companies in the insurance industry, including a number of financial due diligence engagements.
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Every once in a blue blogosphere moon, an item pops up that manages to fuse several of my previously vented vitriolic observations. This is both good and bad: good because the initial rage has already passed through my bloodstream and revisiting the offending issue allows me to take a step back and get a calmer perspective on it — kind of like going back to chat with your therapist after having thrown her crystal paperweight at the wall and screamed "I'm not 'angry'. I just think you're a bitch!" (I swear I never did that, and yeah, I used airquotes when I said it. Oh, wait....); and bad because I may have exhausted all witticisms on the topic. But I'll try anyway.
There's a new hot spot in LA called Trousdale that's super hard to get in to unless you're an A-list celeb like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Aniston or Leonardo DiCaprio. The decor is real swanky-like and the menu is all comfort food-y and continental with stuff like churros and fresh-baked cookies. Yawn, right? Yes, until you spot one of the waitresses, that is, dressed in head-to-toe latex. Now before you picture a human condom or the aforementioned Gaga, see below:
Apparently the uniforms were designed by co-owner Darren Dzienciol and stylist Jessica Paster (who has worked with Aniston, Charlize Theron and Naomi Watts). Each uniform is custom-made for the waitress, must be polished every day and takes 45 minutes to get on. Which leads me to believe that much like the 20-minute wedding dress, these puppies must be pretty hard to pee in. Actually, scratch that. They're probably super easy to pee in, but I hope they don't.
Now, forgive my ignorance, but I'm not exactly well versed in latex dressing — not the kind that goes on girls, anyway, wink wink — but how could it possibly take 45 minutes to put on one of these outfits? There really isn't much to put on. It's basically a long tank top and thigh-highs, and Lindsay Lohan can tell you that's the fastest thing to throw on in the morning. Unless they have a collective Ross Geller moment every night of layering lotion on top of baby powder in the hopes of creating a slick surface upon which to slide those thigh-highs (which as the Friends episode taught us is a bad idea with hilarious results), I'm baffled by the 45-minute time frame. God forbid one of them is running late for her shift. What happens if she only has 30 minutes to get into uniform? Does she end up waiting tables in one thigh-high or no dress? In a pinch, would management let her get away with an extra long American Apparel tank and trouser socks? Maybe she could just work coat check that night. I mean, cut the girl some slack. Forty-five minutes is a long ass time to get into an outfit that once on still looks like you're half naked. File under WTF.
I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I hope these uniforms come with matching diapers. (I also can't believe this would be my third post about diapers in less than a month. Apparently pee is the new black.) If not, I'm sure something suitable can be found at S&M&Things. Or maybe take one of those bridal ones and dye it black. Or talk to Huggies.
Now, my overinflated sense of entitlement and inability to take other people's crap without it resulting in some serious new-asshole-tearing (see previous mention of therapist) has always prevented me from working in the service industry, so I don't exactly have first-hand experience with waiting tables. But from where I've sat, it looks like a pretty taxing endeavour. There's a lot of running around, heavy lifting, bending, stretching and figurative dancing for tips. It looks like the type of job that would really make them break a sweat. And sweating in latex can't be pleasant for those waitresses or anyone sitting downwind from them. I'm just thinking about their hygiene...and my olfactory receptors. And leather shorts. *shudder*
Finally, those uniforms remind me of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman when Richard Gere first picks her up off the street. And much as we come to learn she's a hooker with a heart of gold, would you trust that she washed up before frying your churro? Yeah, me neither.


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Cricket is a Gentleman's game. But, there are legends who loves to play attacking cricket and have shown their class by producing fear among bowlers. Check out list of ODI batsmen who hit most number of sixes in ODIs below: – Shahid Afridi-351 Shahid Afridi is …Read More »
Top 6 Highest ODI four hitters
You are almost aware of names of players who scored fastest centuries, most number of centuries, played most number of matches, won most number of man of the matches etc. But, do you know who is that player who leads the list of scoring maximum number of fours in the …Read More »
Dhoni broked the record of Sachin Tendulkar
Indian ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for various records like successful Indian skipper, successful Indian batsman, Succesful Wicketkeeper etc. But, this Cricket legend has set one new record today in the match against New Zealand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has broken the record of cricket's God Sachin Tendulkar of …Read More »
Records made at Holkar Stadium during IndiavsNew Zealand Test match
With the start of the third test match in Indore, Holkar stadium becomes the 22nd venue in India that has hosted an international test match. But, no one ever predicted that this ground will register some rare records on its name in the debut test match. This lucky Indian cricket …Read More »
SEE how DNA media and audience reacted after India lost a close match against WI
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As I lay here thinking and watching different preachers on this Sunday afternoon I find myself wondering what is spirituality? One definition is: the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
I noticed that no where in that definition is God.
