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- Tracy Roberts
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* Law Corporation, A Professional Corporation
John is a member of the firm's Aboriginal, Environmental, and Project Development practice groups. His practice includes advising private sector and government clients throughout Canada on Aboriginal, environmental, regulatory and natural resources matters. John advises oil sands developers, conventional oil and gas companies, railways, mining companies, utilities and other resource developers on environmental regulatory matters and on Aboriginal law matters, including Aboriginal consultation issues and negotiation of cooperation protocols and impact benefit agreements related to natural resource project development.
Recognition and Ranking
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2017: consistently recommended as a Leading Practitioner in Aboriginal law
- Chambers Canada: recognized in the Aboriginal law (Canada) category
- Chambers Global: recognized in the Aboriginal law (Canada) category
- 2017 Best Lawyers in Canada: recognized for Aboriginal law
- Lexpert Special Edition 2016: Leading Canadian Lawyers in Energy
Professional Activities
- Project Law Blog, Contributor
- B.C. Continuing Legal Education B.C. Real Property Assessment Manual, aboriginal property taxation chapter, Editor
Bar Admissions
- Alberta (2001)
- Northwest Territories (2013)
- University of Alberta (B.Sc. (Zoology), 1979)
- University of British Columbia (M.Sc. (Planning), 1984)
- McGill University (LL.B., 1995)
John's representative experience includes:
- Advising clients on strategies for working with the Government of Alberta in the development and application of consultation and accommodation guidelines by the Province
- Advising clients on negotiations with aboriginal groups on a range of natural resource, utility and transportation matters
- Advising clients on permitting, regulatory and aboriginal issues for proposed developments in western and northern Canada
- Advising clients on matters related to negotiation and implementation of self government agreements, land claims agreements and treaties
- Representing a group of oil sands developers, power and gas utilities and other companies in the negotiation of a consultation and accommodation agreement with the provincial and federal governments and five First Nations in northeastern Alberta
- Helping a major Canadian oil and gas company successfully resolve aboriginal issues arising in the course of regulatory applications for an expansion to a heavy oil project in Alberta
- Advising a major Canadian oil and gas company on negotiation of access agreements and benefits plans for exploration activity in the Northwest Territories
- Advising major conventional oil and gas companies on aboriginal matters in Alberta and British Columbia, including issues arising on Indian reserves and on Métis settlements
- Advising a national railway company on aboriginal matters across Canada, including the negotiation and implementation of ground-breaking agreements on aboriginal property taxation jurisdiction, resolution of historic grievances and local issues, and acquisition of Indian reserve lands for right of way expansions
- Advising natural resource developers on the negotiation of a joint venture business arrangements with an Alberta First Nation
- Assisting a major public utility in negotiating and drafting impact benefits agreements with aboriginal groups affected by a proposed gas pipeline to Vancouver Island, with the result that aboriginal concerns were not an issue before the National Energy Board
- Acting as negotiator, facilitator and legislative drafter for a government client in the development of legislation implementing provisions of land claims agreements
- (June 13, 2016),Co-author
- (November 6, 2015),Co-author
- The Negotiator(March 2015),Co-Author
- The Northern Miner(January 22, 2015),Co-author
- (December 4, 2014),Co-author
- Supreme Court of Canada Confirms Provincial Power to Take Up Lands under Treaty – Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48(July 11, 2014),Co-author
- (November 21, 2013)
- John Olynyk quoted in Alberta Oil article, "An inside look at the bitter legal battle over cumulative impacts of oil sands activity"(September 16, 2013),Interview
- (April 10, 2013),Interview
- (March 22, 2013)
- (November 16, 2012),Author
- Energy Law Bulletin: Cumulative Impacts on Treaty Rights: Update on the Beaver Lake Cree Nation Litigation(May 14, 2012),Co-Author
- (October 29, 2010),Author
- (October 4, 2010),Co-Author
- (May 30, 2008)
- (July 30, 2007)
- The Haida Nation and Taku River Tlingit Decisions: Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities for Aboriginal Consultation and Accommodation(February 21, 2005)
- (October 1, 2002),Co-Author
- Update on Land Claims and Devolution in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories (September 22, 2001)
John is a regular speaker at conferences on aboriginal and natural resources issues, and provides seminars for clients and industry associations on aboriginal law matters.
- "Changes to the energy regulatory framework in Alberta and what it means for Aboriginal consultation", 7th Annual Aboriginal Energy Forum, Insight Information,Toronto, ON(December 5-6, 2013),Speaker
- "Legal Perspective - Aboriginal Issues & Project Development: Assessing the Effect of Regulatory Reform on First Nation and Métis Consultation in Alberta",Environmental Law & Regulation in Alberta, Complying With The New Regulatory Framework, The Canadian Institute,Calgary, AB(November 21, 2013),Co-Chair and Speaker
- "Project Development: Assessing the Effect of Regulatory Reform on First Nation and Métis Consultation in Alberta", Environmental Law and Regulation in Alberta Conference, Complying with the New Regulatory Framework,The Canadian Institute,Calgary, AB(June 5-6, 2013),Co-chair and Speaker
- "Considerations for Resource Companies: Who Do You Consult With?", The Daniels Case: Recognition of Métis and Non-Status Aboriginal Peoples Conference, Pacific Business & Law Institute,Ottawa, ON(April 11-12, 2013),Speaker
- "Dealing wtih Aboriginal Communities - Law and Best Practices",The Osgoode Certificate in Mining Law Program, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, ON(February 21, 2012),Speaker
- "Recent Court Cases and Impact on Consultation: Getting Clarification on the Duty to Consult and Accommodate",Aboriginal Consultation and Negotiation - Western Canada Conference, The Canadian Institute, Calgary, AB(October 26-27, 2011),Speaker
- "Land Access and Sustainable Development - Strategies for Addressing Aboriginal Concerns",2nd Annual Aboriginal Energy Forum, Insight Information, Calgary, AB(December 9, 2008)
- "The Changing Legal Landscape: An Update of Recent BC and Canada Supreme Court Decisions and What they Mean for Industry",BC Aboriginal Consultation for Industry, The Canadian Institute, Vancouver, BC(December 1-2, 2005),Speaker
- "Building Local Stakeholder Trust and Community Buy-Ins: Best Practices",National Summit on Natural Resource Finance, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, ON(October 27-28, 2005),Speaker


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Abbas Ibn Firnas & Ibn Al Haytham
Started By Saaabz , May 09 2010 08:57 PM
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Posted 09 May 2010 - 08:57 PM
Recently while studying Islamic history, and its influence on Western civilization I came across the names of two extraordinary men, Abbas Ibn Firnas and Ibn Al-Haytham. Abbas Ibn Firnas, considered to be the first man to fly and Ibn Al-Haytham regarded by many as the first scientist. Both High-end achievers in the Sciences and Engineering they sparked my interest and I wish to do extensive research on their works and accomplishments.
For those that are aware of these men and have read their biographies or any literature on them could you provide me with links or names of books .
Abbas Ibn Firnas
Abbas Ibn Firnas, or 'Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas (810 – 887 A.D.) (Arabic: ÇáÚÈÇÓ Èä ÃÑäÇÓ) was a Berber[1] humanitarian, technologist, and chemist who lived in the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in Al-Andalus.
In 822, a new Caliph named 'Abd al-Rahman II took the throne, and he began to gather together talented individuals. He began with an Iraqi musician called Ziryab who fostered the development of the sciences. Another one was the young astronomer and poet Abbas Ibn Firnas.
In 852, under a new Caliph, a daredevil named Armen Firman decided to fly off a tower in Córdoba using a huge winglike cloak to break his fall. He survived with minor injuries, and the young Ibn Firnas was there to see it. This was considered to be the first parachute.
Like Ziryab, Ibn Firnas worked at a huge variety of enterprises. He was studied in chemistry, physics, and astronomy. He set up astronomical tables, wrote poetry, and designed a water clock called Al-Maqata. He also devised means of manufacturing glass from sand, and he developed a chain of rings that could be used to display the motions of the planets and stars. He also developed a process for cutting rock crystal. Up to then, only the Egyptians knew how to facet crystal. Thereafter Spain no longer needed to export quartz to Egypt, but could finish it at home.
In 875 at an age of 65 years, Ibn Firnas built his own glider, and launched himself from a mountain. The flight was largely successful, and was widely observed by a crowd that he had invited. However, the landing was bad. He injured his back, and left critics saying he hadn't taken proper account of the way birds pull up into a stall, and land on their tails. He'd provided neither a tail, nor means for such a maneuver. He died twelve years later.
"Ibn Firnas was the first man in history to make a scientific attempt at flying."
—Philip Hitti, History of the Arabs.
As westerners teach their children about the Wright Brothers, the Islamic countries tell theirs about Ibn Firnas, a thousand years before the Wrights—though his flight was not powered. The Libyans produced a postage stamp honoring him. The Iraqis built a statue in his memory on the way to Baghdad International Airport, and the Ibn Firnas Airport to the north of Baghdad is named for him.
Ibn Firnas crater on the Moon is also named in his honor.
