Why do Catholics ask the saints to intercede for them?
Why do Catholics ask the saint to intercede for them? Isn't this just a false doctrine created by man? Why would we ask a "dead" person to pray for us, instead of just asking God directly?
We have all heard these questions before, and unfortunately many people believe what they are wrongly taught about the Catholic religion, and what we believe about the saints.
You may have been told that it is wrong to pray to the saints, claiming that our prayers should be directed to God alone. True worship (as opposed to veneration or honor) does indeed belong to God alone, and we should never worship man or any other creature as we worship God. But while worship may take the form of prayer, as in the Mass and other liturgies of the Church, not all prayer is worship. When we pray to the saints, we're simply asking them to help us, by praying to God on our behalf, or thanking them for having already done so.
By the year 100 A.D., Christians were honoring other Christians who had died, and asking for their intercession. Many people think that honoring saints was something the Church set up later, but it was part of Christianity from the very beginning. As a matter of fact, this practice came from a long-standing tradition in the Jewish faith of honoring prophets and holy people with shrines. The first saints were martyrs, people who had given up their lives for the Faith in the persecution of Christians.
Look at the picture of your loved ones in your wallet, or around your home or office. Why do you keep these particular pictures? You might answer that you carry those pictures to remind you of people you love, to help you feel that they're close to you when you're not together, or to share with people you meet. But you probably didn't say you worshiped them. These are some of the same reasons we have statues and pictures of saints. Seeing a statue of Saint Therese of Lisieux who lost her mother when she was a child might make us feel less alone when we are grieving.
Have you ever asked anyone to pray for you when you were having a hard time? Why did you choose to ask that person? You may have chosen someone you could trust, or someone who understood your problem, or someone who was close to God. Those are all reasons we ask saints to pray for us.
Scripture is very clear that the "prayer of a righteous man availeth much". God is pleased when we turn to one another and join together in our prayers. We are members of the same body of Christ (Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:25-27) and of one another (Eph. 4:25), and the Church refers to this mystery as the "communion of saints".
Those in heaven are alive, closest to God, and more aware of our needs than when they were on earth. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith" (Heb 12:1-2).
Since saints led holy lives and are close to God in heaven, we feel that their prayers are particularly effective. Can they hear us? Absolutely! The saints are very much alive in Heaven according to Jesus: "And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, `I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." -Matthew 22:31-32. In fact, they are more alive in Heaven than they were here on earth.
Based on the overwhelming evidence from Scripture, the Tradition of the Church as well as the fact that it is theologically acceptable, we can be assured that the Saints in heaven can hear our prayers and are praying for us.


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Barcaro U., Bizzarri M., Navona C., Bonanni E., Murri L. Quantitative description of EEG periodicities during stationary sleep stages. In: Journal of Sleep Research, vol. 3 pp. 214 - 222. Blackwell, 1994.
(English) A quantitative method was applied in order to assess variations in EEG activities during sleep. Three classes of variations were distinguished: variations connected with sleep-stage changes (class 1), higher-frequency variations described by the envelope of frequency-band activities (class 2), intermediate-frequency variations, corresponding to periods from 4 to 120 s (class 3). For each class, parameters characterizing the frequency spectra were computed. These parameters were mathematically simple and clear in their meaning, since they measured power, modulation index and mean squared frequency. A statistical comparison of the mean values of the parameters during different sleep stages evidenced a certain number of significant shifts in each of the three classes. The most important class-1 and class-2 variations were described by our parameters with high levels of significance. The results obtained for class 3 were in agreement with visual observations reported in the literature, such as the progressive increase in the interval between successive arousals from sleep onset to Stage 4 and the frequent occurrence of cyclic alternating patterns during Stage 2 epochs immediately preceding REM sleep.


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Romelu Lukaku to snub Jose Mourinho's Man Utd for dream return to Chelsea
Everton striker is wanted at Old Trafford in a £170m double swoop with Antoine Griezmann - but would prefer his old club
By Ken Lawrence
Updated: 30 Apr 2017, 11:20
ROMELU LUKAKU will snub Jose Mourinho to realise his dream of returning to Chelsea.
The 25-goal Belgian has made it clear to agent Mino Raiola that if he has the choice he will go back to Stamford Bridge rather than join Manchester United and work for the man who dumped him in 2014.
Romelu Lukaku might bneed to explain to his old boss Jose Mourinho that he would rather join Chelsea than the Portuguese manager's current club Man UtdCredit: Getty Images
Mourinho had planned a £170million double hit on Lukaku and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann.
The need for reinforcements intensified after Zlatan Ibrahimovic's long-term knee injury.
Lukaku's decision to rebuff United will delight Blues boss Antonio Conte, who tried to sign him last summer, as Diego Costa prepares for an escape to China.
Mourinho sold Lukaku, 23, to Everton for £28m.
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku is up for a return to Stamford Bridge if he leaves Everton as expected this summerCredit: PA:Press Association
The striker told pals privately that he was shattered when the Portuguese decided to sell.
Lukaku, who faces Chelsea this afternoon, is even prepared to go back to the Bridge for LESS money than the £200,000-a-week United were ready to pay him.
Everton top scorer Romelu Lukaku is thought to be keen on a reunion with Chelsea and is rumoured to have a £70m valuationCredit: Reuters
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Romelu Lukaku has bagged 25 goals for Everton this season to spark a transfer tug-of-war between two of the Premier League's big-hitters, Man Utd and ChelseaCredit: Rex Features
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The Belgian's mum, Adolphine, has told her son to follow his heart and not put money first.
Lukaku rejected a club-record £120,000-per-week deal to stay at Everton last month.
He knows Conte is desperate to get him back – and now he wants to take care of unfinished business at Chelsea.

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Minor Moves: Runzler, Bowden, Gillespie, Tanaka
By Steve Adams | September 6, 2013 at 8:02pm CDT
Here are today's minor moves from around the league…
After being designated for assignment by the Giants on Tuesday, lefty Dan Runzler has been outrighted to Triple-A, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSNBayArea.com (via Twitter). Having failed to regain his 2009-10 form, when he was effective out of the San Francisco pen, Runzler will become a minor league free agent after the season.
The Cubs announced that Michael Bowden and Cole Gillespie have both cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Iowa after being designated for assignment earlier in the week. The 26-year-old Bowden pitched to a 4.30 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 in 37 2/3 innings for the Cubs this season. Gillespie, 29, batted .240/.328/.280 for Chicago in 59 plate appearances after hitting .277/.361/.455 in 269 plate appearances for the Giants' Triple-A affiliate in Fresno.
The Giants have released second baseman/left fielder Kensuke Tanaka, according to Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com (on Twitter). The Giants designated Tanaka for assignment on Tuesday along with Runzler in order to clear 40-man roster spots for right-hander Heath Hembree and catcher Johnny Monell. Tanaka, 32, saw limited time with the Giants this season but excelled in 400 plate appearances at Triple-A Fresno, batting .329/.400/.397 with three homers and 22 steals (though they came in 32 attempts). Tanaka played 55 games at second base and 30 in left field, and he is a career .286/.356/.384 hitter in 4,278 plate appearances in Japan (all of which came with the Nippon Ham Fighters).
Following these moves, seven players are in DFA limbo, as can be seen in MLBTR's DFA Tracker: Alex Liddi, Hector Ambriz, Edinson Rincon, Hideki Okajima, Juan Diaz, Tim Fedroff and Justin Freeman.
Chicago Cubs Cole Gillespie Dan Runzler Kensuke Tanaka Michael Bowden San Francisco Giants Transactions
New York Notes: Backman, Hughes, Rodriguez
Quick Hits: Rodriguez, Middlebrooks, Mariners, Haren


