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Small Business and Freelancing Roundup: Week of 11/01/19Written by Alla on January 11, 2019
While we're counting days till Valentine's Day, let's check the top news for small businesses and freelancers in our weekly roundup.
Small Business
1. With Democrats controlling the House and Republicans controlling the Senate in the US, small businesses can be sure of a stable future. Find out all the thoughts here.
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2. Setting up your small business budget allows you to see where you put your money and will let you know about the gaps where you could invest more money. Here's how you can make one in 2019.
3. We can't get enough of the trends for 2019. Here are the two main trends that small businesses need to be aware of this year.
4. Making the switch from a sole trader to a limited company has its benefits and nuances too. Read InvoiceBerry's full guide on how to make this change successfully.
5. In order to be successful, you need to acquire new customers and retain existing ones. Here's how to do it with social media this year.
Freelancing & Entrepreneurship
1. Not every business owner has a previous experience of launching a profitable business. Find out which 3 mistakes they usually make and how you can avoid them.
2. Social media don't always give us an engagement rate that we're hoping for. Check out Buffer's and BuzzSumo's research that will give you insights on how to write the best posts.
3. There's always more motivation to run your own business if you're changing the world. Here's how to find out if any of your ideas have this potential.
4. It's never too late to improve your social media marketing strategy and reach more clients. Here are the 10 best tools that will help you out.
5. Despite all the forecasts that we heard in the end of last year, there's always room for more. Here are the biggest SEO trends of 2019.
That's it for this week. Tune in next Friday for more!


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Farewell to a great colleague and a dear friend
Published: June 25, 2008
For almost four years I have been working with Michèle at the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. I am very sad to see her go and at the same time very happy for her.
Michèle has been an inspiration to me not only at work, but also as a dear friend.

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Although Canada is adding more full-time jobs than part-time jobs, the quality of employment in the country continues to deteriorate, finds a new report from CIBC Economics.
The bank's index of employment quality—which compares data from part-time versus full-time jobs, self-employment versus paid employment and compensation rankings from more than 100 industry groups—declined by 1.4% during the year ending May 2019.
CIBC found that while full-time employment accounted for 81% of the jobs created over the past year, the growth was strongest among low-paying jobs and weakest among high-paying jobs. Growth was particularly strong in low-paying sectors such as food services, accommodation, personal services, administration and personal care.
The report also found that the majority of workers paid below the average wage continues to rise. These workers accounted for just under 61% of the labour force in 2018.
"That trend is consistent with a widening wage gap symptomatic of deteriorating labour market quality," wrote report author Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist with CIBC Economics.
Growth in jobs that pay between 50% and 100% of the average wage was strongest over the past year, a trend that has been consistent over the past few decades, the report noted. Workers in this wage range accounted for 51% of total employment.
The report observed that, although Canada currently has the lowest unemployment rate since the 1970s, new jobs aren't adding much to the country's productive capacity, with real GDP growth "not remotely close to where it should be."
"Simply put, all other things being equal, lower employment quality means that the labour market must run faster to stay in the same place since we need relatively more workers to generate the same increase in income," it concluded.


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When I was writing my proposal for the Charles Center scholarship I addressed the art and oral history aspects of my project separately. Aside from the obvious common ground of the place and people, I didn't consider them to overlap. And yet, during my time in Russia I kept finding similarities between the principles of Realist painting and the principles of oral history. In particular, I kept thinking of an interview with Studs Terkel, which I read in preparation for my interviews.
People Aren't Boring
After spending a full six weeks in Vishny Volochok at the Academic Dacha, My brother said our goodbyes, packed up, and left for Moscow. But our time in Russia still wasn't over for almost 3 weeks. We spent the remainder of our time with a painter named Ilya Yatsenko, who has been a friend of my brother for several years. Ilya spends most of the year in Moscow with his family, but during the summer often spends time at a family dacha in Kaluga. It was in Kaluga that we spent the bulk of our time. After making a trip to the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow's biggest and most important Russian art collection, we piled into the car and left for Kaluga.
Story Time
In my postings up to now I've talked about what I spent the vast majority of my time doing in Russia – painting. But no less important to my project, though it took up much less of my time was the oral history project I conducted with artists at the Academic Dacha. That's what I proposed at the outset – to go paint with artists, and interview them about their lives and their art.
Levitan in Petersburg
The weekend of June 13th we took a train to St. Petersburg to see an exhibition commemorating the 150th anniversary of Isaak Levitan's birthday. Levitan was one of the 19th century's greatest landscape painters. He may still be Russia's most loved landscape painter. For anyone working with the landscape, the exhibition would be a must-see. The entire holdings of his work from the Russian Museum and loans from the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, meant almost all of his greatest works were there, alongside of short sketches, drawings, pastels and prints that you can't find in reproduction. It was additionally important for us because Levitan is a part of the same landscape tradition we were studying. A part, because his work is universally known and studied by all Russian painters, but also because his artistic lineage – who taught him, and who he worked with – overlaps with the lineage of all of the painters with whom we were studying in Russia.
Painting in Volochok
Our first two weeks in Volochok we spent painting – in the morning, midday and evening, which during summer lasts until eleven when the sun finally sets. Our focus was on short etudes in oil – from life. For the most part we painted landscapes – in fields, on river banks and in the woods surrounding the dacha. As a general introduction to what's involved in a typical day out painting, here's a short list of essential Russian art vocabulary:


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Monday, January 25, 2010
Getting to the nitty gritty: A conversation with Gary Kriss
by indrid13
I first became aware of the incredible music of Gary Kriss from his contributions to the soundtrack of award winning independent horror film Sphere of the Lycanthrope. I was immediately hooked by Gary's back to basics, hard rockin' sound. I recently had the pleasure to talk with Gary about his band Reckless, his music for Sphere, and more!
Tell us a little bit about the recording of your classic album, No Frills.
GK: RECKLESS was signed to Valentino / ATCO - Atlantic by Senior VP Phil "The Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla" Carson. Phil Carson also signed AC / DC, Bad Company, Twisted Sister, Yes, Foreigner, to name a few. Phil was on his way to Robert Plant's house when he heard the RECKLESS demo; you know, the lead singer from LED ZEPPELIN. Phil dug the demo, and so did Robert. After getting a phone call from Phil in England, where he was based, I got a call from a JJ French, one of the TWISTEDS, about to take the stage on their "Stay Hungry" tour opening for Iron Maiden. JJ told me that Phil loved the demo and wanted JJ French and Mark Mendoza (TS) to produce our next demo and sign RECKLESS to his record label. Phil also made plans to see RECKLESS, in the states, because he was going to be on the road for a while, managing Jimmy Page's band "THE FIRM".
The "NO FRILLS" album was recorded at Boogie Hotel, in Port Jefferson NY. The studio was once owned by FOGHAT and the mixing board was John Lennon's from "Imagine". .......Talk about name-dropping; but this is really cool stuff!....... We lived there, in the studio, while we recorded the album, which was very cool. There was no set schedule - just inspiration - scantily clad inspiration -and there was plenty of that..... The album was mixed in L.A., where we shot our first video for our first single "Nitty Gritty", and mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC.
How did you and Reckless come to be involved with Sphere of the Lycanthrope?
GK: David Stay, Keith Grening and myself were long time friends - all with a variety of creative drives. David , acting and screen writing, Keith, writing and directing, and myself, writing music and performing live, as well as writing screen plays. The RECKLESS album, "NO FRILLS" was released on Valentino / ATCO-Atlantic Records shortly before the movie went into production. "NO FRILLS" was produced by two of the Twisted Sisters, Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, and JJ French.
Over the past 18 years, our careers and lives have bifurcated, some of us took the path less taken; but we all remained partners in crime. When David and Keith started the 'beginning -of- the-end' of post production for Sphere, it was pretty much a no-brainer that I should write the songs for the soundtrack. I was intimately involved with Sphere; I lived and breathed it.
What was the time frame like for your work on the film?
GK: I was working on the film while RECKLESS was touring and while I was writing new material. These new songs that I wrote, are on the soundtrack. "Sin City", "Ball Of Confusion, "Angelica", "She Looks Like Hell". "Voices In The Night" were written for the "NO FRILLS" album by myself and RECKLESS singer, Chris Cintron. The version of "VOICES" in SOTL was re-recorded while David Stay was finalizing the post production of Sphere.
That was a real coincidence.
The planets were beginning to align. I had just gotten RECKLESS back together. We had just returned from playing ROCKLAHOMA, a 5 day 80's music festival, for over 200,000 people in Oklahoma! Wicked cool! Everyone from Ratt, Poison, Skid Row to Lita Ford, Dokken, LA Guns and Queensryche. RECKLESS played on the final day, after Ace Frehley of KISS, and before TESLA. The weather was about 110 degrees and the rock chicks were all there, showin' a lot of skin and doin' what they do best..... but that's another story!
