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‘Our village is crying out for a community centre’ - Electric Picnic villagers

Residents of Stradbally in Laois at a public meeting to give their input to a new community plan

Stradbally residents in Laois have listed shortcomings that must be addressed to allow their town to grow and thrive, to retain its young population, and to keep businesses and shops open.

A crowd of over 70 residents and representatives of clubs and groups, filled St Colman's National School hall for a workshop last Wednesday night October 17.

It was organised by the recently formed Stradbally Community Development Association.

The association is drawing up a five year plan for Stradbally's development that will help to attract future grants, and is asking the community for their input.

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Top of the requirement from locals is for a community hall large enough to cater for the many sports clubs in the area.

Yvonne Hennessy is a committee member of the SCDA.

“The GAA has no hall, neither does Timahoe Ladies, we have so many clubs here but nowhere for them, St Mary's Hall is too small,” she said.

Locals also want a community centre that can offer facilities for groups, information on clubs and activities and a place to meet up.

“We have to get a community hall in the town for the youth,” said a spokesperson from one table, to applause from everyone.

“Our village is crying out for a community centre, tonight is the kick in the tail we need,” another person said.

Also noted was a lack of networking and cohesion between all the different groups, residents associations and clubs.

“Other towns are better organised at coming together,” said a re from Phelan's shop.

It was also noted that few young people were at the workshop, and that their input to the plan was essential for its success.

“It's a town with potential but it needs more young people to get involved,” said John Murphy from Stradbally Tidy Towns.

However he was delighted with the full turnout.

“We are more than delighted at the wide range of groups, it shows great interest in developing Stradbally,” he said.

Among the clubs who came on the night was Stradbally Town soccer club. Chairman James Buggy told the Leinster what is priority for them.

“We badly need facilities for kids and parents to get involved. We are leasing land for the last 40 years from Thomas Cosby. Only for him we would have nowhere to play football but it's costing us huge expense,” he said.

Their 70 members have a prefab to change in, with no showers.

“Money doesn't filter down in the FAI like it does in other sporting organisations, so we have to fundraise locally and rely on support of businesses,” he said.

Stradbally also has many elderly residents who bought homes in Droimnín Retirement Village, who came to the public meeting.

“There is no community centre for us to gather at, for people new to the town like ourselves. There is a lack of communication,” said a lady in their residents association.

“The town needs money to develop for clubs across the board, from youth to old age, there needs to be more inclusion,” said another.

Vacant building are a concern. Of the 566 homes, 68 were vacant according to the 2016 census.

“If the vacancy rate goes up, it can be a death spiral,” warned town developer Cllr Andrew Montague from Sayal Consultancy Services, hired by the association to form the plan.

The vacant convent in the town centre is also a concern. A sale is almost complete and the SCDA say they are working to help see it sold.

The Stradbally public have suggested converting derelict buildings into offices and homes.

Their suggestions include a 'shop local' ethos, an upgrade of water services, the slowing of N80 traffic through the town, the creation of a local service directory, and to sell the town better online.

The aim is to use the Stradbally Development Plan to help the town to get its fair share of government grants. The plan is expected to be largely ready by Christmas.

“I'm hoping that Stradbally can apply for funding next year and get a slice of the cake that you deserve,” said Sayer's Sean Crowley.

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  • Paul Smithson

    Expensive rents, wait until all the further government regulations kick in, how can you have a tax on turnover and then can't get out of your investment sec 21 ? so either Landlords will sell up or go to the wall, homelessness and housing benefit bill will double within 10 years.

    • 18 July 2019 07:28 AM

    Yep you are totally correct.
    I am one of those LL selling up.
    Enough is enough.
    I don't need to remain invested in multiple letting properties.
    I should hopefully be able to sell up and invest in a residential property where I will take in no more than 3 lodgers so as to avoid Mandatory HMO regulations.
    No way will I allow anyone to control what I do with my capital.
    If that means I stop AST letting then so be it.
    There are other ways of exploiting Residential property assets legal or otherwise.
    Illegal AirBnB for a start.
    For LA this is very bad news.
    They will be losing LL clients as they move away from AST lettings.

  • jeremy clarke

    Four enquiries online this morning, all looking to move because their landlords have given notice because they are selling up. That in a small market town in just 1 day! Yes landlords are leaving in their droves.

    • 18 July 2019 18:41 PM

    This is what happened in Ireland when their version of S24 was imposed.
    The end result of what is now occurring in the UK has already occurred in Ireland.
    So rents have increased by about 50%; there is increased homelessness, there are far fewer rental properties available and LL don't wish to return.
    The Irish Govt is now desperately trying to persuade LL to return to investing in the PRS.
    Not unreasonably the LL don't want to play.
    It has taken about 3 years for the Irish Govt to realise they have #####d up and their S24 version wasn't even retrospective!!!
    No doubt all these newly homeless tenants will be buying the properties they are being evicted from as that is what S24 was allegedly meant to achie

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    • 18 July 2019 15:50 PM

    How anyone can even assume its the Prs fault when rent rise considering all the extra costs the govt keep kicking in with licencing pat niceic upvc windows requirement minimum room size inventories etc etc. Is it the prs responsibility to house the older generation? come on mps, this is a business like any business. Not a charity.

