It's three bags in one and fits way more than you'd think First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles from Tonga Sail master Ivanancy Vunikura was helping lead the Uto ni Yalo a vessel that had set off from Fiji days before “The weather completely changed; the waves went up to four-metre swells and the wind went up to 25 to 30 knots It was not easy sailing against the direction of the wind,” Vunikura says After seven days at sea, the boat arrived in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, on Sunday, in time for the Pacific Island Forum leaders summit The Uto ni Yalo blends various Pacific traditional and modern boat designs and its journey was in part symbolic – representing the unity of the region gathering in Tonga The group hopes to meet leaders at the summit and will also launch a project to share traditional boating skills and knowledge with Tongan communities Vunikura was one of two sail masters on the vessel – and the first Fijian woman to be given the role sail masters are skilled at navigation and understanding winds currents and how to manage sails to power the vessel “We need more female sailors; there was an all-female crew that sailed from New Zealand to Tonga not long ago; it is beautiful to watch that but we need to encourage women to partake,” she says Fiji’s Ivanancy Vunikura has been sailing for more than a decade Photograph: Lightspeed FijiThe crew on the Uto fondly called her “Mama Uto” and Vunikura felt the challenge in what was “one of the hardest voyages” she had undertaken “I was emotional because you are being handed a responsibility that our forefathers once held; they navigated using the stars and traditional knowledge … it was still a great honour,” she says Vunikura had to earn the trust of her colleagues men are typically the ones who take on the sail master role and the 43-year-old had to prove herself “There were still some men that doubted my capabilities … I’m so happy they get to see that we can do it too.” Members of the crew that journeyed from Fiji to Tonga under her guidance were impressed with her performance I feel privileged to have had her on what I hope is my first international voyage with the Uto ni Yalo,” says crew member Ian Chute and she breaks a move or two keeping everyone entertained “I just love the ocean. I know it can also be scary, but I’m in love with the peaceful feeling of just being out in the ocean,” she says. Now, the crew will spend time in Vava’u in Tonga, teaching people to sail, build canoes and travel between islands sustainably. They will begin their journey back to Fiji in late September. Vunikura values the importance of protecting Indigenous knowledge of navigation and voyaging – and also hopes women will continue to play a role in this field. “That is why I’m here, trying to pass down the knowledge and teach young female sailors to come out; the ocean is a beautiful place to be.” Event Log inLatest news© 2013 - 2025 MyMusicTaste Co. Join us at the Akustika Fair at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre from April 4-6 Meet The Strad team at stand F08 and pick up a free copy of the magazine The Strad Directory Jobs who has contributed greatly to Italian musical culture has been honoured by Italy’s Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies Read more news stories here The Italian violinist Uto Ughi has received a lifetime achievement award from Italy’s Chamber of Deputies 80-year-old Ughi has been recognised for his extraordinary contribution to Italian musical culture Ughi received the award at a ceremony held on 2 May 2024 at the Ministry of Culture. Chairman of the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies in the presence of of minister Gennaro Sangiuliano Ughi will hold his Concert for Peace in Rome at the Basilica Santa Maria dell’Ara Coeli where he will perform The Four Seasons by Vivaldi with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Rome He will also conduct a free masterclass for students at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory on 27 and 28 May Ughi was the music director of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia between 1987 and 1992 Ughi instituted the ’Una viat per la musica’ (‘A life for music’) award He received the America Award from the Italy-USA Foundation in 2015 His discography as a recording artist includes the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas as well as concertos by Paganini, Dvořák Ughi has performed on several fine Italian instruments during his career which include the 1701 ’Van Houten-Kreutzer’ and 1714 ’Sinsheimer-General Kyd- Perlman’ Stradivari violins 1744 ’Ole Bull’ and 1744 ’Cariplo-Hennel-Rosé’ Guarneri ’del Gesù’ violins Read: Harry Mairson to speak online about digitally curating and studying the Italian violin making tradition Read: A Gagliano and a Strad: the violins of Maria Dueñas In The Best of Technique you’ll discover the top playing tips of the world’s leading string players and teachers It’s packed full of exercises for students plus examples from the standard repertoire to show you how to integrate the technique into your playing The Strad’s Masterclass series brings together the finest string players with some of the greatest string works ever written Masterclass has been an invaluable aid to aspiring soloists chamber musicians and string teachers since the 1990s Fulton amassed one of the 20th century’s finest collections of stringed instruments This year’s calendar pays tribute to some of these priceless treasures including Yehudi Menuhin’s celebrated ‘Lord Wilton’ Guarneri the Carlo Bergonzi once played by Fritz Kreisler and four instruments by Antonio Stradivari and the Renaissance Quartet each receive $5,000 Sergey Khachatryan and Antje Weithaas have received awards for their recent recordings The quartet will perform on Saturday 18 May with heightened security measures after the Concertgebouw’s decision to cancel the ensemble’s performances amid safety concerns was met with public backlash The violinist has been appointed artistic director of Clarion Concerts which provides chamber music concerts and experiences in New York’s Hudson Valley The Astatine Trio and Novo Quartet join the scheme from 2025–2027 Ten ensembles will compete for the chance to win the top prize package at this year’s competition from 25 to 31 August Site powered by Webvision Cloud AOMORI — About 50 worshippers attended a Shinto purification ritual at Uto Shrine on Dec burning dolls and other sacred items to pray for good health in the coming year please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent After attendees were purified by a priest at the shrine’s worship hall they purified themselves by passing through chino-wa — a ring made of bamboo and a shimenawa rope measuring about 3 meters in diameter which are meant to take on human sin and impurity into a fire before joining hands in prayer “I hope next year will be a year I can try things I want to try,” a 66-year-old Aomori office worker who participated in the event said “I feel better physically and mentally now.” Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun onion tatins and “upping” the “ante” on their excellent second album Words: Jade WickesPhotography: Bilou Dricot16th February 2024 “We live together and we’ve been working together for six or seven years We tend not to always see the difference between our art and our relationship When All We Want To Do… is the follow-up to UTO’s 2022 debut which was a little more sparse and glitchy in its instrumentation Émile and Neysa have injected their sound with a dancier edge.“[At first,] we wanted our music to sound like nothing else which was maybe a bit pretentious,” Émile says It’s more aligned with the kind of music I like listening to which has always been a lot of electronic music like the Warp catalogue Since the pair met at a party almost 10 years ago and started working together shortly after crystallising into an idiosyncratic sound that sets UTO apart Keep an ear out for When All We Want To Do Is Be The Fire Part Of Fire What kinds of emotions and experiences influence your work?N: Because we’ve been [working] in fusion for such a long time I think our music is also about diffusion in some ways and the process of coming together again.E: We’re always learning how to live and work together What’s a piece of advice that changed your life?N: “Le jour où vous vous sentirez légitime arrétez tout” [As soon as you feel validated It’s important to live with a sense of uncertainty in life what would you make?E: An onion tatin.N: You just cut the onions half so they look like flowers Do you believe in UFOs?N: We believe in UTOs…E: I believe there’s life beyond us.N: But maybe not little green men What goes down?E: I would redistribute this power – that’s the biggest problem in the world that there are few people with all the power.N: I would like to have the superpower to give everyone a delicious meal and not feel starvation or thirst What’s your trick to get out of a boring conversation at a party?N: “I’m gonna pee!” Love, like, hate?E: I love packing. I love to optimise our tour set-up. I like coffee in the morning. I hate falling asleep on a train during the day and waking it up when it arrives.N: I love the record Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison I like cutting branches from the trees in the garden I hate having a headache and wanting to pee at the same time What can artists do to help save the world?E: Sing.N: Write and think about the world What’s the last lie you told?E: It’s going to be OK.N: I’m gonna pee UTO deftly make the sound their own: Barnett will occasionally unleash a surprising or Larroche will trigger a sudden shift in tempo that hits like a roundhouse kick the pair cohere these styles through murky electronic music and sprightly electro-pop backed by more mature songwriting and a clear-cut sense of individuality The bouncy highlight “À La Nage” is the most pop-minded song here, but UTO add a twist by looping wordplay lifted from novelist Georges Perec over a chorus of chirped backing vocals and jubilant keys. “Take It All” marches in the opposite direction, drawing together watery chimes and a queasy drumbeat; the vocals echo Kim Gordon’s whispery as Barnett intones about “giving you my best heartbeats” with a pitch-shifted inflection Many of Touch the Lock’s lyrics drift toward off-kilter oblique poetry as Barnett switches between French and English On the airy highlight “Souvent Parfois” (“Often Sometimes”) the woods—to ground herself in the face a bout of mental uncertainty securing the anguish with a solid center of gravity It was a joyful occasion for crew members on board the Uto ni Yalo as they embarked on a historic journey to Tonga yesterday for the 53rd Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM53) the Uto Ni Yalo returns to international waters to carry a message of peace prosperity and resilience for Pacific communities The journey will take about five to seven days and will see several veterans and new crew members undertake the passage Oceans Five program director Seth Hortsmeyer said they were happy to partner with local NGOs to support ocean conservation “Traditional knowledge is very important to ocean conservation because we need to engage more traditional communities more Pacific Islanders to demonstrate the leadership that they are doing in the ocean conservation space,” Mr Hortsmeyer said “Oceans five has a delegation going to the PIFLM53 and when we heard of the potential of the Uto ni Yalo to sail there we were proud to be in a position to support it.” The “Sautu Voyage” is a symbol of Pacific prosperity and unity retracing