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More new music – two hidden treasures
Well, new to me at least.
I'm a bit of a latecomer to Paul Kelly. I don't have a large collection of his old work — just a few 'best of' collections and interesting things like the Women at the Well compilation of women singing Kelly songs.
I stumbled across Foggy Highway (Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys) while browsing at JB Hifi the other day, and what a find it is.
This is dirt music ("Anything you could play on a verandah. You know, without electricity. Dirt music." – from Tim Winton's book Dirt Music) at its very best. The Stormwater Boys – an Australian Bluegrass band featuring banjo, mandolin, violin, bass and guitar – have a delightful breadth of feeling. The music ranges from rich and exuberant to sparse and threatening – and the instrumentation suits Kelly's honest, gravelly vocals very well.
This CD is available at JB Hifi for around $13 at present – and it's an absolute steal.
My second recommendation for today is Colin Hay's Man at Work.
Colin Hay, as suggested in the title of the disc, was the songwriter and lead singer for Australian band Men at Work, who achieved fame largely through their song 'Down Under', which was used as the theme song for the 1983 America's Cup campaign.
This CD is a mixture of 'unplugged' reworkings of Men at Work classics, combined with new songs by Hay. The arrangements are lusciously intimate, with Hay's vocals mixed well forward. I have been particularly enjoyed Overkill, which was featured in the opening episode of season 2 of the TV series Scrubs. In fact, it was this song that alerted me to the fact that Hay is still active and sent me on a search for the source disc.
Sadly, I had to resort to Amazon to buy this CD – I couldn't find it on the shelf in any Australian stores, and (combined with another CD I was buying at the time) Amazon offered the best price.
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Home / Project Management / Project Documents: Paperwork is the Key for the Project's Success!
Many of us may find the paperwork boring and even sometimes, an unnecessary process. But not in project management! As the projects are complex endeavors, there are many steps to be taken during the project life cycle. For managing a project according to the project management techniques explained in the PMP certification training, there should be a solid framework of what needs to be done when. What sets these frameworks are the project management processes. A project can not be managed without the proper documentation, so many project documents should be used during all the processes. The project documents will ensure the successful outcomes of the project. These project documents can be also used for the future projects of the organization as a part of organizational process assets.
In this article, we are going to name the most important project documents. You can find detailed information about all of the project documents in the CAPM courses as well.
What are the main project documents?
Requirements traceability matrix (RTM): RTM is a document that helps to determine which project requirement has been met with which deliverable. It belongs to executing process group.
RACI Matrix: RACI is an acronym which is made of the first letters of these four words: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed. The main objective of the RACI matrix is to define who is responsible for what, in a clear and easily comprehensible matrix. Using the RACI matrix document is a good way to designate roles and responsibilities in a task, activity or project.
Project charter: Project charter is one of the important project documents. The main purpose of the creating a project charter is to document high-level project information. This document includes business case, stakeholders, acceptance criteria, high-level risks, product specification. All these information plays an indispensable role in the start of the planning process.
Procurement papers: These project documents serve to report the relationships between the organization and the vendors or suppliers. They document how goods or services will be procured. Proposals, contracts, offers, etc. can be named as types of procurement papers.
Assignments sheets: Assignment sheets, as the name suggests, are like the lists of which task is assigned to which project team member.
Statement of work: This type of document determines activities which are specific to that project, deliverables, and schedule expected from a vendor providing services to the client. This document is generated by customer or sponsor. SOW describes the needs, product scope, and how the project fits into their strategic plan. This is a kind of a legal contract between the organization and the vendor, ensuring that the requests will be provided by the vendor.
Activity list: This document lists all the activities to be done during all the processes of a particular project, in a detailed way. It helps to all members of the project team to see what is done or going to be done during the processes.
Quality metrics: The project documents called the quality metrics has three aspects: the schedule and the budget of the project also the measurable qualities of the project outcomes. This document confirms that the project will be managed within the agreed budget, the schedule and also will produce the deliverables fitting the requests of the customer. This quality metrics document will record the performance of the project.
Project documents might be updated during the project, as defined in change management plan. As long as new information becomes available or actual results of the project requires updates on other aspects of the project, project documents are updated accordingly.
