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Live from TEDMonterey
Better. Smarter. Wiser. Notes from Session 7 of TEDMonterey
Posted by: Crawford Hunt, Erin Gregory, Maria Ladias, Reid Catlett and Tom Carter
August 4, 2021 at 2:29 pm EDT
"I twerk to own my power, to reclaim my Blackness, my culture," says Lizzo in a powerful, delightful talk at TEDMonterey: The Case for Optimism on August 3, 2021. (Photo: Bret Hartman / TED)
We're all looking for ways to become better, smarter and wiser versions of ourselves. In a spectacularly eclectic Session 7, six speakers share their hard-won wisdom on educating, listening — and even twerking — their way towards a more inclusive world, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
The event: TEDMonterey: Session 7, hosted by TED's Helen Walters on Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Speakers: Adrian K. Haugabrook, Katherine Maher, Hrishikesh Hirway, Steven Johnson, Pardis Parker, Lizzo
Adrian K. Haugabrook, higher education executive
Big idea: It's possible to bring down the barriers higher education upholds and create an environment where anyone can earn a degree with intention and accessibility in mind.
How? The majority of higher education functions like a fortress with high walls — like costs, proximity and excess of time — that students are expected to surmount in order to graduate. This often makes the opportunity accessible to the privileged few. Haugabrook has devoted his entire career to breaking down those obstacles and has identified three approaches to reimagine and redesign the process: in time, place and teaching. He suggests institutions offer academic credit for skills and life experience, attained in work or otherwise, assessed by a university evaluator; that we tap into the potential of local communities as a thriving part of the learning ecosystem; and that universities not mess with the magic of teaching, but make it more accessible by embracing and scaling for online learning. By redefining success and dedication in higher learning, Haugabrook calls for universities, companies and governments to invest deeply in a superhighway of education that allows for fluidity and transferability beyond borders and boundaries — where all roads lead to a degree.
"The seeds of our agreement can become the roots of our common purpose," says Katherine Maher at TEDMonterey: The Case for Optimism on August 3, 2021. (Ryan Lash / TED)
Katherine Maher, strategist, technologist and policy expert
Big Idea: How can we have productive conversation around disagreement and decision-making without making one shared truth our baseline? Use the Wikipedia model.
How? Wikipedia was (and still is) a radical experiment in self-governance, volunteerism and engrained transparency — and that is what uniquely prepares it for the changing world, says Maher. As the internet's de-facto encyclopedia, it harbors information on everything from light, niche topics (animals with fraudulent degrees) to weightier, more divisive matters (like religion and politics). The secret is that those who write the articles aren't focused on the truth or even seeing eye-to-eye, but on collective understanding rather than value, identity and what we believe versus what can be known. What gets messy in everyday conversations is that people often merge facts about the world with their own beliefs. Our reverence for the truth — not to be misconstrued, Maher clarifies that truth does exist and is important — might be a distraction that's getting in the way of finding common ground and taking action on issues like climate change. So, how do we unite minds and disparate views? Instead of seeking one key truth, we must shift to a minimum viable truth. This means getting it right enough, enough of the time to be useful enough to enough people — while setting aside our own belief systems and dropping perfectionism. Only through collaboration, productive friction, consulting widely and inclusively and weighing difficult decisions with candor (and a large helping of humility) can we create systems that endure and build trust to weather uncertainty.
"Every conversation you have with someone has the potential to open up and reveal layers and layers inside, all those rooms within rooms," says Hrishikesh Hirway at TEDMonterey: The Case for Optimism on August 3, 2021. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Hrishikesh Hirway, musician, podcast creator
Big idea: If you want to go deeper in your conversations, listen to others like you'd listen to a song.
How? Hrishikesh Hirway is interested in what you miss when you listen to a song for the first time. You might notice the bass part or the lyrics or the cello solo, but what you don't hear, he says, are all the things the musician lived through to get that music to exist. He compares the experience to staring at a house from the outside. Hirway hosts the podcast (and Netflix series) Song Exploder. On his show, he gets musicians like Fleetwood Mac, The Roots, Billie Eilish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Yo-Yo Ma to talk about their work and guide listeners through the hidden layers and depths in their songs. While having these conversations, Hirway realized that if he listened to people like he listened to songs, he could get "inside the house." He could explore hidden rooms of thought and experience the richness of another person's ideas. If you want to try his technique, here's what he suggests: Be open to learning something new; Quit multitasking; and use non-verbal communication to let the other person know you're engaged without shifting the focus away from them and onto yourself.
Steven Johnson, author
Big idea: Life expectancy at birth has doubled in the last century, from a global average of 35 years old in 1921 to 70 years today, thanks to scientific advances and policies set in place to protect human health — but these benefits need to be distributed equally.
How? Throughout most of human history, life was short and Steven Johnson explores the policies and advances that have changed that. One of the simplest but most effective advancements being the pasteurization of milk which helped slash childhood mortality (due to contamination) rates in the mid 19th century. But science cannot drive change by itself. It took 50 years for pasteurization to become the standard in the American food supply. Johnson explains that when looking at our track record of life-lengthening advancements, it usually takes them a while to become mainstream. He reminds us that, somewhat counter-intuitively, change is often driven by large bureaucratic regulatory institutions like the FDA requiring proof of safety and efficacy in our new technology. As scientists push the boundaries of longevity, at a rate where the hype sometimes outstrips reality, Johnson wonders how we can ensure the benefits of technology are equally distributed. He calls for regulations of the future to close the gaps that keep the entirety of humanity from enjoying the revolutionary advances in human health.
Pardis Parker dispels the myth of "grinding" to be successful in his comedic set at TEDMontereyv on August 3, 2021. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)
Comedian Pardis Parker delivers an uproarious standup set centered on a problem he has with a central tenet of modern culture: the "grind". While our mythologies focus on the shining chimera of endless wealth, little love goes to those for whom life is nasty, brutish and short, who never get to taste the rewards of leisure. In this sardonic but funny talk, Pardis dissects the ugly truths lying beneath the facade of conspicuous consumption (and the assumptions that lie beneath them) — and exposes the absurdity of some of our foundational beliefs.
Lizzo, singer, rapper, songwriter, flutist
Big idea: Twerking is more than just a dance — it's unique to the Black experience. Understanding its roots helps safeguard Black culture against erasure.
How? "Twerking is good for humanity," says superstar Lizzo. Tracing its roots to a traditional West African dance called mapouka, she introduces the TED audience to twerking's long and lesser known history. Women would circle their hips and pop their behinds in a dance of religious worship, joyful celebration — or even to show interest in marriage. Through time and across the transatlantic slave trade, Black women passed twerking down to the next generation, where the moves permeated Black culture from blues and jazz to modern rap and hip-hop. Twerking found its way to the likes of famed blues singers Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith and became a cultural moment when Beyoncé debuted "The Uh Oh" dance for her 2003 single "Crazy in Love." Nowadays, twerking is everywhere, and it's at risk of being co-opted, appropriated and misunderstood, Lizzo says. So, if you're going to partake, it's important you understand its origins, development and contribution to Black culture before you shake that ass.
Adrian K. HaugabrookHrishikesh HirwayKatherine MaherLizzoPardis ParkerSteven JohnsonTED ConferencesTED TalksTEDMonterey


If you have called, emailed or chatted with SignMeUp about online event registration any time in the last seven years, it's likely you have conversed with me. I'm Katie, SignMeUp's Customer Support Team Manager, and I have a couple of confessions that I want to share with you. First: I am a want-to-be athlete. I have spoken with thousands of event directors and athletes over the years, and I've heard some great stories about events and the amazing experiences people have at them. I always think, "that sounds like so much fun!" My other confession: I have two left feet. This isn't a joke, it's a fact. Walking my dog has sent me to the emergency room TWICE this year alone! The thought of running a race and tripping in front of hundreds of people isn't that appealing to me. At least when I fall walking the dog, I know he won't tell.
Things started to change for me after I had the opportunity to meet with some SignMeUp clients who put together Mudathlons around the Midwest. When I first heard about these events a few years ago, I thought to myself, "are you kidding me? People really run in the MUD??" I have a hard time walking in it let alone running in it. Still, something about the concept intrigued me. As it turns out, one of the Mudathlons was going to be held a couple of towns away from me. I decided to go and see what it was all about. I mentioned the plan to my manager, Diane Goldring Nesbitt, and she suggested that I offer to help at the event. I thought, "what a GREAT idea!" So I did.
When I arrived event morning, I was astonished to see it was like a giant fair! There were hay rides from the parking lot to the event, booths everywhere, music playing over loudspeakers. And there were people, lots of people, of all ages, laughing and having fun. Participants dressed in costumes, and almost everyone had mud smeared on their faces – before the race even started! The more time I spent there the more fun I had. Then it dawned on me – this is a race that even I can do! It's expected that you will fall; it's part of the fun! I wouldn't stand out in the crowd as the person who fell, I would just be one of the many that do. As more and more people visited the booth where I was working and related their experiences, the more I was hooked. As I drove home, I called my daughter (who unfortunately has inherited my two left feet) and told her all about it. Even she got excited and that was it. We decided that yes, next year we will be there again, but as participants!
Event organizers, I understand that it's often difficult to recruit event volunteers. Perhaps you could share my tale with others. Volunteering allows "want-to-be" athletes like me the opportunity to be part of the fun. And who knows, your event may just be the one that turns a "want- to-be" into an "I am" an athlete.
Do you know any volunteer coordinators who are exceptionally skilled at recruiting and training volunteers for your events? If so, nominate him or her to be featured in an upcoming blog article! Click here to send us an email with contact information.
I too have been to the emergency room from an accident walking the dog and also just going upstairs in my home. Thanks for sharing, it's nice to know you are not alone!
I love this!! I am a wanna be athlete too and can't wait to try a Mudathlon! Thanks for the article.
Nicole, thanks for your support! Good luck with your race.