Ibn al Haytham
Known in the West as Alhazen, Alhacen, or Alhazeni, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham was the first person to test hypotheses with verifiable experiments, developing the scientific method more than 200 years before European scholars learned of it—by reading his books.
Born in Basra in 965, Ibn al-Haitham first studied theology, trying unsuccessfully to resolve the differences between the Shi'ah and Sunnah sects. Ibn al-Haitham then turned his attention to the works of the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians, including Euclid and Archimedes. He completed the fragmentary Conics by Apollonius of Perga. Ibn al-Haitham was the first person to apply algebra to geometry, founding the branch of mathematics known as analytic geometry.
A devout Muslim, Ibn al-Haitham believed that human beings are flawed and only God is perfect. To discover the truth about nature, Ibn a-Haitham reasoned, one had to eliminate human opinion and allow the universe to speak for itself through physical experiments. "The seeker after truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust in them," the first scientist wrote, "but rather the one who suspects his faith in them and questions what he gathers from them, the one who submits to argument and demonstration."
In his massive study of light and vision, Kitâb al-Manâzir (Book of Optics ), Ibn al-Haytham submitted every hypothesis to a physical test or mathematical proof. To test his hypothesis that "lights and colors do not blend in the air," for example, Ibn al-Haytham devised the world's first camera obscura, observed what happened when light rays intersected at its aperture, and recorded the results. Throughout his investigations, Ibn al-Haytham followed all the steps of the scientific method.
Kitab al-Manazir was translated into Latin as De aspectibus and attributed to Alhazen in the late thirteenth century in Spain. Copies of the book circulated throughout Europe. Roger Bacon, who sometimes is credited as the first scientist, wrote a summary of Kitab al-Manazir entitled Perspectiva (Optics) some two hundred years after the death of the scholar known as Alhazen.
Ibn al-Haytham conducted many of his experiments investigating the properties of light during a ten-year period when he was stripped of his possessions and imprisoned as a madman in Cairo. How Ibn al-Haytham came to be in Egypt, why he was judged insane, and how his discoveries launched the scientific revolution are just some of the questions Bradley Steffens answers in Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist, the world's first biography of the Muslim polymath.
Posted 11 May 2010 - 02:12 AM
Known in the West as Alhazen, Alhacen, or Alhazeni, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham was the first person to test hypotheses with verifiable experiments,
Can this be true? Surely ancient Greek scientists performed formal experiments. And humans have performed informal experiments since they existed, eg: "If I eat this, will it make me sick?" *eats* *is sick* *conclusion* "Eating this makes me sick"
Posted 11 May 2010 - 02:13 AM
Known in the West as Alhazen, Alhacen, or Alhazeni, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham was the first person to test hypotheses with verifiable experiments,
Can this be true? Surely ancient Greek scientists performed formal experiments. And humans have performed informal experiments since they existed, eg: "If I eat this, will it make me sick?" *eats* *is sick* *conclusion* "Eating this makes me sick".
Posted 11 May 2010 - 05:32 AM
"If I eat this, will it make me sick?" *eats* *is sick* *conclusion* "Eating this makes me sick".
Perhaps, that's why I need to know more about these men. I'm thinking the methodology applied in his experiments was that closest to what we define as the Scientific approach, or method today.
I know for one, that he corrected the ancient Greeks theory of how we see:
The Book of Optics is Ibn al-Haytham's most important work. In it the Iraqi scholar corrected misconceptions about vision and light that scholars had believed for centuries. For example, the ancient Greeks believed that human beings were able to see because the eyes sent out rays that sensed objects. Ibn al-Haytham showed that the opposite was true: vision occurs when rays of light enter the eye and stimulate the optic nerve. It was the first time in history that a person had described the mechanics of sight accurately. Ibn al-Haytham did not stop there, however. Building on the work of earlier scholars such as Aristotle, Euclid, Ptolemy, Theon of Alexandria, and Ya'qub ibn Ishaq as-Sabah al-Kindi, Ibn al-Haytham created a unified theory of light, correctly describing its propagation, reflection, and refraction. The Book of Optics remained the leading source of knowledge about optics for the next five hundred years.
The most important thing about The Book of Optics is not the discoveries it contains but the way in which Ibn al-Haytham arrived at and supported those discoveries. He was the first person to systematically construct devices—such as the camera obscura—to test hypotheses and verify the accuracy of his findings. By using concrete, physical experiments to support his conclusions, Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the modern scientific method.
Is that what the Greeks lacked?
The extract I pasted in my first post about Ibn Al-Haytham is an excerpt from the book "Ibn al Haytham - The First Scientist" By Bradley Steffens and has received its share of reverence from both Scholarly and casual individuals.
Midwest Book Review calls Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist a "fine blend of history and science biography." Booklist concurs, praising Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist as a "clearly written introduction to Ibn al-Haytham, his society, and his contributions." Kirkus Reviews touts Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist as "an illuminating narrative...of a devout, brilliant polymath." Children's Literature adds, "Steffens deftly weaves an overview of Islamic history into this biography. Writing for The Fountain, Dr. Ertan Salik adds: "I congratulate Bradley Steffens for his beautiful work about Ibn al-Haytham and his advancement of experimental science."
Critics are not the only ones praising Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist; casual readers are lauding it as well. Abdul Jabbar Al-Shammari, the director of the Ibn al-Haitham Center for Science and Technology in Amman, Jordan, writes: "I enjoyed reading about the events in the life of the first scientist, Ibn al-Haitham. I congratulate Bradley Steffens on writing a fantastic and accurate book." A. Nor of Ohio adds, "I find the book interesting, for it accords and recognizes a Muslim scientist his proper place as the first scientist who is responsible for advocating experimental work in verifying conceived scientific ideas (hypotheses)." And Reformistan blogger Usman Mirza, of Karachi, Pakistan, writes, "As Muslims, we are subject of taunts for our 'backwardness' and lack of secular, scientific achievements. I encourage readers to read a book on the 'first scientist', a Muslim in Islam's golden age. It is a nicely written biography of Ibn al-Haytham by a westerner, Bradley Steffens. He has written about a neglected subject that needs to be read by all."
Albeit a fine place to start, I wonder if a more in-depth look into their works exists.
Edited by Saaabz, 11 May 2010 - 05:33 AM.
Posted 26 August 2010 - 09:27 AM
Camera is from the arabic word ÞãÑÉ "Qumra" witch mean a small room
the name is given by ibn al haithm, this guy is the first known man to built a camera !! 1000 years Ago !
you can't post links until you reach 50 posts_en.wikipedia(contact admin if its a beneficial link)/wiki/Camera_obscura
i wish i know some books, but we studied Muslims scientists school
the name is given by ibn al haithm, this guy is the first known man to built a camera !! 1000 years Ago !
you can't post links until you reach 50 posts_en.wikipedia(contact admin if its a beneficial link)/wiki/Camera_obscura
i wish i know some books, but we studied Muslims scientists school
Posted 26 August 2010 - 01:03 PM
I don't think it was formal experimentation. After all, the Greeks were able to hypothesize about the size of the earth, and they tested it to a fairly accurate degree using experiments. You can read about it here:
Is that what the Greeks lacked?
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The International Cycling Union announced Monday that it would not appeal the US Anti-Doping Agency's ruling to bar Lance Armstrong for life from Olympic sports for doping and for playing an instrumental role in the teamwide doping on his Tour de France-winning cycling squads.
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"We've come too far in the fight against doping to go back to the past," Pat McQuaid, the president of the cycling union, said in a news conference Monday in Switzerland. "Something like this must never happen again."
He added that Armstrong, the sport's biggest star for more than a decade, "has no place in cycling".
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The World Anti-Doping Agency now has 21 days to decide whether it will appeal the ruling. If it does not, Armstrong's hotly contested case is over.
Armstrong, who vehemently denies ever doping, was charged in June with using banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions, and with encouraging their use among his teammates, to help him win races. He initially contested the charges, but backed down in August, saying he dropped out of the fight to spare his family and his foundation any stress or damage.
Nearly two weeks ago, the anti-doping agency publicly released the evidence it had on Armstrong, including testimony from nearly a dozen of his former teammates who said there was widespread, team-organised doping on Armstrong's US Postal Service and Discovery Channel cycling teams.
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Armstrong sued the company in 2005 to force it to pay him the bonus he was owed for winning the 2004 Tour. The company had withheld that bonus because of accusations in the book, "LA Confidentiel," published only in French, which said Armstrong had doped and cheated to win. The two parties reached a settlement, with the insurance company paying Armstrong $US7.5 million.
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Also, your prose runs a bit choppy; you should aim for a more conversational tone. Reading it out loud might help you; however, don't over convolve it. This article sort of gives the feeling that it was written by a very literate pre-teen due to the "wooden" and "flat" nature of the prose.
On the plus side your article does have consistency and does avoid the evils of internet memes, crassness, et cetera ad infinitum.
|The concept is in-joke-ish, but I think it works. However, the article needs to be fleshed out more, it looks like a snub.
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were still awaiting further diagnosis of starting quarterback Buck Pierce's injured left foot on Sunday, but had not ruled out the possibility Pierce's injury "could be" long-term, said head coach Paul LaPolice.
