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Title: The Sun is Also a Star
Author: Nicola Yoon
Genre: Contemporary
My Rating: 1.5/5 stars
Natasha and her family are Jamaican immigrants that are about to be deported, but not if she can help it. On her last day in America, she's determined to do everything she can to stay. Natasha snags an appointment with the top immigration lawyer in the city, but not before she meets Daniel.
Daniel was born in America to Korean parents who want only the best for him. They want him to go to Yale, become a doctor, marry a nice Korean girl and live the American dream. Unfortunately, that's not what Daniel wants.
When Natasha walks into his life, he's convinced it's love at first sight, but she doesn't believe in love. It's all a series of chemicals and imbalances and such she assures him, but Daniel isn't convinced. He believes she's a sign, a miracle; so he's determined to convince her, with science, that love is real.
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This book reminded me of When Dimple Met Rishi in some ways; for instance the sense of familial obligation, cultural backgrounds, the charming male character and the mean, cold female MC. Why is it so hard to find good, likeable female characters in YA? And why does it seem that all the horrible ones are written by women? Why? Natasha was annoying, pretentious and mean, and I didn't like anything about her.
The story takes place in the span of one day. This means that Natasha and Daniel meet and "fall in love" in less than 15 hours.
I'm the last person to tell you someone is moving too fast in a relationship. I started dating my husband in November of 2015 and we were engaged before our one-year anniversary. We knew that we wanted to get married like 3 months after we started dating; we were hopelessly in love and desperate to begin our lives together.
But I'm sorry, if you're trying to tell me that two people fell in love (the real, sacrificial, all-consuming love that these teenagers claimed to have) in less than a day, I wouldn't believe you.
Don't even get me started on the way Daniel reacted when Natasha admitted she was getting deported. He had postponed an interview with a Yale alumni to hang out with Natasha more, and when he finds out that she's leaving, he gets butt-hurt. He blames her for the cancellation and accuses her of leading him on. I'm sorry, you've known her for exactly 5-6 hours at this point, what right do you have? You're not her boyfriend, you're not her friend. Heck, he's hardly an acquaintance, but he's already acting possessive and honestly, the whole scene was ridiculous.
So no, I didn't like their relationship. I don't think it was love. Attraction, yes. Did they have feelings for each other? Sure. But they did not love each other.
If the entire book hadn't focused on their relationship being "love at first sight" or "meant to be", I might have gotten on board with their meet-cute, their romance. It would have been sweet, but Daniel blows the whole thing out of proportion.
I liked other things about the book. The book mainly follows Natasha and Daniel and their POVs, but occasionally it would show us what was going on in the head of someone close by, like a waitress or a bus driver. I thought this was a really interesting and special touch. The whole story is based on the idea that every little thing that happens and every decision you make can alter the future. So if one thing happens then something else will, and something else won't. If Natasha hadn't met Daniel in a record store then she would have gotten hit by a car and either been killed or mortally wounded, but of course ultimately, she wouldn't have met Daniel. That kind of thing. I thought this was a really nice aspect to the story and saved this from being a 0 star read.
It's disappointing, really, because I enjoyed Everything, Everything by this author and I had expectations for this. The Sun is Also a Star just didn't live up.


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Question: Dear Luise: I am going to marry my fiancé in one months time, but we have never had sex because she is a Christian and it has been very hard for me to struggle with this and not take out my frustrations on her. I am a 29 year old male non-Christian who has only ever has sex a couple of times. My fiancé is a 35 year old with a ten year-old son who has in the past had sex with about ten different men plenty of times, but who then became a Christian and has not had sex for the last ten years. It really, really hurts me down inside to not be able to have sex with her when I know that she has already done so, so many times with so many different partners in the past and I haven't. How do I resolve this because I have tried to be so good and respect her wishes not to have sex before marriage, but it seems so dam hypocritical as she has done it for others and I am so jealous of her and of every man whose girlfriend will have sex with him. PLEASE HELP ME. P.
Answer: Dear P.: You only have another month to wait and yet you are writing to me. I wonder if that isn't because you are noticing a basic incompatibility that concerns you. I doubt very much if it is about abstinence.
You know that when adults go into a partnership, their past is left behind. We all have a past whether we talk about it or not and it will eat us alive if we dwell on where our partner has been, with whom and why. That was then and this is now. To obsess on it is to look for trouble and you will find it.
I think you are actually reacting to having differing belief systems. That's just a guess, but I think that's what's going on. Your fiancé has been true to her present beliefs for the last ten years. Before that she was operating from another belief system.
I predict that she is not going to be OK with your beliefs and is going to want you to embrace hers. She may have been indoctrinated that that's the right way to go and if so, she will probably be relentless. You, in turn, would have embraced her religion by now if you were going to. Unfortunately, it looks to me like there will be many disagreements ahead if you don't.
You are a healthy, male adult in a culture where sexual expression is usually part of a committed relationship, married or not. She has made you bend to her will and that, in turn, has brought about resentment that has shown itself in inappropriate jealousy toward those in her past who weren't treated that way and toward others you know who are more fortunate.
I see you as ill-suited and headed for trouble. She is imposing her beliefs on you and you are reacting in a normal manner to that pressure. To call that kind of treatment "love" is quite a stretch of the imagination. I suggest you go back to the drawing board and look further for a more suitable wife and a joyful union. Blessings, Luise


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By David Tuma
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Belton has always gotten out and supported the kids. As the Belton Independent School District has grown, Project Apple Tree has been able to provide kids in need with school supplies. This year, an incredible 1,557 local school children who attend BISD were able to have a backpack, new clothes and shoes, hygiene packets and school supplies.
The Apple Tree Project has been ongoing for months, raising funds, buying 1,557 school supplies lists and packing for that many kids takes hours of work. More than 300 volunteers were on hand for the project Monday at First Baptist Church in Belton to help distribute the supplies.
Local needy families were ready and lining up early getting ready for the opening of the doors at 9 a.m. For the volunteers it is a labor of love, year after year. Young adults who carried the supply lists to and from the church to the cars were learning how to give. It has grow from just a small project started by former Lakewood Elementary School teacher Jeannette Kelley to an enormous project requiring thousands of hours of volunteer work.
"It went incredibly smooth this year," Kelley said. "We had so many wonderful volunteers. The young people taking the school packages out to the cars for those in need, was a big help. It is just amazing how the Belton community responds to help others. The volunteers (on) Monday made the families feel special."
Kelley and her team are already gearing up for another record-breaking project next year.