Remember that the project documents are not part of a project management plan. They exist apart from the project management plans but they are critical for the success of the project as well. So if you want to learn more about project documents, you may think of enrolling in a PMP Training.


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What is the History of Massage?
Massage is believed to date back as far as 3000 BC, starting in India as part of a traditional holistic medical system called Ayurveda. There is also evidence of early form of massage in both Egypt and China around 2500 BC. There are Egyptian tomb painting depicting individuals being kneaded by others.
The Chinese tradition of massage therapy was developed from the combined expertise and methods of doctors in traditional Chinese medicine, practitioners of martial arts, Buddhists and Taoists who viewed touch as essential to their spiritual yoga training, and laymen who offered massages for relaxation.
Japanese monk's then imported the Chinese methods back to Japan and this evolved into Shiatsu.
From these eastern practices massage progressed into Western civilization in approximately the eighth century BCE.
Athletes in Ancient Greece employed massage to keep their bodies in peak condition prior to competitions. Physicians of the time used herbs and oils in combination with massage techniques to treat many medical conditions. Greek women recognized the benefits of these aromatic oils and used them as beauty treatments on their skin.
Then in 100 BC Rome started using massage initially for the emperors and wealthy to heal complaints and ailments but it then transgressed into the public baths where Romans would first bathe themselves and then receive a full body massage to stimulate circulation and loosen their joints. As popularity grew the reputation of massage changed to been more about excess and pleasure than healing.
Between 1600 and 1800, numerous physicians and scientists observed and documented the benefits of massage. However, Western techniques made few advances until the 19th century.
In the early 1800s, the Swedish physician Per Henrik Ling developed the Swedish Gymnastic Movement System also known as Classic massage. This system incorporated massage with medical gymnastics and physiology. Techniques included stroking, pressing and squeezing, and striking to manually treat physical issues.
Throughout the 20th century new and rediscovered massage techniques were practiced, including during World War 1 on soldiers to treat shell shock and nerve injury.
During the 1930s and 1940s massage's influence decreased as a result of medical advancements of the time, while in the 1970s massage's influence grew once again with a notable rise among athletes. Until the 1970s, nurses used massage to reduce pain and aid sleep.
The massage therapy industry is continuously increasing; today's massage therapists practice a multitude of techniques originating from ancient methods. From those roots, they remain inspired by a goal cultivated centuries ago - to help others heal their physical and emotional well-being and experience a higher quality of life.
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Aneurin Donald ruled out for majority of 2020 season after ACL injury
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Aneurin Donald is set to miss the whole of the 2020 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Donald, the 22-year-old batsman, joined Hampshire from Glamorgan towards the end of the 2018 domestic season, and impressed in his first full season at the club, hitting a 144-ball 173 against Warwickshire in the Championship and regularly scoring quickly at the start of a T20 innings.
But after suffering the injury to his ACL last week, Donald underwent an operation this week, and Hampshire physio James Clegg confirmed that his is expected to miss most of the upcoming domestic season.
"Thanks to all the doctors/nurses/surgeons who have looked after me the past week or so," Donald posted on Instagram. "Long road back to recovery starts now.. Appreciate all the love and support I've received to date. Will be back stronger."
The news represents a major blow to Donald, whose move to the Ageas Bowl came about in part due to his hopes of an England call-up.
He first announced himself as a 19-year-old in the Glamorgan side when he spanked 234 off just 136 balls, equalling the record for the fastest double-century in first-class cricket, in a remarkable maiden Championship ton at Colwyn Bay. He hit Derbyshire's attack for 15 sixes, and made headlines as a future star.
There were flashes of brilliance in his fledgling white-ball career, including a 40-ball 76 at The Oval in 2017, but he failed to make a half-century in 2018, and finished last season with a disappointment when he found no takers in the inaugural draft for the Hundred.


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On Heels of OCR's Reduction In Fines, Congress Offers Its Views
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Now Annual Caps Will Vary
Penalty Drop Followed MD Anderson Litigation
Compliance With NIST Standards Favored
GAO to Review Private Sector Protections
In the roughly three months since the HHS Office for Civil Rights announced it planned to reduce the amount of fines imposed for all but the most serious HIPAA violations, OCR issued two settlements—but both were finalized before the change.
The health care privacy and security community, then, has yet to see how the recent decision by OCR Director Roger Severino plays out and, at the same time, what impact there might be on compliance.
