Bill Inman wheels deliberately into the room and I follow him. As I grab for the first seat that crosses my path, he immediately gestures toward another, straight in line with his right eye. Head cocked, understanding my questioning pause, he tells me that he's partially blind from the accident. So I settle myself as directed, and he begins his story.
The year was 1981, the week before finals at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Forty miles southeast, on what seemed like an ordinary evening to most, a rowdy BMW packed with young men tore through the streets of Englewood. Bill's friend was getting married the next day and had loaned the car out for his bachelor party. The mood was high inside as they raced along, concrete trailing the fading echoes of a raucous bash.
Swept by the excitement, the driver careened into a turn at 77 miles an hour.
An odd stillness fell as the car sheared and flipped three-and-a-half times up and down a dirt embankment. And then reality rushed back in deafening chorus when the vehicle slammed to a jarring halt, throwing Bill and two other passengers. The fleshy backside of his head hit the street with a sickening thud.
Nine months later, Bill woke from a coma to learn that doctors had given his folks little hope for his life, let alone any recovery.
While fighting to save the 23-year-old, surgeons removed nearly a third of his brain, taking with it his speech, motor skills, and, as I learned, entire left-field vision.
"I don't remember anything from the accident, the time right before it, or during the coma," Bill says. "But after I came to, I just wanted to go home."
For nearly two dark years afterward, he was bedridden under the care of therapists and family members.
But today Bill sits across from me smiling brilliantly. In May he completed a bachelor's degree from Colorado Christian University, a suburban liberal-arts school in Lakewood.
"So," I begin, "you've been in college on and off for more than 30 years, and earned an associate degree..." -- "Yeah!" Bill interjects, stirring excitedly.
"...and now your bachelor's..." -- "YEAH," he says, even louder.
From 1978 to 1980, Bill was a part-time student at Red Rocks and Auraria community colleges near Denver. The little boy that once stood in the back yard and wondered at the stars was now a young man dreaming of an astrophysics career at NASA.
By '81 he had transferred full time to CU-Boulder but, as he says, took "a few years off" following the accident.
A few years off! I marvel. Continuing any sort of schooling would be low priority for most people in Bill's shoes. Instead, he saw himself on a short break between jaunts. (In truth, school has helped recover much of his short-term memory, also damaged from the accident.) In 1988, Bill returned to Red Rocks -- taking one course each semester, as much as his abilities allowed -- and graduated in 1992 with an Associate in Science. A few years later, he began a 13-year endeavor to earn his bachelor's from CCU, also at one course per semester, but this time toward a degree in social science.
The change came in '92. One of Bill's favorite nurses from after the accident had become a teacher and invited him to speak to students about his injury and recovery. "It was the most rewarding thing I'd ever done," he recalls. Despite his physical limitations, Bill's mind had been showing progress toward his old pursuits, but he began to sense God was pulling him in a new direction in the sciences. It was a galactic shift from his stargazing days, and I rib him that such a realization, for someone so deep in astrophysics, must have been akin to a second traumatic brain injury. To my relief, he laughs deeply.
"I think that for anyone to recover like you have takes an incredible amount of character," I comment. "I only move forward," Bill replies, "and look to what I can do." Since that first speech, he's done many more.
A patient and resident of Learning Services, a national care provider, Bill receives physical therapy three days a week to strengthen his body and mind. Driving again is unlikely due to his vision, but his goal otherwise is to walk independently and become fully self-functional: "I keep getting better, slowly but surely ... doing new things because I keep trying." Although he often uses a wheelchair, nowadays he's also pacing around with the assistance of a walker, as in May when he crossed the stage to receive his CCU diploma. And he's taken four steps quite a few times, and nine once, without the walker and without the aid of his physical therapist.
The flip side to such determination is frustration at the arduous process, and Bill's had a plentiful share, like when his body won't follow his mind or it takes inordinately long to accomplish routine tasks. "I had to learn how to do almost everything all over again, including dressing myself, taking a shower, talking," he explains.
Bill reflects on himself before the injury as very carefree, mostly focused on having a good time. "I did a lot of drugs," he offers frankly, "was high all the time." The accident and rehab actually gave him more focus in life -- a byproduct of the intense concentration now required to do things like pick up a fork, raise it, and chew and swallow -- things I take for granted.
So has Bill, a Christian, ever been mad at God about what happened? About the excruciating years or the obstacles he faces daily?
"No, no, no," he counters. I learn about his Catholic upbringing, distance from God as a teenager, and then coming back after the coma. Naturally, there was anger and confusion and sorrow during those first years of recovery. But he chose to leave them in bed. "I thank the Lord every day for his blessings," Bill says. "He's been very good to me."
"I lost a lot in my injury -- my abilities and goals -- but I gained a lot, too, because it made me focus and brought me back to the Lord.
Three decades in the making, Bill Inman's a fresh college grad. With his growing interest in public speaking, he wants to hit the lecture circuit to educate others on brain injuries and his unique story, which he's also penned as a book being considered for publication. But unlike the world-as-my-oyster, mile-a-minute expectations of most newbies, his are infused with patience and respect for life's uncertainties and unfairness juxtaposed with surprisingly sweet change.
And he skis, too -- first assisted by a special walker, which he later ditched for forearm outriggers. During summers he rides horses; their therapeutic motion resembles a human gait pattern. And next month he'll embark on a cruise to Northern Europe: A graduation present long overdue and the sixth he's been on (to the Mediterranean, Panama Canal, Caribbean, and Hawaii -- plus Alaska, twice) since the accident.
"I do more than most people," Bill says softly, while his eyes betray that ambitious spark and I lean back and grin at the irony. He adds, "I want to make the most of this life because the Lord has given me a second chance."
What he's found this time around is stout purpose, far more resolute than before, and not at all as planned. I stand to leave, and I observe that Bill looks rather unassuming sitting in the wheelchair, graying head near my waist, shoulders slumped, watching me.
Funny, though, how dwarfed I feel.


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Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Castellví (; 29 March 185328 March 1942) was a younger son of Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville (grandson of King Charles IV of Spain and younger brother of Francisco de Asís, Duke of Cádiz, king consort of Isabella II of Spain). Despite his family ties, Francisco never had the title Infante of Spain due to the fact that his parents' marriage was  morganatic and did not receive approval from Queen Isabella II. That's also the reason why he was not recognised as a Carlist pretender.

