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Baker Street Elementary – Oh, You'd Better Watch Out...
"If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest" [VEIL]
In "The Sussex Vampire," we get a clear glimpse of Sherlock Holmes's attitude toward the supernatural:
"This agency stands flat-footed upon the ground, and there it must remain. The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply."
In The Hound of the Baskervilles, after hearing Dr. Mortimer recount the legend of the hound, Holmes clearly doubted the :
"Do you not find it interesting?"
"To a collector of fairy tales."
So it's fascinating that we see him showing so much interest in the well-being of Mrs. Ronder in "The Veiled Lodger," who showed some signs of taking her own life. Holmes warned her "Your life is not your own," and to "Keep [her] hands off of it."
For all of his non-belief in the supernatural, Sherlock Holmes seemed more than willing to put his belief in the spiritual, as he remarked:
"If there is not some compensation hereafter, then the world is a cruel jest."
Holmes seemingly could put his trust in God, but had no patience for the fanciful. Perhaps this is part of his highly tuned sense of justice that he himself administered many times.
It's not at all unlikely that he attained some degree of faith after having spent a hard childhood at Baker Street Elementary...
Baker Street Elementary follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at www.bakerstreetelementary.org.
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MUGSHOT: Siouxland man sought by Fugitive Task Force
Dolly Butz
SIOUX CITY -- The U.S. Marshals Service Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force is seeking the public's help in locating the following person:
* Adrian White, 19. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 230 pounds. White is wanted by the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office for violating his probation. White is on probation for willful injury causing serious injury and two counts child endangerment with injury.
Anyone with information can call the Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force at 712-252-0211 or email Siouxlands.Mostwanted@usdoj.gov.
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A demanding dance work for two female performers negotiating ever-diminishing dimensions of time and space, Split revels in Lucy Guerin's sharp, elegant choreographic investigations. Set to a driving score by U.K. composer Scanner, this thought-provoking structural meditation rendered in movement is delivered by one of Australia's most expressive dance companies.
Lead support of dance programming at BAC is provided by the Rudolf Nureyev Endowment.
Major support for dance programming and activities provided by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Split | Lucy Guerin Inc - trailer from Lucy Guerin Inc on Vimeo.
Born in Adelaide, Australia, Lucy Guerin graduated from the Centre for Performing Arts in 1982 before joining the companies of Russell Dumas (Dance Exchange) and Nanette Hassall (Danceworks). She moved to New York in 1989 for seven years where she danced with Tere O'Connor Dance, the Bebe Miller Company and Sara Rudner, and began to produce her first choreographic works.
She returned to Australia in 1996 and worked as an independent artist, creating new dance works including Two Lies (1996) Robbery Waitress on Bail (1997), Heavy(1999) and The Ends of Things (2000). In 2002 she established Lucy Guerin Inc in Melbourne to support the development, creation and touring of new works with a focus on challenging and extending the concepts and practice of contemporary dance. Recent works include Structure and Sadness (2006), Corridor (2008), Untrained (2009), Human Interest Story (2010), Conversation Piece (2012), Weather 2012), Motion Picture (2015), The Dark Chorus (2016) Attractor (2017) and Split (2017). Guerin has toured her work extensively in Europe, Asia and North America as well as to most of Australia's major festivals and venues. She has been commissioned by Chunky Move, Dance Works Rotterdam, Ricochet (UK ), Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project (USA), Lyon Opera Ballet (France) among many others. In 2015 Lucy co-directed a new production of Macbeth, alongside Carrie Cracknell at the Young Vic, London. In 2016 she choreographed new work, Tomorrow, for London dance company Rambert. Her many awards include the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, a New York Dance and Performance Award (a 'Bessie'), several Green Room Awards, three Helpmann Awards and three Australian Dance Awards. In 2018 Lucy received the Shirley McKechnie, Green Room Award for Choreography.
Since 1991, Scanner, the British artist Robin Rimbaud, has been intensely active in sonic art, producing concerts, installations and recordings, connecting a bewilderingly diverse array of genres.
He scored the hit musical comedy Kirikou & Karaba (2007) and Narnia ballet (2015), Philips Wake-Up Light (2009), the re-opening of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and in 2016 installed Water Drops at Rijeka Airport in Croatia. His work Salles des Departs (2003) is permanently installed in a working morgue in Paris. Committed to working with cutting edge practitioners he has collaborated with Bryan Ferry, Wayne MacGregor, Mike Kelley, Michael Nyman, Steve McQueen, Laurie Anderson and Hussein Chalayan. Scanner worked with Lucy Guerin on the 2016 commission for Rambert, Tomorrow.


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FDA weighs cancer risk of fibroid removal devices
Matthew Perrone
WASHINGTON – Federal health advisers say there is little to no evidence that a popular technique for removing fibroids can be performed without the risk of spreading undetected cancers to other parts of the body.
The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts also said Friday that women who do undergo the procedure should sign a written consent form stating they understand the serious risks of laparoscopic power morcellation, in which electronic tools are used to grind tissue and remove it through a small incision in the abdomen.
Surgeons developed the technique as an alternative to traditional surgery, which requires a larger incision that often results in more bleeding and longer hospital stays. But the FDA convened a two-day meeting this week after concluding that the risk of accidentally spreading undetected cancer to other organs may be far more common than previously thought.
The agency asked its panel of obstetrics and gynecology experts to weigh in on potential methods for minimizing the risk, including using plastic specimen bags to catch bits of shredded tissue. Some surgeons already use that technique, but panelists said it is based on "intuition."
"There's no evidence that the bags or any containment devices prevent the outcome we are trying to prevent," said Dr. Craig Shriver of the Walter Reed Medical Center.
The panel also discussed the difficulties of screening women for a rare form of uterine cancer, called leiomyosarcoma, ahead of the procedure. Imaging techniques are often unable to distinguish between the cancers and normal fibroids. And while there are some common risk factors — based on women's age, race and family history — panelists said they are not reliable.
"It doesn't sound like anyone has confidence that those will be able to predict the vast majority of leiomyosarcomas," said Dr. Michael Diamond, of Georgia Regents University.
The FDA takes the opinions of its panelists into consideration when it makes regulatory decisions on medical devices and other treatments. The agency has not set a timeline for taking action on power morcellators.
Doctors have long acknowledged the risk of accidentally spreading undetected cancer with such electronic shredding tools. But in April the FDA said doctors should halt use of the devices for fibroid treatments after agency scientists calculated that the risk of cancer spread was greater than previously thought. The agency estimated as many as 1 in 350 women may have undetected uterine cancer that can be ruptured by the technique. Previous estimates put the rate closer to 1 in 7,000
Earlier in the day cancer patients and family members of deceased patients urged the FDA to ban the use of electronic surgical tools for fibroid removal.
"Would you permit your wife or sister to undergo a procedure that has a one in 351 chance of spreading cancer throughout the body?" Colleen Daley asked the FDA panel. Daley's sister, Patricia Marie Daley, died in 2011 of leiomyosarcoma that spread to her lungs after undergoing treatment via power morcellation.
The FDA approved the first electronic morcellators in 1995 and about two dozen have been approved in U.S. since then. The devices were cleared through an abbreviated review process because they were deemed similar to manual surgical devices long on the market.
Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can cause severe pain, heavy bleeding, and bladder and bowel dysfunction, mostly among women in their late 30s and 40s. It's unclear what causes the tumor-like growths — which can grow as large as cantaloupes — but they account for an estimated 240,000 of the 600,000 annual hysterectomies in the U.S. At least 50,000 U.S. women undergo hysterectomy using the power morcellation technique.
Hysterectomy is a key treatment because it is the only way to ensure that fibroids do not return. Myomectomy, surgery that removes fibroids while leaving the uterus intact, is recommended for women who still want to become pregnant.