I wanted to record a more current version of "Voices In The Night". I had some great new ideas for the song, and RECKLESS, at this point, is sounding better than ever. I hooked up with engineer / producer Chris Petro at URS Studios in New York, and RECKLESS was back in the studio. On my way to the studio one night, I got a call on my cell from David Stay, updating me on the 18 years of progress and talking about using my songs for the soundtrack. That was when I told him what I was doing with RECKLESS, in the studio at that very moment ! So we recorded "VOICES" with SOTL in mind, and I then wrote the music for all of the werewolf fighting scenes.
I have to admit, the songs in the film were KILLER! Will they be available to the public?
GK: Thanks for the props on the soundtrack! It was an amazing time! The Big Hair 80's.....For all of us with excessive personalities, it was just like being a kid in a candy shop, and nobody watching how much you took......I just had a flashback...L.A, 1990, Sunset Blvd, Seventh Veil... yea baby...you gotta love it...and that my friend, was, and still is, my inspiration....Back to the question... I am currently working on a distribution deal for the songs I wrote for Sphere. I'm also working on releasing another CD called " Pull Your Pants Down and Party", featuring the songs from SOTL plus 5 or 6 more tracks. If you dig the songs in the movie, then you'll want to own the RECKLESS CD, 'NO FRILLS", which is available at RETROSPECTRECORDS.COMhttp://www.retrospectrecords.com/products/reckless.html for 11.99 plus S&H, or you can get an autographed copy from me at email@example.com for the same price.
Has there been any talk of your involvement in the proposed sequel to Sphere of the Lycanthrope?
GK: Aaahhh yes. The sequel...David Stay is brilliant at getting the job done. I am anticipating a phone call from David with the green light. David Stay has a vision, and that vision includes Gary Kriss... and RECKLESS......I'm honored and proud to be a part of any project of David Stay's.
Going back a bit. Who would you say is your greatest musical influence?
GK: Good question....I always believed that a rock concert was an event, a show, a carnival and a reason for the fans to get away from their daily 9 to 5 routine and become a part of something larger than life, to become a PART of the show. For one hour, have a kick-ass time and forget where your reality is; and join ours. I think Gene Simmons and KISS were a very strong influence on me. I remember as a kid, sneaking out of my room and hitching a ride to a KISS concert, watching Gene spit blood and breath fire; Ace, shooting flares out his smoking Les Paul, the androgynous Paul Stanley being Paul Stanley (whatever that is), and the Peter Criss' drum kit swallowed by smoke and fire, reaching the sky, exploding the entire way up; and feeling like a part of something REALLY BIG! That is what RECKLESS brings to it's fans also. A private party that everyone is invited to. Get on board the freight train, cause it's leavin' the station! We'll rock your socks off and you'll sweat your ass off, all while having the time of your life!
Musically, of course there was Black Sabbath, AC / DC, Aerosmith, and Johnny Thunders and The New York Dolls. A down and dirty, gutter glitter feel for some raunch n roll. Ain't nothin' better than Street Metal!
For all of our musician readers...Tell us about your gear!
GK: Hey man, it's rock n roll - as long it was loud, it was good...and mine goes to 11! I was endorsed by Marshall Amplifiers. They were free, so they were great. I also like AMPEG power with SVT bottoms. And every now and again - I "KRANK" it up!. Don't forget to add a few subs too. As far as basses, I've played and owned pretty much all there is, but my fave is my BC Rich Mockingbird original neck thru with GHS bass boomer medium gauge strings. The strings are an endorsement too and sound unbelievable on the Mock. Yea - some of you are goin' it's a piece of S#%', but dude, it sounds thunderous. I play left handed, so this bass was custom made for me. Listen to the bass track in "Voices In The Night" on the soundtrack, and then tell me what you think.
What was the craziest show you ever played?
GK: Dude - ALL the shows are wild - but the real madness and mayhem happen after the shows!
Any final message for the fans?
GK: The Fans are the reason I do what I do! I want to say THANK YOU to all our fans throughout the world -from the US to England; France, Belgium, and Germany, to Japan, Australia and Canada!
Believe in yourself and don't let the bastards get you down.
Reach the unreachable - touch the untouchable - and think the unthinkable!
You, and only YOU, can make your dreams come true - You really can!
Don't dream it - BE IT!
AWESOME! I want to thank Gary for being so gracious with his time and granting us an interview! I strongly urge everyone to check out http://www.retrospectrecords.com/products/reckless.html and order a copy of "NO FRILLS" today, you won't regret it!
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Amongst the numerous struggles of women and girls across the country go through regularly is the continuous struggle against various fungal infections, Reproductive Tract Infection and Urinary Tract Infection caused as a result of poor menstrual hygiene which can also be detrimental to fertility. Of the 355 million menstruating women in India, only 12 per cent use sanitary napkins. The biggest barrier to adoption of quality sanitary napkins in India turned out to be "affordability and accessibility" as nearly 70 percent of women can't afford sanitary napkins. Over 88% of women resort to shocking alternatives like un-sanitized cloth (old rags), ashes and husk sand during menstruation, thereby causing severe reproductive health problems.
The long-standing myth as well as salient discriminatory practices attached to women especially as a result of their menstrual cycle is no longer a folklore, these factors have directly correlated with absenteeism and drop-out from school by young girls. Nearly 23 million girls drop out of school annually due to lack of proper menstrual hygiene management facilities, which include availability of sanitary napkins and logical awareness of menstruation, 70 percent of mothers with menstruating daughters considered menstruation as dirty and 71 percent adolescent girls remained unaware of menstruation till menarche (Dasra Report 2014). Findings have shown some cases in rural areas where two-three women of the same family use the same cloth during menstruation, after washing and drying it. This is extremely unhealthy and brings numerous health risks. Sanitary napkins are a luxury in rural areas and small towns. Even if available, women are discouraged from spending on sanitary napkins as old clothes or sand is thought to be good enough for something 'dirty' like menstruation, this is as a result of gross misunderstanding that has being passed on from one generation to another (Mothers-Daughters).
Many girls report menstrual hygiene and management related issues as the cause for remaining absent from school, due to the lack of adequate water for washing, lack of soap, and non-inadequate toilets and dispose facilities. Such a situation results in many girls between Standard 5 to 10th abstaining from school for up to 5 days a month and many eventually dropping out.
Reasons: –
1. 63% schools in villages, teachers never discussed menstruation and how to deal with it in a hygienic manner.
2. Menstruation is perceived as such a taboo subject that many women are ashamed even to seek medical advice if they face any health problems due to menstruation.
3. Out of 355 Menstruating women in India only 42.6 Million use sanitary napkins.
4. Less than 30% availability of sanitary napkin disposal
5. Lack separate toilets for girls facilities in government schools.
6. 90% of Children often fall sick due to malnutrition and unhygienic conditions
7. School dropouts and absenteeism during chums were common among girls
8. There was no safe drinking water facilities and no waste management system in place
The Myths of Menstruation
Women Will Contaminate Food
In parts of rural India, there is a myth that women cannot water plants or cook during their period because their "uncleanliness" will spoil the food. In a study done in a random school in rural India, 55 percent of girls surveyed believed they could not cook or enter the kitchen during and 4 days after menstruation or food would sour. For more boys and men taking on household chores so that girls in India can get an education, this myth doesn't help with that.
Girls Cannot Participate in Class
The chaupadi tradition is a practice in rural parts of Nepal where women are literally put in isolation during their period. Again, the reason stems back to "being unclean." Women cannot be in classrooms with other students while menstruating.
The myth goes back to the belief that a woman's uncleanliness will anger Hindu goddesses. Dispelling myths like chaupadi where 16 percent of women in Nepal are forced from their homes into isolation is a task that will take effort, education and awareness.
Women Cannot Enter Holy Temples
This myth exists in parts of the world ranging from Bali and India to Nepal. Women are believed to be "unclean" while menstruating and are thus not allowed to enter "clean" and holy places like temples. This is a form of gender inequality that limits women from the same human rights like freedom to practice religion that men have access to.
Girls and women menstruating are not unclean. They are normal, natural, and healthy. The myth that women cannot enter temples and holy ground is culturally controversial, and a sensitive issue. When women are treated differently because of a naturally occurring body cycle it creates shame, taboos, and humiliation towards periods that is deeply embedded into society.
Reaching hand through the Girls Glory program recognizes the need of making government schools healthy and hygienic with the best sanitation facilities that would be of great benefit to students -the girl students mostly importantly, hence the name "GIRLS GLORY". This program is also in promotion of the sustainable development goals especially goal 3,5 and 6.
In pursuit of a long-term sustainable solution to the problems of menstrual hygiene Reaching Hand has adopted 150 schools since 2012, to empower the stakeholder community which includes schools' teachers and parents to lead and manage the school sanitation and wash focus.