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The station is in the top 10 shortlists for the following categories:
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I was chatting to colleagues in between lessons yesterday, and the topic of ghosts and paranormal experiences came up. I told them the story of when I heard dragons singing on the North China plains. It would be fair to describe their response as 'sceptical'. It's probably a good thing that I didn't tell them about Hell's General.
Last year, I was telling an old friend, someone I've known for nearly thirty years, that I want eventually to train as an acupuncturist. She immediately dismissed it as "witchcraft". One of my colleagues yesterday spoke of "bullshit". Once upon a time, I would have agreed, but my life has taken me far beyond the bubble of mainstream Western society's obsession with materialism. Spirit possession is a living tradition in Asia, not to mention the Caribbean. Meditation causes physical and genetic change. Science is beginning to understand that acupuncture really works, and why.
It struck me this morning that Western culture is like a tinnitus of the mind. We overload our minds with the noise of pop culture and materialistic acquisition to such an extent that we can only perceive gross sensations. We have lost, almost deliberately, the mental sensitivity needed to perceive the subtler processes at work in our physical bodies, and in the world around us. Other cultures haven't yet – though for most it may be a matter of time before Western culture overwhelms them.
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Consumer prices in Ireland fell by 0.3% in the year to December, providing a welcome boost to the real income of Irish households. Prices also fell across the euro area, declining by an average 0.2% Good news then, one might think, so consumers may well be puzzled by the reaction of policy makers, with the ECB announcing its intention to take further action in order to raise prices and boost the euro inflation rate towards 2% per annum, citing the risk of deflation as the catalyst for the move. Why are falling prices deemed a bad thing when central banks have spent most of the last fifty years worrying about the problems caused by rising prices?
Not everyone is convinced that deflation currently exists in Europe because the concept involves the notion of a persistent fall in prices rather than a short term period of negative inflation. This in turn depends on what is causing prices to fall – is it in response to a supply shock such as a rise in oil production (which some economists have termed 'good deflation') or as a consequence of falling demand ('bad deflation'.) Looking at the Irish CPI it is clear that a key factor is the sharp decline in global commodity prices , which started in earnest over the summer months and has resulted in declining food prices ( down 2.7% in the year to December) and energy costs ( down 5.5%). The latter has further to fall and largely for that reason most forecasts envisage the annual inflation rate staying negative in Ireland and across the euro area for at least the first half of 2015.
If one excludes energy and unprocessed food Irish prices rose, albeit by a modest 0.5%, and this points to the case against the prospect of deflation – energy prices will not fall for ever and so the deflationary impact on the CPI will eventually fade. Goods prices account for less than half of the Irish CPI (45%) and the price of services is still rising ( up 1.7% or 2.8% excluding mortgages) so a sustained fall in the CPI would probably in turn require a prolonged and heavy fall in wages. Ireland has seen a modest fall in wages on one measure (the micro data at industry level) but not on another (the aggregate wage figure used in the national accounts) while wage growth is positive on average across the euro area.
The performance of euro equity markets would also suggest that deflation is not a base case, and the ECB concurs, although stressing that the risks have risen. Modern experience of deflation is limited to Japan but prices also fell steadily during the Great Depression in the US and elsewhere, which has contributed to the association of falling prices with very negative developments in the real economy. The argument partly focuses on expectations , with households and firms postponing consumption and investment in anticipation of lower prices next year. Deflation will also affect real interest rates as nominal rates for most borrowers are bounded at or close to zero, implying real rates will rise if the price level falls. This would increase savings and reduce consumption and investment.Similarly, if nominal prices and incomes fall the real burden of household and government debt rises, a particular concern given the current scale of outstanding debt.
The expectations element in deflation has made central banks, including the ECB, very keen to monitor the private sector's view on future prices. That can be hard to gauge (surveys tend to be strongly influenced by the recent trend) which makes market-based measures ( inflation swaps or derived from nominal versus real bond yields) popular as they can be monitored in real time. On that basis the US market is expecting inflation to average around 1.5% a year for rhe next decade while the ECB's favourite measure suggests euro investors expect inflation in 5-years time to also average around 1.5% over the following 5 years.
Evidence, then, that inflation is expected to be low and certainly below the 2% level many central banks view as optimal, but not that there is a widespread belief that inflation will stay negative for a long time. This low inflation outlook is not a scenario which implies strong growth in nominal wages but certainly one in which short periods of falling prices is a positive rather than a negative.


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The World Bank's Participatory Development Approach in the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) Paper for the Republic of Senegal: Rhetoric or Reality?
Issue Date2009-12-18
Ndiaye, Rokhaya
University of Kansas
114 pages
Degree Level
International Studies
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The aim of this thesis is to study the World Bank's participatory development process in the 2007 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for the Republic of Senegal. I seek to shed light on the question of whether or not the Bank is willing to follow through its participatory commitment. Participatory development refers to the process of developing strategies which incorporate beneficiaries of development in theirs own development. Over the two last decades, practitioners of economic development initiatives have implemented development programs which embrace the participatory approach to put developing countries in the path of development. In this thesis, I undertake an examination of the participatory process through the lens of the 2007 Senegalese' CAS, which is a World Bank' strategy to help borrowing countries meet their key development challenges by incorporating Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs) in the process of the formulation and implementation. I looked at the evolution of economic development thinking since the 1950s to present decade to show how participatory development has been adopted as part of the development agenda in the development community. Going beyond the discourse about the effectiveness of participatory development, I examine the critiques of the process as analyzed by critics of the World Bank, and then broadly examine how the participatory process is perceived by main stakeholders in Senegal. I argue that, in the case of Senegal, the Bank is prompted to put participation in practice the CAS drafting but the process does not fully reach out all stakeholders such as the marginalized groups and some NGOs. Evidences suggest that the Bank consult widely with the Senegalese government as evidence of participation, however large number of stakeholders are not active participants with decision-making power in the participatory development process.
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The Farm Credit System, the largest single lender to U.S. agriculture, said on Wednesday it would meet the borrowing needs of rural America and stand by its customers challenged by the worst drought in more than half a century.
"The Farm Credit System remains well positioned to meet the borrowing needs of rural America, notwithstanding the difficult conditions brought on by the drought of 2012," the presidents of the FCS's four regional banks said in a joint statement.
The banks -- AgFirst of Columbia, South Carolina; AgriBank in St. Paul; Denver-based CoBank; and Farm Credit Bank of Texas in Austin -- fund the FCS network of 82 financial associations in 50 states. The System, a U.S. government-sponsored entity (GSE), has more than $230 billion in assets and accounts for 40 percent of U.S. ag loans.
"The System's role is to stand by its customers, in good times and bad, and it will continue to fulfill that need in a safe and sound manner. That includes working collaboratively with borrowers who are experiencing distress related to the drought on a case-by-case basis."
Concerns about the health of the U.S. farm economy escalated over the past 12 weeks as farmers watched their crops wilt in the fields and prices rose to record or near-record prices. Ranchers, cattle feeders, and dairy, hog and poultry producers will be hit hardest as feed costs have nearly doubled.
The U.S. Agriculture Department on Wednesday estimated that the U.S. corn crop will be the lowest in six years and soybeans the lowest in nine years due to drought losses.
But USDA projected farm gate prices for corn would rise to $7.20-8.60 a bushel, compared with $6.25 a year ago. Soybean prices for farmers should be in a range of $15-17 a bushel in coming months, versus $12.45 last season. Wheat and milk prices were also projected to higher than a year ago, USDA said.
Grain cooperatives will also be hurt by lower revenues for storing, drying and blending grains given the drought-stressed crops, FCS said. But ethanol production is expected to consume 4.5 billion bushels of corn in the coming year, down only 5 percent in demand from last season.
"Despite these myriad challenges, we believe that financial conditions for American agriculture are far better than they were in 1988, the last time the nation experienced a drought of similar magnitude. Many producers are coming off several consecutive years of strong profits, which have enabled them to reduce leverage, improve liquidity and invest in new equipment," FCS said.
Fitch Ratings noted last week that roughly half of the four regional FCS banks loan portfolio consisted of long-term real estate mortgage loans secured with farmland, putting them at risk if commodity market prices trigger a correction in record high farmland values.
The FCS, the oldest GSE, was set up by the United States in 1916, long before the better known -- and now troubled -- GSEs such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac -- to provide a reliable source of credit to the U.S. agriculture industry.
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You are seeing two VERY excited little boys! They have been really looking forward to the first day of homeschool.
Here is our basic schedule, based upon the routine that our family naturally follows and adding in our school work. I basically made a list of the items I wanted to include in our school day, and then tried to place them in an order that made sense for our family. Right now, our school lessons make up about 2 hours of the day, with (4) 30 minute lessons. There will be days when our schedule changes, such as to accomodate storytime at the Library, playdates, etc. And days when we'll have field trips. There will also be times when our lessons and fun activities overlap, resulting in a shortened day, and condensed schedule…flexibility is one of the many perks of homeschooling :)
I've added an extra subject. A lot of kindergarten curriculum requires only 2 subjects, and just works the rest of the learning in with those, but it's more helpful for me to separate it. I feel more organized that way. So, my third subject will be a rotating social studies, science, and health.
I am not using a curriculum. We're on a bare bones budget right now, but I really think it will be okay. I got a $10 kindergarten workbook from Walmart, a $32 Bible Lessons book from Lifeway (that I could have got online for much cheaper!), and for everything else we're just going to make it up as we go. I'll let you know how that works out :)
I have a 3 year old and a 5 year old. Caeden will be technically in kindergarten, while Logan is technically in preschool. For now, I'm going to be doing basically the same things with both of them (Logan is very smart!), and will continue that until it doesn't seem to be working. It's a learning process for all of us.
Our Daily Routine & Tentative Schedule
6:00/6:30–Wake up. Daddy is getting ready for work, and the boys usually hang out with him, and he gets them their breakfast if he has time. My kids are early risers and always have been.
7:30–Breakfast/Morning Chores/TV Time for the boys (if they didn't eat with daddy). Breakfast and quiet time for mommy
8:30–Official start of the school day with our morning board. (I'm going to do a separate post with details of what's included here).
9:00–Lesson #1 (Bible) We are doing a creation unit this month, working through this book
9:30–Songs/Movement/Snack Time
10:00–Lesson #2 (Language Arts–Letter of the Week)
11:00–Kids have morning recess while mommy preps lunch
11:30–Lunch Time, clean up
12:30–Lesson #3 (Math and numbers)
1:00–Story Time
1:30–Lesson #4 (Alternating-Social Studies/Science/Health)
2:00–Quiet Time
3:00–Outside to play
4:00–Clean up
4:30–Daddy gets home from work (unless he has to work late b/c of a forest fire)
5:30–Cook supper, eat, clean up
7:00–Family Time (outside, games, watch a movie together, etc.)
8:30–Bedtime Routine (bath, bedtime stories, prayers)
9:00–Lights out for kiddos. This is the time when Chad and I can spend some time alone together, I can work on my blog, work on lesson plans for the next day, etc.
11:00–We try to be in bed by 11:00
(You can find more homeschooling posts at ihomeschoolnetwork or at the Homeschool Carnival