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Glycine max, llamada popularmente soya o soja (en España, Argentina, Paraguay  y Uruguay), es una especie de plantas de la familia Fabaceae, o familia de las leguminosas. Se cultiva por sus semillas, de contenido medio en aceite (véase planta oleaginosa) y alto de proteína. El grano de soya y sus subproductos (aceite y harina de soya) se utilizan en la alimentación humana, del ganado y aves. Se comercializa en todo el mundo debido a sus múltiples usos.

Utilizada en China durante más de 5000 años, hoy en día la soya está presente en muchos alimentos, tanto tradicionales como nuevos y también como aditivo de alimentos preparados. Entre los preparados tradicionales de la soya encontramos la leche de soya y el tofu entre las preparaciones no fermentadas y la salsa de soya, el miso, el natto o el tempeh entre los fermentados. Por otra parte, la soya es la base para producir el aceite de soya , que supone casi la mitad de los aceites vegetales producidos en el mundo. Pero la soya también se utiliza como ingrediente o aditivo de todo tipo de preparados alimenticios como por ejemplo embutidos, pizzas, hamburguesas, pastelería e incluso al chocolate.

El cultivo de soya, además de ser un factor muy valioso, ayuda al ser humano si se efectúa en el marco de un cultivo por rotación estacional, ya que fija el nitrógeno en los suelos, agotados tras haberse practicado otros cultivos intensivos. El continente americano es el mayor productor del mundo: Argentina, Bolivia, Canadá, Brasil, Estados Unidos y Paraguay emiten casi el 90% de la producción mundial.

Etimología
La palabra "soja" se originó como una corrupción de los nombres chinos (cantoneses) o japoneses de la salsa de soja () .

La etimología del género, Glycine, proviene de Linnaeus. Al nombrar el género, Linneo observó que una de las especies del género tenía una raíz dulce. Basándose en la dulzura, la palabra griega para dulce, glykós, fue latinizada. El nombre del género no está relacionado con el aminoácido glicina.

Descripción
La soya varía en crecimiento, hábito, y altura. Puede crecer desde 20 cm hasta 1 metro de altura y tarda por lo menos 1 día en germinar.

Las vainas, tallos y hojas están cubiertas por finos pelos marrones o grises. Las hojas son trifoliadas, tienen de 3 a 4 folíolos por hoja, y miden de 6-15 cm de longitud y de 2-7 cm de ancho. Las hojas caen antes de que las semillas estén maduras. Las flores grandes, inconspicuas y autofértiles nacen en la axila de la hoja y son de color blanco, rosa o púrpura.

El fruto es una vaina pilosa que crece en grupos de 3-5, cada vaina tiene 3-8 cm de longitud y usualmente contiene 2-4 (raramente más) semillas de 5-11 mm de diámetro.

La cáscara de la semilla es de color negro, marrón, azul, amarillo, verde o abigarrado. La cáscara de la legumbre (poroto en Argentina) madura es dura, resistente al agua y protege al cotiledón e hipocótilo (o "germen") de daños. Si se rompe la cubierta de la semilla, ésta no germinará. La cicatriz, visible sobre la semilla, se llama hilum (de color negro, marrón, gris y amarillo) y en uno de los extremos del hilum está el micrópilo, o pequeña apertura en la cubierta de la semilla que permite la absorción de agua para brotar.

Las semillas, con niveles muy altos de proteína, pueden sufrir desecación, a pesar de ello sobrevivir y revivir después de la absorción de agua.

Germinación
La primera etapa de crecimiento es la germinación, que se manifiesta por primera vez cuando emerge la radícula de una semilla. Esta es la primera etapa del crecimiento de la raíz y ocurre dentro de las primeras 48 horas bajo condiciones ideales de crecimiento. Las primeras estructuras de fotosíntesis, los  cotiledones, se desarrollan a partir del hipocótilo, la primera estructura vegetal que emerge del suelo. Estos cotiledones actúan como hojas y como fuente de nutrientes para la planta inmadura, proporcionando a la plántula nutrición durante sus primeros 7 a 10 días.

Maduración
Las primeras hojas verdaderas se desarrollan como un par de hojas simples. Posteriormente a este primer par, los nodos maduros forman hojas compuestas con tres hojas. Las hojas trifoliadas maduras, que tienen de tres a cuatro folíolo por hoja, suelen tener entre 6–15 cm (2.4–5.9 in) de largo y 2–7 cm (0.79–2.76 in) de ancho. En condiciones ideales, el crecimiento del tallo es continuo, produciendo nuevos nodos cada cuatro días. Antes de la floración, las raíces pueden crecer 1.9 cm (0.75 in) por día. Si hay  rizobios presentes, el nódulo radicular comienza cuando aparece el tercer nódulo. La nodulación suele continuar durante 8 semanas antes de que el proceso de infección simbiótica se estabilice. Las características finales de una planta de soja son variables, con factores como la genética, la calidad del suelo y el clima que afectan a su forma; sin embargo, las plantas de soja completamente maduras suelen tener una altura de entre 51 y 127 cm (20 a 50 pulgadas). y tienen profundidades de enraizamiento entre 76 y 152 cm (30 a 60 pulgadas).

Floración
La floración es desencadenada por la duración del día, a menudo comienza una vez que los días se vuelven más cortos que 12,8 horas. Este rasgo es muy variable, sin embargo, con diferentes variedades que reaccionan de manera diferente al cambio de la duración del día. La soja forma flores autofértiles y poco visibles que nacen en la axil de la hoja y son de color blanco, rosa o morado. Dependiendo de la variedad de soja, el crecimiento de los nodos puede cesar una vez que comienza la floración. Las variedades que continúan con el desarrollo de los nódulos después de la floración se denominan "indeterminados" y son más adecuadas para climas con temporadas de crecimiento más largas. A menudo la soja deja caer sus hojas antes de que las semillas estén completamente maduras.

Resistencia de la semilla
La cáscara de la judía madura es dura, resistente al agua y protege el cotiledón y el hipocótilo (o "germen") de posibles daños. Si la cubierta de la semilla se agrieta, la semilla no podrá germinar. La cicatriz, visible en la cubierta de la semilla, es denominada hilum (los colores incluyen el negro, el marrón, el beige, el gris y el amarillo) y en un extremo del hilio se encuentra el óvulo, o pequeña abertura en la cubierta de la semilla, cuya función principal es permitir la absorción de agua para la germinación.

Algunas semillas, como las de soja, que contienen niveles muy elevados de proteína, pueden sufrir desecación, pero sobreviven y reviven tras la absorción de agua. A. Carl Leopold comenzó a estudiar esta capacidad en el  Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research de la Universidad de Cornell a mediados de la década de 1980. Descubrió que la soja y el maíz tienen una serie de carbohidratos solubles que protegen la viabilidad celular de la semilla. A principios de la década de 1990 se le concedieron patentes sobre técnicas de protección de membranas y proteínas biológicas en estado seco.

Capacidad de fijación de nitrógeno
Al igual que muchas leguminosas, la soja puede fijar el nitrógeno atmosférico, debido a la presencia de bacterias simbióticas del grupo de los rizobios.

Clasificación

El nombre de género Glycine fue introducido originalmente por Linnaeus (1737) en la primera edición de Genera Plantarum. La palabra glycine deriva del griego - glykys (dulce) y se refiere, probablemente al dulzor de los tubérculos comestibles con forma de pera (apios en Griego) producidos por la enredadera leguminosa o herbácea trepadora, Glycine apios, que ahora se conoce como Apios americana. La soya cultivada primero apareció en Species Plantarum, Linnaeus, bajo el nombre de Phaseolus max L. La combinación, Glycine max (L.) Merr., fue propuesta por Merrill en 1917, ha llegado a ser el nombre válido para esta planta.

Como otras cosechas de larga domesticación, el parentesco de la soya moderna con las especies que crecen en forma silvestre ya no puede ser trazada con ningún grado de certeza. Es una variedad cultural con un amplio número de cultivares.

El género Glycine Wild. se divide en dos subgéneros: Glycine y soya. El subgénero soya Moench incluye la soya cultivada, G. max (L.) Merr., y la soya silvestre: G. soya Siebold & Zucc. Ambas especies son anuales. La soya crece solo bajo cultivo mientras que G. soya crece en forma silvestre en China, Japón, Corea, Taiwán y Rusia. Glycine soya es el ancestro silvestre de la soya: el progenitor silvestre. En la actualidad, el subgénero Glycine consiste en al menos 16 especies silvestres perennes: por ejemplo, Glycine canescens, y G. tomentella Hayata que se encuentra en Australia y Papúa Nueva Guinea.