Reaching Hand is responding to the immediate social needs of vulnerable women and girls as well as putting in place sustainable measures by creating good working relationship between BEO, BRP, CRP, and DDPI which will enable further participation and ownership of the project. Reaching has appointed full time ayammas in schools thereby creating employment opportunities to poor women.
• Conduct workshops on puberty, menstrual health & hygiene among teenage girls aged 11 to 18 in order to bring behavioural change.
• Find out reasons and reduce dropout rates and absenteeism amongst girls-done as per Swachh Bharat and Swachh Vidyalaya campaign.
• Parents Counselling
We construct and refurbish the toilet facilities and we influence behaviour of school children to adopt and maintain these facilities. In this program, we adopt schools for 3 years and make them enable and sustainable for quality outcome.
1. Improve the living standards of girls and women, providing them with quality menstrual hygiene products free of charge.
2. Improve the overall educational experience of adolescent girls by reducing the school absences and drop-out rate.
3. Increase the number of women and girls who can manage menstruation safely and hygienically.
4. Reduce the likelihood of women and girls developing health problems associated with improper menstruation management.
5. Improve awareness of menstrual health and puberty among young girls aged between 11-18 years.
6. Empower women and girls to see past the social and cultural taboos associated with menstruation and lead a life of dignity and confidence.
Over the years Girls Glory has achieved tremendous results with great testimonies and exceptional feedbacks, however we are not relenting in our movement and desire to see a world where all are included and treated equally, a world where things as basic and necessary as WASH is no longer seen as a luxury but necessity for everyone irrespective.
RH aspires to upscale this program to more number of schools in the coming future and take care of proper wastes manage system-(particularly Incinerators of burning used sanitary pads)
• Promote Hand Wash
• Provide safe drinking water
• Provide for proper waste management system
• Actively partner and upscale the project to adopt more schools.
Build Toilets
According to UNICEF, "education for girls can be fostered by something as basic as a girls-only toilet" these words might be light in weight, but they carry a lot of valuable facts, toilet play key role in the overall functioning of a school. The objective of the program is to raise awareness on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for 2000 underprivileged young girls' studying in Higher Primary Government Schools.
In accordance to the sustainable goal number 3 which strives to ensure good health and wellbeing of all, RH provides but not limited to the following-
• Provide toilets exclusively for girls through new constructions and renovate existing non-functional toilets
• Maintenance of toilets, water tanks, hand wash units, plumbing etc
• Installation and maintenance of building toilets, water tanks, hand wash, plumbing & others as per requirement
• Provide MHM Kit which includes sanitary pads, bhindi (for girls) and HH Kit which includes tissue paper, soap, toothpaste and brush to all students. (both boys and girls)
Toilets play a key role in the overall functioning of a school. It is hard to imagine a school functioning efficiently without a set of toilets. According to UNICEF, "education for girls can be fostered by something as basic as a girls-only toilet". Even in cases where schools have toilets, they will be unusable unless they are clean, private and functional
The objective of the program is to raise awareness on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for 2000 underprivileged young girls' studying in Higher Primary Government Schools.
Through this project, we are aiming to build and upgrade the toilet facilities in the schools and ensure that there is ample water facility with needed drainage & disposal arrangements. The young girls should come to the school with more confidence and dignity. We strive to enhance the educational experience of these girls by improving their understanding on health & hygiene and create an enabling surrounding by developing infrastructures. Reaching Hand aims to provide a fun and safe learning environment to the children, studying in the Government Schools so that they can compete with the mainstream students thereby fulfilling their dreams and aspirations.
You can help be a part of this necessary social change movement; we are making history every day, gently but firmly breaking the glass ceiling and every order hindrance on the girl child's wellbeing.
You could be a part of this great life –changing work by donating in furtherance of the Water, Sanitation and Health programs by contributing your quarter towards the construction, renovation, maintenance of toilets as well as providing Menstrual hygiene kits for young girls in several communities that we work with.
Help us lend a reaching hand and impact the lives of 25,000 young women within 5 years by donating to the building of toilets and the spreading awareness on the importance of hygienic practices during menstruation!
3 Lakh = Build toilets for 1 school with water facility


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Tues 21 May 2019 – The St Brendans 1st XV, went into their AFL5 Round 6 game against Kilmacud Crokes, short of several high profile players including Franklin O'Reilly, Paul Coleman, Luke McDonagh and Cormac Mullen. The latter two injured against Ballinteer St Johns nine days ago. Kilmacud Crokes are sitting nicely at the top of AFL5 with the brother of Dubs star Paul Mannion starting today.
Indeed it was the team that gave us Paul Mannion who opened the scoring after five minutes but John Burns gave The Dark Force a level game with a free in after a foul on Ger Bannon. Kilmacud Crokes showed why they are 5 from 5 in AFL5 with a superb exhibition of attacking play, and were on the verge of crowning off a glorious 45 hand pass move with a goal but the forward was penalised for over-carrying. Crokes led 0-03 to 0-01 after 18 minutes.
A goal was inevitable for the away side and after turning over Darragh Donnolly's kick-out, the ball was worked in and and Donnolly was beaten for goal. But St Brendans did respond when Kilmacud tried to hand pass the ball out of defence, buta hospital pass was hit straight to the Notorious Ryan Egan who passed onto fellow Sligo Man Ciaran Kilcullen (who earlier won a Mark) for a shot over the bar.
Kilmacud hit another brace of points, and again were on the verge of crowning off another glorious 40 hand pass move with a goal, but the forward shot straight into the breadbasket of Darragh Donnolly. St Brendan's hit a third point from a free in by John Burns, this time it was James McGee who drew the foul.
Half Time Score: St Brendan's 0-03 to 1-05 Kilmacud Crokes.
Kilmacud Crokes started the second half brightly with a brace of points, seven minutes into the second half and it Kilcullen who shot his second point, this time from a free in after a foul on Niall Prenty. Kilmacud almost ended the game as a contest in the next minute but the shot rasped over the bar, much to Donnolly's relief.
St Brendans 5th point came thanks to another free in from John Burns after James McGee was tripped collecting a Niall Prenty pass, but was forced off the field with a hamstring injury and replaced by Colin Folan.
17:38 gone in the second half and another Burns free in this time it was Egan who was pushed in the back. That was as good as it got for the home side as another Burns free in drifted wide which summed up St Brendan's evening.
One positive was the return to action of Hugh Bannon after suffering a nasty concussion in the Championship on April 14th.
Kilmacud hit three unanswered points in the last 10 minutes but finished the game with 14 men when one of their players received a straight red card for a high tackle on Lorcan Bannon.
Next Sundays away encounter against Templeogue Synge Street is now a must win.
Final Score from Longmeadows: St Brendan's 0-06 to 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes.


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2019 APC Innovation Summit Recap:
On June 25 - 27, 2019 over 85 attendees gathered at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY to participate in the APC Innovation Summit. This year's event was a wonderful success and provided an opportunity for faculty, staff, administrators and education partners to share best practices as well as learn from guest experts about how to address the challenges we face in higher education.
The program featured several plenary sessions highlighting new and emerging trends in higher education. The Innovation Summit also featured several breakout sessions with three tracks addressing particular issues for administrative staff, faculty and leadership development. This provided a great opportunity to hear from the experts at APC member colleges sharing the best practices used at their institutions.
Several corporate partners exhibited at the APC Conference and provided the opportunity for attendees to learn more about their products and services. A sincere thank you to the following exhibitors and sponsors for their support!
Cobbs Allen
McGraw-Hill Education
TFC Tuition Financing
2019 APC Innovation Summit Program Journal


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Nokia Music Store
Nokia has a fantastic new marketing website used to promote their Nokia Music Store (think iTunes, but for Nokia phones).
The marketing microsite site a sensational experience, god only knows how much they had to pay for the music content on that site, as there are some ROCKING tunes (i.e. Motor Heads "Ace of Spades"….damn that song rocks hard!).
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Go and explore the Nokia Music Store
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Dancing designs of sheer brilliance will brighten your look and lift your spirits. These dangle earrings are crafted in your choice of polished 14K white or yellow gold. Each earring glitters with of a cascade of 118 full round cut diamonds in prong settings. The total diamond weight is approximately 1.70ct with a color of G-H and a clarity of SI. They measure 1-7/8" x 5/16" and have lever backs.SKU Code: 34-5991-2


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These natural earthy earrings are made with natural Labradorite stone dagger drops wire wrapped in sterling silver on hypoallergenic surgical steel hooks.
