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|Laura Ingalls
An Iowa Boyhood
I carry the brand of Iowa," said Herbert Hoover, recalling the experience of a five-year-old, barefoot boy stepping on a hot iron in his father's blacksmith shop. In many ways Hoover never shed the stamp of his Quaker upbringing in West Branch, Iowa, where he was born August 10, 1874. His father, Jesse, combined Quaker piety with a very American desire to get ahead in the world. Jesse's wife Hulda was a sweet-faced, devout woman who took Herbert, his brother Theodore and sister May to the unheated Meetinghouse, where Bert sat quietly, sometimes for hours, as his elders waited for the Quaker Inner Light to move them to speak.
The boy's early reading was limited to the Bible, schoolbooks, "certain novels showing the huge danger of Demon Rum" and a pirated copy of the "Youth's Companion." Young Bert enjoyed sledding on frosty winter nights, an activity his Aunt Hannah thought Godless. In the summer, he picked potato bugs to earn money for Fourth of July firecrackers.
The fields around West Branch held prairie chickens and rabbits to hunt; the Wapsinonoc Creek yielded fish to anyone with a willow pole, butcher string line, and the patience instilled by Quaker discipline.
Fishing became a lifelong passion for Hoover. So did the Quaker tenets of emotional self-containment and a commitment to worldly success matched by obligations of service to others. These survived the death of Jesse Hoover in 1880 and Hulda four years later.
In the summer of 1885 eleven-year-old Bert Hoover boarded aUnion Pacific train headed west to Oregon. Sewn into his clothes were two dimes; he also carried a hamper of his Aunt Hannah's homemade delicacies. Waiting for him on the other end of the continent was his Uncle John Minthorn, a doctor and school superintendent who Hoover recalled as "a severe man on the surface, but like all Quakers kindly at the bottom."
Hoover's six years in Oregon taught him self-reliance. "My boyhood ambition was to be able to earn my own living, without the help of anybody, anywhere." As an office boy in his uncle's Oregon Land Company he mastered bookkeeping and typing, while attending business school in the evening. Thanks to a local schoolteacher, Miss Jane Gray, the boy's eyes were opened to the novels of Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott. "David Copperfield," the story of another orphan cast into the world to live by his wits, would remain a lifelong favorite.
In the fall of 1891 Hoover entered the new Leland Stanford, Junior, University at Palo Alto, California. Cutting a wider swath outside the classroom than in, Hoover managed the baseball and football teams, started a laundry and ran a lecture agency. Teaming up with other poor boys against campus swells, the reluctant candidate was elected student body treasurer on the "Barbarian" slate, then wiped out a student government debt of $2,000.
Hoover earned his way through school by doing typing chores for Professor John Caspar Branner, who also got him a summer job mapping the terrain in Arkansas' Ozark Mountains. It was in Branner's geology lab that he met Miss Lou Henry, a banker's daughter born in Waterloo, Iowa in 1874. Lou shared her fellow Iowan's love of the outdoors and self-reliant nature. "It isn't so important what others think of you as what you feel inside yourself," she told college friends.
Hoover graduated three months before his 21st birthday. He left Stanford with $40 in his pocket and no prospects for employment. But from this college in a hayfield he had derived much more than a degree in geology. Stanford gave Hoover an identity, a profession, and a future bride. Most of all, Stanford became for the orphan from West Branch a surrogate family --a place to belong.
Hoover's first job out of college was shoveling ore in a Nevada City, California mine. His pay? Two dollars per ten-hour shift. By the spring of 1897 the London firm of Bewick, Moreing was looking for a geologist at least 35 years old and with "a lifetime of experience." Hoover fudged his age and bought a tweed dress suit to look older. Soon he found himself in the vast, arid Australian Outback, where there was more gold than water and the temperature often topped one hundred degrees at midnight. He put away the dress suit.
Instead, in roughhewn settlements like Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, and Leonora, the 23 year old Yankee nicknamed "Hail Columbia" Hoover won the trust of rowdy Aussies by his take charge ways and democratic habits. Bathing in beer instead of water, living on a diet of sardines and cocoa, Hoover road a camel through the sprawling wastes of Western Australia looking for gold. One day he scouted out a rich vein which he persuaded his London employers to purchase for a million dollars. In time the famed Sons of Gwalia mine would return $65 million to Bewick, Moreing.
In the spring of 1898 Hoover's salary was raised to $10,000 a year. His men bestowed a new title on the youthful American-- "The Chief." It stuck to Hoover for the rest of his life. So did memories of wild and wooly Australian, a land of "red dust, black flies and white heat."
At the age of 24, Herbert Hoover went to China to develop coal mines and build port facilities. On his arrival, however, Chinese officials told him to find gold--fast. Hoo-Yah and Hoo-Lou (Bert and Lou's Chinese names) found themselves in a land only reluctantly opening its doors to Western technology, expertise--and arrogance. Hoover's exalted status forced him to travel in state with hundreds of mules, ponies, soldiers, and a translator whose fractured English led him to announce each bit of bad news with the phrase that soon became his nickname --"Really Damn."
Rumors soon spread of a great foreign mandarin whose green eyes allowed him to see through the ground to find gold.
Hoover did battle with bedbugs and a manager who smoked opium until he was pale. He met a living Buddha who rode a bicycle around a Tibetan Lamasery. One Christmas Day he taught the game of football to a crowd of barefooted children.
Early in 1900 a wave of anti-western feeling swept China. Peking reformers were overthrown and a nativist group calling itself "I Ho Tuan," or the Boxers, laid siege to the western colony in Tientsen.
Herbert and Lou
The Hoovers were trapped along with other westerners. Hoo-Yahbuilt barricades of rice and grain sacks; Hoo-Loo rode her bicycle close to walls to avoid bullets one of which punctured her tire. One afternoon while playing solitaire, an artillery shell crashed into the front hall, destroying a portion of the staircase. She went on playing as if nothing had happened. Another morning she read her obituary in a California newspaper.
Ten weeks after the siege began, help arrived in dramatic fashion. Said Hoover, "I do not remember a more satisfying musical performance than the bugles of the American Marines entering the settlement playing 'There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight.' "
Man of the World
As a boy, Herbert Hoover traveled in search of family and friends. As a young man, his travels as an international "doctor of sick mines" brought him worldwide renown and prosperity to match his prestige. Between 1901 and 1914 Hoover became a familiar figure on four continents. He saw the world of Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maugham, crept through London fogs, contracted malaria in an Asian rice paddy and once backed out of a Burmese mine after discovering fresh tiger tracks.
After 1907 the "Great Engineer" and his family were based in London. Together with Lou, he spent three years on board ships bound for nearly forty nations. Putting their time on the sea to good use, the couple jointly translated "De Re Metallica," a classic work by the 16th-century Latin mining scholar Georgias Agricola. Hoover also digested thick volumes of history, sociology, economics and philosophy, trying to make up for his early educational deficiencies.
Hoover's reputation grew throughout the period, and not just in mining circles. When a dishonest partner at Bewick, Moreing embezzled half a million dollars from the firm, the American insisted on paying back much of the loss from his own pocket. In 1908 Hoover left Bewick, Moreing to launch his own international consulting firm employing 175,000 workers from Siberia to Peru. Soon after, he joined Stanford's Board of Trustees. A colleague said more was accomplished during Hoover's first hour on the board than in the three preceding years.