Pierce injured the foot in the first quarter of Friday's 42-10 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos and LaPolice said Sunday afternoon the team still did not have a definitive prognosis on how long Pierce will be out.
"He'll be out this week and we'll have better information the next day or so how long," LaPolice said following a light team practice at Canad Inns Stadium in preparation for this Wednesday's game in Toronto against the Argonauts.
Asked specifically if he was concerned Pierce's injury could keep him out a long time, LaPolice replied: "Could be. But not concerned -- if it is, we'll adjust and go from there. But we'll see how it goes (Monday)."
LaPolice added later in his media availability he's still hopeful of a relatively quick return for Pierce. "To me," ventured LaPolice, "I think it's more of a week-to-week thing."
Medical staff's initial concern when Pierce left the game Friday night was that he had broken a bone or bones in his left foot when he was sacked by Eskimos lineman Ted Laurent. If that proves to be the case, the recovery times range widely for broken bones in a foot, from a low of about four weeks all the way to the 17 weeks it took soccer player Michael Owen to return to action when he broke the fifth metatarsal bone in his foot in 2006.
Pierce did not attend Sunday's practice session, but he was using a walking boot and a crutch when he was still in Edmonton.
The team did not make Pierce available to the media on Sunday, but it's expected he will meet with the media today.
In Pierce's absence, backup Alex Brink took all the first-team reps in practice and LaPolice confirmed afterwards that Brink will get the start against the Argonauts. LaPolice said Brink has shown no lasting effects from a devastating hit he took Friday night, which also knocked him out of the Eskimos game and left third-stringer Joey Elliott to mop up.
"I feel good," said Brink. "I'm excited for the opportunity, as always. Obviously this is an important game for us. They all are, but at this juncture in the year, we need to take advantage."
The Bombers fell to 0-3 with the loss to Edmonton Friday night and are now the only team still winless in the CFL this season.
Pierce has a long history of not finishing games due to injury and has now failed to do so in two of his team's three games this season. Against that backdrop, LaPolice was asked Sunday if Pierce continues to have his full confidence as the team's starting pivot.
"The biggest thing," replied LaPolice, "is who gives you the best chance to win."
Asked if he still thinks that's Pierce, LaPolice replied, "Yeah, that's the information we have so far. The other guys, if they get opportunities to play, they get opportunities to teach you otherwise."
LaPolice has suggested before that no player should lose his starting job just because he's been injured, but seemed to hedge when he was asked if Pierce would automatically reclaim his starting job when he's healthy, regardless of how well Brink or Elliott play in his absence.
"You guys tell me," LaPolice said. "When (starting defensive tackle) Dorion Smith was injured last year, Bryant Turner took over (Smith's starting job, even after he returned). So, I mean, I don't know. There's so many factors that go into that, but certainly that's not a steadfast rule...
"We're hoping Buck gets healthy -- and healthy as soon as possible. And we'll see how he is."
It was pointed out to LaPolice that the TSN football panel -- which includes former Bombers Milt Stegall and Matt Dunigan, as well as Chris Schultz -- seemed in agreement after Friday's game the Bombers need to move on without Pierce as their starter.
"If I can help you," LaPolice interrupted his questioner, "let's not always listen to those guys."


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Remembrance Sunday Westminster United Church, Westminster Ave., Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m. Westminster Choir, under the direction of Nathan Poole, will perform excerpts from Requiem by John Rutter, along with Charmaine Bacon, flute; Bronwen Garand-Sheridan, oboe; Karen Erhardt, cello; Michael McKay, piano; Anton Dahl Sokalski, treble; and Don Menzies, organ. No charge.
The Power of Memory First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Cres., Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m.
Living Room Immanuel Pentecostal Church, 955 Wilkes Ave., Nov. 10, 5 p.m. A faith-based support group for persons living with mood disorders such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.
Bridging the Gap First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Cres., Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. A feature of the London underground is a disembodied voice heard as passengers disembark, warning them to "mind the gap" - that is, to use caution while crossing between the train door and the station platform.
Remembrance Day service First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg, 603 Wellington Cres., Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. Guest musician Mike Thompson will offer the traditional Last Post.
Catholicism: the New Evangelization St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, 100-70 Dysart Rd., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Presented by Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies and Couples for Christ Winnipeg. Free.
Traditional Drumming and Singing Night Spiritualist Fellowship Church, 300 Arlington St., Nov. 12 and Nov. 19. Class: Learn the traditional songs gifted to the people from the ancestors. Bring your drums and rattles. Women bring your skirts. $15.
Finding Spiritual Experiences from Past Lives, Dreams & Soul Travel St. James Assiniboia Library, 1910 Portage Ave., Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. Explore unexplained out-of-body, near-death, or other inner experiences, and discover who you are and why you are here. Information: 204-837-5915 or www.eckankar-mb.ca.
Centering prayer and discussion Portsmouth Retirement Residence, 125 Portsmouth Blvd., Nov. 15, 2 p.m. Information: Leonard Schmidt 204-487-3553 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Free.
Weekend Retreats Based on the Spiritual Exercises presented by Jesuit Centre for Catholic Studies (St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba), St. Charles Retreat Centre, 323 St-Charles St., Nov. 15-17, 6 p.m. Men's Silent Retreat: Nov. 15-17. Women's Silent Retreat: March 21-23, 2014. Director: Fr. Jeffrey S. Burwell, SJ. Register: Gladys Broesky, firstname.lastname@example.com or 204-474-9165. $160 (includes meals and snacks).
Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church 90th Anniversary Gala Dinner Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave., Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. Information: 204-415-7875, firstname.lastname@example.com or holyrosarychurch.ca/dinner. $90.
CMU Vespers Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Winnipeg MB, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. Contemplative evening of community worship, prayer, scripture reading and choral music. Reception to follow.
Journey to Forgiveness, Grace Community Church, 280 Caron Rd., west of the Perimeter Highway and south of Roblin Boulevard, Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m. Cliff and Wilma Derksen went through one of the worst experiences a parent can face -- the murder of their daughter Candace. Free.


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This Is How Parisians Trim The Grass
In an effort to make Paris a greener city, this week, city officials introduced a group of two-foot-tall Bretton sheep to "eco-graze" their way through half an acre of park in the in the 19th Arrondissement. These adorable lawnmowers will be keeping the grass well-maintained until October at which time they'll be moved to a warmer climate. I didn't know it was possible for me to love Paris more, but I do. The world would be a happier place if sheep replaced all lawnmowers. [The Atlantic]


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Kimchi Chi-Gae (Kimchi Soup)
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I'm not much of a fan of chicken noodle soup when I have a cold but I do need to add liquids to my body when I am sick so I make a quick batch of this soup and it helps to open my nasal passages as well as easing my congestion.
Top Review by mianbao
This is delicious! And very easy to make, even if you made the noodles from scratch, like me. I will confess to not paying a lot of attention to the amounts of the ingredients. I used all the ingredients, but did add them in amounts that were convenient for me. The only thing I changed was about 1 tablespoon minced fresh coriander leaves at the very end of the cooking. Thank you very much for posting this lovely recipe.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 473.18 ml cabbage kimchi (good brand is King's)
- 396.89 g can chicken broth or 396.89 g can beef broth or 396.89 g can vegetable broth
- 14.79 ml green onion, chopped
- 6.16 ml garlic, minced
- 226.79 g tofu, cubed into 1 inch, squares (optional)
- 453.59 g cooked noodles (udon or egg noodle)
- 453.59 g mushroom, chopped
Directions See How It's Made
- Place green onion and garlic in simmering broth.
- Add Kimchi and other ingredients to broth.
- Bring soup to boil and simmer for a few minutes.


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Microsoft Corp started testing on Thursday a new dashboard view for its various Windows Live online services.
A Windows Live user can sign onto home.live.com and quickly scan for new e-mails, blog postings from friends, contact updates or try out other Microsoft services such as online antivirus and spyware scans.
"It's a quick view and summary for all of the services you are using on Windows Live," Chris Jones, a Microsoft corporate vice president in the Windows Live group, said in a phone interview.
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On Feb. 26, AZRE hosted the 10th annual RED Awards reception at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix to recognize the most notable commercial real estate projects of 2014 and the construction teams involved. RED Award trophies were handed out in 10 project categories, to six brokerage teams and safety, subcontractor, architect, general… Read More →
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No doubt anymore where President Obama wants America, and history, to place him. His second inaugural struck a resolute, even combative tone as Obama positioned himself as a 21st-century champion of the disadvantaged.
"Our journey is not complete," the nation's 44th president said - not complete until we treat gay Americans the same as anyone else under the law, keep our children safe from harm, welcome striving immigrants into the workforce, and care for the vulnerable.
"My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it - so long as we seize it together."
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Hello AoM,
My name is Kidd.(yes its my real name),
I recently ended my 5 years of active service in the U.S. NAVY.
Befor getting out all i could think about was getting home. Now that I am here things arent the same. I feel like every one and every thing here has changed so much. I am haveing a very hard time adjusting back to my "small town" life. I was wondering if there were any "VETS" out there if any one of you, could help me with this.
