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Legends articles, Wookieepedia featured articles, Males,
Nagai
Pre-Ruusan Jedi trainees
Gharn
3964 BBY, Taris[1]
Nagai[2]
Violet[1]
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)
Jedi Order[1]
Xamar[3]
"We keep our counsel. The Order does not explain—"
"But the Order follows your recommendations, right?"
―Feln and Gharn, before the Padawan Massacre[src]
Gharn was a Nagai male Jedi Padawan who was active in the Jedi Order during the era of the Mandalorian Wars. The Padawan of the Jedi Master Xamar, one of five stationed at the planet Taris's Jedi Tower, Gharn was close friends with four other Padawans in his class—Humans Zayne Carrick and Shad Jelavan, the Ho'Din Oojoh, and Kamlin, a Falleen. One of very few Nagai Jedi candidates, Gharn, by 3964 BBY, was close to being named a Jedi Knight.
Gharn's final test as a Padawan, along with the rest of his class, was to cross Taris's rogue moon, which was constantly bombarded by meteors, blind. All of the Padawans completed the trial, and a banquet and ceremony was set up shortly afterward, where the class would learn which of them would be Knighted. However, the five Jedi Masters of the Taris Jedi Tower—secretly comprising a Jedi Covenant dedicated to watching for the rise of the dark side—had decided that their class of prospective Jedi would bring about the return of the Sith. After the banquet, the Jedi Masters slew Gharn and his friends. Carrick managed to escape due to a timely late arrival but was officially blamed for the murders.
Promising apprentice Edit
"If the number of Knights on Taris were to double overnight, it wouldn't trouble me in the least."
―Constable Noana Sowrs, regarding the Jedi class on Taris[src]
Gharn, a Nagai male, was discovered as a Force-sensitive and taken in by the Jedi Order as a youth.[4] As a youngling, Gharn lived at the Jedi Enclave of the planet Dantooine, where he became fast friends with four of his classmates[5]—Humans Zayne Carrick and Shad Jelavan, the Ho'Din Oojoh, and Kamlin, a Falleen.[2] The five younglings grew up together,[6] and, along with his friends, Gharn eventually became a Padawan at the Jedi Tower of the Outer Rim planet Taris. Gharn trained directly under the Khil Jedi Master Xamar, one of five Jedi Masters in the academy alongside Human Lucien Draay, the Miraluka Q'Anilia, the Feeorin Feln, and Raana Tey, a Togruta.[3] With his friends, Gharn, a rarity as a Nagai Jedi candidate, neared Knighthood by 3964 BBY.[2]
Gharn and his classmates descend onto the rogue moon for their last trial.
That year, Gharn gathered with his classmates for what was to be his final test as a Jedi Padawan. He and his friends would travel to Taris's rogue moon, a planetoid in the Taris asteroid belt that was perpetually bombarded by thousands of meteors an hour, and travel blind, trusting only in the Force to guide them, to their Masters' encampment a long distance away.[6] To reach the moon, the Padawans had to endure a rough shuttle ride through the asteroid belt before arriving high above the moon. After a quick speech from Master Draay, Gharn and the others were dropped from their shuttle, through the asteroid belt, and to the moon below.[7]
Wearing an environment suit with his blast shield down, Gharn successfully traversed the treacherous terrain and passed the test. His classmates also succeeded, with Carrick arriving last.[6] However, unbeknownst to Gharn and the other Padawans, their fate had already been decided.[8] The five Jedi Masters of Taris actually comprised a secret Jedi Covenant, dedicated to guard against the return of the Sith.[9] As they waited for the Padawans to make it to their camp, the Masters set down to meditate—together, they shared a vision of a figure in a red environment suit, the same that the Padawans were currently wearing, killing them all and driving the Jedi Order and Galactic Republic to ruin. Believing one of their apprentices to be their destroyer, the Covenant decided that they would have to kill them all in a preemptive strike.[8]
The Padawan Massacre Edit
"It's okay, Shad. As usual, you're not the last one here."
―Gharn, to Shad Jelavan[src]
Gharn, slain by his Master, Xamar
After the group made it home, the Masters cloistered themselves for days; when they emerged, they declared that they had determined who was to be promoted to Jedi Knight[6] and set up a banquet and a ceremony, where the Padawans would learn their fates. Gharn attended the festivities with his classmates—Carrick, notoriously tardy, arrived late, crashing through a window while in pursuit of a criminal. Afterward, the Padawans, minus the again-late Carrick, retired to the Masters' chambers to discover who would be Knighted.[1] However, while they waited for Carrick, Shad Jelavan deduced that something was amiss. Carrick, by far the least of their class, appeared as if he was to be Knighted by his Master, Lucien Draay. Unwilling to believe that Carrick would actually be made a Jedi Knight, Jelavan tried to get the Masters to tell them what was really going on.[9]
Gharn and the others followed his lead, until suddenly the Masters ignited their lightsabers and attacked. The Padawans had no chance, and Gharn was slain alongside Kamlin, Jelavan, and Oojoh.[9] Carrick, who arrived late to find his friends' corpses,[1] escaped the Masters' pursuit after a wild chase. Carrick was blamed for the murders, and he—along with an "accessory," local Snivvian hood Marn Hierogryph—had a sizable bounty placed on his head. Meanwhile, the bodies of Gharn and his friends were carried away by medical droids. The story of the massacre became a huge news focus on Taris, and holograms of Gharn and his class could be found as far deep as the Lower City.[5]
Gharn and his friends were publicly mourned sometime afterward, with the Masters of the Covenant speaking kindly of them at the funerals.[10] The year after the murders, Raana Tey, her sanity eroding, had a nightmarish vision in which Gharn and his Jedi class took the place of the Jedi Covenant, and she took the place of Zayne Carrick, walking in on the murders of her fellow Masters. In her dream, Gharn wielded a red lightsaber, such as those that the Sith used.[11] Xamar, Gharn's Master, would later confess to the murders to the Jedi Council and clear Carrick's name.[12] Gharn's father eventually joined Carrick's Rogue Moon Project, an organization dedicated to helping refugees, wrongly accused fugitives, and the like.[13]
Personality and traits Edit
"You sure do get the teachers' attention, my friend."
"Maybe you should try getting less of it!"
―Shad Jelavan and Gharn, to Zayne Carrick[src]
Violet-skinned and dark-haired, wearing a Padawan braid, Gharn was close friends with the four other Padawans in his class,[1] having grown up with them on Dantooine and Taris.[6] Gharn was especially close with Zayne Carrick—although he enjoyed ribbing the Human,[1] Gharn was overjoyed when he heard that Carrick was going to be Knighted. However, when Shad Jelavan challenged the Taris Jedi Masters on Carrick's potential Knighthood, Gharn followed Jelavan's lead, questioning whether they actually would make Carrick a Jedi Knight.[9]
Gharn had a very strong connection to the Force,[4] and, by 3964 BBY, he was adept enough to be nearing the rank of Jedi Knight.[1] Gharn had the ability to see through the Force when his sensory vision was taken away, allowing him to survive his trial on the rogue moon.[6]
Equipment Edit
On Taris, Gharn wore a Jedi robe, along with a belt with several pouches and a pair of gauntlets that covered his hands and forearms.[9] He also had his own lightsaber, which was kept in the Jedi Tower along with those of his friends after the Padawan Massacre.[14]
Gharn made his first appearance, albeit unnamed, in Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1, a comic written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2006. Illustrated by Brian Ching,[1] the character appeared in flashbacks in the rest of the issues of the Commencement arc,[5][9] along with Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads, a prequel issue.[15] The Taris Holofeed: Prime Edition, an in-universe news report that appears at the end of Crossroads, establishes Gharn's status as a member of the Nagai species and was the first publication to identify him by name.[2] Gharn was also mentioned in several other issues of the Knights of the Old Republic series,[10][13] and in 2008 he received an entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.[4]
Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
The Taris Holofeed: Prime Edition (First identified as Gharn)
Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1 (First appearance)
Knights of the Old Republic 2: Commencement, Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming (Appears in hologram)
Knights of the Old Republic 16: Nights of Anger, Part 1 (Vision to Raana Tey)
Knights of the Old Republic 48: Demon, Part 2 (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (Mentioned only) (Codex entry)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook
↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Taris Holofeed: Prime Edition
↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 337 ("Gharn")
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Knights of the Old Republic 2: Commencement, Part 2
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Knights of the Old Republic 4: Commencement, Part 4
↑ Knights of the Old Republic 3: Commencement, Part 3
↑ 8.0 8.1 Knights of the Old Republic 5: Commencement, Part 5
↑ 10.0 10.1 Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
↑ Knights of the Old Republic 16: Nights of Anger, Part 1
↑ Knights of the Old Republic 32: Vindication, Part 1
↑ 13.0 13.1 Knights of the Old Republic 48: Demon, Part 2
↑ Knights of the Old Republic 24: Knights of Suffering, Part 3
↑ Knights of the Old Republic 0: Crossroads
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Three North Jersey towns face lawsuits over alleged Orthodox Jewish discrimination
The polyvinyl chloride piping attached to this utility pole signifies an outdoor area known as an eruv, a religious boundary made up of white plastic piping on utility poles, along Airmount Road in Mahwah, N.J. New Jersey has sued Mahwah over two recent ordinances that the state says illegally targeted the Jewish community from nearby New York. (AP Photo | Julio Cortez)
By Erin Banco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
NEWARK -- During an Aug. 15, 2015 meeting, Mayor Joanne Minichetti told members of the Upper Saddle River Borough Council that a local member of the Jewish community had reached a deal with a utility company to create an eruv, a demarcation of an area that under Orthodox Jewish law allows people to undertake otherwise prohibited activities during the religion's Sabbath.