Composición química de la semilla

En conjunto, el aceite y las proteínas presentes en las semillas de soya representa aproximadamente el 60% del peso de la semilla seca; proteína 40% y aceite 20%. El resto se compone de 35% de carbohidratos y cerca del 5% ceniza. Los cultivares comprenden aproximadamente 8% cáscara de semilla, 90% cotiledones y 2% ejes de hipocótilo o germen.

Tiene un alto contenido de proteínas de buena calidad. Algunos de sus derivados se consumen en substitución de los productos cárnicos. Los adultos necesitan ingerir con la dieta 8 aminoácidos (los niños 9) de los 20 necesarios para fabricar proteínas. Las proteínas más completas, es decir, con todos los aminoácidos necesarios, suelen encontrarse en los alimentos de origen animal. Sin embargo la soya aporta los 8 aminoácidos esenciales en la edad adulta, aunque el aporte de metionina sea algo escaso; pero esto puede compensarse fácilmente incluyendo semillas de sésamo (con relativa alta concentración de metionina), cereales (como avena, maíz o arroz negro), frutos secos (como cacahuetes y almendras) o legumbres en la alimentación diaria.

El principal glúcido de la soya madura son el disacárido sacarosa (del 2,5 al 8,2%), el trisacàrido rafinosa (del 0,1 al 1,0%) compuesto por una molécula de sacarosa unida a una molécula de galactosa, y el tetrasacàrido estaquiosa (del 1,4 al 4,1%) compuesto por una molécula de sacarosa unida a dos moléculas de galactosa. Los oligosacáridos rafinosa y estaquiosa protegen la semilla de la desecación pero se trata de azúcares que no son digeribles y contribuyen a las flatulencias y las molestias abdominales en los seres humanos y los demás animalesmonogástricos. Los oligosacáridos no digeridos se descomponen en el intestino gracias a los microorganismos produciendo gases como el dióxido de carbono, hidrógeno y metano.

Dado que los glúcidos solubles de la soya se encuentran en el suero y se descomponen durante la fermentación, el concentrado de soya, la proteína de soya, el tofu, la salsa de soya y los brotes de soya germinados no provocan flatulencia. Por otro lado, puede haber algunos efectos beneficiosos para la ingesta de oligosacáridos como la rafinosa y la estaquiosa, en fomentar la actividad de los bifidobacterias del colon contra las bacterias de la putrefacción.

La mayoría de la proteína de soya es una proteína de almacenamiento relativamente estable al calor. Esta estabilidad permite la elaboración de alimentos que se deben cocinar a altas temperaturas, tales como el tofu, el jugo de soya y las proteínas vegetales texturizadas (harina de soya) que para ser hechas deben ser cocidas a temperaturas muy elevadas.

Los glúcidos insolubles de la soya son los polisacáridos complejos de la celulosa, la hemicelulosa y la pectina. La mayoría de los glúcidos presentes en la soya se pueden clasificar dentro de lo que se denomina fibra alimentaria.

Los principales componentes de la soya son:

Isoflavonas ( fitoestrógenos ): dadzeïna, genisteína. Son fenoles heterocíclicos con una fórmula estructural similar a la del estradiol.
Proteínas: principalmente glicina y caseína .
Glúcidos: holòsidos, pentosanos y galactógena.
Otros: lípidos, fosfolípidos, esteroles (sitosterol, estigmasterol), pigmentos carotenoides y antocianos, enzimas (amilasa, proteasa, ureasa), vitaminas (B, D, E), saponósidos esteroidales, inositol-hexafosfato (IP6), fibra (los brotes especialmente), etc.

Difusión

Hasta principios del  el cultivo y la alimentación humana con vaina de soya y sus derivados se reducía a los territorios de las actuales China, Taiwán, Corea, Japón y Vietnam. Su difusión en Occidente se debe en gran medida a los estudios del estadounidense George W. Carver, que no solo valoró su uso para la alimentación humana, sino que fue uno de los pioneros en plantear el uso de derivados de soya para producir plásticos y combustibles (en especial biodiésel). Sin embargo, el cultivo masivo en Occidente (en particular en el Medio Oeste estadounidense y en diversas zonas agrícolas de Argentina, Brasil, Oriente de Bolivia, Uruguay y Paraguay) comenzó apenas en los años 1970, para llegar a tener en los años 1990 un auge extremado; substituyendo en muchos casos territorios antes dedicados a los auténticos cereales (trigo, maíz, etc.) o a la ganadería e, incluso, amenazando áreas forestales.
Existe una confusión generalizada de la equivalencia entre "soya amarilla" (Glycine max) y "soya verde" (Vigna radiata).

Usos

Es usada para muchos productos que pueden reemplazar a otros de origen animal.

La soya es utilizada por su aporte proteínico también como alimento para animales, en forma de harina de soya, área en la que compite internacionalmente con la harina de pescado.

Aunque con un notable diferencial inferior en su precio, la cotización internacional de la soya es paralela a la de la harina de pescado. Cuando escasea la soya, sube automáticamente el precio de la harina de pescado y viceversa.

El gran valor proteínico de la legumbre (posee los ocho aminoácidos esenciales) lo hace un gran sustituto de la carne en culturas veganas. De la soya se extraen subproductos como la leche de soya o la carne de soya.

Es alimento de consumo habitual en países orientales como China y Japón, tanto fresca (como vainas cocidas o edamame) como procesada. De ella se obtienen distintos derivados como el aceite de soya, la salsa de soya, los brotes de soya, el tōfu, nattō o miso. Del grano se obtiene el tausí, que es la judía de soya salada y fermentada, muy usada en platos chinos.
Algunos derivados:
 Leche de soya: producto tradicional asiático conseguido por semilla molida, extraído en caliente en agua y cocido.
 Tofu o queso de soya: leche de soya coagulada con sales de magnesio, patata o vinagre; la humedad es variable según las preparaciones y crianza;
 Tempeh: semilla decorticado, cocido en agua y fermentado durante 24-48 horas de una seta; se tienen formas que son rebanadas y fritas.
 Yuba: Es la "nata" de la leche de soya. Se usa en cocina vegetariana y vegana para elaborar sucedáneos de productos animales.
 Productos fermentados, salsas y bebidas, típicos de la cocina oriental.

Beneficios y propiedades

 Hipoglucemia: reduce la tasa de azúcares en la sangre (tratamiento de diabetes).
 Fuente de proteínas en la alimentación
 Previene los trastornos cardiovasculares; reduce el colesterol.
 Alivia los trastornos de la menopausia y menstruales por presentar:
 Isoflavonoides: con acción hipocolesterolizante.
 Fitoestrógenos: estrógenos de origen vegetal.
 Previene la osteoporosis por la reducción de estrógenos femeninos.
 De la soya se obtienen diversos derivados, como la bebida de soya o el tofu, excelentes alimentos para personas intolerantes a la lactosa o alérgicas a la proteína láctea.
 Por su composición lipídica, se obtienen derivados como la lecitina, utilizada como ingrediente por la industria agroalimentaria. La lecitina de soya es altamente calórica, unas 763 kcal por cada 100 gramos, básicamente porque se trata de lípidos, por lo que su consumo debe ser moderado.

Relación con la salud
Aunque investigaciones de fuentes independientes desaconsejan su uso diario en embarazadas, adolescentes y niños menores de 5 años y que algunos investigadores sostienen que la elevada proporción de fitoestrógenos en la soya puede acarrear problemas hormonales cuando se la usa en la alimentación humana, en particular en niños, este efecto se produciría únicamente cuando la soya no es parte de una dieta equilibrada.

Algunos estudios afirman que los fitoestrógenos, presentes en la soya, pueden afectar a la calidad de esperma, reduciendo el número de espermatozoides. En cambio, otros estudios indican que existe evidencia científica de que las isoflavonas de la soya no tienen efectos feminizantes en el hombre, como tampoco provocan desequilibrios hormonales, ni afectan al nivel total de testosterona, ni afectan a la calidad del esperma. Aunque las moléculas de isoflavonas son muy similares a los estrógenos, sus efectos sobre el organismo son muy distintos. Las habas de soya y los alimentos procesados no son los que contienen el más alto "total de fitoestrógeno" contenido en la comida. Un estudio encontró que los grupos de comida con fitoestrógenos más altos por cada 100 gramos eran los frutos de cáscara y semillas oleaginosas, productos de soya, cereales y panes, las legumbres, productos cárnicos, diversos alimentos procesados que pueden contener soya, vegetales y frutas.

La soya es una fuente completa de proteínas según el índice PDCAAS, siendo el primer limitante el aminoácido (metionina).

Soya transgénica

Fertilización en cultivo
Es muy importante fertilizar los cultivos de soya para obtener mejores rendimientos agrícolas. El principal fertilizante utilizado en la producción de soya es el superfosfato de calcio o superfosfato simple, que se aplica en el momento en que se siembra la semilla —por ello se le denomina arrancador—, que aporta los requerimientos del cultivo en P fósforo, S azufre y Ca calcio. La cantidad a aportar varía entre 50 y 100 kg/ha. La planta como leguminosa se asocia simbióticamente a bacterias del género Bradyrhizobium y forma nódulos capaces de fijar nitrógeno del aire.

