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Red Carpet Fashion: Hollywood Style Awards
When you have an annoying breakout on your chin or you've forgotten to touch up your roots, you might think it's all your guy is looking at. Well, relax. "Most men aren't picking up on the things we assume they're staring at," says renowned biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, PhD, author of Why We Love. The reason, she says, has a lot to do with evolution. "In general, men are wired to notice obvious signs that convey interest in mating — a warm smile, for example — and ignore other subtleties, like if your lipstick is faded," she explains. We asked Fisher to illuminate us more on her fascinating research.
He won't notice...
If your hairstyle is a little messy.
He will notice...
If your hair condition isn't great.
Fisher explains: "Men couldn't care less if your strands are perfectly styled and neat. In fact, he might like you more with some wildness or bedhead, since it shows you're carefree and relaxed. But he will notice if your hair looks or feels very dry, brittle, or damaged, which are signs of poor health. On a subconscious level, men seek out partners who possess healthy physical attributes."
So spend more time lounging with him on Saturday morning and less time flat-ironing in the bathroom. If you have some damaged spots, mist with a healing leave-in spray (like John Frieda Daily Nourishment Leave-In Conditioning Spray, $5.99).
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In many states, engineers who work in industry providing engineering services are exempt from licensure requirements. Of those state licensing boards that responded to a survey by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, 29 licensure jurisdictions exempt employees of industrial or manufacturing firms, and 14 have no such exemption provisions. Of those states with exemptions for industrial employees, many do not enforce licensure requirements on engineers who consult to those industries later in their careers, rather than work as employees. Is a consultant treated as an "employee" and therefore provided the exemption? If so why? In the states that do not have industrial exemptions, licensure requirements for engineers in industry aren't commonly enforced, in part for fear the legislature would enact an industrial exemption if enforcement were to begin. Such is our system.
A few years ago, Neil A. Norman, P.E., currently a member of the Washington Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, prepared an outstanding summary of the genesis of industrial exemptions in the U.S. This treatise makes for interesting reading.
Industries exerted powerful political influence on a state-by-state basis in the 1940s through 1960s to get these exemptions enacted. A friend of mine who worked for a major U.S. manufacturer throughout that period indicated that the external communication at the time stressed the nature of our legal system, product liability law, and a variety of other broad arguments, but this friend indicated that the internal discussion was that their engineers were to work for one employer – the company – and not have to answer separately to an outside authority. That was the bottom line.
An NSPE member recently sent me an opinion piece from "Signal", a periodical of the broadcast engineering industry. In that article, Chris Imlay, the general counsel of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, provides an interesting perspective on licensure laws and their impact, or lack of impact, on broadcast engineers. This article, which comes from the perspective of practicing engineers who are not licensed and do not wish to be licensed, addresses both potential practice limitations and the use of the title engineer in those states that restrict use of the title engineer to those who are licensed professional engineers.
The industrial exemption is a major reason why only about 20% of engineers in the U.S. go on to become licensed professional engineers (the other 80 % don't all work in industry, but that is a topic for another day).
So, the above provides some background on the topic. One of the purposes of these NSPE blogs is to get some conversation going. Feel free to comment. Some questions might be:
1. Is there a problem here? Is the public health, safety and welfare at risk because engineers in industry are not required to be licensed, or does our legal system adequately protect the public otherwise?
2. What, if anything, should the engineering profession do regarding regulatory requirements pertaining to engineers in exempt industries? This is something that is often discussed within the engineering profession, but no one proposes to actually do anything. Is that the best course?
What do you think?
Published October 1, 2009 by Craig Musselman, P.E., F.NSPE
Filed under: Industrial Exemption,
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
I briefly offer my own comments here. Left to the discretion of private, capitalized industry, the health, safety, and welfare of the public is not likely to be adequately protected. We as engineers have an ethical duty on behalf of the users of our designs and that is and should be the primary means for protecting the public. Without PEs in private industry today, it is highly unlikely that ethics will win out over capitalism. Couple that fact with the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign funding and we, as a nation, are in serious trouble.
After completing my Masters in engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1979 I became an MBA student in NYU's graduate school of business. At about the half way point in the program I took a business ethics course which posited the FDA banning of a product by a fictitious American pharmaceutical manufacturer. It was the study group's responsibility to decide how best to protect the company and shareholders from catastrophic financial loss. Sadly, it did not take too long for the group's majority to decide to sell the product in a third world country, free from the control of the FDA.
Some 30 years later those folks in my MBA class have now risen to be the titans of industry and of Wall Street. Need I say more?
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
I have a Bachelor's in Biology and made it through the Navy's Nuke Engineering School (Mechanical) and passed the 6 hour NRRO review board to earn my MM-3385. No degree is awarded for that but you get college credit towards a Bachelor's in Nuke Engineering Technology at many colleges.
Nevertheless at my job which I have had for 10 years, my title is now Regional Applications Engineer.
Starting out fresh out of the Navy my boss a degreed engineer (but not a PE; he only passed the EIT exam) only allowed me title of Applications Specialist. A few years into it I threatened to quit unless title was upgraded to ASSOCIATE APPLICATIONS ENGINEER. He begrudingly obliged. I didn't even want a raise.
After all, by then I was designing advanced control systems for combustion and cryogenic systems and thought the title warranted. The systems I designed were all compliant to NFPA standards, used UL and FM approved components and the design packages recieved a review among my colleagues. (no less than 3 associates.)
Rarely was one of these additional associates a PE however within our company we do have them and they are often stuck with the wonderful Onus of being the SME (subjet matter expert) for the design reviews. Onus, as they are in short supply and are stuck doing design reviews and process hazard analysis review all day.
I am a design authority. I have made it to the group level of our technical career ladder and am now a control systems specialist and I can tell you I have the EIT Study book (big blue and yellow thing) and could NEVER pass that test.
Abstract calculus is just not my thing. I am an ISCET Certified Electronics Technician and any time I need to do an ArcFlash study or radiant heat transfer model I can get out the graph paper and nomographs and do the math, but I couldn't integrate a first order anything.
I have the highest respect for about 1/2 the PE's I know. There are 2 types and our company has both of them.
The one type is what I call the "old school" PE's who know their stuff and coincidently are 40+ years of age and they are valuable resources within my organization.
The other half are a bunch of TI-84 wielding cocky know nothings who took the EIT course as their last class out of college and don't know their theta from a hole in the ground but can do some math.
I have designed entire systems and just to meet a municipal customer's requirements handed the design package over to a PE and said "I know the drill, rubber stamping is forbidden and unethical so here you go, do your thing" and then it's THEIR design. No changes made. humm...
No problem, Civil and Municipal work requires a stamp and for good reasons.
However not everyone needs to (or is able to) pass the EIT/PE exams. If it weren't for the "manufacturing exemption" clause in the 29 or so states that have it in their statutes even everyone who graduates from an ABET accredited college would not be allowed to wield the title Engineer without a PE after their name.
PE should be required for structural and public sector life safety things like bridges, buildings, roads, municipal systems etc.
Leave the specialized systems design to the manufacturers who specialize in the systems they designed in the first place. Often from empirical trial and error at the R&D stage.
Our company has CGA and NFPA reps and committee members to help guide and keep some sanity to the rules and regs established and those committee members are more commonly the 20 year veteran field service technicians who have made it to to a title of Engineering Service Manager or the like and have more experience than anyone in the lab or field or classroom. These veterans of the specific industry are the ones providing input for the safety of the public and sharing their persona
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
I learned about this blog while reading the Aug/Sept edition of PE Magazine and the "Second Look at Safety" article involving BP. I have written several articles about BP and questionable corporate engineering practices on my blog at http://engr101.com
I have my BS and MS degrees from Univ. of Texas; became first licensed as Texas PE in 1970; specialties are structural, civil and architectural engineering with a mech. engr. component; and have worked as an independent consultant for small and large companies, including my own, all of my life so I routinely use my PE seal on projects.
One of my roommates at UT majored in chemical engineering, went to work for (unnamed) chemical company, spent his life in plant and process design with the first years spend running around the various petrochemical structures in polluted atomosphere while EPA was formed. EPA then spent five years trying to make up their minds about whether or not to permit the use of scrubbers on the stacks. Nothing like making for a good crisis to give a new government agency great power.
A few years ago my friend was forced to retire before he was fully vested. Seems the company has learned that they can keep engineers long enough to use them up but then let them go at partial retirement. Not to be too cruel, the companies then hire them back at a small consultant salary so that they can barely survive but the combined cost to the company is less than it would be if they simply let the engineers reach retirement age.
