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Chicago ought to give the Olympics a chance
BY RICK MORRISSEY email@example.com August 12, 2012 8:42PM
Illuminated Olympic rings are displayed
so what about 2020?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. These five
cities have submitted bids to host the 2020 Games. The winner will be elected Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Tokyo, Japan
• Madrid, Spain
• Baku, Azerbaijan
• Doha, Qatar
Updated: September 14, 2012 6:13AM
LONDON — London Pride is a beer, but it's also a fact.
Finding the strain of fervor that was on display here for the last 17 days might involve visiting a country with an official state news agency, ideological slogans and soldiers parading in lockstep.
That zeal made all the difference in London, from the funding of Great Britain's sports programs and athletes for the last seven years to an almost-flawless running of these Olympics.
Did the Brits go overboard by obsessing about their athletes to the exclusion of all the other competitors? Um, yes. They were about as subtle as the Ministry of Silly Walks.
I'd like to think that we Chicagoans would embrace the world, that we would cheer the Kenyan marathon winner more loudly than we would the U.S. pole vaulter who finished 17th. But I'm getting way ahead of things. We don't have an Olympics on our schedule. We aren't even sure we want one after the last attempt.
The starter's gun hardly had gone off for the voting to award the 2016 Summer Olympics when Chicago learned its bid had been rejected. Those Games
went to Rio de Janeiro, but there is talk Chicago might make another bid, perhaps for 2024.
It should. In London, I saw a city full of people who normally keep to themselves come together for a common goal. There's currency in that, even if the Olympics are an economic risk. If London, Vancouver and Barcelona have the will to pull off an Olympics, then they should be able to do just about anything. That's the idea, at least.
Seventy-thousand volunteers from all over Great Britain used vacation time and paid for their own travel and lodging just to be part of the Games. Could Americans and Chicagoans make similar sacrifices? I don't know.
I do know that Chicago needs something to feel good about, to unite over, to agree on. I'm quite certain that ''something'' isn't blue-light cameras. London struggles with the same issues we do — crime, the economy, poverty — and heading into the Olympics, many people here thought playing host to the Games was a colossal mistake. In almost three weeks here, I couldn't find one person who held that view. That's because, done right, the Olympics transform a city.
Chicago can learn some lessons from London and other Olympic sites. One is what a former pub owner here told me: Greed always kills. Hotels that had jacked up their prices for the Games found themselves with lots of empty rooms. Then they slashed those prices. Too late. Greed had done them in.
Here's another lesson: Journalists are complainers. If you think that's insignificant, you're wrong. The reason the 1996 Atlanta Games were a public-relations disaster was because many of the bus drivers who had been hired from out of state didn't know where they were going. Media members were riding on some of those buses. Being hopelessly lost at 2 a.m. doesn't lead to glowing tributes in newspapers or on websites.
I bring this up because London was smart enough to have well-trained drivers, as well as lanes dedicated to Olympic buses. Transportation was a breeze. I never got stuck in traffic. Many of the locals were surprised by how little they were inconvenienced by the Games, but that might have something to do with Londoners leaving town to avoid the headaches.
Security is a priority at every Olympics, and despite London being zipped up tight, it never was a hassle or an impediment. There were too many events with empty seats gone unused by corporate sponsors. Nothing riles up people who have been turned down for tickets more than that. Take note, Chicago organizers.
The bottom line is that an Olympics is doable for our city, as long as the will of
the people is there.
Anyone who says the Summer Games are moneymakers needs to be viewed with skepticism. But if an Olympics were to help build up some of the disadvantaged areas of Chicago, that would be a fine legacy. That's the idea on the East End of London, where many of the venues were located. Time will tell whether the area reaps long-term benefits.
We're not London. Its biggest concern seems to be that, even as sports have energized this city for 2½ weeks, school athletic programs for children are being cut. In Chicago, we're worried about education cuts that hurt children. We're worried about children getting murdered.
