| Trying to keep calm in speed interviews
The notebook's left flap held copies of his resume. In the right flap was a piece of sheet music, written in Spanish. As a member of the college's Madrigal Singers, it's a piece he'll perform.And in a few hours, he'll use it in a tutoring session for a Spanish student at the school. He tutors every Monday and Tuesday night.Neeson was patient. He wasn't fidgeting with his hair or nervously tapping his feet on the floor. He was sitting up straight, calm and composed.The barrage of questions would soon come, almost immediately as the apologetic representatives from WABC, a certified public accountant firm, took their seats."What year are you?" asked Allan C. Sanders, a WABC principal."I'm a senior," Neeson answered with a smile."What made you want to go into this profession?" Sanders followed."What classes have you taken?" was the logical follow-up.
Victorian house as smart as it is spacious
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A traditional Victorian house in forested Vernon Township, N.J., holds a secret: It's really a technophile's dream. The 17-room dwelling is a SMART house. Computers control all the heating, cooling and electronics so all of it can be operated outside the home by a computer or through the telephone system. But before being so smart, the home was just a dream for homeowners Tom and Melissa Welch. With five kids, the Welches wanted something even bigger than their 3,800-square-foot house nearby, that would be kid-friendly with lots of bedrooms, bathrooms and cozy, inviting main rooms. They found the basic plans for the house 20 years ago in a magazine and kept them until they were able to buy a nearly two-acre lot eight years later and begin building.
Temple man’s rail artifacts on the block
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EU bid to freeze out patio heaters
They have only been popular in the UK for little more than a decade, but patio heaters could become history if MEPs vote to ban them today. The EU parliament is expected to back a resolution requiring the use of appliances with low energy efficiency to be phased out. Patio heaters are specifically targeted in the motion, which calls on the EU to act urgently and introduce minimum standards for energy efficiency on such appliances as air-conditioning, television "decoder" boxes and light bulbs. It also calls for the abolition of stand-by mode on electrical appliances. If the ban comes into effect and is enforced, it could cost pubs, restaurants and caterers in the UK up to £250m in lost revenue per year. The use of outdoor heaters increased with the new UK smoking ban, as well as growing use at home as garden accessories for the British summer.
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