He regrets not having the foresight, as I had, knowing that one day all engineers who work for industry could be let go right before fully vested retirement. He regrets not taking the EIT exam and the PE exam and getting his license when he was young, so that he could work as a legitimate consultant to industry later if he needed to, rather than engage in this farce as a consultant without a PE seal only to the company that fired him early. Now he is their slave.
His years of running through the polluted air have damaged his body. His bones break quite easilly. Some of his bones have holes large enough to drop a quarter through. Fortunately, he does get good medical treatement so the company might have given him some kind of additional settlement. I do pray for him and I know others do too.
And this government wonders why American kids don't want to be engineers and why the average age of PEs is now in the mid to late 50's. We're going down the tubes, folks, unless things change big time, including abolishing the industry exemption in every state in the nation.
June Melton, PE
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
I am the CEO and Principle Engineer of JLS Engineering Consultants, Inc in San Antonio. We deal in Aeronautical and Mechanical engineering services to the aviation industry.
There is a severe problem in the aviation / aerospace industry. Most engineers (approx 95%) in this industry are not licensed. Many are working as Consultant Designated Engineering Representatives (DERs) of the FAA providing consulting services to aircraft manufacturers regarding the design and certification of that manufacturers product.
They are not an employee of the manufacturer but they are in fact the final authority as to the safety of the product and the flying public.
The FAA has refused for years to require Consultant DERs to be licensed primarily because licensing is a State activity and not a Federal Government issue. Engineers who are federal employees are exempt from licensure but FAA rules governing DER's specifically state that DERs are not employees.
This is a problem that affects the safety of the entire flying public. It needs to be raised to the National level and pushed down through the FAA.
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
I graduated from college in 2006 with a degree in electrical engineering. Since then I have worked in the industry for a consulting group for 3 years and now at a cement plant for 2 years. In my state you require 4 years of experience, the eit, and a 4 year ABET engineering degree to apply for the PE. Even though I do not need a PE for working in industry I would like to obtain licensure if for no other reason then to demonstrate that I have obtained the basic level of a "Professional" and that I do take my designs and applications seriously enough to be held fully accountable for them. After applying I was told by the board 3 years of my experience was voided because it was not experience under a PE. What mechanism do those of us in industry have to obtain our PE licenses? If we want the industry to be licensed what can we do to allow those who are willing and able to be licensed the ability to take the PE Exam? Even though there are new PE test disciplines it seems the route to get there is still very much dictacted by the traditional civil, electrical, mechanical routes. This makes things difficult for a control systems engineer.
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
1. I can see some interesting administrative issues relating to industrial PE licensing. If an provides in-house design services for a manufacturer with a national market, should the engineer be licensed in every state where the product is used?
2. It is interesting that Mr. Masi sees the need for PEs to design municipal systems, but not nuclear systems. In the public's mind, which is the more critical pipe failure: a potable water line or a reactor cooling water line?
3. The title "engineer" has been downgraded to the extent that it is nearly meaningless. Years ago a "sanitary engineer" designed water supply and pollution control facilities, now they collect garbage; custodial engineers push brooms; and maintenance/building engineers are mechanics. All of these jobs are critical to our society, yet they are not engineers. Perhaps we should follow California's policy and restrict the use of the title "engineer" to those who are licensed to perform engineering. Then we would be in a better place to require that engineering be performed by engineers.
Then how would one get licensed
As I understand it to become a PE one must get engineering experience which would be impossible with the industrial exemption. Heck as current law is set I can't even legally design a cardboard box. I understand the need for a PE in certain industries such as nuclear but I feel current law is overly restraining. At best its a 12 year process...at worse 20!!! No wonder businesses are running overseas. Strange how a guy can invent something great but he can't offically practice engineering. Just my 2 cents.
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
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I believe eliminating or narrowing the industry exemption in Texas law is essential for the engineering profession.
Consider this example: the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and related oil spill at the Macondo Well in the Gulf... I am studying this case and have found many individuals involved in the many critized decisions had a title with the word engineer in it, but many of those individuals do not have an engineering degree and very few (if any?) are licensed in Texas. Current law allows this, because of the industry exemption, and also ambiguously because of the offshore location of the Macondo well, although there are good arguments that Louisiana (LAPELS) engineering regulations should have applied at that location. In the end, there were many decisions by many individuals (and teams) that have been criticized (I think appropriately) as not appropriate decisions for a PE to make.
This is not to say that a lot of the work in industry, including design work, can't be done by experienced designers, regardless of how they got their experience, but when oversight and decision making (or approval) of processes like the one in question is not handled with a professional approach (reflecting some degree of autonomy and a professional determination to hold paramount the public health, safety and welfare), we can expect outcomes like this one from time to time.
It is very interesting to compare the Deepwater Horizon explosion to the New London school explosion (the 1934? incident responsible for the Texas Engineering Practices Act), because both disasters result from actions and decisions made by experienced industrial "technicians" who were not licensed professional engineers.
I think the following issues may have been a factor in this incident because of the industry exemption:
Experience (PE's are guaranteed to have some meaningful experience; others may or may not be appropriately experienced)
Culture (the culture of many non licensed engineers is often skeptical of the value of engineering licensure and sometimes tends to assume their own capabilities are greater than they really are--I think this is especially true in the oil patch--but PE's are supposed to be very cognizant of the limits of their experience and knowlege, and not to practice in ares in which they are not competent)
Competence (competence of PE's is, to some extent, regulated, they are tested (FE and PE Exams) and they are required to maintain competence with continuing education; others aren't required to do this)
Ethical Awareness (PE's in Texas are required to gain one hour CPD annually in the area of professional ethics; no such requirement for others)
Incentive (one important incentive for PEs that does not affect others--you can lose your license if you practice outside your competence or otherwise unprofessionally)
Now a repeal of section defining the industry exemption in Texas would cause significant problems in Texas industry, and much (compromise?) would be needed to mitigate these problems before this could be politically possible. Probably it would be necessary to grandfather most in industry with an "engineering" job title or description; those individuals could be required to apply for registration under special regulations and allowed to continue to do certain work with certain titles, but would be required to maintain a PE license and get CPD credits. Even then, there would be an immediate need for new PEs in industry which would create economic incentives for the roughly 70% of all graduating "engineers" in Texas to seek registration. Costs in industry would increase; compensation for PEs (and their responsibilities) would increase,...
I have enjoyed reading your thoughts on this issue, which I consider critical to the
re: The Industrial Exemption: What, If Anything, Should The Profession Do?
The Industrial Exemption is for the benefit of industry only. Imagine an Industrial Exemption in law or medicine.
Industrial Exemption
Is the ongoing General Motors safety issue over ignition switches an argument for ending the Industrial Exemption? I think so. Not that corporate registered engineers would have eliminated the safety issue but I believe it enhances integrity and ultimately individual performance coupled with need for continuing education. I am proud to say I maintained being a PE for the 45 years of employment in corporations.
William L Gregory
P.E. Active Retired
Industry Exemption?
Ford Pinto? People died in horrible fires. All because non-engineers or "Engineers without a Conscience" in management wanted to save the $5 for the rubber fuel bladder. Not to mention the rear end "pumpkin" was in an obviously wrong place in relation to the gasoline tanks to appear anything near safe. "Engineers" although likely unlicensed, still had a $1 fix for a nylon shield between the tank and the differential. So for a 1 $ bill some people could still be alive today. Sure for the proponents of Product Liability Statutes Ford did pay lots in liability. But people are still dead. Had there been an engineer with a vested interest in maintaining a conscience in a management position that could not be overridden by non-engineering management, some people may still be alive today and it certainly would not have cost Ford near as much to hire that person.
Product Liability Laws only seek to compensate people for damages after the fact. Licensure Regulations seek to prevent the damages from occuring in the first place.
Where I work I hear it said that if doing something halfway good saves a lot of money, that would pay of a lot of asparin for the headaches later. My comment back is that they better be prepared to actually buy the asparin. Usually the amount of asparin they have to buy is more than the cost of the better alternative up front.
Industrial Exemption
Before removing the industrial exemption it would be important to first remedy the larger concern of the social economic, gender, and disability inequalities that are institutionalized within the professional licensing program. Specifically, the issue with limited access to full ABET/EAC undergraduate level engineering courses that are online and the lack of access to courses offered outside of typical business working hours at brick and mortar institutions. Course options that allow working adults to up-skill to meet the criteria of professional licensing are difficult to schedule with employers that mandate that it is my-way or the highway.
