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The Global School for the Future™
Holistic. Technology-Driven. Human-Centric.
Reshaping Education for Tomorrow.
Welcome to The Global School For The Future™
So you want to change the world. What challenges do you want to solve? Where do you start?
We have created the content, training and programs to help you ignite your passion, unlock your purpose, unleash your potential and create your pathway.
""If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them
tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Integrated Elements of The Global School For The Future™
THE HUNGRY CLASSROOM
Prepare the SOIL. SEEDs for the Future
THE HUNGRY LAB
EAT for the FUTURE.
Educate. Act. Transform
THE HUNGRY FUTURIST
FEAST for the Future
Forecast. Empower. Accelerate. Sustain. Transcend.
The Holistic Hungry Philosophy
We all start as seeds. So do our ideas. Different soils grow different seeds. Different seeds bear different fruits. No matter your background, we believe that everyone has the right to build a brighter future. Just like in Mother Nature, we all have a place at the table. As we are all stakeholders in the future, how do we help more impactful ideas bear fruit?
Gone are the restrictions of traditional, linear schooling. Gone are the limitations of venture capital's broken model for investment. Gone is the dogma of cookie-cutter conformity of what "success" looks like. In their place, we have created a holistic, dynamic model that combines freedom with structure, technology with humanity and customization with common ground that works on all levels to help anyone who is hungry grow their idea from seed to sustainability.
From SOIL to SEED to FEAST
We are connecting the dots and aligning macro-level ecosystem building with micro-level development of human capacity. to allow each seed to grow into bountiful fruit.
Learn more about our methodology
Purpose. Potential. Pathways.
Reshaping Education to Pave Your Own Path to Resilience
Today's young people and adult workforce face significant challenges in the face of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Traditional schooling is not preparing our students to adapt and thrive in a world of volatility. How do we help individuals, teams and organizations stay at the forefront of innovation and cultivate a forward-thinking culture? How can we retool education to prepare them with the lifelong skills to navigate and thrive in an uncertain future?
Starting with the SELF
What is your reason for innovation? Through our flagship IKIGAI INCUBATOR™ program, we help individuals, teams and organizations develop, align and unleash their 6 Ps in their journey.
Potential: What you're good at
Passion: What you love to do
Profit: What you can get paid for
Purpose: What the world needs
Pathway: How do you execute?
Pipeline: How do you grow?
Customized Programs for Tomorrow's Problem Solvers
E-learning Platform
Individualized Programs, Reporting & Guided Pathways
Workshops, Bootcamps, Courses
Training Modules & Content Licensing
Group or One-on-One Coaching, Mentorship & Advisory
Holistic Metrics, Measurable Results, Tangible Outcomes & Deliverables
SECOND CHAPTERS
Problems to Solutions. Idea to Reality. Seed to Sustainability.
Transforming thinkers into doers through entrepreneurship.
Today's founders, businesses and institutions face growing pressure to both do well and do good. How do we help them do better? How can we create market-based ecosystems that benefit all stakeholders? How do we build an inclusive, self-sustaining economic foundation to create jobs, stimulate entrepreneurship and spur investment?
We are passionate about working with our community and members to ignite entrepreneurial innovation to create brighter futures.
The Three-Pronged Benefits of Entrepreneurship Empowerment:
Empower the next generation of students. Provide the resources, mentorship and skills training to maximize previously untapped talent; enhance student capacity building and next generation skills for the future.
Livelihood:
Cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurs to identify, unleash and maximize their economic potential by creating their own sustainable opportunities with wider market access.
Economic Development:
Align macroeconomic policy with micro-level dynamics to build the necessary value chains for strong businesses. Design sustainable ecosystems to create local jobs, spur market-based innovation and solve local challenges.
Out of the Lab. Into the Market.
"I'm Vik, and I'm hungry to make India greener and cleaner."
Meet Vikesh Sharma, Founder & CEO of PowerMitra, a Mumbai-based solar power startup on a mission to reshape India's green energy landscape. Learn how we're working with him to create an accessible solar power ecosystem across India that creates lasting benefits for all industry stakeholders, including consumers, installers, financiers, property owners and job-seekers.
Fear to Foresight. Complexity to Clarity. Roadmap to Resiliency.
Anticipating tomorrow. Advising today.
How do we make a tangible business case for environmental stewardship? How do we leverage new technologies to empower the most vulnerable communities? How do we reconcile short-term wants with long-term needs? How do we design circular, closed-loop economies that lower waste, reduce footprints and increase opportunities?
Enabling a Better Future.
The Hungry Futurist is the think tank and consulting arm of The Global School of the Future, where we help startups, NGOs and corporates gain a competitive edge for tomorrow through insight and foresight into possibilities and opportunities. The Hungry Futurist enables organizations to improve strategic planning for the future through critical examination of the company's vision, operations and culture, as well as directional insight into industry, policy, market and consumer trends. In essence, we enable clients to create brighter futures and drive greater impact.
We equip organizations with the tools and diverse perspectives to better analyze internal and external processes, behavior and systems, as well as prepare for various scenarios within an organization's lifecycle, including growth, maturity and exit.
Through big picture planning along with customized tactical recommendations, The Hungry Futurist helps organizations draw a roadmap for the future.
Awareness. Advocacy. Engagement.
Inspiring Action. Connecting the Dots.
The Hungry Lab is committed to elevating the dialogue around our mission. Not only does our team speak around the world, we also nurture the young people, entrepreneurs and other clients to become thought leaders in their own right. By organizing our own events, as well as collaborating with our global partners, we strive to engage, educate and inspire a whole new generation of problem solvers.
Global Speaking
From TED events to UN conferences, from CEO forums to startup conferences, The Hungry Lab's team and community are active in speaking, moderating and building dialogues to share our vision and expertise.
Pictured right: The Hungry Lab founder, Bian Li, spoke about the role of startup innovation in public private partnerships at the UN FAO and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Global Conference on Accelerating Nutrition in Bangkok, 2018.
Startups to Save the World™
As our flagship roundtable series, The Hungry Lab's Startups to Save the World Series showcases the next generation of problem solvers at the intersection of technology, sustainability and entrepreneurship.
Starting in August 2017 in our home base of LA/Orange County, we have since rolled out a diverse array of events with our partners and startups in cities around the world and can't wait to have you join the conversation!
The Hungry Lab organizes a variety of educational events for both our community members as well as the general public on critical topics for social entrepreneurs, including Founder Fundamentals™, Pitch Deck 101 and Finance for Founders™, among others.
In 2019, due to significant demand, we are rolling out additional workshop topics.
Startup Inclusivity Series
In partnership with WeWork, The Hungry Lab kicked off this ongoing series on International Women's Day in March 2018. Featuring a diverse array of innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers, this ongoing roundtable series focuses on important topics ranging from gender to age and other factors critical to cultivating a diverse startup ecosystem.
Partnerships & Advocacy
From presidents and cabinet ministers to leading academics, scientists, journalists, CEOs and entrepreneurs, The Hungry Lab works at all levels to advance our mission for impact.
Pictured right: Bian Li with India's preeminent scientist and founder of India's Green Revolution, Dr. MS. Swaminathan. The Hungry Lab is strategic partners with the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, India, where we collaborate to incubate the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs and the larger Ag-tech innovation ecosystem across the state of Tamil Nadu.
Pop Culture Classroom
As part of The Hungry Classroom's innovative content, we are deconstructing complex topics into accessible, easily understandable concepts for all people, regardless of academic schooling, to understand and appreciate.
