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How to choose a college major with loan debt in mind
By ANNA HELHOSKI
Thursday, September 6
Dan Brandt still has $32,000 in student loan debt, after earning his bachelor's degree in marketing, but he's not worried about paying it back.
That's because Brandt chose a major and a career with that debt in mind.
"Money is a big deal for a 17-year-old kid that has nothing," says Brandt, who graduated from Augsburg University in Minneapolis in 2011 with $55,000 in student debt. "I knew the salary ranges in marketing could make a nice living, but I was more concerned with finding a place I enjoyed working at," adds Brandt, who is now a marketing manager at Best Buy's headquarters.
If you, unlike Brandt, don't know what you want to study, you can choose a major that won't leave you with student loans you can't repay. Here's how.
Start by listing your interests and skills. There may be a clear fit — if you're adept with numbers, for example, you might consider accounting.
Next, research careers by matching a major to one of the "Occupation Groups" listed in the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook . Each group lists positions along with descriptions, educational requirements and projected job growth. Consider contacting your college's career office to link up with alumni who studied what you're interested in, to see their career path.
Your major could make a big difference in lifetime earnings: The disparity between the lowest- and highest-paying majors is $3.4 million, according to a 2015 report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
"There are people who really want to go to into social work or drama, but money is going to be an issue," says Brad Hershbein, economist and director of information and communications services at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. "You have to know that, and make an informed decision about what it's going to be like after you graduate."
Research median salaries rather than average salaries, Hershbein says.
"The example I always use is if you put Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook's billionaire co-founder and CEO) in a room with 10 other people who have no money, the average of the group is still inordinately wealthy," Hershbein says. "You don't care about the average so much as the median."
The average starting salary for the class of 2017 was $50,516, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers Summer 2018 Salary Survey, but median earnings — where half earn more and half earn less — start at $27,000, according to 2014 research by The Hamilton Project, an economic research group at the Brookings Institution.
To find data on salaries, use sites like Salary.com or Glassdoor. Include "entry-level" in your search, along with specific cities or regions for more accurate results.
Before you take out student loans, submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, to qualify for gift and earned aid, including grants, scholarships and work-study. Find private scholarships with scholarship search engines, such as the U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop scholarship finder or Scholarships.com.
If you need loans and you're not sure how much to borrow for college , you can keep repayments manageable by aiming for a monthly payment that won't be over 10 percent of your expected after-tax take-home pay each month in your first year after school.
For example, If you expect to make a starting salary of $46,000, then borrowing about $24,000 for college means you can afford a monthly payment of $257. Use an undergraduate student loan calculator, like one from The Hamilton Project , to see what it would take to repay debt based on your major.
If you start school without your major picked, it's OK. College is the place to explore potential career paths.
"Don't be deterred by risk to pursue a more difficult major; if you try computer science and it doesn't work out, you can always switch majors," says Artem Gulish, a senior policy strategist at Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. "No one can really know what they can be good at if they haven't tried it."
Realize that if you do change your path, it could take longer to complete your degree, which may mean taking on more debt. But it could also lead to a career that motivates you, potentially boosting your earnings and the ability to repay your loans.
This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Anna Helhoski is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: annanerdwallet.com. Twitter: AnnaHelhoski.
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Analysis: New Bill Would Override State Usury Caps for Fintech Companies, Payday Lenders
By Kate Patrick
The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would override state usury caps on interest rates made by financial technology (fintech) companies or online and payday lenders, but it's facing opposition from consumer financial protection advocates.
The bill — the Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 — aims to accelerate fintech innovation and encourage business growth. There is a similar bill stalled in the Senate over consumer financial protection concerns.
By allowing online companies to make loans at interest rates that may exceed some states' usury limits, more small businesses and consumers may receive loans, thus improving credit access for entrepreneurs and needy individuals.
If passed, the bill would effectively cripple states' ability to regulate online lenders and some fintech companies, and would encourage fintech companies to apply for national bank charters instead of state bank charters.
"This is a larger issue in at least two dimensions: first, the fintech companies have been trying now for at least two or three years to get charters from the controller of the currency," said Lawrence White, professor of economics at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
"The fintech companies have wanted a similar kind of national charter because they are obviously going to be headquartered someplace, but especially for fintech companies nowadays, scale is everything. They want to be able to operate and access as many customers in as many places as possible. They're relatively small, relatively lean, and having to deal with 50 states would do-in their business model."
Some states — like Arizona — have already told federal regulators to stay out of fintech and let states handle the regulation. Federal regulation overriding state authority in this matter means states will lose out on state banking charter revenue.
Varo Money, a fintech startup, became the first fintech company to receive preliminary approval for a national bank charter from the Controller of the Currency on Tuesday. If Varo Money nabs the charter, it will be "the first all-mobile national bank in the history of the United States."
"This (House) bill advances the ball for (fintech companies) without waiting for the Controller of the Currency to give them a charter," White said. "It's giving them, in essence, a national charter. I'm guessing it will get passed and signed."
White thinks the bill has a good chance of passing because current regulation of credit card companies sets a national precedent.
"The thing that echoes here is this same idea of being able to operate across the 50 states specifically with respect to usury laws was very important for credit card companies and still is important for credit card companies, so there's adequate precedent for lenders having this kind of national charter to override the local state limits," he said.
Small business coalitions, small bank associations and fintech groups sent a letter to senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Patrick Toomey (R-Pa.), co-sponsors of the Senate bill, and representatives Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), co-sponsors of the House measure, in support of the bill last fall.
Some of the signers have also lobbied on the bill, including the American Bankers Association, Independent Community Bankers of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Other notable groups who have lobbied on the bill include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Harley-Davidson (which offers financing for the motorcycles it sells).
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, released a report on fintech companies and online lenders a few weeks ago, raising concerns that they disproportionately lend to poorer individuals and people of color and may discriminate against them as their algorithms for calculating interest rates are "black boxes" lacking transparency.
The Center for Responsible Lending told InsideSources that because of consumer financial protection concerns, there is "equal speculation that the bill may not pass."
