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'Ablaze!' faith-sharing counter exceeds 10 million
By Paula Schlueter Ross
The Web-based "counter" that tracks the number of times LCMS Lutherans have shared their faith with others as part of the Ablaze! movement hit 10,006,997 as this Reporter was going to press April 29.
That figure includes some 310,000 additions from the Synod's Southeastern District, which has been recording Gospel-sharing events for three years and last month added them to the Ablaze! Web site.
Sally Hiller, who has been overseeing the districtwide Ablaze! emphasis, says "people are becoming more comfortable in seeing and seizing the opportunities to share their faith" and now the initiative is "beginning to gain momentum" in the district.
"I rejoice and give thanks to God because each day I am humbled to read of the faith-sharing experiences of people throughout the district," Hiller told Reporter.
She recalled one person who told her, "Oh, I probably speak to someone about Jesus 25 to 30 times a day. How do you not?"
Still, the district is not easing up on its Ablaze! emphasis. At its May 1-3 convention in Norfolk, Va., delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to make faith-sharing a districtwide priority for the next triennium. The Southeastern District wants to have reached 750,000 people with the Gospel by its next convention in 2012 — that's 30 percent of its goal to reach 2.5 million by 2017.
With a little more than eight years left until Ablaze! culminates on Oct. 31, 2017, the movement is one-tenth of the way toward its goal of reaching 100 million people worldwide with the Gospel.
"I wish we were further along than where we are right now, but I think that we're making a good start," says Rev. Scott Snow, director of national outreach for LCMS World Mission.
At the same time, Snow said he believes that many more LCMS Lutherans are sharing their faith with others. They're just not recording those faith-sharing events on the Ablaze! Web site (www.lcms.org/ablaze).
"Sometimes I think folks have a tendency to be unduly modest about how God is using them to share faith, and while we're not asking people to be boastful … we want them to be bold about sharing how they've shared their faith because it helps others see how that could be done, with whom it could be done, where it could be done — and that's a great motivation and encouragement and a great teaching opportunity for others."
Faith-sharing ideas from the Ablaze! Web site are copied by others "all the time," according to Snow.
"If we count and share the stories, then others will say, 'You know, I never thought about sharing my faith in that setting,' like with a hairdresser, or at the supermarket.'"
One idea that's "racing like wildfire" in the Synod relates to praying before a meal in a restaurant. Snow says you can tell the server, "We're going to pray for our meal in just a few minutes. Is there anything that we can pray for you about?"
"That, in itself, is not what we're counting as a 'critical event' [sharing one's faith and giving the recipient an opportunity to respond], but it can often, and does, many times, lead to a faith-sharing opportunity."
Snow says people have told him that, many times, servers will come back and offer other prayer needs, or will bring over another server with a prayer request.
A couple from Metairie, La., write about their restaurant experience on the Ablaze! Web site. When they asked their server for her prayer needs, she responded, "Yes, I just got married yesterday!" So they prayed for her. Later, she explained that her husband was in jail, so the couple prayed again, "that if he were innocent, he might be released, and if not, that he might confess his sin and be renewed in Christ."
When they returned to the same restaurant another day, the server seemed happy to see them and thanked them for their prayers. That day, they were able to "talk about the love of Jesus and for her and for her husband and how He forgives sin."
Says the couple: "We are reminded that many times our paths cross people who are going through difficult times, and in our hurried lives we don't even notice."
Sharing stories such as this "helps to embolden and encourage others to be about the work the Lord calls us together to do," Snow says.
Pilgrim St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lakewood, Ohio, is always on the lookout for ways to encourage outreach, according to Pastor Jim Herbolsheimer. During worship services, members are asked to fill out a "Gospel contacts" card that records the number of times they have shared their faith with others during the past week. For about a year, the congregation would total up the contacts and put that number of carnations on display in a vase on the altar as a way to "keep before our people weekly our responsibility to share the Gospel," said Herbolsheimer.
On the weeks when there were no carnations, "it was a wake-up call to our people," according to the pastor.
The largest number of carnations — 115 — followed the congregation's "Cup and a Prayer" initiative which offered nearly 100 visitors to the church a free cup of coffee and prayers for a need or concern in their lives.
"We then attached the names of these people to the carnations and asked our people to take them home and pray for these people for as long as the carnations lasted," Herbolsheimer said.
The 175-member congregation is continuing this year the "Cup and a Prayer" events, as well as similar ones that will offer free hot dogs, ice-cream cones, and pizza with personal prayer. Since September 2007, Pilgrim St. Paul has logged 826 contacts.
Snow says that resources designed to help individuals, congregations, and schools reach out to others in faith are available on the Ablaze! Web site (at www.lcms.org/?14747). Listed are a number of "Personal Evangelism Tools" such as John 3:16 coins, Ablaze! bracelets, and a pocket-sized New Testament. Schools can choose from a variety of "Ablaze! Idea-Starters" for students such as pencils, magnets, bookmarks, and bracelets. And there are a number of materials, workshops, and outreach ideas for congregations and districts, as well.
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If vehicles or pedestrians are approaching one another, in the absence of signals or signs that can regulate the flow of traffic, right-of-way laws apply. Since most accidents occur as a result of failure to yield the right of way, it is important to learn and understand the right-of-way rules, and to obey them. The rules are there for your protection.
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Weight Training: Work Worth Doing
By Dr. Oz and Michael Roizen, M.D. Tuesday, 07 October 2014 08:12 AM Current | Bio | Archive
Teddy Roosevelt was a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War, but he was a 90-pound weakling as a youngster, suffering from asthma, gastroenteritis, fevers and general failure to thrive ...UNTIL a doctor and his father told him he had to start exercising.
From age 12 to 17 he challenged himself daily, pumping iron and boxing, and he overcame his life-threatening health problems.
Teddy worked out, and his life worked out pretty well!
You need to get (and stay) pumped up, too. Around age 30, muscle mass starts declining.
That's especially true if you, like 79 percent of North Americans, are sedentary. And even if you're active, you're going to need to push it to overcome an age-related, muscle-defeating decline in hormones (growth hormone, testosterone, insulin-like growth factor) and protein synthesis.
Losing muscle mass makes you vulnerable to everything from obesity to falls.
The good news? You can increase your strength 25 percent to 30 percent, and add over two pounds of muscle (that's a lot!) in around 18 weeks with progressive resistance training.
To start, use your own body weight as resistance. Three days a week, do exercises like push-ups and sit-ups or yoga, tai chi and Pilates.
Dr. Mike's Cleveland Clinic suggests you choose eight exercises and do 10-12 reps of each. Then graduate to resistance bands or 1-2 pound hand weights. About every two weeks, increase your number of reps (up to 12) or speed and/or weight.
As Teddy Roosevelt said, "The best prize life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
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NOTES: Effective Date: Fall 1999 Approved by CCAA, 11/7/84 Approved by RAX, 11/14/84 Approved by RA, 11/28/84 Revised by BUCC 3/3/93 Revised by BUCC 2/8/95 Submitted to University Forum for information purposes. Revised by BUCC 4/28/99 Submitted to University Forum for information purposes. Revised by BUCC 4/14/04 Reported to University Forum 4/28/04 for information purposes. Revised by BUCC 2/6/08. Reported to University Forum 2/27/08 for information purposes.
A student in the baccalaureate nursing program must maintain the following standards for academic good standing to progress in the Department of Nursing.
Complete all prerequisite social science courses and prerequisite natural science courses (except 50.240 Introductory Microbiology) by the end of the prior spring semester.
