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This is a FREE Introduction to the Workshop 1 - "Foundation of Meisner Technique" with Steven Ditmyer, alum of Sanford Meisner.
During this 3 hour class you'll be able to get a taste of the Meisner Technique and how our coach Steven teaches!
If you have any quesitons:
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This is an introductory class to our 5 day workshop, below is the description of it:
Workshop 1 - Foundation of The Meisner Technique
"This workshop offers a foundation of the Meisner Technique, which was developed by Sanford Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where he taught for more than 50 years – and where I had the privilege of being one of his students 26 years ago.
In his work at the Playhouse, Meisner trained many of our most distinguished actors and directors, including Robert Duvall, Sydney Pollack, Tony Randall, Christopher Lloyd, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Jeff Goldblum, Allison Janney and many more.
The technique is based on truth. Meisner said, "Acting is the ability to live truthfully under given imaginary circumstances."
We will be working on –"the ability to live truthfully," by using the repetition exercise, which is an improvisational exercise that teaches you to focus on your partner and if you really focus, you will start to really respond. TRUTHFULLY. And that's what we are after, the truthful response, not the "this-is- what-I'm- suppose-to- say," response (from the brain) but this is the TRUE thing to say because this is how the other person is making me feel right now. It's an amazing exercise because it's simple and honest. It's not easy, but it's simple.
In this approach our emotions come freely, as a side benefit, a gift, when our attention is on something else – and that something else is what we are doing. Really listening, really working off our fellow actors and being in response to what is happening. Following our impulses from one unanticipated moment to the next unanticipated moment. Meisner told us "The seed to the craft of acting is the reality of doing. This principle: The Reality of Doing (really doing) is the foundation of all good acting."
Then on the last day of the workshop we will use text in the exercise (a short scene the actors will have memorized) to show how far your impulses can take you in your acting when you truly listen and work off your partner and not from your head.
I love this work because it is a very healthy approach to the craft of acting. The work is grounded in who we are today and what our past experiences mean to us now!
There are many acting techniques and the ones that are valid will help you arrive at the one ultimate truth, your truth. The work we will do together will lead you to acting with a deep personal meaning, a wonderful simplicity and to a level of working where technique disappears and what remains, is you in your acting.
This workshop will help all those who are interested in theatre, film and TV – actors, directors, writers…everyone. I can't wait for you to discover this work!"
Steven Ditmyer
Steven Ditmyer
Actor/Director/Acting Teacher
Founder, Meisner International
Steven is an Actor, Director and Acting Teacher who studied with Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen and Zoe Caldwell. He is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City where he later was invited to train as a teacher of the Meisner technique.
In addition to being a guest teacher at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City he is the founder of MEISNER INTERNATIONAL currently teaching workshops in New York, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, Vilnius, Tallinn, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Quito, Guayaquil, and Bogota with new workshops starting in Warsaw, Buenos Aires, China and Russia.
As an actor, Steven worked with many great artists such as Al Pacino, Arthur Miller, Tony Randall, Ron Rifkin, Sam Waterston, Diane Wiest, Blythe Danner and more.
As a Director, he directed the OFF THE PAGE Reading Series for Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre in NYC (2005-2008) with such notable productions as: The Night Of The Iguana with Alec Baldwin, Golf with Alan Shepard with Jack Klugman, Charles Durning, Len Cariou and John Cullum and Ladies In Retirement with Rosemarry Harris. He has directed many prodcudtions in New York working with such notable playwrights as Robert Askins, James McClure, Bruce Jay Friedman, Albert Bermel, Jack Gilhooley, Gail Sheehy and with notable actors as Marian Seldes, Brian Murray, Dana Ivey, John Pankow, Richard Bey, Brian Geraghty and many more. Steven was the Co-Director of the Workshop at the Neighborhood Playhouse (1999-2003) where he directed over 20 new plays and was the Artistic Director of the Neighborhood Theatre Company in Naples, Florida (2003-2005) where he directed his wife in The Syringa Tree. He was a Founding director of the A-Train Plays in NYC (written and performed in 24 hours) where he directed The Casseroles of Far Rockaway by Seth Bauer – winner of the 2004 Samuel French Festival. Steven will be directing Exit The King by Eugene Ionesco in Italian opening in Rome 2019.
He is married to actress Tamara Flannagan and resides in Manhattan with their two boys Callan and Jace.
History of the Meisner Technique.
In the 1930s, Sanford Meisner was an actor in the Group Theatre, the most important repertory theatre in modern American History, which spawned the major American acting teachers, and several of the most important playwrights and directors of the 20th century. Meisner and his fellow actor Stella Adler fell out with their director Lee Strasberg over his use of Emotional Recall, a technique in which the actor used personal emotion from his own past memories to feed the acting process. Meisner and Adler chose to use the imagination to stimulate emotion and involvement in a play's imaginary circumstances. Both Strasberg's and Meisner and Adler's techniques came out of the work of Konstantin Stanislavski in Russia, but they differed on which parts of his work was most important to the actor's work and training. The Group Theatre broke up partially because of the conflict over these techniques. Meisner, Adler and Strasberg all went on to become acting teachers who had a profound influence on American acting and culture, as well as a strong influence on European acting.
At the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, Meisner created a full-blown acting technique which would train an actor to create all the layers of a complete performance over a two year period. It was, and still is, one of the most systematic and complete acting techniques in the Western world. Meisner's work was based on the principle that acting found its most profound expression in specific behavior that came out of the actor's real human response to circumstances and other people. The technique is based on truth. Meisner said "Acting is the ability to live truthfully under given imaginary circumstances." Because of this, his entire training method relied heavily on accessing the actor's impulses, through which real responses and real behavior were accessed in the moment. This technique was not only applied to improvisation with another person, but also to the actor's way of finding things to do in rehearsal, interpreting a script, and creating the specific physical characteristics of each character the actor played.
The basic exercise that Meisner invented to train the actor's responses is called the Repetition Exercise. In this exercise, two actors stand across from each other and respond to each other through a repeated phrase. The phrase is about each other's behavior, and reflects what is going on between them in the moment, such as "You look unhappy with me right now." The way this phrase is said as it is repeated changes in meaning, tone and intensity to correspond with the behavior that each actor produces towards the other. Through this device, the actor stops thinking of what to say and do, and responds more freely and spontaneously, both physically and vocally. The exercise also eliminates line readings, since the way the actor speaks becomes coordinated with his behavioral response. As the exercise continues over a period of months, more detailed imaginary circumstances are added to the exercise, and it gradually becomes a kind of improvised scene. When this is fully developed, the actors are ready to start working with actual scripts. The course gradually makes its way through more complex script material and work on creating characters incorporating all the student's training.


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As a result of the constant investigation and innovation, its role at some countries transport infrastructure has become more and more important during the last decades.
Different factors as the consolidation of the high-speed railway, where the technical complexity multiplies, or the bet on trams and underground lines that numerous cities have made as they are sustainable alternatives, have set new challenges at the construction of this kind of infrastructures. To face them, ACCIONA counts on more than 100 years of experience at the construction of railway lines in which it has made its mark in hundreds of projects. Throughout this time, its incessant search of technical excellence, driven by its commitment to innovation has made ACCIONA to become and international benchmark company at the development of any kind railway lines.
