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Family Court, Orange County, New York.
IN RE: ILENE P.V., Petitioner, v. FELIX V., Respondent.
Erno Poll,Esq., Greenwald Law Offices, appeared for the petitioner. Dominique Manpel-Scianna, Esq., appeared for the respondent.
The above-named petitioner filed a petition sworn to on September 26, 2003, seeking to modify an order set pursuant to Family Court Act § 516. The order was based on a compromise agreement for support of the subject child who was born out of wedlock. Respondent appeared before a Support Magistrate of this Court with counsel, Dominique Manpel-Scianna, Esq., and denied the allegations of the petition. Respondent's counsel then filed a motion to dismiss the proceeding. Petitioner's counsel, Erno Poll, Esq., of counsel to the Greenwald Law Office, opposed the motion. The Support Magistrate, Hon. Gladys Braxton, granted the application by way of Order on Motion dated January 28, 2004 and dismissed the proceeding. Specific written objections to said order of support were timely filed with this Court by petitioner after entry of said order. This Court has reviewed the Objections filed herein, the Rebuttal filed by respondent and the contents of the court's file.
NOW, after examination and inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the case; it is hereby
ORDERED that the Order on Motion of the Support Magistrate dated January 28, 2004, is hereby vacated and the matter is remanded to the Support Magistrate for hearing.
The parties hereto are the parents of a male child born out of wedlock on September 8, 1986. On March 8, 1988, with benefit of counsel, the parties entered into a compromise agreement under Family Court Act § 516 wherein the respondent acknowledged paternity and agreed to a structured payout where he would pay a total of $45,000.00 as and for support for the subject child. The first $20,000.00 was to be paid within four months of the date the parties placed their agreement on the record and the remaining $25,000.00 was to be paid by $5,000.00 installments over the next five years. There are no allegations that the payments have not been made as agreed.
The compromise agreement was placed on the record before the Hon. Elaine Slobod in the Family Court. Judge Slobod took the admission of paternity and meticulously allocuted the parties regarding their understanding of the paternity admission and the compromise agreement as placed on the record and the circumstances surrounding the entry into the agreement. However, no inquiry was made as to whether or not adequate provision had been made for the child (Family Court Act § 516[a] ).
The underlying action is for a modification of the compromise agreement and requests a contribution for educational expenses as the subject child wishes to attend college. The petitioner avers that she cannot afford to send the child to college without additional support from the child's father. The father opposes the application and states that the compromise agreement that the parties entered into in 1988 is a bar to the application.
Under Family Court Act § 516, a compromise agreement will bar all future actions for support if the provisions of the statute are complied with to the letter of the law Bacon v. Bacon, 46 N.Y.2d 477, 414 N.Y.S.2d 307, 386 N.E.2d 1327. However, if the statutory provisions are not strictly complied with the compromise agreement will not act as a bar as the Court of Appeals held in Clara C. v. William L., 96 N.Y.2d 244, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068. The fact pattern of the underlying case is remarkably similar to the facts in the New York State Court of Appeals landmark decision of Clara C. v. William L., supra. In that case, a child had been born out of wedlock in 1983 and the parties had entered into a compromise agreement after the mother had commenced paternity proceedings in 1986. As in the underlying matter, the child's mother subsequently brought an application for increased support stating that the child's educational needs could not be met. While the parties in that case had not been allocuted as to the terms of the agreement or the circumstances under which the agreement had been entered into, the case did not turn on that point.
The Court of Appeals determined that the Family Court Judge who approved the compromise agreement had not made inquiry as to whether the terms of the compromise agreement made adequate provision for the child. The Court of Appeals held that since no inquiry had been made as to the adequacy of the support provisions for the child, Family Court Act § 516(c) could not be invoked as a bar to the application for increased support (id. at 250, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068).
As noted in Clara C. v. William L., when the Legislature created the Family Court Act § 516, it adopted the provisions of the former applicable statute (Domestic Relations Law § 121). That statute specifically provided that the Court review the adequacy of compromise agreements out of concerns that the settlements entered into for out of wedlock children were inadequate (id. at 249, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068). Additionally, the Court noted, that there was concern by the Legislature that the interests of the mother were not necessarily the same as the child's and the mother could contract away the child's right to adequate support.
The Court of Appeals noted in Clara C. v. William L., id. at p. 250, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068 that Family Court Act § 516 does not set forth a standard for the courts to use when attempting to determine whether or not the support provisions of the compromise agreement are adequate. However, citing previous cases, the Court determined that the courts had looked at “the parties' financial positions, the child's support and educational needs throughout childhood and the interests of the State” (id. at 250, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068). In addition, the Court held that “a court must determine the fairness and adequacy of a proposed agreement before approving it (Family Ct. Act § 516[a] ). Absent judicial review and approval, the agreement will not be enforced to preclude a later modification of support.” (id., p. 250, 727 N.Y.S.2d 20, 750 N.E.2d 1068).
In 1982 the issue of adequate support was addressed in Matter of Carmen V. v. Bruce R., 115 Misc.2d 377, 454 N.Y.S.2d 197. In that case the mother, a nurse, made $819.00 a month, and the father, an anesthesiologist, had made $163,000.00 in his first year of practice. For the purposes of a compromise agreement under Family Court Act § 516, the parties had agreed to an amount of child support in the amount of $19,000.00. The Court found that amount to be inadequate in view of the income of the father and refused to approve the compromise agreement.
In the underlying matter no inquiry was made as to the adequacy of the support for the child at the time the compromise agreement was placed on the record. Therefore, as in Clara C. v. William L., the respondent may not invoke the protection of Family Court Act § 516. Accordingly, the matter must be remitted to the Hearing Examiner to determine whether an increased support order is necessary to meet the child's educational needs.
This constitutes the decision and order of the Court.
ANDREW P. BIVONA, J.
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Most Popular Show Tunes from Broadway
January 13, 2021 Broadway, Musical Theater, Musicals to Movies
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. We get a song stuck in our heads and it takes quite a while for it to work itself out. Sometimes just humming the tune can cause others in our vicinity to also get hooked on the tune. Do you have a favorite show tune that has stayed with you long after you saw the production on Broadway? If so, read on to hear about the most popular show tunes over the years.
Most Listened to Soundtracks
It will come as no surprise that the top- ranking soundtrack that is most listened to on Spotify. The winner is the Broadway hit musical, Hamilton by a long shot according to digital music service giant. The top song from that soundtrack is “Alexander Hamilton” followed by “My Shot” both of which are featured at the beginning of the show and then the refrain is repeated in different versions throughout the entire performance.
According to TicketSource online, the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen comes in second on the list of highly popular soundtracks. Top on the list of songs most listened to on that track is “Waving Through a Window,” “Sincerely Me,” “ You Will Be Found,” and “Anyone Have a Map?”
Not to be left behind is the soundtrack from the musical Wicked. Songs such as “Defying Gravity,” and “Popular” are top among fan favorites.
Most Catchy of All Time
While you may recognize the show tunes mentioned above as lyrics and tunes that you have come to love more recently. Many theater lovers also like to categorize tunes that have stood the test of time and have continued to be “catchy” even years after they first were first heard.
According to theater bloggers, and theater lovers some of the most beloved songs over the past few decades include hits like: “Memory” from the musical Cats, “My New Philosophy” from You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, the theme from the Phantom of the Opera, the Chorus Line’s famous “I Hope I Get It,” and Les Miserables, “Do You Hear the People Sing.”
What is your favorite show tune? Is it from a recent show or one from a few years ago? Check out our Facebook page to drop us a comment on your favorite Broadway musical soundtrack or song. We bet many of you know them by heart and have gotten them stuck in your head repeatedly.
Broadway Reopening Delayed a Little Longer
December 16, 2020 Backdrops, Broadway, Off Broadway, On Stage
According to a New York Associated Press report on the PBS site, fans of Broadway theater will have to wait a little longer for shows to resume. Theater enthusiasts will need to wait until at least late May 2021. Read on to find out more about this safety precaution as the coronavirus rages on across the country.
The sad announcement about the reopening delay came this Fall from the Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry. The 700-plus members of the League include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in North American cities, as well as suppliers of goods and services to the commercial theatre industry.
The decision was not an easy one.
The Specifics of Reopening & Refunding
While there actually is no specific date as of right now for reopening, May 2021 is the current timeframe being looked at. The League, in coordination with Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30. Adjustments can be made to your credit card or funds can be taken as a donation to the theater industry.
This new timeframe may complicate a long list of shows that had planned to open in the spring, including “The Music Man,” “Flying Over Sunset,” “Caroline, or Change,” “Plaza Suite,” “American Buffalo,” and “The Minutes.” Within hours of the announcement, the musical based on Michael Jackson, called “MJ,” pushed back its performances to September 2021.
Reactions and Reflection
This most recent delay in opening of theaters was endorsed by the Actors’ Equity Association, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers. Sadly, it is understood by most in the industry as well as theater-goers that the safety of the actors, crew, and vendors is the most important thing at this point.
Mary McColl, the executive director for Actors’ Equity Association said this about the decision. “It was a difficult but responsible decision to put the safety and health of their workers and audience first. This is a deeply painful time for everyone who depends on the arts for their livelihood.”
The coronavirus has shuttered Broadway, Off-Broadway and community theaters across the country since mid March. This industry helps to power the United States entertainment economy, making an approximated $1.8 billion dollars last year alone.
Actors, directors, and producers continue to encourage Americans to wear masks, practice good hand hygiene, stay socially distant, and take the advice of the scientific community in order to protect yourself, others, and get our economy open sooner rather than later.
How the Save Our Stages Act Could Rescue Broadway
November 4, 2020 Broadway, Help
There is no doubt that New York City’s Broadway District as well as theaters across the country have taken a big hit during the coronavirus pandemic. Theaters are shuttered with a 2021 opening date that many believe will not happen. That means actors, support personnel, vendors, and neighboring businesses have felt the burden of the financial closings. Could a “Save Our Stages Act” help?
The federal government is stepping forward with a plan that could help support this vital industry and hopefully put it back on track with an infusion of money that may be able to help. A bipartisan bill put forth by Senators Amy Klobuchar (a Democrat) and John Cornyn (a Republican), aims to bring aid to the independent entertainment, theater, and music venues that have been clobbered by the pandemic.
What is the Save Our Stages Act?
The Save Our Stages Act, also known as S.O.S, is a much-needed lifeline to live venues and, most importantly, Broadway during this time of shutdown. The $10 billion bill is aimed at keeping the lights on for the hardest hit venues. Without this financial support, after 9 months of stuttering, many live music and theater venues will be forced to close permanently.
To date, 144 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation, which is aimed at providing relief to independent live venues, promoters, and festivals across the nation that have been shuttered with no revenue and high overhead since March with no timeline for reopening.
Currently, the bill, which is part of an overall COVID-19 stimulus package, is stalled in discussions. However, many insiders believe that the bill will soon gain momentum as more and more celebrities, music fans, and theater lovers get on board and pressure their congressional reps to take action.
Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat and New York City theater district representative, states that the money use will be flexible and will be “for whatever they need to stay in business, including paying key valued employees who we don’t want to just leave.”
Schumer urged all Americans to email their senators “and say we need you to support Save Our Stages.” He said if there’s no vaccine by next spring, he plans to push for renewing the bill, if it’s passed.
Learn more about the Save Our Stages Bill and how you can help the struggling theater industry at Congress.gov and the website dedicated to Saving Our Stages.
Can Post-COVID Broadway be a Fairer One?
October 15, 2020 Broadway, Musical Theater
In theaters across the nation, stages are barren and the lights have gone dark for more than six months now. Coronavirus has all theater-lovers yearning for a time when the lights will shine again, the curtains will go up, and the theaters will come back to life.
It will happen.
But when it does happen, many theater insiders are wondering if it will be a more equitable theater industry and one that is fair to all levels of the production experience regardless of race, gender, or position.
For decades, theaters have faced inequality in regards to race, gender, and even a livable wage for some of the non-performing members of the community. According to Backstage online, “extended pause in the theater industry thanks to COVID-19 has made space for overdue conversations and examinations of the financial, racial, and production systems that have long fueled Broadway. New York City’s once-thriving theater business hopes to reopen with a renewed focus on equity.”
Issues of Race
Like many industries during this coronavirus crisis, questions have come to the forefront of our minds about the racial inequalities that exist in our country. In recent months, existing groups like the Broadway Advocacy Coalition have set forth new initiatives focused on dismantling racism (and, specifically, anti-Blackness) in theater.
Many theater members are encouraging further study of the scope and pervasiveness of anti-Blackness and racism in the American theater. BIPOC, which stands for blacks, Indigenous and people of color, are asking for ongoing anti-racism training, union production teams made up of at least 50% BIPOC individuals, and a publicly available study examining pay disparity between BIPOC and white union members.
Not only do people of color have fewer opportunities in the theater industry but, so too do women. Often when they do get hired, they often are hired on lower-paying contracts. According to the Actors’ Equity Association’s first-ever diversity study, made public in 2017, men out-earn women on Broadway, and the majority of them are white.
Pay Scale Inequities
The closing of Broadway and theaters across the globe will inevitably bring a need for pay cuts and tightening the proverbial financial belt. Sadly, the reductions will not be equal. Here is a simplistic example of how pay cuts across the board would be very unbalanced. For example, let’s say someone is making $10,000 a week and someone is making $400 a week, taking 50% of both of their salaries is not a viable and equitable economic solution. In New York City, $5,000 a week is still more than livable in a way that $200 a week is not.
“Wages should be cut in an equitable way—people who make more money can live their lives with a higher percentage of that money taken away,” he says. “The way we talk about cutting wages across the board invariably will be used to justify not giving certain workers a livable wage.” (Source: Backstage)
It is important that we take this pause in theater to closely examine these issues and make adjustments that are meaningful and achievable.
What Hamilton Has Taught Us
September 17, 2020 Backdrops, Broadway, Theater, Theatre
Most people who experience a live theater production leave with a sense that they learned something, either about themselves or possibly the world around them. The characters, music, and dialog can add up to a moment of epiphany or understanding that few of life’s events can equal.
One such production that has taken the United States by storm and is rich in life lessons, is the unlikely story of an American hero, politician, and statesman, Alexander Hamilton. In August of 2015, the hit show Hamilton premiered on Broadway. It has experienced an amazing run with productions in New York, Chicago, and London, with a traveling company that toured the U.S.
Not only is the show wildly popular, but it is nearing the top 10 of highest grossing musicals of all time, and investors have seen returns of over 600%. These are not numbers that would be lost on our financially savvy Alexander Hamilton.
The story of Alexander Hamilton is filled with life lessons even though it is set in the late 1700s and early 1800s. One of the biggest lessons of the production is that we can still learn from what happened long ago. Our young country is still grappling with many of the same issues today.
Take for example, the many instances in the production that makes references to the inequalities among immigrants, women, and people of color. The same theme of disenfranchisement and inequities can be seen in our nation today, as we struggle with how this pandemic is impacting people of color at a higher rate and how our nation has become divided in the protesting of brutality against men and women of color.
Combine the Old With the New
Less than a decade ago, if someone had said they were going to write a musical meant for Broadway that would be set during the American Revolutionary War era, but set to contemporary rap and hip-hop-style music, they would have been laughed at. Lin-Manuel Miranda actually was laughed at as he described the production that was yet to be released.
Yet, just five years after this production hit the stage, no one can imagine that this show would be anything other than spectacular! In fact, adults and children alike are singing the songs of Hamilton word-for-word.
The lesson here is that by combining the old (historic lessons of the revolution) with the new (musical styles) one can learn deeply about an age that set the tone for our country. Forbes Magazine online stated that, “In Hamilton, a familiar story and an old theatrical genre gets a new perspective with a multi-cultural cast and contemporary music performed at a rapid-fire pace (if Hamilton was sung at the pace of a typical musical, the show would be almost six hours long). On stage, the cast is dressed in period costumes from the neck down, but their hair, their attitudes, and their vocal tone, are very much now.”
No matter what lesson you walked away from Hamilton with, you can probably bet that each theatergoer learned a little about how they feel about our country’s history, immigration, race relations, and the role that women play in all of this. Let us know what you took away from Hamilton in the comments or on our social media page.
Get Your Theater Fix Through Streaming Services
September 3, 2020 Backdrops, Broadway, Musical Theater
Are you missing the joy of going to the theater? The excitement of getting dressed up, heading into the city, and waiting for the curtains to go up has been lost the last few months. With no way to get a theater fix until 2021 theatergoers are looking elsewhere to get their theater fix.
At the beginning of the pandemic, famous Broadway faces were known to record in tandem on Zoom and other video conferencing software to entertain in the face of the stay-at-home orders. Now that the virus has continued to spread, with no vaccine expected in the near future, theater lovers have shifted to streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Disney+, and Netflix to view their favorite shows.
Where Can I Find Theater Streaming?
Word is spreading fast that Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon are offering some unique theater moments. Some television stations are even trying to prepare for potential live theater as they have done in the past. And what’s not found streaming may eventually be made into a Broadway-musical-turned-television-hit soon.
While streaming is most certainly not the same as seeing a show in person surrounded by hundreds of other theater lovers, it will have to do for the time being.
What’s Streaming Now?
As of July Amazon is offering several streaming options for thespians to get their much needed theater fix. According to Playbill online, Guys and Dolls, Reefer Madness the Musical, Flower Drum Song, Hello Again, Sweeney Todd, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is currently streaming on Amazon.
On Netflix there are several adaptations of Broadway shows that have come to life on the screen. Jersey Boys, Westside Story, and Fiddler on the Roof are top among audience choices. While these movie versions are not quite the same as seeing it live, it may be enough to hold over even the most diehard theater buff.
We would be remiss if we did not mention the live streaming of Hamilton on Disney+ or that HBO Max is offering viewings of Chicago, Cabaret, Hairspray, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Little Shop of Horrors. Stay tuned to our blog to find what shows are coming out next and when we can expect Broadway and Off-Broadway to get back into the swing of things.
When theaters reopen there will be much to rejoice about, but until then let’s enjoy some of the offerings from our small screen partners at Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO.
The Inside Scoop on the Drama Desk Awards
August 5, 2020 Backdrops, Broadway, Musical Theater
Just because we have been reporting that the lights on Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters have gone dark doesn’t mean that the theater industry has dimmed its lights altogether. On June 13, 2020 the entertainment industry telecast the 65th Drama Desk Awards, which celebrates the best of Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off Broadway.
The awards, which were postponed due to COVID-19, were televised in a different format thanks to producers at NY1. Drama Desk Awards executive producer and Broadway Brands CEO, Matt Britten commented that, “Though these are challenging times, we knew we wanted to find some way to honor this year’s Drama Desk Award nominees and recipients, as well as to bring some small sense of normalcy and hope to New York’s theater community,” He went on to say, “I want to thank NY1, as well as the team at Joey Parnes Productions, for stepping up to make this happen for the New York theatre community and theatre fans everywhere. Good things happen when you work with good people.”
As usual, there was a large list of nominees for awards including: Outstanding Play, Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Actors/Actresses in a Play/Musical, Outstanding Director, Choreography, Music, Lyrics, Book of a Musical, Orchestrations, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting, Projections, Solo Performance, and Wig and Hair Design.
In addition to these awards, the Drama Desk honored lifetime achievements and special awards during the telecast including awards for ensemble, individual awards, and for those who have contributed their life’s work in the industry.
The awards were hosted by Frank DiLella and the pre-recorded show aired June 13 during a special presentation of NY1’s “On Stage.” It was live streamed on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com. As a result of the truncated theater season, only shows that opened prior to the shutdown were eligible.
The televised awards ceremony was meant to be a boost to the theater industry and shine some much needed light on the plight of those whose careers came to an abrupt end when Broadway shut down in March of this year.
For a complete list of the nominees and winners of the Drama Desk Awards check this link as published in Variety Magazine online. To follow the latest on Broadway and Off-Broadway events and a hopeful reopening by the end of the year follow our blog or our Facebook page.
Hurdles for Broadway to Bounce Back
July 8, 2020 Backdrops, Broadway, community theater, Musical Theater, Off Broadway
Have you ever heard the old adage, “The show must go on?” In the theater world this means that regardless of what happens, the performance will forge ahead.
Often this phrase refers to continuing the show even if issues persist that could ruin a production such as: an actor forgetting their lines, lost props, lighting difficulties, audio issues, acts of nature, or any number of problems that can pop up in the middle of a performance. In most instances this phrase is a sign of the grit, determination, and positive attitude embraced by the theater community. Unfortunately, even the strength of the theater can not compete against a global pandemic.
The Current State of Broadway
Due to COVID-19, the 41 houses of Broadway in New York City shuttered their doors and the house lights have gone dark. Nearly two dozen New York City shows have been halted. Across the nation, similar news can be reported in major theaters and community productions.
Not much stops theater productions from forging ahead, except for maybe a fast spreading virus that thrives in closed environments. As of mid-March most theaters across the country shut down live performances. Initially, Broadway theaters had hoped to open by April 12, 2020 only to push that date back due to the fact that New York City was the epicenter of the virus at the time. The new date was then June 7 of this year. That date has come and gone wth no opening occurring. The latest date being floated is currently September 6, 2020.
This new Labor Day schedule has even the most optimistic of theatergoers questioning the reality of the date for opening. It’s not that patrons are not anxious to get back to their favorite form of entertainment. In fact, an industry survey conducted by Shugoll Research in early April revealed that 41 percent of NYC theatergoers are eager to return to the theaters when they are reopened. While that number may seem high there are some substantial issues that will potentially delay or stop altogether the reopening process for the “Great White Way.”
Major Hurdles to Opening
If theaters across the nation hope to open this year, before a vaccine is viable, there are a couple of major issues that will need to be addressed.
Theaters are historically areas deemed to be close quarters. Chairs are lined up in close proximity in order for as many patrons to see the performance as possible. Orchestras that provide the live music are generally at the front of the theater in an orchestra pit. Actors and stage hands generally are huddled along the cramped wings of the theater until their cue is given to enter the stage.
These conditions are not ideal for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. In fact, social distancing is a huge problem in most theater venues.
Owners of some of the largest theaters across America are facing issues of how to keep both actors/stage hands as well as patrons socially distant during a performance. The answer may lie in spacing out the audience, creating larger prep spaces behind the curtain, and decreasing the number of performances weekly to allow for sanitation between shows. All of these solutions are costly and take quite a bit of effort.
Another major issue that theaters are facing is one of demographics. Nearly 16% of theatergoers are over the age of 65. This is the highest risk category for the transmission and serious illness for the virus. The percentage climbs even higher if we remove tourists from the equation according to a report in MarketWatch online.
Stay tuned as we anxiously await guidance from federal and state officials as to how our beloved theaters will tackle these issues and how we, as patrons can help. Visit our Facebook page to see more of how you can get involved.
Shortest Running Broadway Shows
June 29, 2020 Broadway, Informative, Theater, Theatre
Heathen!: A musical with book by Robert Helpmann and Eaton Magoon Jr and music and lyrics by Eaton Magoon Jr. The beliefs and needs of two eras in Hawaii — 1819 and 1972 — are compared, with strong similarities emerging. It ran for 6 Previews and 1 Performance on May 21, 1972 at the Billy Rose Theatre.
Cleavage: A musical with book, music, and lyrics by Buddy Sheffield. It centers around a variety of couples of different ages pursuing love. It ran for 6 Previews and 1 Performance at the Playhouse Theatre. It had a successful run in New Orleans, and the day after the lone Broadway performance, it received favorable reviews from the New York Times.
Ring Around the Bathtub: A play written by Jane Trahey about an Irish American family’s struggles during the Depression era in Chicago. It ran for 3 Previews and 1 Performance on April 29, 1972 at the Martin Beck Theatre. The original cast included Elizabeth Ashley and Carole Kane.
Rainbow Jones: A musical with book, music, and lyrics by Jill Williams about a lonely young woman creates an imaginary world of animal friends while waiting for the right human male to appear. It also ran for 3 Previews and 1 Performance on February 13, 1974 at the Music Box Theatre.
There are a number of shows that played to 7 Previews and 1 Performance. One of those being I Won’t Dance which was performed at the Helen Hayes Theatre on May 10, 1981. This is a play written by Oliver Hailey about a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair who celebrates the recent mysterious murder of his brother and sister-in-law in a diabolic manner. I point out this play because this is one of three plays written by Oliver Hailey that were cancelled on opening night.
To put these into context, there have been 36 Broadway shows cancelled after one performance. I picked the ones above because they had the fewest previews so therefore the fewest performances overall. A few of the one and done shows were revivals of successful original productions such as Take Me Along and The Ritz. And just because a show has a short run doesn’t mean they were not successful. Take the 1986 show Rags. It ran for 18 Previews and 4 Performances but was nominated for a Tony for Best Musical. The Lieutenant ran for 7 Previews and 9 Performances in 1975 and was also nominated for a Tony for Best Musical. And lastly, in 1953, Carnival in Flanders took home the award for Best Actress in a Musical (Dolores Gray) even though it ran for only 6 Performances. It still remains the shortest lived Tony honored performance ever.
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Playing Injured Innocence on Nuke Deal
Posted on September 21, 2008 by Chellaney
Blunder, then blame the United States
There is nothing new in the latest U.S. statements on key nuclear deal-related issues — from fuel-supply and reprocessing conditions to denial of dual-use technologies and assertion of a unilateral right to suspend cooperation forthwith. Yet, New Delhi now is unfairly accusing Washington of reinterpreting the terms.
Asian Age, September 22, 2008
The nuclear deal now on offer creates a Tarapur-style trap of gargantuan dimensions. The deal’s terms are far worse than the agreement under which the U.S.-built Tarapur nuclear power station was set up in the 1960s. Yet, New Delhi is entering into a new deal without resolving the long-festering Tarapur imbroglio, symbolized by the spent fuel that has been accumulating there for 37 years, with the U.S. asserting a veto on Indian reprocessing and refusing to grant consent.
Disputes over the latest deal are flaring up even before it has been legalized, with New Delhi starting the blame game in earnest. Through its pet stooges in the media, it has accused Washington in recent days of “unilaterally altering the ground rules”, of “repudiating fuel-supply assurances”, of “introducing a dangerous new interpretation” on reprocessing, and of “robbing the deal of its essence”.
Playing injured innocence, however, just doesn’t wash. The fact is that while Washington has been consistent, candid and hard-nosed on the deal since 2005, New Delhi played a game of public deception all along, hoping its charade would not be uncovered. But now that it has run out of covers to cloak its ever-widening field of distortions, blaming America has become easy.
The revelations that spring from President George W. Bush’s latest “Hyde Package” to Congress and his administration’s leaked letter to a congressional panel are entirely consistent with earlier U.S. official statements as well as with the provisions of the Hyde Act and the 123 agreement. There is nothing new. Yet, the U.S. today is being accused of seeking to rewrite or reinterpret the deal’s terms. Consider the following:
● The U.S. gave no guarantee of reactor-lifetime fuel supply or to help India build a strategic fuel reserve. Bush’s recent statement that American fuel-supply assurances are “not legally binding” is no different than past assertions by other U.S. officials. For instance, then U.S. Undersecretary Nicholas Burns clarified in July 2007 that none of the U.S. fuel assurances in the 123 accord “contradicts or conflicts with the legal right of any American President” to terminate supply and demand the return of supplied materials if India breached the U.S.-prescribed conditions.
The 123 agreement, significantly, makes no mention of the term, “lifetime”. It offers assured fuel supply only so long as India adheres to the stipulated conditions. Supply assurance, as the Hyde Act decrees, can cover only disruption due to market failure or technical problems, but not sanctions arising from India’s non-compliance. Burns, asked in an August 2, 2007 interview if America was committed to arranging alternative fuel supply if India tested, replied: “That’s absolutely false”. The Hyde Act indeed demands that India be prevented from building any fuel stockpile of a size that would permit its “riding out any sanctions that might be imposed” by the U.S. in the future.
● Bush’s assertions on no upfront or permanent reprocessing consent to India are in line with what his officials said earlier. Nicholas Burns, for instance, announced the following at a July 27, 2007 news conference: one, there is no timeframe within which the U.S. intends to grant India an operational consent to reprocess; and two, India has first to build a new “state-of-the-art” reprocessing facility to U.S. satisfaction before special “arrangements and procedures” for reprocessing can be worked out.
India inexplicably agreed to negotiate a separate Section 131 agreement on reprocessing later — an accord that will need to pass congressional muster — although Washington granted Japan and EURATOM the actual right to reprocess upfront in a 123 agreement. For example, the 1987 Japan-U.S. 123 accord was accompanied by a nine-page “implementing agreement” that gave effect to “advance, long-term consent for reprocessing, transfers, alteration and storage of nuclear material” by spelling out the reprocessing-related arrangements.
In fact, New Delhi has gratuitously agreed to route all “foreign nuclear material” through a new reprocessing facility. As a result, even France is unwilling to grant India reprocessing right upfront at this stage.
● The recent U.S. disclosure that India has agreed to inspections beyond those by the International Atomic Energy Agency is consistent with the Hyde Act’s stipulation for “fall-back U.S. safeguards” and with the 123 agreement’s Article 10(4). The revelation shatters the Prime Minister’s assurance to Parliament that “we will accept only IAEA safeguards” and that “there is no question of accepting other verification measures or … allowing American inspectors to roam around our nuclear facilities”.
● The U.S. publicized intent to deny India sensitive and other dual-use technologies even under safeguards is no surprise. Washington had made it clear by 2006 that, despite originally committing to “full civil nuclear trade with India”, its cooperation in practice would be less than full. The U.S. indeed concluded a 123 accord with India more restrictive than its existing cooperation agreements with Australia, Japan and South Korea.
Piteously, India will not able to import any components for the special reprocessing facility it has agreed to build to U.S. expectations, because its negotiators failed to persuade America to relax civil reprocessing, enrichment and heavy-water sanctions.
The Prime Minister had pledged in Parliament: “Before voluntarily placing our civilian facilities under IAEA safeguards, we will ensure all restrictions on India have been lifted”. That pledge he is set to break.
● The recent U.S. affirmation of an unfettered right to suspend all supplies forthwith meshes with the 123 agreement’s provisions. That accord only demands the serving of a one-year termination notice on any ground, however extraneous. Suspension of supplies can follow immediately.
For the U.S., such an unconstrained right was vital to tether New Delhi to the Hyde Act, an India-specific NPT. In congressional testimony last Thursday, the Bush administration again affirmed that “whether it’s a test or an abrogation of a safeguards agreement, our actions will be bound by U.S. law”. Latest U.S. statements on testing (such as, “the Indian government intends to uphold the continuation of the test moratorium”) suggest that New Delhi has given its word to Washington never to test again.
Once the deal takes effect, the Hyde Act’s post-implementation conditions will also kick in — from an annual presidential certification of Indian good behaviour to pressing India’s “full compliance” with a non-nuclear, U.S.-led cartel like the Missile Technology Control Regime.
Against this background, can the U.S. be accused of leading up the garden path an India that was beseeching to be taken into a blind alley? Shouldn’t New Delhi, in all fairness, acknowledge Washington’s long-held position that a 123 agreement with any state is neither a treaty nor has force under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (which the U.S. hasn’t even ratified)?
Many of the accusations now being hurled by surrogacy are actually part of a public-relations exercise by New Delhi to dissuade the congressional attachment of more conditions during the ongoing ratification process. Despite threats to turn its back on the U.S. and do business only with France and Russia, New Delhi will dare not displease Washington. Continued cooperation under the deal hinges on India meeting its panoply of non-proliferation commitments that extend far beyond a test moratorium. The U.S. could make life difficult for India at any time through an unfavourable assessment of its progress in meeting those commitments.
(c) The Asian Age, 2008.
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The Listener’s Bible®: NIV Edition
The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.
Judah and Tamar
1At that time, Judah left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam named Hirah. 2There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her and made love to her; 3she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er. 4She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan. 5She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah. It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.
6Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
8Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.” 9But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. 10What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
11Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep, and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went with him.
13When Tamar was told, “Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,” 14she took off her widow’s clothes, covered herself with a veil to disguise herself, and then sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had now grown up, she had not been given to him as his wife.
15When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. 16Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.”
“And what will you give me to sleep with you?” she asked.
17“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said.
“Will you give me something as a pledge until you send it?” she asked.
18He said, “What pledge should I give you?”
“Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him. 19After she left, she took off her veil and put on her widow’s clothes again.
20Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her. 21He asked the men who lived there, “Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?”
“There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here,” they said.
22So he went back to Judah and said, “I didn’t find her. Besides, the men who lived there said, ‘There hasn’t been any shrine prostitute here.’ ”
23Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
24About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.”
Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”
25As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. “I am pregnant by the man who owns these,” she said. And she added, “See if you recognize whose seal and cord and staff these are.”
26Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.
27When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. 28As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.” 29But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.#38:29 Perez means breaking out. 30Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah.#38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.
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1And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her. 3So she conceived and bore a son and he named him Er. 4Then she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan. 5She bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that she bore him.
6Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life. 8Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.” 9Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. 10But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also. 11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
12Now after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13It was told to Tamar, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.” 14So she removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a #Or shawlveil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife. 15When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot, for she had covered her face. 16So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, “Here now, let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to me?” 17He said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge until you send it?” 18He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said, “Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. 19Then she arose and departed, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments.
20When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not find her. 21He asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?” But they said, “There has been no temple prostitute here.” 22So he returned to Judah, and said, “I did not find her; and furthermore, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no temple prostitute here.’ ” 23Then Judah said, “Let her keep them, otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her.”
24Now it was about three months later that Judah was informed, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has played the harlot, and behold, she is also with child by harlotry.” Then Judah said, “Bring her out and let her be burned!” 25It was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man to whom these things belong.” And she said, “Please examine and see, whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?” 26Judah recognized them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
27It came about at the time she was giving birth, that behold, there were twins in her womb. 28Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” 29But it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named #I.e. a breachPerez. 30Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named #I.e. a dawning or brightnessZerah.
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College off to chess nationals
For the first time in years College will compete in the finals of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Chess Competition being held in Tauranga next month.
The team of Year 13 student Alistair Morgan, Year 12 students Jonathan Huo and Hanson Xie, and Year 9 student Arthur Woolhouse won every game in the Canterbury finals competed for by St Andrew’s College, Christchurch Boys’ High School, St Bede’s College and Burnside High School. Burnside were the former titleholders.
“Our team has got seniors and experience and then we have Arthur who is a chess prodigy, the best of us all,” says team captain Alistair Morgan.
“Playing competitively takes a lot of concentration and we were lucky in the Canterbury championships that we got a bye in the second round and were able to take a break early enough on to allow us to keep an eye on the other teams.”
The nationals in Tauranga in September will be another level entirely.
“I believe it’s the first time College has qualified for the finals in a very long period. This contest is over two days, so there’s a lot more time to think and the quality is going to be even better.”
It’s the thrill of outthinking and outplaying opponents that makes the College Chess Club so popular with its members, who meet every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime. Between meetings they each spend time playing online and studying chess openings and tactics.
“It gives you great concentration, and a real work ethic. There’s a lot of study involved, and you need to develop the ability to think ahead and problem solve. No matter how much you prepare, someone will always come up with a move you’ve not known about,” says Alistair.
“The fun part is when you’ve prepared well, and it’s playing out as you want, and you’re doing well and needing to maintain it, and then they come up with a move you don’t know!”
He says his father got him into chess and he has also taught himself.
“We all play online and there are a lot of resources available to help us prepare and improve our game.”
Alistair and Jonathan have represented College in chess every year since they started in Year 9 and Hanson has been in the team for the last two years.
(L–R) Alistair Morgan, Jonathan Huo, Hanson Xie and Arthur Woolhouse
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Small Grant Recipients » Previous small grants
Dr. Jocelyn Thorpe, Women’s and Gender Studies ($3,000)
Conversations Toward Reconciliation
Dr. Thorpe will work with University of Manitoba students and the 4Rs Youth Movement that brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people in order to share stories and perspectives and to work toward a future in which mutual respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples is foundational. The group is developing a toolkit that can be adapted to different locations where young people come together to reconcile/decolonize their relationships. A University of Manitoba workshop will test and help refine the toolkit.
Dr. Cathy Rocke and Dr. Regine King, Social Work ($3,000)
What Does Reconciliation Mean to Newcomers Post Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
The objectives of this pilot study were to: determine how new Canadians understand reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples subsequent to the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report, in order to inform how to move forward with reconciliation efforts; and to articulate examples of reconciliation actions that may be taken to enhance mutual respect and harmony between Aboriginal people and new Canadians.
Dr. Jerome Cranston, Education ($2,000)
Schooling for Social Change in the Shadow of Intractable Conflict
Cranston interviewed diaspora teachers who work in schools in refugee and/or resettlement camps in Nepal (Bhutanese refugees) . The goals of the research study were to: determine what the concept of peace means to these teachers, describe the conceptual models of peace education these teachers use and explain how teachers in refugee camps employ a pedagogy for peace that involves and engages diaspora refugee youth.
Dr. Melanie Janzen and Dr. Jerome Cranston, Education ($2,670)
Examining the outcomes of the 2014 Summer Institute: The fourth R: A global perspective on teaching and leading human rights education
The summer institute was designed as a collaborative venture between two University of Manitoba Education professors (Jerome Cranston and Melanie Janzen) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The institute drew extensively from experts from various academic disciplines and traditions outside of Education to examine the theories, topics and issues in relation to human rights education, particularly within the context of the establishment of the CMHR. This study examined the effects and effectiveness of the summer institute from the perspectives of the students who participated in the course, the experts who were invited to present on a range of human rights topics and issues, and the instructors who co-ordinated and co-taught the institute courses.
Prof. Brenda Gunn, Law ($2,300)
Members of an expert working group formed in response to gaps in the Brian Sinclair inquest worked on a preliminary research report drawing on existing research to analyze systemic discrimination against Aboriginal people in the health-care system. They have developed recommendations to address issues not covered in the inquest report.
Prof. Cathy Rocke, Social Work ($1,879)
Intergroup Dialogue: Paths to Reconciliation
Intergroup dialogue is a way to decrease conflict and create peace between different identity groups. Intergroup dialogues typically include small groups of individuals evenly split between two different social identities that meet over a sustained period of time and are co-facilitated by trained individuals who represent those same identities. In 2014, CHRR supported the development of an intergroup dialogue curriculum, modelled on a well-established U.S. curriculum, that reflected the history of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations within Canada. This curriculum was used successfully in an 2015 intergroup dialogue between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal undergraduate students. The curriculum will be used again in an intergroup dialogue scheduled for fall 2016. Research on the efficacy of the intergroup dialogue within a Canadian campus setting utilizing this curriculum is ongoing.
Prof. Aimée Craft, Law ($3,951)
Action Framework on Murdered and Missing Women
This project aims to put families first in developing an Indigenous framework for action on the issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Craft is collaborating with Diane Kelly, executive director of Ma Ma Wi Chi Itata and former Grand Chief of Treaty 3. Following an endorsement of the approach by the Assembly of First Nations Chiefs in Assembly, the project will move to the next phase of development. Craft and Kelly will work collaboratively with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak and the Southern Chiefs Organization on the development of an Indigenous legal framework of inquiry.
Dr. Regine King, Social Work ($8,410)
Documenting Women’s Rights in Rwanda: A Pilot Study
Gender-based inequalities remain a major human rights issue in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Nowhere is this more evident than Rwanda, where the 1994 genocide left many women destitute and physically and emotionally wounded or disabled. Although Rwanda has made efforts to establish laws and policies to advance women’s rights and has set up strategies for gender-mainstreaming, there is a lack of knowledge on the ways in which local communities are addressing women’s rights.
This project will document the implementation of women’s human rights in two communities (rural and urban) in the Southern Province of Rwanda. The CHRR grant will cover travel costs and accommodation and pay two research assistants who will help with data collection and transcription. This project will contribute to the writing of a larger grant application to: 1) develop evidence-based interventions to challenge barriers preventing women from exercising equal rights, and 2) link policies and practices that promote women’s rights and empowerment at economic, social, and political levels. Other outcomes will include a peer-reviewed manuscript on the community mapping method as well as a manuscript on the substantive study findings.
Dr. Diane Driedger, Disability Studies ($2,440)
Documenting the History of the DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN) Canada, 1990 to the Present
This project documents the human rights struggles of women with disabilities through the DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN)Canada, the only organization composed of and directed by women with various disabilities in Canada. The grant provided funds for Driedger to travel to archival sites in Montreal and Alberta and to meet with key informants. This project will contribute to the writing of a book on the history of DAWN and the issues of women with disabilities. Issues include attitudinal and physical barriers that block the full participation and equality of women with disabilities in every area of life: employment, relationships, having a family, access to buildings, and access to primary health care etc.
Dr. Zana Lutfiyya and Dr. Karen Schwartz, Faculty of Education ($2,400)
How People with Intellectual Disabilities Understand “Human Rights”
Human beings live in a world of contradictions. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of human rights for people with intellectual disabilities. Despite numerous documents promoting their rights, the voices of people with intellectual disabilities themselves have been largely silent. The purpose of this project is to bring people with intellectual disabilities into the debate. This project will be the first step in better understanding the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities on the issue of what human rights mean to them and how they may or may not be exercised in everyday life.
Dr. Thomas Falkenberg, Faculty of Education ($1,900)
Human Rights and Well-Being in Schools
This research study is part of the first phase of a larger research project aimed at developing and applying a research-informed and community-supported index of well-being for Canadian schools. The index will be designed to assess the well-being of students in terms of their experiences in schools and their education for living a flourishing and meaningful life. This initial research study aims to identify a link between well-being and human rights, in particular a possible link that makes a human rights perspective integral to assessing students’ well-being in schools. Using a Delphi study design, this research project brought together a panel of experts on human rights, and human rights of the child more specifically, to establish a relative consensus among the panelists on the role that human rights play in an adequate conceptualization of well-being in general and for students in particular.
Dr. Jerome Cranston, assistant professor, Faculty of Education ($2,400)
Documenting Human Rights in Education: The Barefoot Teachers Initiative
Centre for Human Rights Research startup funds supported the initial development of a series of short documentary films.Documenting Human Rights in Education: The Barefoot Teachers Initiative explores the non-traditional processes that are used to prepare “unqualified” adults to teach some of the world’s most disadvantaged learners. The film, shot in and around Kolkata, India, offered viewers the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of non-traditional pre-service teacher preparation. It will also become a catalyst for international and cross-cultural collaboration on discussing the right to an education by a qualified teacher, and examining potential solutions to the global challenges posed by preparing a teaching workforce for some of the most challenging of social conditions.
One of the films in the series was screened at the University Council for Educational Administration’s 2014 film festival in Washington.
Dr. Shawna Ferris, assistant professor, women’s and gender studies ($2,900)
This grant supported travel for a group consultation with the Vancouver-based Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society to develop a creative and political vision for the edited collection Sex Work Activism in Canada published in 2019. Ferris had already written the book Street Sex Work and Canadian Cities: Resisting a Dangerous Order (2015), with a forward by sex worker activist Amy Lebovitch.
Dr. Michelle Honeyford, assistant professor, language & literacy, Faculty of Education ($3,700)
Writing for Social Justice and Human Rights: Critical Conversations to Create Collaborative Writing Projects in Manitoba
This project will engage in coalitional literacy work with educators to: 1) identify interdisciplinary partners interested in collaborating to develop writing projects for/as social justice and human rights; and 2) facilitate an action research forum March 22, 2014, at Robson Hall for dialogue and planning. The research is guided by two key questions: What are the social justice and human rights issues that matter to us in our local and global communities and how can we create pedagogies that engage learners as democratic citizens in this work? What structures, networks and resources need to be developed to facilitate this process?
This project led to the establishment of a series of summer institutes for teachers.
Dr. LeAnne Petherick, assistant professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management ($700)
Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future: Developing Culturally Relevant Physical Education
The “fit” body has a history; a Canadian history that is part of a system of oppression and colonization. The historical significance of colonial practices of physical training changed people’s relationships with their bodies, communities and land. Using archival data, the focus of this project is to examine the impact of physical training on those who attended Indian residential schools and the role sport and physical competition, as a historical component of Indian residential schooling, played in shaping the lives of First Nations people.
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Does Rob Halford Literally Have Metal in His Blood?
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Rob Halford may literally have metal in his blood, he suggested in a new interview.
The Judas Priest singer is promoting his memoir, Confess: The Autobiography, which comes out this week. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, he recalled his experience of going to school in the industrial midlands of England.
“I was living and breathing heavy metal before the music ever came to be,” Halford said (via Birmingham Live). “I would leave my home on the Beechdale Estate and walk over the canals to Richard C Thomas School in Bloxwich and go past these pig-iron works that were just pouring out these fumes with pieces of grit that would get in your eyes and clothes. You had to hold your breath while you ran over the canal to get to class.”
He said he "often wondered if that's where the metal got to me first. It was in my blood, so to speak. Even at school you would be working at your desk and the stamp-pressing machine in the building next to the school had these giant steam presses that would be coming down, and they would literally be shaking the desks when you were trying to write.”
Even so, Halford recalled fond memories singing for the first time at school and being heard by a teacher. “She made me turn round to the class and to sing again,” he noted. “Then she took me into the next class and let me sing again.”
He also explained that, despite having settled in Arizona, he kept a home in the town where he grew up. “I've still got my little place in Walsall that I bought with my first royalty check, and that's the place I go back to when I'm in the U.K.,” he said. “It puts down a root for you. … Its my real true home, and I can't wait to get back there because Arizona is way top of the league with the COVID thing.”
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Louis C.K. acknowledges sexual misconduct allegations: “These stories are true”
Louis C.K. has addressed allegations of sexual misconduct made by five women in an explosive report from The New York Times. All five of his accusers worked with C.K. in some capacity, whether as aspiring comedians or on the sets of TV shows. They all made similar allegations against C.K, detailing incidents in which he asked to masturbate in front of them — or physically did so without their consent.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, the comedian acknowledged that these allegations were true and apologized for his actions.
“At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true,” he wrote. “But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.”
“I have been remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them,” he added. “Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position.”
As a result of the allegations, HBO ended its relationship with C.K., removing all of his past work from its on-demand library and canceling his appearance at Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs. A forthcoming standup special on Netflix has also been scrapped, as has the release of C.K.’s new movie, I Love You, Daddy. Meanwhile, FX says its relationship with C.K. is “under review.” C.K enjoys a lucrative overall deal with the network and has creator/producer credits for five series, including his award-winning Louie.
Read C.K.’s full statement below:
“I want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not.
“These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true. But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick isn’t a question. It’s a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly.
“I have been remorseful of my actions. And I’ve tried to learn from them. And run from them. Now I’m aware of the extent of the impact of my actions. I learned yesterday the extent to which I left these women who admired me feeling badly about themselves and cautious around other men who would never have put them in that position.
“I also took advantage of the fact that I was widely admired in my and their community, which disabled them from sharing their story and brought hardship to them when they tried because people who look up to me didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t think that I was doing any of that because my position allowed me not to think about it.
“There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for. And I have to reconcile it with who I am. Which is nothing compared to the task I left them with.
“I wish I had reacted to their admiration of me by being a good example to them as a man and given them some guidance as a comedian, including because I admired their work.
“The hardest regret to live with is what you’ve done to hurt someone else. And I can hardly wrap my head around the scope of hurt I brought on them. I’d be remiss to exclude the hurt that I’ve brought on people who I work with and have worked with who’s professional and personal lives have been impacted by all of this, including projects currently in production: the cast and crew of Better Things, Baskets, The Cops, One Mississippi, and I Love You Daddy. I deeply regret that this has brought negative attention to my manager Dave Becky who only tried to mediate a situation that I caused. I’ve brought anguish and hardship to the people at FX who have given me so much The Orchard who took a chance on my movie. and every other entity that has bet on me through the years.
“I’ve brought pain to my family, my friends, my children and their mother.
“I have spent my long and lucky career talking and saying anything I want. I will now step back and take a long time to listen.”
Alleged sexual abuse
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Behind the Wicker Man
Wylding Hall
New York: Open Road Media, 2015
The photos I saw in the pub—the hunting of the wren—the song Julian unearthed and a half-naked girl with feathers on her feet … it all adds up, doesn’t it?
If you heard of a “dark fantasy” novel that took place, not in some Gothic castle in the olden days, but in the small town in the modern South, where an alt-Right group planned a rally, but their tiki torch parade unleased eldritch terrors, including the disappearance of their charismatic leader, would you buy it? Sure, we all would!
Well, this isn’t that novel. But it’s as close as we’ll get for a while. See, it takes place amongst the alt-Folk group, or rather, in an alternative timeline starting in 1972, just prior to the release of The Wicker Man, among the British trad-folk-rock movement.
The author’s website says:
In the aftermath of the mysterious death of their lead singer, the young members of a now-legendary British acid folk band hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient English country house with its own dark secrets. There they record Wylding Hall, the album that makes their reputation– but at a terrifying cost, when Julian Blake, their new lead singer,[1] disappears within the mansion and is never seen again. Now, years later, each of the surviving musicians, their friends and lovers, meets with a young documentary filmmaker to tell their own version of what happened during that summer. But whose story is the true one? And what really happened to Julian Blake?
This book caught my eye when the kindle went on sale, and as a fan of the novella-length horror genre, I was quick to snap it up. I was also sure I had heard this tale before. Since Christopher Pankhurst is my go-to guy for anything to do with England’s hidden reverse,[2] a little googling around turned up this:
In the summer of 1969 the members of Fairport Convention were gathered together at a country house in Farley Chamberlayne in picturesque Hampshire [as is Wylding Hall]. There they were to record their most celebrated album, Liege & Lief, the definitive statement in English folk-rock. The country retreat setting was partly therapeutic as the band had earlier that year been involved in a tragic road accident whilst on their way back from a gig in Birmingham. The drummer, Martin Lamble, and guitarist Richard Thompson’s girlfriend, Jeannie Taylor, were both killed. Clearly, the remaining members of Fairport were looking for a new musical direction as they sought to put the past behind them.
They found a new voice by revisiting some traditional English folk songs and playing them as though they were contemporary rock songs. In 1969 this was heady stuff, and even now it’s easy to pick up on the creativity and energy that went into the crafting of this seminal album. With the immortal voice of Sandy Denny delivering the vocals there is a genuinely timeless feel to the album. It could easily have been a case of “the worst of both worlds,” with neither the folk elements being disciplined enough, nor the rock elements being wild enough. As it is, the traditional structures of the folk songs avoid a sense of pastiche through the musical brilliance of both Richard Thompson and Ashley Hutchings and the album is a perfect integration of the traditional and the modern.
In this case, Richard Thompson is swapped out for Nick Drake (also conveniently deceased at about this time). [3] Not that there’s anything wrong with that:
You’ve seen the photos, so you know how beautiful he was when he was young. But really, they barely captured him. He stooped so much of the time, you never saw how tall he actually was. He wasn’t a sylph—he was big-boned, long, lanky arms and legs, and that marvelous hair. Thick and straight and glossy: it felt like honey pouring through your fingers. He always wore the same brown corduroy jacket, a little short in the arms, so you could see his wrists. And his wristwatch: an old-fashioned watch that you had to wind every day. Expensive—I think he’d received it when he graduated from secondary school.
You might note the watch and “time,” which will become a theme.
It might sound like I’m criticizing the conceit, but not at all; it’s an interesting mash-up of the horror and alternative history genres,[4] and specifically an cultural era of some interest to Counter-Currents readers.
It also piqued my interest because the whole “rock band seeks desolate location for recording” meme is also a genre in itself, and almost uniquely expressed in the form of bad movies. In fact, some of the worst.
Reading the book’s description, my first association was with the infamous Rock and Roll Nightmare (John Fasano, 1987), starring Canadian hair-metal titan Jon-Mikl Thor:
At an old farmhouse, a family mysteriously disappears at the hands of evil. Years later, hair metal band The Tritons comes to the farmhouse, whose barn now features a 24-track recording studio. Lead singer John Triton gets the band to perform their first night in the farmhouse after dinner, and weird little beasties suddenly appear, and strange things start to happen. Band members (and their tag along girlfriends) begin to act strangely and vanish one by one. Soon, only John Triton remains, and he holds a secret. Finally, the evil shows itself and a battle between heaven and hell ensues….[5]
Thor’s previous outing, Zombie Nightmare (John Bravman, 1986), was bad enough to be featured on the original run of Mystery Science Theater (Episode 604); this one had to wait for the RiffTrax reincarnation to get its due.[6]
Yet another such work was also featured on MST3k (Episode 303), and in fact became a leading fan favorite: the beloved Pod People (Juan Piquer Simón, 1983). Here, the band is some kind of Euro-Pop monstrosity (though they are not the titular Pod People), and although technically they are actually escaping the recording studio for a camping trip, it’s essentially the same idea.
Interestingly, though Jon-Mikl Thor and his eponymous band (Thor) were a real thing, and actually are a pretty good metal act, the Euro-Band of Pod People is loathesome enough to establish some MST benchmarks…
The film features the fictional pop band’s performance of “Burning Rubber Tires”, which was lampooned in a sketch on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for its unintelligible lyrics, specifically the chorus, “hear the engines roar now”, which was interpreted by the MST3K cast as “hideous control now”, “idiot control now” and other variations. The lead singer’s after-song gesture of making the OK sign, smiling, and saying, “It stinks” became a recurring in-joke on MST3K.[7]
… Along with some somnolent “space” music that could come right off the Hearts of Space radio show; the brutal yanking between musical genres on the soundtrack echoes, if you will, the almost random editing together of the various subplots. [8]
Again, it might sound like I’m gearing up to slag this book by bringing up such crap, but quite the contrary, I mean to suggest that here we have a much more interesting musical genre in a much more interesting time.
Time! The author seems to be of the same generation as the reviewer, [9] and she is able to get the details right that suggest the period before blogs and iPhones – the NME, “The Old Grey Whistle Test,” Nick Kent as the doyen of British rock critics; UFO – not a flying saucer; a time when a rock band could really just disappear into the countryside, and drop down at the local pub for a little busking without worrying about selfies and YouTube videos going online.
She also wisely refrains from trying to do more than suggest the sound of this never-was band; in fact, they rather bristle at comparisons with the more fashionable Steeleye Span and Fairport. One clue might be that they are eager to hear Lou Reed’s “new” album, Transformer – they rather like “Perfect Day.”[10]
Speaking of “albums” those the days when LP covers were large, often gatefolds, and full of material for meditation; like the watch, another plot point.
What of the text itself, the art, if you will? With a work this short, one doesn’t want to get into too much detail, lest there be nothing left for the reader to discover. One can note, however, that there are two axes of disquiet at work here.
One, appropriately to a book of alternative history, is time. As noted, the narrative is an oral history, taken in the present, presenting the recollections of the surviving band members, along with their manager, various journos, and a photographer.
By my count, thanks to the kindle search feature, the word “time” occurs no less than 146 … um, times, which seems a significant number for a tale this short. And it occurs all the way through, from the epigraph (the “song Julian unearthed,” a lyric of Thomas Campion)
Thrice tosse these Oaken ashes in the ayre,
Thrice sit thou mute in this inchanted chayre;
Then thrice three times tye up this true loves knot,
And murmur soft, shee will, or shee will not.
Through to the penultimate sentence, which delivers the climactic blow that Lovecraft, or his editors, would have put in italics.
And of course that watch, which will serve as the objective correlative of the shock:
And his wristwatch: an old-fashioned watch that you had to wind every day. Expensive—I think he’d received it when he graduated from secondary school. Lots of fancy dials and second hands—is there something smaller than a second? If there is, Julian’s watch had a hand that measured that. He was always checking it, and I was always checking him. I could have stared at him all day. I did stare at him all day, sometimes, when we were rehearsing.
Julian, true to his namesake William, even delivers a nifty little lesson in interdimensionality to current bird:
Eventually he found a piece of white paper, drew something on it and folded it, like a fan. “Now look at this.” He held it up: a narrow, folded rectangle of blank paper. “This is us, now. Profane time.” I felt a bit of a stab at that. Because we’d just spent the night together, and for me, that had been sacred time. But I only nodded.[11]
“Okay then. Taa daa—” He unfolded the paper so I could see what he’d drawn—a simple landscape: hills and trees, sun coming up on the horizon. “Here’s what’s inside—a whole other world! Well, it’s a bit bigger than this,” he added, and laughed. “But that’s what it’s like …” For the next few minutes, he sat and slowly folded and unfolded the paper, staring at it intently: almost as though he were meditating or seeing something there that I couldn’t. At the time, I thought he probably was just stoned: grabbed a few hits while I was in the loo. Now I’m not so sure.
The second theme is birds, specifically wrens, which seem to be everywhere – blocking out the sun while shooting a cover photo, subjects of a strange local hunting custom memorialized in photos displayed in a pub, to the floor of a hidden room:
It wasn’t rolled-up carpets on the floor. It was birds, hundreds of birds, maybe thousands…They were all dead. Little birds, wrens or sparrows — I didn’t know from birds. These were tiny, small enough to fit in your hand, and brown, with twisty tiny black claws, all piled atop each other like they’d been shoveled there. Some of them — a lot of them — were missing their beaks.
It’s all very nicely done, and if I have any real criticism it’s that, contrary to the epigraph above, I’m not at all sure it “all adds up.” As a long-time fan of the novella form, for once I think more would really have been more here.
I’m not asking for a Van Helsing or Poirot style narrative explanation, but it would be nice to have some idea of how the bird/wren system – which is rather nicely developed – fits in with the eventual apparition, who seems sea-based (mermaid)?[12] Or is she a photographable fairy, a la Conan Doyle’s Cottingley Fairies?
The local pub (“Time, gentlemen”) seems the real nexus of evil, not Wylding Hall, spooky as it is – the pub has the photos that suggest some kind of Wicker Man-style rural cult, and that’s where the apparition meets up with Julian – but none of the locals seems to understand who she is or why she appears in their midst. And how is all this related to the original female lead who’s dead before the action starts; or is it?
Lovecraft – at his best, of course, such as “The Rats in the Walls” or The Case of Charles Dexter Ward — would have found some way to convey the history of the manor or the local cults obliquely enough to give the reader just enough enlightenment to grok what’s happening and perhaps find it even more chilling.
But forcing comparisons with Lovecraft is always a bit unfair. What’s here is a short enough read that delivers a fair amount of chill, in an atmos’ that many readers here at Counter-Currents will find very simpatico. What more can one ask for?
[1] Curiously, unless I’ve been “ensorcelled” (a favorite word of Julian’s)by my own reading, the author herself is mistaken; Leslie is the new singer, taking the place of the tragically dead Annibell; Julian is the charismatic singer, not the new one.
[2] See various essays collected in Numinous Machines (Counter-Currents, 2017). See also David Keenan’s England’s Hidden Reverse: A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground (2002; new edition London: Strange Attractor Press, 2016).
[3] “For fans of ’70s Folk-Rock . . . Fairport [Convention] in a parallel gothic horror universe, with a touch of Nick Drake thrown in. Skillfully written and well-researched novella from Elizabeth Hand.” —Richard Thompson, guitarist and songwriter, Amazon.com. There’s also a girlfriend/psychic that reminds me of June Chadwick’s character in Spinal Tap, but fortunately nothing else does.
[4] “Wylding Hall is an oral history of a folk band that never was.” https://www.tor.com/2016/05/17/on-the-edges-of-a-haunting-elizabeth-hands-wylding-hall/.
[5] Chris Rutkowski, IMDB.com, here.
[6] Preview here.
[7] Wikipedia, here.
[8] Enjoy it here.
[9] “About the Author: Elizabeth Hand flunked out of college a couple of years after seeing Patti Smith perform and became involved in the nascent punk scenes in DC and New York.” – Amazon.com
[10] No mention of “Satellite of Love,” for an MST3k link.
[11] Julian’s the sort of chap who takes a girl back to his room to show her the stacks of rare books under his bed, pulls out a volume of Eliade and says “Do you know this?”
[12] If not, why bring up the mermaid in Cornwall legend?
Published: January 31, 2018 | This entry was posted in North American New Right and tagged articles, book reviews, H. P. Lovecraft, James O'Meara, North American New Right, originals, The Wicker Man. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.
Durtal
For a novel-length treatment of the same or, rather, similar, theme try Phil Rickman’s rather fine ‘December’. There is even an accompanying album ‘The Abbey Tapes’.
Elizabeth Hand is also the author of an excellent dark fantasy/horror novel, ‘Waking the Moon’, which, although written from a feminist perspective, treats the Apollonian versus Dionysian dichotomy in a suprisingly balanced way. It almost seems to be informed by a reading of Evola, specifically ‘Revolt Against the Modern World’, but, I think, predates Inner Traditions’ English translations of Evola’s work.
nineofclubs
Posted February 5, 2018 at 10:42 pm | Permalink
Echoes here too of Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, Wales.
A great many bands recorded in the rural studios, including Motörhead, Hawkwind and Bad Manners.
As far as I know, no one disappeared or died during recording though..
The Wren, the Wren
The king of all birds
On St Stephens Day
Was caught in the furze
His clothes were all tattered
His shoes were all worn
So up with the kettle and down with the pan
And give us a penny to bury the Wren.
The Wren represents the kingship of the most able. Regardless of wealth or external appearances the Wren will win through.
Lawson wrote of the ‘rough, crude men who will save White Australia’ – the circle completes.
Libby E Berman
Posted November 24, 2020 at 12:17 pm | Permalink
The dead lead singer whose death sends them to Wylding Hall ,is called Arianna not Annibell. ‘ The White Girl’ might also be dead-unl3ss she is the singing voice heard in the house. Does she eat? DOES julian? Why is she screaming in the garden photograph? There are no definitive answers.
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Impact Canvas
Dr. Khushwant Singh, PhD on the “Support group Lucknow Covid 19”
June 9, 2020 June 13, 2020
“Support group Lucknow Covid 19” is a Citizen’s Initiative to help the needy and destitute providing them with relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. It was initiated by few individuals in the last week of March 2020 just after the lockdown. This group consists of many people from Non Governmental Organizations (NGO), International NGOs, Media Personnel, other Professionals, Activists, Community Based Organizations (CBOs), organizations of unorganized sector workers and others.
I caught up with Dr. Khushwant Singh, PhD on the sidelines of the many different engagements at the #COVIDactionCollab, to know more about their collective and its journey.
Khushwant has a PhD in Social Work and has been working for over two decades with the most poor and marginalized communities, on community system strengthening, action research to support their well-being and improve access to services and leading several capacity building initiatives. Khushwant is also a Visiting faculty in Department of Social Work, University of Lucknow. At present, Khushwant is engaged with Catalyst Management Services, working on Community Engagement.
Held over Google Meet in Hindi, the recorded video conversation which has Dr. Khushwant talking to us about the Support group Lucknow Covid 19 has provided us critical insights on how this citizen led collective was formed and its journey of evolution. Khushwant through his narrative provides us an empathic view of those who are most marginalized and the most affected in this pandemic. His in-depth analysis of the process, the challenges and learnings gives us much to take away from this interaction. You can watch Khushwant talking about the Collective on video here:
Khushwant’s narrative of their collective – “Support group Lucknow Covid 19” – journey is down below:
Stories from the Collective – Support group Lucknow Covid 19
There are several stories of the Collective that we can share with you all but today, I will share two stories in brief.
We received a call that there had been the death of a migrant individual and when the members of the collective reached the hospital, we got to know that he and a couple of others had been cycling from Delhi to Bihar and on the way, at Lucknow, a car hit him from behind. When he was brought to the hospital, there was an issue with getting the appropriate treatment and he lost his life. On assessing the situation, members of our collective identified the first set of needs being monetary given the travel that family had embarked upon. A message flashed in our group detailing the incident and the request and in less than 5 minutes, we were able to raise more funds than we had hoped to be able to. The volunteers got together to ensure we were able to get an ambulance to take his body to his village in Bihar. The funds we raised would cover the costs of the journey and also leave some money in hand of those who were traveling. Many women in our group handed us some money as their individual contribution for his wife. “She will need this”, they explained. Others in our collective reached out to networks in Bihar and the administration there so that the travelers would receive help once they reached. The network in Bihar took this up and when the family reached Bihar, the Bihar administration immediately disbursed a relief fund of Rupees One Lakh to the family as well as meeting their immediate needs. The network in Bihar and members of our collective still continue to look for support to the family.
Another instance that I’d like to share with you was when we received a call from a girl in distress who shared, “Because we have not been able to pay the rent, we have had to leave our home. We are a family of 6 and have set up a temporary shelter…but because of the inclement weather, the temporary shelter too was destroyed.” The girl revealed that they had had to stand in the rain, holding up the sheet they had used to create a roof so that the water did not pour inside and others remained secure. When the news of this situation reached our collective, everyone stepped in to contribute and help. Some reached there and helped fix their temporary shelter, some provided Ration (food supplies), some also donated cash – just so their immediate needs could be met. There are many such stories where the collective and its members have collaborated and helped in their own ways so that we are able to reach those who need immediate assistance.
The Journey of the Collective – Support group Lucknow Covid 19: from 2 to 200
We are working with the poor in both Urban and Rural settings. And most of them work in the unorganized sector – as daily wage labourers; most of the women work as domestic helpers and there are people who have come from neighbouring districts and States looking for work. They stay in the Urban Poor pockets and like we all know, the state of Urban Poor pockets – be it in the context of Health or Sanitation or Education or others – is quite deplorable, more or less like any other resource poor area we work in.
We started our work even before the Lockdown was put in place. We took several measures in consultation with the most poor and marginalized living in the Urban Poor locations on preventive aspects. We also helped them plan on being prepared for the lockdown – here we stressed on stocking up on basic daily necessities – Ration (Food Supplies) and requested that they keep some cash in hand. We started doing these preps but were unable to do this with too many people as we ourselves, also did not know how long the lockdown would extend or how much the crisis may escalate.
Once the lockdown was in place, we felt that our individual efforts would probably not let us reach us too many people. Some of us who were like minded got together and this is how our collective began.
At the beginning, our efforts were focussed on informing people about the preventive measures for COVID-19 and ensuring that people’s demands for Ration (Food Supplies) were met. Gradually as the period of lockdown got extended and as more and more people got to know about us, the demand for our services increased exponentially. Infact, it started becoming difficult for us to meet the demands – both in terms of geographical coverage and volume of support needed.
However, with this rising demand, one of the good things that happened was that a lot of people observed the work of the collective and started joining our collective.
A lot of people said “We can give you Ration”, many said “We can support you financially”, many said “We can help you in distribution” – so as the demand for services grew, so did the number of people who were supportive of our efforts. So in this way, the collective started forming on its own where people came forward based on however they could help us or join the initiative, and continued joining in their own capacities.
As of today, we have over 200 individuals who are engaged with this collective.And there are many who have joined in at an individual level, many NGOs and INGOs. There are many professionals, social activists, CBOs and even many individuals from political parties who have joined in individual capacity because they felt that this is one work that calls for everyone’s contribution and assistance.
Gradually like this, a collective of 2-4 people has now become a large group which has people from all walks of life working in their own capacities. And something really positive that I have observed in the last 70 days, is that everyone is working in a very coordinated manner.
“When we work on something with focus, it evolves”
When we work on something with focus, it evolves; we don’t even get to know how it happened. For instance, our fellow members in the collective who were from a media background, came forward voluntarily and tried to find different avenues to highlight the challenges of the most poor and marginalized communities who we are serving. Those who worked in administration and had some role to play in governance, undertook the entire advocacy side of things – to take the issues being faced by the people to those in administration, explaining the challenges and finding avenues to advance the coordinated efforts. Due to the lockdown there were several challenges in distribution; members of the collective who had a background in distribution (logistics and supply chain management) found different innovative solutions to effectively maximize reach.
So like this there were different aspects of our work that evolved by itself. Another such issue was that the work we were doing needed documentation as we were doing a lot of varied work, reaching many and we needed to know what our strategy and direction would be for the future.So a team formed itself to handle the documentation and delineate our learnings, identifying the best practices that were evolving – they started compiling it and continued sharing it with us.
And this way, the collective evolved with every member volunteering and taking leadership – there were no directions given on what needed to be done. There was a self directed effort for people and gradually the strength of the collective increased. If we were to talk about this entire journey, then as of today, we have covered around 70 days and this has been a long journey – for 70 days to continuously work through a crisis of this magnitude, pouring in efforts often gets very difficult, so this has been a long journey we have covered.
If I were to talk about reach, and if we were to take the numbers from just till yesterday (31st May, 2020), we have served cooked meals to 4,28,000 individuals; there are around 28,000 families whom we have provided Ration kits to; around 45,000 migrants have been served refreshments through the collective.
Along with this, as you may have seen, many of the migrants were traveling by road or on the railway tracks attempting to reach their homes, our collaborative members proposed that they be provided with slippers. So, many of the members bought new slippers and gave them to the migrants. Many shopkeepers opened their shops and donated slippers from their own shops saying “Please do give it (slippers) to them (the migrants), they need them at this time.”
There were many among us, especially many of the women who in their homes focused on only making masks for distribution – not just a few, but masks totaling up to crores – handing it to us for distribution saying, “this is how we can contribute, so please distribute these”. Similarly, many distributed sanitary napkins.
And this is how the collective continued to grow. And now as the migrants continue to travel – with many stuck in between in our states, there are many in our collective who are actively helping them in safe transit.
Our collective and its members in its own efforts – based on resources they have been able to mobilize – have had one common goal – the more the reach, the better it would be. There has also been a focus on prioritizing those who are in an absolute state of crisis and need the services the most.
If I were to talk about challenges, everyone knows that this is a huge crisis. Even today when we look at our work, and see the demand – or rather look at the demand-supply gap – we see that the gap is huge. If you look at the data of our reach and find it appreciable, trust us, given the magnitude of the crisis, our reach has been miniscule. We can only see this (the collective) as one way to reach people with services in our own way. The gap remains a huge challenge.
There are other challenges too. As you may have been seeing, there are many announcements in the media, about the packages and schemes launched by the government. But the ground realities at the moment reflect that the government has possibly not been able to reach the number of people that are being claimed to have been reached or the number of people the government is striving to reach. This is a huge challenge because no matter how much we strive, we cannot take the role of the government, right? That by itself is a huge gap – that the kind of insights we are hearing, that kind of work, we are not seeing on ground. And the kind of alignment that is needed between government, civil services, citizen initiatives working collaboratively will ensure greater impact at different levels. As of now, the response is happening in parallel and the alignment between them can be improved and if it is, it will be way more effective.
If I were to explain this to you through one or two examples – We are a Lucknow based collective with greater focus on UP (Uttar Pradesh), because most of us are from here. But our collective has been receiving calls for help and support from different places. If I were to talk about myself, I have been getting calls, often till late in the night – sometimes from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, from Gujarat, from Jabalpur – sometimes a migrant individual from Madhya Pradesh calls with the expectation that we can help him reach Jharkhand. And when I asked “Where did you get my number from?”, then I got to know that when he had called the Jharkhand helpline, he was given our numbers – mine or other members of our collective – and was told that we would help him. This is the state of the services that those working at the helplines are also struggling with resources and end up sharing our numbers. We are trying our best to meet the needs but this is a gap that needs to be addressed.
-One-
If I were to talk about the learnings through our journey, then one of the key lessons that we have learnt from this crisis is that this is the time when we as Social Work professionals need to step out and work on the ground.
Our Doctors, Paramedical Staff and Police Personnel are doing absolutely critical work. We have been rightly calling them “Corona Warriors”. Trust me, I have not witnessed such a crisis- in the last 20-25 years of my work. This is therefore the time when along with Doctors, Paramedical Staff and Police Personnel, as a Social Work professional, we too have to be on the field. To help people at the face of adversity and risk – is possibly our real work as a Social Work Professional. Our work is now when people are in crisis. So, we too, must step outside. We have been hearing about “Work From Home” from before the lockdown. For us, (Social Work professionals), what has been called “Work From Home”, today we should call it “Work With Them” or “Work For Them” – this should be our motto. This is our work, just like others are working in their own roles as “Corona Warriors”. So this has been a big learning – that we too should come forward and the necessity of our role is in no way less than a “Corona Warrior”. This is an important learning and we have seen that when we have collaborated to work together, we have been able to definitely reach some people and have been able to help them.
-Two-
The second important learning is the need for many more local collectives.
While we are working in a focussed manner at UP, we tried our best to connect the calls we were receiving for help from people of different States, to those we know in their States – be it people from NGOs or networks. We also tried getting people we know to create similar collectives in their own places so that we could undertake a coordinated effort across different States to reach people. The learning we had from this is that the local collectives that are there are perhaps the solution if we want to effectively reach the most vulnerable in this crisis – simply because you cannot do this sitting in one place.
The more local collectives are formed – be it at State or at District or at Block levels – the more strengthened our reach is to the most vulnerable. And this also strengthens the inter State and inter District coordination, which is important because people are coming (migrating) from different places and they want to go back to the place they came from. We got a lot of help in places where we were able to form local collectives.
-Three-
The third important learning is the need to be prepared for what is to come.
Our response during the lockdown is very temporary – we reached some people with ration, some people with masks. I feel we have to be ready with a long term rehabilitation plan in the coming days. Because the moment this lockdown is over, I feel, the most marginalized and most poor people, they will be needing help to survive in every way possible. So we will need to prepare for this from now unlike how we were unable to prepare much before the lockdown.
We did not know the extent to which the crisis would go and the kind of help we would need to provide. But today, after 50-60 days, we can say that we have some clarity on the challenges that the most poor and marginalized, the most vulnerable people will be facing in the coming days. So we will need to prepare for that from now – prepare for what may happen in terms of what the situation will be or the challenges they will face – 15 days from now, 20 days from now or one month from now – so that when we reach that time, we have a proper plan in hand on responding to the crisis.
What you can do to support the Collective – Support group Lucknow Covid 19
Direct Support
In terms of direct support to the collective, there is direct support needed for Ration and Sanitary Kits – there is a requirement for this as demand is on a daily basis. If someone can help us with this, it would be great.
Support a Collective / Start a Collective
But I feel, more than this, the need of the hour is to support local collectives in whichever State and District we are in. We (collectives) really need the support of people. And if there are no collectives in that location, please take such an initiative,where you can discuss and collaborate with some like minded people and start a collective. Because people in every location need help today. So if you can take this up, it will be a great help because in the coming days, it is critical that State, District and Blocks have a network of collectives.
If this network is LIVE, it will become easier for us to reach the people who need help the most. Today, when we receive a call for help from some other State or District, often our hands are tied. If such collectives are formed in other places, then definitely we will get further strengthened and once the collective is strengthened, we can reach more people who need help.
Foster Networks & Collaboratives
And along with this, where there are such collectives and individuals who are working in other States, if we can all come together on a platform where we share our learning and best practices that have evolved, we can also learn from each other and become more effective, speedy and efficient in our reach. It is very important to have a mutual learning and sharing space.
Some of this is thus of immediate requirement and some as I said we have to be ready with a plan – and how we come together and cross learn can be part of that plan – on how we can work better together.
To know more and to support Khushwant and his work, you can write to him at [email protected]
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National Liberation Army (ELN)
by Colombia Reports August 14, 2019
The National Liberation Army (ELN), is Colombia’s last-standing far-left guerrilla organization. The group has been at war with the state since 1964.
The group was originally formed by farmers who were heavily inspired by the Cuban revolution and “liberation theology,” a religious theory that seeks to liberate the poor from oppression.
In the early 1960s, Colombia’s rural population was devastated. Ten years of civil war between the Liberal Party and the anti-democratic Conservative Party had left more than 200,000 dead in the previous decade.
The mass killing ended when the two Bogota-based parties decided to suspend democracy and keep political and economical power between the two, much to the expense of the poor.
During the Second Vatican Council in 1962, Pope John XXIII proposed to fight poverty by addressing its supposed source — sin — specifically, institutionalized sin.
Not all liberation theologians believed that addressing this perceived sin involved arms, but influenced by the Cuban Revolution, the ELN and other groups took up arms with the intent of “liberating” themselves from the sinful state.
Across the country, student, farming and religious communities began to resist autocratic rule and the rigid class system once imposed by the Spanish.
Fabio Vasquez, one of the founders of the ELN, traveled to Cuba with a few students to receive training from the late revolution leader and dictator Fidel Castro in 1962, two years before the beginning of their own revolt.
Fabio Vasquez (Image: ELN)
Combining the audacity of Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and with the religious conviction espoused at the Second Vatican Council, Vasquez and his ELN began combat training in San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander in July, 1964.
Six months later on January 7, 1965, the rebels carried out their first offensive, overrunning Simacota, a small village in Santander.
The ELN’s attack on Simacota was the one of first guerrilla attacks of the armed conflict and made it to the national headlines.
According to newspaper El Tiempo, some 100 ELN fighters attacked Simacota, killing five soldiers in the ELN’s first hit-and-run attack.
The FARC, whose commune in southwest Colombia was attacked by the military half a year before Simacota, would not carry out its first offensive until 1966.
That same year the ELN was joined by Father Camilo Torres, a priest and well-known university professor and social critic.
Torres was killed in his first confrontation with the military three months later.
The priest became an instant martyr for the ELN and other liberation theologists throughout Latin America.
Camilo Torres.
Inspired by Torres, the Spanish priest Father Manuel Perez joined the ELN in 1969 and became one of its most recognizable figures and later the fellow commander of Nicolas Rodriguez Bautista, alias “Gabino.”
Father Manuel Perez (R) and “Gabino” reading El Tiempo newspaper.
Perez was instrumental in establishing the ideology of the ELN which proposed to establish a Christian utopia that would resolve the the state system’s “sins” of chronic political corruption, poverty and political exclusion.
The guerrilla group fared well in relative seclusion until the military attacked, almost dealing them a fatal blow.
A 1973 military offensive on the ELN left an estimated 135 of the group’s 200 members dead and marked a paradigm-shifting moment for the rebel group.
Hoping the remaining rebels would give up, Colombian President Alfonso Lopez Michelsen allowed the ELN to escape the army’s clutches.
But rather than to admit defeat as hoped by the president, Perez and Gabino expelled Vasquez, took the offensive and began allowing guerrillas to carry out criminal activity like kidnapping to finance that would help finance the ELN’s territorial control.
The group decentralized its “war fronts” into relatively autonomous units with control over specific areas where the state was virtually powerless.
The oil-rich Eastern Plains of Colombia presented the ELN with another target for oil and mining, an economic activity they oppose,
In addition to kidnapping civilians for ransom, the group began targeting multinational oil companies, specifically British Petroleum and Occidental Petroleum, kidnapping its workers and bombing the company’s pipelines.
The practice has remained the ELN’s modus operandi until today.
The ELN reached its zenith in the mid-1990s with an army of close to 5,000 soldiers, but again disaster struck.
Perez, the ideologue of the group, died in 1998 and the army and paramilitary forces immediately moved in.
The ELN responded by even more brutal attacks; in 1999; the ELN kidnapped 186 people from a Cali church in what is still the largest single kidnapping in Colombian history.
ELN kidnappings
Source: Fondelibertad / Colombian military
Later that year, the ELN hijacked an Avianca flight and took the 43 passengers and crew hostage.
Offensives by both the military and paramilitary groups escalated, and according to the military reduced the group to less that 1,500 in 2012, but to no avail. The ELN rebounded.
The ELN grew its guerrilla armies, particularly in the west where a war with the AUG was threatening their control. According to the military, the group has since grow to almost 3,000 in 2019.
ELN members
Course: Colombian military
Despite the military attacks, “Pablito” has been able to keep the group’s strongholds in the oil-rich east. Uriel’s Western Front has captured almost the entire Pacific coast.
Independent observers have documented the reappearance of urban ELN cells in cities like Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Barranquilla.
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Plaques of Dublin: A.W.W Baker (Defence of Trinity College Dublin,1916)
April 8, 2012 by Donal
I’m far from finished exploring the street level plaques of Dublin, but recently it was suggested to me to move my search indoors. Hospitals, schools, churches and more besides all boast great historic plaques in this city, and some are real hidden gems. Church of Ireland churches can throw up interesting stuff in particular, for example often containing significant overlooked WWI memorials. St. Ann’s Church on Dawson Street contains the above plaque, to a man who took part in the defence of Trinity College Dublin during the 1916 Rising.
On Saturday August 5th 1916 a presentation was made in the Provost’s gardens of Trinity College Dublin to members of the Officers Training Corps (OTC) who had defended the university during the uprising, and used its vantage points to fire on rebels. The Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook noted that:
To the prompt measures, defensive and offensive, organised by the Corps was due the preservation of valuable life and property in Grafton Street, Nassau Street, College Green, College Street, Dame Street and Westmoreland Street, including not only the historic buildings of the College itself, but the Bank of Ireland and many other of our finest buldings.
Interestingly, members of the OTC were joined by Canadian and Australian soldiers in the defence of the college. W.J Brennan-Whitmore wrote at length in his memoir of the rebellion of exchanging fire with a sniper at Trinity College Dublin, later meeting an Australian Sergeant and asking “Are you the so-and-so that was sniping at us out of the corner of Trinity College?” Indeed, the man was!
Appreciation for the efforts of the OTC materialised in a fund, exceeding £700, gathered via contributions from ratepayers in the area and citizens. Each member of the Corps was presented with small beautiful silver cup which marked their participation in the week, with the engraved inscription: ‘DEFENSE OF T.C.D – SINN FÉIN REBELLION – EASTER 1916’. One of these cups, pictured below, sold for €3000 at Adam’s last year.
Image from Adams Auctioneers. This cup was sold in 2011 for €3000.
Great biographical detail on A.W.W Baker has been added to findagrave.com by Debra L.Rooke, detailing not his family background but also his profession and life following Easter Week.
A Dubliner, Baker was married to Anna Margaret Constance Stubbs, with whom he had five children, two of whom survived beyond the age of 5. He specialised in the area of dentistry, and Rookes biographical information notes that he was awarded his Masters in Dental Science in 1904.
The piece also provides information on his life following the Rising, and it is noted that:
A. W. W. Baker died 5 July 1924, succumbing to gangrene at the age of 71. He is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland with his wife and children. Many of his works may be found by searching under A. W. W. Baker in Google Books.
Inside the grounds of Trinity College, one finds a plaque to commemorate Arthur Charles Smith of the 4th Hussars who was buried on campus at the time of the insurrection, but is today buried in Grangegorman Cemetery.
on April 8, 2012 at 7:08 pm | Reply Brian Hanley
In the dim and distant past I used to work as a tour guide which started from Trinity College. Always got quite a few Aussie tourists who were eager in join any harmless Brit-bashing that the tour might involve…until I mentioned the ANZACs and Trinity in 1916. Red faces all around. The Canadians were never as bothered as far as I remember.
Some ANZACs and Canadians in the Black and Tans and Auxies too, if I’m not mistaken.
on April 8, 2012 at 11:03 pm | Reply dfallon
That’s my gig now Brian 😉
on April 9, 2012 at 2:16 pm | Reply FXR
Here is a new plaque in Sean McDermot street just unveiled today.
on December 13, 2012 at 7:51 am | Reply Hugh Keane
To set the record straight the ‘1916 Rebellion Handbook’ lists the 6 South Africans, 5 New Zealanders, 2 Canadians and 1 Australian who assisted in the defense of TCD. The ‘Anzac Sergeant’ referred to by Brennan-Whitmore was New Zealander Frederick Nevin NZMC of Christchurch. Interestingly Nevin parents Thomas and Catherine Nevin were from Co. Tipperary and Co.Cork respectively. Regards
on January 24, 2016 at 8:07 pm | Reply The Eye Opener
Hi Hugh I wonder could you contact me re your research?
on January 11, 2013 at 12:19 am | Reply Johnny Doyle
an American who took part in the Easter Rising as a member of the British Army was Clive Wilson Warman. Killed in 1919 in an air crash in London having moved on to the Royal Air Force.
one of the defenders of Trinity College was Ernest Despard. Killed in action with the Tank Corps in 1917. He was related to Colonel Despard who was hung for rebellion in the early 1800’s (Admiral Nelson appeared as a character witness for him). Another defender of Trinity, Frederick Hoey, is buried not far from me having died in an air crash in 1917 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1057578
on August 26, 2014 at 4:40 am | Reply David G. Howell
I was recently at a family reunion in Drumheller Alberta. It was for the descendants of G.A. Howell. Among some mementos there were two of the small silver cups shown above. One to my Grandfather, George. A. Howell, and the other to his son (my “Uncle Mick”) Ruben H. Howell. Ruben was killed in France in 1918. I was fascinated to read these reports with outtakes of stories I have been familiar with all my life, and to see the cups that are the same as the ones given to my family members.
on September 9, 2014 at 11:32 am | Reply Hugh Keane
The small silver cup awarded to one of the 5 New Zealanders present, Corporal Alexander Don NZFA is currently on display at The Otago Regional Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Don later became a school master and died in Wellington in 1954, aged 57.
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Cullbergbaletten to perform at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm City Hall
“With this piece, I want to emphasize the joy of winter in Scandinavia. Even though it is freezing cold, and at times exhausting, life goes on during these darkest months. So does the dance in this new piece. As it moves through and on top of the melancholy and harshness of winter, it insists on energy and light”, says Ludvig Daae, choreographer.
Donna Winter
Choreography: Ludvig Daae
By and with: The dancers in Cullbergbaletten Agnieszka Sjökvist Dlugoszewska, Eliott Marmouset*, Eszter Czédulás, Eva Mohn, Gesine Moog, Giacomo Citton, Katie Jacobson, Suelem de Oliveira da Silva, Unn Faleide
Cover: Camille Prieux
*Apprentice from ArtEZ, Arnhem
Music: Lisa Långbacka, Antonio Vivaldi
Costume designer: Tove Berglund
Visual advisor: Joanna Nordahl
Rehearsal director: Lisa Drake
Ludvig Daae
Ludvig Daae, born 1987, is a Norwegian choreographer and dancer, educated at The Royal Swedish Ballet School and at P.A.R.T.S, Brussels. He has worked with choreographers such as Deborah Hay (US) and Mårten Spångberg (SE), and his own productions have been presented across Europe. Ludvig is currently touring two of his own shows; HYPERFRUIT, a dance and film collaboration with film director and visual artist Joanna Nordahl, and his latest performance Dance To Dance To that premiered in February 2017 at MDT in Stockholm and on which tonight’s piece for Cullbergbaletten is based. In December 2015, Ludvig celebrated 100 shows in 10 different countries of his solo performance MM in Sophiensaele in Berlin. MM was named top 10 stage performances in Portugal in 2014, and earned Ludvig the title of one of the “young hopes for European dance” by German dance magazine Tanz.
For more information on Cullbergbaletten’s performance at The Nobel Banquet, please contact:
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Cullbergbaletten is the leading repertoire company for contemporary dance in Sweden. The company is an important contributor to the international presentation of dance and choreography with tours all over the world. Cullbergbaletten works with a range of international choreographers and artists. The company currently has 16 dancers from nearly as many countries, and guest dancers are continuously invited to various projects. Since its inception the individual quality of each dancer has been Cullbergbaletten’s defining characteristic. By collaborating with choreographers and directors who are rooted in the contemporary field, Cullbergbaletten contributes strongly to the development of performing arts and dance as an art form. Cullbergbaletten’s activities encompass different projects and productions including workshops, conferences, seminars, and lectures. The directors are Gabriel Smeets and Stina Dahlström. Cullbergbaletten was founded in 1967 by Birgit Cullberg under the auspices of Riksteatern, the Swedish National Touring Theatre.
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At the Brighton Festival: ‘No Dogs, No Indians’
Posted by Alex McCord | Jun 9, 2017 | Performance, Spotlight
No Dogs, No Indians, written by Siddharta Bose, is an ambitious trio of tales that dares to stare the legacy of British imperialism in the face. It centres around the idea that colonialisation invades not only land but also people’s concept of themselves and how they relate to their own past. It is a story of identity crisis, a battle for meaning and an aching question that needs to be answered: what to remember and what to forget. Staged at The Spire, an old church in the outskirts of Brighton, No Dogs, No Indians presents thought-provoking subjects, however, in its production and performance it struggles to bring the significance and impact that its conceptual grounding could have delivered to its audience. The ideas are inspired, but their execution is unfortunately lacking.
This struggle for a sense of self and belonging in our characters is somewhat represented in the play, which itself seems uneasy and unsure of what exactly it wants to be. No Dogs, No Indians confusingly bounces between three scenarios, all in different eras. We begin at a coked-up party in modern India following a young man (played by Omar Khan) who has returned from many years abroad. Following this, we transition back and forth between the tale of the real-life revolutionary Pritilata “Rani” Waddedar (Komal Amin) in the 1930s, and the domestic struggles of the British-obsessed Shymal Chatterjee (Omar Khan) in the 1970s. This is not an impossible task to execute, but these three pieces do not interlink outside of a rare moment directly before the interval. They are, in themselves, all intriguing concepts but with all three battling for depth, detail, and stage time, it feels more like one more focused tale was sacrificed to get as much content on the stage with little regard to impact and pacing.
The relatively small cast must constantly bounce back and forth between characters and eras with the assistance of the chorus (Archana Ramaswamy). Her bold performance is vital in holding together the rather loose threads that connect these stories. However, it does prove somewhat jarring to see the transitions from scene to scene come from her freezing and unfreezing the cast with clicks of her fingers and a quick lighting swoop. The production here is rather lacklustre, with distant and clunky sounding “knocking on a door” sound effects and other clichés that stain what is meant to be a daring and important piece with an unfortunate air of amateur dramatics. It is a two hour long play that transitions eleven times between eras and characters. However, the production and staging lacks the effort and creativity that is present, and evident, in the concept and writing of the show. There is a rather delicious irony to the setting of the premiere: a disused church in cosy suburban England for a play about Indian revolutionaries and the ghosts of the British Empire provided an excellent backdrop, it is just a shame that the production could not live up to the ideas of the piece.
However, if there is one theme that permeates every era and every scene, it is a sense of alienation. It is perhaps the heartbeat of the entire performance. This is most keenly felt during the 1970s setting based around Shymal Chatterjee, who is referred to as a “Brown Sahib”. This is a term used to describe Indians who loathe India and idolise the idea of Britishness and the empire that came with it. He spends his time studying English literature and performs Shakespeare at local theatres. It is here where we are first introduced to him, venting his frustration at India and longing for a fabled idea of Britishness whilst preparing for a show. In a rather unsubtle manoeuvre, he is applying his stage makeup whilst this is done, effectively “whitefacing” both literally and symbolically. Whilst he laments his lack of belonging in his own nation, his long-suffering wife (played by Archana Ramaswamy) is constantly picking up the pieces around him as he dreams. He is entirely dependent upon his wife to take care of their child, fix his clothes and manage his rampant alcoholism. His wife, who stands as a representation of India, sustains him whilst he ignores and degrades her. The background of this is gratefully elaborated by the chorus. A brief history lesson ensues prior to most of Chatterjee’s scenes which denote the attempts of the British Empire to create a “new breed” of Indians that are, to quote Baron Macaulay, “a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect”.[1] This idea, made manifest in Chatterjee, is displayed as inherently unsustainable. The empire has done little for Chatterjee and it is only in his old age that he finally discovers India in his travels of his own country. Chatterjee’s tale is one of the strangest impacts of the British Empire. It is how it left its “children” behind in India. The ghosts of empire created foreigners in their own land, uncomfortable with their very existence.
In our second and most ambitious tale, we follow Pritilata “Rani” Waddedar. Rani is a forgotten real-life revolutionary, whose story explores the opposite struggle of identity: that of revolution and resistance, as well as gender inequality. “No dogs or Indians”, as we learn in this segment, was a sign hanging on the whites-only Pahartali European club signboard, which Rani attacked before dramatically killing herself in revolt. Rani is so fiercely attempting to carve out something that she can call India that the tale becomes very light on the details of her life. She mainly speaks of her hatred for the Empire and her longing to be involved in more violent activity which she was denied due to being female. In this piece, the focus on gender politics of India and of revolution plays an intriguing, but not fully developed role. Bose indeed has a deft touch in highlighting how nation and identity building movements all too often leave women behind to do the cooking whilst the men march off to battle. However, the excellence of idea again suffers from clumsiness of execution. We leap forward to parts of her life with very little explanation of context, we are introduced to a romantic subplot that is extinguished as immediately as it is introduced and are effectively told about her relationships and ideas by the chorus instead of being shown on stage. Rani’s life – a dramatisation of the life of an unknown revolutionary has spectacular potential, however it becomes muddled when combined with quiet domestic tale of Shymal Chatterjee and the ending story of drug-fuelled parties in modern India.
There are some links between Chatterjee’s and Rani’s tales, such as their contrasting relationships with Shakespeare, but it is over as soon as it is introduced. We see Chatterjee worship the Bard whilst Rani burns his books before even glancing at them, rejecting the English language entirely as an element of colonial oppression. Furthermore, the narrative style of skipping between eras saps a great deal of energy and tension from her story, making it difficult to feel the full weight of her final few steps towards the club. The untold story of a real-life female revolutionary philosophy teacher who marched into a whites only club and opened fire sounds utterly enticing, but it simply fails to feel as epic and engrossing as it quite rightly should be.
Finally, there is a rather short plot that only appears to open and close the play. It follows Ananda (also played by Omar Khan), the son of Shymal Chatterjee. He is a young man who studies in the UK, who has returned to India for his father’s funeral. He finds himself mocked by his materialist friends who embrace their “modern” India (Ashraf Ejjbair, Archana Ramaswamy). They snort coke, smoke weed, and mock his British ways. Britain is old news; its factories are all owned by Indian corporations and those who still worship the idea of “Britishness” are laughable. Ananda struggles with his father’s legacy and that of modern India. How he has been defined by England and how his friends, who listen to drum n’ bass and talk about cars, have embraced Western materialism. He doesn’t know how to remember his Father and subsequently how to define India in a way independent from the ghosts of British colonialism. The many disparate strands of this play attempt to emphasise what we should remember, even if the British “we” would rather forget it, but doesn’t exactly offer any conclusions beyond raising questions. Perhaps this is all that is necessary, but it still feels slightly unsatisfying.