Obtain a cumulative GPA of 2.50 (after 24 earned credits).
A student who does not meet the requirements for progression to the sophomore year will be dismissed from the program.
A student seeking readmission from a departmental dismissal must do so in accord with the Departmental Transfer Policy.
A student who does not meet the identified requirements for departmental academic good standing in departmental non-clinical professional nursing courses will be required to eliminate the identified deficiencies through a repetition of the course before progressing in the baccalaureate nursing program.
A student may repeat departmental non-clinical professional nursing courses only once. A student who does not attain a grade of "C" or above in the repeated departmental non-clinical professional nursing course will be dismissed from the nursing program.
A student who does not attain a "C" or above in the classroom theory portion in an 82.___ departmental professional nursing course with a clinical component and attains a "Pass" in the Clinical Evaluation will receive the letter grade earned through the Class Grading evaluation procedures stated in the course syllabus.
The clinical portion of the course is evaluated as "Pass" or "Fail" using the Clinical Evaluation criteria for each course level (Sophomore Level, Junior Level, Senior Level). A student who attains "Fail" in the Clinical Evaluation in an 82.___ departmental professional nursing course with a clinical component will receive the grade of "E" for the course.
A student who does not meet the identified requirements for departmental academic good standing in professional nursing courses with a clinical component will be required to eliminate the identified deficiencies through a repetition of the course before progressing in the baccalaureate nursing program.
A student may repeat a departmental professional nursing course with a clinical component only once. A student who does not attain a grade of "C" or above in the classroom theory portion and "Pass" in the Clinical Evaluation in the repeated course will be dismissed from the nursing program.
A student may repeat only one departmental professional nursing course with a clinical component. If a student does not attain a grade of "C" or above and "Pass" in the Clinical Evaluation in a second departmental professional nursing course with a clinical component the student will be dismissed from the nursing program.
The department reserves the right and the responsibility to develop procedural guidelines for the implementation of this academic good standing policy. Recommendations concerning academic progression and retention are made to the Department of Nursing Chairperson by the departmental Student Admission, Progression, and Retention Committee. Based upon the recommendations, sophomore, junior and senior students who do not meet the requirements for academic good standing are placed on departmental probation, required to take a departmental leave of absence, or dismissed from the program.
1. A sophomore, junior or senior student who does not meet the identified requirements for departmental good standing will be evaluated by the Committee on Student Admission, Progression, and Retention and will be immediately placed on departmental academic probation.
2. The student will be notified of this decision by the Chairperson of the Department of Nursing.
1. A sophomore, junior or senior student who does not attain departmental academic good standing after one academic period on probation will be required to take a departmental leave of absence.
2. The student will be notified of such actions by the Chairperson of the Department of Nursing.
3. A student on a departmental academic leave of absence is ineligible to enroll in any required course offered by the Department of Nursing. When on departmental academic leave, a student's position will be guaranteed for no more than one calendar year. If at the end of one calendar year the student is not ready to return from departmental academic leave of absence, that student will be dismissed from the program.
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At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was down 5.50 points to 1,807.26. The index had earlier slipped to a low of 1,802.73.
Losers led gainers by 465 to 284, while 1,124 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 1.50 billion shares valued at RM1.12 billion.
The top losers included Nestle (M) Bhd. Supermax Corp Bhd, Petronas Dagangan Bhd, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Hong Leong Industries Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd and Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd.
The actives included My E.G. Services Bhd, Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd, Borneo Oil Bhd, Sapura Energy Bhd, DBE Gurney Resources Bhd, XOX Bhd and Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd.
The gainers included UEM Edgenta Bhd, Apex Healthcare Bhd, Mi Equipment Holdings Bhd, Public Bank Bhd, British American Tobacco (M) Bhd and Ideal Jacobs (M) Corp Bhd.
Stock markets in Asia tracked their global peers lower while the safe-haven dollar hovered near a two-week high on Wednesday as heightened worries over international trade conflicts curbed investor appetite for riskier assets, according to Reuters.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.5 percent, it said.
Affin Hwang Capital Research said the FBM KLCI Index closed flat (down 0.82 points) yesterday.
"Performance remained muted amidst the lack of fresh catalysts. Anticipate the index to open softer in tandem with global markets. Nonetheless, prices continue to remain in consolidation, hovering above the immediate support area.
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Even though I am a strength coach and own a gym, I like to go to other gyms and have always had multiple memberships. It is educational for me to see what is going on in the big box gyms and I also have lifting buddies that I have been training with for years.
It used to be much more fun, before the "smart phone" arrived. I observe people in the gym going from a lift to the phone non-stop. I am sure we could all list the annoying people who sit on a bench texting or talking or taking selfies and not exercising while you wait for them to move. Anecdotally I can see a direct correlation of fitness level to phone usage. The least fit are typically the heavy phone users.
So if you just look at the time it takes to do both it is easy to understand the impact. However, I think the impact is much greater than just time lost in the workout.
I have stated in the past that what great strength coaches really provide to their clients is time. Their skill accelerates the performance of an athlete. Hence they are fitter earlier in their career and the coach has given them time. We all have a limited amount of time, so this applies to all, but more so to the competitive athlete, as careers are short. What if the phone is diminishing the impact of the coach?
If you are wondering why you are not seeing change in your body or performance you may want to look at the impact of your phone more closely. I have been training for a long time, and I realize the importance of focus when training. Fitness bumps come randomly. One day you go to the gym and feel like a monster when you lift the weight. You did not know it was going to be this way until you got deep in the workout. This is an opportunity that will present itself less and less as you get fitter and fitter. In addition age will also impact how quickly these bumps occur. For performance improvements these are the day's strength coaches wait patiently to capitalize on for improvements and big overloads.
Multi-tasking does not work! EX: You are doing a heavy deadlift day and you are feeling great on your early lifts. So far you are having the perfect set! You are going for a 3 rep PR and you get a text. You are in the zone. You look at your phone and it is something that is going to be a distraction and irritation later in the day. Now you go back to your lift. You have lost the focus and the perfect set disappears before your eyes. No matter how hard you try your mind can not get you back to where you were. You fail at the lift and you wasted the opportunity for improvement until the next time you have that rhythm. The window of opportunity is lost. Time is lost. It adds up quickly. This is the death of the perfect set.
Our minds prioritize information as it comes in. If the phone beeps with a text it draws your attention to the phone. This in itself may or may not take you out of the zone, but once you look at it, you are gone. Lost to another world.
PUT THE PHONE DOWN! Focus on your lifts. Connect your mind and your body like never before and truly understand how much better you can be without technology for a short time during the day.
You devote the time to training, but you may not be getting the result you want because you think you can multi-task your workouts.
I know in today's world the phone is connected to most people. However, if you can figure out a way to detach during your workouts you will for the first time experience the meditative effects of a great workout, and you will have much greater improvements. Those of you that have had the Perfect Set know what I am talking about.
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Brain injured child receives £14m settlement for her lifetime care
23 February 2021 | Personal Injury
C was aged five when she suffered a severe brain injury following a road traffic accident. The family was facing a delay to the settlement process after the UK went into lockdown due to Covid-19, but following a remote settlement meeting held over Zoom, a £14m settlement was agreed with the defendant's insurers.
C was aged five when she and her mother were knocked down while crossing a road in 2007. She suffered a life-changing brain injury and multiple orthopaedic injuries. After months of intensive rehabilitation in hospital, she was discharged to the home she shared with her mother and younger brother.