I understand this is not written with the best use of English grammer, punctuation, and spelling. hopefully you will look past this and offer any advice and help.
Thank you all so much,
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Thank you all,
Shane, its hard to explaine, i cant really pin point any thing in gereral, how ever i do know that I feel like an out cast. i find my self being "annoyed" for lack of a better term, at how things here are. It's almost like no one has any accountabilaty every one is just pushing the blame on to others( at work), I find around my family I feel like i dont belong there, when we have get togethers I find my self standing on the outside of the inner happanings of whats going on...( like i said its hard forme to explaine it)....
Rick, thats a very good way of looking at it. I did have to move back in with my folks for a wile, my wife left me 3 days after my return i had no leg to stand on pretty much, I am how ever lookin g at apratments now, and should be ready to move in to one with in the next month or 2.(I hate liveing at home lol.) and I am learning how to interact with whats friends i have left here, they just dont seem to get me any more.
Thank you all again, I am glad to know there are still people out there willing to give advice when asked for it.
i was a flight deck guy. i never thought about ptsd, i assumed it was only combat related
started out as a blue shirt, then worked my way over to red(Crash and salvage) wile i was there i also got the quals for my yellow and my quals to launch the AV8-B. I understand that your not diagnosing me, but what you saying is makeing a lot of sense, I have felt the need to "live on the edge" a lil more than my "normal self" sense returning home. I havent become violent towards any one.
Five years is a long time in a mans life not to mention the fact that military service is a major life event. It leaves its mark, one way or another, on everyone who has experienced it. Even the wash-outs! And it is permanent. I've been out about 25 years and I still can't stand to wear an athletic or soft soled shoe for every day wear. They just drive me nuts! I buy and wear work work boots. Little quirks like that stick with you.
If you are like most vets I know, you are a better man coming out than you were going in. As much as the military gets ribbed for being ridiculous, military intelligence is a contradiction and such, it is in truth damned efficient. Much more so than most the civilian institutions I've come across. You probably are more efficient and goal oriented too. So, set new goals, go out, kick ass, and accomplish them. That's what helped me "adjust."
i havent heard gig line in years, now that we switched over to wearing cammies, but when i came in we were rocking the utliaties.
o wow that is really takeing it back old school lol
Lol thats very True, you could have had to put them on there with a paint pen.


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Story Of A Boy And His Cat Set To Become A Movie
Everybody has a story, and nobody is a bigger illustration of that than James Bowen. Londoners probably passed Bowen dozens of times a day, not realizing that the young street busker battled a heroin addiction and homelessness before becoming an unlikely celebrity — thanks to his constant companion, an orange tabby named Bob. Bowen found Bob almost six years ago, starving and injured, and took him in. After nursing him back to health, he took Bob with him (on a leash), as he made his rounds as a street busker. Bob helped Bowen make extra cash, and also helped him stay off heroin; the former addict realized he'd need to be responsible now that he was looking after another life. "It's all down to him. For the first time, I felt like I had family," said Bowen, who is estranged from his human family. "It gave me the determination to make my life more comfortable, to make his life better, too."
The story of their friendship inspired Bowen to pen the book A Street Cat Named Bob. The book went on to become a blockbuster, selling more than 250,000 copies, and Bob the Cat now has more than 12,000 Twitter followers. Now James and his cat are set to become screen legends, as Bob gets made into a film. But James says he and Bob aren't ready to stop busking yet. "I still love busking, and so does Bob. We'll always do it. I could never say I was his owner. We're partners." Tears! [Daily Mail]


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Defense Minister Moshe Arens said today that he expects to receive shortly the report of an army investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four terrorists when soldiers stormed a bus they had hijacked last month.
According to the official version of the incident, which occurred in the Gaza Strip April 13, two terrorists were killed instantly and the other two died shortly afterwards of their wounds. But newsmen at the scene reported that at least one of the terrorists was taken into custody unharmed, implying that he was killed after his capture.
Arens appointed a military commission, headed by Gen. (res.) Meir Zorea to investigate those reports. Defense Ministry sources said tonight that at least part of Zorea's findings would be made public.


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Fire puts Shearon Harris on alert; no materials leaked
Posted January 18, 2014
Updated January 19, 2014
New Hill, N.C. — Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant was put on alert Saturday morning after a fire in plant electrical equipment, officials said.
Smoke was detected at about 10:15 a.m., and operators safely shut down the plant before on-site fire crews responded. No flames were detected.
According to Duke Energy spokesperson, Jeff Brooks, the fire was caused by a transformer that overheated.
No radioactive materials were released, and the plant was in stable condition Saturday afternoon, officials said. The alert ended at 3:51 p.m.
"This morning Duke Energy notified the emergency management agencies for the state and four counties within close proximity to the Harris nuclear plant of an equipment malfunction," state Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry said in a statement. "It is important to know that there is no risk to public health or safety, nor is any expected."
Employees at the New Hill nuclear plant are staffing emergency response facilities, and officials said they are coordinating with federal, state and local officials to resolve the situation and protect the public.
An alert is the second of four emergency classifications, used to describe conditions that require emergency response agencies to be in a heightened state of readiness but pose no threat to public safety.
"While the situation never posed a threat to public safety, it has provided our emergency response team with a valuable opportunity to test and coordinate our plans and procedures for a real event," Perry said. "The swift and coordinated response among all agencies involved demonstrates that North Carolina has a seasoned emergency management team that stands ready to protect the public."
"We expect to conduct an investigation into the cause of this incident and once any repairs are made that are necessary, we will return the plant to service," said Brooks.
The last time Shearon Harris was taken off line was in November when an ultrasound revealed a flaw at Harris' nuclear reactor.
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Despite the recession and an increased number of requests for charitable contributions, the Stow-Munroe Falls local business community continues to step up to help local causes. The Save Our Schoolhouse campaign is no exception.
The Stow Munroe Falls Historical Society's short-term fundraising project, Save Our Schoolhouse, is working to raise $75,000 in order to move and restore one of Stow's original one-room schoolhouses. The old school building was offered to the Historical Society by the Summit County MetroParks after they purchased the school and the land on which it sits in order to develop a parking lot on Young Road near the Hike and Bike Trail. The Historical Society has undertaken a number of fundraising projects, and is nearly at the half-way point in donations collected and pledged.
Now, Stow and Munroe Falls businesses have committed to help the Save Our Schoolhouse campaign.
John Pribonic, co-chair of the SOS fundraising committee, explains, "Approximately 50 local businesses have agreed to place change canisters near their registers as a way to help gather funds for this project. We hope that customers will make small contributions as they collect their change from purchases." Similar canisters were placed in the Stow-Munroe Falls schools' classrooms and the students raised nearly $5,000. The committee is optimistic that adults will follow suit.
Mike Jabbour, owner of Jabbour's Clothing and Tailoring on Route 59, gladly accepted a canister. "Anything I can do to help raise awareness of this important cause is my pleasure. I will encourage my customers to make a donation."
Likewise, Jay Minkin, president of Co-Op Optical, placed a canister in his waiting room. "I want to make sure that my patrons see the canister and have access to donation forms. I plan on placing the brochure describing the effort close by to help tell the story of the schoolhouse."
In addition to the change canisters, the fundraising committee is also looking for individual and corporate donors and in-kind services to bring down the cost of the restoration. Contracting, construction, landscaping, architecture, drafting and paving are just a few of the services that will be needed during the duration of the project.
"The Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce members are often asked to support local community causes and events by donating services, their time, products or financial support," said Doris Stewart, executive director of the organization. "I am always amazed at how generous and supportive they are when called upon. Chamber members do what they can, whenever they can give back to the community."
Annie Hanson of the SOS committee is confident that this effort will be successful. "We have seen a very generous effort made by the business community and appreciate their continued support. We have made significant progress toward our fundraising goal and encourage individuals, businesses, and community organizations to consider making a donation soon to help us cross the finish line."


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JAC'S Trading Co. Sings a Song for Vivian and Sophie Waller
24 March 2013
JAC'S Trading Co. Sings a Song for Vivian and Sophie Waller
JAC's Trading Co. at The Plaza, Whangaparaoa recently held a karaoke night raising funds for Vivian and Sophie Waller.
The karaoke night was a great success, raising $600 from locals singing their hearts out for a great cause.
Those wanting to belt out their favourite song were asked for a gold coin donation, and JAC's Trading Co. donated $1 from every pint of beer and large glass of wine sold on the night.
Jez Cameron, Director of JAC's Trading Co. says that all the locals have rallied behind this special family and he was pleased that they could too. "It's heartbreaking to hear what this young family is going through, and it's important in a community like Whangaparaoa that we all support each other through tough times".
The money raised is going directly to the family. Vivian has created a bucket list of things she would like her little girl to achieve in life and all proceeds raised through events in the community and their online Givealittle fundraising page will be used by Sophie and her family to fulfill her mother's wishes.


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(Couch)surfing in Hermosa!
I know, it has been far too long since I last blogged. But thanks for continuing to follow my Facebook posts!