The increase in engineering technology programs is due in part to the improved access to these courses. The flexibility of the engineering technology classes at community colleges allows working class adults to attend while working. Removing the industrial exemption would take away the avenue that allows graduates of these programs to contribute at the pay scale that reflects their training & skill set.
Your goal as an institution should be redirected to self –empowerment of individuals. The NSPE should create a way for the single mother(s) to attend engineering courses at home. The NSPE should be at the forefront in developing programs for disabled to attend the required courses for licensing. The industrial exemption is relevant because there is a segment of our population that requires it.

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8.9-5 Hazing -- § 53-23a
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count __] with hazing. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
no (student organization / member of a student organization) shall engage in hazing any member or person pledged to be a member of the organization. The implied or express consent of the person shall not be a defense in any action brought under this section.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - By student organization or member
The first element is that at the time of the hazing the defendant was a (student organization / member of a student organization). "Student organization" means a fraternity, sorority or any other organization organized or operating at an institution of higher education.1
Element 2 - Hazing
The second element is that the defendant engaged in hazing.2 "Hazing" means any action which (recklessly / intentionally) endangers the health or safety of a person for the purpose of initiation, admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a student organization. The term shall include, but not be limited to <insert as appropriate:>
requiring indecent exposure of the body.
requiring any activity that would subject the person to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation or extended isolation from social contact.
confinement of the person to unreasonably small, unventilated, unsanitary or unlighted areas.
any assault upon the person. This means the intentional infliction of physical injury.
requiring the ingestion of any substance or any other physical activity which could adversely affect the health or safety of the individual.
The term shall not include an action sponsored by an institution of higher education which requires any athletic practice, conditioning, or competition or curricular activity. "Initiation" means a formal ceremonial admission into a student organization. "Affiliation" means to be in close association or connection to a student organization.
<Insert as appropriate:>
A person acts "recklessly" with respect to a result or circumstances when (he/she) is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such result will occur or that such circumstances exist. <See Recklessness, Instruction 2.3-4.>
A person acts "intentionally" with respect to a result when (his/her) conscious objective is to cause such result. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.>
Element 3 - Of a member or pledge
The third element is that the person hazed was either a member or a person pledged to be a member of the student organization. The implied or express consent of the member or pledge is not a defense to this prosecution.
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant was a (student organization / member of a student organization), 2) (he/she/it) engaged in hazing, and 3) <insert name of person subjected to hazing> was a member or pledge of the organization.
If you
unanimously find that the state has proved beyond
a reasonable doubt each of the elements of hazing,
then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the
other hand, if you unanimously find that the state
has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any
of the elements, you shall then find the defendant
not guilty.
1 General Statutes § 53-23a (a) (2).
2 Hazing is defined in § 53a-23a (a) (1).


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Profile of the much respected and influencial Cuban dance band.
Orquesta America de Ninon Mondejar
by Luis de Quesada (
The Orquesta America was founded in the spring of 1942 by singer/songwriter Ninon Mondejar. Ninon was born in the province of Mantanzas and, as an adolescent during the early 30s, he relocated to the Havana province town of Bauta (aka "Hoyo Colorao"). In Bauta he started showing interest in music and joined a town choral group. He also joined the Young Communist League and became a political activist.
In the early 40s he moved to the capital city of Havana and, after brief stints as a singer with several local groups, he decided to form his own "charanga," perhaps influenced by the successes of the charanga orchestras of Antonio Arcaño, Melodias del 40, Belisario Lopez, Antonio Maria Romeu and others. He named his new orchestra "Orquesta America de Ninon Mondejar" and recruited several professional musicians and percussionists. Among them were Wilfredo Meneses, flute; Augusto Barcia, timbal; Julio Salas on congas, etc. Barcia would remain as Ninon Mondejar's timbalero for the rest of his career in Cuban music. By the late 40s several of Arcaño's musicians joined Orquesta America. They were violinist/songwriters Enrique Jorrin, Antonio Sanchez "Musiquita" and guiro player Gustavo Tamayo. Also, Juanito Ramos substituted for Meneses on flute. These new additions and substitutions gave Orquesta America a new influx of talent which would take it to the top of Cuba's musical charts in less than five years.
Around 1951 America's violinist, Enrique Jorrin, introduced a new rhythm which quickly won the hearts and minds of Cuba's choosy dancers. He named it "cha cha cha." Shortly after, as the Jorrin/America cha cha chas became increasingly popular, Cuba's Discos Panart became interested in them and signed them to a recording contract. In March of 1953 Orquesta America's first hit single, Jorrin's "La Engañadora" with "Silver Star" on its flip side, was released on 78 and 45 rpm singles formats and both songs became smash hits charting all the way to the top, thus toppling Perez Prado's mambo and all the jazz bands on his coattails from the top charts in Havana. Numerous top charting hits followed, such as "Yo Sabia Que Un Dia," "Me Lo Dijo Adela," "Nada Para Ti," "El Tunel," "El Alardoso," "Negrito de Sociedad," "Nunca," and "Yo No Camino Mas," the latter featuring sonero Laito Sureda on the lead vocals.
At that time Orquesta America's personnel was as follows: Ninon Mondejar, singer and administrator; Enrique Jorrin, lead violinist and musical director; Antonio Sanchez, violinist; Juanito Ramos, flute; Manuel Montejo "Camaguey," bass and chorus singer; Julio Salas on congas, Alex Sosa on piano and Gustavo Tamayo on güiro. In midsummer of 1953, former Arcaño violinist/songwriter Felix Reyna and singer Leo Soto also joined Orquesta America, elevating this group to an all-star status, in my opinion.
The members of Orquesta America were referred to as the "Creators of the Cha Cha Cha" and they certainly lived up to their nickname as they turned any song, new or old, into a brand new vibrant cha cha cha. Such was the case with the haunting Brazilian "baion" entitled "Anna" and also known as "El Negro Zumbon." This new baion was used by the famed Cinecita Film Studios in Rome as the musical theme for its then new film
Bitter Rice
Arroz Amargo
) starring the young and sultry Italian actress Silvana Mangano (wife of Italian and international film producer Dino De Laurentis) and well known dramatic actor Raf Vallone (who more recently starred as Cardinal Lamberto in the
Godfather, Part 3
). As this great film opened in Havana, Orquesta America quickly adapted its "baion" musical score, sung in the film by Mangano herself, turned it into a smashing cha cha cha and recorded it rendering all other versions, including the film's musical score, corny and obsolete! In Cuba, the year 1953 ended on a stratospheric note for Orquesta America as their new releases for Christmas, Jorrin's "Alegre Navidad" and its flip side, Agustin Lara's "Rival," instantly charted all the way to the top, as had most of their predecessors in Orquesta America's long hit parade list. Everywhere in Havana it seemed as though it was Orquesta America, and not Fulgencio Batista, who ruled Cuba during the holidays and new year!
However, the new year, 1954, would unfortunately bring dissension, departures and change for Orquesta America. A disagreement between administrator Ninon Mondejar and musical director Enrique Jorrin emerged as they differed as to whom should receive credit for the creation and introduction of the cha cha cha. A purely academic and inconsequential difference of opinion was allowed to escalate into a profound disagreement between the two. The facts indicate that Jorrin was the creator of the new and contagious rhythm, but Mondejar maintained that his orchestra was the purveyor of the rhythm so he must also receive credit--something that Jorrin totally rejected. The internal feud continued without either side yielding an inch. Finally, Jorrin left around August of 1954 forming his own group with Orquesta Almendra's master flutist Miguel O'Farrill, singer Yeyo Estrada and others and departed for Mexico with a contract to record for the legendary A&R man Mariano Rivera Conde (musical mentor of Beny More, Perez Prado and Mariano Merceron) in Mexico City.