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Labradorite is a member of the Feldspar family and is treasured for its remarkable play of color, known as labradorescence. The stone, usually gray-green, dark gray, black or grayish-white, is composed in aggregate layers that refract light as iridescent flashes of peacock blue, gold, pale green, or coppery red. The predominant blue varies within the light, displaying hues from deepest blue to various shades of pale, almost blue-green. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada.


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Love, life and friends is all that matters
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Ron Artest, self-proclaimed bad boy and up-and-coming rap failure, won't be back to the arena—at least not the basketball arena—for the rest of the season. Blame the Piston's fans, blame Artest, blame Ben Wallace—hell, blame Kobe Bryant's accuser, but the traditionally sacred non-contact agreement between NBA fans and players has been thoroughly tainted and transformed this time. Leave your foam fingers at home and make sure to sneak in your empty 40-ounce bottles because it's every fan for himself now. Yes, the NBA is finally embracing its streetball, thug warfare roots, and young ticket-holders everywhere secretly love every potential violent minute of it.We sent our chief investigative reporter, Mike Forest (aka Beech), all the way from East Lansing, MI to Indianapolis, IN to speak with Ron Artest, who was on-hand at a local music store signing autographs with his label's new R&B group, Allure.
Beech: Ron, we all saw what happened…from like, 30 angles. I felt like I was watching an interactive porn DVD. The point is, why did you punch the shit out of that guy?
Ben Wallace expresses regret for not cheating on his wife in Colorado.
Ron: He fucking disrespected me. Ain't nobody gonna do that to me. I'm Ron Motherfucking Artest baby. I got an image to create.
Beech: What was going through your head at that moment, Ron?
Ron: I don't remember exactly. I remember I was mad. It was like a hundred racist bees attacking my head and buzzing so loud I couldn't hear nothing else except "BBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZ!!"
Beech: A buzz?
Ron: Yeah, a buzz. A loud buzz. Pure white noise.
Beech: But it was just one little beer, Ron. Couldn't you have let it slide?
Ron: Hell naw. I did what any oppressed minority millionaire off his meds would do. You got something against people with money? You don't have money problems?
Beech: I have plenty of money problems, Ron, trust me. Let's get back to the brawl. Why did you proceed to punch another fan in the face when you came back onto the court?
Ron: Yo, Tater Tot was wearin' a Pistons jersey! I thought that nigga was Ben Wallace!
Beech: Hmm, right…Ben Wallace minus 3 feet in height, 10 inches of hair, plus 30 cheeseburgers a day. It seems like the defensive player of the year is getting a little too defensive. What are you trying to compensate for?
Ron: Ron Artest don't have to compensate for nothin'. Sometimes even a defender has to get on the offensive.
Beech: So that's what you're calling it: "Getting on the offensive?"
Ron: Are you deaf bitch? Don't make me body slam that dude next to you and then find out it was you.
Beech: Is it true that you will be releasing an R&B album and that you tried to take time off of your already-platinum day job to promote it? I mean, that's like me taking a break from writing for PIC to pursue coloring books…
Regretfully, David Stern was forced to use file photos for the NBA mugshots. Artest was sentenced to watch the rest of the season from his HD Plasma TV.
Ron: Coloring books are the shit, man, but it isn't exactly true that I asked for a break to do my producing thing. I been workin' on a little sumpin' sumpin' on my days off, but I just do it for the music. You gotta peep my group Allure though. They off the hook.
Beech: I downloaded them the other day, Ron, and I have to tell you: they sound terrible.
Ron: Motherfucker! You downloaded that shit? These ladies got bills to pay! You know how expensive extensions and ass implants are?!!
[Ron charges Mike and punches him in the face. Mike comes to several minutes later, lying broken in a pool of blood. His jaw will need reconstructive surgery, but nothing a few NBA dollars won't heal. He did his best to continue the interview anyway.]
Beech: The name of your record label is "Truwarier Records." Is it true that you are illiterate?
Ron: Please don't patronize me, Mike. We've all been to college. I think we can handle this like any two civil adults with serious anger management issues here.
Beech: Moving on…. On your website, you say that your album is "highly anticipated." Did someone explain to you what these two words mean when combined?
Ron: Yeah. People all over the world been waitin' for my shit to drop like a right hand to the face. But I'm not making any money off of this.
Beech: How confounding. Are you donating the proceeds to charity?
Ron: 3% of after-tax profits [approximately $27,000 in debt compounding at an annual 12% interest rate] will go to the Reggie Miller Starvation Fund so I don't have to pass to a goddamn
Ethiopian ghoul anymore.
Beech: A very worthy cause indeed. Where are the rest of the profits go—oooh, I get it. Right, the love of the music. Well, is there anything else you want to say to your fans?
Ron: Am I gonna have to punch you in the jaw again?
Beech: Right, no apologies. Probably a safe bet.
Ron: Aight then, see you in the cheap seats pussy. Peace.
Peace indeed, Ron. Peace, love, happiness and the occasional violent outburst. Long live the game.
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HITMAN, the AAA action-adventure stealth game from Io-Interactive, is out now for Linux.
As the cool and calculating Agent 47, take out your targets in six compelling chapters as you travel the globe from Paris to Bangkok and beyond.
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Battle of the Dardanelles (1657)
|Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles
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The Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War took place between 17 and 19 July 1657 outside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. The Ottomans succeeded in breaking the Venetian blockade over the Straits.
Ships involved
Venice and allies
Several ships were hired Dutch
Aquila Coronata (Dutch Kronede Arend)
San Giorgio (Zorzi) grande (Dutch Groote Sint Joris)
Profeta Elia
Rosa Moceniga
Zardin d'Olanda (Hollandsche Tuyn)
Principessa Reale
Principe di Venezia
Piccola Fortuna
Principessa grande
Principessa piccola
Gallo d'Oro
7 other sailing ships
7 galleasses
4 galleys - flag galley, under Mocenigo, blew up the next day
Ottoman Empire
18 sailing ships - 4 lost, 1 captured
10 galleasses - 1 sunk, 1 captured and several burnt about 3 days later
30 galleys - 1 captured that day or the next day
many transports and smaller vessels nearby
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In response to reports that the Trump Administration will triple the size of a tent camp for migrant children being held by the Department of Health and Human Services, Human Rights First's Eleni Bakst issued the following statement:
Children should never be held in tent cities. Period. This tragic situation is a result of the Trump Administration's year-long attack on the asylum system, and their hostility toward those who come to the United States seeking safety. The United States can and must do better than warehousing vulnerable children.
Many of these children have fled from horrific violence in their home countries, and rather than offer them protection, we are treating them like criminals and detaining them in conditions that experts agree can lead to long-lasting harm. Instead of keeping thousands of children in tents in the harsh Texas desert, the administration should release those who pose no risks to this country. There are many proven and cost-effective alternatives to detention.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (From news reports) -- The Wisconsin State Senate did not meet for a vote Sunday to approve nearly $100 million worth of tax incentives to the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Kimberly-Clark is on the verge of closing is Fox Crossings facility which has around 500 workers. State Senator David Hansen says the senate did not meet for a vote because some republicans are undecided.
"They are the party, the majority party," Hansen said. "They are way short with their votes, so don't come out here and say 'oh if we get one democrat,' it would be a lot more than that, but there is really no bill in front of us. No vote forth coming, so that's the rest of the story."
Kimberly-Clark was founded in the late 1800's and considers its location in the Fax Valley to be its flagship location.
Governor Scott Walker urged the Senate to meet for a vote, because he wants to protect the union workers at the factory.
"People don't realize, most of what they make at the plant that we are talking about here are things like depends," Walker said. "With an aging population here and around the world, they are actually a growing part of the market place. So it's going from, traditional things like what we are thinking with paper to a very different market place."
Hansen and Walker hope the senate can come to a vote after November's election.
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Donald Trump claims Germany owes the US and Nato 'vast sums of money' for defence of Europe against Russia
Despite running £234billion budget surplus, Germany just spends 1.23% of GDP while debt laden UK coughs up required 2%
DONALD Trump has blasted cash rich Germany for owing "vast sums of money" to Nato.
Tweeting a day after an awkward meeting with German leader Angela Merkel, Trump demanded Berlin should cough up billions of Euros more on defence.
Only the US and four other Nato members - including the UK - currently reach the alliance's benchmark of spending on defence which is 2% of GDP.
But Germany spends a miserly 1.23% of its national income despite running a whopping £234billion budget surplus.
The two leaders showed little common ground yesterday over a host of thorny issues, including Nato and defence spending.
And today Trump tweeted: "Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defence it provides to Germany!"
During their joint news conference, Trump - who has criticised NATO as "obsolete" - demanded that America's allies in the military alliance pay back "vast sums of money from past years".
Merkel said Germany had committed to increasing its military spending to the previously agreed level of 2% of GDP for NATO's European members.
Trump set the tone for his relations with Merkel during his campaign last year, saying her decision to allow close to a million refugees into Germany was a "catastrophic mistake" and suggested she was "ruining Germany".