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We envision a world in which every Tanzanian child is provided the chance to receive quality primary education that recognizes and fosters individual talent and celebrates uniqueness.
Each child is an individual who has diverse aptitudes and different learning styles. Building on this fundamental concept, The Toa Nafasi Project addresses the needs of primary schoolchildren in Tanzania to assess their abilities, cultivate strengths, and resolve weaknesses. We work with teachers, parents, and the community at large to enrich the classroom experience and devise innovative and inspiring teaching methodologies that encourage participation and critical thinking. The goal of The Toa Nafasi Project is to elicit creativity and distinction in academic performance, extracurricular activities, and to provide each child with a chance to excel.
The Toa Nafasi Project is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was conceived in 2009 and incorporated in 2012 in response to the "one size fits all" approach to education in Tanzania, East Africa.
Toa nafasi or "provide a chance" is a nod to the fact that without some kind of reform in the education sector acknowledging students' individuality, many Tanzanian schoolchildren will not achieve their full potential. To improve the current system and national curricula, our Project works with local government authorities, taking up the following issues in Tanzanian public primary schools, thereby providing every child with a chance to thrive:
- introducing new and innovative teaching methodologies
- developing better teacher training
- enriching Early Childhood Development and Early Childhood Education initiatives
- supporting students with learning difficulties, slow learners, and other vulnerable children
- inculcating a "culture of reading" starting at an early age
- recognizing non-scholastic skills such as art, music, and sport
- making medical and psychosocial services available to those who are underperforming in class
- encouraging the entire community to become involved in students' lives
The Toa Nafasi Project was founded by Sarah Rosenbloom, a longtime volunteer teacher and development worker in Kilimanjaro, who is conversant in both the language and culture of Tanzania, and has extensive contacts throughout the country. Sarah is joined by a fifteen-member staff, two advisory/directorial boards, and the Project works in coordination with: The International Association of Special Education, The Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America, Dr. Angela Stone-MacDonald and The Early Childhood Licensure Program of UMass Boston, The Gabriella Children's Rehabilitation Centre, Building Caring Communities, and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre among others.
Sarah's Story
I was born and raised in Washington DC and, after studying at Columbia University, I remained in New York to work in the book publishing industry for ten years.
In July 2007, I went to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania to be a short-term volunteer nursery school teacher. It was here that I noticed a number of children writing backward or upside-down, both letters and numbers. These kids were slow to catch on and hard to correct, and the teachers were at a loss as to how to help them. Salome struggled with every subject in the classroom, and was ostracized by her peers on the playground. Daniel was good at math, but the only way to know this was by holding his notebook up to a mirror – he would write the equations correctly but entirely backward!
I was shocked to learn that the Swahili word for "kindergarten" – chekechea – has a literal meaning of "the tool that separates wheat from chaff," and immediately saw the need for reform. I researched special education networks both in Tanzania and abroad, and imagined a simple yet effective intervention to assist primary schoolchildren with learning difficulties in the Tanzanian public school system.
Since our inception in 2012, Toa Nafasi has evolved into a more holistic entity that aims to foster students' hidden talents as well as resolve perceived problems. Not every Tanzanian child can be a superstar academically, but he or she might well be exceptional in other ways, and that's what The Toa Nafasi Project wants to find out.
Where We Work
Tanzania is an East African country situated just south of the Equator. It is bounded by Uganda, Lake Victoria, and Kenya to the north; by the Indian Ocean to the east; by Mozambique, Lake Nyasa, Malawi, and Zambia to the south and southwest; and by Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, and Rwanda to the west.
Tanzania is home to an exceptionally rich array of wildlife – zebras, giraffes, and wildebeests; lions, leopards, and cheetahs; elephants, hippos, and crocodiles – all of which can be seen in the country's numerous game parks, the most celebrated being Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Selous Game Reserve. Other natural points of interest found in Tanzania are Mount Kilimanjaro, the "Roof of Africa," standing 5,895 meters or 19,341 feet above sea level, and the spice islands of the Zanzibar Archipelago.
Tanzania's population of about 56 million people is unevenly spread over the country's 26 regions, and includes more than 125 different indigenous African peoples, or tribes, most of whom are of Bantu descent. 70% of the country is rural with a third of households living below the basic needs poverty line of $1 a day. Moshi, the capital city of Kilimanjaro region in the northeast, is headquarters to The Toa Nafasi Project and home to roughly 200,000 people. The majority of residents are subsistence farmers with international trade being strong in coffee and tourism.
There are just under 900 public primary schools in Kilimanjaro region with 35 of those in Moshi Municipal district (where Toa Nafasi works), serving 25,000 students. There is one teacher to every 45 children and rates of graduation are poor. Well over 50% of public primary schoolchildren do not matriculate and only a quarter of secondary school-age youth actually attend school. Countrywide, unemployment is over 10% and literacy is under 70%.
Board of Directors
The United States of America
Sarah Rosenbloom
President, 2012 – PRESENT
Sarah is the founder and director of The Toa Nafasi Project, which has been operating in Kilimanjaro for five years. Prior to her work with Toa, Sarah spent an additional five years in Tanzania working for another NGO. She was born and raised in Washington DC and attended Columbia University.
Carla Peterson
Secretary, 2013 – PRESENT
Dr. Peterson is professor emerita in the Department of English, University of Maryland. While at the university, she chaired the committee on Africa and Africa in the Americas (1994-2001). Her research and publications focus on African American literature, history, and culture. As a public historian, Dr. Peterson has served on several museum consulting teams, notably at the New-York Historical Society, the Museum of the City of New York, and the National Museum of African American History. She received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University.
Veronica Rovegno
Treasurer, 2012 – PRESENT
J. Clark Armitage
Legal, 2018 – PRESENT
Clark Armitage is a member of Caplin & Drysdale residing in the firm's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Armitage advises multinational corporations on international tax and transfer pricing matters, from planning to cross-border dispute resolution. He is active in advising clients on the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and has a strong background interacting with tax authorities on advance pricing agreements and competent authority matters for corporations in a variety of industries. Mr. Armitage spent eight years in the IRS Advance Pricing Agreement Program, serving as Deputy Director from 2008 to 2010, where he both experienced and oversaw the full spectrum of program activities. Mr. Armitage also served on a special detail as the Tax Treaty Manager responsible for Canadian Competent Authority cases.
Lucy Lee
Development, 2017 – PRESENT
Romana Li
Governance, 2013 – PRESENT
Romana is a member of the U.S. board of The Toa Nafasi Project working on governance. She is also a current board member (Chair of Development) for New Futures in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area, and board emeritus for WITF (PBS and NPR broadcast stations) in Central Pennsylvania. Romana was past board chair for the YWCA in York, PA and past board member for the United Way, also in York. Born in Rome, Italy; raised in Hong Kong and Tokyo; and then educated at in the United States, Romana is now retired and currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband.
Board of Directors
The United Republic of Tanzania
Sarah Rosenbloom
Chairperson, 2012 – PRESENT
Sarah is the founder and director of The Toa Nafasi Project, which has been operating in Kilimanjaro for five years. Prior to her work with Toa, Sarah spent an additional five years in Tanzania working for another NGO. She was born and raised in Washington DC and attended Columbia University.
