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ThinkAbout: Inspirational Verve for Your Product Line!
The Power of Seasonal Savoring
By Rea Syverson
'Tis the season! Starbucks has brought seasonal coffee bliss back to its customers with its beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte (known as PSL by its fans). In just 10 years, Starbucks has created a fall tradition that translated into more than 200 million of these beverages being sold since it launched. Here's another product success story — perhaps a bit quieter, but one that also focuses on the branding and merchandising potential of one powerful verb: SAVOR.
The Republic of Tea gives its customers fair warning: "Rose Petal Black Tea is a limited-edition, seasonal blend. When it's gone, it's gone!" I was given this as a gift one Valentine's Day from a friend who knew of my love of roses, hearts, tea and all things queenly (it was first named Queen of Hearts tea), and was thrilled she found them all rolled into one blissful product. I actually squealed when I opened the canister the first time. The tea looked like potpourri, tiny real pink rosebuds floating amongst the tea leaves. And it smelled just like my favorite rose perfume. "Oh my gosh," I thought, "How can I possibly drink this? I just want to inhale it and then sprinkle it around all my rooms!!"
But drink it I did and wholeheartedly, no less. I thought it was the best tea I ever had. I went online to order more. I wanted more for myself and I wanted to send it to all my tea-drinking friends. But it was gone. I was out of luck. It was a seasonal tea and as I've learned, "when it's gone, it's gone." I was told I had to wait a whole year. I failed at the company's mission: "A Sip by Sip Rather Than Gulp by Gulp lifestyle." The folks at The Republic of Tea were going to teach me to savor.
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Daughter accuses father of sexual assault
18-year-old 200 level student of Baze University, Ifoema Obalum has accused her father of sexual assault and resisted attempts by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Abuja to forcefully hand her and the younger brother over to the accused.
The duo, had in December last year, ran to NAPTIP seeking protection from the father who is medical personnel at the State House clinic and a lecturer at the same Baze University, Abuja.
She accused her father of sexual assault, physical abuse and inflicting serious injuries on her 15-year-old younger brother since June 2020 when they began living with him. Before then, they lived in their maternal home after their mother and sole custodian died of cancer on May 21, 2018.
However, after a legal fight, the father was granted custody of Obalum and the younger brother by a Lagos family court.
The accused arrived at the headquarters of the agency with the court's verdict along with his entourage, consisting of his legal representatives, some able-bodied men and a female who tried to take away the children who were handed over to them by the Rapid Response Unit of NAPTIP but failed to achieve his aim as the duo resisted the move.
NAPTIP said it couldn't go against the court order, but the children resisted, crying and shouting that they would not return to the home of their abuser, but would rather commit suicide. This drew more attention from passersby and onlookers as the Investigating Officer on the case in the Rapid Response Unit of NAPTIP; Mrs. Usafina Chimera attempted to drag the children to their father to be taken away.
When asked by journalists why the agency is returning the children to the alleged abuser after coming to the agency for shelter, Chimera said: "What we do in the Rapid Response Unit is that when a complaint is lodged against someone, we go rapidly to rescue this person. When we received this complaint, we went to Baze University to where she stayed with her brother to rescue her after her exams. Based on her statement, we commenced an investigation, and have taken the case to the legal department and it advise that there is no prima-facie evidence in prosecuting the case.
The girl, who has turned 18, is old enough to go further with the case. As an agency, we follow orders and the directives is that we should hand over the two of them to the father."
On why she sought help from NAPTIP and their refusal to return to her father, Ifeoma explained that they had never really lived with their father until the passing of their mother shortly before she turned 18. She said their father came with policemen to their school to forcefully take them away from their maternal family's custody, but failed and later sought custody through the court and it was granted to him.
She said: "I came to NAPTIP because I had to report to them a case of my father sexually assaulting me and physically abusing my brother, how he maltreats us, neglects us, and keeps us locked up in the house for three weeks with no form of communication to the world. No phone, internet, television, nothing."
MEANWHILE, lawyers to the defendants, who work with PUNUKA attorneys and solicitors led by Ebele Enida has written a petition letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene on the matter.
A document made available to The Guardian reads "Petition against Dr. Dike Obalum for physical and Sexual Assault on his biological daughter, Miss Ifoema Obalum and Chukwuemeka Obalum.
The lawyers are urging President Muhammadu Buhari to use his office to investigate the matter and protect the children.
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<?php

namespace Magento\Review\Block\Adminhtml\Rating;

use Magento\Review\Model\Rating;
use Magento\Review\Model\Rating\Option;
use Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\Collection as RatingCollection;
use Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\Option\Vote\Collection as VoteCollection;

/**
 * Adminhtml detailed rating stars
 */
class Detailed extends \Magento\Backend\Block\Template
{
    /**
     * Vote collection
     *
     * @var VoteCollection
     */
    protected $_voteCollection = false;

    /**
     * Rating detail template name
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $_template = 'Magento_Review::rating/detailed.phtml';

    /**
     * Core registry
     *
     * @var \Magento\Framework\Registry
     */
    protected $_coreRegistry = null;

    /**
     * Rating resource model
     *
     * @var \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\CollectionFactory
     */
    protected $_ratingsFactory;

    /**
     * Rating resource option model
     *
     * @var \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\Option\Vote\CollectionFactory
     */
    protected $_votesFactory;

    /**
     * @param \Magento\Backend\Block\Template\Context $context
     * @param \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\CollectionFactory $ratingsFactory
     * @param \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\Option\Vote\CollectionFactory $votesFactory
     * @param \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry
     * @param array $data
     */
    public function __construct(
        \Magento\Backend\Block\Template\Context $context,
        \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\CollectionFactory $ratingsFactory,
        \Magento\Review\Model\ResourceModel\Rating\Option\Vote\CollectionFactory $votesFactory,
        \Magento\Framework\Registry $registry,
        array $data = []
    ) {
        $this->_ratingsFactory = $ratingsFactory;
        $this->_votesFactory = $votesFactory;
        $this->_coreRegistry = $registry;
        parent::__construct($context, $data);
    }

    /**
     * Initialize review data
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function _construct()
    {
        parent::_construct();

        if ($this->_coreRegistry->registry('review_data')) {
            $this->setReviewId($this->_coreRegistry->registry('review_data')->getReviewId());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get collection of ratings
     *
     * @return RatingCollection
     */
    public function getRating()
    {
        if (!$this->getRatingCollection()) {
            if ($this->_coreRegistry->registry('review_data')) {
                $stores = $this->_coreRegistry->registry('review_data')->getStores();

                $stores = array_diff($stores, [0]);

                $ratingCollection = $this->_ratingsFactory->create()->addEntityFilter(
                    'product'
                )->setStoreFilter(
                    $stores
                )->setActiveFilter(
                    true
                )->setPositionOrder()->load()->addOptionToItems();

