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Creator of Savage God
Theatre director was a Canadian nationalist, a fan of the avant garde and a champion of playwright George Ryga. He was also seen as a kook, a dilettante and a street fighter
By Tom HAWTHORN Special to The Globe and Mail Saturday, October 11, 2003 - Page F9
John JULIANI was a provocateur in life as on stage. A man passionate about the possibilities of theatre, he roused reverence in some, antipathy in others.
His most infamous act was to challenge the Stratford Festival's newly hired artistic director to a duel. Robin PHILLIPS's offence was that he is British when Mr. JULIANI and others were certain a land as grand as Canada was capable of producing a director for its Shakespearean theatre.
What he called a "romantic gesture with tongue in cheek" earned cheers from Canadian theatre directors and sneers from much of the theatre establishment.
Mr. JULIANI, who has died at the age of 63, was an unabashed Canadian nationalist, a dedicated fan of the avant garde, an ardent defender of the right of actors to a decent living, a champion of playwright George Ryga and a tireless figure so commanding as to develop an intense loyalty among acolytes.
At the same time, he was seen as a kook, a dilettante and a street fighter. One critic called him "the Tiger Williams of Canadian theatre," his pugnacious approach earning him comparison to a notorious hockey goon. In his defence, Mr. JULIANI explained that he was merely a "true believer" with opinions on controversial subjects.
Mr. JULIANI's credits were long and varied, including spontaneous Sixties street happenings such as the staging of his own wedding as a theatrical performance and brief appearances on such 1990s television dramas as The X-Files.
From 1982 until 1997, Mr. JULIANI was executive producer of radio drama for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio in Vancouver. He helped to bring to air many celebrated productions, including the brilliant and provocative Dim Sum Diaries by playwright Mark LEIREN- YOUNG.
Mr. JULIANI also possessed a head-turning beauty, with a profile as striking as a Roman bust. Radio host Bill RICHARDSON commented on his handsomeness at a raucous memorial after his death, calling him a "hunka hunka burnin' love." Some said he had the looks and bearing of a Shakespearean king.
John Charles JULIANI was born in Montreal on March 24, 1940. Raised in a working-class neighbourhood, he attended Loyola College and was an early graduate from the fledgling National Theatre School.
He spent two seasons as an actor at Stratford before being hired as a theatre teacher at Simon Fraser University in 1966. The new university atop Burnaby Mountain east of Vancouver was a hotbed of radicalism in politics and the arts. Mr. JULIANI bristled at an imposed curriculum and so infuriated the administration that he was banned from the campus in 1969.
Mr. JULIANI was heavily influenced by the writing of Antonin Artaud, a Surrealist who championed a theatre based on the imagination. He long sought to erase the barrier between scripted text and sensory impression, between performer and audience, to mixed success.
After moving to the West Coast, Mr. JULIANI launched a series of experiments in theatre. He credited these productions to Savage God, which was less a troupe in the traditional sense than a title granted to any performance involving Mr. JULIANI. The name came from William Butler Yeats's awestruck reaction to Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi: "After us, the Savage God?"
Savage God defied explanation, though many tried and even Mr. JULIANI offered suggestions. Savage God was "an anthology of question marks," he once said. (It was, after all, the 1960s.) "Savage God is simply the Imagination," he told the Vancouver Sun, "insatiable, unrelenting, fiercely energetic, wary of categorization, fond of contradiction and inveterately iconoclastic."
In January, 1970, Mr. JULIANI married dancer Donna WONG, a ceremony conducted as a Savage God performance at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He repeated the process at the christening of his son. Ms. WONG- JULIANI would be his domestic and drama partner for more than three decades.
In 1971, the streets of Vancouver were the scene of several spontaneous and sometimes incomprehensible -- performances under the aegis of PACET ("pilot alternative complement to existing theatre.") The $18,000 project, funded by the federal government, incorporated Gestalt therapy sessions in street performances.
Theatrical events took place willy-nilly across the city, including malls, the airport, the library and Stanley Park. Admission was not charged, nor did all spectators appreciate their role as audience to avant-garde performance. A scene in which bicyclists wearing gas masks pedalled along city streets left many scratching their heads in puzzlement.
In 1974, Mr. JULIANI moved to Toronto to set up a graduate theatre-studies program at York University.
He called the program PEAK (" Performance, Example, Animation, Katharsis") and perhaps should have found an acronym for PEEK, as the instructor and his class stripped naked to protest against a lack of classroom space.
The challenge to the new Stratford artistic director in 1974 was written on a piece of parchment and delivered in London by Don RUBIN, a York colleague. Alas, Mr. RUBIN could not find a proper gauntlet and wound up ceremoniously striking Mr. PHILLIPS with a red rubber glove, an absurd note to a theatrical protest.
In 1978, Mr. JULIANI took the stage in a Toronto production of Children of Night, portraying Janusz Korczak, a doctor and teacher who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto. The critics were appalled.
Gina MALLET of the Toronto Star said Mr. JULIANI's performance sullied Dr. Korczak's memory. Jay SCOTT of The Globe and Mail, noting "the dreadfulness" of Mr. JULIANI's acting, said the production robbed the dead of their dignity.
From the stage, Mr. JULIANI challenged the Star's critic to a public debate on the aesthetics of theatre. He also wrote a letter to the editor, noting that Holocaust survivors in the audience had wholeheartedly embraced the production.
Mr. JULIANI wound up in Edmonton, where he continued to condemn the "exorbitance, elitism and museum theatre" of the establishment.
In 1982, he directed and co-wrote Latitude 55°, a feature film with just two characters -- a slick woman from the city and a Polish potato farmer -- set in a snowbound cabin. "It is filled with a passionate conviction that evaporates in pretentious pronouncements," The Globe's Carole CORBEIL wrote, "filled with truthful moments that evaporate in the desire to use every narcissistic trick in the book."
In a 1983 book examining the alternative theatre movement in Canada, author Renate USMIANI devoted most of a chapter to Mr. JULIANI, a decision that got her a scathing rebuke from a reviewer who considered him worthy of little more than a footnote.
"His works are curiosities; at best, they are worthy experiments in Artaudian theory," Boyd NEIL wrote in a Globe review. "But they are neither popular... nor influential."
Mr. JULIANI's years at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio in Vancouver were both productive and successful. Among the many projects he directed was a three-part adaptation of Margaret Laurence's The Diviners; King Lear, starring John COLICOS; a 13-part series titled, Disaster! Acts of God or Acts of Man?" and, famously, Ryga's The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, with Leonard GEORGE portraying a role once assumed on stage by his late father, Chief Dan GEORGE. The surprise selection of Mr. GEORGE was typical of Mr. JULIANI's often brilliant casting.
Mr. JULIANI directed a 1989 production of The Glass Menagerie at the Vancouver Playhouse with Jennifer Phipps and Morris Panych. Globe reviewer Liam LACEY praised a production that "opens up the play like an old treasure chest, and lets in some fresh air without rearranging or disturbing the work's original grandeurs and caprices."
Four years later, Mr. JULIANI was directing a production of the mystery thriller Sleepwalker when actor Peter HAWORTH took sick shortly before opening night. The director suddenly found himself as the male lead. "Not even the most colossal egotist would want to do this," he said.
Dim Sum Diaries, a series of monologues written by Mr. LEIREN- YOUNG, received protests when aired by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio in 1991. One episode, entitled The Sequoia, in which the white vendor of a luxury home launches a tirade against the Hong Kong immigrant who cuts down two rare and spectacular trees on the property, was accused of being racist. The playwright's well-intentioned exploration of stereotyping was charged with fostering those very prejudices.
After directing Dim Sum Diaries, Mr. JULIANI urged the playwright to tackle an issue that was dividing his church. Mr. LEIREN- YOUNG remembers replying: "You're talking same-sex marriage in the Anglican church and you want a straight Jewish guy to write this?"
The resulting play, titled Articles of Faith: The Battle of St. Alban's, was staged at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver to great acclaim.
