At Spectrum Health Rehabilitation, we believe in creating opportunities to help you succeed; in strengthening your mind, body and spirit and to connecting you to the support systems you need to remain successful and independent.
Our goal is to heal the whole person and that's why we provide a comprehensive approach to address your physical, emotional, psychological and social well-being. Our core services include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy as well as specialized services like music therapy. Everything we do in rehab is designed to help you succeed in your recovery.
Throughout the Spectrum Health system, we have six inpatient rehabilitation facilities and approximately 30 outpatient locations. Although our facilities vary in specialties and levels of care, collectively our mission remains the same – to help you achieve your goals and return to the activities you enjoy.


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Eight African Americans Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Filed in Appointments on July 20, 2018
Tonya Strong-Charles was appointed executive director for media relations at Syracuse University in New York. She has been serving as executive director of media relations at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Earlier, she was an Emmy Award-winning journalist for a television station in Cleveland.
Strong-Charles holds a bachelor's degree in telecommunications from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She is currently studying for a master's degree in nonprofit administration at John Carroll University.
Jeffrey L. Alston was named director of career services at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Since 2014, he has served as associate director of employer relations and internships at the University at Brockport of the State University of New York System. Earlier, he was director of human resources for the Baltimore Convention Center.
Dr. Alston is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. He earned an MBA at Morgan State University in Baltimore and an educational doctorate in student affairs from the University of Rochester in New York.
Shaneil Ealy was promoted to associate vice president in the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas. She was worked in the division for the past 15 years, most recently as assistant vice president.
Dr. Ealy is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. She earned an MBA at the University of Central Arkansas and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Troy Miller was appointed associate vice provost and director of admissions at the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System. He has been serving as assistant vice president for enrollment management at Bowie State University in Maryland. Earlier, he was associate vice president for enrollment management at Coppin State University in Baltimore.
Miller is a graduate of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, where he majored in management. He holds a master's degree in human resource management from the New York Institute of Technology and is studying for an educational doctorate from Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Ernie Troy Hughes was named vice president for university advancement at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. He has been operating his own management consulting firm in Marietta, Georgia.
Dr. Hughes holds a bachelor's degree in finance and logistics and an MBA from Mississippi State University. He earned a Ph.D. in human resource development from Louisiana State University.
Vaniethia Hubbard was appointed vice president of student services at Santa Ana College in California. Since 2008, she has been dean of instruction and student services for continuing education for the North Orange County Community College District in California.
Dr. Hubbard holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and an educational doctorate from California State University, Fullerton. She also earned a master of social work degree from Clark Atlanta University.
Nicole Hudson was named assistant vice chancellor for the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. She was deputy mayor for racial equity and priority initiatives for the City of St. Louis.
Hudson is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she majored in communications.
Jason J. Dorsette is the inaugural director for the Office of Advancing Academic Equity for Student Success at Oregon State University. He was the director of diversity and cultural engagement at the university.
Dorsette holds a bachelor's degree in history and education and a master of public policy and administration degree from North Carolina Central University. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the College of Education Language, Equity, and Educational Policy program at Oregon State University.
Related: East Tennessee State University • Oregon State University • Santa Ana College • Syracuse University • Truman State University • University at Buffalo • University of Central Arkansas • Washington University

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The Tower Editorial Policy
The Tower Pulse
School board votes to close two elementaries, reconfigure grades
Imran Siddiqui '20, Editor in Chief
The school board voted to close Trombly and Poupard Elementary Schools and chose the K-4 and 5-8 grade reconfiguration during the board meeting on Monday, June 24. These changes will affect the 2020-2021 school year.
From Blue Ribbon Committee meetings, Town Halls at all the schools and 12 public school board meetings, according to school board member Christopher Profeta at the June 24 meeting, the school closure and reconfiguration decisions have been an extensive process.
"We have to look at this process and see if it was open, if it was transparent. Only we can make the real call since we have been engaged with it since the beginning," Profeta said at the meeting. "When I look back, in my view, this is a process that has gone back to 2015 when the district wrote its strategic plan."
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) reported during the board meeting, giving their findings from their own town halls. They encouraged the board to slow down the process.
"The impact of these decisions often misunderstand the unintended consequences," MDCR Director Dr. Agustin Arbulu said at the board meeting. "It seldom considers implicit bias and the dissonance it creates between intent and impact."
There were motions to table both votes at the June 24 meeting by school board member Cynthia Pangborn. However, both motions failed by a vote of 6 to 1.
"How can we go ahead and do something with this much ranker in our community against what we are doing?" Pangborn said. "Take a pass. Take a minute, and let's discuss it"
Many parents shared their opinions during the public comment portion of the school board meeting. Some were in favor of making the necessary decisions, while others were more skeptical.
"I don't want to close any schools," community member Anne Vanker said during the meeting's public comments. "I am here to ask you to stop– cease and desist– this deception, dysfunction and the fraudulent behavior of this administration, cosigned by you, board members."
During the public comment portion of the board meeting, Grosse Pointe Education Association President Michael Rennell encouraged the board to make a decision today, so the community can begin to heal and grow.
"Now is the time to act. We all know those triggers have been met," Rennell said. "We can't afford to keep all these buildings open and stay competitive to hire the best and the brightest teachers."
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"Remember everything" – the great vision of Evernote is being evolved with 7notes , the leading handwriting note application for iPad and iPhone.
7notes provides a superior note taking experience coupled with a state-of-the-art handwriting recognition engine. The popular app can be used for both work and social needs, providing benefits to users across a variety of settings where a keyboard based mobile computer just doesn't fit. 7notes users capturing information every day using their handwriting include attendees of business meetings, students and teachers, field and office representatives in many industries, engineers, medical and health-care personnel – the list goes on.
The new 7notes Evernote enhancement brings the two apps closer together to deliver increased productivity from the benefits of both. Tag and notebook settings from Evernote are fully utilized, and a "Quick save" offers effortless synchronisation of notes to Evernote; just one button to save notes including pre-defined tags and notebook preferences. Documents can be exchanged with Evernote as simple text, images, and as a 7notes document for complete reusability. Users can choose from these save options as required.
As Evernote aficionados may know, the origin of Evernote comes from the Newton with its handwriting recognition technology. When Phil Libin, the CEO of Evernote, had the chance to use 7notes he was impressed by the accuracy of the handwriting recognition, and by the complete handwriting input experience. This experience is becoming more and more important as tablet usage is increasing worldwide for business and social users, and because languages such as Chinese and Japanese benefit dramatically from good handwriting recognition on these devices.
Evernote and 7knowledge have agreed to continue collaborating in the future with the aim of improving the customer experience for users of both applications. Please feel free to try the 7notes handwriting experience and visit us for more information in the future.