In a truly cringe-worthy scene, the US President appeared to completely blank requests to shake his guest Angela Merkel's hand.
But Trump also lashed out at the news media on Saturday. "Despite what you have heard from the FAKE NEWS," he tweeted, "I had a GREAT meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
During the election and his presidential inauguration, Mr Trump declared Nato "obsolete" but has since modified his stance, telling European leaders the alliance remains of strategic importance.
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I rarely do book tags anymore, but I just cant resist fall (and I'm running out of post ideas). I don't think I did this one last year, so I'm doing it now. The Fall Book Tag was created by Bionic Book Worm. I've been following her for a while, and this is such a great tag. It's a fall tag, what more could you want?
(Edit: after I wrote this entire post, I realized I'd already done this book tag last year. Good news: the answers are completely different, so you can go check out my 2017 Fall Book Tag, too!)
Crisp Fall Air – A Book That Felt Fresh and New
The book that immediately came to mind is Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. It is unlike anything I've ever read, and it is so good. It's about a person who develops separate selves, and has to learn how to deal with their very different personalities. It's really dark, but very powerful. It might not be for everyone – it's definitely a bit weird – but it's one of the most unique books I've ever read, and it's worth exploring.
Howling Winds – An Ending That Blew You Away
For this one, I have to go with A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab. I am not a fan of cliffhanger endings (chapters are fine, I just like my books to be complete). But this one worked. It's shocking and perfect and had me rereading it over and over to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Comfy Sweaters – A Book That Gave You the Warm and Fuzzy's
Since I've talked about Pride and Prejudice so many times already, I'm going to go with The Darkling Bride by Laura Anderson. I did not have high expectations for this book, but it was just so lovely and dark and atmospheric. I've been thinking about it all year.
Bright Colors – A Cover with Either Red, Orange, or Yellow
I was going to go with a book with fire on the cover, but I decided to pick something a bit more unexpected: Educated by Tara Westover. It's a brilliant memoir about a girl who grew up with parents who shunned education, and ended up getting her PhD. It's well-written and heartbreaking, and I loved it. Highly recommended. (And it has all three colors on it's cover.)
Leaf Fight – A Book with Non Stop Action
My first instinct was to pick some sci-fi, so I'm not going to. Instead, I'm choosing The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee. This book absolutely blew me away. It's so good, and so fun, and just a really, great quick read.
Pumpkin Spice – Your Most Anticipated Read
I can honestly not wait much longer for Vengeful by V. E. Schwab. Good news, I don't have to – it comes out this month! I have been waiting for a sequel since I first read Vicious, and I am so excited to finally get to it.
I'm not tagging anyone in particular, but if you want to do this tag, go for it!
What's your favorite fall read?


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Bridge-Of-Love.com gives you an access to the database full of single Ukrainian mail order bride and other Slavic beauties.Read Review
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Amor en Linea is a free online dating platform targets the Latinoamerican community.Read Review
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Cecelia has helped build global partnerships among the world's largest brands and agencies to drive cutting-edge digital work. Her mission is to drive work that works -- fueling technology-driven creativity and help paint a new landscape of intelligent, beautiful, conscious and profitable digital advertising.
Cecelia pioneered the dedicated effort to work with Creative advertisers at Google and since then Creative Effectiveness and experimentation has become a major driver of success for Google advertisers. She co-authored Agile Creativity and designed the related hands-on hackathons, bringing Silicon Valley innovation culture to Madison Avenue.


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Victoria's best roller derby players will go head-to-head Saturday night (September 16th) as the Margarita Villains take on The Belles of the Brawl for the league championship. The Margarita Villains are the defending champions, claiming the decisive victory last year at the "Rumble at the Ridge" in Langford.
Villains Co-captain Bettina Slay says The Belles of the Brawl can expect the unexpected at this year's bout:
"We are planning to pull out some surprises in this finale they've never seen from us before. I really look forward to catching them off guard and hope it gives us the advantage we need."
The Belles of the Brawl meanwhile, will bring something extra to the table this game: their two newest draft picks Ruby Roughouser and Dark Knight — both transfer skaters, from Okanagan Roller Derby and Montreal Roller Derby respectively. As The Belles of the Brawl Co-captain Toombstone says, new talent aside, her team has come a long way since the start of the season:
"We're hard-working, we've got tenacity, and good endurance. The Villains are fierce, but we are not to be underestimated!"
Prior to the battle for the Calamity Cup, the Eves' junior team The Rotten Apples will take on their up-island rivals, The Candy Crushers.
The Apples will have some extra power added to their team after picking up Lawless and Emotional Clustertruck from the Saltspring Island Tempest. This will also mark the debut of two new Apples players, Kamakaze K and Low Expectations.
If you can't make it out to the season finale this year, you will be able to catch it broadcast afterwards on Shaw TV. The Eves have picked up out of town celebrity announcers for the occasion, with Vancouver's Mack the Mouth joining Victoria's Thrill-via Rivera on the television broadcast, and Calgary's Stay Pufft with local announcer Mr. Frenzie on the in-arena mics.
Tickets for the season finale are available online and at Ticket Rocket HQ (804 Broughton), Hive Hair, and Logan's Pub.
The event is family friendly (kids under 10 are free!), and includes a beer garden, half-time event, 50-50 draw and a vendor village.
The Eves of Destruction Roller Derby League was formed in 2006, has over 70 players, refs, and officials, and features five teams. Adult members play for The A-Team, The Belles of the Brawl, The Margarita Villains and The Hard Cores. The league also has a gender-inclusive junior team, The Rotten Apples, made up of players aged 10-18.


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Compiled by Cari kraft, Jacobs Management group, Inc.
INdUSTRY TRENdS: BY ThE NUMBERS
Showing a significant break with older colleagues,
millennial physicians overwhelmingly use smartphones
for all kinds of professional purposes. They also spend
3 hours a day on non-EHR digital data, and 37% use
social networks and message boards weekly.
Source: Decision Resources Group, "Taking the Pulse
U.S. 2017," April 2017
A HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) survey shows
that more than half of all hospitals are using three or more connected technologies.
These include mobile-optimized patient portals, apps for patient education, remote
patient monitoring, telehealth fee-for-service programs, SMS texting, patient
generated health data, and telehealth concierge services
Source: HIMSS, "Connected Health Survey," March 2016
In a study of customer experience in healthcare, it was also
found that 81% of payer execs are investing in technology
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> Oklahoma Special Milk Program
Program Description:
The Special Milk Program (SMP) provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve. Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may also participate in SMP to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have access to the school meal programs.
General Program Requirements:
Any child in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program can get milk. Schools may elect to offer free milk to low-income children. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Oklahoma, your household's annual income before taxes must not exceed $20,036 if one person lives in the household; $26,955 if two people live in the household; $33,874 if three people live in the household; $40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household; $54,631 if six people live in the household; $61,550 if seven people live in the household; and $68,469 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
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To apply for the Special Milk program, directly contact your child??s school, camp, or child care institution to find out if it participates in the Special Milk Program.
The Federal agency Child Nutrition Programs manages this program and provides state contact information here: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm Additionally, you can view further information about your state's Special Milk program here: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page...
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For more information regarding the Oklahoma Special Milk Program, please call the Department of Education-Child Nutrition office at: 405-521-3327
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Las Vegas DJ/producer DJ Scene and VH1 Master of the Mix Champion JayCeeOh have teamed up to bring us their newest release titled "Damn". This thumping 100 BPM record is a full-out trap banger that will leave you saying "damn" at each drop. With colossal builds and pristine use of vocal samples complemented by bouncy dutch synths, it's safe to say "Damn" is club-ready gold that will turn any dance floor into a twerk fest.
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10 Ways to Get Protein Without Eating Meat
Veganism and vegetarianism have become so widely accepted as in that way many people are trying to help our planet. Lot of people are changing their lifestyles as a result of the ongoing environmental issues, ethical reasons and their health. Removing meat from your diet is a part of their change of lifestyle, and because of that many turn to veganism and vegetarianism. This is a good thing as in that way we are changing the condition of our planet.
But, the question remains, how to get protein without consuming meat?
Naturally, there are always other ways as our planet has offered us many meat-free products. Usually when we think about proteins the first thing that comes to our mind is meat, then fish and eggs. However, as we said before there are meat-free foods that offer the necessary proteins for our bodies:
Alternatives of Getting Protein Without Consuming Meat
- Broccoli 1 cup chopped = 8 grams
- Beans 1 cup kidney beans = 13 grams
- Chia Seeds 2 tablespoons = 4.7 grams
- Chickpeas ½ cup = 7.3 grams
- Edamame ½ cup, boiled = 8.4 grams
- Green peas 1 cup = 7.9 grams
- Nuts 1 ounce = 5 to 6 grams
- Quinoa 1 cup = 8 grams
- Tofu ½ cup = 20 grams
- Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon = 1 gram
Basic facts about protein
- Our body needs protein because it is vital for proper cell growth and repair. We cannot survive without enough quantities of protein. Protein assists us to grow, recover, and carry almost every chemical reaction within the body system.