The collaborations between young playwright and veteran director succeeded in achieving Mr. JULIANI's goal of inspiring dialogue through theatre.
Mr. JULIANI had a reputation as a demanding taskmaster for novice and veteran actors alike. Rehearsals were jokingly called "Savage God Boot Camp."
He maintained a breakneck pace, both in the theatre and in the boardroom. He was artistic co-director of Opera Breve, a small company dedicated to nurturing young singers; president of the Union of British Columbia Performers (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists); and, a former national president of the Directors Guild of Canada, among many boards on which he served.
Feeling fatigued in early August, Mr. JULIANI was diagnosed with liver cancer. The end came swiftly. He died on August 21 at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.
He leaves his wife of 33 years, Donna WONG- JULIANI, and a son, Alessandro JULIANI, an actor. He also leaves brothers Richard and Norman.
(Wit was long a part of the JULIANI mystique. The family pet, a canine named Beau Beau, was referred to in the family's paid obituary notice as a Savage Dog.)
For one who roused such passions, Mr. JULIANI felt that he led a conservative life. "I have always been a square," he once said.
A theatrical farewell to Mr. JULIANI attracted hundreds to St. Andrew's Wesley Church in Vancouver on Labour Day, a Monday and traditionally a quiet date on the theatre calendar. Those in attendance were encouraged to write remembrances on Post-It notes, which were then stuck to the church's pillars.
The City of Vancouver has declared next March 24, which would have been Mr. JULIANI's 64th birthday, to be Savage God Day.
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NEILSON firstname.lastname@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-23 published
Hockey coach who changed the game
'Captain Video' introduced new teaching tools in more than 25 years with the National Hockey League
By William HOUSTON Monday, June 23, 2003 - Page R5
The▼ morning after Roger NEILSON was fired from his first of seven head coaching jobs in the National Hockey League, he returned to his office at Maple Leaf Gardens.
He viewed and edited the videotape of the Toronto Maple Leafs' loss to the Montreal Canadiens the night before. When a replacement didn't show up, he put the Leafs through a practice. Later, he was asked by a reporter why he was still hanging around.
"Somebody had to run the practice," he said. "Whoever comes in will have to look at the tapes."
The▼ next day, Mr. NEILSON was reinstated when the club could not find a replacement, but Maple Leafs owner Harold BALLARD, always looking for publicity, wanted to make his return behind the bench a surprise. Mr. BALLARD tried to talk him into wearing a ski mask or bag over his head, and then dramatically throwing it off at the start of the game. Numbed by the three-day ordeal of not knowing his status in the organization, Mr. NEILSON almost agreed, but ultimately declined.
"He hated that story," said Jim GREGORY, who hired Mr. NEILSON to coach the Leafs in 1977 and was fired along with the coach at the end of the 1978-79 season. "I hated that story."
The incident reflected poorly on Mr. BALLARD, but in a smaller way it helped create the image of Mr. NEILSON we have today, that of a coach who put the team ahead of his ego, who was loyal to his players and dedicated to his job.
Mr. NEILSON, who died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, will be remembered not just as a man who loved hockey, but also as a skilled strategist and innovator. He stressed defensive play and systems, and also physical fitness. In Toronto, he was given the nickname "Captain Video," because he was among the first to use videotape to instruct his players and prepare for games.
When Mr. NEILSON, a soft-spoken man famous for his dry sense of humour, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last year, he was asked about the late, controversial Leafs owner.
"I'm sure he's looking up rather than down," he said, with a smile, before saying Mr. BALLARD did some "good things for hockey."
Mr. NEILSON was also named to the Order of Canada in January.
Roger Paul NEILSON was born in Toronto on June 16, 1934, and went as far as Junior B hockey as a player. While earning a degree at McMaster University in Hamilton, he started coaching kids baseball and hockey.
After graduating, he taught high school in Toronto and his passion by then was coaching. In hockey, he won Toronto and provincial titles at different levels. In 10 years, his Metro Toronto midget baseball teams won nine championships, once defeating a team that included pitcher Ken DRYDEN, who would later become a Hall of Fame goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens.
Mr. NEILSON scouted for the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League before moving to Peterborough in 1966 to coach the team. During his 10 years behind the bench, the Petes never finished below third place and won the league championship once.
By the time Mr. NEILSON moved to the National Hockey League to coach the Leafs in 1977, his reputation for creativity and also mischief was firmly established. In baseball, he used, at least once, a routine involving a peeled apple, in which the catcher threw what appeared to be the ball wildly over the third baseman, prompting the runner to race home. As the apple lay in the outfield, the catcher met the runner at home plate with the real baseball in his glove.
Always looking for a loophole in the rules, Mr. NEILSON's ploys instigated rule changes in hockey. On penalty shots against his team, he used Ron STACKHOUSE, a big defenceman, instead of a goalie. Mr. STACKHOUSE would charge out of the net and cause the shooter to flub his shot. The rule was subsequently changed to require the goalie to stay in his crease.
Over an National Hockey League career that lasted more than 25 years, Mr. NEILSON holds the record for most teams coached (seven.) He also held four assistant coaching positions. But he never won the Stanley Cup. He didn't coach great teams. He seemed to enjoy the challenge of taking an average group of players, making them into a solid, defensive unit, and seeing them succeed.
In his first year with the Leafs, he moulded a previously undisciplined group of players into a strong unit that upset the New York Islanders in the 1978 playoffs.
In 1982, Mr. NEILSON's playoff success with the Vancouver Canucks underscored his skill as a tactician and manipulator.
When Canuck head coach Harry NEALE was suspended late in the season, Mr. NEILSON, his assistant, took over. The Canucks weren't expected to advance past the first round of the playoffs. But backed by strong goaltending from Richard BRODEUR, they defeated the Calgary Flames and then the Los Angeles Kings to advance to the semi-finals against Chicago.
The Canucks won the first game, but with Chicago leading 4-1 late in the second game, Mr. NEILSON, unhappy with the officiating, waved a white towel from the bench, as if to surrender to the referee. He was fined for the demonstration, but the white towel became a symbol of home-fan solidarity. In the Stanley Cup final, the Canucks were swept by the powerhouse Islanders.
In addition to Toronto and Vancouver, Mr. NEILSON's journey through the National Hockey League consisted of head coaching jobs with the Buffalo Sabres, the Kings, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers. He worked as a co-coach in Chicago, and as an assistant coach with the Sabres, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa, where he was hired in 2000, was his final destination. In the 2001-02 season, head coach Jacques MARTIN stepped down for the final two games of the regular season to allow Mr. NEILSON to coach his 1,000th regular-season game.
Frank ORR, who covered hockey for The Toronto Star for more than 30 years, said, in 2002, "Roger is one of the few people I've met in any line of work who never had a bad word to say about anybody."
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NEILSON firstname.lastname@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-06-23 published
A remarkable life, and a friend to all
By Eric DUHATSCHEK Monday, June 23, 2003 - Page S1
Nashville -- Roger NEILSON's legacy in hockey will endure because he coached 1,000 games among eight National Hockey League teams, because he was an innovator and because he served as a mentor and a tutor to others during a Hall of Fame career.
But the contributions of NEILSON, who died Saturday in Peterborough, Ontario, at 69 after a lengthy battle with cancer, contain a vibrancy matched by few others because of the countless Friendships he developed during his lifetime.
The proof of that came in June of last year when a dozen of his closest Friends organized a tribute to NEILSON. It was held in Toronto, a day before the National Hockey League awards dinner, to make it easier for people to attend, which they did. More than 1,300 people were there.
NEILSON was responsible for helping several players and coaches get to the National Hockey League, including Bob GAINEY, Craig RAMSAY and Colin CAMPBELL, players on the Peterborough Petes junior team that NEILSON coached in the 1970s.
Among those who benefited from NEILSON's guidance was Florida Panthers coach Mike KEENAN. Scotty BAUMAN/BOWMAN, the Hall of Fame coach, recalled Saturday how NEILSON talked him into hiring KEENAN, who had also coached the Petes, into running the Buffalo Sabres' minor-league affiliate in Rochester, New York in the early 1980s.
