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WBW2020: LAGOS FIRST LADY SEEKS EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING TO PROMOTE CHILD GROWTH
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Lagos State First Lady, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged expectant and nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first six months after delivery, saying doing such will go a long way to improve child growth and development.
In a message commemorating Y2020 World Breastfeeding Week, said in a press release by Mrs. Olubukonla Nwonah, asst director, Public affairs in the office of the Lagos State First Lady, Mrs. Sanwo-Olu said the importance of exclusive breastfeeding cannot be over emphasized, hence the need for mothers to embrace the practice to safeguard the health of their babies.
According to her, "As a mother and physician, myself, I have a clear idea of the high impact of exclusive breastfeeding on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition, hence the need for expectant and nursing mothers to be encouraged to embrace the practice to improve child growth and development.
"When observed for the first six months after birth, exclusive breastfeeding helps in no small measure to reduce morbidity in children. It helps to strengthen the immune system and protects against serious diseases such as respiratory infections, low growth, diarrhea, and pneumonia, among others."
She said observing exclusive breastfeeding was equally beneficial to nursing mothers, as it helps mothers to burn extra calories and also lowers their risk of breast and ovarian cancer, as well as Osteoporosis, a medical condition in which the bones become fragile from loss of tissue.
"Without mincing words, there are several benefits inherent in strict adherence to the practice of exclusive breastfeeding for both children and mothers, and it is for this reason that I urge expectant and nursing mothers to embrace it to safeguard the health of their children," the First Lady said.
Speaking on the theme of this year's celebration – "Support Breastfeeding For A Healthier Planet," the wife of the Governor said it could not have come at a better time than now when the world is contending with Covid-19 Pandemic that had changed life as we used to know it.
"This has brought to the fore the need for all, especially relatives, colleagues, and the community generally to make it a priority to support expectant and nursing mothers to observe exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended period.
"It is our collective responsibility to create the enabling environment for mothers to breastfeed optimally in the interest of the health of our children and mothers," she said.
The WBW, which was inaugurated in 1991, is celebrated annually from August 1 to 7 in over 120 countries across the globe to promote breastfeeding as an effective practice to engender mother and child well being.
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I met Natalie & Alex last year when they invited me to their parents' house in Harrogate for a cuppa! Normally when I first meet my couples it's for a quiet coffee somewhere, but what fun it was to meet the whole family AND the dogs first hand!
Natalie & Alex decided to have their pre wedding shoot at Castle Howard. It's a very special place to them both personally so it was only right to document such an exciting time in their lives at this stunning venue!
Having never been before, these guys showed me around the grounds. It really was beautiful. It was so lovely to really get to know Natalie & Alex too – I absolutely love it at pre wedding shoots when we get to chat about all the exciting things planned for the big day!
After we'd had a wander, we met Natalie's lovely mum who had been looking after the chihuahuas! They were certainly very camera shy at first but we managed to get some SUPER cute photos of them being cuddled by their mum and dad!
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Karl Nehammer Sworn In As New Austrian Chancellor
By The Hills Times on	 December 8, 2021 International
VIENNA, Dec 7 (IANS): The federal government of Austria was reshuffled and Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as the country's new Chancellor.
Nehammer, 49, was General Secretary of the ruling conservative People's Party (OVP) from January 2018 to January 2020, when he was appointed Interior Minister in the second cabinet led by former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, reports Xinhua news agency.
On October 9, Kurz resigned after being placed under investigation on allegations of corruption.
Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg succeeded Kurz as the country's new Chancellor two days later.
On the morning of December 2, Kurz, who was still chairman of the OVP, suddenly resigned from all his positions and announced his withdrawal from politics.
Later that day, Schallenberg also resigned.
The OVP unanimously elected Nehammer to succeed Kurz as its chief and nominated him as the new Chancellor.
Nehammer's first move has been to reshuffle the country's coalition government made up of the OVP and the Greens.
Schallenberg has returned to his former post as Foreign Minister.
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Born Maria Halle Berry
Profession Actor, Model
Spouse David Justice (m.1993; div.1997) Eric Benét (m.2001; div.2005) Olivier Martinez (m.2013; div.2016)
Parents Judith Ann Hawkins, Jerome Jesse Berry
Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball (2001). As of 2017, she is the only black woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award.
Berry was one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel. Before becoming an actress, she started modeling and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang (1992), alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films such as the comedy The Flintstones (1994), the political comedy-drama Bulworth (1998) and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, among many other awards.
In addition to her Academy Award win, Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s such as Storm in the X-Men film series (beginning in 2000), the action crime thriller Swordfish (2001), and the spy film Die Another Day (2002), where she played Bond Girl Jinx. She then appeared in the X-Men sequels, X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In the 2010s, she appeared in movies such as the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012), the crime thriller The Call (2013) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Berry was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, and singer-songwriter Eric Benét. She has a daughter by model Gabriel Aubry, and a son by actor Olivier Martinez.
Berry was born Maria Halle Berry; her name was legally changed to Halle Maria Berry at age five. Her parents selected her middle name from Halle's Department Store, which was then a local landmark in her birthplace of Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother, Judith Ann (née Hawkins), who is of English and German ancestry, was a psychiatric nurse. Her father, Jerome Jesse Berry, was an African-American hospital attendant in the psychiatric ward where her mother worked; he later became a bus driver. Berry's maternal grandmother, Nellie Dicken, was born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, while her maternal grandfather, Earl Ellsworth Hawkins, was born in Ohio. Berry's parents divorced when she was four years old; she and her older sister, Heidi Berry-Henderson, were raised exclusively by their mother.
Berry has said in published reports that she has been estranged from her father since her childhood, noting in 1992, "I haven't heard from him since [he left]. Maybe he's not alive." Her father was very abusive to her mother. Berry has recalled witnessing her mother being beaten daily, kicked down stairs and hit in the head with a wine bottle.
Berry graduated from Bedford High School where she was a cheerleader, honor student, editor of the school newspaper and prom queen. She worked in the children's department at Higbee's Department store. She then studied at Cuyahoga Community College. In the 1980s, she entered several beauty contests, winning Miss Teen All American in 1985 and Miss Ohio USA in 1986. She was the 1986 Miss USA first runner-up to Christy Fichtner of Texas. In the Miss USA 1986 pageant interview competition, she said she hoped to become an entertainer or to have something to do with the media. Her interview was awarded the highest score by the judges. She was the first African-American Miss World entrant in 1986, where she finished sixth and Trinidad and Tobago's Giselle Laronde was crowned Miss World. According to the Current Biography Yearbook, Berry "...pursued a modeling career in Chicago.... Berry's first weeks in New York were less than auspicious: She slept in a homeless shelter and then in a YMCA".
In 1989, Berry moved to New York City to pursue her acting ambitions. During her early time there, she ran out of money and had to live briefly in a homeless shelter.
Later in 1989, her situation improved and she was cast in the role of model Emily Franklin in the short-lived ABC television series Living Dolls, which was shot in New York and was a spin-off of the hit series Who's the Boss?. During the taping of Living Dolls, she lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. After the cancellation of Living Dolls, she moved to Los Angeles. She went on to have a recurring role on the long-running primetime serial Knots Landing.
Her film debut was in a small role for Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991), in which she played Vivian, a drug addict. That same year, Berry had her first co-starring role in Strictly Business. In 1992, Berry portrayed a career woman who falls for the lead character played by Eddie Murphy in the romantic comedy Boomerang. The following year, she caught the public's attention as a headstrong biracial slave in the TV adaptation of Queen: The Story of an American Family, based on the book by Alex Haley. Berry was in the live-action Flintstones movie playing the part of "Sharon Stone", a sultry secretary who seduced Fred Flintstone.
Berry tackled a more serious role, playing a former drug addict struggling to regain custody of her son in Losing Isaiah (1995), starring opposite Jessica Lange. She portrayed Sandra Beecher in Race the Sun (1996), which was based on a true story, shot in Australia, and co-starred alongside Kurt Russell in Executive Decision. Beginning in 1996, she was a Revlon spokeswoman for seven years and renewed her contract in 2004.
Late 1990s–2000s
She starred alongside Natalie Deselle Reid in the 1997 comedy film B*A*P*S. In 1998, Berry received praise for her role in Bulworth as an intelligent woman raised by activists who gives a politician (Warren Beatty) a new lease on life. The same year, she played the singer Zola Taylor, one of the three wives of pop singer Frankie Lymon, in the biopic Why Do Fools Fall in Love. In the 1999 HBO biopic Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, she portrayed the first black woman to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and it was to Berry a heart-felt project that she introduced, co-produced and fought intensely for it to come through. Berry's performance was recognized with several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award.
