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Analisis Kepemimpinan Partisipatif dalam Pengendalian Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan

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Tropical forests in Palangka Rraya city is a tremendous asset givenin view of the forest can provide economic beneﬁ ts as a foreigPendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD ) in addition it is also the sector with the most potentialas a source of livelihood and life for society and private plantationcompanies . However, the existence of forests are currently threatened due to forest areas that were once green became barren and the barren region that is mainly caused by human activity that is that is doing the destruction and land by burningburning the land . Land and forest ﬁ res occur each year into problems and threats faced by the multidimensional impact forests. In order For to supporting local government in realizing the land and forest ﬁ re control,  based on the Regional RegulationPeraturan Pemerintah No. 7 of 2003 is related to the preparation of the land and forest ﬁ re control and decision of the Mayor of Palangkaraya No. 11 of 2008 while the duties and functions of the head of Head of the Environment AgencyBadan Lingkungan Hidup (BLH) by Peraturan WalikotaMayor Regulation Palangkaraya No. 17 of 2012 on job descriptions positions of Chairman of the Environment AgencyBLH Palangkaraya is formulating operational policy body, controlling, developing, organizinge, coordinating e and providinge technical services in the ﬁ eld of environmental management are integrated with the together-together relevant agencies in accordance with the provisions and applicablelaws.the laws that apply. This study will explore participatory leadership style used by the Head of BLH Palangkaraya in control of land and forest ﬁ res . Eﬀ orts made by the Head of BLH Palangkaraya is to involve members of the organization in BLH Palangkaraya to be active to control land and forest ﬁ res.

forest ﬁ res; leadership; participative leadership

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Recent advances in irrigation technologies have led many states to incentivize homeowners to purchase United States Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense-labeled, smart irrigation controllers. However, previous research of smart controllers has shown that their use may still result in excess water application when compared with controllers manually programmed to replace actual water loss. This study compared kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) irrigation applications using three smart irrigation controllers, a conventional irrigation controller programmed according to Cooperative Extension recommendations, and the average irrigation rate of area homeowners in Utah during 2018 and 2019. Of all the controllers tested, the manually programmed controller applied water at amounts closest to the actual evapotranspiration rates; however, smart controllers applied from 30% to 63% less water than area homeowners, depending on the controller and year of the study. Kentucky bluegrass health and quality indicators—percent green cover and normalized difference vegetation indices—varied between years of the study and were lower than acceptable levels on several occasions in 2019 for three of the four controllers tested. Compared with the results of similar studies, these findings suggest that the effects of smart irrigation controllers on turfgrass health and quality may vary by location and over time.

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The study examined to what extent the manipulation of hurdle height (0.76-m hurdle, low hurdle 0.50 m, and white stripe) would affect visual regulation strategies and kinematic reorganization when approaching the first hurdle. In addition, the impact of constraints as a training tool in terms of creating movement patterns functional for and representative of competitive movement models was assessed. The approach phase to the first hurdle of 13 physical education students with no previous experience in hurdling was video recorded and analyzed. Emergence of different footfall variability curves and movement coordination patterns suggests that participants interact differently with features of the performance context. Contrary to the white stripe, the hurdle height required participants to initiate regulation and distribute adjustments over a larger number of steps, and afforded the preparation for takeoff in order to clear the hurdle. In task design, manipulation of task constraints should offer valuable information regarding the dynamics of movement.

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This study examined the contribution of instructional self-talk and observational learning on the development of long jump technique. Sixty-nine beginner athletes were randomly assigned to four groups: ‘self-talk’, ‘video’, ‘self-talk + video’ and control group. All groups performed 24 practice sessions, consisting of a cognitive intervention program in the form of either instructional self-talk or observational learning, or a combination of both, and the practice of specific drills. A significantly higher performance improvement was recorded for the self-talk group in post test, whereas when kinematic variables of the motor skill (center of mass displacement) were assessed, “observational learning” proved to be more effective. The findings of the current study suggest that young, beginner athletes, participating in complicated tasks, may benefit from cognitive intervention techniques, through enhanced attentional focus on the most critical elements of the motor skill.


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Online Sport Betting – You Can Make Winnable Bets from Home

Online sports betting is very popular and accounts for billions of dollars around the world. Since its inception, the online betting market has grown exponentially. This coincides with the advent of the Internet. Today, you can legally place bets on sports through any of the hundreds of online betting sites. They are all located at offshore gambling establishments in countries that allow such activities. Some sites are dangerous and you need to choose carefully when choosing an Internet sportsbook.

While you may already be aware that gambling is risky, you can reduce the chance of losing your money to a scam by placing a wager on a trusted online betting site. Online sports betting is growing in popularity because it is easy to do every day, adds excitement to sporting events, and gives you the chance to win lots of money. This article will show you how to place safe and easy online sports bets, and how to make money.

Online sport betting has changed the definition of gambling. It has traditionally been considered a common activity that sports fans could participate in, which would increase their interest for a specific game or sporting event. The leagues and teams interested in this activity would benefit because they would have a larger television audience and a greater attendance at the games.

In the past, you couldn’t gamble in America. The only place that could be used was Las Vegas. The internet has opened up the possibility of a global online betting market for sport betting, where gambling restrictions are either weak or nonexistent.

Online sport betting is legal, you may ask. Online sports betting is legal and can be done via an online casino. Over the past decade, hundreds upon hundreds of online sportsbooks have started accepting regular sports wagers from all kinds of bettors. Nearly all of the online sportsbooks currently in existence are offshore, as the laws regarding sports betting and gambling acceptance vary from one country to the next. Many are located in Central American or Caribbean islands. These countries allow bookmakers to accept wagers. However, sports betting is generally a highly regarded activity, particularly in smaller, less developed countries like Jamaica and Costa Rica.

Online sports betting sites that are the best advertise their services in mainstream media such as newspapers and college sports magazines. Because American sports bettors are the main target market, particularly because they love betting on football, basketball and baseball, this is why these sites have a high success rate.

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Online sport betting has become a popular and entertaining option for both gamblers and sports fans alike. There are generally fewer risks today when placing a bet at a reputable online sportsbook than before the advent of gambling. The popularity of sports betting has always increased the interest in a specific sporting event and will continue to do so.

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True freedom comes from within. When you have let go of all your fears and limiting beliefs, you will be free to be, do and have what is possible.

Often people look at freedom as to what is granted from the outside. Those of you who chose to come to free nations decided to of your own free will. If you decided to be born into a country that was not a free state, you either wanted to learn something or do something about it. In either case, it is up to you how you relate to the environment within which you live.

When you know who you are and the genuine connection to Source God that lives within you, ultimately, you are free. You have the power within you to create significant change. But all change on the outside first occurs within. If you don’t feel free or experience freedom in your world or the world at large, the focus should be placed on what is within you that does not feel free. Ask the Source God from within your own heart, “What do I need to know or do to experience freedom?” and follow that guidance. It is often about letting go of an old concept or programming running in your subconscious, dictating the results you experience and how you feel.