Upon Jorrin's departure, Mondejar recruited violininst Ignacio Berroa and gave Jorrin's spot as musical director to violinist/songwriter Felix Reyna. It should be noted that since 1953 Orquesta America had been conducting brief musical tours to Mexico City, appearing there in nightclubs, theaters and on television, mainly on the internationally famous network TV station XEW. After a few of these memorable and profitable tours, both Mondejar and Jorrin seemed to greatly enjoy performing on Mexican stages. The idea of relocating there on a protracted or more permanent basis entered their minds. I think that because of Jorrin's departure to Mexico, Mondejar felt compelled to follow suit and eventually did in November of 1954. He left behind not only legions of disappointed fans, but a void on the "Cuban musical throne" which several contenders scrambled to occupy. A front-running contender was Rafael Lay's Orquesta Aragon de Cienfuegos, RCA Victor recording artists, which at the time of Orquesta America's departure for Mexico had ten recorded hit singles. Their latest one, "Pare Cochero" and flip side "Baila Vicente," had been being played relentlessly on radio stations and jukeboxes throughout the island since its release in midsummer. However, for legions of saddened Orquesta America fans, help was on the way from Mexico City as news of a split in the ranks of Orquesta America in Mexico reached Havana in December of 1954. It was learned that several members were returning to Cuba for the holidays and staying to form a new musical group! Finally, in January of 1955 a group of Orquesta America's musicians and percussionists led by flutist Juanito Ramos returned to Havana. The group included violinists Antonio Sanchez and Ignacio Berroa, bass player/singer Manuel Montejo "Camaguey," conga player Julio Salas and güiro player Gustavo Tamayo. In Havana, the new group teamed with veteran Orquesta Hermanos Castro member Arsenio Rodriguez and Cabaret Sans Souci pianist Ruben Gonzalez (now of Buena Vista Social Club fame) and formed a new group which Ramos named Orquesta America del 55.
The departure of 50% of Orquesta America's personnel left Ninon Mondejar without much of a musical group to lead. He immediately traveled to Cuba for replacements and came back with none other than competitor Orquesta Aragon's flutist Rolando Lozano, a notable Arcaño disciple. Rolando Lozano also brought his brother Clemente with him and a beautiful and unprecedented flute duet era started for Orquesta America--a move by Mondejar both praised and criticized by critics, experts and fans. Mondejar also brought conga player Julian Cabrera from Havana to replace the departed Orquesta America founding member Julio Salas.
In 1955 things stabilized for the refurbished Orquesta America de Ninon Mondejar as they started a series of hit recordings there for RCA. In 1955 and 1956 the additions of Mexico City based Cuban singer Elizardo Aroche and Mexican singer/songwriter Luis Demetrio enhanced the orchestra's chorus. In fact, America's singing duets featuring Leo Soto and Luis Demetrio were well received and charted to top spots in Mexico and elsewhere. Again, things seemed to go their way as the only competition they faced in Mexico was from Enrique Jorrin and His Orchestra who seemed to be content with their part of the "loot" yielded by the Mexican impresarios.
But during the fall of 1957 the departures which had plagued Orquesta America since Jorrin left in 1954 returned as singers Leo Soto and Luis Demetrio left to join a local conjunto led by Luis Gonzalez, who was also on the RCA label. A few months later in 1958 "the floodgates opened" as a homesick Felix Reyna left for Havana to join Fajardo y Sus Estrellas. Shortly after his arrival, Reyna's presence in Fajardo's monster charanga was felt as they recorded Reyna's milestone bolero-cha classic "Si Te Contara," which charted right to the top. Flutist Rolando Lozano also departed, going to New York City to join Mongo Santamaria's ensemble and also the newly formed Orquesta Nuevo Ritmo, directed by Armando Sanchez (later of Conjunto Son de La Loma fame). Lozano's brother Clemente also left, for an undisclosed location, and so did conga player Julian Cabrera. Mondejar replaced Cabrera with Rolando Maceo on congas and Lozano with flutist Gonzalo Fernandez, but these new departures seemed to halt Orquesta America's recording with RCA Victor Mexicana and they spent their final year (1958) of their four year tour in Mexico totally recordless.
Mondejar could have gone to Discos Orfeon, as Jorrin did when RCA gave him the boot, but failed to do so and, after a couple of unsuccessful tours, one of them in the Dominican Republic, Orquesta America returned to Cuba in January of 1959. From there they toured Europe and the Soviet Union. Ninon Mondejar remained as director of Orquesta America until his semi-retirement in the 1970s. Since then the orchestra has had several directors, including former senior member Felix Reyna. During the late 90s bass player Jorge Machado Duran, former Son 14 and Adalberto Alvarez y su Son member, became the current director of Orquesta America, bringing into it a new roster of excellent musicians who, with their skills and expertise, deserve to carry on Orquesta America's tradition of musical excellence. One particularly outstanding member of the current group is skilled flutist Manuel Sanchez Wanbrug.
Sixty years after its creation Orquesta America is still going strong thanks, I think, to the resilience and the never say die and strong will to survive attitude of its founder Ninon Mondejar, "the King of the Cha Cha Cha."
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BIRTHPLACE: Mississauga, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: PIT: 1999-204 overall
|Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (AHL Sportsmanship) (2016) Signed as a free agent by Manchester (AHL), July 12, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, August 1, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Montreal, July 4, 2007.Signed as a free agent by Carolina, July 14, 2009. Traded to Calgary by Carolina with Anton Babchuk for Ian White and Brett Sutter, November 17, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Wilkes-Barre (AHL), January 23, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, March 5, 2013. Claimed on waivers by New Jersey from Pittsburgh, March 6, 2013. Signed as a free agent by Wilkes-Barre (AHL), September 3, 2013.
|Draft: Pittsburgh 1999 (9-204-7)
First NHL Game: 12/29/01; 5-2 Pittsburgh loss vs. Ottawa
First NHL Point: 12/29/01; 5-2 Pittsburgh loss vs. Ottawa
First NHL Goal: 12/29/01; 5-2 Pittsburgh loss vs. Ottawa
Most Goals, Game: 2 (12/26/03; 3-3 Pittsburgh tie at Ottawa)
Most Assists, Game: 2-4x (Last: 3/19/09; 5-4 Montreal loss at Ottawa)
Most Points, Game: 2-11x (Last: 3/19/09; 5-4 Montreal loss at Ottawa)
Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 22 (11/17/07; 7-4 Montreal win vs. Boston)
Shootout Stats: 1 attempt, 0 goals (0%)
Tom and his wife, Lisa, have a daughter, Lily (3) and a son, Luc (1)... They spend their summers in Oakville, Ont., and have a dog named Charlie... Tom is involved with Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids, as well as the Canadian Cancer Society... His first youth team was the Mississauga Terriers and his brother Chris was the biggest influence on his career... Chris now coaches the Alliance Bulldogs, a youth hockey team in Ft. Worth, TX... His favorite team growing up was Toronto and the player he emulated as a kid was Wendel Clark... Tom's first job was driving a delivery truck and his favorite vacation spot is Muskoka, Ont... The most-played artist on his iPod is Tom Petty... His favorite movie is Rocky IV and favorite television show is The Office... Tom also played soccer growing up, and enjoys golf now... The person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus Christ, and the current celebrity he would most like to meet is baseball player John McDonald... Tom enjoys watching baseball and football... He wears number 29 because it was the number his brother wore... If he wasn't playing professional hockey he would be a gym teacher... His most common game-day habit is eating chicken and rice... His favorite thing about playing in the NHL is competing at the highest level of hockey... Tom's most prized possessions are his kids... His favorite former teammate is Mike Weaver... His favorite road arena is the Pengrowth Saddledome, favorite road city is Vancouver and favorite team to play against is Toronto.
Completed his eighth NHL season and first with the Hurricanes... Was the only player to play in all 82 of the Hurricanes' games this season... Was first on the team in penalty minutes (106) and hits (160) and first among Carolina forwards in blocked shots (50)... Was part of the scoring play on three of Carolina's seven shorthanded goals (2g, 1a)... Netted his eighth goal of the season vs. OTT (3/4)... Scored the game-tying goal at 8:23 of the third period at BUF (2/5)... Earned two assists vs. CHI (1/30)... Earned his second multi-assist game of the season with a pair of helpers and was (+2) at NYR (1/27)... Netted his fifth goal of the season and registered five hits vs. OTT (1/10)... Notched his second shorthanded goal of the season at NSH (1/7)... Had his first multi-point game with Carolina when he earned two assists at WSH (12/11)... Registered a season-high seven hits in 15:27 of ice time vs. VAN (12/5)... Scored his first goal with the Hurricanes - a shorthanded, unassisted tally - vs. FLA (10/9)... Racked up 14 penalty minutes at BOS (10/3)... Made his Hurricanes debut on opening night, vs. PHI (10/2)... Longest goal streak: 2 games (1/2-1/7: 2g, 0a)... Longest assist streak: 2 games (3/7- 3/10: 0g, 2a; 4/6-4/8: 0g, 2a)... Longest point streak: 2 games (11/25-11/27: 1g, 1a; 1/2-1/7: 2g, 0a; 3/7-3/10: 0g, 2a; 4/6-4/8: 0g, 2a)... Multi-assist games: 3 (last: 1/30 vs. CHI: 0g, 2a)... Multi-point games: 3 (last: 1/30 vs. CHI: 0g, 2a).