Berry portrayed the mutant superhero Storm in the film adaptation of the comic book series X-Men (2000) and its sequels, X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). In 2001, Berry appeared in the film Swordfish, which featured her first topless scene. At first, she refused to be filmed topless in a sunbathing scene, but she changed her mind when Warner Brothers raised her fee substantially. The brief flash of her breasts added $500,000 to her fee. Berry considered these stories to be rumors and was quick to deny them. After turning down numerous roles that required nudity, she said she decided to make Swordfish because her then-husband, Eric Benét, supported her and encouraged her to take risks.
She appeared as Leticia Musgrove, the troubled wife of an executed murderer (Sean Combs), in the 2001 feature film Monster's Ball. Her performance was awarded the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress; in an interesting coincidence she became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress (earlier in her career, she portrayed Dorothy Dandridge, the first African American to be nominated for Best Actress, and who was born at the same hospital as Berry, in Cleveland, Ohio). The NAACP issued the statement: "Congratulations to Halle Berry and Denzel Washington for giving us hope and making us proud. If this is a sign that Hollywood is finally ready to give opportunity and judge performance based on skill and not on skin color then it is a good thing." This role generated controversy. Her graphic nude love scene with a racist character played by co-star Billy Bob Thornton was the subject of much media chatter and discussion among African Americans. Many in the African-American community were critical of Berry for taking the part. Berry responded: "I don't really see a reason to ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would be a really special script that would require something like that again."
Berry asked for a higher fee for Revlon advertisements after winning the Academy Award. Ron Perelman, the cosmetics firm's chief, congratulated her, saying how happy he was that she modeled for his company. She replied, "Of course, you'll have to pay me more." Perelman stalked off in a rage. Her win at the Academy Awards led to two famous "Oscar moments." In accepting her award, she gave an acceptance speech honoring previous black actresses who had never had the opportunity. She said, "This moment is so much bigger than me. This is for every nameless, faceless woman of colour who now has a chance tonight because this door has been opened."
As Bond girl Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson in the 2002 blockbuster Die Another Day, Berry recreated a scene from Dr. No, emerging from the surf to be greeted by James Bond as Ursula Andress had 40 years earlier. Lindy Hemming, costume designer on Die Another Day, had insisted that Berry wear a bikini and knife as a homage. Berry has said of the scene: "It's splashy", "exciting", "sexy", "provocative" and "it will keep me still out there after winning an Oscar". The bikini scene was shot in Cadiz; the location was reportedly cold and windy, and footage has been released of Berry wrapped in thick towels in between takes to try to stay warm. According to an ITV news poll, Jinx was voted the fourth toughest girl on screen of all time. Berry was hurt during filming when debris from a smoke grenade flew into her eye. It was removed in a 30-minute operation. After Berry won the Academy Award, rewrites were commissioned to give her more screentime for X2.
She starred in the psychological thriller Gothika opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in November 2003, during which she broke her arm in a scene with Downey, who twisted her arm too hard. Production was halted for eight weeks. It was a moderate hit at the United States box office, taking in $60 million; it earned another $80 million abroad. Berry appeared in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit's music video for "Behind Blue Eyes" for the motion picture soundtrack for the film. The same year, she was named #1 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.
Berry received $12.5 million for the title role in the film Catwoman, a $100 million movie; it grossed $17 million on its first weekend. She was awarded a Worst Actress Razzie Award in 2005 for this role. She appeared at the ceremony to accept the award in person (making her the third person, and second actor, ever to do so) with a sense of humor, considering it an experience of the "rock bottom" in order to be "at the top". Holding the Academy Award in one hand and the Razzie in the other she said, "I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you. When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner." The Fund for Animals praised Berry's compassion towards cats and for squelching rumors that she was keeping a Bengal tiger from the sets of Catwoman as a "pet."
Her next film appearance was in the Oprah Winfrey-produced ABC television movie Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005), an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, in which Berry portrayed Janie Crawford, a free-spirited woman whose unconventional sexual mores upset her 1920s contemporaries in a small community. She was nominated for another Primetime Emmy Award for this TV film. Meanwhile, she voiced the character of Cappy, one of the many mechanical beings in the animated feature Robots (2005).
Berry is involved in production of films and television. She served as executive producer on Introducing Dorothy Dandridge in 1999, and Lackawanna Blues in 2005. In 2007, Berry both produced and starred in the thriller Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis, and starred in Things We Lost in the Fire with Benicio del Toro, the first film in which she worked with a female director, Danish Susanne Bier, giving her a new feeling of "thinking the same way", which she appreciated. Berry then starred in the film Frankie and Alice, in which she plays Frankie Murdoch, a young multiracial American women with dissociative identity disorder struggling against her alter personality to retain her true self. She was awarded the African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. Berry was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s, earning an estimated $10 million per film. On April 3, 2007, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for her contributions to the film industry.
As of 2013, Berry's worldwide box office gross has been more than USD$3.3 billion. In 2011, she appeared in New Year's Eve. She played one of the leads in the film Cloud Atlas, which was released in October 2012.
On October 4, 2013, Berry signed on to star in the CBS drama series Extant. Berry played Molly Woods, an astronaut who struggles to reconnect with her husband and android son after spending 13 months in space. The show premiered on July 9, 2014. She served as a co-executive producer on the series. Berry has served for many years as the face of Revlon cosmetics and as the face of Versace. The Coty Inc. fragrance company signed Berry to market her debut fragrance in March 2008. Berry was delighted, saying that she had created her own fragrances at home by mixing scents.
In March 2014 Berry launched a new production company, 606 Films, with producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. It is named after the Anti-Paparazzi Bill, SB 606, that the actress pushed for and which was signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown in the fall of 2013. The new company emerged as part of a deal for Berry to star in the CBS sci-fi drama series Extant. 606 Films is housed within CBS.
Berry dated Chicago dentist John Ronan from March 1989 to October 1991. In November 1993, Ronan sued Berry for $80,000 in what he claimed were unpaid loans to help launch her career. Berry contended that the money was a gift, and a judge dismissed the case because Ronan did not list Berry as a debtor when he filed for bankruptcy in 1992. According to Berry, a beating from a former abusive boyfriend during the filming of The Last Boy Scout punctured her eardrum and caused her to lose eighty percent of her hearing in her left ear. Berry has never named the abuser but has said that he is someone well known in Hollywood.
Berry first saw baseball player David Justice on TV playing in an MTV celebrity baseball game in February 1992. When a reporter from Justice's hometown of Cincinnati told her that Justice was a fan, Berry gave her phone number to the reporter to give to Justice. Berry married Justice shortly after midnight on January 1, 1993. Following their separation in February 1996, Berry stated publicly that she was so depressed that she considered taking her own life. Berry and Justice were officially divorced on June 24, 1997.
Berry married her second husband, singer-songwriter Eric Benét, on January 24, 2001, following a two-year courtship, but by early October 2003 they had separated, with the divorce finalized on January 3, 2005. Benét underwent treatment for sex addiction in 2002. In November 2005, Berry began dating French Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, whom she met at a Versace photoshoot. Berry gave birth to their daughter in March 2008. On April 30, 2010, Berry and Aubry announced their separation.
After their 2010 separation, Berry and Aubry became involved in a highly publicized custody battle, centered primarily on Berry's desire to move with their daughter from Los Angeles, where Berry and Aubry resided, to France, the home of French actor Olivier Martinez, whom Berry had started dating in 2010 after they met while filming Dark Tide in South Africa. Aubry objected to the move on the grounds that it would interfere with their joint custody arrangement. In November 2012, a judge denied Berry's request to move the couple's daughter to France in light of Aubry's objections. Less than two weeks later, on November 22, 2012, Aubry and Martinez were both treated at a hospital for injuries after engaging in a physical altercation at Berry's residence. Martinez performed a citizen's arrest on Aubry, and because it was considered a domestic violence incident, was granted a temporary emergency protective order preventing Aubry from coming within 100 yards of Berry, Martinez, the child with whom he shares custody with Berry, until November 29, 2012. In turn, Aubry obtained a temporary restraining order against Martinez on November 26, 2012, asserting that the fight began when Martinez threatened to kill Aubry if he did not allow the couple to move to France. Leaked court documents included photos showing significant injuries to Aubry's face, which were widely displayed in the media.