If you do not feel free, there is something within you inhibiting that state of beingness.

Would you like to feel free?

  • Are you free to fully express yourself and your desires to your family, others who matter, and the world?
  • Are you judging your circumstances as limiting?

If you answered no to the first question and yes to the second, these are two examples of not feeling free. Do you blame others or your circumstances? If so, you are not free-standing in your power to take 100% responsibility for your circumstances to change them.

Wouldn’t you feel better if you could freely stand in your power, fully expressing yourself and knowing you can be, do or have what is purposeful?

If you are demonstrating out into the world limitations of any kind, you are not free. Still, you have the power to change those outcomes by letting go of the programming, negative memories, and limiting beliefs, fears, and judgments within that are sabotaging your freedom.

You don’t have to fight for freedom. All you need do is let go of the concepts from within that limit your freedom. Return to love at your core, where true freedom becomes possible. Once you come from a state of love, you are free, and the possibilities are infinite. Attract from a place of love and potential rather than from a place of fear and limitation. Then you will experience true freedom.

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The Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan has been playing an important role in promoting economic and trade ties between Japan and Bangladesh. Japan is the seventh-largest market in terms of export revenue for the Bangladeshi Technology and BPO industry. For nearly a decade, Bangladeshi technology and BPO companies have been working in the Japanese market with success. Through the Bangladesh IT Connect, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Japan will help generate successful partnerships between the Japan and Bangladesh governments, businesses, and investors in the field of technology and BPO.


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Restraint Solutions for a Failing Venezuela (Marcellus Policy Analysis)

By Lucy Santora, Fall 2020 Marcellus Policy Fellow

The United States must support its ally Colombia in aiding Venezuela to protect human life and bring stability to the region. The goal is to assist in the resurrection of the Venezuelan rule of law and civil society. The first steps will include reducing economic sanctions that strangle average citizens, supplying aid to refugees who have fled to Colombia, granting temporary protected status for Venezuelans seeking safety in the United States, and non-military assistance to opposition forces.

Suppose this fails, or the situation in Venezuela rapidly deteriorates. In that case, the United States will lobby the United Nations to enact Responsibility to Protect that includes a clear strategy for rebuilding the country after violence has ceased. This policy is an incremental process that will require tenacity and restraint.


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• This is a collection of folk tales, or stories based on traditional tales which originated in the Old World before America became a nation. They came to this country in the memories of the settlers and were passed on to younger generations through the oral tradition. However, as the immigrants to America began to change and develop into Americans, so did the characters in the folk tales. SOFTBACK Compiled & Edited by Loyal Jones
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  • Laced throughout the litany of letters on this celebratory alphabet book is the meaning of Christmas with an Appalachian twist. Exploring the whimsy and worship of Yuletide in the mountains, each letter captures a glimpse of the traditions, food, and frolicking shared by family and friends. Incorporating a legend about the animals around the manger, a program with angels announcing God's glory, and choirs softly singing carols, this A-to-Z book for all ages will become a new Christmas tradition for families who gather around the tree each December. By Francie Hall Illustrated by Kent Oehm
  • This boundary-crossing book views ballet through the eyes of 24 Appalachian women who began their ballet lessons in childhood. Combining research in dance with analysis of interviews with the women, the work highlights what ballet meant to girls who sought a more magical world than the one they occupied. Keen in insight and colorful in detail, the narrative includes experiences of renowned dancers, past and present—Maria Tallchief, Misty Copeland, and Wendy Whelan among others. Surprising notables, world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, born in Louisville, Kentucky, and Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, Mary Lou Retton, from Fairmont, West Virginia, make cameo appearances in the narrative too. An engaging story of why ballet was meaningful to girls from the hills and hollows of central Appalachia, Another World: Ballet Lessons from Appalachia recognizes vital intersections—children and their families, students and their teachers, local and global communities—in the development of talent. SOFTBACK VERSION By Edwina Pendarvis
  • Jesse Stuart Junior Book Even though he lived on a farm and had had a number of pet animals, Andy Scott had never been able to keep a pet very long. Then Gypsy, the family cow, had a calf. Andy called him Soddy, because he was the color of the plowed clay ground. He hoped to keep the calf as a pet. Andy's father told him Soddy would have to be sold for veal, but Andy was determined to save his new friend and playmate. Filled with love for the calf, yet knowing his parents needed the money, Andy thought of a plan to suit everyone. SOFTBACK By Jesse Stuart
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  • Jesse Stuart labored eleven years over Album of Destiny. The idea for this work came to him in 1932 as he idly turned through the pages of an old family album which contained pictures of his youthful mother and father, posing before apple trees in bloom. Later pictures showed them worn and aged, and Stuart thought how he who was now young and in the vigor of his life must complete the same cycle that his parents had gone through. He began to write poetry for this volume in the 1930s. Before he was through he had written two thousand poems. HARDBACK, LIMITED EDITION By Jesse Stuart
  • Since the earliest European settlers arrived in the area over two centuries ago, Kentuckians have felt a deep attachment to the land. From subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky to wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, land was, and continues to be, the state's greatest source of economic growth. It is also a point of nostalgia for a people devoted to tradition, a characteristic that has enriched Kentucky's culture but has proven detrimental to education and development. As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new century that promises to bring rapid changes to the land and the people of Kentucky. By Thomas D. Clark
  • Though there are many biographies of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh (1768-1813), this effort by historical novelist Allan W. Eckert may spark new interest — and controversy — with its "hidden dialogue" technique. After more than 25 years of research, the author felt free to recreate Tecumseh's conversations and thoughts in what proves to be an entertaining blend of fact and fiction. The orator and organizer's life was shaped by his tribe's tragic confrontation with westward-moving whites, who encroached on Native American lands along the Ohio River valley. His long struggle against this dispossession led Tecumseh to create a historic confederacy of tribes, but this crowning achievement was destroyed by his own brother at Tippecanoe in 1811. SOFTCOVER By Allan Eckert
  • Boston University, the site of the world’s finest repository of 20th Century literature, praises Billy C. Clark as “one of the South’s most distinguished writers.” In this fascinating and highly readable book, Clark, founder and editor of Virginia Writing, writes of his own astonishingly primitive childhood in an Appalachian river town, Catlettsburg, Kentucky, at the junction of the Big Sandy and the Ohio Rivers. Billy C. Clark was a member of a sprawling, ragged family. His father was an intelligent, fiddle-playing shoemaker with little formal education. His mother often took in washing to help provide food for the family. Billy grew up in a derelict house, “The Leaning Tower,” on the banks of the Ohio. Always hungry, often dirty, and without sufficient clothing, he led an adventurous life on the two rivers, swimming, fishing, and salvaging flotsam from the frequent floods. He set trout lines for fish and trap lines for mink and muskrats, and he walked fourteen miles before school to clear his traps. He learned laughter from his magnificent mother and wisdom from his father, who taught him that “poor folks have a long row to hoe….” Billy was the only one of his family to seek an education, and through his traps, his river salvage, and odd jobs, he earned money to put himself through school. The book ends with a powerful account of his parents’ pride at his graduation. Time Magazine said that this book is “as authentically American as Huckleberry Finn.” It is a touching account of a boy and two rivers. It is a must for public and school libraries, or anyone interested in Appalachian history or literature. By Billy C. Clark
  • Junior High and High School teachers who wish to introduce their students to Jesse Stuart have a unique teaching tool available in A Jesse Stuart Reader. This 352-page book was designed as a classroom text, and consists of eighteen stories, twenty-six poems, and excerpts from three autobiographical books — God’s Oddling, The Thread That Runs So True, and The Year of My Rebirth. An additional study and teaching aid is Ella DeMer’s 31-page “Commentary and Study Questions” section at the end of the book. Schools ordering 30 or more copies may purchase the book at $9 per copy, a 40% discount. Although most classroom sets are purchased for grades 7-12, this book is effective at the collegiate level, too. Please contact the JSF directly to take advantage of bulk discounts. SOFTBACK By Jesse Stuart
  • Kentucky’s history is an important part of American development because the state lay directly in the path of the great westward movement. It was in Kentucky that the early adjustments to the rigors of frontier life were made. Along the Kentucky River, Daniel Boone and a small band of settlers repulsed British and Indian thrusts to guard the back door of the struggling young nation during the Revolution. Under George Rogers Clark, the Kentuckians even carried the fight to British and Indian concentrations along the Ohio. HARDBACK By Thomas D. Clark