"Roger didn't have any enemies," KEENAN said. "He lived his life in a principled way. He had a great deal of respect for people and found goodness in all of them. He was very unique and all of us were blessed to know him.
"I'm saddened by his passing, but to me, this is a life to be celebrated, a life that was so influential to many of us."
NEILSON had an endless fascination with the rulebook that forced the powers in whatever league he happened to be coaching in to revise and clarify each loophole he probed. For a penalty shot, he would put a defenceman in the crease instead of a goaltender, instructing the defenceman to rush the shooter as soon as the latter crossed the blueline, to hurry him into a mistake.
Once, when his team was already two players short with less than two minutes remaining in the game, NEILSON kept sending players over the boards, getting penalties for delaying the game. The strategy worked, taking time off the clock and upsetting the other team's flow. At that stage of the game, it didn't matter how many penalties NEILSON's team was taking. If a coach tried that tactic today, the opposition would be awarded a penalty shot.
NEILSON, whose last job was as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators, coached his 1,000th National Hockey League game on the final night of the 2001-02 regular season, temporarily filling in for Senators head coach Jacques MARTIN. NEILSON was involved with a dozen National Hockey League teams in a series of different capacities, including his eight different turns as a head coach. In 1982, he took the Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup final, his one and only appearance in the championship series as a coach. The Canucks were swept by the New York Islanders.
It was during that playoff run that NEILSON placed a white towel on the end of a stick, a mock surrender to the on-ice officials.
In 1999, NEILSON was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer, and needed a bone marrow transplant. He also developed skin cancer, the result of a lifetime of being outdoors, in the sun, usually in raggedy old shorts and T-shirts, with a well-worn baseball cap perched on his head.
"He put in an incredible, inspiring fight with an insidious disease," said KEENAN, who added that NEILSON kept in constant contact with his mother Thelma, after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
"They found strength in each other. That's the type of individual Roger was. He'd reach out and touch somebody who needed help. He was deathly in pain the last few times we spoke, but he would not let it influence his life."
The▲ high regard for NEILSON was clear during the tribute for him last year. Former coach and Hockey Night in Canada analyst Harry NEALE, who worked with NEILSON in Vancouver, was the master of ceremonies. But he was so overcome by emotion so many times that he let his good friend Roger steal the show.
NEILSON's self-deprecating sense of humor surfaced when he scanned the crowd and suggested that everyone he'd ever said hello to in his lifetime had turned up for the event. He quipped that at $125 a ticket, it must be an National Hockey League production. What other organization would set the price so outrageously high?
NEILSON's health was deteriorating this spring, but he managed to accompany the Senators on the road for their second-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Senators pushed the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the New Jersey Devils, to seven games in the Eastern Conference final before being eliminated.
NEILSON's speech to the team before Game 6, with the Senators trailing 3-1 in the series, was cited by the players and the coaching staff as the inspiration for their comeback against the Devils.
"The only sad part is we weren't able to win a Stanley Cup for him this year," Martin said.
With his health failing, NEILSON asked BAUMAN/BOWMAN to be the keynote speaker at his annual coaching clinic in Windsor earlier this month.
"I talked to him only a week ago," BAUMAN/BOWMAN said. "I said, 'The coaches in the National Hockey League are getting blamed a lot for the [defensive] style that teams are playing.' I said, 'You should blame Roger NEILSON because he's the one training all these coaches.'
"Roger was a special person. The people that follow hockey know what he went through. I truly think he battled it right to the end and it was hockey that probably kept Roger going." email@example.com
Remembering Roger NEILSON
"The coaches in the National Hockey League have been getting blamed a lot for the style of game the teams are playing. I said, 'You should blame Roger NEILSON because he's training all these coaches.' "He battled right to the end. Hockey and life for Roger were intertwined. That probably kept him going to the end. He never got married. He was married to hockey."
Scott BAUMAN/BOWMAN
"All the awards he won this year tell you about his hockey career's innovativeness and what kind of person he is. Some people are going to remember Roger for nothing to do with hockey just because of what a humanitarian he is. He put up an unbelievable battle. From when he found out how sick he was, if had happened to most people, they would have had their demise many months ago. He fought hard."
Jim GREGORY
"I know I haven't met a person who could equal Roger's passion for hockey. The honours bestowed on him in the past year, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Order of Canada, did not come by accident. He has done so much for so many kids and I will always remember that legacy."
Harry NEALE
"He's an individual we can all be inspired by, by his ability to deal with some difficult situations in his own life. He has such a high level of respect for human beings. "He was fortunate in way he lived his life. It was impacted by his faith and his religion. He observed those principles on a daily basis, things most of us have a hard time dealing with. He saw the goodness in everyone else."
Mike KEENAN
"He did a lot of work at the grassroots level with his hockey camps, coaches' clinics, his baseball teams, his summer programs. He wasn't really in it for himself very much. "It's a word you use too often to make it special but in his case he was unique, he really was."
Bob GAINEY
"Hockey has lost a great mind, a great spirit, a great friend. The National Hockey League family mourns his loss but celebrates his legacy -- the generations of players he counselled, the coaches he moulded, the changes his imagination inspired and the millions of fans he entertained."
Gary BETTMAN
Life and times
Born: June 16, 1934, in Toronto.
Education: Roger NEILSON graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton with a degree in physical education.
Nickname: Captain Video because he was the first to analyze game videos to pick apart opponents' weaknesses.
Coaching career: NEILSON coached hockey teams for 50 years. He was a National Hockey League coach for Toronto, Buffalo, Vancouver, Los Angeles, the New York Rangers, Florida, Philadelphia and Ottawa. The Senators let him coach a game on April 13, 2002, so he could reach 1,000 for his career. He was an National Hockey League assistant in Buffalo, Chicago, St. Louis and Ottawa.
Major Honours: Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category last year. Invested into the Order of Canada in May.
Tributes: ESPN Classic Canada will air a 24-hour tribute to NEILSON beginning today at 6 p.m. eastern daylight time. The programming will include a profile, footage from the famous white towel game during the 1982 Stanley Cup playoffs and his 1,000th game behind the bench.
Funeral: Services for NEILSON will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday at North View Pentecostal Church in Peterborough, Ontario (705-748-4573). The church is at the corner of Fairbairn Street and Tower Hill Road.
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NEILSON, Roger▼ Paul,▼ Estate▼ of
Notice To Creditors And Others
All▼ claims against the Estate of Roger Paul NEILSON, late of the Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, in the County of Peterborough, Province of Ontario, who died on or about the 21st day of June, 2003, must be filed with the undersigned personal representatives on or before the 10th day of October, 2003, thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said Estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated this 15th day of September, 2003.
Paul BEDFORD,
James FAULKNER
Larry PEARSON
David CLEMENTS
Estate Trustees,
by their solicitors,
Lockington Lawless Fitzpatrick
Barristers and Solicitors,
332 Aylmer Street North
P.O. Box 1146
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7H4
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Notice To Creditors And Others
All▲ claims against the Estate of Roger Paul NEILSON, late of the Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, in the County of Peterborough, Province of Ontario, who died on or about the 21st day of June, 2003, must be filed with the undersigned personal representatives on or before the 10th day of October, 2003, thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said Estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated this 15th day of September, 2003.
Paul BEDFORD,
James FAULKNER
Larry PEARSON
David CLEMENTS
Estate Trustees,
by their solicitors,
Lockington Lawless Fitzpatrick
Barristers and Solicitors,
332 Aylmer Street North
P.O. Box 1146
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7H4
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College Community Chorus Thanksgiving concert
On Sunday afternoon, November 22, one hundred singers — including Middlebury College students from across the globe and residents from nearly every town in Addison County — will take their places in the choir pews inside Mead Chapel as the Middlebury College Community Chorus presents its annual Thanksgiving concert. This free, hour-long performance begins at 3:00 p.m. and is open to all.