No Dogs, No Indians was a bold attempt to tackle interesting and relevant ideas. It comes at a very apt time, the year of UK-India cultural celebration and the 70th year of Indian independence. However, despite its lofty ambitions, the play consistently stumbles with its uneven pacing and awkward production. There was promise and wonder hidden underneath the surface of No Dogs, No Indians, it is a shame that, it in the end, it is brought down in the most ironic way: a play struggling for identity and solid ground.
[1] Bureau of Education. Selections from Educational Records, Part I (1781-1839). Edited by H. Sharp. Calcutta: Superintendent, Government Printing, 1920. Reprint. Delhi: National Archives of India, 1965, 107-117.
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“You Think I Give a F—k About a Grammy?”: Outlandish Expectations of Outdated Awards
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Making Something New: ‘RED’ at Wyndham’s Theatre
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Awesome Autobiography: OFF!’s Keith Morris—Returning to Pappy and Harriet’s for a New Year’s Eve Show—Tells All in ‘My Damage’
by Brian Blueskye December 6th, 2016 December 16th, 2020
Former Black Flag and Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris has always had a lot of fascinating and often dark stories to tell—and now those stories have been put to paper, thanks to his new book, My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor.
Morris and his current band, OFF!, will be returning to the area for a long-sold-out New Year’s Eve show with Redd Kross and The Melvins at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace.
During a recent phone interview, Morris said that writing the book with Jim Ruland was not easy.
“The difficult thing for me was just getting over the initial situation of having to work with an assigned writer,” Morris said. “We did 70 hours of interviews, and he had to transcribe all of it, sit and listen to everything, and take notes. When you read the book, there’s a certain flow to it, and it’s like listening to a punk-rock record. It moves really quickly, and I really appreciated that.”
There are a lot of rough stories in My Damage—related to Morris’ addiction issues, his departure from Black Flag, and the difficult relationship with his father. Surprisingly, Morris said none of it was hard to talk about.
“Not at all,” he said. “One of the great things about what happened with this process we went through is I work steps: I’m a recovering alcoholic and a cocaine addict. You go to meetings … and there are all these different steps to take for this enlightenment—tapping into your spirituality, and seeing the light. I consider it a bit of a self-cleansing and self-realization process. With the book, I got to tell some stories I got to get off my chest, so it worked out really well for me.”
Morris said he’s received complaints about some of the stories in the book.
“I had some people reach out to me and say they were really upset about what I had written about them in the book,” he said. “One of them who I had a bit of a conversation with—if you consider a Facebook chat a conversation—I said, ‘Look, we’re still friends. What I said wasn’t damaging, and all I was doing was telling the truth. Why would I sugarcoat anything?’ All I was doing was telling a story.
“One other person accused me of being a liar. That person can turn around and say things like, ‘My friend owns a bookstore, and she’s not going to carry your book, because you’re a punk-rock loser, and you’re a sexist.’ On that note, I might actually use that quote for the back of my second book to help sell it.”
Morris shared a story in the book about how he almost died in Norway from issues related to diabetes while he was there at the invitation of the band Turbonegro.
“I think that if the little old lady who came into my hotel room hadn’t come back when she did, it would have been the end,” Morris said. “I was completely dehydrated and gasping for air. That was about all I was capable of doing.”
Interestingly, not-so-positive parts of the book mention Steven McDonald of Redd Kross—who also currently plays bass in OFF! with Morris.
“Steven, who is actually a good friend, and I at one point we were at odds,” Morris said. “He listened to the audio version of the book while he was touring with The Melvins. Steven has not complained about anything. Steven is like a younger brother, because I’ve known him since he was 11 years old. He’s my bro; he’s my friend; and I love the guy. He can be a freak and irritating at times, but that dude gets an A-plus in my world.”
My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor
By Keith Morris with Jim Ruland
Tagged: keith morris, my damage: the story of a punk rock survivor, OFF!, pappy and harriets, pappy and harriets new year's eve
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A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Brian Blueskye moved to the Coachella Valley in 2005. He was the assistant editor and staff writer for the Coachella Valley Independent from 2013 to 2019. He is currently the... More by Brian Blueskye
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Ambassador Sorin Ducaru
Director, European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen); Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO (2013-2017)
Ambassador Sorin Dumitru Ducaru is the Director of the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) since June 2019. He has previously held the position of NATO Assistant Secretary General and Head of the NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division, as well as the positions of Romania’s ambassador to NATO, USA and to the UN in New York. He also assumed various positions in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) such as: spokesperson of the MFA, director of the Minister’s Office and head of the Directorate for NATO and Strategic Issues.
Ambassador Ducaru’s professional background reflects a quite rare blend of technical and political studies. He is holding degrees in Applied Electronics & Computer Studies (BS, Bucharest Polytechnic University), Political Science & International Relations (M.Phil, University of Amsterdam) and International Economic Relations and Institutional Management (Ph.D, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest). He has been intensely engaged intellectually and professionally bridging the technology-policy gap and the impact of technology upon security.
Ambassador Ducaru has been also engaged in academic and scientific activity, as associate or guest lecturer at the National University for Political Studies (Bucharest, Romania), NATO Defence College (Rome, Italy), Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA), Leiden University (Netherlands).
He is the Honorary Chairman of the Scientific Board of the New Strategy Center (Bucharest), European Council of Foreign Relations Member, Advisory Board Member of Digital Society Institute (Berlin), the NATO Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (Tallinn), Special Advisor to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (The Hague) and former Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute (Washington DC).
In 2002, Ambassador Ducaru was awarded the title of “Ambassador of the Year” by the Romanian MFA and, in 2008, the rank of Knight of the National Order “The Star of Romania” by the president of Romania. He is married and has two teenage children.
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Dick Thornburgh Papers
Material documenting Thornburgh’s life and public service career, including his years as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, among other notable positions. Also see the Dick Thornburgh Papers website (thornburgh.pitt.edu) for more information.
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Material documenting Thornburgh’s life and public service career, including his years as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, among other notable positions. For more information about Dick Thornbugh and the archival collection, please visit the Dick Thornburgh Papers website.
About Dick Thornburgh
Identified by Washingtonian magazine recently as one of “ten legendary Washington lawyers who will forever leave their mark on the District’s legal landscape,” Dick Thornburgh is currently counsel to the international law firm of K&L Gates LLP, resident in its Washington, D.C. office. He previously served as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States under Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, during a public career which spanned over 25 years.
Elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1978 and re-elected in 1982, Thornburgh was the first Republican ever to serve two successive terms in that office. He served as Chair of the Republican Governors Association and was named by his fellow governors as one of the nation's most effective big-state governors in a 1986 Newsweek poll.
During his service as Governor, Thornburgh balanced state budgets for eight consecutive years, reduced both personal and business tax rates, cut the state's record-high indebtedness and left a surplus of $350 million. Under his leadership, 15,000 unnecessary positions were eliminated from the swollen state bureaucracy that he inherited and widely recognized economic development, education and welfare reform programs were implemented. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate, among the ten highest in the nation when he was elected, was among the ten lowest when he left office as 50,000 new businesses and 500,000 new private sector jobs were created during his tenure.
Following the unprecedented Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979, Governor Thornburgh was described by observers as “one of the few authentic heroes of that episode as a calm voice against panic.”
After his unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, Thornburgh served three years as Attorney General of the United States (1988-1991) in the cabinets of Presidents Reagan and Bush. He mounted a vigorous attack on white-collar crime as the Department of Justice obtained a record number of convictions of savings and loan and securities officials, defense contractors and corrupt public officials. Thornburgh established strong ties with law enforcement agencies around the world to help combat drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorism and international white-collar crime. During his tenure as Attorney General, he twice argued and won cases before the United States Supreme Court. The Legal Times noted that Thornburgh as Attorney General “built a reputation as one of the most effective champions that prosecutors have ever had.” An honorary Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he chaired a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration examining the FBI’s post-9/11 transformation process and was a member of the FBI Director’s Advisory Board.
As Attorney General, Thornburgh played a leading role in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2002, he received the Wiley E. Branton Award of The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in recognition of his “commitment to the civil rights of people with disabilities.” He also took vigorous action against racial, religious and ethnic “hate crimes,” and his office mounted a renewed effort to enforce the nation's antitrust and environmental laws.
All told, Thornburgh served in the Justice Department under five Presidents, beginning as United States Attorney in Pittsburgh (1969-1975) and Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division (1975-1977), emphasizing efforts against major drug traffickers, organized crime and corrupt public officials. In August 2002, he was appointed Examiner in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceedings, then the largest ever filed, to report on wrongdoing and malfeasance that led to the company’s downfall. He was also chosen in 2004 by CBS to co-chair an independent investigation into the “60 Minutes Wednesday” segment on President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard and has conducted numerous other internal investigations for leading enterprises.
During his service as Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations (1992-1993), Thornburgh was in charge of personnel, budget and finance matters. His report to the Secretary-General on reform, restructuring and streamlining efforts designed to make the United Nations peacekeeping, humanitarian and development programs more efficient and cost-effective was widely praised. He also has served as a consultant to the United Nations, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank on efforts to battle fraud and corruption
In 2006, Thornburgh received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from The American Lawyer magazine for “important contributions to public life while building an outstanding private practice.” He has regularly been selected by his peers to be included in “The Best Lawyers in America” and the Pennsylvania Bar Association presented him with its Public Service in the Law Award in 1992. He currently chairs the Legal Advisory Board of the Washington Legal Foundation and served as a member of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on the Attorney-Client Privilege.
Throughout his career, he has traveled widely, visiting over 40 countries and meeting with leaders from Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand and Central and South America. He served as an observer to the Russian Federation’s first legislative (1993) and presidential (1996) elections. A long-time supporter of self-determination, Thornburgh authored The Future of Puerto Rico: A Time to Decide, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 2007. He is a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
A native of Pittsburgh, Thornburgh was educated at Yale University, where he obtained an engineering degree, and at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he served as an editor of the Law Review. He has been awarded honorary degrees by 32 other colleges and universities. Thornburgh served as Director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government (1987-1988) and has lectured on over 125 other campuses, (including Moscow State University in 1989 and 2011), debated at the Oxford Union and has frequently appeared as a guest commentator on network news and talk shows.
Thornburgh is a Life Trustee of the Urban Institute and a Trustee Emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh, the Gettysburg Foundation and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Visitors at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and is a member of the Advisory Board of the RAND Corporation Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance. He previously served as a member of the boards of Merrill Lynch Incorporated, Rite-Aid Corporation, ARCO Chemical Corporation, Élan Corporation, plc, the Urban League of Pittsburgh, The Stimson Center, the National Museum of Industrial History, and the National Academy of Public Administration. He was the founding Chairman of the State Science and Technology Institute and serves as Vice-Chairman of the World Committee on Disability.
He is a member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation. In 1992, he was honored by The American Legion with its highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, for “outstanding service to the community, state and nation” at its annual meeting in Chicago. In 2001, he was selected as a lifetime National Associate of the National Academies of Science and Engineering in recognition of his pro bono service to their programs, including the chairing of studies on science and technology and economic development; youth, pornography and the internet; and electronic voting.
Thornburgh served as an elected Delegate to Pennsylvania's historic Constitutional Convention (1967-1968) where he spearheaded efforts at judicial and local government reform. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives (1966) and the United States Senate (1991).
Thornburgh, born July 16, 1932, is married to Ginny Judson Thornburgh, a former schoolteacher from New York, who holds degrees from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She presently serves as Director of the Interfaith Initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities, based in Washington, D.C., and has co-authored and edited That All May Worship, an award-winning handbook for religious congregations working to include people with all types of disabilities. She received the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in April, 2005.
The Thornburghs have four sons, six grandchildren and a great granddaughter. As parents of a son with physical and intellectual disability, they have taken a special interest in the needs of persons with disabilities and, with their son, Peter, were named “Family of the Year." Both Ginny and Dick Thornburgh were featured speakers at the Vatican Conference on Disabilities held in Rome in November, 1992 and were co-recipients in 2003 of the Henry B. Betts Award, the proceeds from which were used to establish the Thornburgh Family Lecture Series on Disability Law and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dick Thornburgh’s autobiography, Where the Evidence Leads, has been published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in both hardback (2003) and paperback (2010) editions.
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Novichok inquest quashed – UK Human Rights Blog
July 24, 2020 4 min read Toluwalope
24 July 2020 by Matthew Hill
The High Court has today handed down a judgment quashing a coroner’s decision on the scope of the inquest into the death of Dawn Sturgess: R (GS) v HM Senior Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon [2020] EWHC 2007 (Admin)
Ms Sturgess tragically died of Novichok poisoning, having inadvertently opened a discarded perfume bottle containing the nerve agent. Her death came some four months after the highly publicised poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury.
The Senior Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon opened an inquest into Ms Sturgess’ death, and subsequently gave a ruling on its scope. He held that the inquest would consider how the Novichok came to Salisbury, and the acts and omissions of two Russian men alleged to have brought it there. However, he would not investigate whether other members of the Russian state were responsible for Ms Sturgess’ death, and would not investigate the source of the Novichok that killed her.
In effect, the inquest would look at the involvement of two individual Russians, but not the Russian state.
Ms Sturgess’ family challenged the ruling on scope on two grounds, one in domestic law, and one relying on article 2 ECHR. They were successful on the first, but not the second.
The Divisional Court (Bean LJ and Lewis J) held that the Coroner had erred in his reasons for limiting the scope of his inquest. In particular, he had misapplied the statutory prohibitions that prevent a coroner from returning a determination that appears to determine civil liability, or criminal liability on the part of a named person. While these would limit what the Coroner could say at the conclusion of his inquest, they did not mean that it could not lawfully examine the wider involvement of the Russian state. The Court also doubted (obiter) that such an investigation would be too remote to Ms Sturgess’ death, notwithstanding the fact that she appears to have been the unintended victim of actions taken against an unrelated target months earlier.
The Court was not persuaded, however, by the article 2 arguments made by the family. The obligations on the UK government were to have in place an effective criminal justice system that allowed for criminal investigation and prosecution of offences. There was no additional, enhanced duty to investigate the actions of the agents of a different state where those led to a death within UK jurisdiction. The Court found there was no authority in support of such a proposition, and that it was contrary to the underlying principles of article 2, which concerned state accountability for the actions of its own agents within its jurisdiction.
The Coroner’s determination on scope was quashed, and the matter remitted to him. The Court stressed that the Coroner retained a broad discretion on the matters that the inquest should explore, and that it would not necessarily follow that an inquest or inquiry as broad and lengthy as the Litvinenko case would be required. However, Bean LJ and Lewis J also noted the following:
There is acute and obvious public concern not merely at the prima facie evidence that an attempt was made on British soil by Russian agents to assassinate Mr Skripal and that it led to the death of Ms Sturgess, but also at the fact that it involved the use of a prohibited nerve agent exposing the population of Salisbury and Amesbury to lethal risk. There has been, and (to be realistic) there will be, no criminal trial in which the details of how this appalling event came to occur can be publicly examined.
For now, it is for the Coroner to reconsider the decision on scope and assess where to mark out the boundaries of his investigation.
But if those boundaries extend to include highly sensitive evidence, particularly intelligence on the Russian state’s involvement in the events, then the Coroner will find himself up against another prohibition, that preventing “closed” hearings in inquests in which such evidence can be adduced.
In those circumstances, as in the Litvinenko case, the Coroner may find himself seeking to convert the inquest into a public inquiry, where such evidence can be heard. That is a decision for a minister, most likely the Home Secretary, at a time when Anglo-Russian relations are an extremely sensitive political topic. It may be some time yet before Ms Sturgess’ family, and the public, learn more of how she died.
Matthew Hill is a barrister at 1 Crown Office Row
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Owlers: "Particularly Qualified" Letters Sent to Diplomats
June 23, 2009 By domani spero in Af/Pak, Foreign Service, Iraq, Realities of the FS, Staffing the FS, State Department, War
Last week, President Obama signed the Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination, followed by Secretary Clinton’s statement on the granting of benefits to same-sex partners of Foreign Service employees. H.R. 2346 (which grants overseas comparability pay to Foreign Service employees class 1 or below) also cleared Congress late last week and just awaiting the President’s signature …
In related news that might just be as interesting …
I understand that the owl mail started hitting workstations last week. I received a tip that Career Development Officers (CDOs) have sent out DG-drafted letters late last week to Foreign Service officers deemed “particularly qualified” for service in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
One officer who received the targeted recruitment letter was quite surprised. Why? Well, because the job this officer was targeted for requires a specific language proficiency (which this FSO does not have) and reporting on economic conditions (FSO had no previous experience in the country nor in writing economic reports). The last time we’ve seen similar letters was about two years ago when State was staffing the diplomatic surge in Iraq, and diplomats were under threat of being sent on directed assignments.
The letter was received via unclassified email with no other restriction; it says in part:
[…]I am writing to inform you that the Department considers you among those particularly well qualified for the following XX positions and is asking you to seriously consider volunteering for an opportunity to tackle one of our nation’s top foreign policy priorities by bidding on:
XXXX (Country)(Post) XXX XXXX
[…] You are considered well qualified because your record of achievement indicates that you have the knowledge, skills and experience, as defined by the Embassy, to be successful in these positions.[…]
The targeted recruitment letter says that the goal is 100% volunteer but it includes a short blurb — if positions remained unfilled, the recipient would be in a pool of qualified individuals potentially subject to identification. Identification for a directed assignment, that is, although those two words are not found anywhere in the letter.
I don’t know if anyone should really be surprised by this. The military is expected to draw down soon in Iraq but there is no corresponding expectation for the draw down of US diplomatic presence there. So even as the State Department ramps up its diplomatic surge in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the demand for FS personnel in Iraq will not abate.
As an aside — I am presuming that the push is still there to staff these critical posts first before all other mission staffing will be considered. So now — you have the Iraq tax, and the Af/Pak tax. Personnel destined for assignments to other missions now have also reportedly either curtailed or have changed assignments to go to Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan this summer. Which is good, except that the losing posts won’t necessarily find replacements for those personnel even with projected increased hiring this summer/fall. I am told that in a couple of posts, an FSO is quad-hatted (is that the term?) working as the human resource officer, financial management officer, and general services officer in addition to his/her full-time job.
This is of course, for next year’s assignment cycle. But would volunteers continue to step up year after year? We’re on Year 6 going on 7 in Iraq, plus Year 1 going on 4, at least in Af/Pak (under new policy). I’m not sure how long you can keep recycling the same volunteers (who are language qualified or with reporting or stabilization experience) into the war zones or into critical post. Aren’t there folks doing their third tour in Iraq? (I should note that the most recent DCM coming out of Iraq is tapped for Sri Lanka; and the most recent DCM coming out of Kabul is going to Kosovo).
In the big hullabaloo back in 2007, the outgoing Director General, Harry Thomas was quoted by TWP as saying that in the future, “everyone in the Foreign Service is going to have to do one out of three tours in a hardship post.” Those who have not served in hardship assignments in the past will not be punished, but they all have to realize that there are “different conditions” now than in the past, he said.
If what he said holds true, that’ll be 3 years every 9 years spent in a hardship post. The problem with that calculation is from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, the number of hardship posts seems to be expanding year after year.
Officially In: James B. Foley to Zagreb
June 23, 2009 By domani spero in Ambassadors, Foreign Service, FSOs, Nominations, Officially In
On June 19, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate James B. Foley to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia. Official bio released by the WH below:
James B. Foley, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, has served as the State Department’s Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues since 2007, working to alleviate the plight of several million Iraqis displaced by the war.
Previously, Mr. Foley served as faculty member and Deputy Commandant of the National War College from 2006-2007, as Diplomat-in-Residence at the State University of New York at Fredonia from 2005-2006, and as U.S. Ambassador to Haiti from 2003-2005.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1983 and served overseas as vice consul and political officer in Manila, Philippines from1984-1986 and as political officer in Algiers, Algeria from1986-1988. Mr. Foley was subsequently a speechwriter and adviser to former Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger from 1989-1993 and Deputy Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General in Brussels, Belgium from 1993-1996. He was special assistant to the late Senator Paul Coverdell from 1996-1997 under the State Department’s Pearson Fellowship program, and served as State Department Deputy Spokesman and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs from 1997-2000.
Mr. Foley received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia and an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
If confirmed, Mr. Foley would succeed Robert Anthony Bradtke, a career diplomat who was appointed US Ambassador to Croatia in 2006. Embassy Zagreb was opened Aug 25, 1992, with Ronald Nietzke as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. In the short history of the US diplomatic presence in Croatia, the only non-career appointee ever to serve there was Peter W. Galbraith of Vermont who was US Ambassador from June 1993-Jannuary 1998.
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 6-19-09
Officially In: John R. Bass to Tbilisi
US Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia – State Magazine, June 2009
On June 19, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate John R. Bass to be Ambassador to Georgia. Official bio released by the WH below:
John Bass has led the Provincial Reconstruction Team-Baghdad, a joint team of civilians and military personnel supporting the government and citizens of Baghdad province, since July 2008.
Prior to serving in Iraq, Mr. Bass served as Director of the State Department Operations Center for three years, coordinating the State Department’s response to crises threatening American embassies, personnel and citizens. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Mr. Bass also has served in Italy, Belgium and Chad. In Washington, his assignments include a detail to the Office of the Vice President as Special Advisor for Europe and Eurasia, Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott and special assistant to the Deputy Secretary for Europe and Eurasia. Other assignments at the State Department include work on Turkey, Cyprus, NATO-Russia relations and conventional arms reductions in Europe.
Mr. Bass joined the Foreign Service in 1988. Born and raised in upstate New York, Mr. Bass holds a B.A. from Syracuse University.
If confirmed, Mr. Bass would succeed John F. Tefft, a career diplomat who was appointed US Ambassador to Tbilisi in 2005. Embassy Tbilisi was established on April 23, 1992, with Carey Cavanaugh as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. No political appointee has yet succeeded in getting appointed as US Ambassador to Tbilisi.
Officially In: Ertharin Cousin to UN – FAO
June 23, 2009 By domani spero in Ambassadors, Foreign Service, Nominations, Political Appointees
On June 19, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Ertharin Cousin as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture with the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service. Official bio released by the WH below:
Ertharin Cousin currently serves as President of The Polk Street Group, a national public affairs firm located in Chicago, Illinois. Cousin is a national leader in the domestic hunger relief community, and served as one of the leading African American corporate executives in the retail food community.
She has served as the Executive Vice-President and COO of America’ Second Harvest, now known as Feeding America (2004-2006), board member for America’s Second Harvest (2002-2004), and a member of Board for International Food and Agriculture Development (1997-2000). Her professional experiences in retail food have included assignments as Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Albertsons Foods (2001-2004); Group Vice President Public Affairs, Albertsons Foods (1999-2001); Vice-President Government and Community Affairs, Jewel Food stores (1997-1999).
During her service as White House Liaison at the State Department (1994-1996), Cousin was awarded the Meritorious Service Award. Before coming to Washington, she served as Assistant Illinois Attorney General, Deputy Director of the Chicago Ethics Board and a member of the affirmative action enforcement team at the Water Reclamation District.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cousin is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Georgia School of Law.
If confirmed, Ms. Cousin would replace Gaddi Vasquez, a former Peace Corps Director appointed as the 8th US Representative to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in 2006 during George W. Bush’s second.
FAO Projects 1.02 Billion People Hungry in 2009 (one.org)
One billion suffer from world hunger (telegraph.co.uk)
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Home › News › The Type 2 Diabetes Population will Continue to Expand in China, But Patient Access to Novel Non-Insulin Treatments is Sub-Optimal
The Type 2 Diabetes Population will Continue to Expand in China, But Patient Access to Novel Non-Insulin Treatments is Sub-Optimal
Publish date: 02 Dec, 2014
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources Group finds that, for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in China, patient access to premium-priced agents is impeded as not all patients can afford these drugs. The National Reimbursement Drug List was last updated in 2009, and several antidiabetic drug classes (e.g. DPP-IV inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonist) are not covered as they were only approved for use in China after 2009. The DPP-IV inhibitor Januvia (Merck) and the GLP-1 receptor agonist Byetta (AstraZeneca) are the only drugs in their respective drug classes to be included in the Provincial Reimbursement Drug Lists (which was last updated in 2010), but coverage for these agents is very limited. Up to 43 percent of surveyed physicians indicate the lack of reimbursement for these drug classes is a major factor that limits their prescription. The high cost of GLP-1 receptor agonists would account for more than 50 percent of the average disposable income of urban residents, should they pay for these therapies out-of-pocket.
Other key findings from the Emerging Markets Physician & Payer Forum report entitled The Market Access Environment for Type 2 Diabetes in China: Physician and Payer Insights on Current and Emerging Noninsulin Antidiabetic Agents:
Low drug-treatment rate: Only 73 percent of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are treated with prescription drugs, according to surveyed physicians. This percentage is low compared to other Asian markets such as South Korea and Taiwan.
Medicine Rate and prescribing control: The Medicine Rate is a policy designed to control the prescribing of reimbursed high-cost therapies in public hospitals. Physicians' prescription records are also reviewed regularly by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Payers believe these have a negative impact on the prescription of expensive agents.
Upcoming generic erosion: There are at least 15 generic applications for DPP-IV inhibitors or GLP-1 analogues that are currently pending approval by the China Food and Drug Administration. Up to 72 percent of surveyed physicians express interest in prescribing these generics when they become available in the Chinese market.
Comments from Decision Resources Group Analyst Michael Yeung, M.Sc.:
"Many drugs that are marketed in the West, such as SGLT-2 inhibitors and long-acting release GLP-1 analogues, are yet to launch in China. Therefore, this untapped section of the market presents a large opportunity for multinational pharmaceutical companies. However, competition among branded noninsulin antidiabetic agents will intensify in the next few years when these new agents become available."
"Surveyed physicians indicated a strong preference for metformin as first-line treatment and sulfonylureas and alpha glucosidase inhibitors as second-line treatments. The use of premium-priced treatments—such as DPP-IV inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 analogues—are expected to increase considerably in the third or later lines of therapy by the end of 2017."
About Decision Resources Group
Decision Resources Group offers best-in-class, high-value information and insights on critical issues within the healthcare industry. Clients rely on this analysis and data to make informed decisions. Find out more at www.DecisionResourcesGroup.com.
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Home/1/Iran: New Wave of Arrests of MEK Families and Released Prisoners in Fear of an Uprising
Iran: New Wave of Arrests of MEK Families and Released Prisoners in Fear of an Uprising
Editor November 21, 2020
Call for the release of political prisoners and the formation of an international delegation to visit Iranian prisons
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
On November 17, 2020, the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) announced that on the eve of the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising, and in fear of escalating popular protests, the repressive forces arrested a large number of former political prisoners, as well as Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) families. A number of them were summoned and threatened, refraining them from participating in any activities on the anniversary of the November uprising. The statement announced the arrest of released prisoners in Sanghar, Semnan, and Tehran.
In the following days, at the same time as the closure of 150 metropolises and cities, and in fear of the uprising, the wave of arrests of families and supporters of the MEK has continued. Famous families such as the Vafaee family of Tehran were among those arrested. Pouria Vahidian, aged 27, a close relative of MEK martyr, Saeed Moghimi, a victim of the 1988 massacre in Tehran, is also among those recently arrested. He had previously been imprisoned, between 2018 and 2020, and was released in May 2020 after serving his sentence.
The Iranian Resistance once again urges the United Nations and other human rights organizations to take immediate action to secure the release of political prisoners to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe at the height of the Coronavirus outbreak. The Iranian resistance reiterates the need to establish an international commission of inquiry to visit Iran’s prisons and meet with prisoners, especially political prisoners.
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ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS-ROOTS AND HERBS.
dereksmusicblog ♦ December 16, 2020 ♦ Leave a comment
Label: Blue Note Records (Tone Poet Series).
Format: LP.
Nowadays, many music historians believe that The Jazz Messengers made their live debut in 1954 and a year later recorded At the Cafe Bohemia, Volumes 1 and 2 on November the ‘23rd’ 1955. It featured the original lineup of drummer Art Blakey, bassist Doug Watkins, pianist Horace Silver and a front line of trumpeter Kenny Dorham and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. However, this lineup would evolve over the next six years.
On February the ‘18th’ 1961, Art Blakey and the latest lineup of The Jazz Messengers journeyed to the original Van Gelder Studio, in Hackensack, New Jersey. It featured none of the original lineup. The Jazz Messengers’ lineup had been fluid since then and would continued to be right through until 1990.
One of the new recruits was tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter who had written six new compositions for the Roots and Herbs’ sessions. This included Ping Pong, Roots and Herbs, The Back Sliders, United, Look At The Birdie and Master Mind. They would be recorded by Art Blakey and the incarnation of The Jazz Messengers.
Joining drummer Art Blakey in the rhythm section was double bassist Jymie Merritt. Two pianists were used Bobby Timmons and Walter Davis Jr and the front line featured trumpeter Lee Morgan and tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter. They were about to record two albums The Freedom Rider and Roots and Herbs and were joined by engineer Rudy Van Gelder and producer Alfred Lion. Soon, the Roots and Herbs’ sessions were underway.
Five tracks that showcased Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers’ unique brand of hard bop were recorded that day. Bobby Timmons played piano on two tracks, Ping Pong and Look At The Birdie. Then Walter Davis Jr played on Roots and Herbs, United and Master Mind. By the end of the day Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers’ had nearly finished the album.
There was just one track to be recorded, so on May the ‘27th’ 1961 so Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers made the return journey to Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. That day, they recorded The Back Sliders with Bobby Timmons on piano. Roots and Herbs was completed and bandleader Art Blakey must have been hoping that Blue Note Records would release the album later in 1961.
Sadly, lightning struck twice for Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers when Blue Note Records decided to shelve the release of The Freedom Rider and Roots and Herbs. This was not uncommon at Blue Note Records where releases were often postponed or shelved. However, it was frustrating for artists. Especially when this happened several times.
It had happened to the same lineup of Art Blakey and the same lineup of The Jazz Messengers the previous year. They had entered Van Gelder Studio on the ‘7th’ of August 1960 to record two albums, The Freedom Rider and Like Someone In Love. They were completed on August the ‘14th’ 1960, and bandleader Art Blakey was looking forward to their release.
The classic album A Night In Tunisia was released in 1961. However, Like Someone In Love was shelved and wasn’t released until 1964. Now it was happening all over again.
When an album was shelved for a number of years artists often worried that the music wouldn’t be relevant. Music was constantly changing and jazz was no different.
By the late-sixties jazz was no longer was popular as it had been a decade earlier. Comparisons were being drawn with the blues which was no longer as popular and was struggling to stay relevant. Many clubs that had once hosted blues musicians now promoted concerts by rock bands. Meanwhile, a number of well known blues musicians were struggling to make a living and some had even gone back to the 9 to 5 grind. Jazz needed a saviour.
It found it in fusion. The genre was developed in the late-sixties when mucicians experimented with jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and R&B. Soon, electric guitars, banks of keyboards and later, synths were used by the pioneers of fusion. By 1970, fusion had grown in and transformed jazz and may well have saved the genre from becoming irrelevant.
Despite the transformation of jazz since 1967, and fusion continuing to grow in popularity, Blue Note Records decided to release Roots and Herbs in October 1970. This was an album of hard bop that had been recorded nine years earlier in 1961. It was a snapshot in time and a reminder of how jazz used to sound.
When Roots and Herbs was released in October 1970, the album wasn’t the commercial success that Blue Note Records had hoped. It seemed to slip under the musical radar. However, the critics that reviewed the album realised that Roots and Herbs was one of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers’ finest album and a reminder of his inimitable brand of hard bop circa 1961.
That’s no surprise given the quality of the personnel that features on Roots and Herbs. Each member of this all-star band seamlessly unleash stunning solos and deliver a series of energetic performances. Meanwhile, bandleader Art Blakey’s playing was fluid and powerful as his swing beat provides the heartbeat throughout Roots and Herbs.
There’s no ballads on the album which is bristling with energy as Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers work their way through the six Wayne Shorter compositions. They’re a tantalising taste of what was to come from this talented composer and a reminder of one of the best lineups of The Messengers.
It’s ironic that Roots and Herbs was shelved by Blue Note Records and never surfaced until October 1970 as the album features a series of peerless performances. So much so, that choosing the highlights isn’t easy. However, Ping Pong, Roots and Herbs, Look At Birdie and Master Mind feature Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers at their very best.
By the time Roots and Herbs was released, the lineup of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers had changed a number of times. Bandleader and cofounder Art Blakey wanted to play alongside the best up-and-coming jazz musicians and new names joined the band and others left. This included the five musicians that featured on Roots and Herbs who were hugely talented and all went on to enjoy successful careers.
There’s no doubt that their time as members of The Jazz Messenger was an important part of their career and they improved as musicians. Art Blakey had high standards and wouldn’t settle for second best. That’s apparent through on Roots and Herbs where they constantly reach new heights.
Sadly, though, Blue Note Records waited too long to release Roots and Herbs, which was recently reissued as part of their Tone Poet Series. If it had been released in 1960 or 1961 when hard bop was much more popular it might have been a bigger success than it was when it was released in October 1970. By then, fusion was King and hard bop was seen by many jazz fans as yesterday’s sound. As a result, Roots and Herbs passed many record buyers by and it never found the wider audience it deserved.
Fifty years later and that’s starting to change. Roots and Herbs was until relatively recently one of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers’ least well known albums, but this oft-overlooked and lost hard bop classic is belatedly starting to find a wider a wider and appreciative audience .
Posted in: Hard Bop ♦ Jazz
Tagged: Alfred Lion, Art Blakey, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Blue Note Records, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Lee Morgan, Roots and Herbs, Rudy Van Gelder, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, The Freedom Rider, Tone Poet Series, Walter Davis Jr, Wayne Shorter
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“Survival of Mouse Embryos Frozen to -196 ° and -269 °C” (1972), by David Whittingham, Stanley Leibo, and Peter Mazur
By Risa Schnebly
In 1972, David Whittingham, Stanley Leibo, and Peter Mazur published the paper, “Survival of Mouse Embryos Frozen to -196 ° and -269 °C,” hereafter, “Survival of Mouse Embryos,” in the journal Science. The study marked one of the first times that researchers had successfully cryopreserved, or preserved and stored by freezing, a mammalian embryo and later transferred that embryo to a live mouse who gave birth to viable offspring. Previously, scientists had only been successful cryopreserving single cells, like red blood cells.
Subject: Experiments, Publications
“All-fours Maneuver for Reducing Shoulder Dystocia During Labor” (1999), by Joseph P. Bruner, Susan B. Drummond, Anna L. Meenan, and Ina May Gaskin
By Megan O'Reilly
In 1999, Joseph Bruner, Susan B. Drummond, Anna L. Meenan, and Ina May Gaskin published, “All-fours Maneuver for Reducing Shoulder Dystocia During Labor,” in the medical journal, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. In the article, the authors described a birthing technique named the all-fours maneuver, or the Gaskin maneuver, and explained its effectiveness in treating fetal shoulder dystocia as compared to other maneuvers.
Subject: Publications, Processes
“Prenatal Stress, Glucocorticoids and the Programming of the Brain” (2001), by Leonie Welberg and Jonathan Seckl
In 2001, researchers Leonie Welberg and Jonathan Seckl published the literature review “Prenatal Stress, Glucocorticoids, and the Programming of the Brain,” in which they report on the effects of prenatal stress on the development of the fetal brain. The fetus experiences prenatal stress while in the womb, or in utero. In discussing the effects of prenatal stress, the authors describe prenatal programming, which is when early environmental experiences permanently alter biological structure and function throughout life.
Subject: Publications, Theories
Horatio Robinson Storer (1830–1922)
By Richa Venkatraman
Horatio Robinson Storer was a surgeon and anti-abortion activist in the 1800s who worked in the field of women’s reproductive health and led the Physicians’ Crusade Against Abortion in the US. Historians credit Storer as being one of the first physicians to distinguish gynecology, the study of diseases affecting women and their reproductive health, as a separate subject from obstetrics, the study of pregnancy and childbirth.
Subject: People, Reproduction, Religion
By Rohini Nott
The HeLa cell line was the first immortal human cell line that George Otto Gey, Margaret Gey, and Mary Kucibek first isolated from Henrietta Lacks and developed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1951. An immortal human cell line is a cluster of cells that continuously multiply on their own outside of the human from which they originated. Scientists use immortal human cell lines in their research to investigate how cells function in humans.
Subject: Technologies, Experiments, People, Ethics
History of the Monash IVF Research Program from 1971 to 1989
By Whitney Alexandra Tuoti
In 1971, a group of researchers founded the Monash IVF Research Program with the mission to discover how in vitro fertilization, or IVF, techniques could become a treatment for infertility in both men and women. The program included researcher Carl Wood and colleagues John Leeton, Alex Lopata, Alan Trounson, and Ian Johnston at the Queen Victoria Medical Center and Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Since the program’s establishment in 1971, the Monash IVF Research Program has helped to develop and implement many IVF technologies still used in clinical practice as of 2020.
“Improved Treatment for Cervical Cancer – Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy” (1999), by Gillian Thomas
By Alexis Darby
On 15 April 1999, physician Gillian Thomas published the editorial “Improved Treatment for Cervical Cancer – Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy,” henceforth “Improved Treatment,” in The New England Journal of Medicine. In that editorial, she discusses the potential benefits of combining chemotherapy drugs with radiation to treat women with cervical cancer. At the time, healthcare professionals rarely treated cervical cancer by combining chemotherapy or radiation.
Amanda Sims Memorial Fund (1930–1935)
In 1930, physician Joseph Colt Bloodgood founded the Amanda Sims Memorial Fund, or the ASMF, a United States cancer awareness organization that focused on spreading information about ways to detect and prevent cervical cancer in women, in Baltimore, Maryland. In partnership with nurse Florence Serpell Deakins Becker, Bloodgood promoted awareness of the early symptoms of cervical cancer among women and advocated for regular pelvic exams. The ASMF partnered with numerous women’s organizations throughout the United States, providing educational information to women of varying backgrounds.
"A Stochastic Model of Stem Cell Proliferation, Based on the Growth of Spleen Colony-Forming Cells” (1964) by James Till, Ernest McCulloch, and Louis Siminovitch
In 1964, authors James Till, Ernest McCulloch, and Louis Siminovitch, published A Stochastic Model of Stem Cell Proliferation, Based on The Growth of Spleen Colony-Forming Cells, which discussed possible mechanisms that control stem cell division. The authors wrote the article following their experiments with spleens of irradiated mice to demonstrate the existence of stem cells, had unknown properties.
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Gerry Nicosia
Gerald Nicosia is a biographer, historian, playwright, poet, and novelist, whose work has been closely associated with the Beat Movement as well as the 1960’s. He came to prominence with the publication of Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac in 1983, a book that earned him the Distinguished Young Writer Award from the National Society of Arts and Letters while it was still a work-in-progress. It was highly praised by writers as diverse as John Rechy, Irving Stone, Bruce Cook, and Allen Ginsberg, who called it a “great book.” More recent books of his on the Beat theme are Jan Kerouac: A Life in Memory (Noodlebrain Press, 2009), and One and Only: The Untold Story of On the Road (Viva Editions, 2011). Nicosia spent several decades in both the Chicago and San Francisco literary scenes, making a name for himself as both a post-Beat poet himself and an organizer of marathon literary events, often in conjunction with the San Francisco Public Library and the Friends of the Library. He was also involved in several video and film projects, including the public television documentary West Coast: Beat and Beyond, directed by Chris Felver, the Robert Kuperberg documentary on Jack Kerouac for France 5, and the movie version of On the Road, directed by Walter Salles.
A lifelong friend of peace activist Ron Kovic, Nicosia spent decades studying, working with, and writing about Vietnam veterans in their long process of healing from that war. His definitive work on that subject, Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans’ Movement, was picked by the Los Angeles Times as one of the “Best Books of 2001,” and has been praised by notable Vietnam veterans like John Kerry and Oliver Stone and also by veterans of America’s later wars, such as Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead, and leaders of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Against the War.
For much of his life, Nicosia has taught and lectured extensively. He received his B.A. and M.A. in English and American Literature (B.A. also in education), with Highest Distinction in English, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, in 1971 and 1973 respectively. In 1975 he was awarded a four-year fellowship to UCLA to get his Ph.D. in American Literature, but declined it to pursue his writing career full-time. After the publication of Memory Babe, he began lecturing extensively about Kerouac and the Beats around the world; and he taught Beat literature, writing, and journalism full-time at the University of Illinois at Chicago full-time in the mid-1980’s, as well as part-time at UCLA Extension in the early 1990’s. Among the over 100 venues he has lectured at are Columbia University in New York; Columbia College in Chicago; Carleton University in Ottawa; the New College of California in San Francisco and the University of California at Berkeley; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Evergreen College, Olympia Washington; Girton College of Cambridge University, the Commune in Livorno, Italy; and Sichuan University in Chengdu, China.
For more than three decades Nicosia has published book reviews and critical articles in a wide range of publications, from major newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle, to scholarly and literary publications such as the Dictionary of Literary Biography, the Review of Contemporary Fiction, the American Book Review, Contemporary Literary Criticism, the Chiron Review, and Exquisite Corpse.
Nicosia is also widely respected as a poet, having published three volumes of poetry, beginning with Lunatics, Lovers, Poets, Vets & Bargirls, as well as hundreds of poems in the literary magazines. He has also read his poetry in hundreds of venues, both in the U.S. and abroad, including notable venues such as NYU, the Bowery Poetry Club in New York, and the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea, Wales. He is currently preparing a new book of poetry, The China Poems, for publication. Many of his poems reflect his connection with the Beat world and his friendships with key Beat figures, such as Gregory Corso, Bob Kaufman, Ted Joans, Jack Micheline, and Harold Norse. He has also edited poetry collections by Bob Kaufman, Ted Joans, and Jack Micheline.
Forthcoming books include a study of racism and the death penalty in America, Blackness Through the Land, as well as a literary biography of Ntozake Shange called Beautiful, Colored, and Alive, which will be published by St. Martin’s Press.
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WhatsApping intimate photos proves costly for dental student
Petlee Peter
, TNN Last Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
In mid-2015, she had WhatsApped her nude photographs to her then boyfriend. The same images triggered a series of traumatic events in the life of this 20-year old dental sciences student, who is now struggling to come out of an abusive marriage.
The young woman has knocked on the doors of Vanitha Sahayavani (women's helpline) at the police commissioner's office, seeking divorce.
Recently, high drama prevailed at the helpline office, where the couple is undergoing counselling. While the woman refused to return to her husband, her 30-year-old businessman-spouse threatened to post her nude images online or commit suicide if she didn't join him.
The woman from a reputed family in east Bengaluru was only 18 when she had shared her nude pictures via WhatsApp with her boyfriend. “The girl was head over heels in love with him. During their chats over WhatsApp, the girl had shared a few of her naked photographs upon his request as she trusted him blindly,“ said B S Saraswathi, senior counsellor at the centre, who is handling the case.
The youth, however, forwarded the photographs to his best friend who, in turn, blackmailed the woman into a physical relationship with him.“The second youth further circulated the photographs through WhatsApp among his group of friends and the group started harassing her," the counsellor added.
One of the recipients of the picture, a class 10 dropout, turned up before the woman, claiming to be her saviour. He brought to her notice the fact that her objectionable photographs were in circulation and also claimed to have beat up all the men who had received them and got them to delete the photographs.
“Playing the hero card, the man expressed his love for her and she fell for it. Going against the wishes of her family, she eloped and married the man in mid-2016," said Rani Shetty, head of Vanitha Sahayavani, who is monitoring the case.
The two got married and moved into a house in Yeshwantpur and the woman continued attending her dental school. However, in a few months, the man began abusing her physically and mentally. In her complaint, the woman pointed out that he tortured her in various ways, including forcing her to take bath in cold water during peak winter and also forcibly having sex with her by holding her captive and beating her mercilessly .
Once the torture became unbearable, the girl escaped from his house in mid-July and took refuge at her parents' house. “Petrified to return to her husband, she sought help from Vanitha Sahayavani through her family as she did not want to pursue a police complaint in the matter," said Saraswathi.
The man though sought police and legal assistance to take back home his young wife. But attempts to settle the matter through counselling sessions at the commissionerate only turned dramatic, with the man saying he'd kill himself by slitting his throat in the counselling room.While in one session he threatened to consume poison, claiming he was carrying the same in his bag, in another he said he'd jump from the seventh floor of the police headquarters.
“He has even threatened to kill the girl during our sessions," said Saraswathi. The counselling is on.
TIMES VIEW
It pays to be extra cautious while sharing information on social media networks, for the chances of it being misused by unscrupulous persons are very high. Photographs of a sensitive nature are particularly prone to being shared in groups and they seem to acquire a life of their own after that. The threat of blackmail is ever present and the internet has a long memory. The fear of photographs landing in the wrong phones should ensure they are not shared indiscriminately. A little caution in navigating through social media networks will go a long way in preventing unnecessary trauma.
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Colbert King
Pre-Debate Ethics Distraction, 9/29/2020: Prediction: Whatever Happens, I’m Going To Hate It, And The News Media Will Lie About It.
September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020 / Jack Marshall / 31 Comments
The question for the ages: Was this the most unethical pair in a Presidential debate before tonight?
1. Well this seems ominous. This morning the Trump campaign requested that a third party inspect both candidates for electronic devices or transmitters. President Trump had already consented to such an inspection, and the Biden campaign had reportedly agreed to this days ago. The New York Post reported a few hours ago that the Biden camp refused the condition.
What’s going on here? I can only assume that it’s gamesmanship. Biden would be beyond demented to try to cheat in a broadcast debate.
2. Here are results of the FIRE’s college free speech rankings survey, as determined by students. My alma mater ranked #46 out of the 56 schools ranked; no surprise there. The school I worked for as an administrator after getting my law degree there is two slots worse.
3. Prediction: It will not end well for poor David Hogg. I foresee a tragic opera in his future. Too young for the prominence he was thrust into as a survivor of the Parkland shooting, cynically exploited by the news media and activists who did not care about him, he is now condemned to have no support from any quarter. His best course would be to quietly leave the public gaze forever, and fight off the addiction of fame. It’s not easy. Continue reading →
December 3, 2019 December 3, 2019 / Jack Marshall / 9 Comments
I don’t think it is a good bet, though it is certainly possible. King assumes it is a good bet, as his column makes clear (along with all of his previous columns relating to Trump) because he thinks of the President as a corrupt racketeer. King’s once nimble mind is now incapable of imagining a justification for pardoning the “allies” in question, Roger Stone, Mike Flynn, and Paul Manafort. I can: arguably all three of them were indicted and convicted because of the “resistance”effort to try to drive Donald Trump from office, and to send a message to anyone who might be of value to his administration that they would instantly be in cross-hairs if they dared to try to support the President. President Trump might feel responsible for their plight, and use his absolute clemency power to relieve their burdens. If so, it would not be an unprecedented political or personal use of the pardon and clemency power. King reallywas just using this question as a pretense to vent about the President, whom he detests, shredding his own credibility in the process. For example, Continue reading →
A Cautionary Tale: The Corruption Of Post Columnist Colbert King, Part I
Colbert King is 80 now, but he is still a regular columnist with the Washington Post. As a recent column demonstrated, he has finally fallen prey to the Post culture and no longer is what he once was: the rare pundit, in his case, a liberal one, who could be counted upon for fairness and integrity regardless of the topic. The one-two punches of Barack Obama and Donald Trump showed how cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias can corrupt the best of us, and make no mistake about it, King was once one of the best.
Although he is an African-American, he stood out for decades among his corruption- enabling black colleagues in consistently calling out the D.C. government’s corrupt leadership—notably Marion Barry but many others—on their arrogantly dishonest, venal and untrustworthy practices and attitudes.
Then Barack Obama happened. I listened in surprise on a local Sunday talking head show as King defended Barack Obama’s quiet, decades long assent to the black liberation (that is, anti-white, anti-American rantings of Reverend Wright, Obama’s “spiritual mentor.” Were these rationalizations I heard Colbert King uttering? King reliably mocked rationalizations, and yet here he was using them, notably “Everybody does it,” to defend a black Presidential candidate’s approval and association with a black racist and demagogue.
Once Obama was elected, King got worse. Not only could Obama do no wrong, but those who criticized were enemies in his eyes; worse, King treated Obama’s appointees and cronies with similar reverence, a complete reversal from his approach to the parade of incompetent or criminal black politicians in D.C. Notably, he defended Obama “wing man” Eric Holder, the racialist Attorney General, when he was refusing to comply with a legitimate Congressional inquiry into the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious fiasco. His excuses for Holder and his attacks on Republicans were so redolent of partisan hackery that in 2012 I was moved to write my one-time Ethics Hero the “Open Letter”: Continue reading →
WHAT?? Dr. Oz Is A Quack? I’m Shocked!
December 20, 2014 December 21, 2014 / Jack Marshall / 17 Comments
I regard Oprah Winfrey’s conduct in the 2006 James Frey scandal signature significance regarding her priorities and character. When it was revealed that Frey’s “memoir,” “A Million Little Pieces,” which Oprah had promoted in her show’s book club, was a near-total fabrication, her immediate response consisted of, in essence, “Who cares, if people like it?” Then, when the public response to her response was overwhelmingly negative, Oprah turned on a dime and ambushed Frey on the air, condemning him as an unscrupulous fraud. That’s our Oprah.
Oprah has profited by promoting several fakes, frauds and dubious authorities, such as the syndicated Oprah spin-off “Dr. Phil,” featuring a non-doctor who masquerades as a psychologist despite losing his license to practice decades ago. The most successful of all Oprah’s protegés is “Dr. Oz,” or “America’s Doctor” Mehmet Oz, now a popular syndicated talk-show host who dispenses medical advice with the aura of a real degree and a convincing air of authority. When I say popular, I mean it. “The Dr. Oz Show” attracts 2.9 million viewers per day, and ranks in the top five talk shows in the U.S. “I haven’t seen a doctor in eight years,” the New Yorker quoted one fan telling Dr. Oz. “I’m scared. You’re the only one I trust.”
For some reason medical experts have waited over a decade to actually check out the snake oil Dr. Oz has been selling to credulous viewers softened up by Oprah’s House of Truthiness. They were finally roused from their torpor in recent months, after Dr. Oz appeared before Congress in June and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) knocked him around the chamber, saying that he gave people false hope and that his segments were a “recipe for disaster.” Then, in November, a study he promoted as proving the efficacy of coffee bean weight-loss pills was retracted as junk science.
The British Medical Journal this week published a study analyzing the recommendations handed out on “Dr. Oz” as well as on another popular daytime medical show, “The Doctors.” The study selected forty “Dr. Oz” episodes from last year, and examined 479 separate medical recommendations, comparing them to available medical research. The study found that just 46 % of his recommendations were validated by data, while research contradicted 15%. For 39% of Oz’s advice, there was insufficient research and data to substantiate or debunk his claims. (“The Doctors” fared a little better, but not much.) Continue reading →
How Trust Dies, Part I: The D.C.’s Election Commission’s Brazen Jumbo
October 20, 2014 November 10, 2014 / Jack Marshall / 3 Comments
That’s the real D.C. flag on the right. I think it looks better upside down too…
[Jumbo: a Jumbo is a special Ethics Alarms award for conduct that emulates the gag from the Broadway musical and film “Jumbo,” in which Jimmy Durante, as a circus clown trying to steal an elephant, is caught red-handed by a sheriff, and asked, “Where are you going with that elephant?” “Elephant? What elephant?,” Jimmy replied.]
As readers who travel here often know, I really hate, hate, hate obvious lies. They are cowardly, they are insulting, and when they are authored by public officials, they recklessly foster public cynicism and distrust. You can’t do your job right, and you don’t even know when it’s pointless to lie? Why should we trust you to be able to do anything right?
Of course, we shouldn’t.
You will seldom see a more blatant and embarrassing example of the desperate, immediately apparent lie than this one from the District of Columbia Board of Elections after it mailed out 305,164 copies of the official D.C. voter guide with the D.C. flag on the front cover printed upside-down. This immediately provoked much local media, pundit and social media hilarity and mockery, but no, announced the Board. This was no lazy clerical error from the government famous for them. This was intentional! A devilishly clever strategy!
The election board’s spokeswoman, Denise Tolliver explained that the upside-down flag was a deliberate move—an upside-down flag is a distress signal, after all—to grab the attention of voters and “see how many clicks we can get.” “People are responding, aren’t they?” Tolliver said. “They’re paying attention. It’s working!”
Nobody believed it, of course, because the only idiot in the conversation was her, and, by proxy, her superiors. Eventually the board’s executive director, Clifford Tatum, confessed. “No, this is an error,” he e-mailed a D.C. Council member. Continue reading →
Hope Lives! D.C. Votes For Ethics
April 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 / Jack Marshall / 5 Comments
Time for a new fish head in the District of Columbia.
A continuing battle on Ethics Alarms, one that bursts into flame when elections loom, is whether it is responsible to vote for an unethical candidate for office because he or she supports policies the voter favors. I resolutely vote “no” on that proposition, believing that in the long run, government and society are better served by plodding but trustworthy public servants than wily and corrupt ones. The ideal, of course, is to find candidates who are competent, trustworthy, dedicated and who pursue effective policies. Good luck.
Few cities have embraced the opposite of the Ethics Alarms approach more consistently than the District of Columbia. The nation’s most liberal region has traditionally chosen to ignore corrupt city officials, and has paid a high price. A culture of corruption has been festering in the District for decades, spear-headed by the smug, machine-politics reign of Marion Barry, elected both before and after a prison sentence for possessing crack (in the midst of an anti-drug campaign for schoolchildren, naturally). Barry still pollutes D.C. government as a city councilman, but his legacy is complete: the whole government is an ethics sewer.
In 2013, more than thirty D.C. employees were arrested, indicted, pleaded guilty or were sent to jail from such diverse cesspools as the D.C. Department of Employment Services, the Department of Human Services, the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corp., a city-owned hospital, the Office of Campaign Finance, D.C. Medicaid, the Corrections Department, a charter school and Medicare. The tally of money embezzled, accepted in bribes, defrauded or spent on illegal political campaign contributions was about $19 million. Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. pleaded guilty to stealing $350,000 in taxpayer money meant to benefit children. Former council chairman Kwame Brown pleaded guilty to a felony bank fraud charge; and former council member Michael A. Brown confessed to an illegal bribery scheme. Colbert King, the Washington Post’s city beat columnist who tirelessly urges the city to clean up its act cataloged the extent of D.C.’s corruption last year. He pointed out:
Comment of the Day: “Fast and Furious: An Open Letter To Columnist Colbert King”
June 27, 2012 / Jack Marshall / 3 Comments
Glenn Logan scores the Comment of the Day with his answer to the questions I posed in my open letter to Colbert King, the anti-corruption Washington Post columnist who nonetheless regards Congress’s inquiry into a possible Fast and Furious cover-up as trivial. He also penned a worthy candidate for ethics quote of the week: watch for the last sentence, which I bolded. Love it, Glenn!
I’ll have some additions to Glenn’s thoughts at the end; meanwhile, here is his Comment of the Day on the post, “Fast and Furious: An Open Letter To Columnist Colbert King.” Continue reading →
Fast and Furious: An Open Letter To Columnist Colbert King
June 26, 2012 / Jack Marshall / 13 Comments
Dear Colbert King…
Dear Mr. King:
I am writing to see if you can help me understand your attitude toward the Fast and Furious scandal, as laid out in your recent weekly column in the Washington Post.
I can’t bring myself to make you an Ethics Dunce, because few journalists in any community have led such a relentless and powerful crusade against unethical government and corrupt public officials. Your columns have eloquently condemned the culture of corruption that has crippled the District of Columbia, and rallied the indignation and activism of citizens against the legacy of Marion Barry and the tolerance of public betrayal that he sowed and nurtured. You have cataloged, in shocking detail, the ethical rot that has infested the nation’s Capital, marked by lawlessness, cronyism, incompetence and greed. I respect you. I trust you. I think of you as the most credible and objective media advocate for good government that I know.
So I need to understand why you think it is fair and appropriate to call Rep. Issa a “devil” for insisting on transparency, honesty, accountability, and transparency from Attorney General Holder regarding the Fast and Furious fiasco, which left one American and untold Mexicans dead. It is the duty of Congress to exercise oversight over the U.S. government, and if there was ever an episode demanding oversight, this was it. The U.S. Department of Justice allowed the law to be broken, permitted dangerous automatic weapons to cross the border into Mexico and arm the most dangerous thugs in that country (without receiving the permission of Mexico or informing it), and then lost control of both the scheme and the weapons, with fatal results. You always write about maintaining the trust of the public in Washington, D. C. What is more fatal to trust than a law enforcement agency that intentionally allows laws to be broken without accountability? Don’t you believe that public trust in a nation’s Justice Department, its agents, policymakers and leadership is as important as public trust in the D.C. City Council? If you do, why is Issa, in your words, “engaging in cheap political opportunism” by insisting, along with others, such as the scrupulously fair Sen. Grassley, that Holder explain what happened, who was responsible, and what measures have been taken to make sure such an outrageous operation never happens again—beginning with, <gasp!>, firing somebody? Continue reading →
Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Terrorism
January 21, 2012 / Jack Marshall / 39 Comments
This was a lesson for me. I fell into the trap of looking past unique unethical conduct because it resembled harmless conduct I had seen many times before, a close cousin of using “everybody does it” to excuse and invalidate the inexcusable. Thank goodness Washington Post columnist Colbert King was paying attention.
In King’s column today, he catalogues the activities of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert’s faux presidential run. I had already commented on Colbert’s gag earlier this week, but the target of my criticism was George Stephanopoulos, who devoted a ridiculous amount of time to a pointless interview with the comedian at the expense of real news. I assumed Colbert was just another in a long line of comedians who have used a presidential election year as a prop, and thus harmless….and I stopped paying attention to his antics. But as King ( his first name is pronounced KOHL-bert; the comedian’s name is Kohl-BARE) points out, Colbert has moved beyond satire into something akin to comedy terrorism, actively attempting to warp and influence the presidential selection process for laughs, and casualties be damned. King writes: Continue reading →
Case Closed on Obama’s Leadership Skills
August 14, 2011 August 14, 2011 / Jack Marshall / 6 Comments
Anyone who watched the Beltway public issues panel show “Around Washington” knows that there is no more loyal defender of Barack Obama than Colbert King. King is a Democrat and a card-carrying progressive, and also a Pulitzer Prize winner and career-long Ethics Hero, as he has doggedly and revealingly documented the corruption in all corners of the Washington. D.C. government. Colbert King, in short, is a truth-teller, and while his ideological leanings have often caused him to defend Obama when it would be more responsible not to, he has integrity. This weekend, in his weekly column for the Washington Post, he joined a chorus of conservative critics by expressing dismay that the President would choose this time to take a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard:
“Is there anyone in the White House with nerve enough to tell Barack Obama that Martha’s Vineyard is the last place on earth that the president of the United States should find himself next week? Don’t get me wrong. I don’t begrudge the chief executive a little time off from the Oval Office. But to be leaving town to spend 10 days luxuriating in an affluent, New England summer town when millions of Americans can’t find work? To fly off to the Vineyard when the public is losing faith in Washington’s ability to fix the nation’s economic problems, and with people anxious about their futures? What is he thinking?”
I can answer that, and in fact I have. Continue reading →
Inauguration Day Ethics Warm-Up, 1/20/2021: Welcome And Good Luck, President Biden!
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Euronext and CDP Equity Confirm Exclusive Talks with LSEG to Acquire Borsa Italiana
Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo, Paris and Rome – 18 September 2020 – Euronext and CDP Equity (“CDPE”, 100% owned by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti), confirm they have entered into exclusive talks with London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) to acquire Borsa Italiana group, together with Intesa Sanpaolo. There can be no certainty that this will lead to a transaction.
The proposed combination of Borsa Italiana and Euronext would create a leading player in continental European capital markets. This transformational project would position the newly formed group to deliver the ambition of further building the backbone of the Capital Markets Union in Europe, while at the same time supporting local economies.
Italy, through Borsa Italiana, would become the largest revenue contributor to the enlarged Euronext group. As a new major country in the Euronext federal model, Italy would be represented at group level of Euronext governance by Italian representatives, in the Reference Shareholders, the Supervisory Board, the Managing Board and the College of Regulators supervising Euronext group’s activities.
If the discussions lead to the successful completion of the transaction, and as part of the partnership entered on 11 September 2020 (1), CDP Equity and Intesa Sanpaolo would join the existing group of Euronext long-term Reference Shareholders (2) through the subscription of a reserved capital increase, with CDPE acquiring a stake in line with those held by the largest reference shareholders of Euronext, and having a representative at the Supervisory Board of Euronext. A second Italian candidate would be proposed as an independent member of the Supervisory Board and would become the Chairman of the combined group. Consob would be invited to join Euronext’s College of Regulators, becoming part of the supervision of Euronext at group level pari passu with other European regulators with a rotating chair every semester. Direct regulatory oversight of Borsa Italiana would remain unchanged allowing Consob and Banca d’Italia to continue directly supervising Borsa Italiana’s activities.
Borsa Italiana would maintain its current functions, structure and relationships within the Italian ecosystem and preserve its Italian identity and strengths. The Italian CEO of Borsa Italiana would join the Managing Board of Euronext. The CEO of MTS would join the extended Managing Board, alongside the other key leaders of large business units and key central functions of Euronext, with group-wide responsibilities for fixed income trading. Borsa Italiana’s knowledge, expertise and understanding of the specific features of the Italian market would be a fundamental element of enrichment for Euronext, and would be valued and preserved. The combined group would strengthen Borsa Italiana as the go-to venue for listing and trading in Italy and continue to develop their programmes to facilitate the access to equity financing for companies, with a specific focus on SMEs.
Key businesses and central functions of the new group would be based in Milan and Rome. In particular, MTS, which operates interdealer, Dealer-to-Client and Repo markets, primarily for European Government Bonds, with a focus on Italian markets, would become the group’s European Center of Excellence for fixed income trading. Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia S.p.A. (“CC&G”) would be the clearing house within the combined entity and would become a key pillar of the enlarged Euronext’s post-trade strategy. In addition, Monte Titoli S.p.A., the Italian Central Securities Depository (“CSD”), offering issuance, settlement and custody services would become the largest CSD within the Euronext group, becoming a key contributor to Euronext’s CSDs ambition. The leadership of group finance function would be located in Milan.
Euronext is committed to maintaining an investment grade credit rating and its robust financial structure. The potential transaction would be financed through a mix of (i) existing available cash, (ii) new debt and (iii) new equity in the form of a reserved capital increase to CDPE and Intesa Sanpaolo and a rights issue to Euronext’s shareholders.
The terms of any transaction remain subject to the three partners’ Managing Board and Supervisory Board approvals and there can be no certainty that a transaction will take place. Should the parties enter into binding agreements, any potential transaction will be dependent upon the outcome of the European Commission’s review of the Refinitiv transaction and that transaction closing in accordance with its terms, and will be subject the approval of Euronext’s shareholders, regulatory approvals, and other customary conditions.
A further announcement will be made as and when appropriate.
(1) Please refer to the press release published on 11 September 2020, available at: https://www.euronext.com/fr/node/1667751
(2) For more details about Euronext’s reference shareholders, please refer the 2019 Universal Registration Document available at https://www.euronext.com/en/investor-relations/financial-information/financial-reports
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Tag: Cristina Fernandez
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Argentina: Jewish community call for truth and justice on sixth anniversary of the killing of prosecutor Alberto Nisman
The main community center serving Argentina’s Jews on Monday called for “truth” and “justice” to prevail in the case of Alberto Nisman, on the sixth anniversary of the federal prosecutor’s assassination.
Monday, December 21st 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Advancing Falklands' sovereignty claims, one of Argentina's objectives as chair of Mercosur
Argentina is holding the pro tempore rotating chair of Mercosur during the next six months and three are its main objectives during that period according to foreign ministry sources in Buenos Aires. They include Bolivia, the Falklands/Malvinas claim and trade accords and negotiations with other countries.
Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 10:39 UTC
Quito officially complains statements by Cristina Fernandez questioning democracy in Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador announced that it has presented a protest note before a statement by Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández on the alleged obstacles to the candidacy of Andrés Aráuz, the Ecuadorian progressive candidate.
Wednesday, October 14th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
“The political problem in Argentina is Cristina Kirchner,” Morales Solá
Argentina is experiencing an economic and health crisis due to the coronavirus. This is why there are many critics of the management of the Government of Alberto Fernández. One of the most vocal is the former president and current vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Thursday, October 8th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Leading Kirchnerite diplomat resigns and openly criticizes president Fernandez
The resignation of the Argentine ambassador to Russia, Alicia Castro, in protest over the decision of the government of President Alberto Fernandez to condemn the Venezuelan regime for repeated human rights violations, “constitutes a dramatic turn in our foreign policy and does not differ at all with what would have been voted by ex-president Macri”.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Argentine debt negotiations: Cristina Fernandez praises Minister Guzmán's performance
Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner praised Minister of Economy Martin Guzmán statements during a television program in Buenos Aires and described he was “clear as crystal water”, in his replies
Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 10:10 UTC
An out of plan shock bomb goes off in Cristina Fernandez' backyard
The violent death of a former secretary of Argentine ex-president and currently vice president, Cristina Kirchner, in El Calafate, Santa Cruz province triggered a strong clash between the Argentine government and congressional opposition since there was speculation that Fabian Gutierrez, 48, a potential whistleblower in several corruption cases, had met his destiny to the hands of an alleged Kirchner conspiration.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:04 UTC
New version of Nisman's death supplied by ex Mossad agent directly involves Cristina Fernandez
Israel’s Mossad provided the intelligence information that enabled Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman to prove that Iran orchestrated the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people were killed, an Israeli TV documentary claimed.
Tuesday, June 9th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Argentina will take over soy-crushing giant, currently under administration
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced Monday evening a plan to seize crop trader Vicentin SAIC in a move that is anticipated will ring alarm bells in soy markets, among investors in the country and even the current foreign debt negotiations.
Monday, May 18th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Argentine anti corruption office drops two cases against Cristina Kirchner and siblings
In the midst of the pandemic Argentine vice president, Cristina Fernandez managed one of the objectives that the opposition claims were part of the political agreement with current head of state Alberto Fernandez, who was elected with the landslide of votes from the former president.
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Study: Grass Carp Pose Dangers For Great Lakes
Author: CBS Minnesota
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Plant-gorging grass carp probably could survive in all of the Great Lakes, scientists said Monday, adding that if the fish get established, they might significantly damage the environment.
The fight to prevent Asian carp from reaching the inland seas has focused primarily on bighead and silver carp, which eat huge amounts of plankton, the foundation of aquatic food chains. They have infested much of the Mississippi River basin and are threatening to reach the Great Lakes through rivers and canals, leading the government to spend more than $200 million on measures to keep them out.
Grass carp have drawn less attention because they feed on plants, including nuisance weeds that choke boat motors and overwhelm native vegetation. Introduced in the U.S. in 1963 for pond and lake maintenance, the fish were distributed widely with the blessing of state and federal agencies; they’ve now been reported in 45 states.
Researchers documented for the first time last year that grass carp had spawned successfully in the Great Lakes, based on an analysis of four fish captured in Ohio’s Sandusky River, a tributary of Lake Erie.
In a paper published online this month by the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, researchers said 45 grass carp are known to have been caught in the Great Lakes basin between 2007-12. Some were found in Lake Erie, others in tributaries of the lakes.
About half of those caught could reproduce, which could mean the lakes already have a breeding population, the report said, although there are other possible explanations, such as illegal stocking.
The researchers also surveyed scientific reports as far back as the 1930s showing that where grass carp have been introduced, they’ve mowed down a wide variety of plants and even algae.
“They’ll eat pretty much anything,” said lead author Marion Wittmann of the University of Notre Dame. “I think of them as like sheep or goats; they’ll come in and munch what’s in front of them.”
That bodes ill for wetland vegetation that provides spawning grounds and habitat for young fish, Wittmann said. Largemouth bass and bluegill are among species that have fared poorly in places infested with grass carp. Ducks and other waterfowl that nest in wetlands also could be vulnerable.
The study also found that grass carp could live in all five of the lakes based on the region’s climate, although more work is needed to determine whether all the lakes have sufficient food supplies.
A hurdle to keeping the carp out of the Great Lakes is the patchwork quilt of policies and regulations, Wittmann said. Unlike bighead and silver carp, they are not illegal to possess under federal law. The fish is banned in Michigan and Minnesota; in Wisconsin, they can be used only for research. But the five other Great Lakes states — Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York — allow their use with special permits.
“We’d like to the see the Great Lakes states harmonize their policies,” said Tammy Newcomb, senior water policy adviser with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tests grass carp at producer facilities to make sure they’ve been sterilized before they are shipped to customers, such as reservoir managers or homeowner associations around private lakes. The inspections are not mandatory under federal law.
But even in Michigan, where the fish have been banned since the late 1970s, grass carp turned up in an inland lake in 2012. They were very old and apparently stocked many years ago, Newcomb said.
The study shows the importance of being vigilant but doesn’t suggest a need for emergency actions to ward off a grass carp invasion, Newcomb said.
“The house isn’t on fire as much as I’d feel like if we were finding reproducing bighead and silver carp in the Great Lakes,” Newcomb said.
(© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Get punched in the gut with The Glorious Sons
Whether it's two chords or simple words, front-man Brett Emmons shares some of his favourite stripped down songs that pack the heaviest punches.
The Glorious Sons
With eight consecutive top-10 rock radio hits under their belt, The Glorious Sons are one of Canada’s biggest rock bands. They’ve toured stadiums, headlined festivals, and even shared the stage with The Rolling Stones. In the middle of a much needed break, we chatted with front-man Brett Emmons to dig into some of his favourite deep cuts that dig deep.
What was your goal when putting together this playlist?
I wanted to make a list of songs — simple songs, I guess — that at least cause a large reaction within me emotionally. Whether that means they are two chords or someone just says exactly what they mean, but I’ve always loved a song that punches you in the gut. I think that there are songwriters that know how to cut the fat better than others, and they cause an emotional reaction that other songwriters can’t. There are songwriters that are extremely impressive, that I listen to and I think, “Well how the hell did he come up with that?” But I don’t think it ever measures up to say a John Lennon line like, “God is a concept by which we measure our pain”. It’s just so simple, there’s no fat on it, and it just kind of makes you want to vomit from your heart. For lack of a better term.
“It just kind of makes you want to vomit from your heart.”
You’ve toured with some of these bands on this list, right?
A lot of these bands, like Teenage Kicks, J Roddy Walston, we toured with them too. And for the life of me I never knew why they didn’t get more of a fan reaction than they’ve gotten and haven’t had more success than they’ve had. We toured with them through the states and it was one of the funnest times I’ve ever had. And they’re kind of like a jammy band. Live at least, I don’t think you’d ever hear it on record. But they’re just incredible musicians, and their music lives and breathes differently every night.
You talk about the simple songs that just kind of punch you in the gut. Is that something that you try to emulate in your own writing?
Yeah. I think after we wrote The Union, I knew I hit on that with a few songs but I didn’t really have a voice. It took me 2 years of just constantly writing and just picking things out of lines in order to kind of make them sit heavier. I find when writing, say I’m writing a fiction story, it’s about expanding on things. But with songs, I’ve always felt it’s about taking a big idea and kind of bringing it into this small area. And at least for a popular rock and roll band, it’s got to be digestible. It should definitely make you think, but I want people to be able to relate with it as well.
What was your journey like to get where you are now?
It took me a long time. Tons of writing trips and meeting people that inspired me just to say exactly what I mean. I remember I went to Nashville trying to write country songs — I was trying to make money on the side. I met this guy named Dave Berg. I had a song that just got put on his last album called I’m On Your Side. And every time I’d write a line, he’d say, “Is that what you really mean?” And it just kinda screwed with me. He was just this unique, quiet, 40 year old guy who lived in this big house on a hill by himself. And he would go out, smoke a cigarette and look off the deck and come back in with just the most poignant, simple line. And it just inspired me to just tear everything away and learn to talk to people more.
Green, Green Rocky Road
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So Dave Van Ronk, my friend Luke showed me him about a month ago. I didn’t realize this, but he was actually kind of a mentor for Bob Dylan. And of course he never got as much popular praise as Dylan did. But they called him The Mayor Grudge Village. So he showed me that Green Green Rocky Road song, and it was just that grain you hear on the acoustic guitar. I’m a sucker for song writers in general, but it’s just so simple. It’s a guitar and a man’s voice. And you can tell he’s not exactly a naturally trained singer, but you can hear the hurt in his voice, you can hear the wood on the strings, and it’s just a beautiful song.
“You can hear the hurt in his voice, you can hear the wood on the strings, and it’s just a beautiful song.”
Follow Teenage Kicks
Peter from Teenage Kicks is now our guitar tech, but we took him out on our first Canadian tour. And they were pretty big in Toronto, they had a relatively good following. They had some hardships and ended up breaking up and they’re not doing it anymore, but I think Brooklyn Bridge is one of the fucking best Canadian rock songs made in the last 20 years. I’m a sucker for a song that starts quiet and just smashes you at some point in the face. His writing on it is amazing, but his vocal performance, again. Throughout this whole list, you’ll probably see vocal performances where the imperfections of people’s voices shine through and you can kind of hear them bleed a little bit. Brooklyn Bridge for me is one of those.
“I’m a sucker for a song that starts quiet and just smashes you at some point in the face.”
Heavy Bells
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Heavy Bells I chose again for that vocal thing. But in a totally different, more fun way. I think it’s definitely more pronounced on this song. The whole chorus is him just shrieking, and I love that. I don’t know if people understand how hard that is to do. And how hard on your voice that is. It just sounds like yelling but there’s real thought put into it, and to do that every night. I watched him do that every night for an entire tour and it was perfect. And better live. And man, I just love the break. It’s just a man screaming like a banshee. Just beautiful for some reason to me.
Is that a trained method or is he damaging his vocal cords?
I would think that if you ask any vocal coach in the entire world, they’d tell you that he’s damaging vocal cords. I’ve had vocal troubles in my life and if you talk to people that are using their voice in a rock band travelling around, they’ll tell you they’ve all had polyps, they’ve all had things go wrong with their voice boxes. It’s going to happen. You’re manipulating these two little things in your voice together to create sound. I think some of the best stuff has come out of improper manipulation of them. Take Twist and Shout. And that’s what rock music is, right?
Picture Cards (feat. Muscle Shoals Horns)
Blaze Foley
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About 4 or 5 years ago I first started listening to Townes Van Zandt, and I really enjoyed that. But I was sitting around a kitchen table with one of my buddies and he just wouldn’t shut up about Blaze Foley and how he was just the best of them all. And it kind of made me dislike him at first, just because my whole thought is like, if Townes is the known one from that era — and I knew how talented Van Zan is, like an incredible songwriter — I just kinda of compared the two in my brain. But then I started listening to Blaze Foley. I learned his story and his story is absolutely crazy. He lived in a tree house for 2 years with his girlfriend, got shot in the liver protecting a friend from his son, and he was actually killed which is quite sad. They called him The Duct Tape Messiah because he duct taped everything he owned, it’s pretty funny. I heard stories about him pawning like his only guitar just to get money to get hammered, and somehow he’d always get it back.
That’s hilarious.
He was also just an incredible songwriter and his voice. I think is one of the most natural voices you hear. One of those singers that sings the way they talk. And that’s another side of the voice that I really like. Guys like Don Henley and Jackson Brown. You can hear their speaking voice in their singing voice. They just have that natural tone, like it was never really work for them; they were just coming out and singing. There are tons of imperfections and little knots in it here and there, but that’s what makes it beautiful. And Blaze Foley just has that. He’s this big, hulking man, and he’s got that deep, southern country voice. He’s one of those guys that just punches you in the gut with his lyrics. He just says exactly what he means. There’s something about when somebody just sings the way they talk, it always, just sounds so honest to me. And that’s what I think probably what makes a songwriter great or not, is how honest they are.
“There are tons of imperfections and little knots in it here and there, but that’s what makes it beautiful.”
The authenticity.
Yeah, at one point he just says in his song, “I saw daylight in your eyes.” And I was just floored. Just stuff like that every now and again comes around and you just wanna cry. You can relate it to any memory you’ve ever had to falling in love with somebody, meeting somebody, or getting in a situation where you finally felt like you have the answer. And I truly love, love that song.
You mentioned country a couple times. How do you find that country lives within your world of being a musician?
I grew up in a town of 600 people, 20 minutes outside of Kingston. I went to school in a town where there was only one road. We were in the country. I can’t say that I really relate heavily with wildlife and stuff like that, but I think just growing up and being in that place; fishing, seeing deer, looking for different kinds of rocks. It’s just so easy for me to relate to those types of stories because that’s where I grew up, I guess. I was once asked in an interview about how most of our music was relating to small town things, kind of every man kind of things. I don’t think it’s ever been a choice for me, it’s just who I am.
So is the relatability you find with country just where the lyrical content is derived from, or do you find yourself ever inspired by the music itself?
I think there’s just a lot of grain to the music. Especially the most country songs where you can hear the strings rattling on the wood, it just sounds so natural. Another thing is I think that a lot of country music is rooted in loneliness, and feeling small. I don’t know if that’s why I like it, but that’s kind of the way that I write and the way I feel about human beings. I think that we tend to magnify very small things, but a lot of the time, at the heart of every great story, is just a small person doing small things, and it’s very simple. And I think it doesn’t have to be this grandiose idea, I think that the mundane part of life is usually where the most beautiful stories come from.
“I think that the mundane part of life is usually where the most beautiful stories come from.”
Club Molluska
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I was introduced to this band by the guys I live with now, The Dirty Nil. They were just going on and on and on about them. They’re huge fan boys, so I thought I’d take a listen. Every night me and Kyle have a few drinks of whiskey and he’ll take me through a musical journey on YouTube. He showed me this song. It’s just 2 chords draped in reverb, and a man kind of singing like he talks. And it’s got that Lou Reed-esque kind of feel to it. It doesn’t really have to go anywhere, it just does exactly what it sets out to do. And I think it’s a beautiful song. It’s probably one of the songs that I’m least familiar with on this playlist because it’s a new one for me. He’s got this pop way with his melodies which is really interesting. I find with a lot of the indie rock music, it seems like people tend to get in their own way. And I’m not pointing any fingers or anything, but sometimes if something sounds good then it just sounds good. And it’s okay if a bunch of people like your music. And with this guy, I can just hear somebody doing exactly what they feel and putting it out there. It’s just very honest and it’s easy on the ear.
Do you find writing songs with less chords to be easier or more of a challenge?
It just depends on who’s writing the music. For myself, I’m not a great musician by any means. I do love to write music, but I’m not a great guitarist or a great piano player or anything like that. I’m getting better at guitar. But I use them as writing tools. One of my favourite things to hear or do is just play those two chords and leave that space empty so you can make the song move in whatever way you want and it’s always coming back to that anchor. There’s always this sense of familiarity, this sense of home, so you can take it literally anywhere. I guess maybe my own limitations drive me to liking music like that too.
Follow Deer Tick
I remember when I first heard this song, it was with my first girlfriend. We were driving around in this little blue car, and she’d always just show me tons of music; she was always on the up and up. She knew what was going on and I didn’t, to say the least. When you’re in a small town like Odessa, I think it’s harder to find new music than it might be for a kid growing up in a big city. The bands just don’t come to your city as much in the first place, and you know, just less people. Deer Tick I remember came on and I just hadn’t heard anything in the 21st century that sounded so ragged and rock and roll. I love that voice. It sounds like he smoked a thousand cigarettes and drank 12 bottles of whiskey. And by the stories I’ve heard, that’s exactly what he does. It’s just that manipulation of the voice in an improper way, it makes it sound like the devil singing the song. And it’s still one of my favourite songs. I always come back around to it and listen to it every year or so, because I just love that vocal performance so much.
A Perfect Miracle
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This one just hit me at the right time. I was going through kind of a bad relationship and he just talks about how he wishes he could give somebody a perfect miracle. I think a lot of people have visions of how they think their relationships should be with people. They dream these things up in their head. And when it doesn’t meet the expectations that they made in their brain, they tend to get defeated and stop trying, hide, or just self destruct. I just love the thought of music, and at least I’ve tried in my music in the past while, to tell the truth about visions and dreams. People want their lives to be like stories, but that’s not always the way it’s going to work. I think this song is a beautiful representation of what we can and can’t do. It’s dressed in this whimsical sort of way that maybe hides that, but I think at the heart of the song it’s a simple explanation of what a man can and can’t do.
I Can Fool Anybody in This Town
Liily
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We took these guys on tour and I was just absolutely blown away by them. I don’t really know how old they are, I think they’re like 19 or 20, and they’re just incredible musicians. Oviously I’m not a manager and I don’t know how to sell music that well, but I think that if they keep the trajectory that they’re on, they’re going to probably be one of the biggest rock bands in the states. And I hope they do because they’re incredible musicians, and there’s just a danger to their music that I think is missing from a lot of rock and roll these days.
“They’re going to probably be one of the biggest rock bands in the states.”
How’d you come across these guys?
They pretty much just got thrown on our tour. We didn’t take them out for any real reason other than they were available to open for us, and they had a little bit of a buzz around them. I didn’t really know what to expect, but you can tell that this is the only thing they’ve done for 20 years. And I love that. I think they fancy themselves artists, and I think that’s good too. I mean, I like musicians a lot of the times that couldn’t be doing anything else, like that’s the way I’ve always considered myself. I’d be so fucked if I had to get a job, I was so bad at everything. Like I worked for my brother, and my brother could have easily fired me.
What do they have going on that’s so special?
I just think they’re one of the best rock and roll bands in the country, and I like I said that danger. At least for myself when I’m listening to new rock, I don’t really wanna hear that ’80s throwback shit anymore, I don’t want it to be so poppy anymore. I want to feel that scared, tight feeling like something could run off the tracks a little bit. And I think that they definitely did accomplish that. It’s just really refreshing to hear in 2020. And they’re crazy too on stage. Like, convulsing crazy. A couple of the guys in our band are like 33 years old now. And to have these 19 year old kids acting like they’re speaking tongues on stage and shaking, it’s just invigorating to see. It excites me about rock and roll music to see kids doing it like that.
What does that do for you before you go on stage?
I kind of just think like, “Fuck, these guys are pretty good.” If you just watch a little bit of it, you just know, “I gotta step it up.” I think that for us, we’re on tour so much, when we get home we just want to relax. Going out and taking a band like that, after two weeks home, after taking a totally different band, it can just be a complete wake up call to what your job is. And what it takes to put on a good performance. And to me, it’s not so much a competition, but you still don’t want to get blown out of the water. But there’s still a competitiveness to it. You don’t want them to come in and take all your fans. I remember going on tour when I was opening for bands, and feeling like, “Holy fuck, there’s no way this band is ever going to be able to follow us.” And that’s a good feeling. I think people should have that feeling. But I’m not ready to be the old guy yet.
So what’s going on now for The Glorious Sons?
I’m just kind of in writing mode to be honest. We went and did an album in January and came out with 9 pretty good songs, but I felt like they were a little dismembered from one another. So I’m kind of at the point where I’m back at the drawing board. To just get an idea as to where I want the band to go. I want it to get a little heavier again, and I think I’m going to start playing the electric guitar so we have 3 guitars on stage. So you know, we’re just writing and chilling. I think that we wouldn’t have allowed ourselves to take a break like this. Just because there’s a lot of momentum happening in the camp. I don’t mean to be insensitive, but for us, it’s really important that we got this time to push pause and the decision was taken out of our hands because we were just flying. There was no rest. Even when we got home in January, we went right into the studio in between tours and then back out again. And that’s how we wrote A War On Everything. So the time kind of bled together and got away from us a little bit.
Anything you want to plug?
Not really, just want you all to listen to these songs and try not to go insane.
Jonathan Weiner
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November issue of The Hunts Point Express
The latest issue of The Hunts Point Express is out now in the neighborhood, or, you can find it online at huntspointexpress.com.
April issue of The Hunts Point Express
The Hunts Point Express featured in The New York Times
Prof. Buddy Stein and the Neighborhood News featured The Hunts Point Express in The New York Times. Eight reporters from The Hunts Point Express discussed issues in the South Bronx with the borough’s district manager of Community Board 2. The reporters were Hunter College Students who held a news conference with Mr. Salamanca at Hunter with an objective to ferret out stories that will inform, connect with and give a voice to residents who might not otherwise have one.
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Is Poroshenko Preparing for Peace or War?
PoliticsUkraineUncategorized
By Kristina Kharlova Last updated Feb 19, 2018
By Joshua Tartakovsky, Independent Researcher
What is one to make of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s recent statement that violence and force have failed in suppressing the Donbass and that negotiations must be carried out? Poroshenko said that there is no military solution to the war in Donetsk and Lugansk while qualifying his statement by saying that if Russia will launch an intervention, Ukraine will introduce martial law. Poroshenko’s statement that “we haven’t got the resources for an offensive today” can be interpreted to mean that either he is planning to get the resources in the future or attempting to appear pragmatic so as to deflect accusations from ultra-nationalists that he betrayed their cause. Poroshenko also said that he would meet the leaders of Russia, Germany and France in Kazakhstan on January 15 (incidentally the same day in which anti-Russian government protests are expected to be held in Moscow and around the world) to discuss a settlement.
Did the Ukrainian President finally realize the futility of bombing civilians in his own country who dared to protest the illegal coup that took place in February 2014 and do not feel represented by Western Ukrainian ultra-nationalists? Is the fact that many in the Ukrainian Army oppose the so-called ‘anti-terrorist operation’ and even deserted, mean that he realized that a full conquest will not be possible, or that he must salvage Ukraine’s economy with Russia’s support before the already-dire economic situation deteriorates further? Did Poroshenko have a change of heart (or mind), possibly despite American full support for the military actions he has been taking against Donetsk and Lugansk and has he decided to do what is in the interest of all citizens of Ukraine? Or is Poroshenko merely trying to win time and launch a new war in Spring 2015?
One may take Poroshenko at his word and to believe that indeed he came to realize that the war was futile and cannot be won. This would only make sense, as this is a rational choice. The people of the Donbass will not be subdued by force and Ukraine’s economy has been in a free fall. However, on the other hand, one should recall that Poroshenko has called for peaceful negotiations in the past and yet after his election, the military operation has continued unabated, despite the many hopes some placed on him. This would mean that Poroshenko may have been forced to continue the war in the past despite his personal objection to it, whether due to US pressure or due to fear of drawing the wrath of the ultra-nationalists and fascists at home. It is likely that Poroshenko never wanted the current war yet the existence of various militias faithful to oligarch Igor Kolomoysky means that he is stuck in a delicate and perhaps untenable situation.
Reviewing the facts on the ground may allow us to develop a better understanding of what may come next: In December 2014, the US Congress passed the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, that allows the US for the first time to give arms to the Kiev junta and enable it to intensify its massacre of civilians in East Ukraine. According to a pro-Kiev pundit, the Act allows the US to provide military training to Kiev and grant it anti-tank weapons, ammunition, counter-artillery radars and drones. (In fact, the US has already given Kiev radars recently but this act is an escalation as now ‘offensive’ rather than merely ‘defensive’ equipment will be provided). A total of $350 million in aid can be passed over to Ukraine within the next three years, with $10 million dedicated to spreading the perspective of the United States via Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and $20 million dedicated to ‘democracy promotion’ in Russia. However, according to the same pundit, the granting of a non-NATO ally status to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, was removed in the last minute, in order to make the law more passable.
It seems unlikely that the current Ukrainian government would like to give up on US aid for war recently made available, and this would mean that the Kiev government is unlikely to stop the war, even if Poroshenko would personally like to, if only due to the pressure coming from fascist ultra-nationalists who were unleashed in Maidan thanks to US support. Poroshenko would have significant trouble stopping the war without securing a surrender of Novorossiya which is impossible at the moment.
Furthermore, Poroshenko very recently visited an arms factory in ultra-nationalist Lviv and told workers there to work around-the-clock in preparation for full mobilization. If he intended to secure peace negotiations soon, or wanted to signal the sincerity of his intentions, he would have not intensified his war efforts. One may argue that Poroshenko may be taking acts to reassure the fascist ultra-nationalists, yet this would also mean that in the future, should he come to a resolution with Russia over ending the fighting, he could face a popular rebellion when seeking to deliver the peace. Actions on the ground, when examined, do not leave room for much optimism. 400,000 new people will be drafted to the Ukrainian army in 2015, rendering the number of soldiers in the Ukrainian army to 250,000, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak. The defense minister also said that Ukraine’s military spending will reach $3.2 billion next year. In addition, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Oleksadr Turchynov said that he hopes “to create one of the strongest armies in Europe” and that “our war will end only when the whole territory of Ukraine is freed, including Crimea.” Indeed, both Kiev and the US have recently placed sanctions on residents of the Crimea therefore creating another hurdle in the goal of reaching a peaceful compromise.
The new budget approved in the Ukrainian parliament with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk threatening to resign unless it will pass, plans to allocate 5.2% of the GDP for defense while cutting social programs. Therefore, judging by its actions, it appears that Ukraine is preparing for an all-out war, and has little motivation not to do so when considering the financial incentives provided by US support. Besides the fact that as the economy continues to decline, an impoverished population, manipulated by the government and media, may become more nationalistic, blame its troubles on Russia rather than on mismanagement at home, and resort to a war frenzy in response to its own plight.
It is therefore quite possible that Poroshenko is simply seeking to gain time and work on preparing the country for an all-out war, even though it is clear that people on all sides will suffer as a result. Or at the very least that he will be unable to stop the war drums even if he wishes to.