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A girl's right to say no to child marriage, "I will marry when I want"
By Maureen Loku October 1, 2015
Child marriage is a reality in Africa, and we all have a role to play to stop it. One step towards it will make a difference and this is what Memory did in her inspiring TED Talk "A WARRIORS CRY AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE". However; before reflecting on her talk, let's glance at some facts about child marriage in Africa.
Child marriage, defined as a formal marriage or informal union before age 18, is a reality for both boys and girls, although girls are disproportionately the most affected. Child marriage in Africa is widespread and can lead to a lifetime of disadvantages and deprivations. Child marriage is a violation of children's human rights as well as a public health issue. Girls who get married early are more likely to experience violence, abuse and forced sexual relations than those who delay marriage up to matured age. Despite being prohibited by international human rights laws and many national laws, child marriages continue to persist with millions of girls around the world losing their childhood. It is forcing them out of education and into a life of poor prospects, with increased risk of violence, abuse, ill health or early death. While boys are also married at early ages, child marriages affect girls in greater numbers and with consequences which can be devastating for their health and well-being.
Millions of young girls around the word are married before they turn 18, many against their will and in violation of international laws and conventions on women's rights. Over the past decade, 58 million young women, one in 3 girls in the developing world is married before the age of 18. One in 3 girls in the developing world will be married by her 18th birthday. If nothing is done to stop current trends, more than 140 million girls will be married as children by 2020. That's 14 million every year or nearly 39,000 girls married every day. According to media report release by UNICEF, the top countries with the highest rates of child marriage before age 18 are: Niger 75%, Central African Republic and Chad 68%, Bangladesh 66%, Guinea 63%, Mozambique 56%, Mali 55%, 52%, South Sudan and Burkina Faso 52%, and Malawi 50%
In the developing countries especially the top 10 high rated countries, the major drivers that lead to early child marriage are; conflicts, harmful traditional practices as clearly enlightened by Memory in her TED Talk "A WARRIORS CRY AGAINST CHILD MARRIAGE", lack of alternatives opportunities for girls in particular, the lack of opportunity to go to school, threats and coercion. According to World Vision report on Child marriage, all those subjected to child marriage are more likely to experience domestic violence, forced sexual relation, poor reproductive health, and lower levels of educations. Child marriage often results in separation from family and friends and lack of freedom to participate in community activities, which can all have major consequences on girls' mental and physical well-being.
Addressing child marriage requires recognition of the various factors that contribute to the perpetuation of the practice. These include economic factors (the need to support many children, paying lower dowries); structural factors (lack of educational opportunities); and social factors (sense of tradition and social obligation, risk of pregnancy out of wedlock, avoiding criticism whereby older unmarried girls may be considered impure).
According to Memory, Girls face difficult issues, at the community level every day. So if these young girls know that there are laws that protect them, they will be able to stand up and defend themselves because they will know that there is a law that protects them; says Memory.
Girls' and women's voices are beautiful, they are there, but we cannot do this alone. Male advocates, have to step in and work together. It's a collective work. Memory cries; "What we need is what girls elsewhere need: good education, and above all, not to marry while 11 years."
Let's join the campaign and stop child marriage by being part of the process of achieving #2030NOW Global Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls;
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation


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After retiring as a deputy sheriff I exchanged my six-shooter for a pen, and instead of bullets I used words to begin creating fun stories. Within a few years my imagination brought forth wonderful new friends. The main characters in my stories are mostly non-human, except young Robbie. "Robbie and Matt" came first, then came "Hank," and then came "Tiny the Timeless Sparrow." I hope that you will have a chance to read all three stories. I think you will have fun reading the adventures of my new friends as I did creating their adventures.
Tiny is a young sparrow living with his parents in a small sparrow community near the shore of the Sea of Galilee at the time of Jesus. Tiny's father warned him not to fly high up in the night sky due to the danger of hawks. Obsessed with an idea we often throw caution to the wind. So, one night while his parents and the flock were asleep Tiny lifted up silently into the night sky. He flew higher than ever before and was almost overwhelmed by the beauty below him. Within seconds his whole life was about to be changed. But first he must survive the hawk attack.
"Screaming victory, the hawk swept upward into the cold and dizzy heights, carrying Tiny with him. The pain was unbearable and he saw spots like stars dancing before his eyes. Horrified, Tiny saw the other talon stretch open and reach for his body. Glistening in the moonlight it was almost a separate and hungry monster. He twisted and lifted up with all his remaining strength, flapping his wings as he did so. There was a snapping sound and he felt his right wing tearing. He almost passed out from the pain, but his last ditch effort had worked. To his relief he found himself free, but he was now tumbling in a free fall towards the water far below."
Robbie is a young boy who rescued a giant sea turtle named, Matt, who had been injured by a large shark by the name of, Gore. After Matt recovers, these two head out to sea, with Robbie riding on top Matt's very large back. The following is just one of their many experiences.
From Gore's viewpoint, if this stupid turtle was going to let his neck stick out for him to chop off, so be it. Within seconds Gore closed the distance to near nothing. Robbie nearly panicked and froze in fear, for when Gore opened his mouth wide it looked like a giant black cavern, one that he desperately did not want to enter. Within that awful cavern were rolls of very large and razor-sharp teeth, just waiting to rip into him and Matt. Even scarier than the mouth, if that were possible, were Gore's large and bottomless-pit-like-black eyes that reflected nothing from the inside but evil and death.
I will give you just a taste of what to expect inside Hank's story book.
Hank is a young mallard duck, and because of his skill at flying, he was chosen to lead his flock to their winter home. He took his appointment as Point Duck very seriously and promised his father he would do his best and would keep an eye out for trouble, such as hawks and hunters. But, despite his best of intentions, as with all of us, sometimes things can go terribly wrong. This was the case with Hank, as the following will show:
"Hank led the flock in a slow circle over the lake. For a moment he thought he saw a suspicious reflection of light from down below, but when he looked again it was gone, and he thought it was probably just the sun bouncing off a wave. Out ahead of the flock as Point Duck, Hank thought he heard an unusual "click" sound. Hank was familiar with most sounds in and around lakes, but this one was different. It sounded more mechanical, more human, making him nervous. All kinds of thoughts rushed through his young mind. Hank's forward speed, with the flock tagging close behind, now carried them over open water and that all-important touch-down point. Hank thought he saw a movement off to the left, and when he caught a whiff of that peculiar man-smoke his body began to tingle with fear. Suddenly scared as never before, fearful not only for himself, but for the flock and Hannah, he knew he had to pull the flock back up to the safety of the sky, if it were not already too late. Just as he lifted his head up and started to yell a warning, all hell broke out."
In the mystical land of Archia, where magic and the forces of arcane are prevalent, an evil is brewing, with great, evil intents in mind. The four nations of Archia, who had created a grand alliance to protect and preserve the peace of the land of Archia, must sacrifice everything to stop the group of highly skilled, malicious mages before they can reach legendary and infinite power. Individual mages must team up and overcome hardship to defeat the malicious evils that threaten the very land itself.
Edition: Paperback, 46 Pages
This book is about a very smart and fast student, who does the right thing in school when asked by his teachers.
Welcome back to the fascinating world of the 12 inch tall Gickens. You were introduced to them in the first book of this series – Let's Meet the Gickens. Now the story continues. Caseyville has been settled now for a couple of years, and everything seems to be going smoothly. Then Kevin, Andrew, and Rudy decide they want to make their lives a little easier and become more modernized. They ask Casey for ideas, and he graciously comes up with one. But can they make it work? When Temple is told about their plan, he offers his garage as a work space. Little did anyone know what was going to happen because of this. Slip inside the pages of this book to get some questions answered and to hear about The Gickens Resolution.
Tricia, a retired Librarian from Nevada, has this to say – What a wonderful and safe series for your readers that have discovered chapter books, and can't put them down. At least that is what will happen after they meet the Gickens – those small people that used to live in the forest. This 2nd book in the Gicken series is a stand-alone hit for kids at that adventurous age who love mysteries and problem solving. Living in the newly created town of Caseyville, the story continues. There is so much to be done. I hope you have as much fun reading about their adventures as I have.
Publication Date: December 2, 2008
Peter Carrot-Top is an adventure series novel that takes its readers into the land of Baja, where battles takes place between the mystical wizards of the forest and a boy by the name of Peter Carrot-Top. Peter Carrot-Top was the first ghost child to be born on earth when his parents were exiled from Baja eleven years ago. Peter developed extraordinary powers with the ability to make things disappear into a black hole. His parents tried to hide his powers and where they were originally from; but as Peter got older he started asking question about who he really was.
His parents could no longer hide the fact that Peter was different from the other children, with his orange hair and extraordinary gift. Peter and his parents went to the secret forest to talk to the oracle and ask if they could enter back into Baja. Peter's parents told him of a time when the Carrot-Tops were considered royalty in Baja; of how Baja is a child's favorite place, with fields made of popcorn and plants that produce honey milk. Peter and his family were welcomed back only to learn that they had to save the world that once exiled them by battling twelve headed monsters, seven deadly wizards, and a host of mystical creatures to preserve and save the fantasy world every child should see.
Ten boys... two girls... and six tales of excitement. Jason and his sister, Alex, are trying to get out of a video game. John faces five fearsome beasts that are coming to destroy Pacturia. Meanwhile, Albert fights the mighty wizard of darkness, who wants to take over the world. Another Albert is transformed into a metaking, while his brothers are turned into metaprinces. They must then stop the metaqueen and the metaemperor from gaining world domination. Whether it be destroying monsters, defeating an evil emperor, or getting out of a video game, they all succeed. But little do they know that an even stronger villain is to be born...
Sushi Bar Sumo is a book for children of all ages. Sushi is a has-been sumo wrestler who is called on when a ring of international thieves steal all of the children's restaurant food, causing them to close down. Sushi is the last chance to save children all over the world from starving.