At the next meeting, Upper Saddle River's lawyer introduced a law that would prohibit people from posting anything on utility poles, court documents show. The Bergen Rockland Eruv Association contends the town passed the new ordinance with specific discriminatory intent.
That intent to discriminate lies at the heart of four lawsuits in progress in New Jersey. At issue is whether the leaders of three towns -- Mahwah, Montvale and Upper Saddle River -- used discriminatory remarks by community members to influence their decision on allowing for the construction of the eruv.
The state's Attorney General Office alleged this week that lawmakers in at least one of the towns, Mahwah, had a "discriminatory mindset" when they adopted a pair of ordinances limiting the Orthodox Jewish community's ability to create and use an eruv.
The office on Tuesday filed a nine-count complaint against Mahwah, alleging the ordinances deprived Orthodox Jews of their constitutional rights. The three other lawsuits, all filed by the firm Weil, Gotshal and Manages, allege similar actions in Upper Saddle River and Montvale, as well as in Mahwah.
Officials in Jackson also attempted to halt the construction of an eruv. The debate in the town arose when residents started complaining about existing, smaller eruvs. When the local eruv association petitioned the town to build an additional eruv, Jackson changed the right-of-way law in such a way that it prevented its creation.
No legal legal action has yet been taken in Jackson.
There are several towns with eruvs throughout New Jersey where there has been no pushback from the residents. Some of those towns, such as Lakewood, have a large Orthodox Jewish community.
Eruv case law goes back at least as far as 2000, when several residents and an eruv association filed a lawsuit in Tenafly. The lawsuit was one of the first prominent cases in the state to look at the issue of discrimination of an Orthodox Jewish community over the creation of an eruv.
Since then, other eruv associations have filed lawsuits in New York. In most cases, the associations have won.
The Tenafly case set the stage for the lawsuits taking place in New Jersey today, said Bruce Rosen, a partner at McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, who represented Tenafly in the lawsuit.
In 2000, several Jewish individuals, along with the Tenafly Eruv Association, filed the suit against the borough after it denied them from building the eruv by posting markers on utility poles. The court ruled the town failed to enforce its own regulation prohibiting the use of poles by residents and so it could not deny the Eruv Association from using them.
The town petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case, but it was denied and the case settled in 2003.
Rosen said the idea that there could be religious issues in the management of utility poles was a relatively new idea in 2000.
"I think since then there's been a lot more discussion surrounding this issue and people have a better understanding of the issues," he said.
The Tenafly eruv case was one of the first in New Jersey to look at the whether discrimination played a part in limiting residents' ability to create an eruv.
Chaim Book, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, lived in Tenafly with his wife and children.
"In the public hearings there were some things said, very discriminatory things," Book said of Tenafly residents who spoke out against the construction of the eruv. "It was a very upsetting and ugly thing to go through."
In Tenafly, the leaders of the town listened to those discriminatory protests by the residents of the town and moved forward with actions that limited the Jewish community's rights under the constitution, Book said.
"It didn't seem like these people were even trying to hide it," he said. "But these people were in the minority I would say." Book has since moved to Teaneck where he says there is an eruv and no pushback from the community.
Despite the minority of complaints heard in the town hearings, Book said the town used those voices to make a decision on the construction of the eruv.
The State's Attorney General's complaint against Mahwah alleges the same.
"This is an extensive complaint ... but the bottom line is very simple -- the township council in Mahwah heard the angry, fear-driven voices of bigotry and acted to appease those voices," Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said in a statement.
In Mahwah, the police have dealt with several incidents of people vandalizing of the eruv. Chief of Police Jim Batelli said his department was alerted to the situation through two formal complaints. He said he has not seen any other acts of vandalizing since the attorney general filed the lawsuit Tuesday.
"I think the lawsuit was an eye opener for a lot of people," Batelli said. "I think people understood the consequences."
The attorney general's office put out a $25,000 reward for anyone who could identify the individuals responsible for the damaging of the eruv.
"We are now close to identifying those people involved," Batelli said.
Yehuda Buchweitz, a partner at the law firm representing the Bergen Rockland Eruv Association in Mahwah, Montvale and Upper Saddle River, said while each complaint is slightly different, the lawsuits all touch on the issue of discrimination.
"I don't believe [these lawsuits] are isolated from one another," he said. "I don't know if there is evidence that they conspired to violate our civil rights. But it wouldn't surprise me."
Rosen is taking his experience working on the Tenafly case and is now representing Upper Saddle River in its lawsuit. He plans to file an answer to the lawsuit next week.
"It is a much stronger factual case than Tenafly," he said, adding that the filing next week would include an extensive response and a motion to dismiss. "One person has caused a lot of this frenzy. It's a shame people do these things and don't realize how their actions impact us as a society"
The participation by civil liberty organizations in New Jersey on the current eruv cases has been muted.
The Anti Defamation League over the last several months released statements condemning the vandalism of the eruv in Mahwah and said in a statement it supported the attorney general's lawsuit.
Although it played an active part in the Tenafly suit, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey said it is not at this time actively involved in the cases in Mahwah, Montvale and Upper Saddle River.
Erin Banco may be reached at ebanco@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @ErinBanco. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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Welcome to your introduction to the Orbera Managed Weight Loss System. Before committing to this program, it is important that you have the appropriate amount of information to decide if this program is right for you. This course is designed so you understand the background of how we as a society have accumulated weight, the health and cost implications of being overweight as well as understanding the range of medical interventions for achieving a healthy weight. This includes diet and exercise as well as surgical and non-surgical options to include the Orbera gastric balloon. This course should provide you with the information you need to decide if any of these weight loss interventions are right for you.
This information/course was developed jointly by Fernando Bonanni, MD and Abington Surgical Center where the Orbera Managed Weight Loss System is implemented. Dr. Bonanni is a board certified surgeon specializing in bariatrics and has been named one of Philadelphia's Magazine's "Top Docs" consecutively from 2011 through 2016.
Upon completion of this course, you will be eligible for a consult with Dr. Bonanni to further discuss interventions for weight loss. The course (four sections in total) should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Completing the course in one seating is recommended.
There is no obligation associated with completing this course. It is required that you share your name and E-mail address to start/complete the course. Your information will not be shared or included on any distribution lists. Unless we hear from you expressing your interest, Abington Surgical Center will limit the use of your e-mail address to one contact to inquire if we can answer any additional questions specific to the Orbera Managed Weight Loss System. If you started this course anonymously, please go back now and provide your information so you are eligible (but not obligated) for a consult upon completion.
Obesity is a Chronic Disease marked by excess fat storage.
Obesity is often a life long battle and progressive in nature. It is often genetically related, but it is always costly to both the individual and society. Obesity takes a toll on an individual's productivity and self-esteem in addition to creating a multitude of health related issues that further degrade wellness and greatly increase healthcare costs. It is also important that we understand that the factors in obesity are often genetic and environmental and not always within an individual's control. While obesity is almost never cured with a diet, will power or counting calories, (if it was, the weight loss industry wouldn't be worth approximately 60 billion dollars - we would be "cured" and never "diet" again) there are solutions to this disease. However, it is important that we first understand how obesity has come to be.
Is obesity often cured with a diet?
Where Are We Now and How Did This Happen?
Approximately 100 million adults are clinically overweight.
With childhood obesity on the rise, obesity has reached epidemic status. As a result, we are now starting to see a decrease in life expectancy by approximately 3-5 years.
The answer to this question goes back to our pre-historic bodies. 10,000 years ago humans had a life expectancy of 14-20 years filled with arduous labor and a diet that was largely based on plant matter, animal meats and were naturally low salt and sugar. Meals were infrequent and survival was based on how efficiently a body utilized its food for fuel.
As the world has evolved, many of these factors are out of people's control. Individuals can not control how our food system evolved and the sedentary nature of how we earn our living. Additionally, if one's body has not adapted well and now excessively stores fat, this trait can be passed genetically to the next generation.
Do you know what your BMI is? Please use the chart below to calculate. This will be important when we later discuss weight loss interventions. It is also important to understand that individuals with a BMI of 30 or above are considered clinically obese.
True or False. Approximately 100 Million Americans are overweight.
The cost of obesity is reflected in our health and our bank accounts.
With all of these common side effects due to being overweight, it is important to understand that the strain/overload on one or more of these systems equals premature death.
There is a significant cost of obesity to both the individual and to society.