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Anne C. Mitchell: The Magic of Kindness

I’ve learned a great deal from my friend and Exec. Coach, Anne C. Mitchell. She has a unique POV. Harvard College. Former VC. A past investment is XOOM, trading at a billion dollars. Her fellow board members include people from Square, Open Table, Sequoia and NEA. Also, a mother, spouse and Coach.

So, I’m totally pumped that she agreed to write a guest post. A big driver of happiness is giving to others (in fact, you literally can buy happiness). She encourages me to remember that.

Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that Anne, her husband Jeff, and her brother James, are some of the most kind people I’ve ever met. So, here’s Anne:

For all of us who queue up at Starbucks for our daily grande latte, I wanted to share how I received a random act of kindness in an every-day mundane moment.

After queuing up for minutes with my six year-old, who was also eager for his hot cocoa, we got to the front of the line, smiles on ready to order drinks from our Barista. First shock, then disappointment came, when reaching into my pockets to pay I realized I had forgotten my money. My cheeks flushed red, as I internalized with shame, “How in this modern era of digital currency, could I be walletless?”

But, then as quickly as this disappointment arrived, the aura shifted. A stranger’s voice chimed in from behind, “Don’t worry! It is my treat”. I turned to see my benefactor, this kind man, who had just reached out and created a connection. He paid his bill, my bill, and went on his way.

It took me a moment to fully absorb what had just happened. Only as he was exiting the line, did I get his name. “Thanks Doug!” I chimed. “ No, really, THANK YOU! Doug!” I stood there, for a long moment, taking it in and just absorbing the gift of kindness and the human connection I had just received.

There is an emerging global movement underway around Random Acts of Kindness. Psychologists and scientists are documenting the powerful effect these ripples and waves are creating, one by one in communities. The “Worldwide Random Acts of Kindness Week” kicks off next week on February 10th.

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Jeremy Tymes

2020 has been quite a year. It’s been described as “challenging”, “unprecedented”, and “difficult” (please fill your bingo cards accordingly). It has been all of those things, and while I’m not getting together my family this Thanksgiving, there is still a lot to be thankful for.

Friends and Family

I’m thankful for my wife, Callie, and for my dog, Alfie. They are a constant source of happiness. I’m thankful for my parents, my brother, my nephews.

I’m thankful for my friends. I am not the best at keeping up with everyone but I know that if I needed any of my friends that they’d be there, just as I’d be there for them. I’m thankful for our enduring relationships.

This year has been full of ups and downs in the health department for me. I am thankful for my overall health; this year has demonstrated that it is not a given.

The restaurant industry (which Gordon Food Service serves) has taken a large hit this year due to the pandemic. This has resulted in a reduction in revenue and a reduction in staff. I’m thankful that I have retained my job. I’m also thankful that I am able to perform my job remotely.


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This work came from my farm retreat in July 2012.

This was a huge opportunity for me to evolve my relationship with watercolor and learn more about how it fits into my artistic presence.

One thing I learned is how much painting and writing have in common.  Years of practicing writing gives me confidence in my ability to tune word choice, cadence and disclosure to reflect my intentions.

I have a long way to go before I reach that mark with my painting.

Color choice and brush strokes — like words and details — can easily be over done.  And believe me —

I over did — and did over —

More times than I care to remember.

Lessons in trying too hard and missing the point, and yikes —

No digital version control or delete key.

But I’m grateful for the chance to put the time in —

And the growing awareness of what it means to collaborate with spontaneity and integrity —

With a brush in my hand.

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Jurnal Akses Pengabdian Indonesia is a peer-reviewed journal. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the publishing action of articles in this journal, including authors, editor-in-chiefs, Editorial Boards, peer reviewers and publishers (UNITRI PRESS). This statement is based on the Best Practices Guidance for COPE Journal Editors.

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Publication of articles in the journal Jurnal Akses Pengabdian Indonesia examined by peers is an important building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. This is a direct reflection of the work quality of the authors and the institutions that support them. The reviewed articles support and embody scientific methods. It is therefore important to agree on the expected ethical standards of conduct for all parties involved in publishing actions: authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, publishers and the public.

UNITRI PRESS as a publisher of Jurnal Akses Pengabdian Indonesia carries out its trust duties for all stages of publication very seriously and we recognize ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprints, or other commercial revenue have no impact or effect on editorial decisions. In addition, UNITRI PRESS  of the University Tribhuwana Tunggadewi and the Editorial Board will assist in communication with other journals and / or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

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Stage Fright in Kids: Symptoms, Causes & Ways to Overcome

We can often witness nervousness, fear, and stress in some children when they are presenting in front of an audience. This fear of the audience is referred to as stage fright, where a few students go through anxiety and performance issues. Children usually encounter stage fear during the early years of their life.

The occurrence of fear may emerge from circumstances where the audience begins to turn unhappy or dissatisfied with the performance. One of the most common reasons for the emergence of stage fright in students is the sense of embarrassment that one receives after a performance that hasn’t gone well or as expected. During an ongoing performance, performing children might think too much about how others will perceive and judge. This is a common phenomenon that arises due to a lack of self-confidence and communication skills that declines the performance further.

What are the Causes of Stage Fright?

Stage fright in children is often caused by multiple reasons that are directly or indirectly related to stage performance. Three major causes may develop the fear or anxiety of presenting something on a stage or in front of an audience.