"The top line is, there's a narrative that this bill is necessary in order for fintech to innovate and evolve and expand credit access," said the CRL's federal advocacy director Scott Astrada. "One, on its face, is not completely accurate. You could still make affordable loans under the current reg structure. What you can't do is charge 400 percent interest rates. The bill is a very overly broad, all encompassing solution to a problem that doesn't exist at this state."
Astrada thinks financial innovation isn't stifled by state regulation. On the contrary, he said, "financial innovation and technology should evolve alongside preexisting law."
"What's more at stake for us is the pre-emption of state law," he said. "We see it continues to be the strongest bulwark for consumer protection. The state attorneys general have been aggressively pursuing bad actors and predatory lenders. South Dakota recently passed a ballot initiative, and this week Colorado put out a ballot initiative for a 30 percent cap on APR. These states have made an unequivocal claim that predatory lending is a problem and they've addressed it."
Astrada fears the bill is too broad and will encourage malpractice in the lending community to the detriment of consumers.
"This bill would essentially open the floodgates and loopholes and target individuals unable to have the protection of the state law," Astrada said. "That's always the concern. We've expressed this to both co-sponsors of the bill in the House and the Senate. During the House markup, a lot of members raised this issue as a big concern."
NYU's White believes consumers are fully capable of discerning predatory lenders apart from honest ones, especially since there is so much literature available on predatory lending available.
"By now I think any consumer understands they ought to shop around and be using their local bank and local credit union," he said. "Sometimes they end up in the hands of a payday lender and my guess is fintech companies are probably going to be doing better than the payday lenders."
But Astrada thinks the bill will only encourage wolfish payday lending across state lines: "Senator Warner has publicly said there is a payday lending problem with this bill. We've seen lenders aggressively pursue regulatory loopholes."
Given that about two-thirds of Americans can't pass a basic financial literacy test, some regulators and think tanks believe it's important to pre-empt financial malpractice with regulation as much as possible.
Further complicating the debate is whether young fintech companies can sustainably grow and innovate in a state regulatory environment. White says it's extremely difficult, given that their business models rely on interstate e-commerce.
"They need some kind of a national presence, otherwise their business model just kind of collapses," he said.
"A lot of the concern we have for this bill are what we see in the current marketplace are high APRs and recurring default rates," Astrada added. "While there is room for innovation, it can't come at the expense of consumer protection. A toxic loan is a bad loan. No amount of innovation is going to change that."
Kate Patrick reports technology and finance news for InsideSources.com.
Times grants anonymity to administration official for essay
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
Thursday, September 6
NEW YORK (AP) — It was an extraordinary decision at a tense time for editors at The New York Times: a senior official at the Trump administration wanted to tell the world that some who work for the president try to blunt his worst instincts, but wanted the cover of anonymity to avoid being fired.
The Times agreed and posted the column titled "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" on Wednesday, provoking fury from the man who frequently revs up supporters by railing against "fake news" and the "failing New York Times." Trump called the move gutless and demanded the Times reveal the author's identity "for national security purposes."
The internet was abuzz with speculation on who wrote the column, which veered in tone between a hostage note and a reassurance to Americans that, as the writer put it, "there are adults in the room."
The decision was in the purview of James Bennet, editorial page editor, and James Dao, op-ed editor, with publisher A.G. Sulzberger weighing in, a Times spokeswoman said. The newspaper's executive editor, Dean Baquet, was not involved because the news pages are his responsibility, and the column appeared in the Times' opinion section.
That led to a Times reporter, Jodi Kantor, tweeting that "Times reporters must now try to unearth the identity of an author that our colleagues in Opinion have sworn to protect with anonymity?"
Dao told a Times reporter that the piece was submitted last week through an intermediary, and anonymity wasn't granted until editors were confident in the writer's identity. While that's rare for the opinion pages, it's not unprecedented, and Dao said the material in the essay was important enough to publish.
"We believe publishing this essay anonymously is the only way to deliver an important perspective to our readers," the newspaper said.
In June, the Times published a piece from an asylum seeker who was in a Trump administration family detention center, not identifying her because of gang-related threats she received. In 2014, a woman from Pakistan was not identified for writing an editorial page blog item to protect her from the Taliban.
But in Wednesday's case, the person was from the highest reaches of the U.S. government.
"It's extraordinary," said Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University. "I have never seen anything like this. I can only imagine the conversations at the New York Times about publishing such a thing. If there's any question about the role that journalism plays in a democracy, this puts it to bed."
Sesno said the Times' credibility is on the line "if this person turns out to be a window-washer somewhere.
"But there's no way a responsible news organization would do that," said Sesno, a former CNN Washington bureau chief. "I have to believe that the top people at the Times were part of this decision, because it was so unusual and so explosive."
The author wrote that "there were early whispers within the Cabinet of invoking the 25th Amendment, which would start a complex process for removing the president. But no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis." That speaks to the writer either being in the White House or having access to people who are there regularly.
Kyle Pope, editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, said the decision was akin to the newspaper's news pages protecting a source with anonymity.
"What's different here is the scale of it," he said. "I do think it's a powerful statement. I wonder how the editorial side is keeping (the source's identity) from the news side."
He said it's a situation in which the rules have to be made on the fly.
"If I was in this decision-making process, I would take the risk," Pope said. "It's a risk worth taking because the message is so powerful."
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said the administration was "disappointed, but not surprised, that the paper chose to publish this pathetic, reckless and selfish op-ed." She called it another example of the liberal media's effort to discredit Trump.
The newspaper's spokeswoman, Eileen Murphy, said the Times was incredibly proud to have published the piece, "which adds significant value to the public's understanding of what is going on in the Trump administration from someone who is in a position to know." The newspaper had no response to Trump's tweet that the identity be revealed for national security reasons.
The article was a coup for the Times in its endless fight for supremacy with The Washington Post, coming a day after the Post published excerpts from an upcoming book on the Trump administration by Post legend Bob Woodward.
Some of what was written in the Times column, in fact, echoes material from Woodward's book. The book said Defense Secretary James Mattis has purposely not acted on a presidential directive to assassinate Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, and that former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn once removed a document from the president's desk that would have ended a trade deal with South Korea.