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AWU Gillard issue bad for coalition: poll
A new poll shows the federal Liberal-National coalition may have over-reached in its attack on Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the Australian Workers' Union "slush fund" affair.
A NEW poll shows the federal Liberal-National coalition may have over-reached in its attack on Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the Australian Workers' Union "slush fund" affair.
The Essential poll released on Monday found 49 per cent of voters believed the opposition had "poorly" handled the matter, while only 20 per cent rated the coalition's performance as "good".
In contrast, 39 per cent of people said Ms Gillard had handled it well, compared to 35 per cent who described her performance as "poor".
Asked about the impact of their view of the prime minister, 59 per cent said it made this more positive or no different, while 38 per cent said they now had a more negative view.
The issue of how Ms Gillard as a lawyer 20 years ago helped two union officials to register an association later allegedly used to siphon funds was a popular news story.
Sixty per cent of voters said they had read or heard "a lot" or "some" about the issue.
The Essential poll put Labor's primary vote one point higher than last week, at 37 per cent, with the coalition 10 points ahead.
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Redefining Poverty Upwards — For Political Gain
Jay Tea September 29, 2007 Politics 7 Comments
In the battle over the expansion of the S-CHIP bill, which would greatly increase the number of children covered by government-subsidized health insurance, there were a lot of arguments going around. One I read — and quoted without checking — is that the planned increase would make some families simultaneously poor enough for government help, and rich enough to get nailed with the Alternative Minimum Tax.
I took that talking point, and repeated it. I shouldn't have. It turns out that factoid (or, rather, "fictoid") was based on an early draft, which would have set the limit at 4 times the poverty level. The bill Bush vetoed used a multiplier of 3. The Heritage Foundation's piece on it is — to put it kindly — outdated.
I went over to ask.com and went digging. It turns out that the median family income in 2006 was $58,832 per year. The S-CHIP bill defines "poor children" who would qualify for this as those whose families make as much as $62,000 per year.
According to this article, the revised changes would increase the number of children covered by 50%, or 6.6 million to 10 million. And according to Wikipedia, this would cost $7 billion a year — or about $2,000 per child per year. That's presuming, of course, that the government got the numbers right — and that's never a safe bet. Government spending ALWAYS goes over projections.
I think that the S-CHIP program ought to be indexed, not fixed. And a multiplier of the poverty level seems fairly appropriate. But a factor of 3? To people making above the median income?
I don't think I'd shoot my mother for THAT.
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Little is known of Richard Hull, other than he was the grandfather of the emigrant, Rev. Joseph Hull. Richard was of Crewkerne, Somerset, England and was born in 1521. He died there circa 1559. Sometime before 1552, he married a woman named Alice. Alice was born about 1533 and died sometime after Richard.
Richard had at least one son, Thomas, father of Rev. Joseph. Not much is known about Thomas. He was born circa 1552 and was buried December 29, 1636 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. On January 11, 1572/3 at Crewkerne, he married Joane Pyssing or Peson, daughter of John & Margery (____) Pyssing. Joane was born about 1554 and was buried October 30, 1629.
Rev. Joseph Hull, born in 1595 at Crewkerne, was the colonist and founder of what in later years became known as the Mariner-Quaker branch of the Hull family in America. History seldom records the events of childhood, as they are considered in most cases to be too commonplace to be worthy of note. The early life of Joseph Hull was no exception to this rule, so it can only be surmised that his childhood days were spent in a manner then common in the households of large families living in the quiet English countrysides.
Joseph was educated at St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree at graduation November 14, 1614. During the five years immediately following, he studied theology, serving meantime as a teacher and curate under his elder brother, William Hull, vicar of Colyton in Devonshire. On April 14, 1621, having been ordained a clergyman of the Church of England, he was duly instituted rector of Northleigh, diocese of Exeter, which was the scene of his labors for eleven years.
In 1632 Rev. Joseph Hull resigned his rectorship at Northleigh and is thought to have returned to the vicinity of Crewkerne. During this rectorship he was married and three children were born of this union. Strange as it may seem, no record has been discovered of the marriage, the maiden name of his wife, or the date of her death, but it is not impossible to consider that the latter occurred at about the time of his resignation, and may have been the reason for it. Just how the next three years were spent by Rev. Joseph Hull is only a matter of conjecture, but during this period he married for a second time. Again there is no record of the marriage, but we do find that his wife bore the given name of Agnes.
At Crewkerne, he gathered a company of 106 souls, who, on March 20, 1635, set said with him from the harbor of Weymouth, bound for New England. This company arrived in Boston on the 6th of May of that year. Governor Winthrop's Official Journal, under date of July 8th of that year, contains the following entry: "At this court Wessaguscus was made a plantation and Mr. Hull, a minister of England, and twenty-one families with him allowed to sit down there." The arrival of Hull's Colony at Wessaguscus doubled its population, and the plantation was soon created a full-fledged town, invested with municipal rights, rechristened Weymouth and allowed representation in the General Court. Here, too, a church was gathered from the members of this company and others from Boston and Dorchester. On the 8th of July at the age of forty, Rev. Joseph Hull was installed as its first pastor and on the 2nd of the following September he took the oath as a Freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Some of the Puritans living in the neighborhood looked with disfavor on this church and it was not long before dissension arose within it.