C was represented by two other firms of solicitors over an eight-year period before instructing Stewarts. During that eight year period, interim payments of £245,000 were made by the defendant's road traffic insurers to pay for C's rehabilitation and care costs. Nevertheless, before Stewarts' involvement, the family often struggled financially. There were numerous expenses that the insurers refused to pay or were simply not made aware of by C's then solicitors. C's mother, who was also seriously injured in the accident, had little assistance with caring for her disabled daughter. She was under great strain caring for her, managing C's rehabilitation and dealing with the administration of C's claim.
Stewarts was instructed in 2015 when C was 13 years old. The firm took a different approach to that taken by C's previous solicitors and immediately secured a £100,000 interim payments sufficient to meet C's care and rehabilitation immediate care and rehabilitation needs. During the four years the claim was live with Stewarts, we recovered £254,000 in interim payments from the defendant. These funds paid for a multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals to be recruited to work with C and her family. The team included a case manager, physiotherapist, neuropsychologist, private educational tutor, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist and a number of rehabilitation assistants who worked with her to support her independence. C was supported by her mother and rehabilitation team to attend her local college where she studied and passed a Hair & Beauty course.
A solicitor specialising in Court of Protection work was involved and subsequently appointed by the Court of Protection to administer the large sums of money involved in this case on C's behalf.
Because of the various pressures on C's mother, Stewarts arranged for the Official Solicitor to take on the role of litigation friend. This allowed C's mother to focus on being a mother, supporting and caring for her family.
As a result of her brain injury, C lacks insight into the severity of her injuries. She struggles to appreciate her daily challenges and vulnerabilities which made ensuring a proper settlement to meet her support package and neuropsychological needs was essential.
Stewarts instructed a number of experts to advise her legal team and the Court on C's accident-related needs. These experts were all of the view that because of the severity of C's brain injury and her specific vulnerabilities, she would require a care package that would allow her to have access to care and support at all times for the remainder of her life.
Remote settlement discussions
As a result of the Covid-19 lockdown and the social distancing measures in place, a settlement meeting took place remotely over Zoom on 7 April 2020.
Given C's young age, the exact long-term consequences of her injuries are uncertain. However, it was not in C's interests for the claim to continue for many more years. It was clear that any settlement had to cater for the 'worst case' scenario.
Five 'red lines' in terms of settlement were set by Stewarts and these were put to the defendant's legal team before the meeting. These were that any settlement must include sufficient damages to meet:
a 24/7 care and support package for life
support for C if she goes on to have her own children
her required therapies for life
the costs of a solicitor to act as her professional deputy for life, and
the income she would have earned and pension saved, had the accident not happened.
While a settlement was not reached on the day of the meeting, further negotiations ensued and the defendant agreed to pay C damages of £14m in a one off, lump sum payment. This sum is sufficient to cater for the 'worst case' scenario of C's future. The settlement was approved in the High Court in London on 19 May 2020.
Life Beyond Injury
The settlement will allow the family to move on with their lives and to access the specialist care, accommodation, therapies and equipment that C requires for the rest of her life to maximise her independence.
C's damages are protected by her professional Deputy and the Court of Protection. This gives her family peace of mind in the knowledge that C's disability-related needs will be met for the rest of her life.
Testimonial from C's mother
"Stewarts were the best solicitors we had. They just seemed to sort everything out and removed all the stress from C's case. Warren Maxwell was a good solicitor. He was very professional, understanding and always available to speak. James Fox, Warren's paralegal, was also really supportive.
"I'm glad we ended up with the best solicitors who got a great settlement for us but, to be honest, I'm just happy that we can finally move on. There have been so many people involved throughout C's case, which has been hard. It is nice to have some peace and quiet from it all. I now know that if she needs medical treatment, the money is there for her to go privately. I know that there will be support workers available who she can use if, and when, she needs them and I know that she is sorted and has everything in place for the future.
"C is quite active so, although there is not a lot that she can do at the moment because of the pandemic, she is looking forward to going back to the gym when this is all over. She was able to get a private physio with the settlement money, who gives her exercises to do, so we have talked about using the settlement money to get her a personal trainer when things go back to normal who can also help with that.
"Stewarts were the first solicitors we felt comfortable with and I wish we had known about them before."
Thanks must be given to Counsel in the claim, Christopher Wilson-Smith QC and Ben Bradley at Outer Temple Chambers and to all members of C's multi-disciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals.
This article was co-written by our Senior Paralegal James Fox
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What is the Middle East vision of the Muslims?
Posted on January 2, 2018	by chainsoff.
Everybody has a Middle East project. The U.S.'s Great Middle East Project has been spoken of for years. Although half of it is speculation and it varied during the presidency of Bush, Obama and Trump, the U.S. has a Middle East project.-Kemal Öztürk
Middle East projects of foreign states
At present, the U.S. is making great concrete efforts to establish a boutique PKK/PYD state in northern Syria. According to what has been said, it intends to unite this state with the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, to reach the Mediterranean, and to set up an oil transport route there. While Iran has become the main enemy again, it has also taken control of the Saudi-led Gulf bloc. In short, the U.S. has a project, albeit complex and variable.
Meanwhile, Israel is in pursuit of the promised land. The borders of this land are also a matter of debate. However, everyone agrees that Israel has a large land acquisition project that crosses the current borders of Israel and that includes other countries' lands.
Russia took the opportunity of the U.S.'s confusion and incoherence and has reached the Mediterranean, which it had been dreaming of for years. It has settled in Syria, set up bases and rescued and took the helm of the Assad regime. It is now continuing to expand its area of influence and striving to have a permanent presence in the Mediterranean. In short, it has this idea and vision regarding the Middle East.
What is Middle East vision of Islamic countries?
Do Islamic countries and Muslims living in the region have a project targeting these countries that have come from thousands of kilometers away and realized their projects and dreams in the lands we live in? Have you read of a great project, vision and idea that will affect the fate of the Middle East, Muslim states and peoples?
Concept of the alliance of the Islamic world, namely the unity of the ummah as we Muslims call it, is the most global idea at present. However, no one presents and supports it as a concreate and viable project.
Those who see the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as a part of this idea are wrong. That organization has just stood like an institution founded to be a place of distraction against unity.
Gaddafi's dramatic and surprising speech
As a result, Muslims do not have a Middle East vision. Moreover, they have bad intentions that will ruin other Muslim countries and people. What Iran has done in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon and what Saudi Arabia has done in Yemen and Qatar is the latest example.
Gaddafi made a speech to all leaders at the 2008 Arab League meeting. Everyone is sharing this speech on the Internet nowadays. A very dramatic and realistic speech:
"We all waited in our corner while Saddam was hung. Saddam was a friend of the U.S., but they hung him. Now, which of us U.S friends will be hung next?
We are each other's enemies. I'm sorry to say that. We hate each other, we fool each other. We are secretly delighted with each other's troubles, and we are trying to trap each other. Our intelligence is undermining each other instead of our enemies."
Three years after making this speech, Gaddafi was toppled by France and the U.S. and was beaten to death. I think his fate will befall many Muslim leaders as well.
Muslims don't have a Middle East vision
The Islamic world has blatantly turned into the guinea pig of the projects and bad plans of others. Obama strengthened Iran and used it against Sunnis and Saudi Arabia. Now Trump is strengthening Saudi Arabia and using it against Iran.
While Turkey was friendly with Saudi Arabia, it pressured Syria and Iran. Now it is joining Iran and pressuring Barzani. While Iran was allies with the PKK, Russia, China and the U.S. and battering Turkey, now it is trying to form an alliance with Turkey and withstand U.S. pressure.