Delusional disorder earlier called as paranoid disorder, is a type of mental illness that involves psychosis. The main feature of delusional disorder is constant belief in something unreal. In reality the situations are either not true or extremely overstated. People with delusional disorder can function normally and in general they do not behave strange or peculiar. In some cases people with delusional disorder may be so preoccupied with delusions which shall disturb their life style.
Our treatment for the delusional disorder is basically a combination of medical management by Psychiatrist and therapies by Clinical Psychologist.


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Opinion: Hope can be found this time of year
By Jan F. Demers
It was Damber who told the story. "Although my mother has chronic migraine headaches, she loves to work and wants to help. My father works the night shift so that he can help in the store during the day. My youngest sister, who is in Essex Middle School, also helps out."
"In 1992 we fled to Nepal from Bhutan, where the political situation was worsening. We lived in a refugee camp in eastern Nepal for 17 years without electricity, running water, not enough for food and shelter. Basic needs were provided by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Red Cross, the United Nations, and Save the Children among other nongovernmental organizations. While we were in the camps all we had was a hope that we might be able to live a decent life someday as a human being."
Now the Adhirkari family owns the Everest Asian Market in Essex Junction, contributing to the economy of the family and our community.
Masiti shared, "I was born in Somalia in a small city called Jilib. In 1992, I fled from my homeland when I was just six years old and ended up in a refugee camp in the north eastern province of Kenya, where I was raised. I mostly grew up there, received a basic education and got married. I came to the U.S. when I was nineteen in Feb. 2004, and joined the workforce soon after my arrival as the need for people who knew English in my community was high, and I wanted to contribute to the family as well."
Masiti Mohamed was awarded the Newman Civic Fellow Award from Burlington College and now is enrolled in the University of Vermont with plans to resume studies for a Masters of Public Administration in International Affairs. She has been helping her community connect with needed services and programs.
What connects Masiti and brothers Damber and Prakash is the recognition of their contributions to Vermont through the Crystal Family New Hope Award.
Jon Crystal and his brother Andrew established the Crystal Family New Hope Award to be presented to two new American recipients. Jon describes the $500 awards this way. "The New Hope Award recognizes and honors the contributions, accomplishments and potential of those who are, or are striving to become new Americans. The people it celebrates are the "new hope" for this country, enriching it in important ways. At the same time, this country represents "new hope" for these individuals, as their lives are shaped anew."
Hope is present when families sacrifice together to build their future. The Crystal Family found hope. The Ardhirkari Family and Masiti Mohamed found hope. We are the beneficiaries of their hope.
Thanksgiving is the most important and treasured holiday for the Crystal Family. They established the New Hope Award to give now so that others can do the same later. In 2015, new Americans contributed 712 million dollars to the gross domestic product of Chittenden County alone.*
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me … Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." Shel Silverstein
*The Demographic and Economic Contributions of New Americans to Chittenden County – Alexander Duchac
Jan F. Demers is the Executive Director of CVOEO.
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BFG: Big Friendly Giant (The BFG)
Opening 21 Jul 2016
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Writing credits: Melissa Mathison, Roald Dahl, Christopher Abbott
Principal actors: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Adam Godley
Published in 1982, this bedtime story was author Roald Dahl's favorite. The BFG explores the lonely orphan Sophie's (Barnhill) – named after his granddaughter – uncommon, transformative friendship with a big, friendly Giant (Rylance): their chemistry is captivating. It coincided with Steven Spielberg's movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial release. Dahl and Spielberg's knack for capturing children and adults imagination and attention is enormous. Melissa Mathison wrote both films' screenplays.
Nine burly, cannybully giants – 52-feet to 39-feet (15.9-meter to 11.8-meter) – reside in bleak Giant Country: Fleshlumpeater (Clement) the dumb bully, the brainy Bloodbootler (Hader), skinny sluggish Manhugger (Godley), peacekeeping Gizzardgulper (Gibbs), young troublemaking Bonecruncher (Adamthwaite), hunt-loving Meatdripper (Moniz de Sa) and best friend Childchewer (Holmes), stylish Maidmaster (Ólafsson) and limping Butcherboy (Bacon).
Their favorite pastimes are hunting Human Bean chidlers and bullying their runty brother. Only 24-feet (7.3-meter), conversely big-eared BFG captures dreams he shares with chidlers on earth (a camouflage pro) and eats unsavory snozzcumbers. Once captured, Sophie's terror gives way to spunkiness that turns to compassion. One precocious, one a Gobblefunk chatterer, the two isolated souls form a formidable friendship. When the murdeful brothers catch whiff of Sophie, their camaraderie lead them to London, and Queen Victoria (Wilton). But, will the Queen ally with a youngster and a gigantic?
Steven Spielberg's films (director, writer, producer) have universal themes centered on history, and families. Tangibly realistic, his storytelling entwines innocence, enchantment, fear, and charm. Likewise, Spielberg champions new technology while advocating traditional filmmaking. The BFG's production is hybrid: it combines both live-action and performance-capture techniques. Past collaborators contribute to its unique guise: Joanna Johnston's (Lincoln, War Horse) inventive costumes, especially the giants; Rick Carter's (Forrest Gump) three different-sized beautiful, frightening, imaginative sets and props; Janusz Kaminski's (Bridge of Spies, Saving Private Ryan) rich camerawork and magical lighting; Michael Kahn's (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) poised editing, and John Williams' (War Horse, Jurassic Park) music – personal opinion is it does not quite meet the film's excellence.
This ten-year-old may believe the Bogeyman comes out to steal people at the bewitching hour, but pay no attention. Magical and magnanimous, imbued with timelessness, The BFG is a must-see for children and the inquisitive, young-at-heart. (Marinell Haegelin)
In 1982 Roald Dahl wrote the novel The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant), which takes us into an imaginary land of mystery and dreams where man eating giants exist and it is a scary place for orphans who stay up too late at night. It is a tale where the BFG meets the orphan Sophie and this unlikely pair goes on an adventure and tries to make the world a better place. At the same time Spielberg wrote and directed "E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial." Here a small alien was accidently forgotten on Earth and wanted to go home. He, too, befriends a boy who tries to help him before he becomes a scientific project. I still can remember lifting my hand in an ET kind of way and phoning home. These two storytellers won our hearts with tales we most likely won't forget.