The program includes a mix of exciting classical choruses alongside newer works. The choir will offer the magnificent first movement of J. S. Bach's Magnificat; Felix Mendelssohn's setting of the Thanksgiving chorale Now Thank We All our God; and the final choruses from G. F. Handel's Messiah with the thrilling counterpoint of voices singing Blessing and Honor… Amen! Works by contemporary American composer-conductors include an exciting setting of a thanksgiving psalm, Jubilate Deo (Make a joyful noise unto God) by David N. Childs, and the beautiful Pilgrims' Hymn by Stephen Paulus. The choir presents Soulspeak by Z. Randall Stroope, a brand new song with an inspiring text from Alfred Lord Tennyson's Ulysses. Also slated is Jeffery Ames's Let Everything that Hath Breath, an uplifting gospel song with its driving rhythm, as well as a beautiful new arrangement by Craig Courtney of Let There Be Peace on Earth.
Conductor Jeff Rehbach notes that the Chorus is privileged this season to perform two works by members of our local communities. Sally Hoyler, well-known in the community as Ripton town clerk and a long-time member of the Chorus, succumbed to cancer in early 2015. In her memory, the chorus will sing a beautiful, flowing song that she composed several years ago that begins with the lyrical text "Ocean, ocean sing to me the silent music of the soul." The choir will also premiere a brand-new work, A Blessing for Dear Friends, written by Nathan Wallace-Gusakov. Nate grew up in Bristol and now lives with his family in Lincoln and appears frequently playing banjo with music groups in the area. His composition offers hope for peace and love, light to guide the way, and concludes "may you come home to love" – a fitting sentiment for this Thanksgiving program.
Members of the College Community chorus travel for weekly rehearsals from throughout the region, including Cornwall, Weybridge, Middlebury, Ripton, Goshen, Bristol, Monkton, New Haven, Waltham, Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Charlotte, East Middlebury, Salisbury, Leicester, Brandon, Rutland, Orwell, Shoreham, Addison, Port Henry and Moriah. College students hail from Vermont, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Illinois, Hong Kong and Kenya. Jeff Rehbach is in his sixteenth season as conductor of the College Community Chorus, and Timothy Guiles serves as the ensemble's remarkable accompanist. The group is open without audition to all singers who delight in participating in this 150-year-old community tradition, hosted by Middlebury College.
For up-to-date information, check on the web at http://go.middlebury.edu/communitychorus or contact director Jeff Rehbach at 989-7355.
College Community Chorus — come join us!
The Middlebury College Community Chorus announces a new season to prepare a concert to celebrate Thanksgiving, slated for performance at Mead Chapel on the Middlebury College campus on Sunday afternoon, November 23. Regular rehearsals are Sunday and Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Mead Chapel on the Middlebury College campus. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, September 9, at 7:00 p.m. Staff and faculty, as well as students, are welcome to join the chorus through September 23; participants should plan to attend at least one rehearsal each week. Conductor Jeff Rehbach notes, "The Chorus is especially privileged this season to be performing works by great composers of the past, alongside amazing new music by Middlebury composer Sam Guarnaccia. These pieces celebrate and honor the amazing universe in which we live."
The centerpiece of the program features the Middlebury premiere of selections from an extended work by Guarnaccia, Emergent Universe Oratorio, written just one year ago. It is a powerful and sensitive work, drawing on texts that describe the universe and its creation and transformation. In addition to texts by contemporary writers spoken by a narrator, the performance includes four choruses accompanied by chamber orchestra: EaarthRise Amen by Thomas Berry; Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry; Awakening by Brian Swimme & Mary Evelyn Tucker, creators of the documentary video Journey of the Universe; and To See a World by William Blake.
The Thanksgiving program includes the exuberant chorus The Heavens are Telling from classical composer Franz Joseph Haydn's "The Creation." The choir will prepare three choruses with historic texts from the Psalms by George Frederick Handel: As Pants the Hart (from Psalm 42); Put Thy Trust in God (from Psalm 43); In the Voice of Praise and Thanksgiving (from Psalm 26). The Chorus will reprise a work from its past Thanksgiving concerts by contemporary Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus, Hymn for America, that recognizes and gives thanks for the variety and beauty of our country's landscape. We also give tribute to American folksinger and environmentalist Pete Seeger with a beautiful setting of his song, To My Old Brown Earth.
Jeff Rehbach begins his fifteenth season as director of the community chorus, and Timothy Guiles returns as accompanist. The College Community Chorus welcomes all interested singers to join the ensemble. Numbering nearly 100 singers, the group is open without audition or mandatory fees to all singers who can follow a musical score. Its members travel from throughout the region to participate in this 150-year-old community tradition.
For information, check on the web at go.middlebury.edu/communitychorus or contact director Jeff Rehbach at 989-7355.
Come join the Chorus!
It's well-known that music and singing have great, positive effects on mind and body, so we hope you'll consider joining fellow staff, faculty, and students, and residents from Addison County, as part of the College Community Chorus. Rehearsals for our spring program begin in J-term, as we prepare an exciting program for performance with the Champlain Philharmonic, including a newly arranged work by professor Peter Hamlin with texts by Julia Alvarez, Jay Parini, Robert Pack, Langston Hughes; selections from Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore; works by Verdi including the famous Anvil Chorus; and Aaron Copland's inspiring The Promise of Living.
No audition needed. Just stop by to sign out a folder and start to join in the song! J-term is a great time to explore the world of music!
Sun, 1/12 (7-8:30, Mead Chapel); Tue, 1/14 (7-8:30, Mead).
Sun, 1/19 (7-8:30, Mead); Tue, 1/21 (7-8:30, MCA CH)
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College Community Chorus welcomes you!
"I'm so happy to be a part of community chorus — it makes Sundays and Tuesdays bright spots in my week."
All are welcome to join colleagues, students and community members and to have an enjoyable time making music in the community in the College Community Chorus!
This fall we blend together a mix of musical styles, with classical pieces by Mendelssohn and Brahms alongside a gospel setting of This Little Light of Mine (in honor of MLK's "I have a dream" speech), and award-winning composer Morten Lauridsen's amazing work Lux Aeterna — a work when premiered just sixteen years ago showed that contemporary music can "speak directly to the heart."
Our 90-member chorus welcomes all who love to explore music — join us for an engaging hour and half on Sunday or Tuesday evenings in Mead Chapel, 7-8:30 p.m. as we prepare for our annual Thanksgiving concert, slated for Sunday, Nov. 24.
Contact conductor Jeff Rehbach (email@example.com) with any questions!
College Community Chorus Open to All
The Middlebury College Community Chorus begins a brand new season with rehearsals at 7 p.m. in Mead Chapel this coming week. Join us on Tuesday, September 11, or Sunday, September 16. If you enjoy singing, and especially enjoy singing in harmony with others, consider joining students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. Rehearsals offer insights to music, a break from the pressures of the week, smiles and good cheer. This fall's Thanksgiving program includes a mix of delightful classical music by Schubert, soaring contemporary settings by Randall Thompson, Rene Clausen, and Ola Gjeilo, and a brand new upbeat choral arrangement of Carly Simon's Let the River Run. More info at go/communitychorus.

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2016 On-Campus Housing Information
June Freshman Orientation:
- On-campus housing for the first night of orientation is included in students' orientation fee. Students will be staying in either Cornerstone Hall, Honors House or Innovation House. All students are encouraged to stay on campus, as it provides an opportunity to meet other students and to get to know campus. Additionally, student sessions sometimes run late into the evening.
- Early Arrival Option: Students who wish to arrive the night before their Orientation begins may stay on campus. Check-in is between 7:45-8:45 p.m. the night prior (June 5, 7, 12, 19, 21 & 26) in Cornerstone Hall. Orientation Leaders will have a variety of activities planned to introduce students to each other. This option is available for an additional $15 fee.