All this is done as an anti-thesis, in response to the projects and theses that other states have planned for our territory. In short, we do not have a plan.
Unfortunately, we do not have a future vision of our own and a big project to relieve the pain and conflicts in this region. Do we have a common dream that will end foreign countries' bad dreams in this land, unite all of us with one goal and bring peace? We're just being dispersed.
This fate will change one day
Turkey is one of the few countries that will lead such an idea. But there is no voice rising here either. I do not know whether our state has a Middle East vision. Sadly enough, nothing is being discussed apart from Bahçeli's valorous statement showing Kirkuk and Mosul as 82nd and 83rd provinces and his absurd idea of sending 5,000 idealist nationalists to Kirkuk.
Like the states and governments that do not have a Middle East vision, Muslim intellectuals have no idea or effort in this regard. Unfortunately, there are no intellectuals, scholars, scientists or religious men who escape the captivity of sects, ethnic identities and spirits and produce ideas for the future of the Muslims.-
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Alan Scott says:
I think you're right – Turkey currently comes nearest to expressing some kind of coherent view of the region that Muslims can relate to. Having said that, I'm not a Muslim, so how would I know?


The Federal Pell Grant provides grants ranging from $298 to $5,645 a year to all eligible applicants for the 2015-2016 aid year. The Maximum EFC for Pell Grant eligibility is 5001. Students should file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov after January 1 (school code for theFAFSA:002876). Approximately 5 -10 work days after filing, the Financial Aid Office will receive the FAFSA information electronically in the form of an Institutional Student Information Report (ISIR) which will be used to determine eligibility for all Federal Aid.
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Elvis's Daughter Vs. Scientology Could Destroy The L. Ron Hubbard Church
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By Travis Gettys / Raw Story
A brewing power struggle between Lisa Marie Presley and Scientology leader David Miscavige could inflict crippling harm to the controversial "church."
The only daughter of rock icon Elvis Presley has been slowly pulling herself away from Scientology, to which she was introduced as a child by her mother, since at least 2008, reported Tony Ortega.
Ortega, who served as executive editor of the Raw Story from 2013 until 2015, said Presley has quietly been orchestrating a damaging media campaign against Miscavige as the church slips further into long decline.
Miscavige's father, Ron Miscavige, will release a "ruthless" memoir May 3 about his own life as the musical director of the hardcore Sea Org sect and his increasingly strained relationship with his son, and he'll appear April 29 on a "20/20" episode devoted to Scientology.
His 55-year-old son has headed Scientology since founder L. Ron Hubbard's death in 1986, and he maintains a close—and, according to sources—strange friendship with actor Tom Cruise, probably the most famous member of the church.
The elder Miscavige escaped—literally—four years ago from the church's International Base near Hemet, California, and two heavily armed private investigators arrested about three years ago near his new home in Wisconsin told police they had been hired by the Church of Scientology to trail him.
Ron Miscavige decided to write the book after that—but first he called Presley, according to Ortega's sources.
Presley has been nurturing doubts about Scientology for years, but Ortega reported she decided to leave after speaking with Ron Miscavige and others who had escaped Int Base—known as "The Hole"—where the church officials banish their enemies.
She begged her mother, Priscilla Presley, and daughter, Riley Keough, to leave the church with her and prepared to confront David Miscavige, Ortega reported.
Presley strategically fed the story about the private investigators' arrest to the Los Angeles Times, NBC and TMZ, rather than reveal the pair's claims in Ron Miscavige's book, Ortega reported.
She believed that would bolster his credibility—which could prove damaging to David Miscavige as his father begins promoting the tell-all book due out next month.
Travis Gettys is an editor for Raw Story.
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Steeped in tradition, crafted in excellence. Méthode Marlborough is a grower led society committed to the production of world class sparkling wine. Through collaboration, communication and education, Méthode Marlborough aims to build recognition and respect for the heritage and quality of Marlborough traditional method wines.
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This month Adele and Daniel Le Brun will be celebrating 40 years of pioneering Méthode Traditional in Marlborough with the launch of the No.1 Family Estate Cuvée Virginie 2016 on 30th October 2020.
Owner and winemaker Daniel Le Brun produces a vintage wine only in the years he deems to be exceptional and 2016 was one of those years. Each of these hand-crafted vintage wines are dedicated to a member of the Le Brun family and 2016 is a proud tribute to his daughter Virginie.
From the growing period through to harvest 2016 all of the elements were in balance and the grapes ripened to perfection. They were hand-picked in pristine condition showing excellent fruit intensity and pretty aromatics from the Mendoza clone Chardonnay. The resulting Cuvée Virginie 2016 is a wine with elegance and finesse.
Often referred to as the 'grandfather' of Méthode Traditionelle in New Zealand, Daniel's winemaking roots date back to 1684 in Champagne. As the eldest son and 12th generation vigneron he was set to take over the family business. Instead, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to the bare paddocks of 1980's Marlborough.
"I was immediately convinced this was the place to be. The soil and the climate reminded me of Champagne in the best vintage years, yet it happens every year here in Marlborough. There was no winery infrastructure back then, just bare paddocks. Not a blade of green grass to be seen, just a few dusty sheep and that was about it" said Daniel.
In a time when Muller Thurgau was the popular varietal with a small amount of Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc, Daniel began developing his first vineyard – close planted with the traditional Champagne varietals Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. In 1983 he began construction of his specialist Méthode Traditionelle winery, and New Zealand's first underground cellar.
In 1985, five years after arriving in Marlborough, Daniel and Adele released their very first Daniel Le Brun NV. Their dream of being 'New Zealand's Champagne' was underway. Over the years Daniel has achieved countless national and international awards and it was a significant milestone for him to be awarded Champion Wine of Show at the 1995 Liquorland Royal Easter Show. This was the first time in New Zealand this had been awarded to a Méthode Traditionelle.
Adele and Daniel sold out of their first venture Cellier Le Brun and the Daniel Le Brun brand in 1996.
In 1997 Daniel and Adele launched their family venture No.1 Family Estate in recognition of the many 'firsts' they had achieved. Their signature Blanc de Blancs, Cuvée No.1 was the first wine produced by No.1 Family Estate and released on Bastille Day in 1999.
Today, No.1 Family Estate remains 100% family owned and is the only winery in New Zealand committed exclusively to producing premium Méthode Traditionelle.
Following in Daniel's footsteps, son Remy has joined the winemaking team and will become the 13th generation winemaker. Daughter Virginie has been mentored by Adele and is the Sales Director and 'face' of the brand.
"Family has always been at the core of what we do. To quote mum, we are first and foremost a family business. Mum and Papa have achieved remarkable success, not only as pioneers but as individuals who set benchmarks in their fields. So, it is with absolute certainty I say, I could not have a better mentor than my mother, and I know this is the same for Remy with papa" said Virginie.
No.1 Family Estate will be showcasing the Cuvée Virginie 2016 as a special pre-release for Winetopia Wellington on 9th & 10th October. The official release will be at Winetopia Auckland on 30th October. Wherever you may be, please join us on the 30th October and raise a glass to Méthode Traditionelle pioneers Adele and Daniel Le Brun and No.1 Family Estate.
Cuvée Virginie 2016 RRP $98.00
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Students in Year 11 and 12 are invited to an event, which is being hosted at Nonsuch High School for Girls, to inspire students about higher education.