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  • We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank among Niche.com’s top 10 online schools in America. Earning your online Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
  • Tuition for all undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 6 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
  • Students can complete the online Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Curriculum and Instruction degree program in under 2 years!

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Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:

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We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits:

  • Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
  • Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)
  • 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)

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As an accredited Christian college with a 7,000-acre campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University offers you an education that is both academically challenging and rooted in a biblical worldview.

At Liberty, you’ll benefit from 30+ years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner — and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you.

And what’s that?

  • Affordability
  • Accessibility
  • Academic Quality

These important factors challenged us to find new financial solutions, get ahead of industry trends, and blaze trails into cutting-edge career fields — and it’s paid off. That’s the difference experience makes.

We are widely recognized as a top university for affordability, accessibility, and academic quality.

Why Choose Liberty University?

Enjoy Flexible Courses

Choose from a wide variety of programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level, most of which are 100% online*. With an 8-week format and 8 start dates per year, it’s easy to fit your courses around your schedule!

* excludes licensure, certification, and some doctoral programs

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Start and finish your degree faster! Liberty requires no standardized testing for admission, and you can transfer previous course credit — transfer in up to 75% of a bachelor’s degree and up to 50% of a master’s, postgraduate, or doctoral degree — or discover how your life, career, or military experience may count toward your college degree.

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All of our courses are taught from a Christian perspective, and our faculty see themselves as mentors. Our mission is to Train Champions for Christ — we’re committed to championing you as you study to go further in your field, become a leader in your industry, or start a new career.

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Throughout your educational journey, you will have access to academic resources that will aid in the completion of your degree. Services include our online library, writing center, tutoring, study aids, IT assistance, 30+ tutorial videos, live webinars, and personalized help from our academic advising team.

At Liberty, we believe in putting a world-class Christian education within reach — so our tuition rates have been frozen for 6 years and counting!

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As a nonprofit (not-for-profit) university, Liberty is in the business of training skilled professionals to make a difference in the world – not gaining profit, revenue, or producing dividends for shareholders. In keeping with our commitment to your education, we invest our resources back into degree programs and into your student experience.

While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university and has not increased tuition for 6 straight years. Lower tuition means less student loan debt for students.

For Liberty University, nonprofit is more than a status; it is a valuable opportunity to invest in the lives of students who will go out and impact the world.

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DC to bring Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth to Dark Nights: Death Metal comic universe

The comic book publisher, DC has detailed its plans to collaborate with seven of the most renowned metal music bands for its runaway hit limited comic book series Dark Nights: Death Metal – Band Edition. In a partnership with Global Merchandising Services, DC has revealed it will be collaborating with …

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Do you think you have what it takes to compete on The Bachelor? If so, you might want to check out the crazy Bachelor application before you go ahead and start dreaming of that final rose. Why? Because as it turns out, it might be easier to become a brain surgeon than to compete on the hit reality series. Sigh, we wish we were kidding.

Most people are already aware that The Bachelor has potential contestants undergo thorough health check-ups. In fact, STDs are the number one reason most people don’t get cast. That said, STD screenings are only the tip of the iceberg! They investigate nearly every aspect of your life — including your psychological state and romantic past. If you think the show is all about being attractive, think again.

Los Angeles Times staff writer Amy Kaufman’s new book titled, Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure, breaks down exactly what each prospective contestant needs to come armed with in order to make their Bachelor dreams a reality. As featured in the New York Post the list below, which we initially thought was a joke, is very, very real:

  • Fill out an extensive application.
  • Send in 15 photos of themselves.
  • Produce a video of themselves dressed as if going to a nice dinner, showing off their apartment, their pets, and talking about what their ultimate fantasy date would be.
  • If producers are interested, the person will be invited to LA for one of two final audition weekends to meet the producers.
  • A 150-question personality test is filled with multiple-choice and true-or-false questions like: Do you think you can control things with your mind? Have you ever wanted to kill someone?
  • One-on-one interviews with a producers with candles and mood lighting.
  • A bigger interview with two dozen producers who ask questions rapid-fire like “Would you rather have a DDD bra cup or write a cover story for Vogue?”
  • The applicant would then meet the show’s therapist who ask them a wide variety of questions like ‘have you ever cheated on anyone?’
  • A private investigator would then dig up things from their past for story lines and to get ahead of any potential tabloid stories that may come out. The investigator is trained to find out if the person has ever made a sex tape or has an STD [they are required to give pee and blood]. If it turned out the person had an STD, they would be taken out of the running immediately and now dozens of producers and show runners know they have herpes.

If you’re willing to subject yourself to that kind of scrutiny, you deserve all the wealth, health and happiness reality television can bring you. Our only hope is that the CIA is this rigorous in their application process!