Having higher expectations with the performance, consciously overthinking 'what will the audience think?' and low self-confidence are often the causes of stage fright.

Higher Expectations

Every presenter wishes for a great round of applause that follows after the completion of the performance. But this might not be the result all of the time, so instead of being too attached to the expected reward, one should focus on enjoying their performance. Setting unattainable goals often leads students to get dissatisfied with the actual results.

What will they think?

The most common and referred cause is thinking and worrying too much about the audience. It is good to judge the audience’s behavior for future improvement, but one should never think about it while they are performing on the stage. It increases the level of stress and anxiety.

Low Self Confidence

In some cases, it is noticed that students often lack self-confidence in their personalities. That is, they are either unaware or unknown about their capabilities and the results that they can achieve. Therefore, it is suggested to work on self-confidence by following the below-mentioned techniques to deal with stage fear and develop essential qualities and strengths in them.

How To overcome Stage Fright in Kids?

Getting over stage fright is a lot easier than what you might think! All you need is a little preparation and a plan to help the kids completely overcome stage fright.

Getting over with stage fear requires a lot of patience, time, and hard work. Student needs to practice a lot of out-of-the-box activities that can increase the level of self-confidence rapidly. Some helpful activities like singing/speaking aloud in front of a mirror are often suggested by the teachers in school. There are more advanced solutions that can be used in practice to solve anxiety-related issues while one is performing. This segment of the article represents five such techniques that help the kids in overcoming stage fright, permanently.

With the help of these techniques, anyone can overcome her/his stage fear and successfully defeat this phobia in them.

Pause, Notice and Breathe

This is the most suggested and referred practice to overcome the stress that arises on stage or in front of the audience. One can take a small pause while performing and notice the audience’s reaction. Even if the feedback is negative, one should take a deep breath and continue with the performance.

Using the Five Human Senses

It is often considered a traditional practice to deal with anxiety and acute depression. In cases of stage fright, the guardians can use the five senses to calm down the kids. For instance, calming one through making him/her smell lavender, sandal, or vanilla.

Relaxation Poses of Yoga

Yoga is a practice where anyone can deal with most physiological and psychological issues. The poses of yoga are specially designed to calm down and relax after the session. Poses that are recommended to gain self-confidence are Balasana, AdhoMukha, Savasana, and Simhasana.

Practicing in Front of Dummy Audience

It is a very advantageous technique to overcome the fear of the stage and audience. Rehearsals are always beneficial, one can simply narrate a sample script (sample performance) in front of a dummy audience like family members, close friends, and even stuffed toys!

Seeking Professional Help

One can simply reach out to a child counselor or psychologist if the upper mentioned practices and exercises do not turn out to be effective. Remember, visiting a psychologist is perfectly normal for every kind of human being even for minor reasons like short-term anxiety.

Concluding Words

Stage and audience are the two most useful apparatus for every kid that aspires to be a performer one day. Situations like stage fright should always be dealt with in their initial phase. Studies represent that the fear of stage and audience grows at a rapid rate if it is not eliminated in the beginning.

Always remember, healthy conversations with family, along with fun and educational activities, results in increased self-confidence and decreased stage fear in kids. Despite every exercise that is mentioned in the blog and everywhere else on the internet, the foremost thing is to face the fear, in order to defeat it.

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Three Days Earlier

Hubby and I are big fans of Leverage.  Timothy Hutton is marvelous.  Christian Kane is…delicious.  And really, it’s everything I love about The Count of Monte Cristo in an hour long episode in which the bad guys always get their comeuppance in the end.  What’s not to like?

Last night we were watching the latest episode on DVR and it opened, as it often does, near the end of the action of the episode, in a dramatic moment that’s designed to make you go WHAT?  Then it flashed back to previously to recount all the events up to that pivotal moment.

This is something that TV and movies do often, often to great effect.  And I think it usually works in that media.  But it’s something that rarely works in books and is usually seen as a cop out.  I know I don’t like it when I read it.

So why does it work in a visual media and not in print?

Well, let’s start with the why it doesn’t work in print part of this question.

While it is important to open your book with a hook of some kind, something to snare a reader’s interest, opening with some pivotal, often life threatening moment is a real gamble.  Why?  Because we don’t know the characters yet.  We don’t care about them.  And you really can’t depend on human decency and sympathies to hook a reader because for all they know, this person you’ve got dangling off a cliff in scene one is going to plummet to their death and then we’ll be moving on and introducing the actual hero/ine of the story.  There’s also a sense that the author couldn’t think of a more interesting way to introduce the characters, so they blow the load early by putting the end at the beginning and then telling the entire book in an essential flashback.  It feels like cheating.

So what about TV and movies?

Well, depending on the movie, I often have the same problem that I do in books.  If I don’t care about the character yet, then doing that end flash and starting earlier often feels like cheating.  But not as bad as in books.  Because that opening flash sets a tone of expectation.  We know where the character is going to end up, and so we’re then primed to look for clues to how they end up there.  Which can be a great way to misdirect the watcher and pull the rug out when you wind up there again because by the time you see everything that leads up to it, that same scene may mean something entirely different.

The place where I think this works best, though, is in TV.  Why?  Because in TV, you have a series about the same characters, which mean you have time to build a relationship with those characters.  You grow to care about them.  So when the episode opens with the hero standing over a dead body and a detective trying to arrest him for murder, you instantly think Well crap, Nate, how are you gonna get out of this one?  You’re already emotionally invested in these characters, so you have more latitude.

What about you?  Do you think this tactic works better in TV and movies than in books?  Why or why not?

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  1. I think you can get away with it in books if you have regular characters. Robert B. Parker does it all of the time with Spenser. Half of the time you forget they are actually trying to solve a crime :).

    Lee Child does something similar with Reacher, though the first book didn’t take long to get started.

    But if you are writing stand-alone books – then you should get to the action as soon as possible.

  2. I agree with you that it works much better in TV for the reasons you stated. Although, I don’t ALWAYS like it in TV either. CSI NY did it one time and it kind of annoyed me a little. If it’s well done, though, it can work. I agree with Mark that it can sometimes work in a long running book series, but then there’s the reader that picks up the fourth or fifth book in the series and knows nothing about about the characters.

  3. I’ve not watched Leverage, which is odd as I know someone who has been an extra in more than a few episodes. Definitely agree it works better within a series, TV or long running book series. I’m drawing a blank on any movies where I’ve seen it done well though I’m sure there’s been one or two 🙂 There’s a reason the Hero’s Journey is so well documented. As you said, we need to care about the characters to want to follow them through their story.

  4. Lee Child and Reacher can do whatever they want. Normal rules just don’t apply.

    So with that in mind, I’m not even a fan of this in TV/movies. I really don’t like the backward timeline. I think it was an interesting device the first three times I saw it, but now I just groan when that “three days earlier…” flashed up and I go, “Really? Do we have to?”

    Yeah, even when there’s Winchesters involved.

