introduce Ukrainian wine to the owner of Wine Styles Arthur Lampros stands together for a photo following a wine tasting at Wine Styles take part in a wine tasting at Wine Styles describes his wine during a tasting with Joseph Belli tells why he started importing Ukrainian wine to the owner of Wine Styles Arthur Lampros during a wine tasting with Giorgi Iukuridze Sales Manager for SPYRT Worldwide at Wine Styles show one of his wines to the owner of Wine Styles Arthur Lampros at the start of a wine tasting at Wine Styles At the tasting table with Iukuridze are Sam Lerman (AP) — In a wine shop an hour outside of Washington owner Arthur Lampros sampled a wine from a part of the world that was totally new to him racking his brain to pin down the tastes on his tongue Was there a body of water near the vineyards that would moderate any storms or heat waves buffeting the grapes a Ukrainian winery owner introducing Ukraine’s modernized wines to a broad U.S Air Force vet and one of a number of American veterans and ex-diplomats in Ukraine backing him in the endeavor beaming at the words of praise that followed for many of the wines will help show “what Ukraine was really about ambassador to NATO who served as President Donald Trump’s special representative to Ukraine during a stormy time in his first term because of Russia’s invasion and the military assistance the U.S how much more we’re going to spend on this?’'' Volker told The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasions of neighboring countries have served to introduce a whole community of American military people and diplomats to the burgeoning wine regions of the former Soviet Union He traveled often to Iukridze’s SHABO winery in Ukraine for production tips that made more American military into fans of the wines of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast a former technical sergeant decorated for valor in combat in Afghanistan first went to Ukraine in a team of volunteer military advisers in the first weeks after Russia’s 2022 invasion Militaries have a venerable history of revering alcohol sailors treasure rationed beer at rare “steel beach picnics” on deck Officers off-duty in Iraq sipped hoarded zero-alcohol beer and pretended it was more Militias fighting brutal civil wars in West Africa spared the beer factories a Ukrainian winery points to the location of his vineyards in Ukraine during a wine tasting at Wine Styles Lerman sampled Ukraine’s alcohol for the first time in a safehouse with other U.S vet volunteers and Ukrainian allies in the first weeks of the war Someone had placed a bottle of Ukrainian vodka on the table where they worked Lerman was toting out bottles of vodka and SHABO wines for his family and friends back home since much of what little Ukrainian wine was shipped to the U.S sweeter variety aimed at the Ukrainian diaspora That led to him teaming up with Iukuridze and partners to set up Spyrt Worldwide import company to bring in Iukuridze’s wines and two Ukrainian vodkas A share of the profits is designated for Invictus Global Response Ukraine’s Black Sea coast claims a 2,500-year history of growing wine thanks to settlements founded by ancient Greeks and some of the vines at SHABO winery date back to the subsequent Ottoman era Swiss settlers in the 1800s made the area a proper wine-growing region He sees the region’s best wines today as a model for private companies shaking off the Soviet mindset Soviet state-run wineries wanted cheap wines in big quantities SHABO’s vines survived a Soviet crackdown on alcohol under Mikhail Gorbachev in the final years before the Soviet collapse thanks only to a winery worker who falsified forms claiming the vineyards produced only table grapes who have roots in wine production in Georgia were among the largest producers in an independent Ukraine bringing production up to modern standards SHABO’s wines have won international awards and are featured in Michelin-starred restaurants The winery is far from the front lines of the war but Russian rockets on rare occasions have fallen within sight of workers in the vineyards Its traveling wine salesmen have faced checkpoints and immediate induction into Ukraine’s military The most reliable route for shipping the wines to the United States lies through neighboring Moldova “The grape does not wait for any diplomatic solutions,” Iukuridze said “We continue working without stopping any single day.” turned out in Washington for the launch of the import company All were attuned to the joint mission of wine and war Unspoken was the worry about Russia’s larger military grinding down Ukraine and uncertainty over whether Trump would withdraw vital U.S military support to Ukraine once back in office when the Russian military first invaded eastern Ukraine and seized Crimea on the Black Sea a family that lived nearby drove by his vineyards as they fled toward the border with Moldova But the family spotted the head winemaker out in the field planting new vines that would take three years to produce wine “‘What is happening?’” they asked the winemaker glorious country,” Iukuridze recounted the winemaker answering Seeing the commitment to “the bright future of Ukraine,” the family “turned around the car and went back,” he told those at the Washington launch He raised a glass of his winery’s white in a toast PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As Bryant Men’s Basketball makes its way to Cleveland for March Madness eight other teams are set to head to The AMP for the first round of the tournament Local bar and restaurant Moonshine Alley hosted a watch party in downtown Providence on Sunday “It’s gonna be crazy but crazy in a good way,” Moonshine Alley General Manager Jeff Shabo said “We’ve been talking about this for well over a year now since it was announced that March Madness was coming back to Providence.” Shabo said he was excited to see some of the teams that will be heading to the Capital City John’s from the beginning,” Shabo said “It’s only a couple-hour drive away and obviously the biggest thing is Rick Pitino everybody knows Rick Pitino and the history.” But perhaps more importantly for businesses like Moonshine Alley the tournament should provide an economic boost The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau said March Madness is projected to bring rough $3.7 million dollars to the local economy There are 4,600 hotel room nights contracted and 8-10 block parties happening “[It’s] giving us extra business this is the time of year that it tends to be a little slower,” Shabo said The first round of games will be played on March 20 everybody’s welcome,” Shabo said “Can’t wait to have you here.” Pennsylvania could soon join surrounding states in enacting a paid family and medical leave insurance program to serve the needs of Keystone State workers Josh Shapiro seeks to make the commonwealth a leader among its peers in economic development that attracts young families to the state and in delivering government services through digital modernization establishing and running a high-quality state-paid leave system must be next on the state’s agenda Pennsylvania stands alone among its northeastern neighbors as the one state that has not yet created a state-paid leave program to guarantee that new parents family caregivers and ailing workers have time away from their jobs without forgoing financial stability and security Among the 13 states and the District of Columbia that currently (or will soon) offer paid family and medical leave through a state-created program paid leave is an important baseline for workers’ economic security and labor force engagement families’ health and well-being – and economic success Pennsylvania could soon join surrounding states – and not a moment too soon Either bill is ripe for final floor action when the legislature returns from its summer recess 61% of workers who say they are considering relocation in the next two years say they would be more likely to choose a state with paid leave while 40% say they would be less likely to move to a state without paid leave The good news for Pennsylvania is that the work being done by the Shapiro administration to upgrade government services through investments like CODE PA will go a long way toward ensuring the effective delivery of the paid leave benefit Passing the policy is only half the battle; to make sure that the program is successful Pennsylvania will need to engage its top talent to build effective digital systems that are responsive to the needs of families and businesses which can use the paid leave program to attract top talent and utilize it in a forward-thinking way Delaware and Maryland all have built or are building their own paid leave programs becoming a national leader on this key issue impacting millions of families and individuals Pennsylvanians should not have to go it alone – and employers shouldn’t be forced to make decisions about shouldering the costs of paid leave on their own either Pennsylvania can do better for everyone and it’s well equipped to deliver News & Politics Policy Personality Power Lists Opinion First Read Magazine Resource Directory Events About Help us tailor content specifically for you: Thank you for subscribing! 