In light of that, it would be easy to say the Olympics are a luxury we can't afford. But you can apply that thinking to just about anything and find yourself paralyzed by inaction. We can't afford the arts, music, nature preservation, etc. But we need them, just as we need sports.
London was lifted up by these Games. Chicago could gain similar elevation, should it choose and be chosen. It's worth the effort.

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Neither is a writing major-Feldman is a pre-healing arts major doing special studies in Judaic Studies, while Suben is double-majoring in economics and scientific and philosophical studies of mind.
Together, they had an idea for a magazine that would publish both faculty and student writing, something different from traditional college literary journals, something dedicated to nonfiction essays. Each edition centers on a particular theme, such as freedom, space/time or identity. Some essays are "informed opinion" pieces. Others are research articles.
It was an idea that could have been lost in the tangle of bureaucratic red tape that exists in many institutions. But the College House system, with its support system of faculty dons and prefects and budgeted money at the ready, allowed Feldman and Suben to move quickly from idea to reality.
The magazine they started, The Liberal Arts Review, is now in its third year. Funded by the House system, it also receives support from the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House, where it shares offices and publications software with four other student-edited publications.
"I was really inspired by the College House system," Feldman says. "My goal was to get students published with faculty."
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Boo on Communism. The Communist Party of China flushed 5,000-plus years of Confucius-isms, Taoist musings and Chinese historical relics down the proverbial toilet during the cultural revolution of the '60s and '70s. Most art forms were suppressed if they weren't a direct homage to Chairman Mao and the Party—and traditional Chinese dance was one of the art styles that got the kibosh. Even today, art feels the stranglehold of the State. The Shen Yun dance troupe formed in New York in 2006 for just that reason. They're reviving traditional Chinese dances that tell tales of classic myths, creation stories and tales of heroism, and they do so with whimsical dance moves, traditional music and costumes made with a sea of color—even red.
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Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or new ones. As always, you can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared in our F ... More >>
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Michael Limmer calls the Fort Wayne TinCaps' all-you-can-eat seats a dinner and a show.
After all, it is quite a bargain to watch the game while munching on hamburgers, barbecued ribs, brats, pasta salad and apple crisp, all for $25 or less.
The TinCaps have been offering the special seating since the ball club moved to its new digs at Parkview Field four years ago, says Limmer, the vice president of marketing. But don't expect to walk up and buy an all-you-can-eat seat; they are reserved for groups.
The tickets have been so popular that the TinCaps recently expanded one of its concourse areas to offer more all-you-can-eat seating – serving up to 700 to 800 people, Limmer says.
There are several options for groups wanting the special seating, which includes an admission ticket, different menu items and unlimited soda. Prices range from $20 a person (for a group of 15 or more) with limited menu items, to $30 a person (for a group of 50 or more) with a menu change every inning, featuring such foods as chicken wings, pulled pork and ribs and fresh fruit.
Some of the seating offers food through the seventh inning, while others last about one hour into the game, Limmer says. The baseball organization did a lot of research on the amount of time food should be served during the game, Limmer says. He says people are usually stuffed by the first hour.
And while the TinCaps offers a lot of other food options throughout the ballpark, he says the all-you-can-eat seating is a good option for those looking to eat dinner and watch the game.
It would cost a lot more if you would get everything separate, including your ticket to the game.
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Quick BioAlthough she was more of a tomboy growing up, getting her hands dirty and climbing trees, Bianca Beauchamp began coming into her own when she was 15 and had her first sexual experience... with a guy and a girl. She moved away from home straight out of high school and went on to take courses to become a teacher.
It was around that time that Bianca Beauchamp met Martin Perreault, an aspiring photographer, and he convinced her to pose for him. The two had immediate chemistry, and with Martin's encouragement, Bianca Beauchamp began to explore the world of modeling. It was not long before her explorations led her to discover latex, and in 1998, the pair created "The Latex Lair," a website dedicated to fetish fashions.
During this time, Bianca Beauchamp was working at her first teaching internship. When one of her professors discovered her site and threatened to expose her, she was forced to make one of the biggest decisions of her life: she gave up on teaching to devote all of her time and attention to modeling.