Early life and career
Francisco de Paula was born at Toulouse, France, the third child of Infante Enrique of Spain (son of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies) and his morganatic wife, Elena María de Castellví y Shelly (1821–1863), daughter of Antonio de Castellví y Fernández de Córdoba, Count of Castellá, and Margarita Shelly y McCarthy. His mother was of Valencian and Irish ancestry. His parents' marriage was not approved by Queen Isabella II, and they were married in secret in Rome. Once they returned to Spain, the couple was exiled to Bayonne, and they later settled in Toulouse. He had three brothers and one sister.

His early years were spent between Spain and France. On 12 March 1870, his father challenged Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, to a duel. The duel ended in the shooting and death of his father. His brother Enrique refused to accept the 30,000 pesetas that the Duke of Montepensier offered to pay as compensation for his act. He and his siblings were adopted by their uncle, Francisco de Asís.

Like his brothers, Francisco proved to have good military skills. Initially, he joined the Carlist army, but after the restoration of the monarchy, he joined the army of his cousin, Alfonso XII, in 1875. That year, he was appointed brigadier general in the island of Cuba, which at that time was still a colony of Spain.

Francisco de Paula was known at the time to claim for himself the erstwhile French throne, after the death in 1883 of the pretender Henri, Count of Chambord. His claim caused numerous headaches for the queen regent, Maria Christina, which resulted in two months of imprisonment for Francisco de Paula in Santoña in 1898. In 1927, his cousin Alfonso XIII awarded him the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Marriage and family
In Havana, he met his first wife, María Luisa de La Torre y Bassave (1856–1887), daughter of José Maria de La Torre y Armenteros, a wealthy Cuban landowner. They married in Havana on 15 September 1877 but settled in Madrid, where four of their five children were born.

They had five children:
Elena de Borbón y de la Torre (18 September 1878 – 24 September 1936), married in 1908 to José de Oltra y Fullana, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil War.
María Luisa de Borbón y de la Torre (27 March 1880 – 28 January 1968), married in 1904 to Diego González-Conde y García, Marquis de Villamantilla de Perales, had issue.
Francisco de Paula de Borbón y de la Torre (16 January 1882 – 6 December 1952), married in 1907 to his first cousin Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville; their grandson Francisco de Borbón y Escasany is the current Duke of Seville.
José María de Borbón y de la Torre (16 December 1883 – 28 October 1962), married in 1909 to Maria Luisa Rich y Carbajo, who was murdered by her husband in 1926. The case was silenced by the will of his cousin Alfonso XIII. They had issue.
María de los Dolores de Borbón y de la Torre (25 May 1887 – 28 January 1985), died unmarried.

After the death of María Luisa in 1887, Francisco de Paula married secondly on 15 February 1890 in Madrid to Felisa de León y Navarro de Balboa, from a noble family and also a native of Cuba.

They had three children:
Enrique María de Borbón y de León (6 July 1891 – 29 October 1936), Marquis de Balboa, married in 1917 to Isabel de Esteban y Iranzo, Countess de Estaban, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil War.
Alfonso María de Borbón y León (24 October 1893 – 29 October 1936), Marquis de Squilache, married in 1925 to María Luisa de Caralt y Mas, had issue. Killed during the Spanish Civil War.
María de las Nieves Blanca de Borbón y León (26 August 1898 – 4 June 1989), married in 1929 to Luis de Figueroa y Alonso-Martinez, 2nd Count de Romanones, had issue.

Later years
After the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic, Francisco de Paula was able to stay in Spain, and he continued to reside in Madrid. However, after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he had to seek asylum at the Embassy of Chile in Madrid. Several of his descendants had worse luck – his children Elena, Enrique and Alfonso, and grandchildren María Luisa González-Conde y de Borbon, José Luis de Borbon y Rich and Jaime de Borbón y Esteban, were shot by the Spanish Republican Army.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

thePeerage.com - Don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y de Castellvi
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 96
Mateos Sáinz de Medrano, Ricardo. Nobleza Obliga. La Esfera de Los Libros, 2006. .

1853 births
1942 deaths
Nobility from Toulouse
People from Madrid
Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain
Military personnel from Toulouse

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Non segmented, linear double-stranded DNA of 35-36kb encoding about 40 proteins. The genome has terminally redundant sequences which have inverted terminal repetitions (ITR). The terminal protein (TP) is covalently attached to each end of the genome.
Transcription is nuclear, in three phases; early, intermediate (replication), and late (virion assembly). All genes are transcribed by host RNA pol II except virus-associated (VA) gene(s) of some primate adenoviruses transcribed by RNA pol III. Genes transcribed by RNA pol II give rise to multiple mRNA that are produced by alternative splicing and use of different poly(A) sites.
Attachment of the viral fibers to the host CAR adhesion receptor. Subsequent binding of the penton protein to host integrin entry receptors mediates internalization into the host cell by clathrin-mediated endocytosis of the virus and fiber shedding. Some serotypes also seem to use macropinocytosis.
Disruption of host endosomal membrane by lytic protein VI releases the viral capsid in the cytosol.
Microtubular transport toward nucleus of the viral genome still protected by the core protein VII and a partial capsid mainly composed of hexons and protein IX.
Docking at the NPC and capsid disruption.
Import of the viral genome into host nucleus mediated by core protein VII.
Transcription of early genes (E genes) by host RNA pol II: these proteins optimize the cellular milieu for viral replication, and counteract a variety of antiviral defenses.
Intermediate genes activate replication of the DNA genome by DNA strand displacement in the nucleus.
Expression of L4-22K and L4-33K causes early to late switch. Transcription of late genes (L genes) by host RNA pol II, mostly encoding structural proteins.
Host translation shutoff performed by the viral 100K protein.
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Canine Adenovirus 1 (CAdV-1) can lead to puppies death or encephalitis in other carnivore species.
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Soon after infection, the expression of E1A protein drives the cell cycle into S-phase so that the virus can replicate its genome optimally . However, this arrest leads to the accumulation of host p53 protein and subsequently apoptosis. The apoptosis is then inhibited by different viral proteins including E1B 55K, E4 orf6 or the bcl-2 homolog E1B 19K .
Adenoviruses do not inhibit the cascade leading to production of interferon-beta directly. However, they evade the host innate immunity by targeting a cellular histone modification. Indeed, the E1A viral protein blocks the IFN-induced H2B mono-ubiquitination and thereby associated ISGs expression .


