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Brenda Lenard, Tennessee Senate Race: 14 question for 2014 Mid-Term
by Jacquie Kubin Nov 3, 2014
written by Jacquie Kubin Nov 3, 2014
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2014 — Brenda Lenard is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, running for the GOP nomination against long-time Senator Lamar Alexander. The tea-party-backed candidate describes herself as a "Constitutional Conservative" and the serious conservative alternative to incumbent Lamar Alexander. The seat is also being challenged by Tea Party candidate Joe Carr
Why we like Brenda Lenard: Winning Tennessee would put the first black, and first woman into the seat. Brenda's story is one of a bootstrap rise that keeps her in touch and her key issues of jobs and education go to the heart of the people of Tennessee.
Communities writer Jennifer Oliver O'Connell writes: So if you are a Tennessee resident who believes in the triumph of grassroots conservatism over the entrenched establishment, then Brenda Lenard might be your candidate.
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14 question for 2014 Mid-Term Candidate Brenda Lenard
1. What do you see as the biggest challenge to Republicans / Democrats in 2014 and 2016?
The biggest challenge to both Republicans and Democrats that I see in 2014 and 2016 will be their ability to reconnect with the American people via a relevant and meaningful message that is cohesive, comprehensive and easily understood.
2. What is the biggest issue for voters in Tennessee this year and in the presidential election year?
There are two issues that come to the top of the page no matter where I go: the economy (unemployment and underemployment); 2) Obamacare and keeping the insurance they want along with maintaining relationships with those healthcare professionals they have come to know and trust.
3. What policy change do you think is the most important change that should be made?
I want to provide school choice to all Americans, especially in those areas where failing schools are common place. Every citizen, not just the financially well healed or the cultural elites among us; every citizen should be able to act in their personal liberty to send their child or children to the school of their choosing. In this way, programs of this nature will drive up the quality of education and will drive down costs as institutions compete for market share in the form of clients and business. Couple this with returning educational control to the states and we will have a powerful formula for truly educating the young people of America.
4. Do we repeal, or fix, Obamacare and can either be done?
We all agree that health care reform is necessary. I believe that all Americans should have access to high quality health care that remains affordable. It is also my position that there is only one way to achieve such an important societal objective: liberty as found in a free market economy.
First, that the issue health care reform be legislated at the state level, period. After all, each state is confronted with unique challenges which need to be overcome. Let each state make those decisions which are best for its respective citizenry and preserve liberty in this most personal arena.
Second, the introduction of market forces will drive prices down and quality up, as organizations compete against one, another across state lines, for the right to earn your business as a client and a customer. A component of this initiative means allowing individuals to select the health care coverage they deem appropriate.
5. What will be the biggest challenge for the next president – Republican or Democrat or Both?
When great challenges arise, common sense solutions must prevail. Complex problems are not solved with complex answers; rather they are solved by getting to the heart of the matter at hand and having the courage to stay there until the problem is solved. This in and of itself is going to be a challenge for the next President of these United States.
With regards to issues, the next President must be to refocus our national priorities on three key issues: 1) Taxes/Economy; 2) Education/School Choice; 3) National Security/Immigration. Each being mission critical to our success; together they are essential to our long term survival as a country.
6. Every politician says "reduce waste" and no politician actually does. How do we eliminate the ridiculous waste – from money burned to resources wasted – that is so endemic in Tennessee and Washington?
I support the Penny Plan, a conservative and reasoned approach to bringing our financial house in order. By asking the politicians in Washington to cut a whopping one cent of every dollar they spend and bringing these United States to a balanced budget in five years' time.
Additionally, I would also support legislation to eliminate foreign aid that emboldens those nations and groups who mean to harm the citizens of these United States and disrupt our way of life. I would eliminate "investments" to green energy projects and companies, which are replete with bankruptcies and I would return to the states those powers not specifically enumerated to the Federal government in our Constitution.
For example, I would support legislation that would remove education from a federal bureaucracy and return it to the state level, where states and local authorities can make key decisions as to how address the specific needs of local communities.
Please understand this is a scratch of the surface, wherever there is government waste, for example, $5.4 million dollars spent on alcohol and crystal for the State Department, this just before the government shutdown. In so many ways we have nickel and dimed ourselves into debt, we must nickel dime our way out of it, as well. The federal government is collecting sufficient revenue from the citizenry; however, it is not spending this money wisely or frugally, as if it were their own.
7. Every American is affected, one-way or another, by wages. Why is, or isn't, minimum wage hikes a positive next step for America?
First, in a free market economy wages paid are in direct proportion to the determination of skill sets with regards to an individual worker on the part of an employer. That the higher the determined skill set, relative to supply and demand, the higher the wage earned by an individual.
Second, the minimum wage is a form of price fixing on the part of government in our economy because they are artificially inflating this wage rate. Therefore, this wage rate is not allowed to reach its natural equilibrium in the economy when compared to market demand for individuals with those given skill sets.
So, what do these two realities mean to the vast and over whelming majority of Americans?
First, minimum wage price fixing prevents individuals with lower skill sets from entering the job market and higher levels of unemployment those individuals. This presents a double-hit to our economy because this demographic has to apply for governmental aid in the form of welfare or other social services, instead of earning a living via employment.
The second effect; minimum wage price fixing is inflationary for all consumers. All goods or services a person purchases have associated labor costs as a part of the selling price. The higher the minimum wage the higher the minimum costs the higher a given selling price will be. A high minimum wage is also inflationary to wage rates in general; eroding the purchasing power held by all Americans, regardless of income.
The third effect; is the availability of jobs in our domestic economy, reflected in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). When employers cannot afford to employ people at a given wage employers must choose: 1) go out of business; 2) find a way to outsource off-shore; 3) automate the process.
The reality is that higher minimum wages drive low skill labor out of the marketplace and the net result is an ever increasing unemployment rate among that particular demographic.
8. One of the themes we constantly here about is the "haves" and the "1%". The question is, are those that are from comfortable to the 1% the problem, or is the problem that our present economic structure is creating more and more of "the poor" class?
The problem is we have economic system that does not embrace the miracle of free market capitalism. The problem is we have a federal government that punishes success and achievement through a punitive tax code and burdensome regulations. The problem is we are developing a culture in America where exceling financially and personally, for one's own best self-interests is being demonized and viewed as a wrong that should not exist.
This is very dangerous, for as we look back at the history of our nation, people did not rise up from humble beginnings by having an attitude of "I can't". Actually, it is now a bit worse than that, it is not just "I can't," it is changing into, "I shouldn't."
What we need to do is rev-up the greatest economic engine the world has ever seen in the form of these United States and encourage people to take initiative, to make capital available in solvent business plans and encourage individuals to act in their liberty and pursue the vision they think God has written upon them to pursue.
9. In detail, what steps would you take to create a leadership position for the United States in the global energy marketplace?
Rising gas prices and our current administration's support for Cap-and-Trade initiatives are causing the costs of energy to soar and further increase the growing burden upon middle-class families, entrepreneurs, and farmers.
As Americans we do not need government telling us what kinds of light bulbs to use, what kind of toilets we must purchase or where our thermostats ought to be set, no! What we need is a government that will get out of the way of the private sector so that energy needs can be fulfilled at the highest level of quality possible at the lowest possible price point.
Our energy challenges are great, but not as great as are out domestic resources or our talents to access them. The United States can reduce its dependence on foreign oil and reduce the overall cost of energy by applying some very commonsense solutions:
First, insist that the construction permits necessary to begin work on the Keystone Pipeline Project, a proposed 1,700 mile pipeline that has the capabilities to transport from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Gulf Coast 700,000 barrels of oil per day.
Second, insist that the current administration lift the de-facto moratorium on drilling in the off-shore Outer Continental Shelf and permitting research and development of the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge.
Third, cease and desist with the current persecution of the coal industry in states like West Virginia, where thousands of workers are losing their livelihoods due to the fact that coal is not the preferred method of energy by the current administration.
Energy in these United States must be a woven tapestry of new ideas along with tried-and-true infrastructure. But above all, it must be driven by the free market and private sector venture capital.
10. America has long been the preeminent World power. Do you feel that Obama's a) non-intervention policies and b) encouraging the Middle East and Western Europe to take an equal seat at the world diplomatic table – without demanding their participation in the UN and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are in the best interest of America.
This is an awesome question because it is an overwhelmingly important question; not just for this election, but for the world and what it will look like for generations to come.
Thousands of years ago Aristotle concluded that "nature abhors a vacuum," and that every part of our existence must be filled with something, even air. I believe this is also true with regards to relationships and the display of power, be that personal or between countries. So when we talk about reducing America's standing in the world we also have to consider the other side of the coin, what will rush in to fill the void we are leaving behind?
We must ask ourselves, who has stood the test of time with regards to liberty in the world, who has sent its young people far ashore to fight and even die so that others may be free? Who has been a light to whom others can look as an example, not of perfection attained, but as those striving to always make a "more perfect union"? That example has been these United State of America, no other and none other than. For those allies who have stood with us in this cause we are grateful, but let us not forget our role as the keystone for liberty in the world can only be fulfilled from a position of strength as displayed via consistency. Consistency springs forth from those individuals who hold close and value liberty themselves and want such a way of life for others.
So do I think this action on the part of the current administration is dangerous? Yes, I do. Do I think this action on the part of the current administration will have a negative impact on these United State of America and the rest of the world for generations? Yes, I do.
11. Which Federal government agencies would you eliminate to reduce wasted costs?
It goes without saying that we would not be spending money on programs such as: $41K on a mobile application that announces the eruption of Old Faithful; $95K teaching Haitian inmates to sew; $3.35M improving media content in Armenia; $20.3M by the Department of Education studying "isms"; $1.2M developing strawberry harvesting robots; $1.7M on how to attract jobs to Ohio; $29M on prescription drugs for 4,139 illegal aliens; $50K on viewing/collecting Poppy visiting insects; $742K testing global breast milk samples; $600K to radio track bats; $777K advertising New Jersey blueberries; $450K in family planning service for the Navajo Nation (whose population are actually in decline); $25K making park benches from garbage in Tijuana; $1M to improve gender equality in Morocco…I need not go further, do I?
Instead of an extensive laundry list of the redundant or antiquated alphabet soup agencies or departments I would rather talk about the principles of our Constitution and the activities to be performed by the federal government.
The simple truth is that our Founding Fathers designed the states to hold sovereign power and that there were very specific duties they would delegate to this entity called the federal government. Providing for the common defense is one of those key functions enumerated in our Constitution which is to be handled at the federal level.
So if it is not specifically called out as being delegated to the federal government by the states, then that program or department needs to be placed under harsh scrutiny and then returned to the states for administration. No longer can the federal government make decisions and design programs for citizens from whom they are removed both in terms of distance and experientially. No longer can the hardworking taxpaying citizenry of these United States fund a federal government that is accountable to no one except its own inherent desire to spend, spend and spend.
It is time that we return to the inspired design of our Founding Fathers and require the states, as the sovereign governments of this Republic, to address the needs of the citizenry, those whom to this day give their consent to be governed and delegate accordingly.
12. What is your position about the United States' role in the world…..A shining city on the hill or just another large country?
The root of our Republic starts with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. America's Founders set forth a moral, political, and legal principle that 11 years later would inspire the Framers of the Constitution Thomas Jefferson captured these phrases which is the essence of America's exceptionalism.
"We hold these Trusts to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness-That so secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."
However, our country is vastly different from many parts of the world. For example, in The United States of America we have the rule of law; equality-in that all citizens are equal before the law; equality for women-women have the same legal rights as men; self-government-governments are instituted; freedom of speech; freedom of religion; private property and contract rights. In addition, the role of the government's just powers is derived from the "consent of the Governed." In other words, the foundation of government rests in the consent of the people's transference of certain just powers to the government in order to protect their rights, rather than in total alienation of their rights to government. As a result, America is a light on a shining hill in which I wish to help it flam to shine bright for the world to see!
13. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
My favorite ice cream is Vanilla.
14. Do you and your family attend church, temple or other religious services on a weekly basis? If so, why and do you think voters have a right to ask?
My family attends church usually weekly. In fact, I teach a Bible Study class at the church I attend. I think asking whether I attend church is definitely a legitimate question that a supporter may want to ask. Clearly, I can state that when I was a child growing up in the projects of Atlanta, GA, my mother would always remind us that we could become anything that we choose to come as well as God hears and answers our prayers. There is no doubt that my Mother's unwavering faith in God was the catalyst that moved our family from the projects of Atlanta, GA to a modest home in the suburbs.
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Q: Expected Classification error using indicator functions I am given three variables (latter two are binary) $A,B$, and $C$, where $A$ = input vector, $B$ = whether data was chosen, and $C$ is the true label. $A$ and $B$ are conditionally independent given $C$
I have to prove this: ($\mathbb1$ is the indicator function)
$E_{(X,Y)\~D}[\mathbb1[f(a)\neq c]]$= $\int_{a} p(a,b=1)\mathbb1[f(a)\neq 1] + p(a,b=0)[p(c=1|a,b=0)\mathbb1[f(a)\neq1]+p(c=0|a,b=0)\mathbb1[f(a)\neq0]]dx$
Intuitively it kinda makes sense to me. The right-hand side is like the integral of the incorrect labels when the data is chosen plus the incorrect labels when the data is not chosen, but I have no idea how to begin to prove this. Any help would be great!