We believe that entertainment, coupled with education, is a fun and approachable way for students of all ages to absorb and retain knowledge. Some of our creative educational programs include:
Comedy & Climate Change
Standup with Startups
Pop-o-nomics - Pop Culture & Economics
Initiatives & Impact
Breaking Silos. Igniting Change. Building Win-Win-Win Ecosystems.
The World is our Lab.
With an eye on social, economic and environmental impact, The Hungry Futurist invests its earnings into advancing sustainable, market-based solutions to global challenges concerning access, availability and adaptability in food, agriculture and water.
With a pulse on the future direction, opportunities and challenges of sustainable development and social entrepreneurship, we are engaged in the following projects and independent, in-house research.
Sustainable Supply Chains
Combining MIT research tools with a global network of farmers, companies and consumers, The Hungry Futurist is conducting research into the traceability and sourcing transparency of major consumer foods, from both land and sea. The Hungry Futurist is tracking the efficacy and adoption of various labeling innovations, consumer apps and scoring from watchdog organizations on the supply chain sustainability of major global brands and evaluating the implications for consumer choice and future trends.
Ecosystem Building &
Multi-sector Taskforces
The Global Goals
The Hungry Lab is proud to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We understand the significance of the challenges facing us and are working hard to be a part of the solution by incubating the next generation of problem solvers.
About News & Updates
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Our mission is to lay the educational, entrepreneurial and ecosystem foundations for a future where anyone who is hungry to shape the world has the capacity, opportunity and resources to do so.
The Hungry Lab breaks down silos and engages all stakeholders in a variety of roles. There are many ways we can help:
Contact hello@thehungrylab.com
The Hungry Lab | Born in Southern California. Unleashed around the world.
Copyright (C) The Hungry Lab 2019


Many in Kiev doubt the cease-fire in the country's east will hold given the gulf between different sides on the political steps needed for a lasting peace.
Goodbye to all that? Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was waving goodbye to the conflict in his country's east at the NATO summit in Wales a few days ago. But the cease-fire deal he reached with pro-Russia rebels could prove short lived.
A deal designed by a committee, with something for everyone but virtually no chance of working. Yet a truce that's holding, mostly, after five months of bloody conflict.
Last Friday's agreement reached between Ukraine's warring parties calls for an internationally-supervised ceasefire. Despite numerous reports of continuing gunfire and artillery exchanges, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Monday that the truce is shaky, but holding in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.
But few expect the ceasefire to last very long, despite general agreement that both sides need breathing space from a brutal war that has officially killed over 3,000 people since mid-April. That's because most of the political steps laid down in the 12-point deal, known as the Minsk Protocol, are a patchwork of incompatible measures which neither side is willing to implement. For Kiev, one sticking point is the prospect of rebel-held regions electing local officials without central government oversight.
Since April, Kiev has tried to reimpose its writ by deploying regular troops and privately-funded militia in the east. By August, the campaign had encircled rebel cities in Donetsk and Luhansk. Then the rebels – by most accounts backed by regular Russian troops – counterattacked in what observers called a "a catastrophic defeat" for Kiev's forces.
Ukrainian military analysts appear shell shocked by the sudden reversal of fortunes. Many blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for backing the rebels. Others, more cautiously, suggest that Western help for Ukraine's struggle may have come up short.
"If the West had been more resolute about imposing sanctions, punishing Russia for its interference, it might have been more successful," says Nikolai Sungurovsky, a military expert with the independent Razumkov Center in Kiev. "There's plenty of evidence that sanctions should be swift and tough to be effective. Gradual sanctions gave Russia too much time to adapt."
Regroup, then back to war?
Most argue there Ukraine had little alternative to calling a temporary halt to hostilities in order to regroup its shattered forces. "Under the conditions we have, any possibility for a ceasefire had to be accepted," says Ukrainian political expert Viktor Zamyatin. "We have too many serious challenges piling up, which can't be dealt with under fire."
But without a workable political agenda, the shooting is liable to resume at any moment. "Both sides have totally different visions of the way forward," says Mr. Sungurovsky. "They should have focused on a cease-fire, exchange of prisoners and humanitarian issues... instead they tried to identify a political path forward."
The most controversial measures include a requirement that the Ukrainian parliament pass a law granting "special status" to the rebel-held regions, who would then hold snap local elections. Analysts say there is zero chance Kiev would allow this, since such steps would freeze the conflict in place and allow rebel chiefs to legitimize their rule.
"There is absolutely no clarity in that document," says Sergei Gaiday, a Kiev-based political consultant. "What do they mean by 'special status' and 'elections'? Would these be organized under Ukrainian law, and supervised by Kiev? The separatists want to leave Ukraine, but nobody here is going to accept that."
A non-starter for the rebels is a point which calls for the removal of "illegal armed groups, military hardware, and all fighters and mercenaries from Ukrainian territory." The oligarch-funded pro-Kiev militia in eastern Ukraine are also unlikely to disband, analysts say.
"The army and the public want a ceasefire," says Vladimir Panchenko of the International Center of Political Studies in Kiev. "But if Ukrainian leaders are forced to watch these rebel republics separate it will mean that we accept Putin's victory." Nobody's ready for that, he adds.
Sungurovsky says a resumption of fighting is "necessary" because Ukraine "cannot accept a frozen conflict on our territory. At any time it might be expanded to other regions. Nobody imagines it will end tomorrow, but we will have to see it through to a conclusion Ukraine can live with."


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It is truly humbling and an honor to be the chair of your Dup15q Alliance Board. It has been an awesome experience to watch the development and growth of our organization, especially over the last year.
We have been blessed with inspirational leaders throughout our 20-year history, beginning with co-founders Donna Bennett and Brenda Finucane. I always worry when naming people that I could miss someone (and I'll apologize in advance), but we could not have had better people than Nicole Cleary and Kadi Luchsinger as our former executive directors, leading us through the initial growth phases of an all-volunteer, family organization. We continue to be blessed with courageous, dedicated men and women who put service above self.
This past year, Kadi retired from her position and the board performed a nationwide search, reviewed more than seventy applications, held phone interviews and final in-person interviews and selected a wonderful candidate, Vanessa Vogel-Farley, as our first full-time executive director. We just completed our end-of-the-year performance evaluation with her and, I think you would agree, she has done a great job with the transition and will be a great leader for us.
The year has seen the transition from one executive director to another, positive and dramatic changes in our financial reporting and fiduciary responsibilities, an exciting family conference in LA, strengthening of our clinics and clinical databases, building bridges with our international sister organizations, focusing on our family support through the website, Mirror, and social media, developing relationships with scientists, advisors, doctors, other similar organizations, and pharmaceutical companies, and so much more. It has been a whirlwind of activity for us. The board is grateful to Vanessa for all her work, to our advisors for their committed, loving direction, to all the volunteers and family members who contribute in so many ways.
Your board is committed to growing our organization, making it sustainable, providing family support, promoting awareness, and continuing to work towards developing research and targeted treatments.
How can you help? We need volunteers on our committees. We need people who are interested and committed who might like to serve as board members. We need your participation in the registry and other database, natural history studies. We need your financial commitment to support what we do. As we go out into the medical and research communities and ask for help or funds, we are always asked what percentage of our board and what percentage of our membership actually contributes to our organization. We have so many of you who so generously sacrifice your time, talent, and treasure that it is easy to talk about your love and generosity. For those who have not been able to help so far, an annual contribution of any amount would demonstrate our families' commitment. Outside donors or organizations look at percentage of our families donating rather than the amounts. Help us by making a contribution, even a small one, to help us show others how committed we all are to improving the lives of those affected by dup15q syndrome.