- Men require 56 grams of protein on daily basis.
- Women require 46 grams of protein on daily basis.


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University of Pittsburgh, main campus at Pittsburgh; private with some state support; coeducational; chartered and opened as an academy 1787, called Western Univ. of Pennsylvania 1819–1908. It operates campuses at Johnstown (1927), Greensburg (1963), Bradford (1963), and Titusville (1963) as well. There are centers for social and urban research and for international studies, and it has a noted medical center.


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The YOMI in School Arc is the nineteenth arc in the manga series and the eighth arc in the Yami/YOMI Saga.
New Semester, New EnemiesEdit
The arc begins with Kenichi Shirahama running late for his second year at high school. He accidentally touched Miu Fūrinji from behind which made her throw him, but this time Kenichi landed on his feet. His parents got a certificate made by Apachai Hopachai that he won the DofD Tournament. Kisara Nanjō was promoted to the 3rd year of high school, but Ikki Takeda and Kōzō Ukita didn't graduate, because of being delinquents and that they didn't study. Some 1st year delinquents were picking on Kenichi until Haruo Niijima and his men came and told them that Kenichi was in the Shinpaku Alliance. At Ryouzanpaku, while some of the masters were thinking that Yami or YOMI hasn't attack, since they were fighting each other. But the elder knew that it was the calm before the storm. Back at school, the students had gathered and saw that some foreign exchange students appeared in school. But Kenichi and his friends were shocked when they saw that four YOMI students are now attending the school. The ones attending were Boris Ivanov, Tirawit Kōkin (Narashima), Rachel Stanley (Castor) and Ethan Stanley (Pollux) as second year students. Tirawit came to Kenichi and told him that YOMI will destroy everyone at the school in ninety minutes by showing them that Satsujinken is the true martial arts. Also Tirawit told Kenichi that even though he's not YOMI's leader, he's stronger than Shō Kanō. Kenichi rushed over to Ryouzanpaku dojo to tell them that YOMI is at his school. Akisame Kōetsuji had him do more training to improve. Miu told Kenichi that they will defeat YOMI with the power of their Katsujinken. The next day at school, Rachel joined the Gymnastic Club and showed skills that challenge even Miu. Tirawit was attracting some ladies. Boris was forcing delinquents listen to the teacher. And Ethan had a silly makeover be done by girls. In the hallway, Kenichi saw Boris clean all the windows at school when he was suppose to clean only to windows in the classroom. Kenichi sensed someone behind, but had grabbed (unintentionally) one of Rachel's breasts and kissed him on the cheek making Miu (who's standing nearby) jealous. Outside, Daimonji and his friends were bullying Tirawit to hand over his money. But Tirawit shocked them all by bending the coins and analyzed everything about Daimonji by just looking in his eyes. Daimonji called in his gang to attack Tirawit.
Fist of Destruction, Alexander GaidarEdit
In Russia, Colonel Urakikov was warned about Yami, but he denied their existence. Suddenly, the Destructive Fist, Alexander Gaidar, showed up and assassinated him and the armed men inside the building. He jumped out and had Boris give him tissues to clean his hands. Boris informed Alexander that he has been elected the School Representative. Back in Tokyo, Kenichi wanted to tell Miu that he wanted to date her (after winning the DofD Tournament), but didn't have the guts (though this was also due to the fact the elder promised he'd let him ask her out, but then reminded him that he must defeat him first, realizing the elder lied to him). Suddenly, Boris arrived by parachute then ate breakfast on his way to school. At Ryouzanpaku, Inspector Honmaki informed the masters about Colonel Urakikov's assassination. Also Yami has some politicians supporting them as an idol which could give them power to control a whole nation. Honmaki then told them that the 49 men were killed by Alexander Gaidar. That night, Kenichi was sparring with Miu and tried using Ryusei Seikuken, but couldn't find out what she is thinking and was defeated. Kenichi was still down on thinking that he may not keep his promise to Shō about protecting Miu, but Akisame said that ever since Kenichi came to Ryouzanpaku, Miu has gained a lot of expressions on her face. The masters then had Kenichi go with Shio Sakaki and Akisame to bodyguard a politician from Alexander. Kenichi went to get the emblem he got Boris in case he showed up. At a hotel, three arrived to protect the congresswoman. However, when they heard that they talked to Inspector Honmaki on the phone, Sakaki knew Yami had the information. They came to the room and saw that she was being kidnapped by Alexander. Sakaki went to chase them, but was stalled by fighting Alexander's minions so Kenichi and Akisame chased after Alexander. Kenichi and Akisame arrived at an unfinished building with Boris and his men waiting for them. Akisame got past them to get to Alexander, but Boris chased him on his master's orders. Kenichi then used Boris' emblem to challenge him to a duel only for Boris to have his men fight instead. Kenichi defeated them with little effort. Boris sensed that Kenichi got stronger and wanted to fight him, but still had to stop Akisame under Alexander's orders. Kenichi jumped in front of Boris to fight him. Alexander got to the top floor only to be greeted by a waiting Akisame. Boris grabbed Kenichi and was about to strangle him to death, but Kenichi pushed him away with his Elbow Lifting Palm. Suddenly, they saw Akisame and Alexander's fight as Akisame bent the steel wires Alexander threw at him into an angel. Alexander threw the angel at Akisame, but Akisame sent it back at him bent as one of his statues and hit Alexander. They threw each other with counter-throws, but Akisame signaled Kenichi to rescue the congresswoman. Alexander had Boris get the congresswoman into the helicopter that had just arrived. Akisame showed his Jiu-jitsu technique to become invisible and attack with throws that Alexander couldn't parry. Alexander decided to retreat with his Boris, but threw the congresswoman off the building. Luckily, Kenichi caught her and caught the rope Sakaki threw him when he arrived. Boris saw he was defeated by Kenichi in loyalty. At the ramen shop, Kenichi was scolded for doing something foolish, but was also congratulated for saving the congresswoman's life.
Shinpaku Alliance MeetingEdit
At school, Kenichi was nervous about going to school with Boris after having a fight with him. Nijima used Hermit's scouts to investigate the YOMI students. He then told Kenichi to come to the Shinpaku Alliance Meeting and bring Miu with him. At the Shinpaku Hideout, Miu was happy that she finally got invited to the Shinpaku Alliance. They then saw the building being remodeling after hearing that Kisara's dad let them officially rent it and Siegfried paid for the remodeling. They came inside and saw the new training equipment and Hermit being bitten in the leg by Honoka Shirahama until Kenichi told her to stop. Then the other captains showed up for the meeting. Nijima told them that Freya is now a college student and has been teaching her own dojo now, Siegfried is now attending the Music Academy for the Second Year, and Thor has been continuing training in Sumo for publicity. Nijima informed Kenichi that YOMI believes the Shinpaku Alliance is now part of Ryouzanpaku, since they tried to invite them (except Ukita) to join them. The captains remembered that Kajima Satomi warned them that if they don't join YOMI, they will die. Battle At the Sports Festival
At school, the students were participating in the Sports Festival as all students were prepared to participate. Nijima was informed by Takeda and Kisara that if they don't respond to YOMI today, they'll die. Ukita came first in the Tire Dragging Event though Kisara didn't see. Kenichi threw the iron ball far in the Shot Put Event, but only Miu saw Kenichi threw the ball very far only for Ethan to catch it and threw it at the 40 centimeter mark. In the Calvary Battle, the challenge was to take the more bandanas than the other team. All the guys were participating with Kenichi on top of Takeda, Ukita, and a Shinpaku member for the white team; Natsu on top of Nijima, Matsui, and another Shinpaku member also for the white team; and Tirawit on top of Boris, Ethan, and another student for the red team. Nijima thought that YOMI would kill them in the Cavalry Battle to make it look like an accident. When it started, Tirawit's group already stole most of the white team's bandanas. Tirawit was about to get Kenichi, but he caught his hand. Ukita was about to attack the non YOMI student in the group, but they saw that Tirawit was only riding Boris and Ethan from the start. Natsu got off his "horse" and stopped Tirawit while grabbing some red team bandanas. Tirawit was analyzing Kenichi and backed off. Time was up and the White Team won with 2 survivors against 1. Kenichi noticed that Tirawit was using Muay Thai. In the other competitions, Rachel was disqualified at the Hurdles, but won the Pole Vault. Ethan won at Tug-o-War when Rachel forced him to show off. In the end of the festival, the overall score: White Team – 363 and Red Team – 362.