Been (couch)surfing in Hermosa Beach lately. In all my years in L.A., over a decade, I have never spent so much time here as I have lately. I never wanted to be one of those people to live in the South Bay, for "those people" seldom seemed to leave it. Instead of opting for a birthday party in Santa Monica, oftentimes, my friends would stay in the South Bay. And now I know why. It is gorgeous here:
That pic was from my friend's deck!
Here it is in the day:
And living so close to the beach (two blocks) motivates you to exercise every day, walking or biking on The Strand here, alongside the Pacific Ocean.
Saw this dad pushing his baby… Aww!
And this is one of my favorite houses. (A girl can dream, right?)
And here's one thing from The Strand in Hermosa that we should all keep in mind:
"It's never too late to be what you might have been."
And all the exercising makes you eat healthier. Here's a pineapple/coconut yogurt-and-strawberries smoothie I made after my last walk.
I don't want to leave this couch, but I must.
Later tonight, off to another South Bay town I go – Manhattan Beach.
And here's one final sign I LOVE:
"Leave only footprints."
What kind of footprints are you leaving in the world?
One Response to "(Couch)surfing in Hermosa!"
I grew up in the South Bay area, it is gorgeous, but some of us do leave. My husband & I discussed L.A. last week. We had a great time there, but we could never go back to living in such a crowded area again.
I miss the Pacific, the Atlantic actually smells different. Last time I went west, I made a pilgrimage to Santa Monica and insisted on walking down to the beach.
Go by the Hollywood Riveria for me, Catalina Ave., used to be where I hung out. Don't think any of the businesses I knew are still there, but the road is!


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Sandra Boynton's First Country Music Album - Frog Trouble - Available For Pre-Order Now
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New Fan-Sourced Video for "I've Got A Dog" Sung By Dwight Yoakam Released
FROG TROUBLE features a stunning All-Star Roster Including Dwight Yoakam, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Ben Folds, Ryan Adams and more
Grammy nominated and New York Times bestselling author, songwriter and music producer, Sandra Boynton, is set to release her first Country album, FROG TROUBLE, on September 3rd with Warner Bros. Records which is available for pre-order now at iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and FrogTrouble.com. The songwriter and author, who has sold over 2.5 million albums and over 60 million books, has put together a country album with 12 new original songs by Boynton, arranged and mixed with Michael Ford. Boynton produced the tracks mostly in Nashville, with renowned session musicians and an All-Star roster. Each artist was hand-picked by Boynton for this retro sounding album, including Dwight Yoakam, Fountains of Wayne, Mark Lanegan, Kacey Musgraves, Ryan Adams, Ben Folds, Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss, Josh Turner, Darius Rucker, Linda Eder, and Falls Mountain Cowboys.
Fans of Sandra Boynton can pre-order FROG TROUBLE today on FrogTrouble.com. Boynton is offering fans a limited-edition, autographed package themed around the album as follows:
• Autographed First Edition FROG TROUBLE Book
• "I've Got A Dog" sung by Dwight Yoakam — Instant mp3 Download
• Zeke, the Plush Cowboy Frog
With composer Michael Ford, Boynton has written and produced five albums, three of which have been certified Gold. She also received a GRAMMY nomination for the Boynton/Ford album Philadelphia Chickens(nearly Platinum). FROG TROUBLE has tracks ranging from Country to Bluegrass to Rockabilly to Honkytonk to Blues. It's truly an album for everyone—or, as the cover says, "For ages one to older than dirt."
Frog Trouble Track Listing
1. I've Got a Dog – Dwight Yoakam
2. Trucks – Fountains of Wayne
3. Frog Trouble – Mark Lanegan
4. Heartache Song – Kacey Musgraves
5. When Pigs Fly – Ryan Adams
6. Broken Piano – Ben Folds
7. Copycat – Brad Paisley
8. End of a Summer Storm – Alison Krauss
9. Alligator Stroll – Josh Turner
10. Beautiful Baby – Darius Rucker
11. Deepest Blue – Linda Eder
12. More Frog Trouble – Falls Mountain Cowboys (a fictitious group)


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|Andrew Kastner '71
Dallas E. Hinton of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a longtime music educator and the assistant conductor of the Vancouver Concert Band. He also plays in the clarinet ensemble called Vancouver Concert Band Clarinets and plays saxophone in the ensemble Sax of All Trades. Visit www.vancouverconcertband.ca.
Woodwind and keyboard player Marty Gilman of Auburn, MA, performed at Scullers Jazz Club with Pat Braxton's Tribute to Billie Holiday. He currently teaches music at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.
Composer and producer Andrew Kastner of Thousand Oaks, CA, is writing and producing the 30th anniversary record for his band Jack Mack & the Heart Attack. He has placed songs in the upcoming movies A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and Night of the Alien. He writes for film and TV and has recently partnered with director Tony Scott on a project. Visit www.jackmack.com.
Pianist Steve Sternberg of Tallahassee, FL, released his third self-produced CD, Shout for Joy. His song "Apalachicola Blues" about the quaint Florida fishing village won the 2002 Best New Florida Song Contest. He teaches privately and performs throughout Florida. Visitwww.stevesternberg.com.
|Steve Sternberg '74
Vibraphonist Ted Wolff of Santa Rosa, CA, released a new vibes and piano-based CD Cerulean Blue with pianist Laura Klein '77 to solid reviews. Visit http://tedwolff.net.
Composer Roger Bellon completed the score to Iron Cross, actor Roy Scheider's final cinematic performance at Abbey Road Studios, which was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Electric bassist Jeff Berlin of Asheville, NC, released the new jazz-trio CD High Standards on his MAJ Records label. The CD also features Woody Herman, alumnus Richard Drexler on piano, and upright bass and drummer Danny Gottlieb. Visitwww.jeffberlinmusic.com.
Drummer Bobby Deitch of Upper Nyack, NY, released The Drummer in You, one of the first books to apply tablature to the drum set. He is an adjunct faculty member at SUNY Rockland Community College as well as the drummer and musical director for Forever Ray, a Ray Charles Tribute. Visit www.foreverray.com.
Guitarist and composer Tony Corman of Berkeley, CA, and Laura Klein '77 released the melodic modern jazz CD FivePlay Jazz Quintet on the group's Auraline Records label. In 1977 the pair met at Berklee, and since that time they have been life and musical partners. Visit www.fiveplayjazz.com.
Drummer Jack Evans of Katonah, NY, and his band Reverend Zen were nominees in the 2009-2010 Artist of the Year and Song of the Year categories for their song "Boy Genius" at the ABC Radio Networks' Fame Games Effigy Awards in Costa del Sol, Spain. Visit www.reverendzenmusic.com.
Saxophonist and composer Ambrose "Buck" Splescia of Honolulu, HI, has been working in the studio with Kirk Thompson of the group Kalapana. His music has been featured on KORL-FM smooth-jazz radio station.
Drummer Osami Mizuno of Tokyo, Japan, released The Alan Dawson Drum Method, Vol. 1, Snare Drum Technique, which is in its seventh reprinting. Visit www.osami.net.
|Anthony J. Resta '80
|Liz Linder
Drummer Dean Lopes of Port Saint Lucie, FL, released You Can Play Drumset: Instruction in Drummadness, a drum instructional manual for new musicians. Visit www.drummadness.com.
Anthony J. Resta of Westford, MA, and his studio Bopnique Musique celebrated the studio's 15th anniversary in November. Resta worked on new recordings by Serial Thriller, Kat McGivern, Casey Desmond, and other artists. Visit www.bopnique.com.
Guitarist Rick Stone of Brooklyn, NY, endorses D'Angelico Guitars. Stone's trio performs regularly at Garage Restaurant and other New York City-area venues. He teaches jazz guitar at Hofstra University, the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and the Jazzmobile Sunday workshop program. Visit www.rickstone.com.
Singer/songwriter Beth Sass of Nashville, TN, gave a presentation on mentoring creativity at a March conference at Oglethorpe University, in Atlanta, GA. Sass created, directs, and teaches early-childhood and elementary-school music programs at Akiva School and Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville. Visit www.myspace.com/bethsass.
Pratak Faisupagran of Bangkok, Thailand, received the Thailand International Jazz Conference Lifetime Achievement Award from the music college of the Mahidol University.
Billy James of Asheville, NC, owns and operates a music publicity company called Glass Onyon PR. His clients include Jeff Berlin, Flo & Eddie, Don Preston, and others. He published his seventh book, a second volume of a biographical series on music legend Todd Rundgren, and completed a new CD Electronic Church Muzik under his musical alias Ant-Bee. Visit www.ant-bee.com/glassonyonpr.htm.
|David Ganc '84
Mark Alan Schulz of Barberton, OH, was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the PBS documentary Final Edition: Journalism According to John S. Knight.
Guitarist Jeff Troxel of Cody, WY, published the guitar books The Guitar Player's Right Hand Workout on High View Publications and Flatpicking Up the Neck on Mel Bay Publications. Visit www.jefftroxel.com.