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Many of you may think that new logos aren't a big deal. But when you watch as much football on TV as you and I do, we want to make sure that the image that's burned on our retina is a decent one!So today Setanta Sports unveiled their new logo (pictured right). It's drastically different than their previous incarnation (see here).What does the new logo say to me? My first impression was that the colors are almost identical to Fox Soccer Channel's logo (see here). While I'm positive this isn't intentional, they could have picked colors to differentiate themselves from the competition.The logo, to me, also communicates technology and youth. The font used reminds me of video games and a brand new dawn for the company. It also hints at a strong technology play with broadband. All of these things combined creates a feeling of youth.What are your thoughts and do you care?
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Christoph sent me an interesting question a few days ago:
I played a bit arround with 2 Cisco 1803 and I found MPLS related configurations commands in IOS 12.4(15)T (Advanced Enterprise) on this box. MPLS was not listed as a included fearture in the Cisco Feature Navigator for this image and some searching at cisco.com took me to a 2 year old document telling me that MPLS isn't supported on this series. Some more searching took me back to the Cisco Feature Navigator which lists MPLS as feature for the Cisco 1805 router (which uses the same IOS image, afaik).
So, I'm a bit confused now if MPLS is really working / supported on the low-end Cisco ISR 1800 fixed series?
MPLS was mostly available but never supported on low-end platforms (including Cisco 2600). In those days I've taken some heat for reusing existing 2600-based labs to teach Cisco-internal MPLS courses (since we were teaching the students to configure unsupported devices :).
Anyhow, the "not supported" means exactly that: it may be available (well, it is), it may work (it actually does), but if it's broken (and I've seen at least one low-end-platform-specific bug in the early days) you can't complain.
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WHY THE SILENCE ABOUT OBAMA´S HISTORIC SCAM? / Diana West whacks MSM for ´political blackout´ of Sheriff Joe´s eligibility probe (WND-WORLD NET DAILY COMMENTARY) by DIANA WEST 03/23/12)
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Warning: This column contains news of evidence of possible forgery and fraud in the long-form birth certificate of the president of the United States and bonus his Selective Service registration card.
I figure the warning is necessary to prevent Americans, particularly Americans who work in news media and politics, from hurting themselves on any hard, sharp facts that might poke through my discussion of what is surely the biggest scandal to emerge around the seemingly dodgy docs Barack Obama is using to verify his identity.
I refer to the logic- and history-defying news and political blackout of the March 1 press conference called in Maricopa County, Ariz., by Sheriff Joe Arpaios Cold Case Posse.
I ask you: Have you read in your local paper about the technical evidence that led the posses three retired criminal investigators and two attorneys to conclude that the birth certificate image White House officials uploaded at the White House website on April 27, 2011, did not originate in a paper format, but rather was created (forged) as an electronic file on a computer?
Have you seen on network or cable news the video clip (one of six posse videos at YouTube) re-creating exactly how an additional fraud might have been committed to forge the presidents Selective Service registration card? Heard even conservative talk radio discussing the posses discovery that immigration files in the National Archives recording overseas arrivals into Hawaii are missing from the week of Obamas 1961 birthday? Or about the retired mailmans affidavit attesting that the mother of ex-Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers enthusiastically told him that she helped with foreign student Barack Obamas education?
I know my ears pricked up when, watching the posses press conference online, I heard lead investigator Michael Zullo explain that the 1961 Hawaiian newspaper listings of Barack Obamas birth confirm nothing because the posse can prove beyond a doubt that these newspapers announced arrivals of foreign babies as well as native-born. Zullo also announced the posse had documented evidence of two adopted individuals who were breathing three years prior and were similarly listed as newborn infants. Heard anything about that?
I know the answer. You have read, seen and heard nothing and certainly not a peep from any representatives in Congress. The unique exception seems to be poor Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida, whose mere mentions (better than nothing) of examining the evidence get him insta-hammered by the media and White House alike. Obamas communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, one of the presenters of the birth certificate at the White House last spring, actually had the gall to call into question via tweet Stearns fitness to conduct congressional investigations into the Obama administrations decision to funnel $535 million into Solyndra, the bankrupt solar company. Why? Because Stearns dared to express interest in evidence amassed by veteran law enforcement professionals under Arpaio, himself a 30-year federal law-enforcement official and five-time-elected sheriff.
1984″-style, we mustnt question. We mustnt look. We certainly mustnt look at questions that cross the narrative of authority. What are we, free people?
Apparently not. One editor told me the problem is the evidence of fraud might prove to be true! A very famous conservative figure told me that if the president were proved to be an identity thief, that would alienate too many people from the Republican Party!
I am reminded of Groucho Marxs answer to the question, Are we mice or men? Throw some cheese on the floor and well find out.
Recently, Breitbart.coms new editor at large, Ben Shapiro, was on Mark Gillars radio show, Tea Party Power Hour, promoting his conservative media organizations vetting Obama campaign. Gillar asked Shapiro if vetting Obama would include investigating Obamas birth and/or Selective Service documents. Absolutely not, Shapiro replied, explaining that he didnt believe this was an issue. I am discouraging people from spending time on this, Shapiro said, emphasizing once again that he himself did not believe there were irregularities in the documents since, as he put it, he knew Media Matters would be listening to the interview.
The walls have ears? Shapiros concern almost makes Media Matters sound like a secret police outfit with a gulag for journalists who ask too many questions. In reality, its an ideologically driven, left-wing attack group funded by ideologically driven, left-wing George Soros.
Shapiro continued, quite candidly: Its an issue on which people are being marginalized very easily and very quickly at this point.
Marginalized by whom? The Soros-funded attack machine? The liberal- dominated mainstream media? Fox News-dominated conservative media? The Obama White House?
Clearly, something has us all on lockdown. Thats much, much scarier than even the amazing possibility that some con artist might be pulling off the biggest scam in history. (© 2012 WorldNetDaily.com, Inc. 03/23/12)
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President Obama said today that Republicans are "playing chicken" with a low-interest student loan program, and urged college students to pressure the GOP in advance of a July 1 deadline.
"We cannot afford to price the middle class, and folks who aspire to go into the middle class ... out of the college education market," Obama told a group of students gathered at the White House.
The low-interest loan program enacted by a Democratic Congress five years ago expires July 1. Without renewal, loan costs for some students will be double, Obama said.
The president, who has discussed this issue for months, said it's "mind boggling" that things have gotten to this point. He said Republicans are pushing the item to the limit, just as they have on the debt ceiling and other budget issues in recent years.
"This issue didn't come out of nowhere," Obama said. "It's been looming for months, but we've been stuck watching Congress play chicken with another deadline."
Obama urged students to use social media to promote the issue, including tweets with the hashtag "don't double my rate."
Congressional Republicans said they are willing to extend the program, but the White House is refusing to negotiate on offsetting budget cuts.
They accused the president of playing games in order to appeal to the youth vote.
"The president doesn't have a positive message to send any of these folks, so he's cooking up false controversies to distract them from his own failure to turn the economy around," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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FAAST is the brainchild of Mansell. She operates the camp through her organization, GetFit Harker Heights. The idea, she said, was inspired by her own child.
"Three years ago my son was getting ready to play football for the first time in school and I knew I had to get him ready for football," Mansell said. "So I figured if I'm going to put the time in, I might as well be training other kids as well."
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Watch: Electro Rises in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Comic-Con Tease
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July 17, 2013
Source: Cosmic Book News
Today, we began running the gamut that is Comic-Con here in San Diego. Across from the convention center, you can see some big banners for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hyping the panel happening Friday, July 19th at 4pm in Hall H. And in addition to those banners, there's also a short video teaser featuring Jamie Foxx as the villain Electro. With a menacing voiceover and some sweeping shots of equipment in the lab of Max Dillon, there's a pretty cool reveal of the electrified villain before a bumper appears directing people to the exciting panel. The good news is you don't have to be here to see it. Watch!