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Law and Public Policy
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Disaster, Crisis, and Intervention
Master of Science in Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (BSN Track)
Master of Science in Psychology - Applied Psychology
PhD in Education - Early Childhood Special Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Informatics (BSN Track)
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Advanced Research
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Family Studies & Intervention
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security Policy and Coordination
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PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - General
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Human Services Nonprofit Administration
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Self-Designed
Doctor of Education - Early Childhood Education
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Addiction Counseling
Master of Science in Education - Elementary Reading and Literacy (PreK-6)
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Public Management and Leadership
Doctor of Education - Higher Education Leadership & Management (Family Friendly)
Master of Science in Education (Accelerated) - Special Education (Non-Licensure)
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Disaster, Crisis & Intervention
Master of Science in Education (Accelerated) - Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Doctor of Education - Community College Leadership
PhD in Education - Educational Technology & Design
Master of Science in Psychology - Psychology of Culture
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Emergency Management
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Family Studies and Intervention
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Global Social Services
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Mental Health Facilitation
Doctor of Education - Community College Leadership (Family Friendly)
Doctor of Business Administration - Accounting
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Disaster, Crisis, and Intervention
Master of Science in Education - Special Education (Non-Licensure) (K-12)
Master of Science in Human Resource Management - Integrating Functional & Strategic Human Resource Management
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Public Policy Analysis
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Global Leadership
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Master of Science in Education (Accelerated) - Elementary Reading & Mathematics
Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (BSN Track)
Doctor of Business Administration - Global Supply Chain Management
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Doctor of Business Administration - Leadership
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Master of Science in Human and Social Services - General
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Doctor of Education - Educational Technology
Master of Science in Education - Elementary Reading and Mathematics (K-6)
Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Management (RN Track)
Doctor of Business Administration - Human Resource Management
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Master of Science in Education - Educational Leadership and Administration (International - Non-Licensure)
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Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Forensic Counseling
Master of Science in Psychology - Leadership Development & Coaching
Master of Science in Education - Reading and Literacy with a Reading K12 Endorsement
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Master of Science in Psychology - Educational Psychology
Master of Social Work - Advanced Clinical Social Practice
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Master of Science in Education - Integrating Technology in the Classroom (K-12)
Doctor of Business Administration - Homeland Security
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Doctor of Education - Educational Administration and Leadership (Non-Licensure)
Doctor of Education - Reading, Literacy, & Assessment (Non-Licensure; Family Friendly)
Doctor of Business Administration - Project Management
Doctor of Business Administration - Finance
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Social Policy Analysis and Planning
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Master of Science in Education (Accelerated) - Teacher Leadership
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Master of Science in Education - Teacher Leadership (K-12)
Master of Science in Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (BSN Track)
PhD in Psychology - Educational Psychology
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Global Social Services
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Criminal Justice
Master of Science in Psychology - Health Psychology
Doctor of Business Administration - Social Impact Management
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Global Social Services
Doctor of Education - Educational Administration & Leadership (Non-Licensure; Family Friendly)
Doctor of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship
Doctor of Business Administration - Healthcare Management
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Military Families and Culture
PhD in Education - Organizational Research, Assessment and Evaluation
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Social Policy & Analysis & Planning
Master of Science in Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (RN Track)
PhD in Psychology - Social Psychology
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Career Counseling
PhD in Education - Reading, Literacy, Assessment, & Evaluation
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Mental Health Facilitation
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Terrorism, Mediation, and Peace
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Trauma and Crisis Counseling
Master of Science in Psychology - Terrorism & Security
PhD in Psychology - General Teaching Psychology (Teaching Option)
Doctor of Education - Higher Education Leadership and Management
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Higher Education
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Military Families and Culture
PhD in Psychology - Forensic Psychology
Doctor of Education - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Community Intervention and Leadership
Master of Science in Psychology - Crisis Management & Response
Doctor of Education - Special Education (Non-Licensure; Family Friendly)
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Military Families and Culture
Master of Science in Education - Science (K-8)
Master of Science in Education - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Family Studies and Intervention
Doctor of Education - Higher Education and Adult Learning
Master of Science in Nursing - Education (RN Track)
PhD in Education - Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and Evaluation
Master of Science in Education (Accelerated) - Elementary Reading and Literacy
PhD in Psychology - Clinical Psychology
Master of Social Work - Military Social Work
Master of Science in Education - Mathematics and Science (Grades K-8)
Doctor of Education - Reading, Literacy, and Assessment
Master of Science in Education - Mathematics (K-6)
Doctor of Education - Early Childhood Education (Non-Licensure; Family Friendly)
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Conflict Management and Negotiation
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN-BSN-MSN
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Informatics (RN Track)
Doctor of Education - Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (Family Friendly)
PhD in Education - Education Policy, Leadership, & Management
Master of Social Work - Social Work in Healthcare
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Gerontology
Doctor of Education - Educational Technology (Family Friendly)
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Criminal Justice
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Human Services Nonprofit Admin
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Criminal Justice
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Community and Social Services
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Higher Education
Master of Science in Human Resource Management - Organizational Strategy
PhD in Psychology - Health Psychology
Master of Science in Human Resource Management - Functional Human Resource Management
Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership and Management (BSN Track)
Doctor of Business Administration - International Business
Master of Science in Education - Educational Leadership and Administration (Principal Licensure Preparation)
Doctor of Business Administration - Marketing
PhD in Human and Social Services (MS entry) - Community and Social Services
Master of Science in Nursing - Education (BSN Track)
Doctor of Education - Special Education
PhD in Human and Social Services (BS entry) - Community & Social Service
Master of Science in Human and Social Services - Gerontology
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Master of Science in Psychology - Social Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Business for Secondary Education (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Marketing (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Data Analytics (Bridge)
Master of Science in Psychology - Geropsychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Entrepreneurship (Online)
Master of Science in Cyber Security (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Higher Education Leadership (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Master of Science in Data Science (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Non-Profit Management (Online)
Master of Science in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Family Dynamics (Online)
Master of Education in Secondary Education - Humanities (NITL) (Online)
Educational Specialist in Teaching and Learning (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (Online)
Master of Arts in History - Education (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Health Care Administration (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Project Management (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Care Informatics - Bridge (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Public Health - Bridge (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in English for Secondary Education (Online)
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Marriage and Family Therapy (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Business Information Systems (Online)
Master of Arts in English - Education (Online)
Master of Divinity (Online)
Master of Education in Secondary Education - STEM (NITL) (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Christian Ministry (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness (Online)
Master of Arts in Reading - Elementary Education (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Leadership in Health Care Systems - Bridge (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Management (Qualitative Research)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Online)
Master of Arts in Reading - Secondary Education (Online)
Master of Science in Instructional Design (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Counseling - Addiction, Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science - Family Dynamics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sports Management (Online)
Master of Education in Early Childhood Education - Does not lead to initial licensure (NITL) (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Health Care Administration (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Management (Quantitative Research)
Master of Science in Psychology - Forensic Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - STEM (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Special Education (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science - Trauma (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Math for Secondary Education (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education (Online)
Master of Education in Educational Leadership - Does not lead to initial licensure (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Integrating Technology, Learning and Psychology (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Accounting (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Christian Ministry (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning - Adult Learning - Qualitative Research (Online)
Master of Science in Psychology - Life Coaching (Online)
Master of Science in Chemistry - Education (Online)
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Christian Counseling (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (Online)
Master of Science in Health Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science - Infancy and Early Childhood Studies (Online)
MBA and Master of Science in Leadership - dual degree (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Forensic Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sociology - Social Work (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Care Quality & Patient Safety (Online)
Master of Science in Psychology - General Psychology (Online)
Master of Science in Instructional Technology (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Strategic Human Resource Management (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Higher Education Leadership (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science - Substance Use Disorders (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Communications - Broadcasting and New Media (Online)
Master of Business Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Management (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - K-12 Leadership (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Master of Science in Psychology - Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Online)
Master of Education in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education ITL (Online)
Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Marketing - Qualitative Research (Online)
Master of Science in Cyber Security (Bridge) (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Data Analytics (Qualitative Research)
Educational Specialist in K-12 Leadership (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education - Bridge (Online)
Master of Science in Christian Counseling of Substance Use and Addictive Disorders (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sociology (Online)
Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity (Online)
Master of Education in School Counseling - ITL (Online)
Master of Education in Special Education: Cross-Categorical - Leads to initial teacher licensure) (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Care Quality & Patient Safety - Bridge (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - English as a Second Language (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration (Online)
Master of Science in Biology - Education (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Sports Business (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Christian Ministry (Online)
MBA and Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems - dual degree (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Online)
Master of Science in Health Informatics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Cognition and Instruction (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology Management (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Integrating Technology, Learning and Psychology (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Studies (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Performance Psychology (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Master of Arts in Higher Education Student Affairs (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Educational Studies - Does Not Lead to Teacher Licensure (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Adult Gerontology (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Special Education (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Communications - Political Campaigns (Online)
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Online)
Master of Science in Health Administration - Health Care Quality and Patient Safety (Online)
Master of Education in Special Education: Moderate to Severe (ITL)(Online)
Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (Online)
Master of Science in Psychology - Health Psychology (Online)
Master of Education in Secondary Education - Humanities (ITL) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Performance Psychology (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - RN to BSN (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Government and Policy (Online)
Master of Science in Computer Science (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Health Informatics (Online)
Master of Education in Elementary Education - Does not lead to initial licensure (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Behavioral Health - Qualitative Research (Online)
Master of Education in Secondary Education - STEM (ITL) (Online)
Master of Science in Psychology - Human Factors (Online)
Doctor of Nursing Practice - DNP (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education (Online)
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Trauma (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Behavioral Health - Quantitative Research (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Prevention (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Grief and Bereavement (Online)
Master of Education in Special Education: Cross-Categorical - Does not lead to initial licensure (Online)
Master of Science in Criminal Justice: Legal Studies (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Public Health (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Marketing - Quantitative Research (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (Online)
Master of Arts in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Online)
Master of Education in Special Education: Moderate to Severe (NITL) (Online)
Master of Education in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education NITL (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Organizational Development - Qualitative Research (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Data Analytics (Quantitative Research)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Educational Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (Online)
Master of Science in Accounting (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Leadership (Online)
Master of Arts in Communication - Education (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science - Childhood and Adolescence Disorders (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - Organizational Development - Quantitative Research (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Integrated Health (Online)
Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership - K-12 Leadership (Quantitative Research) (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology Management - Bridge (Online)
Master of Science in Sociology - Education (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Cyber Security (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Finance (Online)
Master of Science in Addiction Counseling (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Health Systems Management (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Social Media (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Cognition and Instruction (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Master of Education in Educational Administration - Leads to initial teacher licensure) (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Health Care Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Business Analytics (Online)
Master of Education in Early Childhood Education - Leads to initial teacher licensure (Online)
Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning - Adult Learning - Quantitative Research (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Communications - Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships (Online)
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision - Bridge (Online)
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Childhood and Adolescence Disorders (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Public Health Nursing (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Performance and Sports Psychology (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Marketing (Bridge)
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (Online)
Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Online)
Master of Science in Business Analytics (Online)
Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness - Community Mental Health Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - Christian Education (Online)
Master of Education in Elementary Education - Leads to initial teacher licensure) (Online)
Ph.D. in General Psychology - Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Qualitative Research) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - Teaching Reading (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education / Special Education - Dual Major (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in History for Secondary Education - ITL (Online)
Master of Arts in Biblical Languages - Thesis (Online)
Master of Religious Education (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Chaplaincy (Online)
Master of Public Health - Global Health (Online)
Willmington School of the Bible - Biblical Studies Diploma (Online)
Master of Divinity - Church Ministry in Digital Age (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Non-Profit Leadership & Management (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Advanced Educational Studies - Special Education
Bachelor of Science in Religion - NextGen (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology (Online)
Master of Science in Sport Management - Tourism (Thesis) (Online)
Education Specialist in School Administration and Supervision (Online)
Master of Arts in Music Education (Online)
Master of Science in National Security (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Military Studies - History (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Cybersecurity (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Corrections and Human Services (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Law & Public Policy (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Government - National Security (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Strategic Intelligence (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sports Management - Sports Administration (Online)
Master of Divinity - Global Studies (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Advanced Educational Studies - Instructional Design and Technology
Master of Arts in Communication (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Worship Studies (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - Project Management (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - General (Online)
Master of Arts in Composition (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Middle Education - Science (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Government - Public Administration (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership (Online)
Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics (Non-Thesis) (Online)
Master of Theology - Christian Apologetics (Thesis) (Online)
Doctor of Education in Community Care & Counseling - Marriage & Family (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing - Nursing Education (Online)
Doctor of Education in Community Care & Counseling - Pastoral Counseling (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Real Estate Development (Online)
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Online)
Doctor of Public Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication (Online)
Executive Certificate in History (Online)
Master of Divinity - Christian Leadership & Church Ministries (Online)
Executive Certificate in Criminal Justice (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Church Revitalization (Online)
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Forensic Psychology (Online)
Master of Science in Finance - Financial Planning (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Theology & Apologetics (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Biblical Studies (Online)
Bachelor of Education in English as a Second Language Education P-12 (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Addiction & Recovery (Online)
Master of Theology - Global Studies (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Public Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Middle Grades Education (45 Hours) (Online)
Master of Arts in Sports Chaplaincy (Online)
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology - Developmental Psychology (Online)
Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Instructional Design and Technology (Online)
Master of Arts in Strategic Communication (Online)
Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design (Online)
Master of Divinity - Youth & Family Ministries (Online)
Associate of Arts in Religion (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Religion - Christian Leadership (Online)
Associate of Applied Science in Medical Office Assistance (Online)
Master of Science in Sport Management - Coaching & Athletic Administration (Thesis) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing Analytics (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Elementary Education (45 Hours) - Special Education General Curriculum (K-6) Add-On (Online)
Master of Arts in Executive Leadership (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Information Systems (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Military Studies - Resiliency (Online)
Master of Arts in Promotion & Video Content (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Application & Database Development (Online)
Master of Science in Finance (Online)
Associate of Arts in Accounting (Online)
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Executive Certificate in Bible Exposition (Online)
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Master of Divinity - Professional Chaplaincy - Healthcare (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Worship (Online)
Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages (90 hrs) (Online)
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Master of Business Administration - Six Sigma (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education (Online)
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Executive Certificate in Psychology (Online)
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Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics (Thesis) (Online)
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Doctor of Worship Studies (Online)
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Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Online)
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Doctor of Ministry - Biblical Studies (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Human Resources (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Ministry Leadership (Online)
Master of Divinity - Church History (Online)
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Doctor of Business Administration - Marketing (Online)
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Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Dobson Center Family Advocacy, Public Policy, & the Future (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in History (Online)
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Doctor of Ministry - Next Generation Ministry (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice (Online)
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Public Administration (Online)
Master of Arts in Global Studies (Practicum) (Online)
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Master of Arts in Biblical Exposition (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Education - Special Education (Online)
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Master of Arts in Biblical Languages - Linguistics (Online)
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Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (Online)
Master of Public Health - Nutrition (Online)
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Leadership (Online)
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Master of Business Administration - International Business (Online)
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Executive Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Online)
Master of Divinity - Biblical Languages (75hr) (Online)
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Doctor of Worship Studies - Pastoral Counseling (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Life Coaching (Online)
Master of Education in Program Specialist - Reading (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Leadership (Online)
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Master of Arts in Religion - Next Generation Ministry (Online)
Master of Science in Nutrition (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Education - Organizational Leadership (Online)
Executive Certificate in Business Administration (Online)
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Doctor of Worship Studies - Ethnomusicology (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Business Education 6-12 (Online)
Master of Science in Human Performance - Strength Training & Conditioning (Online)
Master of Arts in Worship Studies - African-American Worship (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Gifted Education (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - Policy Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Pastoral Counseling (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Leadership (Online)
Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Gaming Design (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology - Software Design & Management (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Theology (Online)
Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Cybercrime Investigation (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Digital Marketing & Advertising (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Education Licensure - Special Education (Online)
Master of Science in Project Management (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - Middle East Affairs (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Six Sigma - Project (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Strategic Management (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Business & Government (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Crisis Response & Trauma (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Developmental Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Informatics - Healthcare Informatics (Online)
Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Christian Ministries (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Church History (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Expository Preaching & Teaching (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - English (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Master of Science in Accounting - Financial Services (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Life Coaching (Online)
Master of Divinity - Discipleship Ministries (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Business Administration (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Executive Leadership (Online)
Master of Science in Engineering Management - Leadership (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Community Chaplaincy (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Project Management (Online)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology - Network Design & Security (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - Public Administration (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Criminal Justice (Online)
Education Specialist in Higher Education Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education - Interdisciplinary Studies (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in English and Writing - General (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Dobson Center Parenting & Child/ Adolescent (Online)
Master of Science in Human Performance - Clinical (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Executive Coaching (Project) (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Tourism Management (Project) (Online)
Associate of Arts in Psychology (Online)
Master of Business Administration - International Legal Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Middle Grades Education (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Discipleship (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Fire Administration (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Social Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services - Business (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Online)
Master of Arts in Applied Psychology - Industrial Organizational Psychology (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration - Education Leadership (Online)
Master of Science in Sport Management - Outdoor Recreation (Non-Thesis) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Criminal Psychology (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Theology (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Public Relations (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Real Estate (Online)
Master of Arts in Medical Sciences - Biopsychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in English and Writing - Creative Writing (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Data Analytics (Online)
Master of Science in National Security - Homeland Security (Online)
Master of Science in Sport Management - Sport Administration (Thesis) (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Public Administration (Online)
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Physics Education 6-12: Earth Science
Master of Arts in Religion - Church Ministry in Digital Age (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sports Management - Sports Outreach (Online)
Associate of Arts in Psychology - Christian Counseling (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Healthcare (Online)
Education Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction - Middle Grades Education (Online)
Master of Science in Human Performance - Fitness & Wellness (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - Public Relations (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resources (Online)
Master of Science in Exercise Science & Wellness - Fitness & Performance (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Religion - Evangelism (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Military Resilience (Online)
Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Special Education (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Religion - Apologetics (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Addictions & Recovery (Online)
Bachelor of Science in English and Writing - Journalism (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Leadership (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Law and Policy - Public Policy (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Economics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sports Management - Sports Communication and Public Relations (Online)
Master of Divinity - Professional Chaplaincy - Military (Online)
Master of Divinity - Homiletics (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - Campaigns & Elections (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Christian Leadership & Management - Business Management (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice - Leadership (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Worship (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Crisis Counseling (Online)
Education Specialist in Educational Leadership (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management & Logistics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computational Mathematics - Actuarial (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Education Licensure - Elementary Education (Online)
Master of Science in Aeronautics (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management & Logistics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Religion - Christian Counseling (Online)
Doctor of Education in Christian Leadership - Ministry Leadership (Online)
Juris Master in American Legal Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Community Chaplaincy (Online)
Master of Arts in Public Policy - International Affairs (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Religion - Global Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Biblical Languages - Language Exegesis (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Educational Technology (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Master of Education in Program Specialist - Math (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication - Social Media Management (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Spiritual Formation (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Education - Curriculum & Instruction (Online)
Master of Science in Aeronautics - Aviation Safety (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education - General Curriculum (Online)
Master of Education in School Counseling (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Public Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Law & Policy - Pre-Law (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Accounting (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Evangelism & Church Planting (Online)
Master of Science in International Relations (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Supply Chain Management & Logistics (Online)
Doctor of Ministry - Worship (Online)
Master of Divinity - Pastoral Counseling (Online)
Master of Divinity - Professional Chaplaincy - General (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Public Administration (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Advanced Educational Studies - Educational Leadership
Bachelor of Science in Fire Administration (Online)
Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - International Business (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Marketing (Online)
Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling - Dobson Center Parent & Child/ Adolescent (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy - National Security (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy - Economic Policy (Online)
Education Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction - Elementary Education (Online)
Doctor of Worship Studies - Leadership (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Global studies (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Tourism Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Social Work (Online)
Education Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - English as Second Language (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Finance (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Criminal Justice (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy - Education Policy (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy - Foreign Policy (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Physics Education 6-12
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Developmental Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Web & Mobile Programming (Online)
Associate of Arts in Military History (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Criminal Psychology (Online)
Master of Arts in Worship Studies - Ethnomusicology (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services - Health & Wellness (Online)
Master of Science in Engineering Management - Project Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Green & Sustainable Management (Online)
Associate of Arts in Apologetics (Online)
Doctor of Philosophy in Strategic Media (Online)
Master of Science in Human Biology (Online)
Executive Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction (Online)
Associate of Arts in Information Systems (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Christian Apologetics (Online)
Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Secondary Education (Online)
Master of Divinity - Christian Ministries (Online)
Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Executive Coaching (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration - Project Management (Online)
Master of Divinity - Theology (Online)
Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Urban Education (Online)
Master of Divinity - Christian Apologetics (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Special Education - Adapted Curriculum (Online)
Master of Divinity - Biblical Studies (Online)
Doctor of Music Education (Online)
Master of Science in Accounting - Business (Online)
Master of Public Administration - Disaster Management (Online)
Master of Business Administration (36 Hours) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Life Coaching (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies (Online)
Master of Arts in Religion - Homiletics (Online)
Master of Law in International Legal Studies (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Ministry (Online)
Doctor of Business Administration - Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sports Management - Sports Venue Management (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - History (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Doctor of Education in Community Care & Counseling - Traumatology (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction - Health and Wellness Education (Non-Licensure) (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Aviation (Professional Pilot) (Online)
Master of Theology - Biblical Studies (Online)
Master of Theology - Homiletics (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Real Estate Development (Online)
Master of Education in Higher Education - Educational Leadership (Online)
Master of Science in Human Performance - Nutrition (Online)
Master of Arts in Medical Sciences - Molecular Medicine (Online)
Master of Arts in Teaching - Elementary Education (Online)
Associate of Arts in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Military Studies - Professional (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Mathematics Education 6-12 (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Financial Planning (Online)
Bachelor of Education in Social Studies Education 6-12 (Online)
Master of Arts in Human Services Counseling - Dobson Center Marriage & Family Studies (Online)
Mid-America Christian University
Bachelor of Science in Communication, Media and Ethics
Master of Business Administration - Accounting
Master of Arts in Leadership - Business Management
Master of Science in Counseling - Marital and Family Therapy
Master of Science in Counseling - Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor
Master of Arts in Leadership
Bachelor of Science in Management and Ethics
Master of Science in Counseling - Pastoral/Spiritual Direction
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Ethics
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Ethics - Management Information Systems
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting and Ethics
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration and Ethics
Master of Arts in Leadership - Higher Ed Administration
Master of Arts in Leadership - Public Administration
Bachelor of Science - Christian Ministries
Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management and Ethics
Master of Business Administration - Health Care Administration
Master of Science in Counseling - Professional Counselor
Associate of Arts in General Studies
Master of Science in Counseling - Applied Behavioral Science
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Community Health (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - New Media and Communications (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Game Art and Development (Online)
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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Security Management (Online)
Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing (Online)
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Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Environmental Sustainability (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (Online)
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Master of Science in Information Technology - Internet Security (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Quantitative Analysis (Online)
Master of Arts in Communication - Public Relations (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in History (Online)
Associate of Arts in Digital Photography (Online)
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Bachelor of Arts in History - American History (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing - Poetry (Online)
Associate of Science in Criminal Justice (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Online)
Master of Science in Health Information Management (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Online)
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Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - Special Education (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Sport Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation (Online)
Master of Science in Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Nonprofit Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems - Project Management (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in History - Military History (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing (Online)
Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator (Online)
Master of Science in Finance - Investment & Securities (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Online)
Associate of Science in Fashion Merchandising (Online)
Master of Business Administration - International Supply Chain Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Corrections (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Criminology Crime Analysis (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication - Professional Writing (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology - Web Design (Online)
Associate of Science in Marketing (Online)
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Industrial Organizational Psychology (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Media Arts (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - Dyslexia Studies & LBLD (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Addictions (Online)
Master of Arts in History - American History (Online)
Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing - Non-Fiction (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies - Software Development (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Operations Management - Logistics & Transportation (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Information Technology Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - Finance (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics (Online)
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction - Technology Integration Specialist (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Geosciences - Data Analytics in Science (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Game Programming and Development (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Social Psychology (Online)
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Master of Science in Accounting - Management Accounting (Online)
Master of Arts in History - Military History (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Child and Adolescent Development (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Sport Management (Online)
Master of Science in Management - Emergency Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems - Data Validation and Decision Making (Online)
Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing - Screenwriting (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Digital Photography (Online)
Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing - Fiction (Online)
Master of Science in Human Resource Management (Online)
Master of Science in Management - Healthcare (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems - Networking and Security (Online)
Master of Science in Accounting - Finance (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services - Child and Family Services (Online)
Master of Science in Accounting - Auditing (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - Marketing Research Analytics (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Engineering Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Police Administration & Operations (Online)
Associate of Science in Business Administration (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Music Business (Online)
Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing - Screen (Online)
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Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts (Online)
Associate of Science in Accounting (Online)
Master of Business Administration - International Finance (Online)
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration - Patient Safety & Quality (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Mental Health (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Sustainability and Environmental Compliance (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services (Online)
Master of Science in Cyber Security - IT Management (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology - Healthcare Informatics (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology - Software App Development (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Business Intelligence (Online)
Master of Arts in History - Public History (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature (Online)
Master of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - Social Media Marketing (Online)
Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing - Poetry (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services - Gerontology (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing - Non-Fiction (Online)
Master of Arts in Communication - New Media and Marketing (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in History - European History (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing - Fiction (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English (Online)
Master of Science in Marketing - Digital Marketing (Online)
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (Online)
Master of Arts in English (Online)
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Master of Science in Information Technology - Database Design (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Forensic Psychology (Online)
Associate of Science in Information Technologies (Online)
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Master of Science in Information Technology - IT Management (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Online)
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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Information Security (Online)
Master of Science in Higher Education Administration (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services - Substance Abuse (Online)
Master of Science in Information Technology (Online)
Master of Science in Data Analytics (Online)
Bachelor of Arts in Information Technologies (Online)
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Public Safety Administration (Online)
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First Look: Cut25 By Yigal Azrouel
A name synonymous with draped womenswear since 1998, Yigal Azrouel has something new up his sleeve--a younger, more modern collection of looks under the name Cut25. While his ready-to-wear collection is slinky and definitely sexy, this collection boasts more of rock-star influence, making it the rebellious twenty-something cousin of Azrouel's other lines. Expect leather and even a sequin or two, starting at $180 with most items in the $300 range. Intermix just received its first fall shipment, and the collection will also be available at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Bloomingdale’s, and other retailers across the country. Click through to see images from the fall look book.
Emily Bihl
A name synonymous with draped womenswear since 1998, Yigal Azrouel has something new up his sleeve--a younger, more modern collection of looks under the name Cut25.
While his ready-to-wear collection is slinky and definitely sexy, this collection boasts more of rock-star influence, making it the rebellious twenty-something cousin of Azrouel's other lines. Expect leather and even a sequin or two, starting at $180 with most items in the $300 range.
Intermix just received its first fall shipment, and the collection will also be available at Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Bloomingdale’s, and other retailers across the country.
Click through to see images from the fall look book.
First Look: Yigal Azrouel
By Faran Krentcil
Yigal Azrouël’s Cleaned Up Cool
If the spelling and grammatical errors in Yigal Azrouël’s press materials were an indicator of a collection that has not been completely thought out, there were enough innovations, and engaging pieces, to let this failing slide. The Israeli-born Azrouël, whose toying with vintage in the late nineties led him to a women’s line in 2003, followed by his first men’s collection in 2007, is known for his well-worn, salvaged, and distressed looking garments. And while he hasn’t moved too far from his base with Spring/Summer 2011, he’s playing with a cleaner look. None of the sleeveless jackets I had seen this year made much of an impression on me (same goes for the tunics, ugh), but Azrouël’s green sleeveless trench had the right balance of military and modernity, and gave me pause. His take on the short-sleeved chambray, using separate materials for the sleeves as the body, was a miss, as were his oddly zippered sheepskin vest and his dropstitch crewneck sweater. But his woven, white, roomy tees were appealing, as were his gingham apron pocket shorts (ending mid-thigh), their jersey knit counterparts, and my personal favorite, a boy’s romper, which he called a “jumpsuit” but was short sleeved and cut off at the knees (more on that later).
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Fighting Corruption
ORANGE IS THE NEW ORANGE: The President should be behind bars
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
Angst, fear and loathing are the overwhelming emotions six months into the disastrous Trump presidency. Just exactly who, or what, do we have at the helm of the United States Ship of State, and the little red button that could end life as we know it? This month’s Free Press cover depicts a Trump regime floundering in rough sea waters, with the Don confident, but clueless.
The planet and its leaders are watching in horror as the ship appears to be capsizing. Trump and his fools enrich themselves, all the while gleefully decimating domestic social programs, dooming the environment and destroying our nation’s relationships around the world.
Charles Wince, the artist, is asking: just who is steering this ship of fools?
A buffoon? A bully? An oft-bankrupt billionaire businessman? A Benito Mussolini in the making?
Simply put, what we have is an international criminal hell-bent on continuing his crime spree within and without his corrupt administration. Making the world safe for oligarchy.
Casinos, luxury hotels equals Money laundering
Let’s see, casinos, pricey real estate, the Russian mob, the U.S. mafia…hmmm. One plus one plus one equals money laundering.
The notorious meeting between Donald Trump, Jr., Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and assorted Russian operatives spawned new allegations and suspicions that the Trump family colluded with Russian intelligence to try to gain electoral victory over Hillary Clinton. The details remain murky but the truth is likely more diabolical.
Not that Clinton wasn’t busy demonizing the Russians and using the Clinton Foundation for political pay-offs.
The meetings with Putin’s comrades and Trump’s entourage, may indicate the President may merely be a bagman and money washer for the Russian mafia.
This perception is magnified by Trump’s unprecedented refusal to release his tax forms, which may indicate his net worth to be largely in rubles.
Trump has a long history of involvement with the Russian government. Trump’s first visit Russia was in 1987 at Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubin’s invitation.
Craig Unger’s New Republic article, Trump’s Russian Laundromat essentially argues that Trump’s money laundering for Russian mobsters is what propelled his worldwide real estate empire.
Trump’s closely-held private real estate holdings, according to Unger, provide the perfect resources for illegal money laundering. Unger cites “…a flow of highly suspicious money from Russia.” He points out that, “Over the past three decades at least 13 people with known or alleged links to Russian mobsters or oligarchs have owned, lived in, and even run criminal activities out of the Trump Tower and other Trump properties. Many used his apartments and casinos to launder untold millions in dirty money.”
Business Insider noted that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Department Of Justice (DOJ) recently settled a major money laundering case involving a real estate company owned by the son of powerful Russian government official Pyotr Katsyz, former Vice Governor of the Moscow region. Katsyz’s son Dennis owns the real estate company Prebezon, that was accused of laundering millions of dollars through New York City real estate when the case was “unexpectedly settled two days before going to trial in May,” according to Business Insider.
The attorney representing the Katsyz family was none other than Natalia Beselnitskaya, who met with Donald Trump, Jr. on June 9, 2016, to allegedly disclose damaging information concerning Hillary Clinton. She was described as a “Russian government attorney” in Trump Junior’s emails. Democratic House Judiciary Committee members sent a letter to Sessions inquiring about Beselnitskaya’s involvement in the settlement.
Also in attendance on June 9 was Renat Akhmetshin, described by CNN as “a U.S. citizen lobbyist promoting Russian interests and a former Soviet military officer” and Aras Agalarov, owner of the Crocus Group, a Moscow-based property company .
The mystery man, or 8th person who emerged at Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russians, turned out to be Irakly “Ike” Kaveladze, a Crocus Group Vice President accused of laundering more than $1.4 billion into the U.S. from Eastern Europe. Kaveladze allegedly used 2,000 shell companies to launder money into the U.S..
Essentially, Trump, Jr.’s meeting was a perfect Russian triumvirate representing an alleged money launderer, the Russian military and and a pro-Putin oligarch.
If Trump is to be impeached and his clumsy cover-up of Russian ties revealed, it will be because the laundered money was easy to follow from the election tampering to Putin meddling.
Forget about the Russians, Trump supports American-made election riggers
While Trump’s apparent law-breaking focuses on the Russians, his primary anti-American assault is his bogus Election Integrity Commission led by Kris Kobach, whose Crosscheck program stripped countless non-millionaire citizens from the voter rolls in at least 30 states, critical to putting Trump in the White House. The man who rigged Ohio’s 2004 election, Ken Blackwell also serves on the Commission.
As Americans we cannot allow this high-tech Jim Crow destruction of the electoral process to lead to a permanent, one-party dictatorship.
This official lynch mob must be replaced by a national commission to promote universal hand-counted paper ballots and universal automatic voter registration, with legally protected, transparent voter rolls.
At least now the media and establishment have to admit U.S. election systems can be, and have been, hacked — a fact the Free Press has investigated and reported for over 15 years.
Resign or be convicted
All of this raises the blackmail issue. Which foreign entities, including crime syndicates, have information to compromise Trump and his close personal entourage?
It’s not just the Russian connections we should be investigating. As The New Yorker pointed out, “Throughout the Presidential campaign, Trump was in business with someone that his company knew was likely a partner with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.”
Trump’s “Trump Tower Baku” was a failed luxury hotel project in Azerbaijan, considered one of the world’s most corrupt nations. His partner was Zaya Mammadov, a billionaire oligarch tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, who worked as the Azerbaijan Transportation Minister for $12,000 a year.
The Guardian reported in mid-June that “Donald Trump — like Richard Nixon” is now “under investigation for obstruction of justice.” There is already speculation that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also investigating Trump’s alleged money laundering.
Trump has questioned Mueller impartiality regarding the Russian investigation and has contemplated firing Mueller in perhaps his own version of Nixon’s infamous “Saturday Night Massacre” when he fired Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.
Donald Trump must resign the presidency by August 9, the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki and the resignation of Richard Nixon.
In Trump’s brief tenure, he’s already fired James Comey, the FBI Director, for failing to pledge personal loyalty. Trump went on to try to intimidate Comey by suggesting he might have “tapes” of their conversations. The Washington Post reported that Trump then tried to get CIA director Mike Pompeo and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats to kill the FBI investigation into Trump’s Russian connections.
Trump’s coverups must stop. If, by the time this issue comes out, he hasn’t resigned, he needs to resign or be convicted.
Demand Trump Resign on National Nagasaki/Nixon Day
To prevent nuclear war, ecological collapse, economic ruin and the Jim Crow destruction of our democracy, August 9 has been designated for demonstrations to demand Trump’s resignation.
Rallies are already in the planning stages in California and Ohio. Demonstrators are encouraged to wear orange jump suits and t-shirts, and yellow wigs or hats, in solemn evocation of the likely upcoming indictments of Trump and his mafia family, Russian and otherwise.
A demonstration at the “mushroom cloud” peace statue in Santa Monica, California, to be broadcast and/or podcast on Pacifica/KPFK radio, will highlight a national call for Trump to step down in the face of his proven, highly destructive inability to lead the country, and amidst his alien, illegal assault on American democracy.
Group photos with a “RESIGN” signs are also encouraged.
Please notify us through [email protected] about upcoming events.
Originally published here: https://freepress.org/article/orange-new-orange-president-should-be-behind-bars
July 31, 2017 /by Fitrakis
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The Other Side of the News July 28, 2017 – Trump and the ACA
Bob Fitrakis and new co-host Dan Dougan talk about national and local news, the vote on the ACA, Trump’s money laundering, the sit-in at Portman’s office and how the police attacked the disabled protesters.
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Bob Speaks Out About Police Arrests At Portman’s “Private” Office
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Columbus Police on the Attack Again: Disabled demonstrators arrested
Policeman throwing a woman out of her wheelchair, still from video by Atticus Garden.
by Bob Fitrakis
Policeman throwing a woman out of her wheelchair
What appears to be a phony 911 emergency medical call was used as a pretense for Columbus Police to forcibly evict and arrest wheelchair-bound Medicaid recipients in a building that houses Senator Rob Portman’s office.
July 6 was a national day of action to sit in at Senate home offices across the country to protest cuts to Medicaid as the U.S. Senate seeks to roll back the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Five activists peacefully occupied Portman’s Senate office at 37 West Broad, where they remained overnight. The next day activists from ADAPT, a disability rights organization, joined members of local groups Junto Unsilenced, Socialist Alternative, and Yes We Can.
Kelly Weber, who organized the sit-in along with John Shade and Bilal El-Yousseph and with support from UltraViolet and Planned Parenthood, said the original demands were for Senator Portman to vote no on the bill to repeal the ACA and to hold a town hall meeting in the district.
The Free Press witnessed one of the largest displays of police vehicles storming the building in history. One onlooker wondered if there had been a terrorist attack.
Video recorded by a demonstrator shows a wheelchair-bound woman being tossed from her chair by the police. One witness stated that police were dragging people out of wheelchairs. Three witnesses told the Free Press that they saw and videotaped people being pushed out of wheelchairs and of a hearing-impaired person being arrested.
The Columbus Police claimed 15 people were arrested. Weber put the number higher at 23, including 20 women, with all the arrestees being from the group ADAPT. ADAPT had negotiated their action with the Police and were stunned by the violent nature of the arrests.
What prompted the police violence was a curious appearance by Columbus Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in the building at 3:10pm, claiming they were looking for a man having a heart attack. ADAPT demonstrators were blocking three of the four elevators, but one was available for EMS to get a gurney into the building.
Those arrested were charged with obstructing medical personnel during an emergency, though a police officer, in cruiser 121, confirmed to the Free Press that no one was found having a heart attack at the site.
At the same time the EMS personnel appeared, Portman’s staff was having the occupiers removed from the office by simply asking them to leave, which they did.
In another bizarre event witnessed by the Free Press, a woman in a wheelchair who had complied with police officers and had moved to the sidewalk outside was asked to produce identification. When the officer saw that her I.D. indicated she was from Pennsylvania, she was immediately arrested. This could be a violation of the disabled woman’s First Amendment right to demonstrate, associate and travel.
The police escorted a spokesperson for the Huntington Plaza building over to the demonstrators on the sidewalk. The spokesperson informed the demonstrators that if they ever stepped on the property again, they would be arrested. While he made this pronouncement, the police were shooting video of the demonstrators. Many of the demonstrators pointed out that they would then be blocked from visiting the office of their Senator. The spokesperson for the building did not respond.
On June 29, disabled ADAPT activists in Denver, Colorado were forcibly removed from Senator Cory Gardner’s office and arrested. The Denver Post reported that one officer told them to “Stop fighting” but the demonstrators replied that they weren’t fighting. The Denver Post article stated that, “Police picked up some protesters, restrained them, forced them into their wheelchairs and wheeled them out of the office.” Those arrested in Denver were released on personal recognizance on July 1.
Weber noted that there will be a town hall meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 11 at the Statehouse grounds, whether Portman attends or not.
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2 edition of Folk tales and fairy stories from India found in the catalog.
Folk tales and fairy stories from India
Sudhin Natha Ghose
Published 1964 by Yoseloff .
Originally published (B62-6370), Golden Cockerel P., 1961.
Statement with illustrations by Shrimati E.Carlile.
Pagination 146p.,22cm
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Posted byLana Blanchard March 8, 2020 Posted inFilm reviewsTags:52 films, Hidden Figures, Women in Film, Women in Hollywood, Women on Film
The women behind America’s successful Space Race…
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I have always been a huge fan of Historical Drama. The use of fiction to tell a factual story is nothing new however films can paint a better picture of history in people’s minds than most other media through the costumes, set design, cinematography, music and dialogue.
The great power of movies is how they can draw our attention to important issues and/or previously untold stories. Although this film is an adaptation of a book, without the Hidden Figures film being released, this story would not have received as much mainstream awareness.
Hidden Figures is a story about the black women ‘Computers’ who worked at NASA during the “space race” – the early 1960’s, when the team at NASA were trying to get a human being into orbit – and the moon landing was still a pipe dream at this stage.
HF-207 – Jim Parsons as Paul Stafford, Taraji P. Henson as Katherine G. Johnson, and Kevin Costner as Al Harrison in HIDDEN FIGURES. Photo Credit: Hopper Stone.
The film is set against the backdrop of two major political & social challenges engulfing American: The Cold War with Russia and the Civil Rights movement. Both of these significant shifts underpin the struggles faced by the women within this film.
The story is centred on three women, Katherine G Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan & Mary Jackson.
They were some of many female ‘computers’ whose main job at NASA was to calculate maths equations set by the all-male teams during the fight to beat Russia into space. While it’s true these three women worked at NASA during the period the film is set, for many reasons, creative licensing was used to interweave their stories more than in real life. Having said that, their academic and professional achievements depicted in the film did occur in real life.
Many of us would not have been born during the period of Hidden Figures but as a result of this movie, we have a better understanding of what happened and what these women had to deal with on a daily basis. This is in part because the point of view presented throughout the film, is of those who suffered. Among other things, we see the judging eyes, the uncomfortable stares, the annoyed looks and all-round disdain from their co-workers these women endured. It certainly puts into perspective the trials and tribulations of today’s office environment.
On top of the difficult daily racism they encounter, the segregation laws in place across Virginia stand within the walls of NASA, making it that bit harder for them to complete their jobs. One of the strongest examples of this in the film is Katherine G Johnsons bathroom ‘dashes’. Where she has to run (in heels, I might add!) across one wing of NASA, through a parking lot, to the West Computer office to go to the “Coloured” bathroom. The ridiculousness of this situation is finally laid bare when Katherine is again perceived as shirking on her work responsibilities. She has the gumption to stand up for herself in front her boss making it clear exactly what she has to deal with and where her time is being spent. As a result, he removes the labelling above the toilet doors and any segregation within his team’s office space. For Katherine’s boss, he saw a need of his own not being fulfilled, which was Katherine at her desk doing her work and the segregation laws were a barrier to achieving this. This may not have occurred in real life, but it is a poignant moment and a turning point within the film.
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These women were not only pushing boundaries of what black people could undertake, they were pushing boundaries of what women could do. They were mothers and wives who worked full time, which is not something most people associate with women of this era. Although it wasn’t a focus of the film, you could tell the community surrounding these women is what helped them to succeed and that hasn’t changed much in 60 years. Communities help raise children and keep people moving forward.
One of the film’s major storylines is about the first iteration of the computers that we know today. IBM’s computers were installed at NASA during the space race, and once these computers were functional, they would supersede the human computers. This would have put the women featured in this film out of jobs. Both in the film and real life, Dorothy Vaughn had the foresight to understand the impact of this change and realised that although the machine computers could calculate much faster than humans, someone still needed to program them. This storyline showed that technological impact on employment is not a new thing. The lesson is in order to stay relevant in a changing landscape, people need to learn and adapt their skills.
In the same way Aesop’s Fables have lessons for the reader, films such as Hidden Figures use a combination of fiction and fact, to teach us lessons as well.
The main theme carried throughout this film, through their story, through NASA’s goal to get a man into orbit, is not to settle for the status quo. Just because it hasn’t been done before, doesn’t mean it can’t be done. Innovation and growth come from pushing boundaries and without new thinking, the astronauts would not have landed on the moon.
Katherine G Johnson passed away recently at the age of 101. It’s a shame her achievements, and those of the other black women computers at NASA, were hidden from us for such a long time. I am glad she at least received the recognition she deserved a few years before her passing.
Hidden Figures is available for rent or purchase on Google Play or Apple TV
The key players:
Main Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writers: Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder
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Revisiting GMA News TV and Its Epic Failures on SONA Day
July 24, 2018 ralphierce2018 State of the Nation Address, 2018 State of the Nation Address Philippines, ABS-CBN News Channel, CNN Philippines, DZMM Teleradyo, GMA, GMA Channel 7, GMA Network, GMA News, GMA News and Public Affairs, GMA News TV, GMA News TV concerns, GMA News TV controversies, GMA News TV criticisms, GMA News TV issues, GMA News TV problems, GMA News TV programming, GMA News TV programming plans, GMA News TV SONA coverage, GMA News TV State of the Nation Address coverage, Light Network, Light TV, One News, One News channel, One News Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte, QTV, QTV-11, Quick Response Team, Quick Response Team GMA News TV, State of the Nation Address, State of the Nation Address Philippines, Zoe Broadcasting Network, ZOE-TV, ZOE-TV 11 9 Comments
This is already becoming a habit.
For GMA News TV, their perceived indifference in important news coverage is undeniable. This was none more apparent than on the day the President of the Philippines delivers his State of the Nation Address.
In almost every year since the network rebranded from QTV in 2011, the tendency for GMA News TV is that they don’t always get involved in the SONA in more ways than one. Whenever the fourth Monday of July comes, all the network does is to air regular programming as if nothing important happens.
For instance, President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech this year started at 5:17 p.m. In the meantime, GMA News TV aired ‘Quick Response Team’ in the midst of the SONA (see video below).
It is understandable that GMA management wants to focus more on Channel 7 when it comes to live coverage of the SONA. But what the management do not realize is the overall purpose of GMA News TV (and of GMA News for that matter), which in the years since its launch has been largely neglected due to extracurricular activities not related to news coverage.
Considering that its rivals from Mother Ignacia (ANC/DZMM TeleRadyo), Shaw Boulevard (CNN Philippines) and Reliance (One News) worked a more extensive analysis on the day of the SONA, it is disgraceful to see GMA News TV stand pat and do almost nothing. It is as if they never wanted to be a news channel in the first place.
Perhaps if GMA News TV becomes a cable channel instead of going to free TV like they do now, such issues would have been mitigated. Such an arrangement would have allowed the channel to go 24/7, use English as the main language and cater to upper class audiences.
Unfortunately, the station is stuck on VHF channel 11 and can only play second banana to channel 7, another VHF station. And to make matters worse, GMA doesn’t even own the former due to broadcast restrictions; ZOE continues to own the channel while GMA only leases airtime.
If they are really that disinterested to remain a news channel, they can just rebrand back to QTV or become GMA+, a secondary entertainment channel of the mother network. Or GMA can just break their lease on Channel 11 and allow ZOE to move Light back to its original channel.
In many ways, GMA News TV is an undependable channel for all things news. What GMA did to this channel is so unglorifying that their boasting as the ‘no. 1 news channel’ does not make sense at all.
And on this SONA day, this channel simply failed to deliver when it mattered most. Shame on them.
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A Look Back at News Coverage of the Resorts World Manila Attack
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Friday’s incident at Resorts World Manila was headline news for journalists throughout the country. (Photo credit: ABS-CBN News)
Tragedy strikes on the first Friday of June.
On June 2, 2017, gunshots and fire broke out at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City. When it was all said and done, 37 people were found dead through suffocation, and the gunman, later identified as former Department of Finance employee Jessie Carlos, shot and immolated himself to death.
Here is how the country’s major news outfits fare with the coverage of the incident.
ABS-CBN News Channel and DZMM TeleRadyo
The burden of ABS-CBN News’ coverage was shared between DZMM TeleRadyo and the ABS-CBN News Channel. Both networks went on breaking news mode the moment the attack at Resorts World Manila struck.
ANC and DZMM continued to provide updates of the tragedy over the next 24 hours, with the former somehow eschewing its regular programs in favor of the generic ‘ANC Live’ brand beginning at 11:30 a.m. DZMM continued to air its regular programs but on occasion it gave way to special coverage of the said incident.
GMA News TV
GMA News TV’s coverage began through its simulcast of DZBB shows ‘Saksi sa Dobol B’, ‘Sino?’ and ‘Dobol A sa Dobol B’. Their marathon continued through ‘News to Go’ and ‘Balitanghali’.
The network essentially preempted all regular programming in favor of TV shopping blocks for much of the afternoon. In between, newscasts such as ‘Quick Response Team’, ‘Balita Pilipinas’ and ‘State of the Nation’ continued to update on the situation.
CNN Philippines
While CNN Philippines is a 24/7 station (at least for cable and satellite subscribers), the network’s coverage at Resorts World Manila did not begin until 6:00 a.m. once ‘New Day’ kicked in. From that point on, CNN Philippines went on three different phases.
First, the network’s early morning coverage was aired in English, followed by a Filipino language marathon of the incident during the late morning through early afternoon. After that, English language coverage resumed all the way till the deep part of the evening, with some regular programming in between.
Unfortunately, Luchi Cruz-Valdes’ outfit failed to deliver when it mattered most. Although Radyo5 92.3 FM (and by extension AksyonTV) provided some breaking news on the Resorts World Manila tragedy, the networks continued to air regular programming as if nothing had happened.
Even the ‘Aksyon’ newscasts on TV5 had a bad outing as well. Considering that the newscasts only have at least an hour of airtime (not to mention Raffy Tulfo’s penchant to do some extracurricular activities not related to news), it is clear that LCV and company have too little to offer with a meager cast and limited time.
The next two days saw further updates of the Resorts World Manila tragedy, but other than that, it was all back to normal programming. Additional press conferences at the Resorts World Manila, including the revelation of the gunman’s name, were a few highlights of the weekend.
Overall, it was a field day for major news networks in the country. But while Ging Reyes, Marissa Flores and Armie Jarin-Bennett have done a pretty good job putting all the work in dealing with the Resorts World Manila tragedy, the same cannot be said for Luchi Cruz-Valdes, and it’s a shame.
When tragedy strikes, somebody must take action. And in times like this, news networks and other related organizations should be first on the scene to deliver the news and bring up-to-date reports to everyone.
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Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is a Puerto Rican-American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005.
Raised by his single mother, Ada, in the Bronx, Vazquez is an alumnus of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He was also involved in the CityKids Repertory Company in New York City, which enabled him to travel the country and perform in front of the President and at major charitable functions and shelters. In 2005, he was reunited with his estranged father, Mario Rivera, who discovered that his son was on American Idol while channel surfing.
After making it into the final round of twelve contestants on the hit reality show American Idol, Vazquez suddenly dropped out of the competition citing "personal family thing" a few days before the finals started. When the press contacted his mother regarding his decision, she was unaware why he had left the show.
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Mario Vazquez is the eponymous debut studio album by American recording artist Mario Vazquez. It was released by Arista Records on September 26, 2006.
The album did not fare well in its first week on sale, coming in at number 80 on Billboard 200, selling slightly more than 12,000 units. By week two, the album plummeted to number 159, selling only 6,300 additional units.
In France the album peaked at number 104.
"One Shot" was released to Pop/R&B radio in March 2007.
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"Get Wild" is a song by The New Power Generation, and the first single from their 1995 album, Exodus. The song was a hit in the UK, reaching number 19 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Get Wild" is a funk song, in the style of Parliament and Funkadelic. The lead vocals are by Prince who delivers a rap during the bridge, and some Spanish vocals are provided by Mayte. A maxi-single was released with several remixes of the song.
A remix of "Get Wild" was played in the 1994 film, Prêt-à-Porter and was included on the soundtrack album. A video featuring cameo scenes with Lolly Pop and various others was shot at Glam Slam Minneapolis, but was shelved for unknown reasons.
Prince's rap from "Get Wild" was later reused in a promotional remix of the Gold Experience track, "P. Control".
The B-Side of the single was another album track, the psychedelic "Hallucination Rain". This mid-tempo track is mainly spoken but builds into a soaring crescendo of noise and thundering drums in which Prince's voice can be clearly heard at the end. The single also includes the song, "Beautiful Girl", a remix of Prince's 1994 hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World".
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Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old autistic boy who is mute and hard of hearing. He has an 18-year-old brother whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon (Reddy) becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - Won (Pierre Mignot)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound - Won (Bruce Nyznik, Richard Besse, Hans Peter Strobl)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score - Won (François Dompierre)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - Nominated (Denis Boucher)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing - Nominated (David Evans, Wayne Griffin)
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Super Mario (Japanese: スーパーマリオ, Hepburn: Sūpā Mario) is a series of platform video games created by Nintendo featuring their mascot, Mario. Alternatively called the Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) series or simply the Mario (マリオ) series, it is the central series of the greater Mario franchise. At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console and handheld.
The Super Mario games follow Mario's adventures in the fictional Mushroom Kingdom, usually with Mario as the player character. He is usually joined by his brother, Luigi, and occasionally by other members of the Mario cast. As in platform video games, the player runs and jumps across platforms and atop enemies in themed levels. The games have simple plots, typically with Mario rescuing the kidnapped Princess Peach from the primary antagonist, Bowser. The first title in the series, Super Mario Bros., released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985, established gameplay concepts and elements prevalent in nearly every Super Mario game since. These include a multitude of power-ups and items that give Mario special magic powers such as fireball-throwing and size-changing into giant and miniature sizes.
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Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), known mononymously as Mario, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, model and record producer. He is known for his singles "Just a Friend 2002" (2002) and "Let Me Love You" (2004), which won him two Billboard awards, as well as for appearing in the films Step Up and Freedom Writers. He has released four studio albums: Mario (2002), Turning Point (2004), Go (2007), and D.N.A. (2009). At the end of the 2000s decade, Mario was ranked by Billboard #98 on their "Artist of the Decade" list. His fifth studio album, Never 2 Late, is yet to be released.
Mario grew up in Baltimore and other working-class neighborhoods in Baltimore County, Maryland. He lived with his grandmother, who raised him while his single mother struggled with a drug addiction. Mario said at the age of four that he wanted to become a singer. His mother supported his dream and bought him a karaoke machine. Mario joined a musical group in Milford Mill Academy with the oldest son of comedienne Mo'Nique and best friend Jaye Brebnor and also his younger god sister Chea Tyler. Barrett learned to play the piano and used that skill as the basis for his melodies and songs. He was discovered at age eleven and signed by producer Troy Patterson, after singing "I'll Make Love to You" at a Coppin State College talent show. Mario attended Milford Mill Academy up until the tenth grade where he was inspired by his music teacher, during his early teen years, and was offered a record deal at the age of fourteen, signing with Clive Davis' J Records. His musical influences include Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson,Usher, and Joe. His first introduction to the music industry was the Dr. Dolittle 2 movie soundtrack in 2001. He sang a captivating performance of the Stevie Wonder classic "You and I" at Clive's Grammy party in 2002, and began recording an album.
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Mario Vazquez released: 2006
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Legislation currently making its way through Congress threatens Great Lakes waters, lands and citizen’s rights by stripping away key protections that govern mining on federal lands. The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 (H.R. 4402) expedites mining exploration and mine permits on federal lands and limits opportunities for citizen involvement in communities affected by mining.
This bill could significantly shorten environmental review and the permitting process that guarantees that mines and other similar projects are well designed and include necessary safeguards to protect our health, drinking water, and fish and wildlife.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 4402 in late June. We will keep you informed about the bill’s progress through our action alert network, Facebook, and Twitter. This is an important time for Great Lakes residents to contact your elected official and tell them you oppose this legislation, which will damage not only our air and water, but our rights as citizens to take part in decisions that affect our health and well-being.
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They didn’t fight for fame or recognition, but because it was the right thing to do. Now in their 90s, events beyond their control are still shaping the lives of the Chinese American veterans of World War II. A global pandemic has now extended the delay of national and local ceremonies honoring their military service. But at long last, they will soon be recognized for their patriotism.
In December 2018, Congress honored 20,000 Chinese American veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor the US legislature awards. The Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to groups such as the Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers and the Japanese American Nisei veterans who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion or 442nd Regimental Combat Team in the Second World War.
The Congressional Gold Medal acknowledges sacrifices Chinese American veterans made despite economic and psychological struggles their families experienced under the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Repealed in 1943 only because more bodies were needed for the war effort, this first legal action to limit immigration from a particular country stopped the emigration of laborers from China, limited return travel from visits to China and subjected anyone with a Chinese background to discriminatory practices.
Unlike other Congressional Gold Medal honorees, the Chinese Americans veterans have not yet received their medals. National and regional award ceremonies were due to be held in the spring and summer of 2019. Concerns about the coronavirus caused them to be postponed. The clock is still ticking, with 2,000 or so veterans still living. Approximately 50 veterans living in Hawai‘i are still waiting to be recognized as soon as House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi gives the green light.
The gold medal is awarded after two-thirds of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the members of the Senate sign off. Signatures must be collected during a single legislative session; sessions last two years. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Lee, a Hawai‘i resident, assisted the committee seeking the Congressional Gold Medal for the Chinese Americans.
Maj. Gen. Lee had worked on the campaign to see the Nisei awarded the Gold Medal and was able to draw upon that experience to assist the committee working to gain recognition for the Chinese Americans. His strategy for gaining signatures was to query the military officers or other US Department of Defense personnel serving as advisors on each congressman’s staff.
“Then the next hardest part was to design the actual medal,” Maj. Gen. Lee said. “That’s when a bunch of us met with the US Mint. We had to testify in front of the Fine Arts Commission and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee to show why our design was worthy.”
Three of the Chinese American veterans on O‘ahu were among the guests of honor at the recent commemoration of the Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of the Japanese aboard the USS Missouri. The lives of each of these men — and those of their families — were directly impacted by their experiences of the Pearl Harbor attack, military service and post-war opportunities.
Under Attack
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Joe Young and his father, Young Fong, were catching ‘opae in Kuapā Pond. The elder Young loved fishing and had leased the pond in 1937, moving his family to Hawaii Kai to run what was then the largest fishpond in Hawai‘i. Fong had previously worked as a delivery man for the Chinatown grocery he and his two brothers opened once their sugar cane cutting contract ended. The trio had emigrated together from Sun Ming Ting village near Zhongshan city in the early 1900s.
Up early that Sunday morning, 16-year-old Joe looked up from catching the ‘opae he typically sold fisherman as bait when he heard planes overhead. He saw five planes. His initial thought was that they belonged to the US Air Corps.
“My father said, ‘No, no, no, no, that’s Japanese planes,’” he remembers. He asked his father how he knew the Mitsubishi Zeros were Japanese. “‘By the rising sun and they fly in formation.’”
“What they flying for?” I asked him. “‘I think they going to Kāne‘ohe base; they gonna bomb the place,’ my father said.”
Over in Mānoa, Arthur Shak was waking in the student dormitory room he shared with his older brother. Arthur had graduated in June ’41 from Kaua‘i High School. He told his parents he would follow in his older brother’s footsteps and enroll at the University of Hawai‘i. Arthur’s father was a second-generation Chinese American and the No. 2 man at Hawaiian Canneries pineapple company on Kaua‘i. All his children worked at the factory during their youth.
Once the 18-year-old Arthur reached Honolulu after graduation, he decided to work for a year before hitting the books. More of his friends were working, anyway. So he got a job as a stock clerk in the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases at Pearl Harbor (CPNAB) delivering mail.
That sunny Sunday morning, the students heard the planes fly over. Like Joe Young, they assumed the planes were part of the US Air Corps. Radio broadcasts announced the bombing. Soon, Arthur and one of the stockroom supervisors drove to Pearl Harbor to see what had happened.
Walter Ching had a higher vantage point of the destruction on Dec. 7 atop the Old Pali Highway on his way home to Punalu‘u after working an overnight shift as a certified welder at Hickam Field. He’d finished work at 7am and had driven himself to Honolulu for breakfast. Then he and a friend started the drive over the Pali.
Walter had also graduated from a public high school in June ’41. Completing 12th grade wasn’t a given for Walter, whose family lived on the windward side of the island ever since his grandfather, who immigrated to Hawai‘i in the middle of the 19th century to work on a sugar plantation, took a job working for a Punalu‘u rice farmer.
Walter’s father, Yan Quong Ching, had opened the first store in Punalu‘u, a grocery and gas station, in 1935. Walter was the oldest son at home then, helping his mother in the store from 6 am to 10 pm, with breaks to walk three miles to attend Hau‘ula School until he finished eighth grade.
Not having the funds to stay in town and attend McKinley High School, Walter wasn’t expecting to continue his education. But thanks to Thomas GS Walker, a new manager at the Kahuku Sugar Plantation, Walter managed to continue his education at Kahuku High School.
After his workers took him to the field in the morning, he send the truck to Chinaman’s Hat in Kualoa to pick up students wanting to go Kahuku. “So we continued our education,” says Walter. “I didn’t want my education be over. That’s the only opportunity we had.”
After high school, Walter got a job as an electrician’s helper at Kāne‘ohe Naval Air Station, working for 60 cents an hour. Each night after work, he went home for dinner and then attended welding courses at Benjamin Parker School from 5 to 10pm. After three months, he passed the welding certification exam and took a job for 90 cents an hour building gas tanks with a private contractor at Bellows Airfield in Waimanalo. His crew was soon requested to do the same at Hickam.
“It was quite a critical job,” he said.
Joe Young was lead into the armed services through a series of happenstance events. Although he left high school when he was a junior to join the war effort, when WWII ended, he returned to school, earning a bachelor’s degree and graduating from dental school. He opened his own practice after returning home to Hawai‘i.
As non-English speakers, Joe Young’s parents didn’t learn about the attacks until Dec. 8, when they got their hands on a newspaper. Their children fought over radio access, so they had an inkling about what had happened.
Joe had begun his high school career at ‘Iolani, having struggled to follow his two older brothers into Saint Louis High School. He’d initially been denied admission to the Catholic school, to the great disappointment of his mother — who had no problem letting her son know she was embarrassed to go into Chinatown and face questions about the achievements of her third-eldest son. Later, his brother helped him gain admittance into Saint Louis High, but the school was converted to a hospital after the war began. He took classes at McKinley, where the Saint Louis students shared classrooms for a few months. But in his junior year, Joe left school to get a job at Pearl Harbor; he’d heard there was a dire need for workers.
“So there I was, a non-high school graduate. They tell me, ‘You’re going to be a custodian.’ I thought custodian was something big,” he remembers, chuckling softly. “But in simple language, it’s a janitor. I didn’t know. They gave me a broom and a rubbish picker.”
Joe cleared the metal still littering the airfield from the planes bombed on Dec. 7. Reclamation was hard work. He soon tested his way into an apprenticeship and got work in a machine shop.
“In those days, they had to make everything by hand… all the instruments,” he said.
Joe was earning about $100 a month. He gave $80 to his mother, lessening the sting of his earlier educational shortcomings in her eyes.
Arthur Shak clearly remembers seeing the battleships in Pearl Harbor sinking and on fire near Ford Island.
“It was really terrible,” he said. “That was the most spectacular thing I’d seen at that time and ever since.”
It wasn’t until later in his life that he realized how significant it was for him to witness the aftermath of the attack firsthand — especially as an 18-year-old civilian.
“There were a lot of guards around. You have to be careful where you go and what you do. In those days, a lot of things were classified and when they said ‘classified,’ they meant it. You don’t poke your nose in places where you’re not supposed to go.”
Art Shak (bottom, L) arrived in Italy in March 1944. He and his Guardian Angel bomber crew completed 51 missions that year, narrowly escaping death after two of the plane’s engines were destroyed and gas lines were severed by enemy fire, and with a 500-pound bomb stuck in the bomb bay.
So Arthur carried on his work in the mailroom, sorting letters and ensuring base correspondence reached Honolulu and beyond. Soon, a Korean friend approached him and suggested he enlist.
“‘Hey Art,’” he said. “‘The US Air Corps is looking for aviation cadets to join.’” And he wanted to join up. “And he said, ‘Why don’t you sign up and join up, too.’ So I said, ‘OK, I’ll sign up.’”
That was in September 1942. Arthur was soon ferried to Santa Ana, Calif., where he began preflight training. It was his first experience of the mainland. He wasn’t at all homesick, he said, and liked the idea of becoming a pilot. Still, he didn’t argue when he was told the Air Corps assessments suggested he would make a better navigator or bombardier than a pilot. By then, he knew pilots had the highest fatality rates.
It would take him a year and four stops to complete his training, which he did in 1943. He earned bombardier wings, navigator wings and a second lieutenant’s commission.
Walter Ching (top, R) spent most of 1944 building key military infrastructure across the Territory of Hawai‘i as a member of the Army Corps of Engineers. Then he was drafted, joining the Navy Seabees. He was presented with the Arizona Memorial flag upon his retirement after 33 years of federal service.
When Walter Ching saw explosions and oil burning at Kāne‘ohe Air Base from his vantage point atop the Pali, his friend suggested that the smoke was coming from a planned training maneuver or a demonstration. Unsure, but in need of rest before another night shift, Walter went home. He mentioned the fires to his family, washed his car and went to bed.
He woke up to find the US was at war; his family heard reports of the Japanese attack over the radio. There was no work for Walter that night.
A few days after the attack, he got a call to meet at Punahou School, where the US Army Corps of Engineers was gathering able-bodied men to help with the cleanup. Walter went along, and six days after the Japanese attack, found himself cleaning up bombed out airplane hangars at Hickam Field.
During the cleanup, roofers dropped a piece of sheet metal that landed directly on Walter as he was cleaning up below. He wound up in the hospital, laid up for three weeks.
Once he recovered, though, it was right back to work. As a welder, he began repairing the gas storage tanks at Hickam and Wheeler Fields.
“Then they send me up Molokai,” Walter said. “They were building the airfield up there. We were building gasoline tanks for the airfield.”
He worked on airfields across the islands, including at Kualoa, Haleiwa, Kahuku and Dillingham. He helped build 10 oil fuel tanks at Waikakalaua Gulch that could hold a million gallons, as well as the Kunia Tunnel, a three-story underground building in a pineapple field.
In the Army Now
When Joe Young registered for the draft, he was instructed to remain in his job at the machine shop, aiding the war effort there.
Joe’s military service began after the war’s formal conclusion, in 1945. He was drafted and sent to Schofield Barracks for two weeks of basic training. Together with pals from around Pearl Harbor and Hickam, he boarded a Liberty ship for an 18-month deployment to the Philippines.
Joe was stationed at Nichols Field, near Manila. After about six weeks, a sergeant asked him if he’d like to be a flight engineer. The job came with a $40-a-month pay raise for Joe, then a corporal, so it seemed like a good idea.
On his time off, Joe and his friends wandered into Manila. The city was poor and damaged by the war. In his civilian clothes, Joe was mistaken for a Chinese citizen rather than an American. He recalls being surrounded by angry Filipinos taunting him: “Intsik baboy,” or Chinese pig.
“I put my hands up and said, ‘No, no,’” Young remembers. He learned a few words of local dialect and lied, in pidgin, to calm the situation. “They ask me what I am. I say ‘I’m half Filipino, but I speak Chinese because my mother is Chinese. My father is Filipino.’ They believed me.”
Joe didn’t venture off base out of uniform again.
A few months later, he had a another tense moment of mistaken identity in Japan, where he and his C-46 air crew traveled to ferry Japanese military officers back to Manila to stand trial for war crimes, such as the Bataan Death March. At the airport, Young was riding in a military truck with his fellow uniformed airmen when they passed a US military police officer. The MP pointed at Joe. “‘What’s that Jap doing in the truck?’” Joe recalls. “Because I’m the only oriental, understand.”
The pilot of his aircraft took the MP aside, seeming to clarify the situation.
“After that, the MP saluted and said, ‘Thank you, sir.’”
After Art Shak’s training on the mainland, he was assigned to a small base near Foggia, Italy, where he served in the 49th wing of the 15th Air Force as a navigator aboard a B-24 Liberator, a four-engine, heavy bomber aircraft. His plane, fortuitously enough, was named the “Guardian Angel.”
Arthur arrived in Italy in March 1944. He and the B-24 crew joined a major American air campaign to destroy a large oil refinery and oil storage facilities in Ploesti, Romania. Ploesti supplied more than half of the Third Reich’s crude oil.
Arthur and his 10-man crew had a day or two off between flights over the Adriatic and Yugoslavian mountains — time to write their sweethearts or exercise, he said. He shared a tent with the crew’s pilot, co-pilot and the bombardier. On mission days, they’d wake around 4am, gather their gear and pile into a truck to drive to group headquarters. There, the team sat in a briefing room with a large map pinned to the wall while intelligence officers described the mission of the day: which route to fly, where to expect heavy flak, how to avoid it, where to drop your load of bombs.
“The briefing was always a little different — whatever had changed since the last time, even if the target can be the same,” Art recalls. “Ploesti was the target that had the heaviest flak; antiaircraft fire.”
After the half-hour briefing, the crew was taken by Jeep to the airfield where the Guardian Angel sat waiting. They waited in the plane until the air traffic controller gave the signal for takeoff. Missions were about four hours out; four hours back.
“It’s scary. I wouldn’t say I was nervous, but I wasn’t falling asleep. If I may say — you’re holding your ass,” Art said. “You can see somebody get hit. You can hear things hitting against your plane. When it’s not that bad, it’s like somebody throwing rocks against your car. But when it’s a direct hit like that — boom — it’s a loud sound.”
After one flight, Art counted some 60 holes in the Guardian Angel. Another flight ended on an island in the Adriatic.
He wrote in a recent memoir: “Over Ploesti, the plane was hit by flak, severing gas lines and damaging two engines so that the plane continued on only two good engines. In addition, one 500-pound bomb, stuck in its shackles, had to be released manually, bomb bay doors had to be kept open to lessen fuel fumes concentrations from the severed gas lines, and more flak was encountered while flying low. Pilot Davis took evasive action, avoided the additional flak, and with very skillful piloting, managed to reach the coast of Yugoslavia and landed, on one pass with no second chance, on a British-held, short airstrip on the Island of Vis. The fuel tanks were inspected after landing and found to be dry.”
Walter Ching spent most of 1944 building key military infrastructure across the Territory of Hawai‘i. Despite lingering knee pain from the injury he sustained while cleaning up after the Pearl Harbor attack, he was drafted in status 1-A. He joined the Navy Seabees.
“My brother was drafted and sent to Guadalcanal,” he said. “I said, no way I’m gonna go in the Army and fight in the mud out there.”
He was stationed with the Seabees at Moanalua Ridge and worked at Pearl Harbor before he and about 2,000 other Seabees were sent via a troop ship to Samar Island. The trip to Samar took about 19 days. One of Walter’s first concerns aboard the ship was to secure a good sleeping place.
“So they got about 200 of us in each hold. Your bunks are all hanging up. I took the top bunk. That was the worst thing that happened in my life. The hot air came up,” Walter chuckles. “I cannot sleep. Every night I take my blanket and I go up on the cargo hold cover where we sleep.”
Saltwater showers and long lines for chow didn’t make life easier. Reaching Samar and starting construction work on an airfield and hospital there was a welcome change, even if the men did do most of their work in sweltering heat.
Bad luck struck Walter again. This time, a crane knocked him off a building, fracturing his skull. He lost some of his hearing and the use of his right wrist. He wound up in the same hospital he helped to build the previous nine weeks.
Once he recovered, he was sent to Tsingtao, China, to complete two additional months of service and earn enough points to return home to Honolulu. His job was to help escort Japanese officers to ships that would sail back to Japan. As Walter remembers, this wasn’t a particularly difficult task.
“They know they lost the war already,” he said. “They were happy to go home.”
So was Walter; he arrived back in Honolulu via Guam and mustered out (was discharged) after a physical at the Navy hospital.
After his tour in the Philippines ended and his military service was complete, Joe Young found himself still missing a high school education. Local schools weren’t interested in military veterans.
“I couldn’t get into high school because at Saint Louis High School, they’re not accepting any veterans because they had a lot of trouble with them. I ask them, ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Oh, we experience behavior problems. They drink beer — not on the campus but right off the campus and we can’t do a thing about it. And they smoke cigarettes.’”
So instead, Joe passed a GED test. Then, an 80-year-old advisor at the US Department of Veteran’s Affairs office guided Joe through the process of using the GI Bill to fund his college education. After two years studying sociology and zoology at University of Hawai‘i, Young transferred to Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
There he found his way to dentistry, completing his bachelor’s degree and dental schooling. He lived frugally. One summer he made bullets for $2 an hour at a munitions factory, helping the Korean War effort.
After graduating from dental school, Young returned home and began his own dental practice.
Art Shak was welcomed home as a hero, his father throwing him a lū‘au party when he returned on leave. He completed his military service with the 316th Troop Carrier Squadron out of Bellows Field, for which he flew as a navigator aboard the C-47. One of his last flights took off from the Tinian airfield n the Northern Mariana Islands in early August of 1945. Within 24 hours, on Aug. 6, the Enola Gay began it’s historic flight from the same field.
“Somehow I can say, ‘Hey, I was there at the start and I was there at the end in some way,’” Arthur said. “That’s my remembrance. That’s what I remember forever.”
In addition to several other decorations, Arthur received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Once his service ended, though, he was just another vet looking for a place to use his GI Bill. Helpfully, older brother Clarence helped him decide where to attend university: Clarence had just filled out an application to Purdue University, but had been called up in the draft. So he asked his younger brother if he’d like to use the application.
“‘Yeah, OK, why not?,’” Art said. “So I put my name in instead of his and I got accepted. That’s how I got to Purdue.”
He studied civil engineering there, earning a bachelor’s and master’s degree before returning to Honolulu, where he held engineering jobs in the public and private sector.
Owing to the two injuries he sustained during the war, Walter Ching was on disability following his military service.
After a brief stint as a gas station owner back in Punalu‘u, Walter returned to his job as a welder at Pearl Harbor. But his injuries made it difficult for him to walk long distances around the dry docks. His muscles would sometimes lock up when he knelt in small spaces to weld. So he took a 50-cent-per-hour pay cut to work as a handyman on the submarine base. He worked there for six years before working as a diesel mechanic on 72-foot subs for about 17 years.
When he retired, Walter had completed 33 years of federal service.
“So when I retired, the thing I cherish the most is that they gave me the flag from the Arizona Memorial,” Walter said. “I retired on the 10th. On the ninth, the flag went up the mast. At 11 a.m., they took it down fold it up they presented me on the 10th. I have it hanging up on my wall now. I really cherish that flag.”
These men are their Chinese ancestor’s wildest dreams and an inspiration to grandchildren eager to listen to their stories.
Their individual lives are like others of the Greatest Generation. Like their peers, they put aside their own plans to give whatever military service the country demanded.
Then they simply returned to Hawai‘i and went back to their lives. They made a living from a trade or utilized the GI Bill to gain the college education their parents dreamed of.
Yet because of their Chinese heritage, they served while wondering, “Why am I the only oriental in my unit,” as Art Shak did.
They had grandparents who were never able to return from visits back to China, like Walter Ching. Like Joe Young, their parents were immigrants who loudly demanded their children get an education — without themselves having the local knowledge or language skills to assist in the pursuit of it.
These men persisted, overcoming the discriminatory practices and challenges woven into the fabric of their everyday lives. Each of these veterans has children who graduated not only from university, but also graduate school. In retirement, each veteran served the island in his own way, fundraising with benevolent societies and advising planning commissions.
Now in their 90s, they persist still, leading their families forward with humility and honor.
CAPT. FRANCIS BROWN WAI: THE FIRST CHINESE AMERICAN AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR
The first Chinese American awarded the Medal of Honor was dead for 56 years before his family received his medal.
Capt. Francis Brown Wai was born in Honolulu, growing up playing any and all sports, from surfing to basketball and football. A graduate of Punahou School, he was a four-sport athlete at UCLA. After graduation, Wai enlisted in the Territorial Guard and was sent to Officer Candidate School in Georgia. He was commissioned as an Army officer 1941.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Wai focused on getting himself into the fight against the Japanese in the Pacific Theater. On Oct. 20, 1944, he and his division were part of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s attack on the island of Leyte in the Philippines. The assault on Red Beach, where Wai came ashore, was carried out under heavy fire with enemies shooting from palm groves behind rice paddies.
Wai was part of the fifth wave of the attack. Wading onto the beach, he found all American leaders from earlier waves already killed. So he immediately took command and began issuing orders. He charged forward, moving inland through the rice paddies just as he’d once juked his way downfield at UCLA. To locate the enemy’s position, he exposed himself to draw fire; thus, the Americans could aim their return fire as they established dominance on the beachhead. Inspired by Wai’s brave example, the US troops rallied and advanced. Tragically, Wai was shot by the Japanese in the final remaining pillbox in the area.
Wai was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. But in 2000, then President Bill Clinton upgraded Wai’s medal to the Medal of Honor — 56 years after his death — finding that racism had stood in the way of earlier consideration of Wai’s bold, selfless actions for the country’s highest decoration for military valor.
To read more about the outstanding Chinese American veterans of WWII, visit www.caww2.org/profiles.
For information about Hawai‘i veterans, visit www.caww2hawaii.org/profile1.
Families of Chinese American World War II wartime veterans from Hawai‘i are urged to register to receive the Congressional Gold Medal at www.CAWW2hawaii.org.
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Today’s session – Generation X: How Soon Is Now – at the California Association of Museums annual conference was a standing-room-only affair. We probably crammed close to 100 mostly GenX-ers into a room at the Napa Valley Marriott – as I joked, probably all of the GenXers at the conference were in the room!
Our presentations ran the gamut from personal stories about growing up as latch-key kids to introductions to 19 international museum leaders (who happen to be GenX) to career advice to look for institutional needs and match them with your own strengths.
As at our original session at AAM in 2012, we struck a nerve. The Q&A following the presentations went on well past the official end of the session – until finally I “pulled the plug” at 11:30.
Hopefully some of you reading this were at the session – we’d love to know what you though. Tell us in the comments – or if you have a lot to say, become a blog contributor! Email me jennifer at caleshu dot com and I’ll be happy to invite you.
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Come to our GenX session at CAM and maybe you’ll win a button!
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It’s been almost two years since we started this movement and community, and the Gen X Museum gang is back together again – this time for the California Association of Museum‘s annual conference in lovely Napa, California.
Join me and this diverse group of museum GenXers for our session: Generation X: How Soon Is Now from 10 – 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 6:
Jennifer Caleshu, Director of Earned Revenue, Bay Area Discovery Museum;
James Leventhal, Deputy Director for Development, Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Amparo Leyman Pino, museum consultant;
Renee Donmon, Membership Director, Charles M. Schulz Museum;
Salvador Acevedo, Principal & President, Contemporánea;
Jada Hansen, Executive Director, Hennepin History Museum;
Michael Wall, Vice President of Research and Public Programs, San Diego Natural History Museum;
Paloma Patterson, Museum Staff for Development and Administration, Mendocino County Museum
Gain a wide perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Generation X and reflect on your own leadership practice as we fly through our presentations pecha kucha style – 20 slides each for 20 seconds per slide. We’ll have a rockin’ soundtrack and plenty of time for our open mic.
tagged as conference, genx, museums, presentation
I was an early convert to Twitter, and I’ve been tweeting since before 90% of other users set up an account. I joined in 2009 after a year’s urging by a local madman interested in hyper local news, and I signed up just before the Balloon Boy incident, a news story involving a lost child, a soaring homemade balloon, and a pair of loathsome parents hungry for media attention. Balloon Boy sold me on Twitter when someone tweeted from the scene that the boy had been found hiding. Five minutes later, CNN told the world.
When I ran a small art museum almost a decade ago, there was no Twitter. There was no Facebook. There was only our website, press releases, and word on the street. To update our website involved emailing our webmistress a request to update the site, her getting around to it, and no one’s knowing quite what impact that would have. Press releases were another thing altogether. In spite of the demonstrated, consistent interest in arts and culture, no newspaper does a very good job with arts and culture, and we send our press releases to an industry that more than any other is confined to antiquated models of success and has suffered from an inability to change. Word on the street was even more sketchy than our website or press releases. Sometimes in my more poetic moments, I imagine what I would have done with social media had it been at my fingertips in 2002.
On Saturday, January 4 I chimed in to a question from @ExtrovertedMuse about Twitter, museum retweets, and advocacy. My morning was mostly making breakfast for two children and keeping them from fighting, but there was enough meat on the bones of the conversation to keep me thinking about it all day.
These important points emerged:
1. Tweeting or retweeting museum content is a kind of advocacy, simply a small part of it.
2. Museums are resistant to tweeting content from other museums.
3. Most museum planning processes fail to embrace and include social media or advocacy.
Tweeting is a kind of advocacy, and it is a small part of what advocacy is and a small part of what a museum should be doing in promoting its programs and its place in a community. Using Twitter can be a simple reminder to people that a museum is in their midst. Museums are incredibly diverse and complex, and the 140 character limit can break down museum jargon to something a normal person can read. Tweeting well is a skill; a good tweet requires an economical use of words that keeps it simple. Advocacy is simply telling people what you do. It is telling people what you do simply. Twitter will do that.
Advocacy is a difficult charge for museums. Advocacy is a movement from inside the museum field from activists worried about the future of museums. Advocacy is telling those outside of museums what is going on to boost support for museums across the board. Very few museums have advocacy as part of their mission or even as part of the job description for their director. When museum associations like mine urge members to participate in advocacy, we run into a slew of problems. Advocacy doesn’t seem to be mission related. It is not in the director’s job description. It is not as comfortable to do as the research, exhibit, or program that is consuming a particular person’s time. It could be a little too political (but I assure you it is not). It may even be assumed that statewide, regional, and national museum associations will, as membership in these associations suggest, automatically produce an advocacy effort. These obstacles and assumptions leave museums empty at the newsstand, in government budgets, and, quite literally, empty.
Museums’ resistance to use social media for advocacy or at all to its greatest influence is another daunting obstacle. Slow to change, some museums see social media as a free way to self promote, and they find out that it isn’t free. It takes thoughtful staff time to engage in social media, and in a time of shrinking budgets and belt-tightening, social media also remains outside the comfort zone of directors, board members, and typical corporate communications structures. A rather well-run museum may have trouble creating a quick, engaging strategy for these communications without the leadership to support it and alienate the converts in the ranks who see Twitter as one of the last raging, exciting, free places on the internet.
Museums tweet what they are doing but too seldom retweet what another museum is doing, even one on the other side of the country in no direct competition for visitors or attention. Museums seldom stretch to tweet about what is going on in the field of museums. Museums seldom retweet content from other museums’ accounts or pass along advocacy messages from associations or other advocates.
Sometimes museums will interact when an organized effort is at hand with a relevant hashtag like #askacurator on a special day, but we not see “Break a leg!” tweeted colleague to colleague about a new exhibition’s opening. Every museum has the potential to link to another. There are endless opportunities to showcase one museum’s collection that relates to a major opening at another. Museums on Twitter often seem to exist only for themselves in a desperate attempt to self promote, and the field suffers from its own failure to make connections, museum to museum, museum to field, and museum to visitor.
Most museums have not taken as much time to plan in any area as may be ideal. No one can spend all of their time planning. The last thing anyone worries about is advocacy; this shortcoming shows itself again and again in communications. Museum people, almost in spite of the great stories museum collections have the potential to tell, hesitate to share what they know with the people in the galleries or in positions to establish policies that could secure the stability of museums for future generations.
Planning takes the same kind of staff time away from operations that advocacy does, but museums do tend to engage in planning as a pre-requisite for funding or simply to give shape to their forward momentum. The time is ripe for museum planners to examine how an institution will handle its communications, participate in advocacy, and do both exceedingly well with some simplicity. Twenty years ago it was mail. Ten years ago it was email. Yesterday it was Facebook. Today it is Twitter. There will be many people still paying attention to Facebook and Twitter tomorrow. The day after tomorrow it will be something else, and it is our delusion of grandeur to assume that important people are paying attention or that anyone is listening at all.
I wasn’t surprised to hear about Lou Reed’s death. It wasn’t terribly untimely; he didn’t die young and in his prime. He didn’t O.D. The way I found out (one of my imaginary friends on Facebook) wasn’t ideal. The first thought I had was that I had lost my musical true magnetic north. You may not know Lou Reed’s music or the fantastic Baby Boomer life he led hobnobbing with Andy Warhol and David Bowie, recording with guys who would later become total art dork rock loyalty (Yes).
Lou Reed’s voice probably first came to my ears on old rock and roll radio, and I like to think he would have liked that. It was probably not his best work. It was probably Walk On The Wild Side in all of its demented mellowness. I liked his voice. It was his alone like Bob Dylan’s or Woody Guthrie’s, and it was the flip sides of those folk coins. If you don’t exactly sing like butter, you can still take a song and sing it if you have the balls to do it. You just have to sing it your way, and it helps a lot if the words are good.
I bought my first Lou Reed album at the Goodwill in Lebanon, PA. Rock and Roll Animal. It didn’t come with a white sleeve for inside the cardboard sleeve. Far as I know, it might never have had one because it still doesn’t. I still play this record, and it got a lot of time yesterday on the turntable. I can remember jumping around and air guitar playing Sweet Jane in my college apartment, The Barn at Slippery Rock, and last night I grabbed up my daughter and played her like a guitar while we spun around in the dining room. She was hollering, “I’M NOT A GUITAR DADDY!” but I really didn’t give a damn. This passes as good parenting in my house, and our family is an independent standing unit free of the influence of grandparents and their churches and ideas about what work, love, and history were. We are on our own.
Lou was on his own something like that. He made his own way, and he made a lot of music in his life. He was out there, hard to put a label on, and for Gen X, I think he represented that you could do that. You didn’t have to be one thing. Lou Reed was a hippie, a punk, a jazz guy, a folk guy, an electronica guy, a noise guy, an indie guy, an alternative guy, and if you’ve heard the Velvet Underground demo tapes, he could also play it Country and Western too. This ability to change hue, be a Chameleon, resonated with our own situations and the false notion that we were isolated. We were anything but isolated from knowledge, and the isolation we clung to was feeling like we didn’t quite fit into the Boomer World Domination Plan. In that typical way, we took our cues about isolation from a Baby Boomer like Lou Reed until the Truth was told by others our own age. Lou Reed stayed on my turntable even after his influence on other bands I liked seemed like a distant memory. It’s like Lou Reed is an obvious influence on everything. Rock and roll? Of course Lou Reed is in that. You don’t need somebody to tell you that any more than you need someone to tell you there’s a lot of German in the English language.
Lou Reed was perfect. If you were sitting in your tiny bedroom in a tiny place six miles from the interstate that led to the nearest big city two hours away, Lou Reed would tell you on the FM station that you should flee your rural nowhere. You should get to the nearest city where there was something happening. That something was Rock and Roll. That something was art and people your own age who understood your deal. Your hometown sucked, and you knew it. The city wouldn’t be perfect. That much was clear. You might end up a junkie. You might end up living next to a family of city rednecks who beat their kids and yelled all the time. It wouldn’t be perfect.
He wore black; all the best ones do. He rode motorcycles, and he liked art. It’s said he liked to argue, and it’s said he was kind of quiet. I’m kind of relieved I never met him. I saw him play on the New York tour, Tower theater, Philly, but I never actually met him or met anybody who knew him. One of my biggest fears is that if we’d met, it wouldn’t have gone well. We’re both off the hook now.
Well just like a GenX workaholic I was sick in bed this weekend and just thought I’d animate my old Master’s Thesis.. couldn’t I have just rested?? No!! Now my video is being shared this week in one of the Professor’s classes that I originally quoted in my thesis! All before 8am Monday.. this is why I love working (wait I don’t actually have a job) … and social media!
by paigedansinger
tagged as Delacroix, DigitalArt, DrawArt, engagement, genx, Innovation, jewisharthistoryiscool, Louvre, museums, paigedansinger, socialmedia
I feel like I finally did something important. Something bigger and beyond anything I have done before. Yes, I have been making art my whole life and many works; paintings, digital art, sculptures and videos, caused people joy & happiness.. this is nice, I love this.. but those works don’t actually help save lives or influence positive global change or directly help contribute to healing the world, Tikkun Olam in Hebrew.
Well, actually I do feel my other work is important too.. but in a different way. Museum engagement, using social media to mentor teens & teach art history, and creating innovative digital art IS really important and our world is a much better place for it!!! But I somehow feel different, this time, because I used all these components together to address the idea of using art history for social change.. in this video I use 14th century Jewish art history, during the Black Plague, to address cultural intolerance, social violence, genocide through a feminist perspective. I use the ‘marginalized of the marginalized’ in this story to confront issues that are relevant today.
In this video, I share a story of the Erfurt Ring, its history and other objects that relate to the 14th century bride and recovered treasure. I propose the idea of a strong feminine game character and offer an opportunity for the future development of a Digitally Immersive Engagement Experience. I would like to use it as an Introductory Video for a future Kickstarter Campaign to produce a Game for Change experience for museums, audiences, and people who wish to learn more.. Learning more and sharing (two vital actions in most social media sites) helps contribute to healing the world too!!
tagged as aamers, arthistory, digital, DrawArt, engagement, games4change, genx, Innovation, jewisharthistoryiscool, museums, museweb, tikkunolam
get off my (museum) lawn!
Originally posted at my blog, Cabinet of Curiosities. It may or may not be a coincidence that my opinion of the articles in question is smack dab in the middle. Such is a Gen-X life.
Maybe it’s just me but is it “dump on museums” month? First arts writer Judith Dobrzynski bemoans how participatory museums have caused “high culture” to hit the skids. Then CNN Travel senior producer James Durston makes a point of telling us why he thinks museums suck. All of a sudden, museums have everybody’s knickers in knots.
My first reaction was of the “Oh, no they didn’t!” variety. The museum industry is my baby and resisting my first instinct to tear into this conversation like a rabid mama wolverine was pretty challenging. So I took a deep breath, read both articles and the comments multiple times, and tried to unpack what was before me.
I’m showing my Gen-X stripes here but I read most of Ms. Dobrzynski’s “High Culture Goes Hands-On” in the voice of comedian Dana Carvey’s Grumpy Old Man: “In my day, art museums were elitist and stodgy and nobody talked or had fun and we liked it.”
Take this passage:
In ages past, art museums didn’t need activating. They were treasure houses, filled with masterpieces meant to outlast the moment of their making, to speak to the universal. Visiting one might be social — you went with friends — but fairly passive. People went to see beauty, find inspiration, experience uplift, sometimes in a spiritual sort of way. Museums housed their heritage, their raison d’être.
True, museums are repositories and stewards of human material culture. But since when has visiting anything been a passive experience? Even a seemingly mundane trip to the grocery store involves multi-layered engagement. How do you expect people to find that beauty and inspiration without activating their senses? And to suggest that the “uplift” gained from quietly viewing so-called masterpieces has more inherent value than engaging in robust conversation surrounding contemporary art is the epitome of hubris. Is the experience worthless because it isn’t the way you prefer to engage with art?
Just for grins, let’s visit the other end of the spectrum with Mr. Durston’s “Why I Hate Museums” where he takes issue with museum funding:
Many of the world’s biggest and best museums are dependent on public money. London’s Natural History Museum needed £82 million ($128 million) to operate over 2012/2013, and nearly £46 million of this, 56%, came from government grants. The Smithsonian has been government funded to the tune of $811.5 million for 2013 — 65% of its total costs. Yet these are still cited as among their country’s best ‘free’ activities.
And while he admits he hasn’t given much thought to how museums contribute to economies, he goes on to say:
But the collect-and-cage policy that defines the visible exhibits, much of which is not even visible most of the time, is anathema to an engaging experience.
More experience, not less. Caged objects, no food/no photo policies, mismanagement, and museums that glorify their architecture over their contents give him the blues. Drama, excitement, and theater should be the order of the day. On its face, this is an argument I can agree with. Audience engagement is central to what I do as a museum employee. Unlike most of the commenters, I don’t assume that Durston, a self-described “museum-phobe”, is a dundering, uncultured idiot. He’s right. Some museums come off like their administrators are allergic to fun. But isn’t saying that museums are important while simultaneously insinuating that none of them are worth supporting financially the worst kind of backhanded compliment?
These articles present as thirsty click-bait, but that’s irrelevant. What matters is the rancid divisiveness that’s sprung up as a result. As others more eloquent than me have pointed out, applying an “either-or” mentality to this discussion is ridiculous. All humans aren’t alike, so there’s no way to craft a singular experience that appeals to everyone. Yet we continue to focus on the differences when we should learn from the commonalities. It’s a distracting shell game that accomplishes nothing except pitting one side against the other in a tiresome, age-old argument.
Despite the disparity of their arguments, Dobrzynski and Durston are saying the same thing: Museums are letting me down. So instead of name-calling, let’s put our collective brains together to figure out how to create open, encouraging environments that allow the peaceful co-existence of a variety of experiences, from quiet contemplation to boisterous activity.
That’s the only way to serve us all.
by Adrianne Russell
tagged as art museums, engagement, high culture goes hands-on, museums, why i hate museums
Leaving Flowers For Andy
Earlier this week The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, one of the family of Carnegie Museums, announced a special happening for what would have been the artist’s 85th birthday. In cooperation with a church and a technology partner, the museum established a 24/7, night vision enabled live on the web camera feed at Andy Warhol’s grave to capture and perhaps protect the grave of one of America’s most well known and celebrated artists.
The news of this has traveled the world two or three times over by now, and you’d have to live under a goddamned rock not to have heard of it by now. What it all means? I know what one of my mentors Clyde would say. He would say, “It’s very interesting stuff. VERY interesting.” Sometimes we have conversations like this about the significance of things, and believe it or not, Clyde is nothing like Artie Feldman on Laugh In in a Nazi helmet and uniform holding a joint. It is interesting. When I shared it on social media channels, most people voted with the acid in their stomachs and said “Creepy!”
In the course of my service as an art, culture, and museum soldier, I probably have attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Maybe it’s a Brevet rank only, and I am really just a sergeant doing 1st Lt. things because all the 1st and 2nd Looies are dead. This has crossed my mind. Rank of any kind has its privileges, and one of those has been I have met some of the leading Andy Warhol scholars in Pennsylvania, the home state to an artist most often associated with New York City. How Pennsylvania clings to its sons and daughters is also interesting to me. New York could lay claim to Andy, but Pennsylvania, at least for now, has won the battle in the culture wars to keep Andy close to home. Scholarship about Andy is plentiful, and I have met more than a couple of people who met Andy somewhere along the line.
So here’s where I tell you I am some kind of expert on Andy Warhol or Pop Art, right? I don’t know if I’d go that far. I know more than the Average Bear about Andy Warhol, and I’ve given it a few days to have an opinion about the spectacle that is a live feed of a celebrity grave. It is a little creepy, but like one of the scholars I know might say, “That’s SO Andy!” She never met him. She doesn’t and didn’t approve of his approach to making art. She projects her own morality onto Andy’s. All of this seems like it would fall in the negative column, but for the most part, her scholarship is, taken with the pill that is knowing her, a very good start to understanding Andy Warhol, the last half of the 20th Century in America, and the looming threat of celebritization that is now our daily evening menu on television.
An author and curator I know well would fall into nearly the opposite camp, and she would say, “Andy would have been embarrassed to death by this.” She, too, brings her own gentle problems to the task of figuring out who Andy was. I think she would prefer to go back in time and hug him to writing about him. Yet she knows hugging him would have made him feel like a plank of wood on an alien planet with voluptuous probes wrapping around his bony parts. The damp warmth of a human embrace might have melted Andy on this planet.
One of the collectors I know who met Andy would probably say, “I don’t know what Andy would have said about this – unless it was his idea. Then he would just snow you about it anyway.” If you ever heard Andy being interviewed or talking about his art, this is probably the wisest piece of insight you’ll ever get about Andy Warhol. The former director of the Warhol museum, Tom Sokolowski, would probably come pretty close to the same conclusion although there’d be more swearing and a better delivery.
Andy was profoundly strange and creepy. He was incredibly self conscious, but he was also highly self aware. Andy was, in fact, spiritual and clingy about his strange-outside-of-Pennsylvania ethnic Catholicism. He loved his mother. He ate tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich every day for lunch. He liked getting one over on the art world, and mostly he wanted to be liked and was lonely. This sounds to me like he was just like the rest of us. I’m not sure even he bought completely into the idea that “In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” Andy’s minutes are longer than mine.
The camera at his grave captures fame seekers, art mourners, weirdo worshipers, museum people on pilgrimages, and curious kids. Most cemeteries and graveyards are lonely places; families don’t hop in the station wagon and go see grampa’s grave on a Sunday afternoon after Mass and lunch these days. They used to. Those were different times.
There was a conference session in Baltimore called Mistakes Were Made, a repeat performance of a session at last year’s conference that I couldn’t attend. I did watch the conference on Twitter, and Mistakes Were Made was definitely memorable.
I loved how packed it was in the room. There were a few sessions that got so full they kept people out of them after a while, but they were just letting everybody into this one. That had to be good.
The idea was, we all make mistakes. Except in this session, there would be a thinning of the herd and an award given for the biggest professional mistake in a museum. We’d break into groups and share stories and then the finalists from each group got to share up front, then everybody’d vote. Some lucky son of a bitch would have to carry around the Calder Cup sized trophy of a pig leaping through an atom or some such.
My group was all strangers. I was the only guy in the group, and I might have been the oldest. When my turn came, I found I was actually very shy about the mistakes I’d made in the field. I couldn’t decide what to tell. I tried to tell them all, but I tried to avoid the biggest one. Or that other one, maybe just as big but very different.
“I don’t know,” I struggled, “I’ve destroyed works of art. I’ve been asked to resign. I’ve pissed off donors. I can’t decide which one to tell anyone about.”
And there was sort of a silence floating out there. It was the kind of silence you get when you are in trouble. You’ve been asked to explain yourself, and you didn’t. So now there’s silence until you do. Come out with it, already! It will feel good to get it off your chest! How bad is it anyway?
“There was this time I rented out the museum for an AIDS Action Organization to have a dance party. It was out of control from the onset. Everybody got super drunk, and I’m sure there was some ecstasy going around. There was a guy in leather chaps, and it was like the Village People were all there. They did horrible things in the bathrooms. The things I had to clean up…ugh…”
I sort of drifted to the memory of my own shock and disgust at having to throw away used condoms that were on the floor. There were several. It was disgusting because it was disgusting. Like when my son or the gray old men lobbyists at work leave the seat up. Didn’t your mama teach you anything? That seat goes DOWN, dude. That’s where it lives. And by the way and way, you put your used condoms in the trash so I can’t identify them as condoms. That’s not too much to ask, right?
My group was looking really uncomfortable with what I’d just said. They were lost in their own thoughts about this, and I’m willing to bet half of them immediately thought it was the gayness that I was disgusted by. That was not the case, but I hadn’t really clarified that at all. I hadn’t explained in that brilliant Seinfeldian manner “not that there’s anything wrong with that.” I was fucked now. I wasn’t go to be our finalist, not like I’ve ever been big on trophies. You can win without winning. You can win in your own head, and everybody is so sensitive about gay rights these days, you dare not sound like you are some kind of bigoted homophobe. You are encouraged to post that you are a LGBT Ally on Facebook and share something by George Takei daily. I get that. It’s like a seat I left up.