On November 29, 2012, Berry's lawyer announced that Berry and Aubry had reached an amicable custody agreement in court. In June 2014, a Superior Court ruling called for Berry to pay Aubry $16,000 a month in child support (around 200k/year) as well as a retroactive payment of $115,000 and a sum of $300,000 for Aubry's attorney fees. Berry and Martinez confirmed their engagement in March 2012, and married in France on July 13, 2013. In October 2013, Berry gave birth to their son. After two years of marriage, in 2015 the couple announced they were divorcing. The divorce became final in December 2016.
Berry was ranked No. 1 on People's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list in 2003 after making the top ten seven times and appeared No. 1 on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" the same year. She was named Esquire magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive" in October 2008, about which she stated: "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it." Men's Health ranked her at No. 35 on their "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" list. In 2009, she was voted #23 on Empire's 100 Sexiest Film Stars. The same year, rapper Hurricane Chris released a song entitled "Halle Berry (She's Fine)", extolling Berry's beauty and sex appeal. At the age of 42 (in 2008), she was named the "Sexiest Black Woman" by Access Hollywood's TV One Access survey. Born to an African-American father and a white mother, Berry has stated that her biracial background was "painful and confusing" when she was a young woman, and she made the decision early on to identify as a black woman because she knew that was how she would be perceived.
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Young driver pleads not guilty to impaired driving causing a fatal collision
By Alyshah HashamStaff Reporter
Mon., Jan. 12, 2015timer2 min. read
At around 2:50 a.m. on a Sunday morning, witnesses saw Sabastian Prosa make a sudden U-turn in his SUV in the northbound section of Highway 427.
Just 19 at the time, he began speeding in the wrong direction in the left-side lane. It was a fatal choice that would land him in court this month, charged with 12 counts including impaired driving causing death and criminal negligence causing death.
As oncoming cars were seen veering to avoid him that day, Aug. 6, 2012, motorists began calling 911.
Prosa then entered the curving ramp connecting the eastbound QEW to the northbound 427.
Coming around the bend in the right direction was Jayantha Wijeratne, 49, driving the family minivan with his wife, Antonette, next to him and their 16-year-old daughter Eleesha in the back.
Wijeratne had no time to react.
Prosa's vehicle collided with the minivan head-on. Wijeratne and Eleesha were killed. Antonette was gravely injured.
Prosa was also seriously injured and had to be cut out of his car by paramedics.
His blood alcohol level was about twice the legal limit of 80 mg at the time of the collision, according to tests conducted by a toxicologist at the Centre of Forensic Sciences.
At the start of his trial Monday afternoon, Prosa quietly pleaded not guilty to all 12 counts, in a small courtroom filled with family and friends of the Wijeratnes. Antonette was in tears for much of the day.
After the crash in 2012, she spent three months in the hospital being treated for an aquired brain injury; multiple rib fractures; pelvic, hip and forearm fractures; dislocation of joints in her right foot and cuts all over her body, court heard.
Prosecutor Tom Goddard began the Crown's case by reading out an agreed statement of facts, including witness accounts of the minutes prior to the collision and the results of the blood tests conducted by a toxicologist.
At the time of the crash, Prosa's blood alcohol level was between 148 and 173 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, according to toxicology tests. That would be the result of six to 12 standard drinks, depending on when he began drinking, the toxicologist wrote in a letter of opinion submitted to the court.
At the time of the collision, Prosa's 2003 GMC Envoy was travelling 127 km/h, slowing to 115 km/h right before the crash, Goddard said. The Wijerante's 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan was going 96 km/h, slowing to 72 km/h before impact.
As Prosa was rescued by paramedics, a police officer detected the smell of alcohol on his breath, and spotted a beer bottle in the SUV. Prosa was placed under arrest shortly after.
According to one of the paramedics, Prosa said, "I drank a lot" in response to a question about whether he'd taken any drugs. When asked how much he'd had, Prosa repeated: "A lot."
Later that morning, Prosa said: "I don't remember it. I just remember weaving."
Prosa will testify in his defence, his lawyer, Alan Gold, told the court Monday.
The trial continues.


Interview with Anne Cross UnitingCare QLD CEO.
"At 16 I thought you could change the world, I actually went off to uni and studied science. Whilst I was there I started to meet people who were working in other areas so I swapped into social sciences. I did social work and started life as a frontline social worker." Anne Cross.
You know what happens after you attend the Telstra Australia Business Women's Awards? You wake up infused with the belief anything is possible.
Last night I was lucky to be in the room with some of the nation's brightest business lights, I listened to their wisdom and watched as Queensland's not-for-profit CEO Anne Cross took out the top honour.
As Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of UnitingCare Queensland she employs more than 16,000 people, has more than 9,000 volunteers and a turnover of $1.2 billion. "Hopefully this award will highlight our role and importance in society," she told the audience.
Now it's your turn to hear from these incredible gals.
Martine Harte: Anne what do you regard as the greatest learning you have received in your role?
Anne Cross: Really about how much more you can do if you get the right people around you and get that team working well. If you've got a team of fantastic people you can move mountains.
Was there a situation where you almost felt derailed because you didn't do that?
Anne Cross: Oh yes! Absolutely, I've certainly been in roles where I might have had a mandate for creating change and people haven't wanted to go on that journey with me. So yes, I have felt kind of derailed and undermined and all of those things I'm sure all of us have had happen at different points of our career.
What do you consider the biggest threat to business success and how do you handle it?
Anne Cross: Not actually looking over the horizon and reading the signs of what's coming.
I work in health and aged care and other community services, disability. Mammoth changes coming in every area I work, if we weren't looking over the horizon we could easily be derailed.
My advice is: stay grounded in what you're doing now, absolutely understand the stories of your work now, what your staff are doing, what it means to be a patient in hospital, what it means to be an older person having to go into residential care.
Keep scanning the environment and bring in people who can help you read the future.
Where did you passion for the not-for-profit sector come from?
Anne Cross: At 16 I thought you could change the world, I actually went off to uni and studied science. Whilst I was there I started to meet people who were working in other areas so I swapped into social sciences. I did social work and started life as a frontline social worker.
I saw the best and worst of humanity and that gave me a passion to make sure we maximise the best and minimise the worst of what can happen to people.
These days I've also got a mum with dementia, so I now have first hand experience of what it means to grow old, how I can help her maintain her independence and maximise her dignity. So these things are important to me, always have been and they keep me going.
I see our staff do amazing things all the time. Extraordinary people doing great things for others every day, it keeps me very inspired.
What do you plan to with this platform the award has given you?
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I've heard that Romans generally used gladii to thrust, but could cut whenever necessary. This form of combat makes sense in large, tight formations, but it seems like short gladii would be incredibly impractical in one-on-one combat or against anything longer than 30 inches. Are there any accounts of small skirmishes or one-on-one Roman fighting or fighting techniques that would be used for small-scale encounters?
I'm just speculating here, I have no experience with Roman weapons.
I read somewhere that Roman officers forbidd their soldiers to respond on a single combat calls by Gauls before the main battle begun because they often lost such fights. It might be because of their equipment that favoured fighting in formations. Gauls were more focused on individual skill and bravery AND had longer swords.
The power of the Roman army was their group formation. They were unstoppable when they fought together as one. The way to stop the Roman army was to force them to break formation.
I remember watching a show on the Discovery Channel about a famous battle between the Roman army and Germanic forces were the Germans won by forcing the Romans out of formation and fighting them one on one. I am sorry I can't remember more specifics but I am sure someone here can fill in the gaps that I have left.
I think the reasons the Romans lost when fighting one on one is not because of the short comings of the gladii (pun intended). A short weapon can be very good in a one on one fight. If you can close the distance between you and the other guy a long weapon becomes just as useless. I think the problem is more that the Romans focused so heavily on group work that when fighting one on one they don't have the refined skill and experience to win.
As far as I can say, gladius could be indeed impractical, but fighting was done with big shield as a cover, so getting close to stab was in fact much easier and in result deadly for anyone forced to fight with longer weapon in very close range.
And roman soldiers usually had at least decent mail and helmet.
So while they certainly were lossing a bit of "shine" outside of formation, I don't think they were particullary bad at single ecounters.
Thanks for the responses. I've heard of longer spada being used at times. Were these only for cavalry?
It's known as a Spatha and yes they were reserved for cavalry.
You certainly speak about the battle of the Teutoburg forest, where 10.000 to 15.000 Germans destroy 20.000 to 25.000 Roman soldiers... This ambush take place in a forest, and don't give to the Romans the possibility to fight in combat formation.
Yes, thank you Ben, I meant a Spatha.
There is at least one account of a Roman defeating a Gallic champion in single combat. Titus Manilius was given the cognomen "Torquatus" because of his victory.
it seems like short gladii would be incredibly impractical in one-on-one combat or against anything longer than 30 inches.