Now Congress has entered the fray. Significant health care legislation is advancing in the Senate that calls for OCR, when dealing with HIPAA violators, to take into consideration whether a covered entity (CE) or business associate (BA) had "recognized security practices in place" for at least a year that would "mitigate fines" or "limit remedies" the agency might impose.
It could be argued that OCR already does this, but in recent years, particularly as its penalties have risen, the agency has stopped explaining how it arrived at settlement amounts. For example, last year OCR entered into a $16 million settlement with Anthem Inc. over a massive exposure of protected health information (PHI)—some 79 million records were involved. Severino said only that the "largest health data breach in U.S. history fully merits the largest HIPAA settlement in history" ("OCR Exacts Its Pound of Flesh From Anthem With $16 Million Settlement, Corrective Actions," RPP 18, no. 11).
Although specific decisions in individual settlements are not always disclosed, OCR's penalty structure since it implemented the 2009 HITECH Act has been based on four tiers with amounts assessed per violation and per year, with an annual cap for identical violations.
The tiers range from $100 per violation minimum for acts that an organization (defined as a person under the law) did not know "and by exercising reasonable diligence," would not have known, that the person violated a HIPAA provision to $500,000 for willful neglect and when the violation has not been corrected within 30 days.
Despite the differences, OCR has been applying a maximum of $1.5 million per year for all of the tiers, rather than at just the top or highest level of culpability.
It may be appropriate to thank the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for the reduction, as it came in the middle of a legal battle it is waging against a multimillion-dollar fine OCR has been trying to impose since 2017.
MD Anderson refused to settle and took its concerns to an HHS administrative law judge; in July 2018, OCR announced that the ALJ upheld the agency's intent to impose a fine of $4.358 million on MD Anderson for a stolen laptop and a USB drive lost in 2012 and $1.5 million for another drive reported missing in 2013. To this total OCR added $1.348 million for failing to implement access controls, specifically encryption and decryption ("Lack of Encryption Key to $4.3M Penalty For MD Anderson; 'Layered Security' One Solution," RPP 18, no. 7).
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Northern Ireland companies adjust as export market enters choppy waters
Excellence in Exporting will be a hotly-contested category in the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2015 in association with British Airways
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David Dobbin, chief executive of Dale Farm with Minister Arlene Foster
Angela McGowan believes low oil prices and low inflation should boost spending power in many oil importing countries in 2015
Ulster Bank's chief economist Richard Ramsey belives a long-term skyrocket rise for the food and drink industry could finally come to an end this year
By John Mulgrew
From trade sanctions with Russia to a strengthening pound and weakening euro, Northern Ireland's exporters could be facing a difficult 12 months ahead. And while many are remaining positive about what the future holds, manufacturers across a wide array of sectors know it's going to be a year of mixed fortunes - with low oil prices bolstering consumer confidence providing one potential silver lining for companies.
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But with export sales increasing by around 9% in the last year, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, many firms managed to fight through 2014.
And while Northern Ireland's export targets are some way off those laid out five years ago in the Programme for Government, they remain a key part of the output of many firms in Northern Ireland.
However, one area which could soon see choppy waters is Northern Ireland's food and drink industry.
According to Ulster Bank's chief economist Richard Ramsey (right), a long-term skyrocket rise for the sector could finally come to an end this year.
"This could be the first year where we see sales suffer - the one-way traffic may finally come to an end in 2015."
That could be down to the weakness of the euro slowing sales to the Republic and the rest of Europe.
According to David Dobbin, chief executive of Dale Farm - which exported over £100m of product last year - sales outside the UK and Ireland are expected to be in decline.
"Our main exports would be to the Middle East, China and Russia. These areas which were once the best show in town, are now closer to the bottom this year," he said.
And in one case, it's understood another Northern Ireland food firm has already lost a £50,000 contract with one of the UK's big supermarkets to a competitor in the Republic as a result of the currency fluctuation.
According to Stephen Kelly of Manufacturing NI, tight margins are being squeezed with big supermarkets now pulling in supply from the Republic and the rest of Europe.
"When the euro was stronger than it is today, our suppliers had a competitive advantage, but with the exchange rate going the opposite way, it's left them pretty exposed," he said.