Mistakes were made. I should have told them about when I was busted by the Director with a girl in my office or when I was busted by a board member setting up my band’s amplifiers and full rig in one of the galleries to practice there at night. I should have told them the story of blowing up a Jenny Holzer installation or destroying dimmer switches. I should have told them about the time I refused to return an art loan from a huge donor because I hadn’t been directed to do so that day. Mistakes were made. We make lots of them.
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America’s Pastor: Billy Graham (1918-2018)
The Rev. Billy Graham passed away this morning at his home in Montreat, North Carolina. For decades, Billy Graham was the face of evangelical Christianity, not merely in the United States, but around the world. His death is an occasion for mourning, but his life is an instructive example to Christian ministers today. In August 2015, I wrote the following book review of Grant Wacker’s excellent book, America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation. Rereading it more than two years later, it strikes me as a good summary of the lessons we can learn from the life and ministry of this great man.
America’s Pastor is not a conventional biography of Billy Graham. It does not narrate Graham’s life in chronological order, in other words. If you’re looking for such a book, read Graham’s memoir, Just As I Am, or William Martin’s magisterial biography, A Prophet with Honor.
Instead, America’s Pastor is a biographical study that centers around three questions:
How did Billy Graham become the voice of American evangelicalism?
Why did evangelicalism become so pervasive in the second half of the twentieth century?
And what does it say about the relation between religion and America itself?
To each of these questions, Grant Wacker, a noted evangelical church historian at Duke University Divinity School, offers a single answer: “From first to last, Graham displayed an uncanny ability to adopt trends in the wider culture and then use them for his evangelistic and moral-reform purposes.”
Wacker goes on to say that Graham “possessed an uncanny ability to speak both for and to the times.”
Graham’s “uncanny ability” explains why ministers would do well to read this book. We, too, need to speak for and to our times. And Graham’s life and ministry presents us with both an inspiring example … and a cautionary tale.
The inspiring example is what Christian pastors know best. In his personal life and public ministry, Graham and his evangelistic team set the gold standard of integrity. Much of this arose from a commitment to the so-called “Modesto Manifesto” of 1948, in which the Graham team set out rules of personal and organizational integrity.
Building on this integrity, Graham traveled the globe, using every available media to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. He preached large evangelistic crusades, wrote a spiritual advice column, spoke on radio, appeared on television, produced evangelistic films, and stayed in the public eye. In addition, he helped found institutions that continue to shape evangelicalism: Christianity Today, Fuller Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and the Lausanne Movement, among others. Graham was so involved with, and so central to, the postwar American evangelical revival that it is difficult to imagine it without him. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine postwar American history without him.
This doesn’t mean Graham’s ministry — or the mainstream evangelicalism he represented — was without flaws. The most glaring was his penchant for partisan politics. Perhaps nothing discredited his ministry more in the eyes of many than his too-close relationship with, and post-Watergate defense of, President Richard Nixon. And we might also ask how America would have been better off had he cooperated more closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and led white evangelicals in a greater support for African-American civil rights.
Historical counterfactuals such as this are interesting to ponder, but we cannot change the past. We can only learn from the past in order to do better in the future.
Grant Wacker has penned an interesting, informative, and, in many ways, authoritative interpretation of Billy Graham’s influence on American Christianity and the American nation. Those of us who, like Graham, are called to minister the gospel would do well to use the book as a mirror of self-reflection, asking questions such as these:
Do we conduct our lives and ministries with integrity, and is this integrity obvious to all?
Do we lament the baleful effects of contemporary media — television, film, social media, etc. — or do we leverage them to produce better effects?
Do we exercise a prophetic ministry within our society, or have partisan interests captured us?
In an increasingly secular society, do we cooperate with as wide a circle of fellow Christians as possible, or do we retreat into small circles of like-mindedness?
Most importantly, do we preach through our words and demonstrate with our lives the good news of Jesus Christ, calling nonbelievers to faith in Him, and believers toward a closer following of Him?
America may never see another Billy Graham — an evangelist who has influenced both church and society. It will see us, however. Are we, like him, speaking both for and to it in our own, much smaller circles of influence?
Grant Wacker, America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 2015).
P.S. Republished with permission from InfluenceMagazine.com.
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June 1, 2020 , Featured Stories
Why Some Casinos Are Reopening Smoke-Free
By David Ross Mon, Jun 1, 2020
When U.S. casinos began to reopen last week, some that once accommodated cigarette use had shifted to smoke-free. In light of Covid-19—a respiratory disease—could this this the start of a new trend? Is it an opportunity for casinos to take this step?
Ten weeks ago, casinos nationwide began shutting down. When they began to reopen last week, some that once welcomed smokers had become smoke-free.
In recent years, casinos have managed to wrangle exceptions to public no-smoking rules because of the clear connection between gambling and smoking. Casinos had smoking sections to keep a significant percentage of their customer base. They built no-smoking sections to hold onto the rest.
Nevertheless, 800 casinos in 20 U.S states are completely smoke-free. If groups like Smokefree Casinos (an initiative of the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation) or California’s Clean Air Project get their way, eventually that will be true of them all.
One argument says the demographic operators hope will replace aging boomers as the customer mainstay—millennials—are strongly anti-smoking.
At last October’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), before Covid-19 was a blip on the radar, Cynthia Hallett, president and CEO of Smokefree Casinos, urged gaming companies to adopt no-smoking policies to attract younger players. “Nine out of 10 young adults are non-smokers,” she said. “Millennials favor doing business with values-driven companies. These trends can also impact a casino’s ability to attract future customers and be an employer of choice for a large and diverse workforce.”
Smokefree Casinos also cites a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that 92 percent of Americans over 65 don’t smoke.
One casino that went smoke-free in direct response to Covid-19 outbreak makes another point: the coronavirus is a respiratory disease, and smoking weakens the body’s defenses against respiratory ailments.
That casino is Angel of the Winds Casino Resort near Arlington, Washington, about 45 miles north of Seattle. It became the first Indian casino in the Evergreen State to ban smoking when it reopened May 13.
Travis O’Neil, general manager of the 15-year-old casino, told GGB News the policy germinated among staff as they formulated plans for reopening.
“Non-smoking has always been the subject of meetings,” he said. “Do we push non-smoking, instead of putting it in the back corner where it’s not easy to get to and you have to walk through smoke to get there?”
Those discussions took on special urgency with Covid-19. “This disease affects the respiratory system, I’ve read that smokers have a great chance of going downhill if they get it,” said O’Neil.
“When we shut down in March 17 we had to go through the furlough process for 614 employees,” he said. “We maintained communication with everyone. Our executive staff started talking about this. I wanted us to be one of the first to reopen. Although Governor Jay Inslee has a ‘Stay Home Stay Healthy’ order, tribes can make their own decisions.”
The team visited other “essential” stores to see their best practices for protecting customers and employees. “We took that to the maximum, with Plexiglas dividers,” said O’Neil. “We wanted to make sure we hit every point. We’re requiring masks on our floor from team members and patrons. We know if you’re smoking, you’re not going to be wearing a mask. It came down to the health and safety of our team members.”
The team also was mindful of patrons who aren’t ready to come back for safety reasons.
“I’ve been in the industry since I was 18 and smoking, gambling and drinking has always been a component,” said O’Neil. “Does it have to be that? I don’t think so. You hear about taking profits over people. We took a serious look and said it’s time to make a decision. We took it to the tribe. I expected a discussion or, ‘Let’s think about it,’ but they were behind it 100 percent, and here we go.”
Were there disgruntled smokers? “Before we opened, we made the announcement. It was the largest Facebook post we’ve ever had, and it was 90 percent positive.”
Of course, some people opposed the change. “We looked at it as the health and safety for our team members and our guests. I believe two other casinos have followed us into this smoke-free environment.”
It’s also a question of allowing a small minority to set the agenda, “to have 10 percent to 15 percent of the people who do smoke affecting the building,” he said.
Will the Angel of the Winds ultimately save money from its new policy?
“Time will tell,” said O’Neil. “We’ll track what it does to our whole system. It also went back to our ability to focus on the cleaning aspect. When you have to focus on ashes and butts, it takes away from cleaning and sanitizing. Now we can focus on sanitizing slots and all the high-touch areas.”
Meantime, the casino’s reopening was “nuts,” said O’Neil. “It was very interesting. We maintain a 50 percent capacity, masks and cleanliness. We take it very seriously. And people are very happy.”
California has the largest number of Indian casinos in the nation. According to Susan Jensen, executive director of California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA), “We don’t have any tribes who are smoke-free in California, although that has (temporarily) changed with Covid-19 guidelines at some. We did have two tribes try smoke-free, but due to customer demand, it did not work out.”
Narinder Dhaliwal is director of California’s Clean Air Project. Typically, she’s based in Sacramento, but lately she’s been operating from her home in Yuba City. The Clean Air Project, funded by the California Department of Public Health through taxes on tobacco, was established in 2005 as an effort to work with counties, cities and tribes around all aspects of second-hand smoke.
“California has had a state law allowing no smoking indoors for over 20 years in bars and restaurants,” told GGB News. “The exceptions are the sovereign nations, which do not have to adhere to state law.”
In 2008, the Clean Air Project became an associate member of CNIGA. “It’s an opportunity to interact with tribal leaders to bring the message that, in California, tribal casinos are the last place where individuals can go indoors to smoke,” said Dhaliwal (with exceptions, such as cigar lounges).
“More and more, business are restricting smoking in outdoor patios. A lot of cities and counties are moving to no smoking outdoors, where food is served, or in outdoor areas and on sidewalks.”
As a member of the CNIGA, the group has received permission from tribes to conduct data collection, including measuring air quality for two studies, which Dhaliwal was instrumental in publishing.
She also points to a position document on environmental tobacco smoke developed for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in 2010—and reaffirmed in 2019—which states, “The preponderance of credible evidence links passive smoking to specific diseases and other adverse health effects in people. No cognizant authorities have identified an acceptable level of environmental tobacco smoke exposure, nor is there any expectation that further research will identify such a level.”
“Our data showed that air quality was very, very bad indoors (if) the number of smokers was 9 percent to 11 percent at any one time,” said Dhaliwal. “A very low number of smokers cause air quality to be extremely low. It begs the question, why continue to allow smoking?”
She cited two California casinos—Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella and Bear River Casino in Loleta—that she knows will be reopening smoke-free. “I envision there will be more.”
Asked about non-smoking floor and smoking floors in casinos, she declared, “There are no safe levels of expose to second-hand smoke. Allowing smoking indoors with separate ventilation is the only way to do that. Look at Sycuan. When they added their expansion last year, it was completely non-smoking. There are protections. Unless there are separate ventilation systems, and doors to completely separate buildings, it doesn’t work. Non-smoking is only non-smoking if it’s completely separately ventilated.”
Her organization “is here to do some research for tribes at their request, to provide education and information so they’re better informed—not just for opening but moving forward. It’s not that tribal nations don’t care. They do care about employees and guests. It boils down to economic necessity to keep the tribal members’ health care, public safety and education.”
Las Vegas itself doesn’t seem to be moving very far toward non-smoking as a norm. When the Nevada Gaming Control Board issued its reopening guidelines for casinos, a ban on smoking wasn’t mentioned.
Though the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in most indoors spaces, casinos are the exception. “Smoking and vaping are still allowed in these areas; however, a casino operator can designate separate rooms or areas within the establishment as nonsmoking or nonvaping. For example, many casinos now voluntarily offer smoke-free poker rooms.” The legislature would need to make any changes to that.
Smokefree Casinos is having better luck convincing casinos in other areas. In Hallett’s words, “In the past, casinos and other entertainment venues got a pass as people just accepted that they had to put up with second-hand smoke in that environment, but no more. Today we have nearly 800 smoke-free casinos and other gambling venues in the United States. We still have a long way to go, but we’re making progress.”
For a list of non-smoking casinos complied by American Non-Smokers Rights, go to https://no-smoke.org/reopening-smokefree-the-new-normal/.
Articles by Author: David Ross
David D. Ross edits the Escondido Times-Advocate and Valley Roadrunner newspapers. A freelance journalist for over 40 years, Ross is knowledgeable about San Diego's backcountry and has written on tourism in Julian, Palomar Mountain, San Diego Safari Park—and the area’s casinos. He has a master’s degree in military history from Norwich University. View all articles by David Ross
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A Better Bay: Can North Bay be a Happy City?
This article is the first in a new Gateway series called A Better Bay. As humans, we overestimate what we can accomplish in a short period of time, but we underestimate what we can accomplish over long periods of time. If we take a long run view of our city, we can ensure we live in a city designed intelligently, with its residents in mind.
A Better Bay is an attempt to look at the future of our city, and thoughtfully deliberate as a community about our best path forward.
As a Geographer, it’s pretty much a requisite that I believe that the space we occupy matters.
Luckily, common sense bares this out, as the setting of our lives obviously has potential to affect our mindset:
Think about the way your mindset changes after you clean the house and get rid of some clutter. You feel lighter, happier, and being in a clean space helps with mental health concerns more than most would care to admit.
So almost everyone wants a nice space to occupy. People spend countless hours and thousands and thousands of dollars decorating their house to suit their personal aesthetic preferences. Hell, people with money even get custom homes, designing the space themselves to suit their preferences. They do this for a variety of reasons, but the most important is as simple as that it’s nice to be in a nice space.
Compare the following photos: which space would you rather occupy?
Photo by Samet Kurtkus on Unsplash
Photo by Kirill on Unsplash
Space matters.
But what happens when you scale up, and the size of the space no longer represents simply your own responsibility? Think your neighbourhood, or your city. You have control over your own property, but there is little you can do about how others choose to tend to (or not) their own property.
This is an example of an externality, which will probably become a pretty big concept if you continue to follow this blog. An externality is when the actions one person, or a group of people, imposes a cost on others. The others usually don’t receive the benefits of the actions, or get to be involved in the decision imposing the cost.
A local example:
Say your neighbour nearly buries their house in collectable and tacky objects (a certain house might come to mind). That particular home owners decision to have their house in their, let’s say unique, aesthetic, is perfectly fine. It’s their property after all, they’re just exercising the freedom to have their space, their way. But the people who live nearby are actually the ones who have their view affected by it. Thus, the non-monetary cost of the decorations, the bad view to neighbouring houses, is borne by the neighbours rather than the decision maker (homeowner).
A global example:
We might be able to control our own individual carbon footprints, even on a household scale we have lots of control, but the cost of super-polluters is actually borne by all of us in the reduced air quality, and the consequences of climate change, despite the fact we have nothing to do with planning their emissions strategy.
The emissions caused by industry is an example of an externality.
Photo by veeterzy on Unsplash
A more timely example:
People who elect to go out and say, party, during this pandemic are sort of just exercising their freedom, right? Well yes, their choice has a cost that as an individual, they have increased the risk they get the virus. The externality is that everyone who has no choice but to interact with that person, or even occupy the same space at a different time like public transit, is also at an increased risk of transmission.
It seems freedom really isn’t free.
If this brings to mind the “prisoner’s dilemma” from a past post, then you’re definitely onto something. The idea that other people making bad choices makes our choices less relevant or potent leads to apathy, and more bad choices.
So, if we want to have nice places to live and exist on a large scale, we have a more complex task on our hands than simply tidying our rooms. There will be varying opinions on what the best form of the city should be, structurally and aesthetically. But just because a task is difficult or complex doesn’t mean it isn’t worth doing.
One major concept that I’d like to get into before getting to the meat of this article is the idea of “nudges”. The book Nudge by Cass Sustein and Richard Thaler describes the way that people’s free will can be influenced by subtle cues and changes.
A simple example: the relative height of products on a grocery store shelf to eye level. We’re more likely to see the products at eye level, and store managers know this, and arrange product accordingly. Keep in mind this effect is present whether its accounted for or not, there is no neutral layout, as no matter what is placed at eye level, we’ll see that first.
The arrangement of products on a grocery store shelf nudges the customer towards some products over others.
Photo by Vlad Frolov on Unsplash
You can harness this power to make more money, putting more lucrative products at eye level. You can harness this power to make people eat healthier, putting the healthiest products at eye level.
But even if you arrange the products completely randomly, the design is not neutral, it still nudges the shopper to an item and away from others.
The book stresses that nobody wants to make decisions for anyone, instead it focuses on designing the world in a way that guides most people down the right path on their own volition. The pair coin the term ‘Libertarian Paternalism’ to describe the strategy.
They don’t aim to take anyone’s freedom to choose, just to influence their ability to make the correct choice.
Take the example of ones 401k retirement fund. In a situation where an employee has to opt-in to contributions to their 401k, they are far less likely to do so than in a situation where the default is contributing, and one must opt-out if they don’t want to.
The simple explanation for this is a type of inertia. People have the tendency to stick with the default. People tend to go with the flow, and if there’s effort involved in making one choice or another, people tend to let the effort tax forgo the proper decision, sticking with the default. Hell, most people use their phones default ringtone, and there isn’t a great deal of effort involved in changing it.
From my own environmental area of expertise, a company that sets its default printer setting to double sided tends to use a lot less paper than ones that require the user to select for a double sided option. The key here is the user can still get the single sided option if they’d like, their freedom to choose hasn’t been removed, they’ve just been nudged in the right direction by the default. Ironically, while crafting a presentation on this concept in Grad School, I printed my notes out single sided, which was the default setting on my printer (at the time).
Understanding that the way things are designed influences our decision making goes a long way to understanding the way that urban design can affect the general well-being of its residents.
There are many ways which you can judge a city. You could use any number of measures, like Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GDP per capita, or the percentage of working age resident employed, which might give you an idea of the economic strength of a city. You could judge a city by its weather, the average temperature or annual precipitation say. You could judge the city by its density, electing to live either in an apartment, in close quarters with others in a more dense area, or in a van down by the river in a less dense area. You can judge a city by how it feels to you, by the presence or absence of major sports teams, or any number of amenities it has, or doesn’t have.
In his book, Happy City, Journalist and Urban Experimentalist (Urban Design Consultant) Charles Montgomery proposes that the best measure should be the happiness of the people who live there.
In Montgomery’s book, the author looks to psychological research to apply to city planning to ensure that the spaces that we create and interact with have positive effects on our psychology, and our relationships. Think nudges built into the way the city is planned, guiding citizens to make better decisions without robbing them of their right to choose how they want to live.
Beyond nudges, Montgomery utilizes research on what make people happy, and looks for ways to apply it to city planning, such as the positive effect of natural scenery and the protection of view corridors from overdevelopment. The way people move through cities is also a large focus of the book, such as the effect long commutes have on people, the ideal method and distance of commute to support happiness (believe it or not, the shortest commutes are not the closest correlated to happiness).
The following quote from the book, including a quote from Enrique Penalosa, Mayor of Bogata, Columbia, is taken from the book’s first chapter directly. I think it states pretty perfectly the spirit behind Happy Cities.
” “If we defined our success just in terms of income per capita, we would have to accept ourselves as second-or third rate societies- as a bunch of losers” he said. No the city needed a new goal. Penalosa promised neither a car in every garage nor a socialist revolution. His premise was simple. He was going to make Bogotans happier”
Montgomery (2013). Happy City.
For me, this quote brings to mind Moneyball, the story of Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Bean who decided to use different measures and perspectives than opponents to improve his baseball team (another case of book > movie by the way). Penalosa decided to use measures other than economic ones to try to improve his city. He aimed to make the city more pedestrian and biker friendly, and developed the rapid mass transportation in the city to improve public transportation so less people needed to use their cars. In short, he was looking to maximize happiness that came with planning decisions rather than maximize economic benefit.
So, what exactly makes a city a happy one? Montgomery proposes eight guidelines that help conceptualize what exactly a Happy City is:
“It should should maximize joy and minimize hardship.”
“It should lead us towards health rather than sickness.”
“It should offer us the freedom to move, live, and build our lives as we wish.”
“It should build resilience against economic and environmental shocks.”
“It should be fair in the way it apportions space, service, mobility, joys, hardships, and costs.”
“Most of all, it should enable us to build and strengthen the bonds between friends, families, and strangers that give life meaning, bonds that represent the city’s greatest achievement and opportunities.”
“The city acknowledges and celebrate our common fate, that opens doors to empathy and cooperation, will help us tackle the greatest challenges of our century”
So there we have it, a few vague guidelines for which to reframe our understanding of our city. Of course, Montgomery provides great examples for these, and real life has provided a great example of the final criteria, our common fate, in the form of COVID-19.
Notice the criteria concerns itself with equity, social lives, resilience, freedom, and of course, happiness. Montgomery has applied these principals in his home city of Vancouver, and had a TedTalk that reached millions of viewers on the subject.
So the real question is this: is North Bay a “Happy City”? and if not, can it be?
Considerations for Density and Sprawl
One thing that should be addressed immediately is that North Bay is a small city with a population of just over 51,000 as of the 2016 Census. Admittedly, Happy City is more geared towards larger urban centres, like Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver etc. All the same, that just means we have to keep the fit of strategies proposed by Montgomery in mind. It doesn’t mean what his book has to say about urban design is completely irrelevant, just that it will have to be considered at scale.
Consider the density of North Bay of 771.5 People per Square Kilometres, when compared to Vancouver at 5,492.6. North Bay represents a much sparser pattern of human development. When you consider the scene of high-rise apartments compared to our own skyline, this is abundantly obvious.
Vancouver’s Skyline
By Xicotencatl – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49503393
North Bay is a very different city than the ‘Happy City’ model Vancouver, but it has its advantages.
Right now, its easy to feel like sparsity is an asset, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: crowds and foot traffic are actually a disadvantage. But consider the advantages of living in a city centre in normal times: tons of choice of shopping and dinning options, many companies as potential employers, efficiency of space and resources, and not having to get in the car to go, well, anywhere at all.
Ok, I’m exaggerating a tad. Depending on where you reside in North Bay, you can probably walk to a dining or grocery shopping option. But honestly, as someone who lived in the city without a car for about 5 years, it was a royal pain in the ass.
The city pattern is one of sprawl, everything is spread out. There are a few particular areas (Algonquin, Lakeshore, Northgate Mall and Downtown come to mind) that people can buy things, many areas where people live, and a few areas where industry resides. This model of urban planning, with distinct zones, is designed with the automobile in mind, not necessarily people.
Now many readers are in North Bay specifically to get away from density, and I fully understand that. There’s a reason I came North for school. There’s a reason I stayed. It definitely has its advantages. That said, we have to find ways to make it easier to move around in North Bay, because with the sprawl comes an effort tax with everything we do: visits to friends houses, grocery trips, etc., they all come with the price of time and getting across large residential areas, in addition the the dimension of time and scheduling. If you don’t have a car, this effort tax feels gigantic.
North Bay’s sprawl makes it a pain to be a pedestrian.
I won’t get too deep into this, I’ve got a future article planned that tackles the issue specifically, but its important to know that our layout is a disadvantage in some regards. These weaknesses need to be acknowledged to be addressed.
While metropolises come with a lot of convenience, nobody wants to live in a cramped apartment building. With the efficiency that comes with packing a ton of residents into a relatively small amount of space in terms of the buildings footprint, there is real dread from being cramped in close quarters with a lot of people.
Coincidently, a large amount of North Bay’s rental market is actually very similar to what is recommended in Happy City. One major psychological finding was that people like the opportunity to be around people, as long as they have the option to retreat to their own space. With that balance in mind, the rental options in the city, include duplexes, triplexes, and small buildings and converted houses with 10 units or less.
These settings provide the optimal balance of communal social interaction, whereas isolate properties have a bigger effort tax associated with being social, and large apartments have an uncomfortable amount of social interactions, and insufficient space for retreat.
The apartments on Main Street above the businesses represent a good quantity of units for ideal social interaction.
By Ccyyrree – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21612424
So while our city is obviously far from perfect in terms of a real estate and rental market, score one for North Bay in terms of the size of the groups of units, it’s a good starting point.
This is a big one. People really need to feel safe to be happy. Ultimately, a lot of our hardwiring from prehistory remains, our general goal in most situations is to feel safe. As I described in a previous article, crime statistics are important, but ultimately, safety is something that is perceived. People either trust their neighbours or they don’t.
Lately, I would guess there isn’t a ton of trust in North Bay. People have noted that rising crime and the opiate crisis have made them feel less safe.
In Happy City, one of the experiments on safety and trust was simply asking people “if you lost your wallet, what percentage would you assign to the probability of getting it back?”
The idea being that whatever the real odds are, the odds you assign represents your perception of your city in terms of trustworthiness. Interestingly the study found that most people vastly underestimate the experimental odds of actually receiving their wallet back.
The findings in the research were that larger city residents were lest trusting of their community, whereas medium and smaller cities (like North Bay) actually did better by this measure. While North Bay in particular might have some shady characters that erode communal trust, we can surely get back to the point where we are a community, trusting of each other and kind to each other.
(Hopefully, when this page gets more followers, I’ll be able to put up a poll and get a reasonable sample with which we can attribute a public perception of this situation for North Bay, as well as some other interesting public perceptions I’d like to capture.)
Does North Bay as a city nudge us towards sickness or health?
Once again, ultimately people will live how they choose to live, but the setting of their lives can prime them to make good decisions.
Regarding healthcare, this is sort of mixed. We’re lucky to be home of the Regional Health Centre, an awesome, and modern facility, ensuring that there is good immediate care available when needed. That said, there’s a shortage of family doctors in the city, which means crammed clinics, and more importantly, the procrastination of residents in getting conditions checked on, which adds knock on costs to the system through unaddressed health issues.
In terms of lifestyle, does North Bay encourage people to live well? Does it encourage us to eat healthy? To exercise?
Well, this is tough to evaluate. There are certainly options for physical activity, with numerous fitness facilities around town, and outdoor recreation options like biking trails, hiking trails, and others. That said, aside from the Kinsmen and Kate Pace Way trails, generally the city isn’t very bike friendly, with a lack of bike lanes, and poorly paved roads.
The city also lacks some of the outdoor exercise equipment that other municipalities have adopted. I also find that the recreational facilities like public tennis and basketball courts are lacking or inaccessible relative to other communities.
Outdoor exercise equipment in Brooklyn nudges residents towards healthy living.
By Tdorante10 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76082961
North Bay’s public trails certainly nudge people to take advantage of them and get outside, but I think it’s obvious we can probably improve in this regard as time goes on.
Kinsmen Trail
https://www.northeasternontario.com/bike-trails-in-north-bay/
This is a category where we get a big win. In the psychological research explored in Happy City, it was found that the presence of nature can have profoundly positive influence on mindset. Many of these studies considered the relative happiness of people working or living in the same areas with different views, those with and without nature. One such study even found hospital patient recovery was correlated with natural views in their hospital room.
North Bay is undoubtedly beautiful. Surrounded by forests and lakes, we’ve have great views, and we’re truly lucky to have nature so well integrated into our city. Sometimes I think it’s so present people, myself included, take it for granted.
In Happy City, there is a specific reference to the fact that people need nature in different doses in their life: small, medium, and large.
Consider North Bay in this regard. At a large scale, we hit the jackpot. A beautiful forested escarpment overlooking forests, Trout Lake and Lake Nipissing. Life is good.
Lake Nipissing and the escarpment provides a beautiful natural backdrop to our city
By Liam Quinn – Flickr: Island on Lake Nipissing, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16217385
Regarding a medium dose of nature, think smaller wooded areas in town rather than landscape scale features listed above. Chippewa Creek is a perfect example of this, and while it is not a perfect creek, it is beautiful to have water flowing right through town, with a well maintained bike path along it to boot.
There are definitely other smaller wooded areas and natural features scattered around town. That said, I’m sure a lot of people walk to the bus stop, or even go their whole day without getting a dose of that medium sized nature. While we certainly have this medium sized nature in the city, it’s not necessarily evenly distributed among neighbourhoods.
In terms of small doses of nature, in my opinion, we struggle a little more. Small doses refers more to peoples properties, things you’d see on a walk down the street, etc. Many properties in many of the cities neighbourhoods are unkempt in an unsettling way, and it’s actually a little surprising how few streets are lined with trees given the area. Looking at satellite images on Google, it seems like the trees in backyards were prioritized over the fronts. This internalizes the benefit to the home owner over the community a little.
Satellite Image of North Bay. Notice the presence of trees is between the houses rather than lining the street, providing a bland street view.
Image courtesy of Google Maps
In my personal experience, a walk down the street in Barrie actually provides this small dose of nature better than North Bay, despite not necessarily offering the same benefits in large scale natural features that North Bay has.
Satellite Image of Barrie. Notice that while trees are still in peoples back yards, the streets are also lined with trees, providing more small scale nature to those travelling through, and living in, these neighbourhoods.
Image Courtesy of Google Maps.
Again, remember I’m not writing this to insult our city needlessly: we can only make things better if we acknowledge how they could be improved
So is North Bay a Happy City?
Well, let’s quickly go over the criteria from Happy City again.
So you’ve probably noticed I only delved into a few different topics, and didn’t look at criteria points specifically. Given their vagueness I thought it more useful to talk about a few more concrete points about the layout, natural features, housing, and wellness in the city. Again, I do plan on writing articles on some of the mentioned topics specifically.
That said, even with a shallow delve, it’s pretty clear that our city has a ways to go to be considered a ‘Happy City’.
The good news is that the idea that we should be planning in the name of the experience of residents, and improving their mental well being through urban design is an inspiring concept. We know North Bay is never going to be Ottawa, but we’re positioned in a lovely area, and with some careful deliberation, we can make this city an unbelievable place to live and visit.
I can’t wait to tackle potential avenues for these improvement in coming articles in the A Better Bay series. Stay tuned.
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Montgomery (2013) Happy City: Transforming life through urban design.
Sustien and Thaler (2008) Nudge: Improving decisions on health, wealth and happiness
Posted bygatewaynorthbay April 1, 2020 April 2, 2020 Posted inA Better BayTags:Happy City, Psychology8 Comments on A Better Bay: Can North Bay be a Happy City?
Lake Nipissing’s Black Gold (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two part series.
Be sure to read part one if you haven’t already.
“Like finding a $100 bill in a fish’s belly”
Roy Cockburn, 1946
Roy Cockburn “The Caviar King” and a big ol’ dish of his caviar
Photo from the West Nipissing Public Library collection.
Credit and thanks to the WNPL for a fine collection helping us look back in time.
This is a long one, so strap in, and let’s continue where we left off…
Cockburn & Sons’ Limited
By 1988, J.D Cockburn, a man who wore many hats, had begun to really take advantage of the opportunity of harvesting Lake Nipissing’s sturgeon to satisfy caviar demand. The period with the largest harvests of the species in the lake’s history 1900-1908, saw an average of over 11,000 pounds of caviar being harvested annually. These harvests were split between the Cockburn fishery and one other commercial licence holder on the lake.
This ridiculous, ‘kid in a candy store’ style of management (or lack thereof) did a number on the sturgeon population, and by 1908 a moratorium was ordered to let the fish stock recover. The closure was short lived however, and by 1917 harvesting commercially was once again allowed.
Unfortunately, this early century collapse was only the beginning of the issues that the sturgeon population would face in the still young 20th century.
The Caviar King
The Caviar King and a lake sturgeon
Photo from the West Nipissing Public Library collection
In 1915, Roy Cockburn, son of J.D, and his brothers took over operations of the family fishery, and began fishing for sturgeon in Lake Nipissing.
“Wait”, you might say: “I thought you said fisheries were banned from harvesting sturgeon from Lake Nipissing until 1917.”
Yes, you’re not crazy, I did. This obvious non-compliance was admitted to by Cockburn in a newspaper article in 1946, and that’s just the beginning of the arrogance that the second generation of the Sturgeon Falls Cockburn’s would put on display.
By 1946, Roy was the sole owner operator of the Cockburn fishery on Lake Nipissing, and his caviar business had earned Roy the moniker “The King of Caviar” among locals. Additionally, Roy took the family tradition of involvement in local politics to another level, becoming the elected mayor of the town. His brother and former partner, George, was designated as the Indian Agent in the region, and the Cockburn stranglehold on the natural resources in the area grew. This was of course, a very profitable position for the family.
In a 1946 interview, Roy states that on average, they shipped 700 pounds of caviar annually, with particularly good years yielding upwards of 1,000 pounds. In the same article, the estimated profit to Roy per pound was about $4, which means the average year, his profits were around $2,800 per year from the harvests.
That’s a nice, but modest, return when you consider that includes the cost of operation, and was only one of his earning channels. It’s especially solid when you consider the serious hardship experienced in the Sturgeon Falls local economy between the depression in 1930s through to the post WWII period (Unknown Author1, n.d).
Oh, and by the way, $2,800 in 1946 adjusted for inflation to the year 2020 is $39,373 per year.
It’s good to be King.
Beyond the financial gain, the prestige associated with caviar was beginning to rub off on Roy. A letter from the National Film Board of Canada(1951) indicates he was the subject of a short film, cleverly titled Net Prophets.
In the same year, Roy received another letter, this time from the Lieutenant Governor of Canada, Ray Lawson(1951). The letter thanks Roy for caviar which had been sent to the Governor to treat to some very notable guests to the capital:
“A very welcome parcel has been received from you, but we will not open it until their royal highnesses, Princess Elisabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, arrive … we appreciate your caviar and this will be a great treat for our royal visitors.”
Lieutenant Governor of Canada Ray Lawson, Letter to Roy Cockburn in 1951
Yup. The current Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II, enjoyed Lake Nipissing caviar from Roy Cockburn two years before her coronation.
Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen, on a visit to New Brunswick in 1951, likely the same trip to Canada in which she was served Roy Cockburn’s caviar.
By Office of Protocol, New Brunswick – Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Reference No. P229-7, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12804311
And she wasn’t even the only European monarch that tried Lake Nipissing’s caviar. Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire also was known to enjoy caviar from Lake Nipissing with some regularity, while it was rumoured the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, had been a customer as well (Commanda, 2018).
Clearly, the caviar produced by the second generation Cockburn was of high quality and high regard, and this earned him his own royal title, as the King of Caviar, Ontario’s #1 caviar salesman.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Right) and Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (Left) we both propertied to have enjoyed Roy Cockburn’s caviar
(Left) By A. A. Pasetti – Photo comes from my own collection and was scanned by me. Mrlopez2681 03:20, 2 November 2006 (UTC)Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.; transfer was stated to be made by Pianist., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4327228
(Right) By Philip de László – (http://www.jssgallery.org/Other_Artists/Philip_Alexius_de_Laszlo/Emperor_of_Germany.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3372343
I honestly think this story is sort of stunning.
For such a luxury product, a delicacy with worldwide prestige, to be associated with Lake Nipissing is really weird. The addition of the local dynasty of the Cockburn family makes the story more intriguing, as the family seemed to be a powerhouse, with a stranglehold of many of the resources and industries of Sturgeon Falls.
There is little doubt that the family was a local empire. Empires often come with a cost.
To understand these costs, you have to hear the other side of the story.
Robinson-Huron Treaty
In 1850, Nipissing First Nation (#10) was included in the Robinson-Huron Treaty. The treaty included $4.00 to each member annually, with no adjustment for inflation over time (notice the $4 happens to be the same amount of profit Roy Cockburn made on each pound of caviar). The treaty outlined the arrangement between settlers and Indigenous use of the territory and its resources (Commanda, 2018). The specific mention of fishing in addition to hunting, made the treaty the first of its kind in this regard.
By Xasartha – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32090257
It’s really important to understand that in the context of Indigenous language and perspective, the treaty was understood to essentially be an agreement of sharing, and non-interference between the parties sharing the territory. The treaty was only written in English, and there wasn’t an understanding of a transfer of ownership the Crown viewed it as. From their understanding, the settlers and First Nations peoples alike would have full access to the fish in Lake Nipissing (Pottery, 2016).
They were half right.
The Myth of Abundance
The abundance of natural resources in the North, and the associated opportunity for financial gain, was a major selling point to settlers moving into the Lake Nipissing area (Department of Agriculture, 1880).
In my research for this article, I came across a (very) old pamphlet from the 1880 which advertised for settling in the Muskoka and Nipissing regions.
The pamphlet makes multiple references to abundance of resources, including specific mentions of the area’s fish:
“The numerous lakes and rivers literally swarm with fish of the best varieties, such as salmon trout, white fish, trout, herring, maskinonge, bass, pike, pickerel and many other kinds.”
Information for Intending Settlers: Muskoka and Lake Nipissing, Department of Agriculture, 1880
This isn’t the only reference which implies the fish were plentiful in the region, and connects well to the concept of “The Myth of Abundance“. The ‘myth’ developed in colonial societies, experiencing irrationality in response to the seemingly endless supply of land and natural resources in North America compared to back home in Europe. As a result of the myth, which was entrenched generation by generation, as well as the popular understanding of “nature” as a frontier to be tamed, settlers misused and damaged the quality and quantity of natural resources. Settlers were basically under the impression that the resources were so plentiful that they could never be exhausted.
Now to be fair, the pamphlet, maybe read by one J.D Cockburn himself, does make reference to the need for conservation of resources despite the abundance:
“There is a good deal of game in this part of the country and no game laws to preserve it for the exclusive use of particular persons. The laws simply refer to confining hunting and fishing to their proper seasons, to prevent destruction during breeding seasons, which would very soon have the effect of destroying the game entirely, and in this every man in the country has an interest, the property in game being common to all.”
This quote acknowledges a real key when it comes to resources: we’re all in the same boat. The quote shows a clear understanding that the way that the resource is used will effect the quality and quantity of the resource pool in the future. More importantly, it explicitly acknowledges that the fate of the resource will effect all of the different people(s) depending on it.
Given what came next, there’s some irony here.
Conservation and Control
The people of Nipissing First Nation were under the impression their use of the fish in Lake Nipissing for the subsistence of their community would continue uninterrupted by the settlers.
Unfortunately, something else was coming.
Gradually, as the century moved forward, limits and restrictions were placed on fishing in the lake. Now one might think the concern would be overfishing, and that any restrictions put in place would have everything to do with the size of harvests, the quantity of fish being caught. Just seems like common sense.
The regulations the Department of Fish and Game put in place were actually the imposition of preference to the settler market, with banning of traditional indigenous techniques for sturgeon fishing like night fishing, as well as a ban on the use of spears and the traditional net designs used by the Nipissing (Commanda, 2018).
Nipissing people living in the Garden Village community (pictured above) were persecuted for their sturgeon fishing techniques.
By P199 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10247097
With any conservation or preservation effort, their is a cost, usually a direct restriction on economic activity, like harvesting fish, to reduce the damage to the environment. In this case, because of the restrictions chosen, those costs were imposed directly on the Nipissing people, with regulations aimed at reducing their harvests, their right to which had been guaranteed by the Robinson-Huron Treaty.
It was of course preposterous that the Nipissing were considered the threat to the fishery. The Anishnabee people of the region have been fishing sturgeon from Lake Nipissing for literally thousands of years (Pottery, 2016). Not only did they sustain the fish stocks over that massive duration of time, the resource was described as thriving and plentiful in the settler’s literature upon their arrival (Department of Agriculture, 1880). These restrictions shouldn’t have just raised eyebrows, they were just the transparent imposition of power.
Hell, it seems like if conservation of the fish population was the goal, the settlers should have been asking for the advice of Nipissing First Nations people.
It seems pretty obvious that the Robinson-Huron Treaty would not have been agreed to if the transfer of ownership and potential for such restrictions had been evident or understood.
Evidently, the regulations were less concerned with the settler commercial use of the resource, given the harvest of 11,000 + lbs. of caviar (and 143,159 lbs of sturgeon itself) annually between 1900-1908 (Commanda, 2018). When you think about the fact that Lake Nipissing likely wouldn’t even have been commercially exploited as heavily for sturgeon and caviar had the Great Lakes not been overfished for the product by the 1880’s, it’s pretty easy to see what was coming next (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2009).
Following the 9 year moratorium on sturgeon fishing the the lake, harvests began. In 1925 Lake Nipissing harvesting surged to represent 40% of the caviar produced in Ontario, and in ten short years, that number dwindled to 8% as harvests became smaller by 1935 (Harkness & Dymond, 1961). There were less and less sturgeon as a result of over fishing.
The obvious pattern here, first in the Great Lakes, and then in Lake Nipissing, is overuse and exploitation.
This is a textbook example of “conservation” as the imposition of power onto a vulnerable group. The regulations and restrictions were passed in the name of environmental protection, and yet the practices that continued were far more detrimental than those that had been excluded. Simply put, the restrictions were a way to allocate more of the resource to the colonial society and its members.
Keep in mind, I’m not saying all environmental law and policy is simply the imposition of power. I earned a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies studying policy specifically, and I think I’d be disappointing my former colleagues and myself if that was my take on environmental policy. Many, or even most, of these policies are crucial checks on devastating human behaviours. In fact, better policy probably would have prevented the gross overfishing of sturgeon on Lake Nipissing.
It’s incredibly important that we look back on the unintended (in this case, likely intended) consequences of the policy, and the way the costs of that conservation are distributed, aiming for more equitable and enforceable policy in the future.
As time proved, the commercial fishing was a much bigger threat to the Lake Nipissing Sturgeon than the traditional harvest techniques of the Nipissing people. Both the sturgeon and the Nipissing people have paid the price for the (mis)management of the resource.
Both continue to suffer the consequences.
Decimation of Lake Nipissing Sturgeon
When you think about it, the commercial harvesting of fish for caviar calls for incredibly delicate balance. The species has a long life span, and many lake sturgeon live be 100 years old. The species has a low reproductive rate as females only produce eggs every six years or so (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2008). Studies suggest sturgeon harvests should represent less than 5% of the population for sustainable use (Commanda, 2018). The unchecked harvesting specifically for the quality of reproduction, logically speaking, inevitably leads to the collapse of that fishery.
Juvenile Lake Sturgeon
By USFWSmidwest – Juvenile Lake Sturgeon, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69205021
To put this simply and drive it home: when the nets were cast, fishermen were hoping to harvest the very fish that would re-stock the lake. Without being careful about the number of fish harvested annually, a decline in the sturgeon population in Lake Nipissing was a foregone conclusion.
Enforcement matters to.
As previously mentioned, in 1908 the resource was beginning to suffer the consequences of overfishing after the most intense sturgeon fishing period of Lake Nipissing’s history. The overfishing necessitated a moratorium on fishing sturgeon in the lake between 1908-1917.
This is where enforcement comes in.
Interestingly, in a newspaper interview from 1946, Roy Cockburn admits he has been harvesting sturgeon since 1915. It sure seems that the priority in the policy was control rather than conservation given he openly boasted about a clear infraction of the regulation. A total ban of harvests was going unenforced on one group, while the technique of harvest after the ban was enforced on the other. There’s not much to say about this other than the priority of the policies and their enforcement was clearly not one of conservation.
No records exist for the harvest of sturgeon on Lake Nipissing from 1924-1959 (Commanda, 2018). It sure doesn’t seem like limiting harvests to preserve stocks was a priority through this part of the 20th century if they couldn’t be bothered to record and report the size of the harvests.
The impact of overfishing of the sturgeon was compounded by the changes in the habitat due to human use around the lake. A mill built on the Sturgeon River around the turn of the 20th century increased the turbidity and suspended solids and particulates in a key spawning ground for sturgeon, further stressing the reproduction of the species (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2009).
Later projects on Lake Nipissing, including a sewage treatment plant and hydroelectric production, changed the chemistry and physical characteristics of the habitat, including changes in temperature detrimental to the delicate process of sturgeon spawning. Only about 1% of sturgeon eggs survive in the best of conditions, meaning these changes likely had major impacts on the reproductive capacity and population of the fish.
The situation obviously got worse over the next half a century, and commercial fishing of sturgeon was no longer viable or permitted due to depleted stocks by the 1990’s. By this time, the exercise by Nipissing people of fulfilling their treaty rights and traditional livelihoods by fishing for sturgeon began to become more stigmatized, as their continued fishing was seen as selfish exploitation of a shared resource (Pottery, 2016).
This is of course, incredibly ironic given the sturgeon were plentiful for thousands of years, but less than a century of colonial control decimated the population.
The Nipissing people were left with the feeling that the spirit of non-interference in the Robinson-Huron Treaty had been broken on the part of the crown by their restrictive policy of traditional harvesting. To add insult to injury, they also had to suffer blame and scrutiny of ruining the recovery for the continuing to practice their treaty rights to fish the lake sturgeon, which of course had become much more difficult because of overexploitation by businesses.
When you consider the reduced capacity of the Sturgeon to meet subsistence needs it filled prior to the overfishing, the cost of the unchecked harvests of Nipissing’s black gold rests heavy on the shoulders of Nipissing First Nation.
And the sturgeon themselves aren’t any better off. Despite strict bans on commercial sturgeon fishing, a recent study by Nikki Commanda(2018) showed that in the 30 years or so since, the population in Lake Nipissing has not rebounded, and continues to require an endangered label. Her conclusion ponders why Traditional Ecological Knowledge (the data pertaining to ecology in the oral histories by Indigenous peoples) held by the Nipissing peoples hasn’t been sought out in order to replicate the management that allowed the population to be so strong to begin with.
After reading her paper, I’m inclined to agree.
By USFWSmidwest – Oh hey there baby lake sturgeon!, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69203949
So the story of the Caviar King of Lake Nipissing is one of opportunity, riches, prestige.
But it’s also a tale of betrayal, greed, and the destructive capacity of humankind.
So what can we learn from this story?
Equitability, environmental policy, and sustainability
You wouldn’t think there’s much to learn from this story in terms of environmental policy other than, basically: “Don’t do that”.
But there is a lesson here about equitability and sustainability of policy.
Sure, it’s pretty easy to ague that the policies that were put in place were obviously targeting First Nations harvests, and probably had little to do with the preservation of the sturgeon population. That said, this obvious power imposition reminds us that in any environmental policy, it is crucial that the economic costs are distributed in a way that is equitable.
Pretend the rules passed concerning the harvesting techniques would have made a huge positive impact on the sturgeon population, I know this would seem more likely if they also limited the amount harvested, but bare with me. Pigeonholing the Nipissing people into different techniques for harvests left them with the choice to either harvest the new way, abandoning thousands of years of expertise passed down generation by generation, or break the rule and risk penalties from enforcement. They were aware that commercial harvesting wasn’t being restricted, and this would only contribute to resentment.
If the cost of a resource use rule falls squarely on the shoulders of one group, and that group’s change of behaviour is what’s being relied on to create the positive change, will that that rule actually be effective?
Had the officials making the policy considered this?
Maybe. Probably. I don’t know. But it’s pretty clear that their chosen policy instrument was ineffective, as the population collapsed relatively promptly, and it put the Nipissing people through some undue suffering to compound other colonial issues.
There are two sides to the rules, enforcement and compliance. Even the most common sense rules have to feel legitimate for people to comply.
With the transparent imposition of cost on the First Nations people, it seems to me non-compliance was probably rampant. Thus, even if the effects of those rules had been really positive in theory, the rule wouldn’t be effective because it wouldn’t be followed. Given enforcement on Indigenous people was often quite strict, the non-compliance likely led to increased tension between settlers and First Nations in the area, a negative knock-on effect of the ineffective policy, and perpetuating the strained relationship with First Nations peoples.
Frontier nepotism
When a small town is founded, it seems pretty inevitable that those who get in on the ground floor have a massive opportunity to become a political and economic cornerstone of that town. There isn’t anything inherently wrong with this, it’s pretty natural when you consider that the needs of the community are many, and there’s only so many people to fill them. In an area rich with natural resources, like Sturgeon Falls for instance, an early claim to the market is a golden ticket.
The Cockburns exemplify this perfectly, with J.D establishing a small local empire, and his sons taking it over.
The issue is that in this case, as in many I’m sure, the family members become prominent community members, and hold prominent official roles in the community, with which they can create advantageous situations in their business endeavours. For example, Roy’s brother George’s role as the Indian Agent for the region contributed to Roy’s acquisition of a local cranberry marsh which had helped sustain the Nipissing People for hundreds of years. The lack of enforcement on the sturgeon harvesting during the moratorium, and the lack of limits to commercial harvesting, further exemplify this. The potential for nepotism and family favours only grows when one considers Roy was literally the Mayor of Sturgeon Falls.
Let’s put this bluntly:
Imagine today, the Mayor of your community was commercially harvesting as much fish from the lake as he desired, specifically for their eggs, year after year, without recording the harvests at all. Oh by the way your mayor is also making a small fortune on that business, in addition to his others, while the town suffered a multi-decade period of devastating economic hardship. All the while, subsistence fishermen were persecuted for their harvests of that same fish.
Absolutely unacceptable, right?
Basically, there was no check on the Caviar King, and it had devastating consequences on the environment and those who rely on it. It is my firm belief that while we need businesses to create, we also need government must protect. With such a blurred line between the two, it’s not surprising that the incentives of profit and self interest outweighed the concern for the common good.
Where rules come from and healthy scepticism
Finally, this story reminds us that rules come from somewhere. When the powers that be make decisions, even with the best of intentions, they can have unintended consequences. When these good intentions are absent, the results are even worse.
It’s pretty obvious from my reading of this research that this was a clear case of discrimination on the Nipissing people built into the environmental policies concerning the sturgeon harvests on Lake Nipissing. The disadvantage to the First Nations subsistence fishers was a feature of the policy, not a bug.
This reminds us that we must be diligent. When we read about a new law or policy, we should think critically:
Who benefits? What are the costs and how are they distributed?
Now I’m not saying we should descend into nihilism because rules are just the imposition of power and everything is incredibly arbitrary. I’ve been there. It’s a bad mental spot, and there’s just no room for improvement.
I believe in improvement.
What I am saying, is that we should practice healthy scepticism, and be active and informed about the rules that concern us. If something isn’t right, it should be challenged through the appropriate channels. When it comes to rules about the environment, they concern all of us.
Our elected officials are just that, elected, and if they aren’t serving the public benefit, or are blatantly serving a specific interest over others, we should make sure those so called leaders are never in a position to make those types of decisions again.
Be skeptical, be diligent, be critical. But never let your scepticism crush your belief in improvement.
So there you have it, the story of Nipissing’s black gold and the Caviar King.
Both sides of the story.
Castilloux (n.d) 1913 Sturgeon Falls Election.
Department of Agriculture (1880). Information for intending settlers: Muskoka and Lake Nipissing Districts.
Harkness & Dymond (1961). The Lake Sturgeon: The history of the Fishery and problems of conservation.
Lebelle (1995) Sturgeon Falls.
Lieutenant Governor of Canada Lawson (1951). Letter to Roy Cockburn.
Mcleod (1946). Mayor Nets Nipissing Black Gold.
National Film Board of Canada (1951). Letter to Roy Cockburn.
Ontario Rivers Alliance (2009). The Lake Sturgeon in Ontario.
Pottery (2016). Fishing for Subsistence, Sport, and Sovereignty on Lake Nipissing.
Saffron (2002). Caviar: The strange history and uncertain future of the world’s most coveted delicacy.
Unknown Author1 (n.d). Remember Sturgeon Falls Yesterday.
Unknown Author2 (n.d). The history of the town of Sturgeon Falls and its Masonic Lodge.
Special Thanks to Nikki Commanda. While I don’t know her, her research paper: Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser Fulvescens) Management and Status Update for the Lake Nipissing Watershed, served as the inspiration for this me to tell this story
By THOR – Caviar on Black, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40606636
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 27, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inNorthern NostalgiaTags:Caviar, History, Sturgeon Falls3 Comments on Lake Nipissing’s Black Gold (Part 2)
Aboard the COVID-19 Brandwagon
I have to say, it has been pretty strange trying the launch a blog with a very local slant in a time when the only story anyone cares about is as worldwide as Pitbull.
Yes, it seems like all anybody is talking about right now is COVID-19. And because of the pandemic, everybody is doing their talking over WiFi.
People are (I hope) staying at home most of the time, with the exception of trips out for necessities. We’ve been asked by experts to collectively participate in social distancing and isolation to make sure that the health care system isn’t overloaded with cases. The less interaction people have, the less the risk of transmission throughout the population.
So how much does locality matter in a time like this?
Sure, we can feel a little safer than larger cities with more international links, and our relatively small number of reported cases also might bring comfort to some. To some degree locality definitely matters. I wouldn’t want to be in New York or Italy right now for instance, and I sincerely hope those situations improve.
But it’s more about our daily experience. Many people are living and working in the same space now, and the setting of their lives has shrunk. It stands to reason that if you’re spending most, if not all, of your day in the house, where that house is doesn’t really matter very much.
Given the lack of physical social interactions, you might even say that communities not tied to geography, like interests, such as the sports you watch or your hobbies, are actually rivalling the local community in importance more than usual.
Reddit and other social media platforms are giving us a chance to experience community in isolation
Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash
You probably follow a certain hobby on Instagram, Facebook, or Reddit. Those communities online are all discussing COVID-19, both in general, and how the situation pertains to the area of interest that brought them together.
Think sports. I regularly spend time discussing sports with my group-chat of friends that live all over Ontario, and one is even across the pond in Wales (though fortunately his devotion to the Toronto teams hasn’t dampened with distance). I spend time on reddit or facebook commenting on the developments coming out of the NHL, MLB, and NBA about how their seasons might occur (or not) following this situation.
(For the record, I don’t think any of those leagues will have games this seasons)
The point I’m making is the community I’m interacting with now is less about where I am, and more about what I’m interested in.
Now to some degree, with the heavy integration of social media in our lives, this is always true. But when you’re stuck inside and the actual in-real-life interaction with community is taken away, the importance of the online communities can only grow.
Anyways, the beginning of The Gateway has been a bit of a struggle between wanting to write about the local topics I had envisioned the site being about, and the desire to write about what everyones thinking about right now. Today, the desire to write about this unparalleled, globally-shared experience won out.
One interesting aspect of the COVID situation I thought I’d share some thoughts on is the way that businesses, especially large ones, handle the situation. The pandemic has devastated the stock market, and businesses that have closed as a result have had to decide how or if they would support their employees.
Let’s stick with the sports angle.
Immediately upon the announcement that the NBA season would be suspended, Celebrity-Owner of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban assured the media that the franchise would be taking care of their hourly employees, ensuring they would be receiving the cheques they’re counting on even though the events they work were not going to occur. Some other teams followed suit, and even some big name players, like Giannis Antetokounmpo, donated to funds designed to provide a safety net for the teams hourly employees.
Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Leafs, Raptors, and other Toronto based teams, has ensured that employees will receive 95% of the amount they would have if they had worked the events. Seems good that teams and players were looking out for their people.
Other teams though, like the Winnipeg Jets, who’s owner David Thompson is worth an estimated 38 billion dollars, refused to make such assurances.
The Winnipeg Jets are part-owned by a man named David Thomson. He is the richest man in Canada, worth about $37.8 billion.
If he went completely insane and gave every part-time employee $50,000 to self-quarantine for the next year, he'd still be worth about $37.8 billion. https://t.co/C8DshD22vI
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) March 12, 2020
Facing an onslaught of public criticism, including the poignant tweet above illustrating just how greedy that move was, the team decided to pay the employees for the remaining home games. The power of public opinion.
Breaking: True North has shared with part time and casual staff that they will be paid in full, through March 31, as if all games and events had taken place. pic.twitter.com/ZxcnyzTD2h
— Murat Ates (@WPGMurat) March 15, 2020
There were other penny pinching strategies at the cost of the employees, such as Boston Bruins making their assurance conditional on if the season would continue or not, which would of course represent a major delay to the employees receiving money that they likely could use right now. This also recieved backlash.
The Buffalo Sabres, who have been torturing their fans with their play on the ice for years now, still haven’t put in place a plan to ensure their employees have a safety net in this difficult time. Their owner is worth over 5 Billion dollars.
While discussing the various strategies clubs had for the situation in one of my aforementioned sports-related group chats, one member made a simple, but important point about the world of business right now:
He said that not taking care of the employees was straight up bad business. Why?
Because the only thing anyones talking right now is COVID-19, and that means the only public relations any company has right now is how they handle it.
He makes a great point. Let’s consider some of the big, brand-related, stories we’ve been hearing recently.
Bauer, an iconic brand in Canada and the hockey world, recognizing the potential for mass shortages of face masks for front-line healthcare workers, shifted it’s production to the making of hockey visor like face shields to distribute to hospitals all-over.
Protection that allows athletes to give everything for their team is our heritage. Right now, we're all on the same team. We're repurposing our facilities to make face shields so that medical professionals battling COVID-19 can safely continue to help those most vulnerable.
A post shared by BAUER Hockey (@bauerhockey) on Mar 25, 2020 at 11:20am PDT
Is this an inspiring action by the business? Absolutely, I’d say.
They recognized that this is a crucial moment in human history and that they could play a part in mitigating the damage, and they took it. Pandemics are a team sport, and we’re all on team humanity, so bravo to Bauer.
But keep in mind this is also great PR. The brand is in the news when hockey is totally irrelevant, and people will definitely remember the way the brand stepped up to help handle the situation. Bauer scratches the publics back, the public scratches theirs.
A tweet from Head Coach Darren Turcotte indicated that witnessing the brands actions, the Nipissing Woman’s hockey team would be switching to the brand. Bravo Lakers.
What @BauerHockey has done to help our front line workers in these times of need is more than enough reason for @nulakers WHKY to make a change and to support them when seasons start up again. #THANKYOU
— Darren Turcotte (@dturk89) March 29, 2020
This whole situation sucks, but it is definitely an opportunity to reward companies that act with some grace in a scary and uncertain time.
Suds and Sanitizer
Here’s another one you’ve probably seen: craft brewers and brewing conglomerates alike using their facilities to produce hand sanitizer instead of just their delicious beverages. With a major shortage of hand sanitizer, likely due to the hoarding by some individuals, this is another great move.
Labatt is one brand that’s taking action on the sanitizer shortage, while in our region, Crosscut Distillery is putting forth a small but mighty effort to lend a hand. The more we all clean our hands, the better the outcome of this whole situation, and these companies are stepping up in a positive way.
At Labatt, we care about the health and safety of our communities. That’s why we’re mobilizing our breweries to produce and distribute 50,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to support @foodbankscanada, front line workers and partners in the restaurant and bar industry. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/9BxRbQKIMg
— Labatt Breweries (@LabattBreweries) March 22, 2020
Update: as of March 30, New Ontario brewery in North Bay will also be producing sanitizer. Great news!
Our first mash at our new spot has nothing to do with beer… Our Mash Tun has been repurposed to a mixing tank. Connor is mixing white sugar and water to make our wash. Easy recipe, but very effective. We are retooling for sanitizing, and it all starts right here. Product going into supply chain soon! #covid19 #northernontario #neco #ocb #northbay #handsani #makingsani
A post shared by New Ontario Brewing Company (@newontariobrewing) on Mar 30, 2020 at 1:12pm PDT
Speaking of beer, here’s a really weird one: the name of the virus has really hurt one particular brand. Corona, typically enjoyed with a lime, isn’t being enjoyed much these days.
“5W Public Relations said that 38% of Americans wouldn’t buy Corona “under any circumstances” because of the outbreak, and another 14% said they wouldn’t order a Corona in public. The survey encompasses polling from 737 beer drinkers in the United States.”
Valinsky (2020) Corona beer sounds like coronavirus, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time for Corona Beer.
Does it make any sense? Is there a connection between the name coronavirus and the beer? Is there any logical reason not to enjoy a Corona just like any other alcoholic beverage right now?
Photo by Raphael Nogueira on Unsplash
But consumers are weird, and I guess all the bad news associated with the word “corona” has dampened the appitite of their consumers.
Jim Morrison sang it best:
“people are strange“.
Restaurant and Delivery Services
The food industry has certainly had to centre its PR around its handling of the pandemic. Local restaurants, who would be under threat from a bad month let alone a borderline quarantine situation, have had to decide to stay open or not. Those that have stayed open have ensured everyone they’re taking extra precautions, and are really pushing for local support in this difficult time. Some are even changing up their model, like how Twiggs is putting together things like pizza kits that require some assembly and are therefore entertaining. Others are preparing frozen meals and marketing them almost as meal prepped food. Local restraints in North Bay are even uniting under a campaign to “Distance Socially, Eat Locally“.
Larger chain restaurants are also assuring customers that extra precautions are being taken to stop the spread of coronavirus. Little Caesars comes to mind specifically because they’ve marketed their “Pizza Portal” system as a contactless way to get yourself a Hot-n-Ready:
☑️ No contact carryout from the Pizza Portal ☑️ Easy digital ordering on our app ☑️ Pizza night
A post shared by Little Caesars (@littlecaesars) on Mar 28, 2020 at 10:26am PDT
The delivery services, such as Skip the Dishes, are also introducing new precautions against the spread of COVID, advertising “contactless delivery”. Businesses, especially in the restaurant industry, have had to adapt and innovate in response to the threat of the pandemic.
Late Addition: Columbia Sportswear
Basically immediately after I published this article, I read a news story on one CEO making a personal sacrifice to ensure his people were taken care of and I thought it would only be right to give him some props.
Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle has cut his salary for the 2020 year to a mere $10,000 to ensure the company can afford to pay its employees through this crisis. To give you an idea of the type of pay cut he’s volunteered to take, Boyle made over 3 million dollars in 2018.
I would argue that if one person taking a cut can ensure that everyone is paid that there’s some imbalance that needs to be dealt with in the economy, but it’s not really the time. Ultimately, Boyle didn’t necessarily have to take this cut, but he recognized that his people needed help, and he did what he had to do. In a time of crisis, the man acted with humanity, and that’s exactly what the world needs now.
“A lot of it is symbolic. When we come into a crisis like the one we have right now — where it’s a difficult time for the economy, for workers, people are losing their jobs, people don’t know what to expect — I think for CEOs to come out and say, ‘We are going to give up our pay,’ it’s a signal that they are sharing the pain.” “
Itay Goldstein, professor of finance University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found in
Duffy (March 26, 2020). Why CEOs are giving up their salaries during the coronavirus crisis. CNN Business.
Once again though, you can bet he realizes what great PR the proper handling of the situation will be. People are talking about the company, and see his act as a nobel one. I’m sure that the memory of his action, for consumers, but especially for employees, will sustain long after this crisis is dealt with.
Other CEOs have made similar sacrifices to their own salary for the sake of employees during COVID-19, for a list of those companies, click here.
Essentially Non-Essential
Another thing we should note is whether companies that aren’t really necessary right now refuse to shut down to help stop the spread. I saw this post on facebook the other day, and I found it to be infuriating. I won’t credit anyone with it so nobody gets in trouble, but seriously, I can’t think of anything less important right now than telemarketing. Gathering people together for that purpose is asinine, and shows a disregard for the seriousness of the situation.
Do better Zedd.
Hoping on the Brandwagon
Other brands, that have absolutely nothing to do with the virus are also including the pandemic in their marketing.
Take this Jeep ad for instance:
The great outdoors isn’t going anywhere. #StayOffTheRoad ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Jeep #ItsAJeepThing #JeepLove #JeepFamily #Authentic #Adventure #OlllllllO
A post shared by Jeep (@jeep) on Mar 28, 2020 at 12:02pm PDT
Cool design? Absolutely. What does the jeep brand have to do with the pandemic? Very little. But at least they’re encouraging public compliance with the advice of experts. It shouldn’t hurt.
And you can expect that the marketing teams of most brands will also jump on this bandwagon, given they still have to advertise, and they know where the public consciousness lies.
So thousands of people are dying all over the world from the same cause and I’m here talking about brands.
You might be thinking: “Who cares?”
And fair enough. But there is a point I’m making: We need to remember the way companies handled this when this is all said and done.
Mark Cuban apparently believes that the public will have a long memory when it comes to the way brands handle coronavirus:
“How companies respond to that very question is going to define their brand for decades. If you rushed in and somebody got sick, you were that company. If you didn’t take care of your employees or stakeholders and put them first, you were that company,”
We vote with every good, service, and experience we buy, and I think that it’s really important that when all this is said and done (and even throughout this), we should be voting for the companies that stepped up and realized some things are bigger than money.
The public consciousness has a short attention span, but with such a profound experience like this, we should have long memories. Let’s reward the people who acted like people, and punish the people who didn’t.
Election day isn’t once every four years. You vote with your wallet everyday. Never forget it, and if you see a brand putting people in a bad spot right now, don’t forget that either.
Corporations were famously ruled to be people by the U.S Supreme Court. Let’s reward the ones that show us some humanity.
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 26, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & NowTags:Brands, COVID 19, Public RelationsLeave a comment on Aboard the COVID-19 Brandwagon
“There’s gold out there in the bay, black gold”
This is the first part of a two part series. You can find part 2 here.
You’re out for dinner with a new friend, let’s say someone you’re just getting to know. Imagine this acquaintance were to order caviar. Realistically, you might take their order as a clue as to the type of person they are:
You might guess that they’re doing quite well financially.
You could assume that they have exotic tastes.
You might consider their order an attempt to impress you, perceiving their hopes that the prestige associated with the dish might rub off on them.
And although these impressions are based off of a relatively small amount of data, their order, you might even be right.
Caviar is pretty damn expensive after all. Currently, Caviar costs the consumer between $50 and $75 per ounce (a two person serving), although of course the price varies by type and quality, with some of the most expensive caviar, from Iranian Beluga for example, selling for upwards of $400 dollars an ounce. So yeah, your new friend might have expensive tastes, fair guess I’d say.
By DCHD – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86281104
Most caviar now actually comes from aquaculture endeavours in China, and there is not much of market in Canada relative to elsewhere. Given a luke-warm market for the product domestically, it’s not surprising Canadian’s might consider it exotic.
Caviar is also certainly portrayed in a way which gives the impression of prestige.
The cost prohibits most people from enjoying the dish with any sort of regularity, and with that comes the allure of exclusivity. I personally have never tried the dish, and I imagine many residents of Northern Ontario are right with me on that. While a recent surge in production of caviar by China, increasing supply and reducing price has threatened the exclusivity of the dish, from a popular culture perspective, the dish is still considered a delicacy enjoyed by the wealthy and influential.
Honestly, the word caviar basically makes me picture either posh Hollywood parties, or some super old guy with a monocle and top-hat speaking with some played up billionaire’s drawl. Caviar, conceptually at least, is a dish for elites. It is expensive, exclusive, and presumably it tastes fantastic (I wouldn’t know).
“Myths are one of the key ingredients in caviar. Stripped of its shroud of legend and tradition, caviar would just be fish eggs.”
Igna Saffron – Caviar: The Strange History and Uncertain Future of the World’s Most Coveted Delicacy
So, what does Caviar have to do with North Bay and the surrounding communities?
Well that takes us back in history, to the story a founding father of Sturgeon Falls, the caviar king, and Lake Nipissing’s “Black Gold” . There’s a lot more to this story than a local caviar producer.
Let’s start from the beginning.
Sturgeon Falls
By P199 – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1327021
Jeremiah Daniel (J.D) Cockburn arrived in Sturgeon Falls in the 1880’s, crossing the ice of Lake Nipissing with his horse and his limited worldly possessions. J.D left from Muskoka, and quickly found his place in the economy of Sturgeon Falls as the owner of a fur post which became a general store. J.D expanded his local empire over the following years, with both his lumber and fishery endeavours underway prior to the towns official establishment (Unknown Author1,n.d) (Lebelle, 1995).
When Sturgeon Falls officially became a municipality in 1895, J.D was credited as one of the town’s founding fathers, and a historical plaque commemorating the founding of the town on Front Street (Hwy 17) lists his name specifically. As time went on, Cockburn’s local commerce activity became pretty impressive, with his endeavours expanding further to include an Opera-house theatre, a pulp mill, and a local hotel, in addition to his thriving store, fishery and lumber harvesting businesses (Unknown Author1,n.d) (Lebelle, 1995).
Image from OntarioPlaques.ca
In addition to his role as the head of his company directing its various activities, J.D had other official roles locally and was truly a cornerstone to the town. He acted as the regions Crown Land agent during the settlement period, the post-master, as the towns sole election poll clerk in 1913, as well as a stint as Lodge Master at the local Masonic Temple on John Street between 1914-15 (Castilloux, n.d)(Author Uknown2, n.d). He continued his crucial involvement in the temple in the following decades and was a prominent member of the masonic community in the region.
Businesses on King Street in Sturgeon Falls, 1907. Image from the collection of the West-Nipissing Public Library.
With the local prominence of the Cockburn name established, the stage was set for Cockburn’s sons to make it a dynasty.
A use for Lake Sturgeon
Coincidently, right around the time J.D Cockburn was making a name for himself on the shores of Lake Nipissing, the stage was being set for his son, Roy Cockburn, to make a legacy of his own.
Lake Sturgeon
While sturgeon of North America were plentiful in the colonial era, they were not sought after by settlers, and it was often considered a pest that would find its way into nets intended for a more profitable catch. American colonies took notice of the way the Indigenous peoples enjoyed smoked sturgeon, but there was very little demand for the fish as anything but food to give to slaves (Saffron, 2002). In Canada, the sturgeon were left to the First Nations peoples as well.
Essentially, colonists felt the meat from the shark-like fish was really only suitable for ‘inferior peoples’, and did not bother with commercial harvesting of sturgeon for the first few hundred years of occupation (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2009).
That all changed when in the middle of the 19th century, when a Russian immigrant living in Philadelphia purchased live sturgeon from fishermen, and rather than throwing the roe away, he cured the eggs delicately to produce fine caviar. The man packaged the product, and shipped it to France, Germany, and back home to Russia, and an industry was born (Saffron, 2002).
This one, unknown immigrant had set in motion a black gold rush.
The North American Caviar Boom
After the discovery that North American Lake Sturgeon could produce a high quality caviar, an intense boom in the industry followed. The second half of the 1800’s saw numerous Caviar businesses all over the United States and Canada (Saffron, 2002). By 1870 the price of the sturgeon meat, in addition to the realization the fish could be exploited for their roe, justified mass-scale commercial fishing of sturgeon throughout the continent, especially in the Great Lakes (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2009).
An interesting irony emerges when one considers the change in consumer of the sturgeon in North America in such a short period of time. Literally, from rags to riches, the meat was once considered only suitable for incredibly ignorantly deemed “lesser races”, and now it was being harvested for the purpose of producing the finest delicacy for the wealthiest nobility and royalty all over Europe.
History provides all kinds of weird irony for us to consider in hindsight, and that’s just one reason I love to study the past.
While the initial increase in supply of caviar that came with the new production in North America may have caused the price of the commodity to drop somewhat, caviar’s reputation and myth as a delicacy only grew. Consistently, year after year, there were less fish in the nets. As supply decreased, the price of caviar continued to rise, further justifying the exploitation of the resources (Ontario Rivers Alliance, 2009).
By the mid to late 1880’s, Sturgeon stocks had depleted in the Great Lakes, and opportunists turned their sights to smaller lakes to fill the insatiable demand for the product in Europe.
As you’ve probably gathered by now, Lake Nipissing was one of these lakes.
Continue to Part 2 of the story
This has been the first part of a two part series on the Lake Nipissing caviar industry.
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Special Thanks to Nikki Commanda. While I don’t know her, her research paper: Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser Fulvescens) Management and Status Update for the Lake Nipissing Watershed, served as the inspiration for this me to tell this story.
By Arnaud 25 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75311540
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 26, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inNorthern NostalgiaTags:Caviar, History, Lake Nipissing, Sturgeon Falls3 Comments on Lake Nipissing’s Black Gold (Part 1)
Can the aftermath of Spanish Flu help us know what comes next?
Bidets never really made it in North America. I’ve actually only been at one house that ever had one, and it was sort of a running joke at parties. People just don’t see them as a real option in their hygiene routine here. Well, with the panic buying and hoarding of toilet paper in reaction to the pandemic, there’s been a bit of a shortage in supply.
So, you’re faced with an empty stock of toilet paper. Those empty shelves are coupled with uncertainty about when the supply will catch up to demand. Do you go home empty handed or do you grab a bidet attachment for your toilet and give it a whirl?
This isn’t a significant change in the world, but it is interesting the way these major shared experiences open the door to major collective changes in behaviour and norms. I’m sure “Big-Bidet” has been looking to crack the North American market forever, and all they needed was a shortage of toilet paper to make their mark.
So will a proliferation of bidets in North America happen? I certainly can’t proclaim to know, but the door is at least open for bidets to become a norm (or at least significantly less odd) in North America.
Okay. Yes, I’m making a half-serious joke. Poking fun at the truth really. I’ve seen the term “Big-Bidet” a few times and I just couldn’t resist.
But the serious reality is that our experience with Coronavirus will change all of us.
COVID-19 will change our world.
History and Uncertainty
When we face uncertainty, sometimes it helps to look back at history for similar situations. You can observe how the situation played out, who was impacted and how, and see what experts with the benefit of hindsight have to say about the phenomenon. Basically, the past serves as data from which we can find clues about what happens next.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have looked at the outbreak of the Spanish flu just over 100 years ago, between 1918 and 1919.
So how did Spanish flu change the world?
What was the impact on public institutions and human behaviour?
What did the newfound appreciation for the invisible threat of pandemics and the fear of pestilence look like?
It’s interesting to read tidbits from the past about the measures officials recommended to curb the threat of the virus: Eat healthy, exercise, rest well. It’s obvious they simply didn’t have a clue (Kamradt-Scott, 2010).
A PSA poster from Alberta during the Spanish Flu pandemic. By Provisional Board of Health, Alberta – Glenbow Museum, Reference No. NA-4548-5 via [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6647834
Currently we are in a state where self isolation and social distancing are being recommended, and it has seemingly been followed fairly well by most of us. In the past, the idea of recommending anything close to quarantine was scoffed at. It was simply accepted as fact that there wouldn’t be compliance on the part of the public, and thus it wasn’t worth the headache of trying to enforce these measures (Kamradt-Scott, 2010). Maybe it’s just easier to ask people to stay home in the age of the internet.
Watershed Moment
I’m really not looking to compare and contrast the way the two pandemics are handled.
I want to look at what happened after the Spanish flu for clues to the ways that our experience with Coronavirus might change our world.
A ‘watershed moment‘ describes a moment or instance that has wide ranging effects, a moment that changes everything. The Kennedy Assassination changed the course of American politics for the following half century. The horrendous attacks on 9/11 changed the way we experience all aspects of public life in terms of security. These moments changed the course of History.
A watershed moment is the instant at which nothing is the same. Are we in the midst of one of these such moments? Coronavirus has exposed an evident lack of resilience provided by our modern way of life to the threat of pandemics. COVID-19 virus may be exposing the limits of globalized and highly connected world.
How the Spanish Flu Changed Our World
The Spanish flu killed somewhere between 20 and 50 million people worldwide. In Canada, the Flu was estimated to have infected one in every six people, and somewhere between 20,000 and 50,000 people were killed. While commercial air travel had yet to proliferate, the conditions of trench warfare that characterized World War I provided the perfect conditions for the spread of disease. The transportation of soldiers from all over the world to hotspots in Europe, and their subsequent journeys back home provided a conduit for the transmission of the virus.
Seattle Police Officers donning masks made by the Red Cross in the midst of Spanish flu outbreak.
By Taken from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/records-list.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88248064
Locally, it is rumoured that there is an unreported mass grave at the cemetery at Nipissing Junction, where CNR would have allegedly buried quickly growing number of cadavers. One story I found describes the spread of Spanish flu through the small cottage community of Brent, ON located in the North of Algonquin Provincial Park. The park was a destination for soldiers transitioning home from the war, and almost everyone in the community caught the virus. The CNR doctor came in a special train to bring the community back to North Bay for treatment, but everyone except the park ranger refused. Fearing the conditions in the city would be more dangerous, they took their chances. Fortunately, everyone survived.
Brent ON Station, 1970s
By Wrecksdale Wreck, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27407436
Indigenous communities were hit particularly bad, experiencing a mortality rate 5x that of the rest of the population. While the virus itself didn’t discriminate, the vulnerability of working-class people to the primary and secondary effects of the pandemic was high.
“Nothing else- no infection, no war, no famine- has ever killed so many in such a short time”
Alfred Crosby, Historian, speaking on the Spanish flu pandemic
After much devastation across the world, the Spanish flu pandemic subsided eventually. Next Nations worldwide, Canada, the provinces, and municipalities had to react to the threat of a return to pandemic. People, had to react to the pandemic.
Would people go about their lives exactly the same as before?
Had the experience changed everything?
In terms of institutional reactions, the general lesson learned by governing bodies in the Spanish flu was simple: health is a collective issue. A newfound understanding of the way collective behaviour, and societal vulnerabilities, shaped the devastation of the pandemic armed the international community with better information to address vulnerability to future pandemics. Rather than the previous belief that people were simply responsible for their own health, the paradigm shifted to look at health in terms of the herd.
Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash
After the pandemic, it was clear that the poor working conditions for the blue collar members of the community, as well as the high unemployment restricted the resilience to the virus. Governments in many nations reacted to the pandemic and these realizations of vulnerability by socializing healthcare. This policy would allow for everyone to seek a base level of health care regardless of their socioeconomic standing.
Universal Healthcare as of July 2018
By Mirarkitty – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70619137
Many countries created new governing bodies and ministries related to health, or increased their importance within the governmental structure. In Canada, Robert Borden ordered the February 3, 1919 National Conference on Hygiene in response to the pandemic and the spread of VD, which lead to the legislation founding the Department of Health (Rutty & Sullivan, 2010). When one considers that less than a century before this, people simply did not see a role for the government in health care, this represents a major shift in the perspective of government and their role in society(Kamradt-Scott, 2010).
Studies have found that new hospitals and other health related items were at the forefront of the agenda in post Spanish flu Canada, garnering votes and concerns that simply weren’t there prior to the pandemic (McGinnis, 1977). Health care, obviously, was at the forefront of the public consciousness, and public health education leaned into this concern, with organizations spreading information aimed at keeping the public healthy at a rate not seen before in Canada’s history (McGinnis, 1977).
Another realization was that individual nations or governments were not going to be able to stop the threat of pandemic acting unilaterally. They would need to act in conjunction with each other in the event of another pandemic. Spanish Flu didn’t respect international political borders, and neither would whatever was to follow. The League of Nations, an early precursor to the United Nations, formed an international Health Organization in 1920 in response to the pandemic, recognizing the need of the collaboration of many nations to combat the threat of a return of a pandemic.
League ot Nation’s course for foreign health officers, 1924.
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images [email protected] http://wellcomeimages.org League ot Nation’s course for foreign health officers, Great Britain. Organized by the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Photograph February 1924 – April 1924 Published: – Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Into the early 20th century, the miasmatic theory of illness (greek for bad air) was beginning to subside in popularity to germ theory, which states that small organisms “germs” were a threat to human health rather than poisonous air. The experience with Spanish Flu further entrenched the burgeoning germ theory, as well as entrenching the health care practitioners response in the use of thorough hand washing and other sanitization measures to stop the spread of infectious disease (Tomes, 2010).
Prior to the Spanish flu, women of households were often trained in basic home-care aimed at offering basic treatment to members of households of illness. The experience with the Spanish Flu largely did away with this norm, stressing instead early warning signs of illness so that the sick would be brought to health care practitioners in a timely manner(Tomes, 2010).
In addition to these institutional changes, the experience with Spanish flu lead to a newfound importance in medical research, with a huge increase in the efforts and funding for projects aiming to isolate influenza and other viruses (Kamradt-Scott, 2010).
Overall, the Spanish flu changed the world in a myriad of ways, most of the changes relate to the shift in paradigm from health being understood at the level of the individual, to a perspective that regarded health as a collective issue. The Spanish flu had made it evident that when it came to health the fate of individuals was linked by societal factors and the potential for transmission through contact.
How might COVID-19 Change Our World?
While the context is different, because the world has changed completely since 1918, these examples of changes after Spanish flu can inform us on what’s to come. Below, I make a few guesses on what comes next, informed by some research on the Spanish flu aftermath, paired with observations about our modern world, and the reaction to COVID-19 thus far.
A Contactless World
Dunder Miflin once advertised for “limitless paper in a paperless world“. Are we on the verge of a contactless world?
Everyday we interact with handles, touch pads, touch screens, railings, etc, the list is endless. We touch things all the time, then we touch our phones, our faces, and our food. In the face of COVID-19, it seems obvious that our behaviours are risky in terms of the spread of germs.
Right now, our fear of pestilence and the spread of disease is at an all-time high. We have lots of great educational material on the internet, and the information has spread far and wide. People are being as mindful about what they touch in public as they are about how often they touch their faces. Businesses like Skip the Dishes are promoting ‘contactless’ service, while others are refusing cash payments for the time being.
NFC contactless payments, through smartphone, smartwatch, and banks cards have provided a convenient safeguard from the spread of germs associated with cash payments during this pandemic
By Mybloodtypeiscoffee – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47178471
The question is, as this fear fades, will the behaviours we develop over the course of this pandemic stick? Will businesses continue to advertise “contactless” services as a hygienic norm? Honestly it’s sort of hard to tell when the situation is so fresh. Studies of the Spanish flu have found that fear as an emotional reaction waxed and waned, and that behaviour change with these shifts (Balinska & Rizzo, 2009). We can probably expect the fear of contact to fade overtime, but for now, the world is ripe for change in this regard.
The Growth of Online World
At least one of these people believes they don’t need to be at this meeting. At least.
Photo by You X Ventures on Unsplash
One joke you’ve probably seen floating around is how now we’ll understand how many meetings could have been emails. The joke pokes fun at the culture of meetings in the corporate and public sectors. Well, there’s truth in most jokes, and the structure of work world might change forever in the aftermath of COVID-19
Consider the number of people being told right now to work from home. Millions of people around the globe are completing their work responsibilities remotely, with no need to go into the office. This is like one huge laboratory experiment about what happens when people work from home.
Photos of working from home can be a lot more relaxing than the real thing
I suspect you’ll see a lot of businesses be more open to the idea that workers can work remotely after this experience and seeing that generally the responsibilities are fulfilled. It might become a big part of contract negotiations, with people ensuring the right to work at home a certain number of days a week. An emerging culture of remote work is bound to have some effects, both positive and negative.
One negative of working online is the reduction of informal discussion amongst colleagues. Much innovation at work comes from casual conversations between colleagues, as information is shared informally and ideas synthesize. Without the physical workspace where these more causal interactions can occur, it’s possible we’ll see less innovation moving forward.
That said, there are negatives to the physical work space. Commuter culture has become a huge thing in North America, with many people working up to two hours from home and driving back and forth five days a week or more. This has major psychological implications in terms of mental health, and creates a great deal of practical inconvenience as people lose up to 4 hours of the part of their day not devoted to work. Hard to have the energy to cook healthy and exercise with a routine like that. More work from home would reduce this mental stress, in addition to the reduction in greenhouse gases emitted by personal automobile use associated with the commutes.
Speaking of congregating online, what impact will we see of this experience on online education? Well, there will be probably disappointment in the capacities we have for online education as it stands. Additionally, it will probably be realized by more people outside of the education profession that the interactions created in attending a physical school is essential in the social development of students. School is an opportunity for students to learn how to treat people, and if homeschooling online becomes big, that benefit will be reduced systemically.
That said, this experience of being forced to learn online might lead to innovations in the platform, like virtual reality(VR) classroom to immerse students in their learning.
Photo by Giu Vicente on Unsplash
Imagine being at home, class is starting. You put on the VR goggles and suddenly you’re surrounded by peers in a state of the art (and sterile) classroom. The teacher starts talking about whales, and all of a sudden the classroom is in the sea and you’re watching a Blue Whale pass by. Pretty cool.
There’s definitely some potential for improvement to online education, and this experience for many students of being boxed into online learning might teach us some lessons on just what might accomplish that improvement.
Another bright side is that ‘higher-learning’ institutions like universities and colleges may innovate and improve their own online capacity, allowing for increased flexibility for learners seeking a degree, potentially reducing costs and access barriers to would-be students.
For most North Americans everyday life consists of work, or school, or both, and this experience of a pandemic is bound to bring change to these realms in terms of the capacity for online operations.
Changes to Health Care
Well, one obvious one for our American neighbours is universal healthcare. Will they finally join the rest of the advanced nations in the world and guarantee a baseline of healthcare for their citizens that doesn’t cripple unlucky parties with loads of debt?
It sure seems like if it’s not now, when the collective element of health has never been more obvious, it’s never.
Long has the notion that the health care of others “ain’t my responsibility”, but maybe, like the change in paradigm experienced by most nations after the Spanish flu, the idea that health is a collective issue might proliferate in the United States in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. I sure hope they figure it out.
With the nudge to a perspective on health in terms of the collective, it wouldn’t be surprising to me if in the next few years the issue of pharma-care coverage doesn’t get some spotlight in Canada. Universal pharma-care, proposed by the Federal NDP party in the last federal election, would ensure those without health insurance through work aren’t paying a fortune for prescription medication. The COVID-19 has reminded people of the role of luck in health and wellness, and brought vulnerabilities of people to light. I would imagine, thinking more collectively, we can expect a more liberal policy in terms of universal pharma-care in the aftermath of Coronavirus.
Paying for expensive medications can be a really struggle for those without coverage. Will Corona force Canada to do better?
Another shift following the Spanish flu was the aforementioned increase in funding and research aimed at keeping populations healthy. Given what is spent on the military every year, it wouldn’t be surprising if more funds are allocated at preserving wellness rather than the external threat of war. I fully expect grant money towards healthcare related research to skyrocket in the aftermath of this situation.
Overall, expect to see a huge emphasis on our healthcare systems, their capacity, organization, strengths, and weaknesses. COVID-19 has rudely reminded us that we have a lot to learn if we’re going to stay healthy, and that we have to work together to turn that learning into results.
Beliefs About the Role of Government
There has always been much debate about the role of government in our society. The left side of the political spectrum tends to see the role in terms of the responsibility to offer services like health care, education, transportation, etc., while the right tends to see the role of government as preserving freedom and stepping out of the way.
Well in the current context, the whole political spectrum is looking at the government to act responsibly and protect its citizenry, both from the virus itself and the aftershocks to the economy. Even Mitt Romney was proposing a relief cheque in the amount of $1,000 to every American to assist in the resiliency to the effects of the virus and the measures employed to stop the spread. Now it’s not the Universal Basic Income(UBI) Andrew Yang was proposing in his short-lived bid for the Democratic nomination, but that’s still a prominent member of the Republican party advocating for the use of federal funds as a social safety net.
Andrew Yang ran a unique, positive, yet short lived presidential campaign, on the platform of proactivity for automation and Universal Basic Income
By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Andrew Yang, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81342165
But here’s the thing about safety nets:
they work a lot better if they’re in place before the fall.
Governments need to recognize that there is a lack of resiliency in the average family to shocks to the economy, and that vulnerability has knock-on effects all the way up the market. If social safety nets like UBI were in place in advance of environmental and economic shocks, the public would be far less vulnerable. Right now, many people (myself included) do not know when their next pay cheque is coming. The expenses don’t go away, the debt doesn’t go away, but the income does. This vulnerability, in addition to the obvious consequences of closing businesses, slows the economy to a halt.
If the safety net were in place before the fall it’s intended to catch, it’s just a lot more effective. I hope this lesson is learned by institutions, businesses, and the public, and that the resiliency of the everyday person and their family is considered in economic policy decision making, especially concerning social safety nets.
Outdoors is ‘In’ Again
When it’s safe to do so again, people will want to get out. Sports entertainment and other big, indoor, crowded events will no doubt rebound. But in general, for many I imagine there will be an aversion to close quarters and big crowds. So I suspect people will want to get out, and will chose to do so in wide open public spaces more often than before. Maybe we’ll find a new appreciation for walks in the park. Maybe we’ll see increased camping and day-use in Provincial and National Parks might emerge as people seek out activities they can do with people at a reasonable distance.
Lake George at Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario
By © Sergey Pesterev / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53858075
When this is over, when we can all stretch out our legs and get out, I would think the demand for outdoor recreation experiences will increase in response to our collective isolation.
Faith in Experts
We could stand to listen to the people who know what they’re talking about a little more often.
Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash
One really encouraging thing we’ve witnessed throughout this experience is that people in general are adhering to, and spreading, the word of experts. I’ve heard the phrase: “well, the CDC…” more in the last two weeks than ever before. While there have been many examples of a lack of common sense in the media, it seems like in general, citizens and governments alike have decided to listen to the people who know what they’re talking about rather than some weird lady on facebook that claims to have all the answers and all the right essential oils to stop the pandemic in its tracks.
Photo by Obi Onyeador on Unsplash
So, in terms of implications for the world moving forward after COVID-19, will this renewed belief in experts persist beyond the pandemic?
I would imagine it will, at least for a little while. Well people might find the social distancing and isolation unnerving and inconvenient, it’s really not a question of comparing the effects of doing it with not doing it, it’s much more a question of the impacts of doing this now or doing it later.
In the aftermath, when we compare the trajectories of the virus for those nations who practiced preventative measures early to those who waited longer, the public will have a tangible example with immediate feedback of the way that listening to the advice of experts mitigated the risk.
This experience, and the lessons learned about the benefits of seeking expertise, should be present in the collective when faced with future world, national, and local issues.
Belief in Collective Action
For the past two decades or so, we’ve been well aware of the scientifically studied phenomena of climate change, and the risks and threats to humanity associated with it. That said, even stringent environmentalists can easily fall into the belief that their actions are a drop in the bucket. This feeling can lead to learned helplessness, and apathy, causing people to ignore the advice of experts believing that their actions alone could never move the needle, so “why bother?”.
We see the fruits of collective action on a small scale all the time, like the lineman pictured doing their part to block would be tacklers. Sometimes though, it is harder to fathom it working at a larger scale.
Photo by Keith Johnston on Unsplash
Climate change, being a prolonged issue, bound to gradually take effect in the future until a tipping point is reached and feedback cycles cause major changes to our world, poses challenges. People will not get timely feedback of the effect of their efforts, and are therefore less likely to feel encouraged by their effects and continue to make efforts.
COVID-19 on the other hand is sweeping the globe quickly, and wreaking havoc in it’s path. People have been asked to do their part as individuals for the preservation of the herd; stay home, limit your contact, and help “flatten the curve” to help ensure health care institutions have the capacity to handle the issue.
Well it might feel like it will take forever before we see the effects of these actions, relative to climate change, the feedback is pretty immediate. Areas that do well to social distance and self isolate will slow the spread of the virus and ensure health care practitioners are able to keep time with the people infected.
With luck, we’ll have many examples of places that do well to reduce the spread and mitigate through individual contributions to collective action. This will serve as an experience in the collective consciousness that supports the notion that:
through the small actions of many, great change can grow.
I can’t pretend all, or even any, of my predictions will be correct. I haven’t given odds or percentages, or even a tangible mark where one might say it came true or didn’t.
The goal of this article was to take a look into our past and consider the future. I found the research for this to be thought-provoking, and I hope you find this article to be the same.
Nobody can be sure what will happen next, but the one certainty is that in the aftermath of the Coronavirus watershed moment, the world will be a very different place.
Balinska & Rizzo (2009). Behavioural responses to influenza pandemics: What do we know?
Kamradt-Scott (2010). Changing Perceptions: of Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Responses.
McGinnis (1977). The impact of endemic influenza: Canada 1918-1919.
Rutty & Sullivan (2010). This is Public Health: A Canadian History.
Tomes (2010). “Destroyer and Teacher”: Managing the Masses During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic.
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Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 21, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & NowTags:Aftermath, Big thoughts, Coronavirus, COVID 19, HealthcareLeave a comment on Can the aftermath of Spanish Flu help us know what comes next?
The Democratization of Communication
Not long ago, our communication through technology was relatively limited. With phone calls, the public could make general one-to-one contact. Radio and tv hosts could connect to the masses, and businesses and governments could reach the masses through those same avenues. The fireside chats, a weekly brief given by President Franklin D. Rosevelt from 1933 to 1934, was simply a use of a medium (radio) for one person to reach the minds of many. In terms of simply using a medium available to him, this isn’t terribly unlike Donald Trump’s unsophisticated use of twitter during his presidency to communicate to his base and the American people.
Franklin D Rosevelt in 1933. Image Courtesy of WikiCommons.
Up until the era of the internet, this ability to communicate to masses of people was largely limited to those with some sort of power, economic or political. The technology that assisted communication endeavours of everyday people was limited to the telephone, and one-to-one communication.
A model of this style can be seen below. Forgive the roughness of the model, and the fact that this particular one isn’t very useful until it has others to be contrasted against. Just note the fact that while the message communicator has lines to its whole network, they only can call people one at a time. This limits the capacity for information to be disseminated throughout the network.
Of course human ingenuity found a pretty efficient way to disseminate information even with the limited capacity of one to one calling in terms of technology.
Consider the weird “Phone-Tree” I used to stare quizzically at on my parent’s fridge. A phone tree is a means of allowing a message to travel through a network more efficiently than one person calling everyone in the network with the message. In the phone tree days, one person would call a few people with an important piece of information, and they’d all call three or more people with the information, and so on and so forth. The structure of the model below depicts a phone tree and the responsibility and connections between each actor. Note that this is the first stage, the original message communicator is only able to call one of their three connections and begin the dissemination of the information.
Now of course this system reduces the weight of the responsibility of the message communicator. They don’t have to call every name on the list, just a few, and the pre-arranged structure of the phone tree takes case of the rest. But the phone tree isn’t just more efficient because it distributes the responsibility more evenly. It actually increases the capacity of communication by the number of lines active at a given time. Admitted, the first step above doesn’t have this feature, but watch what happens each step in terms of the number of active lines at once.
Stage Two: 2 active lines of communication. Message reach of 3.
Stage Three: 4 active lines of communication. Message reach of 7.
Stage Four: 6 active lines of communication. Message reach of 12
Stage Five: 8 active lines of communication. Message reach of 21
The phone tree model allows for the number of active lines of communication to grow, and therefore the reach of the message grows with it. The system is a pretty efficient way to transmit information through a network if the only technological capacity for communication each node has is one to one.