    I’m not saying it doesn’t work, I’m just saying that I don’t like it. And in books, yeah, no, not good. Part of that might be because it’s easier to lose me at the beginning of a book. When you’re talking about screen stuff, you’ve got images and audio straight to your brain. No translation, no extra baggage. In theaters now you’ve also go speakers that shake your seat. With a book you’ve got the words on a page and you have to rely on those words to paint the pictures and whisper the words. You have to translate them. Sometimes you have to slog through some description that doesn’t add to dramatic moment you’re trying to experience and was better left out. And sometimes I just don’t have the patience to slap dealing with a different kind of timeline on top of that.

    I don’t want to sound like I don’t like books. I do. I think writing an engrossing book, one that really draws you in such that you hardly realize you’re reading, is a tremendous challenge. Screen stuff and books are different, though, I think it’s partly because of the translation aspect, especially at the beginning of story, and I agree that the starting at the end, either because you’re giving a glimpse of the climax or because you’re working the whole thing in backward jumps, works better on the screen than on the page.

  5. Hmm…It depends, I guess. Sometimes, I get annoyed if there are more flashbacks than what’s happening in the present.

    The reason why it works well with Leverage is because it explained everything we missed. We thought that they’re trapped. Then, we found out that they’re not. That’s when they would explain how they got out of their mess.

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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners activated former AL Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis from the injured list on Tuesday, nearly a year after he last played in a major league game.

Lewis, the 2020 Rookie of the Year, missed most of last season with a right knee injury, but the plummeting Mariners are hoping his return to the roster can provide a spark.

Lewis was seventh at bat for Tuesday’s game against Oakland. His last major league game dates back to May 31, 2021.

“It’s exciting to see him back. It’s been a long time,” manager Scott Servais said. along the way, but I know he’s excited.

Lewis will primarily be a designated hitter for Seattle as ongoing knee issues have limited his ability to play on the field.

Lewis suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee last spring and underwent surgery. His recovery was slowed by setbacks and he was eventually stopped by Seattle late in the season. Lewis also suffered a bone bruise in his knee during that spring training which cost him the first weeks of the season.

The first major problem Lewis had with his knee was in 2016 when he tore his ACL.

“He won’t be playing outfield anytime soon. He will mainly be our DH. But we will see where it leads,” Servais said.

If Lewis can rediscover the success at the plate he had in 2020, it would be a big boost for Seattle’s trailing offense. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Lewis hit .262 with 11 home runs and 28 RBIs in 58 games. He was batting .246 with five homers in 36 games at the end of his 2021 season.

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A New Toy

Thanks to a couple of B&H Photo gift certificates I’d received as Christmas gifts, I recently purchased a new lens for my Rebel. It is a Sigma 70-300mm zoom with a macro switch. It is heavier than I am used to using – my longest lens up til now was my 55-250mm – and there is no image stabilization, so it will take a little getting used to, but so far I’m pleased.

I stood in the sunshine coming through the sliding glass door to my deck this afternoon and waited in the warmth for birds attracted to the suet cake I hung on one of my planter hooks for the winter. These shots were taken from about 15 feet away with my new lens (SOOC, no cropping or editing):
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I was quite surprised to find this shot of the little downy woodpecker approaching the suet feeder; I hadn’t realized I was shooting at that time.

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downy woodpecker 2

I’ll be looking forward to spending some more time getting to know my new lens!

  1. Congrats on the new lens! Must be the Sigma brand which runs heavy. I have a 17-70mm which feels like a brick when I’m carrying it around.

    Comment by Mike Christoferson — January 19, 2013 @ 5:13 pm | Reply

    • Thanks Mike – yes, a “brick” sounds like an apt description!

      Comment by Karma — January 20, 2013 @ 9:25 am | Reply

  2. Oh how exciting. Wonderful results so far.

    Comment by sybil — January 19, 2013 @ 6:23 pm | Reply

  3. One of my personal favorite past times…watching and feeding the backyard birds.

    Comment by diggingher — January 19, 2013 @ 7:38 pm | Reply

    • A good pasttime for winter when there isn’t much else to take photos of!

      Comment by Karma — January 20, 2013 @ 9:26 am | Reply

  4. I’d say you’re having a grand time with your new toy. I love that little downey woodpecker—they’re such fun. We sometimes get a red bellied woodpecker on our feeders and he always makes me laugh: he’s so huge and the perches on the feeders are so tiny. It just makes me laugh! Keep on practicing, you’re doing great!

    Comment by Kate — January 20, 2013 @ 12:43 pm | Reply

    • Thanks Kate! I’m definitely enjoying the lens so far.

      Comment by Karma — January 20, 2013 @ 8:16 pm | Reply

  5. Great shots! We have a large glass insert in our back door and I’ve taken a number of bird and squirrel shots through it. Thankfully the beagle nose art doesn’t come up high enough to interfere.

    It’s possible to improve your skills to shot a bird in flight. Bump up your ISO, set to jpg (not raw) and continuous shoot. I practiced on the bees on the basil. You might take 300 shots and only get 30 keepers, but you’ll be really happy to delete all the ones that didn’t work when you see the ones that did work. The birds don’t hang around as long, but if you hold down the shutter and click away, I bet you get 1 or 2 keepers with every bird.

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    • The bottom shot is the hawk as it flew away. I probably burst off about 6-8 shots, but I did one acceptable keeper!

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      • Thanks Nancy! Those are some pretty great hawk shots!

        Comment by Karma — January 21, 2013 @ 4:32 pm

      • Thanks Karma! Keep practicing – the great thing about digital is how you can take tons of pictures and then delete what doesn’t work without paying for a bunch of film processing.

        Comment by dogear6 — January 21, 2013 @ 9:51 pm

  6. Hooray! I love new camera toys. Enjoy it!

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  7. Very cool! Congrats on the new lens!

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  8. Congratulations on your new lens! It’s always fun to have new toys. I can’t wait to see more. 🙂

    Comment by Robin — January 28, 2013 @ 5:46 pm | Reply

    • Thank you Robin. This lens is definitely going to take some work to get used to. But I’m trying. Hoping to post again at some point today.

      Comment by Karma — February 3, 2013 @ 8:37 am | Reply

  9. I love the litttle birds visiting your feeder Karma, they are so pretty and like nothing we have here. Isn’t it fun trying out new things on a camera? I “play” with my camera all the time! 🙂

    Comment by Joanne — January 30, 2013 @ 7:48 pm | Reply

    • It does seem that “my” birds are so much smaller than “your” birds, aren’t they? The birds that you feature on your blog seem quite large – not to say there aren’t larger birds around here, there are, but they generally don’t hang around at my feeders. Do you have smaller birds that come to your yard, Joanne?