It looks like Joe Kelly, Doug Mahnke and Lee Bermejo's 2001 Action Comics #775 story "What's So Funny About the Truth, Justice and the American Way" still has legs in 2012 as the latest clip from Warner Home Video's upcoming Superman vs. The Elite reintroduces Manchester Black and his team of hellions in animated feature form. What gives the story legs in this new decade exactly? Well, it just so happens that the clip makes you want to see the entire team of self-appointed heroes/psychotic killers/The Authority analogues defeated by the virtuous Man of Steel in both a physical and ideological capacity -- especially Menagerie. Props to director Michael Chang, executive producer Bruce Timm, producer Alan Burnett and everyone else involved in the animated feature for establishing The Elite aren't just the embodiment of comic book nihilism the aughts, but a truly timeless team of jerkwads who deserve all the solar-powered punching and moralizing the Last Son of Krypton can provide. Check out the latest clip from Superman vs. The Elite, plus a few stills, after the jump.


TORONTO—Canada took a series of actions aimed at cooling housing markets in the country's largest cities, such as addressing concerns about foreign investors' influence in driving up residence costs to frothy levels. But the structures had what builders call good bones, and the group, the San Juan Community HomeTrust, discovered that the price of transporting them across the Haro Strait from Canada and restoring them here was comparable to the expense of creating from scratch.
Current adjustments to the drinking and driving laws state that a novice driver or any person 21 years of age or below, regardless of licence class, who is caught with any alcohol in their system will have their driver's licence suspended quickly for 24 hours.
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds exclusive and comprehensive records about British Property Young children, such as passenger lists, Immigration Branch correspondence files and inspection reports, non-government collections such as the Middlemore Property fonds, as well as indexes to some records held in the United Kingdom.
This 9,200-square-foot residence in the Higher Toronto suburb of Oakville was built about 1888, and attributes seven bedrooms and nine baths, and no fewer than six fireplaces. But I would argue you spend those no matter what, even if you are renting from a landlord these other expenses are built into the rent. Realtors must be able to offer this details, alternatively see the Royal LePage Survey of Canadian House Prices. Housing starts in Canada are expected to moderate in 2016 as compared to final year.
Once in Canada some had been welcomed with open arms to loving households but sadly a huge majority had been faced with hard and unhappy situations. They are exclusive to Zillow and a fantastic way to find out about properties before they hit the industry.


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#FreeBresha: 15-Year-Old Faces Life In Prison for Killing Her Abusive Father
Posted on October 19, 2016 by ashleydwrites in Features // 4 Comments
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To help increase visibility of domestic violence — especially when it comes to impacting Black girls like you — we're sharing the story of Bresha Meadows, who now, at just 15-years-old, is facing life in prison for what she allegedly did to defend her family.
By Ashley White
On July 28, 2016, 14-year-old Bresha Meadows was looking for a way out.
She'd spent years witnessing her mother suffer abuse at the hands of her father, Jonathan Meadows, and despite several attempts, she was unable to find the help she and her family desperately needed. So, early that summer morning, Bresha allegedly shot Jonathan with his .45 caliber handgun — the same handgun he reportedly threatened to use to kill his family numerous times — as he slept on the couch.
"She's my hero, our hero," said Bresha's mother, Brandi Meadows, in an interview with Fox 8 Cleveland. "I wasn't strong enough to get out, and she helped us all." Back in 2011, Brandi did file an order of protection against Jonathan, but it was eventually dismissed at Brandi's request because she feared for her life if she didn't cancel it.
Just two months before the July incident, Bresha ran away from home for the second time and told relatives that her father was threatening to kill the whole family — her mother, herself, and her two older siblings, Jonathan Jr. and Brianna. She sought help from her aunt Martina Latessa, a detective with the Cleveland police department's domestic violence unit, who hadn't seen or heard from her sister, Brandi, in years. "[Bresha] told me, you know, he's hitting her again. He just put her up against the wall. He, you know, they say choked, but he strangled her. He threatened to kill them," Latessa told Democracy Now! "She said … 'I just can't take it anymore.' You know, 'Please help me. I'm afraid.'"
Bresha's story is not an exception. Demand #BreshaMeadow's immediate release: #FreeBresha!https://t.co/htYLTwU8rh
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— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) October 15, 2016
Bresha risked her life every time she ran away to find help. In a statement Sesi received from the office of Bresha's attorney, it was stated that Bresha's father would often threaten her if she so much as attempted to contact her maternal relatives. She was also restricted from how often she could leave home, how far she could go, and how much time she could spend with friends. "In essence, Bresha was forced to single-handedly bear the emotional load that accompanies domestic abuse," her attorney's office confirmed.
Despite her home situation, as a younger child, Bresha was full of life and happiness. Those who were close to her growing up know that Bresha loves to sing. She also has a love for animals and has plans to become a veterinarian one day. Throughout most of her academic career, Bresha has maintained excellent grades and even belonged to the "Academic Achievers," an after-school program exclusively for gifted students at Warren Harding High School. But at some point during her freshman year there, her grades dropped. Those around her noticed her personality and demeanor was different, and by May 2016, she sought psychiatric care because she was dealing with depression and questioning her self-worth.
Currently, Bresha, now 15, is being detained without bond at the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center, where she's been since the night of the incident. She is awaiting prosecutor Stanley Elkins' decision on whether she'll remain in juvenile court or be charged as an adult. According to The Plain Dealer, if Bresha is prosecuted as an adult and convicted, she'll be the youngest inmate in the Ohio prison system. Her next pre-trial date is set for November 22, 2016.
Despite the lack of significant media coverage on Bresha Meadows, there has been an outpouring of support from people all over the world. Brad Wolfe, an assistant of Ian Friedman (Bresha's lawyer), says his office gets dozens of letters of encouragement for Bresha. There's also a #FreeBresha hashtag that is steadily trending. The silence on Bresha's case speaks volumes, but we will not let Bresha's story go untold.
If you would like to send Bresha a letter of encouragement, send letters to:
Bresha Meadows
Trumble County Juvenile Detention Center
220 Main Street SW
If you would like to donate to Bresha Meadows and her family, visit their GoFundMe here.
And if you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, get help immediately by contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline via online chat or by phone (1-800-799-7233).
#FreeBresha
2 Comments on #FreeBresha: 15-Year-Old Faces Life In Prison for Killing Her Abusive Father
What good is her aunt. To think she works for the agency set in place to help with this type of situation and it played out like this? Why is there no bail? Please post the prosecuting attorney's office info as well so that we can flood that office with letters of support.
sesimag // November 4, 2016 at 3:33 PM // Reply
Stanley Elkins is the name of the prosecuting attorney in Bresha's case. You can send letters to the Trumbull County prosecutor's office at this address:
Trumbull County Administration Building, 4th Floor
160 High Street, NW
Warren, Ohio, 44481
#FreeBresha: 15-Year-Old Faces Life In Prison for Killing Abusive Father
#FreeBresha: 15-Year-Old Won't Face Life in Prison for Killing Her Abusive Father – Sesi Magazine Online

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This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Acer Aspire One D257. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Acer Aspire One D257 page on LapWik.
For full specifications see the Acer Aspire One D257 specifications page.
This laptop works fairly well with Linux. Card reader does not work with the default install, though it may be possible to get it to work with some fiddling.