It is clear that due to the costs to both the individual and society that being a healthy weight needs to be a priority.
When is time to say "enough" and seek interventions beyond diet and exercise? Read on for some guidelines that can help answer that question.
Metabolic Set Point. What is it and why is it important?
The metabolic set point theory states that the body has a natural tendency to maintain a specific weight and will adjust internal body processes accordingly. If our bodies go above or below our set-point range, our metabolism will speed up or slow down to get our weight back in line.
What if your metabolic set point is high?
Diet and exercise can help bring your metabolic set point to a lower range, but if this is not carefully maintained, it will go back up to it's typical higher point.
Do you remember your number from the BMI chart previously shown in this presentation? If your BMI is over 40 and has been there for a year or more, clinically, it will be very difficult for you to bring your metabolic set point back to a healthy range.
In cases where BMI is in excess of 40 and has been over the course of several years, bariatric surgical treatment may be the only practical solution. Weight loss surgery disrupts the association between obesity and genetics which can fundamentally change the body's set-point.
If your BMI is between 30 and 40 and diet and exercise has not worked, there is an intervention known as gastric ballooning that is another option in addition to surgery that could be right for you.
We explore both of these options in the next two sections.
True or False. There are interventions available if your metabolic set point is naturally high.
Surgical options are most appropriate for patients with a BMI over 40.
In the laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure, a band containing an inflatable balloon is placed around the upper part of the stomach and fixed in place. This creates a small stomach pouch above the band with a very narrow opening to the rest of the stomach.
A port is then placed under the skin of the abdomen. A tube connects the port to the band. By injecting or removing fluid through the port, the balloon can be inflated or deflated to adjust the size of the band. Gastric banding restricts the amount of food that your stomach can hold, so you feel full sooner, but it doesn't reduce the absorption of calories and nutrients.
In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the surgeon creates a small pouch at the top of the stomach. The pouch is the only part of the stomach that receives food. This greatly limits the amount that you can comfortably eat and drink at one time.
The small intestine is then cut a short distance below the main stomach and connected to the new pouch. Food flows directly from the pouch into this part of the intestine. The main part of the stomach, however, continues to make digestive juices. The portion of the intestine still attached to the main stomach is reattached farther down. This allows the digestive juices to flow to the small intestine. Because food now bypasses a portion of the small intestine, fewer nutrients and calories are absorbed.
In a sleeve gastrectomy, part of the stomach is separated and removed from the body. The remaining section of the stomach is formed into a tube-like structure. This smaller stomach cannot hold as much food. It also produces less of the appetite-regulating hormone ghrelin, which may lessen your desire to eat. However, sleeve gastrectomy does not affect the absorption of calories and nutrients in the intestines.
As with sleeve gastrectomy, this procedure begins with the surgeon removing a large part of the stomach. The valve that releases food to the small intestine is left, along with the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum.
The surgeon then closes off the middle section of the intestine and attaches the last part directly to the duodenum. This is the duodenal switch.
The separated section of the intestine isn't removed from the body. Instead, it's reattached to the end of the intestine, allowing bile and pancreatic digestive juices to flow into this part of the intestine. This is the biliopancreatic diversion.
As a result of these changes, food bypasses most of the small intestine, limiting the absorption of calories and nutrients. This, together with the smaller size of the stomach, leads to weight loss.
While surgical options can be very effective, many patients reject them due to the invasive nature and potential side effects of the surgery.
What Are My Options if My BMI is Under 40 But Diet and Exercise Have Not Been Effective?
Until recently, there was a gap in options for people who have not successfully lost or kept the weight off with diet and exercise but did not qualify (or were not interested) in surgical options. Typically these people have a BMI between 30 and 40, have tried multiple diet plans with little to no success and feel stuck in their ability to lose weight.
There is now an effective option for this group known as Gastric Ballooning. The Orbera Managed Weight Loss System is an FDA approved gastric balloon that was made available in the US in August of 2015 (it has been available internationally for over 20 years).
Far less invasive than surgery, Orbera can be the perfect aid in learning new habits and more permanently lowering your metabolic set point.
Step 1 - The balloon is entered endoscopically into the patient's stomach. Step 2 - Delivery of the balloon to the stomach.
Step 3 - Balloon is inflated with saline in the stomach.
Step 4 - Balloon remains in stomach for six months during which time the patient relearns portion size through comprehensive support program to include nutrition and behavior modification.
Step 5 - After six months, balloon is deflated endoscopically removed .
True or False. Orbera is effective for patients with a BMI between 30 and 40.
Studies have shown that support is essential in any weight loss program. The Orbera Managed Weight Loss System provides a comprehensive support program to ensure your success. Tools are available on demand via your smart device (iOS and Android) to work with today's busy lifestyles.
Monthly (total of 12) one on one personalized sessions with Orbera trained registered dieticians that includes motivational interviews, dietary assessments, etc.
12 group support sessions for motivational and educational content with a community of peers.
Ability to incorporate the latest behavior modification tools to include Fitbit, Apple Watch, etc.
How much weight is lost varies from individual to individual, however, here is some information from the FDA trials.
Patients lost 3.1 times more weight with Orbera than with diet and exercise alone.
Patients saw a significant improvement in their quality of life.
In the FDA trial, the most common side effects were nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. It is important to note that during the FDA trial, patients received no interventions to manage these symptoms. Even without treatment 59.7% of patients found these side effects mild/easy to tolerate with only 5.8% being unable to participate in normal activities.
It is important to note that outside of the FDA trial, patients are treated for these symptoms for greater manageability.
Although Orbera was approved in the U.S. in August of 2015, it has been available in over 80 countries for over twenty years. In addition to the FDA trial there have been over 230 clinical studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of gastric ballooning.
In the FDA trials, no balloons deflated. In the unlikely event the balloon deflates,it can be confirmed by an x-ray and the balloon will be promptly removed.
Although Orbera has been proven an effective tool for weight loss, long term weight loss requires lifestyle modification to include exercise and diet. The Orbera Managed Weight Loss System provides excellent support tools in these areas to ensure your success.
True or False. In the FDA trial patients lost 38.4% of their excess weight with Orbera.
Moving Forward. Is Orbera Right for You?
If the Orbera Managed Weight Loss System looks like a solution to meet your weight loss goals, you will want to take the next steps.
1. Submit your results from this course to prove you have received the baseline information regarding the gastric ballooning procedure, safety and side effect profile.
2. Confirm that your BMI is between 30 and 40. Individuals with a BMI above 40 are not a candidate for the Orbera Weight Loss Management System.
3. Understand the finances. Currently, there is no insurance coverage for Orbera which means this is a cash pay procedure. To understand financial obligations, please give a call to the Abington Surgical Center. Dial 267-960-1406 and we will review the financial details.
After these three steps are followed, you will need to go to your PCP for basic blood work/testing, schedule a psychological evaluation and have an initial consult with a nutritionist. These steps should be covered by your insurance. You will be guided on how to complete these steps during your financial phone call.
Thank you for completing this course. We hope that the Orbera Managed Weight Loss System is a solution to meeting your weight loss goals. We wish you continued health and wellness!


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The Bulk Ladder Rebuild menu will give you the functionality to refresh the ladder data for the competitions in your database. This process will only need to be used if the ladder data in your database and the ladders displaying on your website aren't matching up, even after a Publish to Web. The Bulk Ladder Rebuild can be done by a Competition Season.
Processing a Publish to Web after completing a Bulk Ladder Rebuild should refresh and update the Ladder data on your website.
The following can only be completed at association level.
2. Select the season to bulk rebuild and click Continue.
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This has almost certainly been done before, but not for a while. Plus, the forums have been kind of slow, so why not. Which of the 3 original movies was your favorite? For me, it'd be the original, followed by TLW, then number 3. Depending on how good JW is, we'll see if it takes the place of any of the other 3 movies. So, which are your favorites?
Mine would have to the same as your's. Jurassic Park, Lost World, JP3. I would leave Jurassic World at the bottom since no one has seen it yet.
I'm gonna guess JW passes JP 3 at least.
The original without a doubt. A close second is TLW, and after that, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I like JW more than JP3, as JP3 didn't set a high bar for JW to beat.
I'll rank the films in chronological order.
However, when I was younger I liked JP3 best, probably b/c I got so wrapped in the Spinosaurus hype, and it was marketed a lot back then. I got Dino Defender and Danger Zone around that time and loved them (keep in mind, I was 6 or 7), and my very first video game (Game Boy Advance) was JP3 Island Attack.
The first 2 are both equally great in my opinion. They both showed human faults well, and the acting was splendid. We also got to see more classic lines from Jeff Goldblum.
i like the first as my favourit movie of all time, the lost world is under rated but also under relativly great, jp3 has a differant feel to it, killing a t-rex onscreen in a jurassic park film!? UNECXEPTABALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as for jurassic world, tamed raptors? TAMED RAPTORS?!... perfect...just f#[email protected] perfect.... i hopeyou are all happy with your selfs.
The original is of course my favorite film. It's the whole reason I got into the profession I did. Absolutely outstanding work of blockbuster artistry. It's a hard movie to top in general.