Thank you for all you do to help us fulfill our mission.


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March restaurant highlights: 7 new, 10 coming soon and 4 closing
Troll Pub overcomes snag, gears up for opening
By Mark Fisher
Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse
Troll Pub Dayton hosted its grand opening on St. Patrick's Day, Saturday March 17, 2018.
The new Troll Pub Wheelhouse isn't some cozy little hole-in-the-wall. It's a 6,500-square-foot restaurant and bar that is expected to seat as many as 250. The second location for the popular Troll Pub Under The Bridge in Louisville, Ky., the Dayton pub will offer an extensive selection of craft beers and bourbons and will offer a food menu that General Manager Ben Barker has described as "pub grub, but made from scratch."
Explore»»READ MORE: Troll Pub Dayton to host grand opening on ...wait for it ...St. Patrick's Day!
The Famous Restaurant
The Famous Restaurant has opened in south Centerville. Photo from The Famous Restaurant Facebook page
The Dayton area's newest dining destination — "The Famous Restaurant" from the owners of Doubleday's Grill and Tavern — is now open for business in south Centerville.
The new restaurant in the former Paddy's Irish Grill at 953 S. Main St. in Centerville is an homage of sorts to the earlier generations of restaurant operators in the family of Jon, Steve and Stephanie Thomas, who own the Doubleday's pubs in Centerville and Springboro.
The menu has a throwback comfort-food feel. Slow-cooked pot roast pops up in various locations on the menu, from a topping on the "Pot Roast Burger" to the new restaurant's take on a Hot Shot called the Pot Shot, to a topping on French Fries or Tater Tots ("almost Poutine").
Explore»»READ MORE: 'The Famous' restaurant from Doubleday's owners is now open -- and here's the menu
5 Points Cafe
The new site for at 131 Cincinnati Ave. in Xenia. SUBMITTED
A locally owned, independent breakfast-and-lunch restaurant closed and moved to a new location in Xenia.
Linda's Restaurant closed at 51 E. Main St. in downtown Xenia and reopened at 131 Cincinnati Ave., under the new name of 5 Points Cafe. The space previously housed a handful of other restaurants, including Soular Flare Bistro and Uncle Sunny's Homestyle Cajun Fish & Chicken.
5 Points Cafe will have the same menu style, the same staff and the same hours as Linda's Restaurant: 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday 5 a.m. to noon. But unlike Linda's, it will accept credit cards.
Explore»»READ MORE: Just in: Locally owned 5 Points Cafe to open next week in Xenia
OinkADoodleMoo Barbecue
OinkADoodleMoo is scheduled to open its Kettering restaurant on Wednesday, March 21. FILE
OinkADoodleMoo Barbecue's new Kettering location at 912 E. Dorothy Lane is now open.
The new restaurant is located in space that previously housed the original Dayton Beer Company taproom. It will seat 35 to 40 inside and will employ about 13, and will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Last month, OinkADoodleMoo opened a restaurant in a facility near the food court in Area A of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, after operating out of a mobile trailer since 2010 at WPAFB.
Explore»»READ MORE: Dayton area's newest BBQ restaurant pushes back opening date
A Burger King Whopper. The chain is opening a new restaurant on Ohio 48 in Washington Twp. south of Centerville. FILE
A Whopper of a new restaurant has opened its doors in Washington Twp. south of Centerville.
The new Burger King, at 9189 Dayton-Lebanon Pike, will have plenty of company along that stretch of road. The location near the Skeeter Lane intersection is virtually surrounded by other fast-food chain restaurants. Arby's, McDonald's and Taco Bell are the three consecutive businesses to its south, and Subway, Pizza Hut and Dairy Queen are with a block or two to the north. Starbucks and Skyline Chili are across the street.
Explore»»READ MORE: This burger chain is opening a new restaurant in the area next week
Jack Lukey's Oyster Saloon & Caviar and Local Hero Butchery & Fare
District Provisions will showcase Glasz Bleu Oven and Jack Lukey's Oyster Saloon & Caviar Bar on First Friday on March 2, 2018. SUBMITTED
The food purveyor and dining spot at 521 Wayne Ave. in the Oregon District opened Glasz Bleu Oven in late 2017, and in recent weeks has added offerings from Jack Lukey's Oyster Saloon & Caviar and Local Hero Butchery & Fare.
The new retail ventures are located in the Dietz Block building, built in 1886, which years ago housed Norman Miller & Sons Interiors store. Crafted & Cured, a growler-fill craft beer and cured meats bar, opened a year ago in the southeast end of the District Provisions building.
Explore»»READ MORE: Get a sneak peek at two new shops in District Provisions in the Oregon District
Scissor Tail Sandwich Shop
The future home of ScissorTail Sandwich Shop. MARK FISHER/STAFF
The founder of Meadowlark and Wheat Penny restaurants is gearing up to open a new restaurant in Kettering.
Elizabeth Wiley's newest venture will be located at 3141 Far Hills Ave. (Ohio 48) in the Fountain Square shopping center just south of Dorothy Lane. The space previously housed Fresco catering and carryout.
ScissorTail Sandwich Shop will focus on breakfast and lunch sandwiches, and will open at 7 a.m. and close at 5 or 6 p.m., Wiley said. It will focus mostly on carryout, although there will be counter-style seating for about 15. Elizabeth Valenti, chef who oversees Wheat Penny, and Dave Rawson, chef who oversees Meadowlark's kitchens, are working on the project.
Wiley said she is shooting for a July opening.
Explore»»READ MORE: Meadowlark owner Wiley to launch new restaurant in Kettering
Giordano's and Jason's Deli
Chicago-based pizza chain Giordano's and Texas-based Jason's Deli have signed leases to open their first Dayton-area locations near the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek. Construction is underway at the former Logan's Roadhouse location where Giordano's will occupy 5,300 square feet of the former steakhouse and an addition that is being built onto it. Jason's Deli will occupy 4,800 square feet. TY GREENLEES / STAFF
Chicago-based pizza chain Giordano's and Texas-based Jason's Deli have signed leases to open their first Dayton-area locations near the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek.
Giordano's, a deep-dish pizza specialist, will occupy 5,300 square feet of the former Logan's Roadhouse restaurant and an addition that is being built onto it on Centre Drive near the mall. Jason's Deli will occupy 4,800 square feet. If all goes as planned, the restaurants could open by the end of the year.
Explore»»READ MORE: Giordano's Pizza, Jason's Deli to open first Dayton-area locations
Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Ace Asian Café and Sinful Orchard
Fuzzy's Taco Shop expects to open as early as April near the front entrance to The Greene. MARK FISHER/STAFF
Three restaurants coming to The Greene Town Center — including two that are locally owned — are gearing up to open.
Signage has popped up for both Sinful Orchard, a locally owned restaurant coming to the east side of The Greene near the Von Maur department store, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Texas-based chain coming to one of the retail center's most highly visible spaces near the front entrance of The Greene. And work is underway on Ace Asian Cafe, a successor restaurant to Choe's Asian Gourmet.
Explore»»READ MORE: New details: 3 restaurants gearing up to open at The Greene
Elsa's Corner Cantina
Elsa's Corner Cantina is gearing up to open in the Sugarcreek Plaza. MARK FISHER/STAFF
The Dayton area's newest Elsa's Mexican Restaurant is gearing up to open.
Elsa's, which operates four restaurants and sports bars in and around Dayton, will open its fifth location, Elsa's Corner Cantina, at 6204 Wilmington Pike in the Sugarcreek Plaza in Sugarcreek Twp. The space previously housed Caramella's Italian Kitchen, and, before that, Murphy's Irish Pub and Barleycorn's.