Love The Bachelor? Be sure to join our Bachelor Facebook group to chat about all the latest updates, exclusive interviews, and juicy gossip!


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Food That Protects Your Skin Against Sun Damage All Year Round

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Protecting your skin from the sun is something so important and which most of us forget many times. Some nutrients help to strengthen skin cells to make them less susceptible to sun damage, and others help to reduce photosensitivity in the skin. It is although very important to use a good SPF to protect your skin from sun damage but the nutrients help the skin from inside to fight against sun damage.

Some of the foods are:

1. Omega 3

It keeps the skin youthful and moisturised and have anti-inflammatory benefits that lessen sun damage, rashes, and burns. It is found in walnuts, salmon, flax seeds, etc.

2. Vitamin A

Its regular intake works almost in the same way as vitamin C. It helps in increasing blood flow to the skin’s surface and slow free radical damage, this makes the skin less prone to sun damage. It is present in carrot, sweet potato, spinach, etc.

3. resveratrol

This is a nutrient produced by plants when they’re under attack from certain bacteria and fungi. It has powerful antioxidant properties that neutralise radical activities and affect the production of collagen. It is found in blueberries, peanuts, wine, etc.

4. Zinc

Mostly it is an ingredient present in all the sunscreens because of its slow the oxidative damage to skin cells from free radicals. It gives skin youthfulness and keeps it glowing. It is there in sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate, etc

5. Vitamin C

It is one of the best nutrient required for a good and healthy skin. It prevents and slows sun damage that can cause photochemical skin darkening and discoloration, which can lead to cancerous mutations and moles. It is found in oranges, strawberries, red pepper, etc.

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You Should Know These 8 Answers Before Your Job Interview

You Should Know These 8 Answers Before Your Job Interview

Companies are continually restructuring and employers are always hiring.

Along with constant change in the business world comes constant opportunity to find employment. Every application process has a job interview and there are some things you should keep in the back of your mind when answering interview questions.

Before your next job interview you should know these 8 answers to commonly asked questions:

Question: Tell me about yourself.

Answer: Your answer should be well-rehearsed and be about 2-3 minutes in length. Try to avoid the typical statements about your family and where you’re from, and focus more on your experiences and background that best relate to the job. This is your opportunity to develop a great first impression, so think through a couple of your key achievements to date and mention these as part of the flow of conversation. Keep things lighthearted by throwing in some of your personal interests at the end of your answer.

Question: Why did you leave your last job?

Answer: Your answer should be honest, and you should speak positively about your experience, even if you had a rough time and were made redundant or if you disliked the employer. If you were made redundant, discuss the reason for the company restructuring and focus on the fact that it now allows you to explore your interest in the company you are interviewing for.

Question: What has been your biggest achievement in your career?

Answer: Think of an achievement that you had control or influence over. Choose an example that is work related and preferably one that relates well to the job that you are applying for. Describe the role that you took in making the success and outline how it impacted others and had a benefit for the organisation.

Question: What is a mistake you have made and what did you learn?

Answer: One thing to note is that everyone makes mistakes and you’re interviewer knows this, so the worst answer for this would be to say you don’t make any at all. Instead, describe a real mistake that you made and what the impact was. Note how you quickly addressed this mistake and what actions you took to prevent this mistake from taking place again.

Question: What would you say is your greatest weakness?

Answer: Try to avoid cliches in answering this question such as “I’m a workaholic” or “I’m too efficient for those around me”. Instead, showcase a weakness that is less related to the job, such as difficulty in communicating with someone from a foreign country (only if this is not a core part of your role) or on a weakness that you are taking proactive steps to improve, such as public speaking. Following this, describe the actions you are taking to address this weakness to show that you are focused on your own personal development.

Question: Why have you been out of work for so long?

Answer: Time off from work can arise from a number of different reasons, such as being made redundant, deciding to travel or simply being dismissed. If you left voluntarily to do your own thing—such as traveling, starting your own business or simply taking some time off—then this is the easiest to tackle. If, however, you were made redundant or dismissed, make mention that you have used the opportunity to take the time to re-evaluate where it is that you want to go in your career.

Question: Why do you want to work with our Organisation?

Answer: Your answer should reinforce the fact that you are the best candidate for the role. Show your passion and enthusiasm for not only the role, but also for the product or industry. Perhaps you know of others that have worked in the organisation, or perhaps the company has a fantastic reputation. Just make sure you stay away from suggesting that you just need money or that you don’t have any other employment options.

Question: What are your salary expectations?

Answer: Salaries are not normally negotiated in the interview so you should try avoid this if you can until you get to the offer stage. However, if you are asked this question in an interview, provide your honest answer. You don’t want to sell yourself short by suggesting a salary that you wouldn’t be committed to, and you don’t want to suggest a salary that is extremely high that will make the employer question it further. Instead, give your interviewer a broad salary range that you would be comfortable with and make mention that salary will not matter once you have the opportunity to work for the company.