He was the political and religious opponent of Governor Winthrop, apparently siding more with the Anglicans than Puritans. If he was of a contentious nature, as some claim he was, it is undoubtedly true that he only contended for what he believed to be right; for his was a moving spirit - the spirit of the pioneer, seeking new fields to conquer, and going forth and preaching the word of God according to his interpretations and the dictates of his own conscience. In less than a year, Joseph relinquished his charge and withdrew when the church called the Rev. Thomas Jenner of Roxbury to be their pastor. He now turned his attention to civil affairs, but apparently the spirit of the pioneer was strong within him as he received on the 12th of June 1636 a grant of land in Nantasket, then a part of Hingham. Here he remained for several years and represented that town twice as a Deputy in the General Court of Massachusetts in September of 1638 and March of 1639. On the 5th of May 1639 it is recorded in Hobart's Journal that Mr. Hull preached his farewell sermon. Whether this took place at Weymouth or Hingham is not stated.
Joseph and his family moved in 1639 to Plymouth Colony, and there founded the present town of Barnstable, at a place called by the Indians, Mattakeese. As a part of the July, 1939 tercentenary celebration of the founding of the town, a memorial tablet was dedicated calling attention to Hull's role in the town's founding and marking the site of his home there. The rock still stands in the middle of the highway, from which he preached, surrounded by his armed parishioners.
Plymouth Colony was, however, not much more congenial for a man of his political and religious sentiments than the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His name appears as one of the first two deputies for the town of Barnstable in the records of the General Court of Plymouth at the June 3rd session. Whether Mr. Hull actually attended or did not attend the Court at that time cannot be ascertained from the court records. While he and Thomas Dimmock constituted the Barnstable committee, it is very likely that neither attended, as both made their oaths at the session on the 3rd of December 1639, when Joseph Hull was admitted a Freeman. In 1640, his name appears on the Barnstable list of "Men able to bear Arms."
Tradition credits Rev. Joseph Hull with having preached the first sermon within the town of Barnstable, in spite of the fact that Rev. Stephen Batchelder was in the vicinity as early as 1636. On the 11th of October 1639, Rev. John Lathrop arrived in Barnstable with his church from Scituate and on the 31st of that month a "Day of Humiliation" was observed, followed on the 11th of December 1639 by the celebration of the first Day of Thanksgiving within the town. After extended religious services the company broke into three sections, one of which dined at the house of Rev. Joseph Hull. Apparently Joseph made no effort to perform any ministerial functions after the arrival of Mr. Lathrop. Undoubtedly these two men were of very different natures and temperament, Hull being aggressive and of a roaming nature, while Lathrop appears to have been extremely strong-minded. Whether any dissension arose between them or not is not a matter of record, but about a year later Joseph Hull moved into the adjoining town of Yarmouth, where, at the request of some of the residents, he served them in a ministerial capacity. In so doing he neglected to secure the approval of the Barnstable church, and for this act was excommunicated on the 1st of May 1641.
While Joseph was in the Plymouth Colony he engaged in the business of cattle raising, and not unlike some clerics who turn to business affairs, did not have his ventures crowned with financial success. He was the defendant in a number of actions for trespass, and it is interesting to note that in all but one of these actions, the constable attached two of Mr. Hull's steers. This might lead to the conclusion that his cattle were highly desired by those who initiated the suits.
The Separatist party increased, the opening of the civil war in England checked immigration in 1639, and Joseph and his political friends were left in a hopeless minority. After serving the Yarmouth church for a little over a year he began to journey afield, preaching the Word from place to place in the Colonies. In 1642 on the 7th of March, the General Court at Plymouth issued a warrant directing his arrest should he attempt to exercise his ministerial duties within the Plymouth Colony, and described him in the warrant as an excommunicated minister. There is no evidence that this warrant was ever served, for no return appears to have been made of it, and only four days later his wife was re-admitted to the church in Barnstable. "Our Sister Hull renewed her covenant, renouncing her joining at Yarmouth and confessed her evil in so doing, with sorrow." To cap the climax, he himself was re-admitted to the Barnstable church on the 10th of August 1643 "having acknowledged his sin."
A few months prior to this, however, he had journeyed as far afield as the Episcopal Colony of Sir Ferdinando Gorges in Maine, where he later settled. Here at Accomemticus (now York, Maine) he was minister. A "Church-Chapel" was also erected by the inhabitants of the Isles of Shoals on Hog Island for a congregation of which the records say Rev. Joseph Hull was the minister. Here he remained until 1653, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony subjected the provinces of Maine to their jurisdiction and Joseph again felt the power of his old enemies on the Bay. A sound Puritan minister, Mr. Brock, was sent to supersede him, and shortly afterward, Joseph returned to England where he was settled at St. Buryan, Cornwall, and remained there for ten years, at which time he was ejected from the parish. In the same year he returned to the Colonies and settled at Oyster River, now Durham, New Hampshire, from which he shortly thereafter removed to the Isle of Shoals, where he continue his ministry until his death on the 19th of November 1665. His estate was valued at 52 pounds, 5 shillings and 5 penceÑ10 pounds of which was put down for books, and 20 pounds as due him from the Isles of Shoals for his ministry.
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Loganair — шотландська регіональна авіакомпанія, заснована в 1962 році, має штаб-квартиру в аеропорту Глазго