Explore»»READ MORE: Dayton area's 5th Elsa's Mexican Restaurant starts hiring
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches, a Dallas-based sandwich chain, is opening its first Dayton-area restaurant at the Cornerstone of Centerville development. A spokesman for the sandwich shop said that there are plans to add three to five more restaurants in the Dayton area over the next several years. PHOTO / Mark Fisher
A spokesman for a sandwich shop that is gearing up to open in the Cornerstone of Centerville development say the owners' plans call for adding three to five more restaurants across the Dayton area over the next five years.
That's the word from Dustin Griffiths, director of real estate for Which Wich Superior Sandwiches. The Dallas, Texas-based sandwich chain is gearing up to open a 30-seat restaurant at 5409 Cornerstone North Blvd. in the next few weeks.
Explore»»READ MORE: Local sandwich restaurant looking for 3 to 5 more locations
Scratch Bakery by Justin Tyler
Moore Dessert Please will open a second location with a new name in Tipp City next month. Photo from Moore Dessert Please Facebook page
The owner of a dessert and confection bakery on the Dayton-Oakwood border is heading north to his hometown in Miami County to open a second location.
Justin Livingston, who operates Moore Dessert Please at 1003 Shroyer Road in Dayton just inside the Dayton-Oakwood border, is gearing up to open Scratch Bakery by Justin Tyler ("Tyler" is Livingston's middle name) in Tipp City.
The new bakery will open in a 600-square-foot space at 29 E. Main St. that is now occupied by Sweet by Kristy. Plans call for Livingston's new bakery to open on or about April 9, with a grand opening in the works for April 21, Livingston said. There are no plans to shut down the Dayton location, he said.
Explore»»READ MORE: Dayton bakery owner to open second location in Miami County
Hunger Paynes Beer & Wine Garden
Hunger Paynes Beer & Wine Garden is shooting for an April opening. Photo from Hunger Paynes Food Truck Facebook page
A local food truck is moving closer to launching its first location that isn't on wheels, and is now shooting for an April opening inside the Dayton Mall, mall and restaurant officials said.
Andrew Payne, owner of Hunger Paynes food truck, said he would like to open his Hunger Paynes Beer & Wine Garden — locate inside the Dayton Mall near Macy's on the mall's lower level, near Center Court — in late April.
Explore»»READ MORE: Beer & wine garden gears up to open inside the Dayton Mall
LaRosa's Pizzeria
The closing over the weekend of a LaRosa's Pizzeria restaurant that had operated for 14 years in Beavercreek is the second such closing of a suburban Dayton LaRosa's in the last 16 months. MARK FISHER/STAFF
The closing of LaRosa's Pizzeria restaurant that had operated for 14 years in Beavercreek is the second such closing of a suburban Dayton LaRosa's in the last 16 months — and it comes less than four months after another pizza restaurant, Papa Murphy's, closed its Beavercreek location.
But a spokesman for LaRosa's told this news outlet in a phone interview Sunday that the Cincinnati-based chain remains "committed" to LaRosa's three remaining Dayton-area restaurants are located: Kettering, Centerville and Englewood.
Explore»»READ MORE: LaRosa's speaks out on restaurant closing, Dayton market
Rocky's Pizza Ring
The owners of Rocky's Pizza Ring in the Beaver Valley Shopping Center in Beavercreek have announced the restaurant will shut down effective June 30, ending a run of more than four decades. File photo by Jim Ingram
A restaurant that has operated for more than four decades in Beavercreek will shut its doors this summer.
"We want to thank you for allowing us to be a part of your family and for over 40 years of memories," the owners of Rocky's Pizza Ring in the Beaver Valley Shopping Center said on its Facebook page.
"It is with a heavy heart that I announce Rocky's will be closing on Saturday, June 30, 2018."
Explore»»READ MORE: Local pizza restaurant to shut down after more than 40 years
The Wine Gallery and Café
The Wine Gallery in downtown Dayton. Photo from Wine Gallery Facebook page
A wine bar and restaurant that has operated for 12 years in two locations in downtown Dayton is about to get new owners.
Brian Linnean, co-founder of The Wine Gallery and Cafe, said he has reached an agreement to sell the business along with the building and property for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is scheduled to close before the end of April.
Linnean opened The Wine Gallery at the Cannery at East Third Street and Wayne Avenue in 2006, then moved the business to its current address at Main Street and Monument Avenue in January 2010 after buying the building at 5 W. Monument Ave.
Explore»»READ MORE: Big changes in store for downtown Dayton bar & restaurant
Schlotzsky's Deli
Schlotzsky's Deli, which had been a mainstay in the Cross Pointe Shopping Center for 20 years, has shut its doors. Photo from Schlotzsky's Deli Facebook page
A sandwich restaurant that opened in 1998 in the Cross Pointe Center in Centerville has shut its doors for good.
Scott Wright, property manager for the Cross Pointe Center, confirmed to this news outlet, that Schlotzsky's Deli, which has one of the most visible end-cap tenant spaces in the retail center, has closed, and the space is now for rent.
Two restaurants — one a deli concept, another a primarily breakfast concept —have expressed interest in the space, Wright said.
Explore»»READ MORE: Centerville restaurant shuts its doors after 20 years
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Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.

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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources managers in District of Columbia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $206,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $153,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $102,550.


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Filipino businessmen urged to promote exports in Canada
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines has a suggestion for Filipino businessmen.
CanCham president Julian Payne is recommending that businessmen should promote in person Filipino exports in Canada.
Payne said during a visit to Davao City that exports should visit Canada and market their products themselves, according to a report by Sun Star Davao.
"So if you can't take the hose to water, you bring the water to the hose. And in this case, if you're not gonna get companies coming here, you better go there. I would argue, it's more efficient. But the fact of the matter is, as a practical solution I don't think you're gonna get, in the first step, companies. We may have to do a better job in what they do when they go to Canada," Payne said during the Philippines-Canada Trade Forum held at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on October 26.
Payne said that there had been trading missions to Canada, some have succeeded while others didn't.
Payne believes the Filipino investors need to work harder to reach foreign investors especially those that have peace and security fears of Mindanao.
"It's very hard, not only to get companies to come to Mindanao, even non-government organizations (NGOs), who are you know, have different orientations. Sometimes, they won't get their people in Mindanao and it's very simple. It's because they can't get insurance. That's the reason," Payne said in the Sun Star Davao report.
Payne said that a thorough promotion and working for export of specific commodities to take place between Philippines and Canada is a must.
"If it's bananas, we need to plan very carefully. Who are the distributors of bananas in Canada? We probably know. Are there any impediments? Yes or No? I don't think there are but maybe. We have to do our homework and find it. And step by step, item by item, and say that's not the impediment, that's not the problem," Payne added.
PhilExport Davao president Ferdinand Marañon, during the forum, raised the concerns of the banana players in the region to allow export of bananas to Canada.
Senior Trade Commissioner of the Embassy of Canada Crista McInnis promised to study the tariff and restriction concerns involving banana export from the Philippines to Canada and to see what the embassy can do to finally export the commodity in their country.
Bananas in Canada are mostly coming from South America.
McInnis also added that the Philippines has a good human resource capital and must take advantage of it. "It's one of your strongest assets both in terms of the age of the population here, the incredible language skills, the education, and training. Use that resource to move up the value chain as well. I think that is a really important opportunity for growing your markets… You also have a lot of capability and capacity to add value here in the Philippines and to export high-value products," said McInnis.