the ancient routes of ancestral Pacific leaders and reinforcing the importance of traditional knowledge in addressing modern environmental challenges Powered by PageSuite Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Kumamoto Prefecture--A high school science club here enlisted the help of local fishermen to reproduce a rare type of atmospheric optical phenomenon that can be glimpsed in the Yatsushiro Sea and nowhere else in Japan Members of the Earth Science Group at the Kumamoto prefectural Uto High School’s Science Club have been studying Shiranui as it had not been sighted for several decades the team members were convinced they had observed and photographed Shiranui The Earth Science Group members were able to reproduce Shiranui last year in an indoor experiment which allowed them to determine what conditions are favorable for the phenomenon’s occurrence which roughly translates as “nobody-knows fire,” is seen around the day of Hassaku Fire or lamps on fishing boats are the light source for Shiranui which characteristically takes the form of spots of light that appear stretched horizontally Mentions of Shiranui in literature go as far back as “Nihon Shoki” (The Chronicles of Japan) and “Manyoshu” (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) books that were compiled in the eighth century Edo Period (1603-1867) scholars Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725) Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769) and Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) also mentioned the phenomenon in their works an inland stretch of water in this southwestern prefecture The image in a photo that was taken in the town of Shiranuhi is believed to be the last officially available record of Shiranui’s emergence The photo is currently administered by the Uki municipal board of education The Earth Science Group’s members began studying Shiranui out of curiosity about why the phenomenon hadn’t been seen for so long Successive members of the group waited for the apparition at Eino-o Tsurugijinja shrine a long-famed Shiranui observation spot in Uki’s Shiranuhi-machi district They photographed how city lights on the other side of the sea appeared separated above and below in the early hours of Oct but of a variety called “inferior mirage,” which can also be seen at other locations across Japan A mirage is caused by refraction of light rays that travel through air layers with uneven temperatures The high school Earth Science Group members confirmed through their experiment that a mirage causes light to appear divided vertically in many cases but can also cause it to appear separated horizontally when there is a breeze They presented their findings at a “junior session” during a meeting of the Geological Society of Japan (GSJ) in September last year Simulations based on the conditions of their experiment led them to believe that Shiranui is most likely to emerge when the sea is the shallowest in the small hours on Sept The students talked with officials of the Yatsushiro fisheries cooperative association who agreed to send three of their fishing boats to three locations at mouths of rivers 4 to 10 km southwest of Eino-o Tsurugijinja shrine The team members conjectured that an inflow of river water would create unevenness in air temperatures there The fishing boats were fitted out with 500-watt LED lights The students set up a 600-millimeter telephoto lens for three hours from midnight Sept the students found that the one aboard a boat anchored at the mouth of the Ozayagawa river appeared stretched in a horizontal direction It marked the first time the students had seen light extended horizontally instead of being separated vertically They concluded it that was a Shiranui apparition The students went on to report on the results of their observations at a junior session of a GSJ meeting in Yamagata capital of the prefecture of the same name “The Shiranui this time was so small that it could only be seen through a telephoto lens,” said Eiki Honda an Uto High School teacher who is adviser to the club “I hope to work with the students to do further research to find out under what conditions Shiranui would be visible with the naked eye.” “Shiranui may emerge only at locations that are so remote that you can see it only through a telephoto lens,” said Naoto Komeda a second-year student who leads the Earth Science Group we will press on with our study to find out why Shiranui can no longer be seen.” Experts floored by students’ study of endangered sea snail EDITORIAL: Teen science projects have potential to stun even the experts School where falling asleep in the classroom is encouraged Students lose out on usual science experiments during pandemic Swords damaged in Kyushu flood attract 3,000 online saviors Plaintiffs finally win recognition as Minamata disease victims Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission In Tokelau, school kids have been rushing home for their favourite activity of the day: turtle time Five-year-old Ilisapesi Sakalia (Pesi) loved her sea turtle friends "It's teaching them to look after what we have in our environment," Pesi's grandmother Asi Pasilio Tokelau's Natural Resources and Environment department director They are two of the more than 30 sea turtles found near their atoll Nukunonu late last year and taken in by local families so they would not get eaten by sharks triple in size - when they left," Asi said The family would have liked to look after the hatchlings for around a year so that they could have grown big and strong before being released back into the wild Pacific Ocean While Conservation International Aotearoa scientists were in Tokelau assessing coral reef bleaching they filmed the turtles after seeing RNZ's previous story Both Pesi and her mum were far away in Auckland at the time and Uto Popo has since made a dash during the daily ocean swim and water change which five-year-old Pesi had been the boss of "Now I just try and think positive about it so I'm sure they can look after themselves out there," Asi said Pesi's mum does not know how to tell her five-year-old that both of her friends have started their ocean voyage earlier than expected who is Nukunonu's environment officer and a trained journalist says the lessons all the young turtle carers have learnt are invaluable "Seeing these kids nurture sea creatures and the earth gives me hope for the future," Elena said Pesi's grandmother Asi is staying positive saying they had grown a lot and hopes they are strong and fast enough to avoid natural predators which is why they take them in in the first place and there are harmful and harmless creatures Just take care of yourself out there," she said It is not just Popo and Uto leaving early - one of the turtles Filomena Fatia and Paulina Fatia had in their care has also made a dash The pepes (young ones) who live on Nukunonu atoll have been taking care of Sonic and Shadow said the kids loved going swimming with them Mena said she looked forward to going swimming with Sonic and Shadow in the afternoons when she and her dad changed their water they have grown so strong that Shadow made an early dash into the blue Pacific waters Their parents are proud of their conservation work at such a young age Please email comments to letters@livingchurch.org COVID-19 has hindered gatherings worldwide but the people of two newly constructed churches in Bangladesh have celebrated their openings in great style At 56,000 square miles and a population of more than 133 million Bangladesh is nestled between India and Myanmar A member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, the Church of Bangladesh is one of the United Churches formed by a union of Anglicans with Christians of other traditions The church maintains 115 congregations in three dioceses with more than 22,000 members with a reported 1.56 million COVID-19 cases “The average daily death toll of the Corona Delta Pandemic is 200,” said the Most Rev moderator and primate of the Chur ch of Bangladesh “All of Bangladesh is affected by Coronavirus,” said the Rev “City areas have some hospital and medical facilities But rural areas need to come to cities for medical care.” and churches that closed for 17 months are slowly coming back but “even with COVD-19 many people come here to church Thanks to recent United Thank Offering (UTO) grants The churches were constructed in part because of a 2020 UTO Grant of $80,000 The UTO website said the funds were earmarked for “two new and needed churches: To contribute to create worship and education space for vibrant communities living in Christ promoting a complete code of life for the underprivileged ethnic community at Sridampara (Tangail district) and Eastbaromari (Netrokona District) the centers of biblical and faith-based life for newer Christians.” “People used to worship in tents,” Hira said But there was a determination to have a church building The land for the church was donated by the parish secretary and congregants Hira reported that the May 16 opening of St was “a big celebration,” with more than 600 in the procession and religious leaders from villages throughout the region the Episcopal Church’s Asia and Pacific partnership officer Hira addressed the effect of the UTO contribution to the church and to the people: “St John’s new church construction in Sridampara helped the ethnic and tribal community who don’t have much family Coming next is a school for all ages and for lay leadership Many people are coming and helping,” Hira said “The church builds up spiritual leadership It gives vibration and vitality in that church.” opened October 3 with another grand celebration The Rev. Dr. Caroline Carson, rector of Holy Innocents’ in Beach Haven has traveled and offered UTO grant development help in Bangladesh She echoed the joy of the Bangladesh people “The church is increasing their care of creation,” Carson said “They also believe in helping their neighbors My hope is that they will gain confidence and growth in their ministry of presence.” While there is celebration in the churches COVID-19 still permeates the Bangladesh society “I request you all to remember Bangladesh in your prayers “God has opened the door and brought the blessing to the people in that area,” Hira said Immense joy all over Bangladesh and not only that area.” Neva Rae Fox is a communications professional with extensive Episcopal experience serving the boards of The Living Church Foundation Episcopal Community Services of New Jersey 2018Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Race Remington Uto pleaded guilty for trying to murder his wife by feeding her doses of rat poison.A sailor from Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to murder his wife by feeding her doses of rat poison over the course of seven months Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Race Remington Uto laced his wife’s food and drink with the heavy metal thallium Suspicions of foul play were first raised in March when the sailor’s wife, Brigida Uto, was hospitalized after becoming seriously ill, NBC 7 San Diego reported That’s when physicians discovered an alarming amount of poison in her system “Because of the levels of thallium in the victim’s body, medical staff and investigators believed her exposure had been intentional,” San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Greg Rylaarsdam told the Ramona Patch in March Sailor accused of trying to use poison to murder his wifeA hazmat team found enough evidence in Uto’s home to take the sailor into custody.By J.D. SimkinsBrigida Uto first began feeling sick as far back as September 2017 suffered severe nerve damage in her limbs and could barely walk