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episode aired 12/02/10
Susan Korzetz
I imagine being interviewed by a comedian is the most difficult type of interview to do since they probably are very unpredictable, yet you did a FANTASTIC job! You looked great AND sounded great! Just curious, in your lifetime, what interview made you the most nervous? (Though I can't imagine you being nervous at all.)
Timothy Dougherty
Hello Jane,
Very good Jay Leno Tonight Show, enjoyed it
Jay and I are the same age, has a interesting view of life.
Sounds like things are going well, with the projects , I hope that
CAA Ben Dey come up with a good producer for the film project.
Having written the script with you in mind and seeing how well your
doing and looking , you do fit the part as written ,very well.
Over The Tweeted script that ran 100 pages, I did come up with a few new
lines that pull the story even tighter ,little things.
I have not heard if a producer is interested in this project from CAA ,yet
I could see the fact sheets running up some dollars , not a cheap production.
action and drama going on , and a good producer is hat the heart.
good to see you doing so well,
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Shelley Seymour
Wish they had mentioned your blog. You have worked very hard to keep it up. Love it. Thank you.
I taped your appearance on the Jay Leno Show, and couldnt get over how "scary startling skinny" you looked. I hope that you are okay-cause it was alarming to my mom and I who who watched it, and are great admirers of you and your work. Hope you are truly healthy, because you looked very gaunt. There is just a difference I noticed from a year ago when you did other appearances and etc, and you looked great and natural then. And then this year of 2010 you sort of changed all together….in your overall look and got much skinnier looking. Just concerned being a former person who has struggled with eating disorder issues myself. Hope all is well 🙂
I thought the interview was very uncomfortable. Nothing to do with you but with him. I've been to the show and have met him, know he is a nice guy…but…the whole — I'll be hard when we come back from this commercial — & other things he said were truly embarrasing. But you handled it like the pro that you are. BTW, Regis seems to be having the same problem! There seems to be an epidemic going around.
I agree with Julia's comment. I thought Jay's comments were crude and out-of-place. You handled yourself beautifully.
Hi Jane (Richard too,)
You were totally awesome on Leno! I almost called to let you know how much I enjoyed it, but of course, it was late.
And, Coach, I loved the movie clip of you and Leno. Sylvia told me all about it!!!!!
you have the most greatest sense of humour I always liked, ms. fonda
thank you for sharing these pictures
you are
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I was going to add, you are a real lady, and I have admired you for a very long time
Katherine de Koninck
Beauty and grace, polish and finesse, and so nimble with those whacky questions – thank you for a great show of prowess in a "woman" power sort of way, with respect and candor all mixed in, so as to let him have a fair interview, and never let your self lose patience nor be trod upon.
xox si c'est permis!
Tim Collingwood
I mostly watch Conan (is that on your press junket?) but I think many stars today can learn from you regarding how to handle a bad interviewer without losing class and dignity.
I havent watched the jay leno clip but i just watched an opera interview after 30 minutes in. I was born in 73. I was not turned on to home work out vids yet but even I being raised on a farm in the middle of no where had heard of you.
Many years later you are a testimony of all that you have accomplished in health and beauty practices. I just have to say, your hair style is stunning great choice. I am a yoga teacher I teach only privately. My background formally is Iynegar based. However I began informally as a child driven by the desire to be a gymnist so everyday i was my own coach. later was an athlete and then personal trainer and now teacher.
I am amazed that you are 73 recently Happy birthday!!! seriously though your posture is regal and strong. What you have said in the brief time I have listened just now is transformational about about embodiment. I can totally relate with the process of learning now to accept oneself and in due time the embodiment happens. For me I have been leaving my body abandoning me when I get really strung out on survival needs.
so When I feel that process happening in my body its hard to stay present but breathing takes me on the journey of integration. your chair exercise is a great tantric exercise to do with your partner…if you want to know more about that i will dish my secret. I am learning from you about intimacy and what you mean by being at a place where you can put your whole self out there. A movie clip was moving and I found myself totally relating. Connected to forgiveness…the choice not to be a victim anymore..to choose not to be a victim for the rest of life..but to resurrect from the ashes into a new being empowered and strong relearning and rethinking life like a child again.
everything fresh thanks for keeping it real yo… 🙂 i also love that you and your partner dance every night..so thank you for your time and thank you for being a bright light in the universe.
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Rev. Josh Fitterling, Minister
A native of Pennsylvania, Josh grew up on his parent's farm in Mohrsville, PA along with his older brother, James. With his sights initially set on teaching math, Josh received his Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from Lebanon Valley College in 2012.
Nevertheless, the call to ministry was already being discerned and Josh went on to receive his Master of Divinity degree from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 2015. He was ordained into Christian Ministry on May 24, 2015 in the United Church of Christ. Josh began serving as our pastor on March 1, 2017 and is always excited to discover new ways of combining his experience, his love of God, and his passion for ministry with the passions, people, and ministries of our church and community.
Previously, Josh has served as Pastoral Resident of Wellesley Village Church in Wellesley, Massachusetts (2015-2017) and as Stated-Supply Pastor of New Jerusalem Zion UCC in Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania (2013-2015).
Josh enjoys exploring new places, meeting new people, spending time outdoors, and making memories with his spouse, Mason! If you see him around town, feel free to say "hello!" He would love to meet you!
Ms. Linda Adams, Minister of Music
Linda, along with husband Brian, moved to Wiscasset in July 2013. They were drawn to mid coast village living after visiting with family in the area over the years. The village of Wiscasset won their hearts. Two wonderful daughters, the terrific guys they married, three adorable grandsons and her dog, Abbie, round out the family. Linda received her Bachelor's Degree in Music from Plymouth State College. As a freshman she was chosen as an accompanist for the New England State College Choir and Brass Ensemble when they toured Europe. She was a member of the concert band and the chamber orchestra. As a former member of the Portland Community Choir, she now enjoys singing with the Sheepscot Community Chorus. She has accompanied numerous musicians in concerts, served as organist, substitute pianist and led adult and junior choirs in New Hampshire and Maine.
Ms. Colleen Crowley, Church School Teacher
Colleen is a resident of Bowdoinham, ME. She has much experience in working with children including her time at the Portland Public Library and her current work in the Lewiston Schools. She is a person of great faith and she loves creating curriculum and teaching through stories. She embodies our church's identity as an Open & Affirming Congregation and is very passionate about integrating her love for teaching kids with her love for the teachings of Jesus! Colleen began serving among us in August 2017.
Ms. Janet Leonard, Office Administrator
Janet spent much of her career in publishing, living in Bremen, ME for the last 8 years. She has a love for music and serves as the Music Director of the Bremen Union Church. She is a mother of two grown daughters and a grandmother of a toddler grandson. She brings a welcoming personality and creative energy for our continued ministry together. Janet began serving among us in August 2017.
Ms. Mary McKinney, Sexton
Mary began serving as our church's sexton in 2011. She keeps our church looking it's best as she cleans and cares for our building! In addition to her work here, she works for Lincoln County as the Custodian. Mary is also a member of our church and serves on the Christian Education Committee. Mary, and her husband Jon, are the proud parents of Vivian, and reside on Westport Island.