                $this->_voteCollection = $this->_votesFactory->create()->setReviewFilter(
                    $this->getReviewId()
                )->addOptionInfo()->load()->addRatingOptions();
            } elseif (!$this->getIsIndependentMode()) {
                $ratingCollection = $this->_ratingsFactory->create()->addEntityFilter(
                    'product'
                )->setStoreFilter(
                    null
                )->setPositionOrder()->load()->addOptionToItems();
            } else {
                $stores = $this->getRequest()->getParam('select_stores') ?: $this->getRequest()->getParam('stores');
                $ratingCollection = $this->_ratingsFactory->create()->addEntityFilter(
                    'product'
                )->setStoreFilter(
                    $stores
                )->setPositionOrder()->load()->addOptionToItems();
                if (intval($this->getRequest()->getParam('id'))) {
                    $this->_voteCollection = $this->_votesFactory->create()->setReviewFilter(
                        intval($this->getRequest()->getParam('id'))
                    )->addOptionInfo()->load()->addRatingOptions();
                }
            }
            $this->setRatingCollection($ratingCollection->getSize() ? $ratingCollection : false);
        }
        return $this->getRatingCollection();
    }

    /**
     * Set independent mode
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setIndependentMode()
    {
        $this->setIsIndependentMode(true);
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Indicator of whether or not a rating is selected
     *
     * @param Option $option
     * @param \Magento\Review\Model\Rating $rating
     * @return bool
     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.UnusedFormalParameter)
     */
    public function isSelected($option, $rating)
    {
        if ($this->getIsIndependentMode()) {
            $ratings = $this->getRequest()->getParam('ratings');

            if (isset($ratings[$option->getRatingId()])) {
                return $option->getId() == $ratings[$option->getRatingId()];
            } elseif (!$this->_voteCollection) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        if ($this->_voteCollection) {
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                if ($option->getId() == $vote->getOptionId()) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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Sofia Karlsson (født 1975 i Stockholm-Enskede) er en svensk folkemusiker.

Karlsson er uddannet på den svenske kongelige musikhøjskole i Stockholm og var mellem 1998 og 2002 medlem af folkemusikgruppen Groupa. Karlsson har siden 2003 medvirket som musiker og skuespiller i flere teaterproduktioner i Gävleborg og Järvsö blandt andet i Bertolt Brechts Galileo Galilei og Molières Ægteskabsskolen. Hendes første soloalbum Folk Songs med fortolkninger af hendes favoritviser fra Sverige, men også Danmark og Norge kom ud i 2002. Hendes andet album Svarta Ballader med fortolkninger af Dan Andersson kom ud i 2005. For Svarta Ballader modtog Sofia Karlsson flere priser, blandt andet en Danish Music Award for bedste udenlandske folkalbum og en svensk Grammis. Hendes tredje album Visor från vinden med fortolkninger fra blandt andet Carl Michael Bellman kom ud i 2007. Visor frå vinden modtog også en Grammis. I 2008 fik hun Dan Andersson-priset. Albummet var også nomineret til "Årets udenlandske album" ved Danish Music Awards Folk.

Diskografi

Soloalbum
 Folk Songs (2003)
 Svarta ballader (2005)
 Visor från vinden (2007)
 Söder om kärleken (2009)

Andet
 Lavalek (Groupa) (1999)
 File Under Folkmusic Sweden (2003)
 Jul i folkton (2005)
 Dubbel trubbel (2005)
 Poem, ballader och lite blues – Återbesöket (2007)
 Folkjul (2007)
 Gamla Stan (singel) (2009)

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger
 Sofia Karlssons hjemmeside

Sangere fra Sverige
Musikere fra Sverige
Folkemusikere fra Sverige
Personer fra Stockholm