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Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Aluminum is one of the most promising materials for aeronautics and automobile industry. Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" found a simple and efficient way of strengthening aluminum-based composite materials. Doping aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum, scientists managed to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and standard alloys: flexibility, strength, lightness. The article on the research is published in Materials Letters.
Lighter and faster aircraft and vehicles require lighter materials. One of the most promising materials is aluminum, or rather, aluminum-based composites.
Details made of Al-Ni-La composite material
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Scientists from NUST MISIS scientific school "Phase Transitions and Development of Non-Ferrous Alloys" created a new strong Al-Ni-La composite for aircraft and automobile industry. Doping elements were added to the aluminum melt, forming special chemical compounds that further formed strong reinforcing structure.
"Our research group, led by Professor Nikolai Belov, has worked on the creation of aluminum-based composites for many years. Al-Ni-La composite is one of such projects, aimed at creation of "natural" aluminum-based composite material with more than 15% vol. of doping elements.
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A feature of the new development is the high reinforcing ability of the chemical compounds with ultrafine structure: the diameter of the reinforcing elements does not exceed several tens of nanometers. Previously, researchers were limited to the study of systems in which it is obviously impossible to obtain an effective reinforcing structure.
Or they manufactured composite materials by labor-intensive powder metallurgy methods (sintering of powders), or liquid-phase technologies of kneading nanoparticles in the melt", Torgom Akopyan, one of the authors, researcher at NUST MISIS Department of Metal Forming, comments.
Today, aluminum is reinforced mainly with the help of nanopowders, but this is an extremely expensive and time-consuming process, where the result does not always justify the means spent. For example, with an increase in strength by only 5-20%, such an indicator as plasticity, on the contrary, can decrease by tens of percent or even several times. In addition, the particles themselves are too large - from 100 nanometers to 1-2 micrometers, and their % vol. is low.
Development of NUST MISIS scientist solves the problem of non-uniform reinforcement and low density of "powder" composites: if melting technique is used, after Al-Ni-La crystallization the diameter of doping particle does not exceed 30-70 nanometers. Thanks to "natural" crystallization, particles are distributed uniformly, forming a reinforcing structure. Hence, the composite becomes more strong and flexible than its "powder" analogues.
"Our composite already demonstrates better characteristics than its analogues, including foreign ones. However, we are not going to stop here, and in the future we plan to continue working on the creation of more advanced, complex (3-, 4 - and more phase) and cheap composites, the production cycle of which will include the use of aluminum of technical purity and cheaper alloying components", Torgom adds.
According to scientists, the proposed material can be used primarily in aeronautics and automobile industry, as well as for the design of modern robotics, including copters, where reducing the weight of the drone is critical. Due to the peculiarities of the structure formation, the proposed material can be used for the manufacture of complex parts via 3D printing.
In addition, new developments may be of strategic importance from an economic point of view. At the moment, the main share of profit in the aluminum industry in Russia is the export of primary aluminum. The creation of new high-tech developments with increased added value will increase profits by expanding domestic and foreign markets for aluminum consumption.
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The types in the Bible often provide the key to deeper understanding. As Westerners when we hear the word prophecy our minds race to a kind of prediction/fulfillment motif while Eastern thought looks for patterns and then fulfillment. So when it comes to Pesach (Passover), as Believers we need to be able to see the patterns and then be able to "unpack" the ways in which Yeshua can be seen as the completion or the fulfillment of the most fundamental and foundational of all the Feasts.
As we look back at the first Passover, let's look at the original instructions as found in the second book of the Torah.
On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails. You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord's Passover. For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.
I know the story is familiar but let's take it one step at a time. First things first: you need a lamb. And not just any lamb but one without a blemish! After sacrificing it you are to put its blood over the doorposts and lintel of your dwelling place. This will be a sign in which, when observed by the Angel of Death, he will then "pass over" the home and all who have the blood over them will be protected.
As we begin to unearth this treasure, let me call to your mind the following nuggets that are like jigsaw pieces that will complete this picture.
Hebrews 10:10: By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Next is the unleavened bread portion. I am always blessed to see the three matzohs wrapped in a matzoh toff in the middle of the Seder. If you look carefully you will note that the matzohs are striped and pierced.
Hmm… why are there three and why is the middle one which has been broken in half then hidden? Why is that one the afikomen? Do I detect a pattern?
What we see is that blood was shed in order for a people to be purchased. Then they were "schooled" in the desert and gifted with the very Word of God. After this a land was given, but in order to possess the Land they had to drive out the occupiers.
His Purpose was to show Himself strong and create a people that would not only be His prized possession (His firstfruits) but also that they might be a light to draw the nations unto the Lord!
With that as the type let's look at a "pattern." We have been bought with a price—the precious blood of the Passover Lamb! We too are being schooled as we continue in the daily process known as sanctification. Our guide also is the Word of God (John 1:1). And the purposes are woven from the same cloth as well because our God commissions us to be a light that would shine for Him in this rapidly increasing darkness.
The story continues as we look at the gifts of God to the Israelis as seen in the seven species. And guess what? With a little sleuth work it is not hard to see Yeshua as a fulfillment of each one of these as well.
For more on these amazing discoveries check out my teaching, titled Revealing Jesus .
May this Passover never be the same as you see the entire spectrum of what God had in mind! Next year in Jerusalem! Shalom!
For further study, see also the following briefing Easter: What Really Happened? and The Feasts of Israel.