Meanwhile, the latest business survey has shown business recovery in Northern Ireland slowed in December - bringing 17 months of improvement to a halt.
Belfast-based Marlborough Engineering - which produces aircraft components as well as jigs and fixtures - relies on around half its sales from outside the UK and Ireland.
And it was one of the firms making the short-list in the Excellence in Exporting category at last year's Belfast Telegraph Business Awards. It employs 68 staff, with plans to recruit additional skilled engineers under way.
Around half of the company's business is through export - with the US making up as much as of 70% of sales outside of the UK and Ireland.
And despite an ever-strengthening US dollar in the last six months, sales manager Alistair Bann said the company had managed to avoid the price spike effecting its export sales.
"Business is always tough and you always have competition. But we have had another successful year, and have grown once again," he said.
And while some firms are feeling the strain of currency fluctuations, a shrinking market in China and trade sanctions with nations including Russia, Mr Bann remains optimistic for the year ahead.
"Expectations are very good, with potential business coming in through both current and new customers."
Meanwhile, other manufacturers - including last year's big winner at the Business Awards, AJ Power - have spread their export sales across a wide variety of markets, helping to avoid any impact on one particular area.
The firm - which exports diesel generators and control units across the globe - relies on export making up more than 80% of its total business.
The Craigavon company currently sells to markets in South America and Africa as well as Northern Europe and the Middle East.
"Last year, from a market perspective, it was very stiff and it was down. But we grew as a company - expanding by about 18%," managing director Ashley Pigott said.
"But currencies are very critical and you need a competitive sterling base. We have gone in a full swing and it's a nightmare for management.
"For example in Europe, our business has been fine, but we have witnessed a squeeze on margins."
And the firm's business with Russia is "almost non-existent now" as a result of trade sanctions.
Manufacturing export sales still lag behind optimistic government predictions made five years ago.
In 2010 the Programme for Government set a target of 20% growth in manufacturing exports.
But in November it was revealed exports within the remit of Invest NI had risen by just 6%.
Meanwhile, latest figures show the UK's trade deficit fell to a 17-month low in November - which was helped along by cheaper oil.
The shortfall between exports and imports narrowed to £1.4bn from £2.2bn the previous month, the smallest since June 2013.
And it's hoped the massive drop in oil prices will help fuel additional spending throughout this year.
"There is some hope for an improvement in export sales in 2015 as low oil prices and low inflation should boost spending power in many oil importing countries," Danske Bank's chief economist Angela McGowan (left) said.
"Europe in particular will benefit from the lower oil price, which is forecast to remain low for the first half of 2015."
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Bear spray easy to access on the outside of your pack? Check. Hiking with friends and making noise? Check. Dog on a leash? Check. You're well-prepared for recreating in bear country. But, what will you do if you actually encounter a bear? A bear biologist gives us her best pointers.
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Note: This piece is from our archives. The attacks mentioned below are from 2016.
In the past week, there have been two bear attacks in southern Alberta – one northwest of Calgary and another in Canmore. In both cases, people ended up in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. In both cases, people were carrying bear spray and thought they were prepared. In both cases, bears were taken by surprise and reacted in an aggressive way.
A bear encounter is a real risk in the Canadian Rockies. Most of the time when people encounter bears, nothing happens – people see bear, bear sees people, bear leaves the area. On rare occasions, it isn't that simple. In those cases, you need to make sure that you know what to do to prevent a negative encounter.
As a bear biologist, I've spent a fair amount of time with bears, watching and researching them, and one thing I've learned is that a grizzly bear does what a grizzly bear wants. I think the essence of staying safe in bear country is making sure you do not surprise a bear and, if you do encounter one, that you remain uninteresting and unprovoking.
The most important first step in any bear encounter is to STOP and ASSESS what is going on. Chances are the bear will do the same thing. In that moment, you both have decisions to make. Look at what the bear is doing and the surrounding landscape. Is the bear aware of you? Does it care you're there? Are there cubs or a carcass present that might make the bear more defensive? Does the bear have an easy escape route that does not involve going near you?
If you are far away from the bear (300m or more), make sure the bear knows you are there by calling out a yo, bear! If you've been doing this up the trail, the bear already knows you're there and has probably decided it doesn't care. If this is the case, then you have a great opportunity to watch a bear being a bear. As long as the bear doesn't get too close, you can just enjoy the viewing. If you and the bear are much closer to each other (less than 100m), it's a different story.