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FDA issues third status report on investigation into potential connection between certain diets and cases of canine heart disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its investigation into reports of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain types of pet food. As part of this update, the FDA is sharing a compilation of adverse event reports of DCM submitted to the agency through April 30, 2019, an updated case count, and new testing results.
For the first time, the agency is also posting the pet food brands most frequently identified in these adverse event reports. It's important to note that the FDA doesn't yet know how certain diets may be associated with DCM in some dogs. However, the FDA is first and foremost a public health agency, and takes seriously its responsibility to protect human and animal health. In the case of DCM, the agency has an obligation to be transparent with the pet-owning public regarding the frequency with which certain brands have been reported.
"We know it can be devastating to suddenly learn that your previously healthy pet has a potentially life-threatening disease like DCM. That's why the FDA is committed to continuing our collaborative scientific investigation into the possible link between DCM and certain pet foods," said Steven M. Solomon, D.V.M., M.P.H., director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. "Our ongoing work in this area is a top priority for the FDA, and as our investigation unfolds and we learn more about this issue, we will make additional updates to the public. In the meantime, because we have not yet determined the nature of this potential link, we continue to encourage consumers to work closely with their veterinarians, who may consult a board-certified veterinary nutritionist, to select the best diet for their pets' needs."
Between Jan. 1, 2014, when the FDA first received a few sporadic reports, and April 30, 2019, the FDA received 524 reports of DCM (515 canine reports, 9 feline reports). The majority of the reports were submitted to the FDA after its first public alert in July 2018. Some of these reports involved more than one affected animal from the same household, so the total number of affected animals is greater than 524.
In July 2018, the FDA first alerted the public about a possible link between DCM and certain pet foods, and then followed up with an additional update in February 2019 that provided additional case counts and described ongoing investigative efforts. Over the course of the investigation, the FDA has consulted with stakeholders across the animal health community to help fill any knowledge gaps that may better inform its investigation into DCM and certain diets.
Canine DCM, a disease of a dog's heart muscle, can often result in congestive heart failure. The underlying cause of DCM is unknown, but is thought to have a genetic component. Breeds that are typically affected are large and giant breed dogs. However, many cases of DCM being reported to the FDA have included smaller breeds of dogs as well, suggesting a lack of a genetic connection.
The FDA will continue to investigate and will provide updates to the public as information becomes available. In the meantime, the FDA continues to encourage pet owners and veterinary professionals to report both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases of dogs and cats with DCM that are suspected to be linked to diet by using the electronic Safety Reporting Portal or calling their state's FDA Consumer Complaint Coordinators.
Info courtesy of U.S. Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
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We received a little more information on the SF-425 – direct from the grants management team at ACL/ILA – that may be useful for financial personnel who complete these things. TImelines, reconciliation, indirect costs and project periods are addressed.
Annual reports are due 30 days after the end of the budget period or by October 31 for Subchapter C grants.
Final reports are due 90 days after the end of the budget period or by December 31 for Subchapter C grants.
Annual reports can include unliquidated obligations but final reports cannot as all liquidations are made prior to submission and the report reflects final expenditures.
As a term and condition of award, ACL grantees must submit quarterly Federal Cash Transaction Reports through Payment Management System (PMS). As ACL requires the submission of an annual SF-425 and a final SF-425, PMS and the final SF-425 should reconcile by reflecting the same expenditure total.
Line 11 on the SF-425 should only be completed when grant recipients have used awarded funds for indirect costs that are approved by a federal agency through an indirect cost rate agreement OR the use of the de minimis rate which is 10% of modified total direct costs, if the grantee has never received an approved indirect cost rate agreement.
ACL awards Subchapter C grants on a September 30 to September 29 period of performance. This probably is not the same as your October 1 to September 30 fiscal year. Therefore, allowed obligations are only for this defined period. Any obligations made on September 30, should be made to the applicable grant. Therefore, all grantees should adjust their accounting procedures to align with the approved project/budget period dates.
← How do I report Indirect Costs on my Form 425 (which is DUE December 31).
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Track-by-track with Greta Van Fleet on 'Anthem Of The Peaceful Army'
Lava/Republic
BY JOHN D. GONZALEZ | gonzo@mlive.com
The legend of Greta Van Fleet grows with each new release, classic rock comparison and head scratch moment when people say, "They're from where in Michigan?"
Frankenmuth!
Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 was the official release of "Anthem Of The Peaceful Army" (Lava/Republic), the band's debut, full-length album that is getting rave reviews while blasting off to No. 1 on the iTunes chart.
This is no ordinary band.
And they're out to prove it.
Consisting of four young musicians - twin brothers Josh (vocals) and Jake Kiszka (guitar, both 22). younger brother Sam (bass, 19), and longtime family friend Danny Wagner (drums, 19) - the band has been a steady trajectory to rock stardom since first coming on the national music scene in early 2017.
Along with relentless touring, the band took the time needed to record a new record, which was produced by Marlon Young, Al Sutton and Herschel Boone and mixed at Rustbelt Studios in Royal Oak. (It was recorded by Sutton at Blackbird Studio Nashville.)
"Anthem Of The Peaceful Army" brings together all of the classic rock nuance from earlier EPs ("Black Smoke Rising" and "From the Fires"), but also captures the young musicians' love for rock and blues.
"It's been a long time coming," said guitarist Jake Kiszka in a recent interview with MLive.
"We have been wanting to release a full-length album for quite some time, and now we have the opportunity, and it's exciting, very exciting."
*Photos of the band.
*Guitarist Jake Kiszka recaps all 10 songs on the album.
*Band bios.
*Video.
Photo Credit: Koury Angelo
Greta Van Fleet Is:
Jake Kiszka - guitars
Josh Kiszka - vocals
Sam Kiszka - bass/keyboards
Danny Wagner - drums
L-R: Sam, Josh, Danny, Jake Kiszka
Jacob Hamilton
We sat down with Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka to talk about the new record, track by track.
"Anthem Of The Peaceful Army" available now: https://gretavanfleet.lnk.to/AOTPAYD
"Anthem Of The Peaceful Army"
Released: Oct. 19, 2018
Track 1. Age of Man. The song came about during a break last Christmas in Chattanooga; the song started as a riff and arrangement that just grew from there ..."it was just a thought," Jake said. A little later in the week, surrounded by hikes and nature, and acoustic instruments in a cabin in the woods, "it was the perfect area; being in isolation. We started to identify with that song and what it could be. It's very epic in the way it opens and goes along. That's when the lyrics came in. Once it was recorded, we said 'This has to be the opening track of the album."
Track 2. The Cold Wind. The song opens with a tasty guitar riff from Jake, but he said "the song started with a bass riff that was kind of country and kind of bluesy, and done on the acoustic guitar." It was written 4 or 5 years ago, he said. "We've been playing it during our live sets for a quite some time, so we knew it quite well. It took on a new life from the energy we accumulated from playing it live for some many times. It became a very organically rock and roll song, and it fit the personality of the record."
Track 3. When the Curtain Falls. The single and video says it all. The song has been a big hit on rock radio. Was it a surprise to the band? "I think so, in the sense that we're never writing anything to be No. 1 or successful on radio," Jake said. "It's a humbling, humbling thing."
Track 4. Watching Over. The song has a slow build, and oozes ethereal qualities with some unique instrumentation. Jake said it was written about two years ago, and "everyone delivers on that one musically." It was demoed quickly in Nashville, he added. "That's more of an ode to where we are as musicians now. A lot of album was done in one large room, and on that one we had a particular special energy when we started tracking it....we kept pushing each other." Jake said to listen for the sitar guitar solos.
Track 5. Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer). Just straight ahead rock! "Generic arrangements get boring, and that song has a journey to it," Jake said. Live in concert that song jams and "goes all over place, and we tried to capture that feel."
Track 6. You're the One. An acoustic ballad that has been in band's arsenal for 5 years, which they played in concert "to take it down a bit." The song was restructured for the record and "was difficult to get where we wanted it," Jake said. But it worked.
Track 7. The New Day. Another song that has been with the band for a few years, Jake said it was conceived during a winter blizzard with no power, while home in Frankenmuth. Thus, another acoustic-based song.
Track 8. Mountain of the Sun. A melodic, blues track that screams written on the front porch on a hot summer day. You'll love the slide guitar.
Track 9. Brave New World. Hypnotizing track that was born during the recording process, Jake said.
Track 10. Anthem. Based on a poem by singer Josh, the sing-along song embodies what the "album means to us," Jake said. It's very topical and current, making the observation that "the world is only what the world is made of."
Photo Credit - Travis Shinn
L-R: Jake Kiszka, Josh Kiszka, Danny Wagner, Sam Kiszka
Provided by Lava/Republic:
All are from the tiny Michigan hamlet of Frankenmuth known for its family-style chicken dinners and the world's largest Christmas store. All four were raised on their parents' extensive vinyl collections which helped give birth to the music they make today: a high-energy hybrid of rock'n'roll, blues and soul.
In 2017, Greta Van Fleet's first year as a professional band was a wild ride of sold-out concerts in North America and Europe, glowing press, accolades from a slew of fellow artists from Elton John to Nikki Sixx to Justin Bieber to Tom Hanks, millions of YouTube video plays and Spotify streams, two No. 1 singles at Rock Radio and two No. 1 EPs, and most importantly, the genesis of an extraordinary connection with their fans.
On August 15, 2018 the band released a brand new single, "When The Curtain Falls," that took a mere three weeks to explode into the Top 10 at Rock Radio, accumulate more than 10 million streams, and one million-plus views of the track's companion music video.
Greta Van Fleet's shared message with their music is to spread "peace, love and unity," and their collective goal is to have people walk out of their live shows feeling invigorated, energized and exhilarated, and to take that feeling out into the world.
Amy Harris
Jake Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, May 18, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.
About Jake Kiszka:
Jake and his brothers were raised in a very free and creative environment that included a father who was a musician who had a variety of musical instruments in the house. He also had a very challenging way of "teaching" Jake to play guitar. As a kid, Jake started out with a cheap plastic guitar, but was outgrowing it so he asked his dad for a better one. His dad told him he would first have to learn to play Bob Seger's "Night Moves" and Hendrix's "Wild Thing" on the plastic guitar before he would consider getting Jake a better guitar. So, Jake did, and was rewarded with a red Fender Squier. When he felt he'd outgrown that, his dad challenged him again - this time he would have to learn Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe," "Smoke On the Water," and "Sunshine of Your Love," and on and on and on. Jake mastered them all and was rewarded with better and better guitars. His live set up is minimal - not a lot of pedals or effects as he feels that takes away from one's ability to play, one's true voice as a guitarist. Significant guitar influences include Hendrix, Elmore James, Pete Townsend and Woody Guthrie.
Rob Grabowski
Josh Kiszka, of Greta Van Fleet, day two of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Friday, Aug 3, 2018, in Chicago.
About Josh Kiszka:
Being a singer in a rock'n'roll band was the last thing that Josh ever thought he'd be. Josh studied theatre in school, he was in school plays, and was involved in local community musical theatre. He considers himself primarily a writer, someone who loves to tell stories, which answers his being the band's lyricist. He writes, shoots, directs and edits videos and is involved in the band's stage production design. Josh is very world music oriented: African spiritual, Native American tribal, and his heroes comprise an interesting "hat trick" - Hunter S. Thompson, Andy Kaufman and Stanley Kubrick.
Sam Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.
About Sam Kiszka:
The band's bass player and keyboardist, 19 year old Sam Kiszka, is self-taught, starting when he was 12. His father played bass, so supplied hands-on tutoring, and Sam spent a lot of time at the University of YouTube. Like many other self-taught musicians, Sam has invested hours and hours watching his favorite musicians (James Jamerson was a big influence) on performance music videos, listening to their recordings, and practicing to perfect their riffs and style - and then evolved his own style. While Sam is a big fan of John Denver and Joni Mitchell, his all-time favorite composer is Bach who he cites for his being "an amazing bass player with melodies second to none."
Sam gets bored fairly easily, and when he does, he picks up a new instrument to learn to play. In addition to bass, he is self-taught on guitar, drums, mandolin, keyboards, Hammond M103 organ, harmonica, ukulele, a little saxophone and is going to pick up the autoharp.
Danny Wagner, drummer for Greta Van Fleet, opening for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw on Sept. 7, 2017.
About Danny Wagner:
As a kid, Danny took guitar lessons for three years, then also learned to play piano, mandolin and ukulele. Drumming didn't come along until his cousin moved out of town and couldn't take his drum set, so Danny claimed it. In addition to studying at the University of YouTube, Danny joined his middle school band playing the drums, and then in high school, enrolled in the jazz band, studying guitar, French horn and trumpet. It was also in high school that he found out he had perfect pitch, something only one-in-ten-thousand people have. He also spent a lot of time analyzing the chops of his favorite musicians (Buddy Rich and John Bonham were big influences) on performance music videos, listening to their recordings, all of which led to Danny carving out his own performance style. And when Danny plays his heavy hitting, machine gun drum riffs, it's obvious that he's exorcising some demons on the kit. He has a particular affinity for Ringo Starr, not only as a drummer, but for another unique reason: when Ringo joined the Beatles, John, George and Paul already knew each other really well, Ringo was the outsider and had to learn to fit in to that quartet. It was the same for Danny and the three Kiszka brothers, and for some time, Danny approached his being in Greta Van Fleet as though he was perpetually auditioning - always challenging himself to be better. But now, they're all brothers.
Photo Credit: Travis Shinn
L-R: Sam, Danny, Josh, Jake.
L-R: Danny Wagner, Sam Kiszka, Jake Kiszka, Josh Kiszka
L-R: Danny Wagner, Jake Kiszka, Sam Kiszka, Josh Kiszka
Crowd at Greta Van Fleet's set at the Rock On The Range Music Festival at Mapfre Stadium on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.