As part of The Girls' Learning Trust's 'Be Inspired' programme of events we are giving students the opportunity to attend a 'University Taster Lecture Evening' on Thursday 29th November. The event is open to all students in Year 11 and 12 across the trust and will take place between 5.00pm and 8.20pm. The aim of the event is to inspire students and showcase the various courses and career paths open to them. Students will have the opportunity to 'try before they buy' to see if they are suited to the subject and gain first-hand information from academics regarding the entry requirements and A Level's required to study the subject at university.
Students will have the opportunity to attend three different lectures, led by department academics from various universities. Each 60 minute session will include a taster lecture and a Q&A session, giving time for students to ask questions about both the course and university.
The link booking the event will be available after half term and tickets for each lecture will be available on a first come first served basis. Students will be required to sign up to Eventbrite during the booking process and will need to provide a valid email address. Once the three lectures have been chosen and registration is complete, Eventbrite will email the tickets. Students should bring the tickets to the event, along with a notepad and pen. Students may also wish to bring a snack.
To help both students and parents understand the A Level requirements for various university courses and discuss the options with the visiting academics, we are encouraging Year 11 students to attend the event with a parent. However, in order to provide all students with the breadth of opportunities outlined above, we would ask that only one parent attends and if seating is limited we would ask parents to give priority to students and stand at the back of the room. Parents do not require a ticket. Year 12 students are expected to attend unaccompanied.
We look forward to seeing Year 11 parents and students at Nonsuch High School on the Thursday 18th October.


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Daughter of Fugitive South Korea Ferry Owner Arrested, Faces Judge
By VOA News
A man watches a TV news program on the reward poster of Yoo Byung-eun at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2014.
Yoo Som-Na, whose father is believed to be the owner of the South Korean ferry that sank last month, was arrested in France and will appear before a judge Wednesday.
Yoo, 47, was arrested Tuesday at her home near the Champs-Elysees in Paris under an international arrest warrant issued May 8 by South Korean officials.
At the court hearing, a judge will determine whether Yoo should be detained in custody, pending a decision to extradite her to South Korea, or be released under judicial watch.
Yoo's French lawyer, Patrick Maisonneuve, did not immediately return calls to his office seeking comment, the AP reported.
Yoo is the daughter of Yoo Byung-Eun, a billionaire and head of the family that controls the company which owned and operated the Sewol ferry that capsized and sank on April 16.
The death toll from the accident is 288, with 16 missing. Most of those on board, and most of the dead, were high school students on a field trip to Jeju Island.
Yoo Byung-Eun and his eldest son Yoo Dae-Kyun are being hunted by Korean authorities who suspect breaches of legal safety standards may have led to a tragedy that moved the whole world. Yoo Byung-Eun also faces allegations if tax evasion and embezzlement.
South Korea raised to almost $500,000 its reward for information leading to the capture of Yoo Byung-Eun. There is a $100,000 bounty for his son.
Initially, South Korea had offered a $50,000 reward for Yoo Byung-Eun. The $500,000 figure is the maximum allowed by criminal law as a reward for a fugitive, Reuters reported.
"This is the largest amount ever offered by an investigative authority as a reward," said a prosecution official involved in the case.
A judge will decide later on Wednesday whether she should be detained in custody pending a decision on whether to extradite her to South Korea, which could take several months or longer if she contests it.
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Poll: Do you favor or oppose sanctuary cities?
From California to Pennsylvania, Americans seemingly are shifting their viewpoints on their support of sanctuary cities.
Elected officials in many local communities have said they are sanctuaries for illegal immigrants. Local leaders have publicly said they refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday announced the Trump administration is taking steps to use federal funds to crack down on 'sanctuary cities.' The news came shortly after the Trump administration has made concerted efforts to pressure so-called 'sanctuary' jurisdictions as part of its aggressive push to enforce immigration laws, CNN reported.
The term 'sanctuary' refers to jurisdictions in local communities, and major cities, like Philadelphia, that have policies in place that limit cooperation in enforcing federal immigration laws and protect local immigrant populations, CNN explained. One of the biggest areas of disagreement between cities and the federal government is over allowing federal immigration officers to make arrests, and house illegal immigrants in local jails and prisons.
Sessions emphasized Monday that cities and states hoping to receive federal funds or grants must comply with federal law requiring local authorities to share citizenship or immigrant status of individuals to the Immigration and Naturalization Service if requested. Sessions did not specify which cities or which funds the department may roll back as it has threatened.


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Mahbubnagar district
Farooqnagar mandal
Kishannagar
Kishannagar Population, Caste, Working Data Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011
Kishannagar is a village situated in Farooqnagar mandal of Mahbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 893 families residing in the village Kishannagar. The total population of Kishannagar is 3,784 out of which 1,884 are males and 1,900 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kishannagar is 1,008.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kishannagar village is 499 which is 13% of the total population. There are 253 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kishannagar is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,008) of Kishannagar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kishannagar is 57.3%. Thus Kishannagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.9% of Mahbubnagar district. The male literacy rate is 68.91% and the female literacy rate is 45.77% in Kishannagar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kishannagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kishannagar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kishannagar village.
Scheduled Tribe 912 456 456
Illiterate 1,903 760 1,143
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.1% of total population in Kishannagar village.
In Kishannagar village out of total population, 2,142 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,142 workers engaged in Main Work, 561 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 608 were Agricultural labourer.
Main Workers 1,804 1,027 777
Household Industries 249 123 126
Other Workers 386 315 71
Non Working 1,642 704 938
Map of Kishannagar, Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh
Nearby Villages to Kishannagar, Farooqnagar
Below are the list of villages near Kishannagar village in Farooqnagar.
Chowlapalle 2,950
Hajipalle 795
Kandivanam 1,317
Solipur 1,778
Chinchode 5,445
Buchchiguda 721
Bheemaram 1,365
Veljerla-I 998
Kamsanpalle 2,705
Veljerla-II 2,535
Kishannagar, Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia


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The Botina family has owned the farm for 50 years. Arnulfo and his brothers inherited the from their parents 30 years ago. He bought his brother's share when he married Ines and the new weds started focusing on growing coffee, along with some food items for their own consumption.
Located close to the Galeras Volcano (12,000 feet, still active!) south-west of Colombia. The soil is mainly volcanic, providing nutrients to the coffee that give its unique signature. El Aguacate farm is only 3 hectares and its location near the equatorial line provides the perfect sun exposure for these extremely steep hills. In order to bring the harvest each day to the collection place, the farm people need to carry the coffee bags uphill for about an hour.
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Shweshwe (~Sh-weh-Sh-weh) is a beautiful, strong cotton fabric, famed for its intricate patterns, traditional indigo color, and rich in history. It is the Xhosa name given to a range of 100% cotton fabric that is now printed exclusively in South Africa.
As a traveler, South Africa struck a chord in me – the resilience of its people, the majestic landscape and the deep pride in upholding traditions. As a designer, I am inspired when art and tradition intertwine and become representative of a culture. It seemed essential to include it into the CALZICO collection, as it perfectly represents a global connection, and is a tribute to South African artisans and their culture.
The fabric is an integral part of South Africa's history, though its roots can be traced back to 2400BC, when Arabs and Phoenicians traded it. According to the history books, the indigo cloth first arrived in South Africa around 1652, when a seaport was established at the Cape of Good Hope. Much of the indigo cloth was originally from India and Holland, however it really took off in South Africa when German settlers introduced it to the Xhosa people in the mid-1800s.