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The Institute of Informatics is organising a lecture on Thursday June 12th from 11:30 to 12:15 at Swiss Digital Center in Sierre The International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics Amnon Shabo (Shvo) is a health informatics specialist and a founding member of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics In the past decades he had worked mainly with IBM Research and Philips Amnon established the IMIA group on Health Record Banking and the EFMI group on Translational Health Informatics He contributed to health information standardization as an HL7 Fellow and founder of the Clinical Genomics group and co-editor of HL7 clinical document specifications The seminar aims at revisiting the vision of Health Record Banking (HRB) in light of recent AI advancements Health Record Banking (HRB) is an alternative constellation to current practices of exchanging individuals’ health data among stakeholders where data is preserved in the long run by healthcare providers entailing huge duplication of data and overloading healthcare data centers significantly HRB suggests that each individual should have a longitudinal health record which is sustained by non-profit and independent data bank organizations whose sole responsibility is to sustain lifelong health records on behalf of individuals consisting of the only medicolegal copies of their medical records (per new legislation) and other health-related data sets (including sensors One of the HRB goals is to improve care by making available a comprehensive and integrative health record of individuals in order to support more personalized care Current personalized medicine is mostly about classifying a patient to a handful of predefined population groups for which evidence exists on best practices of prevention In order to move closer to truly personalized care HRB can support Case-based Reasoning (CBR) specifically - neuro-symbolic AI to further personalize results of rule-based and statistical AI techniques Neuro-symbolic AI techniques fit into the CBR loop mainly the retrieval of the most similar case (neuro) and the adaptation of a similar case to the case at stake (symbolic) https://framadate.org/IrUMXgRXwXmXAAKg one essential need becomes clear: the ability to care for ourselves and our loved ones People—and many businesses seeking to navigate a complex environment—need stable guaranteed access to paid leave more than ever there are both reasons for hope and warning signs of major rollbacks Here’s a look ahead to areas of opportunity and threat—and tips for engaging in the fight to win inclusive comprehensive paid leave and other care-friendly policies even in challenging times 1 | Federally Guaranteed Paid Leave: A Dream Deferred The federal fight for paid leave this year will instead amount to debates about incremental federal paid leave initiatives new federal initiatives could support and improve the implementation of the country’s state-level paid leave programs and build infrastructure that could ultimately help to support a nationwide program But not all proposals will be helpful—and all require evaluation against key criteria separate program offering prenatal leave to pregnant workers) and Minnesota—are gearing up for new paid leave benefits set to start in 2026 Several states are also considering new paid leave laws. Hawaii, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Virginia all have active legislative campaigns, and several other states will introduce and seek to advance comprehensive and more limited bills. New coalitions are forming in a wide range of states to build an evidentiary and organizing base in support of paid leave and researchers—have a role to play in advancing paid leave at the state level we can strengthen efforts to ensure paid leave becomes a reality for more and more workers 3 | Corporate Shifts that Could Cost Us All Leaders who hold power within corporate America and working people all play a critical role in promoting inclusive workplace policies they can help build a strong counter-narrative and ensure those impacted know they are not alone Organizing and Storytelling Can Drive Culture and Policy Change Lived experiences of business owners and workers can also show the value of paid leave and care policies and help push back on harmful narratives that turn back the clock on gender The fights ahead will require short-term action and long-term commitment But everyone who believes that the United States should better support working people and families can contribute to the vision of a country that truly values both work and care Paid Leave Is Back on the Agenda: Exploring the Economic and Social Benefits (The Thread 2024): Vicki Shabo explores how the 2024 election is reigniting the paid leave debate and highlights its key benefits for workers Explainer: Paid and Unpaid Leave Policies in the United States (Better Life Lab): A short primer on private-sector workers’ access and use of federal unpaid leave through the FMLA and an introduction to state programs Health, Work, and Care in Rural America (Better Life Lab and distances to hospital-based care are high Follow The Thread! Subscribe to The Thread monthly newsletter to get the latest in policy In partnership with Beykush Winery, Big Wines and SHABO Winemaking in the northern reaches of the Black Sea has always been a dialogue This conversation has spanned some 3,000 years enriched by the voices of winemakers from far and wide That’s the belief of family-run winery Beykush which today continues this lively tradition of exchange producing expressive and experimental wines Beykush Winery was founded in 2010 by Eugene Shneyderis who set out to rejuvenate viticulture in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region Its vineyards are situated on the Beykush peninsula and are bordered by the deltas of three large rivers The location provides a microclimate similar to Austria’s but with less rainfall and more temperate year-round temperatures; it is ideal for viticulture Despite a humble offering of 75,000 bottles a year Beykush Winery has attracted a loyal following with its diverse portfolio of wines Working across its 14ha with 18 grape varieties from nearby and abroad Beykush Winery dedicates the majority of the vineyard to clones of red and white French and Italian grapes – from Chardonnay to Pinot Grigio and Merlot to Cabernet Sauvignon it has experimental parcels boasting grapes never before planted in Ukraine – or in the case of Timorasso The white grape is found only in its homeland of Northern Italy and Further experimental projects include work with the local white grape Telti-Kuruk and red grapes such as Malbec Beykush Winery Founder Eugene Shneyderis and CEO Svitlana Tsybak who is also the head of the Ukrainian Association of Craft Winemakers divided into four series – from varietal expressions to unconventional blends handpicked and aged in oak its Reserve Chardonnay 2019 was awarded a Gold medal at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) The Historical Series is sourced from only the best plots and showcases specific techniques and varieties as well as surprising yet elegant blends is a blend of Tempranillo and Saperavi grapes dried using the appassimento method Each wine in the collection is named in honour of the area’s history and the various communities who at different times have called this region home Big Wines is a young winery – but it benefits from sitting within the Vinos de La Luz group drawing on decades of international winemaking experience This Ukrainian winery forms part of La Luz’s enduring vision to introduce connoisseurs to the world’s very best expressions of terroir and grape varieties Big Wines is passionate about driving forward the continued excellence of Ukrainian wines – collaborating with top oenologists to gain a rich understanding of local terroir to continue to demonstrate Ukraine’s world-standard winemaking by producing exceptional wines from carefully selected international grapes aged in the best French and American oak barrels; and secondly to capture the unique identity of its terroir and viticultural heritage Vinos de La Luz and Brand Ambassador Nataliia Burlachenko Managed by Ukranian sommelier and La Luz wine ambassador Nataliia Burlachenko Big Wines Big Art is a limited-edition series of wines from vineyards south of Odesa labelled with artworks by renowned Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk Each is a limited release of 1,000 numbered bottles; the series’ flagship wine was awarded a gold medal at the Mundus Vini 2023 competition and is well on its way to becoming a prized collector’s bottle this robust wine is produced from the local Odesa Black grape with velvety tannins and a telltale inky appearance Joining it in the 2023 series is local variety Telti-Kuruk with refreshing flavours of white to green stone fruits contrasting hay notes and well-balanced acidity (produced in both oaked and unoaked styles) The series is rounded off by an international offering a dry Pinot Noir rosé with notes of ripe strawberries When they planted their first cuttings in a small village south of Odesa the Iukuridze family sowed with them a dream of bringing Ukrainian wine to the global stage SHABO is one of the nation’s top producers of high-end wines with over 500 awards from international competitions SHABO’s 2015 Grande Reserve Chardonnay and 2017 Grande Reserve Cabernet Franc became the first Ukrainian wines to win Gold medals at the DWWA an achievement it repeated in 2023 with the country’s first Platinum medal for its 2016 Limited Edition Muscat Ottonel SHABO has bolstered Ukraine’s winemaking reputation both abroad and at home producing exemplary local wines and challenging deep-rooted notions of imported wine’s superiority ‘This became the mission of the entire SHABO team,’ explains co-founder Giorgi Iukuridze ‘to give Ukrainians the right to be proud of their wine.’ To the same end SHABO sources its vines from France’s and Italy’s best producers carefully matching the clones to the diverse microplots across its 1,200ha – including the site of one of Ukraine’s oldest vineyards In collaboration with expert winemaker Stéphane Derenoncourt SHABO produces sophisticated expressions and special blends Its whites encompass Telti-Kuruk (it boasts the largest vineyard of this local grape) The pearl of the SHABO portfolio is the Grande Reserve series sourced only from the vineyard’s very best plots SHABO’s internationally acclaimed wines are truly trailblazing acquiring ‘controlled appellation of origin’ status as early as 2012 SHABO is also famed for its styles of sparkling wine Cellar Door Wines Hedonism Wines Loki Wine Other World Wines Theatre of Wine UA Wines Вы используете блокировщик рекламы в вашем браузере В этом случае Вы не сможете пользоваться всеми функциональными возможностями нашего сайта и его отдельными страницами который мы используем для отображения видеоконтента активированный блокировщик рекламы может вызывать проблемы с загрузкой сайта и корректным его отображением чтобы получить возможность использовать наш сайт в полной мере внесите Dynamo.kiev.ua в «белый список» вашего блокировщика что любые попытки обсуждения этого и других решений редакции сайта немедленно влекут за собой ограничение по п.2.9 правил сайта Legendary player and coach of “Dynamo” Yozhef Shabo shared his expectations for the match between “Shakhtar” and “Dynamo” in round 26 of the Ukrainian championship “Dynamo” and “Shakhtar” are currently equal teams They don’t have clearly defined leaders or high-class players Shakhtar has many Brazilians who are not very fond of defending Yarmolenko has already played his part and is just finishing up He is good enough for “Dynamo,” but no more None of the top clubs have ever shown interest in him but now he has stalled and turned into an average player there is potential in Brazhko and Shaparenko It seems to me that journalists are just trying to sell him and can’t seem to get it done I don’t understand why he is considered a great player; there’s nothing special about him Sometimes I watch a match of “Shakhtar” or the national team Sudakov is completely invisible on the field I find Shaparenko and Brazhko more appealing than Sudakov He has worked with many outstanding coaches and learned a lot from them Shovkovsky is doing well; you can immediately feel his influence He was a decent player and has brought that to coaching Many thought that “Shakhtar” would become champions The Donetsk club made a mistake by appointing the Bosnian If “Shakhtar” loses to “Dynamo,” Pushich will be dismissed immediately and if not—he will be fired at the end of the season and “Shakhtar” needs to win if Pushich wants to finish the season But even a victory won’t help the Donetsk team Rotan has set up a good game and discipline,” said Shabo Стать участником фан-зоны Нажимая на кнопку, вы соглашаетесь с условиями членства в фан-зоне конвертировать карму в шурики Устанавливайте наше приложение и всегда оставайтесь в курсе футбольных новостей Pelot retires from dentistry; Shabo carries on practice Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage of food and dining this week. We will have interesting and unique Southwest Florida food and dining stories published on our websites from Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5. Today we learn about building a successful restaurant business from Shaaban "Shabo" Emara, owner of Shabo's Bistro in North Naples This is one chef’s story on how to do just that In late 2023, Shaaban “Shabo” Emara opened Shabo’s Bistro at Pebblebrook Center in North Naples This isn’t his first rodeo with restaurant ownership his early post-culinary school career took him to hotel restaurants on Marco Island He swapped Florida coasts a few years back His last restaurant was the popular Shabo’s BBQ a Mediterranean-kosher grill that opened in 2014 in Hollywood More: Service charge + tip? How much tipping is too much tipping? Are you fed up eating out? It was also a critics' choice on “Check Please,” a program hosted by celebrity chef Michelle Bernstein on WPBT While Shabo’s main objective of opening a successful restaurant in Naples remains the same he’s shifted his strategy a bit to make it a hit Why Shabo for this story when there are more than 700 restaurants in Naples, according to hotels.com How many chefs do you know who hosted a cooking TV show straight out of culinary school His tips for success are edited excerpts from our chat My dad was a chef in Cairo who discouraged me from pursuing the culinary arts because of the hard work and long hours in a hot kitchen But I followed in his footsteps because I love it That passion grew into a dream of owning a restaurant My brand is about healthy and gluten-free food Offerings for those with food allergies or following specific diets it’s challenging and necessary to research what’s missing in your location and build around that to create your brand I try to avoid touristy areas and focus on neighborhoods where residents live year-round more than 85% of my customers were there for lunch daily and employees at a nearby mortgage company I provided what was missing from Hollywood’s restaurant scene so I created a gluten-free/dairy-free vegan pasta Tip #3: Know your guests and potential guestsA business owner should understand the market around them because challenges always exist If you have the best business and no one knows about you Marketing should account for 30% of your investment When taking over Gino’s Trattoria Per Tutti while transitioning to my Mediterranean menu one day at a time but I wanted to introduce people to my cuisine 80% of our menu right now is Mediterranean but even though I don’t want to do Italian and pricing were comparable to those of Fifth Avenue and Mercato Spending more time with guests revealed that most people don’t want the prices found in touristy destinations dropping prices to match the neighborhood’s expectations and to stay competitive with the few other options nearby We recently added a Sunday $30 prime rib special Entrée prices range from $17 for ravioli to $55 for a mixed grill serving two people with lamb which includes couscous and asparagus side dishes Tip #4: Staff training is crucialStaff training is necessary because these are the people who represent me to our customers when I am in the kitchen It’s critical that staff understand every type of food allergy They must know the concept thoroughly to explain it to first-time guests They must be knowledgeable about religious diets We often have guests ask if we are a kosher or halal restaurant They also have to know what’s possible in the kitchen I visit each table in the dining room to introduce myself as the owner and chef Listening to their feedback ‒ both good and bad – is essential there’s a gentleman who lives nearby and initially visited twice a week during our first month staff mistakenly told him white sauce wasn’t an option so he ordered other things and liked what he tried he told me pasta with red sauce gives him heartburn Good feedback ignites more passion and makes me work harder We need to make our menus to match what the customers want time and time again Source: www.ghanaweb.com « Prev Next » Comments (1) Listen to Article Gospel musician, Broda Sammy View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🆄🆃🆅 🅶🅷🅰🅽🅰 (@utvghana) Chef Shaaban “Shabo” Emara’s new Shabo’s Bistro, serving modern Mediterranean with a dash of contemporary American fare, opened at Pebblebrook Center in late November, replacing Gino’s Trattoria Per Tutti but high-end fine dining amid simple décor ranging from $17 for cheese ravioli to $46 for prime ribeye Emara’s focus is freshness “to hunt what I want.” He procures the restaurant’s proteins produce and herbs by heading to local markets daily He believes most suppliers push what’s on hand Emara’s dad was a chef at the Cairo Hilton and discouraged his son from following in his footsteps Shabo surprised him by enrolling in the Hilton’s culinary school which only “accepts 12 students every two years.” After graduating at the top of his class at 21 he hosted “Beit Sharif,” a cooking show on Egyptian TV demonstrating to viewers how to prepare food from Italy Shabo then moved from the Hilton to work at JW Marriott’s Cairo hotel as chef de partie Marriott management next sent him to Marco Island where he worked for three years and met his wife where his first cheffing position was Urban Café for a year a kosher restaurant co-founded by a Jewish Moroccan friend He then opened Shabo’s BBQ in 2014, a Mediterranean-kosher grill with mostly five-star TripAdvisor reviews in downtown Hollywood “The funny part is that I've become the favorite Egyptian chef for Jewish people,” something he attributes to Hollywood’s mayor Josh Levy “Shabo’s was one of the best restaurants in Hollywood and a personal favorite of mine After Emara’s 10-year-old son’s Broward County school received two bomb threats, the couple decided to return to Collier County. Ironically, on my way to the restaurant to meet Emara on Dec. 1, Naples High School was on lockdown with a similar situation later confirmed to be a hoax Excluding a smattering of shellfish dishes Shabo’s ingredients going into the gourmet fare are kosher-style but not rabbinically certified Cheese alternatives for burgers and sandwiches are available upon request He personally observes the meat-dairy dietary rule though there is a full bar; happy hour too from 3 to 5 p.m More news: Naples restaurants giving back to the community, chef move, 2 Italian deals & 4 foodie events He is obsessed with working out and nutrition paying attention to every ingredient he ingests and those he cooks for guests (15215 Collier Blvd., Naples; 239-354-9955; shabosbistro.com) Michelle Shabo was infected with coronavirus and fighting for her life at UMass Memorial Medical Center “There was a moment in the hospital where I was like But now the fourth-year medical student at UMass Medical School is recovered Shabo is returning the favor for all the nurses and doctors who cared for her by doing an emergency medicine rotation at the DCU Center field hospital “I’ve come out of the other side of coronavirus and am just so grateful to be in this profession and was so reinvigorated in my life’s passion that I felt it was the most appropriate thing for me to do next,” Shabo said Shabo grew up on Vernon Hill as the child of immigrants and said she considered it truly a privilege to go to medical school in the city “It provides me with a little