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Canon Working on 3.75X optical zoom / 16-60mm lens for APS-C mirrorless system. The Lens will have wide angle coverage of 16mm. The lens carries improved optics and features ultra-bright F2 aperture at wide end. Take a look at the patent details below
Canon 16-60mm F2-5 for APS-C Mirrorless Details
'Specification and lens arrangement of embodiment 6
Focal length: 15.42 – 58.00 mm (zoom ratio: 3.76)
F No.: 2.06 – 5.00
Half angle of view: 38.07 – 13.04
Back focus: 8.81 – 2.81 mm
Lens length: 82.23 – 103.33 mm
We do have high hopes that Canon EOS M5 Mark II on its way and along with that we will sure see some new lenses for Canon EF-M Mount. APS-C DSLR users don't lose hope, Canon is actively working on new versions of EF-S Lenses.
See Upcoming Canon EF-S Lenses 2018- 2019
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Senior Peyton Manning finds perfect fit in CIS and management majors
Peyton Manning, one of many University of Tulsa students who will enter their senior year in the fall, looks forward to her bright future. Manning is a double major in computer information systems (CIS) and management, with a focus in human resources.
When asked why she chose both majors, she says, "I like that CIS combines technical skills and people skills." She also appreciates how the professors are hands-on and help students understand the concepts they teach. As for her interest in HR, Manning explains, "I want to be in a place where I can help people." She also likes the prospect of recruitment as well as engaging in employee management.
Her favorite part of each program is that she gets to use both sides of her brain. She said, "Both are constantly challenging and require problem solving, and that's what makes it fun. I wouldn't want to do the same things every day."
Manning is quick to acknowledge that the resources available within the Collins College of Business factored heavily into her decision to attend TU. She also liked that she could balance academics with involvement in choir — and that she could receive scholarship support for it. She also loves that the Newman Catholic Center is on campus. Manning enjoys the smaller campus and says, "You see some of the same faces every day and that familiarity creates a sense of community."
Manning says she's learned a lot from CIS Professors Sal Aurigemma and Lori Leonard, who both helped with her transition to CIS. She's also grateful for energy management Professor Tom Seng, who helped familiarize her with the many internship opportunities available. Manning also notes that Spanish Professor Marta Chamorro is "the best professor I've ever had."
Manning stays involved in numerous activities on campus. She's in Greek Life and choir, teaches PiYo at the campus fitness center and serves as both a University Ambassador and Orientation Leader. All adds to the excitement she's anticipating about her senior year. She's especially excited to be an Orientation Leader again because she says it starts her year off on a really good note.
This past spring, she had the opportunity to intern with Stinnett & Associates, which she says offered great real-world experience; and this summer she secured an IT internship with Phillips 66.
Manning's advice for future TU business students? "Don't be afraid to ask questions and go see the professors. They're so approachable, and here to help you," she said. "That's one reason why TU is so great — the faculty is invested in student success."


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Motorcycle Accident Attorneys in Redding, California
How can an experienced motorcycle accident attorney help you after a crash?
If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a motorcycle wreck, an experienced motorcycle accident attorney can help you and your family receive the full compensation to which you are entitled.
Motorcycle injuries can be physically and emotionally devastating and you need to focus on recovering from the crash. Doctor appointments and physical therapy sessions are likely to consume much of your time after the wreck.
While you focus on healing, your attorney will focus on getting you compensated for your injuries, damage to your bike, and other financial and emotional costs resulting from the wreck.
What is a motorcycle lawyer's role in your case?
Your motorcycle lawyer's job is to advocate for you to receive the maximum compensation and assistance to which you are entitled.
An attorney experienced in motorcycle accidents knows what evidence to gather to put together a compelling case on your behalf and knows when to bring in experts. Your attorney will investigate the causes of the crash and manage communications with the insurance companies.
Your legal team will figure out who is at fault in the accident and why. With your help, we will determine what amount is full and fair compensation, based on your injuries and expenses and how your injuries will impact your future health, employability and enjoyment of life.
What are some typical causes of motorcycle accidents?
Car and truck drivers' failure to see motorcycles or to properly share the road with motorcycles is a risk factor contributing to California's thousands of motorcycle accidents each year.
What kind of property damage occurs in a motorcycle wreck?
Motorcycle damage in an accident is often extensive. Sometimes a bike can be repaired and sometimes it must be replaced. As the victim in the accident, you are entitled to have your motorcycle repaired or replaced and you may be entitled to reimbursement for renting a bike while yours is out of commission.
If your motorcycle is your primary mode of transportation, you should be compensated for the cost of alternative transportation until your motorcycle is repaired or replaced.
What injuries can result from a motorcycle accident?
Motorcycle accident injuries are usually quite serious, even when a collision occurs at low speeds. Common injuries from these crashes include
- Traumatic brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Paralysis
- Broken bones
- Neck and back injuries
- Internal organ injuries
Seeking prompt, appropriate medical care is very important to your well-being after a motorcycle accident injury.
What compensation are you entitled to receive?
When another person injures you, you are entitled to full and fair compensation. This includes the reimbursement of medical expenses, wage loss, pain and suffering, the cost of replacing or fixing your motorcycle, and alternate transportation until you have your bike back.
In addition to medical expenses and property damage, fair compensation may include the following, depending on the extent of your injuries:
- Physical therapy
- Current and future lost earnings
- Anticipated future medical and therapeutic expenses
- Costs of hiring household help for tasks you are no longer able to do (such as yard work or house work)
- Mental and emotional distress
- Pain and suffering
- Diminished quality of life
Whose fault is a motorcycle accident?
Proving fault in an accident is essential for deciding who gets compensated and for how much. California uses a pure comparative negligence standard, which means that each person involved in an accident may be assigned part of the blame. This can affect how much a victim is entitled to recover.
For example, if a car illegally turned in front of a motorcycle and the motorcycle was speeding, the court could find that the motorcyclist was 30% responsible for the wreck. If the motorcyclist was trying to recover $100,000 in damages, the allocation of fault would reduce the possible award by 30% and the most the motorcyclist could recover would be $70,000.
What should I do immediately after a motorcycle accident?
At the scene of the accident, if you are able, call law enforcement, exchange contact information with the other drivers involved in the accident, and take pictures of the scene and damage. Seek appropriate medical care immediately after the accident.
Consult with an experienced motorcycle accident attorney as soon as possible after the accident. The lawyers at Reiner, Slaughter & Frankel, LLP have represented over 100 motorcycle riders just like you. Call today for a free consultation about your situation.