Producción mundial

Fuente

Taxonomía
Glycine max fue descrita por (L.) Merr. y publicado en An Interpretation of Rumphius's Herbarium Amboinense 274. 1917.
Sinonimia
 Dolichos soya L.
 Glycine angustifolia Miq.
 Glycine gracilis Skvortsov
 Glycine hispida (Moench) Maxim.
 Glycine soya sensu auct.
 Phaseolus max L.
 soya angustifolia Miq.
 soya hispida Moench
 soya japonica Savi
 soya max (L.) Piper
 soya soya H.Karst.
 soya viridis Savi

Referencias

 'Effect of a combination of Genistein, PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids -PUFA- and Vitamins D3 and K1 on Bone Mineral Density -BMD- in postmenopausal women: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind pilot study', Lappe J, y col. Eur J Nutr 2013 Feb;52(1):203-215. PMID 22302614

Enlaces externos
 Precios históricos de la soya, de acuerdo al FMI
 Todo sobre soya en Argentina
 Glycine Max Usos
 Cultivo de la soya en Castilla y León (Cuenca del Duero)

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Plantas oleaginosas
Soja
Nutracéuticos
Resistencia a glifosato
Plantas medicinales
Plantas descritas por Linnaeus
Plantas descritas por Merrill
Plantas descritas en 1753
Plantas descritas en 1917
Cultivos originarios de Asia

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Zoning Board of Appeals: zoning permit for a registered marijuana dispensary
Discounting pleas from around Brookline Village to protect the neighborhoods, a unanimous panel of the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit to New England Treatment Access (NETA), now headed by Arnon Vered of Swampscott. It allows the firm to locate a registered dispensary of medical marijuana on the former site of the Brookline Savings Bank at 160 Washington St. in Brookline Village.
The former bank building enjoys a regal view of historic Village Square, the intersection of Boylston, Washington, High and Walnut Sts. and the former Morss Ave. Built in Beaux Arts style, it has an exterior of gray sandstone and rose marble. The 20-ft high interior features mahogany panels and columns and a glass dome. The bank vaults remain in working condition.
When the Brookline Savings Bank moved in 1922 from its former location at 366 Washington St.–across from the main library–to new headquarters at 160 Washington St., Village Square was the commercial heart of Brookline. Streets were striped with trolley tracks in five directions–up Brookline Ave. into Boston, along the former Worcester Turnpike, now Route 9 connecting Boston with Newton, and up Washington St. through Harvard Sq. of Brookline to Washington Sq. and Brighton and through Coolidge Corner to the Allston Depot of the Boston & Albany Rail Road.
The bank property, as shown in a 1927 atlas, was one lot of 6,509 sq ft, with a few parking spaces in the back–located near what was then the Brookline Branch of the Boston & Albany Rail Road, now the Riverside (D) branch of the MBTA Green Line. Its neighbors were a bustling variety of businesses and residences, as well as industry and culture: Boston Consolidated Gas, Holtzer Cabot Electric, Metropolitan Coal and Lyceum Hall. Now most of that context has been lost to redevelopment. The Colonnade Buildings a block up Washington St. can remind one of a former age.
The hearing began at 7 pm Thursday, April 23, in the sixth-floor meeting room at Town Hall. There were several business representatives and lawyers, plus an audience of around 40. From the outset, opponents of the permit appeared to outnumber supporters. The background had been an election, two town meetings and more than 20 local board and committee hearings and reviews. Other steps remain ahead for the dispensary to operate.
Business plans: NETA was represented by Franklin Stearns from K&L Gates in Boston and by Norton Arbelaez, a lawyer who works with registered dispensaries of medical marijuana. According to Rick Bryant of Stantec in Boston, who advises NETA on transportation issues, the company expects to distribute about 4,000 pounds of marijuana products a year from the Brookline location.
At a typical price of $300 an ounce, reported from states where similar dispensaries now operate, that could provide gross revenue around $20 million a year from a Brookline operation. Company representatives confirmed that the company plans to operate from 10 am to 7 pm every day of the week. That could result in more than $50,000 a day in Brookline-based transactions.
According to Mr. Bryant, estimates derived from a dispensary in Colorado indicate a peak of about 30 customer visits to the site per hour. The former Brookline Savings Bank site now includes an adjacent lot to the north, 3,154 sq ft under common ownership, where a building present in 1927 has been removed. That provides most of the land for 11 parking spaces that were diagrammed in NETA plans. Mr. Bryant predicted peak usage of eight parking spaces, but all those on site are to be reserved for customer use.
NETA also showed two spaces sized for handicapped parking on an adjacent lot to the west, at 19 Boylston St. That property houses a Boston Edison electric substation, owned by a subsidiary of Eversource. According to Mr. Stearns of K&L Gates, NETA will open a production facility in Franklin, MA, and another registered dispensary in Northampton. All deliveries are to depart from the Franklin site, not from Brookline or Northampton.
Amanda Rossitano, a former aide to Brookline state representative Frank Smizik who works for NETA, said the company will have about a dozen employees on site. Jim Segel, a former Brookline state representative now living in Needham, spoke on behalf of NETA, saying that the company "is going to be a leader in doing things right…a good neighbor and citizen. It will enhance the neighborhood."
Questions: The Appeals panel for this hearing consisted of Jesse Geller, a lawyer who is the board's chair, Christopher Hussey, an architect, and Avi Liss, a lawyer. Mr. Hussey led questions, asking about security plans. Mr. Arbelaez described procedures and facilities, including a "secure vestibule" for entry to the service facilities, with a security officer and a parking attendant on duty during business hours.
Mr. Liss asked about other potential Brookline locations. Mr. Stearns said several had been investigated, one near the intersection of Beacon St. and Summit Ave. Some property owners, he said, would not lease or sell, while circumstances at other locations proved less suitable. Mr. Hussey asked about apparently recent changes to parking plans. Mr. Stearns said NETA had responded to comments from the Planning Board.
Arguments: When Mr. Geller asked for comments in favor of the permit, other than people known as working with NETA only Deborah Costolloe from Stanton Rd. spoke. "Many people are in favor of this business in the Village," she said. She contrasted the potential for traffic with the operations of Trader Joe's in Coolidge Corner. Trader Joe's does "vastly more business," she said, while it has only "a small amount of parking." The real issue for the opponents, said Ms. Costolloe, "is the nature of the business, not parking."
Over 20 spoke in opposition, many living or working within several blocks of the bank site or representing them. Art Krieger, of Anderson and Krieger in Cambridge, spoke on behalf of nearby business owners–including Puppet Showplace, Inner Space, Groovy Baby Music and Little Children Schoolhouse. Citing general requirements for a special permit, he said the site was not an appropriate location, that the business would adversely affect neighborhoods and that it would create a nuisance.
Mr. Krieger tried to invoke default regulations for a dispensary that apply when a community does not create its own. Brookline, he said, does not set minimum distances from "places where children congregate," comparable to state defaults. Mr. Liss of the Appeals panel disagreed. "I read it differently," he said, "because there's a local bylaw." Brookline's bylaw prohibits dispensary locations in the same building as a day-care facility.
Mr. Krieger called reliance on traffic data from a dispensary in Colorado "faith-based permitting." Parking at the former bank site, he claimed, "will cause safety problems for vehicles and pedestrians…much more traffic throughout the day than the bank." Issues of traffic and parking were to recur several times in comments from opponents, as predicted by Ms. Costolloe.
Historic site: Merrill Diamond, a former Brookline resident and a real estate developer, took a different direction. Mr. Diamond is well known for historic preservation and adaptive reuse. Among his local projects have been the Chestnut Hill Waterworks and Kendall Crescent–repurposing the historic Sewall School and Town Garage along Cypress, Franklin and Kendall Sts.
Mr. Diamond regretted reuse of the former Brookline Savings Bank site for a dispensary, saying he had tried to start a more creative project combining residential and retail spaces. His bid on the property was rejected, he said, because it did not commit to an early closing date. If the proposed dispensary doesn't open, he said he will submit another bid.
Betsy Shure Gross of Edgehill Rd., a Precinct 5 town meeting member, had similar outlooks. She recalled the Brookline Village Citizens Revitalization Committee from the 1970s, when parts of the neighborhoods looked bleak. "I voted for medical marijuana," said Ms. Gross, but what happened "is bait and switch." She criticized siting a dispensary in a major historical property, saying it will have "adverse and negative impacts."
Crime: Introducing himself as a member of the criminal justice faculty at Northeastern, Prof. Simon Singer of Davis Ave. allowed he could not prove that a dispensary would increase crime, but he said such a facility "is known to have an adverse effect on crime." According to Prof. Singer, the Appeals panel should "err on the side of those who are against it."
George Vien of Davis Ave., a former federal prosecutor, tried last fall to change Brookline's zoning standards for registered dispensaries of medical marijuana, bringing a petition article to town meeting. He argued vigorously against what he called "violating the schoolyard statute," distributing marijuana "within 1,000 yards of a playground, school or public housing project." Town meeting was told the arguments were questionable and that any risks applied to dispensary operators, not to the town. It declined to change zoning standards.
At the permit hearing, Mr. Vien continued his arguments. He described himself as familiar with Brookline's public housing, saying, "I grew up in public housing…went to old Lincoln School in Brookline Village…You are creating a secondary drug market right in the housing project." He urged the Appeals panel to deny the permit: "Err on the side of at-risk kids."
Traffic and parking: Gordon Bennett of Davis Ave., a close ally of Mr. Vien in last fall's town-meeting effort, spoke about traffic impacts from the proposed dispensary. An estimated "two percent of the population will use medical marijuana," he said, and "right now there are no other [registered dispensaries] in the state…there will be a much larger increase in traffic than predicted."
Elizabeth Childs of Walnut St., a physician who was also an outspoken dispensary opponent last fall, referred to the state limit on purchases, saying "ten ounces of marijuana is an incredible amount of product, a lot of cash too…10 am to 7 pm seven days a week is completely inappropriate." With entry to and exit from the bank site's parking only "going west on Route 9…traffic will be going through our neighborhood." She urged the Appeals panel to "protect the neighborhood…deny the permit."
Angela Hyatt of Walnut St., an architect who is a Precinct 5 town meeting member and a member of the Advisory Committee, lives about a block from the former bank site. She criticized the plans, particularly plans for parking, as "inaccurate and misleading." She noted that slope and driveway width do not meet zoning standards. However, parking at the site reflects usage and designs that pre-date Brookline's zoning requirements, so that they are "grandfathered" unless basic use of the site changes–for example, from retail to residential.
Claire Stampfer of Sargent Crossway, another Precinct 5 town meeting member, also objected to traffic impacts, saying, "The use as a bank is totally different…fewer hours, no holidays and weekends…It is an intrusion into Brookline Village." NETA. she said, "should sell only by delivery…not on site."
Virginia LaPlante, a Precinct 6 town meeting member, had similar reactions, calling it a "fantasy talking about cars parking there…We were misled in town meeting. I voted for medical marijuana." Ms. LaPlante said NETA "could have an office in 2 Brookline Place" (a planned 8-story office building). "I'm sure Children's Hospital would welcome them there." At a meeting last year, a NETA representative said Children's Hospital had rejected the firm as a potential tenant. Hospital physicians announced a policy against prescribing medical marijuana.
Reaching a decision: After more than two hours of discussion, finding no one else wanting to speak, Mr. Geller closed the hearing. The Appeals panel began to weigh the arguments. Mr. Liss said potential security issues were not a matter of zoning but of management. They would need to be reviewed with an application for an operating license, to be heard by the Board of Selectmen. Annual operating reviews would be able to consider problems and revoke a license or add conditions.
Mr. Geller said that when enacting zoning allowing a dispensary, town meeting "passed judgment on the risk level." Traffic hazards were being mitigated by an approved transportation demand management plan. The site is appropriate, he said, "secure, contained…isolated by surroundings…This building could be used for a better purpose, but that's not a standard under the [zoning] bylaw." The panel agreed and approved the permit.
Brookline Village walking tours: Washington Street at Route 9, High Street Hill Neighborhood Association, Brookline, MA, c. 2005
Atlas of the Town of Brookline, Massachusetts, G.W. Bromley & Co. (Philadelphia, PA), 1927 (71 MB)
Licensing Review Committee: registered marijuana dispensary, Brookline Beacon, January 29, 2015
Craig Bolon, Medical marijuana in Brookline: will there be a site?, Brookline Beacon, December 7, 2014
Fall town meeting: bylaw changes, no new limits on marijuana dispensaries, Brookline Beacon, November 18, 2014
Advisory Committee: no new restrictions on marijuana dispensaries, Brookline Beacon, October 31, 2014
Zoning Bylaw Committee: no new restrictions on marijuana dispensaries, Brookline Beacon, October 28, 2014
Registered marijuana dispensary regulations, Town of Brookline, MA, 2014
Implementation of an Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana, 105 CMR 725, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, May 24, 2013
An Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana, St. 2012 C. 369, Massachusetts General Court, November, 2012 (enacted by voters through a ballot initiative)
This entry was posted in Business, Elections, History, Licensing, Meetings, Neighborhoods, Parking, Regulations, Traffic on April 25, 2015 by Craig Bolon.
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Челябинский государственный драматический «Молодёжный театр»  — драматический театр юного зрителя в Челябинске.