Loganair надає послуги для нічних поштових рейсів від імені Royal Mail. Використовує ліцензію експлуатанта A Управління цивільної авіації Великої Британії, що дає право на перевезення вантажів, пошти і пасажирів на повітряних судах з місткістю 20 і більше пасажирських крісел

Напрямки
На вересень 2017, Loganair обслуговував наступні напрямки:

Північна Ірландія
 Деррі — Деррі (аеропорт) (з 28 жовтня 2018)

Норвегія
 Берген — Берген (аеропорт)

Республіка Ірландія
 Дублін — Дублін (аеропорт)
 Донегол — Донегол (аеропорт)

Англія
 Лондон — Лондон-Станстед
 Манчестер — Манчестер (аеропорт)
 Норвіч — Норвіч (аеропорт) базовий

Шотландія
 Абердин — Абердин (аеропорт) базовий
 Барра — Барра (аеропорт)
 Бенбекула — Бенбекула (аеропорт)
 Кемпбелтаун — Кемпбелтаун (аеропорт)
 Данді — Данді (аеропорт)
 Ідей — Ідей (аеропорт)
 Единбург — Единбург (аеропорт)
 Фер-Айл — Фер-Айл (аеропорт) сезонний
 Глазго — Глазго (аеропорт) хаб
 Інвернесс — Інвернесс (аеропорт)
 Айлей — Айлей (аеропорт)
 Керкволл — Керкволл (аеропорт) базовий
 Норт-Роналдсей — Норт-Роналдсей (аеропорт)
 Папа-Вестрей — Папа-Вестрей (аеропорт)
 Сандей — Сандей (аеропорт)
 Самборо — Самборо (аеропорт)
 Сторновей — Сторновей (аеропорт)
 Сторнсей — Сторнсей (аеропорт)
 Тайрі — Тайрі (аеропорт)
 Вестрей — Вестрей (аеропорт)
 Вік (місто) — Вік (аеропорт)

Коронні території
 Гернсі — Гернсі (аеропорт) сезонний
 Острів Мен — Острів Мен (аеропорт)
 Джерсі — Джерсі (аеропорт) сезонний

Флот

Флот Loganair на липень 2018:

Аварії та катастрофи
 Рейс 6780 Loganair

Примітки

Посилання

Авіакомпанії Великої Британії
Засновані у Великій Британії 1962

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Vicar (retired January 2022)
The Vicar of St Michael's is the Rev'd Canon Paul Scott. He was married to the Rev'd Jane Wood in September 2014 and we have some photos of the occasion. He joined us in 2012 and a profile of him was featured in our local newspaper, the Northumberland Gazette. He was Area Dean of the Alnwick Deanery from 2015 to March 2018 and on 13th March 2016 he was installed as an Honorary Canon at Newcastle Cathedral.
Clergy who Officiate
Rev'd Canon Sue Allen
Revd. Canon Sue Allen
Before retiring to Alnwick Sue spent time in Hemel Hempstead (St Albans diocese). She worked with various partners to re-grow a church serving two of the large New Town estates. She then became Team Rector, with responsibility as well for 3 other parishes in the town and their clergy.
Sue is married to Ant, and as well as bringing up a family she was a Science Teacher in secondary schools.
Sue enjoys walking in the Northumberland countryside, and spending time keeping up with family and friends, and not least the three grandchildren.
Rev'd Colin Perkins
Originally from Finchley, North London, Colin went to London University before completing National Service and then lived in Sidcup, Kent. After ten years working in the City he received a call to ministry and went to theological college at Northwood, and was a curate in Nottingham.
He served in the Diocese of Southwell until he retired to Alnwick. He enjoys photography and most of the photos on the church website were taken by him.
Rev'd Martin Roff
Before ordination, Martin was Head of Chemistry at Rannoch School, Perthshire. He was ordained priest in Chester Cathedral and served his Title (first curacy) at St Mary's Chester from 1970 to 1973. He was Precentor and minor canon at Blackburn Cathedral from 1973 to 1976. Simultaneously he was Priest in Charge of St John's, Blackburn, piloting through its redundancy. He was Vicar of Longton, diocese of Blackburn from 1976 to 1981. He was Chaplain of Glenalmond College, Perthshire, from 1982 to 1983. He was Rector of Allendale with Whitfield and Ninebanks, Diocese of Newcastle from 1983 to 1992. He was Vicar of St Nicholas, Gosforth (Gosforth Parish Church) from 1992 to 1997. He became Non Stipendiary Priest at Dingwall and Strathpeffer, and Supernumerary Priest of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1997 until retirement in 2007, continuing an active ministry, latterly Priest in Charge of St Ninian's, Glenurquhart. In 2019 he and Carol (wife since 1968) moved back to Northumberland, where we have received a great welcome from worshippers at St Michaels, Alnwick.
Rev'd Canon Philip Bourne
Philip was born in west London and spent his childhood in Gloucestershire, where he was known locally as a pub and cinema organist as well as a Punch and Judy performer! He has degrees from Sussex, Aberdeen, Exeter and Liverpool universities, and trained for the ordained ministry in Durham. He has served the Church of England through parishes in Wakefield and Exeter dioceses, a university chaplaincy in Exeter, chaplaincies in the Netherlands and Portugal, and as Diocesan Director of Ordinands for Chichester Diocese. In his spare time he enjoys meeting with family and friends, as well as working on his amateur skills at the piano and organ.
Rev'd Robert Chavner
The Reverend Robert Chavner TSSF is a native of Tyneside and before ordination was a professional singer. He is a Franciscan priest and has served in parishes in the Dioceses of Rochester, Chichester, Exeter and Europe.
Other Church Officers
Pat Taylor
Albert Brown
Warden Emeritus
Lorna Gilroy
Church Secretary
John Cooke
Anne Blades
Pat Tweed
Deputy Warden
Rosie Buxton
PCC Secretary
Annette Playle
Paul & Eve Jarvis
Sacristans & Verger (Paul)
Rev'd Canon Dennis Winter
Dennis was born in London. His first 9 years were confusing after his father died and his mother joined the army. He attended 6 different schools and then spent 7 years at one school – Battersea Grammar. Dennis then went to Kings College London to read Chemistry where, he got called to the ministry at the Christian Union. He spent four years in the RAF and then married his wife, Ruth. He studied at Tyndale Hall Bristol for 2 years and then had curacies in Plymouth and Maidstone. He spent 33 years as Vicar of Paddock Wood before retiring to Alnwick in 1999 to enjoy spending time in his garden. Dennis' wife, Ruth, died in 2015 after 59 years of marriage.
Rev'd Canon Alan Craig
Alan was ordained in Lichfield Diocese and was curate in Newcastle under Lyme. He did a further curacy in Scarborough before returning to the potteries as vicar of Werrington. There he joined the prison service and was chaplain at Werrington Detention Centre, then Manchester (Strangeways) prison, then Hindley Borstal and finally to Acklington to be chaplian of the prison there and also at Castinton Young Offenders prison. He then became vicar of Longhirst and Hebron and Rural Dean of Morpeth Deanery. Alan was then made Rector of Morpeth. He was made an honorary Canon of Newcastle Cathedral in 1990. After that he became the Chaplain to the Bishop and Diocesan Director of Ordinands. From the early 1990s until 2002 whn he retired, Alan was a Chaplain to the Queen, and is now a Chaplain Emeritus. He enjoys walking in the hills and coast, and belongs to a classical guitar group. He also enjoys gardening, the Theatre, reading and being a grandparent.
St Michael's Church is now open again for services and for private prayer. Do join us for our services or on YouTube. Please see our Home and Services pages for further information.
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Home News Pradeep ruled out of second Test
Pradeep ruled out of second Test
Sri Lanka have been dealt a blow in the fast bowling department as they will be without Nuwan Pradeep for the second Test against Pakistan in Colombo, having picked up an injury in training.
Pradeep had only recently returned to the side after a previous ankle injury, and now joins Suranga Lakmal, who was ruled out of the first Test, on the sidelines for the final match of the series.
Sri Lanka manager Michael de Zoysa said: "Nuwan twisted his right ankle while fielding at practice and had to be helped off the field. He is unable to put his foot down.
"He has gone back to Colombo for a scan but it is unlikely that he will take any further part in the series. Most likely he will be out for at least two to three weeks.
"We will certainly need replacements for the two injured players before the start of the second Test."
As such, of the 13 players in the squad now, only Shaminda Eranga and Dhammika Prasad provide a pace threat, though with the next match being in Colombo, the spinners are likely to play the more important role.
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Captain Root had ended day one on 66, day two on 168 and marched onwards to 228 on the third morning.
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Leach and Sam Curran struck for the tourists in the hosts' second innings.
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England captain Joe Root reaches fine double century before Sri Lanka fight back
Root was the last man out for England after scoring 228 to record a fourth double ton for his country.
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Root became only the fifth England player to score a Test double hundred in Asia.
Sri Lanka v England Day 2: Joe Root excels alongside Dan Lawrence
The England captain and his new team-mate added 173 to build England's advantage.
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Pakistan have included nine uncapped players in their 20-man squad for the two-Tests against South Africa, starting on January 26.
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Joe Root backs up plea for strong England start with century against Sri Lanka
The skipper had urged his team to impress from the word go and led by example with 168 not out in Galle.