Genesis Kiwelu
Secretary, 2012 – PRESENT
Harrison Ngowi
Treasurer, 2012 – PRESENT
Robin Peterson
Member, 2015 – PRESENT
Robin is a clinical psychologist, living and working in Arusha, Tanzania for 35 years. She has a special interest in child protection and promoting programs to increase the capacity of students and teachers within the government school system.
Methley Swai
Member, 2015 – PRESENT
Methley is the owner and operator of Just-Kilimanjaro, a trekking outfit based in Moshi, Tanzania. Just-Kilimanjaro has been in operation for the past 6 years. Prior to this, he was working for another tour company. He was born and raised in Machame, Kilimanjaro.
Staff (Tanzania)
Hyasinta Macha
Head Tutor and Project Leader
"I work as Toa Nafasi Head Teacher and Project Leader. I am the mother of a newborn son called Baraka, which means 'blessings.' I have worked for the organization for four years. I was teaching at Kilimanjaro Education Academy (KEA) Primary School before joining the organization. I love the teaching job, and playing with the kids. I have gained significant experience such as identification of children's learning problems and various techniques to improve their learning."
Clara Munuo
Assistant Head Tutor, Mnazi Team
"I'm Clara, mother of a daughter called Angelfaith. I was running a small business before joining the organization. I enjoy teaching the kids and playing with them, and love The Project as a whole."
Dorcas Kiwelu
Assistant Head Tutor, Mnazi Team
Dorin Mongi
Assistant Head Tutor, Kiboriloni Team
"My name is Dorin Mongi. I was born in the year 1996 in a village called Samanga in Moshi Rural District. I'm a mother of one son. I joined Toa Nafasi in June 2014 before which I was working for a stationery shop. I love the organization as it helps me to earn income to support myself and my parents. I have gained a lot of skills like identification of slow learners and knowing the problems hindering their smooth learning. I enjoy working with the organization and helping the kids, as they need our support so much."
Glory Mongi
Tutor, Msaranga Team
"I am the only daughter from a family of four children. I was born in Moshi Rural District in Kilimanjaro region. I joined the organization in the year 2016, before which I used to work for a security company in Dar es Salaam. I enjoy playing different games with the kids, singing, smiling, and teaching them. The Toa Nafasi Project has given me an opportunity not only to earn a living but also to help children with learning difficulties."
Imelda Mamertho
Tutor, Msaranga Team
"I'm Imelda, the first born in a family of four kids. My work station is Msaranga Primary School. I joined The Toa Nafasi Project in the year 2015. Before joining the organization, I was jobless and staying with my parents. I like the work the organization does, as it helps the communities by helping the slow-learning kids. I love playing soccer."
Leah Mboya
Tutor, Kiboriloni Team
"I am Leah Mboya, a mother of a son called Chricious. I was born in Arusha region thirty-one years ago. I joined Toa Nafasi after finalizing my teaching certificate course at Northern Highlands College in 2015. I was fortunate to get a job with The Toa Nafasi Project. I like learning new things, playing with the kids, drumming, and playing piano."
Marietha Michael
Tutor, Msandaka Team
"Before joining Toa Nafasi, I was a shopkeeper. But because I love kids, singing, reading different books, and teaching, I enjoy more helping slow-learning kids and my work at Toa Nafasi!"
Nelly Lyatuu
Tutor, Mnazi Team
"I am Nelly Lyatuu, a Toa Nafasi teacher working at Mnazi Primary School. I am a mother of three sons, Oscar, Amani, and Johnson. I used to be a volunteer to support children living with HIV and AIDS. I enjoy my work, as Toa Nafasi has helped me to build my family and career. God bless the founders, and the organization as a whole."
Rose Assey
Tutor, Msaranga Team
"My name is Rose Assey. I work for The Toa Nafasi Project, teaching at Msaranga Primary School. I'm a mother of 2 kids (Ian and Brian). Before joining this organization, I was working for Second Chance Nursery School in Msaranga. I love teaching the kids, playing and singing with them. I also enjoy working with my colleagues, and having the chance to work on this team has enabled me to achieve a lot, like gaining experience through different learned and applied techniques."
Rose Chacky
Tutor, Msandaka Team
"I am a mother of one kid. I have been with the program since October 2015. I used to work in a stationery shop before then. This organization has supported me and my child enormously economically. And I enjoy helping the kids."
Sarah Minja
Tutor, Kiboriloni Team
"I am Sarah Minja and I used to work for an orphanage called Agano before joining Toa Nafasi. I like supporting the kids, singing and playing with them. I also enjoy working with my colleagues in the organization."
Sia Mtenga
Tutor, Msandaka Team
"I'm called Sia Mtenga. Before joining the organization, I used to earn a living from running a small business. I like teaching, playing with the kids, and helping them whenever they have issues. I also like the work of the organization."
Allison Taylor
Fundraising and Communications Manager
Allison has worked in development since 2004, firstly for the Australian Government's Agency for International Development (AusAID) and then for a number of local non-governmental organizations in Tanzania. She has a particular interest in education and gender, and has a Masters in International Studies. Allison commenced as the Fundraising and Communications Manager for The Toa Nafasi Project towards the end of 2017.


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- Historical event:
- 7 June 1654
- The coronations of French kings were of great religious significance. During the ceremony, the king was anointed with the oil from the Holy Ampulla.
On this day in 1654, French King Louis XIV, also known by the nickname the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was crowned.
Louis XIV was one of the most influential kings in French history, and perhaps even in the entire history of Europe.
Indeed, in his time, France was probably the leading world power (China and India, although larger in size and population, had no such influence on the world's seas).
Louis XIV was crowned in Reims, the traditional site of the crowning of the kings of France. He was only 15 and not yet married when he was crowned.
The powerful Cardinal Mazarin, who was born Italian, was actually the one holding the real power in France at the time of Louis's youth.
Cardinal Mazarin was a sort of chief minister (prime minister) of young Louis XIV and held a position similar to the one of Cardinal Richelieu in the time of Louis's father (Louis XIII).
The coronations of French kings were of great religious significance. During this ceremony, the king was anointed with the oil from the Holy Ampulla. This gave the king a specific status and it was even believed that he was able to heal a type of skin disease (scrofula) with his touch.
Louis XIV began his independent rule only in 1661, after the death of Cardinal Mazarin. Namely, the king then announced that he intends to rule without a first minister (premier).
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Installing a garbage disposal in your kitchen will change forever the way you prepare meals and clean up after them. Never again will you have to keep scraps separate or worry about too much going down the drain and clogging up the works.
Since your garbage disposal is located under your sink and out of sight, its overall design comes in a distant second to its function, so choosing the right garbage disposal really comes down to one primary factor; horsepower. The higher the horsepower, the harder the disposal works to grind up kitchen waste.
Horsepower in disposals starts at about 1/2 a horsepower and goes all the way up to 1 horsepower or better. The higher the horsepower, the more powerful the grind.
Disposals on the low end can generally handle the kitchen waste generated by one or two people while higher horsepower models can, of course, take on heavier duty jobs.
Like any home improvement project, measuring is key. For garbage disposals, the width of the drain opening in the sink where the disposal will attach is the key number shoppers will need while looking through the various models available. Most disposals are designed to fit a 3-1/2" opening.
Your garbage disposal minimizes not only makes cleaning up after a meal easier but are an environmentally friendly solution to help decrease the amount of kitchen waste that ends up in landfills. Reducing what we put into landfills also means lowering the risk of methane gas escaping into the air and the production of leachate, a liquid acid that has been known to contaminate groundwater.