Flutist and saxophonist David Ganc of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, released the book Choro Duets Vol.1: Pixinguinha and Benedito Lacerda, along with woodwind player Màrio Sève. The book features a play-along CD, containing transcriptions of counterpoint played by Brazilian choro master Pixinguinha. The book is for C, Bb, and Eb instruments and is published by Irmãos Vitale. Visit www.davidganc.com.
Arranger and multi-instrumentalist Marc Muller of Neptune, NJ, released the CD Songs on My Hard Drive, featuring Victor Wooten, Rod Morgenstein, and Anton Fig. His song "Free Man in NJ" was featured on the Weather Channel in March. Muller also recorded, arranged, and performed music for Laura Bell Bundy's debut hit CD, Achin' and Shakin'. Visit www.marcmuller.com.
Saxophonist Jeff Sparks of Tyrone, GA, released his debut album, Love.Life.Soul on Arrow Records/Universal. His first single, "Paradise," tied the top spot as the most added single on Jazz Radio.com.
|Michéal Castaldo '86
Singer and composer Michéal Castaldo of New York City released his third CD, Aceto, an Italian classical crossover album. He was also awarded a 2009 GigMasters Rising Star Award. Visit www.michealcastaldo.com.
Producer and arranger Michael Knespel of Greely, CO, arranged seven songs on a new release by Durcy Marshall.
Arul Karttikeya of Princeton, NJ, and his quartet Dharma Jazz released their new live CD Just Four, which combines elements of North Indian classical music and jazz. Visit www.cdbaby.com/cd/dharmajazz.
Saxophonist and teacher Steve Neff of Brookline, NH, recently completed Mastering the Major Bebop Scale and Sound, his fifth book. He also operates a popular jazz improvisation and saxophone video lesson site. Visit www.neffmusic.com.
Philip DiTullio of Milford, MA, is a composer and teacher of the Schillinger System of Musical Composition (see www.SchillingerSociety.com). He is the cofounder of the Schillinger Society and the Practical Schillinger International Music School.
Guitarist John Baldwin of Virginia Beach, VA, won the award in Port Folio Weekly magazine's Best Blues Artist category and received an ASCAPLUS award. He recently performed live on FOX 43 TV-WVBT, and his music has aired on MTV's Parental Control and Engaged & Underage. He also released the four-song EP Six String Slinger, featuring Ivan Bodley '92 and many others. Visit www.angelfire.com/rock/johnbaldwin.
|Daniel Pearson '91 and Taku Hirano '95
Producer and composer Cyril Boehler of Zurich, Switzerland, was commissioned to write and produce music and sound design for all arts TV magazines on Swiss public television. He released the album Songs of Lucid Dreamers under the stage name Zwicker. Visit www.cyrilboehler.com.
Doug Sinning of Oviedo, FL, launched an interactive online teaching method for voice, piano, and songwriting. Visit www.mymusicexpert.com.
Multi-instrumentalist Daniel Pearson of Glendale, CA, released the CD Metro, with his electronica duo Tao of Sound featuring Taku Hirano '95 on Japan's Domo record label. He has also toured worldwide with guitarist Richie Kotzen. Visit www.domo.com/taoofsound.
Bassist Bryan Beller of Nashville, TN, and the Bryan Beller Band will join the Mike Keneally Band for the "They're Both the Same Band Northeast Tour" in 2010. Visit www.bryanbeller.com.
Guitarist Tom Lagana of Crofton, MD, released Schematic on the Harvest Time Entertainment label. The disc features eight originals, plus tunes by Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans, and spotlights saxophonist and faculty member George Garzone '72. Visit www.tomlagana.net.
Bassist Jason Langley of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is the bass player for the national Broadway tour of Dreamgirls. In May he spent three weeks in Tokyo and will tour the United States throughout 2010.
Engineer and bassist Sal Gnolfo of Austin, TX, recorded, engineered, and played bass on the five-song Atomic Brother EP Pretty Little Lunatic released in May. Visit http://atomicbrother.com.
Guitarist Jim Pelz of Maineville, OH, played guitar and contributed eight songs to Firefly, the debut CD from his band Hickory Robot. He also played guitar and contributed the original tune "Lila" to Bill Gemmer's Royal Palm Orchestra recording Deed I Do. Visit Hickory Robot on Facebook.
Composer Mark Sensinger of Andover, MA, orchestrated the show The Rat Pack: A Symphonic Celebration! for Broadway Pops International. The production featured Broadway veterans Sal Viviano, Nat Chandler, and Eric Jordan Young performing with the Capitol Center Jazz Orchestra. Visit www.cdbaby.com/marksensinger1.
"Metal" Mike Chlasciak of Wayne, NJ, will play Ozzfest 2010 with Halford, which will share the bill with Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and others. Visit www.metalmike.net.
|Keith Williams '95
Drummer Nate Morton of Los Angeles, CA, has played drums for the past two years in Cher's show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Drummer Christopher "Swiss Chris" Flueck of Brooklyn, NY, is touring Brazil and South Africa with Gloria Gaynor. He appeared at the Roots Picnic with Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew and is working on a new album, The First Telephone, featuring DMC. Visit www.myspace.com/swisschris777.
Composer Camara Kambon of Veneta, OR, scored Reggie Rock Bythewood's documentary One Night in Vegas, which aired on ESPN in September.
Jazz pianist and composer Johannes Wallmann of Hayward, CA, earned a Ph.D. in jazz studies from New York University in May. Wallmann is an assistant professor of music and the director of jazz studies at California State University, East Bay. Visit www.keepitcute.com.
Guitarist Keith Williams of Birmingham, AL, released the CD New Birth. Visit www.keithwilliams.com.
Guitarist and composer Pablo Arrieta of Pozuelo Alarcón, Spain, released Daqui Pra La with Nanà Vasconcelos. Arrieta received his master's degree from Queens College and is a classical guitar professor in Spain. He has performed throughout Brazil and Spain. Visit www.myspace.com/arrietapablo.
|Pablo Arrieta '96
Engineer and sound designer Jake Carter of Old Lyme, CT, has been appointed as a product specialist for Sennheiser and is the point person for all technical and product-related information for Sennheiser's distributed brands. Visit www.sennheiserusa.com.
Julian Graciano of Buenos Aires, Argentina, won first prize at the Antorcha Cultural Contest for his composition "Five Avenues" by his trio Tango en Tres. Visit www.myspace.com/tangoentres.
Composer Stefan Held of Brooklyn, NY, produced, recorded, and composed original music for MTV and MTV2's Pimp My Ride and Making the Band, Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, Land Rover commercials, and numerous indie movies. Visit www.stefanheld.com.
Percussionist Doug Hinrichs of Jersey City, NJ, invented Latin percussion's one-handed triangle, a new instrument that recently won the Music Industry Press Association award in the Best Percussion Product Developed in 2009 category. Hinrichs plays percussion in the Broadway show In the Heights and works on various other projects in New York City.
Singer and lyricist Alfee Westgroves of Worcester, MA, released the EP May Your Dreams Be Sweet: Lullabies Whispered in a Little One's Ear, a collection of a cappella lullabies.
Guitarist Ralf Krebs of Berlin, Germany, released Berlin, a new CD featuring nylon-string guitar in jazz and Latin music. He plays various guitars and percussion on the album. Visit www.ralfkrebs.com.
Lorelei Loveridge of Lancashire, United Kingdom, chaired the World Music Expo 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In August she plans to relocate her record label and business to Doha, Qatar, to support the development of musical culture and infrastructure in the region. She is also pursuing a master's in arts and cultural management at the University of South Australia.
Lupa Santiago of Paraiso, Brazil, has published threee books on improvisation, voice leading for guitar, and odd meters in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. For more information visit www.editorasouzalima.com.br.
Songwriter Ben Stellpflug of Orlando, FL, served as the coproducer and songwriter on Greatest Lineup Ever: Baseball Songs, Vol. 1, a 10-song baseball-inspired album released by www.greatestlineupever.com.
Guitarist Patrick Walters of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, was featured in the Quick Licks instructional column of Guitar Player magazine in July. An accompanying video was featured on the Guitar Player website. Visit www.myspace.com/patrickwaltersguitar.
Singer/songwriter Sally Zito of West Hollywood, CA, won the Comet Award in the Best Performer/Songwriter category at the Los Angeles Women in Music competition. She leads the Sally Zito Project. Visit www.myspace.com/sallyzitomusic
Matt Cusson of Adams, MA, made a musical cameo on the Dylan Smith episode of The Millionaire Matchmaker and was a guest on The Brian McKnight Show. His debut album was selected as one of the top 10 best of 2009 in the Japanese magazine BMR. He is currently touring with Brian McKnight.
Michael Eggar of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, released an ear-training application that can be found under Ear Training by Tonal Apps on iTunes.
Bassist Yukiko Fujii of Boston, MA, and the blue-rock trio Tokyo Tramps released With These Hands, featuring Satoru Nakagawa '00 and Kosei Fukuyama '07. The band won the River City Ohio Blues Competition in 2010 and will go on to the International Blues Challenge in 2011. Visit www.tokyotramps.com.
Singer/songwriter Robin McKelle of Rochester, NY, released her third album, Mess Around, on RCA/Victor/Sony Music in France and E1 Entertainment in the United States. Visit www.robinmckelle.com.