Enters his ninth NHL season and second with Carolina... Signed a three-year contract with the Hurricanes on July 14, 2009.
1996-97: Played his first season of junior hockey for London of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), totaling 13 goals and 12 assists (25 points) and 67 penalty minutes in 64 games played.
1997-98: Tallied 50 points (24g, 26a) in 66 games to help London capture the West Division crown... Ranked third among Knights skaters in goals (6) and fourth in points (10) during the OHL playoffs.
1998-99: Led London with 60 assists and ranked second on the team with 87 points, skating in 66 OHL games... Ranked first among Knights skaters in goals (19) and points (35) during the playoffs, leading London to the OHL Finals before falling to Belleville in seven games.
1999-00: Completed his first professional season, spending the entire year with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... Ranked second on the team in goals (26), assists (32) and points (58)... Had a four-assist game vs. Hershey (3/3).
2000-01: Ranked third among Wilkes-Barre/Scranton skaters in points (52)... Was sixth on the team in goals (16) and tied for third on the team in assists (36)... Ranked second among Baby Pens with a (+6) rating... Had 12 points (3g, 9a) in 24 playoff games as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton advanced to the Calder Cup Finals before falling to Saint John in six games.
2001-02: Split the season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Pittsburgh, skating in 11 NHL games with the Penguins... Made his NHL debut vs. OTT (12/29), scoring his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot vs. Patrick Lalime... Earned his first NHL assist at NYI (1/3)... Led Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in goals (27), points (53) and power-play goals (10), appearing in 70 games... Was tied for first among Baby Pens with three game-winning goals and ranked second on the team with 26 assists... Represented Canada at the 2002 AHL All-Star Classic... Completed the season as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's all-time leader in games played (226), goals (69), assists (94) and points (163).
2002-03: Played in eight NHL games after being recalled to Pittsburgh on 1/9, earning one assist... Returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 1/26, and finished the season ranked second among Baby Pens skaters in scoring (63 points)... Led the team in assists (42) and ranked second in goals (21) and penalty minutes (131)... Had nine power-play goals and three game-winning goals... Registered his first professional hat trick vs. Binghamton (2/26)... Was named the sixth captain in Baby Pens history on 3/14... Had 18 multi-point efforts on the AHL level.
2003-04: Appeared in 60 games with Pittsburgh, finishing the season with career-highs in points (22) and goals (9)... Began the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before being recalled on 11/14... Played nine NHL games before being reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... Recalled again on 12/17 and remained with the big club for the rest of the regular season... Averaged 14:25 of ice time per game for Pittsburgh... Ranked fifth among Penguins with 67 penalty minutes... Two of his nine goals came on the power play and one was shorthanded... Had a career-high, four-game point streak from 12/29-1/3 (1g, 3a)... Re-joined Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the Calder Cup Playoffs and led the team in postseason scoring with 23 points (7g, 16a) in 24 games as the Baby Pens advanced to the Calder Cup Finals before falling to Milwaukee.
2004-05: Completed his first season in the Kings organization, spending the year with Manchester (AHL)... Was third among Monarchs skaters in scoring (71 points) in 64 games... Finished second to Michael Cammalleri (63) on the team in assists (46)... Led all Manchester forwards with a (+30) rating, and led the team with eight game-winning goals... Converted one of three shootout attempts.
2005-06: Appeared in 76 games for Los Angeles, matching his career high with 22 points... Ranked third among Kings in penalty minutes (100)... Ranked third among Kings skaters with 92 hits, behind Dustin Brown (175) and current Hurricanes teammate Tim Gleason (141)... Played his 100th NHL game vs. COL (11/19)... Registered a "Gordie Howe hat trick" vs. CHI (2/11) with a goal, an assist and a fighting major.
2006-07: Established a career high with 15 assists and matched his career high in points with 22... Was second among Kings with 119 hits... Voted by his teammates as the winner of the Ace Bailey Memorial Award, given to the team's most inspirational player... Also voted by his teammates as the winner of the team's Unsung Hero Award.
2007-08: Completed his first season with the Canadiens... Led Montreal in shorthanded goals (3) and penalty minutes (113)... Scored his first goal for the Canadiens with a shorthanded tally vs. PHI (11/1)... Earned his second career "Gordie Howe hat trick" (goal, assist, fighting major) vs. BOS (1/22)... Delivered a team-high 32 hits in March.
2008-09: Completed his seventh NHL season and second with Montreal, matching his career high for points with 22 (8g, 14a) and establishing a new career high in games played (78)... Ranked second among Canadiens skaters in penalty minutes (106) and hits (167)... Skated in all four postseason contests for the Canadiens, as Montreal was eliminated in four games by Boston... Earned one assist and totaled four penalty minutes.


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President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013. (Photo by Lawrence Jackson/The White House) by Paul SteinhauserCNN Political Editor (CNN) — It's conventional wisdom: Americans don't like Congress. But when it comes time to vote, they usually don't throw their lawmaker out of office. However, new polls indicate that times and perceptions about "throwing the bums out" may be changing.


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HAYWARD -- A homeless man found dead in Hayward on Sunday morning may be the seventh person in the Bay Area to succumb to frigid temperatures over the past two weeks.
The 50-year-old man was wearing a T-shirt, shorts, a hooded sweatshirt and shoes when he was found by a passer-by in the courtyard of the old City Hall at 22280 Foothill Blvd., said Hayward police Sgt. Ken Forkus.
The victim, a homeless man known to frequent Hayward, was lying on his side behind a Safeway store when he was spotted by someone on their way to get coffee at a nearby business.
Police are not sure exactly when the man died but said he had been there for several hours. His name was not released, pending notification of family.
An autopsy this week will determine what caused the man's death. Although foul play is not suspected, the incident remains under investigation, police said.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures dropped to near freezing in Hayward early Sunday morning. The low was 34 degrees, said meteorologist Bob Benjamin.
The Hayward case came on the heels of the death of a homeless man in the East Bay and an elderly man in his Peninsula trailer over the weekend. Police said cold weather may have been to blame in both cases, although their exact cause of death remains to be seen.
If it's determined that all three men died from hypothermia, they would be the fifth, sixth and seventh persons in the past two weeks to succumb to the extreme cold. Last week, Santa Clara County officials said that four homeless men had died over eight days of hypothermia-related causes.
Forecasters say East Bay residents should bundle up and hunker down as even colder weather will continue through the week. On Monday night, temperatures in Hayward were expected to drop to even lower digits bottoming out at 30 degrees, Benjamin said.
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According to Park's Director Daryl Bergs, 103 people registered at the open house with Karen Okerman winning the one free nights stay.
To reserve a cabin, Bergs said, people can call 794-4040 beginning Jan. 2, 2013.
One addition to the camping cabins that has not yet been added will be a handicap accessible portable toilet close to the cabins. That will be available from March 1 through Nov. 30, weather depending.
The cabins will be available for rent between April through October.
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NEW BEDFORD — Electric charging stations for hybrid cars will go live today in the city's two downtown garages, city officials said Thursday.
The charging stations will be free for one year, probably costing the city a few hundred dollars, Mayor Jon Mitchell said. "It won't be free permanently but in order to encourage people to begin taking advantage of the service, we want to extend the offer for a temporary period," he said. "It won't cost the city much money."
The price of a charge typically runs between $2 and $4, according to Scott Durkee, the director of the city's energy office.
The spots — three in the Zeiterion Garage and one in the Elm Street Garage — have a maximum park time of four hours, he said. City crews are going to start turning on the stations this morning. Durkee said four more spots in the International Marketplace parking lot will not be ready for another month because NStar needs to install poles that can carry more electricity.