And it paid off. Bianca Beauchamp soon began posing for publications such as Bizarre, Heavy Rubber, Marquis, Nightlife, Penthouse, Playboy, Skin Two, and Whiplash. In January 2007, Bianca Beauchamp became the first model to appear on the cover of Bizarre for six issues. That same year, she also teamed up with Hype Energy to represent the brand at the Canada F1 Grand Prix Montreal.
The sexy Canuck released Bianca Beauchamp: All Access in '07, a reality-documentary directed and edited by her partner Martin Perreault. She is currently working on a follow-up video.
Bianca Beauchamp ranked No. 31 in AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2008.
What were your New Year's resolutions?Bianca Beauchamp: Well, I'm not gonna lie to you -- I totally suck at keeping up with my resolutions! But I'm gonna go with drinking more water and drinking a bit less of alcohol!
What are the most attractive qualities you find in a man?BB: Honesty, generosity and a sexy smile. You can't beat those.
What are two things about you that people would be surprised to know?BB: I can be very insecure sometimes, and that leads me to become a control freak. I know people usually wonder how I can be insecure and pose at the same time in crazy latex outfits or even nude. But it's true.
I used to be more insecure when I started my career. I didn't like posing for the camera. I thought I sucked big time. After a while, I saw that the photos weren't so bad, and I decided to work on my insecurities. So, over time, it got better, and I don't feel insecure anymore during photo shoots. It doesn't mean I have learned my lesson completely in other areas of my life… but that's another story!
Quick FactBianca Beauchamp just released her first video, is currently working on a second and she even told us that, given their popularity, a third may be in the works for as early as fall 2008.
Any guilty pleasures you can tell us about?BB: Well, latex clothing and high heel shoes are my No. 1 guilty pleasures. Over time, I developed a passion for high heels. I have over a hundred pair of fetish boots and shoes, and many regular pairs of high heels too. I have size five feet, so it means it's tougher for me to find the shoes I want because stores don't order many pairs in that size. So I cherish my collection even more.
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The ground between the site of Hungerford Bridge and of the old
Tramways Building in Belvedere Road was formerly known as the Hopes
and was granted to Jesus College, Oxford, in 1685 (for its previous history
see pp. 25 and 137). At that time it was drained by a cut or dock on the
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Martineau's Brewery stood on the ground later known as College
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taken over by Whitbread's thirty years previously. (ref. 124)
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the remaining property of the college
to the south, and in 1899 the Secretary of State for India purchased
the freehold of both portions. (ref. 126)
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India Stores, Belvedere Road, in course of demolition, 1949. Sketch by F. A. Evans.
In 1935 the London County
Council promoted a bill in parliament
to acquire the remainder of the college property and some adjoining
ground, for the improvement of the
South Bank. The college petitioned
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promoted a second bill. The college again petitioned against it and the Port
of London Authority objected to the closing of the public landing place
formerly known as King's Arms Stairs. In the end the Council came to terms
with the petitioners and the land passed to the Council in March, 1940. (ref. 126)
The property was serverely damaged by bombing during the war of 1939–45.
When the site was cleared in 1949–50 for the Festival of Britain many pieces
of delft pottery, wasters and parts of saggars were found. They were
probably waste materials from nearby potteries dumped to fill in the water
channels. There do not seem to have been any pottery kilns on this property.
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The patronage of Wicken church
presumably belonged to the lords of the manor
until Beatrice Malebisse, then its lady, gave
the advowson in 1232 to the newly founded
Spinney priory. (fn. 75) The priory soon appropriated
the church, probably between 1254, when it
received as a pension 5 marks out of the 18 marks
upon which the whole benefice was taxed in the
late 13th century, (fn. 76) and the 1270s. It was by then
in dispute with Anglesey priory, perhaps over
claims for tithe exemption on Anglesey's
Wicken land. (fn. 77) From the 13th century to the
16th Rumburgh priory (Suff.) received a 15-s.