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A short visitation and interment ceremony will be held at 10.00am on Saturday, August 25th at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 303 Riverside Drive, London, followed immediately by a "Celebration of Rick's Life" at Milos Restaurant (420 Talbot St. London, ON) where food and beverage will be served for all Rick's friends and family.
Richard (Rick) Bissell currently in his 73rd year passed away at home on August 12 2018. Rick is predeceased by Monique, his wife of 48 years and survived by his son Shawn and daughter-in-law Sarah, sisters Mary-Anne (Phil), Carolynn (Bob), Veronica, and brother Garry (Linda). Born in Montreal on November 9, 1945, Rick married Monique in September of 1966, worked for Nortel in Montreal, and later moved to Bell Canada in Toronto and finally London Ontario. During his career with Bell Canada Rick worked internationally in the Philippines, Jamaica, Antigua, and spent almost three years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia working for Saudi Telephone where both Monique and Shawn accompanied him.
After retiring from Bell Canada in London, Ontario in 1996, Rick went into business for himself consulting for Bell Sygma, MCI, and AT&T before partnering with long-time friend and owner of Mactel Communications Inc., Michael McLafferty. Rick always found time to pursue his love of cruising the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Transatlantic with Monique and friends and of course spending as much time as possible in his favorite city, Roma, Italy. During his retirement years Rick began writing books about cruising on Celebrity Cruises' ships and became a published author of both digital and print books for Amazon.
As per Rick's wishes cremation has already taken place. A short visitation and interment ceremony will be held at 10.00am on Saturday, August 25th at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 303 Riverside Drive, London, followed immediately by a "Celebration of Rick's Life" at Milos Restaurant (420 Talbot St. London, ON) where food and beverage will be served for all Rick's friends and family.
Finally, Rick asked that a very special thank you be extended to Dr. Henry Bendheim who proved to not only be the Bissell's doctor but a friend as well, taking care of the entire Bissell family for over 28 years providing "above and beyond" assistance and support.
In lieu of flowers the family would be grateful for a small donation to either the Salvation Army or any charity of your choice.
We are very saddened to hear that Rick passed away. Rick was a great person, always so kind and generous to us. We have great respect for him and always considered him a friend. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
George and I send our condolences to you Shawn and Sarah and all the family. We were very shocked to hear about Rick's passing.Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this difficult time He was so good to us!
There is a special gift in life that some of us receive. That special gift is a person, near and dear. Someone called "Brother" Sorry I could not make it to the memorial service. Was there in spirit. Rest in peace my "Dear Brother" till we meet again. Death cannot conquer the love we all feel for you.
Note that donations must be made directly through the aforementioned organizations. Harris Funeral Home does not collect donations.