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15 Smart Video Conferencing Etiquette Tips to Follow

15 Smart Video Conferencing Etiquette Tips to Follow

During the pandemic, video conferencing replaced in-person meetings and has now become the standard option for business meetings. Over the past 17 months, most workers have gotten past the video conferencing learning curve with Zoom or Microsoft Teams (or their platform of choice).

But just as with in-person meetings, attention can wax and wane. Some say we’re just not used to staring at ourselves so much on the screen. Instead of fixating on that, try employing smart video conferencing etiquette, or you may risk indiscretions that will flag you as a slacker.

Put the Pro in Professional

After more than a year of fine-tuning, here are the new rules of video conferencing etiquette.

1. Mute Your Mobile and Other Devices

The first video conference etiquette you need to know is muting your other devices. Just as in the pre-COVID days, someone’s obnoxious ring tone blaring Taylor Swift’s newest single in the middle of a meeting is also an annoyance if it happens during a Zoom meeting and so is the inevitable fumbling to turn off the sound. Even the apologies to the group get tiresome.

Also, when notifications are activated on the computer that you’re using for the meeting, the incoming message takes over the audio and you’ll miss out on snippets of the conversation. Be sure to eliminate this possible faux pas.

2. Dress the Part

While working from home, you may have fallen into the habit of slipping on your comfiest T-shirt each day. Hey, no judgments! But before you log on to your video conference, try to make an effort with your appearance.

Depending on your company culture and the importance of your meeting, consider dressing the part of the professional whom you wish to project. It will help you feel more self-assured, and others will likely take you more seriously.

For women, wear light make-up, put on earrings, and make sure your blouse is crisply pressed. For men, show up freshly shaved. Wearing a crisp collared shirt in a solid color will usually suffice.

Pro Tip: Stay away from wearing white or black, unless those colors look great on you. Consider wearing light blue or brown instead.

3. Stage Your Workspace

Have you noticed the backdrops of experts interviewed on news shows? Bookshelves and photographs are carefully curated, and no busy-patterned furniture or artwork is in sight.

Take note of what appears behind you when you choose the location of your video conferences. Piles of junk mail on the table or stacks of folded laundry on the couch will convey more about your personal life than you care to share. Make sure you remove clutter from the camera’s eye, and present a tidy, orderly workspace to your colleagues, coworkers, and bosses.

4. Put Some Thought Into Lighting and Perspective

Be aware that in a video conference, your computer camera can actually make you look up to ten pounds heavier depending on where you sit. But you can easily drop those added pounds by moving back from the screen to diminish the wide-angle distortion.

Frame your head on the screen by tilting the screen up or down. Also, it’s best to not place yourself in front of a window or bright light, which makes you appear in shadow. Instead, face the light source, moving it (or yourself) until you have a flattering amount of illumination. You can also purchase some small spotlights that allow you to add light as needed.

Pro Tip: If your lights add too much redness to your skin, consider counter-balancing with a green filter.

Remember That Half of Life Is Showing Up

5. Arrive on Time

In the old days of in-person meetings, it was nearly impossible to slip in late into a meeting unnoticed. In today’s video conferences, logging in late still shows poor form. Instead, strive to arrive five minutes early and get yourself settled.

Once the meeting is underway, the host may be less attentive about late arrivals waiting to be let in. Diverting the host’s attention away from the meeting with a tardy entry request is the ultimate giveaway that you didn’t honor the schedule. If you don’t want a black mark against you, log in on time.

6. Turn on Your Video

Few people like to see their face on the screen, but buck up and turn on your camera in video conferences. In most cases, it’s better to be a face on a screen than a name in a blank square. Your statements will be more memorable when other meeting attendees can see you.

If you need to turn off the video, either because of a poor connection, some commotion in the room, or a need for a quick break, give a short explanation via the chat feature. Then, go back on video as soon as you’re able.

Pro Tip: Keep your explanation for your departure pithy. “Sorry! Doorbell rang. Back in five” says it all. Be sure to honor what you say in chat and really do return in five minutes.

7. Plan Ahead Before Sharing Your Screen

Don’t be one of those people who makes everyone else wait as you click through folders in search of a document. That’s just poor video conferencing etiquette. If you know you’ll need to share a document or video on your screen, prepare by pulling it out of its folder and onto your desktop. Also, clean up the files and folders on your desktop to reduce clutter and facilitate easy access. Close other programs like chat, calendar notifications, and email. Disable pop-up notifications to ensure there’ll be no unforeseen distractions.

Be sure to remind the host before the meeting that you’ll need them to activate the screen-sharing function. Show courtesy once you’re finished by hitting “stop share” to return to the screen with participants.

Attend to the Pesky Details

8. Make Sure That Meetings Remain Right-Sized

With the easy accessibility of video conferencing, it can be tempting to extend the meeting invitation beyond the core group and include everyone peripherally involved in a project. But just as with in-person meetings, the more people involved, the more unwieldy the meeting becomes.