The discovery of the poison in her system quickly prompted a joint investigation by the FBI Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the San Diego County Sheriff’s office a hazmat team discovered enough evidence in Uto’s home to take the sailor into custody Uto was arrested at Naval Medical Center San Diego on March 29 and has been held at the Vista Detention Facility on $2 million bail He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 14 He faces a term that could run from 21 years to life Physicians believe it could take Brigida Uto — who previously worked as a special education teacher — “anywhere from several months to a few years to fully regain feeling and ever walk again,” according to a GoFundMe campaign launched to help her recovery "Brigida will need intensive rehabilitation care and equipment for an unknown period of time.” Simkins is the executive editor of Military Times and Defense News and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War After a nine-year hiatus from international voyagers 15 members of the Uto ni Yalo will sail across the Pacific to attend the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tonga The voyage will highlight the importance of protecting 30 per cent of the ocean in the Pacific as well as address threats such as climate change and support the PIFLM53 theme of Transformative Resilient Pasifiki: Build Better Now Uto ni Yalo trustee Reverend James Bhagwan said the crew would travel nearly 800km to the PIFLM53 as Pacific ambassadors of goodwill representing the Pacific voyaging community “We are embarking on this journey in response to a regional call for Pacific unity and resilience,” the Rev Bhagwan said “This voyage also provides a unique opportunity to our young seafarers some of whom are experiencing the blue ocean voyaging for the first time building and strengthening our voyaging community.” Crew member Lilieta Siakai said they were ready to embark on the 4-day voyage to promote peace and collaboration “This voyage represents the unity and solidarity of our region a message we are proud to deliver to the leaders gathering at PIFLM 53,” she said this sail is also a chance to reconnect with the ocean and to share the ancient wisdom of our ancestors to the world.” The crew members will depart Fiji’s waters for Tonga tomorrow [Episcopal News Service] When her kindergarten teacher issued the classic assignment “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Caroline Carson she had about 25 options – including becoming a horse and an interest in space travel Remarkable curiosity and uncommon exuberance have been a divining rod of sorts for Carson helping her seek out spiritual nourishment by building relationships with people around the world a third-year seminarian at the School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee most in a quest to see and experience firsthand the movement of the Holy Spirit Her latest endeavor has been teaching and learning about pastoral care for refugees in Egypt Funded by a United Thank Offering grant the project included a trip this spring to Cairo to serve as a volunteer for Refuge Egypt Pastoral care – especially interreligious care – is often an unfamiliar concept in the Arab community showing the variety of ways that care can be expressed and she spoke about the Anglican Communion’s commitment to peace and reconciliation learning about the needs of the community and talking with asylum-seekers and refugees “When you look in the eyes of so many of these asylum-seekers Sometimes they just need someone to listen to them receives the offerings from individuals and congregations and distributes 100 percent of the collections to innovative mission and ministry “Goodness can foster goodness,” Carson wrote in her application for the grant She recalled the directive from Leviticus 19:34: “The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Addressing injustice can spur the actions of justice The displaced deserve a change to be shown godly love whether by sharing silence and presence a meal or being allowed to grieve,” Carson said Though fascinated by ancient history, Carson’s connection to Egypt began with a postmodern twist: a priest in Egypt retweeted a photo that she had posted in her role as a volunteer in NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program ‘I wonder who retweeted that picture?’ So I followed up,” said Carson Her curious nature found a friend in the Rev “I told him that I was going on a choir tour to Jerusalem and since that’s pretty close what would it be like to come by the cathedral and shake his hand.” “What would it be like to offer some teaching on pastoral care?” So she did What might seem bold to some is part of Carson’s approach to a faithful life one that takes joyful risks in seeking and building relationships with people around the world This commitment to community is evident in another passion: music Although she considered becoming a nun in high school Carson couldn’t resist the sound of music; she eventually earned a doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina with a major in conducting of being a part of making something collaborative happen,” Carson said not just with your audience but with the text … that’s the nature of an ensemble You might have that one flute line or an alto part Her work as a conductor and teacher took her around the world She began adding time on either end of her music trips to volunteer for mission work she felt God beckoning her to a different vocation and within the community of the Diocese of Louisiana Scheduled to graduate from seminary in the spring of 2019 – and Carson has sought numerous opportunities to develop relationships She traveled to the Philippines where she taught a liturgy and music course at Saint Andrew’s Theological Seminary and she volunteered at the Joel Nafuma Refugee Center in Rome While Carson plans to work in parish ministry after graduation and ordination to the priesthood She still has a full list of things she wants to do Returning to Egypt to continue listening to the needs and stories of refugees is a top priority all focused on peace building – in churches “Peace building is the future of our church,” said Carson – Richelle Thompson is deputy director and managing editor of Forward Movement a ministry of the Episcopal Church committed to inspiring disciples and empowering evangelists We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse our traffic We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns communities are looking after baby turtles after they washed up on the shores of islands in the remote atolls Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand Five-year-old Ilissapesi Sakalia and her mum Elena Pasilio are incharge of looking after "Popo" and "Uto" two of the more than 30 sea turtles found near their atoll Nukunonu late last year 'Popo' means husked coconut and 'Uto' means a coconut sprout "We're looking after them so that they can go back into the ocean when they're big enough so that they don't get eaten by the other sea creatures It's somewhat of a family tradition and something Elena Pasilio says she experienced and now little Ilissapesi Sakalia is as well "We just all look after them until they are big enough and then we let them go back into the ocean," Ms Pasilio told RNZ Pacific "They can be eaten by sharks in our lagoon." It takes more than a day to reach Tokelau by boat from Samoa The water is lapping at the shores of three atolls While it's not every year young turtles end up in Tokelau it happens often enough for the practice to be a "normal" part of life in Tokelau They will look after the turtles for one year before releasing them into the wild again who is Tokelau's environment and economic sector director says lessons like this are vital for children "It teaches the kids to look after sea life," Asi Pasilio said council member and mayor who instilled important life lessons in the kids Lessons Elena said she now hopes to pass on to her daughter "He was such a hardcore Tokelauan," she said "He taught me about our ocean and our land was just to respect that and not to feel like it's yours has lifted a house arrest order on a family which had refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 We hear more about the plight of a Tokelaun family refusing the Covid-19 jab on Nukunonu atoll The Government of Tokelau has declared the results of the 2023 national general elections Unidentified T-shirt Object – UTO, conceived by Budapest-based textile designer Lala Tóth, blurs the boundaries between fashion accessories, contemporary jewelry This versatile object serves as both a functional T-shirt conversion tool and a conceptual piece Serving as a sustainable alternative to overconsumption all images by Máté Kalicz unless stated otherwise UTOs are available for pre-order on the brand’s website These extraterrestrial statement pieces can function as standalone sculptures or adorn various parts of a T-shirt The three shape variations boast a spectrum of colors ranging from subtle translucence to metallic hues and vibrant neons denoting Shining Mist On Sliding Silvery Snake and B.M.C.F standing for Bitter Mediterranean Crop Fossil True to its essence, Unidentified T-shirt Object – UTO made its debut in a contemporary art gallery intentionally extracted from its original functional context to be showcased as an art installation Visitors had the opportunity to explore a unique ‘UFO research laboratory’ behind a curtain revealing certain stages of the production process UTO functions as both a practical T-shirt conversion tool and a conceptual piece the statement pieces can function as standalone sculptures or adorn various parts of a T-shirt UTO diverges from minimalist aesthetics and challenges conventions of overconsumption the design fuses advanced technology with handcrafted techniques Unidentified T-shirt Object pieces are aligned with slow design values challenging traditional notions of wearable design Fuchsia Rubies Adorned Boiling Lava Flow | image by László Kőrösi UTO made its debut in a contemporary art gallery showcased as an art installation | image by László Kőrösi name: Unidentified T-shirt Object – UTO | @unidentified_tshirt_object designer: Lala Tóth photography: Máté Kalicz | @matekalicz – László Kőrösi | @llaszloo designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom happening now! partnering with antonio citterio, AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function, but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style, context, and personal expression. A Dulzura man was sentenced March 14 to three consecutive life terms in state prison for poisoning his wife, who is a former Campo Elementary School teacher. Race Remington Uto, 28, won’t be eligible for parole until after he finishes a minimum of 21 years, said Deputy District Attorney Paul Reizen. Uto pleaded guilty to three counts of pre-meditated attempted murder of his wife, Brigida McInvale, now 29, who almost died. McInvale told El Cajon Superior Court Judge Robert Amador about the shock of learning that her husband had put thallium in her food at least three times. “I wanted to believe I knew the man I married three years before,” said McInvale. She said she had “months of unexplained symptoms” that included numbness in her arms and legs, weight loss, fatigue, vomiting, dizziness and hair loss in 2017. “It was painful to walk,” she added. During this time, McInvale said her husband took care of her and prepared her food – all the while knowing he was the cause. “How selfish, how cruel, because you were having an affair and wanted to get rid of your wife,” said Amador to Uto