Образован 1 октября 1965 года решением Облисполкома № 123 от 2 марта того же года. Открылся 1 января 1966 спектаклем «Золотой ключик» по А. Толстому и спектаклем-диспутом «Они и мы» Н. Долининой.

Труппу возглавил режиссёр Б. Скоморовский, ученик А. М. Лобанова. В 1967—1992 главным режиссёром был Т. А. Махарадзе. В разные годы спектакли ставили А. Мексин, М. Лурье, Г. Егоров, В. Мещанинова, В. Рыбаков, А. Славутский, И. Перепелкин, А. Праудин, Б. Цейтлин, Е. Ланцов, А. Бородин, Н. Орлов, Ю. Калугин, О. Хапов.

В 1977 году открывается малая сцена театра спектаклем «Допрос» С. Родионова в постановке Г. Егорова. В 1978—1979 годах на большой сцене режиссёр Г. Егоров ставит спектакли «Добрый человек из Сезуана» Б. Брехта, который получает диплом МК РСФСР на смотре—конкурсе зарубежной драматургии, и «Житейские мелочи», которые в 1980 году в городе Таганроге на Всероссийском смотре-конкурсе спектаклей в ознаменование 120-летия со дня рождения А.П.Чехова получил шесть дипломов и две премии Министерства культуры РСФСР и ВТО.

В 1982 году ТЮЗу передано здание Народного дома. Первый спектакль на новой сцене — «Кровавая свадьба» Ф. Глорки. С 1988 директором является Р. З. Орлова. Отмечен дипломами Международного молодёжного фестиваля «Non Stop» в Потсдаме (1986), «Большого голландского фестиваля» (совместный проект Челябинского ТЮЗа и голландского театра Wederzijds, Дембош, 1992), фестивалей «Реальный театр» в Екатеринбурге (1994, 1997, 1999, 2001), «Театр без границ» в Магнитогорске (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001), «Гостиный двор» в Оренбурге (2003), «Мелиховская весна» (2004).

В июле 2011 г. Челябинский государственный театр юных зрителей переименован в областное государственное бюджетное учреждение культуры «Челябинский государственный молодёжный театр».

Награды
 Благодарность Президента Российской Федерации (3 марта 2016 года) — за большой вклад в развитие отечественного театрального искусства и достигнутые творческие успехи.
 Премия Министерства культуры Российской Федерации имени Фёдора Волкова за лучшую театральную постановку по произведениям русской классики  (2022)