tithe portion, (fn. 78) under a grant, made to its
mother-house, St. Mary's abbey, York, c. 1130
by Wimar the steward, of his Wicken demesne
tithes. (fn. 79)
By 1279 Spinney had had its appropriation of
the church confirmed by the bishop of Norwich
and the Pope. (fn. 80) No vicarage was established, and
all the tithes, great and small, which in 1340
yielded only half the church's assessed income, (fn. 81)
belonged thenceforth, with all other church
income, to Spinney and then Ely priories. (fn. 82)
After 1540 they were owned with Wicken rectory by successive lay owners of the former priory
estate, who were also said from 1600 to have the
'advowson of Wicken vicarage', (fn. 83) which meant
in practice the uncontrolled right to nominate
the minister. (fn. 84)
The rectory, including the patronage and
tithes, was separated from the Spinney estate
following its sale in 1811. It was bought by John
Rayner, the new lord of Wicken manor, before
his death in 1813. His widow Sarah, patron c.
1830, left her rights in 1832 to her sister Mary
Hatch. (fn. 85) Miss Hatch arranged to have all her
Wicken lands, then 705 a., discharged of all
tithes in 1837. The tithe due from the 411 a. of
the Wicken Hall estate, sold with it to Dr.
Dixon, was also in 1837 merged with its freehold. Dixon had in 1835 accepted the rectorial
duties of maintaining the chancel and paying the
curate's £20 stipend, (fn. 86) which fell upon succeeding owners of the Hall farm, among them
from 1910 the county council, into the late 20th
century. Its Wicken property was then called
Chancel farm. (fn. 87)
In 1839, although the tenant of the Tithe farm
at Upware had recently collected most tithes in
kind, the villagers claimed to have for many
years paid moduses of 8d. and 4d. respectively
for milking cows and for foals. No tithes were
customarily taken directly of calves, milk, or
sedge, nor from the Spinney sheepflock, nor
from the commonable doles in the Fodder
fen. (fn. 88) When the tithes were commuted in 1842,
Spinney Abbey farm, 374 a., was agreed to enjoy
exemption as former monastic land, a privilege
extended to Thornhall farm's 167 a. Those fenlands along Wicken's southern borders already
held in severalty, nominally 350 a., at inclosure,
but not the dolvers to the east, were allowed to
be exempt from tithe by prescription, but allotments then made for the formerly exempt
western doles were charged. The 1,551 a. then
considered titheable, out of an estimated 3,812 a.
in the parish, were subjected to a tithe rentcharge of £513, all payable to Miss Hatch. (fn. 89)
After her death in 1858 £496 of that rentcharge
was sold in 1858 to James Thornton (d. 1880),
lord of the manor, (fn. 90) and passed by 1910 to
Thomas Thornton, a solicitor at Mildenhall
(Suff.). The Thorntons apparently still owned
it, 1895-1926. (fn. 91)
In 1825 Miss Hatch vested her right of presentation to Wicken perpetual curacy, acquired
in 1836, in five trustees, 'attached to the ...