This week I got on Skype with Chris and Angela to discuss the season two premiere episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" called "Brother." It's a really strong start to season two and we talk about our favorite stuff in the episode (SPOILERS) and also jump around into fandom and some "Star Wars" as well. It was a fun chat and I want to thank Chris and Angela for joining me. Make sure to check out their podcasts that I will list below too.
Next will probably be a guest host here for you. So, until next time stay warm and enjoy your week!
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Q: Show that the complex $\cos$ function has only real roots I am working on an exercise and at the current stage, I want to show that (perhaps this is wrong)

For $z\in\mathbb{C}$, $\cos(z)=0$ only has real solution.

However, I had some short attempt but did not know how to proceed.
For instance, writing $z=x+iy$, we know that $$\cos(z)=0\implies \dfrac{e^{iz}+e^{-iz}}{2}=0\implies e^{ix}e^{-y}=-e^{-ix}e^{y},$$ but how could I argue from here to conclude that we must have $y=0$?
A similar argument is that $$\cos(x+iy)=\cos(x)\cos(iy)-\sin(x)\sin(iy)=0,$$ gives us $$\cos(x)\cos(iy)=\sin(x)\sin(iy),$$ again how could I use this to show $y=0$ must be true?
Thank you so much!

A: Building on your second approach:
$$
\cos(x+iy)=\cos(x)\cos(iy)-\sin(x)\sin(iy) =\cos(x)\cosh(y)- i\sin(x)\sinh(y)
$$
so that
$$
|\cos(x+iy)| ^2 = \cos^2(x)\underbrace{\cosh^2(y)}_{1 + \sinh^2(x)} + \underbrace{\sin^2(x)}_{1 - \cos^2(x)}\sinh^2(y) = \cos^2(x) + \sinh^2(y)
$$
and therefore
$$
\begin{align}
\cos(x+iy) = 0 &\iff \cos(x) = 0 \text{ and } \sinh(y) = 0 \\
&\iff \cos(x) = 0 \text{ and } y = 0 \, .
\end{align}
$$

A: In your second approach, note that $\cos(iy)=\cosh y$ and $\sin(iy)=i\sinh y$.
You get
$$\cos x\cosh y-i\sin x\sinh y=0.$$
So both the real and imaginary parts are zero: $\cos x\cosh y=0$ and $\sin x\sinh y=0$. If $y$ is a nonzero real number then $\sinh y$ and $\cosh y$ are both nonzero which gives $\cos x=0$ and $\sin x=0$, impossible.

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Women and Children's Hospital (WCH) has been proudly serving the residents of Southwest Louisiana for over 25 years. We've made quite an impact in our community and are well-known for excellence in women's and children's health services.
Since we opened our doors in 1984, WCH has come along way from only focusing on mom and baby to now offering a broad range of services including Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery, a 24-Hour Emergency Department, Intensive Care Services, Diagnostic Imaging and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies, to name a few. We also offer a Level III Neonatal ICU and have been recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence since 2007.
You might say we're the NEW Women and Children's Hospital, but we still provide the same quality and compassionate healthcare you and your family has come to expect. With over 400 dedicated hospital staff members and more than 100 affiliated physicians who offer over medical services in 36 different specialties, we know we can provide the advanced healthcare you need.
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Arts at a Glance
The enhancement of public places by integrating the creative work of artists improves the pedestrian experience and promotes vibrancy, creativity and livelihood in the community. The presence of and access to public art enlivens public areas and their grounds and makes them more welcoming. It creates a deeper interaction with the places where we live, work, and visit. Public art illuminates the diversity and history of a community, and points to its aspirations for the future.
Avon's first mural was completed in 2015 and a second mural was completed in 2021.
2015 Mural
The 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships mural is located on Lettuce Shed Lane.
The exterior of the Avon Recreation Center got a whole lot less dreary with the installation of a new mural tin June 2021. A jury panel comprised of local art professionals and town staff recently selected Pat Milbery to complete the project. A local contest was held to name the mural: Enjoy Life! | Disfrute la vida!
The intent of the Mural Project is to create a significant landmark, focal point, and gateway between the east entry to Harry A. Nottingham Park and the Main Street Mall which inspires community, conversation, connection; and, identifies Avon as an art community.
Art Around Avon
Bronze Sculpture Collection
Outdoor Playground Instruments


This dress was purchased on this website from bridal shop that was going out of business before I had many details of my wedding. I has a beautiful, airy flow due to the sheer overlay on the lace. After booking my venue and finalizing more details, the dress no longer fit my vision of the wedding, and after having lost a bit of weight it no longer fit. It also ended up being a bit lower cut than it appeared in the pictures. My mom ended up making the dress that I wore, and this one was left in the garment bag. I kept this dress until after the wedding in case anything went wrong with the one I wore. The last picture shows the dress with a petticoat underneath it, which gives it more of a ballgown shape, but it can be worn without a petticoat for an A-line. Beautiful sweetheart neckline, chapel length train, boning gives structure, and inner elastic closure provides additional support. The criss-crossed ruching in the front is very flattering. $300 OBO.
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Far from clichés or sightseeing of the big city of Marrakech and its surroundings. We take buses and taxis to hinterland. Whether in those collective transport or different bus stations, we realise that these places are not only made to travel, but have become a means to exchange, discuss and share. Lives intersect and bind time travelling.