The Times column said that those working for Trump made sure sanctions were placed on Russia for poisoning a Russian spy in Britain, despite the president's reluctance to do so.
"We fully recognize what is happening," the anonymous author said. "And we are trying to do what's right even when Donald Trump won't."
Opinion: Trump Aides Worry About Another Summit With Kim
By Donald Kirk
WASHINGTON — Here in the swamp of the American capital, you appreciate how easy it is to forget about Korea when North Korea isn't firing missiles and testing warheads or, conversely, when no one's talking about another summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un.
That's not to say no one is raising the possibility, but it's not in the news. Nor, for that matter, is there much news about President Moon Jae-in's interaction with North Korea. Assuming Moon does go to Pyongyang for his third summit with Kim, you've also got to believe he'll be impressing on his host the need for another summit with Trump in the interests of getting around a few, shall we say, "misunderstandings."
The primary misunderstanding is there's no definition of "complete denuclearization," as called for in the brief statement so ostentatiously signed by Trump and Kim in Singapore on June 12.
Actually, while you see very little in the media about what's happening in Korea, you hear that some of Trump's top aides would prefer their boss not meet Kim again. That's because there's no telling what Trump will do.
Everybody was caught completely by surprise by Trump's decision, with no prior consultation with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, to cancel joint U.S.-South Korean exercises that were to have been held last month. Trump may have talked over that idea during his 28 minutes alone with Kim when nobody else but their interpreters were in the room, but he did not mention it in the open session right afterward at which he sat down with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton facing Kim and his top aides seated opposite them.
Now the concern is what Trump might do or say if he meets Kim again. Might he, with no prior discussion with Pompeo, Bolton or anyone else, simply tell Kim, right, we know, the Korean War is over so let's sign that "peace declaration" you've been asking about. That would be fine by Moon, who also wants a peace declaration formally ending the Korean War, but most Americans inside the policymaking process are not enthusiastic about the idea. They see North Korea going from there with demands for a peace treaty, withdrawal of American troops and destruction of the elaborate structure set up by the Korean War armistice of July 1953.
Probably the most frustrating worry, for many at top levels of government, is Trump's unpredictability, his volatility, his short attention span and his reluctance, some would say refusal, to do background reading and sit through briefings, as needed to be sure of what he's doing. Bob Woodward, the famous investigative journalist who, together with Washington Post colleague Carl Bernstein, broke the Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of Richard Nixon as president, has come out with a book revealing not only Trump's ignorance but very possibly his stupidity.
Woodward writes that Mattis, after briefing Trump on defenses against North Korean missiles, was "particularly exasperated and alarmed, telling close associates that the president acted like — and had the understanding of — 'a fifth- or sixth-grader.' " The White House chief of staff, John F. Kelly, is quoted saying, "He's an idiot, it's pointless to try to convince him of anything, he's gone off the rails."
Or, if Trump is not really all that stupid, he's way out of his depth on North Korea. He caught military commanders completely by surprise, for instance, when he said that the war games conducted by U.S. and South Korean troops were "provocative." Who put that incendiary word in his mouth? Kim Jong-un, perhaps, in their one-on-one session.
Trump may not know it, but his judgment on the value and role of U.S. forces in Korea is at odds with the outlook of his bedrock voters, many of whom have served in the armed forces or come from families with military backgrounds. How can Trump claim to be making American "great again" when he shows such disrespect for what American forces have been doing in Korea since the Korean War?
It's not likely that Trump has studied the history of the American role in rescuing South Korea from North Korean and Chinese forces in the Korean War. In his second summit with Kim, he could decide to withdraw American forces from South Korea as an economy measure, saying they were hardly worth the expense while the U.S. suffers from an enormous trade deficit with the South.
In fact, Trump lacks the intellect, the vision or the understanding needed to make important decisions affecting U.S. forces overseas. That's why those close to him think the risks of a second Trump-Kim summit outweigh the gains. Kim is not going to say, Mr. President, thank you so much, now we will start dismantling our nuclear program. Trump may not want to admit it, but that's not going to happen.
Donald Kirk has been a columnist for Korea Times, South China Morning Post many other newspaper and magazines. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.


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You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease | Asthma
Age: Between 12 - 100 Years
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Sprint Network is Most Improved and #1 in 123 Cities in Download Speeds
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — New quarterly data from Ookla® is here, and I'm excited to share Speedtest Intelligence® results showing continued improvement in our network performance. Sprint had its best-ever showing with the fastest average download speed in 123 cities.1 And we continue to be the most improved carrier in the country, with national average download speeds up a significant 31.5% year-over-year.2
To view the full Sprint blog post, please visit: https://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-most-improved-123-cities.htm
Customers are getting great download speeds across the country from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Providence, Rhode Island. And in many cities the average download speeds are even more impressive – Beverly Hills, CA at 43.51 Mbps; Boulder, CO at 57.51 Mbps; Coeur d'Alene, ID at 44.69 Mbps; Jackson, NJ at 59.04 Mbps; and Reston, VA at 47.2 Mbps to name a few. 1
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- Triband Upgrades – As we upgrade more macro sites to use all three of our spectrum bands (800 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.5 GHz) customers get our best network experience.
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MILAN (MarketWatch) -- Assicurazioni Generali SpA (G.MI) Friday released the names of the 19candidates to be named to the board of directors at a forthcoming general meeting scheduled April 28.
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But the MasterCard Worldwide Index of Global Destination Cities, released on June 1, indicates that Bangkok's position in Asia is likely to be challenged by other up-and-coming cities in the region, which are showing higher rates of growth in visitor arrivals.
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The MasterCard survey is, say its compilers, "a new approach to understanding the global economy from the perspective of connectivity between global cities, especially in terms of international travel and cross-border expenditures".
Dr. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, global economic advisor, MasterCard Worldwide, who led the research team, explained, "The leading cities of the world – the global cities – are the … hubs that knit the global economy together. Without these global cities, there would be no global economy."
The Index projects that the 132 destination cities surveyed worldwide will record visitor and expenditure growth of up to 30 per cent in 2011.