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Psychiatric Injury
August 13, 2018 Brigid PatersonBrigid Paterson
To make a claim for damages for emotional or mental harm arising out of negligence requires establishing the Plaintiff is suffering from more than grief but a recognised psychiatric injury.
In the Queensland case of Hancock v Nominal Defendant, the Plaintiff's son was tragically killed in a car accident. The accident occurred late at night and the Plaintiff first heard of it at 9:30 am on the following morning when his former mother-in-law rang him and told him that his son had been killed.
A psychiatrist who examined the Plaintiff diagnosed him as suffering from a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder reaction to his son's death constituting a chronic major depressive disorder.
The Plaintiff made a claim for damages for psychiatric injury as a result of the negligence of the driver of the car which caused the fatal collision killing his son.
The Judge at first instance found the Defendant was liable for the Plaintiff's psychiatric injury and awarded damages in the amount $48,000.00. The Defendant appealed to the Queensland Court of Appeal and contended that that the Plaintiff's claim for psychiatric injury must fail because it did not occur through perception of the accident leading to the death of the Plaintiff's son or its immediate aftermath but rather the Plaintiff was told of it by another person. The Queensland Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal. In the leading judgment delivered by Davis J, his Honour noted:-
"…there is no logical or medical basis in determining liability, for any distinction to be made between psychiatric injury caused by being told of a horrific accident to a loved one and one caused by seeing or hearing that accident or being present at its aftermath. Moreover the invention of the artificial and uncertain aftermath doctrine has already demonstrated the unnecessarily restrictive nature of the arbitrary rule."
The most recent High Court decision in Australia is one of King v Philcox. In that case, the Respondent's brother was involved in a car accident. The Respondent drove past the accident on 5 occasions. The Respondent was told later that evening that his brother had died in the accident. He realised this was the accident, the aftermath of which he had witnessed. He subsequently developed a major depressive disorder.
The Respondent brought proceedings in the District Court of South Australia seeking damages for mental harm. The District Court found that the Respondent owed the Appellant a duty of care, but that the Appellant could not recover damages because he had failed to establish causation and did not satisfy the requirements for recovery of damages under section 53 of the Civil Liability Act ("CLA") in South Australia which provides that damages may only be awarded for mental harm if the injured person was "… present at the scene of the accident when it occurred or is a parent, spouse or child of a person killed, injured or endangered in the accident".
The Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia allowed an appeal from that decision and awarded damages. The Full Court held that the respondent satisfied the necessary requirements of duty, breach and causation, and that he was present at the scene of the accident within the meaning of s 53 of the CLA.
By grant of special leave, the Appellant appealed to the High Court of Australia. The Appellant submitted he did not owe the respondent a duty of care and that even if a duty of care existed, the respondent could not recover damages because of the operation of s 53 of the CLA. The High Court allowed the appeal, holding that while the Full Court did not err in finding that a duty of care was owed to the respondent, the respondent was not present at the scene of the accident when the accident occurred, within the meaning of s 53 of the CLA. As the respondent could not satisfy the requirements of s 53 CLA, he could not recover damages.
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Category Archives: Date Night
Dance, Date Night
St. Louis Symphony & Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
February 19, 2012 jlin
Being a St. Louis transplant, I am consistently amazed at the cultural and artistic resources we have in the region considering the size of this city. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is one of those incredible gems. Their Friday evening performance with the contemporary dance company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, was an enthralling experience overall and offered audiences the rare chance to enjoy contemporary dance with live music, something most dance companies cannot afford without co-producers. The connectivity between the orchestra and the dancers (even on a limited rehearsal schedule) was clear and confident.
The performance begins with Mozart's lively Le nozze di Figaro Overture, a comforting and familiar piece that the symphony played with great enthusiasm. The orchestra did a wonderful job of presenting those naked, glorious, and untainted Mozart lines where there is absolutely no wiggle room for intonation or ensemble issues.
The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago dancers joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for Arcangelo with music by Corelli and Scarlatti. Concertmaster David Halen's exquisite playing really sang in this work. The choreography by Nacho Duato and the dancers visually brought to life all of the luscious stretching, pushing, pulling, and quick changes between staccato and legato that are written in the score. Countertenor, David Stephens, gave a historically accurate performance, filled with the clean, round sounds, which we heard in the Mozart.
The Brandenburg Concerto left us breathless. I had to restrain myself from dancing in the aisle. After seeing the dancers in the Corelli and Scarlatti pieces, it was a nice opportunity to listen to the orchestra alone playing this famous Baroque work. The symphony's attacks, dynamics, and textures took on a new feel in the Brandenburg after seeing them visually embodied by the dancers earlier.
The Anna Clyne piece was my favorite. Organic, rather unearthly music is joined by choreography that is subtle, filled with breath, challenging, and unique yet somehow familiar. The shadowed lighting design, white costumes, and poignant playing by the orchestra was memorable. I was amazed by the dancers' gorgeous use of their feet–their roll down and languid slow walks across the stage were stunning.
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor David Robertson, smartly gives us a little humor and playfulness and of course connections to the Baroque music we heard earlier in the concert, by programming Stravinsky's Dumbarton Oaks concerto. We get to hear the symphony's stellar woodwind and brass sections in this piece and solid piano playing by Peter Henderson.
The most exhausting and full of more obvious dance "tricks" were found in the visually arresting, "As few as 3000," with choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo and music by Martinu. There are some moving moments between two dancers undulating their torsos and heads to meet foreheads in this work, bringing us full circle to the curvatures we heard and experienced from the music and choreography in the first half of the program.
In general, it is rather challenging to program a concert featuring contemporary dance and a relatively traditional symphony orchestra in a large hall because typically the audiences of each do not crossover significantly. The cost of the concert tickets will most likely limit the usual contemporary dance audiences from being able to attend this performance, but I think that the event evolved into a fruitful collaboration that may excite current classical music patrons into exploring the realm of contemporary dance a little more.
There is one final performance Sunday, February 19 at 3 pm.
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Arts & Culture Events for Preschoolers, Date Night, Music for your child (that isn't annoying)
St. Louis Symphony Performances
The St. Louis Symphony is right in your backyard but is also world renowned. Haven't seen them before or having difficulty picking a concert from their wonderfully full performance schedule? Here are some suggestions for both unique outings with the kids and stellar date nights. In particular, the date night concerts feature some not-to-be-missed incredible artists and repertoire. Unless otherwise noted, the following descriptions (and adjectives) of the performances are taken directly from the St. Louis Symphony web site.
Single tickets for most 2011-2012 concerts are available on Friday, August 12.
Information about the 2011-12 Season
Box Office and Ticket Information
Powell Hall
Photo: St. Louis Symphony, Scott Ferguson
Warner Brothers presents "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony"
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 7 pm
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 2 pm
George Daugherty, conductor and creator
Bugs Bunny is back with the STL Symphony providing live accompaniment to your favorite classic Looney Tunes on the big screen. This exhilarating new version is perfect for the entire family.
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by Nathaniel Stookey with text by Lemony Snicket
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 3 pm
Ward Stare, conductor
Bobby Norfolk, narrator
There's dreadful news from within Powell Hall–the composer is dead! Halloween weekend experience Lemony Snicket's murder mystery whodunit, where the instruments are the suspects and no one will go unnoticed.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPBDHnlhvSQ
Mozart's The Magic Flute (abridged)
In partnership with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 3 pm
Endlessly inventive, charmingly fantastical and utterly unique, Mozart's final opera is a lighthearted tale of love and the art of birdcatching. The STL Symphony presents a special condensed version for kids featuring Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Young Artists.
Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7 pm
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 2 pm
Fun for the whole family! Enjoy a concert of symphonic arrangements from The Walt Disney Studio vault. Disney in Concert features music, film clips, and artist renderings showcasing a variety of musical scores from popular Disney movies including Mary Poppins, The Lion King, The Huntchback of Notre Dame, and more.
DATE NIGHT CONCERTS (or, go by yourself!) WORTHY OF BABYSITTER MONEY
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 8 pm
David Robertson, conductor
Edgar Meyer, double bass
IVES Central Park in the Dark (Culture Mama note: This isn't performed very often. Brilliant unraveling kind of music.)
COPLAND Suite from The City (with film accompaniment)
MEYER Double Bass Concerto No. 3 (World Premiere)
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
David Robertson leads an All-American program full of favorites complete with Gershwin's depiction of an American's escapades through the "City of Lights" and Copland's first film score, The City, presented live with film. Edgar Meyer, reigning virtuoso of the double bass, makes his STL Symphony debut performing the world premiere of his astounding third double bass concerto.
Enigma Variations
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:30 am (Coffee Concert)
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 8 pm
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Olga Kern, piano (Culture Mama note: I worked with this wonderful pianist in DC at her Kennedy Center debut and have been continuously amazed at her strength, smarts, and gorgeous playing.)
RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1
ELGAR Enigma Variations
Elgar's mysterious Enigma Variations are full of familiar and gorgeous melodies including the popular "Nimrod." Paired with pianist Olga Kern performing Chopin's dazzling Piano Concert No. 1, you'll be humming the marvelous tunes of this program for days.
Christine Brewer sings Strauss
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8 pm
Christine Brewer, soprano
DVORAK Symphony No. 7
CRUMB A Haunted Landscape
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs (Culture Mama note: one of my favorite works)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch declares that "there is no one today who sings Richard Strauss' soprano roles better than Christine Brewer – period." Hear the St. Louis phenomenon performing Strauss' stirring Four Last Songs, his final complete work, and David Robertson conducting Dvorak's splendid Seventh Symphony.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwyYGYk538
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Culture Mama note: Yes! Dance with live music.)
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 10:30 am (Coffee Concert)
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 8 pm
Hubbard Street Dance Company
St. Louis Symphony welcomes back the famed Hubbard Street Dance Chicago as one of the highlights of this exciting season exploring the synergy between music and dance. The internationally recognized troupe, returns to St. Louis after performing to sold-out audiences in 2009.
Bach Mass in B minor
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 8 pm
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 3 pm