The sequel was an appropriate if not slightly overloaded movie, but it's a fun movie despite all of its faults.
I could say the same about the third movie, but the epic scope seems to have been robbed of the third film. It's production troubles were gruesome and I take that into consideration, but it's a far cry from both the first and second film.
I'll get to the fourth movie when I see it.
All of them! The graphics, the content, the entertainment, everything is simply amazing. This happens when I watch shows by Andrew Yeatman on Netflix. All of these three things are amazing there as well. It is good that we have internet now and get to select from plethora of movies and series.


Hey, I am trying to figure out if RAPID is object oriented.
I cannot figure out how to create something like a class and have instances of it.
Check out "RECORD" for your data.
I cannot find anything about RECORD.
Make sure that it is declared at the very top of the module, rapid will give a lot of errors if you don't declare it first.


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The Stoners Selling Legal Weed in Thailand
June 9th 2022 was a historic day for stoners all over Thailand, as marijuana became officially decriminalized in the kingdom. That's right, the entirety of the plant is legal, though extracts containing more than 0.2% and smoking in public is still prohibited. People can now grow, possess and sell cannabis – though the government insists that it should be intended for "medical purposes only" – though intepretations of that seems to vary. Since the decriminalization, scores of cannabis dispensaries quickly popped up across the country. However, without clear regulations or guidelines, the inudstry experienced several weeks of a legal free-for-all – much to the disdain of critics. Since then, some regulations have been put forth. For example, vendors must now obtain permits to sell marijuana. As of publishing, however, the legal framework around the production, use, and sale of cannabis still remains largely unclear. One of the key players in the country's budding cannabis industry is the advocy group, Highland. What started as a Facebook page 10 years ago has now grown to the biggest 420 festival Thailand has ever seen. Meet Arun "Max" Avery, and Rattapon "Guide" Sanrak and Chaiwat "Wat" Banjai, someof the co-founders of the Highland Café, one of the country's most famous legal dispensaries that now also sells buds — much to the delight of the hundreds of customers lined up outside their doors.


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Portrait Season
This week I will shoot in Chicago, Illinois. In February I will shoot in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a moment in time to get individual or family portraits. Send me an email if you would like to book a session at uppcreative@yahoo.com
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Christmas can become a circle-cycle for you. You do certain things at a certain. For instance some are last minute gift buyers. Other people tend to have a certain routine like "we always eat at noon." This year, hopefully you broke those routines and started new traditions.
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There are so many Christmas movies and so little time. I mean there are country Christmases, urban Christmases, California Christmases, Alien Christmases. It goes on and on.
For me, this season the winner is Last Christmas on HBO.
This is the best, most fun movie I watched all the way through and only stopped once. Child of the 1980s that I am, it won me immediately with the George Michael music throughout the movie. And this cute little film from the UK reminded me why I love his music which set a certain type of mood for the film.
The well written script tells me the story in a manner that keeps my interest by making me wonder where it is going. Our main character is Kate, a young woman living in the UK with her parents and sister, all of which have immigrated from Yugoslavia during the critical time of Brexit. She is living the life of a normal twentysomething.
Emilia Clarke is so good as Kate, she is annoying. The first 40 minutes of this movie, I wanted to punch her myself. I was yelling "Girl, get a life!" Then the very charming Henry Golding shows up at Tom and starts me to wondering. First of all, why would someone like him be interested in a girl who wears an elf costume? I didn't find this to be one of those ordinary Christmas stories.
The Emma Thompson plays Kate's mother which gives you a glimpse into why Kate is so crazy. Thompson's character is this older woman who has immigrated to the UK has lots of fears about it. She is a doting mother, but none make you hate her. Michelle Yeoh plays Kate's boss who goes by the name of Santa and also gives you moments to giggle. Both women characters have that thing that happens after you turn 50 when you say whatever you think to the twentysomething in the room, like "that's stupid."
The screenplay was written by Thompson and Bryony Kimmings who were inspired by George Michael's song Last Christmas. I enjoyed how they chose to tell the story. It was cheeky, funny, corny and endearing.
I like the story because of the set up. It doesn't do anything that I don't expect. It slides a few things in, like the Christmas shop that sells odd Christmas ornaments like the baby Jesus with a full set of teeth and a smiling donkey or a Christmas tree made from baby cabbages.
The thing I love is that it takes me one step deeper than most movies like it. It explains why. Life is full of people who do dumb stuff. Once you know why they do it, it changes everything. For that, this movie will go on my list of movies I will watch over and over. And Henry Golding is hot.


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IBM scientists report significant breakthrough in computer display manufacturing
IBM researchers have invented and developed a new process for manufacturing flat-panel liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that can vastly improve screen quality and viewing angles while saving manufacturers millions of dollars.
High-flying UC Berkeley students ride "vomit comet" in search of better way to cut bone loss in space
Four UC Berkeley students used NASA's zero-G airplane to test an improvement to the treadmills astronauts pound regularly to stave off bone loss in space, and found that it works.
Racial disparity in use of clot-busters for stroke 'alarming'
Whites are five times more likely than blacks to receive emergency clot-dissolving therapy for stroke, according to a review of records at 42 U.S. academic medical centers, researchers report in the May issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Postmenopausal heart, stroke risk best determined before 'the change'
A woman's cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol and blood pressure readings before menopause are a more accurate predictor of whether she will develop heart disease or stroke after menopause, researchers report in the May issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
UT Southwestern researcher finds beta-blocking drug reduces heart failure in blacks
The beta-blocking drug carvedilol reduces the risk of death and the symptoms of mild to moderate heart failure in black patients as well as it does in nonblack patients, according to results from the U.S.
NHLBI reports new asthma data for World Asthma Day
In observance of the third World Asthma Day, May 3, 2001, the NHLBI reported new data showing continuing increases in rates of asthma deaths, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.
Review study of 'heading' ball finds no injury boost in soccer
Contrary to many parents' concerns, soccer players who cause the ball to bounce forcefully off their heads in games or practices -- a technique called
UC San Francisco patents method for delivering normal genes in a pill
The first patent for a method of delivering normal genes in a pill to induce the production of insulin in people with diabetes was issued May 1 to the University of California, San Francisco by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Carbon dioxide levels key to global warming predictions
It's never a good idea to throw the baby out with the bathwater, even if the baby is millions of years old -- with an uncertain future.
Killer cells recognize specific viruses
Researchers have discovered that immune system cells called natural killer cells can recognize and destroy specific viruses.
Researchers discover the ultimate adult stem cell
The ultimate adult stem cell appears to have been discovered, namely a cell in the bone marrow that can transform itself into almost any organ in the body, according to a collaborative study led by New York University School of Medicine researchers.
New study finds that school-based intervention programs successful in violence prevention
A new curriculum appears to be effective in determining whether middle schools students will avoid using violence as a means to resolve their problems, according to a study published in the May edition of the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Firefighters' greatest danger may not be fires
Firefighters save hundreds of lives each year. It may be time to save their own.
First experiments from NASA Commercial Space Centers get started on International Space Station
Three new commercial experiments are getting started on the International Space Station, marking a major milestone for NASA's Commercial Space Centers - 17 centers across the United States that help industry conduct space experiments.
Scientists identify mechanism for caffeine's potential protective effect against Parkinson's disease
That morning cup of coffee may be doing a lot more than giving you a needed lift at the start of the day.
Many children improperly measured in doctors' offices
A three-year study conducted by a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing evaluating primary care pediatric practices has found that about two- thirds of children may be improperly measured, possibly leading to the misdiagnosis of growth disorders.
Rush geriatrics program partners with St. Louis University to educate health
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center will partner with Saint Louis University to provide programming through an SLU five-year grant to educate health care professionals on geriatric health issues, including recognizing and reporting elder abuse.
Researchers discover adult stem cell that can transform itself into nearly any organ in the body
Adult stem cells that can create new liver, lung, gastrointestinal and skin cells, and possibly any other organ in the body, have been discovered in bone marrow, according to a newly-published study by a Yale researcher and collaborators.
Groundbreaking robotic heart surgery takes place at USC University Hospital
Cardiothoracic surgeons from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California have become the first in Southern California to perform heart surgery remotely using a robot.
Makgoba to speak at NIH for the James C. Hill Memorial Lecture on May 15
Dr. Malegapuru William Makgoba, President of the Medical Research Council of South Africa, will lecture on
UCSF-led study finds racial disparity in use of key treatment for stroke
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Environmental Health Institute selects centers in Ohio, Texas, New York and Washington to breed mice with gene variants for disease studies
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences today announced the establishment and funding of five research centers to develop and breed mice with key genetic variations similar to those of humans.
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Nanette South Clark October 22, 2009 Pier Luigi Nervi, Thin-Shell Structures,
1. Artemio Franchi Municipal Stadium (Stadio Comunale "Artemio Franchi"), in Florence, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy, built in 1929 - 1932.
Structure: A reinforced horizontal concrete cantilever structure.