I'm so happy you're here. Why don't you pull up a chair and a mug of whatever goodness you've got. I'm most likely sippin' on coffee or maybe a glass of wine, and I'm definitely in a pair of sweats and fuzzy socks. Always comfy. Always real.
I don't know about you, but keepin' it real means no BS, no fakeness, and no pretending I'm something I'm not. So let's just put it all out here in black and white.
First off - I consider myself vegan. 95% of the time, I don't consume any animal products. No meat, no dairy (yup, that means no cheese or ice cream), no eggs, etc. It's what I believe in for health, for animal rights, and for my personal preferences. I have been vegetarian for a billion and a half years and vegan for just a couple.
So what about that other 5% if I'm vegan only 95% of the time??
That's the part where I'm human. It's not because I'm weak. It's not because the temptation is too hard. It's not because vegan food is gross. It's just because I'm human and sometimes a homemade cookie at a family party just sounds too damn good… and that's ok!
I used to judge myself. I used to think it was either black or white. You're either vegan or you're not.
But you know what? Life is awesome because you get to make your own rules and live the way you want to live. Judge me if you'd like. I truly don't care. I know I'm doing my part with my 95-ish% plant-based lifestyle, and that's freakin awesome if you ask me.
My mission is to help those who want to incorporate more plant-based recipes in their lives in a way that doesn't feel like a hassle or overly complicated. And best of all, I'll do it in a way that doesn't require eating cardboard-tasting junk or forking over your monthly budget every time you go to the store.
I believe that everyone should be able to eat healthy real food, and I'm going to show you how.


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Christina Baker Kline
Author of the New York Times Best-Seller Orphan Train
The Role of Social Work and Foster Care in Society and the Parallels with Orphan Train
Surviving and Thriving as a Writer
Turning Life Experiences into Fiction
Empowering Women to Tap into Their Creativity, Find Their Best Selves, and Raise Their Self-Esteem
Illness/Adversity and Creativity
Article: Harper Academic: A Teacher's Guide to Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, a novelist, nonfiction writer, and editor, brings a little-known chapter in American history to light in her recent New York Times best-selling novel, Orphan Train (William Morrow). Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from cities on the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck or chance. As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning to the east coast later in life, Vivian strikes up an unlikely friendship with Molly Ayer, an eighteen-year-old on the verge of leaving the child welfare system. As the two grow closer, they begin to find answers to mysteries that have haunted both of them their entire lives - answers that will ultimately free them both. A frequent speaker, Kline is an excellent fit for libraries, schools, universities, literary festivals, historical societies, and women's groups.
Kline is the author of four other novels and is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship, a Writer-in-Residence Fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and a Fordham Faculty Research Grant. Her first novel, Desire Lines (William Morrow), follows the disappearance of a teenage girl in Maine and the delayed investigation that takes place a decade later. Her second book, The Way Life Should Be (William Morrow), follows a 33-year-old woman who thinks she is risking everything by moving from Manhattan to Maine, only to discover love in the most unlikely place. In Bird in Hand (William Morrow), published in 2009, Kline follows four adults, two marriages, one life-long friendship, and the choices that tear everything they have apart.
Kline is co-editor, with Anne Burt, of a collection of personal essays called About Face: Women Write About What They See When They Look in the Mirror. She also commissioned and edited two widely praised collections of original essays on the first year of parenthood and raising young children, Child of Mine and Room to Grow. With her mother, Christina Looper Baker, Kline co-authored The Conversation Begins, a book on feminist mothers and daughters. She is an editor and writing coach for the social networking site SheWrites.com and her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Yale Review, Southern Living, Ms., Parents, and Family Life, among other places.
Born in Cambridge, England, Kline spent her childhood abroad as well as in the American South and Maine. She is a graduate of Yale University, Cambridge University, and the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow in Fiction Writing. She has taught at Yale University, New York University, and Drew University and currently serves as the Writer-in-Residence at Fordham University. She donates her time and editing skills to a number of organizations in New Jersey and Maine, including Volunteer Lawyers for Justice and JumpStart. She lives in an old house in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband, David Kline, and three boys, Hayden, Will, and Eli. She spends summers with extended family in an even older house on Mount Desert Island in Maine.
Praise for Christina Baker Kline:
"Your presentation at our Women's Club Luncheon was beyond superb. Your knowledge of the subject matter kept us enthralled. It is no surprise that your book Orphan Train is a #1 best seller. Thank you for making the day a great success."
-- Four Seasons at Manalapan Women's Club
"Christina Baker Kline is one of those rare authors who can bring their work to life during a presentation. She is a skilled presenter, keenly aware of the audience and delivering directly to them. With her new book, Orphan Train, Christina has so embraced her research that she effortlessly shares the stories she has gathered. People are on the edge of their seats and pepper her with questions. Christina deftly handles the events, enjoying the exchange of questions and stories, and remains in control, knowing when and how to close and leave people with wanting more."
-- Margot Sage-El, President of North Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association, Owner of Watchung Books
"Christina Baker Kline lives, breathes, speaks, and teaches her subjects like few I know. With the heart of a novelist and the head of a researcher, she weaves a tale that entertains as much as it informs. Her professionalism, dynamism, warmth, and down-to-earth sense of humor keep audiences rapt, from beginning to end. She's a master storyteller, a masterful connector, and a magnetic presence. Listening to her once, you can't help but want to hear more."
-- Deborah Siegel PhD, Senior Seminar Leader, The OpEd Project
"Christina Baker Kline is one of those rare writers who is as gifted at talking about her writing as she is at practicing it. Her ability to connect with a wide variety of audiences--from readers to aspiring writers to the most renowned of her peers--is unsurpassed, and something I greatly admire. She is authentic, insightful, and refreshingly practical and direct, with a warmth and charisma that mesmerizes."
-- Kamy Wicoff, Founder, SheWrites.com and She Writes Press
"Christina made our community-wide read an event to remember. Attendees enjoyed hearing about the research that went into her book Orphan Train, and the personal connection she had with the subject matter. She was gracious and professional, and we look forward to reading more of her books."
--Loretta Ellsworth, Chair of OneBook, OneLakeville
Praise for Orphan Train:
"Christina Baker Kline writes exquisitely about two unlikely friends--one, a 91-year-old survivor of the grinding poverty of rural Ireland, immigrant New York and the hardscrabble Midwest; and the other, a casualty of a string of foster homes--each struggling to transcend a past of isolation and hardship. Orphan Train will hold you in its grip as their fascinating tales unfold."
-- Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of The Painted Girls
"I was so moved by this book. I loved Molly and Vivian, two brave, difficult, true-hearted women who disrupt one another's lives in beautiful ways, and loved journeying with them, through heartbreak and stretches of history I'd never known existed, out of loneliness toward family and home."
-- Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Belong to Me and Falling Together
"I loved this book: its absorbing back-and-forth story, its vivid history, its eminently loveable characters. Orphan Train wrecked my heart and made me glad to be literate."
-- Monica Wood, author of When We Were the Kennedys
"In Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline seamlessly knits together the past and present of two women, one young and one old. Kline reminds us that we never really lose anyone or anything or--perhaps most importantly--ourselves."
-- Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
"Christina Baker Kline's latest wonder, Orphan Train, makes for compulsive reading--this is a story of resilience in the face of tremendous odds and oppressive loneliness. Meticulously researched and yet full of the breath of life, Kline's novel takes us on an historical journey where survival depends upon one's own steely backbone, and the miracle of a large and generous heart."
-- Helen Schulman, author of This Beautiful Life
"Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train is a poignant and memorable story of two steadfast, courageous women---one young, one old---and their discovery of each other's past as unwanted outsiders. It is a revelation of the universal yearning for belonging, for family, for acceptance and, ultimately, the journeys we must all make to find them."
-- Kathleen Kent, author of The Heretic's Daughter and The Traitor's Wife
"In this poignant novel Christina Baker Kline weaves a tapestry of the intertwining lives of two women and affirms our hope that the present can redeem the past and that love has a genuine power to heal. Reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout's Amy and Isabel, this Orphan Train carries us along until the stories of these two women become one."
-- Mary Morris, author of Revenge
"A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of American history. Beautiful."
-- Ann Packer, New York Times bestselling author of The Dive from Clausen's Pier and Swim Back to Me
"This superbly composed novel tells two parallel stories of suffering and perseverance, capturing the heart and mind equally and remaining mesmerizing through the intensely heart-wrenching conclusion."
-- Romantic Times, Top Pick
Praise for Bird in Hand:
"Evocative writing."
-- New York Times Book Review
"Christina Baker Kline is a relentless storyteller. Once she sets her hook and starts reeling you in, struggle becomes counterproductive. The narrative line is too taut, the angler at the other end too skillful."
-- Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and That Old Cape Magic
"A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level."
-- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer
"In Bird in Hand, Christina Baker Kline looks at marriage, at parents and children, pain and sorrow, and at all the questions that life asks us. This is a wise and lovely book."
-- Roxana Robinson, author of Cost
"Kline's razor-sharp novel about love, marriage and obligation is a beach book only because you could zip through it anywhere."
-- More magazine