- Parents: Parents may stay on campus, in a separate residence hall away from the students, for an additional $15 per night. This is for a double occupancy with single beds. Please be aware that these are residence halls and not hotels. Each room has two single beds, desks, chairs and includes linens. No other amenities will be provided. Parents might also have to walk down the hall to a shared bathroom. While there are no evening activities planned for parents, they are encouraged to check out what Wilmington has to offer.
- Sheets, towels, a pillow and a blanket will be provided for students and parents staying in the dorms,
June Transfer Orientation:
- On-campus housing is available for the night prior to orientation (Wed. June 15). Check-in is between 7:45-8:45 p.m. This option is available for an additional $15 fee per person.
May & August Transfer and August & January Freshman Orientation:No on-campus housing is available for students or parents for these sessions.
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SCCA Network News, Issue 15 Summer 2012
In this Issue:
- The Road Ahead
- Cost Effective Screening for Lung Cancer
- MultiCare Regional Cancer Center
- John A. Keech, Jr., DO, FACOI
Netwok Trials Make the News
The Road AheadFirst and foremost, Ben and I want to thank all of you for all your work and all that you do for your community. You face different challenges but also some similar ones, yet, you continue to remain vigilant to your organizations' mission of providing the best possible care for your patients. We can say that this is really why we are all part of this Network, ensuring that all our patients are receiving the best quality care and are provided access to the latest innovative treatments.
This year's Network Summit presentations and topics were geared towards improvements in performance and practices. Launching our clinical performance initiative Network-wide is only the first step. We are confident through this initiative that new opportunities will develop where we can leverage our strength as a Network in various forums. We listened to your feedback on a proposed pilot for a Network Breast Disease Tumor Board and will bring it back to the planning team. We learned how advanced practice professionals are an integral component of an oncology program, and discovered there are immediate needs in training, clarity of their roles and continued education for this group. Part of the day was spent understanding what the new Commission on Cancer standards mean to all of us; hearing about other patient navigation models and most importantly, discussing how important it is to strengthen the culture of clinical research in each of our organizations. Lastly, we were educated about proton beam therapy and a few of us went on a special tour of the SCCA Proton Center.
The road ahead for the Network will focus on clinical performance measurements, clinical research improvements, survivorship program launch, and Commission on Cancer effort; and ongoing activities continue with education, marketing/co-branding and other components of our affiliation.
Cecilia Zapata, MS
Director, Regional/Global Network and
Physician Educational Outreach
Benjamin E. Greer, MD
Medical Director,
Regional/Global Network
Cost-effective screening for lung cancer
Detecting lung cancer at its earliest stage, and having it surgically removed, a person can expect a five-year survival rate of nearly 70 percent. In contrast, patients with locally advanced or metastatic lung cancer at the time of diagnosis have a five-year survival rate of less than five percent. These statistics come from the results of the National Lung Screening Trial that was published in June 2011.
"This study is important in helping make the argument to health insurance companies that CT screening for lung cancer in high risk individuals is a cost-effective service for policy holders and is in the best interest of the insurance provider, as well as the patient," says David K. Madtes, MD, director of SCCA's Lung Cancer Early Detection & Prevention Clinic.
CT screening for lung cancer in high risk individuals is now considered more cost effective than screening for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancers, especially when you look at the cost of treating lung cancer and the statistics of surviving the disease when it's at an advanced stage.
The American Lung Association now endorses the use of low-dose CT lung cancer screening as well.
When screening detects a problem
If a low-dose CT screening finds something concerning a possible lung cancer, patients will be referred to the SCCA Lung Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Clinic, SCCA's gateway to rapid diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer. For all other findings, patients will be directed back to their primary care provider.
If you have patients who are current or previous smokers who meet the high risk criteria, consider encouraging them to take advantage of the Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Program at SCCA.
"The CT concept is in the early stages," says Madtes, who acknowledges there is ambivalence in the community about it. But he argues that "it's important to see the value in screening for patients. In the aforementioned trial, the well-designed trial showed that CT screening definitely, clearly saves lives."
More information about low-dose CT screening for the early detection of lung cancer at SCCA can be found online at www.seattlecca.org/low-dose-ct-screening.cfm or by calling (800) 804-8824.
Multicare Regional Cancer Center
The MultiCare Regional Cancer Center has expanded services for South King County, with both medical oncology and radiation oncology now available in Auburn at 121 N. Division, across the street from Auburn Regional Medical Center. Their comprehensive South King County cancer center offers the latest medical and radiation cancer treatment methods close to home, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy, full-body stereotactic radiosurgery, and image-guided radiation therapy. Patients also have access to a full complement of resources and support services, including nurse navigators, social workers, oncology pharmacists, dieticians, and a resource center.
Their latest affiliation with Gilda's on the Go, the outreach arm of Gilda's Club Seattle, will provide new patient support services open to the entire community. And, thanks to the system-wide electronic health record, the patients are connected to the full resources of MultiCare should they require additional care.
For more information, visit www.multicare.org/cancer.
John "Jack" A. Keech, Jr., DO, FACOI
John "Jack" A. Keech, Jr., DO, FACOI is a medical oncologist/hematologist at MultiCare Regional Cancer Center, practicing in the Gig Harbor clinic. He treats patients with all forms of cancer. Dr. Keech has been caring for cancer patients for over 30 years. His focus is on general adult hematology and medical oncology.
Dr. Keech completed his undergraduate work at Bucknell University before earning his medical degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Keech completed his internship and residency at Metropolitan Hospital and a fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital, both in Philadelphia. Dr. Keech's work has been published in the Journal of Oncology Practice and the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in which he described one of the first reported cases in the literature of anaplastic large cell lymphoma related to a breast implant capsule. In addition, he has served in a leadership capacity with national and local oncology societies, including his current position on the Board of Trustees with the Washington State Medical Oncology Society (WSMOS).
Four clinical trials previously open to Network Member institutions were presented at ASCO this year demonstrating that through participation in clinical trials we contribute to the knowledge-base for cancer treatment and advance standards of cancer care. Summaries of the four clinical trials - two investigator-initiated and two pharmaceutical company trials - presented at ASCO and links to the abstracts are provided below.
Network Trials Make the News
In addition, an article about a pilot project to assess the feasibility of using PET scans from Network institutions to determine response in clinical trials that features the SCCA Network has been accepted by Magnetic Resonance Imaging for inclusion in an upcoming special issue on aspects of quantitative imaging in clinical trials. The project was funded by a grant from NCI Cancer Imaging Program and lead by Paul Kinahan, PhD, David Mankoff, MD, and Robert Doot, PhD. Results of the pilot project provided data for an ongoing U01 grant funded by NCI. Network Member institutions are invited to participate in the U01 grant.
Over the spring and early summer, several new clinical trials are opening to accrual. If your institution is not listed as a performance site and you have interest, the Network office will be pleased to approach the sponsor about adding your institution. We hope not only to participate but also to be high accruers to these studies.
New Clinical Trials
- Nordion TS-102: A Phase III Clinical Trial Evaluating TheraSphere® in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma of the Liver who have Failed First Line Chemotherapy (Cascade, Group Health, Skagit Valley)
- Lilly I4T-MC-JVBT: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase 2 Study of mFOLFOX6 Chemotherapy Plus Ramucirumab Drug Product (IMC-1121B) versus mFOLFOX6 Plus Placebo for Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction or Stomach (Bozeman, Cascade, Columbia Basin, Group Health, MultiCare, Olympic, Providence, Skagit Valley Wenatchee)
- Endocyte EC-FV-06: A Randomized Double-Blind Phase 3 Trial Comparing EC145 and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (Pld/Doxil®/Caelyx®) In Combination Versus PLD In Subjects with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (Bozeman, Group Health, MultiCare, Providence)
- Esperance ACT 12601: A Novel LHRH Receptor-Targeted, Membrane-Disrupting Peptide, Plus Paclitaxel Versus Paclitaxel Alone for Refractory or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: A Phase II Randomized, Multicenter Trial (Columbia Basin, Group Health, MultiCare, Skagit Valley, Wenatchee)
- Bionomics: Phase I/II Study of BNC105P in Combination With Everolimus or Following Everolimus For Progressive Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Following Prior Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (Bozeman, Cascade, Columbia Basin, Group Health, Olympic)
Trials at ASCO
- Open-label Phase III randomized controlled trial comparing taxane-based chemotherapy (Tax) with lapatinib (L) or trastuzumab (T) as first-line therapy for women with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer: Interim Analysis of NCIC CTG MA.31/GSK EGF 108919 – Abstract #LBA671 - http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_114_102986.html
- Randomized Phase II trial of cisplatin and radiotherapy with or without erlotinib in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck – Abstract 5503 - http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_114_97130.html
- An updated safety analysis of OCEANS, a randomized, double-blind, Phase III trial of gemcitabine (G) and carboplatin (C) with bevacizumab (BV) or placebo (PL) followed by BV or PL to disease progression in patients with platinum-sensitive (Plat-S) recurrent ovarian cancer – Abstract 5054 - http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_114_95286.html
- Final results of a Phase II trial of weekly nab-paclitaxel with GM-CSF as chemoimmunotherapy for platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer – Abstract 5082 - http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_114_101539.html


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Gardaí are treating the death of the 34-year-old as suspicious and it is understood the woman sustained serious injuries and a post-mortem was due to be carried out that day.