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Театры, основанные в 1965 году
Драматические театры Челябинска
Театры юного зрителя России
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FAQs Concerning the Pop Warner All-American Program
Question: Who is eligible for the Scholar All-American Program?
Answer: You need to meet the following criteria in order to be considered for the Scholar All-American Program:
1. Currently be in 5th Grade or higher for the current Pop Warner Season (2014)
2. Have a 96% Grade Point Average (GPA) from your previous school year's report card. (2013-14)
3. Have a Complete Full-Year's Report Card from your previous school year to prove eligibility (2013-14)
4. Completely fill out the 2014 All-American Application which included addendum
Question: What do I need to do if I am eligible for the Scholar All-American Program?
Answer: This will differ a little from program to program. You should contact your local program once practice begins (August 1) to see when the paperwork is due, and whom you need to submit everything to.
Question: How are the applications graded once submitted to Nationals?
Answer: Once we receive the applications from each Region in early January, we come up with a score for each participant based on his/her GPA and the addendum score. NOTE, addendums are graded based on a scoring system that Pop Warner National has developed and had evaluated by several professionals in the educations system. We do no release these criteria to anyone outside of our office because we want keep the competition fair and equal for all participants.
Question: What is the difference between First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention All-American?
Answer: A First Team All-American is one of the top 35 football players or top 35 cheerleaders for his/her grade
nationwide. A Second Team All-American consists of those scholars who are above an annually increasing final score (GPA + addendum), ranging last year from about 101 -108. An Honorable Mention Scholar in 2008 had a final score between 96-101.
Question: What is an Honorable Mention All-American Scholar?
Answer: We feel that everyone who meets the criteria for All-American consideration should be rewarded for his/her academic success. If you meet this criteria and your application was turned in to us, then you will be an Honorable Mention Scholar if you miss out on Second Team.
Question: If my son/daughter makes First Team for his/her region, league or association, are they automatically a National First Team All-American?
Answer: No, Regional, League and/or Association recognition is separate from National recognition. You must understand that while someone makes First Team at the Region Level, he/she is competing against the whole nation at the National Level.
Question: When will I find out if I am an All-American Scholar?
Answer: Every year we make the announcement on www.popwarner.com on or before April 1st. We also mail out a packet to each scholar containing a Certificate of Achievement, Scholar Recognition Letter, an invitation to the National Scholar Banquet which is typically held each Memorial Day Weekend.
Question: Who is eligible to attend the Scholar Awards Banquet in May?
Answer: Every Scholar is invited to attend, whether they are First Team, Second Team or Honorable Mention. We hold this event annually to recognize all of our incredible scholars and to honor leaders in the sports community.
Question: What is an All-American Senior Scholar and are they the only ones eligible for scholarships at the Awards Program in May?
Answer: An All-American Senior Scholar is a First Team recipient in grades 8 and above. Yes, they are the only Scholar All-Americans who are eligible for scholarship at the National Levels. As the National Pop Warner Scholarship Fund grows we are hoping to offer more scholarships to all of our participant's grade levels. Pop Warner Leagues and Regions often hold separate scholastic banquets, and may award scholarships to any participants based upon their pre-determined criteria.
Question: How big of a deal is it to be named as a Pop Warner All-American Scholar?
Answer: An extremely big deal! If your son/daughter is recognized as a Pop Warner All-American Scholar, then he/she is amongst the top 1% of all Pop Warner participants. They are also eligible to attend our Awards Recognition Program held annually which commemorates their achievements on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
Question: What is the All-American National Tribute like?
Answer: The Tribute sessions are held on Friday night and Saturday morning depending on the scholars grade level. This event can be compared to a graduation ceremony as each scholar will be called up onto the stage and recognized for their scholastic efforts. The tribute also features a motivational speaker who speaks for 10-15 minutes and an exciting raffle at the end of the event.
Question: What is the All-American National Banquet like?
Answer: This can only be described as one of the premier events on the Pop Warner calendar. This event usually draws 2,000 people and during the event our Senior Scholar First Team Scholarships are presented, each regions scholars are recognized, and our National awards are handed out to some of today's brightest sports stars. The event includes dinner and lasts around 3 hours. At the end of the banquet all of the scholars in attendance are invited to come up and get autographs from our award winners.
Question: What is the Banquet Dress Code?
Answer: On a normal Banquet year, we ask that the scholars wear dress pants, dress shirt and dress shoes for the men and a skirt, dress or dress pants for the women. Ties and jackets are always welcome but not required to attend. For our 50th anniversary in Philadelphia, the event will be Black Tie Optional. For this event please no shorts, t-shirts, sneakers, jerseys or flip flops.
Question: Where are future Banquets going to be held?
2010 - Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA (Pop Warner 50th Scholastic Banquet)
2011 – Chicago, IL
2012- Orlando, FL
2013 - Boston, MA


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The Guardian is a 2006 American action-adventure drama film directed by Andrew Davis. The film stars Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher and Melissa Sagemiller. The title of the film refers to a legendary figure within the film which protects people lost at sea: "the Guardian". The film focuses on the United States Coast Guard and their Aviation Survival Technician program. The Guardian was released on September 29, 2006.

It is also loosely based on the Japanese film Umizaru (2004).

Plot
The film opens with a description of a legend told by people who have survived being lost at sea: a presence, referred to as the Guardian, which pushed them to the surface, enabling them to survive until help arrived.

Ben Randall is the top rescue swimmer at the United States Coast Guard's Aviation Survival Technician (AST) program, but the long hours have destroyed his marriage. When on a rescue, Ben loses his team in a HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter crash at sea. While waiting in a survival raft, his best friend, Chief Petty Officer Carl Billings dies. Shaken by survivor guilt, Ben is transferred to become an instructor at the Coast Guard AST training school. He develops a legendary reputation among the students for his high number of rescues.

Jake Fischer is a hot-shot candidate for AST. Ranked as a top high school competitive swimmer with scholarships to every Ivy League college, Jake instead opts to enlist in the Coast Guard. During training, Jake meets local schoolteacher, Emily Thomas, and they begin a casual relationship.

The initial weeks of training end with most of the students dropping out and advanced instruction begins. Jake is late for class and Ben punishes his entire class for his tardiness. Believing Jake to be lazy and unmotivated, Ben tries to force him to quit. He gradually begins to see Jake's persistence and dedication.

Jake meets Emily in a bar and tells her about beating Ben's old records. The bartender, a friend of Ben's, tells Jake about a time when Ben injured himself saving every victim from a burning hospital ship full of invalid patients.

Later, a friend of Jake's is afraid of failing school because he is unable to cope with panicked victims in the water. Jake takes him out for a drink at a Navy bar to cheer him up. They get in a fight and land in jail after being badly beaten by the Navy sailors, causing Jake to miss a date with Emily. Jake returns to base and takes the blame for the fight.

Chief Aviation Survival Technician Jack Skinner bails Jake out. Back on base, Ben and Jake get into a confrontation about their pasts. It is revealed that during high school, Jake was involved in a car crash while on the way home with his teammates. It is revealed Jake lost the flip to be the designated driver and, although completely sober, blames himself for the accident. The two bond over the common experience of being the only survivor of fatal accidents. They return to the bar and fight the sailors again, this time winning.

At graduation, only a handful of candidates remain. Jake has emerged as a leader during training. Emily attends his graduation, but they end their relationship because Jake is leaving for an assignment at CG Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Ben's previous post.

Ben and Jake are sent to rescue two kayakers trapped in a cave. Ben experiences flashbacks and Jake must guide him, but the rescue is eventually successful. Ben decides to retire after this. He tells Jake that the only record he kept track of was the 22 people he lost during his career. Ben apologizes to his wife and indicates he will not contest the divorce.

Jake is sent to rescue the crew of a sinking fishing trawler. During the rescue, he becomes trapped in the ship. His helicopter is forced to return to base, where Ben hears of the situation and decides to suit up and go out to rescue Jake personally. He frees Jake from the hull. As they are winched upwards towards the helicopter, their combined weight causes the winch cable to begin separating. Knowing that the cable will break, Ben unclips himself so that Jake can survive. Jake catches him, but Ben removes his glove and slips free, plummeting into the ocean. His body is never found.

Much later, Jake is on a rescue mission, when one of the survivors repeats the legend of the Guardian to him. Jake connects the legend to Ben. He then surprises Emily when she is teaching her class at school, telling her that he lied to her. "I can't do just 'casual,'" he says, referencing their commitment earlier to keep things uncommitted. She smiles as they embrace and kiss.

Cast

 Kevin Costner as Senior Chief Aviation Survival Technician Ben Randall
 Ashton Kutcher as Airman / Aviation Survival Technician Third Class Jake Fischer
 Neal McDonough as Chief Aviation Survival Technician Jack Skinner
 Melissa Sagemiller as Emily Thomas
 Leigh Hennessy as Drowning Woman
 Clancy Brown as Captain William Hadley
 Brian Geraghty as Aviation Survival Technician Third Class Billy Hodge
 Sela Ward as Helen Randall
 Omari Hardwick as Chief Petty Officer Carl Billings
 Michael Rady as Zingaro
 Peter Gail as Airman Danny Doran
 Shelby Fenner as Airman Cate Lindsey
 Damon Lipari as Damon Bennett
 Bonnie Bramlett as Maggie McGlone
 John Heard as Captain Frank Larson
 Dulé Hill as Airman Ken Weatherly
 Brian Patrick Wade as Mitch Lyons
 Joe Arquette as Co-Pilot Antunez
 Andrew Schanno as Pilot Henry Mitchell
 Tilky Jones as Tilky Flint
 Jeff Loftus as USCG Commander, Executive Officer
 Daniel Molthen as Richard Wakefield
 Bryce Cass as Manny
 Chicago Catz as Band In Bar
 Travis Willingham as Travis Finley

Production

David Dobkin was originally slated to direct The Guardian until being replaced by Andrew Davis. Ron Brinkerhoff was also originally involved, making the pitch for a mid-six-figure-budgeted film, before Disney took over the production.

Following the series of hurricanes in the southern United States in 2005, production moved to Shreveport, Louisiana. Some of the base scenes were filmed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana and at Camp Minden in Minden, Louisiana. Some of the scenes that were supposed to be filmed in Kodiak, Alaska were actually filmed at CG Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Sixty thousand pounds of ice were needed on the set. The training pool used in the movie was LSU–Shreveport's natatorium.
The wave scenes were filmed at Louisiana Wave Studio, Metropolitan Ave, Lynbrook, Shreveport.

The film was revised after Hurricane Katrina, with the addition of several comments on the storm and the rescues. The end credits are replete with "glory" shots of U.S. Coast Guard helicopters conducting rescues in the greater New Orleans area. The DVD contains a special feature on U.S. Coast Guard rescue operations, especially in the aftermath of Katrina.

Many of the supporting actors in The Guardian, including ASTC instructors, helicopter pilots, and support personnel, are actual U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers, pilots, and ground personnel. Several characters, including Kutcher's, identify themselves as airmen. An airman is the enlisted rating of a Coast Guardsman who is undesignated and/or currently undergoing training in an aviation related field. Similar ratings within the Coast Guard are those of seaman and fireman.

One of the students was Mark Gangloff, an Olympic swimmer who received a gold medal in the Athens Olympic Games. The production company hired local contractors to build a massive indoor wave pool for production.