The original creators of the fabric prepared it for long sea voyages to South Africa by coating it heavily in starch to protect it from the elements. When it would arrive at its destination, it had a distinctive smell and characteristic stiffness from the preparation methods, however once washed, the stiffness would diminish and the beautiful soft cotton material beneath is exposed.
Traditionally, the color of Shweshwe was indigo, achieved using the Indigofera Tinctoria plant. Over time, the indigo color fades in a manner similar to that of denim.
The intricate designs are still created in a traditional manner, where the fabric is fed through rollers that have patterns imprinted on them. A weak acid solution, when fed into the fabric, reveals the unique white patterns.
Today, Shweshwe is an important sustainable source of income for the artisans who make it. Young and modern South African designers have reignited interest in the material, and today it can be found in many styles and colors – it's even hit the catwalks in Paris – however it will usually be found where it truly belongs: at traditional ceremonies and national festivals where South Africans wear it with pride.
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Central River ou Jangjangbureh é uma das seis divisões da Gâmbia. Tem uma área de 2.895 km² e uma população de 185.897 habitantes. A sua capital é a cidade de Janjanbureh.

Distritos
Central River está dividido em dez distritos:
 Fulladu West
 Janjanbureh
 Lower Saloum
 Niamina Dankunku
 Niamina East
 Niamina West
 Niani
 Nianija
 Sami
 Upper Saloum

Divisões da Gâmbia

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If you are looking for something traditionally Greek in design, consider the Amphora Recycled Glass Vase by Couronne Co. This vase is designed to resemble an ancient Greek amphora. With a sleek body and two handled neck design, the amphora glass bottle is extremely attractive. Displaying a height of 13" inches, the amphora glass vase has a holding capacity of 34oz (1000ml). Made with recycled materials this is an eco-friendly decorative piece that can be used for a variety of creative uses.


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Select from our large selection of fragrant specialty coffees, delicious teas, tasty food, and beverages – from sparkling cocktails over fine wines and beers to delicious fruit juices.
With the opening of the m3 Hotel the café's interior has undergone a fantastic facelift and now appears wholly inviting with just the right amount of chic. Moreover, the m3 Café has been designated as the Tyrol's first "Artisti del Gusto" café.
The ambiance is stylish yet comfortable and the service personalized and attentive. After enjoying a day in the great outdoors, the best view of St. Anton's vibrant strolling mile is available for your enjoyment on the café's outdoor terrace.
Offering the best view of St. Anton's lively pedestrianized main street, our sunny outdoor patio provides the best sun catching and overall summer experience.
Daily except Mondays from 11:30am to 10:00pm in the summer, the m3 Café is St. Anton's most happening spot for delicious food and drink, before and after you hit the mountain. Enjoy signature dishes, such as our famous homemade and hand-tossed pizza. All our food is prepared with care and expertise from high quality ingredients. We offer a great selection of mouthwatering sundaes that are sure to satisfy any craving for a sweet indulgence. Also, enjoy our espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, cakes, and pastries. Creating a gathering place with a lively atmosphere and the frequent company of many repeat guests you can't go wrong. We look forward to having you here.
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Vacations can sometimes become a nightmare when someone gets hurt. The law firm of Conerly Bowman represents tourists and visitors of the Emerald Coast who suffer serious injuries due to accidents and the negligent acts of others. We are experienced, thorough and professional advocates who are dedicated to obtaining the best possible result for every client we represent.
If you have suffered injuries in a slip and fall accident, car accident or other act of negligence, we will seek full and fair compensation for you.
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When an injury is caused by negligence or a criminal act, the U.S. legal system enables the injured person to seek compensation for personal injuries, financial losses, as well as compensation for your pain and emotional suffering.
At Conerly Bowman we have extensive experience in all types of vacation injury cases, including injuries suffered in hotels and resorts, swimming pool accidents, scooter and jet ski accidents, and those that result from violent crimes.
Our law firm will investigate all aspects of your case to document the fault of the responsible party and the financial and nonfinancial losses you have suffered. We will work diligently to obtain maximum compensation for you.
Our thorough case preparation procedures often enable us to obtain fair compensation for our clients through negotiated settlements. In most situations, this means you will have to return to the Emerald Coast only if a trial is necessary.
Conerly Bowman will handle all aspects of your vacation injury case. We will deal with the insurance companies, calculate your financial losses for inclusion in your claim, and work diligently to obtain results for you. This way you can focus on what's more important than your claim, your health and well-being.
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Make Yourself at Home: Review of the Hotel Grand Amour, Paris
Situated in the heart of the 10th arrondissement, between the Canal St Martin, the Gare de l'Est and les Grands Boulevards, Le Grand Amour is the perfect place for those who want to get away from the beaten path of St Germain-des-prés.
Discover Paris like a Parisian
"We found this beautiful building in the 10th district which was the perfect place to explore our new project" explains Andre Saraiva. Trust the creative team behind the hotel – Emmanuel Delavenne, Thierry Costes, and André Saraiva – to pinpoint the capitals newest hot spots. "The Grand Amour is part of a new generation of hotels, where chic and trendy become available to everybody. No need to sleep in palaces anymore" said Thierry Costes in an interview.
The hotel has 42 rooms, some done by André Saraiva, Olivier Zahm, Olivier Zahm, or an artist from the Galerie Perrotin: Claude Rutault. Some feature libraries curated by the famous fashion writer Glenn O'Brien. The kinky carpets, designed by André cover the corridors; on the walls, one can find a combination of contemporary art and erotic montages, from Pierre Molinier to Man Ray, Brassaï or Guy Bourdin, Keith Harring or Petra Collins. The restaurant revives the spirit of Parisian breweries. There's also a café, which reminds of the typical French brasserie and a lounge inspired by the Ritz's Bar Hemingway.
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Until It's Time For You To Go
Love Song to a Stranger
Before The Beginning
All That We Might Have Been
Now You've Been Gone For A Long Time
Andrew Carson
NCAD MFA Fine Art degree show 2019
This body of work presents the outcomes of my MFA research into potential links between digital data and biological DNA as relevant to questions of identity, legacy and procreation. Through drawing, sound, and moving image, "Love Song to a Stranger", uses my genetic data to output potential futures and alternate renderings of the past.
Using raw data extracted from commercially available ancestry DNA tests, the work begins with a view of the body as a physical archive of genetic data, transferred, mutated, and copied through generational reproduction. In this way it is not dissimilar to the storage, replication, and dissemination of digital data; the fundamental digital sequence of 1/0, on and off, underpinning all computation, is replaced with the root encoding of the DNA nucleotide base pairs of A/T and G/C.
Six drawings, displayed following the conventions of traditional drawing, present rendered outputs of genetic antecedents. Each conforming to the strictures of formal historical portraiture, all follow the basic formula: the male on the left, the female on the right. Taken from photographic archives, the images are digitized, translated, and outputted in graphite pencil through the use of a plotting machine, thus "drawing" without the physical human application of mark to paper. A final drawing, "You & I, Part 1", follows the formulaic re-rendering of the previous images, but breaks convention in presenting the artist's own hand.
Interspersed amongst these, music boxes with punched cards wait for the viewer to activate them. The DNA data has been taken, translated into musical notation, and fed through a harmonizing algorithm to create a melody of individual human biological markers. In contrast to the series of drawings which come into existence without the human hand, or biologically physical act of mark making, the music boxes rest in a state of anticipation, relying upon the activation and interaction of an audience to be fully completed.