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Stephen Powell, baritone
St. Louis Symphony Chorus
Amy Kaiser, director
Composed in the final year of Bach's life, the monumental Mass in B minor inspires audiences regardless of background as a spiritual masterpiece. David Robertson leads the combined forces of the St. Louis Symphony and Chorus for this powerfully transcendent work.
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Death of Klinghoffer at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
June 20, 2011 jlin	Leave a comment
Are you mesmerized by the works of contemporary artists Bill Viola, Shirin Neshat, and William Kentridge? Do you hold your breath at the subtle gestures embedded in William Forsythe's choreography? Did Meredith Monk's work (whose performances were utterly filled with undefinable sound) used to keep you up at nights? Have you felt the purity of Bach cello suites resonate in your hands and heart? Have you lost all track of time and place when listening to a choir rehearse in a cathedral in some tiny corner of Europe? Have you "seen" sound float up into the air when hearing a Urtiin duu (longsong)? And does the tender yet collapsing beauty of Prokofiev's works make you close your eyes?
If some of this makes sense to you (and even if it doesn't!), go experience Opera Theatre of St. Louis's production of The Death of Klinghoffer. You'll discover unspoken pieces of the artists and sounds above throughout a moving and provoking performance. No need to get hung up on the formality or structure of opera–this production is simply and gloriously meaty art. The brilliant score, stunning chorus and orchestra performances, singing, lighting, staging, video projections, gestures, use of props, and stillness will wow you and make your heart ache a little in the communal darkness of the audience.
The Death of Klinghoffer is based on the true story of a hijacking of the ship, the Achille Lauro, in 1985, by Palestinian terrorists and the murder of one of the passengers, Leon Klinghoffer. The 1991 opera was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams with an evocative and poignant libretto by Alice Goodman.
Conductor Michael Christie literally eats this score up. If you have a chance, sit in the theater where you can see him conduct. He sings every word with the artists on stage and wraps the orchestra (members of the St. Louis Symphony) together so cohesively, despite the crazy entrances, textures, and meter changes. Stage Director James Robinson has brought together a subtle, smart, and powerful vision of this opera. I absolutely loved the video projections of Greg Emetaz. Chorus Master R. Robert Ainsley did a superb job with the chorus whose moments on and off stage were some of the most memorable sounds in an opera production that I've ever heard. Baritone Brian Mulligan who performs the role of Leon Klinghoffer, was a standout. Beyond having an incredibly rich, solid, powerful, and tender voice, he has a unique dreamy yet somehow familiar sound. He sounds like coming home. For me, Brian Mulligan sings so perfectly the most moving phrase of the entire production. This phrase is seemingly so mundane, yet subtlety holds the immensity of everything that this story, this history, and this opera stirs up. Leon Klinghoffer sings to his wife surrounded by terrorists on the sunny deck of the ship in their last moment together (although they don't know it yet), "I should have worn a hat."
A huge bravo to Opera Theatre of St. Louis for having the courage to bring this production to light, the intelligence to present meaningful outreach and very thoughtful commentary and discussion, and the creativity and persistence to generate support from the community both in St. Louis and beyond. I feel lucky to have experienced this production.
(The only tiny criticism I feel worth mentioning… the bird "puppet" on a stick at the end was too literal and looked very awkward from the side seats. It kind of broke the moment.)
Three performances of The Death of Klinghoffer remain. Tuesday, June 21 at 1 pm; Thursday, June 23 at 8 pm; and Saturday, June 25 at 8 pm. Tickets $25 to $120. Special promotion for the Tuesday, June 21 at 1 pm show ONLY: mention the promo code HOOKYDK online or when you call the box office, and get tickets for $35 in section 2 of the theater. These seats are regularly $100 each.
Recent reviews of Opera Theatre of St. Louis's The Death of Klinghoffer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch review
The Wall Street Journal review
The New York Times review
The Death of Klinghoffer discussion guides on the Opera Theatre of St. Louis's web site.
Photo: Opera Theatre of St. Louis
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
January 19, 2011 jenniferlin	Leave a comment
"Fierce, athletic, and compulsively sensual." – Village Voice
Dance St. Louis presents Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet January 28 and 29 at Touhill Performing Arts Center. This New York based company works with some meaty and brilliant choreographers and beautiful dancers. Led by French-born Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer, the company will bring St. Louis dance fans some breath-filled, exhilarating, poignant, and stunning movement. We don't get to see much contemporary ballet in this area, so be sure to experience this performance. I have yet to see Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet live, but from their video excerpts, there is clearly something visceral and Ballet Boyz/William Forsythe going on…
Friday, January 28 at 8 pm | Touhill Performing Arts Center
Saturday, January 29 at 2 pm and 8 pm | Touhill Performing Arts Center
Tickets $28 to $50
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Videos
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet on Flickr
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Date Night, Holidays
Bach Society of St. Louis & Christine Brewer
If you have yet to hear the stunning, soaring, lush, and thoughtful voice of soprano Christine Brewer, go experience The Bach Society of St. Louis's Christmas Candlelight Concert on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 7:30 pm, Powell Symphony Hall. The program features Christine Brewer and chorus singing Poulenc's Gloria, O Holy Night (arr. Mack Wilberg), and Rutter's Little Lamb/Dona nobis pacem. Several traditional Christmas Carols will also be performed by the Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra and the St. Louis Children's Choir. Enjoy favorite holiday pieces including: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, Still, Still, Still, and Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.
Even if you are not a Christmas fanatic, you may appreciate the music planned for the evening. These works can be poignant, humanizing, and moving in ways you might not expect. (And did I mention soprano Christine Brewer?!)
Tickets are $20 to $70 and can be ordered online or by calling 314.652.2224 for more information.
SPECIAL PROMOTION: Through November 30, 11:59 pm, you can get an orchestra level ticket to this concert for $15 (value $30) via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's daily deal.
Photo: Bach Society of St. Louis
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Date Night, Kid Friendly Restaurants
Katie's Pizzeria
July 16, 2010 jenniferlin	Leave a comment
Katie's Pizzeria in Clayton is a little gem of a restaurant. Perfect for those post-Zoo trips, when you're out and about by yourself (what?!), or for date nights. The food is excellent. On our two visits, favorites were the prosciutto spring rolls (prosciutto wrapped around roasted vegetables and cheese), insalata mista (triple check with your waiter if you're allergic to pine nuts–they seem to make their way into all of the salads), Katie's caprese, the Margherita pizza, fennel sausage and leek pizza, and the wild mushroom pizza. The crust here is heavenly. It's very Northern Italian with a bit more grease and crunch.
Only odd thing about the menu is that they don't serve sparkling water which is such an Italian pizza/salad combo staple.
Seating inside is funky/elegant/eclectic (think a more pared down and less OCD Anthropologie) and the service is friendly. Outdoor seating when it isn't too hot is nice even though it's on a busy street. We saw several other families with small children there during lunch and early dinner.
The restrooms don't seem to be air conditioned though and are a little on the messy side. You may want to have those wipes handy!
Oh, and an odd note of warning: check your chairs when your little ones sit in them. We found one that had a sharp metal piece sticking out where the arm rest pad should have been. I guess that styling element was more Goodwill than "vintage."
Katie's Pizzeria reviews on yelp.
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Opinion|Let's (Third) Party
Thomas L. Friedman
Let's (Third) Party
By Thomas L. Friedman
What would OPEC do if it wanted to keep America addicted to oil? That's easy. OPEC would urge the U.S. Congress to deal with the current spike in gasoline prices either by adopting the Republican proposal to give American drivers $100 each, so they could continue driving gas-guzzling cars and buy gasoline at the current $3.50 a gallon, or by adopting the Democrats' proposal for a 60-day lifting of the federal gasoline tax of 18.4 cents a gallon. Either one would be fine with OPEC.
So, to summarize, we now have a Congress proposing to do exactly what our worst enemies would like us to do — subsidize our addiction to gasoline by breaking into our kids' piggybanks to make it easier for us to pay the prices demanded by our oil pushers, so that we will remain addicted and they will remain awash in dollars.
With a Congress like this, who needs Al Qaeda?
Seriously, there is something really disturbing about the utterly shameless, utterly over-the-top Republican pandering and Democratic point-scoring that have been masquerading as governing in response to this energy crisis. The Republicans are worse, because they control all the levers of power and could move the country if they proposed a serious energy policy — but won't.
"We used to say the system is broken because it won't respond until there is a crisis," said David Rothkopf, author of "Running the World," a history of U.S. foreign policy. But now it's really broken, "because the system can't even respond to a crisis!"
What to do? I'm hoping for a third party. The situation is ripe for one: America is facing a challenge as big as the cold war — how we satisfy our long-term energy needs, at reasonable prices, while decreasing our dependence on oil and the bad governments that export it — and neither major party will offer a solution, because it requires sacrifice today for gain tomorrow.
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Combine a huge leadership vacuum on a huge issue with an Internet that has proved itself as an alternative platform for organizing, financing and energizing a political campaign outside the Washington establishment, and you have the makings of a credible third party.
I would not call it the "Green Party" — the name's been taken, and it connotes an agenda that is too narrow and liberal. Today's third party has to be big, strategic, centrist and forward-looking — something like the "American Renewal Party," something that frames the energy issue as critical to restoring American strength and wealth, not just conservation.
Energy really is key to American renewal — from stimulating more young people to study math and science, to bringing down the trade deficit by decreasing our dependence on imported oil, to bringing down the fiscal deficit by raising gasoline taxes, to improving U.S. competitiveness by making us leaders in clean technologies, to restoring U.S. global respect by leading the fight against climate change, to advancing democracy by finding alternatives to oil and thereby weakening some of the world's worst regimes, who are using their oil windfalls to halt the spread of freedom.
"There is an opportunity here for someone who will seize it," said Micah Sifry, author of "Spoiling for a Fight: Third-Party Politics in America." That someone would have to be a more emotionally stable and energy-focused Ross Perot type. Because, added Mr. Sifry, "if the issue of the day in 1991-1992 was the ballooning budget deficit that we were not dealing with, then the issue today we are not dealing with is the energy and environmental catastrophe that awaits the next generation. It is as much a mortgaging of our children's future as the deficit issue. It needs the right leader, though."
Like someone who will tell the truth: The only way Americans are ever going to enjoy relatively cheap gasoline again is if we raise the price now with a gasoline tax— and fix it at that higher level for several years — so investors know that it is not coming down, and therefore it makes economic sense for them to make the long-term investments in alternative, renewable sources of energy. That is the only way to break our oil addiction and ultimately bring down the price.
Yes, our system is rigged against third parties. Still, my gut says that some politician, someday soon, just to be different, just for the fun of it, will take a flier on telling Americans the truth. The right candidate with the right message on energy might be able to drive a bus right up the middle of the U.S. political scene today — lose the far left and the far right — and still maybe, just maybe, win a three-way election.