Use good judgment when asking others to sit through a video conference so that you don’t needlessly take up others’ time and so that participants can be fully engaged.

9. Remember to “Unmute” Before You Speak

Most of us are likely able to count on one hand the number of video conferences when someone didn’t have to be reminded, “You’re on mute!” Forgetting to unmute before speaking has become one of the most common missteps in video conferencing.[1]

Show everyone your impeccable video-conferencing poise by managing your mute feature with flawless control.

10. Stay on Point to Keep the Meeting Length in Check

As with in-person meetings, an agenda with assigned time limits for discussions remains necessary to keep a meeting focused. Data shows, however, that video conferencing can actually reduce meeting time.[2] Reasons include the elimination of commuting time and the ability to screen share and annotate to keep everyone on task.

Additionally, side conversations are virtually impossible with video conferencing now that you can no longer have back-and-forth exchanges with the person beside you.

Pro Tip: If you’re running the meeting, let attendees know in advance the protocol for the chat feature. Is it okay for them to “chat among themselves” or not? (See point 11, as well.)

Talking Has a Time and a Place

11. Chat Appropriately

Just like side conversations or texting in an in-person meeting, the use of the chat feature during a video conference can be disrespectful unless it’s directed to all participants. Hence, it’s good video conferencing etiquette to mind your use of the chat.

At the start of the meeting, you may want to ask the host if it’s alright for participants to use the chat feature. This allows them to disable it if they choose. Used appropriately, it can be a helpful tool to clarify or amplify an earlier point once the conversation has moved on or to let the group know that you need to sign off early (and why).

12. Use the “Raise Hand” Feature to Avoid Interruptions

The slight lag in many video conferences can result in speaking over another person if you attempt to jump into a conversation. To avoid this awkward interruption, indicate when you have something to add to the discussion with the raise-your-hand feature that signals the host you would like to speak. This effective meeting management device makes video conferencing run more smoothly, especially with a large group, but it must be activated and monitored by the host.

Pro Tip: For meetings of six to ten people, sometimes the old-fashioned raising of your physical hand may be the best option. But it’s up to the meeting host. Ask them what they would prefer, and follow that.

13. Don’t Record the Session or Take Photos Without Prior Permission

In this case, not sharing is caring. The “sharing culture” made popular through social media has little place in video conferencing. Before recording a meeting or capturing a screenshot of the participants, always ask for consent in advance from the full roster of attendees. Knowing that a video conference will be photographed or recorded could have a bearing on what others are willing to discuss.

Manage Yourself

14. Minimize Distractions

While de-activating audio and video features can keep distractions from affecting the other participants, you will need to manage noise and disruptions on your end to give your full attention to the meeting.

Move out of high-traffic zones in your home, keep your door closed, and ask family members to be considerate.

15. Save Snacking for Later

Save snacking for later—or earlier. Eating while on video conference is a no-no. Munching in front of the group while close to the camera—as you are when video conferencing—subjects the participants to an up-close and (too) personal view of your food consumption process.

However, it’s perfectly fine to sip quietly from a glass of water or cup of coffee or tea. If the meeting threatens to last for more than two hours, you may want to ask the host in advance to schedule a five-minute break at the halfway point.

Final Thoughts

Even though bosses are now beginning to ask workers to spend some of their workdays on-site, up to 80 percent will permit employees to work remotely at least part of the time, which means more video conferencing in your future.[3] Mastering these video conferencing etiquette tips will help you dial in—as well as dial back—your participation and demonstrate your unwavering level of engagement to the team.

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A Statistic For Every Driver: 2020 Styrian GP

Raikkonen fails to score at the opening two races for the first time since 2009, Kvyat scores his first point in Austria and two Canadians reach the end of a race for the first time. Here’s a statistic from every driver’s 2020 Styrian Grand Prix weekend!

?? Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix by 1.216 seconds, which is the largest pole margin since Nico Rosberg took pole by 1.62 seconds at the 2014 British Grand Prix, and only the seventh time that pole has been decided by more than a second since the turn of the millennium. 2020 is the fourteenth consecutive season in which Lewis Hamilton has taken a pole position. Hamilton went on to win the race, taking his 85th career victory and his second win at the Red Bull Ring. It was the first time that Hamilton finished on the podium in Austria since he won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton set a new record of taking pole positions in fourteen consecutive seasons and is only the second driver to have won a race in fourteen different seasons.

?? Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas is now the driver who has led the most Grand Prix laps in Austria in Formula 1 history. Having led seven laps of the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, Bottas has led 149 laps in total in Austria, overtaking Nico Rosberg who led 143 laps here during his career. After finishing second in the 2020 Stryian Grand Prix, Bottas equals David Coulthard as the driver to have had the most podium finishes at the Styrian track.

?? Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc collided on the first lap of the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix and both retired as a result. Vettel recorded the fourth retirement in the last five Austrian races for the driver starting tenth and the race marks Vettel’s third retirement at the Red Bull Ring, after the 2014 and 2016 Austrian Grands Prix.