Cities in the Asia-Pacific are predicted to take eight of the top 20 places, with Bangkok ranking third overall and first in Asia, with a projected 11.5 million visitors. It is followed by Singapore (fourth with 11.4 million visitors), Hong Kong (fifth, 10.9 million).
Also in the global Top 20 are Seoul (in 11th place), Kuala Lumpur (14th), Shanghai (18th), Taipei (19th) and Tokyo (20th).
Only one city in North America makes it into the top 20 – New York, ranked 12th with 7.6 million inbound passengers expected.
When it comes to spending by all these visitors, Bangkok will also come out top in Asia (4th worldwide, behind London, New York and Paris), attracting US$14.4 billion in spending. Singapore will come second, though a long way behind, with visitor spending of US$10.8bn, followed by Hong Kong (US$10.4bn) and Taipei (US$8.5bn).
In terms of visitor growth, however, the Index predicts that Kuala Lumpur (21.8 per cent) will outshine Bangkok (20.2 per cent).
And – possibly as shot across the bow – Bangkok drops to ninth place in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of growth in visitor spending. Once again it is KL that shines, with predicted spending growth of 31 per cent, compared with Bangkok's 18.6 per cent.
The Index can be downloaded as a PDF file from here.


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- In order to make a group reservation on Hostelworld.com it is necessary to pay a deposit. The balance is due directly to the hostel according to their payment conditions.
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- Please note that any cancellations must be notified directly to the hostel at least 24 hours in advance of your scheduled arrival date, unless otherwise stated in the hostel's conditions.
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The following group types are not accepted by this hostel: Holiday with Friends, Junior / Primary School, High / Secondary School, College / University, Business Trip, Stag/Hen/Bachelor Party, Sports Group, Cultural Group If you have misrepresented the type of group you are booking for, your booking may be cancelled by the hostel."
Any cancellations resulting from agreement to these terms and conditions under false pretences will result in loss of deposit.
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Our mission is quite simple: to make sure our guests are making the most out of their time here on this beautiful island. We provide the best in services from tours and travel to parties and good nights meeting new people. Run by backpackers for backpackers we do our best to accommodate for everyone and make the most of your stay here, so…want to come play with us?
Centrally located, clean, comfortable and safe - we have female and mixed dorms available five mins from Thongsala Pier. Travelling from Thongsala - Haad Rin? You have to pass us to get from A - B! Our beds are a whole load of comfort and more then your average hostel bunks, all rooms are well ventilated and bright, spacious and fresh, while the bathrooms are clean and well fitted - at one of the lowest prices on the island!
Our restaurant has a great menu of Thai & Western cuisine with daily specials on food & drink. We have weekly events like 99baht Margaritas (cocktails and pizza) and Killer Pool Competition.
Feeling like abit of downtime and TLC? Head down to our sister hostel 'Beach Hostel Hacienda' just a three mins walk away for full free use of a PADI certified 8ft deep, clean swimming pool, swim up pool bar, beach access, gym, movie nights, volleyball court and hang-out area.
We have no minimum nights stay over Full Moon in low season, giving you full flexibility to make or change your plans at the drop of a hat! We can also help you pre party it up in style with games, body painting and drink specials!. Wanna go all out?! We have some fantastic Full Moon Party Packages you can upgrade to!
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10 Pound Slimdown Xtreme – Chris Freytag
Chris Freytag's 10 Pound Slimdown Xtreme is her new fitness workout system offered through Exercise TV. It is a total package that offers 13 workouts on 3 discs. The way it is designed is that in 28 days you are supposed to be able to shed 10 pounds. It is part deux of her original 10 Pound Slimdown and is for those who may have completed that and want to take things up a notch and push harder although you do not have to be familiar with the original package to do this one. I would say this is an intermediate to lower advanced workout system (depending on how hard you push yourself and how heavy you go with the weights – the cardio kickboxing is an intermediate level however). Chris offers a 28 day workout schedule you may follow to help achieve your goal.
You will need handweights for most of these workouts. Sometimes you will need more than one set. Try to use heavy so you can challenge yourself.
There are 6 Xtreme workouts – including Upper Body, Lower Body, Total Body, Cardio Kickboxing, Core and Yoga. These workouts are roughly 40 minutes long and include four circuits. Chris does a couple of movements and then a "Power" move and then repeats to end each circuit. The Power move is a move designed to get your heart rate up and may include plymetrics or just dynamic movement. She offers some modification for those who need it.
There are 5 Recovery workouts – these workouts are 20 minutes in length. There is recovery Upper, Lower, Total, Core and Yoga. If you follow her schedule, sometimes you do a recovery workout on a regular Xtreme workout day.
There are 2 Bonus workouts for trouble zones like buns and abs. These are short 10 minute programs to be used as add-ons for an extra push to your workouts.
Along with the workouts, Chris offers a clean eating plan/guide for those who need some help with their nutrition.
I have been doing Chris Freytag workouts for years (since her Prevention workout days) and she is looking more ripped and better than ever! She is the antithesis of say Jillian Michaels' workouts. Chris doesn't berate or bully you into getting in an extra rep or working harder – she offers cheerful motivation for that and her motto is, "YES YOU CAN!"
As and aside: Since Exercise TV is now defunct online and OnDemand (it is completely out of business) – you can still get Chris' 10 Pound Slimdown Xtreme through QVC (www.qvc.com)
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Advanced Certified Medication Aide (ACMA)-Respiratory & Gastrostomy/Nasogastric
This is the basic course for the professional Advanced Certified Medication Aide (ACMA) in Gastrointestinal and Respiratory. Our ACMA course is a 16-total hour course. 10 hours classroom and 6 hours practical training. This course will focus on administering medications and feedings through G-tubes and administering respiratory medications via inhaler and/or nebulizer under the supervision of a licensed nurse. The course requires the trainee to be a CNA for at least 6 months and have a current CMA certification, prior to applying for the ACMA program. The student will learn the following:
- Gastrointestinal system.
- Respiratory system.