1/ No Sudden Movements: Stay facing the bear but do not make eye contact. Look at the ground and keep the bear in your peripheral vision.
3/ Speak Calmly and Back Away: Talk to the bear in a calm voice as you start to back away. You can say things like: It's ok bear. I'm backing up now. It's ok bear. Chill out. You can say anything you like, but talking in a calm voice helps keep you, the bear, and the people you're with calm.
4/ Assess Again: Assess the bear's reaction again. Is the bear just trying to walk on the trail you're on? Then step aside (go off the trail at least 10 meters, keep talking to the bear, and watch it closely) and give it space to move by. Is the bear going back to eating berries? Continue backing away until you are out of sight and leave the area slowly and calmly.
5/ Spray, If Needed: If the bear charges you, stand your ground and deploy your bear spray. Know that no matter what the wind conditions, if you spray bear spray you will likely get it on you and it will be uncomfortable. Only spray your bear spray if the bear is less than 10m away and charging you. It is a very effective deterrent, but the bear has to be close to you for it to work. If the bear charges, it will likely be a bluff charge.
6/ Resume Step 3: Once the bear stops charging, resume Step 3 and slowly back away.
Make noise. Lots of noise, very frequently. Bikes move quickly and quietly and can definitely take a bear by surprise if the animal has got its head down in a berry patch. If you run into a bear, take the same steps as above.
I'm torn if you should stay on your bike or not. I ran into a bear while biking and used my bike as a shield between me and the bear. This way, I could still back up slowly with no sudden movements. It's up to you whether you stay on your bike or get off. Most important is that you move slowly and calmly and leave the area.
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Run. This ensues a chase and no matter what the terrain, a bear can outrun you.
Be tall and loud – unless the bear is charging you.
Put your backpack down between you and the bear as a distraction. It may not work for long and all it takes is for a bear to access human food one time to become a more serious problem in the long term.


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agosto 2014 vol. 1 num. 1 - XVII Simpósio de Pesquisa Operacional e Logística da Marinha
Artigo - Open Access.
UTILIZAÇÃO DE MODELO NETWORK DEA NA AVALIAÇÃO DE CURSOS DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO STRICTO SENSU EM ENGENHARIA
Gomes Júnior, Silvio Figueiredo; Beltrán, Plácido Moreno; Mello, João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de; Meza, Lidia Angulo;
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Os cursos de pós-graduação stricto sensu no Brasil são avaliados a cada três anos. Os métodos utilizados nesta avaliação buscam medir a produtividade acadêmica (incluindo a quantidade e qualidade da produção científica), o número de estudantes que concluem o curso, entre outros fatores. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a capacidade dos programas de pós-graduação da área de Engenharia III da CAPES na produção e publicação de artigos científicos de mestrados e teses de doutorado. Foi utilizado um modelo de Análise Envoltória de Dados (DEA) em dois estágios, denominado NDEA, onde o número de dissertações e teses são os produtos intermediários. Desta forma, é possível calcular a eficiência tanto nos aspectos acadêmicos quanto nos aspectos de pesquisa dos cursos de pós-graduação.
Brazilian post-graduate courses are evaluated every three years. The methods used in this evaluation try to measure academic productivity (including quantity and quality of scientific production), number of students concluding the course, among other factors. Therefore, the aim of this work is to evaluate the ability of post-graduate Engineering III programmes of CAPES areas to produce scientific papers from masters'' degrees and doctoral theses in a proper way. We have implemented a two-stage Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA) model using the number of thesis as an intermediate variable. The model allows us to compute the efficiencies from both the academic and research aspects of the post-graduate courses.
Palavras-chave: CAPES, Network DEA, Avaliação Educacional, CAPES,
DOI: 10.5151/marine-spolm2014-126105
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NRC Finds Performance 'Acceptable' at LaSalle Nuclear Station in Latest Review17
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NRC FINDS PERFORMANCE 'ACCEPTABLE'
AT LASALLE NUCLEAR STATION IN LATEST REVIEW
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has found that safety performance has improved and remains acceptable in the NRC's latest plant performance review at the LaSalle nuclear power plant, located near Seneca, Illinois.