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Speaking with Jason Katims of "Parenthood"
What follows is an interview with Jason Katims, writer and executive producer of the NBC hit series "Parenthood." "Parenthood" airs on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
May 1, 2010 at 12:54 am
HI!. MY NAME IS ILEANA MORALES, I HAVE A 17 YEAR OLD AUTISTIC TEEN, HIS NAME IS DAVID.HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE AGE OF 7-.UNTIL HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, ALL HE SAID WAS MAMA, PAPA AND "TOY". SOMETHING HAPPENED WHEN HE TURNED 11, HE BECAME HIGH FUNCTIONING, HE WOULDN'T STOP TALKING ( AND WE WERE SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT), HE WAS NO LONGER SHY,HE STARTED DOING GREAT AT SCHOOL, I WAS SO HAPPY.-BUT WHEN HE TURNED 16 ( AND THE HORMONES KICKED IN) EVERYTHING CHANGED. HE WANTED FRIENDS, A GIRLFRIEND, HE TRIED TO MAKE FRIENDS AT SCHOOL. THAT'S WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS DIFFERENT . DAVID TURNED FROM A SWEET BOY TO AN AGGRESSIVE TEENAGER, HE EVEN STARTED HURTING HIMSELF,ANYTHING HE COULD FIND, IF HE WAS EATING HE'LL TAKE THE FORK AND STARTED POKING HIMSELF, OR HE WOULD TAKE A KNIFE OR A SCISSOR.HE WOULD BITE HIMSELF HARD.( he never did this before) .HE KICKED AND PUNCH DOORS.HE CRYED AND SAY:"MOM I HAVE NO FRIENDS, I'LL NEVER HAVE A GRILFRIEND".HE WAS FRUSTRATED AND SO WAS I. I WAS DESPERATE. I ENROLLED HIM IN THE BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM.BUT AFTER EVERY OUTING, HE WOULD COME HOME MORE DEPRESSED, HE WOULD SAY: "REGULAR KIDS DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME". I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.- ONE DAY, TALKING TO ROSA (THE MOTHER OF ONE OF DAVIDS CLASSMATES) WE DECIDED TO OPEN A CLUB. ROSA CELEBRATED HER DAUGHTER MELISSA, SWEET SIXTEEN PARTY, THEY WERE SO HAPPY, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO WEAR, EVEN THE TEACHERS AT SCHOOL WERE TEACHING THEM HOW TO DANCE, THEY HAD A BLAST. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY I TOOK MY VAN, AND ROSA AND I TOOK 7 HIGH FUNCTIONING TEENS TO "HANG OUT", WE WENT TO THE MOVIES ( THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT TO THE MOVIES WITH FRIENDS), THEY WOULDN'T STOP TALKING AND LAUGHING; THEY WERE BEING TEENAGERS. AND ROSA AND I WERE CRYING OF HAPPINESS.NOW WE GO OUT EVERY FRIDAY. DAVID AND HIS FRIENDS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE ANYMORE; THEY ARE TOO BUSY PLANNING THE NEXT FRIDAY OUTING.
May 14, 2010 at 2:35 pm
THANK YOU, Jason Katims, for bringing the face of autism into the homes of so many American households. I was just telling friends and family members of how wonderful Parenthood is and how I would love to thank you personally! I have 2 children in my family on the autism spectrum (grandchild and niece) and know firsthand the many challenges, heartbreaks, and joys.
Thank you, again.
Donna Marino
May 11, 2011 at 9:34 am
Thank you! My 19 year old is really going through this…. He blames on German culture, as he seems to be more accepted when we visit the states. I applaud your taking the initiative to start a group. It hasn't gotten that far here in Europe. It tough to be different in anyway here. Congrats to you and keep up the good work!
May 15, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Dear Jason, As the mother of a 27-year old young man with high-functioning autism, I would like to thank you very much for bringing so much awareness about autism and Asperger's Syndrome to the forefront in the wonderful show, Parenthood. No matter where your loved one is on the spectrum, we can all relate to the experiences of the Braverman family and, most especially, to the joys and challenges which the parents face daily. "Max" is adorable, and does a great job portraying Asperger's Syndrome! The entire show is great, and I eagerly look forward to watching it every week–that is my "me" time:). Thanks again, Jason, and "kudos" to you for tackling this subject. Sincerely, Sharon Genuardi
May 17, 2010 at 4:59 pm
First, I want to thank you for being brave enough to tackle this issue on a weekly TV show. The spectrum is so broad and each child presents so differently that it is a daunting task to even attempt to do it, much less "get it right." And I think the producers, writers, consultants and actors are doing a fantastic job with the storyline and portrayals of Max and his immediate family's struggles with autism.
I just wanted to express one concern regarding the Rubber Band Ball episode that aired last month. The storyline seemed to suggest that Sydney could not possibly have autism because she tested in the gifted range on an IQ test. Of course you know that many children with autism can be very intelligent, and children with Asperger's typically have above average and even "gifted" IQ's. I felt this left a dangerous message with the general audience that kids with autism must test in the below normal intelligence range, even though Max is clearly portrayed as a smart boy. It was a confusing and contradictory message to come from the same show.
Thanks again for your thoughtful treatment of such difficult subject matter and for bringing us such a wonderful show. I'm hoping my concern can somehow be addressed in a future episode. Maybe Max can take an IQ test and whip cousin Sydney's score, lol.
May 21, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Thank you so much for making the show Parenthood and including the character Max who has Asperger's! I look forward to watching the show every week and I sincerely hope there will be many seasons!!! I will be 29 in June 2010. I have Asperger's Syndrome and didn't learn about its existence until I was 26 or 27!!! I am always happy to learn more about Aspergers and am trying to find people who have it or know someone with it. I'm still learning, but I love that show! Max is my favorite character for sure! hehe. and his parents are doing a great job. Keep up the good work. To all you Aspies out there, don't lose courage! We can make it. One day at a time. God Bless!
June 22, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I work with special needs adults and many are austic. I have worked with this population for over 25 years in NYC. I love them a great deal and they have taught me about love, emotions. and feelings. This not learned is school only people can teach you this stuff that why they are special to me.
I am so amazed that Jason you have bought this population to the TV world in realist manner!!(they are people too) They are intergraded in our society and love to be in the community. They are our neighbors, family. peers and much more.
Keep up the good work!!
Hanz zappa Rosenkrantz
July 13, 2010 at 11:33 am
I have been following Parenthood with my two non-autistic sons. Even they recognize the similarities in our situations. It's wonderful to see families dealing with this so openly… the more people know, the more tolerant they become…
My oldest son was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when he was six years old. He is now 18 and has come along way, but his road has been a bumpy one. We relocated to Germany 13 years ago, as his German father took a research position at the University here. The awareness of autism is not as it is in the US. All of his therapy has been more or less an improvisation. Through music, I am able to escape mentally and draw the strength needed to raise my son and his three siblings in a foreign country. I am a jazz vocalist. I wrote this song and recorded it in 2007 in NYC, with a wonderful group of musicians. It conveys my feelings of helplessness and hope, exasperation, and acceptance. Many of my listeners have suggested that I share this song with others who may be reached by its message. Here are my websites.
July 22, 2010 at 10:54 am
Do you have any advice for navigation of the adolescent time (12-14)
July 22, 2010 at 11:27 am
I am sure it is different for each young adult, but for my son, it was a matter of letting him follow his passion for animals. He has bred gerbils, rabbits, poison arrow frogs and leave insects. We also got him involved in clubs which had to do with poison arrow frogs. Although most of the members were adults, this prompted him to ask questions on his own using email and telephone. It would have been better with similar aged peers, but at least he learned to initiate social contact outside of the family.
July 13, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Stephanie :
I have been following Parenthood with my two non-autistic sons. Even they recognize the similarities in our situations. It's wonderful to see families dealing with this so openly… the more people know, the more tolerant they become…
My oldest son was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when he was six years old. He is now 18 and has come along way, but his road has been a bumpy one. We relocated to Germany 13 years ago, as his German father took a research position at the University here. The awareness of autism is not as it is in the US. All of his therapy has been more or less an improvisation. Through music, I am able to escape mentally and draw the strength needed to raise my son and his three siblings in a foreign country. I am a jazz vocalist. I wrote this song and recorded it in 2007 in NYC, with a wonderful group of musicians. It conveys my feelings of helplessness and hope, exasperation, and acceptance. Many of my listeners have suggested that I share this song with others who may be reached by its message. Here are my websites.
July 13, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I was so emotional that I forgot to give the name of the song:
It is "whispers with the wind" track # 14
October 4, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Love Parenthood, the show, and the honor of parenthood itself! My little guy is 11, has features of Aspergers/PDD NOS. He is amazing! Quite unique and has the most charming way about him, in spite of it all. He connects with people in his own special way. He is highly driven and incredibly talented. It helps to coach him just prior to social situations. Eye contact is not typical, but heart-to-heart contact is there! Our life has challenges but it is loaded with heart warming fun that carries you through each day. We homeschool but have lots of extra-curricular activities with typically developing peers. I pray each day that we do the right things to prepare him well for life. So far, it feels right.