Reformed Faith', to include then and later three
Anglican clergy, who were to present 'fit and
pious' persons by majority vote. (fn. 92) From 1858
the patronage of the living, styled by 1870 a
vicarage, was said to belong to a, and by the
1860s to the, Church Patronage Society, (fn. 93) which
still had it in the late 20th century. (fn. 94)
When Mary Bassingbourn granted to Spinney
priory in 1303 property, including 68 a., in
Wicken to maintain four additional canons
there, partly to maintain her family chantry, she
required that two of them ride daily to celebrate
masses in Wicken church. (fn. 95) By 1395 falling
numbers of canons led the priory, despite opposition from the Peytons, then lords, to seek leave
to stop sending the two canons to the parish
church and serve it instead by a secular priest. (fn. 96)
In 1416-17 the villagers complained that the
prior neither sent the two canons, nor even provided, according to custom, a chaplain at the
church, so depriving them of services. (fn. 97) In 1419,
however, the canons obtained from Mary's heir
the conversion of those obligations into commemorative services for her family in their own
priory church. (fn. 98)
In appropriating Spinney to Ely priory in
1449 the bishop of Norwich permitted it to serve
Wicken church either by a monk or a suitable
secular chaplain. (fn. 99) One such chaplain died in
1492. (fn. 1) About 1540, when Ely priory was
required to find, and pay £5 yearly to, a priest
to serve Wicken church, the Spinney impropriator's lessee who occupied the 'parsonage' was
expected to pay his wages. (fn. 2) The curate was paid
only £10 yearly in 1603, (fn. 3) and £13 6s. 8d. in the
early 1640s, besides 30s. of offerings. One curate
then, when preaching, demanded that his parishioners should help him get more wages, or he
would leave them to perish for want of teaching. (fn. 4)
In 1650 the Russells allowed his successor £30. (fn. 5)
In the 1740s the duke of Somerset raised the
curate's customary stipend, charged on the
Spinney estate, from £18 to £20 net, besides £3
yearly from the churchyard rent and surplice
fees. (fn. 6) That £20 continued to be received from
Hall farm after 1835. (fn. 7) A grant by lot of £200 in
1748 from Queen Anne's Bounty was invested
in 1765 in 22½ a. (originally) in Mildenhall
(Suff.). Another £200 grant, matching a benefaction, of 1773 was used in 1774 to buy 25 a.
in Outwell and Upwell (I. Ely). (fn. 8) That land,
reckoned as glebe, yielded rents of £65-70 gross
from the 1830s to the 1880s, (fn. 9) which later
declined. Of 24½ a. owned at Mildenhall 20 a.
was sold in 1921, as was 10 a. at Upwell in
1928. (fn. 10) By 1940 only 10 a. was left. (fn. 11)
Miss Hatch agreed in 1854 to make up the
curate's annual income to £100 for 20 years. (fn. 12)
In 1858 she bequeathed for the living £500 due
on a sister-in-law's death, which was received in
1870. By 1873 the net income had risen from c.
£115 to c. £150. (fn. 13) Later benefactions, also
matched by augmentations, included £300 given
by another kinswoman, Mrs. Sarah Archer,
in 1880, and £500 more from the Church
Patronage Society in 1885, (fn. 14) altogether increasing the vicar's income by c. £87 since the 1860s.
There was probably no clergy house before
the 1830s. (fn. 15) In 1836 Miss Hatch acquired a 3a. plot north of Church Lane, just beyond the
east end of the village, in order to build on it a
house, let to the curate by 1842, which she gave
for the minister in 1853. (fn. 16) The originally plain,
rectangular greybrick house, enlarged with bay
windows in 1869 and improved in 1946-7, (fn. 17)
remained the vicar's residence in the early
1990s. (fn. 18)
A 'gildhouse' was mentioned in the 1410s. (fn. 19)
In 1603 the chaplain reported 200 communicants. (fn. 20) In 1644 the curate Robert Grimer, sonin-law of his patron Isaac Barrow, was accused
of upholding ceremonies, including churching
women at the communion rail, and of encouraging villagers who sported on the sabbath by
reading out the king's Book of Sports. Grimer
had supported observation of saints' days, but
not parliamentary fasts or the Covenant. He was
ejected at once. (fn. 21) His successor, thought in 1650
of 'irreprehensible ... life', but not doctrine, was
replaced by 1653. (fn. 22) In 1664 Henry Cromwell
used his uncontrolled right to appoint curates
to bring the Puritan Isaac Archer from
Chippenham to serve Wicken, then reckoned a
sinecure. Although Archer claimed to have won
much approval by his preaching there, he left in
1665 when Cromwell found that he must, to
avoid political trouble, procure another clergyman to administer the sacrament which Archer
would not celebrate. (fn. 23) In the 1670s the patrons
did not always provide a 'settled' minister, sending instead scholars from Cambridge, and the
parishioners complained of having no-one to
christen, bury, or visit the sick. (fn. 24)
Between 1764 and 1826 the parish was served
by two successive vicars of Isleham as perpetual
curates. (fn. 25) In the early 19th century the second
of those curates successively hired, to serve
Wicken, the vicar of Fordham from 1806 to 1813
and the curate of Kennett from 1817. Those
hard-pressed clergy could only provide one
service each Sunday, alternately morning and
evening, at Wicken where the quarterly sacraments were attended by 15-30 people until the
1810s, supposedly by 70 in 1820. (fn. 26) In 1826 Mrs.