Spielberg now takes the BFG, a much loved tale and brings it to the screen where we can climb into our cinema seat and find ourselves in the land of dreams where, using our imaginations, we believe anything can happen. There were two strong and wonderful performances by both Mark Rylance (BFG) and Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) to pull off the contact between the human and the virtual characters in order to establish a believable storyline. What also is interesting to know is that in the 1980s Mark Rylance turn down Spielberg's offers to do two films with him, but this is just the beginning of a series of films the two plan to do together. The first was Bridge of Spies where Rylance won an Oscar, The BFG where he had the advantage of trying out big ears, and coming soon is a science fiction film, and a 19th century tale about a Jewish boy which are currently being made. Spielberg couldn't have picked a more timely moment to make this film. As the darkness falls on England with its decision to leave the EU, we nervously watch and wonder if the BFG and Sophie the orphan, who is intelligent head strong, will be able to help her majesty the Queen (Penelope Wilton) save England from the man-eating giants. Using Dahl's imaginary language Gobblefunk where we hear worlds like cannybully, delumptious phizzwizards and whizzpopper along with special magical lighting effects, Spielberg has come up with a recipe of success.
It is also interesting to know that there was an official The BFG commemorative stamp in 1993 from the Royal Mail in the UK clearly showing that giants have been seen all around the world in one form or another. (Shelly Schoeneshoefer)
This year of 2016 story lovers around the world specifically celebrate the life of British author Roald Dahl. He would have been one hundred years old. He lived to be seventy-four years of age and passed away in 1990. In particular, celebrating his life achievements are storytelling icons, Walt Disney Studios and director/producer, Steven Spielberg. They bring to the silver screen Dahl's favorite imaginative tale, called The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). The collaboration would not have been complete without the expertise of screenwriter, Melissa Mathison, known for her work in Spielberg's film about an extraordinary friendship with an extra-terrestrial in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. The similarities Dahl, Disney and Spielberg share in their concept of storytelling are remarkable. Each combines the fantastical with the frightening sharing timeless tales that appeal to multi-generational audiences.
Dahl was forever hesitant to write down his stories because his imaginative telling was purposefully saved for his children and grand-children. His storytelling was reserved for family. It was his draw for closeness with his family. His delight was passing down thru generations his creative love of sharing information that required listening and further conversation. Over time when his sharing of imaginative tales became known by others, he was encouraged to write down several beloved stories. The BFG was always Dahl's favorite and was first published in 1982. His main female character in BFG, is named after his grand-daughter, Sophie. As one of the world's most successful storytellers Dahl understood the inner lives of children. He had a knack for creating characters the children could relate to and storylines which kept them involved.
Producer Frank Marshall says, "Dahl's stories are not just happy-go-lucky fantasies. There's a lot of humor to them, but there's also a little bit of a dark side. He walks on the edge. They're a little scary, and I think that's what appeals to people." Spielberg agrees, "It is very brave of him [Dahl] to introduce that combination of darkness and light which was so much of Walt Disney's signature in a lot of his earlier works: Dumbo, Fantasia, Snow White, and Cinderella." He continues, "Being able to be scary and redemptive at the same time, and teach a lesson, an enduring lesson, to everyone was a wonderful thing for Dahl to have done." Spielberg has been a fan of Dahl for years and often read Dahl's tales to his own kids when they were young. He adds, "The BFG is a story about friendship. It's a story about loyalty and protecting your friends." These values were important for Spielberg to pass on to his own children told from a different but a reliable source.
A ten-year-old precocious orphan girl, Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) takes on the unofficial role of the-nightwatch-girl at her London orphanage. Sophie enjoys the mysteries of night and tends to conveniently disobey one of Mrs. Clonker's many rules while all are fast asleep dreaming their dreams. The night-time rule has five parts: 1) Don't climb out of bed. 2) Don't put on your glasses. 3) Don't open the curtains. 4) Don't open the window. 5) Don't go out on the balcony to see what the world looks like in the moonlit silence. Mrs. Clonker believes that mid-night is the bewitching hour where strange and scary things happen to children.
This one particular evening, Sophie's nightly ritual of rule breaking has grave consequences. Sophie's night-watch-girl volunteerism, while on the balcony, enjoys scolding the local drunks who can't find their way home. While doing so she sees something strange lurking in the shadows near the orphanage cobble-stone street. Not afraid of the dark, nor anything at all for that matter, Sophie calls out to who is lurking in the shadow to show oneself. Silence. Abruptly a huge something appears in front of the balcony. It's a real live giant! Sophie has all eyes on its activity and is annoyed when the Giant quickly snatches her from the landing and will not let her go. The giant runs through the streets in the darkness so as to not be seen. Sophie pleads for her life not knowing if she will be eaten by the giant. He ignores her plea and carries her away with him to Giant Country. He tells her he cannot let her go because his life would be in danger if she told anyone that she saw him. A giant! His dream catching would be over. Promising she would not tell he could not trust her.
At 24-feet-tall the giant (Mark Rylance) is the smallest of the giants in Giant Country, but also the kindest. He speaks Gobblefunk, reads "Nicholas Nickleby" by Dahl's Chickens and catches dreams which he shares with children as they sleep. Thus his escapades in the middle of the night in London. He is a vegetable-eating, peaceful giant. His brothers are not so kind. They eat children known to them as Human Beans. His brothers only aim to harm humans, giving reason for the 24-feet-tall giant to rid the country of evil.
Determined to escape Giant Country, Sophie realizes she cannot without the help of her giant because the terrain is too dangerous to travel and because of the other giants who eat children. In order to return to London, Sophie must learn to understand the ways of her capture and win his heart in hope that he will do what is right--return her to the orphanage.
The giant makes the first move toward endearment and protects Sophie from his human-eating brothers. Thankful of his protection, she chooses to call him friend and gives him the name the BFG (The Big Friendly Giant). Sophiem not having known a giant before, has many questions, especially about BFG's occupation as a dream catcher. BFG answers her questions in the most magical and charming way possible. Sophie's extraordinary friendship with BFG takes the two lonely souls on a journey to catch their own dreams: to rid their world of evil and to find the family they always dreamt of being a member. (Karen Pecota)