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Call him Han no-longer-Solo.
Harrison Ford has finally proposed to long-time love Calista Flockhart, reports People.
The 66-year-old "Star Wars" star reportedly presented Flockhart, 44, with an engagement ring over Valentine's Day weekend.
Ford and Flockhart, who stars on ABC's hit show "Brothers and Sisters," have been dating for more than seven years.
Rumors of an engagement began to swirl last year when reports surfaced that Ford wanted to adopt Flockhart's adopted son, Liam.
No date has been set yet, according to People.


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Today we are going to begin the writing process for a 100 Word Challenge. Your task we be to complete the most descriptive piece of writing you can in 100 words based on the writing prompt below.
You must:
- Unpack a senses seed (feels, looks, hears & wonderings)
- Write a draft (written in sentences, use adjectives, senses, synonyms, emotive words and synonyms).
- Proofread and revise your work.


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Humans are hardwired to tell and engage with stories. Approximately 40,000 years ago, storytelling as our primary means of communication began with cave art. Today, the neuroscience of storytelling has been researched thoroughly, proving that the sensory receptors in our cortex light up when we read a descriptive metaphor as opposed to plain text. We often describe ourselves as getting 'lost in a story', and it's this complete, visceral immersion that leads to greater engagement and retention.
The power of brand storytelling
Intelligent brands have long tapped into the power of storytelling. Ian Rowden, Chief Marketing Officer of Virgin Group, was quite right when he said, "The best brands are built on great stories." A strong brand story shows our customers who we are, what we do, how we do it, WHY we do it, and what makes us different. In essence, it defines an ambition beyond commercial aspiration, and – in doing so – increases engagement.
Brand stories enable people to easily talk about your brand to their friends, paraphrasing and building the story into their own lives and conversations. And as Christopher Booker once explained, when you are choosing what style of story your brand should tell, there are really only seven choices: overcoming the monster; rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; comedy; tragedy; and rebirth. The quest is unquestionably the most common style of story used by brands – think 'the quest for whiter whites' (washing powder) – rags to riches (insurance), overcoming the monster (bug spray or bathroom cleaners), voyage and return (travel and tourism) and the comedy (beer brands) are also common – but no one wants their brand story to be about tragedy.
Five brand stories that really connect
For a brand story to connect, it needs to be real. Customers need to be able to relate to the characters and feel the passion. Here are five well-known brand stories that really connect:
- Max Brenner: This brand story is an endearingly simple and honest quest, with the founder, Max Brenner, at its centre. A linear story, the reader is transported from Paris to Israel and then Australia as Max meets some key characters and lives a lifestyle of chocolate and decadence as he strives to recreate his childhood dream of finding a river of chocolate and sailing in it.
- kikki.K: A distinctly visual quest-style narrative, readers are offered an insight into the brand's passions, people, and founder. Readers are also encouraged to participate in the story by creating their own keepsakes with kikki.K products and joining the conversation via social media.
- Coopers: The Coopers quest to give Australian's a beer free from the sugar of the early colonial beers is presented as a series of frames on a wall and items on shelves. The quest is visually intricate and inviting, and takes visitors on a journey through colonial Australia, two world wars and the Great Depression. . Visitors get a strong sense of the brand's rich history, coupled with a number of innovative new initiatives, including an online forum and home brew resource library.
- Zappos: Zappos is on a quest – a quest to give the world better shoes and better service. The Zappos narrative begins by telling the story of the brand's Founder who was unable to find shoes in the right colour, style, and size. Today, Zappos solves that need with a couple of clear differentiators – "WOW through service" and an open invitation for customers to join the Zappos family, via the Zappos Family Library. The brand is also proudly quirky, describing its senior leadership team as "monkeys" and encouraging "fun and a little weirdness" as part of its values.
- T2 Tea: A different style of brand story – a story of rebirth, as founder Maryanne Shearer sought to give tea a modern edge - to 'reinvent it to appeal to a new generation of tea drinkers'. T2 Tea has recreated the tea drinking experience, filling it with enchantment and magic, with a retail environment that supports this vision and creates a journey for the senses.
Lessons learned from these brand stories
Each of the brand stories above successfully engage their audience, albeit in different ways. Here are some key lessons to keep in mind when creating your own brand story:
- Be honest and consistent: Customers are savvy, and will quickly sniff out any dishonesty or inconsistencies – particularly as you start to weave your story across multiple platforms and experiences. Nothing creates connection like true transparency, so be honest.
- Show, don't tell: Good brand stories require great fiction writing skills. Leverage the neuroscience of storytelling by painting a picture with descriptive language and imagery.
- Include the trials, not just the triumphs: Every good story includes some kind of trial and then a triumph. You can't have one without the other, so share your trials (e.g. Nudie's factory burning to the ground) and invite customers to engage as they cheer you on towards a happy ending.
- Feature an interesting cast of characters: Good stories also need interesting characters. There'll be some obvious primary characters, but be sure to include an interesting support cast too (e.g. Max Brenner's first love Anna, who inspired his love of chocolate). Endearing characters are a key engagement tool, as customers want someone to root for.
- Keep the story going: As your brand grows, so too will its story. Encourage customers to continue to engage in the story by inviting them to participate. Think: online forums, customer challenges, and social media initiatives to increase engagement.
The next chapter
To create a successful, sustainable business fuelled by customer loyalty, start with a powerful brand story. Remember though, the story never finishes. Create the next chapter by inviting your customers to inhabit the world of your brand, and write an even greater story together.