I have a hard time finding just-right gifts for some of the people I love. You know who you are.
I put a lot of pressure on myself to get the perfect gift for each person on my list. And this is an impossible task. I know this.
Just like I know exactly how to lose weight.
But do I use any of this important knowledge? No. I realize the people I care about don't care if I even give them anything. I know they will be happy with whatever I select. So I shouldn't stress about it so much. But I do, despite herculean effort, I still do.
In the end, I'll either find the perfect gift, or give something I would like. I guess either way, it works.
I may have overcome my Christmas tree thing, but I don't know I'll ever be able to conquer this one. It is what it is.


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People at the HUMLOG Institute
Get to know the HUMLOG Institute's and SCM & SR's faculty, management, project researchers, associates and PhD students!
HUMLOG Institute Faculty
Diego Vega
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility, esp. Humanitarian Logistics at Hanken School of Economics and Director of the HUMLOG Institute
Diego's an Associate Editor of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and participates at the Editorial Advisory board of the International Journal of Logistics Management, and the SCM programming board of the World Humanitarian Forum. Diego's research interests include logistics services in humanitarian operations, emergency relief logistics, temporary organizations and competence-based strategic management for humanitarian organizations.
Wojciech Piotrowicz
Associate Professor in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility
Wojciech joined Hanken in 2017, after over ten years at University of Oxford. His research is related to Supply Chain and logistics in various contexts, performance and evaluation, as well as impact of technologies on organisations and societies. Currently he leads Academy of Finland project focused on humanitarian assistance and local markets under armed conflict conditions.
Gyöngyi Kovács
Erkko Professor in Humanitarian Logistics
Gyöngyi's research has focused on the areas of challenges and trends in humanitarian logistics, humanitarian supply chain design, innovation in humanitarian supply chains, and humanitarian logistics skills and competencies. She has also conducted research in sustainable supply chain management and research approaches in logistics. She led the HUMLOG Institute since its establishment in 2008 until 2014. Gyöngyi is currently involved in many of the HUMLOG Institute's ongoing research projects.
David Grant
Professor in Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility, Hanken School of Economics; Professor of Logistics, Hull University Business School
David's research interests include customer service and satisfaction; services marketing and service quality; retail logistics; reverse, closed-loop and sustainable logistics; logistics and supply chain relationships; logistics in SMEs; and integration of logistics and marketing.
Graham Heaslip
Professor in Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility, Hanken School of Economics; Professor and Head of School of Engineering at Atlantic Technological University
Graham's research interests are in the intersections between global logistics / supply chain management, humanitarian logistics and organisational management development. His research and consultancy interests span mainstream commercial, defence and other public service contexts examining supply chain management, and operations management issues which impact on organisational effectiveness or innovative practices.
Sarah Schiffling
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibility
Sarah is a trustee for the Humanitarian Logistics Association. Her research interests include complexity in supply chains, trust and distrust in supply chain relationships, cash based interventions, pharmaceutical supply chains and the effects of transport disruptions. She frequently discusses logistics and supply chain topics on TV, radio, print, and online media and is a prolific author for The Conversation.
HUMLOG Institute Management
Mimmi Pöysti
Mimmi is HUMLOG's Project Coordinator. She coordinates the Institute's research projects, contributes to the research and provides general assistance to the research community at HUMLOG Institute. Mimmi is a Hanken graduate and wrote her thesis on humanitarian logistics in conflict zones.
Cia Leinonen
Cia has paired up with Kieto and is responsible for general administrative support of the daily operations of the institute. She is a master's student at Hanken, majoring in Humanitarian Logistics.
Kieto Mahaniah
Kieto has paired up with Cia and is also responsible for general administrative support of the daily operations of the institute. He is a master's student at Hanken, majoring in Humanitarian Logistics.
HUMLOG Institute Institute and SCM & SR Project Researchers
Amin Maghsoudi
Amin completed his PhD on Operations and Supply Chain Management at Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests lie in the area of humanitarian logistics, blockchain for supply chain management, cash-based interventions (CBI), inter-organizational coordination, social media in humanitarian operations, and data analytics. For the purpose of research and teaching experience, Amin has interviewed and connected with a number of humanitarian organizations (both national and international) operating within Southeast Asia (e.g., Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia) and the Middle Eastern region (e.g., Iran, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates). Some of his research results are published in peer-reviewed journals such as Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.
Elvira Kaneberg
Elvira Kaneberg is an Assistant Professor in Business Administration at Jönköping University, Sweden. Elvira's main research interests are focused on Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Humanitarian Logistics.
Ioanna Falagara Sigala
Ioanna is a Project Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute. She holds a PhD from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Her research focuses on cross-sector collaboration and coordination in humanitarian supply chains, the outsourcing of humanitarian logistics, the digitization of humanitarian supply chains, and cash transfer programming.
Virva Tuomala
Virva is a Project Researcher at Hanken School of Economics. She received her doctorate from Hanken and her research interests are urban food insecurity and the food supply chain.
Jana Abíková
Jana Abíková is a Project Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute. Jana hold MA in Business Economics and Management with specialization in logistics and international transportation. She completed her PhD at the University of Economics, Prague at the Faculty of Business Administration. Her main research interests are in the field of human resources in humanitarian logistics, transit migration, and refugee crises, mostly question of location problem of the refugee camps. In addition to her research experience, Jana has work experience from for-profit and non-profit sector as well. She worked in automotive industry and for various non-governmental organisations like Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International or People in Need.
Sudipa Sarker
Sudipa Sarker is a project researcher in the HUMLOG institute and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Development and Technology at Aarhus University in Denmark. Sudipa is trained as an Industrial and Production Engineer from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh. She has conducted her master's from the National University of Singapore in Industrial and System Engineering and holds a PhD in Management Economics and Industrial Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Sudipa's areas of expertise are in the field of purchasing, operations, and supply chain management, with a particular concentration on competitiveness, sustainability, and risk management.
Abdelsalam Adam Hamid
Abdelsalam Adam Hamid is a Project Researcher at the HUMLOGO institute. Abdelsalam obtained his PhD from college of business studies, business administration Department, Sudan University of Science and Technology, in Supply Chain, he is an assistant professor of supply chain at International Maritime College Oman. In addition, he worked as an assistant professor and head of Business administration Department at Sudan university of science and technology. Abdelsalam has published more than 20 articles in various journals, and his research interests lie in supply chain practices, logistics operations, management and industrial business. In addition, he is a reviewer for many journals.
Aino Ruggiero
Aino Ruggiero is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the HUMLOG Institute. She completed her PhD at the Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä. Her research interests cover organisational crisis communication perspective in humanitarian logistics, crisis communication and management in the case of (CBRN) terrorism and other complex crises, governmental crisis communication, and community approach to crisis management. She has previously worked as a University teacher at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics (JSBE) Corporate Communication, and as a Researcher at the Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä. She has recently collaborated with researchers from the University of Helsinki for a project on governmental crisis communication during the Covid-19 pandemic in Finland. As a researcher, she has worked with governmental organisations and research institutes in Finland and internationally.
Lijo John
Lijo John obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK). Prior to his doctoral studies, he did his Masters in Technology from National Institute of Technology Calicut in Industrial Engineering. He is currently associated with SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (Mumbai) as Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management. John was previously an Assistant Professor in the area of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the IMT Business School, Dubai. He is also a Visiting Researcher at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Canada. His research areas include humanitarian logistics, supply chain management and supply chain contracts. His research has appeared in international journals such as Annals of Operations Research (ANOR), Sustainability, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, to name a few.