Here's the Electro teaser for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, originally found on YouTube:
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is directed by Marc Webb and written by Jeff Pinker, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) finds, life is busy between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can't come quickly enough. Peter hasn't forgotten the promise he made to Gwen's father to protect her by staying away, but that's a promise he just can't keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past. Sony will release Amazing Spider-Man 2 in theaters next summer on May 2nd, 2014. Excited?
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Charges Filed Against Accused Lone Star Stabber
Lone Star College Cy-Fair campus stabbing suspect Dylan Quick has been charged with at least three counts of aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed 14 people in and around the school's Health Science Center yesterday.
Quick apparently missed a scheduled court appearance earlier this morning for an unspecified reason.
"At first I thought he was poking me. Then I felt this sharp pain and realized that he was stabbing me with something," said one of the victims of yesterday's attack talking to our television partner Local 2.
Another victim, Michelle Alvarez, said, "I didn't feel the cut. I ran. I had to go and get safety."
Mug shot of Dylan Quick, above. Photo by Harris County Sheriff's Office.
The latest information that we have on the victims this morning is that five of them are at Memorial Herman. Two are in critical condition and three have been upgraded to good. All of the victims are expected to recover.
Fellow student Steven Maida is being credited as a hero for helping to take Quick down.
"As soon as he knew he was caught he said, 'I give up.' I just sat on top of him and asked him what made him want to stab these people in the face," Maida told Local 2.
There is reportedly a taped confession in the case. Quick has apparently told investigators that he had fantasies of stabbing people since he was a young child.
Quick No Stranger To School
Quick's fellow students never saw this attack coming. One of them, 'John,' told Matt Patrick on KPRC 950 that he was stunned.
"I wouldn't have expected him to do something like this. He seemed a little off whenever I was around him. But I would not have expected him to have the capacity to do something like this," 'John' said.
'John' also told Patrick that Quick was a quiet sort of student.
"He seemed very calm and quiet. If you had told me he would do this, I would not have believed you," 'John' explained.
Another student told Local 2 that Quick had his quirks.
"He would carry a stuffed doll around. It was kind of like a monkey. He would talk to it," said 'Michael.'
Quick's neighbors were also surprised that he would do something like this.
Michael London told Local 2 that, "He was a real quiet kid. He doesn't have any friends. I have never seen any girls with him. He just goes to school and comes home. He doesn't go outside. He keeps to himself."
Quick was born deaf, had a cochlear implant when he was 7 years old, and was recently profiled on the school's web site for his participation as a teenager in the school's library program.


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Engaging the private sector – including businesses, community and faith-based organizations, schools and individuals – in national, regional and local emergency preparedness, response and recovery is among FEMA's highest priorities.
Administrator Fugate recognizes – and actively promotes – the private sector, "from Fortune 500 companies to your local grocery store," as an essential partner, a member of the "whole community" team that will help build the nation's capacity to respond to and recover from a catastrophic event.
As was proven in numerous disaster operations in 2011 – including Spring tornadoes and floods in the Southeast and Midwest and Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene along the East Coast – growing and leveraging strong working relationships between emergency managers and the private sector helps us better serve survivors, rebuild our communities and boost local economies.
Along with our partners, we want to know what businesses and nonprofit groups think about the role the private sector plays in national preparedness. We are particularly interested in obtaining feedback for the "National Frameworks," which will clearly define key preparedness roles and responsibilities for all whole community partners and are part of Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8): National Preparedness.
To this end, we are hosting webinars during the month of March for people to provide their thoughts on the private sector and nonprofit roles and responsibilities identified in the working draft Frameworks. We're interested in validating content, identifying gaps and discussing new ideas, and Framework authors will be on hand during the events to provide background information and answer questions. All feedback will be considered when revising and finalizing the working draft Frameworks.
The dates and topics of the webinars are:
- March 7, 2012 - 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. EST - Webinar 1: Prevention
- March 12, 2012 - 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT - Webinar 2: Mitigation
- March 14, 2012 - 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. EDT - Webinar 3: Protection
- March 21, 2012 - 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. EDT - Webinar 4: Response
Other ways the public can contribute to FEMA's Whole Community efforts include submitting suggestions and ideas on our online collaboration site and participating in National Disaster Recovery Framework Stakeholder Events.
Individuals, communities and businesses are the most critical response and recovery assets present during the initial hours and days following an event, and it is imperative that they are involved in our disaster planning efforts.
Help strengthen the resilience and security of our country and RSVP for the webinars now.


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Welcome to Sienna Gallery
Welcome to Sienna Gallery
Located in the rapidly growing town of Rockland, Sienna Gallery comes as a much-needed service and a location for artists in the Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec area to showcase their art.
Sienna Gallery is a new gallery, but backed by 29 years of experience. Karen Charlebois, owner and operator of Sienna Gallery previously worked for Artex Picture Frames Ltd. for over 10 years. As Artex owners closed their doors and retired, Karen decided to start her own custom framing business and combine it with an art gallery.
"I love surrounding myself with beautiful things. Art is one of my passions. Framing is just the finishing touch to a beautiful piece of art or a diploma one has studied for years to obtain or even a needlework project one has worked countless hours to finish.
I frame every piece as if it was my own and would be proud to show it off in my home. I give the utmost care to every framing project that is brought to me. I want each customer that enters Sienna Gallery to feel right at home and be reassured that their framing choice was the right one for their piece of art and their particular need."
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The CHSFL playoffs have been postponed again. A combination of Hurricane Sandy and Wednesday's nor'easter have crippled Long Island and Staten Island, preventing several teams from logging practice time.
As of now, all of the CHSFL AAA quarterfinals will be played next weekend. Stepinac will travel to St. Joe's on Saturday, Nov. 17, and Iona Prep will host Xaverian on either Friday, Nov. 16 or Saturday. I will post the full schedule when it's finalized.
Remarkably, the CHSFL season will now bleed into December. The AAA championship game has been rescheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2.
Stepinac now joins the likes of Somers and Sleepy Hollow in a serious scheduling crunch. In order to play its Turkey Bowl against White Plains, the Crusaders will play Nov. 17, Nov. 22 and, if they beat St. Joe's, Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the semifinals. That game would likely be against top-seeded St. Anthony's.
More in a bit…


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Here is a picture of ex-TNA Knockout So Cal Val in attendence at the NXT Arrival special Thursday night. She was sitting behind John Cena for most of the event:
@SoCalValerie Can I get a shoutout! Good seeing you at #NXTArrival pic.twitter.com/AP70hzXm1V
— Scott Berko (@thescottberko) February 28, 2014
Yeah I actually saw her when they showed Cena clapping when Pac won the championship man I was confused.
Damn, I miss Val in TNA.


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by Paul Mordorski, DCW staff
One could call this four-month "vacation" Ikumi and Yui's most excellent adventure. It has turned out to the fulfillment of a long-time ambition for Ikumi Aoki and Yui Sugiyama, of Mie prefecture, Japan, 2009 members of Minnesota Brass, Inc., as they have marched this entire season with the DCA all-age corps.
They arrived from Japan on April 10 and, after auditioning and receiving moderate instruction on marching style, were somewhat ready to take part in MBI's first show camp, May 2-3. Ikumi has blended into the contra base section, while Yui fit in nicely as a mellophone.