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Janelle Gilchrist
Dance Faculty
Originally from Stoneham, MA Janelle developed her skills and expertise through studies at Harriet Hoctor Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Broadway Theater Project, Concord Academy, Dance Theater of Harlem, and the Hartt School in Connecticut where she earned a BFA in Dance. Ms. Gilchrist's training led to roles as company dancer with Hartford Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, Island Moving Company, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, the "Urban Nutcracker," and Tony Williams Ballet.
Outside of ballet, Janelle showcased her versatility in other dance forms with Legends in Concert, Celebrity Cruises, Anna Myer, and David Parker. Gilchrist served as choreographer and casting director of two flash mob performances for Media Direct Productions in Boston and Las Vegas. She also flew to Riga, Latvia with BalletRox to perform and teach the Urban Nutcracker to Dzirnas Dance Troupe.
She was on the staff at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI where she taught dance and choreographed musicals such as "Hello Dolly," "The Music Man," and "Cabaret." Janelle was also the director of in school programming with BalletRox for the Boston Public Schools.
To her dance credits, Janelle added appearances in small roles in several major movie productions, including "27 Dresses."
Currently, Janelle keeps a very busy schedule dancing, teaching, choreographing, and organizing. In addition to being a full time dance instructor at Boston Arts Academy, she will be dancing with Tony William's new company City Ballet Boston beginning in the fall. She is also principal of the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre School in Dorchester. For the past 6 summers, Janelle taught ballet and choreographed for Boston University's Reach program, a dance intensive/service program for teens and also taught at Step by Step Dance in Waltham for 6 years.
Janelle leads her own troupe called: Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe. Janelle choreographs original works for the troupe and they have performed at the Oberon Cambridge, Dance For World Community, Dance Complex, Somerville Dancing in the Streets Series, and the Mills Art Gallery.
In addition to her professional pursuits, Janelle is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, a local choreographer, and a champion for the local dance community, working tirelessly to elevate dance appreciation and support for the arts.
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Guide to Local: Shop Where It Matters
By Mature Living. June 4, 2018.
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Special Advertising Section
One of the best ways to bolster our area economy is to keep your money close to home. Supporting local businesses and organizations allows you to enjoy higher quality products and services, and boost the community's economy.
Orchard Villa
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(L-R) Bruce Daskal (CEO), Sharon Daskal, Caroline Sharvit (Corporate Dietitian), and Eliav Sharvit (General Counsel).
Our Family Caring for Yours
Legacy Health Services is family owned and operated, with the family's third generation now involved in the management team. Over fifty years ago with one facility on Chester Avenue in Cleveland, Alex and Ester Daskal worked tirelessly in dietary, laundry and housekeeping.
In the 1960s, Mr. Daskal partnered with several family members to purchase what is today known as Broadview Multi-Care Center. Over the next decade, the small company expanded by adding two facilities, one of which is now Pleasantview Care Center.
Bruce Daskal, current CEO, joined the family business in the 1970s. His vision was to grow the company beyond the Parma area. Franklin Plaza was acquired around that time. In the 1980s, Pleasant Lake Villa was the first facility built by Legacy Health Services from the ground up.
Legacy built and opened Orchard Villa in 1996, Legacy Place Twinsburg in 1998 and Parkside Villa in 2001, as well as continuing to expand and renovate facilities within the company. Wickliffe Country Place was added in 2007.
In an effort to continue to meet the growing needs of the community, affiliate companies providing hospice, home health care and nurse practitioner services were also created. Most recently, Mapleview Country Villa was built in Chardon, Ohio in 2015.
Currently, Legacy Health Services employs over 2,500 individuals and manages over 1,800 nursing home and assisted living beds.
Our Family Caring for Yours is as true today as it was when Mr. Daskal started his first facility over fifty years ago. The number of lives touched by Legacy Health Services continues to grow as the company provides the highest quality of life to those it serves.
Mahaffey & Associates
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734-856-3723 | skinlaseranddayspa.com
Gary Moody, Jr., CMT
Gary Moody Jr. provides therapeutic massage, his area of expertise for over 10 years. He has perfected the art with deep tissue and Swedish massage techniques.
Delighted to service clients with a massage, Gary has worked crossfit marathons with his hands skilled in deep tissue and Swedish massage—both techniques help heal the body and mind while providing relaxation.
After seeing how massage benefited family members with fall injuries, muscle spasms, etc., Gary became a massage therapist. He realized while employed in the nursing field for over 12 years that he wanted to change careers and help others by providing massage and relaxation.
Gary graduated from high school in 1994 in Ohio and became a certified State Tested Nursing Assistant. He graduated from the Professional Skills Institute in Toledo, Ohio, as a massage therapist in 2003. He volunteers his services to elderly and disabled people in the community several times a month.
He plans to continue his education to broaden his skill set by taking additional courses in other forms of massage, continuing to work on improving his craft in an effort to provide excellent customer service.
Gary enjoys spending quality time with family and friends as well as watching and attending sporting events.
Summit Event Center
23 N Summit St, Toledo
419-241-1110 | summittoledo.com
Becky Kessler, General Manager
What was the idea behind The Summit? The building was not being used to its full potential so when the owners,
Destiny Enterprises, bought it in 2016 they wanted to breathe life back into the space with the chance to participate in the restructuring of downtown.
How has the city changed since you started? Toledo has continual additions in business, arts, and music making doing events such a great opportunity! Hopefully with more local living spaces coming in, the festivities will continue to grow with the city.
We make an impact because…we get to fulfill the visions of our clients by customizing the entire atmosphere for their event. We also offer discounts for nonprofits and military serviceman.
Why Toledo? You will do better in Toledo. 🙂
Ryan Pharmacy & Orthopedics Supply
3340 Dorr St, Toledo
419-531-2836 | ryanpharmacy.com
Timothy Ryan, President
We are second generation. My father opened this business in 1959 at the corner of Byrne & Dorr. We moved to our current location in 1984.
How has the city changed since you started? Toledo has actually shrunk in size since I started working. We have had to market ourselves to the surrounding communities to continue to grow. We now have free delivery all over Toledo and suburbs.
Why Toledo? Toledoans are very loyal to a business if you treat them with dignity and respect. That is what we try to do at our store, which helps to keep the doors open.
What are you passionate about right now? Right now, I am passionate about service, with all the retail stores closing and everyone buying on the internet. If we can provide great service at a reasonable price, then we can survive.
Middle East Market & Sidon Restaurant
Sidon: 4625 W Bancroft St, Toledo
419-558-3900 | sidongrille.com
Middle East Market: 4623 W. Bancroft St, Toledo
419-531-3999 | middleeast-market.com
Bahaa Hariri, Owner
How did you get your start? Middle East Market began with a passion for helping families find quality Mediterranean groceries in the Toledo area. We offer people a "taste of home" by providing ethnic groceries to those who are familiar with Middle Eastern cuisine. And we offer people who aren't as familiar with a cultural and culinary experience. Sidon Lebanese Grille & Bakery opened two years ago to create a space where families could come in, relax and enjoy delicious authentic Lebanese cuisine.