I am still debating the historical length of a gladdius versus a pugio (short knife.) If seems like gladii approach 20" blade length. They don't seem terribly mismatched with other blades of the era, especially if used with a shield.
it seems like short gladii would be incredibly impractical in one-on-one combat or against anything longer than 30 inches. Are there any accounts of small skirmishes or one-on-one Roman fighting or fighting techniques that would be used for small-scale encounters?
Gladiators? While not military, shows gladius is not impractical for one on one combat, including against other weapons.
After reading J. E. Lendon's Soldiers and Ghosts, I'm convinced the discipline of Roman soldiers has been greatly exaggerated. Rather like their German enemies and later European aristocrats, Romans loved to demonstrate individual prowess in battle. Lendon goes so far as to suggest their famous manipular formation came as compromise between the need for order and the need to allow soldiers to distinguish themselves.
That is very interesting Benjamin. I knew that the Roman lost a few battles because of the self interest of the generals, I did not think it extended to the lower ranks. Could you add some more details.
I'd suggest reading Soldiers and Ghosts for yourself if you can. It's possibly the most stimulating book on historical warfare I've so far encountered. According Lendon, soldiers regularly insisted on quick battle even if the general disagreed. I remember one example involved Fabius Maximus and Minucius against Hannibal.
Yes, that's a good point. I guess when paired with shield a gladius would make a formidable weapon. Do we have any records on how weapons would have been used by gladiators or Roman soldiers?
In this link the numbers are different.
I think that historically the number of Germans is not certain.
I also think that this battle does not prove the inferiority of the legionaries in fighting one on one. It was a betrayal, not a battle. I think that the legionnaires were no better or worse than others in the fight one on one.
By Caesar to Augustus fighting in the sea. A ship was first stop, after being approached with fighting one on one.
Romans did not always lose, in this battles, if I remember correctly.
Do we have any records on how weapons would have been used by gladiators or Roman soldiers?
Sure, there's tons of artwork of battles and gladiatorial combats. Typically the shield is held vertically in front of the left shoulder, with the sword low and horizontal for a thrust. Sometimes a gladiator can be seen thrusting over his opponent's shield. Remember, the shield is a weapon, too, with both the face and the edges used to strike. Hurts a LOT, lemme tell ya.
Lendon mentions several accounts of Romans beating Gauls and other barbarians in single combat. Vespasian's son Titus had a bad habit of charging enemy troops alone on horseback, sometimes even before putting his armor on. His officers and guards were always frantic to rescue him before he could get himself killed. But individual soldiers in the ranks constantly sought to distinguish themselves, sometimes wrecking whole battle plans and getting a lot of Romans killed in the process. But sometimes saving hundreds of comrades and gaining great glory, which of course was the whole point. In the Year of Four Emperors, two opposing Roman armies forced their generals to start the battle at dusk, without even fortifying their camps let alone waiting for dawn! They simply could not wait to come to grips, and they fought ferociously all night through orchards and vinyards. Absolute mess!
But back to the original question, sure, no reason a legionary with scutum and gladius couldn't beat an enemy with different equipment. He's trained, better armored on average, and very aggressive. The difference in length between a short sword and a long sword doesn't really matter when the Roman is slamming his shield into his opponent!
Well I personally think it would have been a mix of individualist fighting and displine remember formations like repel horse would have to require a ton of disipline. Basically whichever one worked for the situation.
The HBO series "Rome" introduced an interesting method you don't normally see in Hollywood -- going low to hamstring your opponent while covering from above with the shield.
Don't know if it was done in reality, but it's certainly a different perspective.


PCG has misunderstood the situation between Russia and Iran–do you?
On August 16, Syria's rebel-held city of Aleppo and the Idlib and Deir al-Zour provinces were hit hard. Unlike air strikes of the past, the payloads dropped from the Russian Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers were particularly potent. The New York Timesquoted a radiologist in Aleppo who said the bombings on that day were "intensive and massive."Flanked by Su-34 tactical bombers, the long-range Tu-22M3s dropped larger-than-usual payloads on targets that, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, included five ammunition dumps, three command posts, training camps and militants from both the Islamic State and Jabat al-Nusra.
The bombings signified a historic turning point in the Middle East, not for their ferocity, but because of where the planes came from. Ordinarily the long-range bombers take off and land in Russia—being too large for Syrian air fields. But on August 16, the bombers flew from Iran.
Moscow and Tehran have steadily worked toward full military cooperation.
TEHRAN — Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching airstrikes on Syria for the time being, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, just hours after the Iranian defense minister criticized Moscow for having "kind of show-off and ungentlemanly" attitude by publicizing their actions.
"It is finished, for now," Ghasemi said, without elaborating.
Last week, Russia announced it used the airfield, located some 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of the Iranian city of Hamedan. Iranian officials only confirmed Russia's presence a day later.
Now this does not mean that Iran and Russia will not cooperate at all, but for PCG to say that Russia's temporary use of the base in Iran "proves the two nations are walking in tandem" is/was not the case.
PCG often seems fixated on proving wrong prophetic understanding of its leader, Gerald Flurry, correct. Thus, that is probably part of why Callum Wood wrote what he did.
Of course, you cannot PROVE that something wrong is right. But some can assert that it is or hint that events support a conclusion, even when they do not.
Several years ago, PCG's Gerald Flurry claimed to have received some type of inspired message that made him conclude that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the "prince of Rosh" in Ezekiel 38 (see PCG's Gerald Flurry points to Russia's Putin as the 'Prince of Rosh' of Ezekiel 38:2 and Vladimir Putin mobilizes troops, while pro-Russian supporters demonstrate in east Ukraine; but PCG is still not right about the 'prince of Rosh'). This is in error and also contradicts writings from the late Herbert W. Armstrong who taught that Ezekiel 38 happens after Jesus returns (for details see PCG's Gerald Flurry points to Russia's Putin as the 'Prince of Rosh' of Ezekiel 38:2).
A prophecy in Ezekiel 38 gives us some of these important details. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him" (Ezekiel 38:1-2). These verses begin in the latter days (verses 8, 16) before the Great Tribulation, the Day of the Lord and Christ's Second Coming.
Can anyone seriously believe that Israel is a nation of peaceful people dwelling safely? Even yesterday, I saw a news report that some rocket hit Israel.
The ending of that mighty "kings of the east" powerhouse is also prophesied.
I bolded the paragraph above as it clearly contradicts what Gerald Flurry (the self-appointed and false prophet of PCG) now teaches.
Notice PCG had the audacity to state that this explanation of Ezekiel 38, which they now contradict, was an example of why their forecasts were right. PCG's forecasts are not always accurate. They are often wrong, and those who rely on them above the Bible will not possibly know when the Great Tribulation will begin.
Sadly, in that respect PCG is not the only claimed COG that will not know–a list of 36 errors in prophetic understanding that various ones who claim to be COG is in the article The Laodicean Church Era.
But I will also add here that many Protestant prophecy watchers also misunderstand Ezekiel 38. Many improperly feel that Ezekiel 38 is for our day, when the verses in that chapter clearly show that it is not (for details, check out the article Ezekiel 38: For Russia & Iran in Our Day?). Iran will align with Russia as Ezekiel 38 suggests, but not now.
Jesus spoke of a time of wars and rumors of war as part of the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 24:7-8). And that is part of what we are seeing now with Iran, Russia, and Syria. While the beginning of sorrows occurs prior to the start of the Great Tribulation (cf. Matthew 24:21), the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 does not.
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PCG misunderstands the situation between Russia and Iran; do you?


Some very interesting Korean history talks coming up in the next few months. Obviously to attend them all one would need the sort of jetsetting lifestyle that is beyond most of us, or possibly even a time machine. But hopefully there will be something good near to you. Please feel free to make corrections or suggestions for additions to this list in the comments section.
February 21, Harvard Korea Colloquium, Cambridge Mass.
There is a wonderful photo exhibit, 벽(癖)의 예찬, 근대인 정해창을 말하다 at the Ilmin museum of art right next to 광화문 station of the works of 정해창, whose 1929 exhibition was the first private photographic art exhibit in Korea. The exhibition is both artistic and in a sense historiographical as it also displays a number of photos of the 1929 and other exhibits by 정해창.
I visited the exhibit with two friends, including 우물 안 개구리 contributor Kim Gyewon, who was briefly in Seoul. Gyewon is much better qualified to speak about the content of the exhibition, but I will just note that it was fascinating to see the selection of subjects and the range of styles of photography used, as well as snapshots of colonial period lives in Korea.