January 7, 2011 at 6:14 pm
Jason Katims has given me a wonderful tool in regards to Aspergers and sharing his show with my family. Aspergers is a very tricky and confusing illness/disease/disorder of the Autism spectrum. There are times when I am not sure what the answer should be when my 27 year old son asks me a question. He is so intelligent and wants straight forward answers or should I say his idea of what I should say or how I should say the answer. He can be in a great mood and then one little thing happens and he is furious or he will be furious and 5 minutes later he is in a great mood. It is hard to live with him however, we are his parents and are doing everything we can to help him live in this world. We have finally been able to get him on SSI and get him some medical care. Now I need to know where to find an Aspergers support group in my town. I'm sure I will be able to find one it is just that I have so much on my plate as I believe my 23 year old daughter has the same illness/disease/disorder of the Autism spectrum. Only coming up with another $3000.00 to get her to the specialist is going to be tough. If anyone knows of a support group in the Fresno Area, please let me know so that I can start going with my husband and our families. This has been great just to type out my feelings. Thank you.
March 25, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Here is a link to some groups in your area. There are groups for people with autism spectrum disorders as well as those for their families/loved ones. Some groups mentioned are online.
Good luck.
March 1, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I love the show and the writing is great. However, I wish the actor that plays Max was a better actor. Nothing against the kid but, he is obviously "trying to act" as though he has Asperger Syndrome. It is hard to get into the show when I find myself frustrated with Max. I was really hoping this show would have done a better job casting that part to better represent the plight of a child with autism.
May 11, 2011 at 5:00 am
I agree on some level, but the boy who plays max is just a boy…and how do you teach someone how to have Asperger's? It's a tough one..
March 25, 2011 at 7:13 pm
I just love Max. I have two teenaged kids who are on the spectrum. The scenes where they tell Max about Aspbergers were so well done. People don't understand how anyone could avoid telling their child about their diagnosis, but I do. My kids were diagnosed as preschoolers, yet I did not explain their dx to them until they were 8 and 10. I don't know about the kids, but I wasn't ready. I enjoy all the characters on the show, but I, of course, follow Max and see my children through him. It will sound silly, but when Max asked "Is it just me (who has Aspbergers)?" I was happy my kids have each other to navigate the world together.
March 31, 2011 at 5:17 am
I applaud the quality of your show and hope it is renewed for the following season.
In the last episode,Julia was diagnosed with Asherman's syndrome,more commonly known as uterine scarring.I am a member of the Asherman's support group that has recently become a non-profit organization with the goals of both support and education.Our message boards were buzzing with excitement that this relatively unknown syndrome was being thrust into the limelight.All the women were hoping it would be handled in a medically responsible manner.They wanted her to join our group(she would be welcome with open arms),find an Alist specialist,get the proper surgery and medication and be on the road to recovery where she would most likely would be able to conceive and have a baby.
If you would like more info,please google the Ashermans's org or go to http://firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you so much!
April 23, 2011 at 12:06 am
All it took was enormous talent, vision, and courage…thank you Jason Katims – for offering such a powerful deconstruction of the Autistic-Asperger's stereotype in the Max Braverman character on Parenthood. As a clinical psychologist and parent of a seven-year-old son "on the spectrum", I celebrate your remarkable achievement in both entertaining and educating us (simultaneously) about such important, complex medical/developmental/mental health issues. In short, Parenthood is therapeutic!
Scott A. Rule, Psy.D.
May 11, 2011 at 4:56 am
I continue to follow Parenthood. I wrote this song when my son was a little bit younger than Max. He is now 19, beginning his training as a biodynamic farmer/forester. I put together these photos (most of which he took) to accompany this song about the frustration and joy of having a child with Asperger's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYDfe6jUaEw
October 14, 2011 at 11:46 pm
I am contacting you to request that you help me get my son, David Lee Rea's story out to the masses. A quick excerpt is as follows: My son, David Lee Rea, 15 years old was recently identified as high functioning Asperger's. He was struggling with depression and transitions in life and high school. Although, my husband and I have always been aware of David's differences, we never knew until August of this year that there was an official diagnosis for it…particularly since David was very high functioning Aspergers.
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> David has been struggling since February of this year when he first attemtpted suicide. On the heels of a 4 day hospital stay with a true medical miracle that took place and a 7 day inpatient stay at a crisis stabilization mental health facility , we continued to seek counseling and follow up care for David. David seemed to be doing fine up to the end of July 2011. Then he went through a downward spiral that we did not understand and we were constantly trying to discern what was going on and why. During a 9 day inpatient stay for suicidal thoughts, we (his parents alone)uncovered more and more about Aspergers during this crisis time with him. David was relieved with the insight of Asperger's. He said, "Mama, I'm just glad to know that I am not going crazy."
> After leaving the crisis center, we were in the process of having David psychologically tested, trying to get psychiatric help, and in the mean time, trying to get him transitioned into high school with friends and activities. We lost the battle with David on September 8, 2011, as he committed suicide in our home before going to school.
> David was a seemingly normal, popular, straight A, good-looking 15 year old football player. His parents, siblings, relatives,friends, teachers, administrators, coaches, counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical doctors were alongside him with a serious lack of knowledge as to what he was truly dealing with until it was too late.
> We are in the beginning stage of grieving for our precious son. In order to make any sense of this tragedy, we must channel our energy toward helping someone else to not follow this path that we travelled.
> Recently, my husband and I attended the Autism Conference in Arlington, Texas sponsored by Future Horizons. We met with Tony Atwood who is a renowned specialist in Aspergers Syndrome from Australia. He has highly encouraged us to carry David's story to others since "this is not a unique path for Aspies", he said. He also gave us permission to use him as a reference for our cause.
> Please contact me and let me know what you may do to help us tell David's story. I would sincerely appreciate your help.
> Respectfully yours,
> Kay Rea
melissa TX
> Phone: 972-839-1383
December 23, 2011 at 6:19 am
.. I'm myself in a process of being a special educator.. And I'm presenting a paper on autism intervention to educate teachers like me.. Which helps them understand these children better.. When I first saw the episode of parenthood.. It helped me to get a better insight of wht parents go through during this process of identification.. It was of a great help to me.. Thank you..
February 14, 2012 at 11:10 pm
I have a six-year old grandson who was diagnosed with Asperger's in late 2009. He was referred to a wonderful group of people (psychologists and OTs) who have helped tremendously. We still never know what might trigger an episode as he is mainstreamed in school and an after-school program at our local YMCA. The teachers/instructors are great, but NO ONE knows what it is like to worry about your child except you, the parent, twenty-four/seven. To see "Max" and recognize so many small signs of what we know is Asperger's and to realize that, hopefully, this will help to educate so many people about autism spectrum disorders is something we can't even describe! Thank you, Jason! Also, the looks on the faces of the actors who portray Max's parents often ring so true. Just watched tonight's episode where Max has found a friend with a different type of disability. At one point, where Max's parents were talking with him about playing basketball and he told them he had no firends…I saw a look on Monica Potter's face that mirrored what I have often seen on my own daughter's face—a pain that only a parent can know when they want to fix something they can not fix!
Thank you, again, for bringing this disorder to television and giving it the visibility that may someday help others.
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My goal is to support your stay in Vienna with every possible comfort and service you would require to have a perfect stay!
The apartment is composed of kitchen, WC and shower, one room with bunk-bed, dining table, wardrobe, leather sofa. Other amenities include washing machine with dryer function, dishwasher, microwave, iron, iron board, hair-dryer, high speed wireless internet, 42 inch flat screen TV, cable TV with lots of international programs, iPod docking station, CD player, DVD player, etc.. We also have a netbook available in case you do not want to bring your own laptop, a DVD library with both children and adult movies, two Austrian mobile phones will be at your disposal so that you can avoid expensive roaming charges, and free calls within Austria!
Parking is available free of charge 24/7 outside the building. I'll be glad to book a taxi for you in case you arrive by plane. I have a special rate for my guests (check rules). If you arrive by train I will send you separate details of how to come to the apartment.
As the owner, I will greet you personally at the apartment to show you around. I will be available during your stay to answer any questions you may have. It is my aim that you feel comfortable and well taken care of during your stay.
Within walking distance to Austria´s most visited tourist attraction, Schönbrunn Palace (600m). Here you can enjoy the Imperial Gardens, the famous Zoo and, in the summer, the relaxing outdoor swimming pool area. Underground line U4 Meidling Hauptstrasse (100m) serves the area. It will take you 10 minutes to get to the city center on this direct line (5 stops to the State Opera). Bus 57A is only 200m away, if you prefer to travel by bus there is a direct line from the apartment to the city center/Hofburg Winter Palace.
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Cozy, tastefully furnished apartment. Everything has been thought of - this simply did nothing! Very nice and welcoming host! We love coming back!