Seats: 35,000
Designers: Alessandro Giuntoli and Pier Luigi Nervi
2. Orvieto Hangars in Orvieto, Terni, Umbria, Italy, completed in 1935 and later destroyed.
Structure: Reinforced concrete shell--ribbed barrel vault--airplane hangar.
Span: 44.8 m
Length: 111.5m
Engineer: Pier Luigi Nervi
3. Orbetello Hangars in Orvieto, Terni, Umbria, Italy, built in 1939 - 1942, later destroyed.
Structure: Precast reinforced concrete ribbed barrel vault.
Width: 36m
Length: 100m
Designer: Pier Luigi Nervi
4. Via della Magliana 236-240, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, completed in 1946.
Structure: Originally, a reinforced concrete thin-shell warehouse, now used as a parking garage.
5. Stazione Termini in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, built in 1937 - 1950.
Structure: A reinforced concrete ribbed shell structure with reinforced concrete columns.
Architects: Leo Calini, Massimo Castellazzi, Vasco Fadigati, Eugenio Montuori, Achille Pintonello and Annibale Vitellozzi
6. Turin Exhibition Hall B (Palazzo per esposizioni salone B) in Turin, Torino, Piedmont, Italy, built in 1947 - 1949.
Structure: A reinforced concrete shell barrel vault (ribbed).
Covered area: 95.10 x 80.50m
Span: 71.1m
7. Restaurant of the Kursaal Hotel in Lido di Ostia, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, completed in 1950.
Structure: A reinforced concrete thin-shell structure.
Architect: Attilio Lapadula
8. Gatti Wool Factory in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, completed 1951.
Structure: A reinforced concrete factory.
Architect: Carlo Cestelli Guidi
9. Parco Acqua Santa - Salone Nervi in Chianciano Terme, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, built in 1952 - 1953.
Structure: A reinforced concrete thin-shell restaurant.
Designer: Pier Luigi Nervi (dome)
Architects: Mario Loreti and Mario Marchi
10. UNESCO Auditorium, 7th arrondissment, Paris, Ile de France, France built in 1953 - 1958.
Designers: Marcel Breuer, Antonio Nervi, Pier Luigi Nervi and Bernard Louis Zehrfuss
11. UNESCO Headquarters Main Building, 7th arrondissment, Paris, Ile de France, France, built in 1953 - 1958.
12. Little Sports Palace (Palazzetto dello Sport) in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, built in 1956 - 1957 for the 1960 Olympic Summer Games.
Structure: A reinforced concrete ribbed dome with membrane roof.
Height: 21m
Seats: 5,000
Diameter: 58.8m
Architect: Annibale Vitellozzi
13. CNIT (Centre des nouvelles industries et technologies) for Paris-La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Ile de France, France and Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile de France, built in 1956 - 1958.
Structure: A reinforced concrete double thin-shell.
Architects: Robert Edouard Camelot, Jean de Mailly and Bernard Louis Zehrfuss
Engineer: Nicolas Esquillan (shell) and Jean Prouvé (façade)
Consultant: Pier Luigi Nervi
14. Great Sports Palace (Palazzo dello Sport) in Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, built in 1958-1960 for the 1960 Olympic Summer Games.
Structure: A reinforced concrete ribbed dome.
Diameter: 100.65 m
Designers: Pier Luigi Nervi and Marcello Piacenti
15. Savona Railway Station in Savona, Savona, Liguria, Italy, built in 1958 - 1961.
Structure: A precast concrete roof with reinforced concrete columns.
Designers: Antonio Nervi and Pier Luigi Nervi
16. Palazzo del Lavoro in Turin, Torino, Piedmont, Italy, built 1960 - 1961.
Structure: An exhibition hall--reinforced concrete.
17. Leverone Field House at the Darmouth College Campus, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, built in 1961 - 1962.
Structure: A reinforced concrete shell.
18. Priory of Saint Mary and Saint Louis in Creve Coeur, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA, completed in 1962.
Heights:
Level 1: 7.31m
To cross: 6.09m
Architects: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Structural engineering: Weidlinger Associates
19. Papal Audience Hall in the Vatican City, completed in 1971.
Structure: A ribbed, pre-cast concrete structure.
20. Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA, completed in 1971.
Structure: A thin-shell hyperbolic-paraboloid structure.
Designers: Pietro Belluschi, Pier Luigi Nervi
Structural engineer: L. F. Robinson
Architects: McSweeney, Ryan & Lee
Structural engineers: Robinson Meier Juilly & Associates
21. Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, completed in 1971.
Structure: A reinforced concrete dome with combination concrete panel and cast-in-place shell.
Diameter: 134m
Architect: E. Bradford Tazewell (dome)
Consulting engineer: Pier Luigi Nervi (dome)
Architects: Williams, Tazewell and Associates
Structural engineering: Fraioli-Blum-Yesselman Associates
Contractor: Daniel Construction Co.
22. Rupert C. Thompson Arena at Dartmouth College, Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, built in 1973 to 1975.
Structure: A reinforced concrete thin-shell hockey arena.
Reference: Structurae.
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[i]n a typical semester, for instance, 32 percent of the students did not take a single course with more than 40 pages of reading per week, and 50 percent did not take any course requiring more than 20 pages of writing over the semester. The average student spent only about 12 to 13 hours per week studying — about half the time a full-time college student in 1960 spent studying . . . Not surprisingly, a large number of the students showed no significant progress on tests of critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing that were administered when they began college and then again at the ends of their sophomore and senior years. If the test [ ] used, the Collegiate Learning Assessment, were scaled on a traditional 0-to-100 point range, 45 percent of the students would not have demonstrated gains of even one point over the first two years of college, and 36 percent would not have shown such gains over four years of college.
I don't know what impact a lower drinking age would have on binge drinking on campuses. Doing so would remove the forbidden-fruit allure of under-age drinking for those over 18, and that would somewhat change the social dynamic that leads to problem drinking. Since both typically occur when one is 18 alcohol consumption would still be linked to going off to college and experiencing greater freedom from adult supervision. One could argue that the drinking age should be lowered to 16, to enable teenagers to experience legal drinking when most are still living under their parents' roofs. The causes of binge drinking are complex and drinking age is just one factor.
One cannot ignore MADD's point about traffic fatalities. I believe (relying on someone I trust who researched this subject extensively a few years ago) there was a direct correlation between raising drinking ages to 21 and reducing alcohol-related fatalities. Opposing MADD is political suicide for state legislators.
This is unfortunate. It takes off the table solutions other than more rigorous law enforcement and stiffer penalties for underage drinkers. These don't work, as our experience with harsher drug laws shows. It's a plain fact that college students are going to drink. Solutions that don't start with this fact–solutions of the "just say no" variety–are doomed to fail.
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A few days ago a friend sent me The Odyssey Years, a New York Times op-ed piece by David Brooks about "the decade of wandering that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood. During this decade, 20-somethings go to school and take breaks from school. They live with friends and they live at home. They fall in and out of love. They try one career and then try another." The Brooks piece resonated with my friend, a former student who graduated in 2006 and now works for an investment bank. He said "there's just so much pressure to succeed for young people (and it's such an obscure definition, it no longer involves forming a cohesive family unit and living a pleasant life.)" It spoke to me as a college professor who spends hours talking with students about What Comes Next, and as a parent whose children do not spend hours talking with him and his wife about What Comes Next. I sent the op-ed to my sons, all in their 20s. One said "it fits a little too well." Another said "good to know I'm not alone." The third, a law student on the verge of graduation and a career, delivered his message by not responding.
If you are in college, a recent graduate, have friends who are in college or recent graduates, are moving from job to job with no clear plan, know someone who is moving from job to job with no clear plan, or are the parent of anyone in any of these categories–in other words, if you are anyone who is reading this post–read the op-ed piece.


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World apple production divided between haves and have nots
Richard Lehnert // January 1, 2012
The United States apple crop this year is strongly divided, east and west, into those who have, and those who have not, as Mark Seetin, director of regulatory and industry affairs for the U.S. Apple Association, put it. Strangely enough, that is a worldwide phenomenon.
Canada, no surprise, mirrors the United States, with the haves to the West and the have-nots to the East. There is a good crop on the trees in the western province of British Columbia and virtually no apples in Ontario. There are apples, however, in the provinces further east of Ontario.
In the heart of Europe, there are apples in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Ukraine. Apple crops are much diminished all around the European perimeter from Turkey, Italy, and France on the Mediterranean Sea on the south, west through the English Channel to England, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and back east along the Baltic shore to Germany and Latvia.
China, as usual, is expecting a large crop, a record size crop, from a continually growing production base. The crop was pegged at 38.75 million metric tons. In bushels, that's 2,031 million, about 10 times the U.S. crop size and more than half the world's production.
Michael Choi, president of Zhonglu America Corporation
Each year, USApple stages an elaborate meeting at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Chicago in August, inviting speakers from all over the world to talk about apple production in their region. Here are some of their reports:
The annual speaker is Michael Choi, president of Zhonglu America Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the oldest and largest apple juice concentrate producers in China, with an annual output of 40 million gallons of concentrate.