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You are probably familiar with icicles, but an ice dam occurs when a ridge of ice forms near roof edges and prevents melting snow/water from draining off the roof. Ice dams will grow as more water flows down the roof, builds up behind ice and freezes, However ice will only form when roof portions are below freezing temperatures, so as snow melts, liquid water will collect behind ice. When this water finds small cracks, crevices and openings in roofing it can flow into the building, causing damage.
Ice dams can break gutters, lift roofing and can cause water to back up and leak into pole buildings. Of course when water gets into a building, real damage occurs – wet insulation, peeling paint, warped wood, stained and sagging ceilings and more.
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A short-term fix – remove snow from the roof, such as by sweeping it off or using a "roof rake", because no snow means no melt, so there will be no eave ice buildup. And for long-term solutions there are some mechanical options, like heat strips (https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/2013/04/hotedge/), and there are some sound building design principles helping to lower ice dam risk.
Ice dams occur because of uneven roof deck temperatures, so the key principle in lowering ice dam risk will be to maintain more consistent roof deck temperatures. This can be done by reducing heat loss from conditioned space to attic and thereby keeping heat away from roof underside.
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Joyon's solo 'green' record
If Francis Joyon beats Ellen's round the world record, he'll do it powered only by wind and sun
Earlier today Francis Joyon left in his 97ft trimaran IDEC in a bid to break Ellen MacArthur's solo round the world record of 71 days 14 hours. Any day now Thomas Coville plans to follow him in a slightly larger Nigel Irens-designed trimaran.
I'm sorry they didn't conspire to set off together because the combination of record and race would have been engrossing, particularly as they are such different characters and are approaching the challenge in quite different ways.
The 51-year-old Joyon has some very singular ideas and, unlike Coville, has rigorously kept things as simple as possible. He is determined to show that it is possible to be fast and self-sufficient, and intends to be first record-breaker to use only power from the wind and sun.
Asked if that is a reasonable idea, he replies: "My previous boat IDEC [in which he set the record in 2004] was equipped with a huge 280kg engine that I wasn't able to remove structurally. It broke down halfway round the world in my last record and I demonstrated that I could do without it. I've also chosen to carry a minimum of equipment and all if it low energy. So a wind generator, solar panels and a battery will be enough."
No engine also means no heat on board and, tough guy that he is, Joyon comments: "I'll have to accept the cold and deal with it. And I do accept it. It's possible [to endure]. And there are benefits: less gear means less weight, less failures and less downtime. The only problem is that I can't send a lot of photos or video, but I'm doing it this way because of a conviction that I should fit in with the environment."
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Integrating Our Voices – 2nd Annual Conference
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Dr. Denise O'Neil Green
Dr. Denise O'Neil Green, whose leadership and advocacy have helped to establish Ryerson University's reputation for excellence in equity, diversity and inclusion, was recently appointed Ryerson's first Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion. Dr. Green has a deep-rooted passion for the advancement of diverse classrooms and inclusive campus climates and has championed organizational change on university campuses, both in the USA and in Canada, for over 25 years. .
Dr. Harald Bauder
Dr. Harald Bauder is a professor of geography and the director of the Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies at Ryerson University. He is also the founder of the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement. His books include Migration Borders Freedom and Immigration Dialectic: Imagining Community, Economy, and Nation. Bauder is also a recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Research Award and a senior research fellowship from the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies.
Dr. Shahrzad Mojab
Dr. Shahrzad scholar, teacher, and activist, is internationally known for her work on the impact of war, displacement, and violence on women's learning and education; gender, state, migration and diaspora; Marxist feminism and anti-racism pedagogy. She is professor of Adult Education and Community Development and Women and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto. She is the Equity Director of New College at University of Toronto, former Director of the Women and Gender Institute, University of Toronto and the recipient of the Royal Society of Canada Award in Gender Studies in 2010.
Honorary Guest Speakers
Senator Ratna Omidvar
Ratna Omidvar is an internationally recognized voice on migration, diversity and inclusion. In April 2016, Prime Minister Trudeau appointed Ms. Omidvar to the Senate of Canada as an independent Senator representing Ontario. As a member of the Senate's Independent Senators Group she holds a leadership position as the Scroll Manager. Senator Omidvar is also the Deputy Chair of the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector. Senator Omidvar is the founding Executive Director at the Global Diversity Exchange (GDX), and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University.
Bhutila Karpoche
Bhutila Karpoche is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale– High Park. She is passionate about many issues affecting Ontario today, including social justice and public health. She is a longtime advocate of affordable housing, workers' rights, and improved healthcare. Before joining politics, Bhutila was a public health researcher, focusing on the social determinants of health. As MPP, Bhutila represents her community's and Ontarians' needs and interests at Queen's park and within her constituency.
Living Under the Same Roof (Co-organized & sponsored by The Jack Layton Chair)
Panel discussion on building solidarity between newcomers and indigenous communities and bridging understandings of Canada's ongoing colonial legacy. Bridging the dialogue between indigeneity and immigration. This is the second installation of Living Under the Same Roof Series
Moderator: Ken Moffatt is the Jack Layton, Chair, Faculty of Arts/ Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University. His research and practice interests include critical reflective practice and pedagogy; the effects of neoliberalism and new managerialism on education; community-based, culturally-focused social interventions; arts and symbol creation; as well as the mechanisms of power contributing to social inclusion and exclusion. He is working on a book about reflective practice and education.
Elder Joanne Dallaire: Elder, Ryerson University, is proudly Cree, her ancestry is Omushkego from Attawapiskat and Mattice Ontario and Hull Quebec, calling Toronto home. Joanne received an Honorary Doctor of Laws in the Community Service Faculty at Ryerson University in recognition of her life's work, the Minaake Award for Leadership, Herbert H Carnegie Amazing Aces Award for Courage, the City of Toronto Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards – Aboriginal Affairs Award.
Rachel Reesor: Rachel completed her bachelor of arts and bachelor of education at Nipissing University. She then worked as a school teacher for four years in the Northwest Territories. Rachel has now moved back to Ontario to be closer to her family and pursue her masters degree in immigration and settlement studies at Ryerson University. She has recently completed her Major Research Paper on how settlement services can build relationships with Indigenous organizations and people.
Phyllis Mackanna is a Ojibwe/Odawa/Celtic Kwe. She is a M'Chigeeng First Nation band member on Manitoulin Island, the Metis and Inuit Chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, and VP of Equity and Campaigns at the Continuing Education Student Association of Ryerson. She is an award-winning short-story writer, and a newly published author; Opening and Closing Indigeniety and Decolonial Resistance. She uses her poetry as a powerful way to politize her identity and to challenge academia's ways of teaching and learning.
Alfredo Barahona: is from Cuzcatlan, a Maya – Pipil territory part of what is also known as El Salvador, he moved to Canada as refugee in the mid-eighties. He has worked with refugee and migrant communities through Toronto-based settlement agencies and now with KAIROS Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. Currently Alfredo is working on Indigenous Rights issues focusing on the development of meaningful relationships and solidarity between Indigenous peoples and newcomers to Canada.
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A discussion on Refugee claimants' and asylum seekers' laws and policies. This discussion will also include precarious status migrants such as undocumented people, temporary foreign workers and other uninsured folks. The panel will shed the light on the policies that hiders those migrant integration and prevent them from accessing essential services.
Moderator: Anver Saloojee is the Assistant Vice-President (AVP) International, Dr. Anver Saloojee, provides university-wide strategic direction to Ryerson's international activities and guides Ryerson's evolution into a global urban university. A member of the Ryerson community for almost 30 years as sessional instructor, lecturer and professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Anver has earned a number of teaching awards including Ryerson Professor of the Year.
Idil Atak : Idil is the Graduate program director for the Department of Criminology since 2013. She received her Ph.D. from the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Law. She was a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at the McGill Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism. Idil is the Editor-In-Chief of International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (IJMBS). Her research interests include irregular migration, refugee protection, and international and European human rights law.
Graham Hudson: is an Associate Professor int Department of Criminology at Ryerson University. He holds a J.D. from the UofT, an LL.M. from Queen's, and a Ph.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School. His doctoral studies focused on the impact of international and comparative human rights on the Canadian security certificate regime. His current research and teaching interests include: the securitization/criminalization of migration; the role of ("sanctuary") cities in the governance of migration; criminal law/procedure; and, legal theory.
Ritika Goel: is a family physician and activist in Toronto. She works with people from marginalized communities out of Queen West Community Health Centre and the Inner City Health Associates. Ritika has been involved with organizing around various social justice issues including access to healthcare for uninsured migrants, defending our public healthcare system, and upstream policy change on the social determinants of health.
Andrew Brouwer: is a senior legal counsel with Immigration and Refugee Law at Legal Aid Ontario and Advocacy Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers. He acts for the Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Council of Churches and Amnesty International in an ongoing legal challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement.
A World on the Move: Building Solidarity Beyond Borders
A panel discussion on refugee inclusion in policy making and economic empowerment. What are the political, social and economic trends influencing policy positions regarding refugees and asylum seekers. Assess the impact of policies on health and well-being of refugees and asylum seekers and discuss the stance and actions taken by Canada and policy makers to respond to the global refugee crisis
Moderator: Kike Roach is the Unifor National Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University. She has served as an Executive Member of: the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, the Women's Coalition for Employment Equity, and Mpenzi: Black Women's International Film and Video Festival. As a civil rights lawyer, she has advocated for accountability and reform in policing for many years, representing community organizations, and addressed audiences on issues of anti-racism, feminism, and progressive change.
Mohamad Fakih: is the founder and CEO of Paramount, the fastest growing Middle Eastern Halal restaurant chain in North America. He travelled to Lebanon to visit the Islamic Relief Camps for Syrian Refugees to gain a deeper understanding of current relief efforts. Mohamad then partnered with Ryerson University, for the Lifeline Syrian Challenge – allowing Paramount to fund employment support counsel to help recruit new Syrian Canadians during their job search. He was named a finalist in the 2014 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Globe and Mail titled Dr. Fakih one of Toronto's "16 to watch in 2016", and Toronto Life Magazine named listed him as Top 50 Most Influential People in 2017.
Jean-Nicolas Beuze: Jean-Nicolas Beuze worked for more than 20 years with the United Nations in the areas of Human Rights (OHCHR), Peacekeeping (DPKO) and UNICEF at Headquarters and in the field before joining UNHCR in Lebanon as Deputy Representative for Protection and Inter-Agency Coordination. Prior to joining UNHCR, he was the UNICEF Child Protection Advisor for the MENA region (2010-13) working on emergency responses in Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and strengthening public child protection and education systems in the region.
Sana Mustafa: Sana Mustafa is the Founder and Manager of Sana Mustafa Consulting LLC where she consults with different institutions on designing projects related to refugees and refugees inclusion.Mustafa is a Founding Member of The Network For Refugee Voices, a refugee-led initiative for effective and sustainable refugee policy.
Genevieve Ritchie: is a doctoral candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and a recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Scholarship. Her research critically interrogates the political and economic relations that coordinate the lives of refugee youth as they move through cycles of transit and transition. Her recent publications, for Sense Publishers and Historical Materialism, aim to make the precarious conditions of youth, migration, and resettlement visible.
On The Front-lines: Sustaining and Strengthening Newcomer Settlement Services
Panel discussion on the role settlement services have in the lives of newcomers, particularly the need for support to be oriented towards newcomer empowerment and self-determination. The importance of training workers on being responsive to the diversity and intersectionalities of clients and their needs are also emphasized, as well as the accessibility and quality of services.
Moderator: Dr. Usha George is professor of Social Work and Director of the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement. She served as Interim Vice-President, Research and Innovation at Ryerson University after completing her ten-year term as the Dean of the Faculty of Community Services. She came to Ryerson from UofT's Faculty of Social Work, Usha's research and scholarship is in the area of post-migration studies- specifically on the settlement and integration of newcomers to Canada.
Lisa Randall: Lisa has worked in health promotion, settlement services and community development in Toronto over the last 20 years. She is Program Manager at CultureLink, where she works closely with newcomer and refugee support activities in the Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) and other settlement service programs.
Lisa has developed a range of inter-sectoral community partnerships, leadership training for the workplace and community and popular theatre training to strengthen youth resilience.
Pearlita Juan: Pearlita is currently working as a Settlement Counsellor at The Neighbourhood Organization. Working specifically with the caregivers for their transition from caregiver to permanent resident and to their family reunification including settlement and citizenship. Pearlita is a former Live-in Caregiver, which has led to many years of experience advocating for her peers as well as and present support for migrant caregivers settlement in Canada.
Rupaleem Bhuyan: Rupaleem is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the UofT. She is the lead researcher for the Migrant Mothers Project which examines how the structural violence of immigration policy contributes to gender-based violence among immigrants and refugees. Her research and community engagement seeks to foster deeper knowledge about the inequities that shape immigrants' lives and to identify strategies to collectively improve the well-being, dignity, and human rights for all.
Esel Panlaqui: Panlaqui is a part-time Settlement Counselor at Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (TNO). She represents TNO at the Community Advisory Committee of the Migrant Mother's Project and sits in the Canadian Council for Refugees Sub Committee on Migrant Workers. Stemming from her own lived experience as an immigrant who arrived in Canada in 2005, she has a strong passion for issues that affect newcomers and marginalized groups, including migrant live-in caregivers and other migrant workers.
FIRE SIDE CHAT WITH SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR
Senator Ratna will engage in a fireside chat moderated by Sara Asalya Founder and Executive Director of the Newcomer Students' Association around diversity, inclusion, migration and refugee empowerment. Audience will have the opportunity to engage in this discussion and ask any questions.
CONFERENCE PAPER: STORIES OF MIGRATION FROM THE ARCHIVES
The paper will discuss the representation of racial difference in the archive, and about the ways visual culture tells both a story of migration and of belonging to the nation.
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)- Stock Revamps on Eco Changes: Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP)
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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) [Trend Analysis] retains strong position in active trade, as shares scoring -0.98% to $42.56 in an active trade session, while looking at the shares volume, around 16.59 Million shares have changed hands in this session. Airbnb Inc. completed its first major investor share buyback, repurchasing $94 million of the privately held company's stock from Morgan Stanley, people familiar with the transaction said. Morgan Stanley sold the shares in the second quarter of the year to adhere to the firm's investment plan, which limits ownership of private companies, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they're not authorized to discuss the matter.
The recent rise in the home-rental startup's valuation pushed Morgan Stanley's funds above the threshold for what they can hold, the person said. Airbnb declined to comment. Morgan Stanley didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The repurchase was declared earlier Monday by technology website the Information. The firm has institutional ownership of 62.20%, while insider ownership included 0.20%. MS attains analyst recommendation of 2.40 with week's performance of 0.12%. Investors looking further ahead will note that the Price to next year's EPS is 15.34%.
Shares of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SHIP) [Trend Analysis] swings enthusiastically in regular trading session, it a decrease of -4.00% to close at $1.20. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SHIP) declared that it has taken delivery of a 178,978 dwt Capesize dry bulk vessel, renamed to M/V Knightship and built in 2010 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
Stamatis Tsantanis, CEO of Seanergy commented: "We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the second of the two Capesize vessels that we agreed to acquire in September 2016. With the delivery of M/V Knightship, we successfully completed our acquisition plan for 2016. We expect to continue the implementation of our business plan and grow our fleet even further. We are actively monitoring the market for acquisition opportunities of quality tonnage." Moving forward to saw long-term intention, the experts calculate Return on Investment of -2.10%. The stock is going forward its fifty-two week low with 9.09% and lagging behind from its 52-week high price with -86.13%. SHIP last month stock price volatility remained 28.00%.
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The Russian Language Flagship at Bryn Mawr College was created under the auspices of the National Security Education Program (NSEP)/National Flagship Language Program (NFLP) to address the critical need for U.S. professionals to use Russian at the highest levels of functional proficiency. It is the one of six Russian Language Flagship programs in the U.S. and is the only one of these six to be located at a women's liberal arts college. The ultimate goal of the program is for all students to reach the "superior level" (ILR level 3) of proficiency in Russian according to ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
The program is open to undergraduates of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges (Tri-Co) who are U.S. citizens and committed to attaining professional level language proficiency through an intensive language and culture training program tailored to their professional interests and academic specialization.
Tri-Co Undergraduates who join the Language Flagship track are not required to major in Russian, although many choose to major or to double major in Russian and another content area (math, science, history, literature, etc.).
Those who have had previous Russian language training in high school or who have a heritage language background in Russian can enter the Flagship track at their current proficiency level, in accordance with the results of a proficiency exam.
The Language Flagship brings with it the possibility of financial support for intensive summer domestic and overseas study. Program graduates are highly sought after by non-government and government organizations, as well as international corporations and professional firms.
If you have questions about Bryn Mawr's Flagship program, please contact Tim Harte, Co-Director of the Language Flagship, tharte@brynmawr.edu.
Please also take a look at American Councils for additional information on both Domestic and Overseas Russian Flagship.
Sydney hopes to pursue a career with the State Department after her year in Kazakhstan
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Home / News / No Black Women In Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses List For Almost A Decade
No Black Women In Top 10 Highest Paid Actresses List For Almost A Decade
A new report from Forbes has unveiled this year's set of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, but the list of 10 women leaves black actresses out.
For the second year in a row Jennifer Lawrence lands the top spot on the list, pulling in $46 million in the year from June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016. Melissa McCarthy comes in second with $33 million while Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Aniston take third and fourth place with $25 and $21 million respectively in earnings.
Today's list of the highest paid actors came out, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson taking the top spot and making $64.5 million dollars — almost $20 million more than Lawrence.
These reports speak to the undeniable pay gap between actors and actresses, but it also reflects the fact that a black actress has not been on the Forbes list for at least a decade.
"Black women have the hardest gig in show business," Chris Rock told the New Yorker for a profile on Leslie Jones back in January of this year. "You hear Jennifer Lawrence complaining about getting paid less because she's a woman — if she was Black, she'd really have something to complain about."
Rock is speaking the truth. Black actresses such as Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union and many others have had to do supporting roles for decades in order to receive some of the roles they have now. Davis was a part of the recently released DC Movies superhero film Suicide Squad, which was a commercial success, while Henson not only serves as one of the lead roles in hit TV series Empire, but will also be portraying famed black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in next year's Hidden Figures film.
Yes, we're beginning to see more black women in bigger leading roles, which will hopefully lead to them appearing on Forbes' highest paid actresses list. But until then it's further proof that Hollywood still has a long way to go.