Officials of NRC and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) will discuss the review during a meeting set for Tuesday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at the Mazon Emergency Operations Facility, North Route 47, Mazon, Illinois. The meeting will be open for public observation. NRC officials will be available afterwards to speak with reporters, state and local officials, and members of the public.
The review covers August 4, 1996, through January 31.
Geoffrey Grant, NRC Region III Division Director, in a letter to ComEd, said, "Overall, performance at LaSalle improved ...The plant staff continued to make progress in enhancing station performance...Overall, human performance was much improved due to initiatives implemented during the extended shutdown. The corrective action program was generally effective and identified and resolved safety issues."
"Also, extensive actions taken during the extended shutdown addressed the more significant material condition problems impacting LaSalle Unit 1," Mr. Grant continued. "Engineering personnel identified problems and were involved in supporting operations and maintenance. Programs were generally effective in the plant support area, with occasional problems in program implementation. However, some inconsistency in personnel performance remains. Additionally, some emergent equipment problems, identified during the startup and while the plant has been operating, indicated the need to continue material condition improvement efforts."
The text of the plant performance review letter is available from the NRC Region III Office of Public Affairs and on the NRC web site.
Plant performance reviews are an interim measure NRC is utilizing to monitor nuclear power plant safety. The agency began using it for this purpose after suspending the Systematic Assessment of License Performance (SALP) process until a new assessment program is developed. Previously, SALP reports were issued every 12 to 24 months.
The new reactor oversight and assessment program being developed will provide quarterly performance reports, based on a number of performance indicators and on inspection findings. This program will be tested at eight sites beginning in June and will be extended to all plants next January. A full description of the new program is available on the NRC web site.


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JoAnn Pettit, age 90, passed away on April 29, 2020. Born in Akron, she was a graduate of North High School, and lived in Mogadore most of her life. JoAnn was employed with the Railroad, Arbogast Fishing and Hallmark during a 30 year period. She enjoyed laughing, gambling, growing flowers and loved butterflies. Preceded in death by her husband, Elkins Pettit, and parents, Wayne and Dorothy Williams, she is survived by sons, David Robbins of Tucson, Ariz. and Dennis Robbins (Mary) of Mogadore; daughter, Susan Pettit Donath (Rob) of Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren, Amy Robbins Lee, Rob Robbins (Amy), Jeremy Robbins (Jody), Dennis M. Robbins, Angie Robbins Wyatt(James), Jenni Robbins Fournier (Justin), Steven Robbins (Britany), Heather Donath, Allyson Donath and Kaylee Donath; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Clayton, Garrett, Michaela, Kelsey, Kenzie, Addyson, Cooper, Avery, Sam, Lucy, Jackson, Jordan, Josie, Drew, Abby, Sara, Haley and Christian. A Celebration of JoAnn's life will take place after Covid-19 restrictions. Private burial will take place at Grandview Memorial Park in Ravenna. (Hopkins Lawver, MOGADORE, 330-733-6271) www.hopkinslawver.com
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'Saturday Night Live' Staffs Up, Fills Vacancies Left by Departing Cast Members
Sep 10, 2012 • Post A Comment
After the departure of cast members Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott, "Saturday Night Live" has hired two sketch comedians: Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson, reports the Comic's Comic.
The two will join the cast when the show returns Sept. 15, with host Seth MacFarlane and musical guest Frank Ocean, the story says.
Bryant has appeared with Second City, and is also a member of iO team Virgin Daiquiri, the piece notes. The Chicago Tribune described her as an "up-and-comer."
Robinson has worked with the national Second City Touring Comapny, as well as Second City Mainstage, the piece notes. He has been cast in the CBS midseason sitcom "Friend Me," which will start production at the end of this month, the story says. His character lives in the Midwest and interacts with his friends through social media, so he could tape his scenes in New York, according to the piece.
Here are a couple of videos featuring the two new "SNL" cast members — "Sharing with Aidy Bryant" and a trailer for "My Mans," which wasn't picked up.
NBC Developing Drama for Oscar Nominee
Dick Wolf Reveals How He Has Survived at NBC for Decades — and How His New Drama Fits In at the Network
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Saw the Second City show Bryant was in this summer. It was the "JV" show, (not on the main stage, but still plenty good). The show was outstanding the night I saw her in June. Bryant was good, but there were a couple of guys who were also very funny.