China's apple production last year was up 8.2 percent over 2010 and estimated at just under 36 million metric tons (1.89 billion bushels). Production has been increasing every year, Choi said, and is expected to increase again this year to 38.75 million metric tons (2.03 billion bushels).
Apple juice concentrate production is falling as China's domestic market absorbs ever more fresh apples. Growers there are starting to hold more apples in storage, looking toward better profits from a longer fresh marketing period, Choi said.
This gradual withdrawal of China from the apple juice concentrate market has greatly strengthened prices for juice apples worldwide. Only 12 percent of China's apples went into this market last year, as 82 percent went into China's domestic market as fresh apples, Choi said.
The annual speaker is Leighton Romney, once CEO and now on the board of Paquime, a large family-owned grower, packer, and importer of apples, and also on the board of Unifrut, Mexico's version of USApple.
The Mexican situation is always interesting, because it is the United States's major export market, and the amount Mexico imports depends on how much it produces domestically.
Mexico is expecting a short crop this year, Romney said, about 10 million bushels. With domestic consumption pegged at 29.7 million bushels, that leaves a deficit of 19.7 million bushels. The Mexican apple and peach crop was heavily damaged by freezes. The United States is expected to take 47 percent of the 19.7 million bushel deficit, Romney said.
"Apples are expensive in Mexico, and will be more so this year," he said, as prices will be higher because of the reduced production.
The annual speaker is Philippe Binard, secretary general of the World Apple and Pear Association in Brussels, Belgium, which gathers production and use information from across Europe.
Much of Europe also experienced an early spring and then freeze events that cut its expected production from a normal 10.4 million metric tons (545 million bushels) by 9 percent to a forecast 9.7 million metric tons (491.4 million bushels).
Poland, in eastern Europe, is the largest producer and its crop is up 24 percent from its five-year average, or 146.7 million bushels. Italy, the second-largest producer with a five-year average production of 2.2 million metric tons (116 million bushels), is down 10 percent to just under 2 million metric tons (104.8 million bushels). France, the number-three producer, is down 29 percent from its five-year average of 1.6 million metric tons (85.3 million bushels). Germany, number four, has a near-normal crop of 933,000 metric tons (48.9 million bushels).
Just east and south of the core countries of the European Union, Turkey is a large producer and is just below its normal production, pegged this year at 2.4 million metric tons (124 million bushels). Russia is up slightly at 1.6 million metric tons (85 million bushels).
Of the European production of 511 million bushels, Golden Delicious is most prevalent, forecast at 116 million bushels, followed by Gala at 56 million bushels, and Red Delicious at 29 million bushels.
The annual speaker is Rene Alarcon, manager for South America of Carlos Steffens, Inc., a brokerage specializing in fruit juice concentrate in Santiago, Chile.
South America has four regions in which apples are produced, he said: one in Argentina, one in Chile, and two in Brazil.
Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Alarcon spoke about a crop already in the market.
The Argentine crop was 966,000 metric tons (50.6 million bushels), with a third of it exported to Russia, Europe, and Brazil, and most of the rest consumed in the country.
Brazil has a strong and growing domestic market. "Most apples stay in Brazil," Alarcon said. It is a large producer—more than half the size of Washington State—with 1.4 million metric tons (75.2 million bushels). Exports go mainly to Europe.
Chile is the biggest exporter to the United States. Its production was 1.5 million metric tons (79 million bushels), of which about half was exported, with 19 percent of that going to the United States.
The annual speaker is Donald Werden, who works in sales and logistics of the Norfolk Fruit Growers Association in Simcoe, Ontario.
Canada is expecting a crop of 14.1 million bushels, 32.6 percent below last year and the smallest crop in more than 20 years. The big drop occurs in Ontario, down 87.2 percent from its average 9.3 million bushels to 1.1 million bushels. Like Michigan and New York, Ontario endured a month of subfreezing April nights after a balmy March that brought bud break on March 19.
British Columbia's crop is up 26 percent to an estimated 5.5 million bushels, with more than 600,000 bushels of it Ambrosia.
Nova Scotia's crop is up just slightly, at 2.1 million bushels. Quebec's crop, at 5.3 million bushels, is down 9 percent. New Brunswick, a small producer, has a crop down slightly at 167,000 bushels, Werden said.
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Casper Wells had quite a day on Sunday.
The Schenectady native served up a Mother's Day present, blasting a home run at Yankee Stadium, in his return to the Empire State, with the Seattle Mariners.
His mother, Daiva, had asked for a home run before the game and the former South Troy Dodgers star delivered.
Wells also hit a home run off of his sister's favorite pitcher, Andy Pettitte.
Wells, who hasn't had has much success as he's hoped for this year, also made the final three outs, from left field, in the ninth inning, to secure the victory for the Mariners in front of more than a dozen friends and family members.
It was enough for Wells to tweet this after the game, @UpstateBaller "What an amazing day and one I will never forget. Made momma proud!"
Wells is hitting .242 (8-33) with four doubles, four RBI and that one home run this season for the Mariners.
Another former South Troy Dodgers player is ready to make his 2012 big league debut on Monday.
Saratoga Catholic grad Tim Stauffer will take the mound for San Diego, when the Padres take on the Washington Nationals.
Stauffer had to go on the disabled list before his season even got going because of elbow issues. He's worked his way back up and is ready to start this evening.
Stauffer was 9-12 last season for the Padres, but did finish with a 3.73 ERA. It was his first big league season starting more than 14 games.
On Saturday, former Siena College star Anthony Giansanti was called up to the Class A, Peoria Chiefs, in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Giansanti primarily played outfield during his days at Siena, but he has done a little of everything, which makes his services all the more useful. The Chiefs called Giansanti up to play catcher.
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In the glory years, Detroit was a diverse, hard-working city, powered by innovation andcreativity. Birthplace of the assembly line. Arsenal of democracy. Dynamo of prosperity, bouncing forward to a pulsing Motown beat.
Then, for reasons too complex to sum up in a few words, Detroit stumbled. For a long time, the city struggled to regain its footing, seeming to be always on the verge of falling to its knees.
But now Detroit is regaining its stride. It has a new energy, a sense of purpose, and a culture of entrepreneurship that is making things happen.
Northwood knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship, so it's not surprising that the university is playing a part in Detroit's renewal. In one example, a Northwood graduate is investing in the city through a fascinating urban forestry initiative (see story, Page 6). For something a little more hands-on, check out the Northwood edition wristwatch from Shinola Detroit, a new company that is making Motown's urban cool a worldwide phenomenon.
Shinola launched in 2012 with nine assembly workers and a stylish retail store in a blighted part of Detroit. The stated goal was to generate employment in a city that desperately needed it by producing fashionable watches with an appealing brand.
The company also makes high-end bicycles, and sells an eclectic variety of products – among them leather goods, jewelry, and audiophile turntables – that can really only be linked by one word: hip. It has expanded to more than 25 retail locations (several new ones are opening this summer) around the country and also has locations across Europe.
Shinola marketing whiz Peter Shin spoke at Northwood in 2016 as part of Values Emphasis Week, and the natural fit between the company and the university was obvious.
In true entrepreneurial fashion, something got going very quickly. Shinola agreed to produce up to 500 watches and provide them to Northwood at a wholesale price. Northwood would sell them at the retail price of a comparable Shinola watch. And rest assured, this is not your typical timepiece.
The watch face is Northwood blue. "Northwood University" is etched on the stainless steel body. It comes in a display-quality wooden box with the school's logo burned into the top. Its Super-LumiNova hands are driven by an Argonite 1069 high-accuracy quartz movement.
"It's a beautiful timepiece, and it's unique to Northwood University," Marshall said. "They are a point of pride for the alumni network – something that can be worn proudly, giving each wearer the opportunity to help others and to tell a great story."
The only place to order the special edition watch is at Northwood's website, www.northwood.edu/events/shinola. It comes in three case sizes, 47 mm, 41 mm, or 36 mm, and sells for $550.
A Northwood degree comes with an added bonus that many alumni may not know about: a scholarship designed especially for their eligible NU legacy-student children. The Alumni Legacy Endowed Scholarship was created in 2010 to recognize academic achievement and leadership potential in the children of our alumni who choose Northwood University.
Northwood is fortunate to have alumni who have passed on their enthusiasm for their alma mater and "The Northwood Idea" to their children. We celebrate this special relationship by offering financial support to kids whose love of Northwood was ignited by their parents.
Craig Smith, '81, is an entrepreneur and dealer operator of Craig Smith Auto Group and Craig Smith RV Center in Ohio. The years he spent at Northwood prepared him for his successful career and also shaped his belief in the importance of a free enterprise system. His son Brent started at Northwood a year into the '08 economic downturn, which hit the auto industry especially hard. The Alumni Legacy scholarship that Brent received lightened the family's financial burden during an incredibly challenging time. Now Craig and his wife, Ginger, are happy to give back to help other students attend Northwood.