sternly. “How cold, how callous, how vicious and, frankly, how inhumane that was,” said Amador. Thallium was used as a rat poison but was banned from sale in the U.S. 40 years ago. Uto purchased it over the internet three times, said Reizen. The prosecutor said investigators found Uto had researched thallium online on his phone. “How did you decide the only way to dissolve a marriage is by killing your wife?” asked McInvale to her former husband, who was handcuffed and dressed in jail clothes. He said nothing in court. “I cared for you, loved you,” said McInvale, adding that she recalled him telling her that her lack of cooking skills was the reason she was sick. She said she recalled Uto discouraging her from giving a portion of her breakfast to their 2-year-old son, saying he could choke on it, which she found as an odd thing to say. “How could you, a father, do this to the mother of your son?” asked McInvale. His attorney, Daniel Cohen, said his client pleaded guilty “because it was the right thing to do” and he did not want to put his ex-wife through a trial. “He did accept responsibility at an early stage,” said Cohen. Uto was injured while in the Navy and he used an electronic implant device to ease his pain, his attorney said. Cohen said Uto believed his pain “clouded his judgement.” Amador gave him credit for 403 days spent in jail and fined him $10,364. Amador also ordered Uto to pay $6,735 in restitution. “This person should never be out of prison,” said Reizen. A jury convicted a man March 13 of trying to kill two women in East County whom he did not know. Guilty verdicts on all counts were returned against Patrick Christian Douglas, 52, for the bizarre attacks on Nov. 7, 2017 to Shawntey Palmer and Dina Hammond that occurred minutes apart. Palmer was stabbed 13 times while sitting with Douglas in his car in an El Cajon parking lot around 3 a.m. after he had picked her up on El Cajon Boulevard. Hammond was a Frito-Lay delivery person and was stabbed as she was taking food items to the 7-Eleven store at 4610 Avocado Boulevard in La Mesa at 3:06 a.m. Deputy District Attorney Jeff Lazar said Douglas faces 97 years to life because his prior felony convictions for assault, robbery and burglary were found to be valid. El Cajon Superior Court Judge Herbert Exarhos set sentencing for April 12. The jury deliberated four hours before also convicting Douglas of two assault counts, and evading police officers with reckless driving during a chase to Dulzura. Jurors also convicted Douglas of assault on a deputy sheriff in which he drove his car at him, said Lazar. Douglas remains in jail without bail. Published: YesterdaySun 4 May 2025 at 8:00pm FooterABCABC PacificABC Pacific is the trusted voice in the Pacific sailing to an island in the future and navigating by the values of our ancestral past Our ancestors understood that the health of the oceans reflects the health of the people when we are aware of the extensive threats to the ocean and when we care about the future of our children the only logical step is to create a new vision a sustainable sail plan based on values of interconnectedness made up of a few tiny islands in the far east of Fiji Setareki loves sailing among the Lau Islands and now at 26 he has lost count of the places and ports he has sailed into while on board the Uto Ni Yalo Mr Ledua joined the Uto Ni Yalo as a crew member when he was 19 ‘It was in 2010 when I was sailing around the Suva Harbour on my camakau [outrigger canoe] when I saw the Uto Ni Yalo berthed at the harbour and I sailed up to her,’ he said ‘Being a crew member of the Uto Ni Yalo is not just about sailing from one country to another but also learning about who we really are as an indigenous people as stewards of the earth and most importantly knowing more about our tradition and culture.’ As a navigator Setareki appreciates the fact that ‘to begin you must know where you are and where you are heading’ the crew sees and feels firsthand the effects of climate change and the extensive threats to the ocean Vulnerability becomes visceral without protection from the elements Life aboard the boat is a microcosm of life in Pacific Islands But the threats and limitations also suggest possibilities and a course set for sustainability with a greater respect and sense of stewardship - encouraging better solutions for a healthy ocean ‘As I put the theory into practice onboard the Uto ni Yalo I felt as though my ancestors were right there with me For Setareki ‘It’s all about understanding the natural environment and utilising the elements that surround us every day Our ancestors knew this and lived by a reciprocal relationship with nature.’ the Uto Ni Yalo is encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean – and gathering trash on the remote islands it visits The seventy-two foot double hulled vessel, Uto ni Yalo (which translates to ‘Heart of the Spirit’) is being used to revive and sustain traditional Fijian canoe building This ship has sailed open-ocean voyages along ancient Pacific trade and migratory routes to help re-establish historical ties and significant cultural links with people all over the Pacific The Uto Ni Yalo is one of nine traditionally designed sailing canoes that are backed by the German philanthropic conservationist group Okeanos Foundation for the Sea in partnership with Pacific experts across the region Additional support for the Uto Ni Yalo has been provided through a successful application to the Small Grants Programme (SGP). The SGP, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNDP since 1992 has been supporting projects around the world that conserve the global environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods Building on this grant for the Uto Ni Yalo entitled Piloting Low -Carbon sea transportation model for Fiji using traditional voyaging services in rural island routes the SGP plans to expand this type of support to other traditional ships in the region – working with partners to develop a sustainable transportation network in the Pacific The Uto Ni Yalo’s formal and symbolic uses - attending events proving carbon free travel is possible – are complemented by utilitarian functions such as taking relief supplies to islands after tropical cyclones Following Tropical Cyclone Keni in April of 2018 the Uto Ni Yalo was used to deliver relief supplies to a province that suffered nine deaths as well as the complete destruction of whole villages Meeting periodically with its sister ships around the world the Uto Ni Yalo has made appearances in Hawaii the Uto Ni Yalo sailed in to Sydney Harbour as part of the Okeanos supported fleet The Uto Ni Yalo is also designed to demonstrate that the shipping routes that were previously thought to be economically non-viable can be re-established and providing opportunities for the youth living there According to Uto ni Yalo Trust (UNYT) secretary Dwain Qalovaki the Uto Ni Yalo serves to showcase low carbon wind-powered ocean transport – supplemented with solar power generation facilities that power its twin propulsion system – and provide proof of concept: ‘This can work Around the world ≈90% of all goods and raw materials are transported by sea using vessels powered by fossil fuels the Uto ni Yalo is demonstrating how low carbon sea transport can offset Fiji’s fossil fuel reliance and become a viable option for cargo transfer from remote maritime islands ‘Being on board the UNY is about growing our Fijian family we are able to attract youth to be crew members on board – community champions.’ it has sailed over 80,000 nautical miles to over 15 countries in both the southern and northern hemispheres To further increase the utility of the ship’s island visits the Uto Ni Yalo Trust has committed to collecting data on waste found on village foreshores the 16-18 member voyaging crew conducts beach clean-up along the shoreline in order to understand the types and quantities of non-biodegradable waste found and present this information back to the community with options for safe disposal Given that the highest densities of plastic pollution on earth are found in the Pacific it is an urgent problem requiring both local and international efforts As part of these efforts to combat plastic pollution in 2017 alone the Uto Ni Yalo facilitated the collection and safe disposal of more than 2,000 kilograms of trash in marine environments SGP funding has allowed the Uto ni Yalo to spur action and promote unity in a country that is widely dispersed geographically Thirteen million tonnes of garbage enter our oceans every year and 5 trillion plastic bags are used annually worldwide every year It will take the combined efforts of ships like the Uto Ni Yalo and the wider world to turn this toxic tide While the boat itself is profoundly practical it is also a tool for reviving handicrafts and celebrating traditional art forms - both on the boat and in the communities it visits Traditional ingenuity and knowledge remain clearly visible with the twin hulls cunningly connected by wooden beams and lashed only with rope Each vaka is finished with intricate traditional designs and carved by a third-generation carver. the boat also serves as a floating art exhibit; 18 Fijians have contributed 168 pieces of mixed medium art toward the floating exhibition there have been 150 projects undertaken across the country “SGP makes it possible to give very direct assistance to NGOs and very direct assistance to villages But the link to UNDP also makes it possible for this local village-level assistance to be linked to the larger-scale By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve the global environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives For more information on this specific project, please visit the Uto Ni Yalo Facebook page For more information on SGP-supported projects in Fiji, visit the Fiji Country Page Visit the SGP website for details on the overall Small Grants Programme This story was originally published by UNDP. Story by Andrea Egan and UNDP GEF-SGP team / Photos: Andrea Egan © 2025 Global Environment Facility, All Rights Reserved. | Legal The United Thank Offering grant-site pilgrims pose for a group photo outside Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Villaescusa Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] At one point in the mid-19th century almost all of the residents of Villaescusa a tiny village in the north of Spain near Santander It started with one villager who traveled 200 miles to the town of Fuentesaúco Then he brought the Bible to his Roman Catholic priest ‘This is a Protestant Bible; you cannot have this,’” said Bishop Carlos López Lozano of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church Episcopalians to Holy Spirit Church in Villaescusa didn’t know anything about being a Protestant; he just wanted to read the Bible I’ll put it in the fire.’” The man did not surrender the Bible and where he attended his first Episcopal service at the Church of the Redeemer he liked the service and then he saw the school,” López explained In October, 31 Episcopalians traveled to Spain for a 10-day pilgrimage organized by the United Thank Offering in coordination with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana through Corazon Travel The pilgrimage began with Mass at the Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer in Madrid the pilgrims boarded a bus and drove to the 11th-century walled city of Avila Massachusetts; and Bishop Carlos López Lozano of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church walk the streets of Lugo where the old city is still surrounded by Roman walls The “grant-site pilgrims” made stops in Salamanca, where