Note: Military Record taken from photo-copy of Abraham Smith's Service in National Archives and Records Service, Washington, D.C.
Abraham Smith, son of Abraham and Mary (Hawkes) Smith, was born the 12th of April, 1762 at Lynn, Massachusetts. He grew up on his father's farm at Lynn. In October of 1777, when only 15 1/2 years old, he enlisted for two months in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted at Lynn, Massachusetts as a private and served at Boston. He was discharged the last of November, 1777 at Fort Hill.
Returning home to Lynn, he again enlisted in April, 1778 for three months serving under Captain Wise, 2nd Lt. Batchelder and Col. Gerrish. This period was served at Winterhill, near Boston. He re-enlisted the 1st day of July, 1778 for six months in the same regiment and company, and was discharged the last of December, 1778 at Malden Mount near Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In April of 1779, he again enlisted at Lynn, Massachusetts for three months and served at Roxbury guarding Continental Stores. He served under Sgt. Brown and Corporal Boardman with twelve privates. He was discharged at Roxbury in July of 1779, again re-enlisting as a private for six months in Capt. Putnam's Company and Col. Tyler's Regiment. This period he fully served out at Rhode Island and was discharged at Newport the last of December, 1779.
On the 31st of July, 1832 Abraham Smith residing then in Farmington, Maine, applied for Revolutionary War Pension stating in hi application that when he enlisted his home was in Lynn, Massachusetts, that he enlisted - was not drafted or received as a substitute, and that he moved to Farmington, Maine " forty- three years ago". John Sweetser of Lynn, Massachusetts stated in his affidavit that he was well acquainted with Abraham Smith and that he served with him during the period of three months at Roxbury in guarding the stores. Rev. Isaac Rogers, the 1st Minister of the the Old South Congregational Church of Farmington, Maine and Supply Belcher, Esq., Justice of the Peace of Farmington also attested to his character. Revolutionary War Service Pension was granted 8 March, 1834 and he received $210.
On the 3rd of October 1786, Abraham Smith was married to Susannah Brock of Lynn, Massachusetts. In 1788 he is listed as a settler of Farmington, Maine. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Christ of the Plantation of Chester (Maine) on February 25, 1790, and later when the Old South Congregational Church of Farmington, Maine was formed in 1814, he was one of the founders and the first Deacon of that church. In the book, "History of the Old South Church, of Farmington, Maine: by Ben and Natalie Butler, it is stated he had "a long and useful life". He died 2 April, 1853 at Farmington, Maine - nearly 91 years old.