Bruno Garcia de Olivera
Bruno is a project researcher at the HUMLOG Instutute. In addition he's also an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Catalao. He has a PhD from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Inside the field of sustainable development, his main research interest is the systemic connections between sustainability and business strategy. He focuses on sustainability at a strategic level and publishes in peer-reviewed journals about the circular economy, industry 4.0, and supply chain management.
Ardian Quorri
HUMLOG Institute Associates
Joseph Sarkis
HUMLOG Research Associate
Joseph Sarkis is a Professor of Management in the Foisie Business School within the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His research and teaching includes sustainability, supply chain and operations management, and technology management. He has over 400 publications in a wide variety of outlets. He has been internationally recognized as a highly cited researcher by the Web-of-Science for the past four years. He serves as an editor, associate editor, or editorial member in some of the world's leading management and environmental journals. Joseph is the Co-Editor of the Springer-Nature Book Series on Greening of Industry Networks. His most recent edited book is titled "Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain," published by Edward Elgar Publishing. In recent years he has served as a visiting scholar at a number of universities throughout the world including universities in China, Egypt, Hungary, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo; and has been an Industrial Ecology Fellow. Currently he is a program and working group leader in the Green of Industry Network (GIN), as well as the Future Earth Circular Economy Working Group.
Nezih Altay
Nezih Altay is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University in Chicago, USA. In his research he tries to bring a supply chain perspective to humanitarian problems. His work with the HUMLOG Institute at Hanken focuses on the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid in conflict zones. This work aims to identify the unique characteristics and requirements of logistics in conflict zones and lead scholars to novel and challenging problems in this domain.
HUMLOG Institute and SCM & SR PhD Candidates
HUMLOG Institute
George Ghazal
George's primary research interests are related to applying specific Sustainable Development Goals to Humanitarian Supply Chains and then how will the region of the study be a better place when the goals are achieved. The research examines the role of certain SDGs in improving Humanitarian Supply Chains and increasing the awareness of these goals in the field of social responsibly, which will enhance the performance of the organisation and enable it to save more lives while leaving NO ONE behind.
Russell Harpring
Russell's primary research interests are related to cash-based interventions in humanitarian operations, especially with respect to how they affect the supply chain and what measures can be taken to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Other areas of interest include simulation modeling, systems and network analysis, and process improvement.
John Munyoro
John's research interests include blockchain strategies, conflict, disaster and emergencies mitigation, humanitarianism, project leadership and management as well as resettling refugees and internally displaces persons.
Sonja Saari
Sonja's research interests include medical cold chains in humanitarian operations, with a specific emphasis on energy services' sustainability and resilience.
Félicia Saïah
Félicia's primary area of focus is Humanitarian Supply Chain Management in Long-term Humanitarian Operations, with a specific emphasis on process modularity.
Claire Travers
Claire's research focus is the localisation of humanitarian aid provision, specifically the use of local procurement and local manufacturing in emergency response programming.
Qifeng Yan
Qifeng focuses primarily on the applications of climate science in humanitarian logistics. He is interested how the impacts of natural disasters can be mitigated by using climate information in humanitarian operations. He is also interested in development studies and sustainability.
Supply Chain Management and Social Responsibilities
Robert Davtyan
Robert focuses on sustainable innovations in public procurement, as well as on the roles of small and medium sized enterprises in the process. Other interests include public transportation and cleantech development. Currently Robert manages UNHCR Certification Programme in Supply Chain Management training project and coordinates the learning of study cohorts.
Helleke Heikkinen
Helleke started her journey towards a PhD after several years of working with startups, technology and international mobility in both Helsinki and Berlin. She is a Hanken graduate and her research interests lies withing the last-mile, were she is looking into the sustainability aspects of new phenomena such as on-demand delivery and quick-commerce.
Rosa Palmgren
Rosa's research focus is on circular economy topics, mainly on reverse and circular supply chain aspects, for improving circulation of materials.
Greta Steenvoorden
Greta's research interests include the mechanisms that support or alternatively hinder the inclusion of factory worker's perspectives in the Corporate Social Responsibility practices of the multinational corporations in the developing country context.
Anna Zhuravleva
Anna's research interests include closed-loop and reverse supply chain solutions, humanitarian supply chain and social responsibility. Previously, Anna was a leader of the global association 180 Degrees Consulting in Helsinki which connects students with local NGOs through various consulting projects. Under her leadership, students helped Finnish NGOs in identifying donor management and marketing strategies as well as in managing the supply chain of second-hand charity stores.
Hanken receives significant EU-funding to make transport networks more resilient and sustainable
Environmental sustainability still neglected too often in humanitarian aid
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Author: Adrian
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This is a very strong album: while the focus inevitably falls on Appice, the musicianship stands up on its own merit and is complemented by the muscular material.
5 albums into a career that started in the 1980s the years have seen several members of Martiria come and go. After very little output initially, the band went on hiatus and returned in 2002. Their latest opus, 'R-evolution' dispenses with the vocal skills of Rick Anderson who had sung so well on previous releases and his replacement, Flavio Cosma, steps in front and centre. Also in the cannon we find drumming legend Vinny Appice who plays with the band for the first time on this album.
Much has been made of Vinny joining the band and from the off we can hear his distinctive drumming no more than on opening track 'King of Shadows'. Not dissimilar to Black Sabbath's style on their Headless Cross album, we hear the choral / keyboard effects in the intro whilst driving from the centre is Vinny's undeniable drumming power. Add to this Cosma's distinctly Dio-esque vocals and Andy Menario's (lead guitar) crunchy riffs and solo breaks and we have something special to come.
The band have been described as a doom / epic metal band in the past but the current album definitely leans towards the epic side on 'R-evolution' with softly sung story telling on 'Steam power' before launching into the body of the song which sees Cosma change his vocal styling to that of Rainbow era Graham Bonnet at times. Great harmonising on the chorus and some lofty wails getting the message across loud and clear.
The production does seem to favour the drumming of their most famous member and listening to the album the rest of the band sound like they are playing around the rhythm section (ably completed by Derek Maniscalco on bass).
The Headless Cross similarities continue on 'Southern Seas' with soft vocal breaks, epic guitar work similar to Tony Iommi in style. 'Salem' treads the more common power metal ground, galloping riffs and drum beats with soaring vocals from Cosma. 'The Road of Tenochtitlan' sees them firmly back in Dio territory (if Vivian Campbell wants a new front man for Last in Line then he need look no further). Subtle keyboard fills and tubular bells add to 'Grim Reaper' which again gallops through its 4:25 running time.
'Light brigade' adds a little bit of a medieval flare to the album and continues to help build the epic imagery that the band aspire to. 'Dark angels' , 'Revolution' and 'The mark of cain' all continue in a similar vein, pounding drums, chugging riffs, ghostly organ fills and Cosma's great vocalisation over the top.
There are times where you wonder if perhaps they play it a little too safe. The majority of the tracks can be identified by anyone who has listened to Sabbath, Dio and early Rainbow. For a band who brands themselves as doom/epic it's a good fit but the tracks often seem too familiar and you find yourself wondering "where have I heard that before". What brings it back to a unique perspective is the lyrical content. Special mention must go to Marco Capelli's lyrics. Capelli joined the band as the main lyric writer and this move has allowed Menario to focus exclusively on the musical composition. This interesting mix really pays off as the lyrics draw you in and do prevent track by track comparisons to the works they all clearly pay homage to.
'Across the mountains' and 'Tsushima' close out the album bringing the total playing time to just over an hour. At 6:21 'Tsushima' is the longest track on the album and is by far the doomiest track on offer. Slower than the preceding track by a considerable margin it builds layering guitar and drums which then pull us into a mid-song interlude with keyboard, acoustic guitars and some wonderful harmonised vocals.
Overall it's a very very tight album. Excellent musicianship and the whilst the focus I am sure will be on Vinny Appice in the short term, the great lyrics from Capelli and Cosma's voice really set this out from the crowd.
© Adrian