Rayner appointed her kinsman Edward Hatch
Cropley to Wicken. (fn. 27)
C. L. Allnutt, curate 1843-6, the first modern
one to reside, started a Sunday school and district visiting, and had the church restored. Later
incumbents resided thenceforth. Allnutt's successor, a fervent opponent of Dissent, (fn. 28) claimed
in 1851, by when as later two Sunday services
were held, an average attendance of up to 230
adults, besides 120 Sunday-school children. (fn. 29)
Miss Hatch replaced him in 1854 with a more
emollient German, C. W. Francken, who served
until 1869: by the 1860s he was holding evening
services and fortnightly mission ones, and
from 1865 also harvest thanksgivings, the first
of which attracted 400 people. Few among his
360 churchgoers were farmers. (fn. 30)
His successor claimed 100 churchgoers in
1873, out of the minority of the inhabitants, a
third in 1897, who were church-people; 40-50
of them attended communion, held monthly
by 1873, weekly by 1897. Occasional missions
brought no permanent gain. By 1873 the vicar
held winter cottage lectures for the distant
hamlet of Upware, where a wooden mission hall
was erected in 1883. (fn. 31) A brick Jubilee Mission
Hall, opened in 1887 off the north-west side of
the village green, accommodated in the 1890s
the harvest festivals and a church Temperance
Society. (fn. 32) In the 1920s the church roll numbered
70-100, and in 1940 115 people, (fn. 33) but by 1967
barely 20-30 might attend services in winter. (fn. 34)
Although a small village, Wicken, though
occasionally left vacant, usually had a resident
vicar to itself throughout the 20th century; one
of them served 1925-59 (fn. 35) and the latest, acting
from 1974, was still there in 1994. (fn. 36)
The church of ST. LAWRENCE was perhaps
so named by 1331 when a fair was granted at his
feast, (fn. 37) although its dedication was uncertain in
the 18th century. (fn. 38) It stands by the roadside ½
mile east of the village, just north of the modern
Wicken Hall. Built of fieldstones and clunch,
largely replaced with brick on the north aisle
exterior, and partly dressed in Barnack stone, it
comprises a chancel, aisled and clerestoried nave
with south porch, and a three-stage west tower. (fn. 39)
The fabric is mainly of the late 14th century,
although the chancel sidewalls' western parts,
which retain narrow lancets on each side, are
presumably 13th-century. One of the two lancets on the north side is bisected where it meets
a short eastward extension in ashlar.
Inside, the three-bayed nave is separated from
the wide aisles by arcades with much-moulded
arches on octagonal piers; they are possibly
slightly later than the similarly moulded chancel
arch. Possibly in the late 14th century two threelight windows with early Perpendicular tracery
were inserted at the west ends of the chancel
sidewalls. The five-light chancel east window
also has Perpendicular tracery. The south aisle
windows, with their double and triple lights
under square heads, are perhaps late 15thcentury: they resemble one inserted near the
chancel south wall east end. In the north aisle
are traceried windows of two, and in its east wall,
three lights, probably of the same period, like
the clerestory with its short two-light windows. (fn. 40)
The west tower, buttressed and embattled with
renewed corner pinnacles, has a square stair
turret on its south-east, and a west window of
three uncusped lights over its plain west doorway, both possibly reset. In the angle between
the tower and the north aisle is a small medieval
vestry, which still had in 1769 on its east wall
paintings of figures kneeling before a crowned
letter M. Some remains of medieval stalls then
survived in the chancel. (fn. 41) The medieval north
doorway was apparently moved slightly during
late 20th-century repairs. The porch outside the
original south one has been reconstructed with a
round-headed outer arch, and above it a sundial.