      Comment by Karma — February 3, 2013 @ 8:40 am | Reply

  10. Congrats on your new lens, Karma. What a nice gift to start creating with in the new year!

    Comment by Kathy — February 2, 2013 @ 2:31 pm | Reply

    • Thank you Kathy. As I was telling Robin up there, this new lens is going to take a bit of work. It is quite different from the lenses that come with the Rebel! I suppose this is the price paid for spending less money on a different brand, but I’m doing my best and trying to learn. Hopefully I will find a few shots taken recently worthy of posting. The blogging muse is rattling around and poking my brain, asking to be heard.

      Comment by Karma — February 3, 2013 @ 8:43 am | Reply

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Norway Trip Recap

The Aurora from Lofoten Islands in Norway.

I had the pleasure in September of leading a photo tour to the Lofoten Islands of Norway for Strabo Photo Tour Collection.

Norway was amazing.  It’s a pretty easy flight over to Oslo.  Then you have to overnight in Oslo and take two flights up to Leknes.  It’s above the Arctic Circle so takes some time to get there.  Luckily, the Norwegians run a super-efficient air travel system and all the flights were right on time.

The Oslo airport, by the way, is quiet.  There are large halls typical of any airport.  People are quiet with their voices in low tones.  Conveyor belts and people movers are quiet.  Overhead announcements are quiet.  It was so amazing.

The Lofoten Islands form a peninsula that goes out into the Norwegian Sea.  There’s a road system connecting the larger islands so travel is quick and efficient.  Our hotels were near Hamnoy, Leknes, and Svolvaer. All the hotels were rorbuer-style or styled like a fishing cottage community.  Little red houses clustered around the rocky shoreline.  Made for great photos.  The little fishing cottages had two bedrooms, a shared bathroom, with a living room and kitchen.  Very cozy as long as you don’t mind sharing a bathroom.  One hotel had two bedrooms in one house and each bedroom had a private bathroom.  That was my favorite arrangement because we had private bath but still shared a living room and kitchen.

During the day we tooled around the area photographing towering mountains over crystal clear water.  The little villages were usually filled with real fishing cottages with boats, nets, buoys, etc.  That meant we always had something to photograph from a grand landscape to tiny details.  We went to an old whaling village that’s now a UNESCO site.  Lots of neat stuff from the late 1800’s and early 1900s plus museums all in a tiny village setting.  I went nuts photographing the general store with all the old tins, advertisements, and cash register.

At night we shot based on the aurora activity.  Our first night out was pretty good.  It was especially nice since we didn’t have to leave the rorbuer to shoot.  We just walked across the parking lot and stood on the rocky shoreline.  Everyone got great photos of the aurora that night and worked on their skills.  We had a visible aurora in the middle of the trip but activity wasn’t predicted until after 11:00pm.  Several people decided to stay back at the rorbuer but the rest of us loaded in the van and headed off to a wide, sandy beach.  We had great aurora activity and got to play with reflection of the lights in the ocean.  Our third chance at the aurora was our best night.  Predictions were for spectacular lights and they began right about twilight.  I saw them on my way to dinner and had ants in my pants the whole time we were eating.  After dinner we drove to a nearby beach and stayed for several hours.  It’s amazing how you don’t get tired when green lights are waving across the sky.  Our guides said it was one of the best nights they’ve seen.  We quit shooting about 2:00am and that was because batteries were dead and cards were full.

Temperature the entire trip were in the 30-degree to 70-degree range.  We had rain on our last day as we drove to the airport.  I wore my down coat as an outer layer almost all the time.  Longjohns as a base layer and then pants and a long-sleeved shirt as a middle layer.  I only wore gloves at night when we were shooting the aurora.

Food was amazing.  I thought it would be gross things or super bland stuff.  The fish wasn’t fishy tasting.  The meat, pork, and lamp the others had looked really nice and tender.  We had plenty of root vegetables with familiar carrots and potatoes.  Breakfast was the basic European buffet of sliced meats, cheese, fruit, eggs, and breads.  The breads were all hardy, whole-grain that I added fresh butter and jam to.  The coffee was weak but we learned to make strong coffee in our rooms.

Thanks to Christian Hoiberg for being such a great guide. Same to Odd-Are Hansen. He’s also an awesome Aurora Dancer. Check out this video on my Facebook page.

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Fish Town

Over Labor Day weekend, Mr. Wonderful and I visited Fish Town in Leland, Michigan. Here is a blurb from the web site which explains better than I can.

Northern Michigan’s commercial fishing heritage remains alive today in Leland’s Fishtown! Walk along the docks, amongst the weathered fishing shanties, smokehouses, racks of drying fishing nets, and fish tugs on the Leland River, and you can imagine what it would have been like in the early 1900s to live and work in this small fishing village, nestled along the shore of Lake Michigan. Fishtown still operates as one of the only working commercial fishing villages in the state of Michigan.

It is a very picturesque place to visit. Here are some photos I took.

It was actually quite crowded and took some waiting and cropping to get photos without people!

Have a great day!

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I am a wife, mom of four amazing adult kids, and a former librarian. I love making everything from traditional quilts to art quilts. I am thankful to God my Father and Creator for the gift of creativity!
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6 Responses to Fish Town

  1. Julierose says:

    Lovely B&W photos–my favorite!! I especially like the one of those fishing nets drying…hugs, Julierose

  2. anudge says:

    Thanks for the travelogue. Those are always fun.

  3. Sandi says:

    I love the black white photos! What a neat looking place. Hugs,

  4. Val W says:

    Looks very vintage in black and white photos. An Ansel Adams Fishtown calendar in the making!

  5. Interesting. I’ve never heard of it. Are those fishing nets wound on the giant spools? And are they still being used?

  6. Zenda says:

    We’ve been to Leland. It’s a neat place and the fish sandwiches are delicious! Great shots!

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Tuesday September 13

Paris is a full belly, the Metro subterranean blood vessels stretching beneath taut skin carrying sight-devouring tourists from attraction to attraction. Normally I’m only in Paris for a couple of days and a sense of urgency keeps me underground on the Metro. But as this visit is longer time is affoded to walk. It’s a surprise to find that Place de la Madelaine, Place Vendome and Place Concorde are just minutes apart on foot. Place Vendome, where Lady Di left the Ritz and then crashed. Place Concorde where Marie-Antoinette lost her head. Paris can be rough on royalty. When the history of violence is written, Paris will be good for a couple of chapters. Templar Knights burnt at the stake, bishops tortured on the grill, St Dennis carrying his martyred head through the streets of Montmartre, The Terror, The Commune, the Gestapo knocking on your door, Lady Di’s car crash. The sun sets over Concorde.

Wednesday, September 14

Jacqueline’s three-hour train journey from Nancy to Gare de l’Est is delayed by one hour and fifteen minutes “du a un acte de malveillance.” We buy a sandwich and wait. A young man asks customers at the bar for money. He is quietly agitated. A pigeon glides into the entry hall and lands on the floor. It is the same colour and pattern as the marble tiles. The pigeon has been painted by Rene Magritte. Jacqueline’s train arrives. She looks frail.