As Minnesota Brass nears the conclusion of their season, the two have marched in every public performance and are working hard in anticipation of DCA Finals in Rochester, NY.
Background on the adventurists: Ikumi Aoki, 25, and Yui Sugiyama, 24, both started playing piano at the age of three and met in high school when they chose what instruments to play. Ikumi chose the tuba because it was the biggest horn. Ikumi followed the Japanese proverb, "Dai wa sho wo kaneru" which means "big is better than small."
Yui plays mellophone because she likes the timbre, or the snug, warm tone color of the horn. The women have stayed in touch by playing in the Salty Dogs Drum Corps in Mie for the past five years.
The idea started about one and a half years ago when Yui and Ikumi were having lunch. They then decided to march in an American corps within the next three years. They began research and considered prominent DCA corps like the Hawthorne Caballeros and Reading Buccaneers.
Yui then contacted her friend Ohigashi, who at the time was the director of the Yokohama Inspires. He recommended Minnesota Brass, reporting that they had a very good musical program, played B-flat instruments which is very important to Ikumi and Yui, and Minneapolis would be a safe and friendly city in which to live.
After viewing 2008 MBI on YouTube, the young women were sold and began making plans to march the 2009 season.
Ikumi and Yui flew into Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport and were met by Corps Director Ann Jones, soloist Tom Jones, mellophone section leader John Horst, tuba section leader Jon Benesh and a host of others.
Thanks to the efforts of Teri Davis of Oakwood Properties, the young women were able to secure residence in downtown Minneapolis at Symphony Place, a high-rise apartment complex near Orchestra Hall. Ikumi and Yui reside in a two-bedroom corner unit on the 21st floor.
They decided downtown would work best since they did not have a car and have adapted to taxi, bus and light rail, especially to the Mall of America. They take their horns to Loring Park, near their residence, and practice frequently.
Ikumi and Yui have marched seven competitions, five parades, many exhibitions and standstill concerts, plus countless hours on the rehearsal field. As early as June, both blended in with the other MBI members and were marching and performing the music comparably.
Not only have the Japanese women played in Minnesota Brass, but they also participated in MBI's mini-corps, Minne-Brass, which plays a really fun repertoire titled "Animated Adventures in Brass," featuring music cartoons and animated features. They have enjoyed performing this unique repertoire of Johnny Quest, Batman and The Incredibles. It not only provided more music to work on, but gave them an opportunity to play in a smaller, unique venue and to develop new relationships. Minne-Brass will perform at DCA Mini-Corps competition DCA weekend.
One relationship that is beneficial was meeting MBI soloist Roger Grupp and his wife Tina Cavitt, both members of Minne-Brass. Roger is co-director St. Paul City Band and the Capitol City Wind Ensemble. They were willing to drive to Minneapolis and pick up the women for rehearsal in downtown St. Paul on the lower level of City Hall.
This gave Ikumi and Yui the opportunity to play their concert instruments, tuba and trumpet, respectively. They performed at such venues as Como Park Lakeside Pavilion, Bethesda Hospital picnic and Kellogg Park in downtown St. Paul for the classic car show, "Downtown Beat." One aspect thrust on Ikumi was during the classic March Teddy Bear Picnic, where she received notoriety for her "bear growl" on tuba.
The high-point of the Minnesota Brass, Inc. season to date was competing in the "Parade of Champions," August 1 in Scranton, PA, where they placed third with a score of 85.925, three points behind the DCA Champion Buccaneers. This provided a unique travel opportunity for Ikumi and Yui as after the show they boarded the Hawthorne Caballeros' busses and headed for New Jersey. They spent time enjoying the Cabs' hospitality at their "club house," got to view the corps' performances on DVD and toured New York City, with the Statue of Liberty being the highlight.
They also attended Broadway shows, with Yui taking in "The Lion King," Ikumi enjoying "Chicago" and both attended "Phantom of the Opera." They then hopped an airplane back to the Twin Cities in time for Wednesday evening MBI rehearsal.
A member of MBI observed that's it's like they're cramming a lifetime of experiences into one summer. The women have kept busy, rehearsing and playing with three different musical groups and traveling and touring throughout the Twin Cities and country. They've shopped at Mall of America, enjoyed natural beauty at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, heard the Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, went to "Phantom of the Opera" numerous times in downtown Minneapolis, visited Como Park Zoo, Conservatory and Japanese Garden, and are planning to catch a Minnesota Twins Game at the Metrodome. A drum and bugle corps highlight as spectators was traveling to Indianapolis and experiencing DCI Finals.
With all the cultural and national experiences gained, both women list drum and bugle corps experiences as their favorites. "I would say that my first day of show camp, of marching with a large, very good drum and bugle corps, would be my favorite memory," said Yui. "For me, competing at a high level DCA show in Scranton, PA, in front of a very large crowd would have to be my favorite experience," said Ikumi.
Both feel it has been the greatest experience in their lives. Would they do it again or recommend it to friends in Japan? "Of Course," said Yui. "I want to come here to Minnesota and march with Minnesota Brass again!"
"I have already encouraged our marching friends in Japan," said Ikumi. "This is one of the best places to learn about marching and I want more Japanese people to be able to experience American drum and bugle corps."


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4 key takeaways from BlogWorld LA
Another BlogWorld in the books. Another crazy week. Another outstanding opportunity to learn from some of the better minds in digital marketing, blogging and social media.
What did I take away? A few key themes emerged for me throughout the week.
Ask better questions
Tom Webster presented at BlogWorld NY in the spring and I missed it–I wasn't going to make that mistake again. And, I'm sure glad I didn't. Tom's entire presentation could be boiled down to three simple world: Ask better questions. As a professional market researcher, Tom talked at length about how we need to ask these better questions to get better data. To get better insights. To get better answers.
Know your readers
Another speakers I hadn't seen present before that I really wanted to see first-hand was Darren Rowse. I've followed Darren's ProBlogger blog for years, and his personal stories and accounts have really resonated with me. And while I had a list of takeaways from this session, the most impactful was the mantra: Know your readers. Darren encouraged folks to develop audience profiles for their blog (great idea)–just like a marketer would do when thinking about their key targets. Give these readers a name. Describe them in detail. Demographics. Psychographics. The works. With those audience profiles in hand, you'll be able to better target your content and make it more relevant for your readers.
Do your own work
Another key takeaway from Mr. Webster early on Thursday, but one I heard other speakers espouse throughout the week afterward (including Jason Falls on Saturday). Tom and Jason were talking about doing your own work with respect to research, but it's really a good lesson for digital work across the board. Don't try to mimic what other companies are doing–your brand is unique. You have different customers. Different circumstances. Different employees. Don't take research you find online as gospel. Do your own first-hand research and see what makes sense for YOUR organization. Do your own work.
Have a back-up plan for success
I first heard Peter Shankman speak a few years ago when he came to a Minnesota PRSA event I helped organize. Nowadays, he's "internet famous." But, he's still the same guy. He takes some heat for his approach and strong opinions from time to time, but I've always loved his presentations. He brings huge energy to the stage. And, more importantly, the guy knows how to tell a story. He had me, and a whole slew of people in that audience Thursday, hooked from the get go. One of the key lessons he shared: Have a back-up plan for success. If and when your video, blog post or project blows up online, make sure you have a plan in place to capitalize on that success. Sure, we all fail more than we succeed, but you want to be ready for success. Love Peter's optimism.
And, I'll leave you with one last note. It's a video Shankman featured in his presentation, and it was the single most hilarious thing I read or watched all week. Enjoy.