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Zenit St. Petersburg blasts Szolnoki Olaj to boost Last 32 hopes
Zenit St. Petersburg routed Szolnoki Olaj 81-61 to boost its Last 32 hopes. The outcome not only gives Zenit, which improved to 3-3, a two-victory lead over Olag in the Group D standings, but a crucial tiebreaker if necessary; Olaj defeated Zenit by 2 when they met last month in Hungary. Since that game, Olaj has lost five in a row. Walter Hodge paced Zenit with 20 points, Kyle Landry scored 14 and Cameron Jones 13 for the winners. Olaj started strong with leads of 2-9 and 13-16, however the hosts used an 8-0 run bridging the first and second quarter to take the lead for good and scored 12 unanswered points in the second en route to a commanding 45-26 halftime lead. The difference crossed into the 20s early in the third quarter and the home team cruised the rest of the way. Peter Lorant paced Olaj with 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Dejan Borovnjak got Zenit on the scoreboard first, before Lorant knocked down a three and Marton Bader scored twice as Olaj took a 2-9 lead. Dmitriy Kulagin's three tied the game at 11-11, but the visitors edged ahead again. It was 13-16 after Lorant split free throws. Cameron Jones scored twice as Zenit took a slim lead, 17-16, after 10 minutes. Hodge sank free throws and Artem Vikhrov boosted the hosts' advantage to 5 early in the second quarter. Lazeric Jones scored inside for Olaj before Zenit stormed out with a 12-0 run in which Kyle Landry and Hodge each scored 4 points. Lazeric Jones and Lorant tried to keep the visitors in the picture at 35-22 and Krisztian Wittmann added a three a little later, but Hodge countered from downtown and finished the half with another three for a commanding 45-26 lead at the break.
Hodge was fouled shooting a three to start the second half and made the corresponding free throws. Cameron Jones extended the Zenit lead to 24 before Stefan Sinovec answered for Olaj with a three. Sinovec and David Vojvoda trimmed the gap to 54-33, but Vikhrov then scored twice – the second a basket-plus-foul – as Zenit stormed ahead 63-36. Hodge's third three gave him 20 points and put the hosts up 28. Wittmann and Lazeric Jones made it 68-43 through three quarters. Cameron Jones opened the fourth with a triple. Marko Brkic helped Olaj close the difference a bit, but never enough to threaten. A mini-run in the final minute put the gap at 20, but Zenit was already celebrating by that point.
Referees: JERSAN, ANDREJ; CIULIN, MARIUS; REITER, MORITZ
Szolnoki Olaj 16 10 17 18
3 KULAGIN, DMITRY 25:22 9 3/3 1/4 2 3 5 3 1 2 4 3 12
4 LAZAREV, IVAN 7:36 4 2/3 2 2 1 3 1
5 GORDEEV, DMITRII 7:10 2 1/1 0/2 1 1
7 KOSHCHEEV, ANDREY 19:44 2 0/5 0/1 2/2 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 2
8 KUZYAKIN, ARTEM 2:44 0/2 1 1 1
9 JONES, CAMERON 27:30 13 5/6 1/4 1 5 6 4 1 1 2 2 19
11 KOMOLOV, ARTEM 7:09 0/1 0/2 1 1 1 -4
13 VIKHROV, ARTEM 24:21 9 4/6 0/2 1/1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 7
14 BOROVNJAK, DEJAN 15:30 6 3/6 2 4 6 1 3 1 6
15 HODGE, WALTER 25:44 20 2/3 3/5 7/7 1 1 4 1 2 1 3 23
31 VALIEV, EVGENY 16:19 2 1/3 0/1 2 2 3 1 1 4
33 LANDRY, KYLE 20:51 14 6/7 0/1 2/2 2 6 8 2 1 1 2 20
Szolnoki Olaj
4 LORANT, PETER 30:33 13 3/5 1/4 4/6 4 3 7 2 2 1 2 4 20
5 SINOVEC, STEFAN 35:24 7 2/5 1/7 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 5
6 KELLER, AKOS 15:33 4 1/4 2/2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 4
7 STAJKOVSKI, MARKO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 WITTMANN, KRISZTIAN 22:09 9 1/1 2/3 1/2 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 1 8
9 VOJVODA, DAVID 37:26 6 3/5 0/5 2 2 1 3 2 4 1
11 TOTH, ZOLTAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 JONES, LAZERIC 25:01 8 4/7 0/1 2 2 3 3 3 9
14 BADER, MARTON 19:35 8 4/7 3 3 1 2 1 3 2 5
21 BRKIC, MARKO 14:19 6 1/1 0/4 4/5 2 2 1 1 3 6
24 MILOSEVIC, STRAHINJA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Head coach: ALEKSIC, DRAGAN
"It was a very important game for us. And we very seriously prepared for it, were well motivated. I want to mention that the team realized all the tasks today in defense and didn't let the opponents score and even not make attempts to score. In the second and third quarters we scored a lot and our goal was to keep this advantage till the end. "
ALEKSIC, DRAGAN
"Congratulations to Zenit. We tried to make some changes in the roster because we lost one of the players before the game, and today during the game we lost two more. We had a very difficult schedule, all day yesterday we spent on the road. But I will not make excuses, today Zenit was really better that us, they wanted to win more than we did, and they were better us in all game components. I know very well the coaches and players of Zenit from the days of Triumph. This is a good team that focuses on the development of Russian players. This is not always appreciated at its true worth, but it is actually very important. Therefore, I wish them good luck and success in this difficult group."
VIKHROV, ARTEM
"The game was very important, and the victory increases our chances of reaching the [Last 32]. We were well prepared and did a good job for this game. Unfortunately, we started a little crumpled, probably because of some relaxation. But then we turned the game back and fulfilled the coaches' instructions, we didn't allow the Szolnoki shooters to make easy shots. "
SINOVEC, STEFAN
"I would like to congratulate Zenit for the victory. Yesterday we spent the whole day reaching St. Petersburg, we were very tired and did not have enough time to recover. We really did not have enough strength and energy and freshness. And although we had a good first 10-15 minutes of the game, then we missed a lot of open shots and our game crashed."
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Could a rural Tanzanian diocese hold the key to Church renewal in the UK?
Visiting a rural diocese in Tanzania, Stephen Spencer was intrigued to discover that the church was full of freshness, vibrancy, and growth.
The road from the town descends through some rocky hills on to the plain. Fresh green vegetation, that has sprung up after first rains, soon disappears behind us. The land here is bone dry, the earth parched and cracked. Gusts of wind whip up sand into small whirlwinds. Bedraggled herds of cattle with protruding ribs are cajoled by their young herdsmen. It is not clear where they are going as there is no green grass in sight and the herdsmen are not allowed to move their cattle out of the immediate area.
Once we are in the village, an extended series of homesteads spread over a wide area, shapes can be seen lying on the ground in the distance. As we draw near the dreadful reality of the situation becomes clear: these are the bodies of dead cattle, lying in the sun and beginning to decompose. Further on the number of bodies multiplies, some now mauled by local dogs. There are too many for the villagers to bury. The stench of death hangs around the homesteads. My companion, from the local diocese, says that he has never seen this before in this region. The drought that began three years ago is now taking its toll. If it continues, how will the people themselves survive?
The scene is very depressing. It is my third visit to this village; I already knew that it was a drought-prone area and that help was needed from outside. Over the previous couple of years I had encouraged fundraising at home for the drilling of a borehole, so that the villagers would not need to walk 5km to the shores of Lake Victoria for water. The fundraising had gone well, with a number of people giving sacrificially. Thousands of pounds was sent and a drilling company paid to do a survey and sink the borehole. The first attempt, down to 122 metres, failed to yield water. So a second attempt was made, a little further away, down to a similar depth. The devastating news was that this had also failed to yield enough water, and now the drought was taking hold with a vengeance.
Why could not something more be done? Why would the Tanzanian government not come and save the cattle, or at least bury them? Why did the people have to lose the animals in which their livelihoods were invested? Why did those who have so little have to lose even the little they have? Questions and frustration mounted up.
But then we arrive at the small mud-brick, tin-roof church. As we get out of the car we can hear singing and when we go inside the church we find a crowd of people caught up in dance and song, led by a choir of young people smartly dressed in matching brightly coloured batik material and filling the place with life and movement. It is enthralling and humbling. Then, during the service, it becomes clear that some of the older people are caught up in the intercessions, adding their own affirmations, raising their hands, being transported by the worship. Even if desperation brings them to church they are not dwelling on their misfortunes but lifting their minds and hearts to something greater than the hard land they live on.
They are caught up in a grace and joy that somehow transforms this little church into a kind of gateway to something greater. The contrast with what is outside is stark. It stops my dejection and frustration in its tracks. It does not remove the need for drought relief but places the whole situation within a bigger and more hopeful context. This bears fruit after the service when the congregation has a community meeting to discuss the drought and decide on what should be done next. Through the discussion a consensus emerges on the need to work with the local government in seeking resources to find a different solution. It is clear that both the worship and the meeting have helped to energize and inspire the people to work together to try to overcome the effects of the drought.
This is not an isolated example. Over the seven years I visited Mara I found a number of other churches where there was a similar combination of acute need and irrepressible Christian life. On top of this were the simple facts of church growth in this region. Over 25 years Mara Diocese had grown by over a hundredfold. At its creation in 1985, as already mentioned, the diocese had 12 parishes plus a large section of the Serengeti national park (including one million wildebeest on their annual migration!). Following the division of the diocese into three in 2010, growth continued, with four or five new parishes established most years. And this church growth has not just been about congregational enlargement: it has gone hand in hand with a range of development projects at parish and diocesan level, from weekday children's nurseries to digging wells for drinking water to pastoral and medical support for victims of HIV/AIDS. Church schools have been started and extended, agricultural development work has taken place and theological education enhanced.
If such growth was possible in Tanzania then maybe it could happen in Britain? It has certainly happened here in the past, through the Evangelical revival of the eighteenth century, the Catholic revival of the nineteenth century and the growth of ecumenism in the twentieth. Why not a fresh revival in our own century? Given the lack of overall progress in renewing and growing churches in Britain in the last decade, Tanzania could provide an example that offers clues to a promising way forward.
To find out if this might be the case I needed to explore the causes and development of this flourishing expression of church life. I decided I would turn to church growth in Mara and explore its dynamics. I would begin with the personal reasons why people had become Christians and joined their local church, because ultimately church growth is about actual people deciding to commit to Christ and become his disciples. Beginning at the local level, then, with the experience of new Christians, the question would be this: what was drawing these people into an active Christian faith? Only after answering this would I then explore the steps the church leadership had taken to enable this to happen and look at how the new Christians were being supported by clergy and lay ministers. Finally, Mwita Akiri, as one of the bishops of the region, would add his thoughts on the causes and dynamics of this growth at different points in the narrative, so helping to identify the key themes of this remarkable story.
This is an extract from Growing and Flourishing: The Ecology of Church Growth, which is published later this month. You can order a copy of the book at a special pre-publication price, via our website.
Stephen Spencer is Director for Theological Education in the Anglican Communion.