In a final video piece, an empty stage lies waiting for its performer to arrive, an expectancy of some ritual or recital of human performance. The framing of the scene places the viewer waiting in the wings, implicating them as both performer and spectator.
Select images courtesy Steven Maybury
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Experts Predict the Rise of Right to Repair in 2023
Design for Disassembly
As much as consumers love brand-new electronics, there is one thing they collectively do not, the prices, which only seem to be increasing. As a result, more consumers have begun reusing old devices and even purchasing used devices. Unfortunately, this also means more repairs. By now, it's no secret that electronics coincidentally start to go downhill after just a few years of use. Unfortunately, some brands degrade quicker than others, and manufacturers often make it extremely difficult to repair devices or even to seek help from third-party repair shops.
The Right to Repair Movement is an organization that advocates for consumers' right to repair their own devices by taking legal action to push manufacturers to expand restrictive repair policies. Repair legislation has been introduced in many states, but just two have passed repair laws. However, despite hesitance in some states, experts predict that the right to repair will become more prevalent in 2023.
New York was the first state to turn a right-to-repair bill into law, and though it received many alterations to pass, those in the industry believe other states will follow suit. According to the executive director of the Repair Association, Gay Gordon-Byrne, the New York law is "good, but not as good as it should have been."
Senate Bill 4104, known as the Digital Fair Repair Act passed in NY, requires OEMs to make diagnostic and repair information for digital electronic parts and equipment available to independent repair providers and consumers but also carries a broad range of exemptions. In addition, the bill will only apply to devices manufactured after July 1, 2023.
Gordon-Byrne added, "The New York law that was signed didn't get as far as it was supposed to. It's pretty much limited to consumer electronics and not a broad scope at that, so we have a lot of work to do."
Having the right to repair your device may sound like freedom, but many consumers are unaware of the danger that can occur if a device is not appropriately handled. For example, electronics today are made with Lithium-Ion batteries known to combust when damaged. The right-to-repair movement encourages consumers to repair their own devices to save money, but one wrong repair could end in a house fire.
While the right to repair can be beneficial for third-party repair shops, it is best to leave repairs to professionals trained to handle battery removal and other steps in the repair process. Lithium battery fires are chemical fires that are more difficult to extinguish than typical fires and can even re-ignite.
Manufacturer repairs can be costly, but end-of-life facilities like HOBI offer repair and remarketing services. Partnering with an ITAD enterprise for retired office IT hardware can save money and maximize ROI.
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Home >>Search Speakers >> Eric Alexander
Survived a 150-foot fall while climbing in the Himalayas
Discusses trust and teamwork by sharing his experiences on Everest
Guides people with disabilities up the world's highest peaks
Works with disabled youth as director of Adventures Beyond Limits
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Director of Adventures Beyond Limits & Author of The Summit
Climbing Mount Everest With A Blind Partner - Eric Alexander
Meet Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander Speaker Biography
Renowned Mountaineer, accomplished speaker, and celebrated author, Eric Alexander has been a pioneer and advocate for people with disabilities. Most notably Eric stood atop mount Everest leading his blind friend, Erik Weihenmayer to a successful summit of the world's tallest peak, and was called Erik's guardian angel for safely guiding his descent from the summit. This multi-record setting team has been called, by Time magazine, the greatest team in history to climb Everest, and this ascent ranked among it's top 5 climbs ever by Outside magazine.
Climbing some of the world's highest and most daunting peaks with people who have disabilities has set Eric's climbing career apart and given him unique and innovative insights into the essence of leadership and teamwork. As a faithful team-mate, and as a leader of world class teams and expeditions around the globe, Eric captivates audiences worldwide through his engaging storytelling, drawing his audience into these experiences, with emotion, laughter, truth, and vulnerability in ways that will leave a lasting imprint on their lives.
Whether it's business or personal, we live in a world of uncertainty where fear and doubt can get the best of us. Eric has pushed through his own fears and doubts having come back from near-fatal falls, pulmonary edema, pneumonia, and tragic losses, to learn that it is not all about "my" summit, but about helping others to reach theirs. It is this principle, on which Eric speaks, that will help your team get to the top.
When engaging an audience Eric likes to share his "recipe" for success speaking of the fundamentals of team spirit (because it is more than just work), trust, courage, faith, and integrity. Today, Eric continues to climb and look for new challenges both personally and in the outdoors while challenging people to overcome the "Everest's" in their own lives redefining the limits of what we can achieve.
For more information on Eric Alexander, please contact Executive Speakers Bureau at 901.754.9404.
CORPORATE EVENTS:
Trust – Eric knows that to succeed as a team each individual on that team must be a person who is trustworthy and must also demonstrate the ability to trust those around them. Eric speaks of the extraordinary trust that the NFB Everest expedition shared and how it contributed to the success of safely reaching Mt. Everest's 29,035' summit.
Team spirit - Taking on a monumental task, like guiding a blind man to the summit of Mt. Everest, is not something that a person can do alone. Eric details how this extraordinary achievement was made possible by team-members putting aside their individual differences for the greater good of the team. By utilizing each person's strengths this team was able to accomplish the "impossible" and prove to the world that underdogs can still play and win. Eric says it is not about work, rather it is about the spirit of the team and the belief in each other and the desire for the other's success over one's own.
Leadership – In moments of crisis each person will need to have what it takes to lead. As the expedition leader fell ill on summit day and turned back the team faced a critical decision – turn back or move forward. The team chose to take on the responsibility of leadership and made the decision to press on. Opportunities to quit present themselves at every step of our journeys, we all must be willing at times to take the lead and keep striving for our goals.
Courage – Dare to risk it all when the "experts" say the risk is too great. Eric speaks of moving forward in spite of our fears, stepping out in faith and courage to prove, as he says, "that we are the experts on ourselves." Demonstrating this courage Eric joined the Everest expedition after a nearly fatal accident climbing in the Himalayas the year before and showed his commitment to the team by not giving up. Eric shares that the task of climbing Everest in and of itself would require great courage, but to add that Eric would be guiding his blind friend to the summit would require far more.
Innovation - It is innovation which leads to invention. This takes our small steps of progress and transforms them into giant leaps over time, turning what was once thought of as impossible to be totally plausible. The mountain had not changed nor did the route get easier. What had changed was our approach. It is on the way to the top, it is along the journey that we learn, grow, innovate, and adapt. Innovation, like wisdom, is just as those steps up the mountain; each one building on the one before it, the summation of which gets us to our goal.
Integrity – In the high mountains it is critical that people do as they say they will do. Lives depend on following through on promises with action. To survive here, and be successful, a team must be comprised of individuals willing to stand by their word. This lesson carries over into many aspects of our personal and professional lives and is quite a recipe for growth and success.
Adventure Beyond Limits – Eric shares his secrets for success: Prepare for the ascent; Ascend – dare to dream as dreams are still worth striving for; Triumph – miracles do happen so never give up, never listen to your critics, remember that champions adjust and that there are no limits to what we can achieve.
FAITHBASED GROUPS:
Eric can tailor a talk specifically for faith-based groups. As a Christian, his faith helped him through many trials and difficulties. He shares how God's plan hasn't been about summits, but about trust - one step at a time.
Step Out – Dare to risk it all by stepping out in faith, acting on a God given desire utilizing your unique gifts to accomplish a greater goal. Acting on faith gives one the chance to allow God to work when the task at hand seems to be too great – and usually is. '….You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart……' – Jeremiah 29:11-13
Prayer – As you step out in faith, 'Devote yourselves to prayer…' – Colossians 4:2
Ask others around you to pray as you yourself pray for God's guidance every step of the journey.