Can see why she was chosen. She's going to make a mark on the show. Lots of character possibilities. She's got the stuff of all the memorable players who were unforgettable.


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Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: A systematic review of potential preventative measures
Andrei F. Joaquim, Jozef Murar, Jason W. Savage, Alpesh A. Patel*
Background context Anterior cervical spine surgery is one of the most common spinal procedures performed around the world, but dysphagia is a frequent postoperative complication. Many factors have been associated with an increased risk of swallowing difficulties, including multilevel surgery, revision surgery, and female gender. Purpose The objective of this study was to review and define potential preventative measures that can decrease the incidence of dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery. Study design This was a systematic literature review. Methods A systematic review in the Medline database was performed. Articles related to dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery and potential preventative measures were included. Results Twenty articles met all inclusion and exclusion criteria. These articles reported several potential preventative measures to avoid postoperative dysphagia. Preoperative measures include performing tracheal exercises before the surgical procedure. Intraoperative measures can be summarized as avoiding a prolonged operative time and the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein in routine anterior cervical spine surgery, using small and smoother cervical plates, using anchored spacers instead of plates, application of steroid before wound closure, performing arthroplasty instead of anterior cervical fusion for one-level disease, decreasing tracheal cuff pressure during medial retraction, using specific retractors, and changing the dissection plan. Conclusions Current literature supports several preventative measures that may decrease the incidence of postoperative dysphagia. Although the evidence is limited and weak, most of these measures did not appear to increase other complications and can be easily incorporated into a surgical practice, especially in patients who are at high risk for postoperative dysphagia.
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Joaquim, A. F., Murar, J., Savage, J. W., & Patel, A. A. (2014). Dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery: A systematic review of potential preventative measures. Spine Journal, 14(9), 2246-2260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.030
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SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH UNITED WAY TO COLLECT DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE IDA EVACUEES
by Paige Melton | Sep 3, 2021 | In The News, News Releases | 4 comments
(Shreveport, LA) – Shreve Memorial Library has partnered with United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) to hold collection drives at each of their Shreveport City branches for Hurricane Ida evacuees. See below for a list of the urgent items being collected and participating Shreve Memorial Library locations.
As of September 1, more than 300 evacuees with specialized medical needs from South Louisiana began their journey to Northwest Louisiana to seek shelter from the aftereffects of Hurricane Ida. These individuals are seeking refuge at the Special Needs & Medical Shelter at the Bossier Civic Center. All items donated will be delivered to that location and to the evacuees at the Jewella Mega-Shelter.
"We are blessed to have Shreve Memorial Library in our corner during this crisis," said Dr. Bruce Willson Jr., UWNWLA President & CEO. "With the influx of evacuees headed to Northwest Louisiana, Shreve Memorial Library is aiding us by offering more avenues for individuals to provide essential items. The citizens of Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas are giving people, and I want to thank them for what they have already done and what they're going to do."
"Shreve Memorial Library is glad to be able to join other organizations in giving back and helping those during this crisis," stated John Tuggle, Shreve Memorial Library Executive Director, adding "the people of Northwest Louisiana always step up to help others in times of need, and we are glad to be able to join them in these efforts."
Monetary donations are also being accepted through UWNWLA's emergency response fund. UWNWLA initially launched the United for NWLA Fund in 2020 to assist families and individuals impacted financially by the effects of COVID-19. The fund later expanded to provide assistance to families displaced to Northwest Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura. Donations to the United for NWLA Fund will now be used to support Hurricane Ida evacuees sheltering in Northwest Louisiana. Any unused funds will be donated to United Ways in South Louisiana to help support their long-term disaster relief efforts.
To make a contribution to the United for NWLA Fund or to learn more, please visit https://unitedwaynwla.org/UNITEDFORNWLA/.
The following is a list of the most urgent items needed for Hurricane Ida evacuees:
Most Needed Items:
Universal gift cards
Sanitization supplies
Shelf-stable foods
Shreve Memorial Library Branches
Each branch will be accepting supplies from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. September 7 and September 8 and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 9.