It is believed that children were in the house at the time and they are now being comforted by relatives. The scene has been preserved and the State Pathologist was expected there that morning.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
The body of 45-year-old Irish engineer Robert Gray, who was killed in a shooting in Nigeria two weeks ago, was expected to be returned to Westport last Wednesday. While his funeral was held in Ireland last week, his devastated colleagues in Nigeria held a service for him Monday (August 27), after three days of official mourning for the popular employee of construction company PW Ltd.
Mr. Gray was ambushed and shot dead during an apparent robbery near the town of Takum, in Taraba State, close to the border with Cameroon, on August 23. He was traveling with a driver in an official Hilux van when the violent attack occurred around 5:30 p.m. His driver, who was also shot and seriously injured, is recovering in hospital. Reportedly, local police have been unable to speak to him due to the seriousness of his injuries.
[Source: The Mayo News]
Navan Town Council has hosted a reception to welcome the Canadian high school team, Villanova, to the town as part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012.
Deputy Mayor of Navan Francis Deane welcomed the team, coaches and parents to the town at the civic reception, at which the attendance included the Canadian Ambassador, Loyola Hearn.
Mr. Hearn thanked the Villanova team, which has been staying in Navan since the start of last week, for bringing their great game to Navan and Ireland.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
Two containers containing toxic sludge were dumped last Wednesday night near the village of Annyalla and two in the townland of Drumleek in the Castleblayney area.
Both finds were in areas close to local watercourses.
Damien Treanor, acting Director of Environment with Monaghan Co. Council, told RTÉ these latest dumping incidents bring to 54 the number of times the council has had to pick up and dispose of toxic diesel sludge this year.
To date in 2012 they have dealt with 290 tons of the sludge, which is a by-product of the illegal removal of dye from agricultural diesel.
[Source: RTÉ News]
Gardaí (police) in Tullamore are investigating an incident of shots fired at a house in Heather Grove, Clara on Saturday, August 25.
At approximately 2:15 a.m. shots were fired through the front door. There were a number of persons in the house at the time but no injuries were sustained during the attack.
The scene was preserved pending a full technical examination
[Source: Offaly Express]
After more than three months in place, the boil water notice on the Castlerea urban supply has been lifted. It is now hoped that the notice still in place on the regional supply will be lifted in the coming weeks.
More than 2,000 homes have been affected by the notice on the urban supply, which was lifted on August 24.
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
Some distressed Sligo children returned to school last week without schoolbooks as a result of a debacle caused by an online book seller, Schoolbooks.ie
Despite what are now perceived to be false assurances from the company that its backlog would be cleared by last Friday, angry parents drove from all over Ireland to the company's Dublin offices demanding their pre-paid orders.
Some of those who blockaded the premises received their orders within two hours. The books were handed over by security staff.
However the company still insists that its backlog, which was highlighted earlier this month, has been cleared and that it has taken steps to improve communication with customers. "All backlog orders have been dispatched," the company said.
[Source: Evening Herald]
Dozens of transport and road haulage jobs are under threat across Tipperary, following the announcement last week that one of the country's main haulage companies is to cease trading.
Target Express (Ireland), the freight company, is to cease trading with the loss of 400 jobs, some of those including employees of the company in Tipperary. Target Express had previously rented out premises for use as a depot near Thurles from Germinal Seeds, a firm based at the Horse and Jockey. Sales and Production Manager of Germinal Seeds, Jim Gibbons, said Target Express had stopped renting the premises from them some months back, and expressed sympathy for all Target's employees who may have lost their jobs last week. Mr. Gibbons said they had enjoyed a good working relationship with Target Express.
[Source: Tipperary Star]


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Souleye and Alanis Morissette: What's the Deal with this Guy?
When Speakeasy heard Alanis Morissette had gotten married, we didn't really focus on it. After all, this isn't a social column, and we don't really cover nuptials unless Rush Limbaugh invites Elton John to sing at his wedding or something like that. Then we saw the name of Morissette's new spouse in a message she posted on Facebook. "Hi guys! So happy to share with you that my man Souleye and I got married. We're very excited to embark on this journey with each other…." she said. Souleye? Who was this guy?
Here's the background: Souleye, a rapper, was born Mario Treadway in Massachusetts, where he was raised. He launched his career as a hip-hopper after entering a contest sponsored by Relix magazine in 2005. He's released a lot of material independently.
Here's a taste of his flow. On his song "Real Life" he raps: "I got a flower that I picked/ It says your name/ what a beautiful specimen/ See I'm glad you came." "It's not a secret or hard to find/ It's your soul breaking free from a human paradigm," he rhymes on "Left Alone." On the jazzy track "Night Owl" he raps "I take a whole lot of vitamins to stay youthful/ I eat at Whole Foods and mostly all my food's organic."
Flowers? Paradigm? Whole Foods? This whole Alanis-Souleye union is starting to make a lot more sense.
You can check out his new website here. You can also listen to his music on his MySpace page (the first friend listed: Alanis Morissette. What are the odds?).


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James Croft
- Located in St. Louis, MO
- Vice-Chair of the Humanist Graduate Community at Harvard
- Assistant Editor of The New Humanism
- Founder of Temple of the Future
- Humanist Celebrant
James Croft is a Humanist activist and public speaker who has swiftly become one of the best-known new faces in Humanism today. He is a graduate of the Universities of Cambridge and Harvard, and is currently finishing his Doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As leader in training at the Ethical Society of St. Louis (part of a national movement of Humanist congregations), James is an in-demand public speaker, an engaging teacher, and a passionate activist for human rights. James was raised on Shakespeare, Sagan and Star Trek, and is a proud, gay Humanist. His upcoming book "The Godless Congregation", co-authored with New York Times bestselling author Greg Epstein, is being published by Simon & Schuster. His talks have been called "enchanting", "outstanding", "inspiring", "amazing", "enlivening", "entertaining", "eloquent", and "passionate".
Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard, described James as "one of the most important young thinkers in the Humanist movement today, and an incredibly eloquent and entertaining speaker." His talks have been called "enchanting", "outstanding", "inspiring", "amazing", "enlivening", "entertaining", "eloquent", and "passionate".
He blogs at Temple of the Future on the Patheos network, always seeking to infuse Humanism with beauty, passion and dynamism. He believes that society is desperately in need of living communities dedicated to human flourishing and freedom.
See an example of James on Youtube here.
James is available to speak to your group on the following topics:
James is available to speak to your group on the following topics:
- Humanism: Creed of the 21st Century. In this talk James will trace the proud history of freethought and Humanism, particularly as it flourished in the United States, and argue that Humanism is the Creed of the 21st Century: an ethical philosophy of life that has repeatedly led the way on moral issues of the day, and can continue to do so if we push hard and act smart.