Why Toledo? Toledo is a wonderful city filled with opportunities for entrepreneurs. We are so appreciative of the Toledo community for their continued support over the last 13 years. There has long been a high demand for Mediterranean cuisine here and continues to grow as people become more health-conscious.
What are you passionate about right now? Perfecting what we have and building on that. As a family, we're passionate about paying it forward. We have been blessed with a successful business, now we want to make sure we have a positive impact on the community.
7110 W Central Ave #A, Toledo
419-517-7000 | visitingangels.com
Troy Hendricks, Director.
Are you a first-generation business? Yes, Tamera Riggs started the business in 2007.
What is your favorite aspect of Visiting Angels? Allowing seniors to age gracefully in the comfort of their own homes in a safe and secure manner.
Share one of your favorite memories of customer interaction? Seeing the sense of relief from a client's family as we provide the in-home care their loved one needs, allowing the family to fulfill their loved one's wish to stay in their own home. That is the most rewarding feeling ever.
My business makes an impact because...we allow seniors to remain in their own homes and give family members the peace of mind that their loved one is being cared for in a professional manner.
The Lakewood Apartment Homes
2125 Arlington Ave, Toledo
419-380-5253 | lakewoodsapts.com
Edith Miller, Site Manager.
What was the thought behind The Lakewood Apartment Homes? The Lakewood Apartments have been available since January 2000 in the former Maumee Valley Hospital. This luxury community of apartment homes for people 55 and older has been carefully remodeled under historic guidelines, preserving much of the 1930 architecture.
What are you passionate about right now? I am passionate about keeping people in their own homes. We offer a variety of services and activities to keep them here and form new friendships. We also provide housing for low-income individuals.
What's your favorite way to relax? Doing jigsaw puzzles—at least 1,000 pieces!
Wagoner, Wagoner & Associates
5954 Renaissance Pl, Ste D, Toledo
419-842-8488 | ameripriseadvisors.com/gregory.w.wagoner
Gregory Wagoner, Financial Advisor.
Are you a first-generation business? Wagoner, Wagoner & Associates is a first generation business that is in its 38th year, it was started by Colleen Wagoner in May of 1980.
Why Toledo? I grew up in Sylvania and attended Northview High School, I've always had a close relationship with our community and felt that living and working in this city would help my business, as well as others, prosper.
What is your favorite aspect of the business? My favorite part of my business is looking at what clients' goals are today and their current assets, where they would like to be in the future financially, and helping clients reach their financial goals by initiating financial planning.
We make an impact because…talking to my clients and handling all of their questions and concerns about current fluctuations in interest rates and the stock market helps them to worry less about their money. When you have the right financial advisor, life can be brilliant. If there is anyone you care about who might benefit from a second opinion, I would be happy to help.
The Brunner Company
567-455-6121 | thebrunnercompany.org
Michael Brunner, Owner.
We are a second-generation business. The original business was started by William Buss, a German immigrant in Toledo back in 1924 as a premier residential painting company. My father, current owner Michael Brunner, took over the business from William in 1968 and I took over the business in 1984. We are a locally owned and operated family business in the community.
What is your favorite aspect of the business? The greatest enjoyment I receive from the business is the ability to share my knowledge and skill while interacting with customers and being able to create and carry out the vision they have for their home.
Why Toledo? Toledo has graciously provided us with customers that have allowed our business to grow.
Have you ever considered a different career? Having been brought into the business at 10 years old, this business became almost second nature to me. As I grew older thoughts of other careers entered my mind, however I had been taught the skill of painting and carpentry work and luckily loved doing it.
Peyton Care Professionals
118 E Indiana Ave, Maumee
419-893-9230 | peytoncare.com
Joseph Peyton, DO.
Led by Joseph Peyton, DO, a geriatric care professional who has practiced in the Toledo area for 30 years. Joe did his residency at Toledo's Parkview Hospital before starting his career in the Dayton area. A short time later he returned to Toledo to start a Family Practice.
Joe has demonstrated his caring nature through his involvement in Family Practice, along with a number of geriatric based settings over the years, including care and administrative responsibilities in Nursing Home settings, Hospice and Palliative care and as founder and director of an Assisted Living Facility. Despite his administrative roles, Joe continues to regularly see patients, which is proof of his commitment to his true calling, caring for others. He loves working with older patients while sharing their stories and wisdom, especially those who have served in the armed forces.
Peyton Care Professionals, Joe's newest company, provides home care and skilled nursing services to patients in the comfort of their homes. Dr. Joe, along with other doctors and nurse practitioners, actually make house calls, a practice that has largely ceased to exist over the years.
Dr. Peyton spends his free time these days working on and restoring a historic farm in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. How does he relax? By mowing the grass, reading and collecting curiosities from days gone by.
As for the changes in the healthcare industry during his career, Dr Joe Peyton sees that the industry has become more competitive, which has also allowed and encouraged positive changes. The services provided by Peyton Care Services, bringing the doctor's office to the homes of their patients, is certainly a positive change.
Vibrant Life of Temperance
667 W Sterns Rd, Temperance, MI
734-847-3217 | vibrantlifetemperance.com
Molly DeLucia, Marketing Manager.
What was the idea behind Vibrant Life? Every person, no matter their age or physical ability, has purpose, and when you tap into that purpose you allow people to live vibrantly! It's beautiful!
What is your favorite aspect of Vibrant Life? By far, getting to meet so many wonderful families in the greater Toledo area. I love making a difference in the lives of seniors and their families by helping them be safe, happy, and fulfilled.
Have you ever considered a different career? I always was interested in the restaurant world, but I realized that's because I love making people happy. Now I get to combine my two loves-talking and seeing that people are happy!
What's your favorite way to relax? I love to unwind on the patio on my lunch hour. What a great way to recharge!
419-373-1730 | cocoonshelter.org
Claire L. Heath, Development Coordinator.
What was the thought behind The Cocoon? After four domestic violence homicides in Wood County in as many years, there was tremendous pressure to open an emergency shelter. The Cocoon opened as a result of overwhelming support from area businesses and individuals due to the extensive efforts of community leaders and groups, like the BGSU Women's Center and the Transformation Project.
How has Northwest Ohio changed since the started at the organization? I've been with The Cocoon since 2013, and we've grown so much over the years! When we opened our doors in 2005, we provided emergency shelter to survivors of abuse. We are now a comprehensive agency, providing shelter and advocacy services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking, and to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. As community members' views about domestic and sexual violence change, more survivors reach out to The Cocoon. In 2017, our advocates responded to more than 6,000 requests for services.
What are you passionate about right now? Event planning! Our anniversary gala, Unmasquerade: Exposing the Violence, Eliminating the Shame, will take place at Nazareth Hall on June 22nd. We are so excited to host guest speaker Leslie Morgan Steiner! For details or to register, visit www.bidr.co/events/cocoon or send me an email at Events@TheCocoon.org. I'm also hard at work planning my wedding, which will take place this July!
Moongate Adult Living
930 Soda Park Dr, Temperance, MI
734-847-7879 | moongateadultliving.com
Colleen Roberts, Manager.
How did you get your start? My wife Susan and I bought our first building in 2000 and opened Moongate Adult Living, off of Lewis Avenue, in 2001. A few years later in 2004, we opened our new facility, Moongate South, which contains 26 one bedroom and 38 two bedroom apartments. Our original facility, Moongate North, offers 22 one bedroom and 28 two bedroom apartments.