I'm embarking on my on mental journey. I've been taught that the love of God starts in the mind. In the mind is also ego. In the mind there's no one else but you. Your thoughts, your truth and your evil. Your soul attaches to the body. The mind is different so to speak. Example your body doesn't tell the mind what to do. The mind tells the body what to do but if you have a wounded mind well eventually you will have a weakened body.
My focus right is on the mind's journey. I watched Rev Run speak and watched how Joel Osteen speaks. I watched Martin Luther King and read a blog "5 ways to transform negative self talk" online with Mindbodygreen.com. In an effort to learn how to express my walk or journey better. Rev Run said something along he lines of walk the talk or walk the walk and talk the talk. My understanding of it is to mean what you say by showing it in your life.
The way of the Lord is through forgiveness and love. That begins in your mind by solely yourself. Nobody stands with you but God at enlightenment. Being spiritual is a soul thing. But being godly well that's a mentality.
Talking positively about yourself and others. Can free your spiritual as well as your mental. But forgive yourself when that doesn't happen. This is the reality of a death driven life. But it can be lived in a life given way. I'm still learning and a lot of my speaking is self geared because I am also seeking to put the kingdom of God first. But we all have the availability to achieve greatness in Christ who strengthens us. Ours (a word I'm learning to use in these post thanks to a little help😉) is a life divine. I mean that by putting God first in every mental moment you have leads to the peace that surpasses all understanding. I got a chance to feel that for the first time.
My words are my calling card so to speak and I am working on using them in a way that is more inviting so please bare with me on this journey. I had no idea my life was changing in this direction so please send me your prayers because I am going to need them. 🙏🏼
I believe in the powers of love and understanding. I am but a prodigal son finding the way back home. Home is where the heart is as the book that I am reading points out. And that home is with God.
C.L Cunningham
Wishing you and everyone a happy Sunday


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Here's the poster for our upcoming inaugural Performance of As You Like It! Get ready to meet Rosalind, Orlando, Jacques, Touchstone, and a whole cast of brilliant characters straight from the scenes of Elizabethan pastoral comedy!
Come enjoy one of The Bard's most brilliant comedies, performed by young and talented local actors in an intimate and lively production, with authentic staging conditions and original language. Proceeds benefit Samuels Public Library.
7:00 PM, Jan. 27, 28, and 29 at Waterlick Meeting House, 587 Richardson Rd, Strasburg, VA.


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RI Doctor and former Brown Prof. Sentenced to 51 Months for Opioid Kickback Scheme
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Dr. Jerrold Rosenberg, 63, of Warren, the operator of a now-defunct pain management practice in Rhode Island, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for committing healthcare fraud and for conspiring to solicit and receive kickbacks in return for prescribing the drug Subsys, a fast-acting, powerful, and highly-addictive version of the opioid drug Fentanyl. Rosenberg, who was a professor at Brown University, has been fired from that post.
Subsys is manufactured by Arizona based company Insys Therapeutics, Inc. ("Insys"). The under-the-tongue spray was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2012 exclusively for "the management of breakthrough cancer pain in patients who are already receiving and who are already tolerant of opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain."
As a result, many insurance companies require a diagnosis of breakthrough cancer pain before approving coverage of the drug, which costs approximately $2,000 to over $16,000 for a thirty day supply.
The Sentencing
At the sentencing hearing, three former patients of Dr. Rosenberg testified about the severe and debilitating effects they experienced from taking Subsys. Some witnesses testified to the doctor's indifference to their complaints and pleas to be taken off Subsys.