"What we feared has happened," remarked Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, in the immediate aftermath of the horrible and violent attacks on Brussels airport and the Maelbeek metro station on March 22.
Yes, indeed. Nothing is less surprising than that the vortex of terrorism and repression that has developed since the November 2015 attacks in Paris should have resulted in these new violent attacks.
But that doesn't mean we shouldn't consider how these circumstances came about. These events reflect several, much longer-term issues.
First of all, there is the ever more emphatic pursuit of a level of security that can never be achieved. European leaders from François Hollande to David Cameron are promising somehow to wipe away the threat of terrorism from Europe. That of course cannot happen. Only those who believe most naively in the capacities of Europe's current intelligence structures – hovering over the incessant noise of email, mobile phone messages and the twittersphere – will believe that what has come into existence can be willed to disappear.
There is indeed a police problem – one above all of capacity and coordination – but the solution to Europe's security crisis can never simply be more security. That has to be combined with more imaginative efforts to look at the origins of the problems. And that of course means that Europeans need to look at themselves and the societies they inhabit.
Brussels was not randomly selected for this attack. It is a prosperous, peaceful and predominantly secular city. In many ways it embodies the values that many in 21st-century Europe hold dear. But it is also home to radicalised minorities.
Most bars on most nights of the week within easy reach of the Maelbeek metro station will contain a cross-section of the successful young generations of Europe. They mix in those easily permeable domains between European institutions, lobbying and journalism.
But think also of those who are not present in those bars: the micro-communities of Europe's margin. Some of those are well established and familiar; but others are emphatically more recent – notably the arrival in the poorer districts of central Brussels of populations from North Africa and the Middle East. These are people with relatively little interest in the society they now inhabit. And indeed Belgium seems to have little to offer to them, beyond the immediate and insubstantial opportunities of transient employment. They are the expendable populations, and they know themselves to be that.
Which brings us inevitably to Molenbeek. That one commune of the 19 which constitute the city of Brussels should have come to symbolise all its problems is in many respects unfair. What has happened in Molenbeek could easily have happened in the neighbouring communes of Anderlecht or Schaerbeek. But the wider reality is indisputable – inner-city communities often lack clear structures of governance, social solidarity and opportunity.
There is a Belgian and a European explanation for that. The Belgian dimension must focus on the manifold complexities of the Belgian state. It is inefficient and simply lacks the capacity to provide effective governance to many of the most disadvantaged populations who now live on its territory.
Belgium is not, by contemporary European standards, a conventional state. It lacks an instinctive ethos of centralism. Belgians know themselves to be diverse and are rightly proud of the fact that they do many things at a local, rather than national level. That works when the participants sign up to rather basic values of co-existence, but it fails when they contain populations who do not experience the basic amenities and opportunities which draw people into the European social contract.
But it is that social contract which has been stretched to breaking point and beyond, in Belgium and elsewhere, over the past 20 years or more. The replacement of structures of social solidarity with the relentless logic of the market, have hollowed out the ways in which the poorer communities of Brussels and many other cities across Europe have invested in their larger collective existence.
There are of course many reasons for that, most obviously the way in which the scale and diversity of migration has transformed cities into communities where there is no identifiable majority. But the larger picture, in Brussels and elsewhere, is the degree to which social inequality has generated its own dynamics of marginalisation and radicalisation.
In Molenbeek, as in many other disadvantaged communities, the emergence of cultures of militant Islam has been less a stand-alone phenomenon than the product of wider phenomena of poor schooling, limited economic opportunities and consequent petty criminality.
Previous manifestations of terrorism in Western Europe have had immediate and tangible origins. The conflicts between communities in Northern Ireland and between Basques and the Spanish state are two of the most well-known causes of the 20th Century.
It is tempting to see the current waves of terrorism as very different – the result of the sudden invasion of militant Islam. But in many respects the origins of the current violence remain just as local. They lie in the willingness of young men of immigrant populations to turn the quasi-criminal expertise learned in their formerly marginal lives to more political and violent ends.
For some, such radicalisation leads to Syria and back. For others, there is no need to travel further than across the cities of Brussels and Paris from the neighbourhoods of the marginalised to the bars, music venues and metro stations of the comfortable classes.
All of which suggests that the problems that we – a pronoun which is more exclusive than we are often inclined to recognise – confront today are not going to go away soon. The current terrorism is so amorphous and so shallow in its political affiliations that it may fade away, as those drawn towards it today are attracted to the more immediate opportunities of tomorrow.
But it is more likely that the breaking up, arrest and imprisonment of particular networks of individuals will simply be replaced by other such groups, who will similarly find in particular languages of Islam the vehicle for their angers and their emotional rejection of wider society. Putting back together Europe's social contract might take longer than any of us would like to think.


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100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know — 2014
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Becker's Hospital Review has named "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know," a list based on individuals' experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations.
The CMOs, CMIOs, physicians-in-chief and other CMO-equivalent titles listed here have demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in safety and quality and have contributed to excellence at their respective institutions.
Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Nominations were accepted. Hospital and health system CMOs are presented in alphabetical order.
Mohammed Shafeeq Ahmed, MD. COO and CMO of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and Baystate Health Eastern Region (Springfield, Mass.). Dr. Ahemd joined Baystate in 2003 as Mary Lane Hospital chief of obstetrics/gynecology. He has previously served as vice president of medical staff. He now oversees medical operations at Mary Lane Hospital while serving on the senior leadership team for Baystate Health's Eastern region.
George J. Amrom, MD. Vice President for Medical Affairs at Hahnemann University Hospital (Philadelphia). Dr. Amrom was appointed to his position at Hahnemann in 1997. In addition to his position there, he serves as CQO, vice chair for the department of surgery and associate professor or surgery at the Drexel University College of Medicine (Philadelphia).
Ken Anderson, DO. Chief Medical Quality Officer of NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.). Dr. Anderson has served as chief medical quality officer of NorthShore University HealthSystem since March 2008. He also serves as co-chair of the steering committee that governs the system's Center for Clinical and Research Informatics.
Michael Anderson, MD. CMO of University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). Dr. Anderson has been with Case pediatrics since 1997. Before being appointed CMO he served as vice president and associate CMO.
Joshua Adler, MD. CMO of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (San Francisco). In addition to his CMO duties, Dr. Adler is medical director of UCSF Ambulatory Care, overseeing UCSF's more than 90 ambulatory clinics.
David A. Ansell, MD. Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs and CMO of Rush University Medical Center (Chicago). Before his current appointments, Dr. Ansell was a physician at Chicago-based John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County for nearly 20 years, an experience which prompted him to write the book "County: Life, Death, and Politics in Chicago's Public Hospitals." He is also associate dean of clinical affairs at Chicago's Rush Medical College.
Katrina Armstrong, MD. Physician-in-Chief of Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Medicine (Boston). Dr. Armstrong was appointed physician-in-chief, Massachusetts General Hospital's CMO equivalent, in 2013, succeeding the previous physician-in-chief of 17 years. Before the appointment, she served as chief of general medicine. She specializes in medical decision-making and genetic testing for breast cancer.
Stanley W. Ashley, MD, MBA. CMO and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs of Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston). Dr. Ashley was appointed CMO of Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2011, after having been with the hospital since 1997. He came to the hospital from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Ara Balkian, MD. Chief Medical Director of Inpatient Operations at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Balkian performs CMO-equivalent duties for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He is also the medical director of the hospital's Access and Transfer Center, which places and transfers more than 12,000 patients every year.
Myron Berdischewsky, MD. Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer of Providence Health & Services (Renton, Wash.). Dr. Berdischewsky assumed his roles at Providence Health & Services in 2011. He came to the positions from a post as CMO of Providence Health & Services Southern California region.
James Biemer Jr., MD. President of Medical Staff at Providence (Ore.) St. Vincent Medical Center. Dr. Biemer was elected to his position in 2012. He is an internal medicine physician with an interest in aging and exercise.
Donald Bignotti, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Trinity Health (Livonia, Mich.). Dr. Bignotti assumed his current roles in 2011. Before then, he served as CMO of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, Mich. for six years.
William A. Bornstein, MD, PhD. Chief Quality Officer and CMO of Emory Health Care (Atlanta). Dr. Bornstein has Emory's CQO since 2003 and its CMO since 2006. He came to the system through Emory University Hospital-Midtown (Atlanta), formerly Emory Crawford Long Hospital, when he was appointed CQO and associated administrator in 1999. Dr. Bornstein is a board-certified internist and endocrinologist.
Albert Bothe Jr., MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Geisinger Health System (Danville, Pa.). Dr. Bothe joined Geisinger in 2006 and has served in several leadership positions, including chief quality officer and CMO of Geisinger Medical Center.