Half an hour later she was riding Jason just as she had ridden me and by the sound of it was thoroughly enjoying herself. Feldult tekintetet emelve nevetett GYORSABBAN. Mostrava me as fotos enquanto transavamos e me perguntava se queria chupa la se eu havia gostado da cor da pele da depilacao. When the car pulled in the driveway a few minutes later they all got out and Caroline headed immediately across the lawn to her own front door waving and saying Night all. Darleene hat die Sonne im Herzen und wird Sie mit ihrer Leichtigkeit und ihrer frohlichen Ausstrahlung schnell zu gewin. Que tal se o senhor me der o seu supositorio antes do supositorio do Toninho? Nao precisa nem pedir duas vezes.


[MUSIC] Apple's newest iPhone OS, iOS 10, is coming in a more polished version in the Fall, but it is available for now for free as a public beta and you can download and check it out for yourself. Be forewarned it's an early peek at the software feature set that's coming, and it may not work perfectly on your phone so don't use it on your primary device. But if you want to see what it's all about these are the best things to check out right now. Raise To Wake. Maybe you have an Android phone that already does this, but finally the iPhone can too. You can pick it up and you can now see notifications without pushing any buttons. To open up the phone you still need to press the home button however. New Apple Music. Well, a new coat of paint. Apple Music on iOS 9 is weirdly designed, and it's really hard to figure out. Apple Music and iOS 10 has a whole new look you can explore. It's cleaner that finding genres and songs may not necessarily be all that much easier depending on what you're looking for. Whether it's a better app remains to be seen. iMessages get funky. You've probably heard that iMessages can now do all sorts of wacky things. They work on iOS 10 public beta too. Invisible inks, slamming, super large emoji, balloons, labels, stickers, an emoji translating keyboard, marking up photos. iMessages will support third-party apps, but not yet. All you can play with are the four sticker packs And all the other weird features that are currently in it. Deleting stocks or iTunes, just about anything. You can remove Apple's core nonremovable apps or well, most of them. They don't really get erased but they get hidden. They're basically gone and then you can get Get the bug again via the App Store, but some apps don't can be removed, like Health or the App Store. Memories, with this means is basically all your photos and Apple's iCloud are now scanned using machine learning to collect in a moments. inside Apple's Photos app. They are organized by faces, and places, kind of like Google Photos. This worked with my photo library, after its sat and baked for awhile, but I still didn't get to play any of the promised cool memory videos that it does. Maybe you can. Bedtime reminders and wake up music In the Clock app, there's now a cool new feature to set bedtime reminders and track sleep, kinda like what Fitbit does. And best of all, there's also new music for wake up alarms. Nice, gentle stuff. The music gently rises, and it made me feel more relaxed. Happy exploring. The final version of iOS 10 arrives in early fall [MUSIC].


Master composters teaching the basics of beginning composting.
How to get started, pick a location, what kind of composter to use, introduction to worm composting and what kinds of materials go into compost.
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namespace android.widget
{
	[global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaClass()]
	public partial class Chronometer : android.widget.TextView
	{
		internal new static global::MonoJavaBridge.JniGlobalHandle staticClass;
		static Chronometer()
		{
			InitJNI();
		}
		protected Chronometer(global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env) : base(@__env)
		{
		}
		[global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaInterface(typeof(global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_))]
		public interface OnChronometerTickListener  : global::MonoJavaBridge.IJavaObject
		{
			void onChronometerTick(android.widget.Chronometer arg0);
		}