The nave roof, with braced collars resting on
stone corbels carved with heads, is 15th-century.
From that period survive also in the north
aisle other braces, some elaborately carved,
which were rehung in the 1980s below a renewed
roof. In 1518 Sir Robert Peyton left Wicken
church £1 for repairs and a cope, perhaps one
of the two silk ones reported, with only two vestments, in 1552. (fn. 42)
In 1627 the steeple was said to be 'ruinated
and fallen down', and the church walls, roof, and
windows, much decayed. (fn. 43) A 17th-century communion table, railed in by 1769, has been
removed to the north aisle, along with a simple,
probably 18th-century, font, replaced after
1850. In the mid 18th century the lead was sold
from the high-pitched nave and chancel roofs,
sparing only the lower-pitched aisle ones, to pay
for repairs. Thereafter the church was mostly
tiled. (fn. 44)
Brasses survive of Margaret Peyton (d. 1414),
a dog at her feet, probably once on an altar tomb
at the south aisle east end; and of John Peyton
(d. c. 1520) second son of Sir Robert (d. 1518). (fn. 45)
Within the altar steps are floorslabs for Henry
Cromwell (d. 1674) of Spinney Abbey, his
widow, and a son and grandson. Their remains
were removed c. 1880 from a vault below. (fn. 46) The
churchyard contains numerous 18th-century
headstones with lively cherubs, one with a
gravedigger's tools. An early 19th-century
sarcophagus there stands over a vault for the
Rayner and Hatch families, which are also commemorated by Neo-Classical tablets inside on
the chancel walls.
In 1844 the church was restored with £900
provided by the Church Building Society, some
windows being unblocked and all reglazed.
From that restoration dates most of the woodwork, including new deal seating in plain Gothic
with flat poppyheads. Free, open benches for the
poor were then provided in the nave, but still
pews, some surviving in the 1990s, in the
aisles. (fn. 47) Out of 257 sittings only 92 were free in
1873, but all by 1897. (fn. 48) The windband in the
singing gallery was replaced by the 1870s with
a harmonium, (fn. 49) succeeded in the 20th century
by an organ. A legacy of £20,000 from R. Alsop
(d. 1986) helped to repair the roofs from 1987, (fn. 50)
while arches were installed across the north aisle
to support the leaning arcade. A lychgate was
erected in 1990-1 for the churchyard, (fn. 51) closed
since 1876. (fn. 52) A burial ground with a small brick
chapel, opened in 1877 on ½ a. just across the
road, was enlarged in 1900, (fn. 53) and again c. 1980. (fn. 54)
In 1552 the church had only one silver chalice
and paten. (fn. 55) The existing plate includes, as in
1834, a silver cup of 1838-9 and a silver flagon
of 1685 given by John Margetson (d. 1690). (fn. 56)
There were four bells in 1552, (fn. 57) five in 1677, as
in 1769 and in 1994, when a new upper ringing
floor was being installed. (fn. 58) The oldest, probably
pre-Reformation, bell bears a Latin prayer in
Gothic script to the Virgin. The others were
cast in 1582, 1634 after money was left towards
hanging recast bells, 1660, and 1703. (fn. 59) The
parish registers, beginning in 1564, have two 2or 3-year gaps in the late 16th century. (fn. 60)
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Having directly worked with the management icon the late Peter Drucker in the late nineties, I find Rick Wartzman's comments quite accurate. Whether conducting business as an entrepreneur or as a management consultant for a FORTUNE 500 company, I have always believed in the same principles that Rick has appropriately mentioned in this article. Matter of fact, this philosophy has been an ongoing guiding principle at Jay Maharjan & Associates.
Both Democratic candidates began with the management-guru's first basic question, but where they went from there determined the winner
As Barack Obama claimed the Democratic nomination for President last week, pundits were quick to credit any number of factors in his vanquishing of the once-vaunted Clinton political machine: Obama's rock-star charisma, his scintillating speechmaking, what he himself has described as his "almost spooky good fortune."