Patrick J. Brennan, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of University of Pennsylvania Health System (Philadelphia). Dr. Brennan has served in his current capacity since 2005. Previously, he was chief of healthcare quality and patient safety at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. He has been a University of Pennsylvania faculty member for the past 28 years.
Theresa Brennan, MD. CMO of University of Iowa Health Care (Iowa City). Dr. Brennan assumed the CMO position at the University of Iowa system in 2011. She specializes in cardiology and interventional cardiology and is an associate professor at the university.
Linda Butler, MD. Vice President of Medical Affairs, CMO and CMIO of Rex Healthcare (Raleigh, N.C.). Dr. Butler was appointed to her current position of CMO in 2009. Before then, she practiced pediatrics for 13 years in Wake County, N.C.
Darrell A. Campbell Jr., MD. CMO of University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor). Dr. Campbell has been at the University of Michigan since 1979. As CMO, his particular interest is in patient safety, and he has worked with various organizations championing quality to implement quality programs across Michigan's hospitals.
F. Sessions Cole, MD. CMO of St. Louis (Mo.) Children's Hospital. Dr. Cole is also Director of Newborn Medicine at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. In addition to his duties as CMO, he performs pediatric research on neonatal respiratory system disorders.
Paul Convery, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO at Baylor Health Care System (Houston). Dr. Convery has been in his current positions at BHCS since 2006. He is a board-certified internist. He has previously served as executive vice president and CMO of SSM Health Care (Saint Louis, Mo.).
Jack L. Cox, MD. Chief Quality Officer of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach, Calif.). Dr. Cox has been at Hoag since 2006, when he joined as CQO. While Hoag Memorial does not have a CMO position, Dr. Cox fulfills the duties a CMO would perform. Before his time at Hoag Memorial, Dr. Cox was vice president and CMO of Premier.
Todd Davis, MD. Vice President of Patient Safety and Quality & Medical Affairs Officer of CaroMont Health (Gastonia, N.C.). Dr. Davis oversees medical staff activities related to quality. He was promoted to his current position in 2012 after serving as vice president of medical affairs for CaroMont.
John Deledda, MD. Vice President of Medical Affairs at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Dr. Deledda serves in a CMO-equivalent role at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Before his current appointment, he served as chief of staff and was medical director of the emergency department for nearly six years. He practices emergency medicine.
Jeffrey DiLisi, MD. Vice President and CMO of Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington). Dr. DiLisi joined Virginia Hospital Center as a hospitalist and previously served as hospitalist medical director. Under his leadership, the hospital won the 2012 Crimson Physician Partnership Award from The Advisory Board Company for fostering a productive relationship with its physicians. Dr. DiLisi is an internist.
David A. DiLoreto, MD. CIO and Clinical Operations Officer of Presence Health (Chicago). Dr. DiLoreto joined Presence Health, formerly Resurrection Health Care, in his current position in 2009. Before then, he spent three years as senior vice president and CMO at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, Fla.
Michael K. Elliott, MD. Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and CMO of Avera McKennan Health Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Dr. Elliott assumed the CMO position in 2011. Prior to his tenure as CMO, he served as medical director of Avera Children's Hospitals and Clinics. He has been at the system since 2002.
Stephan Evans, MD. Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs and CMO of MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.). Dr. Evans joined MedStar in 1990. He assumed the position of executive vice president of medical affairs in 2009. He specializes in surgical education and quality improvement design.
Kenneth Fawcett, MD. CMO and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Spectrum Butterworth (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Dr. Fawcett has been with Spectrum Butterworth since Butterworth Health Partners was formed as an employed physician group in 1997. He is an internal medicine physician.
Mike Finley, MD. Regional CMO of Christus St. Michael Health System (Texarkana, Texas). Dr. Finley oversees quality and patient safety activities at Christus St. Michael. He has served in the position for nearly 11 years, during which the hospital has won numerous awards for patient care and quality of care.
Gary R. Fleisher, MD. Physician-in-Chief of Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Fleisher also serves as Boston Children's pediatrician-in-chief and chairman of the department of medicine. He practices pediatrics and emergency medicine.
Loring Flint, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Inova Health System (Falls Church, Va.). Dr. Flint has been with Inova Health System for more than a decade. Before coming to Inova Health, he spent 20 years at Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, where he was CMO of the system and president of Baystate Medical Practices.
Carol Freer, MD. CMO of Penn State Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center. Dr. Freer assumed the position of CMO for Penn State Hersey in 2012. She joined the hospital in 2008 as associate professor of medicine and director of hospitalist outreach. She was appointed vice chair for clinical affairs in 2009.
R. Wayne Gandee, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.). Dr. Gandee has been with Carilion Clinic since 2006. He was appointed CMO in 2011. He is also an assistant professor of the department of radiology at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke.
Berc Gawne, MD. Vice President and CMO of The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati). Before becoming vice president and CMO of The Christ Hospital, Dr. Gawne served as CMO of the Central Illinois Region of Mokena, Ill.-based Provena Health.
Michael G. Glenn, MD. Physician in Chief, Medical Director and CMO of Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle). Dr. Glenn has been a clinician at Virginia Mason Medical Center since 1995. He became both physician in chief and medical director in 2007 and CMO in 2013.
Jonathan E. Gottlieb, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore). Before being appointed to his current position in 2009, Dr. Gottlieb was CMO of St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital and assistant vice chancellor for clinical affairs at Washington University's School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Leigh S. Hamby, MD. Executive Champion of Research Services and CMO of Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta). Dr. Hamby was appointed as the executive champion of research services in 2011. In addition to executive champion and CMO positions, he also serves as executive vice president and chief quality officer.
Lee Hammerling, MD. CMO of ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio). Dr. Hammerling has served in various roles at ProMedica since 1983. He is also president of ProMedica Physicians and Continuum Services. He is a board-certified anesthesiologist.
David W. Hecht, MD, MS, MBA. Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and CMO of Loyola University Health System (Chicago). Dr. Hecht was appointed to his positions in 2013 after serving as interim senior vice president for clinical affairs since early 2012. He has been at Loyola since 1988 and specializes in infectious diseases.
John Hensing, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Banner Health (Phoenix). Dr. Hensing has been with Banner Health since 1995, when he joined the system as a senior vice president. He was named to his current positions in 2009.
Peter N. Herbert, MD. CMO of Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Medical Center. In addition to his duties as CMO, Dr. Herbert is chief of staff and senior vice president for medical affairs. He has been with Yale-New Haven since 1991.
Michael Hunt, DO. CMO and CMIO of St. Vincent's Health Partners (Bridgeport, Conn.). Before serving in his current capacity, Dr. Hunt was CMIO at Mercy in St. Louis. He continues to see patients and is active in several professional organizations for osteopathic medicine and health IT while serving as both CMO and CMIO at St. Vincent's.
Michael D. Kelleher, MD. CMO of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital (Chicago). Dr. Kelleher was appointed CMO of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in 2013 after serving as interim CMO starting in September 2012. He has previously served as the hospital's CMIO.
Mark Kline, MD. Physician-in-Chief of Texas Children's Hospital (Houston). Dr. Kline was appointed to his current position as physician-in-chief of Texas Children's Hospital and chair of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Dallas in 2009. He has been head of pediatric retrovirology there since 1997.
Charles A. Kravinko, MD. Chief Patient Safety Officer and CMO of Clinical Services of Lee Memorial Health System (Fort Myers, Fla.). Dr. Krivenko joined Lee Memorial Health System in 1998, moving from a position as vice president of system clinical services at Gwinnett Health System (Atlanta). He is a board certified family practitioner.
James LaBelle, MD. Corporate Senior Vice President and CMO of Scripps Health (San Diego). Named CMO of Scripps Health in 2013, Dr. LaBelle helps navigate physician partnerships under the move to new methods of care delivery. Prior to his appointment as CMO, he was corporate vice president of quality, physician co-management and medical management. Dr. LaBelle has practiced emergency medicine for more than 25 years.
Michael L. Langberg, MD. Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and CMO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). In addition to his role as CMO, Dr. Langberg is senior vice president for medical affairs at Cedars-Sinai. He is also an adjunct professor of medicine at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine.
Richard S. Liebowitz, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City). Dr. Liebowitz joined NewYork-Presbyterian in 2006 as vice president of medical affairs. Before becoming NewYork-Presbyterian's CMO in 2012, he was CMO of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.
Vicki LoPachin, MD. CMO of The Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York City). Dr. LoPachin was appointed to her current position January 2014. She came to The Mount Sinai Hospital, where she completed her internal medicine residency, from a post as medical director of North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.).