bit more understanding of who they are and how their social determinants affect their health.” But perhaps her greatest understanding of her patients came from her experience with the coronavirus “One of biggest things that I’ve taken away from this experience is that one of my mentors said that one of the best training experiences a doctor can get is being a patient,” Shabo said Shabo said she had finished a rotation in early March when she began to develop symptoms of the virus Initially thinking it was just a resurgence of the flu that she'd had a week and a half earlier sort of like even before there was a lot of media coverage but I knew it was in Massachusetts,” Shabo said and I started thinking this could really be coronavirus.” She was tested and confirmed to be positive in mid-March And while she said Tylenol works for some coronavirus patients and others are asymptomatic Shabo knew after two and a half weeks of being feverish that she had to be hospitalized So she checked into UMass Memorial and was put in a room which also suffering from bacterial pneumonia and having trouble breathing “It’s really scary not being able to breathe,” Shabo said “I was not saturating (maintaining a healthy blood-oxygen level) very well and there was a discussion that if that condition progresses (a ventilator) could be a course of action Not being able to have your family come in and see you was so difficult and having the nurses and doctors fulfill that role But the pneumonia proved a bit of a blessing as the antibiotics helped her turn the corner She left the hospital with a renewed sense of purpose “I’ve come out of that experience just feeling so truly grateful to be alive,” Shabo said Shabo was scheduled to do a rotation in urology as she wants to pursue urological surgery as a doctor the urological rotation was canceled along with the cancellation of elective surgeries And while many medical schools have canceled classes and sent students home UMass developed a program where students could do emergency department rotations in the field hospital at the DCU Center she sets up patients on systems to monitor their vital signs improving or deteriorating and thus helping to manage their care “It’s like a fully functioning hospital .. they did such an incredible job of creating a hospital in the middle of a convention center.” A convention center But it’s not just through caring for patients that Shabo wants to help She has donated plasma and has signed up for three different plasma registries and an antibody research study “I think that it’s like the least we can do to be human to one another during these times,” Shabo said She also wants to help by telling her story hoping that it encourages others to go into medicine as well as reinforce that coronavirus can infect anyone because even young people can get sick,” Shabo said Check out your community’s COVID-19 page Cases in Massachusetts City of Worcester info Mass. 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You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Draped in a headscarf with a new accent and a new name, cancer conwoman Belle Gibson appeared almost unidentifiable and gone was her perfectly quaffed ponytail neat makeup and 'wellness warrior' attitude Gibson was seen attending an event for Ethiopia's Oromo community in Melbourne Belle Gibson was interviewed by Shabo Media pretending to be someone else Not only was she advocating for this community she seemed to have somewhat assimilated into it Speaking in broken English she identified her alias to the interviewer "My heart is deeply embedded in the Oromo people I feel blessed to be adopted by you," she said Posted on Facebook by Shabo Media Gibson spoke at length about the ongoing plight of the Oromo people “I felt completely adopted by your nation and your people and I feel like my heart is as invested as yours and your families,” she said in the video “I see no difference in your struggle and the struggle that I have for fighting for the liberation of Ormea." It's all eerily similar to how she carried off her cancer ruse for years Pretending to be the beating heart of a community that she is very much not embedded in Gibson is infamous for falsely claiming to have treated terminal brain cancer (which she did not have) through diet changes and alternative medicine She built an app and a cookbook and had countless cancer sufferers following her before the lies were uncovered in a 2015 The Age exposé Gibson was forced to pay a fine in excess of $400,000 a third of which was to go to Penne Schwarz Gibson had befriended them and promised to raise money for them that was never transferred Penne said she felt Belle had mined her son's story to bolster her identity as a cancer patient 'Did she use us to get in the mind of Joshua?' She'd always ask heaps of questions about Joshy's cancer and treatments Was it to give her more credibility?" Penne said There are certainly parallels between that and how Gibson 'slipped' into the identity of Sabontu Watch: Belle Gibson speaks about her role in the Ethiopian community Belle said she had been involved in the community for about four years the interviewers said they did not know who she was at the time “She used to come to our meetings regularly and we loved how she showed interest in our people but the community has pulled out from her after discovering her story,” he said we interview different people at our events and we thought she was just an Australian girl hanging around We didn’t pick her for the video because she was somebody.” Gibson appeared very moved by current political situation in Ethiopia She even went as far as calling on Nobel Peace Prize winner and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed not to follow the path of Ethiopian leaders of the past It's just another bizarre piece of the Belle Gibson puzzle that's come back to light since her story was brought to life in the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar Gibson has been keeping an extremely low profile since the show came out we don't know too much more about her life (or the stories she could be spinning) a reporter from A Current Affair approached Gibson at a petrol station When asked why she hasn't "paid a cent" of her fines I haven't paid things because I can't afford to." "There are fines outstanding and Consumer Affairs Victoria is pursuing this constantly and consistently and won't let up." That is despite earlier reports that attempts to make the fraudster pay had been 'abandoned' Sad thing is i now wonder if this is also a con Associate Professor Seth Shabo explains his approach to teaching introductory philosophy the English clergyman William Paley describes a scene in which a person stumbles upon a watch in a forest and wonders about its origin Did the watch appear completely by chance in the same way that Just as a watch is “framed and put together for a purpose,” Paley reasoned the complexity of nature couldn’t happen by chance nature is the product of intelligent design — or a God The existence of a God is one of three main topics Seth Shabo associate professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware discusses in his “Introduction to Philosophy” course and Paley’s watch analogy is one of the many arguments students study students will also delve into the topics of free will and persons and bodies subject areas in which many first-year students have never before studied “One of the really gratifying things about teaching an intro to philosophy course is that you see students being prompted to use abilities that they were never prompted to use before — and maybe that they didn't really know they had,” Shabo said “There's a little bit of an adjustment period at the beginning but they're able to find that they can think in this analytic way and that allows them to approach these topics that many of them find interesting.” Most students enrolled in the course are first-year students who more than likely won’t go on to major in philosophy but the values of the course extend into other subject areas Shabo said that when he was an undergraduate student he didn’t think he would pursue a major He said he initially took his first course because he thought the skills learned — critical thinking among others — would be applicable in myriad ways shares borders with almost everything else that's interesting,” Shabo said There's no other discipline that allows you to ask foundational questions that have bearing on so many other things.” a junior biology major who took the class her freshman year said the class was very different from her science in which there are usually very strict right or wrong answers when it comes to exams and assignments “A lot of the topics that go along with philosophy have to do with things that you can argue without having a right or wrong answer and as long as you prove your point in an educated way then you can make any argument you want,” she said I liked how in philosophy I could use the other part of my brain.” a junior political science and public policy double major initially took the introductory course to satisfy a breadth-of-curriculum requirement but she enjoyed the class so much that she decided to minor in philosophy “I think it's a good exercise in learning how to think about problems that you would encounter in any area of study because it forces you to zoom out and see the big picture,” she said “It reminds me to think critically about ideas that I encounter in all subject areas I feel like it's very relevant in thinking about how to serve communities and serve people I think it’s relevant to any career that involves interacting with people and working toward a universal goal.” Shabo said he tries to foster a sense of community in which students feel comfortable saying what they think and trying out ideas one of his instructions is “don’t worry about what anyone else thinks — just do your best to figure out what