So I usually have brainstormed ideas in advance and am working on a blog entry based on a memory of something that happened in the past, but tragedy struck recently in our family, and I am in awe of how everyone came together. In AWE of how this extended family showed up for one another.
I was out of town visiting my parents. My daughter was at her Dad's house. I look over and see my phone ringing, it is my husband who I just spoke with…I pick up the phone. He is hysterical. Our dog has just collapsed in the backyard on a routine bathroom outing prior to the hubs heading to the store. There is crying and breathless speaking as our dog dies in my husband's arms. These dogs are our babies (next to my daughter, of course) and this one is (was) our favorite (Yes, we have a favorite. Don't judge.) and had so much time left on this Earth. Yet, here he was. Passing before his time.
A mom out of town during a family tragedy that involves your spouse and your child is not an easy cross to bare. I am a fixer and I wasn't there to hug and "fix" the situation. I got my husband situated for a minute by texting his best friend to come over and go with him to the vet with our pup. I proceeded to call my ex to let him know I was about to break our daughter's heart. My daughter is tough. Always has been. She processes information and works through it on her terms. She listens, absorbs, plays brave and immediately crawls into my ex husband's lap after hanging up with me and cries. We've lost hamsters, we've lost my husband's first dog, we've lost friends, we've even lost grandparents but this one hit so hard.
Here's where I am so grateful. Here's the sunny side up. My ex calls my husband, talks him down, and makes plans to meet him at the vet with our daughter, so she can say goodbye. He then proceeds to take everyone out for a beer (pop for our teenager), drive my husband home to collect our other two dogs and takes EVERYONE back to their house to color eggs, eat steaks and be together.
I can't begin to explain to you how awesome it was to know that my husband wasn't sitting at home alone; how awesome it was to know he was WITH my daughter; how truly amazing it was that my ex and his wife scratched all their plans for the rest of the day and allowed my daughter and husband to mourn together.
All this over a dog. Yep. A dog.
The point of all of this is…every single damn day we should be loving and respecting the people in our lives this much. One little girl brought all of us together and I can't even begin to express in words how grateful I feel. Family is family is family is family. It doesn't matter the make up of people. Two moms, two dads, an aunt plus two dads, four parents, grandma who is mom; you get the point. Love is love is love is love and in a divorce family dynamic, when everyone can put the kids first (which has always been our agreement) then this can be the end result: a larger, better, stronger village.
I am honored to be a part of my village. Even on the days when I'm annoyed by the village.