McInnis cited in the Sun Star Davao report as an example the lumbers exported to the Philippines to Japan are then actually processed by Japan into prefab housing and then export it to Canada.
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Buccaneers WR Mike Evans Reaches 1,000 Yards Again, Tying Randy Moss' Mark
ATLANTA — It took quarterback Jameis Winston four tries to reach him, but with a 17-yard grab in the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans officially reached 1,000 yards Sunday, joining Randy Moss as the only receivers in NFL history to reach 1,000 yards in each of his first six seasons.
"It means a lot. I put in a lot of work. It wasn't easy," said the seventh overall draft pick in 2014, who needed just 7 yards against Atlanta to reach the same milestone as Moss, his boyhood idol. "He was definitely my favorite receiver growing up. He was a freak of nature and so exciting to watch — to be in the same sentence as him is amazing."
The two-time Pro Bowler wasn't the only Bucs receiver who had a big day in Tampa Bay's 35-22 win. Teammate Chris Godwin, who benefited from the Falcons lining up in Cover 2, finished with 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns to reach 1,000 yards for the first time in his three-year career.
"I've never really [been] a numbers guy in terms of, like, 'All right, I need to hit this number,' but to reach a milestone that I've always believed that I could reach, even when I was a kid — I'm just so blessed to be in this position," said Godwin, in his first year as a full-time starter. "I've still got a lot to prove, to myself and to everybody else, but I'm on the right track."
Evans and Godwin are the first pair of teammates to each have three performances with at least 150 receiving yards in a single season in NFL history.
"He's a hell of player," Evans said of Godwin. "He's a Pro Bowl receiver. He comes to work every single day. He's gonna keep dominating and I'm gonna be right there with him."
Godwin, who leads the NFL with nine touchdown catches and has one of the league's highest catch rates, has appreciated Evans taking him under his wing.
"It's really an honor to be here and grow and to be able to learn from a guy like Mike who is so humble and he's such a beast — it's really an honor of mine, Godwin said. "I'm just going to keep coming in, keep doing what I've been doing, keep working, keep learning and just keep trying to go up."
The pair helped Winston overcome two early interceptions — one on a slant pass intended for Evans that was undercut by Desmond Trufant, and a jump pass intended for Dare Ogunbowale that was picked by De'Vondre Campbell — to throw three touchdown passes, with Ronald Jones tacking on a fourth TD on the ground.
"All of my receivers did a tremendous job today, but it's kinda cool to see two receivers get 1,000 yards on the same day," Winston said.
Winston's third touchdown came from 347-pound defensive tackle Vita Vea — a former high school running back — who ran untouched into the flat for a 1-yard touchdown, the first of his career. According to Pro Football Reference, he was the largest NFL player ever to catch a touchdown pass.
"I thought it was a dream, to be honest. I've just gotta commend Jameis. He threw me a dime. He was spot on, I didn't have to jump, reach out or nothing — it just came straight to me — all I had to do was catch it," said Vea, who initially thought he was going to be blocking on second-and-1.
"It was the perfect time. [Offensive coordinator] Byron [Leftwich] called it at the perfect time," coach Bruce Arians said.
Evans chuckled when asked about Vea — "That was an easy route to run. All you gotta do is just run straight to the end zone and catch the ball — and he did a great job. … I'm sure they saw his high school highlights. He's an athlete. He can do a lot. He just got a lot bigger."
Vea denied being the Bucs' new secret offensive weapon, though, saying, "Nah, that's between Mike and Chris."
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Well | Reaching for Zen With Each Stroke and Lap
Reaching for Zen With Each Stroke and Lap
By Jane E. Brody
Credit Yvetta Fedorova
As far back as I can remember, I have been more at home in water than on land. My father taught me to swim at age 3, and I've been an enthusiast ever since.
While most of my aquatic adventures have been relatively tame, a few have been remarkable. I've swum with piranhas in the Amazon, sharks and penguins in the Galápagos, schools of tropical fish off Papua New Guinea, an octopus at the Great Barrier Reef, and sea lions off the coast of Mexico.
I've swum in a glacier-fed lake in Canada, a frigid river in Alaska and a hot spring in the Antarctic. And for more than two dozen blissful summers, I swam twice a day from Minnesota to Wisconsin and back, challenging the current of the scenic St. Croix River.
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Even some of my pool swims have been unusual, including one in an outdoor (heated) pool in Toronto, snow landing on my arms, and another in a square pool, 20 feet by 20 feet, in the lobby of a St. Louis hotel where I did "laps" (really circles) under the watchful eye of a lifeguard.
But however many of these tales I can recall, I'm no match for a fellow journalist, Lynn Sherr, author of a new book, "Swim: Why We Love the Water." Ms. Sherr celebrates the culture, history and physical and mental rewards of this ancient sport, second only to walking as the nation's most popular recreational activity.
Among Ms. Sherr's eclectic collection of watery adventures was a four-mile swim at age 69 across the storied Hellespont (now called the Dardanelles), the channel dividing Europe and Asia Minor. She earned a medal for finishing in 1 hour 26 minutes 16 seconds.
"Swimming is my salvation," Ms. Sherr writes. "Swimming stretches my body beyond earthly limits, helping to soothe every ache and caress every muscle. But it is also an inward journey, a time of quiet contemplation, when, encased in an element at once hostile and familiar, I find myself at peace, able — and eager — to flex my mind, imagine new possibilities, to work things out without the startling interruptions of human voice or modern life. The silence is stunning."
A bit later in the book, she notes, "Swimming forces you to focus and sets the mood to meditate; it allows you to dream big dreams."
Some of my best ideas have surfaced as I propelled myself through water, worldly stresses soothed by the steady rhythm of my strokes. The title of my last book, "Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond," leapt to mind one morning while I swam at the local Y.
In an interview, Ms. Sherr said she especially enjoys "the Zen of swimming."
"It fits so well into our lives today, countering the stresses and craziness of modern life," she said.
One of my swimming buddies claims that her regular sprints back and forth across the pool keep her sane. Another, about 125 pounds overweight, says her daily swim keeps her alive, preventing the diseases that would otherwise accrue from obesity.
Still another, when pregnant with twins, sought the relative weightlessness of the pool to relieve the physical and emotional stress of imminent parenthood.
Although a lifelong water lover, I didn't begin routine lap swimming until age 35, after I hurt my back; swimming was the only activity my doctor permitted as I recovered. Now a daily swimmer (albeit not a fast one — it takes me 38 minutes to cover three-quarters of a mile), I'm something of a fanatic who makes sure that wherever I go, there's water I can swim in.
And as I learned from Ms. Sherr's book, my passion for swimming has prestigious company, including Presidents John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt (who converted a White House laundry room into a pool), Gerald R. Ford and John F. Kennedy.
Swimming can be enjoyed regardless of age or infirmity, and it is especially ideal for those with arthritis or knee or hip joints worn down by decades of weight-bearing activities.
It helps to preserve stamina, cardiac and respiratory function, muscle tone and flexibility as one ages. When done aerobically, swimming helps to keep arteries more elastic and clear of calcium deposits.
In studies of older swimmers, Joel Stager, associate director of the department of kinesiology at Indiana University, has found preliminary evidence that swimming helps to maintain higher brain functions, an important benefit given the aging of the population.
Ms. Sherr, who recently became one of Dr. Stager's study subjects, explained: "Active swimmers appear to have greater cell density and connectedness in the cerebellum, which can improve gait and balance and help prevent falls. Master swimmers experience very little decline in the speed with which the brain tells muscles what to do."
Once you've become efficient at swimming, it won't do much for weight loss, though the calories burned can aid weight maintenance.