Historical relevance
The mishap in The Guardian where Randall loses his crew is loosely based on an actual U.S. Coast Guard aviation mishap in Alaska. The aircraft was an HH-3F Pelican (USCG variant of the Jolly Green Giant) instead of the HH-60J Jayhawk (USCG variant of the Blackhawk/Seahawk) pictured in the movie.

Alternate ending
In an alternate ending to The Guardian, found on the DVD, Ben survives. As he unhooks and tries to fall, Jake again grabs him and vows not to let go. Instead of unstrapping his glove, Ben lets the cable pull them up and it breaks just as they get into the helicopter. This ending was added because some of the writers were worried that the original ending was too strong for viewers. Nonetheless, it was scrapped when Disney chairman, Dick Cook, applauded the original ending.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of The Guardian was released by Hollywood Records on September 12, 2006. The soundtrack uses a variety of music genres, including R&B, country music, rock, soul and blues.

Track listing

Reception

Box office
The Guardian earned $18 million on its opening weekend (#2 at the box office behind Open Season), and almost $95 million worldwide by January 4, 2007.

Critical reception
At Rotten Tomatoes, The Guardian received a 37% "Rotten" rating, based on 149 reviews. The site's consensus states: "The Coast Guard gets its chance for a heroic movie tribute, but The Guardian does it no justice, borrowing cliche after cliche from other (and better) military branch movies." While Metacritic rates it a 53/100 based on 29 reviews. Stephen Hunter pans it in The Washington Post, calling it "a good little film" for the first hour then it "begins to overload its frail reed of a structure with giant sloppages of cliches from other movies, some so bad it's almost comical", concluding that the movie "veers off into slobbery touchy-feeliness, and the tone becomes mock-religious, almost liturgical." Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe called it "dutiful but dull." A. O. Scott, in his review for The New York Times, notes that participation by actual members of the Coast Guard "lends an air of authenticity" and concludes "... [i]t's not a great movie, but it's certainly one of the finest Coast Guard pictures you're likely to see anytime soon." In a Variety review, Joe Leydon says the movie is "overlong but [the] involving drama has obvious cross-generational appeal." Ed Blank in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gave a mixed review, saying "The Guardian regurgitates formulaic elements in a way that pays off repeatedly and potently."

References

External links

 The real stories of fatal Coast Guard aviation accidents
 The Guardian full production notes

2006 films
2006 action drama films
2000s action adventure films
American action adventure films
American action drama films
American adventure drama films
American aviation films
Beacon Pictures films
2000s English-language films
Films scored by Trevor Rabin
Films set in Alaska
Films shot in California
Films shot in Louisiana
Films shot in North Carolina
Films directed by Andrew Davis
Films produced by Beau Flynn
Touchstone Pictures films
Films about the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard Aviation
Films set in 2006
2000s American films


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Sentinel sells Massage Envy in management buyout transaction
Successful Exit of Nation's Leading Franchisor of Massage and Spa Services
NEW YORK, September 30, 2012 – Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising, lower middle market companies, today announced the sale of Massage Envy, the nation's largest provider and franchisor of massage therapy and facial treatment services, to private equity firm Roark Capital Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Massage Envy transformed the delivery of professional, convenient, and affordable massage and spa services to consumers with busy lifestyles. During Sentinel's ownership, Massage Envy grew rapidly, expanding from 600 clinics operating in 42 states to 800 locations in 45 states. Today, Massage Envy provides massage therapy, facial treatments, and wellness retail products to an active member base of more than 1.25 million every month. Massage Envy clinics are also the world's largest employers of licensed and registered massage therapists, numbering more than 20,000. Massage Envy was ranked No. 57 in Entrepreneur magazine's 2012 Franchise 500 and No. 29 in the magazine's Fastest Growing Franchise rankings.
"Massage Envy is truly a special business that has had a profound impact on the wellness industry as well as franchising," said Jim Coady, a partner at Sentinel. "Since its inception a decade ago, Massage Envy has grown into a leading franchisor with $1 billion in system-wide sales, while changing the way consumers utilize massage therapy through using a membership-based model."
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Investment banking firms William Blair & Company and North Point Advisors advised Massage Envy in the transaction, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel.


WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert, administrator of the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., as the diocese's new bishop.
Bishop-designate Schlert, 55, succeeds Bishop John O. Barres, who in December was named bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y.
The appointment was announced in Washington June 27 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop-designate Schlert's ordination and installation Mass will be celebrated Aug. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown.
"This appointment elicits in me a great realization of my own inadequacies, but with equally great gratitude to Almighty God for the grace and strength he gives," he said at a news conference the day of his appointment. "I will do my best to fulfill the responsibilities that the Holy Spirit through the Holy Father has placed upon me."
He added: "I am so proud to be a member of the clergy of the Diocese of Allentown and a native son of our local church. Everything I know about being a priest, I know from the fine examples of men who have faithfully served and are serving the Diocese of Allentown."
Bishop-designate Schlert said each of his predecessors has strengthened the diocese "by their vision and their apostolic ministry" and he will dedicate himself "to building on what they have done," especially fostering vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. He invited his brother priests to help him "create a culture of vocations" in the Allentown Diocese, with assistance from the deacons, women and men religious, parents, teachers, catechists and coaches.
He told the youth and young adults of the diocese that they have "a very special place in the life of the church."
"We need your enthusiasm, your honesty and your witness to Christ to prepare our diocese for the future," he said. "Your youthfulness and hope make you ready to embrace a life of holiness and authentic living that only the church can offer."
Bishop-designate Schlert said he looked forward to hearing from the diocese's young people and working with them "in refreshing our diocese with your active participation in our parishes, our opportunities for spiritual growth, and projects of Christian service."
Bishop Barres said in a statement that his successor "has a blend of holiness, intelligence and pastoral experience that will serve the mission of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Allentown in an extraordinary way. His seminary education in Rome gave him a global perspective on the church to this beloved son of the Lehigh Valley."
He described the newly named bishop as "a loving pastor with an insightful and compassionate pastoral charity and a nonstop new evangelization missionary spirit."
"He is humble and down to earth and has this incredibly creative sense of humor that is charitable and puts everyone around him at ease," Bishop Barres. "He is calm and steady but passionate about Father, Son and Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church's mission of mercy in the world."
Bishop-designate Schlert is a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, born July 24, 1961, just six months after the Diocese of Allentown was formed. He was educated at Catholic elementary and high schools in Easton.
He studied for the priesthood at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary near Philadelphia and the Pontifical Roman Seminary and Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, earning a licentiate in canon law.
Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, the first bishop of the Arlington Diocese, ordained him a priest Sept. 19, 1987.
After ordination, his ministry included assignments as assistant pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Allentown; professor at Notre Dame High School in Easton, his alma mater; and Catholic chaplain at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
He was named vice chancellor and secretary to the bishop in 1997; and was named vicar general of the Allentown Diocese of Allentown in 1998. While vicar general, he was pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in Hellertown from 2008 to 2010, when he resumed full time service as vicar general.