Rosenberg pleaded guilty on October 25, 2017, to healthcare fraud and conspiracy to receive kickbacks. At the time of his guilty plea, Rosenberg admitted to the Court that between 2012 and 2015, he carried out a healthcare fraud scheme in which he made false representations to insurers, both private and government-funded, claiming patients met the insurance criteria of having breakthrough cancer pain when he knew that they, in fact, did not, in order to secure approvals and payment for prescriptions of Subsys. Rosenberg admitted that, in total, the healthcare fraud scheme resulted in losses of over $750,000; in many cases, the cost of the drug was reimbursed, at least in part, by the Medicare program.
Additionally, Rosenberg admitted that, between 2012 and 2015, he conspired with Insys officials to receive kickbacks, in the form of purported speaker fees, from the manufacturer of the spray.
Rosenberg admitted that he accepted these payments, which totaled over $188,000. In addition, according to court documents, Rosenberg's son was a sales representative for Insys Therapeutics from June 2012 – September 2013, and made substantial amounts in commissions as a result of the defendant's prescribing Subsys to his patients. Rosenberg admitted that the speaking fees he received from Insys were a significant motivating factor in his decision to prescribe Subsys to his patients.
According to Bloomberg, "Rosenberg's son was an Insys sales representative for a year and made 'substantial commissions' from his father's willingness to prescribe the drug, according to prosecutors. The son wasn't charged in the case."
The U.S. Sentencing guideline range of imprisonment in this matter is 51-63 months. The government recommended the court impose a sentence of 63 months incarceration. At sentencing, the Court also ordered Rosenberg to pay restitution in the amount of $754,736.48 to the Medicare program.
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10 Babies Dead in RI in 26 Months, 2 New Near Deaths & Little Outrage
Twenty children were recently killed in Syria in a deadly gas attack. The images of the dead children sparked President Donald Trump to launch 59 Tomahawk missiles at a key military airport in response to the killings. Nearly 90 percent of Americans supported the American military response.
In Rhode Island, ten babies all under 18-months old, have died in the past 26 months, and at a recent State House hearing, it was disclosed by the state's Child Advocate that two new "near deaths" are now under investigation. The disclosure was made during a House Finance sub-committee meeting in which most of the subcommittee's members were missing for the majority of the meeting.
For long segments during the sub-committee hearing, only Chair Teresa Tanzi was in attendance. This hearing was just the latest in a series that reviewed the deaths.
For those who have seen the recent legislative hearings reviewing the Child Advocate's report, emotion and outrage have been void in the discussion. The dialogue between legislators reviewing the deaths with state bureaucrats often sounded more like the narrative between cartoon characters Chip 'n' Dale — "after you, no-no, after you."
Moses Brown Soccer Coach Says He Will Kneel During National Anthem
Moses Brown Boy's Varsity Soccer Coach Eric Aaronian announced that he will kneel during the national anthem at today's game versus Westerly High School, in an email sent to parents on Friday.
Aaronian is also the chair of the Science Department Chair at the prep school located on Providence's East Side, where tuition for the day school is $35,555 for grades 9-12.
The head of the RI Interscholastic Sports League Thomas Mezzanotte said that during the national anthem players and coaches are expected "to properly show respect during the playing of the National Anthem is to stand, remove your hat and place your hand over your heart."
"Much like other state high school associations we do not/have not released a statement relative to our position on what is occurring with the playing of the National Anthem. However, when asked we share the following:
It is the sincere desire of the RIIL that all participants at an education based event demonstrate proper respect and attention during the presentation of the National Anthem while respecting the rights of individual freedoms of expressions," said Mezzanotte in an email to GoLocal on Saturday.
Aaronian is the latest to join the controversy that swept the sports and political world last weekend.
LIVE: Chafee Calls Out Raimondo Administration for "Candy Store" Economic Development Strategy
Lincoln Chafee, former Mayor, U.S. Senator and Governor, took Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's administration to task for promoting economic growth by funneling tax dollars to some of America's richest corporations.
Appearing on GoLocal LIVE with GoLocal News Editor Kate Nagle, Chafee said the Raimondo's transfer of taxpayers dollars to billion-dollar companies such as General Electric and Johnson & Johnson was flawed.