"But it's not about weight," Ms. Sherr said. "It's about tone and body fat. The more you swim, the better your body tone and less your body fat." Still, dedicated swimmers also need some weight-bearing activity to protect their bones.
The Impediments
With more than 10 million residential pools and 309,000 public pools in the country, what keeps a majority of Americans from enjoying the relief and refreshment of a regular swim?
The main obstacles are fear of the water; not knowing how to swim and breathe properly; lack of a culture of swimming; and no convenient or affordable access to a pool or body of water. Add to those an odd complaint I've heard from many women: a reluctance to mess up one's hair.
Water aerobics classes can overcome most of these issues. Swimming lessons are available at Y's and many schools throughout the country, and while it is best to start young, no one is too old to learn.
In my view, everyone should know how to swim and feel confident in the water; you never know when your life, or the life of someone you love, will depend on it.
Goggles allow you to keep your eyes open under water without irritation from pool chemicals or salt. If you find lap swimming boring, you may enjoy it more using an aquatic device that can play music or recorded books, although both Ms. Sherr and I prefer freedom from electronic intrusions and the silence that encourages minds to wander.
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Energy Island: How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world
Allan Drummond
Energy Island How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world Hold onto your hats It s windy on the Danish island of Samso Meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island At a time when most countries are producing ever inc
Title: Energy Island: How one community harnessed the wind and changed their world
Author: Allan Drummond
Hold onto your hats It s windy on the Danish island of Samso Meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island.At a time when most countries are producing ever increasing amounts of CO2, the rather ordinary citizens of Sams have accomplished something extraordinary in just ten years they have reduced their carbon emissions by 140% aHold onto your hats It s windy on the Danish island of Samso Meet the environmentally friendly people who now proudly call their home Energy Island.At a time when most countries are producing ever increasing amounts of CO2, the rather ordinary citizens of Sams have accomplished something extraordinary in just ten years they have reduced their carbon emissions by 140% and become almost completely energy independent A narrative tale and a science book in one, this inspiring true story proves that with a little hard work and a big idea, anyone can make a huge step towards energy conservation.
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Heather Pool says:
This book appeals to all genders and although there are a lot of facts on the sides of some pages, I think this could be for ages first through fifth. It is a story about a windy Danish island and how they became known as energy island. This book is about conserving and how one person can make a big difference on conserving natural resources. There are facts on the sides of some of the pages to explain some terms further for example the term wind energy and how it works. For younger elementary s [...]
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer says:
A small island community in Denmark determines to become more energy-efficient by using the one resource they have in abundance--wind. Lead by schoolteacher Soren Hermansen, they begin by setting up windmills and then move on to other energy saving measures, such as riding a bike instead of driving a car, and putting up solar panels. I especially liked two things about this book. First, it presented some of the objections the grownups had when first presented with the idea of saving energy. Seco [...]
Audience: Primary grades, but the older ages. Children who are curious about how things work and how to make the planet better. Also students who like to get more in-depth information than a normal book would give. Appeal: it gives great in-depth information for the curious reader. The pictures really help to explain things that students might not quickly understand.School Library Journal Best Books 2011: NonfictionDIGITAL BOOKBenjamin Franklin from PebbleGoAudience: very young readers who aren' [...]
With cartoonish illustrations, this book tells the story of how one small island in Denmark slowly adopted a sustainable lifestyle. It explains the efforts of one leader as well as the efforts of an entire community to make such a dream become a reality. While this story is told in a friendly and familiar tone suitable for younger children, there are several pages with sidebars explaining different concepts about energy in more typical, formal nonfiction language. Concepts covered include energy [...]
Kris Patrick says:
How can you not love a book where the peoples' names are Soren, Jorgen, Ole, Mogens,?? Jens, and Petra, Ingvar
Becky B says:
The story of how one island in Denmark switched to using only renewable energy sources.Isn't it curious how we humans don't want to be put out of our routine, even for a better change, unless we're forced to? That's pretty much what happened on this island. The citizens have been informed of how they could change, many people agreed that moving to sustainable energy sources would be good, but few people did anything about it until a bad storm cut off their nonrenewable energy sources. A fascinat [...]
Alix Hawk says:
Genre: InformationalGrade Level: 3-6This book is different than any other informational text I've seen- it combines a true narrative combined with straight traditional informational text. I think this would be an awesome book to read with the class to talk about renewable resources and their realistic possibilities, as well as what they can do to help the planet.
Kim Adams says:
Children's Picture Books/Informational - Most appropriate for grades 3-5This is a really interesting informational book about a city in Denmark that utilizes renewable energy. This would be great for a science integration in the classroom. It has a fun feel to it but also includes some really helpful information about renewable energy.
Love the message in this book as well as the illustration. Early readers will enjoy the story, but it is a book that will need explanation. This is an excellent STEM book and includes sidebar information about technical and scientific components of the book.
Amber Gerrits says:
This informational book was perfect for grades 3-5, and could be used when doing a science unit about energy and sustainability! A unique feature of this book is that there is a green stripe at the edge of some of the pages, and this includes information about sustainability and renewable energy!
Jane G Meyer says:
One of those picture books that is a one-time-read, but awfully inspiring. Of course, now my son wants us to build a giant wind turbine in our backyard. Maybe we will!
Good explanation of the gradual process of changing to green energy through one community's experience. Appealingly told by keeping the human angle to the fore; informative.
TaylorCieslak says:
I absolutely loved this book! I had never known about this island before and would love to share it someday with my students. All about renewable energy and working together.
Great true story. Great information.
Elizabeth Mundt says:
Excellent! Perfect for my upcoming PYP unit on how our personal choices affect the environment.
SamanthaDuPree says:
"Energy Island" by Allan Drummond is about the island of Samso in Denmark. Samso is an island with a town like any other except that it's very windy there. Samso has become famous for how they use energy but before that, they used lots of energy in their heaters, cars, lights, and hot water. Then a teacher named Soren Hermansen came to the island because it was selected by the Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy as the ideal place in Denmark to become independent of nonrenewable ener [...]
Audience: PrimaryGenre: Non-Fiction, Informational A fiction twin text that I would use with this book is called, "Miss Fox's Class Goes Green" by Eileen Spinelli. The reason that I chose this book is because the "Energy Island" book describes the importance of conserving energy and explains some ways that energy can be used less. "Miss Fox's Class Goes Green" extends from this book because it not only talks about how to conserve energy to help the earth, but it also talks about how to create le [...]
Jim Erekson says:
So I would actually refer to this kind of book as a kind of journalism, maybe reportage. The material covered in the story was not found on the most easily accessed internet material, so Drummond has a slice of current information that one would have to piece together with research even if it was available on the internet. Drummond clearly used journalistic techniques, interviewing and fact-checking with local residents of Samsø, Denmark, including teacher Søren Hermansen. The book gathers man [...]
Dannita Stanley says:
Energy Island is a wonderful story that clearly teaches about renewable and nonrenewable resources. I would recommend this book to others because it is a great story that also emphasizes team work and community work. This book could be utilized in science or social studies to teach students about energy or renewable vs nonrenewable resources. The information on the side panel could be shared during a read aloud, or copied to provide additional reading for students to complete independently.I was [...]
Megan Craig says:
Audience: PrimaryGenre: InformationalFiction Twin-text: The Lorax by Dr. SeussEnergy Island is a book about the island of Samso in Denmark. A teacher, Soren Hermansen from Samso, wanted so badly that the island use renewable resources to power the island instead of needing oil tankers and electricity from the mainland. He tried for years to not only convince the people on the island that renewable resources would be great for them, but to make sure that the people followed through and became ind [...]