Thursday, September 15

Colette takes us to La Taroudant II, a Tunisian restaurant in rue Capucine. Colette had worked in Tunisia and knows the food.

Couscous au mechoui avec merguez
Vin marocain rose (guerrouane)
Desert – le mystere (ice cream)

We sit amongst flashing fairy lights, tiles like Byzantine mosaics, brass teapots, stained glass lampshades, long barrelled rifles and daggers. Joelle, Jacqueline and Colette dip sugar cubes into fig liquor. La Tarouant II is named after an oasis.

The bell rings at the cemetery, its 5.45 pm, time for visitors to leave. The sun will be setting in 2 hours. 7.30 pm sitting on a bench on the corner of rue Des Saules and rue Cortot with the Nikon on my lap, I’m asked if I know where Vincent Van Gogh lived.

Around the corner at 54 rue Lepic.
I’m asked what I’m doing?
I’m waiting for the streetlights to come on.
I’m told last night they came on at 8.15 pm.

Friday, September 16

The sky is grey it’s raining. The walk long to rue du Quatre Septembre and the Bourse. The rain is steady so into the Monoprix to buy an umbrella. A scrawny young man talks to the matronly cash register operator. He is quietly spoken and repeats his request a couple of times. She finally understands. He wants sex she says. The French flag on the roof of the Bourse spoils the Greek temple look and the drizzling rain continues all the way back to avenue Rachel.

Lunch is with Bertrand at well worn and authentic Restaurant Tifinagh. High school students hand rolling cigaretttes occupy one table and a couple occupies another. The woman is from Brassai’s book, The Secret Paris of the 30s. She has peroxide green hair, smokes tailor made cigarettes from a red packet and is wearing an over designed pink leather jacket. She never smiles as she talks. Her male companion nods between bites of cake off a fork. She is probably a local. I see her up at rue Lepic a few days later.

A huge full moon rises over Sacre – Coeur.


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Get ready to be wowed at this years ‘Denver Fashion Week’! It’s back and better than ever before, showcasing the hottest trends, plus, original fashion, from more than 40 emerging and established designers. Today, GDC got the honor of meeting the producer of the show, Hailey Hodapp, Local Designer, Ethan Christie, and three amazing local models, to learn more about the inspiration behind his line and what you can expect this season.

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 20 people who were abducted from a passenger train in Nigeria have regained their freedom after more than six months, Nigerian authorities said Wednesday.

A government committee assembled by Nigeria’s chief of defense staff “secured the release and took custody of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage,” the panel said.

Authorities did not respond to inquiries about how the hostages were freed. The committee did not announce any arrests in connection with the development.

It was not clear if ransoms were paid to free the passengers. They often are in many remote communities of Nigeria’s troubled north, where large bands of assailants have abducted residents and travelers and then let them go in exchange for large payments.

In late March, gunmen attacked the train with explosives and gunfire near Nigeria’s capital, killing seven people and abducting dozens of others. Some passengers previously were freed in batches on more than three occasions.

A spokesman for the families of the remaining passengers said no one had informed them yet of the latest release.

No group claimed responsibility for the March attack. Authorities said it was carried out by armed men from northern Nigeria with the aid of Islamic extremist rebels who have waged a decade-long insurgency in the country’s northeast.

Protesters accused the government in the months following the train attack of “not doing enough” to rescue the hostages.

In September, Nigeria’s security forces arrested a negotiator who was holding independent talks with the assailants to free the remaining passengers. Authorities say they found “incriminating materials” in his house.


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PRINCETON, N.J. (WPIX) – Misrach Ewunetie, a 20-year-old Princeton University student who disappeared last week, was found dead on Thursday, authorities said.

Ewunetie’s body was discovered by a Princeton Department of Facilities employee behind the tennis courts on university property around 1 p.m., according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

“It is with great sadness that we share heartbreaking news about the death of Misrach Ewunetie ’24,” Princeton officials said in a letter to the university’s community. “Misrach’s death is an unthinkable tragedy. Our hearts go out to her family, her friends and the many others who knew and loved her.”

There were no obvious signs of injury, and her death doesn’t appear to be suspicious or criminal in nature, officials said.

The Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine her cause of death.

Ewunetie was reported missing on Monday. She had been last seen near Scully Hall on campus on Friday, Oct. 14, according to police.

Princeton officials said they are planning an opportunity for students to join together in Misrach’s memory.

In the meantime, members of the university community are encouraged to utilize the school’s counseling resources, officials said in the letter.


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How you can Run a Board Meeting Effectively

A table meeting can be a very effective program if it is performed effectively. The purpose of the get together is to set expectations and to help make it sure pretty much all members take the same web page. This can be done by determining roles to members. As long as you are clear about every person’s role, they are more likely to participate and act as a crew.

When preparing for the board interacting with, start by sending out the schedule and achieving materials to board paid members. A week before hand is the ideal the perfect time to send these people because they will have a chance to review them and absorb them prior to meeting. Additionally , make sure to have at least three key things on the agenda. These include the latest overall performance of the company, the forthcoming goals, as well as the future strategy. These are significant topics to discuss because it provides you with an opportunity to receive feedback out of your members.

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Thomas Rhett has officially released his second single from his third studio album, Life Changes. Early Friday morning (July 28), Rhett dropped "Unforgettable," which is the record's second track.

Written by Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally while on tour, "Unforgettable" is a mid-tempo love song. Lyrics include “I can smell your perfume / Girl, that night was just like you / Unforgettable" and "From your blue jeans to your shoes, girl, that night was just like you / Unforgettable."

“We kind of told the story of -- basically, it could be a boyfriend or it could be a husband, describing to his wife all these amazing details that she probably thought he’d forgotten about," Rhett says. To the Tennessean, he adds, "If you listen to it hardcore enough, it might make you tear up a little bit. Especially if you’re in love with somebody.”

"Unforgettable" gets bonus points for earning the approval of Rhett's wife Lauren, too. Readers can press play below to hear it, and see a lyric video for the track.

In terms of Rhett's single releases, "Unforgettable" follows the No. 1 song “Craving You,” a duet with Maren Morris. Both songs appear on Life Changes; "Craving You" is the disc's lead track. Rhett officially announced the album on Thursday (July 27), sharing, among other details, that it's scheduled for release on Sept. 8.

Rhett is currently on the road for his Home Team Tour. He and Lauren welcomed their adopted daughter Willa Gray home in May, and their first biological child -- also a girl -- is due in August.

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Football searches for first win of the season against Monmouth

Alyssa Keown/The Kent Stater Kent State tight end Ryan Malone blocks North Carolina A&T 39-36 on September 10, 2016. Kent State lost to North Carolina A&T 39-36.

Henry Palattela

Kent State (0-2) will look to bring home their first win of the year when they welcome FCS opponent Monmouth University (2-0) to Dix Stadium on Saturday after opening its season with losses to Penn State and to FCS opponent North Carolina A&T.