"I have never liked corporate welfare. It's unfair to existing businesses…some out of state business comes in and you give them the candy store. I just don't like it," said Chafee.
Chafee said the approach needs to be built on fundamentals. "I think a better way to build the economy is through investment and education and infrastructure. Then lower taxes -- under my approach, unemployment went from over 11 percent to under 6 percent. (And) we created more jobs than the candy store approach."
EXCLUSIVE: Former RI Speaker Fox to Be Released From Prison Next Week
Gordon Fox, the former Speaker of House, will be released from federal prison in Pennsylvania after twenty-five months, GoLocalProv.com has learned.
Fox left for Canaan Federal Facility in Waymart, Pennsylvania on July 7, 2015, and he returns to Rhode Island on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. His time was served at the minimum facility camp on the prison campus which presently has 121 inmates, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
He can be picked up in Pennsylvania as early as 8:00 A.M. and must report to his assigned half-way house by 8:00 P.M.
Governor Raimondo's Security Detail Tops More than $1.2 Million
Drive by Governor Gina Raimondo's house on the East Side of Providence late at night, and outside each evening will be parked a Rhode Island State Trooper sitting in an unmarked SUV, or in a State Police vehicle.
Raimondo is the first Governor in Rhode Island to request 24-hour security coverage -- at more than $40,000 per month in security costs. Under previous administrations, governors received 24-hour protection for limited periods of time. Governor Bruce Sundlun received full-time coverage after his administration closed the credit unions in 1991, during the banking crisis. In addition, on a few occasions, Governor Donald Carcieri had round-the-clock coverage due to specific security threats.
However, no governor has had it 24/7 - until now.
A GoLocal investigation found that the taxpayer cost of providing security for Raimondo has totaled $1,269,431, since her taking office --from January 1, 2015, through June 24, 2017.
AAA Refused to Pick Up Blind Woman Stranded with Service Dog
A legally blind Rhode Island woman said that she had to wait hours for AAA after they refused to pick her up with her guide dog -- before finally getting the roadside assistance organization to comply with federal disability law.
Aria Mia Loberti, a AAA member, posted the incident to Facebook on Monday, and urged people to contact AAA to advocate for people with service animals.
Loberti's Post
Loberti posted the following to Facebook, on the incident:
"This evening, my mother (Audrey Loberti) kindly drove me to work, but unfortunately her car broke down en route. As a legally blind individual, I travel with a certified service animal, a Guide Dog for the Blind named Ingrid. Ingrid is a specially trained mobility aid who helps me safely navigate the world around me.
My mom called AAA roadside assistance, informed them of our situation, and that her fellow passenger (me) had a disability and was traveling with a licensed registered guide dog. AAA's dispatcher, per the direction of three of her supervisors, told us that a service animal could not accompany us in the tow truck, which accommodated two passengers. I spoke with the dispatcher and the supervisors, as did my mom, to inform them that it is in violation of US law and state law to refuse access or service to a service animal and their disabled handler.
AAA offered us several arguments, including that a service dog would not fit inside the vehicle (see the photos below to prove that she, like all service dogs, is trained to do so), that a service dog would be a safety hazard for the driver, and more. They continually changed their story as to why they wouldn't accommodate us.
GoLocalProv Releases Benchmark Poll
There were a number of surprises in the recently released poll conducted by Harvard's John Della Volpe in partnership with GoLocalProv.com.
The benchmark poll measured how Rhode Islanders feel about the economy, what they see as the most important issues, and how well they think their elected officials are performing.
The GoLocalProv.com Benchmark Poll was conducted by Socialsphere -- founded by Della Volpe. He is the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. He is one of America's leading pollsters and appears on "Morning Joe" and "The Daily Show" with Trevor Noah to name a few.
EXCLUSIVE: Hasbro Looking at Superman Building to Create Providence Campus
GoLocal has learned from multiple sources close to the process, that Hasbro — the global entertainment and toy company — is looking to consolidate its multiple locations in the region and create a next-generation creative campus for its headquarters in Providence. Some of the options that Hasbro is considering include the Superman Building.
Today, Hasbro calls itself "a global play and entertainment company committed to creating the world's best play experiences."