Trouble At Karate ClubEdit
Kenichi was watering some flowers until he saw Daimonji on the ground beaten up by Tirawit. He wanted Kenichi to help save the Karate Club, but it was a trap for an ambush. Daimonji told him that Tirawit (Narashima) trained the Karate Club to use Muay Thai and they follow him, but the Karate Club beat Daimonji when Narashima claimed he had no talent. The club attacked Kenichi with powerful attacks they learned from Narashima in such a short time, but got easily defeated. Tirawit suddenly appeared asked Kenichi how it feels to beat up ordinary people which were the Karate Club who learned nothing about defense. Kenichi and Tirawit started fighting and Kenichi noticed that Tirawit uses Ancient Muay Thai called Muay Boran. Kenichi remembered Apachai accidentally use it on Kenichi late one night. Kenichi thought of learning some of those techniques, but Akisame warned Kenichi that he doesn't know what will happen, so Kenichi decided not to learn. Tirawit threw the unconscious fighters at Kenichi, but Kenichi caught them and put them down. Tirawit then teased to Kenichi that his body has already become a deadly weapon. Kenichi attacked when Tirawit dropped his guard only to be hit with Yan Erawan. Before losing consciousness, Tirawit said that even though he could beat Shō, Kenichi couldn't beat him. Tirawit checked Kenichi and confirmed that he is dead. Outside, Daimonji was running away and thought Kenichi will die until he tripped over Kenichi's water pot and remembered that he was just treated the same way he treated Kenichi when he joined the Karate Club. He ran back to get Kenichi some help and went to the Shinpaku Meeting Room. Daimonji informed Nijima that Kenichi is in trouble. When they got to the Karate Club, they saw Kenichi dead. Nijima was about to do CPR until Akisame and Apachai came to save Kenichi. Akisame complimented Daimonji for being brave just before Miu came and saw what happened. At Yami Headquarters, Tirawit was playing chess against Kajima Satomi after informing him that he killed Kenichi. Kajima believed that Tirawit was wrong, but Tirawit was certain that Kenichi had died as a martial artist.
Cure For FearEdit
The arc begins at Ryouzanpaku a week after Kenichi Shirahama's loss against Tirawit Kōkin, Miu Fūrinji came and saw that Kenichi had recovered so much that he was too energetic to sleep. Miu told Kenichi that Tirawit had moved to another school. Kenichi was about spar with Shio Sakaki, but the latter saw that Kenichi isn't ready to fight yet. The masters gathered and found out that Tirawit had sown the Seeds of Terror into Kenichi's heart and thought that Kenichi may leave the world of martial arts forever. The elder had Shigure take Kenichi with her on one of her sword hunting trips to help him get over his fears. Kenichi and Shigure arrived at an old village. Shigure told Kenichi they're walking into a trap for Shigure's head, but the elder allowed her to go into reckless situations. They shared a room at a messy hotel with rooms that have spears pop out of the edge of tatamis when someone steps on it. Shigure noticed that Kenichi is energetic, because his fear injury is still open when she examined him with her ki flow. She believed that Kenichi could be cured from that in the Weapons World. The two went into the mixed bath together for cleansing until they were attacked by some weapon users. Shigure hit them with her ribbon after soaking it in hot water and using it like a whip. Shigure then used the ribbon to grab her katana that she hid in a tree and defeated two of her opponents. She then took the scarab of her blade and defeated the last one with a quick draw slash. At the meeting point, Shigure explained to Kenichi that those assassins were just the first wave and that they're not going home until she gets one of her father's swords. They came across a bunch of people that were after Shigure's head and katana that holds the secret of steel. Suddenly, Sai Kagerou of Yami appeared and instantly sliced someone when his Tsubanari made a sound. Even Shigure thought she couldn't win against Kagerou when she was almost killed by him when she was a child. Shigure threw a shuriken at the bell around the men to let them see that they're here. Shigure gave Kenichi arm guards that once belonged to Miu's father. Kenichi then remembered his promise to Shō Kanō before dying and proceed to fight with Shigure. She easily defeated all those men while falling down and not killing any of them. Kenichi was scared when he had to face a samurai wielding a spear, but Shigure told him to use fear as a weapon to detect an enemy's attack. Kenichi dodged the spear and almost got hit by his hidden sword. The samurai laughed at Kenichi for being insane for using any weapons, but Kenichi easily defeated him with Mubyoshi. Shigure found out Kenichi is not only afraid of dying, but also afraid of killing someone. She then took out all of the other weapon users except for Kagerou. Kenichi saw that Kagerou's Seikuken was huge enough and Shigure had to put Tochūmaru down (showing that she's serious). Kagerou attacked Shigure with a barrage of word strikes, but only sliced her jacket to pieces. Kagerou was happy that he can get serious in his fight with Shigure then used even faster slashes until Shigure threw a sai inside his sword's guard. They brought the fight inside the hut while Kenichi and Touchmaru followed them inside. Shigure used her Shuriken Dance to attack Kagerou from behind only to have her kimono sliced apart. Touchmaru attacked Kagerou to save Shigure only to be knocked back with one finger. However, this made Shigure angry and decided to fight with the front side of her katana. She moved so fast that she fused with her blade and cut off some of Kagerou's hair. They prepared for one last slash and fused their blades, but Shigure was the one victorious as Kagerou remembered that she was the child of the sword smith that made his blade. Shigure took Tsubanari as her prize before heading back. Back at Ryouzanpaku, Kenichi and Shigure returned. Sakaki, Akisame, Apachai, and Kensei Ma used their combined on Kenichi, but he withstood it. Shigure had Ma take care of Touchmaru though the mouse had only minor injuries. The elder told Kenichi he can keep the arm guards thinking he may need to use them again. Shigure was in her room cutting Tsubanari as part of her father's legacy for her then Kenichi came in and thanked for what she did for him. Then Shigure smiled for the first time making Miu noticed Kenichi helped Shigure change. Invasion during a Beach Trip. Kenichi came back to his family after being away from them so long. Kenichi's dad was worried that he is growing up so fast. At school, Yūka Izumi and the Shinpaku Alliance were glad that Kenichi quickly recovered after he was almost killed by Tirawit. Kenichi apologized to Mizunuma for not getting revenge for him, but Mizunuma told him that his master recovered enough to come back to his dojo. Then they ran into Boris who was getting chairs for Kyoko Ono and Kenichi, Takeda, and Ukita had to help to avoid fighting in school. The YOMI students were enjoying school life though the Shinpaku Alliance was being cautious of them. Miss Ono invited Boris to the beach camp that the second year students were going which he thought was the perfect opportunity to kill Kenichi. At the beach camp, the boys (except Natsu) were competing in a 25 meter swimming race. Boris came in first, Kenichi in second, Ethan in third, and Nijima in fourth. In Russia, Alexander Gaidar came back after annihilating an entire battalion by himself and escorted by the army. He is glad that he's back from destroying people that denied Yami's existence and now had to wait for Boris to finish his mission. At night, Boris had to avoid Nijima's sensors. Miss Ono came and told Boris to relax and act more like a regular student. He ran to get Miss Ono some food while remembering that he has to complete the mission. Natsu came to warn Kenichi that Boris' troops came meaning that the final battle is starting. The next day, the students were grouped into 4-person teams. Boris wanted to go alone, but Miss Ono teamed him up with Shimayama and Tanaka. Kenichi and the Shinpaku Alliance members at the camp were ready for action. At the mountains; Kenichi, Miu, Nijima, Matsui, and Kurokawa were in one group on the B Course thinking Boris wasn't going to reach them until the summit, but Boris had ambushed them. Boris attacked them with log and threw Kenichi with him off the cliff. Miu deflected the logs to keep the others safe, but then had to fight one of the Russian soldiers, Maxim, while Kenichi had to face Boris near the river in the valley. In Tanimoto's group, Natsu noticed that some Russian soldiers were about to decapitate one of the teachers so he attacked them. Izumi (who was kept from going with Kenichi by Nijima) has unknowingly been saved by the Stanley Siblings. The Russian Soldiers told them they're also working for Yami, but Rachel told them that she only works for her master, Diego Carlo. Boris had informed Kenichi that he planned to annihilate everyone from the school, since they're related to the operation. Kensei Ma and Apachai were enjoying a bento made by Shigure after defeating a lot of soldiers in the mountains Suddenly, they realized that they only beat half of the troop and they split up to kill the students and teachers. Some soldiers surrounded Nijima, Matsui, and Kurokawa when Miu wasn't around, but Nijima played his flute to summon Siegfried. Siegfried had been hiding for 28 hours to protect the Shinpaku Alliance. The soldiers had Siegfried on their list, but he believed that it won't turn out as they planned. Hermit went all out on the three soldiers that were after his group. The Stanley Siblings had also finished off another group of soldiers. Miu took a while, but finished taking out Maxim who only had Master Class Endurance and went up to help Nijima and the others. Miss Ono saw Miu jump up and Maxim (who she thought was a Bear Man), but tripped over a log and fell off the clip. Luckily, she caught onto a branch only to be found by some more Russian soldiers when she called for help in Russian. Lieutenant Gergins wanted to have her pulled up and killed, but the branch broke and she fell into the river.