"Every day of my life I use something I learned in college, from accounting to writing. So I was very happy when Brent chose Northwood. Now that he's graduated, I can say that he gained knowledge and skills, especially how to think critically and to do so with empathy, that will contribute to his future success. Northwood has made a big difference in both of our lives. And I'm equally excited that our younger son, Alex, is starting at NU this fall," said Craig.
Brent Smith, '13, general manager of Craig Smith RV Center, had his heart set on Northwood from the time he was in middle school. His choice may have seemed like a "natural," given that his dad is an alumnus. However, it was also an excellent choice for his career. Brent's Northwood education helped him learn about the multifaceted automotive business. And the connections he made at school have helped him build his industry knowledge and support base as he builds his future.
For more information or to donate to the Northwood Alumni Legacy Endowed Scholarship, please contact Sherri Riepma, Private Donor Scholarship coordinator, 989-837-4146 or riepmas@northwood.edu.
For roughly four decades, The Northwood University Gallery has provided Midland with a place to experience the expressive works of talented artists. The Gallery is a retail operation specializing in decorative art, jewelry, home accessories, and gifts. It serves as an extension into the community of the Northwood Idea, especially the belief that an understanding and appreciation of the arts and humanities is a primary source of human enrichment in the lives of productive human beings.
Meanwhile, downtown Midland continues to grow and thrive, with new businesses, activities, and energy. A key part of that momentum is the renovation of the H Residence hotel, which played a role in the location of Northwood Gallery.
The Gallery has actually had several homes through the years. Opened in 1978, the Gallery was part of the Town & Campus project, a women's organization in Midland that connects the community to Northwood. In 2000, the Gallery relocated to its own space donated by the Midland Area Community Foundation, at the corner of Ashman and Main streets. In 2014, it moved yet again, making way for the H Residence renovation. In April of 2017, the Gallery returned to its Ashman and Main location, within the renovated H Residence.
The new location features bright colors and geometric shapes that pay tribute to renowned Midland architect Alden B. Dow.
Now on display at the Gallery is the exhibit "III Voices: The Art of Photography," which features the work of local artists Preston Jones, Stephen K. Grewe, and Armin Mersmann. The exhibit is open to the public six days a week.
Four years later, Lewis isn't the only one making an impact at Bluewater in Southfield, Michigan. She has helped recruit and hire 10 more employees with Northwood ties, including a pair of current interns.
"It's kind of become a joke: 'Oh, there's another Northwood alum working here. Aren't there other universities out there?'" laughed Lewis, who is director of the Project Management Office.
Lewis has brought on four women who, like her, were members of the Alphi Chi Omega sorority.
It's the kind of work Lewis honed as events chair for the Northwood University International Auto Show and as vice president of communications and membership for Alpha Chi Omega. She has a 2008 bachelor's degree from Northwood in marketing, advertising and management and a 2013 master's degree from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan.
"Whenever I see people interview here, they say the people here are so cool, it feels like family," Lewis said.
Having interviewed numerous hires over the years, Lewis said the Northwood students stand out in the best way.
Northwood's classrooms — where students interview in front of the class and accept critiques, ask insightful questions and review realworld scenarios with professors — help prepare students for job interviews.
"The presentations and projects seem so stressful in the moment, but the experience and the feedback you gain carries you miles further than other candidates for the job," Lewis said.
Header photo caption: Northwood President and CEO Keith A. Pretty (center) presented Bluewater Technologies with the university's Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Pictured from left to right are Nicole Gabridge, Victor George IV, Andrew Hanagan, Hannah Hayes, Melissa Phillips, Brittney Lewis, and Andrea Hlavaty.
Two clubs, two trips to compete on the world's stage, and more than 26 national awards. Northwood University's Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) and Business Professionals of America (BPA) made their mark in national competition this past spring. All 13 of NU's DECA team members placed at the California competition, with four finishing as Top 10 Finalists. At BPA nationals in Orlando, 13 Northwood students drew honors.
The clubs have rich history on campus with an active DECA club since 1984 and BPA since 1998. Combined, that's five decades of facilitating student growth and giving participants an edge in the job market.
One of the ways that Northwood students learn by doing, the experience of high-level competition has left a mark on the students who competed, as well.
Joseph P. Walsh, 20, came to Northwood after his high-school DECA experience won him dedicated scholarships.
"What you put in is what you get out of it. Nationals really showed me that," he said.
"Joseph's leadership was, in large part, responsible for the success of the workshops and the great success of the high school students that attended them," said John Gustincic, adviser to the club.
Nineteen students from Northwood's BPA chapter competed at nationals in Orlando, Fla., with 13 placing.
Taylor says the presentation experience also helped him develop skills he will soon need for his career.
Headline Photo Caption: Northwood's Mock Trial team chalked up another successful season, advancing to the American Mock Trial Association's Regional Tournament in Ohio. One team qualified for the opening round of the championship series in Ohio.
Leeza Bacon, Health Care Management department chair, Midland, studied the Swedish Health Care System through a study abroad program. While in Sweden, she made healthcare visits to primary care facilities, elderly care homes, hospitals, the government system, and Red Cross refugee care. She studied numerous topics that affect healthcare in Sweden and compared these issues to those affecting healthcare in the United States. This information will be incorporated into her Health Care Management courses this fall.
Stephanie VonFintel, CPA, brings familiarity with Northwood and the Midland community to her new position as Assistant Professor of Accounting. As a student at Northwood, Stephanie ('03) interned in the finance departments at Arnold Center and the Midland Center for the Arts while pursuing her undergraduate degrees. She earned a Master of Science in Accountancy from Walsh College while working in the Midland office of Andrews, Hooper, Pavlik. After finishing her degree at Walsh College, Stephanie returned to the Finance Department at the Midland Center for the Arts as Assistant Controller and served as an adjunct faculty member in the Accounting Department at Northwood.
Dennis R. Witherspoon, Finance department chair and associate professor, Midland, recently completed the study abroad component for his doctorate program of study in finance curriculum at Kansas State University. Dennis, along with six others, traveled to Beijing, China, for 10 days where he participated in practitioner discussions and presentations from Chinese MBA students. Dennis also presented his research titled "The Financial Domain of Life Satisfaction" to his cohort, Chinese MBA students, and faculty. While in Beijing Dennis also visited the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City.
Photo caption: Dealer Education Award 2017 honorees and Northwood students gather with President Pretty for the award ceremony. Front row L-R: George Sharpe, Jr. (representing George Sharpe, Sr.), Larry Mullinax, Eve Knudtsen, Russ Banks, Robert Ourisman, Mitch Walters (not pictured Ryan LaFontaine). Back row: NU President Keith Pretty and students Leann Colella, Charles Elledge, Norma Benavides, Kendra Taylor, Harry Collins, Shane Maurer, Nicholas Kret At the NADA convention and expo in January, Northwood honored seven automotive dealers from across the U.S. for their dedication to and support of education. Created in 1972 by Northwood's cofounders, Arthur Turner and Gary Stauffer, the annual Dealer Education Award (DEA) recognizes dealers who serve their communities and the automotive industry by making noteworthy contributions to public and private education.
The 2017 honorees included five Northwood alumni, the most to receive the award in a single year.
Ryan LaFontaine, '99, CEO, LaFontaine Cadillac Buick GMC, Highland, Mich.
Lawrence Mullinax, '83, Owner, Mullinax Ford, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Robert Ourisman, Dealer Principal, Ourisman Automotive Group, Rockville, Md.
George Sharpe, President, The Sharpe Collection, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Steven "Mitch" Walters, '76, President & CEO, Friendship Enterprises, Bristol, Tenn.
Northwood recognizes the enormous contributions made by men and women to businesses, communities, nonprofit organizations, and public and private sector services. By acquainting our students with the lives and achievements of these present-day leaders, we provide an indispensable part of the education of America's next generation of business leaders. 37th Annual Outstanding Business Leader Award "Northwood University has been honoring business leaders for their contributions to our nation and to the world for 37 years," says Keith Pretty, Northwood University President and CEO.
"By recognizing business leaders for their accomplishments in business, in their communities, and in their personal lives, Northwood encourages business excellence and inspires others, including our own students, to strive for success.
2017 Outstanding Business Leaders were honored at the March 4 dinner for their contributions to education, community involvement, personal and professional success, and dedication to Northwood's philosophy. Proceeds from the event provide assistance to Northwood students with financial need and academic merit through the Outstanding Business Leaders Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Northwood celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of seven women at the 2016 Distinguished Women event on Nov. 5. Honorees represent the values Northwood espouses to its students: commitment to free enterprise, partnership of arts and business, and management in a global society.
"The creation of our Signature Events Team (SET) has allowed students at Northwood University to be actively involved and present at our signature events and ceremonies. The experiential learning opportunities that these students take part in range from onsite event execution to networking, meeting prep, and exposure to our honorees and friends of the University," said Ashleigh Summers, Director of Signature Programs & Special Gifts.
With the click of a button, Northwood University alumni gave fashion marketing students a boost in the job market. Project 100 awarded its inaugural grant for $10,000 to Northwood's Fashion Marketing and Management Department to buy MockShop software. The grant will pay for 100 site licenses for up to three years, plus installation and training in this industry standard software.