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In addition to the great hiking in South America, there are plenty of adrenaline-driving adventure activities bound to make your heart skip a beat. If you like to push things to the limit when you travel you may want to consider these extreme sports in South America.
Hang Gliding or Paragliding in Medellin, Colombia
Although it's not the capital or the largest city in Colombia, Medellin often becomes a favorite city for many travelers. Just 45 minutes outside the city, many companies offer tandem rides to anyone who wants to see the city from above.
The flights are generally 25-30 minutes in length and provide a spectacular view of entire Medellín valley and the west near Santa Fe de Antioquia.
Sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru
When thinking about South America, giant sand dunes may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but the subcontinent is vast with many different types of ecosystems including dry, arid land in Peru.
Most people venture to Huacachina from Lima, the nation's capital. Travelers stop at the hub city of Ica, less than five hours from Lima. If you're looking to catch some sand, there are plenty of tour operators who will take you out in dune buggies to explore the land and find the right hill.
Snowboarders find the skill much easier to pick up, and it's possible to find operators with old snowboards, but they may be disappointed to learn it's not possible to go as fast as they would on snow. Regardless, extreme travel enthusiasts generally rank sandboarding as one of their highlights in Peru.
Sea Kayaking in the Patagonia, Chile
Patagonia is an enormous draw for adventure travelers and while hiking the "W" is often the first thing on the to-do list, sea kayaking is not far behind. Chile is diverse and sea kayaking is popular as there are hundreds of glacial lakes and crystal clear rivers that traverse the Andean Mountain Range and the fjords.
Guided tours are offered from two to nine days. It is recommended that you choose a guided tour as the land remains relatively untouched and help can be difficult if you run into problems, but it is possible to kayak through the wilderness of Chile's Lake District through to Northern Patagonia unguided.
Ziplining in Mindo, Ecuador
While ziplining may not be the most extreme of sports in South America, it certainly gets the heart racing and is a perfect all-family activity as it is safe for children.
Mindo is only an hour and a half from Quito, just before reaching one of Ecuador's many rainforests. The valley is very popular with birdwatchers as it boasts over 500 species of birds, a variety of plants and other wildlife.
Many travelers come to Mindo to spend time in nature with a milder sense adventure it is possible to also go tubing on the Rio Blanco or Rio Mindo. For those who want to stay on their feet, there are many trails and waterfalls to visit. But the biggest draw is the zipline in the area where participants are locked into a harness and carried across horizontal cables high above the forest providing a spectacular view of the area.
Bungee Jumping in Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
While there are many places to bungee jump in Brazil, one of the favorites is in the adventure region of Bahia where many travelers like to push the limit with rafting, rappelling, and other activities.
Just outside Paulo Afonso City is the highest bungee jump of 86 meters from a bridge that overlooks the Sao Francisco River. Many jumpers get "dipped" into the river when they jump so be sure to tell the operators if you want this option or not.


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Always eager to find new gaps in the shrinking mobile phone market, Apple believe they are on to a winner with the new Icon phone, designed specifically for prisoners' use.
The phone is small, only the size of your thumb, and has a Teflon coating making it non-stick and easy to slip into hard to search body orifices.
It has a built in camera for those money-making tabloid exclusive photographs and sound recording technology to record confessions in the punishment block.
Instead of a ringer it has a pulsating vibration alarm so prisoners can just slip it out easily to answer calls.
The long-life battery can be charged by sticking its two probes into an orange (or lemon).
It comes ready loaded with drug dealer information for the whole of the UK and its special GPS facility allows accurate information during escapes.
To pass the time it has 15 great built-in games.
Apple say the new Icon represents a step forward in phone design and should find many users inside and outside of jail establishments.
It is due to be launched on Friday, at HMP Holloway, when 25 phones will be thrown over the wall at midnight.
A Prison Guard's Union official said that the new phone would not go down well with warders since they each make many thousands of pounds a year selling phones to the cons.


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Time for action!
Last month the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that processed meats such as bacon, ham and sausages, do cause bowel cancer and that red meats such as beef, pork and lamb, probably do too... no real surprises there!
Last month the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed that processed meats such as bacon, ham and sausages, do cause bowel cancer and that red meats such as beef, pork and lamb, probably do too... no real surprises there!
Just ahead of World Vegan Day (November 1), WHO announced that eating just 50 grams of processed meat (less than two slices of bacon) a day increases the risk of bowel cancer by 18 per cent. They also found an increase of 100g of red meat a day increases the risk of bowel cancer by 17 per cent. They also identified links between red meat and pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer, and processed meat and stomach cancer.
This is not really anything new; Viva! Health have been warning people about the links between meat and cancer for years. However, WHO's classification of processed meat as carcinogenic is new and the announcement hit the headlines around the world and should lead to a change in the government's public health guidelines.
In October, 22 scientists from ten countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC – the cancer agency of the WHO), in Lyon, France, to evaluate the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. Here are the main findings from their report:
The announcement was big news, reported around the globe. The meat industry responded by promptly dismissing the claims saying the report was unscientific and that the risk is not so great. They must now realise that they have lost the argument and are trying to defend the indefensible.
How big is the risk?
The risk increases with the amount of meat consumed; each 50g of processed meat per day increases the risk of cancer by 18 per cent and each 100g of red meat per day increases the risk by 17 per cent. "In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance." says Dr Kurt Straif, Head of the IARC Monographs Programme.
Currently, the government advises meat-eaters to eat no more than 70g red and processed meat a day (that's around just two slices of bacon). The meat industry likes to point out that average consumption is roughly in-line with this figure. However, this hides the fact that many men and some women eat much more than 70g per day. For example, government figures show that the average intake for men under 65 is 86g and for men over 65 it is 75g. Both exceed the recommended upper limit of 70g.
The 'no more than 70g per day' advice followed on directly from a joint report from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the AICR published in 2007. The report involved hundreds of experts, who reviewed all the evidence available about the links between food, nutrition, weight gain, overweight and physical activity and the risk of cancer.
The report stated that the public health goal for the population average consumption of red meat should be no more than 300g a week, very little if any of which to be processed. The personal recommendation, for individuals who eat meat, was set at less than 500g a week, with little, if any, processed meat. So they recommended that it is best to avoid all processed meat, which means no bacon or ham, ever. However, this message has been lost as government advice lumped red and processed meats together as one category.
Obviously, Viva! Health would like to see the government promote a vegan diet for the enormous benefits that would bring. At the very least, they should change current guidelines to clearly warn people about the cancer risks of processed and red meat, including health warning labels for processed and red meat products and to actively encourage people to stop eating them. This would not only help prevent cancer, heart disease and a host of other diseases and illnesses but would also help reduce climate change, reduce the number of animals being kept in factory farms and go towards helping feed the world more fairly.
Viva! Health calls for a reappraisal of official advice encouraging meat consumption and would like to see new public health guidelines established for schools, hospitals and other public sector catering.
The times they are a-changing and the government health advice needs to keep up!


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In Our Backyard
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Atlantic Japanese edition re-issue series.
If any single recording typifies the soul-jazz sub-genre, then it is surely this superlative live album from the 1969 Montreux jazz festival. It has rightly entered into legend and always sounds as fresh as the evening that it was recorded. The anthemic 'Compared to what' is a fabulous slice of soul-jazz from start to finish with piano vamp intro and bluesy vocals and the following number, 'Cold Duck Time' is virtually as good with another incredibly catchy riff and an extended solo from tenorist Eddie Harris. Elsewhere the gospel-inflected hues of 'You got it in your soulness' allows pianist McCann the opportunity to undertake an expansive solo and his ability to accompany was honed on sideman duties for the likes of Lou Rawls. A mid-tempo waltz, 'The generation gap', takes matters into a more relaxed mode and as a bonus a track not originally on the vinyl 'Kaftan' is included and once again repetitive, yet intoxicating riffs dominate. Tim Stenhouse


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Environment and Enemies Update
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Hello, Outpost Delta fans!
Here are a few screenshots of some progress for the game! We now have the squishy spawners online, as well as, the heavy. We have also been getting in some coloration of our environment art. What do you think? :)