A charity is seeking new homes for thousands of hens which would otherwise be slaughtered.
The organisations called Fresh Start For Hens is taking in unwanted birds which face being turned into dog food or cheap pies.
And there are collection points for well-wishers to pick up their hens at Plymouth and Newton Abbot in Devon, and Taunton in Somerset.
Hens reach the end of their economic egg-laying life at the age of around 18 months.
But the birds continue to lay until they are around six or seven, and can live for more than a decade, reports Leicestershire Live .
Fresh Start For Hens is taking the unwanted birds and finding them new homes where they can enjoy their later life.
The organisation successfully rehomed 5,000 birds in March, but it still has 3,000 hens to give away and is about to receive another 6,000.
Anyone interested in offering a new home can find out more at the charity's website . They should register when the next release of birds becomes available.
A spokesman for the charity said: "Finding that number of homes at short notice is not easy.
"Fresh Start for Hens is a not-for-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to rehoming hens from the commercial egg production sector.
"Commercially, all laying hens are slaughtered at the age of 72-78 weeks, when their production drops slightly.
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"Their carcasses are worth very little and are usually sold for dog food, baby food or cheap, processed pies and things.
"Fresh Start For Hens work closely with British farmers and purchases the hens from the caged, barn and free range systems, just before their slaughter date.
"They rehome hens to people wanting hens as pets or companion animals.
"Hens have begun their new lives in town, city and country gardens, allotments, schools and residential care homes.
"You don't need to have a big garden to keep a few hens, they will be grateful for the additional years of freedom you can offer them and reward you with their entertaining antics and probably an egg or two.
"To this end, we do not rehome to people wishing sell them on or for further commercial purposes."