The initiative will see the vendor focus on IP networking and superfast broadband access.
France-based telecoms vendor, Alcatel-Lucent, has unveiled a major restructuring programme to reduce costs, slash debt, and focus on its most profitable areas of operation.
The initiative, named the "The Shift Plan", will see the vendor focus on IP networking and superfast broadband access, including 100G cable technology.
The vendor, which posted a loss of EUR353m in the first quarter of 2013, said that the three-year plan will achieve "a decisive shift" allowing it to concentrate on its telecoms customers' ability to deploy next-generation networks.
The firm said that it plans to reduce fixed-cost structure by EUR1bn, mainly by reducing sales, general and administrative expenses, refocusing R&D spending and improving operational efficiency. It also plans to generate at EUR1bn through the disposal of various assets.
The company plans to grow its revenues in core networking by more than 15% to EUR7bn in 2015, while lifting its operating margins in this segment to more than 12.5% in 2015, up from 2.4% in 2012.
Discussing the plan in Paris, Alcatel-Lucent's CEO, Michel Combes, said that the company would focus on developing its core network business for growth while its access business would be managed for cash.
The managed-for-cash businesses will include key wireless, fixed access and other businesses that will play an important role in the company's medium and long-term development.
Specifically, the company expects that this will create enhanced opportunities for its LTE and FTTx businesses.
The Shift Plan will also refocus the group's R&D spending on IP networking and ultra-broadband access with an increased emphasis on co-development with major customers and partners, while at the same time significantly reducing spend on legacy technologies.
"We are taking comprehensive action to position Alcatel-Lucent at the heart of the digital ecosystem, a place from which we will be able properly to capitalise on our many strengths," Combes said.
"The Shift Plan is fundamentally an industrial plan that also addresses the group's operational and financial challenges by putting in place a strong and fully accountable leadership team with clear goals and the appropriate levers to deliver on these goals and on our commitments to all stakeholders."
Nokia Siemens Networks, one of Alcatel-Lucent's two main European competitors, embarked on a major restructuring initiative in November 2011. It has since sold numerous business divisions that it deemed to be non-core.