Even better, most municipal water treatment facilities have the capability to turn food waste into fertilizer and the methane gas produced during processing into the efficient energy the plant can use for operation.
Another key consideration - no matter the horsepower - is to be sure there is plenty of room under the sink for the disposal to fit. Like any other appliance, garbage disposals come in a variety of sizes so making sure there's plenty of clearance under the sink is imperative; the larger the capacity, the bigger the unit.
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The only thing more intense than a Hollywood divorce is a bestie breakup. Maybe it's the lack of money, kids, and property involved. They don't hold back when they've got nothing lose. Whatever the reason, many stars aren't afraid to burn a friendship bridge.
Losing friends is an unfortunate part of life for everyone. But for celebrity friendships, the feuding parties are losing some of the few people in their lives who genuinely understand the extremely strange and surreal experience that they share: being admired and judged worldwide by people who don't even know them.
These days, it seems apropos that BFF is so close to "beef". For some of the former celebrity BFFs on this list, their issues have been marinating for years. Sometimes they stew in silence until something triggers them to boil over. Other famous friends like to keep the drama fresh and public.
With the advent of social media, a great many of these bestie breakups played out on Twitter or Instagram, giving fans front row seats to every sling of mud or toss of shade.
Here are 20 Celeb Enemies Who Used To Be Best Friends.
What's up with these hyper-masculine Fast and Furious stars? One minute, they're "family", and the next they're mud-slinging on social media.
While Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson called one of his co-stars a "chicken s***" and "candy a**", Tyrese accused The Rock of being a prima donna. In 2016, The Rock alluded to an on-set kerfuffle. "When you watch this movie next April and it seems like…my blood is legit boiling—you're right."
Diesel would only say, "It's not always easy being an alpha. And it's two alphas."
In a deleted Insta, Tyrese wrote, "If you move forward with that #Hobbs Movie you will have purposely ignored the heart to heart moment we had in my sprinter…"
Co-star Michelle Rodriguez explains, "Any human being who knows what men are like knows to stay out [of those] situations and let them figure it out."
Even Drake Bell didn't know about his falling out with Josh Peck. The Nickelodeon stars had so much chemistry on The Amanda Show that they scored their own sitcom, Drake & Josh. The duo amicably packed in it after four seasons and two movies.
In 2017, Peck posted photos from his wedding to Paige O'Brien and Bell responded with deep offense about not getting an invitation. "True colors have come out today," Bell tweeted. "Message is loud and clear. Ties are officially cut. I'll miss you brother." Bell later deleted the tweets but the internet never forgets and neither will Bell.
The internet lost their minds over it. One fan tweeted, "I Found A Way" is the BIGGEST lie of a song I've ever heard."
Blonde BFFs Jennifer Aniston and Chelsea Handler were attached at the hip for 15 years. The Chelsea! host was one of the few guests at Aniston's wedding to Justin Theroux.
Shortly after the wedding, Radar Online's sources claim Handler spoke out of school about Aniston's relationship with Theroux and her feelings about Brangelina. Handler claims she was simply speaking in defense of her bestie, but that's not how Jen saw it. Handler lost not only Aniston but also their shared publicist Stephen Huvane.
Of course, it's possible the Friends star isn't blameless in the breakup. In a 2017 interview Chelsea told Howard Stern, "If you lie to me or you lie about me, I can't take that… I'm a really good friend and I expect the same in return."
When music superstar and actress Jennifer Lopez divorced her third husband, Marc Anthony, one of her friendship casualties was reportedly actress Eva Longoria. According to sources from Life & Style, Longoria took to comforting Antony after the break up, which J-Lo saw as an epic betrayal.
To make matters worse, Longoria's apparent brand of consolation is definitely eyebrow-raising.
In 2008, the tabloids published a photo of Longoria "comforting" Anthony by sitting on his lap at a party in Las Vegas. The photo was taken only a few months after Lopez had given birth to twins.
J-Lo allegedly also lost longtime friend Victoria Beckham in the divorce. Meanwhile, Posh Spice and Longoria are still tight.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are lifelong besties. But the Daredevil star reportedly doesn't have the same loyalty to the director who helped put him on the map. For a while, Affleck was as integral to a Kevin Smith film as jokes about comics and potty humor.
Smith revealed their rift to the world when Yahoo asked him about Affleck as Batman. Smith responded, "I don't know, because we're not f***ing tight." He was quick to blame Ben's missus for their estrangement. "He's got a wife [Jennifer Garner] that don't care for me at all… Jennifer does not share the same sense of humor as me… I was talking smack [about Ben] and Jennifer goes, 'You know, if you keep saying stuff about him, I'm going to kick you're a**.'… She has a real girly sense of humor and didn't understand that I was kidding."
Garner and Smith had co-starred in the romantic comedy Catch & Release, but apparently they never hit it off. Maybe now that Bennifer 2.0 are over, Bevin has another shot?
Gwyneth Paltrow and Winona Ryder were once constant companions who shared everything, including living quarters. The '90s screen queens even dated BFFs Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. But it was a man named William who would end their co-habitation and friendship. When Ryder was auditioning for Shakespeare in Love, Paltrow yoinked the script, and went on to win a best actress Oscar for her role in the film.
Years later, when Ryder was busted for shoplifting, the GOOP founder took a swipe at her former roomie, in her newsletter: "Back in the day, I had a 'frenemy' who… was pretty hell-bent on taking me down… I restrained myself from fighting back. I tried to take the high road. But one day I heard that something unfortunate and humiliating had happened to this person. And my reaction was deep relief and happiness."
Here's to simpler times when '90s bombshells Heather Locklear and Denise Richards could double date with their Bad Boy husbands (Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and Charlie Sheen, respectively) and no one was cheating or beating them. Then, in 2006, Locklear and Richards got matching divorces.
Instead of forming an ex-wives club, Richards fell for Sambora.
In a Redbook interview, Richards claims they didn't fall out because of Sambora, but it obviously didn't help. "I was no longer friends with Heather months before Richie and I got together. I don't want to say what caused the split, but she and I weren't even speaking then…If Heather and I had been friends at that time, I would never have crossed that line… I get why the public thinks I'm an awful person who stole someone's husband. But in my heart, I know I did not break up their marriage."
For 10 years, Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper were the Kathie Lee and Hoda of CNN's New Years Eve broadcast. Off-screen, their friendship went back 17 years.
Unfortunately, a political joke gone wrong cost Griffin her job and her BFF.
In May 2017, the comedian posed with a bloody head, as a reference to Trump's comments about Megyn Kelly. The backlash was swift and brutal. Griffin says she faced it alone. The day the photo hit, Cooper tweeted, "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in. It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate."
Griffin told New York magazine that Cooper didn't contact her for weeks, despite still referring to her as his friend in interviews. When finally got around to texting her, she told him he shouldn't have bothered. Their friendship was over.
Jeremy Piven was great at playing John Cusack's ever-present exuberant friend in the likes of Say Anything and Gross Pointe Blank, but after Piven came into his own as an actor, things seemed to cool off between the two actors.
Piven spoke cryptically about their falling out with The Washington Post. "No comment. I mean, you could fill in the blank, I bet." By way of explanation, he added, "I was always proud of him, and I was always in his corner. Always."