Gemütliches, geschmackvoll eingerichtetes Apartment. An alles wurde gedacht - hier fehlte einfach nichts!! Sehr nette und zuvorkommende Gastgeberin !
Wir kommen sehr gerne wieder !
Has a very nice, well-kept Wohnug that for a pair of wonderful passt.Um questions and desires are taken care Ingela always courteous and prompt. We enjoyed ourselves very much.
Eine sehr schöne, gepflegte Wohnug, die für ein Paar wunderbar passt.Um Fragen und Wünsche hat sich Ingela stets zuvorkommend und schnell gekümmert. Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen.
as the first experience was really good! the house in a quiet, well kept, clean and very comfortable, thank Ingela for the welcome and hospitality, you feel at home and not get bored! It has all the amenities you need, even the subway is around the corner and in 5 minutes you into the city center! Bella also the feeling of home to return in the evening, tired but happy to have visited a unique city ...
come prima esperienza è stata davvero ottima! la casa in un quartiere tranquillo, tenuta bene, pulita e molto confortevole, ringrazio Ingela per l'accoglienza e l'ospitalità, ci si sente a casa propria e non manca davvero nulla! Ha tutte le comodità possibili, anche la metro è dietro l'angolo e in 5 min ti porta in centro! Bella anche la sensazione di casa al ritorno la sera, stanchi ma felici di aver visitato una città unica...
our permenenza in wien and 'was fantastic, thanks to the kind hospitality' and super comfortable space offered by Ingela, I highly recommend to all quest'appartamnento that is 4 stops from Karlplatz and two from the palace schoenbrunn.
la nostra permenenza a wien e' stata fantastica, anche grazie alla gentile ospitalita' e dal super confortevole spazio offerto da Ingela, consiglio vivamente a tutti quest'appartamnento che si trova a 4 fermate da karlplatz e a due dal palazzo schoenbrunn.
A nice appartment for a very good price!
Metrostation was 3 minutes walking. 10 minutes later you enter the beautiful city center of Wien. The host is very friendly and helpfull.
In the appartment a lot of information and citymaps.
No complaints, only a positive experience!
We had a good stay. Appertment was clean end well furnished/equiped. The four available beds were good as well. The extra bed for the fifth person was not that good.
The owner gave nice extra advise and is really involved.
Location of appartment near Underground is perfect.
Accommodation was very clean and well located. Ingela has welcomed us so warm and welcoming. Great landlady. Equipped with 2 MOBILE PHONES Topp, Wireless Topp.
Unterkunft war sehr sauber und gut gelegen. Ingela hat uns so warm und herzlich begrüßt. Tolle Vermieterin. Ausstattung mit 2 handy´s topp, W-Lan topp.
Actually we were in flat 10. We had a pretty nice stay and felt very comfortable. The flat is well equipped, super clean and quiet. There are even 2 mobile phones in the flat which can be used to call each other for free. It is perfectly located to the subway "Meidling Hauptstrasse". The correspondence with Ingela was very pleasant and always prompt. We do highly recommend Ingela and the flat. Br, Georg
We were met by Ingela on time and very friendly on the agreed date. She has the apartment and the environment explains in great detail. The apartment was newly renovated, it is clean, nicely decorated and everything you need is available. In the area there are many small shops. The metro is 3 min. away, the city center 5 stops. This apartment is highly recommended!
Wir wurden von Ingela pünktlich und sehr freundlich zum vereinbarten Termin erwartet. Sie hat uns das Apartment und die Umgebung sehr detailreich erklärt. Das Apartment wurde frisch renoviert, es ist sauber, schön eingerichtet und alles Notwendige ist vorhanden. In der Umgebung gibt es viele kleine Geschäfte. Die U-Bahn ist 3 min. entfernt, das Stadtzentrum 5 Stationen. Dieses Apartment ist zu empfehlen!
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we were in Apartemet 2, for two people, it was just great, nothing was missing, also gave eszwei provided phones and a netbook with free internet access. 50 meters entfernd the U.Bahn station with which the city is to be attained in a very short time (incidentally, the best means of transportation
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Come, I'm going to book this apartment again.
wir waren im Apartemet 2, für zwei Personen, es war einfach super, es fehlte an nichts, außerdem gab eszwei bereitgestellte Handys und ein Netbook mit kostenlosem Internetzugang. 50 Meter entfernd die U.Bahn Station, mit der die Innenstadt in kürzester Zeit zu ereichen ist (übrigens bestes Fortbewegungsmittel
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Komme, werde ich mir dieses Apartement noch einmal buchen.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev.- The Pet Network Humane Society saves and finds homes for animals otherwise destined to be euthanized. But the building housing the nonprofit is in need of major repairs, and officials are asking Incline Village residents for help.
Whenever it has room, the nonprofit rescues soon-to-die dogs and cats from animal shelters across Nevada and California. Currently, the Pet Network has 60 cats, 15 adult dogs and 20 puppies looking for people to take them home and love them.
Incline Village residents Aaron and Danielle Zendner looked for a dog at the Pet Network on Monday for their two boys, Albert and Ace, who had their eyes on a white puppy.
"We've actually been looking for two months," said Danielle Zendner. "We are absolutely looking for a rescue dog. It's a no-brainer."
Not that the animals don't get plenty of love every day at Pet Network. Executive Director Becky Goodman and her staff of seven regularly spend quality time with them and take dogs out for exercise and play. Pet Network also has close to 400 registered volunteers, with an average of 20 volunteers working at any one time.
One full-time staffer is Arielle Shipe, who has worked with Pet Network for three months and has already adopted her own dog from the facility and has his picture of it on her phone.
"I looked through the window (of a kennel) and I said, 'Oh my gosh, I've got to go in,'" she recalled, adding that her border collie pointer, Maddox, now accompanies her to work.
Goodman was hired out of Florida in 2008, after the stage four cancer that afflicted her went into remission. She said she knows what it's like to get another chance at life.
"I have a lot of empathy for these animals for very good reason," she said.
The most salient aspects of entering the Pet Network are its cleanliness, and, moving farther into the facility, its animals: Dogs eagerly watch visitors from inside large kennels, and cats communally lounge in the living room-like "cat house." Even the office areas have cats lazily perched on file cabinets and dogs sleeping by workers' feet.
But trouble lies in what can't be easily seen, Goodman said. Over the years, Pet Network has repaired, patched and duct taped the building in various spots, but some failing systems cannot be deferred any longer.
Pet Network has been in existence for 20 years, but moved into the then new building on Village Boulevard 11 years ago.
"People walk in and see a beautiful facility. For them, they may just see chips out of the floor. For us, it's the health of the animals," she said, adding that those cracks and eroded surfaces may harbor bacteria that cleaning agents can't get to.
Pet Network prides itself on cleanliness, Goodman said, and there lies one part of the problem with the building's deterioration. Kennels are regularly scrubbed with inherently corrosive cleaning agents that gradually eat away metals and flooring. The cracked and corroded floors need to be replaced with solid and seamless cleaning agent-resistant flooring.
In addition, two other major systems are in need of replacement. The building's extensive heating/cooling system is failing. Also, the in-ceiling, fire sprinkler system plumbing is failing (recently needing 13 leaks plugged), Goodman said, and other plumbing is also in need of major work.
Lesser, but still important, said Goodman, is the outdoor exercise and holding kennels need higher and stronger fencing, and heat-taped guttering needs to be put along roof eves to keep melting snow from dripping near the exercise kennels and forming dangerous sheets of ice.
The goal is to raise $100,000 by the end of March to tackle the repairs, Goodman said.
Pet Network operates daily on donations and events like the annual Fur Ball and Strut your Mutt. To help with operating costs, the nonprofit has a gift shop, sells pet supplies and Science Diet food, all to keep resident cats and dogs happy and healthy.
Pet Network also offers services to the community, such as doggie day care, boarding, in-home care and dog walking. The nonprofit also has liability insurance set up to protect all seven employees against theft and wrongdoing, Goodman said.
Two veterinarians have a practice in the building, open to the community, and in return for their space, they spay, neuter, vaccinate, microchip and keep healthy every dog and cat entering Pet Network, preparing them for adoption.
Costs to adopt pets vary on the pet.
Goodman said she is grateful for donators contributing $39,000 so far toward the looming building repairs, but remains concerned about keeping the Pet Network building animal-friendly.
"I don't know how else to get the word out," she said. "We need the help."
- Frank Fisher is a freelance reporter for the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. He can be reached for comment at email@example.com.


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