?? Charles Leclerc

After colliding with his team-mate, the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix became Charles Leclerc’s first appearance in Austria on which in he has failed to score. On Saturday, Leclerc was eliminated in Q2, marking only the second time – after the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix – that he has failed to reach Q3 in his Ferrari career.

?? Max Verstappen

With third place at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen recorded his 32nd podium finish, equalling the career tallies of Jim Clark, Jacques Laffite and Jean Alesi. Both Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton recorded their fourth podium finishes in Austria, becoming the seventh and eighth drivers to have amassed four or more top three finishes at the Red Bull Ring.

?? Alex Albon

Alex Albon scored twelve points with his fourth place finish at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. That took his career points total to 104, making him the 82nd driver to have scored 100 points in their Formula 1 career.

?? Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz recorded his best ever qualifying result at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix with third on the grid. It beats his previous best qualifying result of fifth, which he recorded twice, at the 2015 Spanish Grand Prix with Toro Rosso and at the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix with Renault. In the race, Sainz became the 134th different driver to have set the Fastest Lap of a World Championship F1 race, breaking the Red Bull Ring’s Lap Record by 1.338 seconds in the process.

?? Lando Norris

Prior to the start of the 2020 season, Lando Norris had never previously finished in the top five. After the Styrian Grand Prix, he has now finished in the top five in each of the last two races, and has scored over half of the points which he scored in total in the 2019 season. He and championship leader Valtteri Bottas were the only two drivers to maintain their championship position after the Styrian Grand Prix.

?? Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo finished eighth at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon failed to finish. That’s the reverse of Renault’s result at the Austrian Grand Prix, where Ocon finished eighth and Ricciardo retired.

?? Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon qualified in fifth position for the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. It’s the first time he has reached Q3 since the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix and marked only the third time that Ocon has qualified in the top five. He was less successful on Sunday, as he became the third and final retiree of the afternoon. It was his first retirement since the final race of his first stint in F1, the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and marked Renault’s third DNF in the last four Austrian races.

?? Sergio Perez

At the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, Sergio Perez finished in sixth place at the Red Bull Ring for a fourth time. Sixth is Perez’s best result at the circuit, though he was running in fifth place until the penultimate corner of the Styrian Grand Prix. As a result of Perez failing to win the race, he overtakes former team-mate Nico Hulkenberg as the driver to have started the third-most Grands Prix without scoring a victory.

?? Lance Stroll

With Lance Stroll reaching Q2, the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix marked only the second time in his career that the Canadian has not been eliminated in Q1 for three races in a row. The last time it happened was at the 2017 Chinese, Bahrain and Russian Grands Prix – the second, third and fourth races of his Formula 1 career.

?? Daniil Kvyat

From his seven Formula 1 appearances in Austria, the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix is the first time that Daniil Kvyat has finished a race at the Red Bull Ring in a better position than where he started. He gained three positions from his starting place. It’s his best result at the track, and the first time that he has scored a point Austria.

?? Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly failed to score at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix, but did at least maintain his 100% finishing record at the Red Bull Ring and made this only the second race in Austria where both AlphaTauri (formerly Toro Rosso) cars have reached the chequered flag. On Saturday, Gasly qualified in eighth, becoming the team’s first driver to reach Q3 in Austria since Carlos Sainz did so in 2017.

?? Kimi Raikkonen

Before the 2020 season, Kimi Raikkonen had never recorded consecutive Q1 exits. The 2020 Styrian Grand Prix marks his third Q1 exit in a row. After finishing eleventh in the Grand Prix, this is the first time since 2009 that Raikkonen has scored no points at the first two races of the year.

?? Antonio Giovinazzi

For the fourth time in the last seven races, Antonio Giovinazzi finished in fourteenth at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. Fifteenth is the only other position in which he has finished as many as four times during his Formula 1 career.

?? Romain Grosjean

Romain Grosjean was unable to set a lap time in qualifying for the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix and recorded his first Q1 exit in Austria as a result. The Frenchman started from the pit lane and finished in thirteenth. It’s the second best finish for a driver starting from the pits at the Red Bull Ring, bettered only by Fernando Alonso, who finished eighth having started from the pits in 2018.

?? Kevin Magnussen

For a seventh consecutive race, Kevin Magnussen failed to score at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. It’s only the fourth time in the Danish driver’s career that he has failed to score at seven or more consecutive races. He also failed to score for seven races between the 2016 Malaysia & 2017 Australian Grands Prix and the 2017 Austrian & Malaysia Grands Prix, and failed to score at ten consecutive events between the 2016 Spanish & Italian Grands Prix.

?? George Russell

On his 23rd Grand Prix weekend, George Russell reached Q2 for the first time in his Formula 1 career at the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. Since the knockout qualifying system was introduced in 2006, only Adrian Sutil made more appearances before he first made it out of Q1. He first reached Q2 at the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, his 40th appearance.