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15 comments on "4 key takeaways from BlogWorld LA"
JohnNemoPR says:
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Love the idea of creating an audience profile for your Blog. Great idea and one I learned when writing books. Good reminder! Man arikhanson I've got to get out to the next one. Sounds like an amazing time! And kudos to you and gregswan for the props you both received on your presentation. Best title ever by the way! 😉
Krista says:
Thanks for sharing your learnings from this event! I wish I had more time and money to go to these conferences, so it's helpful to hear what experts like yourself are learning at them.
arikhanson says:
@Krista Thanks, Krista. Not sure I qualify as an expert about much of anything (save Super Mario Bros circa 1989) but it's always fun to share learnings and best practices. We all get smarter–everyone wins, right?
arikhanson says:
@JohnNemoPRgregswan Greg gets all the credit for the title. And, the Nickelback segment. In fact, Greg probably should have given this presentation by himself. Probably would have been much better 🙂
allison_boyer says:
Hey Arik, thanks so much for blogging about BWELA! You've got some great take-aways listed here – glad you got so much out of the conference, since I know Deb and the rest of t he staff works so hard on making sure the sessions are awesome. For the record, Darren is one of my favorite speakers, so I'm glad you got to his session!
bgindra says:
Hi Arik,
Good to see you again. Sorry we didn't get to hang out more! Your takeaways were similar to mine. Particularly loved the ask better questions bit. Doing a post with some of my fave BWELA recap posts on Friday. May I include yours?
arikhanson says:
@bgindra Absolutely, Indra! Looking forward to reading it!
anku.singh1989 says:
Minnesota online marketing is a win-win for both the buyer and seller. A buyer is able to request information from several businesses that offer the product or service that they are looking for and the seller is given the opportunity to pitch their product or service to someone who has given them permission. ………Here i introduce a new
That sounds like a great place.. Love to join a forum like this..I really love to learn from others too..
I am happy I had the chance of reading your blog. You are so generous in sharing your experience in the conference. How I wish I had a chance to be there too.


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Man Arrested For Skiing The 'Wrong Way'
In Jackson Hole Whoming, a man was arrested for skiing the wrong direction. The direction he was skiing–uphill.
JACKSON, WY. – If you are going to ski in Wyoming, don't try to do it uphill.
That's the lesson that retired doctor Roland Fleck learned the hard way after cops handcuffed the 78-year-old and hauled him off the mountain for unsafe skiing.
Fleck was arrested the morning of Feb. 5 after refusing ski patrollers' orders to stop. Jackson Hole Resort officials say avalanche danger and the presence of grooming machines made it unsafe.


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The environmental and economical values of conservation practices far exceed the perceived negatives or challenges associated with such systems. The environmental value of well-managed conservation systems is in terms of water and soil quality by protecting soils and reducing sediment transport, which is the main contributor to the water quality problems in Iowa. Conservation systems demonstrated the benefits of improving soil organic matter significantly over conventional systems that utilize extensive tillage mono-cropping systems. On average, research showed the no-tillage system with a crop rotation of corn-soybean can contribute annually close to 0.5 ton of total carbon to the soil organic matter. This improvement in soil organic matter is coming from two sources:
- The stability of the system. The conservation system, no-tillage in particular, keeps the soil system intact, enhancing soil structure and microbial populations and reducing the loss of organic matter and nutrients to soil erosion.
- The amount of residues left on the soil surface, which provides protection to the soil surface and is a source of slowly released carbon and nutrients to the soil system.
One of the challenges with a conservation system is the management of crop residues. The way residues are managed on the field after harvest is very critical to the success of providing a good soil seedbed environment for planting. Cutting residues at 12 inches or more will provide better residue orientation for trapping snow and uniform distribution of it across the field. Many farmers have gotten into the habit of chopping corn stalks after harvest. This can present a significant management problem, as well as other potential production problems that are associated with low soil temperature early in the spring, potential soil diseases, and early germination problems just to name a few. Chopping residue also can reduce the effectiveness of it in protecting the soil surface from potential water erosion, especially during high intensity rainfall events, where residue will be washed away with the surface runoff. Chopped residue is no longer anchored into the soil and is more prone to plugging tillage implements or planters used in subsequent operations.
While cutting residue after harvest is one technique for managing crop residue, it is possible to avoid this step altogether. This can be accomplished by calibrating the combine properly to ensure a uniform residue distribution on the soil surface. A few adjustments and fine tuning of a combine prior to harvest can pay off significantly in having uniform residue cover across the field.
The misconception about conservation systems and no-till as an obstacle is widely used to avoid the adoption of these systems. The success of farmers who have been using no-till for many years shows that such systems can pay off economically and environmentally. Studies show that tilling corn residue prior to soybean planting did not improve soybean yield (see the April 3, 2006, Integrated Crop Management article, Is tillage needed for your soybean crop? [1]). Removing residue for any purpose needs to be balanced with the potential impact that may take place--especially from water and soil quality perspectives. Although standing residue in the field is sometimes viewed negatively, it actually presents fewer problems for equipment or seedling establishment than chopped, detached residue.
Conservation systems are the right choice and offer significant services to the environment. Understanding conservation systems and the proper way of managing them is the key to a successful outcome. Conservation systems should be managed in a system approach that includes a diversified cropping system, a balanced nutrient management program, the use of the right equipment, and, above all, understanding the system.
Mahdi Al-Kaisi is an associate professor of agronomy with research and extension responsibilities in soil management and environmental soil science.
This article originally appeared on page 270 of the IC-498(24) -- October 1, 2007 issue.


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Nearly 500 alumnae from 14 undergraduate classes and the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research got views of Bryn Mawr's roots and canopy—its historic treasures and goals for the future. Two special presentations from the Asch Center and the Global Children's Fund addressed at the challenges of working through identity-based conflicts towards peace.
Rediscovered treasures
The cathedral-like "upside-down tree" (weeping beech) and "purple tree" (copper beech) above the hockey field, the giant weeping hemlock behind Rockefeller, the "puffy" (Kwanzan) and weeping (Higan) cherries. Many of us spent hours in or under favorite trees in our years at the College. Alumnae rediscovered these treasures during a campus tour of historic and unusual species led by Assistant Director for Grounds Ed Harman.
Bryn Mawr's 135-acre campus is an arboretum with more than 75 varieties of trees, including six Pennsylvania state champions. (Points are accumulated through circumference, height and crown spread for each species.) Harman explained the latest thinking on keeping trees healthy—painting a wound will not allow the tree to heal naturally and "mulch volcanoes" kill. His answers to questions included these tidbits: species on campus are replaced when they must be removed because of disease, but foreign specimens remain a distinctive part of the landscape; one of the oldest trees is the massive Mazzard cherry above Rhoads' dumpsters; Bryn Mawr has only male ginkos and Haverford has females; an initial landscape design by Calvert Vaux was incorporated by Frederick Law Olmsted into one that was generally followed for a few decades, but has given way to newer plans; a pinetum, or collection of conifers, is being developed between Erdman and the Infirmary.
At the cultural end of Bryn Mawr's treasures' spectrum, Special Collections Librarian Marianne Hansen showed alumnae some of the materials used by students in a course created to document a study of the College's history. Scrapbooks, diaries, and letters home written by some of Bryn Mawr's earliest graduates are also on display in the current exhibition curated by Hansen of serial fiction about college girls from the turn of the last century. The session in the Rare Book Room was one of several pre-Reunion small classes led in a hands-on setting that allowed alumnae/i to explore the wealth of opportunities for learning on Bryn Mawr's campus and in the surrounding communities.