Energy Island is the true story of a small commnunity in Denmark that has made huge improvements to their village by moving to independent and renewable energy. The revolution begins in classroom of students and their teacher, who are learning about energy independence. The teacher's excitement about the topic grows in his students. They, too, want to explore how they can get involved with energy indpendence. After years of persuading the rest of the people in town, they all begin to take steps [...]
Natalie McGovern says:
Audience: PrimaryGenre:Nonfiction Memoir about the Samsø Island people becoming environmentally friendly.Twin Text: Wind Power (Energy for Today) by Tea BenduhnMy twin text is a nonfiction selection that focuses on giving the straight facts pertaining to wind power. This easy read gives the scientific approach to using wind generation, while Energy Island portrays a story of a group who used this practice to their advantage. I would read Wind Power to my students first and then pair withto put [...]
I love stories that show how communities come together to make a difference in problems that seemed impossible to solve, and this picture book features one of those communities on a small island in Denmark. Now called Energy Island, Samso astoundingly--and energy efficiently--reduced its carbon emissions by 140 percent in 10 years. Partly through the use of energy from renewable sources such as the wind but also through the use of solar panels and biomass furnaces, the citizens are making a diff [...]
Summary: This is the true story of how the island of Samso, Demark became completely energy independent. The islanders use wind, solar, and biomass furnaces to power everything on Samso. The book also has informational panels along side the story to give readers more facts about important topics in the story like renewable energy and global warming. Review: This is a great book to start environmental discussions with children. It shows that even small changes make a difference, the importance of [...]
This book goes beyond an inspiring tale of environmental clean-up, it shows the amount of success that can be attained through one community working together. This is a strong topic to integrate in today's classroom as "environmental destruction" and "pollution" will be themes of many students geography and science classes in the future. It is important to give them stories such as this one (even though it fails to mention any harmful affects of building the wind turbines, if there are any) that [...]
A very readable and relatable picture book, blending the true story of a community in Denmark that only uses renewable energy with info blocks about fossil fuels, global warming, etc. The text was broken up nicely, with only a few sentences between each one, which might propel a child further. And having the factoid blocks to supplement the text prevents the subject matter from being boring, which it could easily become. I always love ninfiction picture books that give the reader the option of a [...]
Pam Moore says:
Audience: 2nd - 4th GradesGenre: Non-fiction, ScienceI LOVED this book about how an island in Denmark became 'energy independent!' It took several years and some persuading, but the people who lived on this island worked together and no longer need oil or electricity from the mainland. In fact, they produce so much electricity that they send some back to the mainland.Twin text: "The Berenstain Bears Go Green" by Jan & Mike Berenstain. This book is a great introduction, because most students [...]
Holly Williams says:
Audience: PrimaryGenre: MemoirTwin Text: Using Alternative Energies by Courtney FarrellThis book was about Energy Island, an island in Denmark which became almost entirely energy independent by using wind turbines to capture wind energy. The island uses wind energy to run the island and no longer needs oil brought in or electricity from the mainland. It is a fun nonfiction narrative telling the story of how the island of Samso is making a difference in the world. To supplement this book, I chose [...]
Audience-PrimaryGenre-Nonfiction MemoirAwards- School Library Journal Best Books of 2011 AwardTwin Text-"Generating Wind Power" by Niki Walker. I chose this as the twin text for "Energy Island, by Allan Drummond for a few reasons. One main reason is that both of these are targeted to a juvenille audience and have a very similar topic. Also "Generating Wind Power," gives a definition of energy and tells us about how energy can be formed and where it can come from. "Energy Island" gives a great de [...]
Katherine Kim says:
This book is about the history of an island called Samso in Denmark that started using wind energy and how it changed the minds of young people and the town itself. The man who started the idea of wind turbines in Samso was Soren Hermansen. Readers will be inspired by Hermansen's effort to turn his beliefs into action by starting small and thinking big. The illustrations in this book are really beautiful and capture the attention of all readers! On the side of some of the pages, there are explan [...]
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US singer Camila Cabello swept the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday, winning best song with her hit "Havana" as well as best artist and best video.
"This year has been the best of my life," the 21-year-old Cuban native said at the event in Bilbao, northern Spain.
Cabello had opened the show hosted by American actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld with a rendition of her Latin-influenced "Havana".
She is fresh from winning prestigious prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in August -- artist of the year and video of the year -- after her album "Camila" reached the top of US charts in January.
The audio version of "Havana", which features rapper Young Thug, has had more than 1.3 billion hits on YouTube.
The former member of the band Fifth Harmony was also named best pop artist at last year's MTV Europe Music Awards.
Cabello had six nominations, followed by five each for singer Ariana Grande and rapper Post Malone and Canadian artist Drake and Britain's Dua Lipa with four.
With two awards -- for best hip hop artist and best look -- US rapper Nicki Minaj held her own, making two appearances on stage, with French DJ David Guetta and US singer Jason Derulo.
Dua Lipa won best pop artist, while the US group Panic! at the Disco won best alternative artist and Marshmello snagged best electro artist.
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, winner of three prizes in 2017, won best live artist.
US veteran Janet Jackson was crowned a "global icon", a title previously awarded to U2, Queen, Whitney Houston and Eminem.
Accepting the award, she addressed abused women, saying: "I am one of those women, women who have been gagged both literally and emotionally, women who have been abused, women who have been intimidated, women who have lived in fear."
She added: "I stand with you. You are my sisters."


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Women need protection from marriage brokers
Update: February, 22/2010 - 09:41
A Vietnamese bride and a South Korean groom take part in a wedding ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo The Anh
HA NOI — Fourteen years ago, 21-year-old Vu Thanh Huyen (an alias)ä, from Lap Le Commune, Thuy Nguyen District of Hai Phong City, left her hometown with the hope of changing her life by marrying a Chinese man.
Five years later, Huyen contracted HIV/AIDS from her husband.
In 1996, keeping in mind the promise of a bright future with a rich Chinese man, Huyen left her hometown to follow her dreams to China. But she was shocked to find out that her "husband" was a peasant who gambled all day and treated her like a servant.
After she gave birth to her first child, a boy, her husband's family took him away from her.
When she gave birth to her second child, a girl, no one cared for either of them.
Later on, she found out she had caught HIV from her husband. After returning to Viet Nam, she has had no news of her son.
Huyen's is only one of the many sad stories of women who used a marriage broker to marry a foreign man, hoping that luck would come to them and change their poor lives.
According to Vu Thi Ngot, president of Lap Le Commune's Women Union, in the past two years more than 20 women have returned from such marriages, all with their dreams in tatters.
A good choice?
According to statistics by the General Statistics Office, between 2005 and 2008, 32,000 Vietnamese women married foreigners, mostly Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean.
Meanwhile, statistics by the South Korean's Statistics Office show that, the number of Korean men marrying Vietnamese women increased from 134 in 2001 to 5,822 in 2005.
According to Le Thi Quy, director of the Gender and Development Research Centre, most of the Vietnamese women who want to marry foreign men are from poor families, either jobless or doing agricultural work.
"Viet Nam's laws do not prohibit foreign marriages, which can prove to be a cultural bridge linking Viet Nam to other countries," she said.
According to Ho Xuan Huy from the Viet Nam International Organisation for Migration (IOM), most foreign marriages are arranged through marriage brokers.
"These agencies earn their fees by enticing Vietnamese women with false information about their future husbands," Huy said.
Many women are then forced to become servants for their husbands' families and made to work hard and sometimes even hit, according to a report by the IOM.