		[global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaProxy(typeof(global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener))]
		public sealed partial class OnChronometerTickListener_ : java.lang.Object, OnChronometerTickListener
		{
			internal new static global::MonoJavaBridge.JniGlobalHandle staticClass;
			static OnChronometerTickListener_()
			{
				InitJNI();
			}
			internal OnChronometerTickListener_(global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env) : base(@__env)
			{
			}
			internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _onChronometerTick11074;
			 void android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener.onChronometerTick(android.widget.Chronometer arg0)
			{
				global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
				if (!IsClrObject)
					@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_._onChronometerTick11074, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
				else
					@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_._onChronometerTick11074, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			}
			private static void InitJNI()
			{
				global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
				global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_.staticClass = @__env.NewGlobalRef(@__env.FindClass("android/widget/Chronometer$OnChronometerTickListener"));
				global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_._onChronometerTick11074 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener_.staticClass, "onChronometerTick", "(Landroid/widget/Chronometer;)V");
			}
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _start11075;
		public virtual void start()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._start11075);
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._start11075);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _stop11076;
		public virtual void stop()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._stop11076);
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._stop11076);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _getFormat11077;
		public virtual global::java.lang.String getFormat()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				return global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.WrapJavaObject(@__env.CallObjectMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getFormat11077)) as java.lang.String;
			else
				return global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.WrapJavaObject(@__env.CallNonVirtualObjectMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getFormat11077)) as java.lang.String;
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _onDetachedFromWindow11078;
		protected override void onDetachedFromWindow()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._onDetachedFromWindow11078);
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._onDetachedFromWindow11078);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _setFormat11079;
		public virtual void setFormat(java.lang.String arg0)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setFormat11079, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setFormat11079, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _onWindowVisibilityChanged11080;
		protected override void onWindowVisibilityChanged(int arg0)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._onWindowVisibilityChanged11080, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._onWindowVisibilityChanged11080, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _setBase11081;
		public virtual void setBase(long arg0)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setBase11081, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setBase11081, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _getBase11082;
		public virtual long getBase()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				return @__env.CallLongMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getBase11082);
			else
				return @__env.CallNonVirtualLongMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getBase11082);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _setOnChronometerTickListener11083;
		public virtual void setOnChronometerTickListener(android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener arg0)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				@__env.CallVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setOnChronometerTickListener11083, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			else
				@__env.CallNonVirtualVoidMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._setOnChronometerTickListener11083, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _getOnChronometerTickListener11084;
		public virtual global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener getOnChronometerTickListener()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			if (!IsClrObject)
				return global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.WrapIJavaObject<global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener>(@__env.CallObjectMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getOnChronometerTickListener11084)) as android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener;
			else
				return global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.WrapIJavaObject<global::android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener>(@__env.CallNonVirtualObjectMethod(this.JvmHandle, global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._getOnChronometerTickListener11084)) as android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener;
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _Chronometer11085;
		public Chronometer(android.content.Context arg0)  : base(global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JniLocalHandle handle = @__env.NewObject(android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11085, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0));
			Init(@__env, handle);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _Chronometer11086;
		public Chronometer(android.content.Context arg0, android.util.AttributeSet arg1)  : base(global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JniLocalHandle handle = @__env.NewObject(android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11086, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0), global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg1));
			Init(@__env, handle);
		}
		internal static global::MonoJavaBridge.MethodId _Chronometer11087;
		public Chronometer(android.content.Context arg0, android.util.AttributeSet arg1, int arg2)  : base(global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv)
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JniLocalHandle handle = @__env.NewObject(android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11087, global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg0), global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg1), global::MonoJavaBridge.JavaBridge.ConvertToValue(arg2));
			Init(@__env, handle);
		}
		private static void InitJNI()
		{
			global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv @__env = global::MonoJavaBridge.JNIEnv.ThreadEnv;
			global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass = @__env.NewGlobalRef(@__env.FindClass("android/widget/Chronometer"));
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._start11075 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "start", "()V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._stop11076 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "stop", "()V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._getFormat11077 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "getFormat", "()Ljava/lang/String;");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._onDetachedFromWindow11078 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "onDetachedFromWindow", "()V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._setFormat11079 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "setFormat", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._onWindowVisibilityChanged11080 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "onWindowVisibilityChanged", "(I)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._setBase11081 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "setBase", "(J)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._getBase11082 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "getBase", "()J");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._setOnChronometerTickListener11083 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "setOnChronometerTickListener", "(Landroid/widget/Chronometer$OnChronometerTickListener;)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._getOnChronometerTickListener11084 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "getOnChronometerTickListener", "()Landroid/widget/Chronometer$OnChronometerTickListener;");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11085 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "<init>", "(Landroid/content/Context;)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11086 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "<init>", "(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;)V");
			global::android.widget.Chronometer._Chronometer11087 = @__env.GetMethodIDNoThrow(global::android.widget.Chronometer.staticClass, "<init>", "(Landroid/content/Context;Landroid/util/AttributeSet;I)V");
		}
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Julie Stepan (born March 30, 1986 in Grand Prairie, Texas) is a professional drag racer, and a media / broadcasting professional.

Achievements and awards
 In 2004, she won the Subaru Easy Street female driver search at the age of 18.
 In 2005, she ended her first season with Subaru ESX winning 4 NHRA "Wally" trophies.
 In 2006, she won 6 more NHRA Wallies with Subaru ESX and ended the season as the Sport RWD Series Champion while driving a 1000 hp 2006 STI
 After Subaru and ESX parted ways she accepted a new driver spot in the Marty Ladwig Racing team for 2007.
 She is now modeling and acting in the L.A. area and doing some TV hosting gigs with ESPN.

Championships

2006
 NHRA Sport RWD CHAMPION

References
 SuperStreet Interview with Julie Stepan
 Racing With Julie Stepan
 SubDriven announcing Julie Stepan
 Julie Stepan On the Run with NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Series
 Stock Photos of Julie Stepan
 Julie Stepan Hair Modeling
 Julie Stepan Joins Marty Ladwig Racing

External links

Dragster drivers
1986 births
Living people
Female models from Texas
American female racing drivers
People from Grand Prairie, Texas
Racing drivers from Texas
21st-century American women

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


SC Works Catawba sponsored its first Sector Job Fair on June 14, 2016 at USCL. The focus of the job fair was Light Industrial/Manufacturing. The 14 Catawba Area Employers in attendance, were all recruiting for positions in the Light Industrial/Manufacturing Field. The idea behind conducting a Sector Focused Job Fair was to coordinate the needs of the employer with the skills of the job seeker. Employers were able to briefly speak with and take resumes/applications of job seekers with Light Industrial/ Manufacturing Experience and/or interest. In turn, the job seeker had an opportunity to market themselves to employers that matched their skillset and interest. A Win-Win for both the employer and job seeker.
Another new feature of the job fair, included the presence of eleven SC Works Partners. The Partner Agencies were there to talk with job seekers and share information on their particular services. This partnership is the new direction led by the implementation of WIOA.
The demographics of the 217 attendees were a combination of residents from all three counties in the Catawba Region, Veterans from all branches of the military, varying education levels (including 74 participants already having their Work Keys scores) and 44 job seekers opting to participate in the "Preferred Pass" pre-job fair workshop. By attending the preparation class, they earned the opportunity to enter the job fair one hour before the general public.
The positive feedback from all of the participating parties was so overwhelming that SC Works Catawba plans to sponsor sector specific job fairs each quarter, alternating locations between the three counties in the Catawba Region – Chester, Lancaster, and York.