When Katy took the stage at the Super Bowl, we were prepared for a Taylor takedown, especially after the Billboard interview. Surprisingly, though, there wasn't much. That being said, some thought the swimsuits on Katy's backup dancers looked awfully familiar.


Maximum earth champion 17 Line Leader began in 2014 as the personal project of guitarist and vocalist Sean Clark. Through the years, the band has simmered in the underground, with splits and singles marking the group's trajectory. In that time the membership has morphed into a fully formed quintet, with the guitar and drum trade-offs of Branden Bauer and Adam Mikhail, along with the guitar work of John Wylie, and Ty Miller's bass. WILT, release September 2017, is the latest from the group and a fast, hard-hitting torrent of sheer power. Guitars scream and bend, drums pummel and crash, and the echo of a voice tells you what to make of it all.


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SEWICKLEY Assault charged
Sandra Witherow, no age given, of McKees Rocks, was charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and possession of marijuana, Sewickley police reported.
A Pittsburgh Transit Authority driver flagged down police around 4:15 p.m. May 6 on Broad Street and complained of an intoxicated passenger. Police said they boarded the bus and saw Witherow passed out in the front seat. Police called her several times, but she didn�t respond, so the officer nudged her foot with his. She awoke and was uncooperative and intoxicated to the point that she couldn�t give her name or destination, police said.
She attempted to resist arrest, police said, but was handcuffed and taken off the bus. Police said Witherow was carrying a small amount of marijuana and a half-empty bottle of vodka. She was taken to the Coraopolis police station to be detained, and she spit on the officer while walking into the station, police said.