As you can imagine, in practice this probably wasn’t as efficient as it promises to be in theory. Think of the ruckus that missed calls and lazy links in the chain probably caused back in these days. That’s without even considering the ‘broken telephone’ effect.
I spent many summers in university helping to run a youth camp at Nipissing University for indigenous children from all over Ontario. We’d play the game broken telephone, I’m sure you’ve probably played it yourself. If you haven’t, basically you sit in a circle and one person starts a message that gets whispered from ear to ear around the circle until it returns to them, often completely and totally different from the message they sent out.
The message behind the game is that the more links in the chain, the more likely it was that the message that was created by the first player would be distorted in its journey.
Anyways. The ability to communicate with the masses, to reach many minds at once still eluded the public even with the clever, if not perfect, structure of the phone tree.
But with the internet we have absolutely democratized this ability. Anyone can hop on twitter, facebook, or instagram and reach people from all over the world in an instant.
Take instagram live, a broadcast feature that allows users to broadcast live video to their networks. One user can get on the platform, record a video with their message, and that is broadcast live to all of their network. This is of course, much more efficient than a multi-stage phone tree, and eliminates the opportunity for the message to change between receivers. Not everyone will necessarily tune into a broadcast and get the information, but the communication capacity itself is certainly there. This model also demonstrates the way tv and radio communications would look.
Now, granted, you have to build up a reputation online if you want a following. Things like Search Engine Optimization, the timing of posts, the connectivity of your network and the quality of what’s being communicated are all major factors on if you’ll gain traction, as is luck. But even without the guarantee of masses to communicate to, and no insurance against screaming into the void, we are at least provided the tools to reach the minds of many.
Even with all the flaws that come with social media, including vitriol and the spread of ignorance and misinformation, I’m glad that type of power is in the hands of the people.
During these difficult times of social distancing and isolation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen all sorts of clever uses of social media platforms, including challenges to help others stay fit, sharing musical talents, and the spread of vital public health education like wildfire in the online realm.
It’s important to remember how lucky we are to have these capabilities, to reach out and be heard, even when we’re alone.
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Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 20, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & NowTags:COVID 19, Internet
When you’ve got Music
Everybody likes music.
Sure, everybody likes different music, but have you ever met someone who actually didn’t enjoy music?
Music brings people together, think of how many hundreds of concerts and festivals, and millions of music crazy attendees there are every year. But right now, in the face of the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that we don’t come together physically. So does that mean music ceases to bring us together? Absolutely not.
Numerous stories have emerged during the course of the pandemic about the way the power of music has subsisted.
Photo by Bogomil Mihaylov on Unsplash
Just about everyone has seen the videos of people in Italy, standing on their balconies, singing, playing instruments with their neighbours, providing notes of hope in what is a very difficult time in Italy.
The music has a powerful effect on the viewer, it is powerful in what it represents, the human spirit and community in the face of a harsh challenge to humanity. While viewing these clips, it’s important to consider that many of those singing likely have family members effected by the pandemic (and the mortality rate is extremely high in Italy). It is honestly such a wonder that something so spectacular can be cast out of such grim times.
Here’s a nice compilation of some of the performances. It pretty well speaks for itself.
This is why so many people through many centuries fall in love with Italy
A video montage of Italians all over Italia from north to south to central to the islands — all signing together during the Italy Lockdown is a kind of triumph of spirit, a love in the time of coronavirus pic.twitter.com/XqoLsGMoIV
— (self isolating) romepix (@romepix) March 14, 2020
Another really interesting thing about this pandemic and our prescribed self quarantine or social distancing is the way that platforms like instagram, facebook, and snapchat have been utilized by musicians to ensure the music they play finds a listeners ear beyond the traditional album recordings streamed on services like Spotify and Apple Music. It’s almost like a democratization of concerts without barriers to access like cost of ticket, paired simultaneously with a window into the artists life in the time of social distancing.
While concerts like this started before his, Chris Martin of Coldplay may have really brought the trend to light with his instagram live set “Together at Home”
Chris played a mini gig at home earlier today on IG Live. @glblctzn @WHO @JohnLegend #TogetherAtHome
A post shared by Coldplay (@coldplay) on Mar 16, 2020 at 5:21pm PDT
After Martin’s concert, John Legend, Keith Urban, Rob Thomas and numerous other major artists continued the trend putting on their own concerts.
But it’s not only major artists using the platform. Artists of all different walks of life are using the social distancing measures as an opportunity to record new content, and it’s a fine treat for everyone. This snippet I came across, a cover of Calvin Harris and Frank Ocean, I particularly liked:
Social distance jamming #frankocean #calvinharris #fender #teletuesday #coversong #socialdistancing #music #singer #instereo #strymonflint
A post shared by Patrickhuntermusic (@patrickhuntermusic) on Mar 17, 2020 at 9:35am PDT
There are a ridiculous amount of talented people out, and this is a chance for them to put out great content to a captive audience which is starved for the kind of connection music can bring.
I’m actually going to use this opportunity to recommend my favourite cover of all time, Coldplay’s Green Eyes preformed by Annie Sumi. It’s from well before the time of COVID-19, but as my dad always says when it comes to music “it’s not when it comes out, it’s when you hear it”, and I suspect anyone reading this could use the uplift this angelic voice provides.
NPR compiled a list of links to upcoming virtual concerts being offered. A highlight for my taste was Hozier March 20th at 3PM EST. But the nature of instagram live as well as other social media platforms is that the information moves fast and is widespread. Artists could be announcing concerts on their platforms the day of, or even just hold surprise concerts. It’s sort of exciting thinking wonderful performances are right around the corner, and we’ll probably remember them forever given the circumstances.
Some artists are taking it one step further. Take the Arkells from Hamilton, ON for example. Throughout the past week the band has been posting the sheet music to their songs on Facebook and other social media platforms. Then, at a prearranged time daily, the band goes live on instagram for its “Flatten the Curve” music lessons.
Thus far, the band has taught viewers how to play some of the biggest hits in their catalog, including: Leather Jacket, People’s Champ, And Then Some, and their new hit single Years in the Making. The classes offer a pretty intimate experience between the fans and their favourite band, and has included opportunities to ask the band questions, discuss general everyday topics, the current circumstance, and of course, talk music!
Best part of the day. See ya tomorrow at 1pm for Flatten The Curve Music Class. #FTCMusicClass
A post shared by arkellsmusic (@arkellsmusic) on Mar 18, 2020 at 12:20pm PDT
As an added benefit, goals of self-improvement like learning an instrument, or new songs on an instrument you already play, is a great way to deal with some of the psychological challenges of isolation. The Arkells have clearly figured out a way to curb their boredom and share their talents with the world. And for the record, once life gets back to normal (and it will), you have to see this band live. They’re Canadian, their tunes are catchy as hell, and, no word of a lie, they actually sound better live than the records can capture.
So while there’s a lot of troubling news out there, lets keep in mind we’ve got such a rich conduit for communication and human contact in the form of internet, and music is a great way for the human spirit to inspire us all to get through this happy, healthy, and well.
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 19, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & NowTags:COVID 19, Music1 Comment on When you’ve got Music
Manners in the time of Corona
With the threat of the worst global pandemic since the Spanish Flu of 1919, people are realizing, through public health education campaigns and a consideration of their own ways of life, that their behaviour when it comes to germs has to change.
The biggest, and most relatable example is the worldwide realization right now that:
“wow, I touch my face a lot.”
People are starting to be mindful of the contact they make with their face, especially in public. Furthermore, I’m finding myself very mindful of what I’m touching. I’m considering it more in an effort to kill germs that might already be waiting, for example washing the things we touch most often like our devices, doorknobs, switches and handles around the house. I’m also considering the things other people touch most while in public and avoiding contact with those things (aren’t we glad tap exists on our payment cards?). Overall, there seems to be a new set of rules for the way that we interact with the environment derived from this newfound fear of pestilence.
So, what do manners look like in a time of COVID-19?
Is it appropriate to tell someone: “dude you just touched your face like 16 times.”?
Can we go full grandma mode like Jamie “Noodles” McLennan on TSN1050’s Overdrive, telling a cashier “give me your hands” and sanitizing them to our satisfaction (probably not a great approach socially, but he’s got the spirit).
“Give me your hands”😅
Noodles was having none of it during a trip to the grocery store earlier today. #BrooklinBureau pic.twitter.com/E9aVRrESOO
— OverDrive (@OverDrive1050) March 16, 2020
Clearly, some things that were clear no-go’s before are going to be considered much more acceptable during and in the wake of this pandemic.
Hand washing has always been a no-brainer. Lord knows what sort of germs we pick up in our day to day life, so washing your hands when you get home, use the bathroom, before and after eating, has always been a well known way to reduce risks to your health. The change here is one of degree. For a little while here, let’s be obsessive germaphobes. Wash for 20-seconds at a minimum, and wash often. Oh, and pair your hand washing with a scrub down of your phone, the two go hand in hand (ugh.).
Here’s a little resource to spice up the hand washing routine: https://washyourlyrics.com.
Just type in your favourite song, and boom, you get a nice infographic so you can bring some music to your hand washing routine
(It’s a great song and you know it)
Calling People on Unhygienic Behaviour.
So your work is an essential service, or is one of the businesses or construction projects deemed “business as usual” at least for now. You’re going to make contact with others, it’s inevitable. So how much of their hygiene practice becomes your responsibility in a time like this?
If you were to notice a colleague wasn’t washing frequently, or sanitizing their workspace, do you call them on it? In the past, regardless of who’s “right”, it would have been seen as rude to comment on something like this. In a time of pandemic though, hygiene is everyones responsibility. Even if it means telling that coworker or fellow shopper that they’ve been touching their face or practicing some other germ related faux-pas, and that it’s awkward.
Just be polite, act a little uncomfortable about it, like you hate to do it but “it’s just the times, ya’know”.
This is actually a weird one. Before, if you were wearing a surgical mask in public, I think I generally would have assumed that either your immune system was somehow compromised, you were sick, or that you were a germaphobe of a high degree. Now it’s pretty interesting though. You wouldn’t see someone wearing a medical mask and think anything except that they are taking the risk of COVID-19 very seriously.
That said, the norm shouldn’t be wearing these medical masks right now. There’s a serious shortage of these types of supplies, and people stealing them from hospitals and other health care centres are only making it worse. Unless you are sick, are somehow compromised in terms of your immune system, Officials have recommended you not wear the masks, in order that the supply manufactured to meet the excess demand worldwide reach health care professionals on the front line first.
Photo by 🇨🇭 Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash
Since we’re talking manners, it’s rude to undermine the capacity of our health care system at a time like this. It’s careless, and selfish.
In general, non-religious face covering was also seen as suspect. Those covering their faces for non faith-based reasons didn’t seem to have any reason for covering their identity, and thus we probably imposed the idea that people covering their face must be getting into trouble. As the weather gets warmer face coverings like a buff or balaclava would be seen as a little weird, but you might actually see people wearing these types of coverings, either out of ignorance of their ineffectiveness, or out of a desire to discourage them from touching their face. Either way, there’s a bit of a change in norm here.
Yes, life without physical contact with other humans is just plain weird as hell. It’s a little depressing, and even for those introverted folks who generally enjoy a lot of alone time, it’s nice when socializing is at least an option.
Social distancing isn’t just having your friends over instead of congregating in public: it’s not meeting your friends in person at all. In normal everyday life, it might be seen as rude to avoid contact with your social circle. Now, let’s see it as polite to stay in, make contact virtually, and reduce the risk of transmission of the virus, not only for ourselves, but for the most vulnerable members of our society.
Is it lonely? Hell yes.
But do yourself a favour and make a point of calling an old friend, your parents, your grandparents and extended family you’ve fallen out of touch with. Even reach out to the people you see all the time.
Have a drink on a group chat, recall old times. Laugh. Talk about how you’re feeling about the whole situation. It’s healthy to connect, but for now, it’s rude to get together in the physical realm. We will beat this thing, but we have to do it by acting in the interest of the collective and ignoring our self-interested impulses.
It’s also important to literally distance yourself from those who you come into contact with on your essential trips. Remember the really rude behaviour in grade-school of basically distancing yourself from one person as if they had cooties, and they’d go to join the circle and everyone would run away (I’d be ashamed to admit to being either party in this scenario so I’ll plead the fifth). Well, we should all sort of pretend to do that to everyone. Literally stay a few metres away from everyone whenever possible. In line at the grocery store, in the aisles in the grocery store, at work if you’re not working from home, literally, as much distance as reasonable in the specific space whenever possible.
Hoarding Necessities
I’ve already discussed the Toilet Paper Dilemma at length elsewhere, so I’ll just say this:
In addition to not buying an obnoxious amount of necessities in a manner that prevents everyone from getting what they need, please consider those who can’t afford food and continue to make donations to the North Bay Food Bank. We know from past pandemics that economic hardship can be a real vulnerability, and we should help all of our neighbours in our city in any way we can.
Let’s not just look at peoples grocery carts to make sure they don’t have too much, let’s look in our neighbours bowls to make sure they have enough (figuratively of course let’s avoid close contact with people’s food).
Just don’t. I guess if you have essential business related travel for work, but even then, I can’t really imagine how much of that is necessary in the event of a pandemic.
You’ve probably seen the imbeciles on TV or online bragging that they’ve decided to follow through on their spring break in Miami travel plans, and just generally worry about the fate of our species.
Close contact: Spring breakers play tug-of-war amid calls for social distancing https://t.co/seYHHnIIUB
— CTV News (@CTVNews) March 19, 2020
They’ve been given all the information they need, they’ve been nudged in the right direction with the known closures of businesses in their destinations, and yet they still make the wrong call. Sometimes, mom and dad have to set down rules for those who aren’t yet mature enough to exercise common sense, and it’s pretty clear travel restrictions, and restrictions on businesses open coming from the government directly should be paramount in priority. The few health care practitioners I spoke to about the issue were shocked that malls have not yet been ordered to close. If there’s a way people can act contrary to what is needed, they will. Just take the option away.
Their freedom to be idiots shouldn’t impede the rest of our freedom to make it through this with minimal harm.
Even consider cancelling shorter trips by automobile, such as in-province trips. Most travel is just extremely unnecessary and allow you to act as an influential vector for the virus.
Just Don’t Do It.
The Stop and Chat
Another interesting change. In the past, as Seinfeld taught us to snub someone when you’re out and about is pretty rude. It’s a cultural practice to say hi to our familiars in public, and even, if you’re able, to stop and catch up.
Well the “stop and chat” is no more. If you’re out for a walk or jog around the block and you see a neighbour you’d normally stop to chat with, don’t! A wave is all you need to acknowledge your presence and avoid feeling like you snubbed them. It’s really, really tempting to seek out human contact when you’re stuck in your house all day, but just keep the social contact virtual for now.
So times have changed, let’s do our best to practice these new good manners during in the time of Coronavirus.
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 19, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & Now
Battalion, it’s time to Rebrand
When we learned that the Brampton Battalion would be relocating for the 2013-14 season, and that North Bay would finally be getting another OHL franchise, our first since the centennials left for Saginaw in 2002, I was pretty excited.
Growing up, my dad had season tickets to the Barrie Colts. From this experience, I learned what a pillar an OHL franchise can be for a community. Hockey brings Canadians together like few things, and when I heard we’d be getting the Battalion, I was ecstatic. My first thought was basically that it was good for the community, and hey, it would probably provide me with some entertainment. Win-Win.
My second thought was:
“I really hope they change their brand”.
I always noted a general distain for the Brampton Battalion brand. Unfortunately, the franchise brought the brand north. Image: Brampton Battalion Players 2009 by Ron Bulvos courtesy of WikiCommons.
No, I didn’t mind that they stuck with the name Battalion. North Bay is a community deeply engrained with military tradition, and the name and motif fits well. The alliterative flow of the name from “Brampton Battalion” even sticks with “Bay Battalion”. The name is totally fine. No, I’m talking about the logo, and …
(I’m sorry Troops diehards, this has the potential to upset you)
… that god-awful green.
This all might seem superficial to some degree. We get a team, and hockey isn’t about how you’re dressed, so who cares? I’m a sports fan, I certainly get this perspective. The product on the ice is what counts.
But I also like to wear cool gear from my favourite teams with pride. I’m a fan of good design. Whether you’re a Habs fan or a Leafs fan like myself (Sens fans: I just assume you’re all in hiding) you have to admit both jerseys, logos, the brands, they’re absolutely impeccable. In fact, they’re timeless. The histories of their Toronto and Montreal respectively is stitched into every thread of the Leafs and Canadiens Sweaters. They are worn with the upmost pride.
The brand of the North Bay Battalion, however, is just not good design for our modern tastes. It doesn’t have that timeless quality. And for those of us OHL fans from the Brampton Battalion days, it’s really just not our own.
For starters, let’s talk about the green. I just think its actually a brutal colour to centre your branding on. The olive/khaki shade certainly calls upon a military motif, but when it comes down to it, for everyday people who would be wearing your merch’, it’s just not a great look. Who’s wants to wear a vomit coloured green? It’s only the (very few) hardcore fans who I see wearing the jersey around town. There is very little appeal in the merchandise for the casual fan. A t-shirt that colour, irrespective of the logo its just not quite what you would call “cool”.
And it’s not hard to imagine the jerseys look a hell of a lot better with a simple tweak of the shade of green. After googling shades of green, I think something like a Basil verging on a forest green, would look much better while still maintaining a military feel. The below mockup, while not my proposal for the teams next jersey, just gives you an idea of how a different green can really change the identity of the brand.
This mockup doesn’t include elements I’d actually preserve, like the military stripes on the shoulders, but this green is a far more appealing shade and still maintains a military motif. I’d propose if a rebrand went this direction, with a change of green rather than the logo, that the green in the logo be darkened a shade as well. Mockup courtesy of HockeyMonkey.
Much, much better right? So, a tweak to the green and all of a sudden you have a jersey that looks much sharper.
Now about the logo. Once again, the military motif is fine, it’s the execution that flounders. Modern logos aim to be sleek, and often minimalism is a more effective form than the charcuterie style on the current logo. And yes, character style logos definitely dominate the OHL team brands (see Charlie-Horse on my beloved Barrie Colts logo), but the current logo, basically, a guys face, is just not something I’d ever want on a t-shirt or a hat. Given how little Battalion merchandise I see around town, I think it’s fair to say others agree with me.
Consider the Winnipeg Jets’ logo, which manages to pay homage to the airforce without appearing tacky in the least. It’s sleek and appealing, and has been an effective brand since the relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg in 2011.
Since the great OHL finals run the Battalion had in their first season in North Bay, attendance has steadily declined year over year. Honestly, I find the games to be affordable and entertaining, it’s good hockey. I really don’t go often though, once a year probably. Speaking for myself, a rebrand would really drum up more interest from casual fans like myself, and would likely cause some excitement about the team locally, especially if the merchandise is appealing.
That’s not to say the team won’t need to be a lot better than they were in the somewhat mercifully cancelled 2019-2020 to put bums in the seats. Just that people around town talking about your new logo, excitedly anticipating your new merchandise, and proudly wearing it around town is nothing but advertising for ticket sales.
The Toronto Blue Jays rebranded in 2012, unveiling a logo that combined elements of the teams history with a sleek modern design. You might remember that the hats donning the new logo became a huge fashion trend Canada wide, were sold out everywhere seemingly forever, and reinvigorated dwindling interest in the team with a younger demographic. Obviously a rebrand of the Battalion isn’t going have national style implications, but it could certainly help make the team cool around the city again.
Jose Bautista in both the pre (left) and post(above) rebrand Jays jerseys. I think it’s pretty unanimously agreed this was a HUGE upgrade.
In terms of a new logo, there are some options to maintain the military themes while adopting a more minimalist style logo. One might incorporate inspiration from the Moose theme of logo of the local Algonquin Regiment (see below), or simple elements which call to mind the theme, such as military vehicles, army boots or helmets, weaponry etc. While the airforce wouldn’t be necessarily broken up into “battalions”, the aviation theme from the CFB North Bay base might also localize the logo.
The Algonquin Regiment Flag By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43088118
Honestly, even a word style alternate logo, either with “North Bay” or “Battalion” or both in an impactful font, coupled with a deeper green would make for a fantastic 3rd jersey which could drive some merchandise sales and promote the brand.
Really, the biggest mistake here, to me, would be to continue with the current branding. It’s not uniquely North Bay, it never was, and I think even those few who really like the current brand won’t mind some reinvigorated interest and some new merchandise to support their Troops.
I can’t pretend to be an expert in logo design, but I do know that the teams current logo doesn’t work well for merchandise. Timing wise, with the news that the Battalion have the first overall pick in the OHL Entry Draft, and concern about the dwindling attendance to Battalion home games, the organization should seriously consider a rebrand to reinvigorate local interest in the team.
Hockey fans in North Bay know that they can’t afford to lose another franchise. The reality is we don’t get a third shot at this, and the franchise should be doing everything it can to endear itself to North Bay hockey fans, and this includes producing some cool merch’ that fans can get excited about and wear with pride.
Do you agree? Am I out of my mind? Let me know what you think about the teams current brand below:
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 18, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inHere & NowTags:Battalion, design, Sports10 Comments on Battalion, it’s time to Rebrand
A Criminal Coincidence (1935)
In 1935, a 19 year old man, standing 6’2, 240 pounds, was brought into the North Bay jail by his brother and a Police Constable. In no time, the man was fighting with officers with the fury of a “caged lion”. The conflict began when officers present noticed the man was wielding a razor sharp 8 inch long file, a tool used for sharpening saws.
Photo by Emiliano Bar on Unsplash
Three local officers, three provincial officers, the man’s father and his brother all attempted to remove the weapon from the man. A Deputy and a Constable both sustaining injuries from the file, including stab wounds located on the face and scalp of the deputy.
One officer present described the attempt to enter the cell to calm the man down as “almost suicide”, and the man’s rage was described by the attending officers of that of 10 times that of a normal man. There was no information regarding if substance use had a role in his behaviour.
The man fought off officer after officer. At first he stood with a rosary clenched in his outreached hand shouting “you can’t hurt me with this”, and then he began to attack intruders to his cell with his file. Eventually, officers decided to let him be while he calmed down, out of fear of sustaining additional injury, leaving him in the cell with the file. While they had tried to secure tear gas in order to assist in disarming the man, it was unavailable to them.
Sure this story is pretty crazy. A barely-adult manhandling the local police, stabbing one officer and injuring another in the chaos. While the article didn’t specify, we can assume the man eventually calmed down as he didn’t make future news. The key to this story is not necessarily the conclusion however, the key is the interesting coincidence of the name of the man:
Gerard Shank.
Lebelle & McClenaghan (2009). The Beat Light: North Bay Police History 1887-2007. WFL Communications.
Posted bygatewaynorthbay March 18, 2020 June 20, 2020 Posted inNorthern NostalgiaTags:History, Jail
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Some "choice" is no choice at all
The Conservative Party would like you to believe that their proposal to
relax the laws prohibiting the opening of new grammar schools is about equality of opportunity and about choice. Where is the choice for the parents of the child who fails the 11 Plus examination? Have you ever heard of a family opting for a Secondary Modern School and a Secondary Modern education?
The equality of opportunity argument is just as illusory. All the educational research shows that those from more disadvantaged backgrounds make up a small percentage of the overall intake of the existing grammar schools. To pretend that all children start off with an equal chance of gaining a grammar school place is therefore a fallacy. When the children who are deemed more academically able at the age of 11 are skimmed off, what impact does that have on the confidence and self-esteem and the education of the children who are literally and metaphorically left behind? Is the testimony of generations of people scarred by their failure to pass an exam at the age of 11, not sufficiently strong enough evidence for us to see this as a retrograde step?
How would this policy promote social cohesion? Children would be taken out of their communities to be educated elsewhere, whilst their peers are left to attend schools which have the potential to very quickly become sink schools. Which type of school are the best teachers likely to opt fo r? In the quest to secure places at the local grammar school, which parents are more likely to be able to afford the extra tuition and the crammer sessions - so much for equality of opportunity. As our education system becomes increasingly commercialised with the advent of multi-academy trusts, which model is likely to attract investment?
By 2019 Nottinghamshire schools are set to see an eye-watering reduction of £39 million pounds. Education funding through the Conservatives is being diverted into its pet Free School project, with the Department for Education sanctioning spends on property at up to twice the market value - as reported by the Public Accounts Committee. (This at a time when public services continue to cut in the name of austerity). Some of these properties, as in the case of the former police station in Hackney, aren't even fit for purpose!
We must not allow our children's education to be sacrificed on the altar of Tory free-market ideology. It is simply too important for our children's futures and for ours.
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Geezer Politics
Thoughts, Facts, Commentary and Knowledge…
Politics and the Church – Extrication for the Shoal Waters [Part 24]
12Jan 2017 8 Jul 2018
Within today’s schooling system, probably the most beneficial would be a system of school vouchers. Such a policy would have a number of benefits:
It would restore much more parental influence in the training of children, a policy that would be consistent with Biblical teaching.
It would establish healthy competition in the educational system.
It would allow parents to send children to schools that supported their own moral and behavioral values.
Children would be better educated…According to Greg Forster, a research fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Education Choice, every empirical study conducted in Milwaukee, Florida, Ohio, Texas, Maine, and Vermont showed that where vouchers were available, these programs improved public schools [Greg Forster, Ph.D., “A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on How Vouchers Affect Public Schools”, School Choice Issues In Depth, January 2009, pgs. 16-21].
Who makes up the group that most opposes school vouchers? Well, it’s the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers’ union. They so vehemently oppose even small, localized experiments in using vouchers because they know that privately run schools will do a much better job of educating children if only they can compete on an equal basis for the tax dollars that support public schools [Ibid].
A common objection to the use of school vouchers is that parents will use them to send children to church-related schools and thus the government will be supporting training in a certain religion. What a ‘lame’ objection. This objection is not persuasive because:
It is not the government that is supporting such church-related schools, but the parents of the children, because they are making the choice of where to send them.
Another objection is a gross misunderstanding of the First Amendment. This amendment was only intended to prohibit the governmental establishment of one certain church or religion as the official state church. It was never intended to prevent all government support for everything that is done by the church.
The goal of civil government with regard to education should be to produce educated citizens for the next generation. If that is being done through a voucher system, then the government’s goal is being accomplished. The goal of the government should not be to prevent children from obtaining education in a school that also teaches religious values. Think of it…how good it would be if students not only received an education they could use but were also well versed in discipline and in Biblical principles on how to treat each other?
It would seem that a primary barrier to a good education in the United States is the NEA and its massive political influence. This organization spent massive amounts to defeat a state-wide referendum in Utah for school vouchers [“Utah Voters Defeat Measure to Create U.S. First State-Wide Voucher Program”, Associated Press, Nov 7, 2007]. The city of Washington, DC, established a very successful voucher program. With Congress as the governing authority for the District, when the Democratic majority took control of both the Senate and the House in January 2009, funding for DC’s voucher program was cut off. Even the Democratic mayor protested but to no avail. Many Democratic members of Congress and President Obama chose to send their own children to private vice public schools, but would would not allow this choice for poor parents in that same district.
Failure in the education system is a national tragedy of immense proportions. Lack of educational skills perpetuates a permanent economic “underclass” in our society. The responsibility for this tragedy lies squarely with the failed public school system and the NEA that uses its monopoly power to prevent real school choice. Throwing more money at a failed system will not fix the problem. Because of the NEA’s strangle hold on the school system, poor teachers cannot be fired and the best teachers cannot be given enough incentives to excel or to stay in teaching as a career. The job of unions is to protect the interests of teachers. The job of schools is to educate the students. Many well-meaning reformers fail to understand the difference between the two objectives. What’s good for the unions is not necessarily what is good for the students. Tenured teachers who can’t teach, can’t control a class, and behave in manifestly unacceptable ways are in the system as long as they want to stay, with rare exceptions [Abigail Therstrom and Stephen Therstrom, No Excuses,: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003, pgs. 11-15]. In many states and cities teachers have to pay dues to the NEA, even if they don’t join. For example, in Bedford, Ohio, teachers have to pay $713 yearly to the union, regardless of membership [Robert Nozar, “Teachers contract approved”, The Bedford (OH) Sun, Sept 25, 2008]. The NEA has never endorsed a Republican candidate but in 2009 endorsed ‘same-sex marriage’. Children from inner-city schools in particular do poorly in academic achievement trapping generation after generation in poverty, with low job skills and little ability to advance. By the twelfth grade, on average, black students are four years behind those who are white or Asian. Hispanics don’t do much better.
Why does the NEA oppose such a system that would bring benefit to the children of the nation and thus to the nation as a whole? It is another case of a few people benefiting…the teachers who are part of the NEA…, while the costs are being borne by the many…the entire population of the nation. This situation will leave our nation…the ‘ship of state’…in an ever worsening situation, while those who are responsible for the welfare of the citizens…the crew…are busy lining up a ‘life jacket’ and a seat in the ‘life boat’ should things not work out. The Bible gives parents the responsibility to raise and educate their children thus the education system is a proper subject to be addressed from the pulpit. Once again, politics and the pulpit must work in conjunction or the church will have to accept partial responsibility for national failure.
Next week we will take a look at immigration policies. All of us are decedents of immigrants. We are a nation of immigrants. But the motives for coming to this nation must be considered before our generosity becomes our failure.
– Bob Munsey
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A Detour Down an Estuary Condition of the Christian Church Establishing a Position Extrication from the Shoal Waters God Jesus the Church Religion & Society Recovery From the Shoal Waters Restoring the Government Reversing Course...Avoiding the Shoal Waters Safe Harbor Restoring the Church The Church v. the Angel of Light The Hypocrisy of Politics in the Church The Politics of God Where's The Church Where to Now?
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In his new role as part of Halocarbon’s leadership team, Derek is responsible for developing strategies that drive continuous improvement in customer service, procurement, warehousing and distribution, and inventory management.
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B.S. Chemistry, University of Virginia
Siddhartha (Sidd) Shenoy joined Halocarbon in May 2016 as the Director of Strategic Marketing, where he helped design the Halocarbon corporate-level strategy and its current business segment architecture. Sidd assumed the role of Director of Strategy and Innovation in 2018. His top priorities include designing and implementing new strategic growth initiatives for Halocarbon, and interfacing with both the Commercial and Technical/R&D teams at to build the company’s innovation pipeline.
Prior to joining the Halocarbon Leadership Team, Sidd worked at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, where he held multiple business and technical leadership roles, serving markets and applications ranging from industrial biotechnology, agriculture and nutrition to electronics and fluorinated materials.
B.S. Industrial Management
Clemson University, South Carolina
Kevin Hyman is responsible for directing and developing Halocarbon’s people assets and culture in accordance with the company’s strategic direction, ethics and governmental regulations. He directs all aspects of Human Resources for Halocarbon.
Hyman joined Halocarbon in 2014 bringing with him over 25 years of domestic and international Human Resource experience from the textile and chemical industries. He is an active member of the business community and SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management).
Walther joined Halocarbon in July of 2016 as Manager, Technical Services/Support being promoted to his current role in March of 2017. His most recent employment had been with Chemours as a Technical Service Senior Consultant in the Krytox Performance Lubricants business, which included both product and application development in a range of markets from industrial to aerospace as well as targeted R&D projects and manufacturing plant support. Walther is recognized as an authority in his field, has written papers, and made presentations to organizations such as AISE, IEEE PCIC, NLGI, NORIA, SAE, SMMA and STLE.
Walther joined Halocarbon with more than 30 years of experience in product and application development driving sales of specialty products into new and existing market spaces around the globe.
B.S. Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology
Guest most recently served as Director EHS – Safety Culture for Momentive Performance Materials, where he was responsible for EHS at 20 sites globally in 2 business sectors. Guest also partnered with all levels of the company on EHS/PSM compliance, safety leadership skill development. Prior to his role at Momentive, Guest served in various global, regional, and local EHS leadership roles at Celanese Corporation. While at Celanese, he led the achievement of setting new company EHS performance records; negotiated site operating permit approvals; developed and implemented the companies ALERT process and global communication plan; led EHS / PSM audits globally; developed and implemented global EHS management systems such as safe work permit process; and applied six sigma principles resulting in improved EHS performance and efficiency.
Guest joined Halocarbon in 2016 with more than 20 years of experience in driving world-class EHS performance bringing industry best practices to lead the company’s next phase of EHS performance, growth, and product innovation.
B.S. Biology and Business Management
Jim Beatty joined Halocarbon in 2011. Jim has served in various roles of increasing responsibility and is currently leading the Quality Organization. In his role as the Director of Quality, Jim is leading a team of quality assurance and quality control scientists responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and protocols that meet or exceed the high-quality standards of Halocarbon products. Jim has demonstrated a steady track-record of leveraging a wealth of knowledge in quality management systems, which he developed while serving in the QA/QC departments of various industry leaders such as Pfizer and AmbioPharm.
Jim’s team ensures commercial product consistency, compliance of quality management systems, and the facilitation of a proactive, quality-focused corporate culture at Halocarbon. Jim is an enthusiastic professional who takes pride in ensuring that the quality and performance of Halocarbon products are second to none.
Ameya Acharekar directs the plant operations group responsible for both the Halocarbon Engineered Fluids & Halocarbon Electronic Solutions businesses. In this role, Ameya leads a cross-functional team of engineers and scientists that are responsible for providing a reliable supply of consistent and high-quality fluoroproducts for our customers globally. In addition, Ameya brings a strong foundation of experience in both production and design engineering to the development, scale-up, and production of new products, providing the solid manufacturing basis to fuel the growth of Halocarbon.
Ameya joined Halocarbon in 2007 and held roles as a Project Engineer and Process Development Manager prior to being promoted to Manufacturing Director in 2019. Prior to joining Halocarbon, Ameya worked at Eastman Chemical Company as a Process Improvement Engineer.
Clemson University, SC
Mark Frye is the director of manufacturing the Halocarbon Life Sciences business segment. Mark Frye has over 30 years of production engineering experience in the specialty fluorochemical chemical industry. Mark joined the Halocarbon team in 1990 as a production engineer. Since then, Mark has assumed several roles in production management and leadership. Mark has been instrumental in the growth of Halocarbon over the past two-and-a-half decades by leading his team in all aspects of plant operations. His determination and drive for excellence has allowed Halocarbon to succeed both internally through continuous improvement and efficiency gains, and externally through high customer satisfaction and retention. Before joining Halocarbon, Mark worked as Operations Supervisor at Carolina Metals, a depleted uranium hexafluoride processing plant located in South Carolina.
B.S. Electrical Engineering | Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A Bloomsburg University
Brian Wintrode has over 25 years of experience in industrial maintenance, reliability, engineering and plant operations. Brian started his career as a shipboard electrician for the United States Navy and is a veteran of the Gulf War. Upon receiving his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, Brian entered the Paper industry and assumed roles of increasing responsibility including: Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Department Maintenance Superintendent, Maintenance Reliability and Engineering Manager, and Power and Utilities Manager.
In his role as the Director of Reliability and Engineering, Brian is leading a cross-functional team of engineers responsible for design and execution of capital projects, maintaining plant assets and utilities, and improving the overall plant reliability and operations at Halocarbon.
Marisol Martinez joined Halocarbon in 2020 with 30 years of experience in the chemical manufacturing and petroleum industry. She is responsible for all aspects of production in our Life Sciences business with a particular emphasis on culture change, work process implementation and leadership development.
Through international work assignments for Fortune 500 Companies including Shell Canada Limited and Celanese Corporation, Marisol has proven strengths in change management, organizational change, technical leadership, process safety management, project management, production scheduling and planning.
Marisol is a dedicated professional offering compassionate leadership, coaching and problem solving expertise fluently in English and Spanish.
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M.B.A. | University of Houston
Most recently, Jeff spent 15 years as National Accounts Manager and Senior Accounts Manager for Celanese EVA Polymers, where he was responsible for Celanese’s top revenue and margin accounts, in addition to new account acquisition. Prior to Celanese, Jeff spent 11 years in sales and sales management at Chevron, in both polymers and on-line lubricants and oils platform. Jeff went to Chevron after completing his graduate business studies at the University of Houston. Prior to that, Jeff was District Manager for Dover Corporation.
Clements joined Halocarbon in 2017 with more than 27 years of experience in sales, business development, and marketing, bringing a consistent record of annual growth, value-added sales, and profitability.
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B.A. Spanish | Texas A&M University
Francisco brings more than 30 years of sales experience to the Halocarbon team. He has worked in chemical distribution for Ashland Chemical, ethyl alcohol sales with Grain Processing Corporation, polymer sales management with AT Plastics and Celanese Corporation and most recently as Sales Director in the new home construction industry at NCH Corporation. Throughout his career, he has successfully managed businesses in various regions of the United States, Latin America and Asia. He has a proven track record of double-digit sales growth, strengthening customer relations, developing new business strategies and providing positive energy and enthusiasm to an organization. Francisco is responsible for the Engineered Fluids division and well as specialty products related to the semiconductor industry. He is committed to taking Halocarbon to a new level of growth and customer relations.
Joined Halocarbon Electronics Solutions in January 2019 as Director of Sales. Bill will be charged with elevating the strategic customer relationships to new heights, ensuring Halocarbon’s leading-edge technology is delivering on the customer’s unmet needs. Furthermore, Bill will facilitate the commercialization of new innovative fluorocarbon technologies serving the semiconductor and lithium-ion battery industries. Bill comes to Halocarbon with over 20 years of commercial leadership experience. Much of his career was developed with BASF Chemical Company, spearheading commercial execution for the coatings, fiber bonding, adhesives, and hygiene industries. Prior to joining Halocarbon, Bill worked for Pall Corporation serving as Global Account Manager for the chemical industry.
Belinda joined the Halocarbon Team in 2015 as a consultant in preparation for the launch of a more robust Customer Resource Management system. Prior to that Belinda spent 14 years as a consultant in project management and business development with NScope Project Management. During her tenure with NScope she was responsible for working with customers from private and federal entities, on technology-based projects. Preceding NScope, Belinda spent several years in IT Project Management at the Weather Channel; perfecting skills in internal and external customer relations, as well as managing high performance teams. In the earlier years of Belinda’s career she served on the project management team for Attachmate Corporation as well as in account management/leadership in other technology-based firms.
B.S. Business Management | Clemson University
Jake Cusick joined Halocarbon in April 2018 as the Insides Sales Manager. His primary focuses include enhancing customer relations, exploring new product applications, and expanding Halocarbon’s business partnerships. As an Eagle Scout, Jake brings the drive, determination, and discipline to continue improving customer relations.
Prior to joining the Halocarbon Commercial Team, Jake worked at Capitol Materials, Inc. where he held various business roles as part of a Management Training Program including inside sales, inventory control, as well as logistics assistance. He graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Business Management, a minor in sustainability, and an emphasis in Entrepreneurship.
Neville Pavri, Ph.D. is a Principal Investigator at Halocarbon Electronics Solutions. In this role, he is the technical lead for Halocarbon’s electronic solutions segment which includes electrolyte additives and co-solvents for lithium ion batteries. He is currently using structure-activity relationship principles for the development and commercialization of fluorinated compounds that improve the safety and performance of the electrolyte in Lithium Ion Batteries. He has a B.S. in Chemistry from the State University of New York-Albany and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of New Orleans in natural product synthesis.
Jason Spruell joined Halocarbon in September 2018 as a Principal Investigator to lead the research and commercial initiatives in semiconductor chemicals. His focus is to foster partnerships across the semiconductor value chain to enable innovations through fluorochemical solutions. As an innovator with numerous patents and awards, including the invention of an R&D 100 Award winning product, Jason brings innovation leadership to Halocarbon. With over eight years of experience developing and commercializing new technologies in the specialty chemical and materials industries through technical leadership roles at both Milliken and Company as well as Eastman Chemical Company, Jason has consistently enabled value creation for the partners with whom he works.
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Buxton is steeped in history, for centuries people have been visiting for the thermal springs. Believed to have been called Aquae Arnemetiae after one of their goddesses, the Romans were the first to build baths here. However, it wasn’t until the late 18th century that the 5th Duke of Devonshire saw the potential and built the Crescent based on Bath’s Royal Crescent and the Great Stables nearby.
In the heart of the Peak District there is much to do and see for visitors today. A short walk into town will see the Pavilion Gardens overlooked by the Pavilion itself, now restored to its original Victorian grandeur. Following on from this is the Opera House, designed by Frank Matcham in 1903, home to the Buxton International Festival. At over 1000 feet Buxton is the highest Market town in England with a variety of architectural buildings. You can always try Buxton’s natural spring water at St Anns Well for free. A useful guide for the town is www.visitbuxton.co.uk.
The area offers a vast range of outdoor activities. There are countless walks throughout the Peak District National Park. The Dark Peak which includes Kinder Scout, the highest peak in the Park to the North. Both White Peak to the South East and South West Peak are easily accessible, located just a short walk from our house. If it’s cycling you’re after then there are plenty of opportunities for both cycling and mountain biking, just follow this link cycling for further information.
For golfers, the town boasts two courses, The Cavendish Golf Course, designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie and the Buxton and High Peak Golf Club. There is also a driving range on the outskirts of town.
Perfectly located as a base for exploring the Peak District, there are Stately Homes to visit like Chatsworth House or Haddon Hall and picturesque towns and villages with Bakewell being the only town within the National Park. A good guide to the wider area is Visit Peak District and Derbyshire.
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White House goals for cleaning the Gulf: Fix stuff
By Sarah Laskow on Dec 7, 2011
After the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, the Obama administration decided to dig deep into the environmental problems that faced the Gulf Coast and, in the way of governments everywhere, set up a task force to study the issues. This week, that task force released its report. According to the report’s introduction, the president's directive to study these issues was "an important commitment to the Gulf Coast community that went beyond the crisis of the moment and recognized the decades of significant and persistent decline the region has endured." In other words, a bunch of people just spent a year figuring out what was pretty obvious to begin with.
The EPA’s press release about the report says that key priorities include putting ecosystem restoration "on equal footing with historic uses such as navigation and flood damage reductions." (This sounds a lot like the Obama administrations' wild lands initiative, which fell flat on its butt.) Two other priorities: reducing the nutrient flow that's turning the Gulf into a dead zone and working with Gulf Coast residents on solutions. So … fix stuff.
In the actual report, the goals are even more blessedly vague. The task force wants to: restore and conserve habitat, restore water quality, replenish and protect living coastal and marine resources, and enhance community resilience. It took 40 public meetings and five Gulf states and 11 federal agencies, joined in a "broadly collaborative strategy," to come up with this.
The press release notes that the USDA is putting $50 million into working towards these goals, which is a pittance in government budget terms. But the release also notes that those millions represent "a 1,100 percent increase in financial assistance for Gulf priority watersheds." In other words, even if the government's doing next to nothing now to ensure the long-term health of the Gulf, it's doing a hell of a lot more than it was before.
Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy (PDF),
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
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How Nonprofit Foundations Can Sustainably Fund Disease Research
Three strategies that work.
Kathy Giusti
Richard G. Hamermesh
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Scientific advances have created a plethora of potential ways to find treatments for controlling or curing diseases. But because of the significant risks that such R&D efforts entail, conventional funding models often can’t provide adequate support. Nonprofit research foundations, however, can play a central role in filling this gap. The authors have identified three approaches that foundations are successfully employing to develop sustainable funding models, raise significant amounts of capital, and bring together multiple stakeholders to accelerate progress in fighting a particular disease.
The science driving precision medicine — specific therapies developed for narrowly defined groups of patients, often using genetic or molecular profiling — is advancing rapidly. But science is not enough. Exploiting these opportunities requires significant capital. That’s because research to develop a new treatment and bring a new drug to market is extremely expensive, and conventional methods for obtaining funding aren’t adequate. Consequently, new funding models are required in which disease-focused nonprofit research foundations play a central role in raising capital and mobilizing an ecosystem focused on controlling and curing a disease.
For many diseases, funding early-stage R&D and innovative startups has increasingly been the domain of venture capitalists (VCs). However, the VC business model requires spreading risks and not concentrating multiple bets on any one disease. Consequently, VCs are rarely focused on curing specific diseases. Yet, because the science is so uncertain, making multiple bets on one disease is exactly what is needed to combat a specific disease.
This is where nonprofit foundations can play a critical role in raising funding and activating a broader ecosystem. On their own, disease-focused nonprofits can’t raise enough money for finding treatments. But with the right strategy and leadership (topics we discussed in earlier HBR articles) and with enough money, they can entice other investors and companies to ensure that their disease is getting enough attention and funding. That is a central finding of our work at the Harvard Business School Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, whose mission is to accelerate the development of cures for cancer and other diseases.
Since nonprofits are often narrowly focused on one disease area, they know about the relevant scientific research and the promising entrepreneurial activity taking place in that domain. As a result, they can help those innovative companies that have the greatest potential for successful treatments.
Through our work, we have spoken with and learned from a new generation of leaders at nonprofit foundations who are developing sustainable funding models, raising significant amounts of capital, and bringing together multiple stakeholders to accelerate progress in fighting a particular disease. Three approaches stand out:
1. Create sustainable revenue streams. Historically, foundations often made research grants and hoped they led to success. But with research costing so much, we see some creative nonprofits, such as the EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa) Research Partnership, adopting a more businesslike mindset to develop sustainable revenue streams where research investments are continually replenished.
One way to achieve this goal is to build terms into grants that can provide the nonprofit with revenue when grants yield tangible results. For example, a grant recipient might provide a foundation with payments upon achieving certain milestones. A foundation might also require access to intellectual property (IP) that is created, along the right to assign or license that IP if it is not being used by the grant recipient to the satisfaction of the foundation.
Other organizations, such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), are working with industry to monetize (appropriately) and generate a return from the valuable assets they have developed, including databanks, biobanks, clinical networks, and patient registries.
The idea is for nonprofits to have more of a business orientation by looking for appropriate opportunities to leverage the organization’s assets resources in recoup some of the research-related costs. Doing so can help sustain the organization’s efforts.
2. Venture philanthropy. Venture philanthropy is still philanthropy, where a donor gives money to a nonprofit and receives a tax deduction. But with venture philanthropy, a donor’s contribution is earmarked by the organization to invest in for-profit ventures — typically early investments in startups that go beyond funding: The foundation can also assist with access to a clinical network focused on the specific disease and can help identify patients, partners, and collaborators.
For multiple reasons — including management attention, governance, and fundraising focus — it is often appropriate for a nonprofit to set up a separate venture philanthropy fund to make these investments. Any investment returns that are generated are returned to the fund for additional investments.
Pursuing a strategy of venture philanthropy requires donors who understand that cures often come from entrepreneurial for-profit companies. These individuals embrace the idea of making donations that will be used for investments in for-profit ventures aimed at treating or curing a disease and aren’t looking for a financial return on their philanthropy.
Examples of nonprofits that have taken this approach include the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF). JDRF raised $90 million to launch the T1D Fund. To date, the fund has invested in 15 companies focused on type 1 diabetes, which had been an area neglected by researchers and companies. Importantly, the T1D Fund’s efforts have sparked far greater interest in type 1 diabetes research and have catalyzed over $200 million in additional investment in this area.
More recently launched, the MMRF’s venture philanthropy fund expects to raise $50 million in its first five years and has already made several initial investments. Through its venture philanthropy activities, the MMRF’s involvement in deals provides more value to a portfolio company than just money. It provides companies with access to its databank, biobank, and clinical network, as well as the expertise of its scientific and clinical leaders. By partnering with an early-stage company, the MMRF intends to help the company go further, faster.
Both organizations have raised money that allows them to partner with venture capital funds and make sure that the funding ecosystem is providing capital to combating their disease.
3. Impact funds. When the science for a disease is far enough along, efforts to find cures can tap investment funds that were created to earn market-rate returns. Several of these impact funds, such as the UBS Oncology Impact Fund and the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), have raised significant capital from sophisticated investors.
The UBS Oncology Impact Fund is a $471 million fund created by multinational bank UBS to appeal to high-net-worth clients, who each invest $500,000 to $1 million. Venture capital firm MPM then leverages its domain expertise in oncology to invest these funds in private and public companies.
DDF, which is focused on making investments in finding treatments for Alzheimer’s and other kinds of dementia, has raised $350 million from seven leading pharmaceutical companies, AARP, and Bill Gates (personally, not through his foundation). SV Health, a venture capital firm with offices in Boston and London with domain expertise, is managing and investing this fund.
At the risk of stating the obvious, it is important for an impact fund organization to bring on board scientific and venture capital experts who can lead its efforts to identify and structure investment opportunities.
Picking the right approach
Which of these approaches is right for a particular nonprofit research foundation?
The right answer depends on the maturity of the science for the disease it is trying to control or cure. It also depends on the number of companies in the space, the maturity of the ecosystem, and the mindset of the organization’s board and donors, as well as its ability to attract top talent.
If the science is early and immature, the organization may be best served by making grants and working to embed creative contract terms to create new revenue streams to recoup and replenish some of the organization’s research-related costs, thereby making these activities financially sustainable on an ongoing basis.
If the science is more mature, with early-stage companies in the field, venture philanthropy may be the best approach. The foundation will need two things: support from donors who understand and embrace the idea that their donations will be used to make investments, and the right team and organizational capabilities to be a credible partner for these ventures.
If the science across a broad disease area is further along — with multiple credible companies and a robust ecosystem of players working in this disease area — the best approach for a foundation may be to raise significant capital for a broadly targeted impact fund that aims to deliver market-rate returns. An impact fund may be appropriate for investing in efforts to develop therapies for related diseases under one umbrella, such as “cancer” or “neurological diseases.” Impact funds can also be appropriate vehicles for investing in scientific platforms that can be applied to multiple diseases.
With a comprehensive strategy, capable leadership, and innovative funding models, nonprofit research foundations will have the base that is necessary to leverage scientific breakthroughs from precision medicine to drive efforts to find treatments and cures.
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Kathy Giusti is the founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium. She also is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School.
Richard G. Hamermesh is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, where he was previously the MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice.
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“Race Is On To Find Uses For Wastewater From Fracking”
“CARLSBAD — In the Permian Basin, now the most prolific oil field in the world, hundreds of miles of plastic pipelines snake along dirt roads, drilling pads and the edges of farm fields. But they are not carrying oil. They’re transporting an another precious commodity in this arid region on the New Mexico-Texas border: water.
“Pipelines are going in everywhere,” said Jim Davis as he drove a camouflage-hued, four-wheel ATV across his land toward the water station he owns. Selling the water beneath his property to oil and gas companies has given Davis and his wife, who has cancer, financial security that eluded them for most of their lives. Every day, a steady stream of water trucks flows in and out of his station south of Carlsbad, filling up on his high-quality fresh water — an essential component for hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking.
Davis, whose property has been in his family since 1953, says he’s never seen so much water moving around the Permian Basin.”
April Reese reports for Searchlight New Mexico January 28, 2020.
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Man ordered to pay $65,000 in child support for kid who isn't his
By Jessica Rapana| 4 years ago
Gabriel Cornejo. Image: Facebook.
A man is fighting a court order to pay $65,000 in child support payments for a child who is not biologically his and who he has only met once.
Gabriel Cornejo, from Texas, was ordered in 2003 to pay child support to an ex-girlfriend, who had recently given birth after she claimed there was no way he was not the child's father.
However, Cornejo, who is raising his own three children and two nephews, claimed he only found out about the payments last year when a deputy served him court papers alleging he owed $65,000 in overdue child support.
The 45-year-old told ABC Eyewitness News 13 he then went to meet the child, an ex-girlfriend’s daughter, for the first time.
He described the girl, now a teenager, as a “wonderful girl” and “very smart. A lot going for herself”.
But after taking a paternity test, it was revealed he was not the girl's biological father.
Only, Cornejo’s ex-girlfriend and the state still wanted the overdue payments.
The law in Texas states that even if a person is not the biological father, they still owe paternity payments that accrued before the paternity test proves otherwise.
Cornejo is now fighting to have the order thrown out, saying: “I never thought in my whole life I would have to defend myself of something that I am innocent of."
Court records suggest Cornejo had been subpoenaed over the child payments some years ago, something he denies.
Now, Cornejo and his lawyer must convince a judge to re-open the case and amend the original order. If not, he will be required to pay this amount or could face jail time.
The case is scheduled to be back next month.
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The Ultra-Queer Sci-Fi Series ‘Sense8’ Just Gave Fans a Quick Peek Into Its Finale Episode
Written by Daniel Villarreal on December 11, 2017
This post is also available in: Español
This past June, Sense8 — the Wachowski Sisters’ incredibly queer sci-fi series that was cancelled after just two seasons and a Christmas special — announced that it would wrap up with a two-hour finale episode. In anticipation of its eventual 2018 release, the show’s creators recently released a behind-the-scenes Sense8 video of the finale showing some of the characters and locations from the final episode as well as the usual warmth and community spirit that has become the series’ trademark.
The series is about eight strangers from different parts of the world who suddenly become “sensates,” people who are mentally and emotionally linked. In addition to being renowned for featuring many LGBTQ characters (and the occasional steamy make out and telepathic orgy scenes), the show also won 27th Annual GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2016.
A huge fan outcry followed the show’s unexpectedly cancellation by Netflix in June 2017, leaving several storylines unfinished — like whether Sun, the Korean ex-CFO and kickboxer, would take revenge on her corrupt brother after going to prison for his crimes and whether Kala, the Indian chemist, and Wolfgang, the German gangster, would ever find love in one another’s arms.
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In an August 2017 video, Sense8‘s openly transgender creator Lana Wachowski, released a 15-minute video thanking fans for helping convince Netflix into giving the show a proper send-off. In the video, she said:
Sense8 is different than most shows. I know that. It’s different on purpose. I know its sounds naive maybe even cheesy, but I wanted to show where anyone from any part of the world could be the hero. I wanted to show where women could be the best fighters and men could be sensitive. I wanted a show where anyone could fall in love and live happily ever after because when I was a little kid, those kind of shows did not exist.”
Here is the preview video for the Sense8 finale:
In the Sense8 finale preview video, Freema Agyeman — the actress who plays Amanita, the fiancée of trans hacker Nomi Marks — said, “The minute the decision was made, everything has been super speedy, incredibly high octane — everything had to go go go.”
Tuppence Middleton, the actress who plays Riley, the Icelandic DJ haunted by her drug dealing past, said, “We all bleed when we’re cut. We all have the same thoughts. We all feel grief and love. It’s always been about that common humanity. It’s a show that is for everyone.”
In the video, the actors and crew also say that they ran into crowds of fans at many of their shooting locations and felt empowered by their love and support, hoping to infuse that community energy into the finale itself.
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Civilian Life 101: Here’s What You Need To Know Before You Take Off That Uniform
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When you arrive at a new duty station in the military, you know where to go for information on housing, health care and your child’s new school.
Often, those resources are all under one roof, said Beth Kubala, a senior director at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.
“It’s very different when you transition and you relocate to Hometown USA,” she said.
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That’s just one of example of how military and civilian life are as different as apples and oranges.
Here are six other things you’ll need to know about navigating life outside of the military, courtesy of Kubala and other experts.
1. Housing and health care will cost money.
That nice – or depending on your installation, crappy – little three-bedroom house you have on base? That will go away once you get out of the military. So will Tricare, unless you’re a retiree.
You already know this, of course. But knowing it and living it are two different things.
“Being more mindful of financial management” and planning one to five years out is a huge piece of the transition, said Lt. Col. Rynele Mardis, southeast region director for the Army’s Soldier for Life program.
You’ll need to consider not only the cost of where you plan to live, but also the location, which affects where your child will go to school and your own personal health and wellness, he said. Tax deductions and benefits available to veterans are other things to consider, especially for prospective homeowners, and they can vary by state.
“If a family is accustomed to living on post, the process of procuring a loan, securing a house, going through a home inspection — all that can be daunting, especially if it’s happening later in life where many people have experienced that earlier,” said Kubala, a retired Army lieutenant colonel.
Housing is one of the top three areas of need among veterans who utilize IVMF’s AmericaServes program, a network of community-based organizations that Kubala helps oversee. Often, the requests are for help finding affordable housing options, which can be a challenge even for veterans receiving the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s housing stipend.
Start by understanding which benefits, if any, will carry over after you leave the military and how they may look different if you are retiring or joining the reserves, for example, she said. When you’re considering job options, you’ll need to factor in the value and cost of benefits, such as health care, into what your overall compensation package would be.
2. You won’t be part of a unit anymore.
For better or worse, your life will no longer revolve around your unit. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find a similar type of camaraderie outside the military.
“For a new veteran joining a workplace, whether it’s a really small organization or a large one, I think step one should be identifying other veterans within the company,” said Colleen Deere, executive director of American Corporate Partners, a nonprofit that provides career counseling, one-on-one mentoring and networking opportunities for transitioning service members and veterans.
Many companies also have veteran affinity groups or employee resource groups for former service members, which can increase job satisfaction among veterans, according to a recent Wounded Warrior Project study.
If you’re not getting that type of camaraderie in your 9-to-5 job, Kubala suggested joining a local chapter of a veteran service organization or volunteering at a nonprofit that serves other veterans in your community.
3. People talk differently.
If you’re used to barking orders in uniform, you’ll need to tone that down at your new office.
“In the military, the communication there is really precise — and it has to be when you’re talking about people’s lives are at stake,” Deere said. “I think civilian communication tends to be a lot more subtle and nuanced.”
Another thing you’ll need to know about the civilian work culture is that it’s OK to talk about yourself.
“I do think that it’s extremely difficult for vets to talk about [themselves] and what they, personally, accomplished as part of the mission,” Deere said. “It can be tough to look at it in that way.”
Typically, service members are used to focusing on what their team did as a whole. In a job interview or performance evaluation, however, you need to know how to sell your own accomplishments and make clear why your skills are an asset.
Deere said one of the advantages of going through the American Corporate Partners program is that veterans are paired with a mentor who has already transitioned into the civilian job market and can offer help with networking, interviewing and other aspects of the job search. So far, about 14,000 people have gone through the program in the last decade.
4. You’re allowed to question authority.
“In the civilian workplace, I think it’s expected that an employee is going — from time to time — that they’re going to disagree with their boss,” said Deere.
Those who don’t could potentially be perceived as not being thoughtful or engaged. But former service members may not feel comfortable pushing back, or they may not even realize that they can (politely, of course).
“To some extent, that disagreement and conflict are more welcomed in the corporate workplace than perhaps in the military, top-down decision-making hierarchy. And the stakes are not as high,” she said.
In general, your opinion is more valued in the civilian sector. While your lieutenant may have made decisions without consulting you as a member of the platoon, your boss in the civilian workforce will likely ask for your input.
So be ready to pipe up in meetings. In most cases, it’s not disrespectful; it’s encouraged.
5. You already have skills that will transfer over, but you may need more.
Kubala, a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps while on active duty, is now doing something completely different than what she was trained for in the military. But she has no doubt her military training helps her be effective in her current role.
Similarly, your military skills, such as leadership and service, can also come in handy when you’re looking for a new job. But you need to understand what you want to do and then identify if there are any other skills you’ll need to pick up first.
“You need to know what you’re looking for personally but then you also need to learn about organizations, government entities, private firms. You need to be very well educated about the types of opportunities you’re looking for,” Kubala said.
If it’s an extra certification you’ll need, consider doing that while you’re still in the military, Mardis said, pointing out that this can also make you more marketable while you’re still serving.
“We find that the military education assists with moving into a lot of the employment that a service member may want to attain, but it doesn’t always transfer completely,” he said.
6. You can — and should — start preparing early.
Preparing for life after the military is a process, and it can be a long one. So you’ll save yourself the headache by preparing over time, rather than cramming at the last minute.
This could be as simple as reaching out to your old military buddies and asking for their advice on transition and what did and didn’t work for them, Kubala said. Ask about their own job satisfaction and any tips they might have.
“We’ve seen that being better prepared absolutely leads to higher job retention and earnings,” she said.
At an even more basic level, she said it’s important to identify what’s driving your transition. Is it geography — wanting to move closer to home, for example — or the desire to start working in a different field? Knowing that can help you narrow down your job search.
If you’re going to need two incomes when you get out, preparing early means your spouse will have enough time to find a job, too. And if he or she can start before you take off the uniform so you’re not both starting new jobs at the same time, even better, Kubala said.
She said some job training programs, such as IVMF’s Onward to Opportunity, are open to military spouses as well, so whether you plan to transition out of the military in the immediate future or not, let your spouse know about the opportunities available.
Another way to prepare is to learn from transitions within the military, including moves between duty stations and promotions, Mardis said. That’s one of the big things he stresses at Soldier for Life.
“Learn and understand how to transition from point to point now,” he said. “What are those key benchmarks? What are those key milestones that you need to have at each transition in the military?”
Asking those questions can help when you get out, so it “doesn’t come as such a shock to you that you have certain milestones or certain benchmarks that need to be achieved,” he said.
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Maria Gallo Oral History 2008
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NCI Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Interview with Maria G. Gallo
Conducted on November 6, 2008, by Jason Gart
JG: My name is Jason Gart and I am a senior historian at History Associates Incorporated in Rockville,Maryland. Today’s date is November 6, 2008, and we are in the offices of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Please state your full name and also spell it.
MG: Okay. My full name is Maria Grazia Gallo. I use G rather than my whole middle name. It is M-A-R-I-A—G—G-A-L-L-O.
JG: Terrific. I want to briefly describe the interview scope. Established in 1970, the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, commonly known as LMB, currently has among its ten groups, four members of the National Academy of Sciences. LMB has trained many other prominent scientists and its researchers have contributed both to basic science and to novel applied cancer treatments. LMB has initiated this oral history project to capture recollections of prominent scientists currently and formerly associated with the laboratory.
You were born in Audubon,New Jersey, in 1946? Talk about some of your interests as a child.
MG: Well, I always liked reading. I was never athletic and I can’t say that I had a particular interest in science or literature or anything like that. I enjoyed reading and I read appropriate to my age, of course, whatever I could get my hands on.
JG: Explain a little about your family background. What did your parents do?
MG: My father has a college degree from Villanova [University] in electrical engineering and he worked all his professional life for RCA. During World War II he worked on radio communications for tanks and was based in the U.S. with RCA. Later he worked on communications with NASA and on the moon program. He developed radio technology for the LM [Lunar Excursion] Module and that sort of thing. My mother was a housewife, homemaker.
JG: Did your father encourage your interest in the sciences?
MG: Well my father was sort of an interesting character. He thought that beyond high school girls went to college to get married, to find a husband. So I had an interesting time. One, getting into college, and then he dictated that I was either to go into medical technology or into nursing or teaching. I had to go to a college close to home. I went to Rutgers University in Camden,New Jersey. I started out in a med-tech program and the summer between my freshman and sophomore years I was fortunate to have a job in the microbiology lab of the pathology lab at the local hospital. After one summer I thought, “I can’t do this all my life.” It was too routine. I became a biology major, of course, unbeknownst to my dad. I graduated with a bachelors degree from Rutgers in biology. Of course I wanted to go onto graduate school which started a whole other round of things but I did get a scholarship, or a fellowship and stipend, at Georgetown [University]. I did get my microbiology Master’s degree at Georgetown.
JG: Did you have any high school teachers that were particularly influential?
MG: Well, I did like my high school biology teacher, high school chemistry teacher, and one or two of the math teachers. By then I knew that I was not going to be in languages or literature or any of the liberal arts. I did not enjoy those kinds of classes but I did enjoy the math and the science in high school.
JG: How about mentors in the biology department at Rutgers University?
MG: I had a couple of good ones. In biology in particular was Dr. Henry Stempen who was really the force that drove me into what I was doing. Then in biochemistry I think his name was Dr. Sheiner but I am not sure.
JG: You attended Rutgers between 1964 and 1968?
MG: Right.
JG: What was it like to be there in the mid-1960s?
MG: Okay. First of all it was a commuter campus of the main college so literally it was a commuter school. There were no dorms. You could not stay there. There was no quad. Classroom buildings were in row houses that the university had bought. Before I left, I do not remember if it was 1966 or 1967, somewhere in there, RCA turned over a manufacturing warehouse that was along the Delaware River to the school and we had classes in there. There was a brand new science building and library that we had access to, but it was not a college campus per se. City traffic still went through campus. I rode to school with my father every day. He worked in the same city, in Camden, so we rode back and forth together.
JG: You mentioned that there were three different career paths—
MG: That he would approve of.
JG: Talk about why you choose biology. What interested you in biology?
MG: I don’t know. I am not sure what got me into science but obviously in high school that is where my interest was. I do not have patience to be a teacher. If you do not get something the first or second time I explain it I just can’t deal with it. Never could. [Laughs] Even helping my sister with her homework. Never could. If she did not get it right away I got frustrated. So teaching was out. Nursing again was not something I was interested in doing. Taking care of sick people, it just did not appeal to me at all. The biological sciences were a great place to be. Now, I am not an animal hater, I just am not really fond of animals. I do not like to feel them moving in my hands (like mice) which is why I went into microbiology. Microbes do not bite, they do not scratch, and they do not pee on you. [Laughs]. So that is how I got to microbiology.
JG: You mentioned briefly that you worked at the Cooper [University] Hospital in Camden. What was that like in the summers?
MG: Very interesting. I was in the bacteriology lab and there was a chemistry lab, a blood bank, and whatever. The woman who was heading the bacteriology lab, who was essentially my mentor, since I did not know anything about this, was completely deaf. She read lips and would explain everything. She had an absolute understanding of her field and was truly a teacher. So you enjoyed what you were doing—you were learning. She made sure you did it until you got it right and you understood all the principles. Her only rule in the lab was that you could not chew gum because she did not know if you were talking or chewing gum. [Laughs] She was a dear. She was a dear lady.
JG: How long did you work there?
MG: Four summers.
JG: You decide to go to Georgetown University?
MG: Yes.
JG: What caused you to leave Camden and move to Washington,D.C.?
MG: The fact that I got a fellowship and stipend. I applied to several schools, and Georgetown came through with the funding. It is a lovely area and I also had an aunt living in D.C. at the time. I was actually moving away from home for the first time.
JG: How did your parents take that?
MG: Well, it was okay as long as I had my funding and I was okay. My dad did agree to cosign the lease on an apartment for me. My first apartment was $90 a month in 1968 in Georgetown. The micro [microbiology] department was very small. There were only four professors originally and we were part of the medical school. We were sort of off to one side of the campus and did not really have that campus attitude. I lived off-campus. There was no graduate student housing at the time at least connected to the medical school.
JG: When did you decide that you wanted to go on to graduate school? Was it a conscious decision that you made?
MG: Yes, in the sense that I did not think I was finished learning for one. I wanted to specialize in micro and get out of the gross biology. Other friends were going on either to graduate school or to medical school or veterinary school. My circle of friends was all going on. It was sort of a prod to me to keep going. When I entered Georgetown I entered in a Ph.D. program but after two years I decided “I think I am sick of school. Let me get out; get a job for a while. If I want to come back fine; I’ll see what happens.” Also at the time there was a glut of Ph.D.’s in the biological sciences so I thought I had a better chance of landing a job with my Master’s degree.
JG: When did you first learn about the discovery of the double helix by Watson and Crick?
MG: I am sure it was at college classes.
JG: Okay. So you leave Georgetown in 1971?
MG: I actually graduated in 1971, but I finished in 1970, and came right here to LMB.
JG: What brought you to LMB?
MG: I was looking for a job. The chairman of the micro department at Georgetown, Dr. Arthur K. Saz, knew Ira, called him, and said I have somebody who is looking for a job: “She is very good.” At least that is the way I hear the story. I came out here for an interview and Ira and I hit it off right from the first interview.
JG: What was your first impression of NIH?
MG: I knew it had this world-famous reputation. I had not been out to the campus before. I knew Ira’s name from some of the coursework I had done and reading within the field. I was amazed at how big it was. Are you from this area?
JG: I am from Philadelphia.
MG: You have not experienced the seventeen-year locusts that are down here?
JG: No, I have not. [Laughs]
MG: Okay, the summer I was here to interview for my job was one year they came out. My first impression, it is still with me, is of walking around campus. I had to go, Ira was in Building 10 at the time, from an interview in Building 10 with Ira, over to Building 31, where the old administrative offices were. I had to walk through the campus with these locusts falling out of the trees on me and clinging to my clothes. That is an image I will never forget, and I have been aware of it every time it has happened since then. [Laughs] I had never experienced it before coming down here.
JG: That would leave a memory with me too.
MG: Yes. It is a weird icky feeling. It was a beautiful campus and everything I had ever heard about it was top notch. It was a great place to be when you are in the area and you want to be in science.
JG: How did Ira describe what the lab was doing at that time? How did he describe what was going on here?
MG: You know I do not really remember that interview. One of the things I remember is I walked in and he said, “We are not formal. Call me Ira, not Dr. Pastan,” and that sort of bowled me over. He was really asking more about the research that I had done for my Master’s thesis. He told me a little bit about what he expected from me, that he had technicians in the past, that he was not sure he wanted another one. Apparently some of them did not work out. He said, “I’m willing to give you a try.” You know, that sort of thing. He told me that he wanted a technician who was willing to do what he wanted done when he wanted it. He knew that I had been in the Ph.D. program, I believe, so he said I do not want you coming here thinking you have a Ph.D. You are not going to do independent research. That was sort of where things were and that was fine. At the time that is what I was ready for. A job with money coming in and somebody to direct me. [Laughs] I was impressed with Ira and his approach. He was very personable and friendly and welcoming.
JG: How did your professor at Georgetown describe Ira?
MG: I don’t recall. I think Ira was the one who told me that the department chairman had called him. I do not believe I heard it from Dr. Saz at all.
JG: What were your impressions of the laboratory and the work that was being done there?
MG: Interesting. Shortly after I started in the lab Ira had me go to work with Max Gottesman to learn some new techniques, because I came from Georgetown with certain techniques, and he wanted me to learn others. I spent the first three or four months that I was here working under Max. I do remember that the first laboratory he assigned me to, I was to share with Benoit [de Crombrugghe], whom you just interviewed, and with Beatrice Chen. There were three desks in the room and lots of counter space. Benoit was the kind who would come to work mid-morning and work late into the night. I had to be at work at 8:30 am. I would come in the morning and my desk and work area were completely covered with all of Benoit’s stuff. So I would spend the first hour cleaning it up and I would be getting myself set up ready to work and he would come in and never said a word. I would clean up at 5 o’clock when I went home and the next morning we did the same thing over and over again until I found a space in another person’s lab that was empty and I started to set up in there. Then Ira kept trying to send me back in with Benoit and I kept moving out. [Laughs] Eventually we moved to Building 37 and so that ended that. I was in Building 10. I guess we came here, to Building 37, in February of 1972. So it was not that long.
JG: What was biology like in the early 1970s? What were the techniques like for you?
MG: Well, we did a lot more biochemistry back then, a lot more enzymatic assays. We did a lot of work with radioisotopes. One of the things I learned to do with Max was to radiolabel phage DNA. It was very hands-on. There was very little animal work going on. Certainly Ira was just starting to get into animal work and built an animal lab shortly after I arrived. Reverse transcriptase, which is an enzyme that really began the field of molecular biology, was not discovered until 1975. So it was a few years before the field of molecular biology took off. So biology at that time was really more biochemistry. The immunology part of it was very black box. You injected an animal with something and you got an antibody back out but none of the processes were known.
JG: Describe Ira and his research techniques, and Max and Benoit de Crombrugghe, and some of the other people that were there. Describe them as scientists.
MG: Well, they are all very intense.
JG: How so?
MG: Ira was in every morning at 9:00 or 9:30 am. He was there until 6 o'clock or later every night. He was in on Saturdays, sometimes Sundays, and he always wanted to know exactly what you were doing, what I was going to do for that day, and we would discuss specific experiments. If I did not have results by the end of the day when I went home I had to have them ready for when he appeared the next morning and we went over them. Incredible memory. He remembered numbers—raw data off of a scintillation counter—for years. I don’t remember doing the experiments and he could quote numbers off the machines. Max also very intent. Benoit, very intent. They lived, breathed, ate science, as Ira did for many, many years. The others left the lab after a while and I lost track of them but Ira is still that way.
JG: What was the atmosphere for you and the other technicians? What was it like to be a technician for these intense people?
MG: Okay, how far back do you want me to go? [Laughs]
JG: Start at the beginning.
MG: Okay. I was the only technician in the beginning. There were about six or seven postdocs, Ira, me, and we had a woman who would do dishwashing and run the autoclaves and things like this. For the first few years it was just me as a technician. I must say Ira directed every minute. As the years went on and the lab grew to the huge size it is now . . . First we moved from Building 10, to Building 37 where we had part of a corridor in the building, and at that point Ira did set up a tissue culture lab and hired a technician. Again he was very directive of her work like he was with me. We got along well, she and I. We sort of kept each other going as far as keeping the lab going in supplies and whatever, although the tissue culture was very, very separate from the rest of the laboratory. Then as time went on more people were made permanent, more sections were made in the lab and section chiefs were appointed who got to hire technicians. It was pretty much up to the section chief as to how he/she dealt with his/her technicians but everyone managed to get along together. There were very few people that ever caused a ruckus in the lab. [Laughs] It was always a good group, no matter whether you were a technician, a secretary, whatever, you were always treated with respect.
JG: What was it like to be a young person at NIH in the 1970s?
MG: Well, I am really sort of an introvert. I never went out looking for people or things to do or whatever. I was really attached to LMB and the people in LMB. I was impressed and a little bit cowed by some of the Ph.D.’s, but I learned about that too. Some of them did try to direct me in what I was doing until Ira would step in and say, “You work for me, not for them. When they pay your salary, we’ll see.” That sort of thing. I really did not go out into the NIH community. I really do not know what else was going on. I stayed pretty much with LMB and into my own job.
JG: I guess it was interesting because you got to do research all day. Were there exciting “Aha!” moments for you in that period, during the 1970s?
MG: That is hard to answer because I feel like at least the first ten years I was in the job I was still learning. I might hear Ira say . . . I have to admit from the very early days Ira trusted me and my work so I would present him with data and he might be doing the “Aha!” kind of thing and explain it to me. Those first ten years or so I can’t say I had the “Aha!” moment but he did. Then we would talk about it and talk about where to go from that point. I was not allowed to do individual research, remember this. I worked for him, I did what he wanted, when he wanted it. Many times I did not see the whole picture. I might be doing work along with another postdoc who was exploring a different aspect of the same project and all that data would get funneled to the postdoc. It did not always come back to me.
JG: You mentioned that he trusted your results. Speak about that. How did you earn that trust?
MG: Well, I think because he kept a close eye on everything I did. He examined every experiment and we discussed the experimental procedures to use. We discussed the data. Let’s face it you never do an experiment once. It is two, three, four times just to make sure. Well you might alter it slightly, add something extra to it, but you are always sort of redoing your assays. After a few times you keep getting the same results and you don’t look for excuses as to why this worked on day one and it did not work on day three. I think that automatically builds up the trust.
JG: What did you learn from Ira? I can imagine that his scientific skills were probably pretty impressive and the ways he constructed his experiments were very creative.
MG: Yes. He taught me the value of controls especially in running experiments. You can never have too many controls. Put in as many as you need, as many as you think you need, plus a few more. It was a matter of writing everything down. Don’t try to keep anything in your head. Take columnar paper and write down that tube number one is going to get this, this, and this and how much. Tube number two is going to get this, this, and this. Make sure you number your tubes according to what your paper says. Really the basics so you don’t get yourself confused. Apparently one of his earlier technicians before me was Israeli and she was labeling everything from right to left. He had another one who apparently did not label tubes at all and it was always very confusing about what she or he was doing so that Ira was not happy. I learned early on to do exactly what he told me. [Laughs] You both end up better off in the long run. I really felt in some way I was the student all along. I just got more and more comfortable with what I was capable of doing as time went on.
JG: You mentioned the change in technology. In the mid-1970s you have the recombinant DNA controversy. How does that affect the lab, and also, how do these techniques start to change your day-to-day activities?
MG: Well it is sort of interesting for me because actually into the mid-1980s most of the work I did was really biochemical, enzymatic assays, doing a lot of protein work, running gels. I sort of came into the molecular biology field from the side. Ira had a couple of postdocs working on projects in the field of molecular biology and they needed extra hands so I sort of learned from them the techniques that I would then take . . . Like if they were on the second floor I would be down there working with them but I might take everything upstairs to my lab on the fourth floor to finish up and run gels. It was a matter of protein gels versus DNA and RNA gels, learning all the various techniques that you needed to use. Proteins were a lot easier to handle than nucleic acids. You had to treat all your equipment, plastic boxes and tubes, and everything with sodium hydroxide to kill any enzymes when you were doing nucleic acid work. It wasn’t an issue so much with protein work—the biochemical aspect. I kind of came into molecular biology from the side. I was never trained in it. I was already working when the reverse transcriptase enzyme was discovered. So the little molecular biology I know is from things I picked up in the lab working there directly with Ira or one or two of the other postdocs.
JG: You mentioned before the relationship with the postdocs. What was that relationship like for you? Did you consider going back for a Ph.D. or going to medical school?
MG: Well, yes. I did but late, late, late into my career with Ira. The postdocs were interesting and as I said in the beginning I was a little cowed. They were a little bit older than I was at the time. I would say that after about ten years I began to think, “You know, these young whippersnappers are coming in here and they think they know it all.” After a few more years they were of an age where they weren’t even alive when I was already working with Ira, and here they were trying to tell me what to do. In general, I think most of the postdocs respected me. I got to the point where I realized, “You put in your time, you got your degree, you might have a little bit of book knowledge, but common sense is what is needed here.” This sort of thing. They just suddenly lost their luster, Ph.D.’s or even M.D.’s, for that matter.
It was in the mid-1990s or later then I started thinking about getting a Ph.D. That was sort of interesting. Sankar Adhya was on the adjunct faculty at George Washington Universityand he encouraged me. He got me in to see the head of the micro department at George Washington University. We worked something out and what Ira agreed to was that I was going to do all my courses part-time. I was continuing to work here in the lab. I would take evening courses, occasionally they would have to be in the daytime, and do research projects part-time as part of my duties. Ira just got impatient about how long the research projects were taking. After I changed my project two or three times he said, “Look you have to have enough by now to get a Ph.D. thesis.” I thought I am not even going to talk to the people at GW because I know it was not enough for a Master’s thesis. We just let it go. I have done all my course work. I have passed my oral exams but that was the end of the Ph.D. and I have no desire now to finish. I knew I could never go back and get my degree earlier and come back as a postdoc. I could not afford to live that way. It was more for my own benefit, and feeling good about myself, but it is okay.
JG: Talk about how LMB changed in the 1970s.
MG: From the 1970s?
JG: From the 1970s through the mid-1980s. It gets much bigger?
MG: Right. It gets bigger—
JG: And Max leaves?
MG: Yes. So many people have come and gone in my thirty-five years with this lab that I do not remember who left when.
JG: What are some of the projects that are going on in the early 1980s?
MG: You know I really don’t know. Again, I was so into the work that I was doing that I do not know what other sections were doing. I mean I know Susan was doing a lot of work with bacteria, put it that way, also into molecular biology. Ira was now working more in tissue culture and animal work which is what I was doing. Very little molecular biology at the time. There was Susan and I don’t remember when different people came. I think Benoit was doing molecular biology before he left. I do not really know what was going on in the different . . . Ira would have data meetings with his own lab group once a week, and those I attended, so I know a little bit what was going on there, but not so much with the other sections. I just could not follow it all and there were techniques I had not heard of, I didn’t know anything about, and it was just too much. I needed to concentrate on my area of the world. [Laughs] By then I did not have the title, but even by the mid-1980s I would say I was sort of a lab manager for Ira’s section, so there was a lot more than just science in my position.
JG: Talk about the weekly meetings. What are they like? How do they change over time?
MG: Okay. Well again as the group got bigger it got harder and harder to hear from everyone every week. So Ira might choose, like the last few years that I was working, two or three people a week to present what they were doing, which was good because then you could see—let’s say John spoke the first week of the month and it was six weeks later before he spoke again—what John did over that six-week period. It was much better than hearing one or two days’ experiments, at least to me. Ira always knew what was going on with everybody but it was good to hear a piece of work being presented.
JG: Ira has more than a thousand papers?
MG: It is a big number, yes.
JG: What was it like working for someone that was so productive?
MG: Well again, he had so many people. The lab just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger and he is on so many papers as senior author, some just because they came out of the lab. His sections got larger and larger and larger. All his postdocs were expected to do work that would result in paper or papers before they moved on. So everybody worked intensely. Again everybody was here late in the evening and people were here on weekends.
JG: I mentioned it before and am not sure if we covered it. Did the recombinant DNA controversy impact the lab in the 1970s?
MG: You have to explain the controversy a little more.
JG: There was concern that people working with recombinant DNA technology could create things that could become harmful to humans. Some worried that bacteria could be constructed that might then escape from the laboratory.
MG: Like a superbug or something?
JG: Yes, exactly. As a result NIH banned certain types of recombinant DNA research and required the use of special rooms and other precautions.
MG: Right. Yes there was this recombinant DNA committee or section. Actually Susan Gottesman was either on it or headed it or both.
JG: Right. Did that impact your work at all?
MG: Again not early on. Later into the late 1980s and 1990s when the committee got going it had rules and regulations, they got tougher and tougher. We did not really have a problem in what we were doing. We had to start filling out all the paperwork and submitting everything to committees. If questions came up from the committee we would respond to them. It was not really anything that stopped us from doing what we were doing. What happened in the mid-1970s, I can’t answer that. I can only talk about the mid-1980s on.
JG: How about a failed experiment in the lab? There are many successes but how do you deal with an experiment or hypotheses that doesn’t quite work out? I assume you are always getting useful information.
MG: Well, what do you mean by don’t work?
JG: If an hypothesis doesn’t pan out.
MG: If it doesn’t pan out?
JG: Right, you may have spent months working on something—
MG: How do I answer that? You can sort of keep doing the same experiments over and over again, and keep thinking that these results have to be wrong, these results have to be wrong. Sometimes you realize that you have designed the experiment wrong to show what you want to show. So just by redesigning it, I am not saying you are going to get the answer you are looking for, you could straighten out the cloudy answer or whatever. Sometimes you just have to throw up your hands and say, “Well obviously I am going down the wrong path. Let’s back up five steps and start in another direction.” Not everything is successful in that you have a new drug developed at the end. All of the negatives, or what you called failed experiments, are leading you in steps to the right direction. So are they really negative? Are they really failed experiments? They might be negative but are they failed?
JG: You mentioned some of the other technicians. Were there social activities among the technicians? Did you meet together as groups?
MG: Yes. Part of the problem was that by the 1980s and into the 1990s LMB was split up all over this building, Building 36, and Building 2. It was hard to get to know people you did not interact with daily. So, yes, I knew several of the technicians that were in Building 37. We often all had lunch together, some of us almost every day. We would wait for each other and have lunch. A couple of the other women and I got very friendly, and we would go out to dinner once a week together just to sort of sit and chat or whatever. We didn’t want to discuss work. We might discuss people and people issues but never work. [Laughs] So, yes it was easy to get to know people.
JG: Your work also continued to change.
JG: You mentioned earlier that you started to take on technical support responsibilities. I also read that you generated a partial genomic DNA library.
MG: I guess so. Gosh, it was so long ago. [Laughs]
JG: And you have also published yourself?
MG: Yes. As part of my work with the lab and work with Ira.
JG: Talk about what it is like to publish in a scientific journal. When did you first see your name in print?
MG: Actually very early on when I did some of the assays in papers that were published. I was never a senior author and certainly never a first author, well maybe once I was a first author. It was fun. It was interesting, but again I was never given the chore, in the early days, of reading through the paper making my comments known. I might be given it for final proofreading before it was going off to a journal. That would be the first I know that there was a paper coming out with my name on it. Later on as I got more and more involved, I started writing Materials and Methods sections, and might write a little bit in the Results section. I would certainly look at all the data that was going to go into the paper. Again I do not know that I ever wrote a whole paper on my own from beginning to end but I certainly had input, and more and more input as time went on.
JG: How did the pursuit of biology change in the 1980s?
MG: I am not sure what you are asking.
JG: I’m sorry. The techniques and the methodologies—were there changes? The use of computers becomes commonplace.
MG: I am still a computerphobe. [Laughs] I learned to do on a computer what I had to do on a computer. I am still uncomfortable just turning one on. I am serious, I have never taken to computers. That is one issue. I did what I had to do and no more. I was never comfortable. Techniques changed some but only because the lab focus went from . . . Ira’s sections within the lab went from protein biochemistry to molecular biology. It was still some protein chemistry going on in the 1980s but it was slowly changing over to molecular biology and again my main focus through all of this is with Ira’s primary section. Things changed as he wanted to change and the molecular biology became more and more of it. He still had his tissue culture lab and had technicians working in his tissue culture lab who were growing tissues for inoculation into animals and this sort of thing. I was more working on protein as well as nucleic acids making recombinant molecules that were going to be injected as possible, future down the line, twenty years from now, drugs.
JG: This is the immunotoxin research?
MG: Right, exactly, exactly. So again there were a lot of negative experiments. I am not sure they were failures because they did lead to other things. I would not use failure for experiments—it was more negative.
JG: Ira switched in the early 1990s to immunotoxins. How did he describe that switch in his research to you?
MG: Well, we had been working with protein molecules making immunotoxins, working with the toxin portion, as well as the antibody portion, to bind onto the cells. There were problems because the molecules were large, and the chemical processes each had to be put through to have the two proteins joined were causing dysfunction, inactivating the various parts of the molecule. They were very, very immunogenic given their size. With all those problems in the way, and the fact that now we had these molecular biology techniques, we started doing recombinant work, and working at the recombinant DNA level on the antibody as well as on the toxin portion. Our techniques all changed to match what was needed to do that work. I can’t say that I was in any way innovative about doing that because again I did not know the molecular biology. It was taught to me and then I learned to manipulate it after I learned the original techniques.
JG: How about funding issues. How did funding change between the 1970s and 1980s? I know during the Reagan Administration that if the NIH lost a position they sometimes could not fill them.
MG: Actually for Ira’s lab I am not sure funding was ever a real problem because we were so productive. We had to watch our pennies. Each postdoc and technician was allotted so much money as an overall budget and we certainly had to stay within our budget. I am not sure we ever went over, but we never really had tight budgets to work with. I think Ira was always able to hire the people he needed and wanted. Ira was one of the most, is still one of the most, productive people on campus if you talk about productivity in terms of papers.
JG: Which they do in the sciences.
MG: Right, he and Tom [Thomas A.] Waldman. It has always been one and two, one and two.
JG: What was it like working for the most productive man at NIH?
MG: It kept you busy enough to stay out of trouble. [Laughs]
JG: He is extremely nice. I had the opportunity to interview him and he was extremely nice and very gracious.
MG: Yes. Very much so.
JG: But I guess he could—
MG: Well, you know I have been in the lab almost 35 years. Any long-term relationship has ups and downs. Obviously there were a lot more ups than downs or I would have left. I really can’t say anything against him. He treated me well. He helped me get promotions.
JG: You did a lot of work assisting in the relocation of the lab. I read that three years of your life was spent overseeing the LMB move. Walk us through that.
MG: Oh, my. I think I have forgotten some of the more painful things. They renovated this building while it was occupied. They did one floor at a time.
JG: This was because space is such a premium here at NIH?
MG: Right. Building 37 was outdated in terms of its power plant and utilities and whatever. Something needed to be done but there was just no place to move us. At one time they had talked about moving us up to Frederick, emptying the whole building and sending everybody up there. It was just a zoo. They started from the top down. At first they had to move everybody off the sixth floor and then they renovated the sixth floor. Then they moved everybody off the fifth floor. We were on the fourth floor at that time.
JG: They just moved everyone someplace else?
MG: Yes. We fortunately stayed in the building. However I had to make arrangements for everybody. We were spread around the building as each floor was renovated. Where were they were going to go? Equipment had to be moved. All the personnel had to be relocated and space found for storage facilities, freezing facilities, whatever. I worked on this. I worked directly with the architects to design the fifth floor—our half of it anyway. I was involved in the meetings with the architects and with NIH personnel. Ira had done a lot of the preliminary work but I got involved in the nitty-gritty, what color do you want this, where do you want outlets, where do you want lights, what kind of water system do you need, where are we going to put this equipment, where we were going to put that equipment, do you need special outlet requirements. I was involved in all that. And then finally getting us all moved back up in here, and once we arrived trouble-shooting. Ira wanted to go to the sixth floor, and I kept trying to say, “No. it is the first floor they are renovating. You don’t want to go there.” Well I can pat myself on the back and say I was right. Thankfully we did not go to the sixth floor because they had all kinds of horrendous problems. They got all new architects and designers in to renovate the rest of the building. We benefited. I think we were in good shape on this floor but as I said I think I have probably forgotten a lot of the painful stuff. It seemed like it would never end and I worked with all the technicians from the other section chiefs helping them design their space and what they wanted to do and whatever. It was not just Ira’s lab. It was all of LMB. It was a job.
JG: What year was the move?
MG: I don’t remember—
JG: It was sometime in the 1990s?
MG: The late 1990s because early 2000s I remember thinking I have done all this work I am going to stay here at least three more years and enjoy my new lab space. I had designed a cubicle for myself. One side was all desks because as a lab manager I was dealing with budgets, etc., and I had a computer setup for lab work. I had a computer setup for administrative work with budgets and surplus equipment and all kinds of things and then, behind me in my own little space, I had my work bench.
JG: Compare and contrast what it was like when you joined NIH in the 1970s to when you retired in 2005? What were some of the difference between when you first arrived and when you left?
MG: NIH or—
JG: NIH or LMB.
MG: NIH was pretty much the same physical area that it is now, but now has some new buildings. Building 10 has been renovated and enlarged at least twice while I was here. [Laughs] Many of the other buildings on campus have either been renovated or torn down and rebuilt. I was amazed when I came back today. I think I was here two years ago and when I came back today, I could not believe the change in the campus with new buildings, with this new visitor entrance, and the parking garage. I thought I could still get onto the campus even though I would have to go to inspection and come down and park in MLP8 which is right here by Building 37. Everything is up there on Wisconsin Avenue now. I am just amazed.
As far as the lab I can’t speak of course for the last few years but we grew from about ten people to more than one hundred during my tenure with LMB. It has been a lot of fun; there has been a lot of hard work. The people have been great. As I said before there are very few that ever came through the lab that didn’t get along with people.
JG: We are going to switch gears. Do we have a little bit more time left?
MG: Okay.
JG: I want your opinions on doing big science. Outsiders might think that science is just one person working on a bench. In fact it is not. It is a lot of people collaborating. What is that like for the technicians. Did you get to work with technicians from the other labs that Ira was collaborating with?
MG: Very little, very little. Again Ira might have twenty postdocs and we would all meet at least once a week and everybody would talk about his/her work. I would be included. I would say what I had done. We sort of all knew what was going on as a group. Let’s say someone had a terrific result and suddenly Ira is interested and he wants to get a lot of data quickly, I would start working with this postdoc and start doing experiments and assays for him just to augment what he was doing. Or say a postdoc would leave and Ira wanted to pursue his work so I would get involved. I would repeat much of the work that he did to make sure it was all valid and we could build from there. So yes, there were collaborations certainly within Ira’s main group. Again I was not involved so much in collaborations with other sections but certainly within Ira’s main molecular biology group.
JG: As the lab expanded during those twenty years was there a shift in management style?
MG: Yes, a style of Ira being very much in control of everything and everybody. [Laughs] I mean after a while he dealt with only . . . The lab now has a hundred people and has six or eight sections in it. At some level he has to deal only with the section chiefs because there are just too many people. In his own molecular biology group, and a few of those associated with the clinical center and the clinical trials, Ira is still the man in charge.
JG: I read that you were one of five people that were invited to the Shanghai Institute for Biological Services.
MG: Oh, yes.
JG: What was that like?
MG: That was a blast. It was very, very interesting. I do not know if you know any of the build-up to this.
JG: No, I do not.
MG: Okay. So David Fitzgerald—
JG: Who is a lab chief here?
MG: Right. He brought the pseudomonas toxin with him that we started to work with in building our immunotoxins. He came to LMB in 1980 or so. David was good friends with someone at a company out in Washington state (and it seems that someone at the head of the Biochemistry Institute in Shanghai, the equivalent of the NIH, but in the Biochemistry Institute, contacted this other person) who contacted David and they picked up a third fellow. David was telling me one day that the three of them were going to go and teach this two-week lecture course in Shanghai on how to chemically construct immunotoxins. This is before the recombinant work really got started. This is 1988. I was just kidding around and said to David, “You can’t do just a lecture course especially with people who don’t speak English. You’re going to have a terrible time. You need a hands-on lab course.” He just laughed with me, and the next thing I know he came to see me a couple days later and said “Pack your bags you are going to Shanghai. You are going to do a lab course.”
I had to put together laboratory protocols on how to do all the things that they were going to talk about in the lectures, and supply all the reagents and all the chemicals and all the accessories like pipettes, test tubes, and whatever. I had to get all that organized together and shipped over. I wrote up protocols for the lab work they were going to do and (remember these are Chinese, people with very little English) everything had to be as explicit as possible with simple words. We get over there and they do not have any equipment. They do not even have deionized water or distilled water in the buildings. So in the evening when I would get back to my room I rewrote the lab protocols based on the equipment they had in the lab to do things. So yes, it was fun. I mean it got to the point where David was actually teaching the lab as the instructor but I was there helping and providing supplies and whatever. It was a terrific experience and I never would have gotten it if I had not jokingly said something to David.
JG: This is still old China in a sense?
MG: Yes, you bet.
JG: What were your impressions? This would have been pre-Tiananmen Square I assume?
MG: Yes, it was the year or two before. We were there in 1988.
JG: So it was the year before Tiananmen.