"Our Collections are a national treasure," said Eric Pumroy, director of library collections and Seymour Adelman Head of Special Collections. "We will be looking at some of the rare books and cultural resources that the College has acquired over the years and which will be part of an exhibition for our 125th anniversary.
"Bryn Mawr is extraordinary in terms of the rich materials students can use for research, even as freshmen and sophomores. In the history course, taught by Elliott Shore [chief information officer, Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries, and professor of history], each student was assigned a set of early 20th-century letters home or a diary. They were reading about what it was like to try to adjust to college life, or fights with roommates or problems at home. It was amazing how many of them said, 'I understand this!' 90 years later."
Hansen read from several documents that she would like to see studied in depth. An eight-page letter written by M. Carey Thomas to James Rhoads from Paris in August 1882 puts herself forward as a candidate for Bryn Mawr's first president and describes a clear vision for the College that became a reality. In letters to a classmate who had left, Marianne Moore 1908 tells of her struggles to express herself and how, in her senior year, Thomas praised two of her poems from the April Tipyn o' Bob in Chapel and read aloud "To My Cupbearer." "We know what Moore wrote for the literary magazines, but nobody's really looked at it carefully," said Hansen. "That's about to change. Next year a senior English major will write her thesis on Moore's work in the College magazines and how it corresponds to or differs from the rest of the material." A four-volume diary kept by Thomas' niece, Mary Whitall Worthington, Class of 1910, from the spring of her freshman year until her death while at Johns Hopkins medical school documents an enormous quantity of activities and events, in one entry alone a hockey game victory, dinner at the Deanery and gossip about prominent suffragists, and a dance. "I'd like to see these volumes scanned and transcribed," said Hansen.
Marybeth Matlack '10, a senior medieval studies major and Angelique Wille, a graduate student in the history of art, also talked about illustrated works from the rare book collections.
Other Rediscovered Treasure programs included trips to the Barnes Foundation and the Cezanne exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Wharton Esherick Valley Forge House and buildings by his good friend Louis Kahn, including Esherick's studio and Bryn Mawr's Erdman Hall; and a behind the scenes tour of by Hepburn Fellow Amy Murphy of Philadelphia's Arden Theatre, of which she is managering director and one of three founders.
In a June 8 personal commentary for The Women's Media Center on President Obama's June 4 address at Cairo University, Shazia Z. Rafi '79 recalls traveling on the Paoli Local back to Bryn Mawr for her 30th Reunion and what has happened in the Middle East since she and three classmates graduated. "Our little group from the Middle East and West Asia, Nayla from Lebanon, Nassrin from Iran, Mai from Saudi Arabia and myself from Pakistan, had seen three decades of turbulence, war, dislocation and terrorism, with our lives turned upside down. . . . All four of us have fled to distant shores and live the émigré existence—one eye on news channels from home and one on the clock." (Rafi's article may be read at www.womensmediacenter.com/ex/060809.html). Two Reunion presentations also addressed the challenges of working through identity-based conflicts towards peace.
Asch Center delves into global ethnic conflicts
Alumnae were introduced to the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Reunion on Saturday morning. Professors Rick McCauley and Marc Ross—co-directors of the Center—described what ethnic conflict is, the goals of the Center, and their particular fields of research. "The importance of the Asch Center," said social psychologist McCauley, "is that we live in a day of globalization, and most people agree that ethnopolitical conflict is perhaps the major political problem in the 21st century." McCauley, who is the Rachel C. Hale Professor of the Sciences and Mathematics, and a lead investigator of the National Consortium for Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, said, "We aim to create a new interdisciplinary subculture of people interested in a holistic view of ethnic conflict."
This interdisciplinary, holistic view involves "analyzing the origins and escalations of ethnic conflict; peace building; and ameliorating the effects of ethnic conflict, especially for the tens of millions of refugees and displaced persons," said McCauley. An example of the kind of work the Center has done has been the examination and evaluation of the disinterment of the disappeared in places like Argentina.
"When you think about it," said McCauley, "it is not at all obvious that having people see the remains of their loved ones, and having forensic people tell them all the details of how they died and of what injury—that that's a positive experience for the survivors." As well, Center researchers have evaluated stereotype reduction workshops in South America, asking if the workshops do any good, and what impact they actually have.
Ross, who is the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor in Political Science, identified the kinds of ethnic conflicts that can occur. "Political scientists think about two very broad categories for these kinds of conflicts," said Ross. "One is called interest-based conflicts: real people fighting about real things—oil, territory, offices, defense contracts. The other is identity-based conflicts: people are fighting about honor and recognition, personhood, grouphood."
To study the latter, Ross focuses on group narratives, collective memories, cultural expressions and enactments, and visual culture and symbolic landscapes, "asking who controls what's visible and what's prominent in society." He told reuners the story of District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa. It was declared an all-Whites area in the 1960s and more than 60,000 residents were forcibly removed. Over a period of years it was demolished and never rebuilt.
In 1994, the District Six Museum opened. "It's about what happened to ordinary people at the time and it's just a very moving exhibit in this church," said Ross. "It was supposed to stay open for a couple of weeks, and it never closed. They put a huge canvas on the floor and drew a map of the neighborhood (see photo on page 17). They asked people who visited to write down the names of shops or places where they had lived. The canvas is full."
There is also a memory cloth; people are invited to write down their memories of life in the disappeared District Six neighborhood. "When I was there it was almost a mile long," said Ross. "While it can seem like voyeurism, the way the museum is laid out and the way everything is presented, we felt more like witnesses. These people want to tell their stories.
"These kinds of representations have made the past more visible and have produced, at least for this community, a certain amount of healing."
Global Fund
On campus to celebrate her 20th Reunion, founder and president of the Global Fund for Children, Hepburn Center Fellow Maja Ajmera '89 presented a screening of War Child, a feature documentary film supported by GCF. C. Karim Chrobog's directorial debut follows the life of Emmanuel Jal, a former child solider in Sudan's civil war. Today, Jal is an emerging international hip hop star with a message of peace ("gua") for his war-torn land. At the age of 7, he was one of 10,000 children conscripted on both sides of the two-decade long conflict in southern Sudan. His life has been fraught with challenges and heartaches, and his story is one of triumph and survival. The film includes remarkable footage taken of Jal in a refugee camp. Even at the age of 7, his charisma was so evident that National Geographic focused its 1980's reportage on him as spokesperson for the children.
Ajmera founded GFC a few years after she saw the train platform school in Bhubaneshwar, India, where 40 children were receiving food, clothing, and instruction in reading and writing for only $300 a year. This program inspired her to "put small amounts of money into innovative grassroots groups serving the most vulnerable children around the world." After obtaining a master's degree in public policy at Duke, Ajmera started GFC. Ajmera's first project was supporting Bhubaneswar's Train Platform School, which she did with profits from Children from Australia to Zimbabwe: A Photographic Journey Around the World. Since 1994, GFC has disbursed nearly $15 million in 69 countries to more than 350 non-governmental organizations over the world, serving more than one million children. GFC has published 25 books and resource guides for young readers, sponsored two other films (Journey of a Red Fridge and Going to School in India), and collaborated with the International Center of Photography (ICP) in sending photographers to developing countries to capture positive images of children.
State of the College
President of the College Jane McAuliffe brought alumnae/i up to date on what's been going on at the College this year and as the community looks to the future.