your own view is.” He stresses the quality of reasoning over the conclusion students arrive at “Reasoned disagreement is a really tremendous catalyst for intellectual growth and that growth requires being able to question your own assumptions,” Shabo said “And to really question your own assumptions in the way that you need to to be an independent thinker — maybe it sounds paradoxical — but you need other people who are open minded And so I try to foster that ethos in my classes.” The University of Delaware empowers all Blue Hens with the skills and strategies they need to succeed For UD’s community of educators, the Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning (CTAL) offers programs, workshops and confidential consultations to support faculty as they develop and achieve their pedagogical goals. UD instructors at every stage of their career are invited to explore online and contact ctal-info@udel.edu The How I Teach website provides a collection of the stories in this series See More Stories Contact us at ocm@udel.edu Contact us at 302-831-NEWS or visit the Media Relations website The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $550,000 to 24 animal-welfare programs many of which say they've seen an increased need for their services from pet owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation The money will help provide services such as reduced-cost veterinary care for pets of low-income households preparing animals for adoption and rehabilitating injured wildlife For example, Friends of Animals in Need of North Kingstown received $30,000 for a program that helps struggling pets owners get veterinary care for their animals The organization says its mission is "to provide financial assistance for veterinary care and pet food to financially challenged pet owners More:COVID puppies are getting older and being returned. Now RI animal shelters are overwhelmed executive director Friends of Animals in Need “Our goal is to keep people and their beloved pets together These are people whose pets are an integral part of their family life their pets fill an emotional void by providing them with love when a precious pet has medical issues in need of attention it becomes increasingly more difficult to address them," Shabo said "These funds will go a long way in helping us be there for people whose pets are an important part of their daily life." The grant will support veterinary services for about 300 animals The Potter League for Animals received $110,000 including $40,000 to purchase medical supplies for its East Providence clinic and $30,000 to subsidize the cost of medical procedures for pet owners at its spay clinic in Warwick The Potter League's animal care clinic in Middletown received $30,000 for shelter and veterinary care as well as $10,000 for humane education programming in Newport County More:Orphaned bobcat found in kitchen of Glocester camp is ready to return to the wild “The demand for care continues to expand for many reasons including increased public awareness of our services an increase in referrals from private veterinary practices and increasing financial need of owners." "By supporting pet owners with the greatest need they are not forced to make difficult decisions about paying for veterinary care over other necessities or relinquishing pets due to their inability to pay,” he said Many Rhode Island Foundation supporters request that that their donations are used to help animals, said Neil Steinberg, president and CEO. The foundation says it has a special program, the Program for Animal Welfare that funds organizations that "promote and provide humane treatment of animals or work more generally on the welfare of animals." although the majority of foundation grants go toward efforts that help people with housing the foundation awarded a total of $76 million in grants and will surpass that this year Financial struggles growing from the pandemic and inflation have spilled over to pets "It's tough times for people and tough times for animals," he said More:Spotting a bobcat in RI is not as rare as it once was. Here's why Here's a list of other groups that received grants: Animal Rescue Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals West Place Animal Sanctuary and Wildlife Rehabilitators By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org I welcome the chance to embrace a new perspective on a story that I thought I had always known the majority of survivors returned to settle in Athens which now boasts close to 3,000 members in a warm and special community while smaller and more limited due to coronavirus restrictions have provided me with a remarkable new understanding of the history of that period — one that is very different from what many of us are familiar with the narrative of the Jewish victory over the mighty and wicked Greeks is one that we learned from the youngest ages created a certain sense of mystery — and perhaps even anger — toward the Greek nation I quickly came to appreciate that the history is far more complex — and that Hanukkah is commemorated very differently here as a result The Jewish community of modern-day Greece largely belongs to the Romaniote heritage known to be one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world Historians debate whether the community dates back to the fourth-century BCE or “only” the second century these are a people with an ancient history and deep-rooted traditions Part of that tradition is their identity as Greeks which is at least as strong as their identity as Jews the Jews of Greece feel no small degree of discomfort at their people being labeled as the evildoers in the Hanukkah story But the Greeks of the story are not the same as the Greeks of today. The regime that ruled over the Land of Israel and terrorized the Jewish people until the Maccabean revolt was the Seleucid Empire Their territory stretched from the Mediterranean region (including Greece) and well eastward into Persia Most of the empire’s soldiers were mercenaries or slaves from the countries they occupied The major cities of the empire were not centered in Greece but in Syria and Iraq. Its capital was the city of Antioch, located in modern-day Turkey. The Antiochus we know from the Hanukkah story only received his “Greek citizenship” in his 30s The early high commander sent to quash the Maccabean revolt was of Syrian origin replaces Greeks with Syrians as the force that ganged up against the Maccabees These discoveries reflect how Jewish traditions can differ greatly from place to place — particularly in relation to how the Jewish community perceives the nation in which it is located Being part of a network of Orthodox emissaries spread out around the Jewish Diaspora, my wife and I have gained incredible insight into local cultures and traditions, bringing richness, understanding and new meaning into our holiday celebrations. This year, in addition to our traditional potato latkes, we will be making the special Greek Hanukkah doughnuts with honey, loukoumades which I know will be unique in so many ways I’ll be rejoicing not about a victory over the Greeks but about the enduring and resilient triumphs of the Jews over darkness — no matter our adversaries JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy — New details about two North Kingstown public school teachers accused of misconduct with students were released to the Globe on Tuesday in response to a request under the state open records law after complaints from current and former students a music teacher at Davisville Middle School and former track coach degrading and belittling conduct in front of other students to the point where it caused significant emotional harm to a 13-year-old student,” according to an investigator’s report Thibodeau will not return to the classroom and will resign at the end of the school year The second investigation into North Kingstown High School teacher Jason Shabo found the way he assisted female students in the weight room “resulted in unwelcome physical contact,” according to another investigator’s report obtained by the Globe who has taught at the high school for decades was allowed to return on Tuesday under certain conditions that include no longer coaching and no longer supervising students in the weight room and undergoing training in “personal boundaries.” Thibodeau and Shabo are identified in the reports titled “Record of Final Action Taken,” which summarize the investigations and action taken in their cases by then-Interim Superintendent Judy Paolucci The lawyer representing current and former students who made complaints against the teachers called the release of the reports “a watershed moment” for the school department because it’s critical in giving the public an understanding for how truly out of control the problems are,” lawyer Timothy J “These provide a rather vivid window into the gravity of the problems that they are facing in North Kingstown.” Conlon drew a contrast to the way the department had handled an investigation into its celebrated high school basketball coach, who was accused of conducting “naked fat tests” of teen boys for decades After the School Committee voted to terminate his employment in February 2021 and an investigator’s report completed in June 2021 wasn’t released to the public until December 2021 “The release of those documents [of Thibodeau and Shabo] is a watershed moment because the public has no idea what has been covered up in such documents by school departments for decades,” Conlon said More current and former students have come forward with allegations against Thomas, who is also facing two criminal charges Federal authorities had opened an investigation under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act last year because of the Thomas case others came forward with allegations against Thibodeau and Shabo signed witness statements alleging the two coaches were inappropriate with female students