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When starting Philosophy of Metrics (POM) on December 31, 2013 I had no real idea what to write about. There were some general ideas which assisted in coming up with the name for the site, but outside of that I viewed it as an opportunity to get some thoughts out.
Within a few weeks it became self-apparent that my focus was leaning towards the transformation of the international monetary system. Outside of a few older articles and vague references it appeared that no one was aggressively researching and presenting information on this transformation and the use of the Special Drawing Right (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund to achieve the evolving objectives.
On January 21, 2014 I published the first of what became a ten part series titled SDR and the New Bretton Woods. It was this series more than anything else in those early days which contributed to the success of POM.
With each instalment the readership grew and more sites reposted and linked to the material. The success caught me by surprise and gave me a sense of responsibility to ensure I presented accurate and knowledgable information so POM wouldn't become just another site spewing absurd and unprovable truths and fear mongering.
Volume One accounts for the ten part series which was published between January 21, 2014 and April 7, 2014. It represents the early days of Philosophy of Metrics and can still be considered the foundation upon which the whole site was built.
The seeds of the more complex and intricate trends which we now review and discuss can be found in these first attempts at deciphering the international monetary transformation and the associated geopolitical ramifications. Long-time readers will also recognize the esoteric theme developing throughout.
Philosophy of Metrics has evolved according to its name. The associated nature of economics (metrics) and esoteric patterns (philosophy) are what provide POM with its unique perspective and insightful conversations which take place in the comments sections.
Most of the predictions and long-trends which have been discussed on POM have proven extremely accurate. As the site continues to evolve and transform this accuracy will continue.
The site itself is built upon truth and the application of wisdom and patience. The audience grows in slow increments as more readers recognize the truthfulness of the information and revisit when world events unfold as predicted within the long-trend discussions.
There are untold years ahead of us which will provide endless material for further analysis and discussions. The evolution of POM will continue and this original ten part series will always be the cornerstone upon which it was built.
Volume one can be read in the PDF viewer below or downloaded here SDR & the New Bretton Woods – Volume One.[pdfjs-viewer url="https%3A%2F%2Fphilosophyofmetrics.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2FSDR-the-New-Bretton-Woods-Volume-One.pdf" viewer_width=100% viewer_height=1360px fullscreen=true download=true print=true]


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Stage names:
Real name: Kumano Keiichi
Guild: Otowaya
Line number: YODAIME (IV)
Birthday: 21 August 1942
Masters: Onoe Kikugorô VII, Onoe Baikô VII, Onoe Kikugorô VI
21 August 1942: born in Niigata.
April 1947: he starts his career as a disciple of Onoe Kikugorô VI, who gives him the name of Onoe Kôichi. He makes his debut on stage at the Shinbashi Enbujô, where he performs in the drama "Sukeroku Kuruwa no Momoyogusa".
10 July 1949: his first master Onoe Kikugorô VI dies.
January 1958: he takes the name of Onoe Umegorô at the Shinbashi Enbujô.
October 1965: Umegorô takes part in the first Kabuki tour in Western Europe, in West Berlin at the Der Freien Volksbühne (2~8 october), in Paris at the Théâtre de l'Odéon (15~24 october) and in Lisbonne at the Teatro São Luis (29~31 october) [more details].
March 1967: Umegorô takes part in the second Kabuki tour in Hawaii.
February 1968: he becomes nadai and takes the name of Onoe Kikujûrô IV at the Kabukiza, performing in "Musume Dôjôji", "Tôdaiki" and "Noriaibune".
September ~ October 1969: Kikujûrô takes part in the Kabuki tour in the USA.
January 1979: Kikujûrô takes part in the Kabuki tour in China.
September 1988: Kikujûrô takes part in the Kabuki tour in South Korea.
June ~ July 1990: Kikujûrô takes part in the Kabuki tour in Southeast Asia.
24 March 1995: his second master Onoe Baikô VII dies.
Onoe Kikujûrô IV is a talented and faithful disciple of the Otowaya guild at the service of 3 generations of leaders of the Onoe clan. He is the last disciple of the star Onoe Kikugorô VI. He is also an important tateshi. As an actor, he is outstanding in edokko supporting roles, like the bonito-seller in "Kamiyui Shinza".
The Onoe Kikujûrô line of actors
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Survey: Grad Students Suffer High Rates of Anxiety, Depression
New survey findings published in the journal Nature Biotechnology reveal that graduate students are more than six times as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety compared to the general population.
The comprehensive survey, conducted by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio, involved 2,279 individuals and included clinically validated scales for anxiety and depression. The survey respondents were 90 percent Ph.D. students and 10 percent master's degree students and participated via social media and direct email.
The mental health disparity found between graduate students and the general population was about equal for both anxiety and depression: 41 percent of graduate students scored as having moderate to severe anxiety while 39 percent scored in the moderate to severe depression range, compared with six percent of the general population for both conditions.
Female graduate students were more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression than their male counterparts. The transgender and/or gender-nonconforming population also scored significantly higher.
For example, 43 percent of female respondents scored in the moderate to severe anxiety range and 41 percent in the depression range, compared to 34 percent and 35 percent, respectively, for the male respondents. For transgender/gender-nonconforming graduate students, the totals were 55 percent and 57 percent.
"There is a growing cry for help from graduate students across the globe who struggle with significant mental health concerns," wrote the study authors. "Despite increased discussion of the topic, there remains a dire need to resolve our understanding of the mental health issues in the trainee population."
These issues, as identified in the study, include work-life balance and trainee-adviser relationship. For example, respondents were asked whether they agree with the statement, "I have a good work-life balance." Fifty-six percent of those experiencing moderate to severe anxiety and 55 percent of those experiencing depression said they did not agree.
"Work-life balance is hard to attain in a culture where it is frowned upon to leave the laboratory before the sun goes down," the authors wrote.
Likewise, 50 percent of graduate students experiencing anxiety and depression said they did not agree with the statement that their principal investigator or adviser provides "real" mentorship.
Many universities lack adequate career and professional development programs, the authors wrote, also noting, "Career development encompasses many skills that are vital to graduate student success, but often not included under this umbrella is mental health."
The study was conducted by Teresa Evans, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the founder of the Office of Workforce and Career Development; and Lindsay Bira, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
The authors caution that the study is a convenience sample in which respondents who have had a history of anxiety or depression may have been more apt to respond to the survey. Still, the data should encourage both academia and policymakers to consider intervention strategies, the authors wrote.
"The strikingly high rates of anxiety and depression support a call to action to establish and/or expand mental health and career development resources for graduate students through enhanced resources within career development offices, faculty training, and a change in the academic culture," the paper concluded.
Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Pedersen, T. (2018). Survey: Grad Students Suffer High Rates of Anxiety, Depression. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 30, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/03/08/survey-graduate-students-suffer-high-rates-of-anxiety-depression/133463.html
Last reviewed: By a member of our scientific advisory board on 8 Aug 2018
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Changing Business Dynamics for Manufacturers
Business dynamics for manufacturers are changing more rapidly and becoming more disruptive than ever before. The changes are driven by the rising expectations of consumers and business customers, increasing complexities of global supply chains, growing competitive pressures, constantly shifting regulatory requirements and many other factors.
Your operational strategies need to align with IT strategies to ensure the organization can evolve and adopt new technologies to help improve the time to market of new products, unlock cost efficiencies, enhance product quality and drive new revenues.
Certainly, initiatives for automation and more controls across business processes have existed for decades. However, new technologies like IIoT, Machine Learning/AI, and robotics are becoming more capable, mature and affordable to help resolve specific manufacturing and supply chain challenges.
Digital Transformation: What and Why?
Adoption of these emerging technologies is still early. Companies are implementing or, at least, reviewing new technologies to boost speed, productivity, quality, flexibility and responsiveness. Typically, we see manufacturers starting with smaller prototype projects like using machine learning to better predict forecasts and maintenance requirements, deploying IIoT techniques to connect machines to provide more insights into manufacturing activities, or developing projects to improve visibility with advanced analytics implementations. With the help of management consulting and DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANTS, CAVENDISH WOOD companies are trying their best to achieve the requirements needed to ensure that their businesses are running smoothly.
Although many companies have achieved some level of automation in their material handling and shop floor activities and improved data accuracy, they often still struggle in knowing crucial process data points due to a lack of connected processes. Too often, we see production planners and schedulers relying on spreadsheets to plan and schedule daily production levels with complex calculations derived from MRP data.
Material planners have their own spreadsheets to organize the material supplies required at the production lines and work centers. When tracking production activities, like material handlers not transacting receipts when they occur, the information is captured sometimes many hours later with only limited detail. Disconnected activities like this result in out-of-sync operations, which leads to uncertainties around the production process, including what has been promised to the customer, what to plan and where the products are physically. This can make it very hard to change priorities or manage the daily balancing act of demand and supply.
Consider the following questions:
- How reliant are you on manually intensive processes, and what is your level of readiness for digital transformation?
- How much time do you spend looking for things, or looking for information to make well-informed decisions?
- Do you have timely visibility to understand inventory availability and order statuses?
- Are you still relying on paper-based data and manual processes?
- Are you effectively using the information to make the best-informed decision?
Investing in connecting your processes, your people and your machines in real-time so that information is in sync with what is really happening on the floor enables a faster time to knowledge. This allows for a quicker response to changes in customer demands or changes in supplies while still controlling costs and quality of products and processes.
These are all areas QAD addresses – QAD manufacturing ERP software helps manufacturers to be more responsive to daily changes in operations, better manage increasing product variability and leverage technology to enhance connected manufacturing operations that rapidly respond to change.
Digital Manufacturing
Here are just a couple of areas where QAD Manufacturing has made recent enhancements to help manufacturers gain quicker access to information and boost digital capabilities.
QAD Master Planning and Scheduling Workbench allow production schedulers to have "a finger on the pulse" with instant access to all relevant data. It provides all the insights into the origin of demand, sources and the status of supply, current inventory levels as well as the expected availability of inventory for all components across multiple levels of product structures.
It now also provides the option to automate demand leveling of scheduled orders based on the available capacity of production resources using methods such as EPEI (Every Part Every Interval).
QAD's production solutions have been modernized and improved to better support the needs of different production modes, from job shop, batch, repetitive and continuous flow manufacturing to mass-customization or cellular manufacturing requirements. New capabilities focused on flexibility have been added that allow you to better manage material supplies to production lines across allocating, picking, moving and issuing materials among other enhancements.
QAD Automation Solutions introduces a very flexible and easy way to manage data capture in the warehouse and the shop floor using simplified screens on mobile handheld devices directly integrated with the core transactions. It includes a complete, scalable and flexible label printing solution allowing you to be compliant with any industry requirement or specific company mandate.
Next Steps
So much change! Where should you start, and how do you progress current digital transformation initiatives for manufacturing operations? There are many innovations to get started on without major investments. Start small and local. Pick a specific challenge or pain point in a division or plant. Tackle the issue and prove the solution, evolve and make incremental improvements over time while leveraging obtained experiences.
Tell us more about your digital strategies and let us know where QAD can help in the comments section below.