But I chalk it up, in large measure, to one thing: his superior ability—or at least his advisers' superior ability—at management, Peter Drucker-style.
In fact, it was almost as if the Obama camp had methodically worked through the five questions with which Drucker believed every organization—whether a business, public agency, or nonprofit—should grapple. (And I mean grapple—though these questions may seem exceedingly simple on their face, answering them invariably turns into an exigent exercise, as I know from experience within my own shop.)
Naturally, Obama and Hillary Clinton began with a similar answer to Drucker's first question: What is our mission? For both, ascending to the top of their party's ticket—or, to put it more generously, earning the right to try to lead the nation to a better future—has been their driving passion for the past 16 months. But once you get past that, the dueling senators, in effect, answered Drucker's next four questions very differently.
Focusing on All the Groups
Consider No. 2: Who is our customer? Getting this right, Drucker said, "puts your priorities in order and gives you a reference point for critical decisions on the organization's values."
In a sense, both Obama and Clinton approached this question the same way, broadly defining the customer as the American public. Any politician's goal, after all, is to appeal to as many voters as possible. But on another level, Obama tailored his answer this way: Our customers live in smaller caucus states. Our customers include Republicans, independents, and even high school students.
By focusing time and resources on these folks, Obama built a lead that became insurmountable. Clinton, following a more conventional campaign blueprint that all but ignored or wrote off these groups, foundered.
Drucker has said his third question—What does the customer value?—"may be the most important" of them all. Certainly it proved crucial in the Democratic race. Obama nailed it, while Clinton flubbed it.
Value from the Perspective of the Voter
He discerned from the outset, and she did not, that the customer—in this case, the voter of 2008—was looking for one thing above all: the prospect of change. So that's the theme on which Obama and his team pounded away. Clinton, by contrast, stressed her experience as a Washington insider.
"Many organizations are very clear about the value they would like to deliver," Drucker wrote, "but they don't often understand that value from the perspective of their customers. They make assumptions based on their own interpretation." For Clinton, this was fatal.
Of course, any well-run operation—political or otherwise—must be able to adjust along the way, which is precisely why Drucker's fourth question is so important: What are our results? Clinton did attempt a mid-course correction or two when it became apparent she wasn't faring so well, including ousting her campaign manager in February. But she never reacted swiftly or decisively enough. She also chose all along—and this is revealing—to use a single pollster, Mark Penn. Obama, more open to hearing varying viewpoints about how he was doing on the trail, reportedly used as many as four.
Crafting the Ideal Message
And then there's Drucker's fifth question—the one that flows from all the others: What is our plan? "Planning is not an event," Drucker explained. "It is the continuous process of strengthening what works and abandoning what does not, of making risk-taking decisions with the greatest knowledge of their potential effect, of setting objectives, appraising performance and results through systematic feedback, and making ongoing adjustments as conditions change."
Obama has not been flawless in his planning, as evidenced by the difficulties he has had in winning over blue-collar Democrats. But by and large, he has excelled in this area. He crafted the ideal message and had the aplomb never to stray from it. He harnessed the power of the Internet like no politician before, creating an online community that energized volunteers and fueled a $265 million war chest. By all accounts, his staff analyzed the polls and reams of voter data—and applied the findings—with tremendous discipline.
As Obama is keenly aware, the contest for the White House is far from over; in many respects it has just begun. The presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain, has evidently concluded the same thing as Obama in terms of what the customer values, pledging that he'll be the one "to bring real change to Washington."
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BlackBerry Bold 9000 in white sells in Arizona via AT&Tby The PocketBerry Team
19 October 2009 No Comment
The white BlackBerry Bold 9000 has made its way to AT&T stores this weekend. If you're eligible for upgrade, you can head over to your local AT&T store and pick one up. This device came out at a rough time, as the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 is close to releasing in the next month supposedly, so by upgrading now, you might just miss out on the device. Oh well, look on the bright side, as the BlackBerry Bold "3″ could release in your next upgrade period.
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