first names of the 8 playlist Temples, Holy Wave,... by discovering what was new in the indie-psych genre since then, here below are the 10 best new psych tracks of 2014 from pop, rock to even rap ! Directly from pleer here th edition for May 8-10, 2015 (with Tame Impala .
1- The psychedelic insideSunbeam Sound Machine, project of Nick Sowersby from Melbourne/ Australia, comes out of dreamy, hazy pop. After 2 Eps last year, his 13 tracks debut album "Wonderer" was out in November with a preview single " Real Life". The scratching guitars at the beginning of "Wandering,I" sound like the debut of " While you Wait for the Others " de Grizzly Bear.
first 2014 single and on the second one " 2- Comparison with Tame Impala regarding Milwaukee quintet Getting Older" Canopies was obvious on " Miss You Now ", . Now that their debut album "Maximize Your Faith" was out this December, there is more to expect from them. The swirling synths in "The Year Of Jubilee" are gorgeous.
. As they are quoting on their bandcamp page "Let's not put a label on it..." their music range goes from americana, jazz, rock, blues. All these sub genres clearly perceptible in the " 3- Swirling guitars this time in "Hips" track of Portland/ Oregon three piece, Soma" EP out last July. They also released " Circle The Wagons " EP last November.
"Miracle" is taken from their sophomore EP "Collecture" available on 4- Hailing from Porto Alegre/Brazil, the 4 guys ofWannabe Jalva are playing "psychedelic groove rock" and always singing in English. For his vintage groove, soundcloud last August.
According to the Indian spiritual tradition, "Vanaprastha" is the third stage in the life of a person that leads to go to the forest to meditate towards self-realization. The five guys from Silver Lake/Los Angeles have been around for a while in the psychedelic rock scene but their single NYF (Numb Your Feelings) dropped last January with its reverb-warmed guitars, might well be their break out one.
6- Also coming from Silver Lake, the now trio band, Lower Heaven made no updates on its Facebook page and its website, despite a third album "Pulse" released last July with a following EP "Home and Away" to a global media inattention!Although Marcos Chloka, the band singer songwriter, is creating impeccable reverb hypnotic rhythms. " Entropy" is one example.
"Time Is Over One Day Old", for Brooklyn trio 7- Already a fourth album out last AugustBear In Heaven . With metronomic drums and rock anthem chorus, "Time Between" is right into the psychedelic space-rock sphere.
is the closest band to Tame Impala, since they are sharing 2 members. "Elvis' Flaming Star" is the glam Bowie-esque track ( Modern Love ), taken from 6th album 'Man It Feels Like Space Again' out on Jan 23.
9- Last November, the Leeds/UK psych-punk band returned with a second album "The Hum". "On Leaving" is a classic krautrock track with a slowly growing energy.
Arian Asllani from Flushing/Queens. Before becoming a hip hop rapper, he was a professional chef and he is still appearing in videos dedicated to food, using his signature phrase: "F---, that's delicious" for Munchies, the website and digital video channel from VICE. By sampling Mazhar Ve Fuat " Adımız Mıskınder Bızım", "Easy Rider" the single of his forthcoming album "Dr.Wonderful" has a good 70's psych groove.Check the video!


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'London is not reeling': A city that weathered Nazi bombs pushes back against fear
By Peter Holley
Washington Post |
The first reports of "an incident" in London emerged Saturday evening.
Within hours, cable news channels were saturated with the all-too-familiar loop of panicked faces, desperate crowds scurrying for safety and scowling, heavily armed police. On Sunday morning, the New York Times said the latest terrorist attack in London had targeted a nation "still reeling" from a suicide bombing in Manchester last month.
On Sunday, some Londoners started pushing back against the notion that their city — if not their country — was trembling in fear. They had a simple message: "London is not reeling." Their resistance was epitomized by an image that has been shared more than 26,000 times showing a British man casually holding a pint as he joins others fleeing the scene of Saturday night's attack.
Steely resilience in the face of unforgiving tragedy is considered a fixture of British patriotism, according to the popular narrative. That defiant love of country was forged amid the Nazi bombing campaigns of World War II, the narrative goes, a period in which ordinary Londoners kept their chins up as death rained from above.
British social media users were quick to remind the world of that courageous spirit in the wake of Saturday's attack.
"Keep Calm and Carry On" — the popular World War II mantra that came to define the city's resolute character — was quickly resurrected online.
In a statement posted on Twitter, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was appalled by the "horrific attack" but noted that London "will never be cowed by terrorism."
Also on Twitter, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said: "The thugs who mowed down innocent people would love to think of the UK 'reeling' but it isn't. Don't confuse grief with lack of courage."
Police say the attack began when a van targeted pedestrians on London Bridge before the vehicle's occupants exited with knives and began stabbing people on the street and in nearby bars and restaurants, according to The Washington Post's Griff Witte, Karla Adam and Rick Noack. The attack occurred less than two weeks after a suicide bomber struck at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, killing 22 and injuring 116, many of them young women.
London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick confirmed that seven people were killed in the Saturday rampage. The three attackers were fatally shot by police about eight minutes after authorities were alerted, The Post reported.
London Ambulance Service earlier said it had taken "at least 48 patients to five hospitals across London."
As doctors and nurses tended to the wounded, police carried out raids in the east London neighborhood of Barking. A dozen people were arrested, police said.
Prime Minister Theresa May blamed the attack on the "evil ideology of Islamist extremism" and promised a review of Britain's counterterrorism laws.
As authorities continue their investigation, some residents are calling for calm.
On his blog, Owen Jones, a writer and Guardian columnist, penned a post emphasizing that terrorism's success is dependent upon its impact.
Jones said he was sharing a drink with friends when "three hate-filled murdering terrorists" attacked his city. As news of the attack spread, he wrote, people continued for many hours to laugh, chat, drink and dance. Not because they didn't care, he pointed out, but because they intended to carry on their lives after checking on their loved ones.
"What would have been the alternative?" he wrote. "For London's pubs, bars, restaurants, clubs to all empty as their patrons fled home in terror? To bolt their doors, to stay inside, to venture outside only when necessary, eyeing suspiciously everything and anything?"
"Today, London carries on," he added. "It is quiet by London-standards because it's a Sunday. There are people in the parks. Some have gone for a swim. Others have taken their kids out. Others are in the pub, drinking: I can see them from my windows. Others are watching box sets at home. Their lives are continuing. They are not scared, and they are not cowed, and they are not allowing fanatics to win by ruining their lives."
Richard Angell, who was in the Arabica bar and kitchen in Borough Market during the attack, returned to the restaurant Sunday to pay his bill and tip the staff, according to the Guardian.
"If me having a gin and tonic with my friends, flirting with handsome men, hanging out with brilliant women is what offends these people so much, I'm going to do it more — not less," he told the BBC. "That's what makes London so great, that's what makes this the best city in the world."