- Alternative methods for providing nourishment and medications
- G-tube equipment and supplies
- Insertion of G-tubes by a licensed nurse and assessment of placement
- Procedures and techniques for checking stomach contents prior to use of the G-tube
- Identification of and responses to potential problems associated with administration of medications and nutrition via G-tubes
- Methods for delivery of medications via respiratory
- Equipment and supplies for medication via MDI (metered dose inhalers) and nebulizers
- Methods and techniques for administering medications via MDI and nebulizers
- Identification of and responses to potential problems associated with administration of medications via MDI and nebulizers
- Return demonstrations of skills
The class must be completed within 2 consecutive days. These 2 days will consist of class hours and skills demonstration and check off.The 10 hours of class time will be composed of lectures, watching videos, taking exams and quizzes. The 6 hours lab time will consist of learning in the lab, practice and skills check off. Students must score 100% on skills check off and 90% or greater on 2 classroom exams before allowed to register for the ACMA GI/RESP. state exam. After completion of our ACMA GI/RESP program, student/trainee will be issued with a verification form, signed and dated.
Upon successful completion of the ACMA GI/RESP training, competency evaluation program and passing the Oklahoma state exam for ACMA GI/RESP, the student will be registered by the Oklahoma Nurse Aide Registry and a ACMA certification number shall be issued. You will be listed on the OSDH Nurse Aide Registry.
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Students seeking certification as a ACMA GI/RESPIRATORY must score 70% or higher on the state examination. Students must also pass the skills check off part of the class with a 100% accuracy. ***NOTE*** Students have 3 attempts to pass the ACMA GI/RESP state exam. Failure to pass after the third attempt, students will be required to retake the whole course and submit new payments for both, training cost and state exam.
Admission Requirements:
The prospective student will be required to fill out application for admission upon which the director of the MedNoc Training College will review the application and arrange a meeting with the applicant for intake process. The following information will be given/discussed during this meeting:
- MedNoc Training College Application from.
- Payment of the Cost of this Training and State Certification Testing fees.
- Oklahoma Nurse Aide registry requirements.
- Criminal background requirement.
- Affidavit of Legal presence status documentation. You must sign and date this document and must be presented for testing.
- Minimum age: 18 Years
- Minimum education: High school or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
- Current Oklahoma nurse aide certification (CNA) with no abuse notations
- Experience working as a certified medication aide (CMA)
- Physical and mental capability to safely perform duties.
- Employment/ career growth.
Training Cost
MedNoc Training College shall charge the following fees for Advanced Certified Medication Aide training. The fees must be cleared in full before the student is issued with Verification Form and be allowed to take the State examination for the Advanced Certified Medication Aide. If fees are not paid in full, even if the student drops before finishing the program, the skills checklist will not be issued or other academic documents. Unpaid fees balance must be cleared up before the last day of class. If student leaves the program with unpaid balance, the remaining balance shall be turned to the collection agency and legal action will be taken for garnishment order. All folders and Text books issued to students must be returned before the completion certificate and OSDH-NAR form can be submitted to the nurse Aide Registry.
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Note: Payment plan can be made with the Vice President. However, the whole balance must be cleared and paid in full before the student can take State Certification Examination. No records will be issued to the student if he/she has a hold on fees.
Students must have the following: 1) OSBI background check and Current BLS Certification.(These are also offered here at MTC for additional cost.)


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Injustice Roster Update: Aquaman!
It's like they're embarrassed to mention that Aquaman is on the Injustice fighting game roster. He's a complete joke in mainstream culture.
But only Superman-class spandex wearers are tougher or stronger. Aquaman is a mythic figure, a messianic KING prophesied to shape the fate of the world. He has telepathic command of all marine life, which has TERRIFYING implications. Sharks are just the tip of the iceberg; what if he decided to assemble millions of tons of plankton into an unstoppable juggernaut, or directed aquatic viral microbes to infest us and rewrite our DNA?!


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The church exists for mission as a fire exists for burning.
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RUMC supports many different missions and charities in the Springfield area and throughout the state. In 2017 our Missions giving totaled over $27,000 in finacial and in kind donations.
Below are some links to a few of the organizations that we support:
Contact Ministries
Baby Fold
United Methodist Connection to Scouting
Central Illinois Foodbank
Beerlahai Roi Women's Ministries
Salvation Army
Midwest Mission Distribution Center
ISU Wesley Foundation
Africa University
Red Bird Mission
UMC Microfinance Connection
St. John's Breadline
Kumler Ministries
Heifer International
UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief
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Smith Island/Union Slough Salmon Habitat Restoration
Originally constructed in 2007 the Smith Island/Union Slough Restoration site completed its monitoring period in 2017. The monitoring efforts demonstrated that the project successfully reestablished high grade estuarine habitat used by salmon and other fish as well as numerous bird and mammal species. A joint project between the Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Everett, the project breached historic dikes restoring tidal influence to 83 Acres of unused land. The project is located east of the City's sewer treatment lagoons as shown in this Smith Island Estuary Restoration Map (PDF). This site is accessible from 4th St NE and is a great place for bird watching or a stroll on the Smith Island Trail from Langus Riverfront Park
Project permits required extensive monitoring of the project site to demonstrate that the project met its restoration goals. View or download the Smith Island-Union Slough Monitoring Reports, listed by year:
- Year 1 (PDF)
- Year 2 (PDF)
- Year 3 PDF)
- Year 4 PDF)
- Year 5 (PDF)
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- Year 8 (PDF) (large file may open slowly)
- Year 10 (PDF)
Advance Mitigation Credits
The City's portion of the project was designed as an Advanced Mitigation site. Completion of the project created 57.9 acres of habitat credits which the City can use to offset future wetland and habitat impacts caused by City projects within Smith Island. Of these 57.9 credits approximately 24 credits have been used leaving a little more than 33 credits remaining. These credits are tracked in a credit ledger, view the 2018 Mitigation Credit Ledger (PDF).