Piven continued with: "It just says so much about a person if he has space for other people's success. I have always been so proud of my friends' success... You start getting into trouble in life when you start comparing and contrasting your life to anyone else's. You don't win when you do that."
For years, Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker insisted that the Sex and the City cast were the best of friends, including them. In 2010, Cattrall told Daily Mail, "People don't want to believe that we get on… They have too much invested in the idea of two strong, successful women fighting with each other."
In recent years, the former co-stars changed their tune. When rumors swirled that Cattrall's refusal to return for a third Sex and the City movie had stopped the franchise, the two started throwing shade against one another in the press.
After the tragic death of Cattrall's brother, Parker wrote a short message of condolence to her former co-star. Cattrall responded, "Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear… You are not my friend. So I'm writing to tell you one last time to stop exploiting our tragedy in order to restore your 'nice girl' persona."
Cattrall also linked to an article about "the mean-girls culture that destroyed Sex And The City."
Apparently, Rihanna and Katy Perry don't subscribe to the notion of "sisters before misters". For years, paparazzi photographed them snuggling at all sorts of events and they repeatedly gushed about one another to the press. But Perry reportedly put her foot down when Rihanna went back to her abusive boyfriend, Chris Brown. She told Marie Claire: "I didn't reach out to her after the incident."
When Perry caught flack for dating John Mayer after her divorce from Russell Brand, Rihanna threw shade in The Observer. "Katy Perry can date anyone she wants. I could never give relationship advice to anybody."
More recently, Katy Perry named RiRi as one of here dream judges for American Idol, to which Rihanna responded: "I don't know. Depends how bored I am."
Paris Hilton is a bridge-burner of epic proportions. She's had several high-profile besties over the years.
Though Paris often keeps her reasons for ending the friendship to herself, the tabloids give fans the gist.
It began in 2005 when Hilton, who had been friends with Nicole Richie since childhood, was extremely offended by something Richie did. Hilton cryptically commented, "Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it."
Paris rebounded with Kim Kardashian, who can even be spotted in the Simple Life organizing Paris' cloest. Rumor has it that once Kim tasted Hilton's "Simple Life", she couldn't go back to anonymity.
Paris and Lindsay Lohan enjoyed a few hard-partying months together before becoming mortal enemies and slamming each other in the press.
Elton John publicly mourned the 2016 death of George Michael, but the one-time collaborators didn't always get on. John and Michael reportedly fell out because of the "Faith" singer's substance abuse problem.
The public learned of their feud in 2004 when Elton said George suffered from a "deep-rooted unhappiness." George took issue with Elton's assessment, saying, "Most of what Elton knows about my life is limited to the gossip he hears on the gay grapevine."
In 2009, George lashed out again, saying Elton won't "be happy until I bang on his door in the middle of the night saying, 'Please, please, help me, Elton. Take me to rehab.'… Elton just needs to shut his mouth and get on with his own life."
Fortunately, sources say they managed to mend their rift in 2011 and remained friend for the rest of George's days.
In 2006, MTV viewers fell in love with BFFs Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad on the reality series, The Hills. But in 2007, PerezHilton.com broke the story that would end their friendship. Montag and boyfriend Spencer Pratt spread a rumor that Conrad had made a compromising tape with her boyfriend, Jason Wahler.
Conrad took to her website for damage control saying, "…[W]e did not make a tape... Jason and I are both shocked and hurt that people would say such horrible things about us. I can't believe that somebody would go to such great lengths to try to damage my reputation."
Conrad was contractually obligated to shoot season 3 of The Hills, which culminated in a now legendary on-camera confrontation between mortal enemies. In March 2016, Montag that she attempted a reconciliation, but "…we both were kind of like, 'We're not friends.' It's kind of awkward."
Bill Murray and Harold Ramis made some of history's greatest comedies. It was their friendship that sparked their creative genius, but it was also their creative genius that destroyed their friendship.
Issues during their final collaboration, Groundhog Day, caused their relationship to implode.
Murray wanted to make a black comedy while Ramis was going for something more commercial. Murray began to show up late and their arguments held up production.
Though Groundhog Day was a hit, Murray was done working with Ramis. Unfortunately, that also spelled the end of their personal relationship. They didn't speak again for over two decades. When Ramis was on his death bed, Murray's brother convinced him to bury the hatchet and visit his old friend.
Murray later eulogized, "Harold Ramis and I together did [many movies together]. He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him."
'90s comedy collaborators and pals Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell both seemed poised for stardom. Today, only one of the Nickelodeon stars still regularly graces the small screen. The Good Burger auteurs disbanded after the 1997 release of their feature film.
In 2012, Mitchell told TMZ that the SNL star hadn't spoken to him in years. "The truth is Kenan does not want to be seen with me in any form of media, or even have my name mentioned around him… I respect his choice of wanting to make a name for himself solo… I know the fans love the show and would love to see some type of appearance with us. I just don't see that ever happening because of how he really feels." Thompson reportedly did nothing to help Mitchell through his disastrous SNL audition.
Despite Mitchell's assertion, Thompson agreed to take part in Jimmy Fallon's 2015 Good Burger sketch on The Tonight Show.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna had a lot in common. They were Americans living in London with their blonde British blokes. They could make kombucha together and also shared a physical trainer by the name of Tracey Anderson.
When Anderson got into some legal trouble, Madonna quickly fired her and reportedly urged Paltrow to do the same. The Sliding Doors star declined to follow Madonna's lead and continued working with Anderson. In a classic Paltrow move she then vented in her GOOP newsletter about an "insufferable" friend who left her feeling "drained, empty and belittled."
Madonna was reportedly still sore 2 years later. Reports came out of the Met Gala that she spent her entire evening monopolizing Beyoncé's attention, leaving none for Paltrow. Ladies, Queen Bey has love for all her disciples.
3 Jay-Z and Kanye West
Jay-Z and Kanye West's falling out is so epic that Channel 4 made a documentary about it. West reportedly felt that Jay-Z abandoned him emotionally after Kim Kardashian's gun-point mugging in Paris.
West began ranting about his former best friend on stage during his shows. At one point, he said, "Don't call me, after the robbery, and say 'how you feelin?' You wanna know how I'm feelin? Come by the house. Bring the kids by the house. Like we're brothers. Let's sit down." Not long after, West checked into the hospital for mental health.
On Jay-Z's 2017 album, 4:44, the rapper not-so-subtly alluded to their problems in song.
"I know people backstab you, I feel bad tooBut this 'f*** everybody' attitude ain't naturalBut you ain't the same, this ain't KumbaYe….'F***in' wrong with everybody?' is what you sayin'But if everybody's crazy, you're the one that's insane."
Taylor Swift's wrote "Bad Blood", one of the most notorious bestie breakup songs of all time. Though she has never explicitly confirmed, most believe it's about Katy Perry.
It used to be mad love between the pop singers. They frequently exchanged compliments on Twitter. In 2009, Perry wrote, "@taylorswift13 You're as sweet as pie! Let's write a song together about the subject we know best... " 2 months later, Swift wrote, "@Katyperry knows how to throw a birthday party!...Best EVER. Happy bday, pretty girl!!"
Some claim serial rebound boyfriend John Mayer is to blame for the "Bad Blood". But Swift insists her beef with the ex-bestie subject of the song is 100% professional. "She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I'm surprisingly non-confrontational…So now I have to avoid her."