in middle and high school Conlon brought the allegations to then-interim Superintendent Michael Waterman and the US Attorney’s Office Waterman placed the two teachers on paid leave and launched independent investigations In a statement on Friday the School Department said none of the allegations raised against the teachers or the School Department rose to the level of Title IX violations the investigators corroborated many of the complaints made by current and former students and recommended corrective actions Attorney Matthew Oliverio interviewed 18 people for his investigation into Thibodeau A former student came forward last fall after reading the Globe’s exclusive story about the boy’s log and said Thibodeau was cruel to her and other students, calling him, “the worst teacher I ever had.” Oliverio found that the school department did not adequately investigate the family’s complaint that Thibodeau had been stalking their daughter Thibodeau engaged in bullying or stalking behavior,” Oliverio wrote “the investigation into those claims at the time the complaint was filed was less than robust and satisfactory.” Oliverio thought Thibodeau showed poor judgment when he massaged a female athlete’s calf He believed the teacher was flirtatious with some students but not intentionally “leering,” seeing the behavior as “simply a manifestation of his quirky personality and idiosyncratic mannerisms.” Thibodeau had explained the concentration needed to observe students as they played an instrument and his interest as a coach in other student athletes “What to some may come across as overbearing a complex personality that is demanding and requires attentiveness and exacting precision from students in his coaching and teaching instruction methodologies,” Oliverio wrote Thibodeau exudes a level of intolerance directed to students and athletes who do not share the same level of perfectionism to which he holds himself He is oblivious about his self-centeredness and personal ego which on occasion elevates his personal interests above those of his students When he is confronted or challenged about this according to accounts of various students.” Oliverio’s findings were stronger after he spoke with the young woman who came forward last fall Thibodeau’s conduct “transcended a particular style of teaching,” Oliverio wrote noting the “significant emotional harm” it had caused the student Oliverio recommended that Thibodeau could return to teaching after he apologized to the former student and others harmed by his behavior and underwent professionalism training and counseling from a licensed behavioral specialist Oliverio also recommended placing Thibodeau on probation for three years and thoroughly investigating any future complaints after meeting with Thibodeau and his lawyer then-interim Superintendent Judy Paolucci accepted Thibodeau’s “irrevocable resignation” at the end of this school year Thibodeau is using his accrued sick days and will not return to the classroom or the track; he will get a “fact-based letter of employment verification.” “I feel this is the best result for the District to move forward,” Paolucci said in the report Groves interviewed 20 former and present students and staff and an expert in weightlifting training athletes Groves investigated complaints that Shabo had sexually harassed female students by touching them inappropriately and making suggestive or demeaning comments and created a hostile environment for female students in his gym classes and the weight room Groves found that the allegations of verbal harassment didn’t appear to be pervasive He found it was more likely that Shabo’s teaching style made the complainants uncomfortable and “created what they perceived as an environment in which appropriate teacher-student boundaries were not consistently maintained.” The investigator found a problem with communication Shabo’s commitment to safe strength training emerged clearly from his interview and from interviews with his current and former peers and with alumni/ae who had spent substantial time in the weight room as students,” Groves wrote Shabo’s hands-on approach to instruction and spotting caused the complainants.” also reviewed this report and spoke with Shabo She wrote that Shabo admitted communication was lacking on how he was spotting the students “and as such and without explicit permission from students prior to spotting such touching can be determined to be inappropriate Paolucci also found that Shabo demonstrated a desire to improve his practices and be monitored through a performance improvement plan She decided Shabo will not supervise students in the weight room or be a coach for North Kingstown He is required to complete personal boundaries training and the principal will supervise his performance improvement plan over the next 18 months Both the plan and this report will be in Shabo’s personnel file permanently Amanda Milkovits can be reached at amanda.milkovits@globe.com. Follow her @AmandaMilkovits. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information Odessa-based Shabo has been focusing on growing its export markets despite the ongoing war in Ukraine Our weekly email is chockful of interesting and relevant insights into Jewish history The terrorist attack seemed to last a lifetime Nine-year-old Asael Shabo played dead on the living room floor of his family home in the Samarian town of Itamar on June 20 2002 while an Arab terrorist killed his mother and three of his siblings With nine bullets and more than 200 pieces of shrapnel in his right leg but neither could he crawl to safety outside the house All he could do was wait until the slaughter was over doctors fought hard to save the leg but were forced to amputate Asael awoke the next day after 10 hours of surgery to a room full of people social workers and other members of his family who had to deliver the brutal news: His leg was gone a member of the community security detail who raced to the scene upon hearing the first shots ring out shortly after 9 p.m. It is hardly the type of beginning that leads to championship sports competition Asael is a standout athlete at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled in Ramat Gan and is training for the 2016 ParaOlympics in Rio de Janeiro He is Israel’s national champion for the 50-meter freestyle and a member of the national wheelchair basketball team – and coaches younger kids in both sports The physical aspects of his training were nothing compared to the emotional ones sports provided Shabo with a framework for a long Aside from learning to function with just one leg the process included exercising muscles that had atrophied during his long hospitalization and learning to maneuver first with crutches later with a prosthetic leg crafted for him by a New York firm and paid for by private donors But he says the physical aspects of his training were nothing compared to the emotional ones “I first came to the Center about a year after the attack mainly for hydrotherapy,” Asael says being alone in the water gave me two important things: It gave me the quiet and the solitude to digest and internalize what had happened and it gave me a physical outlet to work through the emotional pain of watching my mom and brothers murdered I literally swam my way through the emotional turmoil I was going through and the mental anguish I went through for years afterwards.” years that have included an intense course of psychological care the effects of both the attack and his physical rehabilitation are readily visible on Asael’s face and body unshaven face sits atop the muscular body of a young man in the prime of his life a dedicated athlete who has spent years developing his upper body strength His physical presence in the pool is strong enough that one does not immediately notice that the swimmer is missing a leg But a deeper look into Asael’s eyes shows the face of a traumatized 9-year-old bearing the emotional scars of that horrific night He speaks openly about his mother and brothers as well as about his family life since the tragedy and the conversation emanates from a scarred place deep inside “I met Asael a year or so after the attack,” said Slava Longo I can’t say that he took to the water as soon as he jumped in – at first it was just another one of the sport activities that the center offers and it certainly didn’t occur to me that he was going to be a competitive swimmer." The switch came a few years after Asael started swimming Coach Longo had taken an 18-month break from coaching he’d obviously done a lot of hard work and began spending long hours in the pool That’s about the time we started seeing a marked difference in his demeanor and outlook on life and he began to digest the tragedy he’d been through and he began to visualize a real future for himself It was a phenomenal process to watch and to be a part of,” said Slavo Related Article: Handicaps The Israel Sports Center for the Disabled has amenities for nearly every sport imaginable More than 3,000 children and adults with at least one significant physical disability take part in more than 20 sports activities The Center’s message is clear and potent: Children have the ability to overcome their physical limitations in order to succeed Children and staff alike here radiate accomplishment and optimism the center has also served as a neutral ground on which to make peace with God living in the Land of Israel according to the dictates of Torah and building the Jewish people was the cornerstone of their faith and family In the aftermath of the terror attack the surviving members of the family had their own arguments with the question: How could God have allowed such an attack to occur I had no other choice but to set those questions aside and to draw strength from Judaism.” “There are obviously questions about God that we cannot answer,” Asael says as he describes the internal wrestling that started as a 9-year-old “What sort of