à Paris, une discussion avec RADICAL PR.
Paul: I grew up in Nanterre. I had atypical school studies. I think this sensitivity I developed for fashion has always been present. I grew up with Hip Hop culture, I was interested in a lot of things at an early age. The first jobs I did were fashion oriented, I worked for Saint Laurent where I stayed for 4 years. During this period I met a lot of people & built a specific network.
Danesh: I did not grow up in Paris, I come from the south of France, more exactly from Nice. You can imagine, a set up like this when you're a kid, the beach, the sun, it was great... I had a degree in International and European law. Like Paul, I think I've always felt a particular attraction for fashion. I started in the retail business then moved to Paris to pursue this career path. I worked for Saint Laurent where I met Paul & Lucas, I really enjoyed those years.
Why did you take the decision to leave a position like this, where you had many responsibilities and where you were in a comfortable position?
Paul: I think we just did our time working there. Personally, I needed to explore other things. To be able to work in this business for all those years gave us a good vision of the market. We thought about what could be missing and what could be done. We wanted to combine press distribution and especially in the retail to work with brands and help their expansion.
Danesh: It was important to establish something who looked like us.
After working quite some time in this business, thinking about launching your own brand wasn't the easy path to follow?
Danesh: Maybe, it could have been the easy choice. We could have continued to work for Saint Laurent too. But, you have to know that street culture is also in our DNA, it speaks to us definitely more than the luxury business. I think working with youth, within the street culture, even if I don't really enjoy using this therm, seemed way more interesting at this point in our career.
How many time did it take you to develop and build a business plan?
Paul: Around one year. We slowly started to set up a few meeting with clients. It was only early September 2017 that we officially began this new chapter, we created the office.
I guess you looked around your own circle to see what was going on the business, was it hard to develop a project like this, from scratch?
Paul: Yes, at first everything seemed really complicated. It's a business that not many people knows about. It was familiar to us because we've spent a good amount of time exploring it. I have a few friends who are working in the same field, so obviously asking around, seeing and trying to find what they are dealing with on a daily basis, hearing their experiences, it was definitely something needed. From there, we did not necessarily want to do anything different just to be different you know? We took some time off to understand how a bigger press office work. We made a list of our desires, things we wanted to achieve and just went for it!
What did you learn from these specific pieces of information?
What do you mean by "established press"?
As you said, it was a prolific experience to work in the luxury business but from what I can hear, it sounds like a quite negative environment.
Paul: It could be true indeed I won't say the opposite but, from what we experienced, by the time you get there, you know who you have in front of you, who you can trust or not, it's nothing new. Sometimes things are working out, sometimes they don't. You just have to figure out who you want to be dealing with. We're just a bridge between the brand and the media, it is important to understand what each part are looking for, what they are aiming for. We have to speak the same language.
Why did you choose to name your press office Radical?
Your office is definitely practical and spacious, how did you find space?
Danesh: This space was used as a recording studio and was vacant, we knew the person who owned it. We had the luck to find a space like this, especially in the neighborhood for this range price. There was nothing but a ping pong table, we bought all the types of furniture.
Once you found a space, name, and network established, what was the following steps that followed?
Danesh: We had to focus on extending the network. We explained what we aimed to do with Radical to the people, friends, and family. It's clear that there is always someone you know who knows someone who knows someone, and so on... The seduction part which occurs after is significant, because once you find a brand, which isn't the most difficult part well you have to remind yourself that it's a business, you have to sell your ideas, your concept, and wish that they'll go along.
So, if I get the thing straight, you discover a brand that potentially could interest you then, you explain your project, ideas and that's it?
Danesh: Something like this yes, but you have to understand that we are very selective. We have to be. We are mainly surrounded by brands that somehow reflects our way of thinking, that respect our DNA.
What was the first brand you worked with?
Danesh: Capsul. You must know that at this time we were still working for Saint Laurent. It was a real challenge because we had no office or adequate structure, we manage to do everything we wanted, it was a great and enriching learning process.
How could you define your DNA?
Danesh: It is difficult to define specific aspects, it all depends on the brand's profile, the meetings we have, the people we encounter, the links you are building with them. At the end of the day, you'll have to defend their projects at 2000%. so you need to maintain a good relationship with everyone involved.
Could you represent a brand which is already established and also a brand that just came out?
Paul: Yes, we are not limited to the success of a brand to represent it.
Is the challenge the same?
Paul: I would not say there is more work with an established brand or brand that is not, the job is fundamentally different. A brand that is already established will seek to survive and somehow respect a certain format which is not necessarily easy to manage because they will be selective. On the contrary, a brand that just came out could be less difficult to handle just because they seek for visibility and with fewer constraints will listen to what you have to say because they understand that it will be beneficent for their growth.
Is it more challenging for you to discover an emerging brand that no one "knows" yet and put it on the spotlights?
Danesh: Definitely. That is actually what we are doing with the brands we are working with at the moment. They're young, relatively known, it is hyperstimulating. It would be fantastic to be able to witness the explosion of a brand we are now representing.
How do you split the tasks, who does what?
Danesh: Everyone has their own areas of expertise, it's also something that is done naturally. It is not like we arrive in the morning at the office and we are giving orders to each person.
Paul: It is all about feeling. It may happen that one of us is having more affinity with a client, a brand, so it makes sense that this person will take the responsibility of the project!
Danesh: Same thing could be said about the press work.
Danesh: Exactly, in this business, you have to be multi-tasking.
What was the most complicated thing to manage when building this structure?
Paul: What has been difficult is the relationship you are building. Just like I have said earlier, a major thing is to maintain a good relationship between the press & the brands. You must be able to manage the requirements of each part without compromising your ethics.
Paul: Definitely, our goal is to do anything we can to make that work. Even if a project doesn't end well, that nothing really happened, we have to keep going, sustain good relationships.
Is it not up to you to make the concessions?
Danesh: Sometimes you think that some projects will match and even if you really want it to, but eventually it does not. You cannot decide, neither for the press neither for the brand itself.
Were they projects that did not work and you felt disappointed ?
Paul: Any offices will tell you this but most definitely. A common example of a shopping that takes place on an important photo shoot session, which you know the kind of impact it can have for the brand and, during the session the garments were snapped, everything went well, unfortunately, they won't appear in the final selection for the magazine. All those things which do not succeed, we have to explain the reasons. It is sometimes hard for the brands to understand. Just think, if you were in their position, you'll be highly disappointed and frustrated, just like we are.
Danesh: The fact that there are a lot of intermediaries in our job doesn't help. We usually don't have the last word.
Paul: Of course, exigence is key. It is our duty to find the best compromise.
Paul: Exactly, I always have my post-it notes with me!
Danesh: Completely. It's quite obvious that when you're just starting your own business there is no break, you are constantly on the edge, thinking about ideas to improve everything.
Isn't it complicated? How do you disconnect from work?
Danesh: Yes, even if you really want to, it is very tricky. You see, when I am at home, trying to relax by watching some movies or else, I realize that half an hour has passed and I couldn't really focus or keep track of what was happening because I was thinking about my job. It may be the only downside, but it's part of the game.
Paul: Indeed but that can be the risk too. We have to be careful. That is to say, you have to be on the lookout for everything. This makes the job interesting because we are dealing with a lot of stuff at the same time. It is one of the first reason why we set up the office: get out of any routine.Danesh: You work for yourself, the way you want. That's pleasing.
Paul: The deal was to do what we wanted to do, at any time, we didn't want to look back, ten years from now and have any sort of regrets.
That's exactly what's happening to me as well. I give myself at 400% in what I do every day even if the choices I am making are perhaps not the safest, I do not want to have regrets... So, when did you feel safe enough, to begin with, a project like this, did your loved ones understand you?
Paul: To be honest when we started to ask around, they just thought we were mad! They didn't really understand. We had good jobs, made a good living. It wasn't perceived well but as I said earlier, we did not want to miss out on something we really wanted to achieve.
How many brands do you represent?
Danesh: Exactly seven. This was done through our network, step by step. We always wonder if we are the right intermediary to defend and support a brand.
Paul: Yes, it's important to be aware of your strengths because sometimes you have to point out that you could not be the best intermediary for a brand development and that maybe another press office could be a better fit.
Danesh: It's clear that if we represented about twenty brands, space would have been an issue, it would be slightly complicated to organize ourselves.
Paul: Space is a major element but also we have to take into consideration and more importantly our structure, especially the financial data. I really can't say much about it, it's pretty random.
Danesh: Yes that's for sure but it's the beginning, there are a lot of improvements that could be made, we are learning every day.
Danesh: They are an integral part of our work. As a PR agency, it is not us that we must put on the spotlights but the brands. Nevertheless, I think that the brands we are working with know how to deal with these social platforms, they pretty much handle their own media status. To answer your question, we have an Instagram account, but we do not seek popularity.