MG: Right. So it was the year before. We were there at the end of September, early October of 1988. I mean literally I did not realize it at first but we would use pipettes (I brought over automatic pipetters with the little tips and everything for them to use) for something and I would discard them not thinking anything about it. Well, it turned out that they were pulling all these things out of the trash to wash and reuse. They really had to go to another building to get water. You would walk into a nice lab that had lab benches, but there was no equipment, all the cabinets were bare, no chemicals, no equipment, no supplies. I mean I do not know how they did any science at all but there were some very intelligent people coming out of the Institute. The person who invited us actually was Dr. Wong, who was with LMB until he retired. He came to LMB in the early 1990s into a technical position.
JG: During the time that you were associated with the lab a lot of postdocs and other researchers are coming from foreign countries. What is it like working with people whose first language might not be English?
MG: It depends. Some of them come with a great understanding of English. Some of them, their English is so bad and it is a shame. They will not watch TV to learn. They might bring their wives with them and their wives only congregate with other wives from the same country. They do not read the newspapers so the wives never pick up English at all. The researchers here would slowly learn English, but it was painful. I have to tell you, Ira may have told you this story about his first postdoc from Japan. He supposedly could speak English. Well, he arrived and we had a terrible time understanding each other. It turned out he had learned English from a Texan. We were speaking much too fast and, of course, we did not have that broad Texas “A.” When his ear got adjusted a little bit he was fine but it was tough getting started. We have had people come from various places with very little in the way of English skills. I don’t know if it was NIH or NCI that at some point started English as a Second Language [ESL] for some of these people.
JG: You mentioned—
MG: I have since visited some of them back in their own homes, in their own countries, so that has been fun.
JG: That is interesting.
JG: You mentioned this in passing earlier but what are some of the challenges for women in the sciences?
MG: Well, I do not know how to answer that because I have not experienced anybody trying to hold me back because I was a female and I attribute that to Ira. If I asked for something he might not say yes immediately but—at one point I asked for a promotion, and the way that the specs were written for the promotion one needed to do a lot of independent research and Ira said to me “I want you to do what I want when I want it.” I understood this but unbeknownst to me he already was working on a way to get me a promotion and within six or eight months I had it. What he did was assign me to work with one of the postdocs and that postdoc was the kind of person who let me do a lot of talking and suggesting experiments, etc., and it worked. I mean I have never had a problem being in Ira’s lab. I don’t know if I were a Ph.D. now on my own, trying to succeed, getting grants, etc., I don’t know. I have just never been in that position as a technical person.
JG: How about the other women that have gone through the LMB?
MG: Again, many of the technicians have stayed with him for years, or their husbands got jobs elsewhere so they went with them. I just don’t know. I don’t know what to say. Most of the women, as far as I know, who left after a postdoc here were going on to further postdocs or even better positions, and as far as I know, they worked out. There might have been a couple, especially foreign, that Ira could not do anything for because they were foreign, that might have had a problem. Some might have had a problem but in general I do not think there has been too much of the glass ceiling here.
JG: What about the mapping of the human genome? It is kind of a fascinating story. What was it like to be inside NIH and watching that unfold?
MG: I knew it was happening but I thought, “Well, the techniques are all there.” They are just plugging the same techniques I know into a machine and letting the machine do the work. I guess it was one of the things that was bound to happen once the technology came out. People wanted their own genomes. Even now they want their own genomes sequenced and whatever. As a technical person I see it as a repetitive process that someone else has worked out all these different techniques for over the years, and whoever is going to do this genome mapping is just going to put them altogether and plug things in. Everything is so mechanized anymore. You plug everything into a machine and your results will come out. So, maybe it is my naiveté, I don’t know, but it seems like the whole idea of the PCR [polymerase chain reaction] machine, when you think about it was so simple. Why didn’t somebody think of it sooner? I don’t know what to say in that respect.
JG: But the person that thought of it won the Nobel Prize? [Laughs]
JG: What about the health of science in the U.S. The media often reports that there are not enough students going into the sciences? What is your impression?
MG: Well, again I know what I read in the newspapers, and I guess I agree that is what they are saying. I think everything goes in cycles. When I was in graduate school I had no trouble getting a job as a technical person with a Master’s degree. I might have had a hard time getting a postdoc because there were so many doctoral candidates in biology at the time and I think things are cycling. I really do. I am speaking of course in biological sciences. I don’t know about the other sciences. Computers have certainly taken over doing a lot of work that was done by hand in science. I think you need the computer technology, as well as a scientific background, anymore to get far.
JG: You are now retired?
JG: What are some of your interests and hobbies?
MG: Well, okay. So I retired. My mother was living by herself in New Jersey and was at the point where she could not be alone anymore. We decided we would move together to Massachusetts. I have a brother and a sister in New England. It turns out that we moved to the same town my brother is in because he could be a help with my mother and my sister is only about a three-hour drive away. For the last three years, Mother and I have taken a big trip, one a year. Now she is almost ninety. Her last trip I think she realized she just can’t do it anymore, so it was probably our final trip. We spent a few days in Istanbul and two weeks in Greece but she saw Greece from a bus. She just did not have the oomph anymore to do a lot of walking. So our traveling days are probably over. I still want to go to Alaska and the South Pacific and I will get there. Then one thing I always wanted to do while I was working, but never had the time or the space to devote to it, was quilting. So I have started quilting.
JG: Oh, my wife, she is not quilting but—
MG: Crocheting?
JG: Crocheting, yes, thank you.
MG: I started to watch the hand motions. [Laughs]
JG: Her and her grandmother.
MG: Yes, which is something else I like to do but I am really into quilting and I am really enjoying that. Again, mother lives with me, and she sort of decided that she is not going to do anything anymore, I am going to take care of her. I do insist she still get her own breakfast and her own lunch but I do all the cooking and the cleaning and the laundry and whatever. So that keeps me busy too.
JG: That is very nice. Finally, the last question. If you have one piece of advice, one lesson learned over your career that you would like to pass onto a future researcher or scientist operating ten, twenty, thirty years into the future what would that be?
MG: Okay. We need to define our parameters a little more. As a technical person or as an independent researcher?
JG: Your choice.
MG: If it was a technical person I can always say just keep your boss happy and the biggest thing you can do is run controls in all your experiments. That way if there is some point that is out of line or the results are not what you expect you can say the controls are here, these are valid results. I think that would be true of an independent researcher. Always run the controls with your experiment. It will save you a lot of time of repeating and repeating and repeating with experiments that either do not work the way you think they should or just do not work. You know because there are questionable points. I don’t know, is that what you want to hear? [Laughs]
JG: That’s fine. Thank you very much.
MG: Thank you. This was fun, this was fun.
JG: Thank you.
[End of Interview]
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Technological Progress, Mobility, and Economic Growth
Galor, Oded
Tsiddon, Daniel
Oded Galor
Daniel Tsiddon
This paper analyzes the relationship between technological progress, wage inequality, intergenerational earnings mobility, and economic growth. In periods of major technological inventions, a decline in the relative importance of initial conditions raises inequality, enhances mobility, and generates a larger concentration of high-ability individuals in technologically advanced sectors, stimulating future technological progress and growth. However, once technologies become more accessible, mobility is diminished and inequality decreases but becomes more persistent. The reduction in the concentration of ability in technologically advanced sectors diminishes the likelihood of technological breakthroughs and slows future growth. User friendliness, therefore, becomes unfriendly to future economic growth. Copyright 1997 by American Economic Association.
Galor, Oded & Tsiddon, Daniel, 1997. "Technological Progress, Mobility, and Economic Growth," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 87(3), pages 363-382, June.
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Tree Profiles: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Part 1
This is the first half of a two part series on flowering dogwood. The following examines the tree’s distribution and habitat, developmental traits, longevity, height, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, seed production, root development, and ideal soil conditions.
Flowering dogwood (cornus florida), also referred to as dogwood or cornel, is one of the most popular ornamental trees in North America. It is considered an understory tree, developing beneath many other tree species, including oaks, hickories, yellow poplar, sweetgum, Virginia pine, loblolly pine, American beech, and red maple. Flowering dogwood often grows in conjunction with blueberry, sassafras, serviceberry, and brambles.
In the United States, the range of flowering dogwood extends from southwestern Maine to New York, west to central Michigan, central Illinois, and central Missouri, and south to southeast Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, eastern Texas, and northern Florida. Flowering dogwood also occurs frequently across Kentucky. In its southern range, flowering dogwood is one of the most abundant species in the understory of loblolly pines. In Canada, flowering dogwood ranges from southern Toronto to southern Ontario. In Central America, a variety of flowering dogwood grows in the mountains of Nuevo León and Veracruz, Mexico.
Developmental Traits
Flowering dogwood is a small deciduous tree. It has dense wood that is highly susceptible to decay. Saplings tend to have an upright to rounded growth habit. The crown of flowering dogwood is broadly pyramidal, with a round to flat-topped habit. Branches on the lower half of the crown have a horizontal structure, while those in the upper half grow upright. Flowering dogwood initially develops at a slow rate, but gradually assumes a medium rate as the tree matures. The trunk diameter of flowering dogwood seldom exceeds more than eight inches, though on ideal growing sites, it may reach up to sixteen inches.
The average lifespan of a healthy flowering dogwood is eighty years.
Flowering dogwood can reach between 15 and 30 feet in height, with a spread of 25 to 30 feet. Heights of 9 to 12 feet are common. Outliers may reach heights of up to 55 feet. On poor growing sites, heights of mature trees may range from 3 to 8 feet.
On saplings, the bark of flowering dogwood is purple to reddish-green, darkening to gray by the second year of growth. Bark is rough, with many square-like plates.
The leaves of flowering dogwood are oval to ovate, and have an opposite arrangement. They grow 4 to 8 inches in length and width. Their edges are smooth. Leaves are dark green, with a pale green underside. They turn a vibrant scarlet to purple shade in fall.
Flowering dogwood features many small, yellow-green flowers that are borne in terminal clusters. Flowers are surrounded by four snow-white, petal-like bracts that extend 3 to 5 inches in length. Once they have fully bloomed, flowers are conspicuous and showy, providing a spectacular display.
Occasionally, trees with light-pink bracts may be found in nature. Cultivars with pink or red flowers are commonly propagated, and used in landscape settings. Flowers emerge in spring, preceding budburst. Flowering ranges from mid-March in the south to late May in the north.
Fruits are bright red drupes that form in clusters. Clusters are comprised of 2 to 10 drupes. Drupes are ½ inch in length, and diameter. Fruits have thin, mealy flesh. They carry a bitter taste, and are considered inedible to humans. Each fruit contains a two-seeded stone. In many stones, only one seed becomes fully developed. Fruits ripen from September to late October. They may linger on the tree throughout winter. At maturity, fruits become bright red or yellow, with a pink blush.
Germination of flowering dogwood typically occurs in spring. Some seeds will overwinter the first year, and germinate the following spring. Germination is epigeal, with one or more seed leaves appearing above the ground. Birds, and other woodland creatures are primarily responsible for disseminating seeds.
Root Development
Flowering dogwood establishes a shallow root system, which is moderately resistant to drought. Extended periods of drought can result in root damage stemming from moisture loss. Roots may erode, and die back. Flowering dogwood has low salinity tolerance, and may incur root damage when subjected to large quantities of salt.
Soil and Topography
Flowering dogwood can grow in a variety of soils: from deep, moist soils along streams to well drained soils in landscapes. The species prefers moist, acidic soil, with a pH level of 6 to 7. It often thrives in shaded areas, on flats, and on lower or middle slopes. It can also be found on upper slopes and ridges, albeit with less frequency. In forest stands, flowering dogwood is most prevalent on soils that are well-drained, and lighter in texture. The tree’s shallow root system precludes it from growing on dry sites. It is seldom found on poorly drained clay soils, where seedling survival tends to be low.
Flowering dogwood can withstand high temperatures, but may be stunted in planting locations that are exposed to constant heat sources such as parking lots, roadways, driveways, and sidewalks. In the southern regions, dogwood leaves often become desiccated, and wilt during bouts of dry weather. Extended periods of drought may cause the leaves to fall early, with branch dieback often occurring thereafter.
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Tree Profiles: Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica), Part 2
This is the second half of a two part series on weeping willow. The following examines the tree’s soil and topography, damaging agents and pests, allergenic potential, cultivation, and uses.
Weeping willow (Salix babylonica), also called Babylon willow, is a species of willow native to northern China. Historically, weeping willow was used as a popular trading item along the Silk Road. It was introduced to England from Syria in 1730. It was first described and assigned its scientific name by the Swedish botanist and plant pathologist, Carl Linnaeus, in 1736. Linnaeus named weeping willow salix babylonica after mistaking it for the trees described growing along the rivers of Babylon in the Bible. The trees mentioned in the Bible were likely poplars, which are members of the willow family (Salicaceae). The species that Linnaeus observed was the variety that had been introduced into the Clifford Garden in Hartekamp in the Netherlands.
Soil & Topography
Weeping willow can thrive in acidic, alkaline, clay, rich, sandy, and well-drained soils. It exhibits some drought tolerance, but grows best when rooted near a body of water. Avoid planting weeping willows in dry soil. Moisture is essential for them to flourish. Weeping willows can tolerate summer heat, so long as there is sufficient water available to them.
Damaging Agents and Pests
Weeping willow is susceptible to a wide range of diseases and insects. It is often affected by bacterial blight, black canker, crown gall, leaf spot, root rot, rust, willow anthracnose, willow blight, and willow scab. The tree can be infested by aphids, borers, lacebugs, gypsy moth, and scale. It is also subject to feeding by deer, elk, and rabbits.
Allergenic Potential
Weeping willow has a moderate to severe allergenic potential.
Weeping willow is a popular plant. Various cultivars are available for purchase in garden centers and nurseries. Some of the most frequently selected varieties include ‘Babylon’, ‘Crispa’, ‘Elegantissima’ ‘Pendula’, ‘Pendulina’, ‘Pentachdra’, ‘Sepulcralis’, ‘Tortuousa’, ‘and ‘Tristis’.
Weeping willow is a popular ornamental tree across its entire distribution.
It is used for wood production in China.
It serves as an important barrier plant in the oases of the Gobi Desert, shielding the nearby agricultural lands from the harsh desert winds.
In Norway and Europe, the bark is used to craft flutes, whistles, and other musical instruments.
The bark can also be used to make fish traps, or poultices.
Dye can be extracted from the bark and used to tan leathers.
Weeping willow branches were used by indigenous peoples in North America to create arrow shafts, dolls, dream-catchers, and paint-brushes.
The leaves and bark of weeping willow are astringents, with anti-rhuematic qualities. A tonic can be made from the leaves, and used to provide temporary relief from pain caused by abscesses, arthritis, headaches, toothaches, inflammation, and fevers.
The inner bark can be dried, ground into a powder, and used as an ingredient in flour to make bread. However, It has a bitter flavor, and is not too palatable.
The young shoots and flower buds can be cooked and consumed, but are also bitter.
Due to the flexibility of the stems, weeping willow branches are sometimes used to weave baskets.
Edward Stone, a British minister, conducted experiments on willow bark and leaves in 1763, deducing that they contained salicyclic acid, which he suspected could be used to treat a multitude of illnesses. Eventually, he found that the acid was too concentrated to be processed by the human body. In 1897, a chemist named Felix Hoffman developed a synthetic alternative to the acid that could be safely ingested. He named his invention aspirin, and began manufacturing it for his company, Bayer.
Weeping willow has been used as a symbol in many famous books and poems, including William Shakespeare’s Othello, and Hamlet, as well as in J.R.R. Tolkien’s renown fantasy novel, Lord of the Rings.
In Ireland, weeping willow is considered a sacred tree, associated with love and fertility.
Charcoal used for sketching is sometimes made from processed willow bark.
Weeping willow plays host to three vibrantly colored butterflies: Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple butterfly, and Viceroy.
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Finding the Money For Better Bus Service
April 26, 2018 TransportationCentrointhesalt.city
Late last year, the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council suggested that Centro run buses every ten minutes between Syracuse University and the Train Station, and between Eastwood and OCC. That’s a good idea, and there should be more good ideas like it on the way. City Hall has already asked the SMTC to look at how Centro can offer similar service on Erie Boulevard.
The problem is that it will cost money. The SMTC has estimated that it’ll cost $2.8 million to run the buses between the University and the Train Station, and it will cost $3.6 million to run the buses between Eastwood and OCC.
Normally when Centro talks about money, it’s talking about how it doesn’t even have enough to pay for the service it runs now. It wasn’t that long ago that Centro thought it would have to cut all late night and Sunday service in for lack of money. This year Centro is only planning to get an extra $450,000 from the State this year. That’s chump change for an organization with a $117,785,000 budget.
If Centro’s not going to get the money to run this service from out of thin air, then it’ll need to find the money in the budget it’s already got. The easiest way to do that is to take the drivers and vehicles from existing bus routes and move them to these new lines. There are opportunities for Centro to run its buses more efficiently so that it can free up drivers and vehicles to do just that without seriously cutting back on the service it already provides.
Take the 254 and 410 buses. Those buses run, for the most-part, within a couple blocks of each other, so a lot of people can catch either bus depending on when they need to ride. That’s good when the buses run at different times, because it offers better service for people who can get to either line. But when those buses run at the same time, it means that Centro is paying for two drivers and two vehicles to provide the service when it could just pay one instead.
If Centro cut all of the 254 buses that run at exactly the same time as a 410 bus, it would free up an extra bus and driver for 64 hours and 40 minutes a week, or 3372 hours a year. That’s 12% of what the SMTC thinks it’ll take to run the new bus service between the University and the Train Station–not enough to pay for the whole thing, but not nothing either.
There are lots of other situations like this because Centro times its routes to arrive and depart from the Hub all at once. That’s good for people trying to make transfers to get across town, but a lot of the time it means that more than one bus from the same side of town end up lining up together. Whenever that happens, there’s an opportunity for Centro to move one of those drivers to another route to provide better service.
There are some tradeoffs. Some people are going to have to walk farther to catch the bus, and that’s a lot to ask if you’re talking about a person for whom walking is difficult because of age, physical disability, or injury. The 254 bus also runs down a stretch of Valley Drive that’s not within easy walking distance of the 410 bus, and the 254 bus makes a special stop at the Bernadine Apartments that the 410 bus does not.
But this bus service is worth those tradeoffs. It’s a simple, reliable, effective way for people to get across town. It runs through neighborhoods where a lot of people are poor and a lot of people don’t have cars. It connects those neighborhoods to the three places in Syracuse where there are the most jobs, and it also connects them to the colleges where people can improve themselves and their opportunities for employment. That’s what the bus needs to do in this City.
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A. O. Smith reports record earnings on strong global sales growth; raises full year EPS guidance over 10 percent
Second Quarter 2015 Press Release 203 KB
Milwaukee, Wis.- July 23, 2015 - Water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE-AOS) today announced record second quarter net earnings of $71.1 million or $.79 per share on record second quarter sales of $653.5 million. Net earnings in the quarter ended June 30, 2014, were $57.3 million or $.63 per share, which included after-tax non-operating pension costs of $3.0 million or $.03 per share.
Second quarter sales grew 10 percent compared with $595.4 million of sales during the same period in 2014 due to higher prices in North America, higher boiler sales in the U. S. and continued demand for the company's water heating and water treatment products in China.
"We have successfully navigated through the NAECA III regulatory transition. Our team is continuing to provide our customers with the support they need as the market acclimates to the NAECA III compliant water heaters," Ajita G. Rajendra, chairman and chief executive officer, observed. "Our 15 percent growth in China continues to be resilient and outperform China's overall GDP growth," Rajendra continued.
North America segment
Second quarter sales for the North America segment, which includes U.S. and Canadian water heaters and boilers, increased eight percent to $442.7 million compared with second quarter 2014 sales of $410.1 million driven by price increases effective in April for both residential and commercial water heaters. Higher sales of boilers in the U.S. also contributed to the increase.
Segment operating earnings of $86.0 million were 36 percent higher than the $63.2 million earned in the second quarter last year. The favorable impact from higher prices in the U.S. and Canada, higher boiler sales and lower steel costs was partially offset by $4.0 million of expected incremental enterprise resource planning (ERP) costs. As a result, second quarter 2015 operating margin of 19.4 percent was higher than the second quarter 2014 operating margin of 15.4 percent. Second quarter 2014 segment operating earnings included pre-tax non-operating pension costs of $3.9 million.
Rest of World segment
Sales of this segment, which is primarily comprised of China, Europe and India, increased 14 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to $221.3 million. Continued strong customer demand for the company's premium water heating and water treatment products drove China sales 15 percent higher.
Operating earnings for this segment were $30.9 million compared with $29.3 million earned in the 2014 second quarter due to higher profits in China. Second quarter 2015 operating margin of 14.0 percent was lower than the 15.1 percent operating margin in 2014. The reduction in margin was due to higher selling and advertising costs as a percentage of sales in China, including promotion related to the company's new air purifier products, and larger expenditures in India to support the launch of water treatment products.
Share Repurchase and Other Items
During the first half of 2015, the company repurchased approximately 730,000 shares of common stock at a total cost of $47 million. Approximately 1.8 million shares remained on the existing discretionary authority at the end of June 2015.
Due to the projected improvement in earnings and cash flow, the company anticipates it will spend approximately $125 million to repurchase shares in 2015, an increase from the $100 million estimated earlier this year. This is consistent with the company's stated objective to maintain its net cash position at a level similar to the end of last year, or $320 million, and depends on factors such as stock price, working capital requirements and alternative investment opportunities.
Total debt as of June 30, 2015, was $279.6 million, resulting in leverage of 16.3 percent as measured by the ratio of total debt to total capital. Cash and investments, which are located outside the U. S., totaled $552.4 million at the end of the second quarter.
The company's effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2015 of 30.4 percent was higher than its effective income tax rate of 27.5 percent for the first six months of 2014 primarily due to a change in geographic earnings mix. The company anticipates its effective income tax rate for the full year of 2015 will be similar to the effective income tax rate for the first six months of 2015.
"We had a very strong first half of the year, primarily driven by continued success in our U. S. business," commented Rajendra. "We expect an improvement in full year residential and commercial water heater demand in the U. S. compared with last year, as well as continued lower material costs."
"We believe sales of Lochinvar branded products are on track to grow 10 percent, again this year. We expect sales in China to grow twice the rate of China's GDP growth in 2015. We estimate our organic worldwide revenue growth will be over 11 percent in 2015."
"Based on these factors, we are increasing our EPS guidance for 2015. We believe A. O. Smith Corporation will achieve full-year earnings of between $3.04 and $3.09 per share, which excludes the potential impact from future acquisitions."
A. O. Smith will broadcast a live conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) today. The call can be heard on the company's web site, www.aosmith.com. An audio replay of the call will be available on the company's web site after the live event.
This release contains statements that the company believes are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "guidance" or words of similar meaning. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated as of the date of this release. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these expectations include, among other things, the following: uncertain costs, savings and timeframes associated with the implementation of the new enterprise resource planning system; potential weakening in the high efficiency boiler segment in the U. S.; the ability to execute our acquisition strategy; significant volatility in raw material prices; competitive pressures on the company's businesses; inability to implement or maintain pricing actions; instability in the company's replacement markets; strength or duration of any recoveries in U. S. residential or commercial construction; a further slowdown in the growth rate of the Chinese economy; foreign currency fluctuations; and adverse general economic conditions and capital market deterioration in the U. S., Canada and China. Forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this release, and the company is under no obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributed to the company, or persons acting on its behalf, are qualified entirely by these cautionary statements.
Mark A. Petrarca
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Patricia K. Ackerman
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The Strange History Of How A Gene Was Named "Sonic Hedgehog"
Ria Misra
There's a gene that's pivotal in not only separating your right brain from your left, but also in making sure that you have two, individual eyes. That gene, and the protein it codes for, are both called Sonic Hedgehog. Here's how that happened.
As the NIH (somewhat wearily) explains in their notes on the gene, "The official name of this gene is 'sonic hedgehog.'" It is not a nickname or an epithet, if you're looking for another name to call it, the only acceptable substitutes the NIH can offer you are sonic hedgehog homolog (Drosophila), sonic hedgehog protein, or sonic hedgehog protein preproprotein. If you're really bound and determined to avoid any sonics at all costs, you can use the gene's official symbol, the almost equally evocative SHH.
So, what happened? The sonic hedgehog gene was one of a set of three genes all called hedgehog genes, due to their somewhat spiky appearance. But the Harvard lab where SHH was uncovered wasn't full of videogame fans, instead it was a six year comics fan who was responsible.
Harvard's Cliff Tabin, chair of their genetics department and the professor, whose lab was responsible for first cloning the sonic hedgehog gene, recounts that one of the lab's British post-docs, Robert Riddle, pulled the name out of a comic book that his daughter brought over from the U.K. At the time the videogame hadn't yet been released in the U.S. By the time it was, the paper detailing their process was also just being published.
As the importance of the gene began to better understood — and as Sonic the Hedgehog's videogame and then tv series really began to take off — many doctors and scientists suggested that the time had come for a change to the name. So much so that the Human Genome Organization's Nomenclature Committee put it on a top 10 list of gene names that they wanted changed (if for no other reason than to spare a doctor having to use the phrase "sonic hedgehog gene" in an explanation to a sick patient.) The name, however, stuck and continues on today.
H/T to commenter ThatNewBurnerSmell, who wondered at the name in the comments of this post on scientific names that doubled as trash talk to scientific rivals.
Image: Sonic hedgehog protein structure / European Bioinformatics Institute
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Some of my other favorites include cheap date (sensitivity to alcohol) and ken and barbie (genitalia formation).
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Rule 135 (current)
Section C (current)
Practice Relating to Rule 135. Children
Section C. Evacuation
Canada’s LOAC Manual (1999) provides:
Belligerents must also facilitate the reception of these children [children under 15 who have been orphaned or separated from their families] by neutral countries for the duration of hostilities, with the consent of the Protecting Power, if any.
Canada, The Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Level, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 1999, p. 11-3, § 25.
The manual also states: “If circumstances permit, the parties to a conflict must endeavour to conclude local agreements for the removal from besieged areas of … children”.
Canada, The Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Level, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 1999, p. 6-4, § 35.
With respect to non-international armed conflicts in particular, the manual provides:
If the children’s safety requires their removal from the area in which they are, this should be done, whenever possible, with the consent of their parents or guardians. Persons responsible for the safety and well-being of the children should also accompany them.
Canada’s LOAC Manual (2001) states in its chapter on land warfare: “If circumstances permit, the parties to a conflict must endeavour to conclude local agreements for the removal from besieged areas of … children”.
Canada, The Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Levels, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 13 August 2001, § 614.6.
In its chapter on non-international armed conflicts, the manual states:
If the children’s safety requires their removal from the area in which they are, this should be done whenever possible with the consent of their parents or guardians. Persons responsible for the safety and well being of the children should also accompany them.
Canada, The Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Levels, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 13 August 2001, § 1714.2.
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The Boeing 747SP and a Record Making Flight
Boeing 747SP (Illustration by Mike Machat in Ron Davies’ Pan Am – An Airline and Its Aircraft)
Once the Boeing 747 was a fixture in Pan Am’s fleet, the focus in the mid-1970s was toward ultra-long range flights. In the airline’s eye was the important and potentially lucrative New York-Tokyo market. What was called for was an aircraft with a range of 7000 miles and capable of carrying approximately 200 passengers in a mixed class configuration. The flight would be about 13-14 hours duration.
Pan Am was convinced there was a demand in the New York-Tokyo market for such an aircraft and persuaded Boeing to produce a shortened version of the 747 with the range for that route. Iran Air was also looking for a high capacity airliner with sufficient range to cover its Tehran-New York route. What resulted was the Boeing 747SP.
Boeing 747SP – Clipper Freedom
The Boeing 747SP is a modified version of the Boeing 747, and was designed for ultra-long-range flights. Compared with its predecessor, the 747-100, the 747SP retains its wide-body four-engine layout, along with its double-deck design, but has a shortened fuselage, larger vertical stabilizer, and simplified trailing edge flaps. The weight saved by the shortened fuselage permitted longer range and increased speed relative to other early 747 configurations. The aircraft was also intended to provide Boeing with a mid-size wide-body airliner to compete with the DC-10 and L-1011. And until the introduction of the Boeing 777-200LR and 747-8, the SP was the first and only Boeing wide-body with a wingspan greater than the length of its fuselage
The SP could accommodate 230 passengers in a 3-class cabin to a maximum of 440 passengers in one class. Originally designated 747SB for “short body”, Boeing later changed the production designation to 747SP for “Special Performance”, reflecting the aircraft’s longer range and faster cruise speed. Pan Am was the launch customer, taking the first delivery, Clipper Freedom, on 5 March 1976.
Captain Sherman Carr, one of the former Pan Am pilots who flew the Boeing 747SP had this to say about the aircraft:
“The plane was originally developed for Pan Am to be able to operate non-stop from the U.S. to Hong Kong and be able to stay aloft for over 15 hours. It was actually a regular 747 with upstairs lounge seating but shortened by about 48 feet to make it lighter and additional fuel tanks for longer range. If it’s not loaded with full fuel for extended range flights, the aircraft actually scoots like a hot rod and will outperform any WWII or Korean conflict fighter aircraft and is a lot of fun to fly. It will roll or loop or do most of the maneuvers you see at airshows but of course this is not authorized so no pilot would ever tell you he had done those things.”
The 747SP first entered service on Pan Am’s New York-Tokyo route on 26 April 1976. It was later used on other long-haul routes, including New York-Dhahran, San Francisco-Hong Kong and Los Angeles-Sydney.
Until the 747-400 entered service in 1989, the SP was the longest-range airliner available. Despite its technical achievements, the SP never sold as well as Boeing hoped. The cost of fuel in the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, the SP’s heavy wings, expensive cost, reduced capacity and the increased ranges of forthcoming airliners were some of the many factors that contributed to its low sales. Some of the engineering work on the 747SP, however, was reused with the development of the 747-300 and 747-400 permitting them to fly the same range as the SP with the added bonus of extra seats and cargo capacity.
The aircraft was later acquired by VIP, government and corporate customers. At the end, a total of 45 aircraft were sold. Pan Am took delivery of eleven and disposed of them with the sale of its Pacific Routes to United Airlines.
Boeing 747SP – Clipper Plymouth Rock (John Wegg photo)
While in service for Pan Am, the 747SP made two record-setting round-the-world flights. From 1-3 May 1976 the “Liberty Bell Express” flew around the world from New York with two stops, Delhi and Tokyo. The flight took 46 hours and 26 minutes over 23,137 miles. And from 28-30 October, celebrating Pan Am’s 50th Anniversary, “Pan Am Flight 50” flew around the world over both the North and South Pole with stops in London, Cape Town and Auckland. The flight took 54 hours, 7 minutes and 12 seconds and covered 26,706 miles.
Pam Hanlon was Managing Director, Corporate Communications at the time of the flight, and was also editor of the employee newspaper, the “Pan Am Clipper”. Below is an excerpt about Pan Am Flight 50 from her essay about her experiences in that position in the book Pan American World Airways – Aviation history Through the Words of its People:
“[T]he most spectacular of all the Pan Am celebrations was a record-setting round-the-world anniversary flight that hurdled both the North and South Poles. “Clipper 50,” a Boeing 747SP, carried 172 passengers, including aviation enthusiasts and Pan Am loyalists who paid $3,333 for First Class service and $2,222 for Economy; five employees selected by lottery; official guests, among them Miss Universe and Miss USA; a guitarist; caricaturist; hairdresser; members of the press; and a crew headed by Pan Am’s Chief Pilot, Captain Walt Mullikin, and Astrid Seemueller on the flight service side. Clipper 50 (in regular service, the aircraft was Clipper New Horizons, or N533PA) took off from San Francisco, flew over the North Pole to London, then to Capetown, South Africa, and over the South Pole to Auckland, New Zealand, before returning to San Francisco. * * * Reservations for the flight were on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the flight was sold out in less than a week after it was announced, due in large part to extensive media coverage of the dazzling plans. It seems no one was disappointed in the experience. As Clipper 50 taxied to the gate in San Francisco at journey’s end, Captain Mullikin asked over the public address system, ‘Would you do it again?’ His question was met with a resounding cheer of enthusiastic fliers. ‘Just say where and when,’ one passenger shouted above the rest.”
(left to right) Janelle Penny Commissiong, the reigning Miss Universe; Captain Walter H. Mullikin, Vice President and Chief Pilot; Kimberly Louise Tomes, Miss USA.
Pam Hanlon’s recollections of her experiences at Pan Am is one of 71 stories in Pan American World Airways – Aviation history Through the Words of its People written by the people of Pan Am who played important roles in many of the important events in Pan Am’s history. The book is published by BlueWaterPress.
Also, in the “B747SP Website“, retired Pan Am pilot Lee Nelson contributed a great story in “A 747SP Love Affair”. This website is dedicated to the 747SP and contains a potuporri of information about the “cutest airplane”.
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For further information about the history of Pan American World Airways, visit: Pan Am Historical Foundation
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May 1, 2018 · Volume 6, Issue 11
jsfd Website: http://jsfd.org
Book Review by Mitchell McSweeney1
1 York University, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Canada
Book Citation
Lindsey, I., Kay, T., Jeanes, R., & Banda, D. (2017). Localizing global sport for development. Altrincham Street, Manchester: Manchester University Press 219pp., £78 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-7849-9406-8
As studies continue to proliferate in a variety of areas within the sport-for-development (SFD) sector, the need for analysis of the circumstances and nuances within which SFD programming takes place remains crucial. As the field has recognised the context-specificity of SFD programmes and the communities in which they operate, the importance of understanding the views of those individuals at the local level and empirical studies that explicate and explore such perspectives have been emphasized.1 In their book, Localizing Global Sport for Development, Iain Lindsey, Tess Kay, Ruth Jeanes, and Davies Banda have responded to the call for deeper examinations of SFD by offering a profound exploration and extensive analysis of local, national and international influences on Zambian contexts of SFD and its related components.
Based on multiple studies that range in areas of focus and have been conducted over a number of years since 2006, the authors explore and address a variety of development issues, including HIV/AIDS, gender inequality, and the involvement of non-state actors in relation to SFD in Zambia. The 12 studies used to ground the discussion feature a variety of topics such as: research with SFD NGOs, examinations of health education and sport, evaluations of local SFD partnerships in community development, and collaborative research exploring gender-focused SFD. An assortment of data collection methods such as in-depth interviews with SFD NGOs and programme participants, focus-group discussions, document analysis, and archival analysis amongst other methods, displays the wide-ranging and thoughtful use of a variety of research methods to support their analysis and findings. Importantly, as the book title suggests, the authors situate their local analysis of Zambian SFD contexts in relation to SFD as a global phenomenon.
In Chapter 1, the authors review the current evidence base of SFD, the critiques and potential benefits of SFD that have been outlined by scholars, the national and international SFD ‘movement’, and the development of the field itself – sketching out how the field of SFD has been somewhat limited in extensive, long-term, local, and empirical studies of SFD. Notably, the authors outline and provide support for the actor-oriented approach they utilize,2 (p.46) stressing that a ‘wide-lens’ approach allows for an examination of the various actors involved in SFD contexts within Zambia such as NGOs, communities, families, the government, and sport officials – as well as the often overlooked participants of programming. In Chapter 2, the authors offer an overview of the country of Zambia in relation to sport and SFD. This provides a strong historical background of how SFD programming has emerged within Zambia and its association to broader socio-political developments in the country. This includes the neo-liberal undertones impressed upon the country from national and international governing bodies and other governments that contributed to a decreased role of government in public provision (including sport) and the emergence of non-state actors in Zambian society, such as SFD NGOs. Chapter 3 builds on the foundation of the second chapter by examining policies and partnerships in relation to HIV/AIDs in Zambia. Taking an international, national, and local approach, the chapter discusses relationships between NGOs in SFD, international donors, and a number of other organizations within the HIV/AIDs sector. In these chapters and throughout the book, the authors relate their SFD studies to that of the development literature, responding to a call by scholars3 who argued this to be a limitation of the SFD field. In doing so, the authors analyze how broader development policies and structures within Zambia influence the role of SFD at the local level, and provide an explicit example of the complex, multi-layered environment of sports use for development.
Chapters 4, 5, and 6 delve into various dimensions of SFD implementation, programming, and understandings from the perspectives of individuals including practitioners and participants. In Chapter 4, the authors explore how young people and adults view their personal and everyday lives from the standpoint of the issues that penetrate their social contexts (i.e., HIV/AIDS, poverty, and gender relations), which regards locals as ‘insider experts’ – a necessary element for the production of knowledge in the field of SFD. Chapter 5 turns to how SFD is delivered in a Zambian community, Lusaka, comprising a discussion around the facilitation of sport activities and the community relations involved in such implementation. A focus on SFD peer leaders and their experiences in the delivery of programming, which includes the benefits and challenges they associate with SFD is emphasized – a particularly important contribution due to the limited insights of peer leaders in the contemporary knowledge of SFD. Chapter 6 is perhaps one of the most significant contributions the book provides. A critique of the field is that there is a lack of SFD participants’ views and experiences of SFD initiatives; this chapter offers an in-depth examination of young people’s experiences as participants in SFD programming. The authors discuss the everyday experiences of how young people take up and experience sport itself, not only just specific SFD initiatives, highlighting how sport participants may benefit simply from opportunities in sport and the social connectedness that is garnered from such participation. A great strength of Chapters 4-6 and the book overall is the inclusion of young women’s perspectives who are involved in SFD whether through participation or peer leadership. The authors discuss how empowerment is defined by young women and is influenced by structures of gender inequality within Zambia that underlie females’ experiences of SFD while also highlighting how resistance to such structures may take place.
Chapter 7, the conclusion, is an examination of the themes that have emerged and been identified by the authors as prominent over the course of their 12 studies since 2006, including the diverse subjective experiences of those involved in SFD and associations between SFD and ‘mainstream development’, which assists in sketching out the local to global of SFD.2 (p.181) They also augment these themes with discussions of their research approach, the impact their research findings may have for scholars and the field – such as the need for examinations of the intricate and multifaceted nuances of local SFD contexts – as well as conversation about knowledge-production approaches in SFD. The localized contexts illuminate the ongoing tensions that have been highlighted by other scholars about sport-for-development and development of sport, discussing how it is hard to detach the two concepts, and in many cases, may simply be better not to delineate and separate the two from one another. Unique insights are offered about how ‘formalized’ management of SFD programmes and their implementation (or overarching approaches) may potentially be detrimental to local contexts, such as in the case of the Zambia Lusaka community, whose informal approach seemed more appropriate in many cases. The exploration of peer leaders and participants’ understandings and experiences in SFD, especially perspectives from young women, and the authors’ continuous connection of SFD to the broader development policy sector of Zambia are of particular significance for the SFD field.
Nonetheless, as with any undertaking of such an extensive exploration of SFD contexts, there remain some challenges and limitations of the book. Although the authors are careful not to provide any specific recommendations of alternative approaches to SFD (due to, as the authors note, display the context-specificity of their findings and adherence to their research approach), this limits the applicability and resonance of their findings to other organizations and scholars. It would be interesting to see further how their various studies may be practical for certain organizations or may lead to program changes that potentially benefits those research participants they participants they worked with in Zambia. Additionally, the the study adds a variety of insights into the field of SFD and builds on previous findings by other scholars. However, due to the particular focus on certain communities in Zambia, it is difficult to suggest that these findings, while beneficial and admirable, are transferable and representative of all Zambian SFD contexts nationwide or other contexts of SFD – a provision of the book that the authors do not strive for given the often overgeneralization of SFD ‘outcomes’ or benefits that may be misaligned with local interests.
As the authors recognize themselves, it is a difficult task to connect a number of different studies as they did within the text, while explicitly showing the connection of themes and findings. Yet, despite this challenge the book itself and the themes are supported well and provide clear connections between studies. Practitioners, policymakers, and scholars would benefit from this detailed account of local SFD contexts in Zambia due to the need to recognize and illuminate how SFD programs are taken up and experienced while influenced by global and national actors and the relevant implications. This book would also provide undergraduate students a strong exemplar of the complexity, challenges, and overall phenomenon of SFD, in a context that is detailed and identifies the various components and actors within programming and implementation. Despite the minor limitations mentioned above, Lindsey, Kay, Jeanes, and Banda’s book offers a timely and in-depth examination of the particularities and nuances of SFD in the Zambian context, and advances necessary understandings of SFD. As the field of SFD continues to proliferate, this book delivers a careful, well thought out, and strong approach of connecting the local to global in Zambian sport for development contexts for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. This task is by no means easy, and yet, their text tackles this challenge while also providing resonance and unique empirical knowledge throughout each chapter.
1. Hayhurst L. Sport for development and peace: A call for transnational, multi-sited, postcolonial feminist research. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 2016;8(5):424-43.
2. Lindsey I, Kay T, Jeanes R, Banda D. Localizing global sport for development. Altrincham Street, Manchester: Manchester University Press; 2017.
3. Darnell S, Black D. Introduction: ‘Mainstreaming sport into development studies’. Third World Quarterly. 2011;32(3):367-78.
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All you need to know about Atlanta United’s new jewel : Ezequiel Barco
12/01/2018 / John
By John E. Rojas – @jrojasa75
Now that Atlanta United closed with success the soap opera of the winter (summer down south in Argentina – and it wasn’t the only drama for Independiente or the Argentinian teams), is time to know a little bit more about the new MLS jewel, Ezequiel Barco!
From the first reports back in early November until now, fans most likely saw every single clip, highlight and cut from Barco’s stile of play. So let’s jump that and focus on who he is as a person, where he comes from and why the kid is a special person and talent.
So here is all we can tell you about the 18 years old attacking midfielder known during the academy days as ‘Cara de Viejo’ (His face looks like a lot more older than he really is).
Ezequiel Barco was born in Villa Gobernador Valdéz (Santa Fé Province). The small town is about 30 minutes from Rosario (Tata’s born city – one of the most soccer prolific cities in Argentina – yes! same as Messi).
Barco’s father (Omar) was his first coach on a local team called Mosconi, where he played along side his brother (Cristian) who is one year younger than Ezequiel. The trio and their team were champions on the local league. After the early shift at work, Ezequiel’s dad used to get home and go out with the kids to train them with the rest of the team. They used to play on a 7 vs 7 league with a 3-3 setting, Ezequiel being one of the forwards on that line of three.
He has said that he used to score a lot of goals and even though his family mention that he was the most talented on those teams, he did not notice it or acted out as a star kid.
Since then, he considered himself as a winger who loves to make diagonals from left to right, but many saw him as a typical number 10 who should play behind two strikers. He plays the right side too on a line of three up front.
At the Barco household (two daughters and two boys) both parents worked. Even until 2017 Ezequiel’s mom (Esther) worked as a cleaning lady (you can imagine that in a small town in Argentina, working as a cleaning person does not provide the income that people with that line of work can have here in the States).
When Ezequiel signed his first contract as profesional, he asked his mom to stop working and move with him to Avellaneda, but she did not want to stop working and depend only of his child.
Ezequiel’s dad worked on a cooking pots’ factory, he accepted his son’s invitation to quit the job and move to Avellaneda to live with Ezequiel, when the teenager signed his first profesional contract.
Before arriving to Independiente’s system, he was let go by Boca Juniors, Gimnasia de la Plata and River Plate. Ezequiel himself admits that he wasn’t in a good level at the moment, he was 15 at the time.
Jorge Griffa, a well known ex player, scout and coach took him under his wing and made him play on his academy until 2015 when he finally made it to Independiente (playing Academy 7th division – the path to professionalism would be 6th – 5th – 4th – Reserva ad then First Team).
Barco played a bit on 7th division and a bit on 6th, before being called up for the First Team (August 2016 under Gabriel Milito’s coaching staff – Milito played for FC Barcelona among other teams and the Argentinian National Team before his coaching career).
After moving to Avellaneda, He lived at the team’s housing (pensión). He used to sneak after his practice and watch the First Team’s training, thinking on what he had to do in order to be as soon as possible with the First Team ( “los grandes”).
Ezequiel Barco during his first days at Independiente de Avellaneda Academy
Living at that team’s housing was hard at the beginning. Specially because he was away from his parents and had to comply with some tight schedule on a daily basis, comparing with the freedom he had at home only going to school and playing soccer.
At some point he told his parents that he wasn’t ready to live inside the academy and wanted to go back home. But his parents and family used to take turns to call him and motivate him to keep fighting for his dream. He accepted that during that time he used to cry a lot every day.
Things got better when he move out of the team’s housing and start to make his own life, once he signed his first profesional contract. One of his agents taught him how to drive last year.
He didn’t finish school because once he started to play for the first team, the training, games and travel got in the middle. On top of that, he accepted that he did not have a great desire to study, he actually accepted that during the team’s housing days he suffered when he had to go to school.
He was part of the Argentina U20 National Team during the South American qualifier for the last World Cup (South Corea 2017). During the tournament, Ezequiel complained about a case of mistreatment from the National Team coach and after qualify for the World Cup, Independiente decided that the club would not allow Ezequiel to travel with the National Team, resulting on Ezequiel missing the World Cup.
Barco during the U20 South American Championship (2017)
During his days with the Academy. Barco used the number 10, so he did a t the U20 National Team. But once he signed with the first team his number was the 27. Ezequiel has said that he would love to wear that number 10 again at some point and that La Liga and Premier League are his favorites.
He’s 5’4”, his birthday is March 29th, debuted on Argentinian First Division on August 8th 2016 and scored his first goal on September 10th. He played in total 57 games for Independiente (38 League / 3 Cup / 16 Copa Sudamericana) and scored 8 goals (5 league / 3 Copa Sudamericana)
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‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Ben Jones Defends Confederate Flag: ‘I Think It’s an Easy Target’
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The Dukes of Hazzard star Ben Jones is joining other former stars of the program in defending the Confederate flag that was emblazoned on top of the General Lee, the iconic car that was central to many of the series' scenes.
Jones, who played mechanic Cooter Davenport on the long-running show from 1979 until 1985, tells Fox News in an exclusive interview that the Confederate flag that appeared on the roof of the '69 Dodge Charger has become a "target" in recent years, arguing that the controversy over the public display of the symbol didn't begin "until about 15 or 20 years ago."
Jones went on to run for office as a Democrat after Dukes came to an end, and he represented Georgia for four years in the United States House of Representatives, from 1989 to 1993. He's returned to acting part-time since then, and also owns several Cooter's Place museums dedicated to the show that made him famous. He also writes a number of political essays.
Pointing out that The Dukes of Hazzard didn't come along until 15-20 years after the height of the civil rights movement in America, Jones says that there was never any complaint about the flag emblazoned on the iconic car while they filmed the show in Atlanta. In fact, he says the flag itself is misunderstood.
“It's not what they call the stars and bars. It is not that at all. It's the Confederate battle flag of St. Andrew's Cross, but it represents the South,” Jones says in a long interview that also touches on the history of the civil rights movement in the South, his public service alongside Black lawmakers in Georgia at a time when the flag was less of a hot-button issue and more.
“I think it's an easy target, you know, that doesn't solve anything in taking them down. But it hurts a lot of feelings,” he states. “You know, it's divisive rather than unifying. I think the whole movement to erase things, cultural cleansing is what it is. And I'm older, man — I don't feel like being culturally cleansed. I love everybody. And I have sort of made that my life's work. But I'm not going to come back on this one because there's no point in it. What's next? What do you do then? What else doesn't please somebody?”
Jones' interview echoes recent comments from Dukes of Hazzard stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat, who portrayed Bo and Luke Duke, respectively, on the series.
"The situation in the country has obviously changed in the last 40 years," Wopat tells the Hollywood Reporter. “I feel fortunate to be living in a time when we can address some of the injustices of the past. But the car is innocent."
"I have never had an African American come up to me and have any problem with it whatsoever," Schneider says, adding, "the whole politically correct generation has gotten way out of hand."
Amazon recently announced it was considering removing the show from its IMDb streaming service due to the ongoing Confederate flag controversy, and the show is not currently available via Amazon Prime.
“Dukes of Hazzard was a unifying force," Schneider states. "Mom, grandma, everyone wanted to watch it together. But who benefits from division? The Dukes of Hazzard has been shot down, I believe unfairly. We haven’t missed a generation yet, but we may miss this next one."
Warner Bros. owns the merchandising rights to The Dukes of Hazzard, and it stopped sales of merchandise bearing the Confederate flag in 2015 after a mass shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C. The 21-year-old shooter reportedly said he was there to "shoot black people," and images turned up online of him with the Confederate flag, re-igniting the long-running debate over its place in American culture.
A new round in that debate has flared up after the deaths of George Floyd and other unarmed Black men and women at the hands of police in recent months, and protests have swept the country.
NASCAR announced on June 10 that it would ban the Confederate flag from display at its races moving forward.
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Home >>Countertops >> ATI Adds New Operations Executive and Marketing Director
ATI Adds New Operations Executive and Marketing Director
Laminate surface innovator ATI Decorative Laminates adds to its ranks this spring with the appointment of a new vice president of operations and a new marketing director.
Charles Walker has been named to the executive team as vice president of operations. In this role, Walker is responsible for company profitability, processes and management methods. He also manages the organization’s information technology and oversees the quality department.
Walker joined ATI in 2004 as IT manager, after earning a master’s in computer, information and network security from DePaul University. During his tenure, he expanded his role to head the quality department, where he led the company’s ISO 9001 certification efforts. By 2008, he was also managing the human resources department.
“We’re quite confident in Charles Walker’s abilities,” said ATI Decorative Laminates President Tara Burgio, “and pleased to promote him to vice president after ten years of service with the company.”
Walker holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from North Carolina State University and a bachelor’s degree in information technology from Guilford College.
Crystal Henson joins ATI as corporate marketing director, responsible for advertising, public relations, marketing communications, trade shows and social media. A recent transplant from California, Henson has spent the last 16 years in corporate and nonprofit marketing and publication roles.
“Crystal’s breadth of marketing experience will be a great asset to ATI,” said Burgio. “Her digital and Web background is particularly impressive.”
Prior to joining ATI, Henson was the marketing and publicity director for Kids Exclusive, an e-commerce site for children’s product deals based in Century City, Calif., where she built the brand from the ground up through customer outreach and digital marketing. Henson also served as the marketing director for Spec Ceramics, a commercial products distributor in Anaheim, Calif. During her tenure at Spec, she modernized the marketing operations with CRM software and designed the company’s 500-plus page website. Henson received her bachelor’s in business from California State University.
About ATI Decorative Laminates
ATI Decorative Laminates is the leader in innovative laminate surfaces for the hospitality, contract and retail markets. Based in Greensboro, N.C., ATI designs and manufactures wall coverings, ceiling tiles, backsplashes and trims in every substrate from thermoplastics and FRP to glass and wood. The company’s focus on leadership, customer service and cutting-edge technology earned it ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 certifications. For more information, visit www.AdvTechnology.com. Connect with ATI via Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.
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Kristine Ramos, Space Launch System Engineer, Aims High
When Kristine Ramos was in college researching methanol fuel cells and nanocrystalline magnets, she had no idea that one day she would work on solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle program, or help design and build NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket that will take the next man and first woman to the moon.
As a chemical engineering major, she feared she’d be confined to the oil, gas or medical fields. But she took a chance and applied to United Space Alliance in 2008 for a material and process engineering job.
Before she knew it, she was conducting inspections on the launch pad 24 hours prior to shuttle launches and, 72 hours later, conducting post-flight booster assessments that she compares to forensics work.
“It wasn’t anything I ever thought I could do in aerospace with my background,” Ramos said.
Ramos celebrates completion of the first NASA SLS core stage at Artemis Day at the Michoud Assembly Facility in December 2019. (Boeing Photo)
After 12 years in human spaceflight (eight with Boeing), Ramos, a design engineer, is ensuring the first SLS core stage’s readiness for each step of the Green Run test series at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Boeing provides the cryogenic core stages, upper stages and avionics for SLS, which will return humans to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
Ramos coordinates across the program to ensure parts, documents and materials are staged at the test stand for Green Run operations and production work. She reviews test schedules and procedures, and develops and maintains test requirements and launch criteria.
While Ramos is based in Florida, she has spent the past couple of years on travel, including most of the past year at Stennis. Before that, she worked at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans as a task lead engineer, supporting the installation and manufacturing of components in the core stage engine section and for final assembly. She’ll be back at Kennedy Space Center in December, developing and maintaining requirements for launch and operations.
When she’s not working, Ramos shares her knowledge of and excitement about human spaceflight with young people.
“People say, ‘I wish I was doing what you’re doing.’ I say, ‘You can,’” said Ramos, who volunteers at conventions, schools and trade shows as part of NASA’s Speakers Bureau. “There is such a misconception that you have to be in a certain field or a certain type of person. I really believe it takes an array of different and very creative people to make aerospace happen. You don’t have to be in engineering or math or physics. All types of people and lines of work are involved in human spaceflight.”
For her outreach and community work, the Florida State University (FSU) graduate has been named a 2020 Notable Nole and a Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award recipient, which is the highest honor bestowed upon young alumni by the FSU Alumni Association. The alumni selected continue former Florida Gov. Askew’s legacy of contributions to the state, nation and university.
I tell them engineering really starts with creativity and imagination. If you can take the limited resources you have and build something out of it, that’s really engineering.
Ramos has returned often to FSU to talk with undergraduates as a member of alpha Kappa Delta Phi, an Asian-American sorority, and with the FSU/Florida A&M College of Engineering Bridge to Industry Event. She also has represented Boeing in promoting the importance of the space industry to legislators. But she enjoys reaching young minds the most, speaking at local STEM events at elementary schools.
“I tell them engineering really starts with creativity and imagination. If you can take the limited resources you have and build something out of it, that’s really engineering,” Ramos said.
Her advocacy includes serving on Boeing committees for Florida Space Coast Operations, including as past president of the Boeing Asian Pacific American Association; a member of the Employee Engagement Team; and an advisor for REACH, which provides professional development and mentoring opportunities and volunteers in the Space Coast community.
Involved with the SLS program since 2012, she started as a quality engineer working with suppliers. She also supported SLS hardware through Critical Design Review and production, test readiness and acceptance reviews. On the production floor, she has provided design support for core stage systems by generating drawings, verifying requirements and troubleshooting issues.
She’s more than ready to see the first SLS rocket integrated, raised on the pad and launched.
“I’m excited to prove that we have a vehicle that can go into deep space and to the moon,” Ramos said. “It doesn’t stop with just the rocket. We are going to fly missions. We are aiming for the moon and then we are going to aim for Mars. I can’t wait.”
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Don’t Dream It’s Over
The Imperfectionists: A Novel by Tom Rachman (The Dial Press; $15.00; 281 pages)
Perhaps the sub-title of The Imperfectionists should have been Related Tales of Dark Humor and Irony. This is the fictional story of a second-rate international newspaper based in Rome, a poor cousin to the International Herald-Tribune. It has never had any more than 25,000 subscribers and readers, and it has no website. It is, therefore, doomed.
The Imperfectionists is not actually a novel but rather a grouping of eleven short stories concerning the wild and wooly characters who work at the rag before it enters its death spiral. One copy editor is smart enough to depart early… She finds an apparent life raft in the International Finance Department at the Milan Office of Lehman Brothers. Welcome to the Titanic!
This may give you a bit of insight into author Rachman’s wicked sense of humor. Rachman could likely write about anything – even a crew of sanitation workers – and make it sound interesting and engaging.
“You can’t dread what you can’t experience.”
The reporters and allied staff members at the nearly defunct paper truly dread – like they fear their own deaths – its inevitable closing, but they take some comfort in the fact that their pink slips mean they won’t actually experience the lights being turned off for the final time.
One of the opaque characters is a copy editor who simply pretends to hate her job because she loves it too much. “I get to stay…” she thinks as she avoids a round of lay-offs, while grousing that she wishes they had let her go. Then there’s the veteran war reporter who is completely nuts but quite successful (like the one my wife and I had drinks with once). These gruff and nicked guys are far more interested in telling their literal war stories than in observing anyone’s reaction to them… They’re a bit like wild animals whose press badge serves as their “If lost, return to —” tag.
The paper in question is owned by Oliver Ott, a man who inherited the paper and who is – quite naturally – completely clueless as to its operations.
“The paper – that daily report on the idocy and the brilliance of the species – had never before missed an appointment. Now it was gone.”
Arthur Gopal, the often-pitied obituary writer, survives to find a plum job as a top reporter in Manhattan, while the publication he so carefully wrote for expires (“Overnight, the paper disappeared from newsstands…”) without the benefit of a beautifully written send-off. Such is life.
The Imperfectionists would be virtually perfect but for an abrupt, flawed and somewhat frustrating ending. Be forewarned. Still, this is well recommended.
This book was purchased by the reviewer at Lyon Books in Chico, California.
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Eric Trump, Kathy Griffin, and the Dehumanization of Politics
Eric Trump appeared on Sean Hannity last night and sharply criticized Democrats who opposed his father, saying “they’re not even people.”
Oh politics, how far we have fallen. Instead of pushing forward substantive policies and engaging in meaningful dialogue about important issues, we spend our time in an echo chamber of our own beliefs, viewing the other side as less than human.
Dehumanization is a psychological phenomenon that denies the humanity in certain groups of people. Historically, dehumanization has been used to target racial or ethnic groups. For example, certain racial groups are compared to animals such as apes, dogs, or pigs.
Dehumanization has been linked to moral disengagement. In most situations, we have a moral compass that connects us to other human beings and prevents us from engaging in aggressive or violent behavior toward others. In other words, we are morally engaged. This is why you don’t take a baseball bat and smash your neighbor’s face when you disagree with them.
But dehumanization breaks apart this process that connects us to others. Instead of seeing someone as a human being who has basic human rights and deserves respect (even if we don’t like them), we view them more as an animal or object. When we dehumanize others, we break the moral bond that connects us to each other. If we go too far down this road, we are willing to allow or even commit atrocious acts of aggression and violence.
In our history, whenever you see something horrific happen such as genocide, dig a little below the surface, and you will also find dehumanization and moral disengagement. For example, during the Rwandan genocide, the Hutus compared the Tutsis to cockroaches that needed to be exterminated.
After World War II, Americans were astonished that the Nazis could commit such terrible acts of violence toward the Jews. “How could this be?” they asked. So psychologists started to study these questions. In his famous electric shock experiment, Stanley Milgram showed that regular people were willing to administer deadly shocks to others just because the experimenter told them they had to do it. Philip Zimbardo had to end his Stanford Prison experiment early because the participants “acting” like jail guards were actually abusing the participants “acting” like prisoners. Albert Bandura found that when participants heard the experimenter describe another person as an animal, they were more likely to administer a painful shock.
The potential for dehumanization, moral disengagement, aggression, and violence is within each of us. It’s not something that “other people do.” That’s why I get upset when I see Kathy Griffin hold up a severed head of Donald Trump to get a laugh. And it’s why I’m concerned when I hear Eric Trump say that he believes Democrats “aren’t even people.”
Bottom line: If we have any desire to keep this world going and not turn our society into a real-life version of The Purge, we have to start viewing each other (even people we don’t like or disagree with) as human beings.
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c. Three-signal analysis: GHG, AA, and NAT
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Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas and Aerosol Contributions to Extreme Temperature Changes during 1951–2015
Min-Gyu Seong 1 , Seung-Ki Min 1 , Yeon-Hee Kim 1 , Xuebin Zhang 2 , and Ying Sun 3 , 4
1 Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
2 Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 National Climate Center, Laboratory for Climate Studies, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China
4 Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-1023.1
This study conducted a detection and attribution analysis of the observed global and regional changes in extreme temperatures during 1951–2015. HadEX3 observations were compared with multimodel simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) using an optimal fingerprinting technique. Annual maximum daily maximum and minimum temperatures (TXx and TNx; warm extremes) and annual minimum daily maximum and minimum temperatures (TXn and TNn; cold extremes) over land were analyzed considering global, continental, and subcontinental scales. Response patterns (fingerprints) of extreme temperatures to anthropogenic (ANT), greenhouse gases (GHG), aerosols (AA), and natural (NAT) forcings were obtained from CMIP6 forced simulations. The internal variability ranges were estimated from preindustrial control simulations. A two-signal detection analysis where the observations are regressed onto ANT and NAT fingerprints simultaneously reveals that ANT signals are robustly detected in separation from NAT over global and all continental domains (North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania) for most of the extreme indices. ANT signals are also detected over many subcontinental regions, particularly for warm extremes (more than 60% of 33 subregions). A three-signal detection analysis that considers GHG, AA, and NAT fingerprints simultaneously demonstrates that GHG signals are detected in isolation from other external forcings over global, continental, and several subcontinental domains especially for warm extremes, explaining most of the observed warming. Moreover, AA influences are detected for warm extremes over Europe and Asia, indicating significant offsetting cooling contributions. Overall, human influences are detected more frequently, compared to previous studies, particularly for cold extremes, due to the extended period and the improved spatial coverage of observations.
Supplemental information related to this paper is available at the Journals Online website: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-1023.s1.
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Corresponding author: Seung-Ki Min, [email protected]
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“Fr. John Peck is a dynamic cultural observer, critic and Christian “visionary” who sees things others miss and isn’t afraid to call a spade a spade (affably). He is equally conversant with first-century Christian literature and history as he is with post-modern cultural and intellectual trends. As the author of the prescient article “The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow” he accurately predicted trends we are now seeing in American society and in the church. He is a new media pioneer, spreading the Gospel and the Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church through online radio (Incarnation Broadcast Network), and the award-wining website “Journey to Orthodoxy,” (which he developed), reaching and impacting tens of thousands of online readers worldwide and directing them to the Orthodox Church. He is also an inspiring writer and public speaker. I have worked with Fr. John Peck on several projects and know him to be engaging, thoughtful, and inspiring. The Orthodox Church needs men like Fr. John to provide vision, enthusiasm and energy.”
Kevin Allen, Host of Ancient Faith Today
“Fr. John Peck is one of those innovators who has probably already thought of and tried, or is implementing, the great idea you thought you came up with. When Ancient Faith Radio was first started, a search discovered this Orthodox priest who was already streaming Orthodox talks and music from the basement of his parish. But he is also one who doesn’t need the spot light and was quick to encourage us to take the ball and run with it. He understands the importance of the calling to evangelize, preach, and teach while at the same time preserving the historic worship forms of the Church. He has served in both OCA and Greek parishes and uses his passion and dedication to grow healthy and vibrant communities. He is both outspoken and gentle. His technical skills in web design are matched only by his pastoral skills in leadership, care, and outreach. The Church would be well served by more like him.”
John Maddex, CEO, Ancient Faith Ministries
“Father John Peck is an Orthodox priest devoted to the propagation of Holy Orthodoxy on American soil. His enthusiastic and creative endeavors to organically connect Americans to the faith once delivered to the saints are exemplary and to be recommended. I am particularly grateful to Father John for elevating the rich but much-neglected Orthodox tradition of preaching both in his practice and through his Preachers Institute.”
The V. Rev. Dr. Josiah Trenham,
St. Andrew Orthodox Church, Riverside, CA
“As a leading voice in the American Orthodox Church, Fr. John Peck clearly explains the connections that exist between contemporary Christianity, the crisis of Western culture, and the future direction of the Orthodox Church. His ability to see these linkages and to then boldly call Church leaders to change course has been embraced by many in the Church, and widely noted by others. No Ivy League theologian, Fr. Peck has spent his ministerial career in the trenches, ministering to the Lord’s people in rural settings, the inner-city, and online through innovated web programming. His wider interest in social and cultural issues is the result of his experience seeing how people are affected by the Church’s engagement, or lack of engagement, in the larger American context.”
The Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wilkinson, Professor and Dean,
School of Global Commerce & Management, Whitworth University
“When I think of our Lord’s parable of the talents, I think of Fr. John Peck. He fully utilizes his considerable gifts for the upbuilding of the Orthodox Church, on the internet, over the airwaves, in the public square, and from the pulpit. As with anyone who risks all for the salvation of others, Fr. John has endured much suffering from Orthodox brethren —even clergy and bishops— who are so invested in maintaining the status quo that they are offended by twenty-first century ideas and means. Nevertheless, this undefeatable priest continues to challenge us —not only toward modern venues for the Gospel, but to look at ourselves critically for the sake of the future of Orthodoxy in America. His writings and preaching can be summarized as nothing less speaking God’s truth, glory, and judgment to Orthodox ears dulled from compromise with the world and a defensive, insular mindset. In a time when holy Orthodoxy has been self-focused in scandal and failed in its calling to evangelize the West, Fr. John Peck stands as a beacon of light and hope for American Orthodoxy.”
The Rev. Dr. Mark Hodges, St. Stephen Orthodox Church, Lima, OH
“I’m beginning to believe Fr. John Peck has got some kind of crystal ball under his riassa. It seems that every week brings some new revelation or finding that supports his beliefs about the present state and future life of the Orthodox churches in America.”
Tina Gilman, Author, Cometh At Midnight Blog
“Fr. John Peck is on the cutting edge of today’s evangelism. He is taking the message of the Apostles into the 21st century, and he is doing it in a way worthy of the new millennium. Through his websites, e-books, and webcasts he is taking the Gospel right into the living room of modern man, and challenging him with the claims of the Gospel. Fr. John is a visionary, dynamic speaker, and writer. There is no-one better to take the Gospel to this technologically obsessed and savvy world.”
Gary Catell, The Willard Preacher
“Many Orthodox Christians in America are under the false impression that Orthodoxy is a refuge from the great battles breaking out across our culture and the Church universal. This is a dangerous deception. As recent events show, there is no hiding place. I can’t think of another figure in American Orthodoxy who understands the true nature of this war better than Fr. John Peck understands the nature of this war — nor can I think of anyone better positioned to help mount the resistance.”
Rod Dreher, Author and Journalist
“Fr. John Peck’s keen intellect, ministerial insight and acumen are matched only by the passionate and consuming love he has for Christ and His Church. As a mentor, teacher, and prophetic voice to the larger Christian community, Fr. John is a rare example of a true scholar-priest. Read him with attentiveness and learn from him with expectation, for God is surely at work in and through this man.”
The Rev. Dr. T.J. Gentry,
Sr. Instructor, Fellowship In Christ Ministry Training Academy
“Fr. John Peck has masterfully embraced the internet as the new frontier of evangelization. Whether sharing conversion stories, encouraging vocations or teaching the art of preaching, he has been a pioneer in sharing Orthodox Christianity with a global audience. Many people recognize Father John as an accomplished author, speaker and American missionary. However, I tend to believe that his new media kerygma, a source of inspiration for others to accept rather than shun the internet as a vital tool for proclaiming the Gospel, is what sets Father John apart from the rest who strive to walk in the bold and determined footsteps of St. Paul.”
J. Basil Dannebohm
Writer – Speaker – Consultant
Dannebohm.com
“Wherever you are, there’s a way to where you ought to be. Drawing a firm line in these shifting sands, Fr John Peck connects you to the eternal Truth. Especially in these dark times, you need a good guy who wears black.”
Peter and Helen Evans,
Authors of “Get Serious: The Church’s Stand on Contemporary Culture.”
I wanted to thank you for the beautiful website you put together for me. It is highly functional, easy to navigate and very professional. I was especially pleased with the speed with which you got it completed and the time you spent answering my questions and helping me to maximize and understand how to best use the many functions available to me. Your website design is perfect for my needs and will certainly help to give greater exposure to my newly published book. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone I know. Thank you for your patience and sensitivity in helping to make me comfortable in unfamiliar territory. You are the best. Again, please know I am most appreciative for your outstanding service.
Joy E. Corey,
“Divine Eros: A Timeless Perspective on Homosexuality” and
“The Tools of Spiritual Warfare”
“Fr. John Peck is a pioneer in the use of the new media in Orthodox Ministry. He has a unique ability not found in many in ministry today to take the ancient faith and translate it into a language that the wired generation will understand. Fr. John understands the words of St. Nikolai Velimirovich who said, “We must be super-conservative in preserving the orthodox faith, and super-modern in propagating it.” Fr. John has taken the saint’s word to heart and put them into action.”
The Rev. Peter-Michael Preble
“Fr. John Peck has distinguished himself as a prophetic voice calling all those who love God to seek the truth and beauty of the Orthodox Christian faith. His keen insights have produced incredibly effective and highly useful websites and media which attract a vast array of seekers, scholars, and pastors. He was a pioneer in using streaming media to present the beautiful music and rich teaching of Orthodox Christianity to an Internet audience. Today, he continues to set new standards in developing high quality, thought provoking, and attractive content which enriches the Internet landscape. Most importantly, everything he does clearly has at its core the mission to fulfill the Divine mandate of spreading the Gospel and glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ in all things.”
The Rev. Thomas Soroka, “The Path” and “Sermons at St Nicholas” on AFR
“Fr. John Peck is a tireless and persuasive advocate for preaching in the Orthodox Church. I have had the pleasure to work with him on his groundbreaking website preachersinstitute.com which supports and encourages Orthodox preachers, providing insightful and inspiring material from patristic and contemporary sources. Sharing his enthusiasm for preaching with young preachers, Fr. John has participated as a mentor and evaluator at the national Festival of Preaching sponsored by the Academy of Preachers, and has brought an important Orthodox Christian voice to this growing movement. Fr. John’s passionate commitment to the preaching ministry, made evident by his tireless advocacy for homiletical excellence, is an inspiration to all of us who preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
The Rev. Dr. J. Sergius Halvorsen,
Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Rhetoric, St. Vladimir’s Seminary
“Americans are a deeply religious people. We are interested in religion and spirituality even if our interests don’t always align with historical Christianity. And above all else, American religion, and especially American Christianity, is entrepreneurial. We love to change our religion, we love to start new religions that are critical our old religion. One of the easiest things in the world to do is get an American to change his or her religion. I think this is a reality to which Orthodox Christians in America have paid too little attention. Pastorally it is relatively easy to start a new Orthodox community, after all we Americans change religions almost as frequently as we change our socks. The real challenge is not to get Americans to become Orthodox but to stay Orthodox and for this you need to lay a firm biblical, doctrinal and spiritual foundation. This is what Fr. John Peck does and does well. He helps communities and priests lay the foundation they need for long term growth through personal fidelity to the Gospel. Fr. John lays the foundation others need—myself included—to be faithful stewards of the mysteries of divine grace in season and out.”
The Rev. Dr. Gregory Jensen, Koinonia blog
“Fr. John Peck is known for writing with clarity and passion. In a world where there is much sinking sand, his is a voice calling us back to the rock of historic Orthodoxy. It is a much needed voice in the ongoing debates of our time.”
The Rev. Lawrence Farley,
Author, Straight from the Heart Blog
“Fr. John has effectively brought Orthodoxy to the forefront of American culture through his writings, teaching and extensive use of social media. His work on cultural apologetics and self discovery offers essential tools for today’s rapidly growing Orthodox Church. His insight offers a blueprint for how the Church is to express itself in the post-modern world in which it is currently immersed. I look forward to his future guidance and insight!”
Fr. Theodore Paraskevopoulos,
National Youth Director, Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
“I first became aware of Fr. John Peck when priests in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America sent me his seminal essay “The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow” I was dumbfounded. It was as if I had come across some ancient text which explained the inner workings of the universe for the first time. Exaggeration aside, his insights and bold assertions caused me to re-examine everything I thought I knew about institutional Orthodoxy. The more I read, the more time that has elapsed, the more I’m convinced that he had hit the nail right on the head. On a whim, I tracked him down via the internet, called him up, and started picking his brain. A great friendship ensued. After several months, he suggested that I start my own blog. After some prodding, prayer, and introspection, Monomakhos was born. It’s been a rollicking fun ride ever since. For this I owe Fr. John profound thanks. More importantly though, I thank the Lord that there are priests of his intelligence and courage serving His Church here in America. We ignore men like Fr. John at our peril.”
George Michaelopoulos,
Author, Monomakhos Blog
“Fr. John Peck was a presenter at our webinar last year on Orthodox Education. His presentation on Bible based curriculums for children was superb and one of the most popular topics among the attendees. Fr. John has a gift for bringing what can be difficult discussions into a familiar and straightforward setting making it easier to both teach and learn. His style is organized, inviting, and engaging to his audience. Fr. John is a very generous and friendly man and it was a pleasure having him involved with our webinar. We look forward to having him present at our webinar again in the future.”
Jennifer Hock,
Webinar Coordinator, Illumination Learning
“Fr. John Peck is one of the most cutting-edge clergymen I know who has brought many souls to their salvation through his inspiring writings and dynamic preaching. He has a way (and track record) of explaining the traditions, depth, history, and truth about Eastern Orthodoxy to others that makes their conversion to the Faith a very seamless and natural process. Of the many talents that God has bestowed upon him, he utilizes the computer as a medium for reaching out to the sheepfold. Designing websites and blogs is his gift. I personally attest to the reading of his The Orthodox Guide to Pastoral Blogging. What a wonderful book! It gave me all the tools for starting my own blog and showed me the ease of the whole process. A must read for the parish clergy. When a person meets Fr. John, he will immediately notice his zeal for bringing the love and salvation of our Savior into the hearts of many, and for his charismatic nature and genuine love that he has for others. We need more priests like him!”
The Rev. John E. Afendoulis,
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church, San Angelo, TX
“If American Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century is to find its prophetic voice and at last shed its tendency to turn inward to the refuge of the ethnic Church ghetto, it will be because of the work that Fr. John Peck and others like him are now doing for mission and evangelism. The Orthodox Church is not a museum, a nostalgia society, or a diaspora coffee house. It is here to mediate the work of the Holy Spirit in America, now so desperately needed. “To be the laos of God is to be sent out into the world to bring joy, hope, light and newness of life,” wrote Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. “That is our mission.” As well as anyone I’ve ever met in the Orthodox Church, Fr. John Peck understands this. More importantly, he shows us how to do it. May his ministry be blessed abundantly.”
John Couretas, Writer and journalist, Grand Rapids, MI
“Few contemporary observers of the American Orthodox experience have such a grasp of the current culture, or such deep respect for the fullness of the faith, as Fr. John Peck. While demonstrating great compassion for those outside the Church, he also does not hesitate to call the Orthodox laity, clergy and hierarchy into account for their failures to live up to their high callings. His understanding of what this world really needs, and what the Orthodox Christian faith has to offer, is both well-grounded and absolutely compelling. He speaks boldly and persuasively to an often inattentive culture. May God grant him many years!”
Cal Oren, Orthodox Christian Laity
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Kansas Athletics Assists with Special Olympics Golf Benefit
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Nearly a dozen Kansas student-athletes stepped away from summer classes, training or vacation to volunteer their time at the Kansas Athletics Golf Classic supporting Douglas County Special Olympics at Alvamar Golf Club Monday afternoon, extending an annual partnership between the two athletic organizations.
This year’s field saw 20 teams compete in a four-person scramble, with plenty of mulligans for sale, a silent auction and an awards ceremony dinner Monday night. Kansas Athletics and the National Information Consortium (NIC) were title sponsors of the event, the largest fundraiser for Douglas County Special Olympics. Organizers had hoped to raise as much as $15,000 during the event, or nearly 75 percent of the chapter’s annual budget.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the tournament benefit the local chapter, a volunteer-run organization that provides year-round training to individuals with special needs in the Douglas County area. Proceeds from the tournament will assist in purchasing sports equipment, uniforms and defraying the cost of tournaments and travel.
“This is our major fundraiser,” Special Olympics Parent-Volunteer Larry Saatoff said. “Between this and a bingo event in February, we have to come up with our budget for the year.
“The highlight for me, though, is interacting with all the Kansas student-athletes, having them interact with our Special Olympians, and interacting with the participants. It’s great to get all the different groups together and is good public relations for us. A lot of our events are well attended, but it’s a pretty close group – this event expands that group and allows other people to see what we do.”
Kansas student-athletes from the Jayhawk football, softball and women’s basketball teams joined area Special Olympians in greeting tournament participants, while members of the Kansas golf teams and coaching staffs helped willing participants with their golf efforts on the course.
“It’s awesome to come out and see everyone with full smiles and having fun,” Kansas football student-athlete Blake Jablonski said. “It’s a huge inspiration to come out here and see everyone helping out.”
Founded in 1970, Special Olympics Kansas has grown to include more than 100 local programs and teams across the state. Today, it touches the lives of more than 5,000 athletes who train and compete year round in 22 sports.
For more information about Douglas County Special Olympics visit www.dcsojayhawks.org.
KUAthletics.com: The official online source for Kansas Athletics, Williams Education Fund contributions, tickets, merchandise, multimedia, photos and much, much more.
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An Economist's Take on the State of the Housing Market - Ali Wolf
By Kendall Bazan
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On this episode, we speak with Ali Wolf, Director of Economic Research for Meyers Research LLC. As head of the Economics Department, Ali manages and analyzes the content for Zonda, provides data analytics, runs special research projects, and does presentations across the country on topics spanning both the housing market and the wider economy. Ali’s specialty is understanding millennials and their impact on the market.
Prior to joining the Meyers team, Ali headed macro, regional, and metro-level monthly economic reports at John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Ali was also a researcher for both the Canadian and UK Parliaments. Hear Ali's data-driven analysis and indicators she uses to determine the state of the housing market:
Matt Rodak:
Welcome everyone to this episode of Real Estate Investing Unscripted. I'm your host, Matt Rodak, founder and CEO of Fund That Flip. Today we have a really special guest, Ali Wolf who is the Director of Economic Research at Meyers Research. I heard Ali give a keynote at a conference a few months back and I absolutely knew we had to get her on the show. She's got a ton of knowledge on all things related to the housing market, has a really incredible knack for deciphering data, and then boiling it down into ideas that we can all understand, grab onto, and take action on. So with that, welcome to the show, Ali.
Ali Wolf:
Awesome! Hi Matt, thank you for having me.
Thanks so much for being here. Get us started with a little bit of background on who is Meyers Research. What do you guys do, how do you fit into this space, and specifically what are you doing there for the firm?
Meyers Research has always been this housing consultancy firm based in California, but we have experts across the country that do advisory studies. So, they'll do feasibility, market expansion, and consumer targeting. We've had that part of our business in place for years through different iterations of the company. We also have a ZONDA iPad app, which has basically every piece of housing and economic data in one place. Why I phrased it like that to begin with is because recently in December we merged with Hanley Wood and Metro Study. Hanley Wood was a broader company. Metro Study was the direct competitor to Meyers Research and we both had our own special teams in the new home space. Now, we as the combined company, are the largest data provider for the housing market across the country.
My role specifically is to be our economist. I have been with the firm for over three years, came from a different consultancy firm before that. I worked for the UK and the Canadian Parliament prior to that. I really enjoy looking at policy as it relates to the housing market, but I also need to understand regional economics. I need to understand what happens to the housing market during recession. Knowing every single recession is different, what are good leading indicators? We don't like to just look at a couple and say, "Well, this one is saying this." I have a collection of 10 that I look at, and for each of them they have different trigger dates. That will be a point where you could then hypothetically forecast when the next recession is. We look at all of that and try to use that data to pinpoint recession. Finally, I like to look at millennials in the housing market. It's the largest living generation, they obviously can impact what happens to housing demand over the next 5-10 years.
Meyers, Hanley Woods and Metro Study are on the consulting side, and then ZONDA Is your technology piece that people can use and do some self-serving studies. is that safe to say?
Yeah, exactly. We created some platforms within ZONDA for some of our clients. They used to do a lot of manual work, and now with our program you can drop a pin, or you can circle things, and all of a sudden all the comps -- if you're looking to buy land -- all just pull up and give you different graphs. It helps solve a lot of problems and makes life easier for our clients.
Easy is good. You hit on this a little bit in your introduction; one of the things I really loved about your presentation a few months back was how you cut through all of the noise that's out there related to what's happening with housing. Are we headed for another recession? If we are headed for another recession, how may or may not that impact the real estate market? If you are following the headlines, it's like, "Man, we should be getting out of the market." Prices are leveling off, inventories are increasing, no one's buying a house, mortgage rates are going up. Tell us what you're actually seeing from a data perspective and what's actually happening here in this somewhat chaotic point within where we're at in the cycle.
Yes, you hit on a lot of things I want to hit on as well. Let's step back first. What I notice about the industry -- and you talked about headlines -- what I notice is a lot of people forget how amazing the first half of 2018 was. If you look at the stats for 2018 we were outpacing 2017 levels throughout most of the first half of the year. That's kind of shocking because 2017 was just this pinnacle year for housing. It was crazy. It was feverish. There were bidding wars. Your listeners may think I'm a bit of a conspiracy theorist with this, but then there was one week in July, that two different articles came out the exact same week. One was from CNBC, "US Housing Market Looks Headed" -- I'm sorry, this is Bloomberg -- "US Housing Market Looks Headed For Its Biggest Slowdown in Years." CNBC says, "Southern California Home Sales Crash, A Warning Sign To The Nation." All of a sudden, everyone was saying things are good, and those come out and everyone's like, "What? We didn't see that coming. When did that happen?" I wanted to understand. We all read it. We in the industry, some people were feeling a slow down at that point. When you actually look at the CNBC article, it was talking about how sales under $500,000 in southern California we're slowing. Well yeah, because you can't find anything under $500,000.
There's nothing to buy.
No, there's nothing to buy, and if there is, it's crap. You don't want to buy it because maybe it's too far out or too old or whatever it is. I then wanted to understand what is that doing to us. We're reading that. If you're a different news organization, if you're Washington Post, if you're Wall Street Journal, you want to catch up. You don't want to say, "Oh, we didn't think there was a housing slowdown." So, then that feeds into more and more articles coming out. I started to use Google trends as my way to gauge what that did. Google trends basically allows you to look at what people are searching on the Internet. It showed that people were not searching 'housing-slow-down' before July of last year, and the same week that those articles came out, a spike. 'Housing-slow-down' became a very common thing to search, and it has not reset at all to the levels back before those headlines.
I was at the gym the other day and someone was like, "Oh, what do you do?"
I'm like, "Oh I'm an economist."
He's like, "I'm waiting for the housing market to crash."
"Why do you think the housing market's going to crash?"
He's like, "Well, I was reading in the news."
I do get a little bit nervous about the self-fulfilling prophecy and fear that comes from reading those because if you look at fourth quarter of last year, it was bad. It was ugly. There are not many markets that did better than 2017 for fourth quarter. It was a pretty substantial drop off in Seattle, or in L.A. you saw really big pullback. So far this year, the data that's available we have in ZONDA, the actively selling communities in the new homework market, 65% of them are now selling better than December. Which, you would you would expect -- we're starting to get into a new year, starting to get closer to the spring selling season. Even data from purchase mortgage applications are showing up 3% year over year. That's a weekly indicator. That's going to tell you exactly what demand is on the ground at any point of time. So, we are at least seeing a rebound in demand.
That's an interesting statistic on the purchase mortgage apps -- that's year over year. You said 2018 was up over 2017 at least for the first half of the year, and now we're seeing 2019 over 2018 up 3% at least? We're in February but...
Okay, so we're back onto a growth trajectory year over year, even though we had maybe a little bit of a cooling the last couple of months 2018.
Correct. I don't think 2019 is going to be an amazing year, but I think we will see spring selling season start to tick up. As I talk to our clients, they're saying they're seeing increased traffic, they're seeing people coming out and searching. It does really match what I'm seeing in that national data for the purchase mortgages as well.
It's really interesting, I think sentiment is a big thing in this market, how people are generally feeling. Even though we're 10 years past 2008, I don't think anybody wants to be the guy or gal that buys at the top of the market. Probably not a bad thing that we saw a little bit of a cooling, if you will, just to make sure that we're not getting ahead of ourselves. I think so anyways. Can't go up forever.
Yeah, and you were hitting on some interesting points when you were talking about how the market's changing, inventory is increasing, and prices are leveling off. Those two things are so interesting, too, about how they're blasted out to the public and how the data actually looks. Because in some markets, months of supply -- that's how quickly will that supply be absorbed -- it was at one month of supply and now it's at 1.2. That's a 20% increase. That is a great statistic to put supplies up 20%, but in a lot of markets that hasn't solved the supply problem. You're still extremely under supplied, especially $500,000 and below across the country. It doesn't matter really what market you're in. Entry level price points are extremely under supplied. There's a little bit of a buildup on the move up and on the luxury side. We are seeing a little bit of oversupply in those spaces, but not where that young generation is going for, or where someone who is generally price conscious is going for with prices.
Zillow is able to break out the data by low priced tier, middle, and highest. For their lowest price tier, you could say that price appreciation is slowing, because in 2017 appreciation was up 13% for the bottom tier home prices and today it's up 11%. That's not to say we aren't seeing slowing appreciation, but I think that also needs to be put in context. Is it slowing from unsustainable levels? Is it slowing across every market? Is it slowing at different price points when maybe we are seeing a buildup and supply, and it makes sense that it would slow.
Let's talk about that a little bit. I think everyone just assumes that because we're 'X'% over the peak of 2008 that we are due for a pullback. Ben Bernanke is famous for saying, "Bull markets don't die of old age." Something has to happen to cause them to pull back. What are the underlying fundamentals saying about general housing demand and household creation? The other statistic that I like is from 2008 to 2018, we under built somewhere around $6 million and $6.5 million, or 6 million to 6.5 million housing units, on a historical basis. Have we caught up with that supply? Is demand still outpacing supply? What are the underlying fundamentals, from a data perspective, that may make a case for continued, healthy, go-forward housing prices?
I love that you talked about being under-built, and then are we now changing that equation. I have a graph that shows single family housing starts per 100 households. It basically shows from 2015 to where we are today. and you look at it and it's like a hockey stick. If you look at that time frame you're like, "Ooh, I think we're over building." There was a lot of the supply of coming online. Then you take that exact same graph and you zoom out. You can go to the 1970s, you can go to the 1990s, however far you want to go back. It shows how still extremely under built we are in today's marketplace. There obviously was some overbuilding during the last cycle, but it doesn't make up for population growth for Millennials aging, for a lot of the pinned-up demand, people that were underwater in their home, but only in the past three years started to get back to that place they could sell their home and move on.
So, I don't think we are at all in a place of balance of supply and demand. People often look at me with three heads when I say things like...in a way -- I'm not calling it a bubble -- but I am saying a definition of a bubble is a mismatch between supply and demand. During the last cycle we had so much supply, and during this cycle we have so little supply. We have so many people that want to be able to afford a home, but builders weren't catering to it because a lot of them went into the luxury market, or went into price points over the FHA loan limits, which make it hard for that next generation to come in.
From the economic point of view -- we just wrote a blog on this -- I think a lot of people put too much weight on the non-farm payrolls number that comes out. Everyone says, "Well, job growth is still there, so everything's fine." The reality is, recessions are actually called, and officially defined, when the economy is still adding jobs. It's usually a lagging indicator if you look at just job growth. Consumer confidence as well. Consumer confidence goes up, it peaks, and then it drops really quick. So, that's not going to be a good leading indicator either. There's different indicators that we would suggest looking at instead that could give you a broader picture of the economic landscape. I like to look at people that aren't concerned about losing their jobs, and I like took it full employment. Those are a couple of indicators that can give you a better gauge versus some of the lagging indicators that are more likely to get picked up by the mainstream media.
That was going to be my next question. You said you've got 10 indicators that you look at. I don't know that we need all 10 of them, but people that are not concerned about losing their job, full employment, and what's one or two others that you think are something to hone in on? Then, where can people actually find this data? It's easy to get the Wall Street Journal where everyone else reports the new job creation, payroll growth and wage increases, but some of these other things are a little less successful, or maybe not. Where could we find this info?
Sure. Full employment, this one's a little tricky because you need to set a gauge marker. I set full employment at 4.5%. Different economists can use different measures. You have to look at when an economy hits 4.5% and historically how long has that been before recession. People could get access to that easily; You can download the data from FRED. FRED is the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis.
A couple of other ones that I look at, that our accessible, are yield curves. I know everyone knows about it, but you need to look at the spread between the 10 year and the 2 year. That's available on the Federal Reserve's website, and you can pay attention to that. You don't want it to be zero. You don't want it to be inverted. Where it is today, we're not at that level, but that has historically been one of the best predictors of recession. Again, it's up to you. If you think this time's different, if maybe that's still a reliable indicator, but I think it's something that the market -- across the board and across the globe -- is looking at.
Also, the ISM manufacturing index, which is also available for free online. You can download the data and update it on a monthly basis. Generally when it drops below 50 that's a really good warning sign. It will give you enough of a headway to say, "Hey, things are turning." The only caution with that is sometimes it'll go below 50 and it'll be a false warning. That's why you can't really look at any of these indicators in isolation. It needs to be a collection of as many as you can get your hands on.
So like an example of that would be the ISM manufacturing index drops below 50, but people really aren't yet worried about losing their jobs. Maybe it's just a bad month and the sentiment at the shop is still that things are fine, we just had kind of a down month.
Yes, precisely.
Oversimplifying it. Got It. I want to get into some other topics. You mentioned millennials and a few other things. Before we go there, talk to us a little bit on the correlation between recessions and actual housing prices. I've studied a little bit of this data and I'm by no means an economist, but I think everyone remembers the last recession, which was in a large part caused by housing. They were very correlated. Previous recessions, talk to us about that. Can we expect as severe a pullback in housing just because we're in a recession? Or, not?
I pulled the data for the past 6 recessions. It breaks out into 2, 2 and 2. So, you have two more recessions where home prices go down double digits. You have two recessions where home prices correct single digits, and you have two recessions were home prices actually go up double digits. This is national data that I'm talking about. So if you're in Phoenix, Vegas, Orlando or markets that have a big concentration -- for example, during the.com, California got hit harder because of the concentration of tech jobs, California was more impacted. So, it does become more local when you look at what caused each of the given recessions, but broadly speaking, it's not an expected or guarantee that home prices are going to drop.
I'm curious about when the next one happens, because of the fundamentals and the demand of housing, how much does home prices actually feel? I think there'll be an impact. I'm just not sure it's going to be a 2008 impact. Let's move on to a near and dear kind of topic to me. On your LinkedIn page, you list a specialty of understanding millennials. Talk to us a little bit about why this demographic is such a big deal. We hear it all the time, and I'm not sure everybody really understands why it's such a big deal. Then we can get into a little bit of how are their buying patterns different. What are they looking for? If people are in the business of building new homes or fixing and flipping properties, how should they be thinking about developing product for this very large and important group.
Sure. Millennials are the largest living generation, which is why everyone's talking about them. You can look at the age range -- and it really varies depending on the source that you look at -- but generally a 19-year-old all the way up to 39-year-old will be part of the millennial group. You'll hear some that'll say 20 to 35, so it's right around that range that you're looking at. Besides being the largest living generation, they've become very strange to the generations before them because of all of the delayed life choices. Kids, buying a house, getting married. Where we are today, if you chart out millennials by age, the largest share of the largest living generation is 27 - 29 years old. All of those delayed life choices that they've been waiting on are finally triggering, or are already happening. When that occurs, you're talking to some builders that say a big percent of all of their buyers are millennials. Some are saying it's just increasing more and more year over year. It really varies on the market, on the price point, and on the product. One of the most frustrating things to me is saying every millennial wants walkability, every millennial wants experiences, every millennial wants avocado toast.
I do like avocado toast.
I do too, but my brother could not even imagine spending $5 on avocado toast. He wants Campbell's soup. When you think about this group as buyers, you have your share that are dying for a walkable community and want to walk to bars, but that's not the whole generation. If you can't build something around that stereotype, that's fine because there are still buyers who just want to own. Some people just want to become a homeowner. They haven't changed this idea of the American dream. Millennials will make compromises. Maybe they'll buy smaller, or they'll buy further out, or they'll buy an attached home. There's a lot of different things that millennials will do, and if it doesn't have every single bell and whistle on day one, for a large share of the buyers, that's okay. I think that's often misconstrued.
I agree with you. I think the big thing here is it's a massive group of people that are finally coming into the time in their life where they're ready to buy. It's ages of 27-32, whereas before, it was 10 years before then. With that in mind, they're first time home buyers at that age as opposed to move up home buyers. So, I think what you're saying is it needs to be a first time home buyer product and price point. Whether that's in a community that's walkable and a smaller square foot space to get there from a price perspective, or maybe it is still your traditional white picket fence on half an acre or in a sub development. Regardless, the price has to be there as you'd expect it to be for a first time home buyer. Is that safe to say?
That is, because they graduated and came into the economy at a fairly rough time. Their wage growth has been more stagnant than other generations. Of course, they have more student debt. So, price is going to be a big factor. For broad generalizations, most of the time the preference is for a single family detached. Most of the time the preference is for three bedrooms, and there is a bit of a mix between craftsmen and modern being two of the favorite styles. Now this is based on sample data that we've been tracking over the past few years. So there's a point where you say, I want a single family detached home, and then there's the reality of, "Oh, I need to do an attached home at 1200 square feet because that's all I can afford on day one."
Let's talk about that affordability. I think it certainly applies to the millennials, but I think it extends beyond just that generation in terms of that we have people that want to own homes. We also have builders that have a hard time buying land and getting it entitled. We've seen wages increase, labor is hard to come by, and tariffs and supplies are getting more expensive. So, it's getting difficult to actually build new homes at a price point in a location where people want to buy. What are you guys seeing here? What are some of the more creative strategies or different ideas that people could be thinking about in terms of attacking this affordability problem?
Sure. To wrap up the millennial discussion and segue into affordability, we created this millennial desirability index that pulls together job growth, cost of living, wage potential, quality of life, and affordable housing availability. We rolled all that up into an index. We basically chose those categories because every year when we surveyed millennials we say, "Have you seriously considered moving?" Almost 50% of my respondents said yes except for job opportunity or affordability, those were their two biggest things. Based on that statistic, we have Dallas, Houston, Austin, Phoenix, Denver -- to some extent, that was becoming quite expensive -- Orlando, and Jacksonville. Those are some of the top markets for relative desirability if a millennial is going to get up and switch. A Lot of that actually is driven by the affordability and the cost of living. When you look at affordability, I think a lot of people get trapped in saying -- I've pulled up the affordability index and we know LA, Seattle, San Francisco, DC, New York, Miami, we know those are expensive markets. It's fine, the affordability ratio is still really high in Charlotte, still really high in Raleigh, so that's where we need to go attack next. And Dallas too.