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Smith Island Estuary Restoration
In 2018 Snohomish County and the City of Everett completed construction of the Smith Island Estuary Restoration project. The project restored tidal influences to about 378 acres of land which had been separated from Union Slough since the early 1900s. Reintroduction of tidal influences is expected to create estuary habitat within the site. The restoration of estuary habitat within the Snohomish River Basin is a high priority for a number of regional salmon recovery efforts. It will take time for the site to fully transition to estuary habitat, but initial monitoring less than six months after the completion of the project have shown that salmon are already using the site.
See the Snohomish County Smith Island Estuary Restoration page for more information about the project and its regional significance.
Check out the before and after story map: Smith Island Estuary Before and After . Use the slider bar to switch between a 2015 pre-project aerial photo and an aerial image taken in the fall of 2018, shortly after completion of the project. Additional aerial imagery will be available on the Map Everett interactive map by turning on the "Project_Site_Imagery" layers.
The City's portion of the project is located north of City's sewer treatment lagoons and adjacent to the Smith Island/Union Slough Restoration site as shown in Smith Island Estuary Restoration Map (PDF). Access to the site is currently closed while ongoing construction projects are completed. The final project to be completed will be installing a paved trail along the dike top, which is currently scheduled to occur in the summer of 2020. Once complete and open to the public the trail will connect from the east end of 12th Street NE to Langus Riverfront Park along the eastern and southern sides of the island.
Advance Mitigation Credits
The City's portion of the project was designed as an Advanced Mitigation site. As monitoring of the site demonstrates its success in restoring estuary habitat the project will generate habitat credits which can use to offset future wetland and habitat impacts caused by City projects. Unlike the credits generated by the Smith Island/Union Slough Restoration project the credits generated by the Smith Island Estuary Restoration project are not limited to use for impacts on Smith Island. The credits can be used to offset unavoidable wetland and habitat impacts caused by City projects anywhere in the Snohomish River Basin. Once fully developed the site is anticipated to generate approximately 35 acres worth of credits. As credits begin to be generated and debited a ledger of available credits will be posted here.
Silver Lake Monitoring
The City has collected water quality samples at various depths at one station at Silver Lake between1989-2018.
The lake is sampled for the following: chlorophyll a, total and ortho-phosphorus, ammonia, nitrate-nitrite, iron, and silica. Field measurements collected are temperature, dissolved oxygen, and Secchi depth.
The City's monitoring of Silver Lake of the last 20 years is to look at water quality trends over time related to nutrients and lake productivity.
Lake Productivity and Nutrients
The productivity values or trophic state values have varied from year to year, but most have been in the oligotrophic range (below 40). The sampling data suggest that Silver Lake's trophic state has not declined over the past 20 years.
What does Oligotrophic Mean: Low biological productivity. Oligotrophic lakes are very low in nutrients and algae, and typically have high water clarity and a nutrient-poor inorganic substrate. Oligotrophic water bodies can produce and support relatively small populations of living organisms (plants, fish, and wildlife). If the water body is thermally stratified, hypolimnetic (deep water) oxygen is usually abundant.
Milfoil Removal at Silver Lake
Silver Lake has been plagued by excessive growth of an invasive macrophyte, Eurasian milfoil. Unlike algae, rooted aquatic plants like milfoil obtain their nutrients primarily from the lake bottom sediment. The City hires divers to remove milfoil by hand from the lake nearshore swimming beach annually.
Other Resources
Click on the links below for more information:
- Snohomish County Surface Water Management, Silver Lake
- Thorton Tributary drains into Silver Lake and has been sampled during baseflow conditions quarterly, view baseflow data
- Washington State Department of Health Fish Consumption Information
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What a great shot, Susan! The quote says it all.
When you shift your focus
from what is absent
to what is present,
from what is missing
to what has been given,
from what you are not
to who you are…
abundance is yours,
~Jeff Foster
An experiment in seeing.
Wow.., what a great quote for your most wonderful photo. You are doing so good. Thank you always, for your daily dose of inspiration.
What a wonderful quotation to go with your observant reflection on blue skies and branches in your coffee! Wonderful selective focus! It's a wonderful example of seeing beyond seeing!
This is fabulous Susan! Perfect quote for that fantastic blue sky in your black coffee. 👌🏼☕


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Benny returns with a look at the intersection of inspiration and temptation.
Inspiration is a big part of being successful as a therapist. It's those lightning bolt moments where the answer appears suddenly and it makes a huge difference. Inspiration doesn't just drop out of the air randomly though. Inspiration is the product of experiencing life, especially inspiring bits of life.
It is trite to say that everything can lead to inspiration. Being a creative person means I am inspired by a lot of things. Though not all things. TV or movies aren't very inspiring for me even though I often like to ask clients what their favorite or top 3 TV shows and movies are. A lot can be learned from what clients like. What brings them joy. It's like a Rorschach without having to show cards with ink blots on it. Not scientifically valid either. It does offer talking points that can help launch someone onto the next topic, like word association.
My inspiration often comes from music. Right now the new is inspiring me. I like the addition of Matt Skiba. I've also been inspired not very subtly by Neil Gaiman's books, especially and . Mythology from many of the world's cultures inspires me. I can hear the heads nodding now thinking about Siddhartha and his trials and tribulations on his way to being the Buddha.
Creatives always tell me how they battle temptation.
His stories are great, don't get me wrong, really highly influential. Temptation, get thee behind me. This is a recurring theme in many mythologies, someone is tempted and they spiral out of control. Creatives always tell me how they battle temptation. A brand new idea, a glorious idea, comes along and it sidetracks their attention from the project they had been working on.
This is relevant in therapy too. How often do clients come in with some brand new concern they want to address rather than picking up with last session? Its temptation to follow that new concern, to address it and forget all about the last session(s).
In a lot of ways it feels like we are all just magpies and we're moving from one shiny object to the next. The next shiny will bring happiness, until they see the next one. It's a never ending chase to find that happiness.
Those shiny bits though, if we examine them thoroughly are where we can draw inspiration. The curve of this, the gleam of that, the imperfect scratch, the movement of the particular bit. I think about pocket watches periodically. Like right then. Time as we know is not the therapist's friend. Fifty minutes is not a lot of time to cover it all, especially with new concerns being introduced. I think of the white rabbit from Alice running about shouting "i'm late, i'm late." A boss of mine described the phenomenon of clients letting loose a bunch of metaphorical rabbits and trying to distract the therapist from their current line of questioning. The temptation to follow.