J. Richard Ludgin, MD, JD. Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Aurora BayCare Medical Center (Green Bay, Wis.). Dr. Ludgin is a physician, lawyer and consultant (formerly Navigant and The Bard Group) with expertise in performance excellence, medical staff affairs, healthcare regulation, and risk management. He has held a variety of executive positions at academic medical centers and community hospitals. He is an nephrologist.
John Lynch, MD. Vice President and CMO of Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis). Dr. Lynch was named CMO of Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2009. He has been a member of the hospital's medical staff since 1995 and is also a faculty member of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Robert McIntyre, MD. Medical Staff President of University of Colorado at Aurora. In addition to his position as medical staff president, Dr. McIntyre also serves as vice-chair of the clinical effectiveness and patient safety committee, medical director of the surgical intensive care unit and director of trauma and emergency services.
Sonia Mehta, MD. CEO and CMO of Loretto Hospital (Chicago). Dr. Mehta has served as CEO and CMO at Loretto Hospital since 2012. She joined the hospital after serving as president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System Illinois/Wisconsin Medical Group in Springfield, Ill.
Gino Merli, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia). In addition to his other posts, Dr. Merli is the co-director of the Jefferson Vascular Center. He has been at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital since 1978, when he received his medical degree there.
Redonda Miller, MD, MBA. Vice President for Medical Affairs of The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore). Dr. Miller serves a similar function as a CMO, overseeing medical staff and patient safety issues. She was appointed to her position in 2009. Before then she was Johns Hopkins' vice chair for clinical operations.
Thomas Miller, MD. Executive Director of Ambulatory Clinics and CMO of University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (Salt Lake City). In addition to his duties as CMO, Dr. Miller also serves as a faculty member for the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. He has been at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics since completing his residency there in 1992.
David Moorhead, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Florida Hospital Orlando. Dr. Moorhead has been at Florida Hospital Orlando since 2006. Previously, he was CEO of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center, where he helped establish that institution's children's hospital.
Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH. CMO of Christiana Care Health System (Wilmington, Del.). Dr. Nevin was appointed CMO in 2011. From 2008 to 2011, she was senior vice president and executive director of Christiana Care-Wilmington (Del.) and associate CMO of the system.
Andrew Norton, MD. CMO of Main Line Health (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). Dr. Norton has served as CMO of Main Line Health since mid 2012. Previously, Dr. Norton was senior vice president of medical affairs and CMO for Milwaukee, Wis.-based Froedtert Hospital.
Thomas A. Owens, MD. CMO of Duke University Health System (Durham, N.C.). Dr. Owens has been at Duke since 1999. Before assuming the CMO position, he was CMO of Duke University Hospital and chief of hospital medicine there.
Barbara R. Paul, MD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.). Dr. Paul became senior vice president and CMO of Community Health Systems in 2006. She is a board-certified internal medicine physician.
Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD. President of Clinical Services and CMO of Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.). Dr. Perlin has been at HCA in his current capacity since 2006. Before his appointment there, he was secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and CEO of the Veterans Health Administration.
Robert Phillips, MD, PhD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Houston Methodist. Dr. Phillips joined Houston Methodist in 2013. He previously served as senior vice president at Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center. In addition to his CMO and executive vice president positions, Dr. Phillips is also president and CEO of the Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group.
Irving Pike, MD. CMO of John Muir Health (Walnut Creek, Calif.). Dr. Pike is John Muir Health's first CMO. He joined the health system in 2012 from Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare, where he was vice president for medical affairs.
John Pirolo, MD. CMIO and CMO at St. Thomas Health (Nashville, Tenn.). Dr. Pirolo was recently appointed CMO at St. Thomas. He has held the position of CMIO at the system since 2004. He specializes in cardiac surgery.
John Popovich, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Henry Ford Health System (Detroit). Dr. Popovich came to Henry Ford Health System in 1980. He was appointed CMO of the system in 2012. He is also president and CEO of Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit).
Robert A. Press, MD, PhD. CMO of NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City). A NYU Langone faculty member since 1978, Dr. Press was appointed CMO in 2007. He is an infectious diseases specialist.
Marlon Priest, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Bon Secours Health System (Marriottsville, Md.). Before Dr. Priest joined Bon Secours in 2006, he served as a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Alabama Birmingham and surgery and chief quality officer of UAB Hospital. At Bon Secours he is responsible for innovations in quality and patient safety.
Andrew Racine, MD, PhD. Senior Vice President and CMO of Montefiore Medical Center (New York City). Dr. Racine has been at Montefiore since 1992, when he joined the hospital as chief of general pediatrics. He oversees quality, safety, medical affairs and graduate medical education across the Montefiore Medical Group's 22 sites.
Roger A. Ray, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Carolinas HealthCare System (Charlotte, N.C.). Dr. Ray joined Carolinas HealthCare in 2007. Previously, he served as chief quality officer of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System.
Mack Reavis, MD. President and CMO of Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center. Dr. Reavis has 34 years of experience at LRMC. He became executive vice president of clinical integration and CMO in 2011. He was then named president in 2012.
Craig D. Rhyne, MD. CMO of Covenant Health System (Lubbock, Texas). Dr. Rhyne became CMO of Covenant Health System in April 2011. A board-certified surgeon, he has served in several leadership roles at the system, including medical director of trauma and chair of the Trauma Peer Review Committee and the Trauma Section Committee.
Norman Rizk, MD. Medical Director of Stanford (Calif.) University Medical Center. In addition to serving in a CMO-equivalent position, Dr. Rizk is a senior associate dean of clinical affairs in Stanford's school of medicine. He is trained in pulmonology and critical care.
John T. Rosenthal, MD. Associate Vice Chancellor and CMO of UCLA Health (Los Angeles). Dr. Rosenthal has been with UCLA since 1986, when he joined as director of renal transplantation. He was appointed CMO in 1999 and associate vice chancellor of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2003.
Jeffrey M. Rothenberg, MD. CMO of IU Health University Hospital (Indianapolis). Appointed to the position in 2013, Dr. Rothenberg has been a clinician at IU Health since 1996. He is an associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology and is co-chair of the Indiana University School of Medicine's Development Coordinating Committee.
Loring Rue, MD. Chief Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness Officer of University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital. Dr. Rue has been with UAB since 1983, when he began his internship there. He serves in the same capacity as a CMO and is a trauma surgeon at the 908-bed hospital.
Lee Sacks, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Advocate Health Care (Downer's Grove, Ill.). In addition to serving as Advocate Health Care's CMO, Dr. Sacks is the CEO of Advocate Physician Partners. He has also served as chairman of the Institute for Clinical Quality and Value.
Kenneth Sands, MD, MPH. Senior Vice President of Health Care Quality and CQO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston). Dr. Sands is senior vice president of healthcare quality for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He holds the responsibilities of a CMO in his role at the hospital and is board certified in internal medicine.
Ihor S. Sawczuk, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. Before serving in his current capacity, Dr. Sawczuk served as HackensackUMC's vice president, chief academic officer, chairman of the department of urology and chief of the division of urologic oncology at HackensackUMC's John Theurer Cancer Center. He was named executive vice president and CMO of HackensackUMC in 2011.
Angela Scioscia, MD. CMO of UCSD Health System (San Diego, Calif.). Dr. Scioscia joined UCSD Health System in 1989. She has been CMO of UCSD Health System since 2004. She is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist.
Thomas P. Sculco, MD. Surgeon-in-Chief of Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City). Dr. Sculco is the CMO equivalent at Hospital for Special Surgery. He also serves as chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
M. Michael Shabot, MD. CMO of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System (Houston). Before becoming CMO, Dr. Shabot was Memorial Hermann's chief quality officer. In addition to his appointment at Memorial Hermann, Dr. Shabot serves as an adjunct professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He is a general surgeon.
Steven Shapiro, MD. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of UPMC. Dr. Shapiro has been with UPMC since 2006. He came to the hospital after serving as chief of Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital's pulmonary and critical care medicine departments. He is also president of the physician services division at UPMC.
Joseph W. St. Gerne III, MD. Physician-in-Chief of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. St. Gerne was named to his position in 2013. Previously he was CMO and chairman of pediatrics at Duke Children's Hospital (Durham, N.C.).
Paul Summerside, MD. President of the Board of Managers of Aurora BayCare Medical Center and CMO of BayCare Health System (Green Bay, Wis.). Dr. Summerside has been CMO of BayCare Health System and president of the board of managers for Aurora BayCare Medical Center since 1999. He is an emergency physician.