And, in an era in which the largest toy store chain in America, Toys "R" Us has recently filed for bankruptcy protection, Hasbro's ongoing shift to entertainment and gaming is strategically sound and Hasbro's stock has performed. The stock closed on Wednesday at $97.16 per share -- up more than 27 percent over the 52 week low of $76.14 a share.
GoLocal Secures Multiple Videos of ATV Gangs Doing Wheelies In Prov Neighborhoods and on 95
GoLocalProv has secured three videos shot by an ATV and motorbike gang as they rode through Providence neighborhoods, pulled wheelies, rolled through red lights, and did a "seat stander" wheelie on I-95 while traveling an estimated 75 plus mph.
And, in one case rode directly in front of Providence Police officers.
VIDEO: New Club Penthouse, Complete with Stripper Poles, Opens on Historic East Side
A new nightclub featuring dancers and stripper poles has opened in one of the most historic areas of Providence. The new club called, The Penthouse, is located in the space above the Mile and a Quarter restaurant which was previously occupied by the controversial Loft club.
The new club is located close to one of Providence's top Italian restaurants, Bacaro, right next to upscale realtor Lila Delman, and literally across the street from the new innovation center I-195 corridor.
The historic building is owned by a company controlled by Andrew Mitrelis. He and his family also own Cafe Paragon, Andreas, and the now-closed Mile and a Quarter.
In 2015, the Rhode Island Department of Labor fined the restaurants $135,000 for failure to make payment to workers.
What Killed WBRU?
On August 1, 1981, MTV began broadcasting and the first music video the new network played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles.
Now, as the autopsy is being done on WBRU, the appropriate mantra might be that the Internet killed the radio star, or as Bruce McCrae, aka Rudy Cheeks told GoLocal LIVE on Thursday, "I had predicted this some time ago [about the death of radio]. TV is soon going to be the Internet. Younger people who are the basic consumers of alternative rock music -- and alternative journalism -- are internet oriented."
"It's not that complicated -- it was a business decision based upon the best interests of the university and its students. In the best of all situations, they'd have the funds to do everything they want to do now," said Michael Harrison, one of America's top analysts of radio and publisher of Talker's magazine.
The new 95.5 signal owner, Education Media Foundation, is a Christian radio broadcasting group that reported assets of more than half-a-billion dollars according to the company's audited financials for 2016.
INVESTIGATION: Complex Web of Private Political Consulting Business Runs Through Raimondo's Office
In 2017, companies that Governor Gina Raimondo's Chief of Staff Brett Smiley owns received payments from many prominent Democrats, including payment from one of the House Democratic Leadership PACs and a $2,030 payment from then-federal inmate and former Rhode Island Speaker of the House Gordon Fox.
Smiley earns $176,419 as Raimondo's Chief of Staff.
Over the past five years, Rhode Island state and local candidates have paid a web of Smiley-owned companies just under $300,000. Federal candidates both in Rhode Island and around the country have paid Smiley's firm's hundreds of thousands in additional payments.
"Smiley's continued ownership of the firm raises the questions that have yet to be answered. In the past we've told GoLocal that Common Cause believes Smiley should seek an advisory opinion from the Rhode Island Ethics Commission with respect to his continued ownership of the consulting firm," said John Marion, head of Rhode Island Common Cause.
VIDEO: U.S. Senator Whitehouse Won't Quit All-White Exclusive Private Club
GoLocalProv.com News Editor Kate Nagle finally caught up with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to ask him about his family's membership in the exclusive and all-white Bailey's Beach Club.
In 2006, when Whitehouse ran for the United States Senate, he reportedly promised to quit his memberships in Bailey's, as well as the all-male, all-white Bellevue Avenue Reading Room.
However, eleven years later, a GoLocal investigation has uncovered that Whitehouse has consolidated his ownership with his wife in Bailey's, one of America's oldest and most exclusive beach clubs.
Whitehouse has been one of the harshest critics of the Administration of President Donald Trump and Trump's unwillingness to condemn hate groups and bigotry.
After weeks of refusing to answer GoLocal's questions about his membership in Bailey's — Nagle caught up with Whitehouse attending an event in Newport.
"I think it would be nice if they (Bailey's Beach Club) changed a little bit, but it's not my position," Whitehouse told Nagle.