Akisame Koetsuki Vs. Alexander GaidarEdit
In Russia, Akisame came to the army base while Sakaki and some anti-Yami Russian soldiers were spying to see what's happening. Akisame had already taken out the guards while making it look like no one has come. Akisame had cut off the power and when a soldier came to see what was going on, he saw all the other soldiers standing unconscious. A soldier had come in Alexander's room to tell him that the Power Outage was only a false alarm. Alexander was shocked when the soldier asked about him sending a special force team to Japan with Headquarters' Authorization, but it was really Akisame using the soldier as a ventriloquist dummy. Akisame informed Alexander that the Russian Government asked Akisame to arrest Alexander. Akisame drew first blood, but Alexander used a disappearing when he witnessed Akisame from their last battle. He threw Aksiame with his Thunderbolt in Extreme Winter Throw, but he survived. They used their disappearing moves at the same time. one of the soldiers woke up and was about to shoot, but Alexander ordered him not to. Alexander saw where Akisame was through the reflection of one of the soldier's eyes and caught him only to be thrown. Akisame had used his ki to force alexander's body to move to certain reflexes for collapsing. Akisame and Alexander had soon gotten serious then rushed to grab each other. When the smoke cleared, the conscious soldier soldier thought Alexander won, but lost when he lostconsciousness for two seconds by one of Akisame's strangling techniques. Akisame gave him the communicator and Alexander ordered his troops to withdraw from the mountains.
Kenichi Vs. Boris Vs. GerginsEdit
Boris told Kenichi that he was willing to kill the helpless teachers and students if under orders. Kenichi tried to run to protect everyone, but Boris blocked his path. Boris got through Kenichi's powerful Seikuken by using combination attacks. Kenichi got out of Boris' grip by using a powerful throw. Suddenly, they found Miss Ono falling into the river and she thought she saw them having fun. Gergins and two Russian soldiers showed up and told him that they had passed the time limit. Boris tried contacting the base on Alexander's orders, but there was no response. Boris wanted Gergins to stop and inform all troops only for Gergins to ignore and went to kill Miss Ono. Luckily, Kenichi and Boris each knocked out a soldier that was next to Gergins. Gergins used many quick knife attacks without revealing any openings. Kenichi and Boris decided to work together and defeated Gergins by throwing him on his back. Boris called his troops to stop the mission only to find out that the Shinpaku Alliance had already defeated the men at the mountain. Kenichi and Boris took off their shirts to continue their battle. Kenichi was giving Boris many hard blows, but Boris managed to enter Kenichi's Seikuken. Boris used his Combat Sambo to hit Kenichi with unexpected attacks. Kenichi tried using his Strongest Combo #1, but his throw got countered by Boris. Kenichi landed a blow with a Double Palm, but had footing in the water. Boris charged at Kenichi with a barrage of hits, but Kenichi caught Boris and kept strangling him until he lost conscious. Boris woke up and Kenichi gave him is communicator telling him that Alexander was contacting him. Alexander ordered him to cancel any connection to YOMI and don't bother to look for him as his last order. However, Boris went to look for his master, since he was ordered to not look after he disconnected any relation to YOMI. He then admitted that Kenichi was the winner of their fight.
War Is Over
Back in Russia, Alexander was handcuffed and saw the congresswoman was the one responsible for giving the government evidence for his arrest. The congresswoman explained to Akisame and Sakaki that Alexander will be taken to the Big Lock at the secret location that not even the One Shadow, Nine Fists could escape from. Back at the mountains in Japan, Kenichi was carrying Miss Ono to the peak where the others are waiting telling her that all the danger she saw was just her imagination and Boris left back to Russia. But, Boris ran alongside them telling him that he doesn't want to raise suspicions and that he still has to obey Miss Ono's mission. Everyone was at the beach having fun (even Boris) and YOMI wasn't planning another attack though the Shinpaku Alliance didn't let their guard down. Kensei Ma disguised himself as a random bystander and was helping Rachel get a lot of attention, but was soon chased off by Miu. Boris then told Shimayama and Tanaka to look after Miss Ono and maintain order in the classroom when he leaves. Back at school after the beach trip, Miss Ono was sad that Boris left for Russia after cleaning the windows last night. Some delinquents were talking in class, but Shimayama and Tanaka got everyone else to have them pay attention in class. Takeda was sad that he, Ukita, and Kisara weren't able to come to the trip, but Nijima warned them that there are still 2 members of YOMI left in the school. One of the gteachers, Mr. Shinozaki, got beaten in Shogi by Chikage Kushinada, a student that has skipped grades to get into high school.
The Child ProdigyEdit
At Yami Headquarters, Kajima was telling Tirawit that Kenichi had defeated Boris. Tirawit wanted to fight Kenichi again and make sure to kill him this time, but Kajima told him to wait his turn like everyone else. Ryuuto told Kajima that Kenichi is an idiot that likes to talk big which Kajima thought was an interesting person to defeat three members of YOMI. At Ryouzanpaku, two YOMI emblems (Radin Jihan's and Shō Kanō's) were delivered to Kenichi. Sakaki and Kensei Ma were thinking of selling them, but Kenichi wanted to keep them as memories of dueling them. Kenichi wanted to relax knowing that Alexander Gaidar is sent to the Big Lock, but the elder told Kenichi to not let his guard down. At Shinpaku Headquarters, Nijima was informed that 5 YOMI members had entered Kouryou High School by former Ragnarok members Loki and Number 20. Four of the YOMI members they saw were transfer students, but they didn't check that any of the freshmen was the fifth YOMI member. At Kouryou High School, Matsui was telling Nijima about the Chikage, the super genius that has skipped grades. Matsui asked some tough math questions that Chikage easily answered. Nijima then made a bet of their lunches to see if he could guess what's in her bento. Nijima told her what he knows what's in it by spying on her. Kenichi grabbed Nijima and Miu took the food back to give to the young genius, but she told her that Nijima won the lunch fair and square. Miu, Nijima and Matsui knew right away she was from YOMI, but Nijima didn't want anyone else to know. Back at the dojo, Miu was talking to Shigure about not letting Kenichi fight Chikage, since Kenichi doesn't want to fight women nor children. Back at school, Miu's fears came true when she saw Chikage with Kenichi talking about plants and playing around together. Nijima whispered to Miu that he'll try to lure her away from him, but Miu warned Nijima that child shouldn't be underestimated. That night, Chikage has beaten a lot of guys from a different dojo. One guy tried to fight on all fours so she wouldn't throw him, but Chikage defeated him with ease. Her master, Mikumo Kushinada, explained that Chikage uses Ryuu Jujitsu which is 100% skill and 0% strength. The next day at school, Miu was practicing some gymnastics at her club and 1 had copied her movements after watching her for a year. Miu suddenly saw Kenichi play around some more with Chikage. Miu wanted to eat lunch with Kenichi at their regular eating spot, but when Kenichi decided to bring Chikage, she ate with Nijima on the roof instead. Nijima told Miu that Chikage was a young genius in every way. Takeda, Kisara, and Ukita came to tell them that they couldn't find the last YOMI member at school (not knowing it was Chikage). Back at Ryouzanpaku at night, Kenichi and Miu were watching the sky from Miu's favorite spot. Kenichi told Miu that he knew Chikage was from YOMI and was being nice to her so she wouldn't kill anyone. It was Kenichi's own way of fighting.
Major FightsEdit
Story NotesEdit
- Kenichi Shirahama, Miu Fūrinji, and Natsu Tanimoto are second year high school students
- Kisara Nanjō is now a third year high school student while Ikki Takeda and Kōzō Ukita were held back from graduating.
- Tirawit Kōkin was introduced as a member of YOMI
- Yami are backed up by politicians
- Siegfried, Freya, and Thor can't be called as often for the Shinpaku, since they don't go to Kenichi's school
- Tirawit claimed that he had killed Kenichi as a martial artist, but he was resurrected by Shigure's sword hunting trip.
- Some YOMI members don't obey other masters from Yami
- Alexander Gaidar was defeated and placed in the Big Lock
- Boris Ivanov was defeated and went to Russia to look for Alexander Gaidar
- Kenichi received 2 more emblems from YOMI
- Loki and Number 20 work for the Shinpaku Alliance as spies
- Chikage Kushinada was introduced as a member of YOMI and a first-year student at Kenichi's school.
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