Guitarist and composer Rale Micic of Bronx, NY, released 3 on CTA Records with his trio, which includes bassist Sean Conly and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. He was also a featured performer at the Jazz Journalists Association's JJA Jazz Awards 2010. Visit www.ralemicic.com.
Tricia Williams Steel of Los Angeles, CA, is the director of programming for the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, where she works with schools and individuals across the country to provide instruments for students. Visit www.mhopus.org.
Clement Fung of Hong Kong and his band Rubber Band opened for Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ever Wanted" tour in Macao. Visit http://rubberbandhk.blogspot.com.
Jon Neufeld of Brooklyn, NY, and his group Jonka released their debut album, Slow and Steady Wins the Race. The Brooklyn-based electro-pop boy-girl duo has a synthy, eighties-throwback sound. Visit www.jonkamusic.com.
Kindra Parker of Detroit, MI, has been named as the vice president and executive director of the J. Dilla Foundation, which helps fund inner-city music programs and scholarships for students attending schools with progressive curricula.
|Rachel McGoye '02
Drummer Mike Van Dyne of Cohoes, NY, performed with his band Arsis on tours of Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United States between October 2009 and March 2010. Visit www.nuclearblast.de.
Sara Leib of Los Angeles, CA, traveled to Nepal, New Zealand, Thailand, and Greece and gave concerts and workshops on jazz vocal improvisation. In 2010 she launched www.singingtv.com, a website dedicated to offering premium voice-lesson content and interviews with singers. For Berklee alumni who are touring the L.A. area and want to appear on the show, contact Leib at email@example.com.
LaQuin Lay of Somerset, NJ, and her band Just a Lilbit released their new CD Gangsta Smooth Jazz. The band features alumni Enoch Smith Jr., Jesse Ryan, Paula Green, and Jordan Scannella. Visit www.jlbmusic.com.
|Donovan Pyle '03
Singer/songwriter Rachel McGoye of West Hollywood, CA, released her fourth EP, Ghetto Gloss, produced by Alex Band, formerly of the Calling. Visit www.rachelmcgoye.com.
Ari S. Pizer of Philadelphia, PA, received his master's degree in music therapy from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
Guitarist Francisco Juarez Goñi of Buenos Aires, Argentina, released his first self-produced album, SOLO, which includes 10 original compositions for solo Spanish guitar. He is an active performer and teacher. Visit www.myspace.com/franjuarezg.
Singer/songwriter Leah Driscoll of Santa Monica, CA, released her single "If This Is Love," which was written and produced by Gary Miller. The track has been remixed by Mike Rizzo, Josh Harris, and the United Kingdom's Soul Seekerz. Visit www.leahdriscoll.com.
|Melinda Colaizzi '04
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Dave Madden of Austin, TX, released Open Eyed/Broken Wide, a pair of albums available exclusively via Internet download. Visit www.davemaddenmusic.com.
Drummer and audio engineer Donovan Pyle of New York City served as the assistant mix engineer to Carl Glanville on U2's 360 live tour DVD. Pyle and his band the Auctioneers recently performed at the Wanee Music Festival with the Allman Brothers, among other artists. Visit www.theauctioneersmusic.com.
John Taylor of State College, PA, is currently the music director for the Jonas Brothers.
Singer/songwriter Melinda Colaizzi of West Hollywood, CA, released her latest EP Don't Be Sweet, which was recorded at the House of Blues and Hobby Shop Studios in Los Angeles and features a song cowritten with producer Kevin Bowe. The title track was a semifinalist in this year's International Songwriting Competition and will be featured in the upcoming movie Deference. Visit www.listentomelinda.com.
|Rebecca Loebe '04
Saxophonist and composer Takao Iwaki of Queens, NY, released his debut CD, Introducing, featuring Tadataka Unno (piano), David Wong (bass), and Quincy Davis (drums). Visit www.takaoiwaki.com.
Singer/songwriter Rebecca Loebe of Roswell, GA, released her third studio record, Mystery Prize, which spent eight weeks in AMA's Americana Top 40 Chart. The CD was funded entirely by pre-orders from fans. In 2009 she won the New Folk songwriting contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Visit www.rebeccaloebe.com.
Clare McLeod of Collingwood Vic, Australia, and her company CMC Productions produced a series of seminars this spring featuring Berklee professors Stephen Webber and Pat Pattison. Her company will present Assistant Professor of Songwriting Mark Simos for weekend clinics in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 31; in Melbourne on August 8; and in Sydney, Australia, on August 14.
|Clare McLeod '04
Guitarist and composer Nobuki Takamen of Jersey City, NJ, released his third album, Live at the Iridium, on Summit Records. It was recorded live at New York City's Iridium jazz club with Hitoshi Kanda (piano), John Lenis (bass), and Yutaka Uchida (drums). Visit www.nobukitakamen.com.
Engineer Miles Walker of Atlanta, GA, received a Grammy for his work on Beyoncé's album I Am . . . Sasha Fierce.
Pianist Mihoko Abe of Arlington, MA, released her debut album We'll See featuring Yoron Israel on drums and Thomas Hebb on bass.
Engineer Jonathan Crone of Franklin, TN, received a 2009 Grammy in the Best Gospel Album category for his contribution to Audience of One by Heather Headley and was recognized for his contribution as an engineer on a song from the Oh Happy Day album. He is producing and developing Celica Westbrook, who just signed a joint management-record deal with Ne-Yo and Island Def Jam. Visit www.jonathancrone.com.
|Mihoko Abe '05
Bassist Marcelo Feldman of Los Angeles, CA, is the music director and bassist for the upcoming tour of Hannah Montana star Mitchel Musso. Visit www.myspace.com/marcelofeldman.
Songwriter Shantell Ogden of Nashville, TN, and her cowriter Bill DiLuigi signed their first single-song contract with a Nashville-based publisher.
Joey Chang, aka "CelloJoe," of Santa Clara, CA, and the Ginger Ninjas became the first musical act to tour by bicycle, traveling 5,000 miles from southern Mexico. In 2009 the Ginger Ninjas rode from Portland, OR, to Vancouver, British Columbia, on the first-ever Bicycle Music Festival. Visit www.cellojoe.com.
Plamen Karadonev of Newton, MA, released his debut album, Crossing Lines, in 2008, which features Hal Crook, George Garzone, Elena Koleva, Austin McMahon, Kendall Eddy, and Lee Fish. In 2009 he also played with trumpeter Randy Brecker at a jazz festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Visit www.plamenkaradonev.com.
Billy Moschella Jr. of Redondo Beach, CA, and his folk music group Serenity released their debut album, The Passage of Time, in April at the Talking Stick in Venice, CA. Visit www.serenitymusic.us.
|Ross Gruet '07 and Bruce Springsteen
Bassist Bill Pratt of Bedford, PA, released Pictures to Prove It, a book that shares tips from industry professionals and successful musicians and is geared toward college graduates entering the business world.
Guitarist Mckay Tebbs of Cedar City, UT, will pursue a master's degree in studio/jazz guitar at the University of Southern California beginning in the fall. Since leaving Berklee, he has served as an adjunct professor of guitar at Southern Utah University in Cedar City.
Composer and multi-instrumentalist James Austin Dickerson of Los Angeles, CA, cowrote and produced the song "Love Is Funny" that was featured in a joint promotional campaign trailer for Hewlett-Packard and Sex and the City 2. Stephen Herring '07 played tenor saxophone on the recording. Visit www.therevealmusic.com
|Jamie Fletcher '07
Jamie Fletcher of Greenleaf, WI, debuted her first orchestral score, a jazz arrangement of "Amazing Grace" on May 9 at the Seoul Arts Center with the Muse Symphony Orchestra. She performs with several bands in her home state of Wisconsin. Visit www.myspace.com/jamielynnfletcher.
Ross Gruet of Durham, NC, was hired at Sound Pure Studios as a guitar and amplifier expert salesperson, where he jammed with Bruce Springsteen during the artist's recent visit to the store. He also recorded and toured with Automatic Loveletter and Shanghai Thrills.
Angela "Angie Marie" Magliocca of Massapequa, NY, and her band the Outskirts were selected for Pittsburgh Pride 2010 in June and Queens County Festival in August. She recently launched a website containing her songs, videos, news, and show dates. Visit www.angiemariemusic.com.
Tony Rincon of Fairview, OK, hosted PBS's OETA program producer Dave Tamez and segment producer Randy Hayes at his workshop Red Cedar Creations. The OETA Gallery Series followed Rincon onstage to hear his music and got behind the scenes to see the craftsmanship of his instruments. Visit www.tonyrincon.com.
Guitarist Jarrod Taylor of Center Harbor, NH, teaches for the Sam Ash Music Institute and privately. He is also a member of the Ron Noyes Band, which recently signed to Round Cat Records. The band will release an album with special guest John Popper of Blues Traveler. The group was recently voted Best Original Band in New Hampshire by the Hippo's Best of 2010 survey.