McAuliffe said she had been excited to arrive at Bryn Mawr just as faculty were gearing up for the first comprehensive review of the curriculum since the 1980s. "Faculty have been thinking, probing, reading, and arguing about what a liberal arts education for the 21st century should be, and then breaking into subgroups to address particular issues," she said. "How do we effectively graduate students who can write? How do we make language learning a ticket to cultural fluency? How do we lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning, through our distribution requirements, by ensuring that students have exposure to all of the major areas of human inquiry? How do we educate our students for a global world? All of our graduates, I'm convinced, are going to be in many ways boundaryless, borderless, moving around the world. We want to make sure they are equipped to do that in a way that lets them lead, both domestically and internationally. So there have been lots of great conversations this year, and it's been fun to participate in as many of them as I can.
"We've had an extraordinary admissions year, with the largest number of applications in the history of the College, up six percent from last year," she said. "This was during a period when a number of very prominent liberal arts colleges saw a decline in applications because the economy is having an effect on the ability of families to anticipate an education of the kind that Bryn Mawr can offer. The class currently comprises 370 students from 35 states; the greatest number from New Jersey, then California and Pennsylvania. Fifteen percent are international, the highest we've ever had, from 27 countries with the largest proportions from China and India; 37 percent are U.S. women of color, with a big jump in the number of Hispanic/Latina students, at 8 percent. Almost 20 percent of the class will be the first in their families to go to college. The academic quality of this class is as high as you could possibly want. On the challenging side is that this class exhibits far greater financial need than our previous classes. We will need to dig deep into our budget in order to fund the opportunity that we are able to offer to these talented young women, who could not otherwise afford to attend Bryn Mawr."
"I do want to end with a word of profound thanks to all of you for your continuing support of the College. It means absolutely everything to the institution, and you're wonderful to do it."
1959 speech
The speech for the 50th Reuning Class given at the Annual Meeting by Bette Haney Duff '59 was one of the most creative of the last 20 years. It was one side of a cell phone conversation:
Excuse me. . .one minute, I have a phone call.. . .Hey Phoebe. . .old Phebes! Good to hear from you. . .but where are you? We're all here. . .it's our 50th reunion, the big 5-0. Why aren't you here?. . .You're busy? A new husband! Hey that's great!. . .I know, I know, all the experts say we should stay active.. . .Well, I remember Phoebe, you were always active! How could I forget?. . . Speaking of active, we've got a great group here for the reunion. But you know how it is Phoebe, when we look at each other we don't see 70-year-old women, we see the beautiful, bewitching 18 year olds we once were.. . .What's that Phoebe? You're still bewitching! Of course, of course, how could I forget?. . .
You want to know what the College is like these days. Well, there have been some changes here Phoebe. You don't have to wear skirts to class and dinner. No more rolling up your jeans under your skirt.. . .And then of course with cell phones, there is a phone for every ear. Remember when we lived in Denbigh? There were 68 of us in the dorm and one telephone! It's a miracle we ever had a date!. . .You never had any trouble getting dates! Of course not Phoebe, how could I forget?. . .
But you know, while many things have changed, some things remain the same. The campus is as beautiful as ever. And having heard the administrators and faculty speak, I can tell they really care about the students' well being. Remember how our professors were not only exceptional scholars, but they also really cheered us on to do well. They cared if we were having any academic problems.. . .What's that Phoebe? You never had any academic problems?. . .Of course not. Sorry, how could I forget?. . .
Well, you may not have had any problems, but I certainly had a few academic snags along the way. I remember in particular Organic Chemistry. Frank Mallory was so patient in showing me how to organize and understand the material. He is still teaching today, and I'm sure the students still appreciate his caring.. . .Even the President, Miss McBride, was supportive. I remember our freshman year she announced that if she had been unable to meet our parents the day they brought us to College, we should bring them to meet her on their very first visit. So, when my mother and grandmother came to visit, I called Miss McBride and said that they had been unable to come with me that first day. She said to bring them to her home that Sunday afternoon. So we went and had a lovely visit. Although I don't think that I said a word. . . .I know, I know, Phoebe, that doesn't sound like me, but I was in awe of Miss McBride. . . .
Anyway, as we were getting ready to leave, I didn't notice that my grandmother was having trouble getting her coat on. Before I knew it, Miss McBride had hurried across the room saying, 'Here, let me help you with that.' And that image of her noticing and helping my grandmother has stayed with me all these years. And you know Phoebe, as I read our class biographies in our Memory Book, it struck me that over the last 50 years, that is exactly what all of us have been trying to do, 'help people on with their coats.' Some of us in very spectacular ways, others of us in less spectacular but no less important ways. I think that the Bryn Mawr message of helping and caring must have stuck with us.. . . But listen, Phoebe, I've got to go. Cathya Wing Stephenson is about to announce the class gift.. . .She called you? Of course she called you. She called everyone. Cathya has been on the phone for the last two years. So did you send in some money?. . .You told her that your new husband was very expensive.. . .Well, I'm sure she understood if you told her that economic times were tight right now.. . .She told you what? She suggested that you mortgage your home? Come on Phoebe, she never said that. I know she would never say that. You're exaggerating! Admit it, you're exaggerating!. . .I thought so. You know, we're lucky that she agreed to be Class Gift Chair. She has deep respect for the College. Her mother graduated from Bryn Mawr as did her daughter. She and a colleague founded the International School in Washington. Believe me, she has helped many people on with their coats during her life.. . .
Hey listen Phebes, you come back to the next reunion, and bring that new husband with you. We will welcome him with open arms!. . .That's what you're afraid of.. . .Ah Phoebe, it's never dull talking to you. Take care now, take care.
On May 29, at a dessert reception following the Reunion weekend welcoming dinner, four Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research alumnae/i were honored with our second annual leadership awards. Two alumnae received Emerging Leadership Awards. Sarah Hollister, M.S.S., M.L.S.P. '07, is a policy analyst at the Pennsylvania Department of Education who was selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), a professional development program for individuals whose work record reflects strong leadership abilities and a concern for issues important to children and education. Raheemah Shamsid-Deem Hampton, M.S.S. '02, has worked as a supervisor in court services as well as a special projects manager in the commission's office of the Department of Human Services, and was most recently appointed director of children and youth at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare's Office of Children, Youth, and Families, responsible for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. John Loeb, M.S.S. '69, who received the Exceptional Leadership Award, has served as senior vice president at Public Health Management Corporation for more than 35 years and has been a guiding force in that agency's growth from a small, experimental, federally-funded program to one of the largest and most successful public health institutes in the nation. He is also a member of the School's Board of Advisors, where he is so respected by his colleagues in that group that they selected him to be their representative on the search committee for our new dean, Darlyne Bailey. Bertha Waters, M.S.S. '79, the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, spent much of her professional career at the Pennsylvania Department of Education as the equity coordinator, and has for decades participated in community advocacy initiatives and been a pioneer in the fight for economic and social justice and social change, committing both words and actions to civil rights and anti-war movements, and being a very early supporter of gay and lesbian rights in Philadelphia at a time when few others were willing to address that issue.
Reunion panel focuses on learning differently
As part of Reunion 2009, the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research presented a panel discussion that focused on the effects of learning differences and disabilities on children and their parents. There are enormous risks and consequences associated with poorly understood and improperly diagnosed learning disabilities. Many children with learning differences have disturbing and painful educational histories and often have come to distrust and perhaps even hate school. Their schools, peers, and even their parents may have labeled them as lazy, class clowns, or, most troubling of all, stupid. The classrooms they inhabit often are unable to break rigid boundaries in order to hear their unique voices. Working with students with learning disabilities involves not only navigating their different learning styles but also becoming aware of emotional and behavioral overlays.