Andrew Thomas, MD. Senior Associated Vice President of Health Sciences and CMO of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center (Columbus). Dr. Thomas was appointed to his position as CMO of the hospital system and its physician practices in 2013. He is the second CMO the organization has ever appointed. He specializes in internal medicine.
Greg Thompson, MD. CMO of Gundersen Health System (La Crosse, Wisc.). In addition to his duties as CMO, Dr. Thompson is also a member of Gundersen Health System's board of directors. He has been a clinician at the system since 1993.
Douglass A. Towriss, MD. CMO and Director of Schneck Medical Center (Seymore, Ind.). Dr. Towriss, a critical care specialist, joined Schneck in 2002. In addition to his duties as CMO, he continues to perform clinical duties as a hospitalist.
Victor Trianfo, DO. CMO of Memorial Hospital of Union County (Marysville, Ohio). Dr. Trianfo has been at Memorial Hospital since 1999. Before his appointment as CMO in 2013, he served in many other leadership capacities, including assistant director of emergency medicine, vice president of medical staff and physician quality liaison.
Jonathon D. Truwit, MD, MBA. CMO of Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee ). Dr. Truwit was appointed Froedtert's CMO in December 2013. He comes to the position from the Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System, where he served as CMO and senior associate dean for clinical affairs.
Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA. CMO of OhioHealth (Columbus). Before being named CMO of OhioHealth in 2008, Dr. Vanderhoff was vice president of medical education, quality and patient safety at OhioHealth's Columbus-based Grant Medical Center.
Gary Wainer, DO. Executive Director and CMO of Chicago Health System. Dr. Wainer has been CMO of CHS since 2007. He also serves as vice president of clinical integration and CMO for Vanguard Health-Chicago.
Brent E. Wallace, MD. CMO of Intermountain Healthcare (Salt Lake City). Dr. Wallace oversees physician relations and medical affairs and coordinates hospital-based clinical programs at Intermountain Healthcare. He has practiced family medicine for 26 years in Roy, Utah.
Stephen L. Wallenhaupt, MD. Executive Vice President and CMO of Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.). Before coming to Novant Health in 2006, Dr. Wallenhaupt served as executive vice president for medical affairs at Presbyterian Healthcare in Charlotte, N.C., beginning in 2001. Dr. Wallenhaupt is a board-certified cardiologist.
Stephen Weber, MD. Vice President for Clinical Effectiveness and CMO of University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Weber was appointed CMO of University of Chicago Medical Center in 2011. Before then, he served as University of Chicago Medical Center's director of infection control and clinical quality.
Mark Williams, MD. CMO of North Mississippi Health Services (Tupelo). Dr. Williams has been at NMHS since 2009. Before then, he was Birmingham, Ala.-based St. Vincent Health System's senior vice president and CMO.
Penny Ann Wheeler, MD. President and Chief Clinical Officer of Allina Health (Minneapolis). Dr. Wheeler, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has served as Allina Health's CCO since 2006. Previously, she served on the Allina Health Board of Directors as leader of its quality committee.
Suzanne R. White, MD, MBA. Executive Vice President and CMO of Detroit Medical Center. Dr. White has been at DMC for 22 years, serving extensively in emergency medicine at the hospital. She was appointed to her current position in 2010.
David Wood Jr., MD. CMO of Beaumont Health System (Royal Oak, Mich.). Dr. Wood was appointed CMO in 2013, following the resignation of Ananias C. Diokno, MD, who had been Beaumont's CMO since 2006. Dr. Wood is also president of Beaumont Physician Partners, the administrative organization for Beaumont physicians.
Robert Wyllie, MD. Chief Medical Operations Officer of Cleveland Clinic. Before being appointed CMOO, Dr. Wyllie was chief of the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and chairman of its Pediatric Institute. He was appointed CMOO of the system in 2011.


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Introducing the Dusting off the Shelf 2015 READING CHALLENGE!
If you've been following me for some time now, you'll know about my little read-a-thon that I created called the "Dusting off the Shelf" read-a-thon. Well, turns out I'm not a very good read-a-thon participant, let alone host. But everyone that participated liked the idea and wanted me to do it again…so here I am, kind of doing it again but a different format. I think I'll have better luck with a yearly challenge!
This challenge is for all of you readers out there who buy books and they end up sitting on your shelves (or eReaders) for months, maybe even years without getting read. This challenge is to get you reading some older titles that have been sitting there on your shelf collecting dust. I know I have tons and tons of books that are doing just that, and I really want to get reading them. I'm seriously missing out on some wonderful stories, I know that for sure.
Note: I've looked at a lot of other bloggers challenge announcement posts to get a feel for the rules and guidelines that are normal as this is my first time. If anything looks similar to your challenge, I didn't mean to copy it on purpose.
Any book is acceptable, as long as you've owned it and have been meaning to read it for a long time.
You can set any goal that you want for each month or the year. Whatever you think is attainable for you personally!
At the beginning of each month I will post a roundup post for you to add your reviews.
Sorry that this is going up a little late when it comes to challenge sign-ups. To be honest, I just came up with the idea earlier this week and only just now had time to write a post about it. Christmas break is here for me now, which means you'll be hearing from me a lot more these next two weeks. I can't wait to see what the holidays and the new year brings reading wise. I also hope you'll sign up for this challenge!
Week in Review: 12/21/14 — The One With Lots of New Books!
Yay! Glad you'll be joining me. Let's get these dusty books read!
I'm joining in a little late, but this is something I was planning on doing anyway, so here I am!
This sounds awesome (and I'm totally joining wayyy late)! I have so many unread books on my shelf and I only try to buy books I've already read… But I'm totally joining in this!


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Lululemon's Stock Bounces After Analyst Recommends Investors 'build Positions'
By Tomi Kilgore Published September 11, 2015 MarketWatch Pulse
Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s stock climbed 1.1% in premarket trade Friday, bouncing from a sharp selloff in the previous session, after the yoga-gear seller was upgraded at Robert W. Baird & Co., which cited "compelling" valuation at current levels. Analyst Mark Altschwager raised his rating to outperform, after being at neutral for the past 15 months. Meanwhile, he cut his stock price target to $69, which is 29% above Thursday's closing price of $53.54, from $73. On Thursday, the company beat fiscal second-quarter profit and sales expectations, and raised its full-year earnings outlook, but the stock plunged 16% to a nine-month low on concerns over a surge in inventory levels and disappointing gross margin. Altschwager said he believes inventory issues will correct during the second half of the year and gross margins could bottom in the fourth quarter. Coupled with encouraging sales momentum and product innovation, he said the pullback in the stock produced a "compelling" risk-versus-reward profile at current levels. "We believe investors should use near-term volatility to build positions," Altschwager wrote in a note to clients. The stock has lose 4% year to date through Thursday, while the S&P 500 has dropped 5.2%.


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Justin Bieber Surprised at Where He Took the Shinkansen While in Japan
Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Bieber, who visited Japan on a private visit, were surprised to see where they headed on the Shinkansen.
Where did Bieber and his wife go on the Shinkansen?
Singer Justin Bieber and his wife, model Hailey Bieber, who visited Japan on a private visit about a week ago, left Tokyo and visited a surprising place.
Immediately after arriving in Japan, Justin made a surprise appearance at the Drew House (*Justin's apparel brand) pop-up store, which opened in Shibuya for a limited time, to the delight of fans. Justin also enjoyed sightseeing in Tokyo, visiting the Imperial Palace and Team Lab, and spent Hailey's November 22 He also spent Hailey's birthday on November 22 in Tokyo.
However, Tokyo was not the only place the Biebers stayed this time. Below is a photo taken on the Shinkansen train.
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Justin posted a photo of himself on the Shinkansen on November 23. Some fans speculated that he was headed to Osaka or Kyoto. However, since there have been no sightings of Justin since then, the theory that the photo taken on the Shinkansen was a staggered post and that Justin had already returned to his home country was strong.
However, a photo Justin posted on Instagram today, November 26, revealed where they had been. Justin and Hailey were headed on the bullet train, not to Osaka or Kyoto, but to Mie.
It seems that they were staying at a resort hotel in Ise-Shima, and it is clear that they spent a relaxing time away from the hustle and bustle of the city, playing golf, which is their hobby, at a local golf course.
Incidentally, Justin uploaded a photo taken during his stay in Ise-Shima and added the comment, "I love Tokyo. See you next time." He also posted photos of his Tokyo memories.
Justin was originally scheduled to perform in Japan in November, but postponed it to 2023 in order to prioritize his health. I really hope he comes to Japan next year on tour!
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