Following may lead to an inspiration, but likely is just a distraction. It's the song, Rabbit Hole from the Blink-182 album. Your thoughts and brain may want to dive down that rabbit hole after that temptation, but what does it in the end provide. Maybe inspiration.
Maybe not. Mostly distraction. The direction lost, steering that vessel back to port where the inspiration originally led. Lead me not into temptation. I don't necessarily see temptation as evil though. Just distraction.
This need to focus, to be present is a chronic battle. For therapist, for creative, for everyone. Designing games is a huge inspiration moment with more inspiration moments and even more temptations away from the original inspiration. Sebastien Pauchon is a hugely inspirational designer for me. His games Jaipur and Yspahan both have inspired many wonderful new ideas for me.
I think of his games in therapy often. In , a great therapy game, you're tasked with taking 1 card from the display or multiple cards from the display if you trade in your current stock of camels and/or goods you already have. This can be hugely tempting, but doing so may reveal another good you and your opponent both want. Mr. Pauchon leads you into temptation, do you take those camels from the middle, you can have them all! Though now in revealing more cards the goods my opponent needs are on full display, they are grabbing those goods and selling them for big money while I have this group of camels hanging out with me.
I love the push-pull. The idea that you can have something but give up something else in return. Do you chase those rabbits like Alice? Do you stick to the plan and stay on the original inspiration track? So many choices.
With a nod to more choices, Mr. Pauchon's allows you to select actions based on die rolls. Roll a bunch of dice, then take 1 value for an action, if multiple dice you can do that action more. But the way it is lined out, you can always get camels or coins, but rarely investment in shops in the city. Again we have a push-pull, a decision to be made. Do you instead use the die value to move the supervisor and send your investment to the caravan or do you grab a card that could help you later? So many decisions!
The role of therapy is important here, I can justify that new inspiration and temptation. Friends who are mutually inspiring are certainly valuable in this regard. The back and forth is great practice in therapy. Especially if it someone who is open to random questions and willing to be called on their stuff. This is really the biggest goal in therapy. Calling out the stuff, not being distracted by the rabbits, and finding inspiration for the client in that moment. You can call BS on me, but can you give me something new?
My friend, Christine Rose, noted author, speaker, artist, overall creative talent, is a reminder of this. She has given me many inspirational thoughts and hopefully I've returned the favor. Always teach something, offer something new. She does this with aplomb.
I have so many more great friends who do this including my wife, Jax. Also friends like Donnie, Ken, Derik, Stefany. So many great folks to challenge me each time we talk. To be fair I challenge them back and maybe this is where the inspiration that I've been searching this post for is. That other people are more than just Soylent Green (sorry, spoilers). They are the inspiration, the temptation that leads to new moments in therapy.
This flies in the face of so many philosophers who believed inspiration occurred while they were alone. Alone with their thoughts. I question if I'm ever alone with my thoughts any more. Mostly I crank up the music to prevent that. Like right now. Currently i'm in front of a computer and Kings of Nuthin' is blasting in my ears while I type. So not really alone at all.
This is where inspiration hits though. The music is inspiring lots of news thoughts for me and I have a great new game idea to add to the stack that I will maybe get to later and it has given me some new ideas to talk to a client I'll see next week about.
So go get inspired, whatever that looks like for you. It's all around, every moment of the day. Whether it's being with people, listening to music, playing games. So many great options for inspiration. Follow some of your temptations too, because life's too short to avoid them all. Unless you're Buddha, then avoid those temptations so you can be the archetype for Nirvana.
Headed off down the rabbit hole, you all be kind with yourselves!


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A Health Savings Account (HSA) is a type of tax-exempt savings account that helps individuals with qualified high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)* save money to pay health expenses on a tax-preferred basis. Out-of-pocket medical expenses may include, but are not limited to, costs related to doctor visits, dental and vision care, and prescriptions.
General Account Information
You have several convenient options for making contributions to your HSA account. Contributions can be made via:
In addition, contributions made to your HSA earn a competitive rate of interest.
Paying Expenses
FNBA makes it easy for you to pay or reimburse yourself for medical expenses. Payment and reimbursement can be made via:
In addition, you can request additional HSA Debit Cards for your family members.
Convenient tools to help you manage your HSA anytime, anywhere
FirstLine™ Online Banking
You can log on to FirstLine™ Online Banking to access your HSA information. In FirstLine™, you can check your balance, review recent transactions, view/download account statements, set up automatic account alerts, and more.
Medical Expense Tracking
Our online My Finance tool allows you to easily track your medical expenses. You can review your transactions and deductions from your HSA.
My Finance puts you in control of managing your healthcare expenses by:
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No matter where you are, at the pharmacy or the doctor's office, you can access your HSA information from your mobile device using our FNBA Mobile app. You can check your account balances, review your transactions, or even make a deposit.
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At times, don't you wish you could start simplifying your life? I understand we all have busy lives and sometimes things can be hectic. Whether its work, school, family or personal life, we are constantly overloaded with the duties of life. It has been a year since I graduated college and I feel like things have been sort of all over the place. I'm always asked how things are now and I'm constantly re-evaluating ways to make life a little bit easier. Simplicity will always be my go to solution…Continue reading


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Good Morning! Hope you all had a blessed Easter! We did and it was very busy.
But before we get started, I'd just like to toot my own horn a bit here; you don't mind, right? Of course you don't. My pounds lost total continues to climb and once again, I saw a smaller number this morning on that dreaded scale. This morning's display read 158 which makes for thirty three pounds lost since December 27th.
That's nuts. And while this morning was the first time in two months of taking my measurements that they stayed exactly the same, there is no despair. I'll tell you why in a second.
So I've been sorta shopping in my closet for a few weeks. While it's true that there were casualties in my smaller sizes every time we've moved since 2005 (I'm never gonna be small enough to wear that again), I did keep a few items.