- The Symbolic Poverty and Potential of Humanism. Art. Ritual. Narrative. Music. Organized religion harnesses all these symbolic resources in order to build strong communities, persuade others, and encourage congregations to act on their values. Organized Humanism and Secularism, in contrast, too often shies away from these powerful mechanisms, even viewing appeals to the emotions as morally suspect. In a lively and challenging presentation, James will demonstrate the importance of symbolism and argue that Humanism, despite it's current symbolic poverty, has great potential to become a more effective social movement by harnessing the symbolic power of the arts.
- Carl Sagan's Scientific Spirituality. Carl Sagan - one of the best-loved Humanist figures ever - had an intriguing approach to the subject of "spirituality": Sagan believed science was an inherently spiritual enterprise. What did he mean by this, what can we learn from it, and how can we explore spirituality without succumbing to nonsense?
- Raison d'Etre: Meaning and Purpose in a Godless World. It is often claimed that if God does not exist there can be no purpose or meaning. In this talk James tackles that claim head-on, arguing that reserves of meaning and purpose are available to everyone, religious or not. We all can find a Raison d'Etre.
- The Godless Congregation. Some consider "church without god" to be a contradictions in terms. Others consider it a waste of time. Yet others, a dangerous development which threatens to make atheist groups into dastardly cults. But what's the truth behind the "Godless Congregation"? Why might atheists and Humanists wish to come together with each other in ways similar to how religions congregate? James reveals all.
- Coming Out, Coming Home. For many LGBTQ people, the process of "coming out" is a profound moment. For some it results in heartache and suffering, as they lose friends, family, perhaps even their home or livelihood. For others it is a joyous, liberating experience - and sometimes it can be both. In this highly personal account of his own coming out, James will explore identity, sexuality, and personality - all within a nonreligious framework.
- And many more!
- Debates. James is a former Cambridge Union debater and high school debate coach. He will take on anyone, on any topic, anywhere.
- Training. James is an experienced teacher and has trained with many of the greatest thinkers in education alive today. He is happy to provide training in Public Narrative, Storytelling, Public Speaking or Persuasion for groups who want an intense hands-on learning experience.
To see videos of some of James' talks, follow the links below.
James asks for a $299 honorarium but is more than happy to negotiate it with interested groups.
If you're interested in having this speaker come to your school and give a presentation, click here to fill out our online Speaker Request form.


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Neutrality Questions Continue to Dog Arbitration Firm
Theoretically, the likelihood of a recession and mounting consumer credit debt should be good for the National Arbitration Forum, which helps resolve disputes between credit-card companies and their customers. That is, if it can work through its allegations of lender bias.
Earlier this month, LB colleague Nathan Koppel reported that the NAF, which helps resolve disputes between credit-card companies and their customers, had been accused of favoring lenders in a lawsuit filed by the San Francisco city attorney. (Here's the report.) The suit alleged that in specific cases the NAF approved an inflated award, improperly imposed attorneys fees and didn't respond to a consumer's request to appear at an arbitration.
Today, Koppel revisits the NAF, suggesting that the issue of bias could come into play more as debt-collection actions rise in a likely recession. Here's why: A significant percentage of NAF's work includes disputes involving consumers, rather than disputes between businesses. More than other arbitration providers, NAF works with "a few large companies, such as credit-card issuers, who potentially have disputes with many consumers," said Jean Sternlight, a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who specializes in arbitration. Says Sternlight: An NAF arbitrator "can expect to see many many disputes involving the same company, there may be a heightened pressure on the arbitrator to rule in favor of the company or else risk losing future arbitration work."
NAF says "there is simply no truth to accusations that Forum arbitrators, who are experienced trial attorneys and retired judges, would risk their considerable reputations by issuing biased awards."
Results in court on NAF have been mixed. In 2005, a West Virginia federal court held that assertions about NAF's alleged bias were unfounded and reflected little more than "general antipathy to arbitration." But, in 2002, a California appellate court ruled that an employee whose employer required all employee disputes to go before NAF didn't have to arbitrate his discrimination claim. The court said the employer enjoyed a possible "repeat player" advantage, including "knowledge of the arbitrators' temperaments, procedural preferences, styles and the like, and the arbitrators' cultivation of further business." The court noted, though, that there wasn't enough evidence of a repeat-player bias to invalidate the arbitration agreement solely on that ground.
In a 2006 deposition, Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law prof who once served as a NAF arbitrator, said she was rejected by a credit-card company from hearing arbitrations after making one ruling favorable to a consumer in a credit-card debt case. Bartholet said she resigned from NAF out of concerns about the fairness of its process.
NAF says that Bartholet's "subjective perceptions … are simply belied by the facts."


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Visible Lift Serum Inside Line Minimizing Makeup is still without the UVA-protecting ingredients of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, avobenzone, Tinosorb, or Mexoryl SX. Therefore, it is not recommended for sun protection. As for the touted Pro-Xylane and Hyaluronic, forget about it. Those ingredients are barely present and have no lifting effect on skin, visible or not. This foundation has great name but is without a formula to support its most tempting claims.
On the plus side, it does have a silky texture that melds with the skin and dries to a soft matte finish. You'll get light to medium coverage and, despite the fact that the target market for this is women with dry skin, the minimally-moist formula is best for normal to oily skin. Out of the shades offered, watch out for those with undertones of pink and peach.
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L'Oreal's extensive makeup collection retains its stature as one of the better selections at the drugstore, though they have stiff competition from Revlon and, in some cases, sister company Maybelline New York. In recent years L'Oreal has made significant strides with foundation shades, powder textures, concealers, and, of course, superlative mascaras that rarely fail to impress. Their lipsticks are excellent and you will find many L'Oreal makeup products have a Lancome counterpart, and that the differences are minor—if there are any at all.
L'Oreal's displays in many drugstores reflect better-organized products and shade categories (though testers are still scarce). Given the number of lipsticks they sell, it only makes sense to put them in color families so consumers have a better shopping experience. Their True Match products are also sensibly laid out, but the rest of the foundations aren't as organized, likely due to the smaller selection of shades. Speaking of foundations, L'Oreal has made further strides by offering more that provide sufficient UVA protection. Revlon still has the edge for consistently launching impressive foundations with sunscreen, but at least L'Oreal is (finally) catching up.
The bottom line is that every category of L'Oreal's makeup has some winning (and in some cases, benchmark-setting) products.
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Learning their numbers was an important safety lesson for my girls — not just their 1-2-3s, but our phone numbers and family address, too. So I made the digits of our home phone number the password for my smartphone and tablet. To access their games on these devices, my girls had to remember the important sequence. I also wrote our address on index cards by placing the number, street, city, state and ZIP code on separate cards. My girls had to order them correctly. Playing fill in the blanks with our address also helped when my young readers were learning to spell the street, city and state.
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With the record heat the Grand Valley has seen, doctors have seen an increase in the number of children being burned on hot playground equipment.
Dr. Mike Whistler says it's something he says every summer -- kids coming into his office with burns after they've been playing on playgrounds that are way too hot. Add 52 straight days of 90 degree temperatures or above and he says it's a real concern.
"I've seen that a few times," said Dr. Whistler. "Burns that can be mild like first degree burns which are red, and burns that are more significant like second degree burns tend to blister."
On a 100 degree day, experts say playground equipment can reach 166 degrees. Skin burns at 124 degrees.
"I think it's important for parents at this time of year, when they take their child to the playground to check the playground equipment," said Dr. Whistler.
It's also important to monitor what your kids are playing on. Health experts say on a sunny day it's probably a good idea to stay away from things made of metal or dark plastic since they absorb a lot of heat, and stick with things that are light colored and have rubber on them.
Doctors say the top culprits for burns are the slides -- something that mom Blair Wade says she knows all too well.
"We always check the slides if it is sunny because the slides get really hot," said Wade. "We make sure that if we are going out on a sunny day that she's wearing jeans, so she doesn't get burned."
Experts say going out at the right time of day will also help minimize heat related injuries.