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Brompton Oratory
Church in Kensington & Hyde Park
Image by Will Jones Lonely Planet
The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as the London Oratory and the Oratory of St Philip Neri, is a Roman Catholic church second in size in London only to the incomplete Westminster Cathedral. Built in Italian baroque style in 1884, the interior is swathed in marble and statuary; much of the decorative work predates the church and was imported from Italian churches. The church was employed by the KGB during the Cold War as a dead-letter box.
Fully Guided History Tour of The City of Brighton
Women's History of Rome
Full-Day Brighton Tour from Oxford
215 Brompton Rd
Hours7am-8pm
There is a busy schedule of services (five in English and Latin on weekdays, four on Saturday and throughout the day on Sunday), including a Solemn Mass in Latin on Sundays (11am).
Europe by Rail with the Glacier Express
13 days • London to Budapest


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Q: I cannot get full (click) $event on ios - ionic4 I am using ionic 4 "@ionic/angular": "^4.0.0-beta.15", and cordova.
  I am doing a simple button:
<ion-button (click)="myFunc($event)"> My button </ion-button>

and its handler
myFunc($event) {
  console.log($event);
}

In the computer, running ionic serve, I can see the whole event, access Parent Nodes, etc (the main purpose of this is styling objects with the renderer later)
  BUT... in ios, the event is only composed of
{"isTrusted":true}

Same thing happens if you change the ion-button for a div, or a span, for example.
  I am trying to understand why. I run this with
ionic cordova prepare ios

And then build/run it on Xcode (latest 10.1 (10B61) )
Any ideas?
  If you need more info... It happens if you just build a ionic starter project.
ionic start testIOS blank --type=angular
ionic cordova platform add ios
ionic cordova prepare ios

Run in Xcode

Only added the ion-button in home page, and the click event. Works in ionic serve, not in ios.
Cheers!
  Thanks!
  Emilio
If anyone needs:
Ionic:

   ionic (Ionic CLI)             : 4.3.1 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ionic)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 4.0.0-beta.15
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 0.8.7
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 0.8.7
   @angular/cli                  : 6.2.7
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 1.1.0

Cordova:

   cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.0.0
   Cordova Platforms     : ios 4.5.5
   Cordova Plugins       : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 2.2.1, (and 4 other plugins)

System:

   Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1 (/Users/emiliomaciel/Library/Android/sdk)
   NodeJS            : v10.8.0 (/usr/local/bin/node)
   npm               : 6.4.1
   OS                : macOS High Sierra
   Xcode             : Xcode 10.1 Build version 10B61