Saxophonist Michael Flanagan of Milton, MA, released his debut album Elevator Music, which features Yasko Kubota '88, Colin Sapp '02, and Nichelle Mungo '97. Visit www.myspace.com/mrflanaganmusic.
|Amy Heidemann '08 and Nick Noonan '08
Singer/songwriter Amy Heidemann of Boston, MA, released Inside Out, the debut EP by her acoustic duo Karmin, which also features Nick Noonan '08. The EP was produced by Steve Catizone '94 and mixed by engineer Yan Perchuk '06. Visit www.karminmusic.com.
Engineer Manuel Jimenez of Los Angeles, CA, assisted Pablo Munguia '97 on The Academy Awards broadcast, which won a 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Award for music mixing. Recently he worked as the mixing engineer on Nada Es Accidental by Joel Waldman '09 and on Back Home by Haydn Cole '08. He also recorded Ringo Starr's live performance at the Grammy Museum and worked as a mix assistant for Madonna and Daughtry. Visit www.arimaka.com.
Bassist Max Zigman of Santa Cruz, CA, and the death-metal band Son of Aurelius released their debut album, The Farthest Reaches, on the Good Flight music label. The CD was produced by Zack Ohren at Castle Ultimate Studios and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. Visit www.myspace.com/sonofaurelius.
Drummer Jovol "Bam Bam" Bell is touring with Interscope Records rising star Jared Evan. They played the Bamboozle musical festival in May and are part of the summer tour with Pharrell and the N.E.R.D. Bell's band Reality includes Nadine Ford '07, Tuffus Zimbabwe '05, Alex Smith '08, Serghio Jansen, Pat Jones, Loomis, and Andrei Matorin '09. Visit www.thetruereality.com.
Jazz violinist and composer Andrei Matorin of New York City released his debut album Opus. Visit http://andreimatorin.com.


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Apple will be fine, again, under veteran COO Tim Cook. But the day will inevitably come when the board will have to a find a permanent replacement for their iconic leader.
Throughout the long, sad, information-deprived debate over the health of Steve Jobs, there have always been two parallel conversations about would happen if the Apple (aapl) CEO were to leave his job prematurely.
On the one hand is the question of what would happen to Apple in the near term. That matter was more or less laid to rest during the last two medical emergencies that saw Jobs take temporary leaves: Apple hummed along without a hiccup. Yes, the stock price dropped. (As Phil Elmer-DeWitt reports today, the stock is dropping again in Germany on a U.S. markets holiday.) But under the leadership of Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, Apple really didn't miss a beat. It introduced new products, hired new executives, managed complicated product offerings, all while Jobs was in various stages of convalescence.<!-- more -->
The bigger question by far is what would happen down the road, after whatever plans Jobs has put in place have played out. The outlook here is far less optimistic. "Anyone who thinks Apple can keep chugging along without Steve is deluding themselves," says a former Apple executive who isn't particularly fond of Jobs but nevertheless stands in awe of the CEO's ability to alternately charm and terrorize his minions.
In thinking the unthinkable, let's pause for a moment and explicate Apple's news release today, a classic example of Apple's singular method of communicating with the world.
There had been whispers in the recent weeks that Jobs had gone AWOL, but the holidays are an easy time to mask an executive's absence. Apple succeeded in keeping his latest health ills a secret and then issuing a statement from him that said everything and nothing simultaneously. Consider:
- Apple's "Media Advisory" is stamped "13.42 UTC" a geeky variant of Greenwich Mean Time, and hit my inbox at 5:47 a.m. in California. With no knowledge of what events led to the announcement, it's worth noting that the statement comes on a day U.S. markets are closed. Apple investors have a full day to digest the news. The two media contacts listed on the advisory will have nothing to say of any value to reporters who will go through the motions of calling them. The same will be true of any investors who call Apple's investor relations department.
- Apple's release isn't a release at all but rather an email from Steve Jobs to Apple employees, addressed as "Team." Its first line reads: "At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company." In his last leave Jobs put a time limit on his recuperation. This one is indefinite. His remaining CEO is sort of like the ailing despot of a country not relinquishing his title while traveling abroad to seek medical treatment. Of course he's still CEO. As long as his iPhone works wherever he is, Jobs can be involved in "major strategic decisions."
- Jobs says he has asked Tim Cook "to be responsible for all of Apple's day to day operations." The only interesting word there is "all." Cook already is responsible for Apple's day-to-day operations, as Jobs has pointed out before. The completeness of the statement reflects the need for someone to to rule on edicts of every size. "Apple is a country," notes the same executive who believes Jobs is indispensable. "As such, it needs a leader."
- Jobs closes by saying he loves Apple, will be back as soon as he can, and requesting respect for his family's privacy, which of course won't be granted because international celebrities who use their fame to sell their products get only whatever privacy they are able to scrounge for themselves.
So what happens next? If Jobs returns to work this will be merely another blip for Apple. Assuming the worst, however, the company will glide along for some period of time, and the world will learn just how talented Apple's senior management team is. It's a cohesive group that has been together for years and already responds well to Cook's leadership. (My 2008 profile of Cook, published before the last Jobs leave of absence, details how Cook is the yin to Jobs's yang, a sea of calm next to the tempest of Jobs.)
After that time, however, the deluge. Other than Cook, who so clearly isn't anything like Jobs, what outsider would be so foolish as to accept the jobs of replacing an icon? And what insider could hope to command the respect and fear that Jobs currently does?


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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Kaneohe Bay - For some workers aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a typical workday is indoors, at
a desk, in front of a computer. Not many people can say part of their workday includes helping officials return a beached pilot whale to sea.
For Gordon Olayvar, a workday is anything but typical.
As the only federal conservation law enforcement investigator and officer aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Olayvar spends a lot of his time in the great outdoors.
"I think what's very rewarding is knowing that I'm actively participating, I'm doing something to protect the environment," Olayvar said.
The main purpose of his job is to ensure not only that the Marines are able to train, but also that the ecosystem surrounding the base and its other properties are well maintained and protected.
"His job as a federal agent is to enforce conservation laws associated with natural resources and cultural resources, which include investigating fish and wildlife crimes, interviews, interrogation and seizing wildlife that are contraband," said Capt. Derek George, the director of the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department. Olayvar, who, as a Marine was last stationed on MCB Hawaii, previously worked as a bioscience technician with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
When he came to work aboard MCB Hawaii, Olayvar was first a bioscience technician, and eventually became a conservation law enforcement investigator and officer. He is a commissioned officer capable of arresting individuals in his jurisdiction who are found violating either Hawaii state law or the base orders.
George said Olayvar operates on all the locations of MCB Hawaii, including Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Kaneohe Bay, Camp H.M. Smith, Manana Housing Complex, Pearl City Annex, Waikane Valley, and Range Training Facility Puuloa.
Olayvar's duties include patrolling the waters surrounding Mokapu Peninsula, and observe the Marines as they make landings with their amphibious assault vehicles, just to name a few.
He keeps his eyes out for various violations, including illegal hunting, swimming in unauthorized waters, or laying illegal nets. In recent years, Olayvar has collected a combined total of 20,000 feet of illegal netting on or around the base.
Olayvar said ultimately the goal of his job is to educate the public about natural resources and the regulations protecting them. He said units can even request that he teach classes about topics such as fishing regulations. Fishing regulations are also given out at the New Arrivals Orientation on base.
Although Olayvar's works alone in his department, he also partners with various entities on and off base in his daily tasks, including the Provost Marshal's Office, Waterfront Operations, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. of Fish and Wildlife Service.
"For us it's another set of eyes and ears out there," said Take Tomson, a special agent at the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement. "Our office is very small so the more people out there that we know and we trust and are extremely competent is invaluable. In some ways Gordon is an extension of our office."
Tomson said Olayvar has helped in responding to incidents of wild animal abuse and protecting monk seals by setting up perimeters around them. Tomson said Olayvar is very knowledgeable about monk seals, which also helps the department.
Though Olayvar is currently a one-man conservation law enforcement program, George said the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department eventually hopes to add more personnel to assist him as available resources allow.
"I think having a conservation law enforcement officer is a force multiplier," George said.
"It helps keeps us in compliance with the laws, which is a significant reason why we can train in so many locations."
George said Olayvar's established rapport with offices such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and NOAA Fishery Service "helps facilitate training for Marines and sailors in various locations on the island."
The base has various regulations that Olayvar is in charge of enforcing, including wildlife regulations, which can be found at http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/g1/adjutant/pubs/5000/BaseO_P5233.2.pdf. Olayvar said fishing regulations have also recently changed, and can be found under http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/g1/adjutant/pubs/1000/BaseO%20P1710.1.pdf.
George said individuals who wish to report a violation should primarily contact PMO or the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department, who can respond immediately, as well as alert Olayvar.
If you would like more information about the conservation law enforcement investigator and officer, or clarification of base wildlife and recreational regulations, call the Environmental Compliance and Protection Department at 257-6920, and press "4," or e-mail Olayvar at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"(People) should use the resources and enjoy it," Olayvar said. "(However) there's a need to ensure that we're using the resources properly, protecting it as we move along. We have a responsibility here on Marine Corps Base Hawaii to protect these resources so that we can all enjoy it for today and tomorrow."
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