Teamwork – Taking on a monumental task, like guiding a blind man to the summit of Mt. Everest, is not something that a person can do alone. Eric details how this extraordinary achievement was made possible by team-members putting aside their individual differences for the greater good of the team. By utilizing each person's strengths this team was able to accomplish the "impossible" and prove to the world that underdog's can still play and win. As Christians we are all part of God's team serving an important function: 1 Corinthians 12:12 states that "the body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts." Maximize the different strengths, because a body of believers or a team that all have the same strengths will fail.
Courage – "…The Lord will guard your going out and your coming from this time forth and forever" – Psalm 121:8. Dare to risk it all when the "experts" say the risk is too great. Eric speaks of moving forward in spite of our fears, stepping out in faith and courage to prove, as he says, "that we are the experts on ourselves." Demonstrating this courage, Eric joined the Everest expedition after a nearly fatal accident climbing in the Himalayas the year before and showed his commitment to the team by not giving up. Eric shares that the task of climbing Everest in and of itself would require great courage, but the added responsibility of guiding his blind friend to the summit would require far more. "Be strong and very courageous." Joshua 1:7.
Trust – Eric knows that to succeed as a team, each individual on that team must be a person who is trustworthy and must also demonstrate the ability to trust those around them. Eric speaks of the extraordinary trust that the 2001 NFB Everest expedition shared and how it contributed, along with God's help, to the success of safely reaching Mt. Everest's 29,035' summit. Trust that God will be faithful as you step out in faith, supported by prayer. Be faithful to him and to the team. View each experience as an opportunity to trust God and to walk in faith. Be noticeably different by being one in whom others may place trust without regret. This is a great reflection of your Father in heaven.Leadership – In moments of crisis each person will need to have what it takes to lead. As the expedition leader fell ill on summit day and turned back, the team faced a critical decision – turn back or move forward. The team chose to take on the responsibility of leadership and made the decision to press on. Opportunities to quit present themselves at every step of our journeys. We all must be willing at times to take the lead and keep striving for our goals. "For all things are possible with God" – Mark 10:27
Perseverance – 'We count those blessed who endure' – James 5:11. Don't give up when God gives you trials because there will always be trials. Trials are opportunities to depend fully and wholly upon God. One of God's promises is that a life committed to him won't be too easy. It is about getting up WHEN you are knocked down and pursuing God's will. Don't let your guard down or give up after a success. It is just the beginning of the trip down off the mountain and the start of His next big adventure which will require all of these elements once again.
Integrity – In the high mountains it is critical that people do as they say they will do. Lives depend on following through on promises with action. To survive here, and be successful, a team must be comprised of individuals willing to stand by their word. This lesson carries over into many aspects of our personal and professional lives and is quite a recipe for growth and success. 1 Timothy 4:7-12 '…discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness…
Adventure Beyond Limits – Eric shares his secrets for success: Prepare for the ascent; Ascend – dare to dream as dreams are still worth striving for; Triumph – miracles do happen so never give up, never listen to your critics, remember that champions adjust and that there are no limits to what we can achieve
Experiential:
Eric can also bring your group into an experiential learning event that will teach and tear down walls. Eric can lead your group into a kinesthetic insight whether you're meeting in a conference hall, or for an outdoor adventure. He will teach your group about trust, courage, teamwork, leadership, integrity, and innovation. We all learn through experience, and Eric provides an experience of a lifetime, not only with his words but with actions.
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The Graduate School » Current Students » News » GradCURRENTS Archive » Signing Off: Dean Montrose Reflects on a Career in Academia
Signing Off: Dean Montrose Reflects on a Career in Academia
Written by Chris Pasion, graduate assistant to The Graduate School.
Marshall "Chip" Montrose, vice provost and dean of The Graduate School, is retiring. Dr. Montrose has worked at the University of Cincinnati for nearly two decades, first as chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, then as interim chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics before becoming the dean of The Graduate School in 2014. Prior to coming to the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Montrose worked at Johns Hopkins University, where he began his career as an academic in molecular medicine, and Indiana University.
Dr. Montrose did not consider a career in academia until he was far along into his own education, as a postdoctoral student in Switzerland. "I was a TA in a lab," he says, "and those students were fantastic because my German was useless, so everyone just flipped and we did the class in English. How accommodating is that?!" The students in his class showed him that if teaching could work in an environment that was far different from what he was used to, perhaps he could translate that to his career back in the states. "If this can work in that kind of circumstance, and everyone was happy with what they were learning from me and I was happy working with students, then I was like 'Yeah I could do that, that's alright.' So it just sort of worked out."
After concluding his postdoc, Dr. Montrose began work at Johns Hopkins University as a professor and researcher. "It's a difficult place to work, but it can be very rewarding," he says. "You can step into anything in a heartbeat, because there's somebody there doing it at the state-of-the-art level." This collaborative spirit is something that Dr. Montrose admired in Johns Hopkins, and he found it to be present in much of the work being done at the University of Cincinnati as well. "One of the things I like about Cincinnati is that it's easy to step into a collaboration," Dr. Montrose says. Collaboration is important to Dr. Montrose, as he has been instrumental in developing interdisciplinary initiatives that see graduate students from different fields working together towards mutual goals. Dr. Montrose's efforts eventually landed him in rooms with administration from areas far beyond his role in the College of Medicine. "Suddenly I'm in these rooms with people from the education college, from music, from engineering, and I'm like 'Oh, I just learned four new languages.'" People in these rooms, as well as on the search committees, eventually encouraged him to apply for the position of dean and vice provost of The Graduate School.
The dome of Van Wormer Hall, where The Graduate School offices are located.
If there is one through-line between Dr. Montrose's research and his work in campus administration, it's that every part of the system is in some way connected. "Physiology is all about connections. Your brain can affect your gut, your liver can affect your heart, all these linkages exist." These linkages also exist between colleges at a university, with each one operating differently while still adding to the overall climate and culture of the campus. Learning how to manage these linkages between colleges was Dr. Montrose's first big challenge when taking on the role of dean. "The big transition for me was learning the language of the university versus the language of medicine and learning the variable approach you need when dealing with a university-wide audience instead of colleagues where you pretty much speak the same language." DAAP has a different flavor than CEAS, just as CCM is much different than CECH. These colleges must coexist in a way that builds them all up together, which is what has been Dr. Montrose's focus as dean. "The major thing that you want is for everyone to understand that they are at a university and they've got to pull together," he says. "It's ok to want to approach it differently, it's ok to have a different idea of what's important to you, but the university has got to have a unified force."
As the academic year winds down, Dr. Montrose is working his final days of employment before beginning a long-awaited retirement. The exit of his career is much like the beginning, with him not completely knowing what is on the other side of that letter. "One of the things with academics is that love what they do and they tend to stay on. I've got too many things outside of the academic life that I want to pay attention to and feel like I almost missed," he says. Dr. Montrose looks forward to catching up on an ever-growing stack of sci-fi fantasy novels, as well as getting back to his love of traveling the world. "There's a long list of things that I can't wait to go see," he says, listing off places like the heel of Italy, Morocco, the Northern Lights, and Glacier Bay National Park. "I've always had a bit of a wanderlust," he says. Dr. Montrose and a "high school buddy" had once devoted months to traveling the states and beyond, in search of adventure and new experiences, which is something he hopes to get back to in retirement. "We'll be traveling quite a bit," he says, "but Clifton is always home. We like coming back."