?? Nicholas Latifi

With both Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll reaching the end of the Grand Prix, the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix is the first World Championship Formula 1 race in which two Canadian drivers have reached the chequered flag. Prior to the Styrian Grand Prix weekend, the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix and the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix were the only three races which multiple Canadian drivers had started.

Read more statistics from the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix weekend in our Post Race Statistics article!

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How To Make Use Of User Generated Content (UGC)

User-generated content (UGC) is content that your customers create. Properly collecting, sharing and re-purposing UGC is one of the easiest ways to establish brand credibility online.

Once you’ve encouraged lots of UGC, here’s how to put it to good use.

Collect It & Organize It

In order to curate your user-generated content, you have to collect and organize it.

Search your branded hashtags, go through testimonials, read emails and collect all the content that your customers have created. Once you have it all in one place, you can begin to sort and prioritize it based on relevance and impact.

You’re looking for:

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  • Any content that your customers have actively tagged you in

It’s best to collect and organize your UGC on an ongoing basis. This way, nothing gets lost, and you can roll out the posts as they come in. This will also keep your UGC fresh and relevant!

Ask Permission

Not everyone thinks it’s an honor to be featured on your social media. Ask your UGC creators for permission to use their content and likeness in your marketing efforts. This will ensure you don’t violate any privacy policies and customers aren’t ever taken by surprise.

“Your UGC efforts will go a lot more smoothly if you treat creators with respect and care… Never assume that users have made content solely for you to take and reuse for marketing purposes. Make sure you ask for permission to repost content and/or images on your accounts even if you feel like the IP is already yours – it’s just good practice!” – Like A Voss Blog

You can also aim to offer the same, fair compensation that you would to any other micro-influencer. Whether it’s free product, an @-mention, or some other form of compensation, find a way to show your appreciation to customers who have made content.

Repurpose Your Reviews & Mentions

One of the easiest ways to get more mileage out of you UGC is to turn positive reviews and blog posts into testimonial cards and infographics.

“If you’ve been on the internet before, you’ve definitely seen an infographic. They are a fun and highly visual way of communicating information. The use of graphics, images, and minimal text allows infographics to convey complex ideas in a digestible manner.” – Like A Voss Blog

To get you started, check out our post on how to transform text-based content into infographics now!

Share & Tag!

Share user-generated content with your audience and tag the creators.

Tagging the creators of your user-generated content is a great way to show appreciation. It’s also a way to encourage your other customers to share their content as well.

User-generated content is social media gold. Customers are turning away from flashy, overly-edited images in favor of content that is more relatable. In these authentic times, make sure you are making the most of your user-generated content and being respectful of your customers – they’re your greatest asset!

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Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides.

Brief Biography of Tony Kushner

Tony Kushner was born to a family of Jewish musicians. He was a good student, and active in policy debate in high school. He attended Columbia University, where he was politically active, and received a B.A. in Medieval Studies in 1978. Afterwards, Kushner attended the Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied theater. For most of the 1980s, Kushner was active in the New York theater world, gaining a reputation for writing provocative, politically-oriented plays that mixed harsh commentary on economic inequality and the AIDS crisis with a fantastic, operatic style. In 1991, Kushner finished by far his most famous play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. The first part of the play was first performed in San Francisco, and the second part was first performed in New York City in 1992. Kushner’s work was universally regarded as a masterpiece: it won both the Tony and the Pulitzer Prize for the best play of 1992. Since the 90s, Kushner has continued to write plays prolifically, though none have ever rivaled the cultural impact of Angels in America. In addition to his work in theater, Kushner is a prolific screenwriter noted for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg. Kushner wrote the screenplays for both Munich (2005) and Lincoln (2012).
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Historical Context of Angels in America

The most important historical event referenced in Angels in America is the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. In the late 70s and early 80s, doctors discovered a “rare cancer” that destroyed patient’s immune systems. This disease, eventually named AIDS, was (in America) most commonly found in the gay male community. By the mid 1980s, hundreds of thousands of American citizens—the majority of them gay, black, and/or Latino—had become infected with AIDS. During this period, President Ronald Reagan was widely criticized for refusing to mention AIDS in his public speeches or support federal funding for AIDS awareness education or medical research. It was even suggested that Reagan—a conservative icon—was wary of mentioning AIDS because he was afraid of alienating his Republican base, which was largely white and Christian. In essence, it was argued, Reagan was putting politics ahead of human life. Another important historical event in the play is the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 80s and early 90s. In the 80s, the U.S.S.R., a Communist nation, was in the grips of economic depression. By the end of the decade Vladimir Gorbachev, the president of the country, had instituted a series of political reforms that liberalized the country, opening it up to foreign business and thus, foreign culture. The collective term for these reforms, “Perestroika,” gives Part Two of the play its title. Kushner also alludes to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. Senator Joseph McCarthy of New York rose to political prominence by suggesting that the federal government had been infiltrated by spies from the Soviet Union. With the help of the attorney Roy Cohn—a character in the play—McCarthy organized a series of public hearings designed to investigate the presence of Communists in government organizations, and later other institutions, such as the motion picture industry. To this day, Cohn and McCarthy are vilified for unfairly casting the subjects of their investigations as Communist spies, unjustly destroying many people’s reputations. Finally, Kushner’s play alludes to the history of Mormonism in the United States. In the 19th century, Joseph Smith, a New Yorker, claimed to have a vision of the angel Moroni, and took Moroni’s words as a mandate that he should found a new religion. Smith organized a group of settlers, and together, they founded a new faith, Mormonism, in the American West.