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Q: Best way to compute DF of a phrase with Lucene How can one compute document frequency of a given phrase with Lucene (4.6)?
I found a way to compute DF for one term.
Is there something as elegant as this for phrases (1-5 words)?
val reader = IndexReader.open(IndexProperties.index)
println("Number of docs in index : " + reader.maxDoc())
val t = new Term("text", "братишка")
val df = reader.docFreq(t)
println("DF = " + df)

UPD: by phrase I mean a short sequence of terms that must occur in the document. Also they must go one after another in the text.

A: Java Code:

String phrase = "your phrase";
Query q = new Queryparser(Version.LUCENE_46, "field", analyzer).parse(phrase);
int df = new IndexSearher(reader).search(q, null).scoreDocs.length;

A: Looks like PhraseQuery is the solution.
for (termString <- splitted) {
  pq.add(new Term(IndexProperties.textField, termString))
}
pq.setSlop(0)

val collector = TopScoreDocCollector.create(5000, true)
searcher.search(pq, collector)

It is also important that splitted : Array[String] must be a result of your analyzer's tokenization.

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Мердох Джордж (Марк Львович) Макферсон (; —) — крупный русский  и , родом шотландец. В 1856—1872 годах — директор и главный инженер «Компании Карра и Макферсона».

Марк Львович Макферсон известен как основатель Балтийского завода в Петербурге.

До 1853 года он был инженером-механиком императорской яхты «Невка» и имел собственную мастерскую.
В 1856 году купец 1 гильдии Матвей Егорович Карр пригласил Макферсона в компаньоны.
Купец, который ничего не смыслил в судостроении, выбрал этого инженера-кораблестроителя потому, что он пользовался популярностью у технических специалистов. К нему же благоволил покойный Николай I: когда началась Крымская военная кампания и за пределы России стали выдворять великобританских подданных, то, по велению царя, инженер был оставлен в Петербурге, а его слесарную мастерскую не закрыли.

Так 26 мая 1856 года был основан Балтийский литейный механический и строительный завод Карра и Макферсона. Купец не вмешивался в производственные вопросы и руководителем фактически стал Макферсон. Он сам разыскал место для устройства завода и в 1857 году предприятие запустило производство. Макферсон всеми силами старался развивать производство и участвовать в госпроектах. Он обратился в Морское ведомство с предложением своих услуг и уже в 1861 году завод получил золотую медаль на Промышленной выставке в Петербурге за отличную продукцию для нужд Морского флота.

Кораблестроители Российской империи
Персоналии:Балтийский завод
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Published November 23
'Jeopardy!' taps Ken Jennings as first guest host for show's restart
'There will only ever be one Alex Trebek'
By Mariah Haas | Fox News
Who will replace Alex Trebek as 'Jeopardy!' host?
Gutfeld: Who should be the next host of 'Jeopardy!'
"Jeopardy!" is set to resume production on November 30, and viewers will see the late Alex Trebek's hosting duties temporarily filled by interim guests with one of its all-time great players taking the podium, the show said on Monday.
Contestant Ken Jennings, whose 74-game winning streak and $2.52 million in earnings are show records, will be the first to take over for Trebek. Earlier this year Jennings won the show's "Greatest of All Time" tournament.
"We will resume production on 11/30 with a series of interim guest hosts from the Jeopardy! family – starting with Ken Jennings," the show's official Twitter account said. "Additional guest hosts to be announced."
The announcement also featured a statement from executive producer Mike Richards.
'JEOPARDY!' STAR KEN JENNINGS ON THE BEST ADVICE ALEX TREBEK EVER GAVE HIM
"Alex believed in the importance of Jeopardy! and always said that he wanted the show to go on after him. We will honor his legacy by continuing to produce the game he loved," said Richards.
Following the news, Jennings also reacted, stating: "There will only ever be one Alex Trebek, but I'm honored to be helping Jeopardy! out with this in January."
ALEX TREBEK CREMATED, ASHES TO BE KEPT AT HOME, DEATH CERTIFICATE REVEALS
"Jeopardy!" also revealed that it will air 10 of Trebek's episodes during the weeks of Dec. 21 and 28 to celebrate his life, as well as air his final week of episodes beginning on Jan. 4.
'JEOPARDY!' HONORS ALEX TREBEK IN EMOTIONAL GOODBYE: 'THIS IS AN ENORMOUS LOSS'
Trebek died on Nov. 8 after a lengthy battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The beloved longtime "Jeopardy!" host not only kept fans updated on his health battle every step of the way, but he continued to do his job hosting the popular trivia show as well.
Following his passing, "Jeopardy" honored the late television star.
At the beginning of Nov. 9th's episode, Richards took a moment to say a few words in remembrance of Trebek.
"Over the weekend we lost our beloved host Alex Trebek," Richards said while fighting back tears. "This is an enormous loss for our staff and crew, for his family and for his millions of fans. He loved this show and everything it stood for. In fact, he taped his final episodes less than two weeks ago."
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Richards continued: "He will forever be an inspiration for his constant desire to learn, for his kindness and for his love of his family."
Trebek's final 35 episodes will also be aired as they were shot because that's what Trebek "wanted," said Richards.
The late Alex Trebek is seen pictured here with Ken Jennings. Jennings is one of the first interim guest hosts on 'Jeopardy,' the show said on Monday. (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images)
He added: "On behalf of everyone here at 'Jeopardy!' thank you for everything, Alex."
Richards ended with the show's trademark opening: "This is 'Jeopardy!'" It was followed by a moment of silence on the "Jeopardy!" set with lights dimmed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report