Project 100 is a novel way for graduates to direct their giving. Donors give $100 per semester; and the effort has 65 founding members who donate $600 each. Every donor is asked to vote for the project with the most merit.
"There's been a great buzz on campus, and all the19 project submissions were great ideas," said Dan Waskevich ('11), an emcee for the presentations.
Finalists make their pitches in front of a live and online audience, with Project 100 members watching.
"Because of the online presentation and voting, my 3- and 5-year-old were also able to participate and help us decide as a family how we were going to vote for our donation." said Project 100 member Michelle Mitchell.
In her appeal for support, Davis-Bundrage explained how students currently create their designs.
THE SIGNATURE EVENTS TEAM presented a proposal to enhance an outdoor recreational and gathering space on campus near Recognition Park. Features included seating, bonfire pits, picnic tables, tetherball, and outdoor lighting.
THE MOCK TRIAL program appealed for tablets with student resources on them so students could better prepare for competition, two travel bags for mock trial equipment and a second camera system for each of the teams to use to study and improve their performances.
The next Project 100 meeting will take place Saturday, Oct. 7, during the Northwood University International Auto Show.
Excitement is building as work continues on North Village, Northwood's first new student housing complex built in more than 30 years. The apartments are on track to open to 162 residents in August. The structure features 59 units — 24 four-bedroom apartments, 31 two-bedroom and four with one-bedroom. With the addition of North Village, the Midland campus will house about 900 students.
The wood-sided exterior is no accident of design. Students in focus groups identified Northwood's "woodsy, beautiful campus" as an important part of its identity.
"I can't wait to have this open so our students can experience it, because it's going to be a game changer," said Andy Cripe, dean of Student Affairs.
There's something special about writing a book. It is a permanent mark on the world. Two Northwood alumni have written books, and as they have learned, the process requires much more than simply putting pen to paper.
Two decades into a successful career in the automotive and financial industries, Don Corder ('82) had what he calls "a burning bush experience." He decided to apply his skills to a higher purpose, helping religious and other nonprofit organizations handle their business and administration more effectively, freeing them to focus on their core missions.
It has gone so well that Corder has made a thriving business of it, and now he's written a book, "Minding His Business," to share some of what he's learned.
"When a church needs a lawyer, it hires a lawyer," Corder explains in his book. "When a church needs a plumber, it hires a plumber. But when a church needs to conduct business, it often calls a butcher, a baker, a mechanic, and a stay-at-home mom to form a committee."
Corder offers a better alternative: he provides professional business expertise combined with a commitment to the faith that is the foundation of the organization. His book offers a wealth of insight designed to liberate church and ministry leaders from the burden of the bottom line.
"Chances are, if you work in a church, you are not an experienced businessperson, nor should you be," Corder writes. After several years of offering his expertise to a variety of churches and public service organizations, Corder launched a shared services organization called The Provisum Group in 2013. It grew quickly, and now has about 30 full-time employees and 25 as-needed employees offering a variety of business services to about 40 client organizations.
As customers find out how liberating Provisum services can be, the word spreads quickly.
Which is one reason Corder expects Provisum's annual revenues to grow from about$1 million now to between $5 million and $10 million in five years.
"There are 350,000 churches in America. This is a very, very significant niche."
Many new parents tell their children stories, but Jaclyn Coy ('05) brings a Northwood education to the nursery, which means she sees opportunity that others might not.
"I think if you talk to people, a lot of them have a desire to write a book, especially a children's book," Coy said recently.
Coy had a triple major in marketing, advertising and management at Northwood, then later earned a master's degree in elementary education. She taught briefly before the career of her husband, Ben ('07), took them to California, where she has spent the past five years working for a marketing company.
Their daughter Wynn was born in 2016, and it didn't take long before the seeds of a children's book took root in Coy's mind.
"The story basically wrote itself after my daughter was born," Coy said. "It is a children's book, but it's definitely intended to entertain the parents who are reading it to their children.
With her business expertise, Coy chose to self-publish the book, and even hired a freelance illustrator Love You to Pieces, Beautiful Monster from Romania to achieve just the look she had in mind.
Coy has already completed a draft of a second book, but her long-term plans are to use the experience she has gained, coupled with her marketing background, to help other authors successfully navigate the self-publishing world.
A brewery, a theater, a boutique hotel, an ice cream shop. The many business ventures of David E. Kepler and Kathleen M. Vertin make their hometowns stronger.
Their example inspires Northwood University students, including those graduates who recently looked on as the pair received the University's highest accolades.
Kepler and Vertin were awarded honorary doctoral degrees as part of Northwood University's December commencement exercises. They joined Northwood's Gallery of Distinction, reserved for 57 years of honorary doctorate holders, vested with the highest award the University bestows.
Kepler and Vertin are strong supporters of the Northwood Idea, and Kepler delivered the commencement address before receiving his honor. Vertin has bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwood.
Northwood's standing as the premier university for automotive marketing turned out to be a very good thing for Jason Brickl, '95, and Regina Brickl (Bombard), '95. Despite growing up in different states, they found each other, along with a shared business vision, at Northwood. Now married and living in Prairie du Sac, Wis., they use many of the lessons learned at the University every day in running several thriving dealerships in three states. Yet one of the most satisfying achievements for them is their philanthropic involvement in their communities and Northwood. Jason's interest in automotive marketing was captured early on when he started working for Ballweg Chevrolet in Sauk City, Wis., at age 16. "Darlene Ballweg, the owner of the dealership, noticed me and became my mentor. When she learned that I wanted to own a dealership one day, she told me 'Go to Northwood.' So that's what I did," said Jason, who is now chairman and CEO of Ballweg Auto Family.
After graduating in 1995, and spending time working in California, Jason rejoined Ballweg's dealership in 1999 as general manager with a percentage of ownership. Since then, he and Regina have worked hard to build the Ballweg Auto Family business that now comprises five dealerships in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri.
The Brickls' success provides opportunities to make an economic and social difference in their communities. They actively invest in their town's prosperity by supporting a variety of groups, including the local school district's River Arts Center, Future Farmers of America, and Sauk Prairie Healthcare.Even their alma mater, where they met and learned the business of automotive marketing, is part of their commitment to community.
Regina and Jason are thankful they developed their entrepreneurial drive, leadership skills, and commitment to social responsibility at Northwood. The Brickls' belief in the University's approach to education has grown even stronger over the years. They both appreciate that the University continues to improve and educate students who are bright and motivated.
To share that confidence in Northwood, Jason takes time to recruit at the University and hire graduates. In fact, eight NU alumni currently work for Ballweg Auto Family businesses. The Brickls have also given their support in person and with contributions to the Northwood University International Auto Show and the Auto Show Gala. And for several years, they funded the Ballweg Automotive Group Annual Private Donor Scholarship.
Their support continued in 2015 when they created the Regina and Jason Brickl Family Scholarship, which is offered to academically achieving students at Northwood. To date, three students have received the scholarship.
"It's rare to find greater commitment to the University than what you witness with Regina and Jason. They met as students, established a life together after graduation, built a successful business, and hired Northwood grads. And throughout all of that, they remain committed and generous donors. We are honored by their friendship and support," said Justin Marshall, vice president of Advancement and Alumni Relations.
To create a private donor scholarship, contact Sherri Riepma, private donor scholarship coordinator, at 989-837-4146 or email riepmas@northwood.edu.
The list of Jack's accomplishments, both professionally and as a friend of Northwood, is long and distinguished. Some of his Northwood highlights include helping establish the school's bachelor's degree in Automotive Aftermarket Management, becoming a member (the longest-serving in NU history) and chairman of the Northwood Board of Trustees, and co-chairing Northwood's National Women's Board and Friends with his wife.
Equally important to Jack was supporting Northwood students in a more direct manner. In 2001, he and Marge established the John A. and Marjorie Hohman Endowed Scholarship to help students pursue degrees in the Entertainment, Sport, & Promotion Management (ESPM) curriculum.
Jack leaves behind a university that is more robust and more dynamic because of his vision, loyalty, and dedication.
The "Raw & Refined" night of the 42nd annual Stafford Dinner provided Northwood University Hospitality Management students with real work experience as they combined raw industrialized elements and refined dining.
Al Booney, a hospitality expert, spoke at the event, sharing his industry knowledge and ideas with Northwood students. Along with Booney's presentation, guests were entertained by James Pagel Jazz Trio, Flare Bartending by Cory Fobar, and had the opportunity to take home goods from the silent auction and Treasure Box.
The members of Team Vigilance, Houston Huff, Alec Bond, and Lucas Myhre, celebrate their victory in the second annual F&I Innovator of the Year competition, which challenges six teams of Northwood automotive students to conceptualize and build a new finance and insurance product.
The team's product, 401Karrs, addresses a concern among millennials and Generation Z: financial stability. With 401Karrs, this new generation of vehicle buyers will have a tool to help manage money by reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket expenses through a down payment on a vehicle. Dealers can also participate in reinsurance on the 401Karrs product, accruing interest on the money set aside for the down payment.