The Hawks opened their season with road wins over Lehigh University and Delaware State University. This will be Monmouth’s second game ever against an FBS school— they lost 34-10 to Central Michigan University last year.

“They have confidence (because) they’re 2-0 and they have it rolling,” head coach Paul Haynes said at Monday’s press conference. “So at this point when you are 0-2 and you got a team that’s supposedly on the same level … I’m sure this is one that they have circled that they can win.”

Offensively the Flashes were plagued by inconsistencies against the Aggies, but there are still some positives that can be drawn out of the loss.

Redshirt freshman Mylik Mitchell played well at quarterback, throwing for 182 yards and three touchdowns— the first passing touchdowns of his collegiate career.

“Some good some bad,” Haynes said in regards to Mitchell’s play. “There were some reads that he missed; those are the things that we have to make sure we get cleaned up and solidified, but he also made some plays and kept some drives alive.

“He’s a young quarterback and an athletic quarterback, and sometimes you want to run before you sit there and go through your reads. We just got to get him to not have happy feet.”

All signs point toward Mitchell starting again against Monmouth, as freshman Justin Agner is dealing with a nagging injury.

“He’ll probably see the doctors today or tomorrow, but (Agner is) doubtful,” Haynes said.

Two of Mitchell’s touchdown passes landed in the hands of senior tight end Brice Fackler, who now leads the Flashes in both receiving yards and touchdowns with 65 and 2, respectively.

Freshman Justin Rankin has made his presence known in the Flashes backfield, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown.

2015 All-Mid-American Conference selection senior Nate Holley continues to be the heart of Kent State’s defense, as he leads the team with 30 total tackles (two of which went for losses).

Fellow All-MAC member senior Terence Waugh is second with 18 total tackles. He has four tackles for loss and three sacks this season, both of which are team-highs.

Offensively, Monmouth is led by sophomore quarterback Cody Williams, who has thrown for 325 yards and a touchdown this season. Williams started all 11 games for last year, compiling 1868 yards and 12 touchdowns.

He has two big targets: Darren Ambush, who has nine receptions for 97 yards, and sophomore Reggie White Jr., who has 14 receptions for 147 yards.

The Hawks are very potent on the ground game, as they have a two-headed attack in seniors Lavon Chaney and Zach Welch, who have combined for 274 yards and three touchdowns.

This could very well come down to special teams, as both teams have down noteworthy things on special teams this year. The Hawks blocked a total of four kicks in their last game against Delaware State University, while Kent State kicker Shane Hynes is currently tied for third in the nation with five made field goals.

“Every game is a challenge for us … this is the most important game on the schedule for us right now,” Haynes said. “We have to make sure that we are focused like crazy to go out there and execute and do the things we need to do to win.”

Henry Palattella is a sports reporter, contact him at [email protected]


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Online dating on the rise

Online Dating

Lindsay Miller

For the first time ever, online dating has surpassed traditional means of dating, according to Singles in America’s 2013 survey.

For the past four years,, an online dating website, conducted a survey of more than 5,000 people across the U.S. The most recent survey, released Feb. 5, 2014, shows 31 percent of singles met his or her last first date from online dating.

Manfred H. M. Van Dulmen, Kent State associate psychology professor, said the convenience of online dating is helping to make the push.

“I do think that time constraint is an issue, and with people being very busy, online dating makes it a lot easier,” Van Dulmen said.  “You can put a profile together and be matched on a number of compatibility characteristics, so it seems easier than trying to meet somebody in a more traditional way.”

Online dating sites state claims of success, which plays a part in the draw to online dating as well, especially with college students.

“I think one of the things that makes it appealing is that a lot of the websites themselves suggest that online dating is the way to go. They have good success stories about people who have met online, get married and stay together,” Van Dulmen said. “The other part that appeals to individuals to seek someone online is that people are prescreened on most of these sites and it is relatively safe and you can generally look at a pool of people and you get the sense that you are being matched with someone similar to you, where if you meet somebody in everyday life, it may take longer to figure out whether or not you are compatible.”

Samantha Clarke, junior applied conflict management major, said she turned to online dating at the recommendation of a friend who had success. Her boyfriend, Kent State alumnus John Keffer, said he used it for the convenience.

“Once you’re no longer on campus as much as you used to be, it’s harder to meet people,” Keffer said. “A friend suggested I turn to [online dating] just to see what my options were.”

Clarke and Keffer met on OkCupid, a free online dating website that claims to be the best on Earth.

“John messaged me first when he noticed that my username was connected to a song by one of my favorite bands. I was immediately intrigued because not many people have heard of the band [X Ambassadors],” Clarke said. “We talked for a couple days before deciding to meet up. The conversation had been so wonderful, we decided to go for it.”

After meeting for the first time, Keffer said things between him and Clarke progressed quickly, but naturally, and they are still together after three months.

Clarke and Keffer said they both agree that online dating’s new stigma is both positive and encouraging.

“I think there used to be a negative stigma toward it but it’s evolving as more and more people find love,” Keffer said. “There’s nothing to lose by just logging on and checking out your options.”

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Student organization celebrates World Dance Day

Elizabeth Myers

A group of dance education and performance majors create a negative-space sculpture yesterday afternoon in Risman Plaza for World Dance Day. The Student Dance Education Organization organized two dance “happenings” to raise awareness for the dance departm

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The sound of African drums echoed off the walls of the Student Center as a dozen dance education and performance majors leapt, spun, clapped and at times just jammed out in Risman Plaza.

The performance was one of two dance “happenings” put on for World Dance Day.

“Basically it’s (World Dance Day) about bringing dance into new performance spaces, bringing the community into it and raising awareness about dance,” Jill Forster, junior dance education major, said.

Forster is the secretary of the Student Dance Education Organization, which was responsible for putting the events together. The group had a table in the Student Center all day, passed out name tags bearing “World Dance Day,” and organized two dance performances.

The first was an improvisational dance in Risman Plaza to drums played by other dancers. This improv session featured dancers playing the “mirror game,” where two dancers would mimic each other’s movements, negative-space sculptures, and plenty of leaps and turns.

By being out in the open, the group was hoping to entice others to join them.

“Hopefully others will come and dance with us outside,” Forster said.

The second, a “freeze,” inspired by a similar performance at Grand Central Station, took place at 4 p.m. in the Hub. The dancers each struck a pose and stood frozen for five minutes.

“I’m excited for that one,” Kristen Wagnor-Hilt, freshman dance performance major, said early yesterday. “I’m excited to see people’s reactions.”

As a freshman, this is Wagnor-Hilt’s first experience with World Dance Day, something the Kent State dance program celebrates every year.

Forster said events like this are important for everyone, not just dancers or artists.

“As educators, not everyone recognizes the importance of the arts over core curriculum,” she said, continuing by saying that when schools lose funding, arts programs are usually the first to go.

“Art is for everyone,” Forster said.

Contact performing arts reporter Elizabeth Myers at [email protected].