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On The Economy
New CEOs at Rural Banks Have Become Younger
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Many rural communities worry that younger residents are moving to urban areas for better job opportunities. Is this keeping rural banks from attracting younger talent?
Economist Drew Dahl and Supervisory Officer Mike Milchanowski explored the rural-urban divide by looking at the average age of newly appointed CEOs at banks.
"Banking is a prominent example of an industry with perceived problems in attracting workers to jobs outside cities," they wrote.
The authors recognized that new CEOs tend to be older than the workforce they are brought in to manage.
"But are they older or younger in rural areas than in cities?" the authors posed. "And, perhaps more importantly, have they been growing even older, or younger, over time?"
The Age Gap
Using data from S&P Global Market Intelligence's banking database, the authors identified the ages of 981 incoming CEOs from 1997 to 2016 and the location of their banks (rural versus urban). They compared the change in age between the periods 1997-2008 and 2009-16.
In the earlier period, the average age of incoming CEOs at rural banks was 62.9, older than their counterparts at urban banks who had an average age of 61.4. (See table below.)
Ages of Incoming Bank CEOs
Rural Urban
Mean Age in Years 62.9 61.4
Number of Banks 94 313
After 2008
SOURCES: S&P Global Market Intelligence and authors' calculations.
Their analysis "suggests that age-related hiring outcomes in the replacement of rural and urban CEOs were not radically at odds in this earlier era," the authors wrote.
Getting Younger
While the average age for new CEOs at both rural and urban banks dropped after 2008, the authors found that the decline for rural banks—from 62.9 years to 54.4 years, representing a change of 8.5 years—was larger than for urban banks—from 61.4 years to 58.1 years, representing a change of 3.3 years.
"We concluded that the age-related hiring of all banks changed over time: Incoming CEOs got younger, and they were even younger at rural banks relative to urban banks," they wrote. "The average age of incoming CEOs at rural banks was higher than the average age of incoming CEOs at urban banks through 2008, but was lower afterward."
They acknowledged that this trend is inconsistent with a belief that rural employers, in general, are increasingly unable to hire relatively younger workers.
The relatively younger rural CEOs may provide advantages in energy, risk-taking, creativity and familiarity with new technologies, the authors noted.
"It also may serve as a harbinger of progress made in overcoming a long-discussed resistance to the adoption of new ideas in rural areas," they wrote.
However, they noted that their statistical analysis of the data could not provide reasons for the change in age.
Compensation Limitations?
Dahl and Milchanowski addressed one factor that could be leading to younger CEOs at rural banks. Rural banks may actually prefer more-experienced (older) managers but may be unable to provide competitive salaries offered by larger banks in cities.
To test whether this might be an issue, the authors looked at new CEOs going to smaller and larger banks.
The table below looks at the average age of incoming bank CEOs by both location (rural versus urban) and bank size (smaller than $500 million in assets versus larger than $500 million).
Ages of Incoming Bank CEOs, by Bank Size
Assets under $500 million Assets over $500 million
Rural Urban Rural Urban
Mean Age in Years 62.7 61.3 63.9 61.2
Median Assets $201 $160 $808 $1,743
Number of Banks 78 181 16 132
Median Assets $245 $231 $1,224 $1,345
NOTE: Assets are in millions.
"Regardless of size category, the average age of incoming CEOs at rural banks is lower than at urban banks in the period after, but not before, 2008," they wrote. "This appears to suggest that the increasing reliance on younger CEOs at rural banks is not predicated solely on compensation limitations."
There is evidence of a generational shift over the past 20 years, from older to younger in the replacement of bank CEOs, one that is amplified among rural banks, according to the authors.
"It suggests that it may be possible to keep relatively younger people down on the farm—at least if you make them CEOs," they concluded.
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We had a wonderful opportunity to go to the Hush Hush Music Bash this year, and had a great time participating along side many others with a cool craft. At the time, we were just putting the finishing touches on one of our Thinga Boom issues about traditional Japan, so we decided to take some inspiration from one of the great articles: Wooden Japanese Wish plaques, or Ema.
The kids were given some basic instructions and with very little effort, they were on their way. Usually they wrote their wish or haiku on one side, and then got busy drawing or painting on the other.
The best part, of course, is jumping in and making an ema for yourself. Some kids went CRAZY and came up with some really cool designs. At the end, the kids hung them up on the ema tree. We told the kids and parents at the festival that we would post images of their ema online, so in all their awesomeness, here they are! Which one's your favorite?
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"I wish.... that the world would have more peace"
"I want to have my head gear off in a month"
"I wish for more flowers in the world"
"I wish I was an astronaut"
"I wish for a lot of money"
"I love you. I wish for fall"
"I wish that people will be happy."
"I wish that cat-bird-fish was rill"
But sometimes they make no sense.
"My wish is for color"
"I wish for a present"
"I wish that I had a lot of money"
"I wish for beautiful gardens"
"I love the weather and I wish that it continues throughout the year!"
"I wish that everyone was kind"
"I'm not drawing anything in particular — these marks are just expressions of my insides"
"I wish for everyone to have peace"
"I wish for you and me together"
"Goal. Soccer win every game"
"I wish for more cupcakes"
"Thankful for happy, healthy love in my family"
"I wish for a cat"
"I wish I could be a better pitcher"
"I wish for a .... "
"I wish for: fairies & cake"
We'll see you at the Hush Hush Music Bash next year!
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Keeping very busy lately and letting music collect dust in my iTunes Library. I have a few songs here from Cataldo. I'm not sure how to describe the music besides having a touch of a poppy and acoustic feel. His new album Signal Flare, is out though and available on iTunes and through the Cataldo website.


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Impact of Involvement across HDR UK
Our vision and strategy can only be achieved if the public has trust and confidence in the use of health data for research and innovation. To Support this, we involve public contributors across the range of our work. Read on to find out how Public Contributors are involved across all areas of HDR UK.
Involvement of Public Contributors across HDR UK
Uniting Data
The UK Health Data Research Alliance ('Alliance')
The Alliance is an independent consortium of leading healthcare and research organisations united to establish best practice for the ethical use of UK health data for research at scale. Patients and the public are involved across the different organisations in the Alliance, and you can learn more about this by viewing the summary document below.
PPIE across the UK Health Data Research Alliance
Data and Connectivity National Core Study
Data and Connectivity –led by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) in partnership with Office for National Statistics (ONS)– connects UK health data to support and accelerate research on COVID-19, enabling streamlined data access and analysis for COVID-19.
There are currently two Lay Members who sit on the Data and Connectivity Delivery Group and a wider Advisory Group of three lay members works alongside the Delivery Group. The objectives of the lay members on the Delivery Group and the Advisory Group are to raise any concerns and help shape the development and delivery of the programme.
Click here to find out more about PPIE in Data and Connectivity
The UK trusted and connected Data and Analytics Research Environments programme (DARE UK) aims to design and deliver a national data research infrastructure that is joined-up, demonstrates trustworthiness and supports research at scale for public good.
DARE UK is in the early stages of development, and during this first phase of the programme they will be running a series of public involvement workshops to get to the depth of public views regarding what a trusted and connected national data research infrastructure should look like.
They currently have two Public Contributors on their Programme Board, and two Public Contributors on their Scientific and Technical Advisory Group.
Click here to find out more about PPIE in DARE UK
The Health Data Research Innovation Gateway ('Gateway') and Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG)
The Gateway provides a common entry point to discover and request access to health information (health data) held within UK health datasets. The Gateway does not hold or store any health data. It allows researchers to see descriptions (metadata) of health datasets available in the UK so that they can request access to them for research.
Patients and the public are continually involved in development of the Gateway, through helping to develop resources and tools, and ensuring that information on the website is accessible to patients and the public.
We also have the The infrastructure advisory group (IAG), which provides strategic advice to Health Data Research UK and the UK Health Data Research Alliance to guide the development of the Gateway. There is currently one public contributor as part of their group.
Click here to find out more about PPIE on the Gateway
Improving Data
The Health Data Research Hubs
Our Health Data Research Hubs are centres of excellence with expertise, tools, knowledge and ways of working to maximise the insights and innovations developed from health data. Our Hubs work across areas including improving cancer care, eye health and respiratory conditions, and each of them involves public contributors across their work.
Find out more about the Hubs and their work
The BHF Data Science Centre (BHF DSC) is a partnership between Health Data Research UK and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and sits within HDR UK. The partnership works to deliver the data and data science needed to address some of the most important challenges in heart and circulatory disease research. We seek to ensure the public and patient voice is embedded in our work, with the shared aim of improving the quality of research for maximum benefit.
The BHF DSC currently work with 15 public contributors, aligned to different thematic areas of their research and our governance. This includes membership of the BHF DSC Oversight Committee, the CVD-COVID-UK /COVID-IMPACT Approvals and Oversight Board, and contributors aligned to shape and develop the 'personal monitoring' and 'imaging data' key thematic areas of the BHF Data Science Centre.
Find out more about the BHF DSC and their work
Each health condition exhibits a phenotype which could be as simple as high blood pressure. In the context of human health, we define a phenotype as all the characteristics or 'traits' that together constitute one of more health conditions. The study of phenotypes is known as Phenomics, and multiple phenotypes constitute the Phenome.
Patients and the public are involved in the Human Phenome project as part of the Phenomics for People Action Group. This group of public contributors work with researchers to define 'phenotypes that matter' to patients and ensure that Phenomics research is carried out hand-in-hand with patients and the public.
Find out more about the Human Phenome Scientific Priority
Our Better Care programme aims to improve people's lives by equipping clinicians and patients in the UK with the best possible data-based information to make decisions about their care. Our vision is that by 2030, patients across the UK will benefit from healthcare decisions informed by large scale data and advanced analytics to identify what will work best for them.
Public Contributors are involved across Better care as part of the Steering Group, as well as Better Care groups for different regions of the UK.
Find out more about the Better Care programme
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HDR UK Public Advisory Board
Health data affects everyone. With a mix of backgrounds and experiences, an interest in health data and a drive to ensure the use of health data can deliver benefits to patients and the public, the group of 8 who make up the Public Advisory Board have had a key role in guiding our work.
They are often called upon for ongoing and ad-hoc requests such as with our annual reviews, writing blogs, giving talks, attending meetings and events, and linking with other areas of work on an individual basis. Since their inception, members have:
Co-produced our Involvement and Engagement Guiding Principles.
Inputted into the development of the HDR UK Strategy as well as the Communications Engagement and Involvement Strategy.
Prioritised areas of work in which they believe the Public Advisory Board will have the most impact within our data access work, ensuring we address the areas that pose the biggest risk for public trust.
Taken an active role in selection panels for a range of public contributors across our community and for research funding calls.
Influenced and developed clear criteria for public engagement to be embedded in our Digital Innovation Hub Programme, alongside sitting on the selection panel.
Supported and advised each of the Health Data Research Hubs as they developed their own patient and public involvement and engagement strategies.
Shaped content on the Innovation Gateway to ensure it addresses key concerns the public may have whilst also describing the role and purpose of the Gateway in lay language.
Shaped the direction of COVID-19 specific research and communication.
Prioritised research questions, helped form the narrative and provided direct feedback on our COVID-19 reporting to SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies).
Developed guidance for public involvement in data access processes across the UK Health Data Research Alliance.
The Public Advisory Board meeting regularly, and you can read a brief overview of the meetings and discussions here.
Read the overview from our last PAB meeting
Summary of the April 2021 meeting
Summary of the February 2021 meeting
Summary of the December 2020 meeting
Summary of the October 2020 meeting
Meet the Public Advisory Board members
To view the Public Advisory Board Terms of Reference, please click here.
The Scientific and Infrastructure Delivery Group