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How We Survived
How we survived: Oye! Same same, but different
How Oye rickshaw, an electric rickshaw aggregator for micro-mobility rode the crisis by adding a twist
By Rajiv Singh
Published: Dec 31, 2020 02:34:12 PM IST
Oye Rickshaw's Mohit Sharma and Akashdeep Singh (left) continued with their ambitious gambit
'How We Survived' is a series of stories on businesses—big and small—that innovated or pivoted during the coronavirus crisis to survive. For all the stories in this series, click here
It was not an apple to apple comparison. Mohit Sharma knew it well. The odds, truckloads of them, were heavily loaded against the 'electric' entrepreneur. Yet Sharma, co-founder of electric rickshaw aggregation platform for micro-mobility Oye Rickshaw, tried to plug in with his logic. Per kilometre operating rate of electric rickshaws —he made his fervent pitch to get delivery business from BigBasket, Grofers and Zomato in early April—is better than that of two-wheelers. And weight and volume carrying capacity is five times that of bikes.
The potential clients were not impressed. "Are you serious? We have small pick-up trucks and bikes for deliveries," was one reaction. Sharma tried to sweeten the deal: Oye can deliver more per trip and in less time, both to stores and customers. He came up with another bait: A much more scalable business. Electric rickshaws, Sharma stressed, are present in only 20 percent of Tier I cities such as Delhi and Kolkata; the rest are in Tier II towns and beyond. The business, he argued, could go deeper into smaller towns with e-rickshaws.
Sharma's desperation to get the business by pivoting to delivery was understandable. By the end of March, Oye had 1,000 electric rickshaws on its platform, and around 700 were active monthly. The lockdown brought everything to a grinding halt. Drivers were thrown out of business, and so was Oye. Starting with one city and clocking 800 rides per day in December 2018 to being present in three cities and 20,000 rides per day in March, the co-founders were living their dream till then. And then came the shock. "It took us 48 hours to even realise what had happened," recounts Sharma. 'Karna kya hai ab (What to do now?)' was the big question.
The answer: Keep doing the same, with a twist. Electric rickshaws were carrying humans. 'Can't humans be replaced with goods?' was the thought, and it made good business sense. The drivers, who were in exit mode to their native places, would have a compelling reason to stay back, and Oye would be able to keep its business engine running. The co-founders went ahead with their pivoting plan, and roped in Zomato, BigBasket and Grofers among their first clients.
The pace of growth post-pivot has been electrifying. From over 5,000 deliveries per day in September, the daily number has leapfrogged to 9,000 in December. The core—ride-sharing—is also back on track: From 18,000 rides per day in September to 21,000 in December; and from three cities in March to five now.
Through Oye's connected electric vehicle ecosystem, commuters can travel for as little as Rs 15 to Rs 20, and e-rickshaw drivers can grow their incomes by serving multiple use cases across commute and ecommerce deliveries. "The ability for drivers to access energy at the lowest cost makes their model even stronger," says Rajinder Balaraman, director at Matrix India, one of the investors. These innovations, he lets on, fine-tuned during the Covid period have made Oye one of the most capital and energy efficient ways to solve the mobility needs for Bharat. The prospects look bright. E-rickshaws, underlined the venture capitalist, is the fastest growing segment within mobility, aided by the government's incentives for drivers and rising aspirations of a digitally connected middle-class.
For Karan Mohla, partner at Chiratae Ventures India Advisors, the biggest bait to stay invested in the venture is the original value proposition: Clean energy-based micro mobility which is affordable and efficient. "They are providing a shared mobility platform for consumers that complements public transportation as well as the first- and last-mile connectivity," he says. During the pandemic, he points out, the team reimagined the use cases for e-rickshaw. By being able to offer B2B deliveries for large ecommerce and e-grocery platforms, Oye has become an end-to-end solution for businesses and end users. "They have also been the fastest mobility platform to recover to pre-Covid levels," he contends. Oye is building a future-ready mobility platform best suited to the needs of cities and towns across India, he adds.
In April, Sharma and his co-founder were staring at an uncertain future. "We never did delivery... we were clueless and so were the drivers," recalls Sharma. Another pressing problem was the rising safety concern about shared rides post Covid. To address all apprehensions, Oye rolled out 'OyeSafeHai (Oye is safe) Programme', which had three critical components. First was sanitising the vehicles; drivers too would be sanitised and wearing gloves. Second, every rider was asked to download the Aarogya Setu app. And, lastly, every driver was insured. Another teething problem for Oye was inducing a behavioural change in drivers, especially for deliveries. It took a lot of time to make them understand that taking riders and delivering goods needed a different approach.
As a freshly-minted IIT-Delhi grad, Sharma joined Hero MotoCorp in 2012 and worked in strategic sourcing and supply chain for two years. Then came his first stint as an entrepreneur. He co-founded Jangid Motors with his uncle, who had experience in manufacturing the B2B supply business.
The trigger was simple. In 2014, e-rickshaws had just started to enter the Indian market. Within a year, over 500 companies were importing them from China. What all failed to realise was that the vehicles were suited for Chinese roads and made for Chinese conditions. The India part was missing. Sharma and his uncle fixed the problem by rolling out India's first indigenous electric rickshaw. The business was an instant hit. In three years, they sold over 10,000 vehicles. Sharma then wanted to cater to the micro-mobility needs of users and take them from metro stations and bus stands to homes, markets and nearby offices. This led to the birth of Oye Rickshaw in January 2017; it became operational after nine months.
Interestingly, a year earlier, Ola had taken a stab at electric rickshaws in 2016. It had a first-mover advantage, stayed in the business for two years and then exited. A couple of small players too entered and left the category abruptly. For the Oye co-founders, the omen didn't look great. What added to their woes was a series of epic operational experiments. Take, for instance, launching a wallet. "Every company had a wallet. This inspired us to create a wallet in our app," recalls Sharma. Commuters, the duo thought, would use the wallet to pay for the ride and park extra money in the wallet for buying other stuff.
The co-founders continued with their ambitious gambit. After the wallet, came cashback. After all, everyone was getting into the cashback game to lure users. Next was adding one more layer to the app and giving it a lifestyle makeover. "With cashbacks, users could buy Amazon and Netflix vouchers," he recounts. Within a year, the core business got muddled. Oye Rickshaw was all over the place. "We lost focus, got into many unrelated things, and forgot what our main business was," rues Sharma. Business, he explains, should be like Maggi noodles: Consumers are buying Maggi, not noodles.
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This was the first film I saw on the big screen in 2019 back in early January. Somehow it took me over a month to review it, but posting it on Valentine's Day seems quite fitting.
In post-war Poland, Wiktor Warski (Tomasz Kot) met Zuzanna "Zula" Lichoń (Joanna Kulig) when he was the pianist at a music institution and Zula was one of the pupils vying to be a part of a traveling musical troupe. Zula's audition is definitely one of the most memorable moments… not only that I couldn't take my eyes off her, her voice singing Dwa serduszka, cztery oczy (Two hearts, four eyes) was quite indelible. There's a mesmerizing quality about Zula and clearly, Wiktor was transfixed. Despite the obvious age difference, the two formed an attachment.
The film moves from country to country… Poland, Germany, Yugoslavia, France… as the troupe ensemble perform in various cities. Wiktor and Zula dream of escaping the 'communist propaganda machine' and find creative freedom in the West. Even the musical numbers tell a story, with the same song delivered in contrasting styles, from the simple folk song to a sultry jazz number. The scenes in Paris where they seem to enjoy relative success, even happiness together, seem far too fleeting. Perhaps writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski, who apparently based the story on his own real-life parents, didn't want the audience to get too comfortable with their relationship. Cold War is the quintessential tumultuous romance… set in a volatile time where a single misstep could lead to eternal doom.
Pawlikowski doesn't shy away from unabashed melancholy, which if you're not in the mood can be suffocating. For me, I found it to be quite spellbinding. It's by no means a 'joyful' movie and definitely not a fantastical, dreamy look at love. Just like real life, romance can be dark, thorny and even tragic. While watching this, it's hard not to think about what it means to be free… as artists, lovers, individuals… and how we in the West, in the free world, often takes things for granted.
Visually, the film is absolutely stunning. The stark black and white adds even more dramatic effect, filmed so beautifully by cinematographer Lukasz Zal. Minimalistic in dialogue, yet emotionally intense. There's a pretty strong chemistry between the two actors, but I find Kulig to be the real star of the film. I read that Pawlikowski and Kulig based the character Zula on Lauren Bacall, and there's definitely a Bogart/Bacall vibe in the lovers' terse, often sarcastic bantering.
This is my intro to Pawlikowski's work (I haven't seen Ida, yet) and he's certainly a talented filmmaker. This film is apparently a personal memoir for him and it feels that way. I'm surprised that I actually didn't cry while watching this, but I did tear up as I thought about it afterwards. It may be lean narratively, but Cold War packed an emotional punch. A beautiful film that speaks about the complexity of human emotion. It begs the question… is love enough? It's not an easy question to answer. I'd say it's one of the most emotionally-haunting films I've seen in a while… one I wouldn't soon forget.
Have you seen COLD WAR? I'd love to hear what you think!
Appropriate review for today, as you say. I've heard only good things–I have seen Ida and loved it–this is one I must see. Excellent review, Ruth.
Hi Cindy! It'll be up on Amazon Prime in March I believe. Hope you'll catch this one then. Happy Valentine's Day, my friend!
I really want to see this, but I'm likely going to have to wait on DVD. No release in sight for my city.
What a bummer it's not showing in smaller cities, but hey it's coming to Amazon Prime soon, Brittani. Happy Valentine's Day!!
Great review! I think I'm seeing this one tonight 🙂 I suspect it'll be on my top 10 list of the year, because it looks so damn good!
Awesome!! The way it should be seen! Hope you enjoy it!