Moongate Luxury Adult Living makes an impact because…we saw the need for quality independent living apartments for the Temperance and North Toledo area and we were able to provide it.
What are you passionate about right now? The people. We enjoy the business very much and have so many wonderful people living at Moongate.
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The course opened in 1969 with nine holes; the second nine debuted in 1972, with the Welland River coming into play on 13 holes. Recently, the second nine has been realigned, while the clubhouse has been expanded to accommodate events of up to 180 people.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
LOGGING SAFETY
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Logging has consistently been one of the most hazardous industries in the United States (US). In 2010, the logging industry employed 95,000 workers, and accounted for 70 deaths. This results in a fatality rate of 73.7 deaths per 100,000 workers that year. This rate is over 21 times higher than the overall fatality rate in the US in 2010 (3.4 deaths per 100,000). This excessive risk for fatal work injuries points to a need for prioritizing research and intervention programs to make this industry less hazardous.
Comments on the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AgFF) National Research Program Sponsored by the National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Cdc-pdf
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Logger Safety Training Program
Journal of Safety Research: January 2006 / 37(1):53-61
Mechanical Timber Harvesting Reduces Workers&apos Compensation Injury Claims in West Virginia
NIOSH Publication No. 2005-129 (May 2005)
Non-fatal injuries in the West Virginia logging industry: Using workers&apos compensation claims to assess risk from 1995 through 2001
American Journal of Industrial Medicine: November 2003 / 44(5):502-509
Logging injuries for a 10-year period in Jilin Province, People&aposs Republic of China
Journal of Safety Research: August 2003 / 34(3):273-279
Changes in logging injury rates associated with use of feller-bunchers in West Virginia
Journal of Safety Research: Winter 2002 / 33(4):463-471
Helicopter Logging Safety: Alaska Interagency Working Group for the Prevention of Occupational Injuries
NIOSH Publication No. 98-147 (July 1998)
This monograph incorporates proceedings and recommendations from three Helicopter Safety Workshops (conducted in 1995, 1996, and 1997) as well as useful background materials on safety in the helicopter logging industry.
Logging safety and forest management education – A necessary link
Journal of Forestry: July 1996 / 94(7):21-25
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Logging Standard: what it means for forest managers
Journal of Forestry: November 1995 / 93(11):34-37
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Injuries and Deaths of Loggers
NIOSH Publication No. 95-101 (May 1995)
This Alert describes six incidents resulting in the deaths of six workers who were performing logging operations. In each incident, the death could have been prevented by using proper safety procedures and equipment and by following the provisions of the OSHA standards.
Logging fatalities in the United States by region, cause of death, and other factors – 1980-1988
Journal of Safety Research: 1994 / 25:97-105
Interpreting Logging Injury Statistics
1992 International Winter Meeting, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Nashville, TN, 15-18 Dec. 1992
Fosbroke DE, Myers JR,.1992, Paper No. 92-7509
Job Injuries Among Loggers
NIOSH Publication No. 83-104 (January 1983)
This report uses information from four data systems, the National Health Interview Survey, the Social Security Administration Continuous Disability History File, workers compensation and mortality studies from Washington and California to describe nonfatal and fatal injuries among U.S. loggers.
NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Logging from Felling to First Haul
This report presents the recommended standard prepared to meet the need for preventing occupational injuries and deaths in logging operations. The proposed standard includes the operations of felling, bucking, limbing, yarding, and loading. Not included here are road, trail, bridge, and camp construction; equipment safety specifications and design; rigging specifications; chipping operations; transportation (hauling); or subsequent provisions after initial loading operations are accomplished.
Worker Safety in Logging Operations
NIOSH Publication No. 74-103 (April 1974)
This report presents the findings and recommendations for the purpose of identifying those operations within the logging industry which were most hazardous as evidenced by the number and severity of employee injuries.
Other NIOSH Publications Related to Logging Safety
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing National Academy of Science Evidence Report
National Academies Review (December 2006)
This report is the initial "evidence package" from NIOSH to the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program evaluation committee assembled by the NA. We stress "initial" because we believe that the AFF Program review will be best-served by substantial communications between the program and the committee throughout the process. It is understood that the evaluation committee and the NA are charged with executing a thorough review of the program and that to do so it will need much information from the program. We have tried to anticipate those needs with this package. In addition, we look forward to an ongoing dialogue with the committee.
Identifying High-Risk Small Business Industries: The Basis for Preventing Occupational Injury, Illness, and Fatality: NIOSH Special Hazard Review
In this report, 253 small business industries were identified with data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the years 1994-1995. From the data for these industries, the top 25% (n=26) were ranked according to their injury, illness, and fatality experience. Of these, Logging (SIC 241) ranked the highest. This information can be used by the small business community, labor officials, occupational safety and health practitioners and agencies, and others to target prevention activities to small business industries with the greatest need.
Occupational Mortality in Washington State, 1950-1989
NIOSH Publication No. 96-133 (March 1997)
This study is the second update of Occupational Mortality in Washington State, 1950-1971, originally published by NIOSH in 1976. The first update published in 1983 covered the years 1950-1979. Total deaths for loggers for this time period was 20,915 and incidents related to falling objects, machinery, fire, and explosion all increased.
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Electrocutions of Workers Using Portable Metal Ladders Near Overhead Power Lines
This Alert describes six deaths that occurred because portable aluminum ladders, which are electrical conductors, came in contact with energized overhead power lines. If nonconductive ladders had been used instead, or if safe working clearances had been maintained, these deaths might have been prevented.
NIOSH Alert: Request for Assistance in Preventing Fatalities of Workers Who Contact Electrical Energy
NIOSH Publication No. 87-103 (December 1986)
This Alert describes recommendations that can be used to help save the lives of workers who contact electrical energy. Recent incidents have shown that electrocution victims can be revived if immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation is provided. While immediate defibrillation would be ideal, CPR given within approximately 4 minutes of the electrocution, followed by advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) measures within approximately 8 minutes, can be lifesaving.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program Investigations
Since the inception of the FACE program in 1982, fatal incidents involving logging operations have been investigated by NIOSH and State investigators. These links provide lists of those cases which in turn links to the full-text.
In-house Fatality Investigation Reports
State-based Fatality Investigation Reports
NIOSHTIC-2 search results on Logging
NIOSHTIC-2 is a searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles supported in whole or in part by NIOSH.
Other Logging Safety Resources
OSHA Logging AdvisorExternal
OSHA Technical Link for Logging SafetyExternal
Page last reviewed: July 13, 2012 (archived document)
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