That leaves out that there are the lion's share of people in those areas grew up in Dallas or Raleigh or Charlotte, and those markets have become really, really expensive relative to themselves. That's something people really misunderstand about affordability, is that we have these other affordable markets. A lot of these markets went through bidding wars where people would pay $20,000 over asking price at a $200,000 base price. That all of a sudden starts to really put pressure on buyers. For creative ways to get out of it, increased density. But does that decrease desirability in some markets for some buyers? Yeah. Can you do prefab? Yes. We know Amazon is getting into it. We know Berkshire Hathaway with Clayton homes, they're involved in it. There are a lot of companies that are doing it, but is it easy to just change the strategy? Is it really going to save you a lot of money? Are there going to be some headaches from the buyers as they go? Do they want prefab? I think Clayton did a really good job -- have you seen their new advertisement that they've done?
I have not.
They just did a cool video where they just tried to say that prefab is cool, efficient, and fun. There's no stigma associated with it. Smaller homes -- but again, is it accepted? Do people want to give up square footage just be able to afford a home? In a lot of cases, yes. We've seen a big shift in the supply of homes. Back in 2000, 40% of all homes built were under 1800 square feet. Today it's 20%. Now, of course, you laid out all the reasons why it is so low -- if its lumber, if its labor, if its land -- there's all these different cost pressures. People have to be creative and have to think differently than they have in the past.
This is probably more of an opinion question than a hard data question, but I'd be interested in your insights. I think we're going through a -- and this may have been what happened of towards the back half of last year -- a reset of expectations on what you can get for 'X' hundreds of thousands of dollars in any particular market, especially if you want new. That's what we're seeing now is people are coming to grips with that. If they've got a $300,000 budget in Charlotte that may have used to buy a 1800 square foot house, and now buys a 1500 square foot house. They're becoming okay with it. Do you think that's where this has gone? If we believe the new norm on the pricing side from a cost basis, and we believe there's still strong demand in the country to own homes, do you think we just have to go through maybe a period of expectation resetting where those two things can align and work for both parties?
I think that's a really interesting point. I do think after years of the run up in prices, there probably was a point that people that were searching for homes that initially went out and said, "I have $300,000, I can get this!" And then they kind of get slapped with reality and they're like, "Oh, that's not actually what the market has." I do agree with you, but I do think what happened at the end of last year was a little bit damaging when builders needed to do incentives, and they either cut prices or they did these options and upgrades. What that did is reset our reset of expectations.
Now people are saying, "What deal do you have for me? I hear the market's flowing. What can you do for me?" Right. I've been to a few communities in Seattle and here in California where people have said they started to see people come out asking for deals. Then we started seeing higher sales pace. When we did that, we got rid of our deals and then people came in and they were like, "I thought you were cutting prices?" So, they have now this push and pull of, can they raise prices? Will people accept it now that people think the market's flowing? I think it's a really interesting dynamic today.
2019 will be a very interesting year, potentially, to see how things shake out given everything that you talked about in terms of how strong half of 2018 was, how the pullback of the back half was, and how we seem to be back on pace. It's going to be an interesting year, I think.
So, we're going to get you out of here on this. The theme of our show is Real Estate Investing Unscripted. We usually have a guest share a story of a deal or a project that had a 'gotcha' laced into it. For you, I'm going to switch it up a little bit because you're not actively operating real estate on a daily basis. But, along those lines, if there's one thing that's out there -- we've talked about a few of them already and I'm wondering if you have another -- one thing that's out there that's kind of a misunderstood data point, that people are leaning into, that the news is putting out there and that needs a little more context or needs to be peeled back a layer or two to really understand what that means. What is that and how should people be thinking about questioning what exactly that headline or statistic really means?
I think that inflation is the data that's most misunderstood, but I don't necessarily think it's misunderstood from the media point of view. I actually think it's us economists that haven't realized that the world is changing and we haven't changed our formula. Same with GDP that's been around since 1930 this today. Does today's economy look anything like the 1930s? No, but we're still measuring it in a similar manner as we did. There's a lot of broad economic trends -- GDP, inflation, productivity -- that are trying to look at the economy the way it always has, and I don't think that's the best way. We'll be a little bit surprised... When you talk about inflation, remember, obviously it's a broad increase in prices. It's not that your favorite shoes are now more expensive. It needs to be that a whole bunch of things are more expensive. If we change the way that we measured inflation, we would see that a lot more out in today's market place than we'd expect. I think that could end up meaning pretty bad news for the economy if the Fed is unable to stay ahead of that.
So we may not know what to look for to actually give us are leading or lagging indicators because we're still looking at things through a lens of an older economy, if you will. That's interesting.
Pre-internet economy. Yeah.
How do you measure a Google AdWords price increases?
This was awesome. This was super interesting, I really appreciate you coming on and sharing some things. If people want to get a hold of you or learn more about Meyers Research, what's the best way for that to happen?
Our website is MeyersResearchLLC.com. My email is [email protected]. If you guys are on LinkedIn, I'm pretty active. I share a lot of my research. so feel free to find me on there, Ali Wolf.
So checkout Ali Wolf on LinkedIn. Also, I do read your blog posts, by the way, so check out MeyersResearchLLC.com. Ali is putting out some great content around all of this stuff in real time and how to make sense of what's happening, at least at a macro level. This was awesome. I'm going to try to summarize some of the key points that I had. I think the big three were don't just read the headlines, you need to understand some context. I loved your point around inventory is up 20%. It went from one month to 1.2 months. We're still somewhat under supplied. Along those lines, the data also needs to be local to you. Just because The Journal or someone else is putting out a massive headline about good things or bad things -- I think we all know this -- but real estate tends to be a very local market. Pay attention to that. Then, I liked your indicators, leading and lagging. Specifically, we hear these things that are out there all the time and those are more lagging indicators. Let's pay attention to the things that are leading indicators, and you gave us some good ones. Awesome stuff. Anything else you would like to close us out with?
No, just thank you so much for having me.
Awesome. So thank you Ali, and thank you all out there for listening to this episode of Real Estate Investing Unscripted. For more great resources or to get funding for your next project, be sure to head on over to FundThatFlip.com. Otherwise, I look forward to next time. Your host, Matt Rodak, signing off.
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Iran’s UNESCO Heritage Sites: Persepolis
Last month, the ancient city of Yazd became the 22nd site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO on its World Heritage List, which distinguishes places deemed “of outstanding value to humanity.” To mark the event, Kayhan Life presents the third instalment of its coverage of prominent Iranian sites on the list.
Persepolis, or Takht-e Jamshid – meaning ‘Throne of Jamshid’ in Persian – is defined by UNESCO as one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites, and was one of the first three in Iran to be included on UNESCO’s coveted World Heritage Sites ranking. The listing took place in 1979.
“The royal city of Persepolis ranks among the archaeological sites which have no equivalent, and which bear unique witness to a most ancient civilization,” wrote UNESCO in its citation, describing Persepolis as “the gem of Achaemenid (Persian) ensembles in the fields of architecture, urban planning, construction technology, and art.”
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, and is located in the plain of Marvdasht, 35.4 miles (57 kilometers) northeast of the city of Shiraz. Persepolis, or ‘City of the Persians,’ was the name given to the ancient city of Parsa by the Greeks. The city was founded by Persian settlers in the 6th century B.C., and was named after the province of Parsa and the people inhabiting it.
The first scientific excavation carried out at Persepolis was conducted by Ernst Herzfeld in 1931, who was commissioned by the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Between 1931 and 1939, the University of Chicago team went on to uncover most of the Persepolis site.
Persepolis traces its origins back to around 518 B.C., when Darius the Great chose a promontory on the so-called ‘Royal Hill’ – where monumental constructions had been started by Persian kings – as the site for a new palace complex forming the citadel of the city of Parsa. Four groups of constructions were built on a 1,345,489 square feet (125,000 square meter) terrace platform: ceremonial palaces, residential quarters, a treasury and a chain of fortification. Though it was declared the new capital of Persia by Darius, Persepolis had a more ceremonial role: Susa and Babylon were the real centers of governance.
The Apadana, or the Audience Palace of Darius, was the largest and most imposing palace within Persepolis. It had a height of nearly 72 feet (22 meters), and stood on a podium almost 10 feet (three meters) higher than the spacious open court it looked out on. The palace consisted of a main, square hall with 36 columns – each 64 feet (19.5 meters) high – and three porticos. Each portico, in turn, had 12 columns, and four four-story corner towers. Of the 72 columns once supporting the roof of the palace, only 13 were still standing in 1977.
The most splendid parts of Persepolis are the two double-reversed staircases, which gave access to the Apadana, whose facades are exquisitely ornamented with nearly identical friezes. For Ernst Herzfeld, the German Iranologist who conducted the first Persepolis excavations, “such a reduplication of a subject of that size was unparalleled in the whole history of art.”
The Hundred Column Hall, or Throne Hall, was the second largest palace at Persepolis. It consisted of a square hall with 10 rows of 10 columns each measuring 46 feet (14 meters) in height. According to a Babylonian inscription recovered in the hall, it is believed that the structure’s foundations were laid down by Xerxes, the son of Darius the Great, and built and completed by Artaxerxes, his grandson.
The oldest palace at Persepolis was the Tachara, or Palace of Darius, which served as the model for the façade of his tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam. Other monumental constructions include the Palace of Xerxes or Hadish, the Harem of Xerxes, the Tripylon or Central Palace, and the Imperial Treasury.
Here is how Diodorus, the 1st century B.C. Greek historian, described the city of Parsa and its acropolis as they appeared to Alexander the Great: “Persepolis was the metropolis of the Persian kingdom. It was the richest city under the sun, and the private houses had been furnished with every sort of wealth over the years.”
“Scattered about the royal terrace were residences of the kings and members of the royal family as well as quarters for great nobles, all luxuriously furnished, and building suitably made for guarding the treasure,” Diodorus added.
Although Persians planned and directed the works at Persepolis based on their traditional architecture of columned halls surrounded by porches and side chambers, artisans from Persia’s subject nations executed the designs.
Persepolis was “in essence Iranian, but in details and workmanship Urartian, Egyptian, Babylonian, Elamite, Assyrian, Scythian, Lydian and Ionian,” according to Encyclopedia Iranica. “Under Iranian guidance, the artists of the ancient world gave us a masterpiece, which has parallels in details but is unique in its perfection of plan, coherence of elements, splendor of forms and gracefulness of execution.”
Alexander approached Persepolis in 330 B.C., plundered Parsa, slaughtered its people, pillaged the citadel housing the treasury, and deliberately burned the palaces. “Alexander’s true reason for the barbarism must have been the conviction that as long as the ‘mother-city’ of the dynasty he was determined to uproot remained intact, the Persians would not accept him and would continue to fight for the recovery of ‘the Persian city,'” wrote Encylopedia Iranica.
After the site was uncovered by the University of Chicago team, it was entrusted to the Iranian Archeological Services, which made further excavations under the direction of André Godard, a French architect, archeologist and art historian. Godard was the official in charge of formulating policies for archeological excavation and historical preservation for the Iranian Ministry of Education and Waqfs (endowments) from 1928 to 1953 and again from 1956 to 1960. He also designed the Iran Bastan Museum, the country’s first archeological museum, and was appointed its first director by Reza Shah.
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Holder one-on-one: Mid-term review of progress on transit, homelessness and jobs
Daryl Newcombe CTV News London Reporter
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Published Friday, November 27, 2020 5:18PM EST Last Updated Friday, November 27, 2020 6:57PM EST
LONDON, ONT. -- At the halfway point of city council’s four-year term, Mayor Ed Holder touts progress on server all of his priorities in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After being elected in 2018, Mayor Holder laid out his three priorities - jobs, transportation, and helping vulnerable Londoners. He now confides that there was a lot to learn about the mayor’s office.
“I don’t think I knew what to expect, remember, I’d been out of political life a few years,” says the former federal cabinet minister.
ON HOMELESSNESS
Sitting down for an expansive interview with CTV News, Holder is asked about the dozens of Londoners still living in tents on the eve of winter.
“This is not a police state. We can’t say you have to go inside. As it gets colder more people will go inside. They’ll couch surf or whatever it might be,” he says.
Holder adds that his team and civic administration have been “very committed” to London’s most vulnerable residents, pointing to new provincial funding for a permanent supervised drug consumption site at 446 York St.
“I think this city has done a stellar job, frankly, and with the support agencies that work with us.”
Just ten months ago, before the pandemic, Holder set a goal for London to become the first major city with a zero-emission bus fleet.
The pandemic has caused ridership to plummet by 50 per cent, however, and a new report to the London Transit Commission details the costs and complexities.
He is now considering more conservative timelines.
“If ultimately it works out that we are not first, but second, I’m alright with that. As long as we get there,” admits Holder. “The key is don’t lose sight of the goal, you put the plan in place, and you challenge people to get to that place.”
In 2018, Holder campaigned on the need for better bus service to industrial areas to ensure Londoners can connect with jobs.
“It’s a bit of a chicken and egg. If you don’t have the routes, you don’t have the riders. If you don’t have the riders, how do you justify the routes?”
He says the private sector businesses that will benefit from the routes will be asked to contribute.
“Clearly industry is clamoring for this, and we’ll be looking to them for some additional support.”
After resolving the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) debate with three-route political compromise, the mayor reveals he’ll soon unveil options to utilize the remaining transit funding from senior governments.
“It’s time limited, so one of the things we need to do with the rapid transit projects is to put some project ideas in front of council which we intend to do in our third year.”
ON JOBS
The mayor teases some big job announcements are on the horizon— and hope that the city’s economic recovery from the pandemic will accelerate.
Holder telling CTV News, “There are going to be some major announcements coming forward in the coming months. Big openings I’m optimistic about even during the COVID crisis.”
And regarding Holder’s employment future, will he seek re-election in 2022?
The mayor replies, he wants to remain focused on his priorities entering year three, but, “Could I imagine myself running? Absolutely, but let’s have that discussion next year.”
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A destination enjoyed by visitors from across the globe and a river vibe loved by those who work and live in the area.
London Bridge City is surrounded by some of the City’s most famous landmarks and is steeped in rich British culture. This iconic London neighbourhood offers high-flying workers, and laidback visitors alike, an abundance of world-class food, shopping and entertainment, as well as some of the best London tourist attractions. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Borough Market, The View from The Shard, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, this vibrant and forward thinking community is one of the most visited riverside London destinations.
With half a mile of river frontage along the Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, and a total of 21.5 acres of space, it’s a vast and lively mixed-use environment. Encapsulating 3 million sq ft of office, retail and leisure space, along with private residential apartments, the estate is overflowing with historical charm, breath-taking architecture and sensational views. This desirable neighbourhood hosts a contemporary community of some of the world’s most visionary businesspeople, dynamic residents and those seeking an indulgent, yet balanced lifestyle.
With an innovative spirit ingrained at the heart of this iconic London Bridge City neighbourhood, it’s perfect for those wanting to embrace new experiences, seek self-discovery and meet like-minded people from across the globe. From riverside restaurants, family friendly events and superb London Bridge office space, this pioneering slice of London delivers everything, all in one place.
London Bridge City is a vibrant district with a fascinating past and present that has displayed the same core values throughout the ages; community spirit, excellent transport links and pioneering inhabitants.
London Bridge City highly values its British heritage and cherishes its rich history that dates back more than 2000 years. It was here that the first ever bridge in London was erected as part of the Roman conquest which supported their mass road-building strategy to help cement their invasion. Most famous for its trading docks, London Bridge City’s historical prominence began to firmly root itself in the 1600s. From there, this iconic London neighbourhood was at the heart of British and international trade for centuries, famously known as London’s Larder. Its latest transformation sees it enjoying a thriving business scene, a culturally rich riverside London community and world famous London tourist attractions. It is a true gem in Great Britain’s crown.
1651 : Pioneering businessman, Alexander Hay, became proprietor of Tooley Street warehouses, taverns and brew houses in London Bridge. His business acumen enriched the area and it began to be a key trading dock for the country.
1666 : The Great Fire of London virtually destroyed the City and the riverside wharfs.
1696 : Joseph Hay (son of Alexander Hay) established an insurance scheme named ‘Ye Amicable Contributors’ and formed the first fire brigade in London to protect the area.
1700s : Hay’s Wharf was used as a refuge for German Protestants escaping persecution, some emigrate to New America.
1838 : Marked the end of nearly two centuries of the Hay family affiliation with Hay’s Wharf.
1840 : John Humphrey Jnr took over the leasehold of the wharf.
1849 : Britain opened up trade with the international market and started importing tea on the much-admired Tea Clippers from China, India and Ceylon.
1856/7 : Sir William Cubitt, an acclaimed civil engineer, was commissioned to build a new wharf around an enclosed dock.
1861 : Hay’s Dock was destroyed by the Great Fire of Tooley Street – described as “the greatest spectacle since the Great Fire of 1666”.
Late 1800s/early 1900s : The Wharf was rebuilt and became a major dockland serving the whole of the British Empire. Handling thousands of tons of dairy produce from abroad, it was named the ‘Larder of London’. Cottons Wharf was converted into the first commercial cold storage warehouse in Britain.
Early 1920s : Ernest Shackleton’s ship, The Quest, was fitted out in Hay’s Wharf for the ill-fated Polar Expedition of 1921-1922.
1940s : Hay’s Wharf was badly damaged during WWII bombings and once again it was rebuilt.
1960 : The recovered dock was handling 2 million tons of foodstuffs within its wharfs and had 11 cold and cool air facilities.
1969 : Saw the demise of the wharfs due to fierce labour disputes with the Dockers and a lack of manpower to unload the ships. A change in trading patterns and containerisation was also to blame.
1977 : Skate City was built and the Queen’s Walk (from Lambeth Bridge to Tower Bridge) was established to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
Early 1980s : The land at Hay’s Wharf was acquired and the regeneration of the derelict docks stretching from London Bridge to Tower Bridge began. It was named London Bridge City.
1986 : Saw the completion of phase one of London Bridge City: No.1 London Bridge and the Cottons Centre.
1987 : Hay's Wharf was transformed into a beautifully designed shopping arcade, Hay’s Galleria. Artist, David Kemp, was commissioned to build the giant sculpture, The Navigators, to remember the areas docking heritage.
1998 : The More London Estate was sold to London Bridge Holdings Limited who developed it into what it is today.
2002 : City Hall was completed.
2010 : 7 More London Riverside was the last building to be finished.
Present day : London Bridge City encompasses the site of these historic warehouses, with No.1 London Bridge, Cottons Centre, Hay’s Galleria and More London Estate all standing proud within this dynamic riverside food, shopping and entertainment hub.
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Jimmy Barnes beats U2, Madonna and Elton John on music charts Contributed
Jimmy Barnes beats U2, Madge and Elton John
by Kathy McCabe
9th Jun 2019 7:43 AM
JIMMY Barnes is now officially bigger than Madonna and U2. And Elton John.
The revered rocker has created Australian pop chart history with the No. 1 debut of his new album My Criminal Record.
It is his 12th No. 1 solo album, eclipsing Madonna and U2 who had been sharing the title with Barnes with 11 No. 1s until My Criminal Record was released on May 31. He has four other No. 1s with Cold Chisel.
The Working Class Man was in a race to the top with the Rocketman soundtrack from Taron Egerton and Elton John.
Despite the momentum behind that soundtrack thanks to the box office-busting film, the love for Barnes and his deeply personal record proved stronger with Australia's music fans last week.
Jimmy Barnes among his people at an in-store signing for his new album, "Jimmy Barnes Criminal Record", at the Elizabeth shopping centre. Picture: AAP
The album is a collection of songs inspired by his best-selling memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man which revealed the harrowing childhood which shaped the singer who would enter Australian rock lore with Cold Chisel and then in his own right as a solo artist.
"The record is a good way of saying I have worked through a lot of stuff now, I can move forward. I think it shows you that the things you think are your darkest secrets are shared by a lot of people," he said.
He spent last week at instores sharing stories with fans, including one at his hometown of Elizabeth, South Australia which loomed large in his childhood memories as the place where he suffered abuse and abject poverty.
The album's first single Shutting Down This Town paid tribute to the spirit of the town which continues to struggle in the wake of the death of Australia's car manufacturing industry.
Barnes said he feared some locals may not have welcomed the spotlight he has put on the town but his visit there last week revealed exactly the opposite reaction.
My Criminal Record - Jimmy Barnes’ new album. Picture: Supplied
"I haven't been critical of the people of Elizabeth in the books but how tough my upbringing was there," he said.
"I got there and one person after another came up to say 'I hope you know how much we love you, we hope you can see that.'
"One guy told me he had worked for Holden for 35 years and it was all pulled away from him but he feels the song has given him his voice back.
"It's great to have a No. 1 record but to give people their voice back is special and incredibly emotional."
Barnes assembled his family at their home in the NSW Southern Highlands for a BBQ to celebrate and plan their next move.
His wife Jane and children Mahalia, Eliza Jane, Jackie and Elly May, son-in-law Ben Rodgers and musician mates Don Walker, Troy Cassar-Daley and the Living End's Chris Cheney were among those who contributed to the record.
"We'll have a family conference this weekend to discuss what we are going to do next," Barnes said.
"I feel this is the start of something and my best is yet to come."
Barnes heads out on the national Shutting Down Our Town tour in September and is currently writing his third book of stories from his rock'n'roll life.
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267 U.S. 395 - Louisville Co v. United States
267 US 395 Louisville Co v. United States
LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO.
Argued and Submitted Dec. 4, 1924.
Mr. Benjamin Carter, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Mr. Blackburn Esterline, of Washington, D. C., for the United States.
Mr. Justice BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action was brought in the Court of Claims to recover the amount by which tariff rate freight charges on certain coal were reduced by government land grant deductions; and also to recover certain charges for switching and handling. The court made findings of fact, and gave judgment for defendant. 57 Ct. Cl. 268. One of the lines of appellant's railroad enters Alabama from the north and extends southerly, through Decatur, Birmingham, and Flomaton, to Pensacola, Fla., and thence easterly to River Junction, Fla. This is a land-aided line. Appellant has another line extending southwesterly from Flomaton to Mobile. At Mobile and Pensacola, it owns wharves and hoists for transferring coal from cars to boats, and has constructed switches from its main line to the wharves. All of these were built without government aid. The wharves and hoists at Mobile are operated by a coal company and those at Pensacola by appellant.
All the coal in question came from mines in the Birmingham district and was purchased by the United States for engineering work at Mobile, Pensacola, and other places on or near the Gulf, except 250 tons bought for the use of the United States steamship Tonopah. It was transported on government bills of lading and was carried in whole or in part by the use of such land-aided railroad. The coal was furnished to the United States under a contract with the Gulf States Coal Company of March 15, 1915, a contract with the Imperial Coal & Coke Company of August 21, 1916, advertisements, specifications, bids, and acceptances without formal contracts, between November 2, 1914, and September 10, 1917, and a bid and acceptance as of April 8, 1915, for the Tonopah.
The Court of Claims held that all shipments, except those made under the contract of March 15, 1915, were subject to land grant deductions. Appellant maintains that none was subject to the reduced rates. We are of opinion that all the coal, except that furnished the Tonopah, was delivered to and became the property of the United States before it was hauled by appellant, and was entitled to the reduced rates.
The general rule is that, if a consignee accepts a shipment, he becomes liable as a matter of law for the full amount of freight charges. Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. Central Iron Co., 265 U. S. 59, 70, 44 S. Ct. 441, 68 L. Ed. 900; Pittsburgh, etc., Ry. Co. v. Fink, 250 U. S. 577, 580, 40 S. Ct. 27, 63 L. Ed. 1151. Under the Land Grant Acts, the United States was entitled to the reduced rates if the coal when hauled was its property. Acts of May 17, 1856, June 3, 1856, and March 3, 1857, 11 Stat. 15, 17, 200; Acts of April 10, 1869, and March 3, 1871, 16 Stat. 45, 580; Act of March 3, 1875, 18 Stat. 509; Illinois Central R. R. v. United States, 265 U. S. 209, 44 S. Ct. 485, 68 L. Ed. 983. But the mere use of government forms of bills of lading is not conclusive on the question of ownership of property at the time of transportation, and does not give the United States the right of transportation at land grant rates. See Transportation Involved in Furnishing Articles by Contractor, 20 Comp. Dec. 721, 723.
The contract of March 15, 1915, was made pursuant to advertisement and specifications. The specifications, which were attached to and made a part of the contract, show that, in order to permit the United States to take advantage of land grant rates, the form of proposal contemplated either 'delivery of the whole quantity at the mine, from which shipment will then be made on government bill of lading to Mobile, Pascagoula, or Gulfport, as may be necessary, or delivery of about 7,000 tons at Mobile, Ala., about 5,000 tons at Pascagoula, Miss., and about 6,000 tons at Gulfport, Miss.' And it was specified:
'The United States will select the method of delivery which under the proposals received proves to be most economical and advantageous. If mine delivery is selected, the coal will be ordered in carload lots for shipment on government bills of lading to be furnished by the contracting officer, but the contractor will be required to transfer it from cars to barges belonging to the United States and will therefore include in his price his cost for so transferring the coal at all three points of delivery. * * * If prices based on delivery at Mobile, Pascagoula, and Gulfport prove to be more advantageous, then these prices will be accepted and order will be given for carload lots or less as may be required on board United States barges or in bunkers' at the three places named.
The contract contains the following:
'In conformity with the advertisement and specifications hereunto attached, which form a part of this contract, the said contractor shall furnish and have delivered on United States barges, or in bunkers, from hoists, in carload lots, at Mobile, Alabama, when requested, eighteen thousand short tons, more or less. * * * Coal to be shipped on government bill of lading, to be furnished by the contracting officer, the United States to pay railroad freight charges between Dixiana [where the mines were located] and Mobile, and the contractor to provide for transferring the coal from cars to United States barges and to pay all demurrage charges that may accrue.'
The United States reserved the option to call on the contractor to tow the coal from Mobile to Pascagoula and Gulfport, and agreed to make additional payments for that service, and also reserved the right to inspect and test the coal after transportation and to reject such as did not conform to specifications. The purchase price was to be paid after delivery and final acceptance.
The language, 'shall furnish and have delivered on United States barges, * * *' if it stood alone, might be taken to indicate that delivery was to made after transportation. But when read, as it must be, with the advertisement and specifications, and in the light for what was done, it appears with reasonable certainty that delivery at the mines was contemplated. The specifications distinctly show that if mine delivery should be selected, the coal would be ordered in carload lots and shipped on government bills of lading. In harmony with that provision, the contract required shipment in carload lots on forms of bills of lading furnished by the contracting officer, and bound the United States to pay freight charges from the mine to Mobile. This meant that the contractor was not to be concerned with or responsible for the transportation by rail. But, if delivery at Gulf ports had been selected, the contractor would have been bound to hire the carrier and to pay the freight. The provisions of the contract and specifications together amount to a declaration of the parties that there was to be delivery of the whole quantity at the mine, and the conduct of the parties was in harmony with that purpose and inconsistent with an intention that delivery to the United States should be made after transportation by rail was ended. The general rule is that title passes from seller to buyer with the delivery of the goods. All the coal except that furnished the Tonopah was delivered by the seller to the United States at the mines on board railroad cars of appellant, a common carrier designated by the United States by the furnishing of government bills of lading. It must be held that title passed at the time of such deliveries. See United States v. Andrews, 207 U. S. 229, 240, 243, 28 S. Ct. 100, 52 L. Ed. 185.
The contract contemplated service by the contractor, as well as the sale of coal. The contractor agreed to have the coal transferred from cars to government barges, his compensation therefor to be included in the price, and agreed for specified prices to tow it to points on the Gulf coast, if requested so to do, and also undertook to furnish and deliver at various places some 9,000,000 gallons of fresh water for steam and drinking purposes. The services were not essential to or part of the sale, and, as against the other facts found the agreements to transfer and tow the coal do not indicate that the parties intended that delivery by the seller to the purchaser should not be made until after transportation. Hatch v. Oil Co., 100 U. S. 124, 137, 25 L. Ed. 554; McElwee v. Metropolitan Lumber Co., 69 F. 302, 305, 16 C. C. A. 232; H. Baars & Co. v. Mitchell, 154 F. 322, 326, 83 C. C. A. 466.
The United States reserved the right to inspect and test the coal after transportation and to reject it, if found not to conform to specifications. None of the coal was rejected. This right was not inconsistent with transfer of title to the United States at the time of delivery of the coal on cars at the mine. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R. v. United States, 231 U. S. 363, 371, 372, 34 S. Ct. 65, 58 L. Ed. 269; Illinois Central R. R. v. United States, supra.
By the contract of August 21, 1916, the seller expressly agreed to deliver the coal on railroad cars at the mines at Dixiana. Deliveries of the coal furnished without formal contracts were covered by specifications which were the same as those forming a part of the contract of March 15, 1915.
The conclusion that the coal furnished the Tonopah was to be delivered at the mine is not sustained by the facts found. Under the invitation to bid, proposal and acceptance, delivery was to be made alongside the vessel at Pensacola. The coal was transported on government bills of lading. The United States paid the freight less land grant deductions. The use of government bills of lading and the payment of reduced charges by the United States are not sufficient to sustain a finding that the coal was the property of the United States when hauled by appellant. There is nothing to indicate that title passed before delivery at the vessel.
We agree with the Court of Claims that acceptance of payment of the land grant rates concludes appellant. Its conduct was inconsistent with an intention to claim the amount of land grant deduction, as to any of the coal. Appellant rendered bills as to the coal furnished under the above-mentioned contracts of March 15, 1915, and August 21, 1916, upon which it stated the basic rate and the amount to be deducted on account of land grant, and claimed the net remaining after the deduction. There was no evidence tending to show that, in presenting its bills at land grant rates, appellant did not act with full knowledge of all the facts. Settlements for transporting some of the coal were made after the commencement of this suit, April 26, 1916, but before the amended and supplemental petition was filed, January 9, 1922. Appellant did not protest against any land grant deductions. It is bound by its acquiescence and consent and cannot recover the amounts deducted. Oregon-Washington R. R. Co. v. United States, 255 U. S. 339, 345, 41 S. Ct. 329, 66 L. Ed. 667; New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. v. United States, 251 U. S. 123, 127, 40 S. Ct. 67, 64 L. Ed. 182; New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. v. United States, 258 U. S. 32, 42 S. Ct. 209, 66 L. Ed. 448; Louisville & Nashville R. R. v. United States, 258 U. S. 374, 42 S. Ct. 337, 66 L. Ed. 668.
The Court of Claims was right in disallowing additional pay for switching cars to wharves or for transferring coal from cars to boats. The tariff rates on this coal for bunkerage and purposes other than export or coastwise traffic were $1.10 per short ton via Flomaton to Mobile or Pensacola. Under the tariff the cost of transferring such coal from cars to vessels at Mobile and Pensacola was assumed by appellant, where the road haul revenue was $1 per ton or more; but if such revenue was less there was an additional charge of 10 cents per ton, plus $2 per car for switching, subject to a maximum of $1 per ton. After land grant deduction, the balance to be paid in money was less than a dollar per ton. But the land grant, made many years ago, in aid of the railroad enterprise was not a mere gift or gratuity. See Burke v. Southern Pacific R. R. Co., 234 U. S. 669, 679, 34 S. Ct. 907, 58 L. Ed. 1527. The carrier's obligation to haul property of the United States at reduced rates was a part of the consideration for which the land grant was made. Part of appellant's compensation for hauling the coal was paid in land, and the balance was paid in money. It cannot be said that the total was less than a dollar per ton.
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June 16, 2020 June 16, 2020 Nader Ashway2 Comments
I used to have a daily calendar with pithy sayings, and one of my favorites, attributed to French moralist Joseph Joubert, read:
Words, like eyeglasses, blur everything that they do not make more clear.
Over the last several years, we’ve been confronted with a lot of words that reflect our social, political and racial realities. “Me Too.” “Time’s Up.” “I Can’t Breathe.” And now, “Defund the Police.”
As an observer, I see everything through the lens of marketing. And the disciplines of branding and advertising rely almost entirely on one key element to help reach human beings and manage their perceptions of the world: language. Language is how you convince. Language is how you compete. Language is how you win.
Language is what helps companies communicate IDEAS. And more specifically, language, when used correctly, communicates only the ideas you need to convey in order to shift or change perception.
Some context: in the famous cola wars, the soda brands Coke and Pepsi were duking it out for decades to convince people that their brand tasted better than their rival’s brand. The governing idea was that “people drink one soda or another based on the taste.” When Pepsi (and their 1984 ad agency, BBDO) rolled out the new slogan “the choice of a new generation,” it not only caught Coke off guard, it also worked to generate a huge shift in Pepsi’s favor.
It worked because it shifted the conversation away from the idea of the flavor profile of some caramel-colored carbonated sugar water towards the idea that the individual that drank it actually mattered. And the language was very clear that the lines would now be drawn on the basis of age and attitude, (youthfulness in particular,) and not taste.
There are other examples, like Folgers Coffee’s slogan “the best part of wakin’ up is Folgers in your cup.” Sounds like a simple rhyme, right? But what’s actually going on is the brand driving a stronger association between coffee and mornings, which is when most Americans drink their coffee. That’s language working the idea.
Then there was the famous “the other white meat” slogan from the Pork board. As American consumers were worried about heart health, red meat became public health enemy #1. Pork pivoted (never thought I’d write those two words,) and in 1987 hired Bozell, who devised this tricked-up language to associate pork with what consumers deemed healthy: white meat, such as chicken, turkey, and fish. While pork is considered white meat in culinary terms, because it is pale in color both before and after cooking, it is (still) classified as a red meat by the US Department of Agriculture. So you can see how language can be used to blur the lines as much as reveal them.
This is true in branding. It’s also true in revolutions.
The language that has emerged over the past several days and weeks of protesting police misconduct has centered around three impactful words: “Defund the Police.”
Strong idea.
Not a great choice of words.
And we need to rethink it, because people can (and will, especially for political gain,) easily misconstrue the WORDS to conjure up alternative ideas that are likely contrary to the intent of the message.
The IDEA of “defund the police,” is rooted in what many see as a history awash in abject racial inequity as it relates to policing. But read carefully: “defund” is neither a social construct, nor a racial one. It is an economic concept. Sure, we can talk about the steady escalation of local taxes and state budgets around policing: more funds for newer technology, vehicles, weapons and tactics that create what looks like a more “militarized” police force, even in Smalltown, America. But that’s not entirely why people are marching.
While a small percentage of people will stand behind the idea, I doubt that most protesters or demonstrating citizens would actually vote to actually defund the actual police with actual economic policy. But because the words themselves are not quite perfect, and so packed with far-reaching implications, it’s hard to have any constructive conversation around them.
What many people are expressing is that they want a hard reset. On race relations. On police use of force, especially against people of color. On political pressures and police union out-clauses that protect the uniform first, and then ask questions of any weight later. And mostly, they want to feel equally protected and equally served by their police. These are not conflicting ideals. These are complex collective emotions and they seem to be shared in this moment by more people than ever.
And yes, there should be a national dialogue around these issues. And there should be some time to reflect on everything that has transpired and brought us to this moment. And maybe there should even be a new approach to policing.
But words matter. And although “defund the police” expresses outrage and communicates its own #timesup with the current state of policing against a disproportionate number of black and brown Americans, it nonetheless sounds inflammatory and abrupt. It’s hard to unite around language that is inherently blurry.
When Martin Luther King, Jr. said “I have a dream,” he chose the words carefully. Even while he mused about people being judged “not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” he simultaneously acknowledged that it was, at the time, out of reach of reality. By choosing “dream,” he communicated sheer possibility alongside the harsh reality of long, hard work to come.
And since words matter to me, I’ll offer these as an alternative to “defund the police.”
Reflect. Rethink. Retrain.
In my estimation, this is what demonstrators all around the country are actually clamoring for:
That we reflect on the choices that we’ve made, and the errors that systemic myopia can yield, from the Central Park Five all the way up to George Floyd. (And that’s just the very recent history.)
That we rethink what policing actually is, and more importantly, what it isn’t. In many ways, police are in less advantageous positions to protect and serve largely because they’re asked to do too many other things that may fall outside the purview of what “policing” actually is.
That we retrain police and the entire law enforcement ecosystem for the jobs they’re very good at, and move away from the “broken window” policing strategies of the 1990’s, which are at the heart of some of today’s core issues.
It may also require retraining of our own expectations – and responsibilities – as citizens around policing. As an object study, read what the Camden, NJ police department did, and how local activism and cooperation, along with de-escalation training and requiring officers to intercede if another officer was using inappropriate force, finally and positively changed an entire community.
There may not be perfect language for all of this. But we can start by avoiding imperfect, incendiary and inflammatory language that divides, misleads, and impairs our ability to collaborate on solutions.
Reflect. Rethink. Retrain. It may not be perfect, but it sure does make for a good chant from a crowd marching down Main Street, USA.
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When the Honeymoon Is Truly Over
“Sure lots of marriages end in divorce today. It seems like everyone I know has been divorced or is considering divorce. But it will never happen to Suzy and me because…”
“…We have an unusually strong love.”
“…We really know each other.”
“…We’re compatible.”
“…We’ve discussed the potentially troublesome areas and agree on everything.”
“…We have had premarital counseling.”
“…We’ve had counseling and have our acts together.”
“…Neither of us has ever had counseling. We’ve got our acts together.”
“…Everyone is behind us —our parents, our friends, the church, everyone.”
“…We’re both Christians.”
“…We have peace about getting married, so we know it’s God’s will.”
“…We’ve decided never to let the D-word (divorce) cross our lips.”
“…We’ve both been married before. We now realize the mistakes we made before, and we won’t make those again.”
Before a couple marries, they feel invulnerable. Love sweeps them along on a cloud from which they can’t see the ground, much less the pit. Even if they wished to look, which they don’t.
Then they come back from the honeymoon.
Making Their Own Rules for Marriage
Fromma and Leo were reared in Christian homes. Throughout their engagement, they talked constantly. They knew each other’s position on Bosnia, reduction of the national debt, and the number of children they wanted (three). They knew the type of car (cheap at first, later a Volvo), and they knew to stay out of debt (don’t go into debt except for a house) Also, the type of pets (a dog), vacations (camping in the national parks), and many other controversial topics were things they agreed upon. As a couple, they were unusually compatible. Neither of them had never thought to talk about who should take the trash out. That was obvious —beyond question.
Fromma’s father always took out the trash. Leo’s mother always took it out.
For three weeks after they returned from their honeymoon, trash collected in the kitchen. They stepped over it. They each neatened the piles when the mate wasn’t around. Both were too polite, too much in love to mention how the other was shirking a minor responsibility.
“Honey,” said Fromma in their fourth week. “Would you mind emptying the trash?” Leo smiled. “Sure, darling. I’d be glad to.” But it’s a woman’s work, he thought.
Things Began Changing More
Three weeks later, Fromma tripped over an empty milk carton. “Honey, please take the trash out.” Leo’s lips smiled but his teeth were clenched. “Sure, darling.”
Two and a half weeks later, summer’s heat was making the kitchen an aromatic place. “Leo, can you take out the trash? It stinks in here.”
Leo slammed the wastebasket around and threw scraps of potato into an empty vegetable can. “We’re going to have to talk about this trash thing,” he snapped. The honeymoon was really over this time.
Fromma and Leo had come from different families and the “trash thing” was merely one of many differences they would uncover in their marriage. Early in the marriage, small differences are ignored, but a necessary part of forming a marriage is discussing the differences that partners bring to marriage and working out how the partners are going to resolve the differences (as well as working out a solution to the specific differences).
Research Shows
In some research I did several years ago. I found that happily married couples who had been married less than three years had more disagreements than did unhappy couples who had been married less than three years. However, the happily married couples who discussed their differences grumbled about their relationships less than did unhappy couples who did not discuss their differences. For couples married from three to fifty-six years, fewer disagreements were associated with marital happiness. Not so for newly wedded couples.
Working out inevitable differences is often emotional and painful. Yet some conflict is necessary, as long as the couple works on the differences in love and with a primary objective of valuing the partner rather than winning a war.
Young couples seek help with their early conflicts. They need know that such conflict is necessary, as long as the couple works on the differences in love and with a primary objective of valuing the partner rather than winning a war.
Young couples seek help with their early conflicts. They need to know that such conflicts are normal—which doesn’t make conflict any less traumatic but should encourage them to work on resolving the issues rather than burying the conflict and grumbling about each other.
Dealing with the (Almost) Inevitable Disillusionment
Usually within the first six months of marriage, partners become disillusioned with each other. Regardless of how careful people are, they marry their ideal of the souse rather than an accurate picture of the spouse. Once reality bursts through the ideal, the partner feels betrayed. “You’re not the person I married,” she might wail. She’s betrayed. “You’re not the person I married,” she might wail. She’s right. She married a figment of her imagination. Everyone does. Disillusionments are almost inevitable. The question is: what is the newly married partner to do about the disillusionment?
It can be helpful for a newly married spouse in the midst of disillusionment, feeling a wrenching catch in the catch in the chest each time a deep breath is drawn, to talk with someone who has survived disillusionment. Merely the encouragement to keep faith in the partner might be enough to spur the person to continue to work to build love with the “new” person he or she is discovering.
Adjusting to New Roles and Behaviors
People who haven’t previously been married soon find marriage a bit like bushwhacking through a jungle. Marriage has hidden beauties and unsuspected dangers. Despite conscientious efforts to prepare for marriage, people simply can’t know how they’re going to adjust until they marry.
Having to negotiate the patterns and rules of a new marriage, handling the almost inevitable disillusionment, and getting used to new roles guarantee that newly married couples will need adjustment to marriage.
Marriage Missions Editors Note: The author, Dr Everett Worthington, makes some good points in the above section from his book, I Care About your Marriage.
Eventually, when your love is challenged by the everydayness of living together day in end day out, it’s only natural that the “uniqueness” wears thin and can take you by surprise. It’s also heart-breaking and can stir up of thoughts of disillusionment.
But the important thing is to realize that this is a normal stage of marriage. It’s at this point that you need to work together with each other’s differences to find peaceable solutions. You may find your arguments getting “heated” at times but don’t allow yourself to treat your partner in a disrespectful manner. Name-calling blaming, shaming, and torpedoing your “discussion times” is beneath the calling God gives all of us as Believers in Jesus Christ.
Marriage is for grown ups and now is the time to learn how to relate to each other in a mature way. The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 13, “When I was a child I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.“
Lean towards maturity and become students of each other and students of marriage in pro-actively working to find ways to best relate to each other. Build your marriage into the partnership God wants you to forge together. [The Marriage Missions web site and other resources can help you in this mission. Make the best use of them you can!]
This article comes from the book, “I Care About Your Marriage,” which was written by Everett Worthington, Ph.D. and was published by Moody Press. Unfortunately this book, which dealt with the topic of helping friends and families with marital problems, is no longer being published.
The author, Everett Worthington, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he has been on the faculty since 1978. He is also a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Virginia. Everett has published 17 books and over 150 articles and scholarly chapters, mostly on forgiveness, marriage, and family topics. He considers his mission as “to bring forgiveness into every willing heart, home, and homeland.”
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What if the antihero in your favorite film or book had no chance to repent, reconcile, or redeem himself? There's no victim to rescue. There's no evil to thwart. There's no tyranny to turnover. Instead of saving the day against his better judgment, he just walks a Sisyphean circle of existential malaise doomed to repeat yesterday's vices without the promise of a better tomorrow. Rather than tell this story on the screen or on the page, Uniform tell it on their fourth full-length album, Shame. The trio - Michael Berdan (vocals), Ben Greenberg (guitar, production), and Mike Sharp (drums) - strain struggle through an industrialized mill of grating guitars, warped electronics, war-torn percussion, and demonically catchy vocalizations. "Thematically, the album is like a classic hard-boiled paperback novel without a case," says Berdan. "It focuses on the static state of an antihero as he mulls over his life in the interim between major events, just existing in the world. At the time we were making the record, I was reading books by Raymond Chandler, James Ellroy, and Dashiell Hammet and strangely found myself identifying with the internal dialogues of characters like Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe." The lead-up to this moment proved just as intriguing as any of those characters' exploits. Born in 2013, Uniform bulldozed a path to the forefront of underground music. Following Perfect World (2015) and Wake in Fright (2017), the group's third offering, The Long Walk (2018), represented a critical high watermark. Pitchfork christened it "their most unified-and most deranged-record to date," and The Line of Best Fit crowned them "vanguards within the genre." In addition to touring with the likes of Deafheaven and Boris, they joined forces with The Body for a pair of collaborative albums - Mental Wounds Not Healing (2018) and Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back (2019) - as well as the live release, Live at the End of the World (2020). When it came time to pen Shame, Berdan made a conscious decision to include lyrics, marking a first. "I wanted my words to carry a degree of weight on this record," he says. "Books and cinema have always been integral to my life, and that is often because of how I relate to the themes and characters therein. I am naturally shy and terrified of being misunderstood. This time around, I endeavored to trudge through those fears in order to explicitly articulate what goes on in a dreary corner of my inner life. To put it plainly: I was in a dark place. It was the culmination of years of thinking everyone in the world was wrong, but me. I realized that I couldn't control the attitudes and behaviors of other people, but it was my responsibility to look inward and fix what was there. I had to articulate what was going on in my heart, my head, and my soul. As I set about the task of writing everything down, I experienced exorcism. If I wanted any kind of reprieve, I had to let go of the narrative that the demons in the back of my head had been constantly whispering to me. For years I held onto my lyrics like personal diary entries. Now is the time for a different approach." This record marks the debut of Mike Sharp on drums, adding a natural fire to the engine. His presence grinds down their metallic industrial edge with a live percussive maelstrom. Once again, Greenberg assumed production duties behind the board at Strange Weather. Building on the approach from their last LP, the band perfected the powerful hybrid of digital and analog, electronic and acoustic, synthetic and actual that has become their hallmark. In another first, Mixing duties were not handled by Greenberg, but rather handed off to the inimitable Randall Dunn at his studio Circular Ruin. Of this decision Greenberg says, "On 'The Long Walk' we took a big step in adding live drums and guitar amplifiers. It was a stylistic departure but it had actually been the plan for years, we were just waiting for the right time to execute. The next logical step with 'Shame' was to hand off the Mix phase of production. An alternate set of ears in the Mastering phase is crucial to gaining a wider perspective and creating a powerful end result, I wanted to find a similar constructive collaboration but earlier in the process. Randall was the obvious choice, he has long been a teacher and mentor to me; Berdan, Sharp, and I have some all-time favorite records bearing his name. Randall and I have also worked in the control room together many times before - the Mandy OST, and co-Producing the recent Algiers LP 'There Is No Year' for example - so we already had an established workflow and shared aesthetics." The opener "Delco" fuses guttural distortion to haunting chants buttressed by muscular percussion. Short for "Delaware County," the track reflects on Berdan's upbringing in a suburb west of Philadelphia and "how beatings and bullying by these local hellraisers taught (him) how to keep his guard up and navigate a violent world." Elsewhere, the jagged thrashing of "Dispatches" nods to "Alan Moore's Batman: The Killing Joke and how thin the margin between personal stability and total collapse is." Neck-snapping riffs kick "Life in Remission" into high gear as a spiteful scream spirals towards oblivion. "The song is about people I've been close to who passed away and how I've become numb to death. A lot of these songs have to do with an internal dialogue and overwhelming sense of fear, uselessness, and dread constantly whispering at me, 'You're not good enough. Give up and join those you've seen disappear and die.'" The near eight-minute "I Am The Cancer" closes the record, as Berdan adopts the perspective of "The Judge" from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, going so far as to crib his proclamation, "God is war; war endures". In many ways, the title track "Shame" cements the core of the album with unhinged instrumentation and a brutal bark. "It's about self-medication not working anymore," he admits. "This person is so tortured by internal ghosts from the past. He winds up pouring alcohol on his grief and guilt until he's drowning. It was partially inspired by a Twilight Zone episode called Night of the Meek about a drunk, helpless department store Santa Claus who wants to make a difference, but feels incapable of doing so. That story has a happy ending. We'll see about this one." It may not be pretty, but Uniform's story is most definitely real. "All I can say is, I'm glad this exists," Berdan leaves off. "It felt like something we needed to create. Just completing it is enough for me."
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Khloé Kardashian Reveals Why Breastfeeding Made Her Feel Like a Bad Mom
March 12, 2020 March 12, 2020 / Celebrities, Entertainment / By Katie Nave
Khloé Kardashian is opening up about her struggles and subsequent shame surrounding breastfeeding.
The mom of True Thompson, whom she co-parents with ex Tristan Thompson, sat down with sister Kourtney Kardashian for a video on the lifestyle site Poosh.
During their chat, the sisters got real about how different they are when it comes to parenting. In an especially vulnerable moment, Khloe shares that she “did not feel safe” while breastfeeding.
“I think being a mom in and of itself is such a hard, but rewarding, beautiful job and everyone’s just trying to figure out what’s best for them and what works for their life. I think it’s ridiculous when people pass judgment when they don’t even know their entire situation,” Khloé shared.
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The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star even opened up about how her sister’s comments sometimes made her feel inferior.
“For me, I remember I used to get almost frustrated with you — not that you even did anything — but you would just talk about this experience you had, and how beautiful [it was]. You would say things not at all trying to criticize me, but I would take it like, it’s not that easy.”
It ain't trickin' if you got it! That’s my bish @kourtneykardash
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The older sister tried to help out Khloé, but it seemed to only complicate things.
“You were always trying to help me and give me tips, and I was like, ‘It’s just not working!’ I wanted to, like, strangle you. Your experience seemed so easy and it wasn’t for me.”
As Khloé recalls, “It sucked. I hated every minute of it. It was torture. I always felt like I was never giving True enough food. I felt like she was always hungry.”
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“Once I stopped, though,” she adds, “the amount of pressure that was lifted off my shoulders and I could enjoy my daughter. I’m all for breastfeeding, I tried, but if you can’t do it you don’t have to feel like a failure.”
Katie Nave
Katie Nave is a freelance writer, producer, and mama living in Brooklyn, New York. Driven by her passion for storytelling, she is always seeking opportunities to elevate people who are working to better the world around them.
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11 LGBT Documentaries You Should Watch While Celebrating Pride Month
Elyse Ilagan
The month of Pride is here and we have put together a list of documentaries that tell diverse, inclusive, and authentic stories of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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As we celebrate the month of Pride, it’s important that even in our little ways, we can educate ourselves on why we continue to fight for the acceptance and representation of the LGBTQIA+ community. That starts with knowing the brave activists that first fought for the LGBTQIA+ rights, celebrating their success, and acknowledging the struggles that up to this day, is still relevant.
We may have come far, but there’s still a long way to go. Here is a list of LGBTQIA+ documentaries you should watch.
The Death and Life of Martha P. Johnson
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson uses its belated investigation into an activist’s murder as the framework for a sobering look at the ongoing battle for equal rights. She was one of the icons of the gay rights movement in the 1960s, the self-described “street queen” of NY’s gay ghetto, and founded the Transvestites Action Revolutionaries with fellow luminary Sylvia Rivera. When Johnson’s body was found in the Hudson River in 1992, police called it a suicide and didn’t investigate. In David France’s new documentary, trans activist Victoria Cruz seeks to uncover the truth of her death while celebrating her legacy.
For 35-plus years, the gay porn shop Circus of Books gave Los Angeles’ LGBT+ community a space to socialize and celebrate themselves without judgement. Unbeknownst to many customers, the store was cultivated by owners Karen and Barry Mason, a straight, mainstream couple with three children who went to religious school and were unaware of their parents’ business. While maintaining the secret, they witnessed the dawn of the HIV/AIDS epidemic firsthand, losing a generation of treasured employees. Still, during that time, they never identified as activists — just everyday entrepreneurs catering to a market, until the Internet destroyed it. Executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Circus of Books is the debut documentary from artist Rachel Mason, who finally asks the least radical people she knows — her parents — how they became America’s biggest distributors of gay porn, and why Karen reacted so negatively when her own son came out of the closet.
All In My Family
In this deeply personal documentary, gay filmmaker Hao Wu faces the dilemma of introducing his partner and children to his traditional family in China. The film gives an unfiltered insight into both sides of the story and shows just how difficult it is for the LGBTQ+ community to be entirely truthful with their families who often reject them once they dare to be honest about their sexuality.
Filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan embarks on a personal journey to expose the human rights violations faced by the LGBTQ community in India due to a draconian law Section 377 and homophobic social mores of a patriarchal society. BREAKING FREE, shot over 7 years, features real-life testimonies of gay and transgender persons who have been victimized or exploited, as well as interviews with prominent advocates and activists across India. See-sawing between despair and joy, anguish and hope, this National Award winning documentary feature is a path-breaking historical insider’s documentation of the Indian LGBTQ movement from invisibility to empowerment.
Forbidden Games
For a time, his eyes were fixed firmly on his goals. But racism and homophobia meant he could only go so far. Forbidden Games is a tragic story about Justin Fashanu, the first professional football player who came out as gay while he was still playing.
Behind The Curtain: Todrick Hall
Todrick Hall launches his most ambitious project yet: the full-scale original musical Straight Outta Oz. From a small town in Texas to big-time show business, comes an inspiring documentary of grit, perseverance and the redemptive power of art.
Stonewall Forever
Stonewall Forever brings together queer activists, experienced and new, to look at the movement for LGBTQ equality before, during, and after Stonewall. It highlights trans people, people of color, and homeless people who were at the forefront of the movement, and who have often been erased from the narrative. It explores how the activism of today stands on the shoulders of the activists who have come before. And it asks us all to recognize the legacy of Stonewall that remains today when the struggle for queer rights is far from over.
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
This film celebrates Armistead Maupin, one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to reclaim their lives.
Paris IS Burning
Before there was ‘Pose,’ there was the seminal documentary Paris IS Burning. This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. “It was a really deep and resonant expression of how and why we create identity in this country, including gender, including race, including class, including what we don’t allow people to have and what people insist on taking for themselves anyway,” Jennie Livingston, the director, says in an interview with Fast Company. “There was an intensity to the time, of the ’80s—and it’s the same now. There was such inequity between rich people and poor people, and such a celebration of greed. I just felt like intuitively and viscerally that the ball world was a really clear and intense expression of how and why we create identity in this country.”
Michael Lost and Found
Benjie Nycum travels to Wyoming to visit his ex-lover, Michael Glatze, a former gay activist who now lives with his wife and works as a church pastor. The two had a decade-long relationship and together founded the magazine Young Gay America before Glatze publicly denounced his homosexuality and became an evangelical pastor. Glatze’s “conversion” made headlines in 2015 because of the Hollywood film, I Am Michael, however, Nycum did not like how he was depicted in the film. So he decided to make a film of his own.
In the Netflix documentary Laert-se, we see the inner workings of a Brazilian transgender cartoonist as she comes to terms with her gender identity. Laerte and Brum talk about the very nature of identity and gender in the documentary. She talks initially about the simple steps and goes into detail, like the first time she shaved her legs and how step by step, she started to uncover who she truly was.
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Father Buried In Debt Struggles To Save His 15-Year-Old's Life
“His entire life till now has only been about going from one hospital to another, getting one blood test after another, and numerous rounds of painful chemotherapy. He should’ve been in class 10 now, but he was forced to drop out of school so many times that he hasn’t even started class 8. Cancer has taken away every little joy in his life. He begs us to take away the pain, but I’m more helpless now than ever.” - Srinivas, Chidananad's father.
When 15-year-old Chidananad looks back at his childhood, all he can remember is the many times he’s been pricked with needles. Now, Chidananad knows he has cancer and death stares him in the face. All he asks his parents is to be free from this pain. "Appa, I want to go to college. I want to grow up. I don’t want to live with this anymore," he begs. But Chidananad will only survive with a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, years of medical expenses have left Srinivas and Renuka neck deep in debts and completely helpless.
He has been fighting cancer since he was a little boy, and he finally has a chance to beat it for good
Three months ago, Chidananad woke up to a very high fever, but this was no ordinary fever. The last time he had felt like this was five years ago, and he knew that something was wrong. Even on the way to the hospital, Renuka and Srinivas hoped with all their hearts that his cancer wasn’t back. Unfortunately for their son, blood cancer was back, deadlier than ever.
“He was first diagnosed with cancer when he was just 5. We did everything in our power to get him treated. We thought it was the end of his fight. But cancer has proven to be stronger than our faith. It came back when he was 8 and now again when he’s 15. He is physically and mentally exhausted now. There are days when he can’t even get out of bed. Whenever his friends call to ask him when he’s coming back to school, he hangs up. He doesn’t think he’ll ever go back. But there is hope, he can finally beat cancer with a bone marrow transplant.”
His parents are neck deep in debts and have no way to give him the life-saving treatment
Chidananad started chemotherapy two months ago, but it’s not enough to save him. He needs an urgent bone marrow transplant to beat cancer once and for all. This is his only chance, and his parents are desperate to do everything they can, but they’re falling short. Srinivas works as a helper in an office in Bangalore, but years of medical expenses have left him with nothing. Srinivas has no way to afford 25 lakhs for the life-saving transplant.
“I have lost count of how much we’ve spent over the years. We’ve taken so many loans, I don’t even know how I’m going to pay them back.We're struggling to even pay our daughter's college fees. It’s been 9 long years. And every time we think he’s better and past the trauma of cancer, it returns. He wants to study, he wants to be a mechanical engineer because he’s very passionate about cars. But I can’t promise him any of this. This treatment is his only hope, and it’s the only thing I can’t give him.”
Chidananad needs an urgent bone marrow transplant to beat blood cancer. He’s been undergoing chemotherapy for the past two months, but it’s not enough to save his life. His cancer is deadlier than ever and only timely treatment can ensure Chidananad lives to see a future. His parents have exhausted everything they had. They need your help to finally save their son from cancer.
We would like to inform you that Chidanand has been discharged from the hospital today. We are still waiting for the reports of the Bone Marrow Transplantation, after which doctors will suggest us the further course of treatment.
Thank you so much for all the support.
(Father)
Unfortunately Chidanand has relapsed after Bone Marrow Transplant. The family is still striving to continue the treatment and he has completed one cycle of chemotherapy as of now in MS Ramaiah Medical College.
Dr.Reshmi
Chidanand is under OPD follow up and recently he had under gone a bone MRI scan since he was presented with bone ACH. He is doing good as of now.
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Triumphalism in Boston’s Famine Memorial
November 15, 2018 § 2 Comments
Last week I mentioned the haunting and beautiful Irish Famine memorial carved from bog wood by the artist Kieran Tuohy.
I spend a lot of time thinking about and, ultimately, teaching Famine memorials in both Irish and Public history classes. For the most part, Famine memorials are similar to Tuohy’s sculpture, though perhaps not as haunting. They show desperate, emaciated figures carrying their worldly goods in their arms and trying to get to the emigrant ships leaving from the quay in Dublin, Derry, Cork, etc. The Dublin memorial is perhaps the most famous.
The Irish memorials tend to reflect stories of leaving, the desperate emigrants heading to the so-called New World. Death is secondary to these narratives, though just as many people died as emigrated due to the Famine. Take, for example, my favourite memorial on Murrisk, Co. Mayo. This one depicts a coffin ship, though unlike many other monuments, it reflects death, as skeletons can be found aboard the coffin ship. In fact, if you look carefully at this image, you can see that the netting is actually a chain of skeletons, depicting the desperate refugees who died aboard these ships.
The stories told by Famine memorials in North America differ, however. They offer a solemn view of the refugees arriving here, sometimes acknowledging the arduous journey and the pitiful conditions in Ireland. But they offer a glimpse of what is to come. Perhaps none more so than the Boston Famine Memorial.
The Boston Famine Memorial is located along the Freedom Trail in Boston, at the corner of Washington and School streets downtown. Like most Famine memorials around the world, it dates from the era of the 150th anniversary of the Famine in the late 1990s. The Boston memorial was unveiled in 1998. It is not a universally popular one, for perhaps obvious reasons, and attracts a great deal of mocking. It’s got to the point that now there are signs surrounding the memorial asking visitors to be respectful.
It is comprised to two free-standing sculptures. The first shows the typical, desperate, starving, wraith-like Famine refugees. The man is desperate and cannot even lift his head, whilst his wife begs God for sustenance as her child leans towards her for comfort.
But it’s the second sculpture that is problematic. This one shows the same family, safe in America, happy and healthy. In other words, we get the triumphalist American Dream. But, there are a few gaps here. First, perhaps the obvious gap, the nativist resistance the Irish found in the United States. And perhaps more to the point, whereas the man is dressed like a worker from the late 19th/early 20th century (even then, this is 50-60 years after the Famine, the woman is dressed as if it’s the mid-20th century, so 100 years later.
Certainly, the Irish made it in the United States. The Irish became American, essentially, and assimilated into the body politic of the nation. But this was not instantaneous. It took a generation or two. It is worth noting that the first Irish president was also the first Catholic president, and that was still 115 years after the start of the Famine, with John Fitzgerald Kennedy being elected in 1960. Irish assimilation in the US was not easy, in other words.
And then there’s the triumphalism of the American Dream which, in reality, is not all that accessible for immigrants in the United States, whether they were the refugees of the Famine 170 years ago or they are from El Salvador today. And this is perhaps something unintended by the Boston memorial, given the time lapse between the Famine refugees and the successful, American family.
America’s Irish Famine Museum
November 9, 2018 § 1 Comment
A little while ago, I got to visit Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Qunnipiac University in Hamden, CT. My wife’s Aunt Claire lived in Hamden, and as a good Irish American woman, she loved this museum and it is one of my great regrets that I did not get to the museum with her before she died last spring. May she rest in peace.
I was on a tour at the museum, despite my deep knowledge of Irish history, the Famine, and the diaspora, to say nothing of the practice of museums in general. I kind of regretted this. Our experiences of museums and their collections are mediated by the docent. And in some cases, this can work really well, we get docents who are knowledgeable and personable and they make us think about the artefacts, collections, exhibits in ways we would not otherwise. In sbort, the docent, as Franklin Vangone and Deborah Ryan note in their Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums, ‘can make or break the visitor experience.’ Vangone and Ryan advocate a more personable approach to docent-led tours, one that lets the experience of the docent in the museum, come through. This is to avoid rote-memorization. They also advocate a non-linear interpretation (amongst other innovative measures) of the museum, one that can account for multiple interpretations and stories simultaneously.
The other major problem with docent-led museum tours is that they are telling us, the visitors, a pre-determined, pre-packaged nodes of information. But, of course, we, the visiting public, go to museums to seek out our own experiences of the artefacts, the history, etc. Indeed, when my students write museum reviews, part of their remit is to both cast a critical eye on the museum, the structure of the tour, the artefacts of the tour, the story being communicated, and so on. But they are also supposed compare their own experiences, what they looked for, what they took away, with the pre-packaged history they consumed at the same time.
People tend to either love or hate docent-led tours. I’m more ambivalent. Sometimes they’re fantastic. Other times, they leave a lot to be desired. My visit to Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum was the latter experience. The thing was, my docent clearly approached his job in a non-linear, personable manner. He told stories of his involvement, his approach, and why he loved doing this. He was also really good with a lot of his audience, composed of university student. He made eye contact, he had a presence. What he did not have, though, was pitch modulation in his voice. He talked in a dull monotone. And he very clearly needed to keep authority on his side of the tour, to the point where he was patronizing and insulting in taking questions or comments. And, with a group of undergraduate students (not mine, for the record), this immediately shuts down a dialogue, though it was also clear that my docent did not want a dialogue.
As a way of a comparison, my wife was on another tour at the same time, with another docent. My docent was a late middle-aged man, and hers was a similarly aged woman. Both docents were of Irish heritage, of course. But her docent was lively, had both a modulated voice and was willing to take questions and different interpretations of events and items. I was jealous.
So clearly, at least on this day, one’s experience with the museum was determined by which docent one ended with.
The museum itself holds so much promise. The building housing the museum, purpose-built, resembles an Irish Work House from the mid-19th century. The work houses were where (some) of the starving Irish peasantry were sent. There, they met with disgusting, vile, unsanitary conditions and disease preyed upon the inmates.
The Famine Museum, however, is built of much higher quality materials. And, unlike a fetid mid-19th century Irish Work House, is shiny and comfortable, of course. The visitor experience begins with a short documentary where the background of the Famine is delivered. I found this bizarre.
One has to also presume that the majority of people who seek out this museum are already familiar with the concept of the Famine. I’m not sure a 10-minute video is really going to do much to aid in people’s understanding of the calamity (as a reminder: 1845-52; potato blight; Irish peasants lived on potatoes; grain and meat was still shipped out of Ireland to Britain whilst the peasants starved; British response wholly and completely inadequate; 1.5 million or so die; 1.5 million or so emigrate; Ireland hasn’t really recovered yet). But what did surprise me was that the narrative of the documentary termed this a genocide.
I don’t disagree. As the Irish nationalist and Young Ireland leader John Mitchel said in 1846, ‘The Almighty, indeed, sent the potato blight, but the English created the Famine.’ It wasn’t just that the British response was inadequate, it was purposefully so and the words of Charles Trevelyan, the Under-Secretary of the Treasury was unabashed in his delight at the suffering in Ireland, a chance to remake the country, he thought.
But what struck me was that when I was reading for my comprehensive exams fifteen years ago, the idea of the Famine as a genocide was not one that was accepted by academic historians, for the most part. Since the early 00s, however, the idea has become more and more accepted amongst Irish history scholars and now, it appears we can indeed term the Famine what it was, a genocide, caused by the massively inadequate response of the government.
And remember, that ‘British’ government was not actually supposed to be British. The country was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Thus, Ireland was part and parcel of the wealthiest nation in the world in the mid-19th century.
An example of the perfidy of the government: when the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire pledged to donate £10,000 for relief for the Irish peasantry, Queen Victoria asked him to cut reduce his donation by 90%, to £1,000, as she herself had only pledged £2,000. And then there’s Trevelyan. He termed the Famine an ‘effective mechanism for reducing surplus population.’ But he wasn’t done, he also stated that ‘[t]he real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.’ When I teach the Famine in Irish history, my students are always flabbergasted by this to the point that more than one has asked me if I made it up. I wish.
At any rate, from the downstairs, we went upstairs and began with one of the most stunning Famine sculptures I’ve ever seen. Most Famine sculptures are haunting to begin with, wraiths of humans staggering to the docks of the River Liffey in Dublin. Or to the Foyle in Derry. But Kieran Tuohy‘s work, carved out of bog wood, defies easy description. This is the centrepiece of the museum. It still haunts me. A family of 6, victims of the Famine. Here, our docent was magnificent, I have to say, as he encouraged us to look closer. He began with the infant in the mother’s arms. He pointed to the way she was holding the infant, how the infant’s body looked.
Was the baby dead? The rest of the figures are lean and gaunt, dirty hair hanging down, vacant expression on the faces. And then as one scans downward, there are no feet. These are spectral figures, wraiths, ghosts. They are the dead of the Famine. The dead of our ancestors, essentially.
But this is kind of it. The museum is the world’s largest collection of Great Hunger-related art. The unfortunate thing, though, is very little of it is on display. In fact, almost none of it is on display. On the day we visit, there is an exhibit about the American Civil War. The Famine is central to the story of the Irish diaspora, especially as it relates to the United States. For most of us of Irish ancestry (ok, fine, I’m Irish Canadian, but part of my family actually emigrated to New York before heading north), our ancestors initially came here during the Famine. And the sons (and grandsons) of Erin who suited up for the Union and the Confederacy were in America precisely due to the Famine.
While the massive bulk of Irishmen who fought in the Civil War fought for the Union (around 160,000), some 20,000 Irishmen fought for the Confederacy. This is kind of one of the dirty secrets of the Irish diaspora. And one that is conveniently papered over most of the time. To be fair, our docent did note that the Irish also fought for the Confederacy, but they weren’t the focus of the exhibit.
Either way. The Civil War. I can’t even begin to count the places I could go to find images of the Civil War in this country, and finding this war inside a museum ostensibly dedicated to the Famine was disappointing, to say the least.
And so I was left with the remainder of the permanent exhibitions, which focus on the American response to the Famine. And a feeling that this is the most poorly-named museum I have ever visited; it should not be called Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, but The Museum of the Irish Famine in America. Aside from Tuohy’s sculpture and a few other pieces, there was nothing about Ireland to be found. This was the story of the Irish in America.
And then there was the thing I found most fascinating. Our docent told us the origin story of the museum. But the interesting thing was that after a slight mention of a revival of interest in the Famine in the late 1990s, he moved onto the (much too long) story of how the museum came to be over the next fifteen years or so. And he made no mention of why there was a revival of interest in the Famine in the late 1990s in the first place.
1997 was the 150th anniversary of Black ’47, generally regarded as the worst year of the Famine. And this was a chance for the Irish, and the diaspora, to re-think the Famine, its causes and meanings, and its consequences. It led to an explosion of academic scholarship, popular histories, documentaries, and public art attempting to reckon with the Famine.
And it even gave then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair a chance for a mealy-mouthed acknowledgement of the role of the British in the Famine, skirting the fine line of apologizing. That Blair couldn’t even be arsed enough to deliver the short lines himself, or have Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II (the great-great-grandaughter of Queen Victoria) do it speaks volumes. Instead, an Irish actor recited the lines at a festival in Cork.
At any rate, none of this is part of the narrative of the museum, instead the narrative of the Great Men who built it is the central message. So we get the story of more Great White Men and their wonderful work in doing Great Things.
Anyone who knows me that I don’t generally like museums all that much. The ones I have visited and truly enjoyed number in the single digits. There is a reason I am a big fan of the Anarchist’s Guide to Historic House Museums. The lessons of it can be applied to larger institutions, of course. But rarely am I as disappointed by a museum as I was by Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, from the docent-led experience to the exhibits.
Captain Charles Boycott and the First Boycott
January 8, 2018 § 1 Comment
Last week I wrote a post about the conundrum we face in dealing with President Trump, hockey rumours, and global warming. The basic problem is the response of us as individuals, and our feelings of powerlessness, vs. the fact that we can band together to form interest groups in response. In the case of the latter, I always think of the original boycott.
The original boycott occurred in 1880 in County Mayo, Ireland. Captain Charles Boycott lent his name to a campaign against him by the Irish Land League. The Land League was a political organization in late 19th century Ireland with the goal of alleviating the plight of poor Irish tenant famers. The League’s ultimate goal was to abolish the great landowners of Ireland to allow these poor tenant farmers to own the land they worked. The Irish Land League was a central component in the radicalization of Catholic/Nationalist Ireland in the second half of the 19th century, following its mobilization by Daniel O’Connell in the first half of the century. And this radicalization, of course, led ultimately to the Irish Revolution and Irish independence in the early 20th century.
In 1880, Boycott was the land agent for Lord Erne in Lough Mask, Co. Mayo. He became the object of ire of the Land League due to his enthusiasm for evicting the poor tenant farmers of Erne’s land. Thus, the League encouraged his employees (most of whom were Irish and Catholic, as opposed to the Englishman Boycott) to withdraw their labour. And then the League and its supporters in Co. Mayo encouraged local merchants to not serve Boycott. Of course, some merchants required some encouragement to participate, which the local peasantry was only happy to provide.
Boycott, frustrated by his treatment, wrote a letter complaining of his plight to the Times of London. And the boycott became national (and international, the Irish diaspora in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand followed the news closely) news. This led to an influx of reporters from London, who interviewed the locals and explained the issue (not always fairly) to the readers of the London papers.
With no one to serve him in the local stores, and no one to work for him, Boycott was forced to rely upon gangs of Orangemen, protected by the overwhelmingly Protestant Royal Irish Constabulary, as well as the British Army, to harvest the crops. In the end, it cost over £10,000 to harvest around £500 worth of crops. The boycotters won, at least locally.
What was the long-term effect of the first boycott? Not much, at least locally. Boycott left Lord Erne’s service, but he was replaced by another agent. And evictions continued apace around Ireland. And the plight of tenant farmers did not improve all that much.
But, the first boycott was a symbolic victory. It brought greater exposure for the Land League, though it was ultimately unsuccessful in its campaign for the Three Fs: fair rent, free sale and fixity of tenure. But, even then, the Land League was, as noted, part of the radicalization of Catholic Ireland in the second half of the 19th century, which led to the birth of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and, ultimately, the Irish Republican Army (the first one, led by Michael Collins, not the re-constituted IRA that was behind the Troubles in Northern Ireland).
So, ultimately, taken together with other events, the first boycott was ultimately successful. And maybe this speaks to something else. We seem to expect that our actions against whatever we see as oppressive to be immediately rewarded, which is no doubt a response to our general belief in immediate reward/punishment in our world today. Our actions as individuals need to be part of a larger movement, and we need to be patient in that larger movement in order to effect change.
For example, where I live in Western Massachusetts, a collection of like-minded people have created a culture where creativity, tolerance, and inclusivity is central. But this was’t created overnight. While Western Massachusetts has a history of alternative subcultures and communities, our present culture was carefully and slowly created and reinforced over the past 30-40 years, beginning first down in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, and that has slowly crept up into the hilltowns on both side of the river valley. In other words, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Monumental History
May 11, 2017 § 19 Comments
I’m reading Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War. It’s an interesting read, as it posits the larger history of the Vietnam War, which includes the Vietnamese, as well as Laotians and Cambodians, are an essential part of the war story. Of course, that is bloody obvious. But, he is also right to note their elision from the official story of the Vietnam War in the US. He also objects to the fact that the very word ‘Vietnam’ in the United States means the Vietnam War. The entire history and experience of a sovereign nation is reduced to a nasty American war.
He spends a lot of time talking about the ethics of memory and an ethical memory in the case of the Vietnam War. And he is sharply critical of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in DC. He is critical because, as he notes, the memorial is 150 feet long and includes the name of the 58,195 Americans who died in service; if it were to include the Vietnamese dead, the wall would be nine miles long.
And so this brings up an interesting point about monuments and memory. There is a lot more to be said about this topic and, time permitting, I will return to this point in future posts. But what I want to consider here is the very nature of memorials. Memorials are either triumphalist or they are commemorative. They are constructed to recall glorious memories in our past. Or they are constructed to recall horrible events in our past.
In the former category, we have one of my favourite monuments, that to Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, and the other founders of Montreal. This is a triumphalist monument, with Maisonneuve surveying Place d’Armes from atop the monument, ringed with other early pioneers of Montreal: Lambert Closse, Charles le Moyne, and Jeanne Mance. And then, of course, there’s Iroquois, the single, idealized indigenous man. In the bas-relief between the four minor statues, the story of the founding of Montreal is told, sometimes with brutal honesty, such as the ‘Exploit de la Place D’Armes,’ which shows Maisonneueve with his gun to the throat of an indigenous warrior, as other warriors watch horrified.
The Maisonneuve monument was erected at Place d’Armes on 1 July 1895, Canada Day (or Dominion Day, as it was known then). Montreal had celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1892, and this monument was a product of that celebration.
An example of a commemorative monument is the National Famine Monument, at Murrisk, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland. This monument was unveiled in 1997, on the 150th anniversary of Black ’47, the worst year of the Irish Famine (1845-52). The Famine saw close to half of Ireland either die (1 million) or emigrate (2 million). It is the birth of the great Irish diaspora, and remains one of the most catastrophic moments in the history of Ireland. The monument is stark, and looks frankly out of place, as a bronze model of a coffin ship sits in the green fields of Mayo. But it is designed to be haunting, a testament to the victims of the horrors of the Famine.
But what Nguyen is arguing for is an inclusive monument-making: one that honours both sides of an historical event. And so I find myself wondering what that would even look like, how it would be constructed, how it would represent both (or more) sides of an historical event. How would the historic interpretive narrative be written? What kind of language would be chosen? Monuments are already an elision of history, offering a sanitized version of history, even commemorative ones (such as the one in Co. Mayo, which most clearly does not discuss the policies of British imperialism in manufacturing a Famine in Ireland). So how is that historical narrative opened to include multiple points of view?
I don’t have the answers, but these are questions worth pondering.
April 23, 2015 § 4 Comments
It’s the tail end of the semester, and I’m marking stacks upon stacks of papers. I am teaching Irish History this semester, for the 5th time in the past 3 years. Irish history tends to depress me, as it is largely a story of imperialism and resistance, with great atrocity on both sides. The Famine, in particular, gets me down. The ambiguity of Irish history is difficult to come to terms with, as well. It’s also very hard to teach Irish history, especially here in the diaspora. Whenever I’ve taught Irish history, my class is overwhelmingly (over 90%) comprised of the sons and daughters of the diaspora.
It’s difficult because we of the diaspora have been raised on simplistic narratives of British malfeasance and Irish heroism; these stories are deeply ingrained in the American and Canadian Irish diasporas. But, Irish history is massively complicated. My students have a hard time dealing with the fact that the Irish continually lose when they rebel, in large part because of in-fighting or because only a small part of the country rises up. I explain, partly to remind myself, that this is because the idea of Ireland as a country is a 19th-century creation, growing out of the Catholic Emancipation and Repeal movements led by Daniel O’Connell.
O’Connell is the one who re-drew the “Irish nation” from one that was Protestant (the Ascendancy, of course) to one that was Catholic. But even then, Ireland was a divided nation, by religion (as it was during the Ascendancy, obviously). So the idea of a unified Ireland is an elusive one.
My students handed in papers on Sebastian Barry’s brilliant novel, A Long, Long Way, last week. It is the tale of young Willie Dunne, the son of the Chief of Police of Dublin, who enlists in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the First World War. Willie is shipped off to Flanders to fight the Germans, like a few hundred thousand of his fellow Irish Catholics did. But, he is subjected to British anti-Irish attitudes on the part of many of his commanding officers. And when he’s home on furlough at Easter 1916, he’s pressed into action against the rebels at the GPO in Dublin. He’s confused. He doesn’t understand who he’s fighting, thinking, at first, maybe the Germans have invaded Ireland. When he realizes he’s shooting at fellow Irish men, he’s even more confused. And, like most Irish Catholics, he gets radicalized in the aftermath of the Easter Rising, when the British respond with draconian punishments for the rebel leaders. This leads to a rift with his father, who is a Unionist, despite being Catholic.
One of my students writes of an epiphany he has had regarding Irish history. He says it’s easy to be anti-British when you read and learn about the atrocities they committed in Ireland. But, when you learn of the brutality of the rebels during the Irish Revolution, things become more complicated. He’s left rather conflicted about Irish history, about the justness of either side, or the moral evil of both sides.
Of course, it need not be an either/or situation. I always fall back on Joep Leerson’s idea that ambiguity is part and parcel of Irish history, it is a “both/and” situation. And, ultimately, I have been reminded as to why I love Irish history: it is ambiguous, it is complicated, it is not simple.
And I suppose this is why I love teaching; feeling worn out from teaching all this Irish history, I am energized reading of my student’s epiphany.
In Defence of Irish Revisionist Historiography
February 11, 2015 § 3 Comments
I’m reading Guy Beiner’s masterful study of the folk memory of the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland for my Irish Public History class. In it, Beiner, like nearly every single Irish historian of the past two decades, goes off on Irish revisionist historiography. For those who are unfamiliar with the wars of Irish Historiography, revisionism in the Irish context dates back to the 1920s. In that decade, young scholars, educated at English universities, became frustrated with the fundamental lack of critical studies of the Irish past. Thus, centred around T.W. Moody and R. Dudley Edwards, they began to re-assess Irish history. They eschewed myth and folk tale for fact. They abhorred Irish nationalism for its warping of Irish historiography. They sought a dispassionate, “value-free” national historiography.
Revisionism became the dominant vision of Irish historiography for a period from the 1930s through to the 1990s. In the late 1980s, however, revisionism came under attack for its inability to deal with the more traumatic events in the Irish past. One of the problems with revisionism, critics charged, was that in its desire to view Ireland as un nation comme les autres, it whitewashed calamity: 1641, 1798, 1847, 1916, 1922, etc. At its fundamental core, revisionism is incapable of processing the fact (I know, ironic) that Ireland was an English, and then British, colony from roughly the 13th century until the 20th (there is also the complicating factor of Northern Ireland, still a constituent part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland).
I certainly have no great love for the revisionist project, in part because it denied the colonial fact of Ireland. This means that those moments of atrocity, most notably the Famine, get played down. Revisionism tends to shy away from criticising the English/British for their actions in Ireland. But sometimes, as during the Famine, it is simply the fact of the matter that Britain did little to alleviate the starving and misery in Ireland whilst at the same time continuing to export food from the nation.
However. In reading Beiner’s devastating critique of revisionism, I am reminded that it DID serve a purpose. Once. A long time ago. When Moody and Edwards were organising their critique of Irish nationalist historiography, their corrective WAS a necessary tonic. Moody argued that nationalist histories were harmful to an understanding of the Irish past, arguing that it was a matter of “facing the facts of the Irish past” as a means to countering the falsehoods of mythology. In the 1930s, for a newborn nation, this was an essential process. The problem is that revisionism went too far and was never able to accord to its internal contradictions. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t once necessary.
A Storm of Witchcraft: Salem in 1692 & Ballyvadlea in 1895
December 15, 2014 § 8 Comments
I read my colleague Emerson Baker’s fantastic A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience this weekend. Salem bills itself as “Witch City, USA”, the image of a witch on a broom adorns the police cars here. My wife is on the board of the Salem Award Foundation, which seeks to draw
upon the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, [to promote] awareness, understanding and empathy in support of human rights, tolerance and social justice. We advance social change through educational programming, stewardship of the Salem Witch Trials Memorial as a place of reflection, and by awarding and celebrating contemporary champions who embody our mission.
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial
As a public historian, the Hallowe’en silliness has fascinated me, as ‘ghost walks’ are held all around town, showing some of the locations sort of connected to the Witch Trials. I say ‘sort of’ because most of the action did not take place in Salem. Most of the accused came from Salem Village (then apart of Salem, now Danvers) and Andover. Some of the trials took place here, though. Nonetheless, every year, hundreds of thousands of people come to Salem, in the wake of the murder of twenty innocent people in 1692-3, most of them on Gallows Hill, to engage in revelry and have fun.
But, this is the first time I’ve engaged seriously in the actual history of the events. I knew the stories, I knew the outlines of what happened here and how those twenty people came to be killed in an explosion of mass hysteria. But, in reading Barker’s book I’ve been impressed at just how deeply held was the beliefs in witches in 17th century New England. Baker makes this argument forcefully, noting how a belief in witches, and in the wickedness of Satan drove Puritan beliefs. In this way, as he argues, witches became a convenient scapegoat in tumultuous times in Massachusetts. There was war with the aboriginals on the frontiers, from what is now Maine to towns located 15-20 miles inland from Salem, like Billerica. The economy was suffering. Puritans felt themselves under attack as religious toleration was extended.
Salem is itself named after the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace, and is a shortened version of Jerusalem, or City of Peace. Massachusetts was established as a city on the hill, and Salem is amongst the oldest towns in Massachusetts, settled in 1626 by Roger Conant and a group of Puritans, and is two years older than Boston. In 17th century Massachusetts, Salem and Boston were the two major commercial and administrative centres in Massachusetts. All of this was under attack in the late 17th century.
The story Baker tells is not unlike that told by Angela Bourke in one of my favourite books, The Burning of Bridget Cleary, the story of the burning to death of Bridget Cleary, a 25-year old woman, by her husband, Michael, in 1895 in Ballyvadlea, in rural Co. Tipperary, Ireland. What seems a straight-forward case of domestic violence is more than that. Michael Cleary claimed his wife had been taken away by the faeries, and he killed the changeling posing as his wife, as the real Bridget would return from the nearby ringfort, where she had been held captive by the faeries. Bourke then ties the case of Bridget Cleary into larger stories of Irish nationalism and the fight for Home Rule; faeries, then, were a traditional folkway for the people of rural Ireland in a rapidly changing time.
Bridget is often called the ‘last witch’ to be burned in Ireland. She was never accused of witchcraft, so that’s unfair (yes, I am aware of my title). But what is interesting in the similarity of these two stories.
The Wisdom of Marc Bloch
October 8, 2014 § 5 Comments
Marc Bloch is one of the most influential historians ever. An historian of mostly medieval France, he, along with Lucien Febvre, founded the Annales school of historiography in the late 1920s. The Annalistes preferred examining history over the long durée, and across various periods of time. They also advocated a more complete history than one of generals, presidents, prime ministers, and other so-called Great Men.
Bloch met his end at the hands of the Gestapo on in Saint-Didier-des-Champs, in France, on 16 June 1944, ten days after D-Day, as the Nazis realised they were going to lose France. Bloch had been a member of the Résistance since 1942. He was captured by the Vichy police in March of that year and handed over to the Gestapo. He was interrogated by Klaus Barbie, and tortured. It was a sad end for a great man.
Bloch had served in the French Army during the First World War, and remained a member of the Army reserve in the interregnum between the two wars. He was called up into action during the Second World War and was on hand for the baffling collapse of France in the face of the Nazi blitzkrieg attack in May 1940. That summer, he wrote his blistering and searing account of the Fall of France, Strange Defeat, not knowing if his words would ever see the light of day. The book was published in 1948, four years after his murder, and three years after the war ended.
Bloch is unflinching in his critique of French High Command, and France in general, for the collapse of its Army in 1940. In part, he blames the High Command’s over reliance on a false reading of history, that led it into a state of pathetic stasis, incapable of recognising that 1939-40 was not 1918, and that the Second World War was a different war than the Great War. In this passage, he makes a passionate argument for what the study of History is.
History is, in its essentials, the science of change. It knows and it teaches that is impossible to find two events that are ever exactly alike, because the conditions from which they spring are never identical…the lesson it teaches is not that what happened yesterday will necessarily happen to-morrow, or that the past will go on reproducing itself. By examining how and why yesterday differed from the day before, it can reach conclusions which will enable it to foresee how to-morrow will differ from yesterday. The traces left by past events never move in a straight line, but in a curve that can be extended into the future.
I assigned this book for my historiography class, and was deeply struck by this passage. I’ve re-read it four times now, it goes against what our culture thinks history is. Our culture thinks history is exactly what Bloch says it isn’t, that it can teach us to avoid the same mistakes over and over again.
I was thinking about this in light of my Irish history class dealing with The Liberator, Daniel O’Connell last week. O’Connell led the movement for Catholic Emancipation in Ireland, succeeding in 1829. He the turned his sights on the Repeal of the Act of Union (1800), which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In this, he failed. He failed because times had changed, and attitudes were different. In the early 19th century, many in Britain, and even some amongst the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland, had come to the conclusion that the denial of civil rights for Catholics in Ireland was not a good thing, and that Emancipation was necessary. Three of the staunchest opponents of Emancipation came around to O’Connell’s way of thinking: Sir Robert Peel, the Home Secretary; The Duke of Wellington, the Prime Minister, and King George IV). In the 1840s, though, when O’Connell’s Repeal movement reached its apogee, he did not have a groundswell of support in Britain (or amongst the Protestant Ascendancy) for Repeal. Thus, he failed because O’Connell failed to learn the proper lessons of History.
We would do well to remember Bloch’s maxim. Even we historians.
On the Radio: Boston College’s Belfast Project
May 28, 2014 § Leave a comment
Tomorrow, Thursday 29 May, I’ll be appearing on CKUT, McGill University Campus Radio’s programme on Oral History, O Stories. The show will be hosted by my old friend, Elena Razlagova, a professor of Public History at Concordia University. I will be talking about Boston College’s Belfast Project, and the fallout therefrom. So tune in around 2pm tomorrow, I’ll be on around 2.30. You can tune in the old fashioned way, on your radio at 90.3 fm, or on CKUT’s website.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: “Race” and the “True Celt”
March 17, 2014 § 2 Comments
I’m currently finishing off my Griffintown manuscript, and continuing the endless revisions of the PhD dissertation it was based on. By this point, “based on” is loose, like when movies claim to be based on a book, but you can’t really see the book in the movie. Anyway, right now I’m revising the sections on Irish nationalist sentiment amongst the Irish-Catholics of Griff in the early 20th century. And so, I’m reading Robert McLaughlin’s Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912-1925. McLaughlin’s work, like mine, is part of a growing movement amongst historians to challenge a decades-old belief amongst Canadian historians that Irish Catholics in Canada couldn’t care less about what happened in Ireland. This is a refreshing change.
McLaughlin, unlike most of us who study the Irish in Canada, focuses on both sides of the divide, looking at both Catholics and Protestants. This is what makes his book so valuable. Off the top of my head, McLaughlin’s is the only book-length study to look at the Protestant Irish response to agitations for Home Rule and outright independence for Ireland in Canada.
As such, McLaughlin spends a fair amount of time discussing Sir Edward Carson, the leader of the Ulster Unionists in Ireland. I talked about Carson in class the other week in discussing Home Rule and Unionism. I had a picture of him up on the screen, blown up behind me. When I turned around, I kind of jumped, not really expecting Sir Edward to be so big and glaring at me. The picture, however, is beautiful. Sir Edward looks out contemptuously at his audience, his lips pursed into a sour look, as if he had just smelled some Catholics. His jawbone is fierce, and his hair slicked back. He looks for all the world like a hard man. But, of course, he wasn’t. He was a knighted politician. But he was also the perfect avenue into discussing the “manliness problem” of the late Victorian/Edwardian British Empire, and the response, created by Lord Baden-Powell of the Boy Scouts, “muscular Christianity.” Sir Edward looks like he could tear you a new one as easily as argue the merits of Unionism versus Home Rule. And, in turn, this allowed me a direct entré into the Gaelic Athletic Association’s concept of “muscular Catholicism,” which turned muscular Christianity on its ear for Catholic Irish purposes.
At any rate, back to McLaughlin and his quoting of Sir Edward. Sir Edward wrote to his former Conservative Party colleague, Sir John Marriott in 1933, long after Irish independence and the partitioning of Ireland:
The Celts have done nothing in Ireland but create trouble and disorder. Irishmen who have turned out successful are not in any case that I know of true Celtic origin.
I find this humourous. See, by Sir Edward’s day, there was no such thing as a “true Celt” (not that Irish nationalists didn’t speak this same language). By the 18th and 19th centuries, the Irish, both Catholic and Protestant, were a wonderful mixture of Celtic Irish, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Spanish, English, Welsh, Scots, and so on that no one was a “pure Celt” or pure anything. But, of course, that myth persisted and still persists today.
I still have people come up to me today, in the early years of the 21st century, and want to discuss the “real Irish” or the “pure Irish” or the “real Celts” in Ireland. After disabusing them of the notion that there is such a thing (anywhere in the world, quite frankly, we’re all mutts, no matter our various ethnic heritages), I am left to just shake my head.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
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Montgomery County Wheel Tax Increase Goes Into Effect February 1
January 19th, 2021 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Beginning Feb. 1, 2021 the Montgomery County Motor Vehicle Wheel Tax will increase to $74. On Oct. 12, 2020, the Montgomery County Commission passed Resolution 20-9-15, titled “Resolution to Levy a County-Wide Motor Vehicle Tax”, which proposed a wheel tax increase of $25. The new fee must be paid to the Montgomery County Clerk’s Office in addition to the state motor vehicle registration fees.
All proceeds from the increase are required to be placed in the Montgomery County Capital Projects Fund. The funds will be used exclusively for the costs associated to build or design new school construction, school construction debt, infrastructure or school additions.
“The fee increase is a way to offset the costs of building schools in our growing community. The County Clerk’s Office is the collection point for the wheel tax but does not make decisions on tax rates,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
Motor vehicle owners subject to the wheel tax, who are 65-years-of age or older, and have a household income of less than $25,000 annually, may be eligible for a wheel tax rebate in the amount of $25. Only one vehicle per household will be eligible, and the vehicle must be titled to the individual person who is requesting the reimbursement. Individuals must apply through the Trustee’s Office within one month of initial registration issuance or renewal.
For more information about a rebate, visit the Trustee’s Office website at https://mcgtn.org/trustee, or contact them at 931-648-5717. For information about the Montgomery County Wheel Tax, visit https://mcgtn.org/clerk or call 931-648-5711.
Montgomery County Government Offices Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday. All County offices will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 19 during normal operating hours.
Montgomery County Mayor Selects New Purchasing Agent
January 8th, 2021 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett has chosen Stephanie Price Morlock as the next purchasing agent. She will be replacing Missy Davis who is retiring in March of this year.
Price Morlock has worked for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) since 2004, where she started as an administrative assistant. In 2007 she moved to the position of deputy, as a school resource officer, and was promoted to her current administrative role as budget analyst in 2016. Her responsibilities as budget analyst include analysis, preparation, and maintenance of the MCSO budgets, as well as overseeing all financial aspects for MCSO.
“Stephanie brings great experience to the purchasing department and is very familiar with County operations. We are thrilled to have her as a part of the leadership team,” said Mayor Durrett.
“I am elated to have been chosen as Montgomery County's next purchasing agent. I look forward to working with the purchasing office staff and continuing to serve the employees and citizens of Montgomery County," said Price Morlock.
Price Morlock holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice-Homeland Security from Austin Peay State University, a M.S. in Management and Leadership, and is designated as a certified public administrator through the University of Tennessee.
Her primary responsibility as the county purchasing agent will be the procurement of all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services required for any and all departments supported by or under the control of Montgomery County Government which encumbers any of those funds.
Montgomery County Health Department Announces Change to COVID-19 Testing Hours
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department will change their COVID-19 testing schedule. Beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Montgomery County will be testing at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane, from 8:30 -10:30 a.m. This change allows Montgomery County Health Department staff to prioritize vaccination of the 1A population.
The COVID-19 self-tests will be offered to adults on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On these days, public health staff members at each TDH COVID-19 testing site will provide self-testing kits to adults who wish to be tested. Individuals will remain in their vehicles while completing paperwork and collecting their samples. Health departments will submit the samples for testing.