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Ambulance staff borrowed chair from supermarket after theirs failed to inflate
PUBLISHED: 18:40 28 May 2019 | UPDATED: 15:20 29 May 2019
Archant Norfolk
A coroner has expressed concern over how an elderly man was taken to hospital after ambulance staff borrowed a chair from a supermarket when theirs failed to inflate.
Norfolk coroner Jacqueline Lake said a string of "matters for concern" which came to light during an inquest into the death of Robert Chandler was so serious other people could die.
Mr Chandler, 85, waited 50 minutes for an ambulance on September 24, 2018, after he suffered a collapsed lung (pneumothorax).
He died the next day in Gorleston's James Paget University Hospital.
An inquest into his death found he died of medical causes.
But the coroner was so concerned about some of the issues, she sent a prevention of future deaths report to the chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Service, saying equipment was not checked.
It has a legal duty to respond to the recommendations within 56 days.
Published on Sunday May 26 in the 'emergency services related deaths' category the report outlines "matters giving rise to concern" identified during Mr Chandler's inquest.
Mrs Lake said an inflatable chair intended to be used to lift Mr Chandler to the ambulance did not inflate properly so he was lifted underneath his arms and transferred to a chair borrowed from a local supermarket.
She said no pain relief was given and no safety straps were used.
Equipment, she said, should be checked by staff daily, adding: "The evidence is that this is not always done."
She also noted an electronic tablet was not sufficiently charged to record all the incident information, and that paper records were not adequately completed.
She said: "In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe your organisation has the power to take such action.
"You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report.
"Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action.
"Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed."
Mr Chandler's wife and son were also sent a copy of the report published on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website.
A spokesman for the east of England Ambulance Service said: "We would like to offer our sincere condolences to Mr Chandler's family.
"We have formally apologised to them for the delay in reaching Mr Chandler and for the distress they suffered during his treatment and transfer to hospital.
"Our Chief Executive provided a response to the Coroner and Mr Chandler's family regarding the Report to Prevent Future Deaths within the timescale given which addresses each of the points raised and, where appropriate, provides further explanation or details of actions being undertaken.
"This will be published by the Coroner in due course."
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Yesterday was problem-free for Chris Canty and his surgically-repaired knee.
For the first six games this season, the Giants' defensive tackle was on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, a result of the knee surgery he had shortly after the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI victory. But yesterday Canty was back, with the Giants' best interior lineman playing what he estimated were 20 to 30 snaps in his team's 27-23 triumph over the Redskins at MetLife Stadium.
"I feel great. No issues. No limitations," Canty said afterward. "Not at all [a problem], not even a little bit."
Canty started the game and was credited with four tackles on the afternoon. As a result, when the game began, the Giants' starting defensive line of Canty, fellow tackle Linval Joseph and ends Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul were together for the first time this season.
Canty was willing to play more than the snaps he was limited to — he called it "a pitch count." But he said the Giants were firm with the 20-to-30 range.
"That was what the plan was and they stuck to the plan. Believe me, against my own will, they stuck to the plan," Canty said.
"It got a little frustrating at the end because they had me on a pitch count, they didn't want to overexert me and they didn't want to get me too many plays out of the gate knowing I only had three practices, but I felt great. The body feels good.
"I look forward to strapping it up and suiting it up next week."
The Giants' interior line is still not fully whole, as primary backup Rocky Bernard missed his third straight game with a quad injury. Still, the line overall is in strong health as Canty, Joseph, Pierre-Paul, Tuck and Osi Umenyiora — the Giants' five most valuable linemen — are all playing.
"I felt great," Canty said. "I had the opportunity to be out there and go out there and hunt with my guys. It's a great feeling."


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Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah' Adds Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth; Liam Neeson Not Joining
Posted on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
As Darren Aronofsky moves toward a shoot start for his new film Noah, the film's cast is coming together. The film already has Russell Crowe set to play the title character, a version of the Biblical figure from the story of the ark and the flood that you may remember.
We'd heard at one point that Liam Neeson was being eyed to play another significant role, but that is reportedly not happening. We do have news on Douglas Booth and Logan Lerman signing on, however. That's not quite a 'no Neeson' consolation prize, but in Aronofsky we'll trust.
Deadline says Neeson is out of the running for this film, so Aronofsky will find someone else to play "Noah's nemesis." But Booth and Lerman will play Noah's sons Shem and Ham.
The site also talks about the casting of Jennifer Connelly, which is long-rumored and even thought confirmed for a moment thanks to a poor editing choice by THR in an interview with Paramount's president. But that role, Noah's wife, is still not cast. Connelly could take it, but that isn't set yet.
The official description from the press release announcing the project is:
NOAH is a close adaptation of the Biblical story of Noah's Ark. In a world ravaged by human sin, Noah is given a divine mission: to build an Ark to save creation from the coming flood. The screenplay was written by Aronofsky and Ari Handel and revised by Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter John Logan (GLADIATOR, HUGO).