Upon arrival in St Louis, new visitors are usually taken aback by the architectural beauty and diversity of it's neighborhoods. Having just relocated from New York City and having just purchased a home in the historic Skinker-DeBaliviere community, our recent clients were no different.
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At last, there is a hint that President Obama might someday spend a nickel of his fast-diminishing political capital on reforming marijuana laws.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest addressed marijuana reform at a recent daily press briefing. "The president does not, at this point, advocate a change in the law," Earnest said, though he added that Obama does not think cracking down on individual marijuana users is a good use of federal resources, either. (1)
What makes this different from the many other measured comments Obama has made on the subject since he took office?
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For one thing, the timing is telling. The White House's comment comes on the heels of the announcement that the Justice Department will no longer pursue mandatory minimum sentences for certain low-level nonviolent drug offenses. Meanwhile, states that have passed legalization laws, especially Colorado and Washington, continue to wait for a clear signal from the Justice Department on how it will respond to the conflict of state and federal law on the issue.
Many have also interpreted the comments as an indirect response to a column by Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. Gupta, a neurosurgeon as well as a former adviser to Hillary Clinton, was reportedly offered the position of surgeon general in 2009, though he withdrew his name from consideration. Gupta's Aug. 9 column garnered quite a bit of attention – especially as it represented a reversal of his previous position on marijuana use.
"We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States," Gupta wrote, "and I apologize for my own role in that." The column explains that Gupta has been since convinced by evidence that cannabis has low abuse potential and legitimate medical applications that can't be easily duplicated by alternatives. (2)
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Legalization advocates hoped that Gupta's column might trigger a similar reversal – or, perhaps more aptly, an evolution – in the president's position. After all, the president has already shown that his stance on social issues can turn on a dime once popular sentiment is behind him. (His evolution on marriage equality springs to mind.) I have always assumed that Obama, whose past use of marijuana is no secret, is privately in favor of legalization as long as it doesn't hurt him politically. This stance has led him to his public position that the government has "bigger fish to fry" than fixing pointless laws rooted in untruth that brand thousands of Americans as criminals every day.
Yet the resources currently spent on pursuing the "war on drugs" on the enforcement side, not to mention the strain on our court system in dealing with the offenders, mean this issue is not as small as Obama has previously suggested. A recent report from the ACLU that focused on the disparity between arrests for possession between white and black offenders also observed that marijuana possession charges make up nearly half of total drug arrests.
Yesterday would not have been soon enough to end this craziness. The federal government has been forced to take a nonsensical stance as it holds two contradictory ideas about marijuana at once – that it is one of the most dangerous drugs available and has no valid medical use on the one hand, and that it is a relatively low-priority issue that states can handle on the other. Holding both ideas is untenable, especially now that state positions have shifted.
The political winds may be gathering enough force to push the president where he ought to be going. This is a chief executive who has the courage of his pollsters' convictions. Twenty states, as well as the District of Columbia, have voted to approve marijuana for medical applications; two have decriminalized cannabis entirely.
This momentum is going to force the president into a choice sooner or later. It is becoming clearer that he wants to leave the door open to make the right one whenever he eventually decides to step through.
1) Yahoo! News, "Obama does not favor changing pot laws… 'at this point'"
2) CNN, "Why I changed my mind on weed"
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Most Republicans were opposed to the stimulus package signed by Obama last year and, according to some polls, the public also has its doubts. But the people who measure such things agree that it prevented a deeper recession and has contributed to growth.
The real economy … responded to the massive stimulus but remained heavily dependent on it. In the United States, growth during the second half of 2009 probably averaged about 3 percent. Absent temporary fiscal stimulus and inventory rebuilding, which taken together added about 4 percentage points to U.S. growth, the economy would have contracted at about a 1 percent annual rate during the second half of 2009.
The GOP said the stimulus package would fail to create jobs. We now know the Republicans were wrong.
The GOP said the recovery efforts would fail to generate economic growth. We now know the Republicans were wrong.
The GOP said the stimulus "failed." We now know the Republicans were wrong.
The GOP said the government should cancel unspent recovery funds. We now know the Republicans were wrong.
The GOP said tax cuts are more effective at stimulating the economy than government spending. We now know the Republicans were wrong.
Had Republicans been in the majority a year ago, the results for the United States and the global economy likely would have been devastating. That GOP officials and their allies continue to pretend otherwise serves as a reminder of just how little role reality can play in our discourse.