they visited the Atilano Coco Center, an international student center named for Coco an Episcopal priest and a professor at the University of Salamanca who was assassinated by the Franco regime in December 1936 they visited the rectory that serves as Holy Spirit Church in Villaescusa a storefront church serving low-income Spaniards and immigrants in a public housing development on the outskirts of Oviedo who heard the history of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church were surprised to learn of the critical impact UTO grants have had on churches and ministries across Spain “I knew that we had this long relationship with the Spanish church, but I didn’t realize how [the church was] nearly exterminated and how deliberate that extermination had been,” said Sherri Dietrich, UTO board president, who attends St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle and Bishop Lozano and the church people we’ve met but they’re just doing what God has called them to do.” doesn’t have a lot of money to spend on board expenses so we don’t get to see what our grants have done Sherri Dietrich The Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018 In the years following the Spanish Civil War when the country was under the dictatorial rule of Francisco Franco the government confiscated the church’s property with the exception of the cathedral in Madrid “Twenty-six buildings and 14 schools were taken by Franco,” said López People met in a private home with a Bible and the Book of Common Prayer.” Bishop Carlos López Lozano of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church explains to the UTO pilgrims that Holy Spirit Church in Villaescusa was seized by the government of Francisco Franco in 1936 the building belongs to a Swiss company and the congregation worships down the hill in the former rectory when Holy Spirit Church in Villaescusa was forced out of its building the congregation moved a three-minute walk down the hill to the rectory when the roof collapsed and they moved to the city hall A $20,000 UTO grant allowed the small congregation to fix the rectory’s roof “Seeing where our money went to repair a roof with a congregation that had only 15 people – they would have never been able to do that; they would have had to close again,” said Dee Dugger a UTO coordinator for the Diocese of Florida and also her parish Dugger appreciated the opportunity to see the results firsthand to be able to see where the money goes that we collect each year and then to be able to go back and tell my parishioners and my diocesan constituents that every penny counts,” she said “How can we have made [such] a difference in Spain We have basically saved the Episcopal Church here in Spain,” said Dugger Each day of the pilgrimage the UTO grant-site pilgrims would stop and reflect and read one verse of Psalm 103:1-5 the U.S.-based Episcopal Church became aware of the Spanish church’s challenges two American bishops – Minnesota Bishop Stephen Keeler and Northern Indiana Bishop Reginald Mallett – along with a bishop from the Church of Ireland which had oversight of the Spanish Episcopal Church at the time Mallett and his wife had vacationed in Spain previously and returned under the pretense of tourism said Northern Indiana Bishop Douglas Sparks who walked the Camino with the UTO pilgrims and then they ordained the bishop who had been elected [clandestinely],” said Sparks they’re grateful for the risks that Bishop Mallett took and the other bishops to come and to make it possible for the church to be sustained in the midst of some pretty challenging and life-threatening experiences,” Sparks said The United Thank Offering grant-site pilgrims pose for a group photo outside the cathedral in León Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service the Spanish church’s properties have not been returned though it formally requested the latter a decade ago the church began to rebuild with the continued support of UTO and others it operates 55 parishes in all major cities and towns in Spain with bi-vocational clergy and it was from there that she imagined the pilgrimage I heard countless stories of how congregations or ministries would not have existed were it not for the funding provided through UTO grants,” Melton told Episcopal News Service “It was so inspiring to see how far the UTO grants to Spain have gone I really wanted others to see and experience the church in Spain and the powerful witness of blessings.” When Melquíades Andrés saw the school at the Church of the Redeemer in Salamanca he set out to establish an Episcopal church and a school in Villaescusa where only the children of wealthy families who could hire tutors received an education another five were established in the region Villaescusa has only 150 to 200 year-round inhabitants and the 15 to 20 Episcopalians who attend Holy Spirit Church continue to worship in the former rectory a Swiss company owns the actual church building it’s an active congregation engaged in the community “You cannot imagine how important it is to us to have you here and to thank you,” said López Isabelle Watkins and UTO board member Caitlyn Darnell take a selfie outside the Botana family estate church in Arzúa The grant-site and walking pilgrims came together for a shared Eucharist the night before the walking pilgrims would complete the Camino de Santiago de Compostela Thank offerings collected during a calendar year are granted the following year. UTO has set aside $60,000 in matching funds for the 2020 grant cycle to help to establish an Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago de Compostela The Anglican Pilgrim Centre would follow those in Jerusalem and Rome the two other cities most often visited by Christian pilgrims James brought Christianity to the Iberian Peninsula just after Jesus’ death to its history as part of the Roman Empire to the Muslim conquest that began in 711 and continued until 1492 the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain was established by former Roman Catholic priests who began to question the pope’s infallibility and dogma in what was truly a Spanish-led – not an Anglican-led – movement which aligned itself with the Franco regime continues to be the state-sanctioned church receiving $900 million from the Spanish government yearly and its history is told throughout the country in its many Gothic and Romanesque cathedrals it was the Episcopal churches and ministries that most impressed the group and brought tears to their eyes and it feels like holy ground,” said Dugger the cathedrals that we’ve been in have been awesome simple churches are more magnificent than the biggest cathedral with all the silver and gold.” The United Thank Offering was founded in 1890 to support innovative mission and ministry in The Episcopal Church and to promote thankfulness and mission throughout the Episcopal and Anglican churches worldwide One hundred percent of thank offerings collected are distributed annually in support of projects that address human needs and help to alleviate poverty ‘Thanks be to God,’ and I think very few think about it what it is to give thanks and gratitude What I love about gratitude is that it’s … relational: It means someone has given you something and there’s really nothing you can do in return you can turn it into a transactional thing But just being grateful and acknowledging that gift emotionally and physically,” said Dietrich And I love that it is one of the most obvious things to me that God tells us to do this,” she said but it turns out [that] it feels really good And it’s so good for us; it brings us closer to God and to others.” Since it began, UTO has collected and granted $138,629,911.07 in thank offerings to support innovative mission and ministry in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion through 5,257 grants – Lynette Wilson is a reporter and managing editor of Episcopal News Service She can be reached at lwilson@episcopalchurch.org Volunteers in April help install drywall for the shower stalls at what will become Corner Shower and Laundry in the basement of St [Episcopal News Service] St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit but those members are committed to “doing the right thing for the community that we’re located in,” Janet Ray told Episcopal News Service many of them struggling with homelessness in this gentrifying neighborhood St. Peter’s has been involved with the ecumenical Manna Community Meals since 1976. It was through those meals that volunteers hatched the idea for the church’s major new social justice project: Corner Shower and Laundry The Episcopal Church’s United Thank Offering recently announced it was awarding a $70,000 grant to help St Peter’s complete renovations and construction in its basement for use by soup kitchen guests who have no place to clean up before returning to the streets they will have access to four private shower stalls and they will be able to wash their clothes in three washers and dryers at the facility having an ecumenical effort coming together to help people who are the most vulnerable Peter’s is proud to be a part of having it housed there,” said Ray who represents the church on the board of Corner Shower and Laundry and its origin story is woven from numerous threads “A diverse group of volunteers helping out at Manna Community Meals saw an opportunity to provide additional services to the Manna Meal guests,” the project’s website said “This group of volunteers joined together to create the vision of providing those in need with a means to a fresh start.” A lot of the credit for the idea goes to one longtime volunteer who said in a radio interview that she often brought free clothes and toiletries for the men whom she and the others were serving at Manna Community Meals “When you’re doing this for a while, you realize these people don’t have any other means to get clothes. They don’t have any place to wash their clothes. They don’t even have a place to take a shower, and when you think about that, you think about how important it is for you to take a shower,” she told WDET in March Organizers drew motivation from another experience, recounted on St. Peter’s website A homeless man was attending a Sunday worship service when he suffered a seizure and was taken to a hospital The congregation later learned that his legs had been amputated to prevent an infection from spreading Could a shower and laundry ministry have saved the man’s legs At least it would have provided him with “access to clean socks soap and water for his wounds and people to surround him to get the care he needs,” the church website says The idea began gaining momentum around Christmas 2014 when Ray welcomed Sue Goldsmith and her family to help clean out the church’s basement. Goldsmith, who is Jewish, chose to volunteer at St. Peter’s for a Mitzvah Day, an interreligious day of service commonly timed for Christmas with Jews and Muslims supporting neighbors who are celebrating the Christian holy day Ray explained to Goldsmith the idea for a shower and laundry ministry The project attracted Goldsmith’s interest she returned to the church to help get it off the ground but as a Corner Shower and Laundry board member Peter’s on Sundays and refers to it as “my church.” “I love the warmth that comes from that congregation,” Goldsmith said in an interview with ENS Goldsmith and about a half dozen others from diverse faiths and personal backgrounds formed the core group that moved the project forward in 2015 They enlisted graduate students from the University of Michigan to conduct a needs assessment for the project to confirm that the services would be used “We didn’t really want to do a