One was a pair of jeans in a size 10. Now a ten is the smallest I've ever been, even on this roller coaster, since seventh grade. When I tried the jeans on a few weeks ago, I got them to my knees and just figured it was a lost cause (for now) and put them back in the closet. Something came over me on Friday afternoon and I just had to see if they fit.
With no struggling to get them over my hips and no having to lie down and suck in until I pass out, they fit.
THEY FIT!!! (I was in a getting-very-tight size 14 in December, just so you know what I'm dealing with here.)
Without shame, I immediately posted my victory as my FB status (because isn't that what FB is for?!?) and even wore the jeans to my meeting, I was so excited. And you do know what that means, don't you?!?! Next stop, SINGLE DIGITS!
Friday evening I went to Green Bay, which is about 50 miles from my house for a church board meeting. I had to make a stop at the store afterward and didn't get home until almost 11:30pm. And it rained all the way home and I hate driving in the rain. Hate.
Then Saturday morning brought Easter cantata rehearsal so Jon and I went to Green Bay again. And of course we went to church service yesterday morning, so that was a third time in three days. We basically used an entire tank of gas in the van and at $3.89 a gallon currently, that's no small feat.
As for Easter weekend, the boys and I spent the day Friday at home. That is until Matthew decided to take off for his friend Noah's house. Noah lives about 7 miles from us and Matthew is completely comfortable with taking the journey by bike. About an hour before Matthew was due home, I got a text.
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I didn't panic, just sent the reply: "ouch, you okay?" and his response was "yea, it's a pretty cool gash on my face."
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I took a picture, of course, I did; but he'll kill me if I post it here. Let's just say that we've been teasing him a bit about calling him Harry Potter when it scars over. Or Scarface.
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Welcome to UP Academy Dorchester! Serving more than 720 K-8 students in the Bowdoin-Geneva community of Boston since 2013, UP Dorchester is a mission-driven community of passionate and dedicated educators. Our school community is built on the core values of teamwork, integrity, grit, engagement, and respect.
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- Restart Date: August 2013
- School Restarted: John Marshall Elementary School
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UP Academy Boston & UP Academy Dorchester are Horace Mann charter schools and are governed by the UP Academy Boston & UP Academy Dorchester Board of Trustees.
- Barbara Sullivan – Director, Strategic Grant Partners
- Beth Clymer (Chair) – Operating Partner, Bain Capital
- Nii Amaah K. Ofosu-Amaah (Treasurer)– Principal, Business Development, Berkshire Partners
- Mark Parry – Community Member
- Alisha Johnson – Team Lead Crimson Preferred Scheduling, Tufts Medical Center
- Amar Kumar (Vice-Chair) – Senior Vice President of Product and Portfolio Management at Pearson
- Lana Ewing – Chief Academic Officer, Excel Academy Charter Schools
- Ali Huberlie – Senior Consultant, EY Parthenon
- Tchintcia Barros – Senior Portfolio Manager, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
- Nelly Xavier – Senior Vice President, Head of Advisors and Family Offices, Fiera Capital
- Robert McConnaughey – Investment Management
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UP Academy Dorchester is a tuition-free, public school open to all Boston scholars who are incoming K-8th graders. UP Academy Dorchester enrolls students through a random, city-wide lottery as required by Massachusetts law. An application is needed to enter the UP Academy Dorchester lottery, but no test scores, grades, recommendations, or history will be taken into consideration.
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When word broke over the weekend that ISIS was trying to hit America at its core – by targeting our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines – it hit real close to home.
Included on the ISIS "hit list" of 100 service members were six airmen stationed at Minot Air Force Base. The reason these six were included has not been fully explained, but from our view, when any of the thousands of airmen working on Minot Air Force Base are threatened, they threaten all of us.
Minot Air Force Base is technically 16 miles north of Minot, but for decades the air base has been a key part of what we are in Minot. We are proud of the work being done on the base, we are proud of the airmen who temporarily call our community home. We are happy many of the airmen live as our neighbors and become our friends.
When you threaten anyone at our air base, you threaten all of us. These aren't anonymous names and faces here in Minot. They are part of us, and we will stand together.
As the federal government works to ensure its service members are safe, we stand as a community determined to help do the same.
The Minot Police Department sent out a statement late Monday promising to work with other agencies and Minot Air Force Base to ensure all the airmen in Minot are safe. The police also asked the community to keep its eyes open and to report any suspicious activity as soon as it is seen.
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Seville International will represent international rights to I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story and will commence sales on the documentary coinciding with its premiere at Hot Docs.
After the Toronto festival, which runs from April 26-May 6, Anick Poirier and her team will continue sales at the Cannes market next month.
Jessica Leski directed and Producer Rita Walsh produced the film – five years in the making – with the help of boyband devotees around the world.
Fangirl communities contributed stories, imagery and artwork to the feature, which spans three generations of acolytes of bands from the likes of The Beatles, to Take That, the Backstreet Boys to One Direction, whose lives were changed by their boyband obsessions.
The women must navigate the challenges of love, sexuality, family and faith, while constantly grappling with all the problems and contradictions that are part of being in love with a boyband.
I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story received principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with Documentary Australia Foundation, and was produced with the assistance of Film Victoria.
Walsh and Leski produced under their Australian-based Over Here Productions. Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings, and Deanne Weir served as executive producers.
"I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story has been a labour of love for us, and we are beyond excited to share the film with anyone who has ever felt a passionate and undying devotion to a boyband or those who connect deeply with the music from their youth" Leski said.
"Making this film with Jessica for the past five years has been phenomenal. It's truly rare to find a subject that sparks the full spectrum of emotions," Walsh added.
"We're thrilled to work with Anick and the team at Seville to share our film with fans everywhere," Leski and Walsh said.
"I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story captures the beating heart of multi-generation mega fans," Poirier, Seville's senior vice-president of international sales, said. "I was very curious to visit the world of fangirls to see how crazy they were and how far they would go for their bands. I was completely charmed by this film. I laughed, cried and am now a fangirl of this documentary."
Poirier brokered the rights deal with Walsh on behalf of the film.