Perry insinuated that Swift was to blame when she tellingly tweeted, "Watch out for the Regina George in sheep's clothing..."
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were the original pop frenemies. They were co-workers as children on The Mickey Mouse Club and hit the pop star scene at the same time.
In 2003, Aguilera told Blender that during rehearsals for their MTV Video Music Awards performance with Madonna, Britney, "seems to me like a lost little girl, someone who desperately needs guidance."
Spears responded, "A lost girl? I think it's probably the other way around. I can't believe she said that about me. When someone has been rude to you so many times, it's like, 'You know what, Christina, I'm really not about the fake... anymore."
Then in 2012, X-Tina said, "[In the] Mickey Mouse Club, we were very close, and our paths have always crossed and, interestingly, they will continue to cross."
Do you know of any other celebrity BFFs turned enemies? Let us know in the comments!


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Mick - Play On [Autobiography] (10.28.2014)
That good-looking couple with all that talent, it would be amazing to have them in the band. The thing is, they are still that couple when they walk out on the stage every night we play - and no matter what they say, I believe it still beguiles them. They've tried extremely hard to be devoid of a connection to each other and they can't do it.
Stevie had broken up with Lindsey and he'd taken it very, very hard. I could see him suffering,
So I went to Lindsey's house and I told him about it [S&M's relationship]. He and Stevie had been broken up for a very long time, but that didn't matter. I felt a responsibility to tell
So I went to Lindsey's house and I told him about it [S&M's relationship]. He and Stevie had been broken up for a very long time, but that didn't matter. I felt a responsibility to tell
A few weeks after announcing that Fleetwood Mac had officially disbanded, we [Mick and John] found ourselves working with Lindsey again, playing drums and bass on material that he was assembling for a solo album. In truth, I saw it as a new band that I would be forming with Lindsey. But before I knew it, Chris had joined us in the studio, and then Stevie, who wanted Lindsey to write with her on a song for the soundtrack to the film Twister. We were all in the same room, and without me even willing it.
His self-sufficiency proved to be a bigger problem for Stevie than he could have imagined. It made her feel apart and a bit of an outsider when it came to writing. As the only other songwriter in the band, Stevie had thought she and Lindsey were going to have a new and closer creative partnership. But instead, she felt separated from the proceedings, and that was not good. In retrospect, Lindsey has said that he brought in too much of a preconceived vision and if given the chance, he'd not do that again, because it alienated her.
Lindsey began writing differently than he had in the past; he would bring us and Stevie demos that were spare ideas, recorded simply, allowing plenty of space for all of us to contribute. It also left room for a new story to be created between the two of
Lindsey's vision for Fleetwood Mac without Christine became fully realised in the decade after Say You Will. He and Stevie had been able to resume where Buckingham Nicks left off, and in some ways revive what was subsumed by Fleetwood Mac. Without Chris in the band, their performance style changed, and their vocal harmonies grew closer to how they were in their early days together. I think the Extended Play EP and our 2013 tour showcased just how much the band has grown into that groove, which has been a wonderful connective bridge for Stevie and Lindsey to explore.
That is one of the reasons we opened our 2013 shows with Second Hand News, a song that has come in and out of our sets through the years. It was written
New versions of songs like 'Second Hand News' and 'Without You', an old Buckingham Nicks demo on the EP, have had the effect of getting Stevie and Lindsey out front and centre, literally and symbolically in every way. It has been a proper revisiting of their dual vocal style, and
He [Lindsey] wrote a number of songs for the EP that didn't make the final cut, but all of them were designed with Stevie in mind; to sing on, to put words to - all of them expressly for her. Of the songs that did make the EP, the most poignant of his, 'It Takes Time', was a homecoming to their story because it's entirely an apology to her, which is beautiful and heartbreaking.
Overall, the last few years have been a wonderful return to form. I was hoping that we would take this new approach even further on the last tour, and have Stevie and Lindsey do songs together that Chris used to do on her own, and reinterpret them through the lens of Buckingham Nicks. We used to try and do that but the efforts always got dumped. I understood why; Lindsey and Stevie felt they were trespassing in Christine's world. Had we pushed, they would have found a way to bring them together, but that didn't happen. I've even thought about what it would be like if they sang songs together that usually sing alone - imagine Lindsey joining Stevie for 'Landslide' or Stevie coming out when he plays 'Big Love'? If that ever happens, it will be one for the books.


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Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group analyzes people's interaction with technology with the aim to better understand and improve the match between technology and its users.
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Exploring the connection between humans and technology
Organisational profile
Research of the Human-Technology Interaction (HTI) group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) focuses on social and cognitive psychology and persuasion, analyzing how humans interact with technology in ways that work best for them and for society at at large.
Behavioral sciences can deliver value to a society suffused with technology, based on solid theory and a methodological approach. By studying technology and how it relates to humans and human well-being, the group develops and contributes to new scientific niches at the crossroads between humans and technology, whilst contributing to its core disciplinary domains. In this way, HTI and TU/e help new technologies deliver the greatest possible benefits without losing sight of the human factor.
Technological development can contribute significantly to making people's daily lives healthier, safer, more independent, enjoyable, and comfortable. New technologies may also provide us with new means of communication and entertainment and contribute to solving a wide range of challenges, such as saving energy or promoting health and well-being. For such technologies to be successful, people need to trust, accept, and adopt them and use them correctly in a natural way.
The group's research centers around five main areas:
- Human-computer interaction and affective computing
- Decision-making and human-data interaction
- Social psychology and persuasion
- Contextual environmental psychology
- Human perception and cognition
The HTI group takes part in multiple collaborations. These collaborations form an important part of our multidisciplinary field of research. These include:
- Center for Humans and Technology:The research Center for Humans & Technology (Center H&T) at TU/e focusses on the relationship between people and technology, and how one transforms the other.
- Eindhoven School of Innovation Studies (ECIS): A good part of our research is focussed on the acceptance of innovative technologies. Placing the human in the middle our research encompasses many different aspects that can make or break the acceptance of a novel technology. These include, but are not limited to research focussing on human factors, public acceptance, and ambient intelligence for instance. HTI is one of the 3 research groups that together shape the ECIS school of innovation studies.
- Intelligent Lighting Institute: The Intelligent Lighting Institute (ILI) clusters the strengths of six TU/e departments in the field of intelligent lighting. ILI develops new applications and provides the scientific proof that these applications will do what they promise to do. This encompasses fundamental research on lighting systems, interaction with those systems, and psychological effects of such systems. ILI's counterpart association (ILIA) is an organisation and network where long-term strategic cooperation enables companies and knowledge institutions to facilitate innovations in intelligent lighting through an open innovation network and physical testbeds. HTI forms one of the core research competencies within ILI, and participates in several of its program lines.
- The 4TU research centre Humans & Technology (H&T): This center brings together the social sciences and technical sciences. Its goal is excellent research on innovative forms of human-technology interaction for smart social systems and spaces. The centre organises events such as symposia on Machine Smarts and Human Values and Empathic Technologies, as well as thematic workshops geared towards collaborative research. Current collaborations include multi-modal research on moral conflicts in virtual reality and speech processing of affect and stress, among other projects.