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Early November means Daylight Savings Time is almost here, but it also signifies NASCAR's return to Texas Motor Speedway. The 2018 AAA Texas 500, which is part of the NASCAR Playoff Series for the Monster Energy Cup Series, is on Sunday, November 4, with the green flag dropping at 2:00 p.m. in Fort Worth.
That race will be the culmination of a thrill-packed weekend. All three of NASCAR's top series are competing at TMS with the Jag Metals 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series hitting the track first on Friday, November 2. Next up is the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Xfinity Series, who will race under the lights on Saturday, November 3. And on Sunday, the first 30,000 fans into the AAA Texas 500 will receive a bobblehead featuring popular driver Kurt Busch, and Texas country music fans will appreciate a pre-race concert headlined by the Josh Abbott Band.
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR RACE WEEKEND
If you're brand-new to the racing experience at TMS, consider purchasing a Sights and Sounds Two Pack—where fans get two tickets, two headphones and a race scanner—all for $99. The scanner is a cool accompaniment to on-track action as it allows fans to listen to the radios of the drivers, spotters and pit crews—gaining valuable insight about the strategy and decision-making that goes on behind the scenes each weekend.
If you're looking to upgrade to VIP status this weekend, one popular race package at TMS is Raceday University, an all-inclusive deal of grandstand seating, an exclusive hospitality area with food and drink, souvenirs and a pass to see pre-race driver introductions from the infield.
The coolest part of Raceday U are the big names who show up to host question-and-answer sessions. This weekend's lineup has serious star power including current NASCAR drivers Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Blaney. Fans of the hit Discovery Channel show, Fast N' Loud might want to check out the Raceday U appearance by Richard Rawlings.
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PRE-RACE RITUALS
Of course, any race weekend promises plenty of tailgating and people watching. There's never a shortage of tailgating in and around the track, including the exclusive Pacesetter Pit Stop Park. Not only are race fans some of the most passionate in sports, but they're also some of the friendliest!
Naturally, there are plenty of great dining options inside TMS itself, including a location of Torchy's Tacos on the infield.
If you want to chow down before reaching the track, one great spot is Ranchman's Cafe located in the neighboring town of Ponder. Recently featured on Food Network, Ranchman's has been open since 1948 and serves up some of the best steaks around plus fried green tomatoes that are a must-try.
With this being one of the final NASCAR weekends until February, what better time to get your racing fix for 2018?
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Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins is reported as saying that if Esquimalt wins its appeal against the amount of tax to be paid by CFB Esquimalt that "whatever additional funds we get would … be divided as per all the usual percentages." The fallacy in that thinking is that all services are of equal value.
Since policing works to prevent the one thing that prevents people from living life, initiation of force, it is obviously first priority. Esquimalt is not free of robbery and assault, which really hurts those least able to afford loss of property and health.
A lesser problem is deliberately dangerous drivers – I've observed people speeding through the shopping area so they could get to the exercise facility – endangering the health of others. I followed a vehicle that tailgated a driver training car for several kilometres through Esquimalt. No police in sight.
Meanwhile Esquimalt wasted money on shrubbery on Esquimalt Road – all the better to hide jaywalkers, and mismanaged construction projects on Admirals and Craigflower.
I am disgusted with politicians who waste money and fail to protect people.
I urge Esquimalt voters to boot any politician who does not support adequate policing.


When Onslow Community Outreach purchased its Hargett Street location, the nonprofit's leaders saw more than a building.
Executive Director Theo McClammy said that when clients come to them for a meal at the soup kitchen, a bed at the homeless shelter or health care at the Caring Community Clinic, they have immediate needs and OCO is often the first place they have come to for help.
Onslow Community Outreach stands ready to help but has one major challenge: lack of space.
That is where the Hargett Street location – the old Piggly Wiggly in the New River area of Jacksonville – comes into play.
As McClammy stands inside the soon-to-be renovated 27,000-square-foot building, he points to the future space for each of the programs. First up will be the 5,000-square-foot area dedicated for the homeless shelter and housing program.
On the opposite side of the building will be a large space that will be used for Christmas Cheer and serve as a flexible space for events such as the annual Community Thanksgiving or other functions and activities supporting services to the community.
McClammy said there is also space for training and for bringing in community resources such as employment or assistance programs.
"It is more than a building," he said.
As a three-phase renovation is implemented, the administrative offices, soup kitchen and all programs now located in OCO's Court Street location will move to the Hargett Street location.
McClammy said they look forward to being able to serve more clients.
The homeless shelter, for instance will grow from serving a maximum of 26 people, with one family room to having space for 50 beds and four family rooms. The soup kitchen will move later but will have a commercial kitchen and large dining area for a more personal atmosphere.
Equally important, said McClammy, is the additional space to accommodate volunteers.
While they can use only 15 volunteers a day at the soup kitchen due to lack of space, the new location will allow for about 40 volunteers.
"We'll have space to accommodate more volunteers and that is very important for a nonprofit," he said.
The outreach program started in 1990 with the soup kitchen, added the homeless shelter in 1994, and in 1999 expanded to include the Caring Community Clinic. Most recently it started a free dental clinic.
The new focus is getting moved into the Hargett Street location.
But before that can begin, the organization needs to retire the debt and take ownership of the building so that it can focus on renovations, said OCO Board of Directors Chairman Don Herring.
"It is a journey, and paying off the building is a first step in that journey," Herring said.
The goal is to launch housing and shelter services in the building by 2020.
Onslow Community Outreach announced at its annual meeting the start of its Changing Lives Onslow campaign to raise about $500,000 by the end of the year to pay off the debt from the purchase of the building at 1210 Hargett St. so that renovations for Phase 1 of the project can begin.
"It is the most significant and ambitious capital campaign the outreach has ever had and once it is completed it is going to be a big achievement," Herring said.
Community members can donate as always by visiting the current administrative offices on Court Street or by making a donation online at onslowco.org.
Anyone can stop by a Wells Fargo bank branch in Onslow County to make a donation to the Onslow Community Outreach building fund. Those who donate $1,000 or more will have their names placed on a brick for the new facility.
Sponsorship and naming opportunities are also available by contacting the organization.
For more information, contact Onslow Community Outreach at 910-455-5733.