Eat Cambridge is an annual festival of food and drink created in 2013 with the aim of showing off our fabulous local independent producers to local food fans throughout the county of Cambridgeshire. The festival takes place in May and features a fortnight of fantastic local food and drink, a jam-packed two-week schedule of tasty fringe events and a huge food and drink fair at the Corn Exchange in the historic city of Cambridge.
Now in its 10th year, the Caffà Culture Show is the nation's leading gathering place for the cafe and coffee community, continuing to bring together all those who have a passion for pushing the industry forward. Whether you are a start-up or are looking for new ways to make your existing operation even better, Caffà Culture is the place to be to discover, learn, share and celebrate all that is great about this industry.
Fancy something special? Want to sample a range of local foods? Smell, taste and purchase a wider variety of food than ever. We have amalgamated what has in the past been two separate areas – The Food Hall and the Farmers Market. This brings together the very best food available under one roof! Free Range, Local, Seasonal, Fresh, Organic, Sustainable. A huge range of fine food and drink, from pork pies to olives, yogurts and cheeses, cider and cakes, cookware, seafood and much, much more. Chat to the producers who take enormous pride in their products and will be happy to tell you about them. Find out how and where they were made and what is required to make them.
in the world this year (as far as we know).
ticketed events taking place throughout the two-day food celebration.
The best of Suffolk on show and a celebration of everything we love about our great county. Get close up to some amazing animals. Children's farm, rare breeds, and best in Show. The Suffolk Agricultural Association (SAA) is a registered charity that promotes agriculture and rural related industries through a year long diary of educational and social events. The Suffolk Show is the highlight of its year and involves more than 350 volunteer stewards at Trinity Park.
to hold the first major Forgotten Food Festival in England.
beers, cheeses, breads, jams and meats.
Catering for all ages and generations the weekend's content has been designed to bring the community together in a fun and educational way. Featuring heavily within the Harlow Festival 2015 will be the launch of what we hope will become the annual Harlow Food & Drink Show. This section of the event will be held within a dedicated enclosed area and contain in excess of 125 exhibitors consisting of local producers, breweries, cheese makers, cocktail 'Flairs', celebrity chef and bakers. As well as produce for you to purchase and take home to enjoy there will be demonstrations taking place in our Cookery Demonstration area and talks, advice and cocktail demos from our Drinks Specialists in our Drink Theatre, throughout the whole weekend by some very well known bakers, chefs and cocktail makers.
A great summer day packed with celebrity chefs, summer recipe inspiration and delicious food and drink.
Over 80 local, artisan food and drinks producers from the Sussex area showing and cooking up their wares! Free tastings and sampling as well as delicious street food stalls serving hot food to go – so come hungry! From local meats and cheeses to exotic street food using locally grown produce. Incredible wines from the heart of Sussex and real ales and ciders available from our festival bar. A vintage village selling retro food and gifts, complete with vintage hair and make-up salon! Cooking demos, free kids cookery school, giant inflatables, weekend long entertainment from local bands, singers, musicians, street artists and local music and dance academies. All set in the beautiful surroundings of Oaklands Park, Chichester, home of the world renowned Festival Theatre. Ample parking, great rail and bus links, boutique B&B's and hotels – a great weekend event celebrating all things Sussex in the historic town of Chichester.
charges apply, please consult website for details.
The Richmond Artisan Food Fayre will be a mouthwatering experience for everyone we are sure. If you sell or produce artisan style food or beverages we would like to hear from you. We want this to be a fayre of New and Interesting epicurean delights. Stands both in the Town Hall, DL10 4QL and Trinity Square plus the Market Place as required, Richmond DL10 4QL 10.00-4.00 Fabulous artisan foods and beverages, for discerning palettes. Great opportunity to sell to the public in Richmond and for the customers to meet the producers of some wonderful edible and quaffable delights. Admission is FREE. Three dates in 2015: June 21, August 23 and October 25.
Brings together over 150 exhibitors each year from the UK and overseas and features the Guild of Fine Food's live, interactive theatre of teach-ins and workshops.
A highly popular summer show. Classes include crafts, cattle and sheep. There will be horse and pony competitions, vintage farm machinery, trade stalls offering locally made crafts and food, fairground rides, a bouncy castle and the Young Farmers' 'It's a knockout'. A great day out for all the family!