shower and renovation unless people would use them and it would not be a duplication of services,” Ray said The project incorporated as a nonprofit and began holding fundraisers as it moved forward with developing the facility Bajorek said she knew an architect who was willing to help them design a floor plan Organizers also recruited contractors to estimate what it would take to convert the space for its new use volunteers and contractors had produced professional design drawings identified a new boiler big enough to produce enough hot water for the showers and washers and determined how much electricity would be required The basement’s foundation was partly demolished so that sturdy construction could begin from the ground up In February 2018, Corner Shower and Laundry announced it had approved a contractor for the full renovation of the basement and installation of the showers and laundry and although less than half that amount had been raised the group decided later in the year to begin construction Corner Shower and Laundry board members in October stand in the framing for what will become the shower stalls of the ministry in the basement of St Volunteers provided free labor, when appropriate, and organizers continued to host fundraisers and issue calls for donations. In February 2019, Bajorek’s sister, Sue Laabs, pitched the project to a local philanthropic organization called 100+ Women Who Care Northville, based in a northwestern suburb. The group’s members responded by voting to give $13,500 to Corner Shower and Laundry The shower ministry was still short of its fundraising goal but it has since raised what it needs for the construction phase with the help of the United Thank Offering grant Construction is moving along slowly but steadily and she is hopeful that the showers and laundry will be ready to open by the end of this year It is expected to be run by a mix of volunteers and paid employees possibly including some social work professionals who are trained to assist people living on the margins of society Some of those details are still being worked out including what revenue streams will support ongoing operations The ministry also hopes to offer supportive employment to the guests from Manna Community Meals They will have access to the showers and laundry during the meals’ morning hours and the goal is to hire some of them in the afternoons to help operate a commercial laundry which will bring in revenue for the ministry Some foundations and donors “did not want to invest in something that did not already exist,” Goldsmith said but she thinks it will be easier to raise money for the project once it is up and running – David Paulsen is an editor and reporter for the Episcopal News Service. He can be reached at dpaulsen@episcopalchurch.org translator & community leader Tauanu’u Perenise Tapu Sitagata the book is designed to introduce children to the rich cultural heritage of Samoa and the environment by drawing on a wealth of traditional wisdom that can appeal to younger readers of all ethnicities in Aotearoa Headway is issuing a strong and urgent warning to whānau and young people about the deeply troubling ‘Run It Straight’ trend a challenge gaining popularity among rangatahi that encourages participants to charge at each other in full-speed collisions This is not a sport; it’s a direct assault on developing brains offering clear skies and mild winds — a rare gift in the Tararua Range which averages over 160 days of gale-force winds and 200 days of rain annually The Commissioner will work alongside the Secretary for Education who will remain actively involved in the negotiations Their advice and expertise will be central to his decisions From the return of a legendary cultural relay to a brand-new forest trail course and a kids' run that brings schools together in celebration of movement this year’s event promises to be one of the most vibrant and community-driven editions yet Whānau across Aotearoa are beginning their Smokefree journey this May as part of the That’s Us campaign The campaign encourages whānau to give up smoking for the month of May with the support of their local Stop Smoking Service 19 Episcopalians took part in United Thank Offering Pilgrims on the Camino a pilgrimage organized by UTO and the Diocese of Northern Indiana to raise awareness for a proposed Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago de Compostela [Episcopal News Service – Santiago de Compostela, Spain] Dawn Baity shared stories, tears, laughter, meals and lodging with fellow pilgrims along her 32-day walk from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain James’ Cathedral in the heart of the medieval city and joined hundreds of fellow pilgrims for Mass “You’re there at the cathedral and you’re hearing about all the countries represented by the pilgrims that arrived in Santiago that day and you’re all worshipping together in this absolutely beautiful Mass and you are basically disinvited from the table,” said Baity who finished her solo walk along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela’s popular 500-mile French Way on Nov vice president of the board of the Friends of the Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago stand outside the three-story building proposed for the center which is located just inside the old city directly on the route to the Cathedral of St A year later, Baity has left her Chicago home and a full-time grant-writing position to become an Episcopal Church volunteer in mission serving the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church Part of her job is to assist the Spanish church in its plan to build an Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago de Compostela a place where all pilgrims can share in the Eucharist and where women clergy can preside at the table “An Anglican center that’s ecumenical is an alternative where people can come and worship, continue that spirit of community and be invited to receive Communion; it’s the invitation that’s the important part,” said Baity, who is a member of Chicago’s St. James Cathedral “The center is not designed to exclude anyone It is truly a place of welcome for everyone.” The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, or “the Way of St. James” is one of Christianity’s oldest networks of pilgrimage routes stretching across Europe and converging at the tomb of St the Spanish Episcopal Church began receiving phone calls from pilgrims across the Anglican Communion and other Protestant churches who were asking for help with everything from lodging to replacing lost passports who was consecrated bishop of Spain in 1995 “We discovered that thousands of youth pilgrims are from the Protestant churches and that they really need something,” he said while seated in a café in Santiago de Compostela not far from the three-story building in mind for the Anglican Pilgrim Centre “And we started to offer them spiritual support “In the Roman Catholic Church they are very clear that they do not give Communion to non-Roman Catholics,” López explained “At the end of the pilgrims’ Mass at the cathedral in Santiago you must go through confession and fast for two hours please do not take Communion because Communion is not for you.’” Bishop Carlos López Lozano of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church and Northern Indiana Bishop Douglas Sparks preside over a Eucharist at the Church of Santa Susana a Roman Catholic church used by special arrangement with the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela Last year, 327,378 pilgrims – the majority on foot and split 50-50 male and female – traveled the length of one route or some section of the Camino de Santiago. Forty-four percent were Spaniards, followed in order by large numbers of Italians, Germans and Americans and including another 173 nationalities, according to official statistics The United Thank Offering pilgrims pose for a group photo on the start of the third day James – also called the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela – normally hosts at least one pilgrims’ Mass daily though as it undergoes a major restoration given the archdiocese’s friendly relationship with López it has offered the cathedral’s Chapel of St Andrew to the Spanish Episcopal Church to hold its own Mass the church found that pilgrims need at last two days after completing the walk to reflect on their spiritual journey “We were thinking there must be an Anglican place in Santiago de Compostela for pilgrims to give them the opportunity to have a safe space where they can stay for one or two days to reflect on their spiritual life at the end of the pilgrimage,” López said Four years ago, a group calling itself Friends of the Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago began working alongside López to lay the groundwork for the center. This year, the United Thank Offering has joined the effort. UTO has set aside $60,000 in matching funds for the 2020 grant cycle The total cost for the center is estimated at $5 million In October, 31 Episcopalians traveled to Spain for a 10-day pilgrimage organized by UTO in coordination with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana through Corazon Travel Just after arrival, the larger group split into two: A dozen people traveled by bus with López to discover how UTO helped the church rebuild after the death of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, work that continues today. The second and larger group set off to walk the final 62 miles of the Camino from Sarria-Portomarín to Santiago de Compostela Dawn Baity reaching the “minimum required distance” to receive the Camino de Santiago de Compostela certificate Baity completed the entire 500-mile distance along the popular French Way who last year set out on her own to walk the Camino Nancy Mead first set out alone to walk the Camino 20 years ago and since then makes an annual pilgrimage “One of the things on the Camino is you bring a stone that’s a symbol of a burden or sadness and you leave it at the face of this cross … this whole idea of weight and shedding weight and leaving the sorrow,” said Mead who serves as vice president of the Friends of the Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago Not everyone can take a month or six weeks away from work and family to make a pilgrimage and not everyone can do it alone or has the physical ability to walk the Camino in its entirety the UTO pilgrims set out to walk the last length of the journey as a group “We just became a community immediately with the older ones caring for the younger ones and the ones who could walk better cared for the ones who couldn’t,” said the Rev “The pro to being in the group is the pleasure of having other people that you know got me out of bed on mornings when I just might not have because after the first couple days of walking At the base of a tall stone cross on the Camino de Santiago near Palas de Rei many pilgrims have left offerings of stones Northern Indiana Bishop Douglas Sparks shared conversations with people about their lives that’s happened in my life,’ or ‘That’s how God called me Northern Indiana Bishop Doug Sparks successfully navigates the stepping stones to cross a river along the Camino de Santiago Sparks brought some of his own burdens and concerns as well as those of the people he serves at home and that he spent a lot of time in thought and silent prayer “I decided I was going to pray the rosary every day for the people among whom I serve because the rhythm and pattern of walking is that rhythm and pattern of prayer,” said Sparks they got on a boat and then they walked to the next place “And whether or not you believe in all the