Atkins Branch 3704 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71109
Broadmoor Branch 1212 Captain Shreve Drive, Shreveport, LA 71105
Cedar Grove-Line Avenue Branch 8703 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106
David Raines Branch 2855 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Shreveport, LA 71107
Hamilton/South Caddo Branch 2111 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118
Hollywood/Union Avenue Branch, 2105 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71108
Main Branch 424 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA 71101
Mooretown Branch 4360 Hollywood Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71109
North Shreveport Branch 4844 N. Market Street, Shreveport, LA 71107
Wallette Branch 363 Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71103
West Shreveport Branch 4380 Pines Road, Shreveport, LA 71119
Diann young on September 6, 2021 at 8:24 am
Do the blankets have to be new as well?
LaToria on September 7, 2021 at 8:27 am
Ms. Young, yes. All items must be new and unused. Thank you so much for reaching out.
DJ on September 10, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Has the collection period ended?
Paige Melton on September 10, 2021 at 1:46 pm
DJ,
Yes, the collection period for Shreve Memorial Library has ended. Thank you for reaching out.


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Evan Newton Happily Reunited with Jon Busch
By Lisa Erickson Apr 12, 2012, 12:55pm PDT
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Picked up by the Houston Dynamo in the first round of 2011 Supplemental Draft (7th overall), Evan Newton's dreams of becoming a professional goalkeeper were finally being realized. He had trained and yearned for this job since a young child when in the Virginia Olympic Development Program (ODP). Those dreams looked to be evaporating when at the end of 2011 the Dynamo decided to waive the 24 year old without him ever playing a game. Newton didn't know where he would end up or what senior netminder would be his new mentor. Would he get to stay in Major League Soccer (MLS) or would he find a spot at FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League (NASL) where he went on loan for most of the 2011 season? As if an answer to prayer, on January 18, 2012, the Virginian was happily welcomed into the San Jose Earthquakes' pre-season camp in Santa Clara, California and found himself surprisingly back under the tutelage of Jon Busch.
To get the full story, we have to go back to 1998 - 2000 during which time Jon Busch played for the USL A-League team Hampton Road Mariners (now the Virginia Beach Mariners). Per Busch, "In the USL you get paid during the season but not in the offseason, so I needed to train kids to pay the bills down there. So it was something that I enjoyed and continue to do to this day; I train a lot of goalkeepers." Luckily for Jon, there was a young 11 year old boy who was just in need of a hungry trainer.
Evan Newton shared that as a child, "The sport [soccer] was what I loved to do. So I started ODP and a couple of [private] sessions a week." He started out training as both a central midfielder and a goalkeeper. However, he switched to training solely as a netminder because he felt that it was his best chance for true success. Due to the fact that there were not a lot of goalkeeper coaches around, Newton went to the Virginia Beach Mariners and asked if Busch would be willing to train him at his craft. They would get together at least once a week, if not 2 or 3 times over the next few years. Evan states, "I was fortunate that my parents were helping me do that by carpooling and paying for sessions."
After Busch left Virginia Beach to follow his own soccer dreams, Evan Newton stayed in the area and became good friends with Jon's older brother Matt, who coaches for the Virginia Rush. Thus, when Jon came into town this past winter to visit his sibling, all three got together to catch up on old times and train a bit. The senior netminder still hasn't officially told the young rookie that he remembers him from over a decade ago; although when pressed, Busch admits that "He [Newton] was tiny; a little guy back then." Newton was the second person in the past few months who has come back into Buschy's life saying that they took private lessons as a kid with him who is now in the Major League Soccer, the other being Matt Lampton who signed with the Columbus Crew earlier this year. "It's funny because it is showing that I've been around for awhile." admits the Quakes' 2011 Defensive Player of the Year.
On March 9, 2012 the San Jose Earthquakes officially signed Evan Newton to a contract to be the third goalkeeper behind Busch and Generation Adidas player David Bingham. Once he learned that they were going to sign him, Newton said that it brought a lot of excitement and admits that so far he's been happy on the other coast. "I think the organization, team is great, the coaches are great and everyone gets along well."
The newest keeper especially enjoys working with San Jose's goalkeeper coach Jason Batty and feels that "there aren't many guys in the league, goalkeeper-wise, that you would want to learn from over Jon [Busch]. You can ask anyone, he is one of the best with his work rate and his experience. So I'm glad to be here and I am just soaking up what I can."
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