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Nicolás Aguiar Noury, MSc
- Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Doctoral Candidate
- Research JADS - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Janna Alberts
- Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Wolmet Barendregt
- Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Human Technology Interaction - Assistant Professor
Person: UD : Assistant Professor
Projects 2010 2022
DMCoach: App suite for personalized coaching and lifestyle awareness increasing in T2DM prevention
IJsselsteijn, W., Van Gorp, P., Benckhuijsen - Mertens, P., Kaymak, U., Jansen, R., Jansen, R. & Van Gorp, P.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research direct
Frontiers in Autonomous Systems Technology (FAST)
Cuijpers, R., Cuijpers, R., Benckhuijsen - Mertens, P., Jansen, R., Jansen, R., Neggers, M., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & Vereggen - Tielemans, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
DYNKA - DYNamisch licht en binnenklimaat voor KAntoren
de Kort, Y., Smolders, K., Kompier, M., de Kort, Y., Zeiler, W., Jansen, R., Jansen, R., Croes, S., Vereggen - Tielemans, T. & Vereggen - Tielemans, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research direct
Research Output 1962 2020
Research Output per year
Beyond "one-size-fits-all" platforms: Applying Campbell's paradigm to test personalized energy advice in the NetherlandsStarke, A. D., Willemsen, M. C. & Snijders, C. C. P., 1 Jan 2020, In : Energy Research and Social Science. 59, 12 p., 101311
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Uncanny but not confusing: multisite study of perceptual category confusion in the Uncanny ValleyMathur, M. B., Reichling, D. B., Lunardini, F., Geminiani, A., Antonietti, A., Ruijten, P. A. M., Levitan, C. A., Nave, G., Manfredi, D., Bessette-Symons, B., Szuts, A. & Aczel, B., 1 Feb 2020, In : Computers in Human Behavior. 103, p. 21-30 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
10 years living light labs: achievements and learnings of researching intelligent lighting solutions in living labs at the TU/e Intelligent Lighting Instituteden Ouden, E., Haans, A., Ross, P., van Essen, H., de Kort, Y. & Brankaert, R., 21 Mar 2019, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 85 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book editing › Academic › peer-review
Human-Technology Interaction (HTI Labs)
M.C. Boschman (Manager)Human Technology Interaction
Facility/equipment: Research lab
Telepresence System
Martin C. Boschman (Manager)Human Technology Interaction
Facility/equipment: Equipment
ASPO Dissertatieprijs 2004
Jaap Ham (Recipient), 2004
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Beste Paper Award Persuasive conference 2014
Jaap Ham (Recipient), 2014
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Paper at the 10th Annual Persuasive Technology Conference
Shengnan Lu (Recipient), Jun 2015
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities 1995 2018
Activities per year
Modelling Contrast Sensitivity for Chromatic Temporal ModulationsXiangzhen Kong (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Affective Science Group Discussion on PreregistrationPeder Isager (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Ontologies, Metascience and MePeder Isager (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Press / Media
Ten eerste: Open inrichting
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
The mystery of touch and how we feel about it
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Brain matters
Yvonne de Kort & Wijnand IJsselsteijn
4/10/13 → 4/03/19
30 media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
(I)ADL assistive robot for older adults with dementiaAuthor: de Jong, E., 30 Nov 2017
Supervisor: Ruijten, P. (Supervisor 1) & Cuijpers, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
A brief encounter with Vincent: the effect on self-compassion from a single interaction with a chatbot that gives or asks for helpAuthor: van As, N., 31 Jul 2019
Supervisor: IJsselsteijn, W. (Supervisor 1), Frank, L. (Supervisor 2) & Lee, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Active coping behaviour & the physical work environment: can the physical work environment support active coping?Author: Winkelmolen, E., 25 Jun 2019
Supervisor: Appel - Meulenbroek, R. (Supervisor 1), de Kort, Y. (Supervisor 2), Haans, A. (Supervisor 2) & Kemperman, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master


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Pop Culture References
"Hello" by Lionel Richie is played by Peter.
The Lake House is shown in the episode, parodying the premise of the time-space mailbox.
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" is referenced in the "To be continued" title, using the same style of lettering.
Herbert holds a phonograph up playing old timey music to coax Chris out, ala Say Anything…
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Meg makes a sexual advance toward a package of hot dogs, telling them she will pretend they are the New York Knicks basketball team.
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In a submission to the NSW Government's discussion paper, the City calls for a scheme that offers a financial reward in return for empty beverage containers.
Container deposit schemes have proven very effective in other States in increasing recycling rates and reducing litter.
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Primary industries ministers and representatives from Australia and New Zealand met in Sydney on 22 May 2015 for the third meeting of the Agriculture Ministers' Forum (AGMIN). The meeting was chaired by the Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP.
Ministers addressed a number of key priorities for the agriculture portfolio including outcomes of the recently announced Federal Budget and strategic priorities for their jurisdictions. New Zealand advised the forum of their recent Queensland fruit fly incursion and gratefully accepted the offers of assistance to counter this biosecurity threat.
Minister Joyce provided a progress update of the Agricultural Competitiveness and Northern Australia White Papers and noted the Australian Government is considering options to help accelerate the planning and construction of water infrastructure through these white paper processes.
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The Northern Territory gave an update on activities of the Committee of Northern Australian Agriculture Ministers, and noted the positive progress to date.
Australian Government ministers committed in principle to improving the Country of Origin Labelling framework and agreed to work collaboratively to progress this initiative. New Zealand raised its concerns at the proposal and requested further discussion on the issues involved.
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The Tennessee Titans had had Corey Davis on their radar all through the draft process.
Many thought the Titans might try to select him with the second of their two first-round draft picks.
But the Titans, who had brought Davis in for a pre-draft visit, used the fifth overall pick in the draft on Davis out of Western Michigan rather than address their defensive needs in the secondary.
Davis follows the narrative of what Titans general manager Jon Robinson has looked for in a wide receiver since taking over the front office last year – production, good route-running and blocking.
Davis is the all-time leader in FBS history with 5,285 yards receiving at Western Michigan. He joins Randy Moss as the only Mid-American Conference wide receivers to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
By selecting Davis first, it addresses an area on the Titans roster that was thin on numbers after the departure of Kendall Wright as a free agent. Davis jumps into the wide receiver fray in Tennessee with Rishard Matthews, Tajae Sharpe, veteran Harry Douglas and kick returner Eric Weems, who joined the team as a free agent from Atlanta.
Davis seems to fit in nicely with the culture the Titans are trying to create of hard-working, team-first players. He figured that out on his visit last week to Tennessee and his conversations with Robinson and Coach Mike Mularkey.
"They mentioned that a lot. As soon as I got there, I could tell they were all about culture, and I'm a culture guy," Davis said.
By taking Davis with their first choice in the draft, the Titans spurned their needs in the secondary, leaving LSU safety Jamal Adams (who went to the Jets with the next pick) and Ohio State cornerback Marshon Lattimore.
However, their selection of Davis at five started a run of wide receivers, as the Chargers took Mike Williams of Clemson at seven and the Bengals grabbed Washington's John Ross at nine.
"To be the first (receiver selected) means so much. But I'm going to work like I'm the last one. I'm going to do everything in my power and everything I can to get this team some (wins)," Davis said.
Davis had some injury concerns, and did not run a 40-time either at the Combine or his Pro Day following an ankle injury. He also had a shoulder injury that kept him out of the Senior Bowl.