Treat yourself to my Raspberry and Cream Swirled Pumpkin Muffins this baking season!
This is truly the best time of year to bake isn't it?! It has been a pleasure teaming up with Driscoll's to create a new recipe for you today for the Made With Love Campaign. I developed these Raspberry and Cream Swirled Pumpkin Muffins that are great for brunch or after school snack.
With Thanksgiving in November, it seems to be a lovely month of gratitude and counting our blessings. One of my favorite traditions in November is while sitting around the Thanksgiving table, we go around and say one positive thing about each person in our family. It's either something we are grateful for or something we love about each person. The kids always giggle while they try their best to think of something to say, but after we are done, everyone is smiling and more grateful for one another.
I feel so blessed to be a mom of 3 rambunctious boys. I always thought I would have girls growing up, but I couldn't be happier raising these boys.
What a great time to get our family in the kitchen to help make something the whole family will enjoy.
The star of the show are definitely these gorgeous Driscoll's raspberries.
The muffin batter is nice and simple. I used my favorite mixing bowl and started with the wet ingredients.
Pumpkin and cinnamon up next!
Add your dry ingredients right to the bowl. Stir then set aside.
Take your lovely Driscoll's raspberries and get them ready for the cream cheese.
Stir and mash the raspberries into the softened cream cheese and sugar.
Spray your paper liners lightly with cooking spray to ensure an easy peel. Fill 1/2 full then top with 1 teaspoon of raspberry cream.
Take a toothpick or skewer and swirl the cream throughout.
Bake for 28-33 minutes, until baked through.
The sweet cream cheese raspberry swirls could not be more delicious with the pumpkin. Enjoy this baking season with your loved ones!
In a large mixing bowl, beat yogurt, eggs and vanilla until well combined. Stir in pumpkin and cinnamon. Slowly add flour, sugar, baking soda and salt, stirring until well combined. Fill liners 1/2 full with batter.
To prepare raspberry cream cheese, beat softened cream cheese with sugar until well combined. Stir and smash raspberries into cream until combined and berries broken down. Place 1 teaspoon raspberry cream on top of filled cups. Take a toothpick or skewer and swirl cream throughout batter. Bake for 28-33 minutes, or until baked though. Remove and let cool. Serve room temperature or chilled.
This is a sponsored post for Discoll's however thoughts and opinions are my own.
I just purchased raspberry's and didn't know what I was going to do with them. Thank you for making my decision easy!
These are so pretty and perfect for a healthier holiday treat! I love your families Thanksgiving tradition. Sounds like a really nice thing!
These look gorgeous and sound so good, Jenny! Definitely adding this to my "to try" list!
Love these muffins! A great breakfast treat!
I'm craving something sweet & these look sooooooo good!!
Nice combo. Thank you. Have a great weekend!
These look like such a terrific combination of freshness and fall! What a nice change. The recipe looks easy enough and your photo tutorial is great. Thank you!
What a unique combo but looks absolutely amazing. The raspberry cream looks divine!
Raspberries are my favorite and I just happen to have some in the fridge, can't wait to eat these muffins!
LOVE this! Raspberries are so great in desserts!
Raspberry is my favorite fruit. I love this recipe. It's perfect for a snack…or anytime.
Lovely use of raspberries–these muffin looks awesome!
I would have never thought to add raspberry with pumpkin. So pretty and pretty genius! Love.
These look fabulous!!!! Definitely a 'save'! Thanx for sharing!
When I took these out of the oven the muffins sunk in the middle. They taste good but don't look appealing. Any idea why that happened?
I just made these the other day and they are fabulous. Added chocolate chips to the recipe. My kids loved them. Definitely making them again!
I love Driscoll's berries! I never would have thought to put them with pumpkin, but it sure sounds yummy!


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How a Short Police Case Caught a Building on Fire
People blame a lot of accidents on inattentive or unskilled drivers. But sometimes it's the people we expect to drive the best that cause the accident, and sometimes they have to drive recklessly as part of their job. Last year had an accident like that when the NOPD caused a fiery crash less than a minute after starting a police chase. NOLA.com reports.
The strange incident to attempt recovery of a stolen car only lasted a half-mile, but it killed three people and caused four officers to lose their jobs after video footage was released about the incident.
The video shows a luxury sedan speeding away as soon as the officers turned on their lights and sirens. Police in New Orleans are not supposed to engage in car chases, but the video shows them speeding up to stay in pursuit, then slowing down. It is believed that the officers were trying to hide the chase because they shut off their dashboard cameras.
The chased car sped up to avoid the officers, but then lost control and crashed into a building, erupting in flames. The two people in the stolen vehicle and another in the building died in the crash. Officers and fire crews rescued everyone else in the building.
Even if your accident is caused by an emergency vehicle, you may still be eligible for compensation after your crash. Speak with a personal injury attorney if you are in this situation.
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Six months ago, Discovery Communications invested $100 million into Group Nine Media – a media rollup including Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo and Discovery's science and tech pub, Seeker.
And it's finally all starting to cohere.
"We've stayed super heads-down and our NewFront was a really good excuse to give ourselves a deadline," said Ben Lerer, Thrillist's co-founder and the CEO of Group Nine, following the media holding group's swanky coming-out party in New York City's SoHo late last week.
"We knew that within six months of closing this deal we wanted to act like one company with one sales team selling across all brands and our technology and data stack as this centralized piece everyone is leveraging and building on," he added.
Since Discovery's investment, Group Nine claims it has 4 billion monthly video views across all of its properties. It now hopes to expand into verticals like sports, and will launch NowThis Sports with Discovery-owned TV network Eurosport this fall.
AdExchanger caught up with Lerer.
AdExchanger: What's changed operationally since Discovery invested in Thrillist and you became Group Nine CEO?
BEN LERER: You have to figure out what you consolidate, how you connect the brands and where you leave them to their own devices. You have to figure out how to take advantage of scale and where you can make better decisions by working as one.
At the end of the day, this was about having constant communication and creating transparency amongst the groups for what each brand does well and where we can learn from each other.
Many traditional TV companies, like NBCUniversal and Turner, are investing in digital media. Is this an ongoing trend?
In every medium, there is consolidation. It came to print with the newspaper business, television, and I think it is inevitable that it will come to digital where all of these independent media brands, which have been built digital-first, will not be floating as independent entities forever. We thought, as Thrillist, The Dodo or NowThis, we can wait to be consolidated by somebody or we can get in front of it and actually build something from the ground up and start the consolidation ourselves.
What's been the biggest upside?
It's hard to go it alone. You want a bigger seat at the table with the platforms that distribute your content, with your advertising partners and more scale so you can find potential investors or to partner with traditional media companies.
Size matters, and so I think you'll see more of these holding companies that exist. When you look at all these traditional media companies – TV networks are built on very traditional pipes and, to varying degrees, the leadership at these TV companies realizes there's a new generation of consumers who think of social pipes the way we used to think of the cable pipes.
What's the biggest change for a digital media brand trying to make TV-caliber content?
Part of it is acknowledging that you don't have to do everything yourself. For instance, Thrillist is working on a pizza-making competition series with a production company called T Group Productions, who makes really good TV. Meanwhile, we have a brand with a tone, voice and marketing channel with big, built-in digital audiences. A big part of it is recognizing we don't have to go it alone or jump in the deep end and build out a giant team of people who only make TV.
You create a lot of social content for clients. Do you have an in-house agency?
We have 75 full-time people only in the business of making content with our brand partners. Traditionally, we had a group at Thrillist called the CoLab, and then at Seeker there was something called Seeker Studios.
We're putting that all together and in the coming months will do a formal unveiling of that group. I'm a huge believer that in television you had one format and it was a 30-second spot. And you could make one piece of content and create an asset apart from distribution. In digital, that's not the case anymore. You can't separate content from the distribution anymore.
What is Group Nine's strategy for combining content and distribution?
We're trying to bring our distribution and content creation together as a package. Whether it's us or BuzzFeed or Vice, a few of us have built these services groups because in order for brands to be successful, you can't just create distractions from the content environment the consumer is.
And you can tell when brands do that because the only way they get viewership against the content they create is by paying for or buying reach on Facebook. There's no organic audience. if you aren't in the business of creating content that's always on, and living at the edge of different distribution tactics on social, you can't truly create that connectivity.