Raimondo's UHIP Disaster - Federal Court Takes Over Management
For the past year, the Rhode Island ACLU has been pressing Governor Gina Raimondo's administration to correct the failed process for Rhode Island's most in need to apply for and receive food stamps.
The Raimondo administration has given every possible reaction to criticism that the system failed to function.
When the UHIP platform launched and it was clear that the system did not function, Raimondo defended the botched rollout in the fall of 2016, saying in an interview on talk radio that even Apple has problems when they roll out a new phone.
Now, after a year of failure and promises of improvement, and more failure, Federal Court Judge Will Smith has determined that the Raimondo administration is incapable of managing the project.
Rhode Island ACLU Executive Director Steve Brown spoke to the most recent development in addressing the state's UHIP debacle -- the announcement of a court-appointed special master to intervene.
The Raimondo administration recently boasted of recovering $60 million from vendor Deloitte -- but Brown took issue with the announcement.
"What was troubling about the news release bragging about getting all the money, was buried in the release was the thousands of buried applications. And it was troubling," said Brown.
Raimondo Agrees to GoLocal's Demands, Pledges to Release State Police Records on 38 Studios
In October, GoLocal filed suit against Governor Gina Raimondo, the Head of Public Safety and the RI State Police requesting the release of the State Police records of interviews in the 38 Studios criminal investigation.
GoLocal's lawsuit against Raimondo and others was set for hearing at the end of the month.
Raimondo petitioned the court to have the suit dismissed claiming she was not in possession of the documents.
Today, a press release issued by Raimondo's office Friday says, "...Rhode Island State Police Colonel Ann Assumpico has directed her agency to review and release the non-grand jury documents in the agency's possession. Those documents will be released as soon as a review is complete."
She also claimed that she "will file a petition in Rhode Island Superior Court early next week to release the documents from the grand jury investigation."
EXCLUSIVE: St. Joseph Pension Fund Collapse - Largest in RI History
The St. Joseph Health Services pension fund filed for bankruptcy last Thursday in Superior Court and has thrown the lives of nearly 3,800 former and existing workers economic futures into turmoil.
GoLocal has broken down the key issues as they are now emerging - this pension fund bankruptcy may be the biggest in Rhode Island history.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Police Shooting in Providence Caught on Camera
GoLocalProv has obtained video of the shooting that took place on I-95 outside of the Providence Place Mall where at least one person is dead, according to Providence Police sources.
Names of the officers involved in the shooting have not been released by Providence Police or RI State Police.
There is an ongoing investigation relating to the incident.
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Project Description
Dangerous Drain Gully – Coupar Street, Glasgow
At C Hanlon Drainage (formerly PowerRod) we pride ourselves on getting the job done as cost-effectively, efficiently and safely as possible, no job is too big or too small and we relish any new challenge catering for every need. The following is one of our smaller drainage projects embarked upon which we can take you through the simple process from looking at the job to completing effectively.
We received a call from staff at site with concerns of a dangerous drain gully in the car park of their premises causing a potential hazard to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, we advised them that we would visit site the following day to assess the situation on a free estimate basis with view to submit a cost for the necessary repair. One of our fully experienced and trained estimators attended and as you can see in the photograph the tarmac and the supporting brickwork holding the gully frame had deteriorated causing a serious trip hazard and potential vehicle damage.
Following up from our estimate visit a fixed estimate was submitted the same day to the staff at site by e-mail whereby acceptance was confirmed to us within a few days indicating a fair and reasonable price had effectively "won the job." As soon as the estimate was accepted we provided a start date of within 2 days of the acceptance date.
Our fully trained operatives attended site and carried out cutting and breaking of the ground in the car park where the defective drain was situated, the existing deteriorated brickwork was demolished and rebuilt to accommodate the existing gully frame and cover which saved the client money on a new frame and cover.
Once the new gully unit had set and cured in place we carried out reinstatement using like for like heavy duty hot rolled asphalt and bitumen sealant to prevent future compromise to the new and surrounding tarmac.
"The works carried out were excellent and everything was completed on time. Unusually for companies we deal with the site was left in a better condition than when we started! The workmen arrived on time and informed us of progress and when works would be concluded. Good service." – Barry at TISO (satisfied customer).