Davis said the ankle injury is not an issue.
"The ankle is great. I could be on the field tonight, if need be," Davis said.
Davis was plenty productive, catching 97 passes for 1,500 yards in his senior season, when he was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.
Davis had said recently in an interview that Titans QB Marcus Mariota was his favorite quarterback.
"Just his swagger. He's an accurate quarterback and a great leader. He makes great decisions," Davis said of his new quarterback. "He can use his legs. He's a great quarterback."
While Davis likes Mariota as a quarterback, if he comes close to being like the receivers he most admires, the Titans will gladly take it.
"I like Julio (Jones). He's a great athlete, makes the catch, very physical. I like that," Davis said "I like Antonio Brown. He's a little bit of a smaller receiver, but his route game is definitely second to none. I kind of emulate my game after them and try to adopt something of their games into mine"
He becomes the latest high-round pick in the Titans' quest to find a true No. 1 receiver. Players like Tyrone Calico, Paul Williams, Kenny Britt, Justin Hunter, Dorial Green-Beckham and Wright all failed to live up to expectations.
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CLEVELAND, OH - "I could have been dead and not here."
Ashley Spencer gets emotional when talking about her near-death experience.
It happened May 5th, just a few minutes into American Airlines Flight 5471.
Spencer, 28, from Bucks County, Pennsylvania says after eating a bag of chips, something went horribly wrong.
Spencer said, "I'm starting to feel like my throat is getting tight."
Ashley says she made it to the bathroom in the back of the plane where she got sick.
But when trying to head back to her first class seat, she went into anaphylactic shock.
"Evidently I just opened the bathroom door and I kind just like fell out."
Ashley's mom was traveling with her. Norah Spencer said, "It was not a good sight. She used her two epipens and then I believe there was an epipen in there."
The plane had to be diverted to Pittsburgh for an emergency landing.
"The EMS had to carry her off the plane and put her on a stretcher up the jetway," said Norah.
When Ashley came to, while still on board, she says there were two doctors administering first aid, one of whom happened to be a doctor from the Cleveland Clinic.
"Very, very honored that he was on the plane and was able to save my life."
Cardiologist Doctor Erich Kiehl was in the right place at the right time.
Kiehl works at the same Clinic location where Ashley and her mother were heading to for an appointment for a pre-existing auto-immune disease.
Was it just coincidence or divine intervention?
Norah said, "And I am very religious so I do believe God put them there for a reason, and the reason was to keep my daughter alive."
Ashley says, "I have a reason and I have a purpose for being here."
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Hi! I'm Bethany- photographer, dreamer, silly bean and recently a new wifey! (sure am liking the way THAT sounds).I got married in July to the love of my life who made life so much more brighter from day 1. I met him almost 5 years ago at a christian music festival where we never thought our paths would cross again... God had a different idea! I have never been good at blogging or keeping track of my recipes which is sort of why I am pushing myself to blog more and store recipes (and share of course...if you are sweet and kind to me) ;) I hated to cook, bake and make anything, even my own cup of tea until I got married... now I have become a wee housewife and I LOVE being in the kitchen, trying new ingredients out and being a downright silly while doing so. I love being a wife to my wonderful, cute hubby and have been wanting some way to share it with the world- but we all know life isnt always peachy being married (hello we are trapped in one little building with the same person for LIFE arent we?!) So I will try to write my hard times down too. My plan for this litte blog is to encourage couples, woman, inspire and share recipes i love. C'mon, let's go on this adventure together. Bethany joy xo


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- Song: Deep and wide
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2. STORY: GOSPEL IN THE GATES – FOUNTAIN GATE (Nehemiah 3:15)
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- We're following the adventures of Nehemiah as he and the people of Israel work together to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
- There were 10 gates mentioned in the rebuilding of the walls. We looked at what these gates were used for and how they remind us of Jesus and His finished work on the Cross!
- So far, we've covered the: <refer kids to slides or the posters on the wall during review>
- Sheep Gate: reminds us that Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
- Fish Gate: reminds us that Jesus died and resurrected after 3 days (just as Jonah was in the belly of the big fish for 3 days).
- Old Gate: reminds us that Jesus makes us New Creations
- Valley Gate: reminds us that Jesus is always with us, even in the valleys
- Rubbish Gate: reminds us that all our good is rubbish compared to knowing Jesus (Jesus + nothing = everything!)
- Today, we are looking at the 6th gate — the Fountain Gate
- Nehemiah 3:15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.
- The Fountain Gate was the one most in ruins when Nehemiah first examined the wall.
- It is located near the pool of Siloam (where Jesus later healed a blind man).
- The Gate was named "Fountain Gate" as it was the primary access to the fountain, the Gihon Spring, from which the city of Jerusalem received its supply of fresh, clean water.
What does the Fountain Gate remind us of?
- Jesus gave me the Holy Spirit
- In John 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well and asked for some water to drink. Jesus then told her about "living water" that only comes from God.
"But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:14)
- The physical water we drink quenches us, refreshes us and cleanses our body's system … but only temporarily. After a while, we will feel thirsty and dehydrated again and need to drink some more.
- What is this living water Jesus speaks about and promised that we will not be thirsty again? What is it that will become a fountain of water?
- This is the Holy Spirit.
- When Jesus was on earth, He was in a man's body. He could only be in one place at one time. After Jesus died and rose again, He went back to heaven. But He promised to send us the Holy Spirit to be our comforter and guide.
- Because Jesus made us clean, today, this Holy Spirit can come and stay in us forever! All of us can have this Holy Spirit in our hearts always … wherever we are.
- Like a glass of water, the Holy Spirit gives us life — God's eternal life! Like a glass of water, the Holy Spirit satisfies us, refreshes us and cleanses us from all the dirt that we have.
- Just like the Gihon Spring provides water (and life) to the whole city of Jerusalem, this Holy Spirit life springs up in us like a fountain, blessing all those around us.
- Thank you Jesus for giving us your Holy Spirit!
- In John 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well and asked for some water to drink. Jesus then told her about "living water" that only comes from God.
- Memory Verse: John 4:14
"But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."(younger kids: "The water Jesus gives me will become a fountain of water that gives me everlasting life.")
- Poster: The Fountain Gate


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Faux European statue peeing into the saltwater pool at Petit Amour on San Juan Island overlooking the San Juan Channel
One of the games we play as writers is telling stories, because everyone has a backstory even if you don't know what it is. The women in the Mercedes convertible in the ferry line ahead of us must have had some story and for all I know the bottle of rose they keep waving around will be the key player in a night of debauchery on a Roche Harbor Yacht or a sedate evening at a rental cabin. But really, which is more interesting?
Houses are characters in their own right, especially rental cottages originally built to create a private oasisreflecting their own idea of peace and comfort. But who are these people who have built a multi-decked alpine style retreat with overtones of a European statue garden into the beach cliffs of San Juan Island?
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I've heard writers say they never go on vacation because why would you when you have a job you love? I think its more because as a writer, you simply can't stop. The waitress at the restaurant has a story, that one buoy roped with kelp bobbing stoically in the San Juan channel is where something has ended or begun and I never know until you tell it. And then there's tise view. I could write for a lifetime trying to capture this view in words, never succeed, and never considered the time wasted.


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