answer could I get that would be sufficient that’s the way God created the world There are many questions we do not know the answers to but that doesn’t mean there are no answers I had no other choice but to set those questions aside and to draw strength from Judaism and performing mitzvot it took me some time to get to that point – my dad and my older brother were phenomenal role models but I still find a lot of solace from putting on tefillin keeping Shabbat and from living in the Land of Israel,” said Asael Asael plans to continue training and coaching at the Center with his eyes focused on getting to Rio de Janeiro in four years he added wheelchair basketball to his resume and has represented Israel in both sports in competitions in Europe and North America Now working as a coach for young children at the Center he says his story “might be more dramatic” than kids who lost limbs in traffic accidents or who were born with congenital conditions But he quickly adds that his role is to provide a living example that physical and emotional disabilities do not have to be obstacles to living life to its fullest he’ll be inducted into the IDF later this year That role will allow him to continue his work coaching and training in Ramat Gan as well as the freedom to dream and plan for a future in physical education or possibly business Asael says he is thankful for the emotional tools to succeed and to make his parents – both of them – proud “My father has been so strong through all we went through and I feel my mom and my brothers’ presence in my life all the time Their support and their guidance has seen me through everything I went through and has given me the tools I need to succeed That’s a recipe for a lot of achievements I’m thankful to be able to say I have a lot to look forward to.” Thank you for signing up for the aish.com free newsletter Fourth-year School of Medicine student Michelle Shabo has recovered from a serious bout with the novel coronavirus and is sharing her story to help others understand that people of all ages can contract the disease who is doing an emergency medicine rotation at the Worcester field hospital at the DCU Center said she is dedicated to helping others fight the virus “There was a moment in the hospital where I was like, this could be it, I could die,” Shabo, 28, told the Telegram & Gazette because even young people can get sick,” “I’ve taken care of many patients who have had difficulty breathing. I’ve always had sympathy for them. But now I truly feel like I have empathy,” Shabo told WBZ TV “When it physically hurts to breathe and you’re looking at the monitors that tell you your body doesn’t have enough oxygen She said she donated plasma and has signed up for plasma registries and an antibody research study Sign up Privacy Statement Shabo Ukrainian wine will be presented on the Finnish market, the company's co-founder Giorgi Iukuridze wrote Finland is "one of the most demanding countries regarding the rules for the sale of alcohol." Alcohol is sold in Finland only through the independent company Alko which the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health controls This chain of stores has appropriate restrictions regarding the sales schedule and even the days of the week: you cannot buy alcohol on Sundays or holidays "You have the right to get your foreign product on the shelves of this network only after you win the tender it should be the appropriate request from Alko "that they need wines from a specific country" for the first time in the entire history of Alko this request for Ukrainian wines was made," wrote Giorgi Iukuridze The tender process has been ongoing since the fall of 2022 The Ukrainian wine company Shabo production facilities are located in the village of Shabo Six School of Medicine Class of 2021 students took part in early match programs and recently learned where they will serve their residencies Two pursued military matches and four chose specialties outside of the National Resident Matching Program general match “This has been a residency match year that has been extraordinarily challenging for everyone presenting each student with much more than the usual stress and uncertainty,” said Sonia Chimienti vice provost for student life and enrollment and associate dean for student affairs in a humbling demonstration of their resilience and dedication to the profession embracing the virtual interview experience and repeatedly asking what they could do to contribute to the health and well-being of their patients and their peers during this pandemic.” Maria Navarro participated in the military match and learned on Jan “I did an away rotation at Walter Reed and I felt like I belonged there I hope to use my experience to serve underserved populations and make an impact on the urban-rural community I live in.” will do her residency in general surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas “I’ve always been drawn to science and technology particularly biology and chemistry,” Navarro said “I realized how much I love our soldiers and I love taking care of them and their families I feel they are my people and it’s where I fit in best Working in surgery in a deployed environment I felt like it was important to have the best trauma exposure possible so I can be prepared for anything.” Asia Matthew-Onabanjo and Michelle Shabo matched in urology residency programs on Feb Gusev and Moore are both headed to Massachusetts General Hospital “I decided on urology during the first week of medical school and more than half of the patients that we see are over 65,” Moore said “Research is a significant interest of mine and I hope to pursue different clinical investigations during and after residency I plan to eventually do fellowship in either reconstructive or gender affirming surgery.” Matthew-Onabanjo will head to University of North Carolina School of Medicine after receiving her MD and PhD degrees through the Medical Scientist Training Program and Shabo will head to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center through Harvard Medical School “I love that research allows you to explore it can eventually lead to potential avenues to save lives I also love the continuity of care that you can have,” said Matthew-Onabanjo matched in urology last year at Virginia Commonwealth University “I also matched at my number one choice and it feels so surreal.” “My mother and father are from Poland and Syria I am the first person in my family to graduate college and now subsequently medical school,” Shabo said “We have a congenital form of vesicoureteral reflux in my family so I experienced firsthand the positive impact that urologists and surgery can have on patients’ lives and their quality of life This journey is incredibly full circle for me.” Less than a year after completing a rotation at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Michelle Shabo, 28, found herself in March back in one of the same rooms where she had taken care of patients. This time, she was the patient, battling a harrowing case of the coronavirus. Two months and one near-death experience later, Shabo dons a mask and gloves during overnight shifts at the field hospital in the Worcester DCU Center, working directly with coronavirus patients — people in a precarious position she knows all too well. “It was a surreal experience to have your life swapped, to allow myself to be the patient and not be so proactive in my own care,” said Shabo, of Worcester, a fourth-year student at UMass Medical School. “I always try to deliver compassion and care when I’m with a patient, but I think I just have a different level of connection with patients now when I go in and talk to them.” “One of the beauties of medicine is that it’s a noble profession,” said Dr. Michael Collins, chancellor of the medical school, in a telephone interview with the Globe. “It doesn’t surprise me that she went right back to work, because we all understand the challenges in the profession right now, and everybody wants to do their part to help out.” Shabo got sick in February and by early March her fever was relentless. Coronavirus wasn’t known to be widespread then, and tests were difficult to come by. Few people in Worcester had contracted the illness, and no medical student had been diagnosed with it yet, she said. For 2½ weeks, Shabo’s parents took care of her at their home, keeping their distance, delivering food on demand, and hoping she would rebound. They’d faced adversity before — her mother and father had escaped Poland and Syria, respectively, during crises decades ago before moving to Worcester — but the illness tormenting their daughter was unknown. “They’re really hard-working, blue-collar people who put so much of themselves into providing me a better life, raising a daughter to become a doctor,” Shabo said. Shabo pushed on, hoping what she thought was an ordinary fever would break — until she nearly couldn’t breathe. “I remember so vividly waking up in the middle of the night so feverish and my body hurt. I literally couldn't move, it hurt so bad,” Shabo said. “It literally felt like someone was sitting on my chest. It hurt to take a deep breath.” She had worked with patients with respiratory ailments before, but as a healthy twenty-something, Shabo had never been able to grasp the true nature of gasping for a breath of air. It’s an indescribable experience, she said. “That was the first time in my life I really had empathy for my patients that struggle with respiratory conditions,” said Shabo, who is studying to become a urologic surgeon. “I've always had sympathy for them, but the pain was unbearable.” When Shabo was hospitalized in mid-March, doctors discovered that she had been hit by a one-two punch of coronavirus paired with bacterial pneumonia. After spending about a week in the hospital, her condition slowly improved. She was released and headed home to her parents, where she continued online classes for