Lack of knowledge among Vietnamese women living in rural areas and a lack of adequate regulations on foreign marriages are problems that need to be addressed to tackle the issue, according to Quy.
Le Thi Hoang Thanh, from the Institute of Legal Science of the Ministry of Justice, said that Viet Nam did not have any systems in place to provide information to citizens who wish to marry foreigners. There are also no regulations for the protection of Vietnamese women who choose to settle in their foreign husbands' country, as no agreements have been reached for Vietnamese women's rights abroad.
For example, South Korean law states that housewives should not be acknowledged as contributing to the common property of husband and wife.
Moreover, no effective attempts had been made to stop the illegal marriage brokers, Thanh said.
Marriage support centres had been set up in 16 provinces and cities across the country but the operation of these centres had not been effective enough, she added.
Quy said that laws needed to be improved for the protection of women so they can enjoy safe and happy marriages, as well as gender equality.
Campaigns to provide Vietnamese women with information about foreign marriages should be strengthened together with the opening of more marriage support centres.
"If I had been warned in the first place, I would not have taken the risk," Huyen said, adding that there were still many women in similar positions to the one she had been in, who wished to marry a foreigner.
"Communication is very important to help these women avoid the things that I and many others have been through" she said.
Sighing deeply, Huyen said her only wish was to meet her son again, and she said she hoped no other mother would have to suffer what she had endured. — VNS


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Spending just a few minutes a day to journal your thoughts and concerns will help you to relax and relieve stress.
Another benefit of writing is to summon your inner voice for answers to your questions. Write out a question asking for a solution to a problem. Now, just freely write whatever comes to mind. Don't judge it or try to force it. Just write. You'll find that this small exercise can yield big results. It takes practice, so keep doing it.


Judaism is a religion of the book. When and where did that begin to be the case? The various historic Christian churches treasure various collections of Jewish writings. Why is that?
A collection of authoritative religious texts may have begun to be assembled early, in the 6th century BCE, among Judahite refugees in Babylon. By the 2nd century BCE, the development of a canon of authoritative texts was in full swing among those who saw themselves as heirs to the promises that are found in the Torah, the Prophets, and David.
In the first centuries of the current era, across the lands and languages of the countries in which first Jews and then Jews and Christians resided, the inner core but not the outer edges of a canonical collection to which all might appeal was widely acknowledged.
This meant that when Jews of diverse provenance became Christians they brought with them the collection of texts their community of origin treasured.
Some collections were more extensive than others. To this day, therefore, an Old Testament canon of identical breadth is not found among Christians. At the same time, a common core is readily identifiable: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings of rabbinic fame, identical to the Old Testament as defined by the churches of the Reformation.
For a brief introduction to the canon of the Hebrew Bible and three historic canons of the Old Testament, go here.
The text of Jerome's letter of dedication to Paula and Eustochium of his translation from the Hebrew of 1 Samuel – 2 Kings presented here is from the Biblia Sacra Vulgata (Robert Weber, ed.; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1984) 364-66. I collated the translations of W. H. Freemantle (see Michael Marlowe's note 2) and Kevin Edgecomb, to which I am indebted, but the translation I present is my own. My goal throughout has been to bring Jerome's wit back to life, however imperfectly, through a close translation of his words, with transliterated Hebrew and Greek, Greek in Greek script, and the Wortlaut of the Latin names of biblical books accurately preserved. For an introductory discussion, go here; for Jerome's grasp of Hebrew, go here.
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus (347-420), referred to as Jerome in English, is one of the most significant figures in the history of the reception of the Bible. In an age not known for polyglots, Jerome was a vir trilinguis who translated from Greek to Latin and, his crowning achievement, from Hebrew to Latin. The Christian movement of the first centuries was gifted with no greater scholar of Hebrew.
The most effective way to master German (or any language) for the purposes of research in biblical studies is, I'm convinced, by way of listening to lectures in the language until one understands every turn of phrase on first impact. Practice makes perfect. I heartily recommend a rich and wonderful lecture by Jürgen Ebach for this purpose: "Vielfalt ohne Beliebigkeit" - Jüdische Bibelauslegung und postmoderne Wahrheitsfrage, that is, "Diversity but not Anything Goes" – Jewish Interpretation of the Bible and Postmodern Concepts of Truth: transcript and audio here. Below the fold, two paragraphs from the lecture, with translation, commentary, and bibliographical footnotes.
From the first century of the current era forward, the practice of reading excerpts from Moses and the Prophets on the Sabbath in synagogue is well-attested (Acts 13:15; Josephus, Against Apion 2:175; Philo, Hypoth. 7.10-14; Theodotus inscription, Mt. Ophel).
Classical Judaism, in a process that began before and continued beyond the Greco-Roman period, came to possess not one but several sets of authoritative writings. The Tanakh, a heterogeneous corpus of narrative, law, prophecy, hymnody, lament, wisdom, love lyrics, and comedy, often referred to today as the Hebrew Bible, is the primal Jewish canon. The textualization of components of its components dates in large part to the 8th-6th cent. BCE, at which time prior text constituted legal, narrative, parenetic, didactic, and liturgical precedent to be reframed and recast and subverted by subsequent textual contributions to a series of heterogeneous rolling corpora. In the early period, the existence of authoritative text set in motion an open process. As Bernard Levinson has remarked, if the text as canon is understood in light of its inner compositional dynamic, "[i]t invites innovation, it challenges piety, it questions priority, it sanctifies subversion, it warrants difference, and it embeds critique" ("The Canon as Sponsor of Innovation," in Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel [Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008] 89-94; 94). To be sure, one might equally remark that it invites preservation, it promotes piety, it revitalizes precedent, it sanctifies "inveramento" or radicalization, it warrants systemization, it embeds coherence. The inner dynamic of the history of composition of biblical literature is omnidirectional.
As if they were rival siblings, the presentation of self to one another of Jewish and Christian communities has often been marked by competition. The exchange of "in your face" self-understandings has made the respective communities more alike even as they sought to distance themselves from one another. Their habits of privileging texts through which to read themselves are intertwined. Attention to the reading habits of both Jews and Christians is necessary if the development of either faith is to be understood.
The pre-critical approach to the prophetic literature of the Bible assumes that everything contained in a prophetic scroll was attributable to the prophet named in the scroll's superscription. Furthermore, it considers a prophetic text, predictive or not on its face, to be open to fulfillment at any point along the temporal continuum, for the first or a supplementary time. In this approach, the Bible is a latent text, able and willing to grab you by the throat at any time.
Numerous components of the Hebrew Bible, if one takes the time to make a point-by-point comparison with other components of the Hebrew Bible, or a cross-comparison among attested variant editions of one and the same textual bloc, turn out to witness to successive revisions of a base text. An introduction to the study of these revisions, with a plethora of worked examples, has yet to be written. In the meantime, a number of studies might be recommended. The point of departure I wish to highlight here is a bibliographic essay on inner-biblical exegesis by Bernard Levinson, pages 95-181 in Legal Revision and Religious Renewal in Ancient Israel (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008; paperback ed., 2010).
In his foray into the topic of the Ten Commandments in history and tradition seen from the vantage point of inner-biblical exegesis, Bernard Levinson zeroes in on the question of moral agency. It is hard to think of a more fundamental topic at the interface of law and theology. Levinson understands Ezekiel 18 to amount to a covert repudiation of the doctrine of cross-generational transfer of the consequences of human behavior as it finds expression in the Decalogue at Exod 20:5-6.1 A brilliant thesis, one I hope receives a wide hearing.