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Nov 29 - Nov 30 2020
Stories from the Space Between Us Cast
Camron Alexander (Preston (play, Thicker than Honey))
MON, 11/30: Performing a scene from Thicker than Honey, by Nicole Zimmerer). A Houston native, Camron has been seen in Houston Shakespeare Festival's Macbeth, Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Henry IV, Richard III, and Much Ado About Nothing. He performed in the premiere of Between Two Caves with Landing Theatre Company, a 2019 Nomination for "Best New Play" by the Houston Press. He produced and directed an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream and present-day adaptation of Hedda Gabler with Rec Room, as a part of his artistic residency. He now works as the head of season Casting & Communications. Camron is represented by Pastorini Bosby and a proud member of Next Iteration Ensemble.
Dillon DeWitt (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, poem)
SUN, 11/29: Reading an excerpt from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Dillon is a graduate of Northwestern State University. Recent acting credits include: Landing Theatre Company's New Works' Initiative Developmental Reading Series: Circle; Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company where he has been seen recently in The Hunchback of Seville, and Oh God. Ensemble Theatre: Sassy Mommas, In All Thy Getting, and Just a Little Love. Cone Man Running Productions: The Invisible Play. Obsidian Theatre: Antony and Cleopatra. He has also performed with Rec Room, Fade To Black Reading Series, Scriptwriters Houston, Shakespeare Outreach, and in association with Classical Theater.
Shannon Emerick * (Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson)
MON, 11/30: Reading an excerpt as Henrietta, from the play, Silent Sky. Off-Bway: Young Playwrights Festival; Parts They Call Deep, Gorgeous Raptors, Trade, Nursery. Other NY credits: Kings County Shakespeare; Hamlet, HERE Arts Ctr; The Cherry Orchard, Expanded Arts; Oedipus Rex and others. Select regional credits: Houston Equity Festival: Every Brilliant Thing; Main Street Theater (TX): Silent Sky, The Revolutionists, Men on Boats; The Real Thing, Richard III (Prague Shakespeare Co.), The Coast of Utopia/Shipwreck & Salvage, Breakfast at Eight (World Premiere), Arcadia, Design for Living, Wondergirl (World Premiere by Rutherford Cravens), Beyond the Fringe. Classical Theatre Co (TX): Candida. Stages Repertory Theatre (TX): The Pitchfork Disney (with Jim Parsons). Public Theatre (ME): Proof. Clarence Brown Theatre (TN): Arcadia. Florida Shakespeare Theatre: Hamlet. Film/TV: Ed (NBC). Education: B.A., Yale University. Proud member, AEA.
TiMOThY ERiC * (The Ice Palace, by TiMOThY ERiC)
SUN, 11/29: A proud native of Houston, Tim recently appeared in with The Ensemble Theatre in The Green Book. Select stage credits: Ensemble Theatre/ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom/ Blues in the Night/ Jitney, Seven Guitars/Gem of the Ocean. Stages Repertory Theatre/ Speaking in Tongues/ Orange Flower Water. Main Street Theatre/ Laws of Storms/ Intimate Apparel/ …and L.A. is Burning (world premiere). Alley Theatre/ Of Mice and Men/ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Directing highlights: World Premieres of Kin-Ship and Presidential Timber (De LUXE Theater, and Fade To Black Play Festival)/ (World Premiere) Daughters of the Moon. Encore Theatre/The Colored Museum. TV/Film: The Leftovers, American Crime, The Long Road Home. Playwright: Switchback (2017 Fade To Black Festival); Jimmy and ParaChute (2018 premiere at The Ensemble Theatre). BA (Theatre/Cinema), MA (Radio Television & Film) from TSU, where he is an adjunct professor.Contact: @[email protected] Proud member, AEA.
John Feltch * (Random Thoughts About the Plague, a poem)
MON, 11/30: Random Thoughts About the Plague, a poem by John Feltch. A former company member with the Alley Theatre for twelve seasons, John has acted with many of the nation's leading regional theaters, including; the American Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, La Jolla Playhouse, and Pittsburgh Public Theatre. He has appeared on Broadway and Off, and has extensive television and film credits. As a director, he has staged works for the Alley Theatre, Playmakers Repertory Company, and Triad Stage in North Carolina. He has served on the faculties of UNC Chapel Hill, University of Houston, and Rice University's Shepherd of Music, and continues to conduct Voice and Text workshops (inspired and endorsed by Cicely Berry of the RSC) at schools and colleges around the country, as well as coaching private students. He received his BA in Theatre from Williams College and his MFA in Dramatic Art from UNC Chapel Hill. Proud member, AEA.
Michele Harrell * (Embracing Survival)
MON, 11/30: Reading from the novel, Embracing Survival, by Dydine Umunyana. Most recently appeared as Mrs. Prentice in A.D. Players' production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. She portrayed Carrie in the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC (Front Porch Society). She has performed in numerous film, TV and theatre projects across the United States and, Internationally, has worked with Mashirika Performing Arts in Kigali, Rwanda. Select local credits include: Alley Theatre All New Festival: Tender Mercies; Queensberry Theater: World Premiere, Breaking Out of Sunset Place; The Ensemble Theatre: World Premier of Front Porch Society, Sassy Mamas, and Jimmy. Some favorite performances include M'Lynn in Steel Magnolias, Lurline in Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will, and Cassandra in Agamemnon. Graduate of Brown University, with an MA in Applied Theater Arts, University of Southern California. Proud member, AEA.
Rachel Hemphill Dickson (Grandma Says..., by Rachel Dickson)
MON, 11/30: Currently the BOLD Artistic Associate at The Ensemble Theatre. She is also an independent actress, director, teaching artist, playwright and facilitator. Recent roles at The Ensemble include Greenbook, by Calvin Alexander Ramsey. Her written work, Sameness, was recently produced at The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (William Boone exhibit). Her most recent environmentally-thwarted directorial project was BEATBOX: a rapparetta by T. Shephard and D. Wolf, to be presented at The Ensemble Theatre.
Deborah Hope * (Cassius (Julius Caesar))
MON, 11/30: Performing Cassius (ACT I, sc ii). Select favorite roles: AD Players/God's Favorite. 4TH Wall Theatre Co/Reckless. Stages Repertory Theatre/NSFW, Who Am I This Time?, Shear Madness, Communicating Doors, Company. Noble Motion Dance Theatre/L'Dor Vador. Celebration Theatre/ Love, Loss & What I Wore. Main Street Theatre/A Piece of My Heart. Houston Shakespeare Festival/A Midsummer Night's Dream, Measure for Measure. Theatre LaB/The Kathy & Mo Show (Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dark Rapture. New Heights Theatre/The Glass Mendacity, Me & Jezebel. Bayou City Concert Musicals/A Little Night Music. National Tour/Whatever Happened to Black Love?. Edinburgh Fringe Festival/The Kathy & Mo Show. (NY) Manhattan Theatre Club/Two Cats and a Kid. The Producers' Club:/Drummers, Dreams & Family Matters. FILM/TV: Law & Order; Sons of Thunder; Space Cowboys; Without Warning: The James Brady Story; Leap of Faith. Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NY). Proud member, AEA.
Baron Kelly * (Speech, and Soliloquy)
SUN, 11/29: Reading from the works of Frederick Douglass and Shakespeare. A Fulbright Scholar, international actor and director, Baron Kelly has served as a Cultural Specialist for the U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, teaching and lecturing in Russia, Scandinavia, Africa, Europe, and Asia. He has performed for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada, Nat'l Theatre of Norway, Yermelove Theater (Moscow), Constans Theatre (Athens), Academy Theatre (Dublin),Edinburgh Theatre Festival, and more. Broadway credits: Salome, Electra. Classical and contemporary roles at 30+ regional theatres. Film and TV: A Day Without a Mexican, Bird, Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, As The World Turns, Frazier, Law and Order, The Innocent, Majority Rule, among other credits. Published works include: An Actor's Task: Engaging the Senses, available through Hackett Publishing Co. His website: www.baronkelly.com. Proud member, AEA.
Joyce Anastasia Murray ("Lift Every Voice")
MON, 11/30: Singing Lift Every Voice, by James Weldon Johnson. Joyce's extensive acting credits include: The Ensemble Theatre's Freeda Peoples, 8th Day of the Week, The Nacirema Society, Dance on Widow's Row, Waiting to be Invited, and Buses. For Main Street Theater: Akeelah and the Bee, and Woof. Stages Repertory Theatre: To Kill A Mockingbird, World of Beauty, and Pacific Overtures. Theatre Under the Stars: Little Shop of Horrors, Bells Are Ringing, Showboat, and South Pacific.
Suzanne Savoy * (The Debate of the Romance of the Rose)
SUN, 11/29: Performing an excerpt from The Debate of the Romance of the Rose, by Christine de Pizan (1364 - c.1430), translated by Suzanne Savoy. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Her one-woman show of the works of Christine de Pizan, Je Christine, has toured the United States and Canada since 2017. TV credits include recurring roles in For Life, Better Call Saul, The Knick, and House of Cards. She appeared in the film The Upside as Charlotte and stars in the upcoming indie film Keeping Company. She co-founded Mercury Studio for Actors in Houston with Bill Burford, and has appeared onstage at Metropolitan Playhouse, Cherry Lane Theatre, The Houston Shakespeare Festival, and Dallas Theatre Center, among many others. She currently curates and hosts the popular online Lunchtime Short Story Readings for Adults through the Lewes Public Library. Proud member, AEA.
Tamara Siler (On the Pulse of Morning)
SUN, 11/29: Reading On the Pulse of Morning, by Maya Angelou. Tamara's regional acting credits include: Thunderclap Productions/The Great Storm. Stages Repertory Theatre/Studio Sessions, Panto Hanzel & Gretel, Xanadu, Bat Boy, the Musical. The Ensemble Theatre/Front Porch Society (world premiere), Once On This Island. Main Street Theater/Working, Putting It Together, Dog Act, Caroline or Change, Seussical the Musical. TUTS/The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Chess, Little Shop of Horrors. Music Box Theatre/Avenue Q. Bayou City Concert Musicals/On the Town. Queensbury Theatre/Hairspray, Dreamgirls. The Little Room Downstairs/A New Brain. New Heights Theatre/The Life (Houston premiere). KMS Musicals/Children of Eden, Parade. Film: BULLY: A Musical (award-winning short). Graduate of Houston HSPVA, Rice University (BA, History). Tamara works as Deputy Director of Admission – Access and Inclusion at Rice University.
Stanley Zareff * (Letters from A Texas Mama-logue)
SUN, 11/29: Performing an excerpt from his one-man show, A Texas Mama-logue, Stanley began his career as a professional actor and teacher of acting and improvisation. He adapted his technique for business people, and perfected his skills over a long career at Credit Suisse, and now has his own consulting firm. With over 35 years as a communications coach, he works globally with major financial and business executives and, in addition, provides workshops, seminars and one-on-one coaching. A sought-after speaker and teacher, he has been a guest lecturer at a number of universities and colleges. In addition to other charity works, he served as a Board Member and Vice President of Urban Stages for 15 years. He is the recipient of Urban Stages' Luminary Award 2011 for Outstanding Service to Community and Urban Stages. Proud member, AEA.


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