Associate Professor Janet Shapiro, who directs the School's Center for Child and Family Wellbeing, facilitated the panel of GSSWSR alumnae/i and noted that in recent years, many researchers have described the connection between a range of learning disabilities and the social and emotional development of children and adolescents, highlighting the effects that go well beyond the spheres of cognitive functioning and educational attainment.
Research on learning differences and disabilities describes ways in which specific types of learning differences affect multiple domains of functioning. In addition to the more cognitively-shaped tasks of attention, memory, information processing, organization and both receptive and expressive language ability, learning differences may affect a range of social and interpersonal skills. Lack of success at school is one of the most common factors involved in referrals for social work intervention for school-aged children and adolescents. Thus, those of us concerned with the mental health and developmental wellbeing of children and adolescents must all be informed regarding the nature of learning problems, challenges, and differences, and how these issues affect not only children's educational success and opportunities, but also their social development, emotional wellbeing, and capacity for relationships both within the family and with peers and teachers in the wider community.
Jeffrey Darcy, M.S.S. '04, is a clinical social worker at Crefeld School, an alternative learning community that believes that all people learn differently and that students must work to discover their own learning style, acknowledge their strengths, develop compensation strategies to address their challenges, and become advocates for themselves as learners. Darcy invited participants to engage in two exercises that demonstrated what it might be like for a child who does not see the world the way other people see it. While there was surprise and awe in reaction to this experiential exercise, there also was for some frustration that one could imagine might dissolve into anger and a tendency to shut down or check out.
Karen Earle, M.S.S. '83, is a clinical social worker in private practice and at Benchmark School, a school whose mission is to provide a supportive and stimulating learning environment for children who struggle as readers and writers. Using a powerful narrative approach, Earle offered a first-hand account of the impact on a family of having a child with a learning disability. She described the grappling to make sense of why a child could not learn, the challenge of accepting the discovery of a learning disability, and the struggle to understand how as bright and caring parents they could have missed this in their own child.
Thomas Hurster, M.S.S. '80, a clinical social worker at Benchmark School for more than 20 years and an adjunct faculty member at the GSSWSR, discussed a learning disability approach with its emphasis on diagnosis and labeling ("I'm not dumb, I'm dyslexic") and a more phenomenological perspective that is strengths-based and focuses on self as learner—what is hard, what is easy, what strategies do I need to adopt in order to be successful. He stressed the ways in which therapy can help children rewrite their life narratives.
—Marcia L. Martin, PhD '82, Director, GSSWSR
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research award winners were honored at a dessert reception. From left: Raheemah Shamsid-Deen Hampton, MSS '02, an emerging leader in the field of social work; John Loeb, MSS '69, for his extraordinary contributions to the field of social work; Bertha S. Waters, MSS '79, for her lifetime of leadership to the field of social work; and Sarah Hollister, MSS, MLSP '07, an emerging leader in the field of social work.
Songmistress Angie MacWilliams Wishnak '59
|Annual Giving Awards
|At the Annual Meeting of the Alumnae Association, The Maisie Hardenbergh Dethier '43 Award for Highest Annual Fund Participation was presented to the Class of 1939 with 76 percent participation. The Ellenor Morris '27 Award for the Highest Annual Fund Total was presented to the Class of 1958 with a gift total of $334,405. The Barbara Auchincloss Thacher '40 Award for the Greatest Improvement in Annual Fund Participation Among the Ten Most Recent Classes was presented to the Class of 2006 with an increase in participation from 16 percent to 29 percent.
Lovina Brendingler Carroll '46
Carolyn Lloyd and Denise Szekely carry '99 balloons
Rhea Graham '74 carries class banner.


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Target: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder
Goal: To withdraw the S.S. Badger from active ferrying service along Lake Michigan.
The Great Lakes are perhaps the greatest natural wonder within the United States, comprising over one-fifth of the entire planet's surface fresh water. This makes them a national icon to be treasured and protected. Sadly this is far too often not the case, as pollution remains a tremendous issue that plagues the great lakes.
According to a Natural Resources Defense Council report, beaches along the Great Lakes (Lake Michigan especially) have the highest level of contamination incidents in the country. This pollution and subsequent contamination outbreaks can lead to ailments such as the stomach flu, pink eye, respiratory illnesses, and hepatitis. Beyond the health risks it poses to beach-goers, it can also be extremely harmful to local wildlife within the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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One such step is put an end to the operation of the S.S. Badger. This ship is the only remaining coal-powered ferry in the United States, a relic from a past time when clean-energy alternatives did not exist. Claiming that cleaner burning upgrades are not cost-effective for the company that runs the ferry, the ferry's ownership even goes so far as to cite the greater harm other corporations are causing to the lake as a primary reason for justifying a five-year extension.
This concept is ludicrous; the continued operation of the S.S. Badger should not even be under consideration. Coal-burning engines dump an array of harmful pollutants into Lake Michigan, most notably coal ash deposits. Once they have entered into the lake, it becomes extremely difficult to rid these pollutants in a body of water as large as one of the Great Lakes.
Demand that the S.S. Badger not be given the extension it seeks until a cleaner energy alternative to its current coal-powered operation is utilized.
Dear Governor Snyder,
The Great Lakes are a national icon, as much a part of our country's natural identity as the Grand Canyon or Mississippi River. Covering more than one-fifth of the entire world's surface fresh water supply, these treasures needs to be given the utmost care and protection to ensure they remain as untarnished symbols of this nation's environmental splendor.
Unfortunately, these lakes are slowly devolving into a monument to pollution and contamination. A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council notes that beaches along the Great Lakes, especially those along Lake Michigan, contain the highest level of contamination incidents in the country. This pollution and the resulting contamination can lead to ailments such as stomach flu, pink eye, various respiratory illnesses, and hepatitis. Beyond the health risks it poses to beach-goers, it is also extremely harmful to local wildlife which rely upon the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Greater efforts must be taken to ensure this pollution is reduced drastically. Efforts are underway to address major issues such as storm runoff, but in the interim there are other issues that can be addressed far more readily which can have an enormous cumulative impact upon the Great Lakes.
One such issue is that of the S.S. Badger, which at present serves as the only operational coal-powered ferry in the United States. The operators of this ferry are seeking to get a five year extension to continue to operate within Lake Michigan despite utilizing a pollutive and outdated coal-fueled motor. Ownership of the ferry claims that cleaner burning upgrades are not cost-effective and even go so far as to cite the greater harm other corporations are causing to the lake as a primary reason for justifying a five-year extension.
This must not be allowed. I urge you to withhold the extension sought by the S.S. Badger as long as it remains under coal power. Help stop coal ash pollution of Lake Michigan by taking the S.S. Badger off the lake.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 3:22 PM
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Bay trees being removed to save oak trees
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a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jul 13, 2011 at 2:43 pm
I am outraged by this because ... well I'm not sure why but I'm sure some of the frequent posters to these forums can help me figure it out.
a resident of Gemello
on Jul 13, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Since both tree species are native, you might be right to be outraged. I am saddened by this action, but I do think it is a necessity.
The California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica, aka Oregon Myrtle) is prolific, not endangered, and is a vector for this disease that is killing our oaks. Once the disease has died down, or the oaks have evolved a resistent strain, the bays will grow back. They grow much faster than the oaks. +100 year old oaks are dying, and they are really hard to replace. And it is possible that the disease could spread to the redwoods.
I guess that the outrage should be at whatever or whoever brought this disease to our shores in some imported tree or plant.
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