traditions and such the way the Gospel was spread throughout the world was through people walking.” One of Jesus’ 12 disciples, St. James is said to have brought Christianity to the Iberian Peninsula following Jesus’ crucifixion Religious pilgrimages have played a role in all religious traditions – Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, paganism – and in the Christian tradition dating back to the second and third centuries The day the Episcopal pilgrims arrived at Santiago they paid a visit to the cathedral and joined the long line of visitors and pilgrims to touch St but it wasn’t until the following day that they worshipped together at the Church of Santa Susana again by special arrangement with the archdiocese UTO board member Caitlyn Darnell took a photo of her hiking boots as the first “official steps” of her journey along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela The scallop shell is a symbol of direction along the Camino and is also worn as a sign of camaraderie a UTO board member and a candidate for ordination in the Diocese of North Carolina coming together at the table was an important part of the journey akin to “laying one’s heart on the altar in joy.” “Walking the Camino was so emotional in ways I don’t think I fully appreciated … I can’t imagine having arrived here and not having the opportunity to take the Eucharist because walking a pilgrimage is a metaphor for what we’re doing on this earthly journey but we’re holding each other in joy and in community as we’re pushing toward that heavenly city on the other side of this life,” said Darnell “To not have the opportunity to give thanks for what Christ did so that we would have the opportunity to be with him on the other side … it seems absurd.” – Lynette Wilson is a reporter and managing editor of Episcopal News Service. She can be reached at lwilson@episcopalchurch.org UF Health sent out an email to staff on May 14 describing changes to HR policies for COVID-related absences UF Health had implemented temporary changes to its Unscheduled Time Off (UTO) policy “Now that we are seeing reduced numbers of COVID-positive cases with three new vaccines available for COVID-19 we will be returning to our pre-COVID HR policies and practices for unscheduled absences and PTO leave balances.” the policy was updated to state that absences for COVID-19 or COVID-like symptoms will no longer be automatically “excused” unless the staff member is fully vaccinated (2 weeks past the last required dose); if the absence is excused PTO will apply instead of the call-out being considered UTO Staff members who received their COVID vaccine outside UF Health must provide proof of vaccination to their manager if they test positive for COVID and would like the absence to be considered PTO If a staff member tests positive for COVID-19 and has not received a COVID vaccine “Policies regarding excessive UTOs will be followed and may result in disciplinary action and/or unpaid time off.” Covid was the cause of some losing their jobs it shouldn’t continue to be used as a means of keeping their jobs <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('login_submit_comment') #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('commenting_as',ThriveComments.current_user.display_name || ( ThriveComments.social_user && ThriveComments.social_user.name ) ) #> <#= ThriveComments.util.render_label('guest_comment') #> UTO is outfitting classrooms with new cameras screens and microphones to deploy ASU Sync for the fall semester Editor’s note: This story is being highlighted in ASU Now’s year in review. Read more top stories from 2020. But Arizona State University is no traditional institution which means university leaders have been preparing for weeks to create a seamless socially responsible classroom experience for the fall 2020 semester — amidst the COVID-19 pandemic The University Technology Office has been preparing classrooms at all ASU campuses for a new learning approach: ASU Sync, which will provide students with technology-enhanced, fully interactive remote learning, using live lectures via Zoom. It's part of the three options for on-campus learning that students will have access to when classes begin Aug more than 800 learning spaces will either be equipped or enhanced with Zoom features or capabilities which will allow students on Zoom to hear the instructor from anywhere in the classroom and see what's written on classroom whiteboards slide presentations and digital annotation tools Students both in person and on Zoom will be able to ask questions of the instructor and the faculty member will be able to ask questions of all students Of the more than 800 spaces, 375 are getting equipment permanently installed with portable setups configured for the rest getting equipment installed in upward of 375 spaces during a summer would be a massive undertaking," said Corey Marshall learning experience manager with the University Technology Office "We would normally spend months preparing an initiative of that scale the first immediate challenge was to do that in weeks instead of months Add on top of that pandemic-related challenges and this became an incredibly complex puzzle to solve in a very short period of time." The classroom enhancement process has six phases — design faculty preparation and on-site engagement "Our learning experience team members and other UTO colleagues worked tirelessly to put this together in such short order," Marshall said "The fact that we are ASU was a tremendous advantage for us as equipment manufacturers and other partners — many local — were eager to get involved With pallets of equipment still arriving to campus daily we still have some ways to go to completion but the energy around the project is remarkable." UTO instructional tech specialist Orlando Moralez looks over hundreds of boxes of audio/visual equipment in Coor Hall on Wednesday microphones and camera gear in classrooms for improved ASU Sync transmissions for the upcoming academic year Brothers Jeremy (left) and Corey Twilligear unload pallets filled with boxes of audio/visual equipment at Coor Hall on Thursday microphones and more must be sorted and delivered to classrooms ASU Materials Management's Jeremy Twilligear moves a pallet filled with boxes of audio/visual equipment in Coor Hall on Thursday UTO instructional tech specialist Mark Pettit organizes some of the hundreds of boxes of audio/visual equipment in Coor Hall on Thursday Did we mention the hundreds of boxes of equipment for more than 800 learning spaces UTO instructional tech specialist Orlando Moralez (left) and Corey Marshall discuss the installation they'll be working in Coor Hall on Thursday. Orlando Moralez checks out the existing instructional componentry before he and his team install a microphone signal system as part of the ASU Sync upgrade of the audio and visual system (From left) UTO manager of information technology Corey Marshall discusses ideas with tech specialist Orlando Moralez and instructional tech analyst Kat Liang as they figure out the installation of audio equipment that will enable remote users to hear faculty lectures during a class session via ASU Sync Orlando Moralez (left) watches the computer screen as Corey Marshall tests the new Polycom camera in Coor Hall on Thursday UTO instructional tech analyst Kat Liang installs a piece of equipment on a rack as part of an installation of upgraded audio and video systems in Coor Hall Equipment has been ordered for 95% of the spaces and UTO instructional tech specialists have been installing the necessary audio/visual equipment for the upcoming academic year at a rate of 10 rooms per day The integration phase will begin on all four Valley campuses and the Lake Havasu location the week of July 6 In order to prepare for the upcoming academic year more than 300 faculty members attended ASU Sync workshops jointly developed by UTO and hundreds more are signed up for sessions in July ASU Sync will allow the university to enable social distancing measures in classrooms by providing in-person instruction for some students ASU has also partnered with a variety of technology innovators like Slack Canvas and Yellowdig to supply students with the best online educational tools Top photo: UTO instructional tech specialists Mark Pettit (left) and Orlando Moralez discuss plans July 1 to transition ASU's campus classrooms with new technology equipment Vincent Truong is graduating from Arizona State University with dual degrees in psychology and biochemistry (medical chemistry) a minor in disability studies and a drive to return to underserved… carving deep valleys and intricate canyons global giant Applied Materials has been hard at work engineering technology that continues to change how microchips are made.Their products power everything from flat-panel… Young people in Fiji are helping to revive indigenous cultural practices of the Pacific Ocean island while learning about sustainable transport thanks to an initiative supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) They are sailing the traditional 72-foot long Fijian boat, Uto ni Yalo which translates as ‘Heart of the Spirit’ and which is navigating along ancient Pacific trade and migratory routes to help re-establish historical ties. It’s also reviving significant cultural links between people all over the region The boat is ferrying relief supplies to islands in the wake of tropical cyclones - demonstrating how low carbon sea transport can offset Fiji’s fossil fuel reliance and become a viable option for cargo transfer between remote maritime islands Ahead of International Youth Day marked annually on 12 August, read more here about how young people are engaging with Fiji’s spiritual heart A displaced mother carries her sick child at a United Nations hospital at Tomping camp where some 15,000 displaced people who fled their homes are sheltered by the UN [Episcopal News Service] A five-member group bound for a refugee camp in South Sudan has postponed its medical mission as a result of intense fighting that has killed an estimated 10,000 people and displaced 200,000 more in the fledgling east Africa nation The mission group, mostly Episcopalians from the Diocese of Colorado, had planned to visit Yida home to upwards of 70,000 people who’ve fled the pre-existing violence that has for at least two years plagued the oil-rich Nuba Mountains region an area mostly allied with South Sudan but under the control of the government of Sudan Yida, considered an outpost for Anglicans, lay and clergy, from the Diocese of Kadugli is located in South Kordofan on the Sudan side of the border where the Sudanese army and separatist rebel forces have engaged in armed conflict since June 2011 In 2013, the Diocese of Colorado, which has a close, informal companion relationship with the Diocese of Kadugli, received a $26,625 grant from the United Thank Offering to carry out primary medical care training for women health workers from Kadugli at Yida “[The intention] was to begin to build a cadre of people to train other people,” said Anita Sanborn a member of the mission group and president of the Colorado Episcopal Foundation which is administering the grant for the diocese The mission group was scheduled to leave for South Sudan on Jan where many of the region’s displaced people come and go but postponed the trip because of the most recent conflict Fighting erupted in Juba, the nation’s capital, on Dec. 15 following a political dispute between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar. In the three weeks since, the fighting has spread to seven of 10 states and has created a humanitarian crisis in South Sudan The group plans to