Adults tested with the new self-tests will register and receive their results online. The self-tests are not approved for use in children under age 18. Children and adults unable to register online can still receive the standard nasal swab COVID-19 tests on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Test results may be available within 72 hours of arrival at the lab, depending on the volume of tests the testing lab receives. Information will be provided to participants at testing locations on what they can expect after being tested. This information is also available online at www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/cedep/novel-coronavirus/TestedGuidance.pdf. COVID-19 testing is widely available in Tennessee from local health departments and other health care providers. A map of COVID-19 testing sites across the state is available at www.tn.gov/content/tn/health/cedep/ncov/remote-assessment-sites.html. Hours of operation and contact information are provided for each site.
More information about COVID-19, including when individuals are eligible to receive a vaccination, can be found at mcgtn.org/gov/covid19.
State Expands Options to Set Up Appointments for COVID-19 Vaccinations
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The State of Tennessee opened a new website portal and added a phone number today in order to improve appointment services for COVID-19 vaccinations to Tennessee residents.
The website for Montgomery County can be accessed at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/Montgomery_Priority_List. This website is available to assist those in meeting the criteria to register for COVID-19 vaccinations during the current phase. Tennessee is now in Phase 1a, which is subdivided into two phases: Phase 1a1 for in-patient health care providers, first responders with direct exposure to the public and staff members and residents of long-term care facilities, and Phase 1a2 for those primarily working in outpatient health care settings as well as citizens of Montgomery County 75-years-of-age and older.
Additionally, the State of Tennessee has set up a call center with the number 866-442-5301 to assist in scheduling appointments for the vaccination. You can also call the Montgomery County Health Department at 931-648-5747 to set up an appointment.
Please do not attempt to register by accessing the registration website or by calling the phone number provided to help with registration unless you meet the criteria for the current phase. Verification will be requested on-site before vaccinations will be administered. Anyone interested in finding out what eligibility phase they fit into can visit the COVID-19 information portal at mcgtn.org.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control is Scheduled to Reopen to the Public January 11
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) has extended its closure to the public until Jan. 11, 2021. As of Jan. 4, eleven of the 20 MCACC staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, which has caused the extended closure. The nine staff members who are working at the shelter site will be focused on caring for the animals that are currently in the facility.
Owner surrenders will not be accepted while the facility is closed to the public. Strays may still be brought to the facility. However, anyone bringing a stray will need to call the shelter at 931-648-5750 upon arrival and wait in the vehicle for further instructions. The hold period for stray pets with no sign of ownership will be extended while the facility is closed to the public.
No adoptions will take place during the closure but the staff will assist anyone over the phone who may be interested in a shelter pet. Volunteers are needed. Anyone interested in volunteering should email [email protected].
The shelter was deep cleaned in an effort to prevent further spread of the virus. Updates about the closure and other changes will be made on the Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Facebook Page. To see adoptable pets available along with other info about MCACC visit https://mcgtn.org/animal-control.
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Closed to the Public Until January 5
December 31st, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Animal Care and Control will be closed to the public from Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, through Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. out of an abundance of caution due to the rising COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. The facility will be deep cleaned during this time and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 5 during normal operating hours.
Owner surrenders will not be accepted while the facility is closed to the public. Strays may be brought to the facility. However, anyone bringing a stray will need to call the shelter at 931-648-5750 upon arrival and wait in the vehicle for further directions.
No adoptions will take place during the closure but the staff will assist anyone over the phone who may be interested in a shelter pet.
Any updates about the closure will be made on the Montgomery County Animal Care and Control Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyAdoptionServices. To see adoptable pets available along with other info about Montgomery County Animal Care and Control visit https://mcgtn.org/animal-control.
Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings
December 30th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Pursuant to the Order Extending State of Emergency and Reinstating Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings, all jury trials scheduled in January and February 2021, are suspended and will be reset. All in court proceedings are suspended with limited exceptions listed in the Supreme Court Order thru January 29, 2021. Visit the Circuit Court Clerk’s website and view our online records to check reset dates for court proceedings. Instructions for individual Judges will be listed on the Clerk’s website as they become available.
Limiting public access to the Courts Center is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of COVID-19.
For information about reset court dates, please visit our website at https://mcgtn.org/circuit, view the online court records section or contact your Bonding Company.
Supreme Court Order 12-22-2020
Downtown Commons receives Honor Award for Design
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TN – The Downtown Commons, designed by Lyle Cook Martin Architects & Franklin Associates Architects, recently received an AIA Middle Tennessee, Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for the design of the Commons. “The jury admired the initiative to create a public space with meaningful input from the community. The successful grass-roots effort combined with nicely scaled, functional buildings fosters civic life, and serves people over icons."
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett said, “It doesn’t surprise me that the Downtown Commons was honored with another award. From the beginning I knew this park was a winner not only in the design world but also for our community.”
The Downtown Commons has provided the Clarksville community a place to gather and reconnect with friends and family since November 2017. Click here to learn more about the award information.
To stay up-to-date with the Downtown Commons please visit the Facebook page at Downtown Commons and the Instagram page @downtowncommonstn If you have any questions please reach out to Elizabeth Quinton at [email protected] or 931.245.3366.
January Commission Meetings Closed to Public
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order regarding limiting public gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, and allowing public meetings to be conducted by electronic means, the January 2021 Montgomery County Informal and Formal Commission meetings will be closed to the public.
Limiting public access to the meetings is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of COVID-19. County Commissioners and key Montgomery County personnel will attend the meeting in person while practicing health and safety precautions.
The informal commission meeting, scheduled on Jan. 4 at 6 p.m. and the formal commission meeting, scheduled on Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. can be viewed, as always, by the public on the Montgomery County YouTube Channel during the meeting or at any time after the meeting has taken place.
For members of the public who plan to address the County Commission about zoning cases on Jan. 4, they may do so via Webex from the first-floor training room of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. A member of the staff will be available to guide them through the process. Space in the training room will be limited and open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For information about the Montgomery County Commission meetings visit https://mcgtn.org/.
County Government New Year’s Closure Schedule
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government offices will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
County Offices will resume services during normal operating hours on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. –Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #25 today, in order to extend the wearing of face masks by all residents in Montgomery County. This emergency order includes a declaration of public health emergency and has been mandated as a result of county and state health data as well as ongoing discussions with the local health department and emergency services director and City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.
The extension, which is the fourth extension to Emergency Order #21, states that cloth or other face coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Face coverings shall be worn within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County and City of Clarksville government facilities, including Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained and within publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained. The order also requires any business open to the public to post a sign, which can be found on the Montgomery County website, requiring masks on all public entrances.
The newest mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. December 30, 2020, and is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on January 29, 2021. This mandate will replace Emergency Order #24 which expires December 29, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Governor Lee’s Executive Order #73 extends authority for county mayors to issue emergency orders regarding mask mandates through February 27, 2021.
Exceptions to the mandate are outlined in Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order #54.
The Montgomery County Government web site has a host of COVID-19 related information, to include a COVID-19 dashboard, videos, signage, advice and previous mandates. You can also call 931-648-5787 for questions.
Montgomery County and City of Clarksville Employees Receive First of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Last week, the Montgomery County Health Department received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine. A group of 10 first responders and public safety personnel representing Montgomery County and City of Clarksville employees received the first of the newly FDA authorized Moderna vaccines in Montgomery County. The vaccines were administered by nurses from the Montgomery County Health Department at the Emergency Operations Center on Monday, Dec. 21.
“I appreciate that these employees stepped forward to take the vaccine and I am thankful for the work they do each day to keep our community healthy and safe. This is the first of many steps we need to take in order to get to the other side of this pandemic,” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
“We are excited to have these vaccines and see our COVID-19 vaccination activities underway in our community,” said Montgomery County Health Director Joey Smith. “We’ve been preparing for months to distribute approved vaccines and we believe this will be a safe and effective tool in the fight against COVID-19.”
The 10 employees were selected based on the list predetermined “high-risk” criteria established by the Tennessee Department of Health and include Dustin Haas and Jessie Ferrell with County Emergency Medical Services, Hope Peterson with 911 Dispatch, Mark Chandler and Robert Jones with Clarksville Fire and Rescue, Fred Smith and Charles Hummel with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Steve Hamilton and Tina Slaven with Clarksville Police Department and Tammy Arms with Emergency Management Agency.
“While it is extremely important that we take these steps to offer greater protection for our most exposed populations, we must keep in mind that we all need to mask up, social distance and avoid gathering to minimize the spread of this virus,” added City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.
The Tennessee Department of Health will provide data on COVID-19 vaccines administered in the state via a new online dashboard which will be updated each Tuesday and Friday.
Chandler, the first to receive the vaccination in Clarksville, Montgomery County said, “I’m honored to be a part of this. It’s great to see Montgomery County taking care of the people who take care of Montgomery County.”
Initial supplies of the COVID-19 vaccines are limited. The first allocations of both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in Tennessee will be used to provide first vaccine doses to individuals qualifying for Phase 1a1, as detailed in the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan for Tennessee. Tennessee’s COVID-19 vaccination plan was last updated Dec. 2 and will be modified as more is learned about the vaccines Tennessee will receive.
It’s important to note these Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are not interchangeable; each patient must receive two doses of the same vaccine to be protected against COVID-19. Those who choose to receive the vaccine will receive a card with the date of their first dose, the name/manufacturer of the vaccine received and the date on which they should receive their second dose.
Tennessee’s plan for allocation of COVID-19 vaccine has been thoughtfully developed with a focus on how best to serve our diverse populations and communities, and to ensure distribution of vaccination sites across all 95 counties, especially in rural areas and those with high concentrations of people in vulnerable populations.
Tennessee’s local health departments continue to offer COVID-19 testing five days a week at no charge to those wishing to be tested. TDH testing sites across the state began employing self-testing kits for adults three days a week beginning Dec. 21, to allow staff members to transition to vaccination of frontline health care providers and first responders. Find testing hours and contact information for TDH health department testing sites online at https://covid19.tn.gov/testing-sites/.
Montgomery County Government Offices will Close for the Christmas Holiday
December 22nd, 2020 - Communications Dept.
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government offices will close by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 23 and all day Thursday, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday.
County Offices will resume services during normal operating hours on Monday, Dec. 28.
For information on Montgomery County Government, visit https://mcgtn.org/.
Changes to Schedule and Procedures Coming to Civitan Park COVID-19 Testing Site
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Beginning the week of December 21, the Montgomery County Health Department will make changes to its schedule and procedures for COVID-19 testing at Civitan Park.
Drive-thru testing will continue to be administered by the health department staff on Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Self-administered test kits will be offered on-site on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Those who choose the self-administered test option will remain in their vehicles while completing the paperwork and collecting their samples. Health department staff will collect and submit the samples for testing. The results will be available online.
To receive a self-administered test for the self-collection kit, a patient must meet the following criteria:
Must be 18-years of age or older
Must have a valid email address and phone number
Must have a smartphone or a device with internet access for registration completion
Must have a pen to write on the specimen container
After meeting all of the above, the patient will be instructed to pull into designated area, review the initial handout information, and watch the EverlyWell collection video. If the patient chooses to proceed with self-collection, a kit is given by the testing staff. The patient then follows the instructions included in the kit to collect their specimen and package the specimen for shipment. Once the specimen is packaged, the patient returns the specimen to the staff member and exits the testing site.
Children and adults unable to register online can receive standard COVID-19 tests on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Testing is free, regardless of symptoms or county of residency and no appointment is required.
The Health Department will be closed on Christmas Eve, December 24; Christmas Day, December 25; New Year’s Eve, December 31; and New Year’s Day, January 1.
Montgomery County Mayor Appoints New HR Director
Montgomery County, TN — Alyssa Pierce was appointed by Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett as the new Director of Human Resources, effective December 7, 2020.
Prior to working for the County, Pierce most recently led as Hand Family Companies Corporate Human Resources Manager. The position included HR leadership responsibilities for more than 1,100 employees across 10 worksites in three states. She had 10 years of experience working for Hand Family Companies.
A Clarksville native, and graduate of Austin Peay State University, Pierce also has a background in insurance and benefits with State Farm Insurance, as well as in the education sector as both a high school science teacher and technical college admissions advisor.
“I am honored to serve as the human resources director for Montgomery County Government. I’ve had the opportunity to meet leadership and employees in many departments in the short time that I’ve been here and grow more impressed each day with the dedication and professionalism of the County team. I am eager to serve the employees and the community in this position,” stated Pierce.
“We are very excited to move forward with Alyssa at the helm of our HR department,” said Mayor Durrett. “She brings a wealth of knowledge from the business sector and has excellent credentials in the HR field. I’d also like to thank Michelle Lowe, our diversity and training officer, for the great job she did serving as our interim HR director since mid-August.”
To find out more about the Montgomery County HR Department, visit https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County Allocates Federal CARES Act Funding towards Technology and Payroll
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government designated how available funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, would be spent on technology and payroll. When news of the funding was made available, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett and Chief of Staff Kyle Johnson worked with IT Director Skip Burchett on a plan to extend the number of employees who could work remotely and more efficiently as the options for serving County residents continued to evolve during the pandemic.
Montgomery County Government was allocated approximately 1.2 million dollars in CARES Act technology funding to improve remote work capabilities for County employees. Funding for the hardware allows for greater telework possibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. County departments were asked to provide a description of the expected case use quantities desired for remote equipment. All equipment has now been purchased and will be deployed to each department by December 30.
CARES Act funding also covered payroll for employees who were out because of COVID-19. The total budget for CARES related contributions on payroll was approximately $567,000.
“The funding through the CARES Act allows us to better take care of Montgomery County residents from a remote location. This is a solution that can be helpful, regardless of whether the community challenge is related to health or a weather-related disaster. People look to local government to assist them and these resources improve our readiness to serve. The assistance also helped us continue paying employees who were affected by the virus.” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
An overview of what Montgomery County Government purchased with CARES Act money as it relates to IT equipment includes:
400 Laptops of various models
400 monitors
400 keyboards and mice
400 MS Office licenses
400 HDMI cables, power strips, etc. for remote setups
200 webcams
200 speakers
7 WebEx Room Kits – To retrofit various department conference rooms to include video conferencing capabilities
14 Webex Boards - For courtrooms as well as other locations around the county to increase remote video conferencing and remote training capabilities
150 iPads for various departments to include Veterans Treatment Court participants to be able to do virtual check-ins with case managers, for County Board of Equalization remote meetings, and other departments.
To see a list of accessible online services through Montgomery County Government, go to the Gov tab at https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County Awarded a $750,000 BlueCross Healthy Place Grant for Woodlawn Park
Montgomery County, TN – The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation recently announced the selection of Woodlawn Park as one of their 10 New BlueCross Healthy Place Projects for 2021. They are awarding the Woodlawn Park community hub project $750,000 of their $7.5 million investment across Tennessee to celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary serving Tennesseans. Of the $750,000 total; $600,000 will be used for the project build and $150,000 will be used for a maintenance fund.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation team member, Sally Burchett, applied for the BlueCross Healthy Place grant in August 2020 and was notified that Montgomery County would be a recipient of the funds earlier this month.
The description submitted by County Parks and Recreation described the need for comprehensive family fitness opportunities at Woodlawn Park. When Montgomery County was presented with this grant possibility, the Woodlawn community offered their support and input regarding which design would bring the most value to the park and its users.
“We are grateful that Woodlawn Park was chosen as a 2021 BlueCross Healthy Place grant site. Montgomery County has a fantastic park system that continues to grow and improve. This grant will help bring some much-needed state-of-the-art equipment updates to a deserving area of our community,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
“Montgomery County Parks and Recreation is fortunate to have the support of the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation. Woodlawn Park’s selection as a 2021 BlueCross Healthy Place is exciting news for our department and community,” said Montgomery County Parks Director Jerry Allbert.
The BlueCross Healthy Place will be located at Woodlawn Park: 2910 Woodlawn Park Road, Woodlawn, TN 37191. Demolition and preparation of the site has already begun. Montgomery County Parks asks park users to please avoid the active construction area during this process.
The community hub package will include the following features in the new space:
Community pavilion
Play area for ages 2-5
Play area for ages 5-12
Fitness stations
For more information about the Blue Cross Healthy Place projects, visit https://www.bcbst.com/about/in-the-community/healthy-places/. To find out more about Montgomery County Parks visit https://mcgtn.org/.
December 9th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. –Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #24, today in order to extend the wearing of face masks by all residents in Montgomery County. This emergency order includes a declaration of public health emergency and comes after continued discussions with the local health department and emergency services directors, City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts as well as several Middle Tennessee Mayors. Exceptions to the mandate are listed in the latter part of this news release.
The extension to Emergency Order #21 states that cloth or other face coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Face coverings shall be worn within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County and City of Clarksville government facilities, including Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained and within publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained. The order also requires any business open to the public to post a sign, which can be found on the Montgomery County website, requiring masks on all public entrances.
The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 11, 2020, and is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2020. Governor Lee’s Executive Order #63 gives authority for county mayors to issue emergency orders regarding mask mandates.
The last 14-days (11/25/20-12/8/2020), of data for Montgomery County reveals the following:
An average of 103 new cases per day
As of 12-8-20 Montgomery County had 783 active COVID-19 cases.
1,441 new cases out of 8,135 tests
18 Hospitalizations
15 COVID-19 Deaths
206 new School Age Cases (age 5-18)
During the previous 14 days (11/11/20-11/24/2020), Montgomery County had:
663 positives out of 5,494 tests
An average of 81 new cases per day
1.175 positives out of 6,950 tests.
Exceptions for wearing face-coverings include the following as outlined in Governor Lee’s Executive Order #54:
Within one's residence or automobile, unless transporting others for hire;
By a child twelve (12) years of age or younger;
By someone who has trouble breathing due to an underlying health condition or another bona fide medical or health-related reason for not wearing a face-covering;
By someone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face-covering without assistance;
While eating or drinking;
While outdoors, unless the person cannot substantially maintain appropriate social distancing from others outside of the person's household;
While working under conditions where appropriate social distancing from others outside of the person's household is substantially maintained;
In situations in which wearing a face-covering poses a safety or security risk;
While in a house of worship unless required by that house of worship, but wearing a face covering in such locations is strongly encouraged; or
While in a voting site for the purpose of voting or administering an election, but wearing a face covering in such locations is strongly encouraged.
Montgomery County Receives Excellence in Local Government Award
Montgomery County, TN — The Greater Nashville Regional Council (GNRC), on December 8, 2020, announced the recipients of its 2020 Local Government Awards, which honors excellence in public service across Middle Tennessee. The Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department was recognized for excellence in the local government category of recreation and youth engagement for the Rotary Field of Dreams ‐ Civitan Park Expansion.
The Regional Council, which is composed of 65 mayors and executives, two members of the TN General Assembly, and 26 mayoral appointments, provides a forum for collaboration among communities in the greater Nashville metropolitan area. Each year, GNRC honors its members and partners with two types of awards. Grand awards, named after influential leaders throughout GNRC’s history, are presented to individuals or organizations for demonstrated leadership on a regional scale. The Excellence in Local Government awards recognizes county governments and municipalities for projects or initiatives that serve as a model for peers across the region. The submissions are judged on completed projects from the previous fiscal year.
Montgomery County Parks and Recreation was selected for the recreation and youth engagement award because of the commitment made by Montgomery County Government, the Community Health Foundation and the Clarksville Rotary Clubs to provide kids with special needs a place they could call their own. The 25-acre expansion, which began as a vision 10 years ago, features an ADA compliant playground for special needs children, 1.011 miles of walking/running trails, three new baseball/softball ball fields, one of those baseball fields (Rotary Field of Dreams) designated specifically for Buddy Ball, one multi-purpose field and a concession stand.
“I’m grateful this incredible community project was recognized by GNRC. The expansion was something we had needed for a long time in Montgomery County,” said Mayor Durrett. “Without the great support from our local Rotary Clubs and the Community Health Foundation the project would not have been possible.”
“Our parks and recreation department works hard to provide our community with top quality parks that provide space for activity and tranquility throughout Montgomery County. It is always a treat for our parks to be recognized and the Civitan Park expansion is very special to us,” stated Montgomery County Parks Director Jerry Allbert.
“The work being done by the local communities and professionals working for citizens across Middle Tennessee is inspiring,” said Michael Skipper, executive director for GNRC. “It is an honor to highlight their hard work and share these best practices with the rest of the region.”
For more information about the Greater Nashville Regional Council or other award recipients, visit GNRC.org. For more information about Montgomery Parks and Recreation, visit https://mcgtn.org/.
A Holiday Market will be Hosted at the Downtown Commons
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TN – The Downtown Commons is hosting its first-ever Holiday Market on Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The purpose of the market is to offer local small businesses and vendors an additional opportunity to engage with the community during the holiday season. There will be a wide variety of vendors from woodworking to boutiques, something for every wish list.
Santa will also be there to take requests from the children, at a healthy distance, of course. Food trucks are a must and will be located on Main Street while the market is open. A social distancing plan will be in place and masks will be required for the event. Come on out and enjoy the shopping and fun at the Downtown Commons!
To stay up-to-date with the Downtown Commons please visit our Facebook page at Downtown Commons and our Instagram page @downtowncommonstn. If you have any questions please reach out to Elizabeth Quinton at [email protected] or 931.245.3366.
Montgomery County Mayor Briefed on Plan for COVID-19 Vaccinations
December 3rd, 2020 - Communications Dept.
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, County Chief of Staff Kyle Johnson and County Emergency Services Director Jimmie Edwards, along with county mayors and leadership across Tennessee, joined Governor Bill Lee’s office on a call this morning to discuss how the federal COVID-19 Immunization Distribution Plan would be implemented in the State of Tennessee.
The State has released a vaccine plan that prioritizes population groups within Tennessee. This information can be found at the following link COVID-19 Vaccination Plan (tn.gov). Pfizer is prepared to send 56,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine directly to hospitals for Tennessee’s healthcare workers beginning this month. The priority list for the vaccines is set by the federal government. Any deviation from that list will compromise funding from the federal government.
“We are working closely with the State and local health departments to ensure that those who wish to receive a vaccine can do so in an orderly fashion. There is still some uncertainty on when and how many vaccines will be available to Montgomery County. As we find out more information we will continue to let the public know,” said Mayor Durrett.
Additional supplies will be coming and more detailed information will be shared with the public as it becomes available. For further information about the vaccine plan as well as frequently asked questions and other details related to the COVID-19 vaccinations in Tennessee visit https://www.tn.gov/health.
County Commission Meetings will be Closed to the Public for December
December 2nd, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order regarding limiting public gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, and allowing public meetings to be conducted by electronic means, the December Montgomery County Informal and Formal Commission meetings will be closed to the public.
The informal commission meeting, scheduled on Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. and the formal commission meeting, scheduled on Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. can be viewed, as always, by the public on the Montgomery County YouTube Channel during the meeting or at any time after the meeting has taken place.
For members of the public who plan to address the County Commission about zoning cases on Dec. 7, they may do so via Webex from the first-floor training room of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. A member of the staff will be available to guide them through the process. Space in the training room will be limited and open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Montgomery County Trustee’s Office Incorporates Efficiency Updates for Taxpayers
November 30th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Trustee Kimberly Wiggins recently made the decision to suppress the mailing of 39,000 tax notices to Montgomery County homeowners whose taxes are paid by the four largest mortgage servicing companies. This decision saves the taxpayers almost $15,000 in print and postage costs annually. In the past, tax notices were sent to all homeowners in Montgomery County regardless of whether their taxes were part of their mortgage payment or not. For those with a mortgage and escrow, the receipt of a tax bill often raised concerns and confusion over the payment responsibility.
“Making this change was a simple way to save the taxpayers money and cut down on confusion for those who are paying their taxes through one of the major mortgage companies. My staff and I will continue to seek opportunities to save taxpayers money while providing a high level of service,” said Montgomery County Trustee Kimberly Wiggins.
Another recent change in the Trustee’s Office is the new partnership between the Trustee’s Office and the City of Clarksville for this tax season. They have joined together to simplify the process for tax freeze and tax relief recipients. The City will have a representative in the County Trustee’s office Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. to accept vouchers, proof of income, and process payments if applicable. This eliminates the need for taxpayers residing in Clarksville-Montgomery County and receiving tax relief to go to two different offices for services.
“We are pleased to have this partnership with the City of Clarksville to add convenience for our residents. Because of the times we are facing, some people are hesitant to leave their homes and we do not want anyone to lose any of their tax benefits. Our hope is that meeting the taxpayers’ needs in one location will help those who are most vulnerable in Montgomery County,” added Wiggins.
The Trustee’s Office is located at 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 101-B in Veteran’s Plaza. To view or print their tax information, it is available on the Trustee website at mcgtn.org/Trustee. You can also call 931-648-5717 with questions or concerns.
Flags Flown at Half-Staff on Dec. 1, 2020
County and City honor the late Judge Raymond Grimes
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Flags at all Montgomery County Government and City of Clarksville offices and facilities will fly at half-staff Tuesday, Dec. 1 in honor of Judge Raymond Grimes, who died Nov. 26 after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Grimes, 73, served as a general sessions and juvenile court judge in Montgomery County for 22 years and was also the founder of the Montgomery County Recovery Court. He was a former Montgomery County Commissioner and retired as Lt. Commander from the U.S Coast Guard Reserves.
Montgomery County Treatment Court was started by Grimes in 2005 and was the first-ever second chance program through the court system in the community. Since its inception, hundreds of lives have been changed directly and tens of thousands of community service hours have been performed.
“We are mourning the loss of Judge Grimes. Those who worked with him at the Courts Center have been especially hard hit with the news of his death. One word that resonates with Judge Grimes’ name is fair, he treated people fairly and that is the most honorable word can you associate with a judge, said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
“Judge Grimes used his courtroom to improve the lives of people and their families,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said. “He leaves a lasting legacy of kindness and justice.”
Visitation will take place from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30 at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Service will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions be made to Montgomery County Recovery Court, 2 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040.
Adult Probation, Circuit Court, Recovery Court, Veterans Treatment Court and Youth Services/Juvenile Probation Offices will all close for the day by 2 p.m. Dec. 1, for the funeral of Judge Ray Grimes. Filings for Circuit Court may be put in the dropbox outside and payments may be made online. All filings received by Dec. 1 will reflect that date. Contact information for all court offices can be found at mcgtn.org.
County Offices Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving Holiday
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. All Montgomery County offices will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30 during normal operating hours.
Many of the services provided by Montgomery County Government are also conveniently available anytime online at https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Location to Remain at Civitan Park
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-through testing location will remain at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane in St. Bethlehem for the foreseeable future.
The solution to provide two heated trailers for health workers to warm up and store items will be made available for the health department to use at Civitan Park beginning today, Nov. 20.
“Staying at Civitan Park allows the health department to maintain the efficient drive-through set up for our citizens and keeps logistics running smoothly for all of the services at Veterans Plaza. It also gives us the option to expand County services into Civic Hall if necessary because of COVID-19” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
The hours for testing will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday with the exception of extended hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23 and Monday, Nov. 30. Any additional holiday closures will be sent to local media and shared on Montgomery County Government social media accounts.
Questions about the move or other information related to the Montgomery County Health Department, can be addressed at https://mcgtn.org/health or by calling 931-648-5747. For additional COVID-19 information visit https://mcgtn.org/.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Today, Nov. 18, 2020, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #23, to extend the wearing of face masks by all residents in Montgomery County. This emergency order includes a declaration of public health emergency and comes after continued discussions with the local health department and emergency services directors, City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts as well as several Middle Tennessee Mayors. Exceptions to the mandate are listed in the latter part of this news release.
The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 20, 2020, and is set to expire at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2020. Governor Lee’s Executive Order #63 gives authority for county mayors to issue emergency orders regarding mask mandates.
“It is important for us to stay the course and do our best to slow the spread of this virus, especially as we head into flu season. Wearing a mask is one easy way we can protect ourselves and others during this time,” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
The last 14-days of data for Montgomery County reveals the following:
An average of 50 new cases per day.
As of 11-16-20 Montgomery County had 863 active COVID-19 cases.
During the previous 14 days Montgomery County had:
663 positives out of 5,494 tests.
62 new school age cases (age 5-18)
The Montgomery County Government web site has a host of COVID-19 related information, to include a COVID-19 dashboard, videos, signage, advice and previous mandates. You can also call 931-648-5787 for questions or concerns.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Location Moves Back to Veterans Plaza
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-through testing location will move from Civitan Park to William O. Beach Civic Hall beginning Nov. 23, 2020.
Due to weather related conditions, the Montgomery County Health Department will relocate back to Civic Hall. The move will allow workers to have shelter from the cold and provide a more suitable location to store their equipment and supplies.
The hours for testing will remain the same from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. and testing will continue to be provided free of charge. Any holiday closures or announcements about a change in times will be sent to local media and shared on Montgomery County Government social media accounts.
“The move back to Civic Hall will provide our staff with a better location as cold weather comes in. It is important that we continue to wear our masks, wash our hands frequently and social distance during this time. These actions will not only help slow the spread of the virus but will also help keep us healthier during cold and flu season,” said Montgomery County Health Department Director Joey Smith.
Hands Across Lincoln Homes Event
What: Montgomery County Diversity Task Community Outreach Event
Why: The first in a series of events to build and strengthen relationships within the community
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14, 2020.
Where: Edith Pettus Park 345 Farris Drive Clarksville, TN 37040.
Who: Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, General Sessions Court Judge Kenneth Goble, Interim Executive Director Dawn Sanders-Garrett, Montgomery County Diversity and Training Officer Michelle Lowe
Additional Details: There will be temperature checks at the entrance. Social distancing will be observed and masks will be required and available for those who do not have one.
Montgomery County Hires New Program Event Manager for the Downtown Commons
November 5th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Government recently hired Elizabeth Quinton as the Downtown Commons’ Program Event Manager. She will be responsible for the management, planning and execution of events that take place at Downtown Commons as well as assisting with social media and marketing for Montgomery County.
Quinton brings with her experience in event planning and marketing most recently from Vanderbilt University. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee at Martin and is a graduate of Rossview High School.
Her achievements include working on fundraising and social events directed toward Vanderbilt alumni. She has focused on delivering events for alumni members where they could gather, connect, and make memories.
“I’ve enjoyed working for Vanderbilt the past few years but I am passionate about making a difference in my hometown. There are so many possibilities for the Downtown Commons that have been explored as well as those that haven’t even been thought of yet. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity” said Quinton.
Throughout 2020 many social events and large gatherings have been canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic but the plan is for the Downtown Commons to reopen for large and small gatherings in 2021. In the meantime, Quinton is planning small gatherings throughout the holiday season.
“I look forward to the public returning to a safe and healthy environment, and for the chance to establish events for people to enjoy. I am also looking forward to connecting with our downtown businesses and build momentum for increased traffic in the downtown area,” added Quinton.
Downtown Commons in downtown Clarksville specializes in both public and private events for the community. For more information, contact Elizabeth Quinton at 931-449-0095, [email protected] or visit https://downtowncommons.org/.
County Offices Closed in Observance of Veterans Day
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of the Veterans Day federal holiday. All Montgomery County offices will reopen on Thursday, Nov. 12 during normal operating hours.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Latest Emergency Order to Require Face Coverings
October 30th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Today, Oct. 30, 2020, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #22 extending Emergency Order #21 to restore the wearing of face masks by all residents in Montgomery County. This emergency order includes a declaration of public health emergency and comes after discussions with the local health department and emergency services directors, Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts as well as several mayors in Middle Tennessee. Exceptions to the mandate are listed in the latter part of this news release.
Emergency Order #21 states cloth or other face coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Face coverings shall be worn within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County and City of Clarksville government facilities, including Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained and within publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained. The order also requires any business open to the public to post a sign which can be found on the Montgomery County website, requiring masks on all public entrances.
The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 31, 2020, and is set expire at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2020. This mandate along with Emergency Order #21 will provide 21 days of data for Montgomery County.
The latest data for Montgomery County reveals the following:
Active cases have more than doubled from 225 at the end of Sept. to 532 cases by Oct. 26.
By Sept. 30, there were 46 total COVID-19 related deaths, and today, there are 57 COVID-19 related deaths.
The average daily case rate doubled from 22 in September to 41 by Oct. 26.
The latest 14-day average is 50 new cases per day.
Cases hit a record high this weekend with 102 new cases reported on Oct. 25.
Exceptions for wearing face-coverings include the following as outlined in Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order #54:
COVID-19 tests are provided free of charge by the Montgomery County Health Department weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane.
The Montgomery County Government web site has a host of COVID-19 related information, to include a COVID-19 dashboard, videos, signage, advice and previous mandates. You can also call 931-648-5787 for questions
County Commission Meetings will be Hosted Electronically in November
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order regarding limiting public gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, and allowing public meetings to be conducted by electronic means, the November Montgomery County Informal and Formal Commission meetings will be conducted electronically.
Meeting electronically and limiting public access to the meeting is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of COVID-19.
The informal commission meeting, scheduled on Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. and the formal commission meeting, scheduled on Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. can be viewed, as always, by the public as video on the Montgomery County YouTube Channel during the meeting or at any time after the meeting has taken place.
For members of the public who plan to address the County Commission about zoning cases on Nov. 2, they may do so via Webex from the first-floor training room of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. A member of the staff will be available to guide them through the process. Space in the training room will be limited and open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Montgomery County Mayor Reinstates Emergency Order that Requires the Wearing of Face Coverings
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Today, Oct. 27, 2020, Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #21 to restore the wearing of face masks by all residents in Montgomery County. This emergency order includes a declaration of public health emergency and comes after discussions with the local health department and emergency services directors, City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts as well as several mayors in Middle Tennessee. Exceptions to the mandate are listed in the latter part of this news release.
The latest order states cloth or other face coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Face coverings shall be worn within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County and City of Clarksville government facilities, including Clarksville-Montgomery County School System; public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained and within publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained. The order also requires any business open to the public to post a sign which can be found on the Montgomery County website, requiring masks on all public entrances.
The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 28, 2020, and is set expire at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2020, when Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order #63 giving authority to county mayors to issue COVID-19 mask requirements ends on October 30. Once Governor Lee extends the authority for county mayors to issue mask mandates, Mayor Durrett will extend the mask mandate through Nov. 19, 2020, to allow at least 21 days of data to be tracked.
“Our trajectory is moving in the wrong direction. While I appreciate there are differing opinions about masks, our local data suggests they work to reduce the incidence of this virus. Based on my conversations with other community leaders, we feel the mask mandate is in the best health interest of our residents,” said Mayor Durrett.
“I am in full support of Mayor Durrett’s mask mandate. The City of Clarksville will do all we can to reinforce the County’s emergency order,” said Mayor Pitts.
“We’ve seen a significant increase in active cases. On Sept. 11, Montgomery County had 212 active cases and for 31 days we stayed in the 200s. It took only seven days to move from 299 to 427 active cases. Then it only took seven more days to move to 540 active cases. I appreciate Mayor Durrett taking action,” said Montgomery County Director of Health Joey Smith.
Exceptions for wearing face-coverings include the following as outlined in Governor Lee’s Executive Order 54:
COVID-19 tests are provided free of charge by the Montgomery County Health Department weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane
Wade Bourne Nature Center Ribbon Cutting
October 21st, 2020 - Communications Dept.
What: Ribbon Cutting for the Wade Bourne Nature Center
Why: To Celebrate the opening of the Wade Bourne Nature Center
When: 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020
Where: Rotary Park, 2308 Rotary Park Drive Clarksville, TN 37043
Who: Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, Becky Bourne, Ducks Unlimited President Doug Schoenrock, Montgomery County Parks Director Jerry Allbert, Customs House Museum Executive Director Frank Lott and Lane Lyle of Lyle-Cook Martin Architects
Because of the number of people who are planning to attend the event, masks will be required and available on site.
Local Officials Plead for Residents to be Vigilant
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County is seeing a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases which have grown considerably over the last 14-day period in comparison to the previous 14 days. The Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard shows an average of 23.93 new cases per day for the previous 14-day period in contrast with the current 14-day period daily rate of 38.67 or a 62% increase in daily cases in the most recent two-week period.
“Our County is trending upward in the number of COVID-19 cases. We are letting our guard down by not taking the precautions our local health department and the Center for Disease Control has asked us to take. It is imperative that we get back on track in and outside our homes, our places of employment, and when going in and out of businesses. I am making a plea with all businesses in Montgomery County to require masks for workers and patrons just as we do in local government offices. If we all do our part, there is no need for a mandate” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
“Please continue to wear a mask when social distancing is not possible and wash your hands frequently. Let’s all do our part to keep each other safe and virus-free,” said City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.
Although Montgomery County remains in a good position with an adequate amount of hospital beds currently available, reports from the Tennessee Department of Health show that the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise not just in Montgomery County but throughout the state of Tennessee. Dr. Lisa Piercey, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, announced earlier today that hospitalizations are up over 50% in Tennessee since October 1. Reports indicate that some hospitals across the state are struggling to keep up with the number of ICU beds needed to care for COVID-19 related patients.
“It is important not to gather with family and friends who have underlying conditions that make them more susceptible to dire COVID-19 consequences. These conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), heart conditions, immunocompromised state, obesity and severe obesity, sickle cell disease, smoking, and Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Fifty-one of our residents have died this year from COVID-19. Even small gatherings can be opportune places for the virus to spread. It is our individual responsibility to do all we can to protect those who are most at risk” said Montgomery County Health Director Joey Smith.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee also announced today that the Tennessee Department of Health has made COVID-19 related updates to their web site to include a dashboard for each county in the state.
“It’s that time of year when people are experiencing sinus issues and the flu season has also started, so we need to be more cautious than ever about our health. Although COVID-19 is not the flu or sinuses, the initial symptoms can be very similar. It is important to get tested for COVID-19 so we can stop the spread of this virus and stay home if you are experiencing symptoms until you have your test results,” added Smith.
Free testing by the Montgomery County Health Department is available at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane, every Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To see the latest COVID-19 reports on Montgomery County visit https://mcgtn.org/.
Applications for the Wheel Tax Reimbursement Program will be Available in 2021
Montgomery County, TN — The $25 wheel tax increase for schools that passed with a two-thirds vote by the Montgomery County Commission on Oct. 12, 2020 goes into effect on Feb. 1, 2021. An amendment to the resolution providing an exemption based on age and income was unanimously approved by the County Commission.
The exemption is for individuals who are 65-years-old or older at the time of initial registration issuance or renewal with a household income not to exceed $25,000 annually. The rebate program will be effective Feb. 1, 2021. Applications will be available by Feb. 1 through the Montgomery County Trustee’s office and the Montgomery County Clerk’s office as well as on their respective web pages at https://mcgtn.org/.
“We have been receiving inquiries at the County Clerk and Trustee Office in regards to the application for reimbursement and felt it was important for the public to know when and how the process will be done,” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
“As always, we are happy to accommodate for relief to those in our community who are eligible for tax relief whether it is for wheel or property tax,” said Trustee Kimberly Wiggins.
“I will continue to work closely with the Trustee’s Office to assist in this process. I want to ensure those eligible for this program will have the information they need to apply,” explained County Clerk Kellie Jackson.
Once the rebate program goes into effect, the application can be completed and returned to the Trustee’s Office in person. The information on the application will be verified and the applicant will be notified within 45 days of eligibility. If approved, a check reimbursing the individual in the amount of $25 will be mailed to them. The final decision on eligibility will be made by the County Trustee.
Final Downtown @ Sundown 2020 Concert October 16
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – This Friday, October 16, Good Rockin’ Tonight will perform at the Downtown Commons for the final concert of 2020. The Downtown @ Sundown concert will take place on the lawn from 7 – 10 p.m. Good Rockin' Tonight is a 1950's Rock and Rockabilly Tribute that features professional Nashville musicians who perform the most influential songs in Rock and Roll history. The band covers the songs of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison and more with excited energy and musical accuracy. Good Rockin Tonight also recently recorded a live album, due out soon at the Legendary Sun Records in Memphis where Rock n Roll was created.
The concert is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to come and bring family, friends and their own chairs and blankets. Families and friends are asked to stay with the group they entered the park with to allow for social distancing. There will be a central entrance at the corner of Second and Legion Streets where temperatures will be checked before entering. Everyone will be required to wear masks as they enter the park. Coolers and pets are prohibited at the concert.
This year’s Downtown @ Sundown Concerts are presented by title sponsors TriStar Beverage of Clarksville (Bud Light and Essentia,) and F&M Bank. Airborne Disposal is an additional sponsor for the concerts.
Beverages will be sold on site. Food trucks will be located on Main Street, and as always there are a variety of food venues to choose from in the downtown area before and during the concert. Downtown Commons t-shirts will also be given away throughout the evening.
For questions, contact [email protected].
2020 CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY VETERANS DAY PARADE
October 8th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Veterans Day Parade will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, with pre-parade ceremonies set for 9 a.m. in front of the historic courthouse (south side) on Third Street in downtown Clarksville. The keynote speaker is US Army retired Major General Walt Lord, who now serves as Vice President, Government Division, at FileBank Inc.
This year’s Veterans Day parade theme is “Salute to Veterans in Healthcare.”
For those participants and spectators who are unable to social distance, we encourage the wearing of facemasks. For those unable to attend in person, the parade will be broadcast live on the Montgomery County Facebook page, as well as via the CDE cable network.
The Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of N. Eighth and College Streets, next to the Sundquist Science Building at Austin Peay State University, with the reviewing stand at the Third Street side of the courthouse. The parade will proceed from College left onto University Avenue, right onto Main Street, left onto 3rd Street, left onto Commerce Street, left onto University Avenue, right onto Franklin Street, left onto 8th Street and back to the APSU parking area.
“The Veterans Day Parade has been a major event for our community for decades. We hope that this annual celebration of our military veterans can bring some much needed normalcy to our community in these uncertain times,” said VSO Director Andrew Kester.
For more information, contact the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization at 553-5173. Parade entry forms for veterans groups and other local organizations, as well as route maps, can be picked up at the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, or by e-mail request to [email protected]. Parade entries will be accepted through Friday, Oct. 23.
County and City Present 2021 Legislative Agenda to State Representatives
September 24th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – For the second consecutive year Montgomery County and City of Clarksville Legislative Liaison Committee Members jointly presented an overview of their Legislative Agendas to state representatives who represent Montgomery County and Clarksville.
The presentations were made to Senator Bill Powers, House Deputy Speaker Curtis Johnson and Representative Jason Hodges at William O. Beach Civic Hall, the evening of September 22.
The 2020-21 members of the Legislative Liaison Committees included County Commissioners Joe Creek, John Gannon, David Harper, Rashida Leverett (chair) and Chris Rasnic. City Council members included Jeff Burkhart (chair), Ron Erb and Stacey Streetman.
Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett and City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts welcomed those in attendance, thanked the state legislatures for past successes they have moved through the state legislature and for their service to our community.
The 20-21 agenda included several road projects jointly submitted by Montgomery County, the City of Clarksville and the Chamber of Commerce. The agenda also included several items related to each governmental entity ranging from public safety, employee retirement, school funding, Department of Motor Vehicle processing fees and body camera funding.
The County and City requested public input for the 2021 legislative agenda items from June 2020 through August 2020 through local media outlets and through County and City social media outlets. The full 2021 legislative agenda can be found at https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Order
September 21st, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #20 to extend Emergency Order #19, that requires the wearing of face masks by all employees of businesses open to the public in Montgomery County.
On July 3, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order #54 giving authority to county mayors to issue COVID-19 mask requirements. Montgomery County is one of 89 counties in the state of Tennessee that was given this authority. The extended mandate, Emergency Order #20 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., Sept. 22, and will remain in effect for seven days as allowed by law until 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 29. An evaluation to further extend the orders will be determined prior to Sept. 29.
Emergency Order #20 extends Emergency Order #19, which requires owners and persons employed in the operation of all businesses, as well as all County and City facilities open to the public in Montgomery County to wear masks while conducting business. Additionally, all persons entering a County or City facility must wear a face-covering. This order will be enforced on an as-needed basis.
Emergency Orders #19 and #20 also urge and encourage all people in Montgomery County to wear face-coverings in public places and practice all other CDC directives.
COVID-19 tests are provided free of charge by the Montgomery County Health Department weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2.m. at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane.
For more information about Montgomery County Services and COVID-19 information, visit https://mcgtn.org/ or call 931-648-5787.
Montgomery County’s Veterans Service Organization Breaks Record and Extends Hours of Operation
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization (VSO) had the largest single-year increase in recorded history for the state of Tennessee for 2019. According to the Veterans Administration statistics for 2019, Montgomery County has 36,873 veterans with an annual economic impact from Veterans Administration (VA) compensations to Montgomery County veterans of $387,781,000 an increase of $64,400,000 from 2018.
“I attribute the increase to the outreach efforts of the entire MCVSO team,” stated Veterans Service Organization Director Andrew Kester.
Results for 2020 may also break a record. The VSO did not skip a beat in their service to military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the months of April, May and June they continued to provide services through phone and virtual visits. They resumed in-person appointments at their new location in July and continue to offer phone and virtual appointments when that works best for the veteran.
“I am very proud of the work done at our Veterans Service Organization. I believe their success can be credited to leadership that is willing to go beyond the norms. Their accomplishments are a testament to them doing whatever it takes to serve our military veterans,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
Office hours at the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization office hours have been extended from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the last available appointment at 4 p.m.
“Our veterans have expressed interest in later times for those who have traditional work schedules. We listened and beginning this September we adapted our hours to serve them,” stated Kester.
To find out more about the services offered by the VSO visit https://mcgtn.org/ or call 931-553-5173.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Site will have Adjusted Hours
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The hours for the Montgomery County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-through testing will be adjusted to Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Civitan Park, beginning Sept. 21. Civitan Park is located in St. Bethlehem at 650 Bellamy Lane.
Testing times were adjusted in July from the original Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. hours to 7 a.m. to noon to accommodate due to the high temperatures at the outdoor testing area.
“We’ve rarely seen a line for the last few weeks, so traffic has not been an issue. People have requested later hours to allow for testing during their lunch break. This time frame may help our parents, school system employees, and our citizens,” said Montgomery County Director of Health Joey Smith.
“Whatever makes it more convenient for people to get tested is a win for those who want to get tested and for our local health department to have the most accurate information,” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
Questions about COVID-19 drive-through testing or other information related to the Montgomery County Health Department can be addressed at https://mcgtn.org/health or by calling 931-648-5747. For additional COVID-19 information visit https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Order #18
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett signed Emergency Order #19 today to extend Emergency Order #18, which requires the wearing of face masks by all employees of businesses open to the public in Montgomery County.
On July 3, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order #54 giving authority to county mayors to issue COVID-19 mask requirements. Montgomery County is one of 89 counties in the state of Tennessee that was given this authority. The extended mandate, Emergency Order #19 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., Sept. 15, and will remain in effect for seven days as allowed by law until 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 22. An evaluation to further extend the orders will be determined prior to September 22.
Emergency Order #19 extends Emergency Order #18, which requires owners and persons employed in the operation of all businesses, as well as all County and City facilities open to the public in Montgomery County, to wear masks while conducting business. Additionally, all persons entering a County or City facility must wear a face-covering. This order will be enforced on an as-needed basis.
COVID-19 tests are provided free of charge by the Montgomery County Health Department weekdays from 7 a.m. to noon at Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane.
Road Closures Anticipated Due to Progress on MPEC Project
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TN — Starting September 15, there will be several road lane closures as crews work to tie-in sewer services to the Montgomery County Multipurpose Event Center (MPEC) site. The closures will take place from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The timelines and locations have been approved and set by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and include the following:
Partial intersection shutdown at College & North 2nd Streets scheduled Sept. 14 through 18.
Eastbound lane of College Street closed between North 1st and North 2nd Streets scheduled Sept. 14 through 18.
Both lanes of North 2nd street closed between College and Main Streets scheduled Sept. 14 through Oct. 2.
“The cooperation between our project team, TDOT, the City Street Department, Clarksville Gas and Water, and Clarksville Transit has been great. We appreciate everyone working together on this part of the process. Tying into sewer services is one important step of many as we move forward in making MPEC a reality for our community.,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
The MPEC, a 250,000 square foot, multi-level event facility in the heart of downtown Clarksville, is scheduled to open fall 2022. The demolition of older buildings on the site began in early August 2020. Look for continued development through local media as well as the Montgomery County Government website and social media.
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A Letter to the Community from Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett Regarding Face-Coverings
September 4th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
This has certainly been a challenging year for many of us. We did not think we would ever be in a position to mandate what people do. Yet, the government’s role does in fact make mandates. The government sets speed limits, creates zoning, develops ordinances, and sets policy, but in this generation, the government has never told people to wear a mask and social distance. A mandate that some of us believe infringes upon our personal freedoms.
We have received many, many phone calls, emails, and social media messages regarding the wearing of masks. I can honestly say that it is about 50/50 in favor of and in opposition to wearing masks. People are just as passionate about wearing masks as they are opposed to wearing them. We listen to and read them all, but when making decisions, we do not count those “for” and those “against.” Instead, we look at the data to determine what is best for the community as a whole.
Possibly one of the greatest challenges in this pandemic is reviewing the data. We can all find articles and experts who say masks work and we can also find those who say they don’t work. From there, we develop our own personal opinions.
We now have data that demonstrates that following safe social practices has reduced our number of new COVID-19 cases. We have seen the rate of positive tests start to decline and our 14-day trends of new cases have dropped significantly. We have also seen our percent of recoveries increase and our hospitalizations decrease. We know that the way the data is being tracked related to active cases is based on an early understanding of COVID-19 and, that it is flawed. We have been in numerous conversations with the state of Tennessee leadership and we now see they have adjusted the data accordingly. The adjustment has resulted in a positive, more accurate reflection of where we are with COVID-19.
Although we are lifting the personal mandate, we STRONGLY urge the general public to continue to wear masks and to social distance. Our data is where it is because I believe most people in Montgomery County realize that masks and social distancing work and they are doing their part to make a difference.
We will continue to require people entering all local County and City government facilities as well as Clarksville-Montgomery County School System buildings, to wear masks. I have spoken with City of Clarksville Mayor Pitts and Director of Schools Milliard House and they agree with this action.
Again, we strongly encourage that our residents continue to wear masks and social distance. It is paramount that we keep commerce thriving, keep our children engaged in learning, and protect those who are most vulnerable. It should not be about individual inconvenience, but about what we can do to help each other.
Montgomery County Mayor
Montgomery County Commission Meetings will Open to the Public in September
August 31st, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Beginning Sept. 8, Montgomery County Commission meetings at the County Historic Courthouse will have limited space open to the public. Requests to address the County Commission and public hearings for zoning cases will also resume at the meetings.
There will be controlled capacity within the commission chambers in order to practice social distancing. Once capacity has been met, the Montgomery County deputies on duty will no longer allow people to enter the building. The public can attend on a first-come, first-served basis. Face-coverings will be required to be worn in the building and for the entire meeting except when addressing the County Commission. Masks will also be available at the building entrance area for those who do not have a mask with them. Chairs will be marked for seating that will allow for recommended social distancing.
“Although the Governor’s newest orders allow us to continue keeping the meetings closed to the public and available electronically, we feel that we can resume opening the meetings to the public with our safety measures in place,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
County Commission meetings will continue to be posted on the Montgomery County Government YouTube channel for anyone who would like to watch the meetings online.
To address the County Commission, please submit a request to speak form at least 72 hours before the informal meeting to Shelly Baggett at [email protected]. For further information, call (931) 648-5787.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Executive Order to Wear a Mask through September 7
August 28th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order #17 today to extend Emergency Order 11, which requires that all residents, businesses, and visitors of Montgomery County wear face-coverings.
Emergency Order 11 states that cloth or other face-coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County,Tennessee, within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; in public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained; and within the publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained.
In addition, the order states that businesses and facilities shall post signage at public entrances informing patrons of the requirement to wear a mask within the establishment and shall enforce the requirement within the establishment.
“Our numbers are now moving in the direction that we want to see. Our cases were climbing significantly but active cases in Montgomery County have dropped by nearly 100 in the last 14 days versus the previous 14 days, so it seems the mask mandate is beginning to work. Hopefully everyone will stay diligent in practicing social distancing and wearing face-coverings so we can get through this faster,” said Mayor Durrett.
The White House Task Force Map shows that Montgomery County has moved from the red zone to the yellow zone since the mask mandate was put into effect.
Emergency Order 17 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 31, 2020. and will expire on Sept. 7, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. unless sooner canceled or extended. The local state of emergency under this statute is limited to seven days, but it may be extended in seven-day increments.
Exceptions under the emergency order are:
Any person who is of age 12 or under;
Any person who cannot safely wear a face covering because he/she has trouble breathing due to an underlying health condition or another bona fide medical or health-related reason for not wearing a face covering;
Anyone who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove a face-covering without assistance;
Persons in a private residence;
Persons who are outdoors, unless the person cannot substantially maintain appropriate 6-foot social distancing from others outside of the person's household;
Persons while eating or drinking;
Persons in a place of worship or participating in any type of religious ceremony or activity attendant thereto (unless a face-covering is required by the place of worship or other location where the religious ceremony is taking place), although persons in places of worship or otherwise participating in religious ceremonies or activities attendant thereto are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19;
Persons within private motor vehicles, unless such vehicle is being used for public transportation or a vehicle for hire;
Persons working under conditions where appropriate social distancing of at least six feet from others outside the person's household is substantially maintained;
Persons present in government facilities, or on government premises, who shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the governmental entity operating the facility or premises. • Persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County government facilities will wear cloth or other face-coverings, subject to the age and health restrictions outlined herein, and subject to number
Other local governmental entities may issue their own directives regarding their facilities;
Persons in a voting site for the purpose of voting or administering an election; although such persons are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19;
Persons who are engaging in strenuous exercise and/or physical activity, provided, however, that such persons shall maintain 6-foot social distancing when not wearing a face covering;
Persons for whom wearing a face-covering would pose a safety or security risk;
A State of Local Emergency was declared on July 17, granting to the County Mayor certain powers as allowed under TCA 58-2-110 that gives political subdivisions of Tennessee State Government, Montgomery County, the ability to waive procedures relative to performance of public works and taking whatever prudent action is necessary to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the community.
For the list of State Executive Orders, County Emergency Orders and other COVID-19 related information such as the Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard, visit https://mcgtn.org/ or call 931-648-5787.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Executive Order to Wear a Face-Covering Through August 31
Emergency Order 11 states that cloth or other face-coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee, within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; in public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained; and within the publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained.
Emergency Order 16 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on August 24, 2020. and will expire on August 31, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. unless sooner canceled or extended. The local state of emergency under this statute is limited to seven days, but it may be extended in seven-day increments.
For the list of State Executive Orders, County Emergency Orders and other COVID-19 related information, visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5787.
Virtual Forum on Diversity Recently Held for Middle and High School Students
Montgomery County, TN – Earlier this month, Montgomery County Government, Austin Peay State University (APSU), Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) and Spring Forth Counseling Center collaborated to host a virtual forum for a diverse group of middle and high school students.
The purpose of the forum, called Turning the Talk, was to provide an outlet for the students, rather than the adults, to take the lead in a candid conversation about social injustice and how they have seen it affect them and others. The youth who participated in the web forum were selected by their school principals.
While the idea for the forum came from Montgomery County Diversity and Training Officer Michelle Lowe, it was a team effort and partnership led primarily by Dr. Eva Gibson, an APSU assistant professor of school counseling and clinical coordinator.
“Our youth need and deserve a safe place to have a candid conversation about the social injustice in our society – we owe them that. This was about giving our students the opportunity to speak freely and provide them with the resources to process their feelings,” said Lowe.
Lowe opened the conversation by welcoming the participants and Director of CMCSS Millard House, shared opening remarks. Gibson, along with CMCSS school counselors Yuricka Rice, Tina Duncan, Cavelle Gonga and Yunetta Smith, a therapist with Springforth Counseling, facilitated the session.
The students took the opportunity to articulate and express their feelings and concerns. What stood out most to the organizers was the high level of wisdom, foresight and resilience as well as the amount of pain shared by the students.
Gibson said, “While we hope this session was beneficial for the students that participated, we also hope that the sentiments of these students have an impact on the adults and decision-makers who are able to make changes.”
The organizers and team members from CMCSS administration expressed to the students and each other the overwhelming sense of pride they felt about the maturity of the students. Director House concluded the session with inspiring words of encouragement to the youth.
Lowe stated, “Today the foundation has been laid. Our students have been empowered and are encouraged to continue the conversation in order to start building a better tomorrow. It is our goal to continue hosting more of these forums for additional students in our community. Many of them are hurting and it is our desire to help them heal.”
To connect with Lowe, email [email protected] or call 931-648-5715.
County Mayor Swears in Interim Circuit Court Clerk
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett swore in Wendy Davis as the interim circuit court clerk this afternoon. Davis, who has been working as the Montgomery County Chief Deputy Circuit Court Clerk for 24 years, will serve as the interim circuit court clerk until the residents of Montgomery County vote a circuit court clerk into office on November 3.
The legislative body of County Commissioners selected Davis to fill in as interim circuit court clerk at the August 10 formal county commission meeting. Davis will begin serving as interim on August 16, the day following the retirement of Cheryl Castle, who served the community in public safety and justice for almost 40 years.
“I appreciate Wendy’s willingness to serve as the interim circuit court clerk.” said Mayor Durrett. “Her experience allows us to continue serving the people of our County and our court system without interruption.”
For information about the services offered through Circuit Court, go to https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5700.
Expanded Small Business Relief Now Available for Agriculture, Tourism and Workforce Development
Montgomery County, TN — Tennessee Mayors received news today from Governor Bill Lee’s Office about expanded financial relief programs for small businesses, agribusinesses, displaced workers, and the tourism industry through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). The release from the Governor’s Office stated that the Tennessee Small Business Relief Program will expand to include additional industries adversely impacted by reductions in commercial activity in April, with $83.5 million added to the program’s initial $200 million allotment.
The release further states that the Expansion of Tennessee Small Business Relief Program is in the amount of $83,517,500 and will expand to include additional businesses provided they have less than $10 million in annual gross sales and fall within an industry impacted by executive order limitations on activities, gatherings, and other non-essential businesses and activities; or a retail industry that experienced a 25% reduction in taxable sales in the month of April due to the public health emergency.
In addition to the original list of eligible businesses on the State web site, there are a list of new small business categories that will be eligible under this expansion. A full list of and instructions for eligible businesses will be available from the Tennessee Department of Revenue.
The release also states that $50 million would be made available towards agriculture and forestry economic relief which will be established through the Tennessee Department of Agriculture for agricultural businesses and forestry businesses to help ensure stability of the food supply chain and agribusiness economy. Applications for this funding will be accepted between August 17 through August 31, 2020.
Additionally, $25 million will be allocated from the CRF to the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to remarket and support the State’s tourism industry recovery from the public health emergency.
The other area that will receive CRF funding, according to the Governor’s news release, is workforce development in the amount of $9.5 million with $7.5 million allocated to two established workforce development programs: Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program Expansion and Career and Training Services, and $2 million to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Virtual American Jobs Center. Based on the information in the release, the funds will provide reemployment services to a proposed 17,000 participants to return them to gainful, sustainable employment.
“There are many business in Montgomery County that have been negatively affected by COVID-19. I’m grateful the Coronavirus Relief Funds may lessen the hardships they are facing, and hope the businesses in our County will take full advantage of the relief package,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
Read the Governor’s news release to see the new and expanded list of qualifying small businesses. The application will be posted at the Tennessee Department of Revenue page the week of August 17, 2020.
For additional local resources on COVID-19 related information visit https://mcgtn.org.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Executive Order to Wear a Mask Through August 24
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order #15 today to extend Emergency Orders 11, 12, 13 and 14 which requires that all residents, businesses, and visitors of Montgomery County wear face-coverings.
A State of Local Emergency was declared on July 17, granting to the County Mayor certain powers as allowed under TCA 58-2-110 that gives political subdivisions of Tennessee State Government, Montgomery County, the ability to waive procedures relative to the performance of public works and taking whatever prudent action is necessary to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the community.
For detailed COVID-19 related information in Clarksville, Montgomery County, a dashboard with charts on the total number of COVID-19 cases, total tests, negative tests, total confirmed, total recovered, active cases, hospitalizations and deaths, 14-day active cases, COVID-19 resources, testing sites across the State of Tennessee, the State dashboard and links to the most up-to-date CDC information can be found at https://mcgtn.org and https://www.cityofclarksville.com/.
Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard Open to the Public
Montgomery County, TN — A Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 dashboard with extensive local COVID-19 related information is now open to the public. Leaders from Clarksville and Montgomery County have been working with Austin Peay State University GIS to develop a user-friendly dashboard that shows COVID-19 related data and resources specific to Clarksville-Montgomery County.
The dashboard is updated daily from the State of Tennessee’s database and can be found at https://bit.ly/2XTOXNM, and at https://mcgtn.org and https://www.cityofclarksville.com/. It provides easy to read charts on the total number of COVID-19 cases, total tests, negative tests, total confirmed, total recovered, active cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The dashboard also contains tabs that detail 14-day active cases, local COVID-19 resources, testing sites across the State of Tennessee, the State dashboard and links to the most up-to-date CDC information.
“This dashboard is a comprehensive look at what is taking place in our own community. Partnering with the APSU GIS team has been fantastic. They are professionals at translating data into a usable form and we greatly appreciate their continued contributions,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 Task Force, made up of the County and City Mayors and leaders from the healthcare community and law enforcement, have been meeting regularly to discuss COVID-19 related information. The dashboard was shared yesterday in the task force’s web-based meeting. During that meeting, County Mayor Durrett proposed that it be made available for the public to view. City Mayor Joe Pitts and the other task force members unanimously agreed that it should be shared.
“We have tools today to help us track and analyze data that we did not have available when we began this learning process on March 16. This tool will be beneficial in helping the community visualize what is happening,” stated Tennova Clarksville CEO Alex Villa.
August 7th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order #14 today to extend Emergency Orders 11, 12, and 13 which requires that all residents, businesses, and visitors of Montgomery County wear face-coverings.
For more information about Montgomery County Services and COVID-19 information to include question and answer sheets for residents and businesses, visit https://mcgtn.org/ or call 931-648-5787.
Foster Care Review Board Members and Foster Care Families are Needed in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Juvenile Services is seeking adults who are willing to serve on the local foster care review board. Foster care review boards are comprised of citizen volunteers who are appointed by juvenile court judges. The board serves the quasi-judicial function of hearing cases and advising the court by overseeing the progress of custody cases for children in foster care.
“Children are placed into state custody due to a variety of circumstances that are usually caused by parents or guardians. We are asking for volunteers from the community to be a part of the foster care review board to help us ensure that these children are able to experience safety, security, and stability as quickly as possible,” stated County Probation Case Manager Supervisor and Foster Care Coordinator Howard Johnson.
Juvenile court judges place children into DCS custody for reasons such as educational neglect due to refusal to attend school, negligence of parents getting their child to school as required by Tennessee Compulsory Attendance Requirements, or delinquent offenses enacted by the child. Parents also petition the juvenile court to remove unruly or delinquent children from their homes, due to an inability to properly supervise them.
The volunteers review paperwork ahead of the hearings and then meet with other members of the board at the courts center or electronically one day per month to examine the cases of children who are in DCS custody. They file a report for each child containing their findings and recommendations. The report is then forwarded to the juvenile court judge overseeing the custody of each child. Foster Care Review Boards are not aligned with the Department of Children’s Services (DCS). However, children in DCS custody must have their cases reviewed by juvenile court judges and/or foster care review boards at specified intervals.
“Permanency is the goal for children in foster care because it helps to provide them with the stability they need. Children are placed back into the custody of their parents or a family member after the problems that necessitated the removal are corrected,” explained Johnson.
Foster care families are also sorely needed in Montgomery County. Due to a chronic shortage of foster homes, children are often placed in various locations across the state – some of them hundreds of miles away from home. Currently, there are more than 300 children from Montgomery County who are in the custody of DCS.
Anyone interested in joining the foster care review board should contact Foster Care Facilitators Taquita Fields or Howard Johnson at 931-648-5766 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]. For those who would like to find out more about becoming a Resource (Foster) Family, contact DCS at 931-503-3200.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Executive Order to Wear a Face-Covering through August 10
July 31st, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order 13 today to extend Emergency Orders 11 and 12 which requires that all residents, businesses, and visitors of Montgomery County wear face-coverings.
The order states that cloth or other face-coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee, within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; in public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained; and within the publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained.
Emergency Order 13 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on August 3, 2020. and will expire on August 10, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. unless sooner canceled or extended. The local state of emergency under this statute is limited to seven days, but it may be extended in seven-day increments.
Persons present in government facilities, or on government premises, who shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the governmental entity operating the facility or premises.
Persons present in the public areas of all Montgomery County government facilities will wear cloth or other face-coverings, subject to the age and health restrictions outlined herein, and subject to number
For more information about Montgomery County Services and COVID-19 information to include question and answer sheets for residents and businesses, visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5787.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Location will Relocate to Civitan Park
July 29th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department’s COVID-19 drive-through testing location will move from Richview Middle School to Civitan Park, located at 650 Bellamy Lane in St. Bethlehem, beginning Monday, August 3.
Originally testing services were to resume at Veterans Plaza by August 3 but rather than moving back and forth from that location due to the upcoming voting schedule, Montgomery County Health Department Director Joey Smith worked with Emergency Management Agency Director Ed Baggett, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Albert, City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Director Jennifer Letourneau, and the Tennessee Department of Health to find a long-term location for the community.
“Due to the volume of people being tested and the long car lines associated with that, we needed a location that would minimize the impact to our schools and to the election commission, and preferably a site with a lot of parking,” said Smith. “Civitan Park fits the bill. Everyone I worked with has been tremendously helpful in this process and I appreciate that,” he added.
The hours for testing will remain the same from 7 a.m. to noon, Mondays through Fridays. Any holiday closures will be sent to local media and shared on Montgomery County Government social media accounts. The link to the maps for the Civitan testing site can be found here.
Montgomery County Mayor Extends Emergency Executive Order to Wear a Mask through August 3
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order 12 today to extend Emergency Order 11 which requires that all residents, businesses, and visitors of Montgomery County wear face-coverings.
Emergency Order 12 will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on July 27, 2020. and will expire on August 3, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. unless sooner canceled or extended. The local state of emergency under this statute is limited to seven days, but it may be extended in seven-day increments.
Montgomery County Mayor Signs Emergency Order #11 for the Mandatory Wearing of Face Coverings
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, has issued Emergency Executive Order #11 requiring that all Clarksville, Montgomery County residents and visitors wear face-coverings in public to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The exceptions to wearing a face-covering are outlined in Governor Lee’s previous Executive Order #54.
The latest order, which goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. July 20, 2020, and is set expire at 12:01 a.m. on July 27, 2020, states that it is ordered that cloth or other face coverings that cover the nose and mouth of a person to impede the spread of the virus during speaking, coughing, sneezing or other action, shall be required in Montgomery County, Tennessee, within all publicly-accessible areas of commercial business establishments; public outdoor areas where social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained; and within publicly-accessible areas of business offices where there is direct interaction with the public and social distancing of at least six feet cannot be maintained.
On Friday, July 17, Mayor Durrett met with City Mayor Joe Pitts as well as Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson, Clarksville Police Department Chief David Crockarell, and Director of Medical Services Jimmie Edwards to review the mandate. Mayor Durrett also conferred with Director of Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Millard House and Austin Peay State University President Alisa White regarding the newest mandate.
Also stated in the order, businesses and facilities will be required to post signage requiring that patrons wear face-coverings. Previous, orders mandated that anyone working in a business that served the public needs to wear a face-covering. Those orders will be vacated and replaced by the new emergency order that everyone to wear face-coverings, on July 20. Suggested wording for the signage can be found at https://mcgtn.org.
“I realize there are varying opinions about wearing a face-covering. The use of face coverings in a preferred alternative to the closing of businesses and preventing schools from re-opening, which could likely become necessary if some action is not taken. This is the best defense against coronavirus we have at this time. The great thing is that we can all play a role in stopping the spread of the virus and I have no doubt that our community prefers the use of face coverings over continued closures of schools and business,” stated Mayor Durrett.
“As always, I appreciate Mayor Durrett bringing the city to the table and asking for our input. We know we are in this together and I also agree that we need to do what we can to slow the spread of this virus to have the best outcome for our citizens,” said Mayor Pitts.
Sheriff Fuson and Chief Crockarell agreed that overall, people have been following the rules during this outbreak and they are committed to having their officers work first to educate and encourage the public to wear face coverings before giving citations.
A list of national companies such as Walmart, Target, Walgreens and Kroger have also announced the requirement to wear masks in their place of business.
The data will continue to be reviewed by local leaders and health officials and the local order will be extended or ceased accordingly. For more information about Montgomery County Services and COVID-19 information, visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5787.
COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Hours Change at Relocation Site
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department will be conducting COVID-19 testing outside Richview Middle School weekdays from July 17 through July 31. The testing hours are now 7 a.m. to noon. Richview Middle School is located at 2350 Memorial Drive.
The hours have changed due to the high temperatures and a lack of cover from the sun for employees who are administering the tests.
“Without a carport to stand under, the medical professionals, who are fully masked, gloved and gowned, are giving the tests while standing in the heat. Adjusting the hours helps us to serve the public over extended periods of time while allowing employees to get out of the hot weather in the afternoons. We appreciate the public’s patience as we make adjustments,” said Montgomery County Health Director Joey Smith.
By 11 a.m. the concrete was above 90 degrees with heat indexes close to 100 degrees this week. The temporary move from Veterans Plaza to Richview Middle School has been done to accommodate the early voting schedule at the Montgomery County Election Commission. The entrance for the testing site is located off Memorial Drive.
The lines at the Richview Middle location may be long, so it is important to plan accordingly. COVID-19 testing is expected to resume at the Veterans Plaza beginning Monday, August 3.
To ask questions about the move or other information related to the Montgomery County Health Department, visit https://mcgtn.org/health or call 931-648-5747. For additional COVID-19 information visit https://mcgtn.org/.
Montgomery County Mayor Signs Extension for the Mandatory Wearing of Face-Coverings
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Emergency Executive Order #10 today to extend Emergency Order #9 which requires the wearing of face masks by all employees of businesses open to the public in Montgomery County.
On July 3, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order #54 giving authority to county mayors to issue COVID-19 mask requirements. Montgomery County is one of 89 counties in the State of Tennessee that was given this authority. The extended mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., July 15, and will remain in effect for seven days as allowed by law until 12:01 a.m. on July 22. An evaluation to further extend the orders will be determined prior to July 22.
Emergency Order #9 requires employees of businesses open to the public in Montgomery County to wear masks unless social distancing can be conducted consistently. This order will be enforced on an as-needed basis.
The decision to extend the mandate is based on conversations with Montgomery County Health Department Director Joey Smith, Montgomery County Director of Medical Services Jimmie Edwards, and the testing data that is specific to Montgomery County.
“Our cases are still rising at a level that is troublesome. We will continue practicing this first step to require employees of businesses open to the public to wear face coverings and highly encourage all businesses to require patrons to wear a mask when visiting their business. The simple act of wearing a face-covering is something that health experts, many who are currently struggling to save lives, have been pleading with the public to practice. I encourage everyone to wear a mask in public when social distancing cannot be acheived,” stated Mayor Durrett.
Exceptions for workers wearing face-coverings within a business include the following as outlined in Governor Lee’s Executive Order 54:
COVID-19 tests are provided free of charge by the Montgomery County Health Department weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The testing site will relocate temporarily from the Veterans Plaza location to Richview Middle School, which is located at 2350 Memorial Drive. Testing will take place at Richview Middle from Thursday, July 16 through Friday, July 31.
For more information about Montgomery County Services and COVID-19 information, visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5787.
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Site will Temporarily Relocate
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Health Department will be temporarily relocating their COVID-19 testing site from the Veterans Plaza location to Richview Middle School, which is located at 2350 Memorial Drive. Testing will take place at Richview Middle from Thursday, July 16 through Friday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each weekday.
The change is being made in order to accommodate the early voting schedule at the Montgomery County Election Commission. To make the transition, COVID-19 testing will be limited from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 15 at the Veterans Plaza location. The map shows the entrance from Memorial Drive and the traffic flow for the Richview Middle COVID-19 drive-through.
“We will work to make this a smooth transition so we can continue providing testing services to the residents of Montgomery County. Our plan is to resume testing back at the Veterans Plaza location on Monday, August 3,” said Director of the Montgomery County Health Department Joey Smith.
FTo ask questions about the move or other information related to the Montgomery County Health Department, visit https://mcgtn.org/health or call 931-648-5747. For additional COVID-19 information visit https://mcgtn.org/
Final Call for Public Input on the 2021 Legislative Agenda for Montgomery County
Montgomery County, TN — The Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee is making a final request for the public to submit legislative agenda items to develop the 2021 Legislative Agenda for lawmakers in Nashville. This agenda includes items specific to issues in Montgomery County, as well as statewide, that need to be addressed.
To gather as much input as possible, Montgomery County is asking employees, community organizations, and county residents to submit legislative items for consideration. The 2019 and 2020 legislative agenda items that were previously presented, can be found at mcgtn.net.
Please submit items to Michelle Newell by email at [email protected] or to the physical address of 1 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040 by Tuesday, August 4. The committee will continue to review the suggested topics and formulate its agenda to be presented to our local state delegation in September 2020.
County Commission Meetings will be Closed to the Public through August
July 9th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Orders No. 16 and 51, regarding limiting gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, and allowing public meetings to take place by electronic means; Montgomery County Commission meetings scheduled in July and August will be conducted in-person for County Commissioners only. The public will not be allowed in the commission chambers. Limiting public access to these meetings is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of COVID-19.
The July 13 formal commission meeting, August 3 informal county commission meeting, and August 10 formal commission meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners will be open to the public via electronic means and can be viewed as a live stream video on the Montgomery County YouTube channel during the meeting as well as any time after the meeting has taken place.
For members of the public who plan to address the County Commission about zoning cases on August 3, 2020, they may do so via Webex from the first-floor training room of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. A member of the staff will be available to guide them through the process. Space in the training room will be limited and open on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information about County Commission meetings visit https://mcgtn.org/ or calling 931-648-5787.
Montgomery and Robertson County General Sessions Court Judges Will Require Face Coverings in Courtrooms
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Beginning Monday, July 13, 2020, a temporary policy that requires the wearing of face coverings for all persons in the courtrooms will go into effect for the 19th Judicial District.
The policy has been established by Jill Bartee Ayers, Presiding Judge 19th Judicial District, Ken Goble, Montgomery County General Sessions Court Presiding Judge and Joel Perry, Robertson County General Sessions Court Judge, and will remain in effect until August 1, 2020, unless otherwise extended, according to a memo that was shared from the judges.
The temporary policy will go into effect due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Montgomery and Robertson Counties, in order to protect those who use the court system and those who work in and around the court, consistent with the executive orders of the Montgomery County and Robertson County Mayors.
The memo states that the decision has been made regarding face coverings in the courtrooms of the 19th Judicial District. The court procedures for reopening which were approved by the TN Supreme Court will remain in full force with the addition of face coverings.
The following are exceptions to the temporary policy: face coverings may be temporarily removed by a witness who is giving testimony, by attorneys as they address the court, and judges and clerks seated in the courtroom during court who are adequately social distanced. Additionally, exceptions noted in the referenced executive orders will be recognized.
The memo further states that each judge will continue to have the authority to require face coverings to be worn at all times in his/her courtroom at his/her discretion. This policy will be announced in the courtrooms and any person after having been personally admonished by the court to wear a face-covering may be ordered to leave the premises and/or be punished for contempt. Each judge is charged with enforcement of the above in his/her courtroom.
The judges request that attorneys encourage their clients to bring and wear their own face coverings, however, the 19th Judicial District in conjunction with Montgomery and Robertson Counties will work diligently to provide face coverings for litigants who appear in the courtrooms without them. The memo also states that there may be times that the demand for face coverings may exceed supply.
Courts will continue to use technology to take up cases via video and teleconferences when possible. For more information about General Sessions Court in Montgomery County, visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5700.
Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization Celebrates the Opening of New Office Space
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization (VSO) celebrated the opening of their new office space with a ribbon-cutting on Monday, July 6, at Veterans Plaza.
“When I began this job, Mayor Durrett gave me two directives. One was for the VSO to have greater visibility in the community and the other was to reduce the amount of time it took to serve our veterans. I felt confident about doing those but when he added the construction of new office space, I was thankful to count on the professional team in our county engineering department. Our organization has been serving veterans for 76 years and with this added space, we are in a position to serve the expanding needs of our military veterans for at least another 10 years,” stated Montgomery County VSO Director Andrew Kester.
Speakers at the ribbon-cutting included Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, Senator Bill Powers, and LG Electronics Clarksville President Anthony Jung. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Anderson Grant also prayed a blessing over the new office space.
“There are many people who deserve recognition this morning, including our county commission who supported this project. I appreciate Andrew and his team who help our veterans every day, the VSO board, our county engineering team Nick Powell, Doug Jones and Amanda Bush who worked to finish this project under budget and ahead of schedule, thanks to LG for their support of our community, Mayor Pitts and First Lady Pitts for your continued support of County Government, Mike Boisseau of BR Miller who continues to do great work for the county and thanks to all of our military veterans. Thank you for the freedoms we enjoy today because we know freedom is not free” said Mayor Durrett.
President of LG Electronics Clarksville Anthony Jung was thanked with a proclamation from Mayor Durrett and a coin from Andrew Kester for the contribution of 2,000 masks to Korean War veterans who are served in the new VSO office.
“Every day is Veterans Day in Montgomery County and we appreciate the sacrifices they and their families have made,” said City Mayor Joe Pitts.
Senator Bill Powers reminisced about the history behind the purchase of Veterans Plaza and how honored he is to be on the Veterans Caucus for the State of Tennessee.
Tours of the facility were given by the VSO staff following the ribbon-cutting, patriotic music was provided by Joe Padula, and individually wrapped homemade cookies were available, compliments of Debra Kester.
For more information about Montgomery County Veterans Services, visit https://mcgtn.org/ or call 931-553-5173.
Montgomery County Mayor Signs Emergency Order #9 for the Mandatory Wearing of Face Masks
July 2nd, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett, signed Executive Emergency Order #9 today to require the wearing of face masks by all employees of businesses open to the public in Montgomery County.
On Friday evening, July 3, Governor Bill Lee issued Executive Order #54 giving authority to county mayors to issue COVID-19 mask requirements. Montgomery County is one of 89 counties in the State of Tennessee that was given this authority. The mandate for businesses in Montgomery County to wear masks will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., July 8 and end July 15 with an expectation to extend the order at least another seven days through July 22, at which time an evaluation to further extend the orders will be determined. Emergency orders are valid for seven days and can be extended for seven-day periods.
Emergency Order #9 requires business employees to wear masks, unless social distancing can be conducted consistently. This order will be enforced on an as needed basis.
On Monday, July 6, Mayor Durrett and his Chief of Staff met with City Mayor Joe Pitts and his Chief of Staff, Montgomery County Health Department Director Joey Smith, and Director of Medical Services Jimmie Edwards to discuss the possibility of mask requirements.
“Based on the data we have seen our cases going up at a level that is uncomfortable. We know there is a “lag” in receiving testing data as more people are being testing. We must be proactive - so our first step is to require employees of businesses open to the public to wear face coverings. We are strongly encouraging all businesses to require patrons to wear a mask when visiting their business. We do not want to issue another stay at home order. Although some may feel this is encroaching on their freedoms, it is an effort to keep our local businesses open and our residents employed, while doing it in a safe manner,” Mayor Durrett stated. “Like many of you, I want to see our kids back in school, I want to enjoy a high school football game, a soccer game or a volleyball game. I want to see little league baseball and college football again. I want our children to have proms and graduations, skating parties and birthday parties. It really boils down to the young adults and children of this community having the opportunity to grow and prosper as we did, and also protecting the population that is more vulnerable to this virus. If it takes wearing a mask for all of this to happen, then we should all sacrifice a little for the gain of many. We must all remember - it’s not about me, it’s about we!”
"I applaud Mayor Durrett's willingness to issue this emergency order and will ask the City Council to meet in a special session on Tuesday afternoon to consider a resolution in support of the order. It is imperative we continue to work together to keep our citizens safe," said Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts.
Health Department Director Joey Smith explained that testing numbers continue to increase which means there are hundreds of tests from people in Montgomery County waiting for results. The data will continue to be reviewed by local leaders and health officials who will follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Montgomery County Government Closed the 3rd of July
Montgomery County, TN — Montgomery County Government Offices will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of the Independence Day federal holiday. Public safety services will continue.
Montgomery County offices will reopen Monday, July 6 during regularly scheduled hours.
Media Contact: Michelle Newell, Public Information Officer, [email protected]
July Informal County Commission Meeting will be Closed for Public Attendance
June 30th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – In accordance with the Governor’s Executive Orders No. 16 and 51, regarding limiting gatherings to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, and allowing public meetings to take place by electronic means; the Informal County Commission meeting scheduled on July 6 at 6 p.m. will be conducted in-person for County Commissioners only. The public will not be allowed in the meeting room. Limiting public access to these meetings is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in light of COVID-19.
The July 6 informal county commission meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners will only be open to the public via electronic means and can be viewed as a live stream video on the Montgomery County YouTube channel during the meeting or at any time after the meeting has taken place.
For members of the public who plan to address the county commission about zoning cases, they may do so via Webex from the first-floor training room of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse. A member of the staff will be available to guide them through the process.
“Montgomery County Government will continue to follow the orders that have been given at the state level for the protection of the citizens. For now, we will resume the way we conducted meetings in April and May,” stated Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
For more information about the July 6 Informal County Commission meeting visit https://mcgtn.org or calling 931-648-5787.
Montgomery County Commission Meetings to Resume Normal Procedures in July
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – Beginning July 6, Montgomery County Commission meetings will be open to the public. Additionally, public hearings and requests to address the County Commission will resume at the meetings.
There will be limited capacity within the commission chambers in order to practice social distancing. Once capacity has been met, the Montgomery County deputies on duty will no longer allow people to enter the building. The public will be allowed to enter on a first come first serve basis. Masks will also be available at the building entrance area for those who wish to wear one.
“We understand that reducing the capacity may mean that not everyone who wants to attend will be able to attend in person, but we feel it is important to continue to practice social distancing,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
County Commission meetings will continue to be posted on the Montgomery County Government YouTube channel for those who would like to watch the meetings online.
For anyone interested in addressing the County Commission, please submit a request to speak form at least 72 hours before the informal meeting to Shelly Baggett at [email protected]. For further information, call (931) 648-5787.
Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee Sends Second Request for Community Input
Montgomery County, TN — The Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee continues to develop the 2021 Legislative Agenda for lawmakers in Nashville. This agenda includes items specific to issues in Montgomery County, as well as statewide, that need to be addressed by the Tennessee General Assembly.
To gather as much input as possible, Montgomery County is again asking employees, community organizations, and county residents to submit legislative items for consideration.
Please submit items to Michelle Newell via email at [email protected], or mail to 1 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040 by Friday, July 3. The committee will review the suggested topics and formulate its agenda to be presented to our local state delegation in September 2020.
The legislative agenda items that were presented in 2019 and 2020 can be viewed at on the County Commission page at mcgtn.org.
Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization Ribbon Cutting
What: Ribbon Cutting for Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization (MCVSO)
Why: To celebrate the opening of new office space for the MCVSO
When: 11 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2020
Where: Veterans Plaza 350 Pageant Lane, outside Suite 405 Clarksville, TN 37040
Who: Andrew Kester, Director of MCVSO
Additional Details: Social distancing will be observed and masks will be available for those who would like to wear one. Individual guided tours of the new office will be offered following the ceremony. The MCVSO office will be closed for the day, following the ceremony.
Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee Seeking Community Input
Montgomery County, TN — The Montgomery County Legislative Liaison Committee has begun the process of developing the 2020 Legislative Agenda for lawmakers in Nashville. This agenda includes items specific to issues in Montgomery County, as well as statewide, that need to be addressed.
To gather as much input as possible, Montgomery County is asking employees, community organizations, and county residents to submit legislative items for consideration.
Please submit items to Michelle Newell via email at [email protected], or mail to 1 Millennium Plaza, Clarksville, TN 37040 by Friday, June 19. The committee will review the suggested topics and formulate its agenda to be presented to our local state delegation in Fall 2020.
Vehicle Burglary Theft
June 9th, 2020 - Sheriff's Office
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance for any information in reference to several burglaries and vehicle theft involving a white car.
The incidents occurred in a neighborhood off of Hwy 41A and in a neighborhood off of Rossview Road on June 08, 2020, between 2:00 AM and 06:00 AM.
Home security footage shows three males drive up in a white vehicle, approach several vehicles in the neighborhood checking for unlocked doors in the Rossview area. The suspects stole items from vehicles that were unlocked and attempted to steal a vehicle but were unsuccessful.
However, the suspects were able to steal a vehicle in a neighborhood off of Hwy 41A that was unlocked with the keys inside. The vehicle has since been recovered.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Mckenzie Knotts at 931-648-0611 ext. 13404 or submit a tip with the new MoCoInfo App.
You can also call the Crime Stoppers Tipsline at 931-645-8477, or go online and submit a tip anonymously at P3tips.com/591.
Reda Drive Shooting
CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at a construction site in the Dotsonville area.
Units were dispatched to the intersection of Reda Drive and Allie Kay Way at approximately 2:20 P.M. on Thursday, June 4, 2020.
Upon arrival deputies and investigators discovered Christopher Bumpus, 42, deceased with a gunshot wound to his chest.
After speaking to witnesses, Richard Bernardo Nolton, 25, was taken into custody. He has been charged with criminal homicide and violation of condition of release.
Nolton is being held without bond for the criminal homicide charge and his bond was set at $6,000 for the COR violation.
This was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
Anyone with additional information on this crime is asked to contact Investigator Jonathan Inman at 931-648-0611 ext 13424. You can also call the Crime Stoppers Tipsline at 931-645-8477 or go online and submit a tip anonymously at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=591#.
Flag Day Retirement Ceremony
June 5th, 2020 - Communications Dept.
The Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization, in conjunction with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4895, will be conducting the annual Flag Day ceremony beginning at 12 noon, Sunday, June 14, at VFW Post 4895, 1701 Haynes St., Clarksville. The public is invited to attend. We will be observing social distancing guidelines and encourage everyone in attendance to wear a mask.
The ceremony is held to properly destroy—by burning—worn, damaged or otherwise unserviceable American flags in a dignified and proper manner.
Damaged U.S. flags may be dropped off between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Montgomery County Veterans Service Organization, 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 308, Clarksville, or at the VFW anytime during their business hours prior to the ceremony.
For more information, please call the MCVSO at 553-5173 or e-mail [email protected].
New IT Director Selected for Montgomery County
Skip Burchett has been appointed as the new Montgomery County Director of Information Technology, effective July 2. Burchett will be replacing Kurt Bryant who will be retiring on July 1. Bryant has been serving as the County IT Director since May 2011.
Burchett has worked as a senior network administrator for Montgomery County Government since July 2013. As a network administrator, he has been in charge of the VOIP phone system with over 1000 devices, design, installation, and support of the county’s CCTV surveillance systems and project management. He also ran the audiovisual and voting system for the county commission meetings; video filming and editing in-house as needed by the executive group; and assists with budget development, presentation, and defense.
Burchett is a graduate of Clarksville Academy and has 75 hours towards a Management of Information Systems Degree from the University of Memphis. He is also a Leadership Clarksville 2019 graduate, participated in Solutions 21 Leadership Development and is a Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout.
Prior to working for Montgomery County, Burchett worked as an IT consultant for Wright Technology Solutions from 2005 to 2013.
“I am humbled and honored to have been selected as the new IT director for Montgomery County Government. I love Clarksville, Montgomery County and am excited for the opportunity to continue to serve this great community. I am eager to hit the ground running and lead this hard-working and dedicated team of professionals for years to come,” stated Burchett.
“We had a group of really talented applicants. Skip brings a strong mixture of technical skills and leadership skills. The technology field is always changing and we need someone who can keep up with the technology and lead us to implementation. Skip is someone who can do that,” said Mayor Durrett.
To find out more about the Montgomery County IT Department, visit mcgtn.org/it
May 29, 2020 - Communications Dept.
Notice is hereby given that any member of the public who would like to address the Montgomery County Commission regarding a zoning case, or for the budget public hearing, may come to the Montgomery County Courthouse training room on the first floor on June 1 at 5 p.m. for the budget public hearing, and 6 p.m. for zoning cases. Comments will start promptly at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, and are limited to three minutes.
Residents can address the commission at the informal commission meeting on June 1 by going to the training room on the first floor of the Montgomery County Historic Courthouse at 1 Millennium Plaza to address the county commission through a virtual meeting program called WebEx. A Montgomery County employee will guide the public addressee through the process.
Speakers for zoning cases are limited to three for and three against in each zoning case. Space in the training room will be limited to six people in order to practice social distancing. Individuals will be asked which case they will be speaking on and directed to enter in the order of the zoning cases that will be presented. Depending on the number of people who come to present, some individuals may need to wait for their turn outside before addressing the county commission.
If you have any questions, please contact Shelly Baggett at [email protected], or by calling 931-648-5787.
Fingerprint Services
May 28, 2020 - Sheriff's Office
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Fingerprint services provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will reopen on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
For the public’s convenience the location has moved to the Civil Process Office on first floor of the Public Safety Complex at 120 Commerce Street. The new location eliminates the need to obtain a visitor’s pass.
Anyone wishing to utilize fingerprint services must wear a mask. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided.
Cost for fingerprint services are $5.00 and must be paid in cash. Hours of operation are Tuesday from 9 AM to 11 AM and 1 PM to 3 PM. No appointment is necessary.
For further questions please call 931-648-0611 ext 13201.
Ribbon Cutting at Fredonia Community Center
What: Ribbon Cutting for Fredonia Community Center
Why: To celebrate the opening of a community center in the Fredonia area of Montgomery County
When: 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020.
Where: 4650 Old Ashland City Road South Clarksville, TN 37043.
Who: Jerry Allbert, Director of Parks and Recreation, Montgomery County, Tennessee
Additional Details: Participants will be asked to practice social distancing at the ribbon cutting and inside the community center following the ceremony.
COVID-19 Drive-through Testing Moves from Montgomery County Health Department to William O. Beach Civic Hall
Montgomery County, TN – Beginning Monday, June 1, the Montgomery County Health Department will move its COVID-19 drive-through testing to William O. Beach Civic Hall, which is also located in Veterans Plaza at 350 Pageant Lane.
"This move will help our health department as we transition back to delivering some of our other public health services," said Joey Smith, County Health Director.
Drivers will need to enter Veterans Plaza by way of the Talley Drive entrance and proceed to the Crossland Avenue entrance of Civic Hall. Daily testing will be offered Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the exception of holidays. No appointment is needed for the COVID-19 drive-through and the testing is provided at no cost.
“Anyone with health concerns, or who has concerns about the health of a family member, is invited to come and receive testing for COVID-19,” said Smith.
Visit https://mcgtn.org or call 931-648-5747 for information about the Montgomery County Health Department and the services they provide.
Montgomery County Government Seeking Youth to Apply for Mayor’s Emerging Leaders Program
Montgomery County, TN – Applications for the 2020-2021 Mayor’s Emerging Leaders Program for Montgomery County are being accepted through June 24, 2020.
The Mayor’s Emerging Leaders Program is for high school students in 10th through 12th grade who are interested in learning how local government works through attendance and participation in departmental committee meetings. The meetings, which may be in person or held through a virtual online program, will begin in August 2020 and end in May 2021.
“The Mayor’s Emerging Leaders Program provides our local youth the opportunity to get an impression of how county government works. I hope that the students who participate will take what they’ve learned and help others to understand some of the processes involved within county government. The young men and women of today will be leading and supporting local government in the future. This program helps to become more knowledgeable about county protocol and procedures,” said Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett.
Students who are interested in the program will be asked to select their first and second choices for committees and all students are encouraged to attend budget committee meetings. Committee choices include Airport Authority, Animal Care and Control, Emergency Medical Services, Parks and Recreation, Jail and Juvenile, School Liaison, Audit, Fire Protection and E-911.
Applications for the Mayor’s 2020-2021 Emerging Leaders Program can be viewed and downloaded on the county’s website at https://mcgtn.org/ or you can email Michelle Newell at [email protected] to request an application.
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CARES Act Guidance to Taxpayers with Net Operating Losses
Rick Woods
On April 9, 2020 the IRS issued guidance providing tax relief under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for taxpayers with net operating losses.
Revenue Procedure 2020-24 (link below) provides guidance to taxpayers with net operating losses that are carried back under the CARES Act by providing procedures for:
waiving the carryback period in the case of a net operating loss arising in a taxable year beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, and before Jan. 1, 2021,
disregarding certain amounts of foreign income subject to transition tax that would normally have been included as income during the five-year carryback period, and
waiving a carryback period, reducing a carryback period, or revoking an election to waive a carryback period for a taxable year that began before Jan. 1, 2018, and ended after Dec. 31, 2017.
In Notice 2020-26 (link below), the IRS granted a six-month extension of time to file Form 1045 or Form 1139, as applicable, with respect to the carryback of a net operating loss that arose in any taxable year that began during calendar year 2018 and that ended on or before June 30, 2019. To carryback a net operating loss, individuals, trusts, and estates file Form 1045 and corporations file Form 1139.
Revenue Procedure 2020-24: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-24.pdf
Notice 2020-26: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-26.pdf
The MCM Tax Services Team is here to ensure you have the important information you need during this challenging time. Please reach out to your MCM Representative with any questions, or contact [email protected].
Nothing in this document should be construed as providing tax advice. Please consult with your own professional tax advisor. In addition, this document represents the information that we have up to the date the presentation was made and cannot be relied upon for additional updates beyond that date.
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