"You're probably much better off going in the morning or in the evening when the sun is going down," said Dr. Whistler.
But Wade says with her energetic girls, that is easier said than done. So when they're ready to hit the slides and monkey bars in the afternoon, she has another way to beat the heat.
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This female leopard was photographed in Serengeti National Park. If we had not gotten close to the tree - it would have been very easy to miss seeing her, as her colors blend in so well and she is almost perfectly aligned with the branches. The lack of color in the sky that day allowed for the beautiful stark contrast.
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The man hit and injured by the Amtrak Downeaster on Sunday has been identified.
Scarborough police said Charles Hope, 36, was hit by the train near the Black Point Road overpass.
Police said witnesses told them that Hope was running across the tracks toward a freight train on the second track.
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DARTMOUTH — The Dartmouth Farmer's Market will welcome Rhonda Matson and Music Together this Friday, with children of all ages invited to participate in the beauty and richness of music as designed and choreographed by Ms. Matson. Whether you like to dance, sing, or play an instrument, you will not want to miss the magic that Rhonda Matson weaves during her visits to the Dartmouth Farmers' Market.
Local farmers have promised that strawberries will be available at the market this week, along with a large variety of salad greens, and spring vegetables and eggs. You will not want to miss the freshly-baked goods and local cheeses offered, including Shy Brothers Hannah Bells and Cloumage, the Martins Family Farm's famous fresh goat cheese, and award-winning blue cheese from Great Hill Dairy.
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OAKLAND -- Tammara Katsikas, executive director of the Junior Center of Art and Science, passed away recently after working almost 25 years at the center, a nonprofit that brings an arts curriculum into public schools.
"She really put her heart and soul into it," said staff and board member Bill Bocheff.
Born in 1960, Katsikas was a Northern California native. The Oakland resident graduated from the California College of Arts and Crafts with a bachelor's degree in fine arts and also completed a master's degree in education. She joined the Junior Center in 1989. She died Dec. 20 at the age of 53.
She is remembered for her dedication to the center, handling everything from grant writing to public relations in addition to the center's daily operation and supervising the three permanent and six to 10 contract employees.
"She wore a lot of hats," said Bocheff, a woodwork teacher who has been with the center since 1988.
The Junior Center was founded in 1954 by the Junior League. The mission was to encourage children through art to develop their talents and foster understanding and cooperation. When Katsikas took over the directorship, the center was in bad financial straits, Bocheff said, but she managed to turn it around as well as supervise a move to a new, larger space.
"She spearheaded that outreach," he said.
The center was first in Mosswood Park but relocated to Lake Merritt in 1992. Under the directorship of Katsikas, a thriving program of hosted events and rotating exhibits was developed. The center also has workshops for teachers as well as their own staff that goes into schools around the area -- something that Katsikas was eager to expand. Now the center sees more than 30,000 children each year, either in-house or through outreach.
"As the budget has been cut in schools, a lot of teachers have come to rely on the Junior Center," Bocheff said.
Katsikas also set up a scholarship program for fifth-graders in Oakland. Teachers who saw special talent in a student could nominate them for art classes, hopefully sparking a lifelong love of art.
A memorial service was held at the Junior Center on Jan. 26, but the center is accepting donations in her name to fund her scholarship for fifth-graders. Donations can be sent to the Junior Center of Art and Science, Lakeside Park, 558 Bellevue Ave., Oakland CA 94610 or submitted online at www.juniorcenter.org/support.html.


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What a cool guy. To say thanks personally to me and every one here at the station, Justin Moore came in to visit after having just won ACM Best New Artist of 2014. I started a campaign to help Justin get some well deserved recognition a year ago and FINALLY , it paid off for him. What a vist. Listen below. Thanks Justin. Well done! -mj


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For those of you who follow us on twitter, you know that we retweet what other actors eat or write about food – the good, the bad…all of it. Here's some highlights from this past week:
tyrabanks: my tummy is happy rite now.had MashedPotatoes tonite. but they were made from cauliflower.mashed up cauliflower….
Marielhemingway: eat more RAW enzyme rich foods and FEEL better… look better… and make your tummy smile!
Kellie_Martin: Got eggplant but changed menu 4 tonite. Will try tomorrow w/ orzo & roasted veggies…
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moonfrye: This Pina Colada gum is like a Staycation in my mouth!
AmandaBynes: #highfive to a low carb high protein diet
amber_benson: Boiled 14 eggs yesterday and none of the them got dyed
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robdelaney: If you're "allergic" to nuts or "gluten," you should stay away from me because I coat my body w/ them every morning.
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Boulder, Colo. (AP) A Boulder man who disappeared after returning DVDs to a library more than two weeks ago is being evaluated at a hospital after showing up at a stranger's home with a loaded gun and a half-full bottle of wine.
Boulder police say 34-year-old James McPhee knocked on the door of a home late Tuesday and asked for help. The resident took the gun without incident and called 911.
Officers later found McPhee on the ground, apparently disoriented and continuing to ask for help.
McPhee was last seen Oct. 5 when he left his mother-in-law's boulder home saying he was going to return some DVDs to the Boulder Public library. Authorities determined the DVDs were returned, but there had been no sign of McPhee.
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The Maine National Guard's No. 2 commander is hanging up his uniform.
Brig. Gen. Donald McCormack is stepping down as Maine's Assistant Adjutant General, Air. His retirement marks the end of a 32-year military career that began after his 1980 graduation from the Air Force Academy.
McCormack came to Maine in 1991 and has served as the state's assistant adjutant general since April 2011.
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Cummings: Protesters During DNC Speech Were 'Disrespectful'Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings says he thinks liberal supporters of Bernie Sanders who chanted during his speech were "disrespectful."
Congressman Tells Daughter to Remove Congressional Car TagThe congressman said Tuesday that a daughter who recently graduated from college has been using his Honda with a congressional plate while working part time for a ride-sharing company to make extra money for school expenses.
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Fire Breaks Out At West Baltimore Home Of Rep. CummingsAuthorities say a fire broke out at Rep. Elijah Cummings' West Baltimore townhouse, but no one was home.
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Song of Solomon
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She had dumped the peelings in a large crock, which like most everything in the house had been made for some other purpose. Now she stood before the dry sink, pumping water into a blue-and-white wash basin which she used for a saucepan. (1.2.39)
Pilate knows how to use things, and not just to use them as they were intended to be used, but she can make an object multitask. Instead of buying more things to clutter her house, she is very Zen and minimalist.
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"…because the fact is that I am a small woman. I don't mean little; I mean small, and I'm small because I was pressed small. I lived in a great big house that pressed me into a small package." (1.5.124)
Ruth's spirit was crushed by the walls that held her in, by the affluence that surrounded her. She was never exposed to the outside world. Is this her fault? Can we blame her for her smallness? We sure wish we could have known what Ruth was like as a little girl, if she was ever presented with the opportunity to leave the sheltered-ness of her dad's house.
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Maybe it's you I should be killing. Maybe then he will come to me and let me come to him. He is my home in this world. And then, aloud, "He is my home in this world."
"And I am his," said Ruth. (1.5.137)
Hagar and Pilate seem to think it's possible for a human being to be your home. A home is a place where you sleep and eat and hang up pictures on the wall. A home is also sometimes a place where you watch Grey's Anatomy on Thursday night in your slippers while eating Doritos. How can Milkman be that place? Ruth and Hagar seem to interpret a home as a place of refuge. Milkman, a place of refuge? Really?


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What is a cliffhanger? Must we really explain? All right, fine. A cliffhanger is when a text concludes suddenly or with a thrilling plot twist. Cliffhangers usually leave big questions unanswered, resulting in mobs of crazy readers who want more, more, more!
Cliffhangers are a great strategy for writers of popular fiction who want readers to buy the next installment of a series. The Hunger Games franchise uses this strategy effectively, particularly in its second installment, Catching Fire. Shmoopers may also recognize cliffhangers from serialized television dramas like Lost. Do they get off the island?! (That was the worst summer ever.)
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