regroup and carry out the training in a different refugee camp serving Sudanese refugees who himself has spent much of the last two years in exile and for the moment is in Colorado returns to the region and identifies an alternative location Many of the people living in the camps are uneducated and don’t know general health principles the things you do in the first five minutes in the life of a baby that can increase their survival rate a pediatrician with more than 25 years’ experience in global health the majority of it in Sudan and South Sudan Bishop of Kadugli Andudu Adam Elnail took this photo of children in the Yida refugee camp in Unity State on his last visit to the camp The UTO grant will allow the mission team to empower women living in refugee camps and caves where access to medical professionals is limited or nonexistent with the basic health-care skills and hygiene skills needed for survival The Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan has 31 dioceses — 26 of them in South Sudan where it is one of the nation’s largest non-government organizations and has played a role in reconciliation in the aftermath of a two-decades-long civil war fought largely between the Arab and Muslim north and rebels in the Christian-animist south “The church in South Sudan is seeing the challenges of development,” said Elnail in a Jan adding that it is operating with limited resources the bishop has advocated peace and reconciliation speaking out both in Africa and North America Sudan’s warring parties signed a Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, ending the civil war that killed more than 2 million people and displaced an estimated 7 million more. South Sudan officially gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In February 2012, tribal violence erupted in South Sudan’s Jonglei State The Diocese of Colorado has long supported Sudanese refugees who began arriving in Colorado more than a decade ago Many of the refugees belonged to the Episcopal Church of Sudan and found their way to diocesan churches the diocese shifted its focus from helping the diaspora to fostering schools and support for clergy in the newly developing nation as well as engaging in advocacy efforts at home In addition to providing necessary assistance and training, it’s important for Americans and people of the Episcopal Church to bear witness and provide information for U.S.-based advocacy efforts, said Sanborn, who is a former board member of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church in Sudan, or AFRECS, as it is commonly known. “I know as Americans we are really practical, and people often ask ‘what good does it do for you to go over and do two weeks of training?’’’ she said. “What is un-measurable is the hope that our presence stimulates in people who feel betrayed by their own leaders. We can bring a message to the people who are there to keep going, they will not be forgotten.” — Lynette Wilson is an editor/reporter for the Episcopal News Service. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse our traffic. By clicking "Accept", you consent to our use of cookies. We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below. The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent. You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience. 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Volume 5 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2018.00126 This article is part of the Research TopicFrailty and Herbal Medicines- From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical EfficacyView all 31 articles Frailty and sarcopenia have recently gained considerable attention in terms of preventive care in Japan which has an ever-increasing aging population Sarcopenia is defined as atrophy of skeletal muscles caused by the age-related decrease in growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor and sex hormones Labor and Welfare reports that frailty can lead to impairment of both mental and physical functioning Chronic diseases such as diabetes and dementia may underlie frailty It is important to prevent progression of frailty and extend the healthy lifespan “Mibyo,” a presymptomatic state has long been recognized and may be applicable to frailty Kampo medicines may include several medicinal plants and are thought to have the potential to improve symptoms of frailty Ninjin'yoeito (Ren Shen Yang Ying Tang) is the most powerful Kampo medicine and has been widely applied to palliative care of cancer patients This review includes recent anti-aging studies and describes the effects and mechanisms of Ninjin'yoeito (Ren Shen Yang Ying Tang) when used for frailty or to extend a healthy life expectancy substantially changing the social system and disease distribution Nationwide and community-wide efforts have been made toward ensuring healthy longevity and paradigm shifts have occurred at various levels frailty has received attention in preventive medicine practice The average life span in Japan was reported as 80.98 years in men and 87.14 years in women (Japanese Ministry of Health The difference between an average life span and healthy life expectancy the point at which routine daily life becomes limited is reportedly 8.84 years in men and 12.35 years in women in Japan These values have remained largely unchanged for a decade Prevention and treatment of frailty to extend a healthy life expectancy prior to the need for nursing care is a huge challenge in developed societies has long been recognized as similarly to frailty especially Ninjin'yoeito (Ren Shen Yang Ying Tang) has been considered for frailty conditions At around 60 years old, we may experience rapid loss of muscle mass and a relative increase in fat mass associated with aging, leading to atrophy of the skeletal muscles (sarcopenia) (1–3) These conditions increase the risk of falls and fractures Although frailty is a psychosomatic pathology and can be divided into physical locomotive syndrome can be viewed as a clinical condition similarly to physical frailty growth hormone secretagogue receptor; NPY-R In the search of PubMed electronic database using the key words: “Ninjin youeito” and “human” or “Ninjin'youeito.” Eighteen and eleven literatures were identified, respectively. We excluded literatures written in Japanese, reviews, animal experiments, and in vitro experiments using human cells from the identified literatures. Seven literatures were extracted (Table 1) (12–25) polypharmacy is often problematic and may lead to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) Frailty is likely to involve multiple organ systems and may be a good target for multicomponent herbal medicine Hozai comprises a group of Kampo formulations that restore vitality to patients who have lost psychological and physical energy due to various diseases including cancer Ki is universal energy and a basic element of life in Kampo theory and is contained in Juzentaihoto and Ninjin'yoeito Citrus unshiu peel is contained in Hochuekkito and Ninjin'yoeito Polygala root and Schisandra fruit are only contained in Ninjin'yoeito Juzentaihoto or Hochuekkito tend to be prescribed initially and in serious cases are replaced with Ninjin'yoeito Panax ginseng was historically thought to promote immortality It was imported to Japan in the eighth century and has become one of the main components in Ninjin'yoeito Ninjin'yoeito was frequently used for serious diseases in the Edo Period states that Ninjin'yoeito is indicated for weakness due to overwork or illness leading to a condition that is difficult to treat It is also indicated for lung and large intestine symptoms Effective components and indications of crude herbs in Ninjin'yoeito Adiponectin has been reported to have protective effects on atherosclerosis, and mice with over-expressed adiponectin show prolonged survival, even with a high-fat and high-sucrose diet through inhibition of oxidative DNA damage (73). Astragalus root enhances insulin sensitivity via increase of adiponectin, especially its highly-potent high-molecular-weight form (74) and may prevent atherosclerosis Polygala root and its main component, tenuigenin, promote the growth and differentiation of hippocampal neural stem cells (75). It has been reported to improve cognitive function in adults and elderly subjects in clinical studies (76, 77) and is approved as an over-the-counter drug Schizandrin is a main component of Schisandra fruit Ninjin'yoeito is thus expected to reduce physical and psychological vulnerability related to feeding, immunity, emotion, and cognition, which are oftendisturbed in frailty patients (Figure 2B). Ninjin'yoeito could be widely applicable in mild to severe cases of frailty (3) Given the low and similar incidence of ADRs associated with placebo the medication should even be safe in the elderly Although Kampo medicines are likely to cause fewer ADRs than modern medicine multi-combination use requires caution and should be limited to 2 medicines These effects on tissue stem cells may underlie the pleiotropic actions on Ninjin'yoeito and suggest its use for frailty NU and AI conceived and organized the structure of the review and AI contributed to critical revision and approved the final manuscript for publication The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest From sarcopenia to frailty: a road less traveled J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle (2014) 5:5–8 Frailty: overview and association with nutrition CrossRef Full Text Frailty in older adults: evidence for a 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notoginseng saponins prevents atherosclerosis in apoE knockout mice In: The 22nd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine Red ginseng and 20(S)-Rg3 control testosterone-induced prostate hyperplasia by deregulating androgen receptor signaling Increased ghrelin signaling prolongs survival in mouse models of human aging through activation of sirtuin1 One-year intranasal application of growth hormone releasing peptide-2 improves body weight and hypoglycemia in a severely emaciated anorexia nervosa patient J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle (2015) 6:237–41 Effects of Atractylodis lanceae Rhizoma on the content of ATP in the hippocampus Mechanisms of amelioration of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by Yokukansankachimpihange Overexpression of human adiponectin in transgenic mice results in suppression of fat accumulation and prevention of premature death by high-calorie diet Selective elevation of adiponectin production by the natural compounds derived from a medicinal herb alleviates insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in obese mice Tenuigenin promotes proliferation and differentiation of hippocampal neural stem cells Effects of BT-11 on memory in healthy humans BT-11 is effective for enhancing cognitive functions in the elderly humans Omija fruit extract improves endurance and energy metabolism by upregulating PGC-1α expression in the skeletal muscle of exercised rats Ameliorative effects of Schizandra chinensis on osteoporosis via activation of estrogen receptor (ER)-α/-β Special drug use surveillance for Kracie Ninjin'yoeito extract fine granules - a study of safety and efficacy in elderly patients Yokukan-san: a review of the evidence for use of this Kampo herbal formula in dementia and psychiatric conditions Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat (2014) 10:1727–42 A new strategy using Rikkunshito to treat anorexia and gastrointestinal dysfunction The traditional Chinese medicine banxia houpo tang improves swallowing reflex Clinical efficacy and 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