Other Books Related to Angels in America

Kushner alludes to two literary works frequently associated with the gay community: L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz (1900) and Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). The flighty, delicate protagonists of both works—Dorothy Gale and Blanche Dubois respectively—have been hailed as gay icons, and at many points in the play the characters imitate the characters’ mannerisms and speech patterns, as well as their most famous quotes. Kushner also riffs on the symbolism of The Book of Mormon, the holy book of the Mormon religion—the iconography of magical spectacles and angelic prophecy, around which The Book of Mormon is organized, has great literary value. Finally, Kushner has acknowledged his debt to the plays of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), the great German poet, playwright, and critic. Brecht is celebrated for using theater as a political weapon. In works like The Threepenny Opera (1928) and Life of Galileo (1945), the characters in his plays will “break the fourth wall” and confront the audience for its political ignorance and lack of civic engagement. There’s a similar breaking of the fourth wall at the end of Angels in America—one that, in Brechtian form, is designed to impel the audience to go out and begin the “great work” of political progressivism.
Key Facts about Angels in America
  • Full Title:Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. Part One: Millennium Approaches. Part Two: Perestroika.
  • Where Written:New York City and San Francisco
  • Literary Period: Contemporary queer theater
  • Genre: Political theater, or self-described “Gay Fantasia on National Themes”
  • Setting:New York City in 1985 and 1990, as well as Heaven
  • Climax:Prior tells the council of angels that he wants to live

Extra Credit for Angels in America

Gay power couple: Tony Kushner is one of the most influential openly gay men in America: a hugely important playwright and screenwriter. His husband, Mark Harris, is an equally influential journalist, who’s written for Entertainment Weekly for many years (he recently published his second book on film history). Harris and Kushner were the first gay couple to have their wedding listed in the “Vows” section of the New York Times.

The perfectionist: In the theater world, Kushner is notorious for his perfectionism: even after his plays are performed, he continues reworking and revising his own material. When the legendary director Mike Nichols adapted Kushner’s play as a miniseries in 2003, Kushner jumped on the chance to revise his own work, slightly altering hundreds of lines of his own dialogue. In all, there are more than half a dozen accepted (and virtually identical) versions of Angels in America, each of which Kushner has reworked ever so slightly.


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The Reconciliation Chapel

As explained in last week’s column, the old confession box was invented for the confession of sin and was never an adequate place for the celebration of the liturgy of reconciliation.
When a parish decides to take seriously the setting up of a space that is appropriate for celebrating the revised form of individual reconciliation, it is often faced with several difficulties. In many older churches, an old three-stall confessional has been converted for the purpose. The result is often a space no larger than a closet and without any windows. On the other hand, if the room is large, it can be hard to resist the temptation to use it for storage or other purposes. A lady at Mass recently was surprised when told that she could not use the reconciliation room to change her baby’s nappy.
As is the case with any other sacred object or area, the reconciliation room should not be used for anything except the celebration of the sacrament. It is a worship space, a place where liturgy takes place. It is not just an ordinary room such as might be used for counselling or administration. Hence the appropriate title for this part of the church building is “Reconciliation Chapel”.
The Reconciliation Chapel needs to be designed and arranged as a worthy and comfortable place for the celebration of reconciliation which includes the proclamation of scripture, homily, shared prayer, offering of moral counsel and the imposition of hands. It needs to be large enough to hold two or three chairs, a small table, a kneeler and a screen. A full-length opaque curtain or rice paper screen partially dividing the room would serve this latter purpose. A kneeler placed in front of the screen offers anonymity for those who wish it. The chair for the confessor is placed behind the screen so that he is unable to see the penitent entering the chapel and yet is sufficiently in view for those who choose face-to-face contact. An open lectionary or bible for the proclamation of scripture can be placed on a small table. A cross, a candle and appropriate art work should decorate the space.
While the necessity of having windows or glass walls in chapels of reconciliation to protect both confessor and penitent may be considered regrettable, there is a positive aspect to this development. A closed room with an unknown layout can be quite frightening to some people and mysterious for others. Greater visibility and accessibility encourage people to approach the sacrament. They can see if the priest is present and if he is celebrating the rite with another penitent. No more need for “stop - go” lights or “vacant – engaged” door locks!
More importantly, the openness of such a chapel emphasises the ecclesial dimension of the private rite. Not only can people look in and feel at one with a fellow sinner, but the penitent can see, and feel connected with, members of the church community and the table of the eucharist with which they have been reconciled.

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