medical school, a new sense of gratitude and humility washing over her. A sense of debt filled her, too. Shouldn’t she be helping somehow? How could she contribute to the community as a coronavirus survivor? “Michelle is an incredibly compassionate individual and a dedicated student. She also dearly loves the Worcester community," said Dr. Sonia Chimienti, an associate professor of medicine and associate dean for student affairs at the school. "Central Massachusetts is her home, and it’s very apparent when you speak with her that she cares about the health and well-being of her peers, her colleagues, and her community.” When the opportunity arose to switch her mandatory emergency medicine rotation from next spring to the current term, Shabo saw her chance. The medical school offered students the opportunity to work directly with coronavirus patients at the DCU in place of the usual rotation. “It makes the most sense for me to do [the rotation] operating under the assumption that I have immunity,” Shabo said. “It makes the most sense for me to take care of patients instead of having someone else exposed.” “To me, this is what we do,” Collins said. “We take care of sick people, so it doesn’t surprise me at all that when this great need [came up], a young student of ours would jump right in.” For over two weeks, the medical student has walked through the pressurized doors into the field hospital, instilled with a new sense of purpose that she never could have previously imagined. Shabo works at night, when patients are most susceptible to a sudden change in breathing patterns and obstructive sleeping conditions — her crew monitors vitals such as respiratory rate, pulse rate, and oxygen saturation. Her recent experience, being in the same position as the patients in the field hospital, gives her the motivation to do the work every day. “You can see the fright in someone’s eyes when they’re having difficulty breathing, and to be able to understand where that comes from and just be mindfully present with patients, I hope that makes a difference for them,” Shabo said. “I think that every good doctor should have the experience of being a patient.” Although she initially kept quiet about her battle, Shabo decided to go public with the story after seeing young people on social media partying and ignoring current health guidelines. As a young person with no underlying conditions, “coronavirus almost killed me. It almost took my life, and I don’t wish that type of realization of your mortality on anyone." “I think young people feel invincible,” she said. Shabo plans on using her recovery to help scientists understand the virus through donating her blood for antibody studies and plasma transfusions. Donating plasma, she said, is something that any recovered coronavirus patient, with medical approval, should strongly consider. “I think it’s one of the simplest ways that someone who has made it out the other side of this can help save a life and help care for someone that is struggling and may not be so fortunate,” she said. Matt Berg can be reached at matthew.berg@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @mattberg33. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Courtesy of San Mateo Police DepartmentShabo Atasuntsev A man was arrested on numerous charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, after about a six-hour standoff in San… A man was arrested on numerous charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, after about a six-hour standoff in San Mateo starting on Monday, police said. Shabo Atasuntsev, 27, of San Mateo, was arrested about 12:40 a.m. this morning and booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, criminal threats and an outstanding warrant for his arrest in another case. Police began investigating the case on Sunday when the original assault happened in the 2700 block of Edison Street. At the time, Atasuntsev was identified as the suspect but remained at large. In that incident, Atasuntsev is alleged to have assaulted his roommate with a knife, causing minor lacerations to the roommate’s upper torso, Sgt. Rick Decker said. The original assault occurred about 8 a.m. On Monday, police located Atasuntsev about 6:15 p.m. in the area of 28th Avenue and El Camino Real, about a block away from the original crime location and his residence, police said. He fled the officers and went back to his residence and barricaded himself in. Police evacuated adjacent neighbors in Atasuntsev’s apartment building and called the SWAT unit. Police made several attempts to contact Atasuntsev, which he reportedly ignored. The SWAT team went into his apartment and discovered him hiding on an adjacent balcony and took him into custody about 12:40 a.m., police said. Residents were allowed to return to their homes about 1 a.m. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Ben Pimentel’s new weekly newsletter covering the biggest technology stories in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and beyond.  Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-edition email. Receive occasional local offers from our website and its advertisers. Sneak peek of the Examiner real estate section. We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account. Chamouni (Daho) Shabo, 86, formerly of Worcester, died Friday, May 22nd in the Armenian Nursing Center, Emerson, NJ. Her husband Youseff Galo Shabo, died in 1993. She leaves three sons, Alexander Shabo of Dover, DE, George Shabo of Paramus, NJ, and Hanna Shabo of Worcester; four daughters, Samira and Elizabeth Shabo of Wiesbaden, Germany, Siham Shabo of Kamishly, Syria, and Theodora Shabo of Trolhaten, Sweden; a sister, Majida of Germany; 35 grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by two brothers, Issa and Denho Daho and two sisters, Maneera and Delale. She was born in Turkey, the daughter of Gawria and Sara Daho and lived in Worcester for many years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox Church. Calling hours are from 6:00 until 9:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 26th in St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox Church, 1 Industrial Drive, Shrewsbury. The funeral is Wednesday, May 27th with a service at 11:00 A.M. in the church. Contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox Church, 1 Industrial Drive, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. O’CONNOR BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 592 Park Avenue, is directing arrangements. Menu.page-176279566{--metaColor:#17256B;--navColor:#17256B}The 411What To Do If Your Company Doesn't Offer Any Paid Maternity LeaveA paid leave advocate is here to help you navigate the murky maternity leave waters Tara Moore/Stone/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to paid maternity leave, the stats for new parents in the United States remain beyond bleak. In fact, the World Policy Analysis Center notes that the U.S is the only wealthy country in the world without any guaranteed paid leave on a federal level — a grim and unacceptable stat that neglects the health and well-being of new mamas and their babies alike So if you find out your company doesn’t offer any paid maternity leave, what should you do? Is there any recourse or ways to negotiate for some well-deserved paid time off post-baby? Vicki Shabo, the Senior Fellow for Paid Leave Policy and Strategy at New America’s Better Life Lab including resources that might be available to you as you navigate the murky maternity leave waters More employers — but still well under 4 in 10 — “offer paid maternity or parental leave to most employees,” she notes “Some workplaces provide short-term disability insurance that provides partial pay for a period of incapacity leading up to and right after giving birth but only about one-quarter of all workplaces have this type of coverage for all employees for pregnancy or other serious health issues and about four in ten offer it to at least some employees.” Though you won’t receive payment during this time Shabo says that FMLA benefits “should protect your job and your right to continue health insurance coverage.” She adds “You should also be able to use any accrued paid time off This isn’t the same as paid parental or maternity leave (it’s important to have some time available for when you return if you can!) but it helps soften the blow.” “The other thing to know is that some employees have successfully advocated to their employers for a new paid leave policy when they’ve realized that their employer doesn’t provide one,” she adds “There are resources available to show them the value for you and for their business.” More on these in a sec Shabo has some tips for how to handle this genuinely sh*tty situation, should you find yourself without access to paid time off. “First, look at whether your state has a paid family and medical leave or short-term disability insurance program in place,” she says. “These states are: California Maryland (2024) and Delaware (2025) will be implemented in the coming years If you live in states where paid leave is available you may be able to access benefits through the state program.” Checking on local laws and statutes is a good jumping off point “Even if your state doesn’t have a paid leave program you may be entitled to unpaid leave through the FMLA or a similar state law offer free welcome kits or goody bags filled with samples for new parents which show that offering paid leave promotes retention U.S. News and World Report also recommends tapping into any insurance benefits you might have, such as using flexible spending accounts, which can help workers pay for child care and medical expenses with tax-free money. This article was originally published on Dec. 5, 2022 Watch 1m 35sBelle Gibson was interviewed by Shabo Media in October after attending an event for Ethiopia's Oromo community in Melbourne. 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