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By Simon Albaugh – Yemeni American News
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – A North-End nonprofit wants to expand its work, bringing quality internet access to the surrounding communities that have been left out of major network infrastructure.
The North End Woodward Community Coalition, operating through the Equitable Internet Initiative (EII) hopes to bring community-focused internet infrastructure to Hamtramck, allowing low-income residents to access a reliable and affordable internet connection. The infrastructure is completely separate from major Internet Service Providers (ISPs), like Comcast.
According to a study published by the New School's Digital Equity Laboratory, reliable internet infrastructure, like connection to broadband networks, has been disproportionately built around higher-income neighborhoods of Detroit, and its surrounding communities. This leaves aging infrastructure that often can't support up-to-date internet speeds in communities like Hamtramck's South End.
A huge part of the population is now unable to participate in basic necessities, like healthcare, school and voting, according to the New School's study.
"The National Digital Inclusion Alliance defines Digital Equity as 'a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy,'" reads the study. "Digital equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning and access to essential services."
The reason for this divide, according to NEWCC founder, Reverend Joan Ross, is because ISPs can't charge low-income communities a profitable subscriber fee. Essentially, Internet companies don't see a financial incentive in providing up-to-date internet infrastructure.
"They stopped fiber in the neighborhoods because it wasn't profitable for them; they couldn't get the prices that they wanted," Rev. Ross said. "…If I were living in one of those neighborhoods that had lower income levels and things like that, then they would say they're not going to run fiber there because they can't make that kind of money."
Broadband Connection is concentrated around the neighborhood near City Hall in Hamtramck, according to a study published by the New School.
This digital divide has been a well-documented occurrence in the area, with an estimated 70% of school-aged Detroit area residents left without internet at home. Despite major international institutions like the United Nations calling on Governments to treat internet access as a human right, major US cities' low-income communities have often been left out of this access.
As a solution, NEWCC has established the Equitable Internet Initiative, a nonprofit that works to provide internet infrastructure and maintenance to communities that have been left out by ISPs. With funding from the Federal Communication Commission's Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, EII is able to provide internet access at no-cost for the rest of the pandemic response. Having gone from the North End neighborhood of Detroit to Highland Park, EII has its eyes set on connecting Hamtramckans.
EII is carrying out its efforts with Hamtramck-based Detroit Friendship House. The two organizations work on separate projects but try to achieve the same goal of connecting families in their communities with the contemporary demands of technological connectivity.
"We heard a lot of families were having trouble with access to technology," said Khurshida Hossain, Program Director for Detroit Friendship House. "And with the kids being, you know, online, virtual, Rev. Ross calls and we think, hey, maybe we can put two in together, maybe we can alleviate some of those technology needs in our community. So that's how [this partnership] really came about."
The relationship between socioeconomic disparities and broadband connection access (Source: The New School).
To start, EII will be connecting people through what's known as a wireless mesh network, which connects WiFi routers to a connection point. That connection point will be on top of Caniff Electric near Caniff and I-75. This came from another partnership with Dan Bemis of Caniff Electric, who agreed to allow EII's equipment to be placed on the roof of the Caniff Electric Building.
EII also has trained and hired people to maintain the network's infrastructure through its digital steward's program, offering them a living wage in exchange for their work.
"They learned how to install the network, they maintain the network," Rev. Ross said. "We have 24-hour maintenance on our network just like comcast does. They go, we put them through school, they learn the technology part, as well as the community outreach part. Because this is a community owned network. I mean, we are a community. So we learned to organize for a community."
But neither EII nor Detroit Friendship House could do this alone. Working on this project as a larger team meant bridging the gap between two distinct communities that live right over a city border.
"I'm not trying to go into Hamtramck and be Hamtramck," Rev. Ross said. "I just want to take a service that we have, that we're capable of doing in our community, and demonstrate really that the community has the skills and the necessary ability to build our own internet."
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