It's time to quit feeling bad about your "food baby."
Social media can be a tool to get some positive reinforcement into your life… or a way to surround yourself with a lot of toxic messages. But more and more bloggers are taking a stand against the toxic messages that social media can bring to their followers. One fitness blogger, in particular, is taking it a step further by using Instagram posts to remind us that our "food babies" are perfectly normal.
Instagram fitness blogger saggysara, or Sara Puhto, uses her platform to educate her followers about fitness, eating, and general wellness. Previously, she has used side-by-side imagery to debunk misleading booty pics—which we love her for.And the day after Thanksgiving, when many of us feel guilt and shame over the amount of delicious food we ate, she made an important statement about how bloat actually works in bodies. Because having a "food baby" is totally normal.
The IG post is a collage of Sara at three different times in the same 24-hour period. She took the first picture in the morning after working out, the second picture after eating a full dinner., and the third after working out again the next morning. As you can see, the shape and size of her stomach fluctuates.
Many people, especially young teens, go to social media to get validation or images of perfection to compare themselves to, when that can be incredibly harmful. Instead, we need more images of real bodies, imperfections and all, on our newsfeeds. So thank you, Sara!
This article originally appeared on HelloGiggles.com.


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This is the course schedule for the two Catalyze Coach Training cycles that are available next year. In order to receive certification, you must complete one cycle.
Catalyze Coaching will transform your leadership and give you the tools to unlock the growth potential in every person. Catalyze coaching conversations are spiritual, intentional, relational, and authentic. They dive deep addressing core beliefs linking goals to motives so that achievements result in growth. As a coach, your conversations will be rich, rewarding, and powerful. Those you coach will experience sustainable growth and transformation. Imagine the possibilities of unlocking the potential of the people in your organization. You can learn to be the catalyst for sustainable growth in others.
Level I - 6hr on-site workshop that provides a hands-on orientation to coaching for teams, staff, and those who lead groups or classes.
Level II - A 2.5-day lab that provides an in-depth introduction to coaching including skills practice for shepherds, ministers, ministry leaders who want to incorporate coaching concepts but are not ready for certification.
Catalyze Level I for Ministry is a powerful 6-hour workshop that trains you in basic coaching skills so that your conversations will catalyze spiritual growth.
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Catalyze Level II for Leadership goes beyond the basics preparing you to apply coaching in leadership settings.
Perfect for people who have frequent spiritual conversations, work with coaches, supervise ministry leaders, or just want to enhance their coaching skills. Level II training is designed for shepherds, ministers, ministry leaders, small group leaders, and discipleship cohort leaders who want to use coaching in their role but are not ready for the certification track.
Catalyze Level II for Leadership provides advanced coach training in the Catalyze approach through a 2.5-day interactive workshop. The workshop combines theory with practice giving you both knowledge and skills to begin applying coaching to your leadership setting. Since this is the same workshop we use in our certification track (level III) you can start with level II and then upgrade to level III in the future to complete certification.
Catalyze Level III certification is a professional certification program that will advance your leadership with the knowledge and skills you need to practice coaching in ministry settin profession. You will learn the keys to developing leaders and helping othergs or as as live out God's calling in their life.
The Catalyze Certification program is accredited as an ICF ACSTH program providing 65 hours of training and preparing you for ICF membership. To accelerate your path to ICF credentials enroll with our FastTrack Package which provides the 10 ICF Mentor hours you need along with ongoing support as you pursue your 100 coaching hours needed for ACC status.
Level III training is for leaders, ministry professionals, those who minister to others in on-going relationships, people who want to be professional coaches or those who want to refine their coaching skills.
This training goes well beyond level II, providing in-depth skill development through practice coaching with direct feedback from a coaching mentor and supervised coaching of real clients over multiple sessions.
Prepares you for ICF Membership.
Refunds & Withdrawals -- 100% refund prior to course start; 50% before lab; no refunds after lab date. Approved withdrawals will be offered pro-rated credit for a future training cycle.


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