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On February 23, 2018, the Reform on Tap Act (House Bill 518) had its hearing in front of the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee — along with a lengthy slate of other alcohol and brewery-related bills.
The day was long and contentious at certain points, which I'll dive more into at a later date. (But if you just can't wait, here's the recording of the hearing and my testimony from that day.)
Today, I want to spotlight Joe Petro, owner of Hair O' the Dog Wine & Spirits in Easton, Maryland.
Joe Petro speaking during Reform on Tap Task Force meeting, Jailbreak Brewing Co.
Source: Reform on Tap Task Force
Petro not only served as a Reform on Tap Task Force member and provided testimony in favor of the Reform on Tap Act last Friday, he also published an op-ed in The Capital pushing for the reformation of Maryland craft brewery laws prior to the hearing.
He felt compelled to respond to a contrarily positioned op-ed from Chuck Ferrar of Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits in Annapolis, who believes that the Reform on Tap Task Force "tried to undermine a system working well for craft brewers, consumers."
In his rebuttal, Petro said:
"Those who see criticisms of the proposals coming from the Reform on Tap Task Force should not be led to believe that all Maryland alcohol retailers share such views of state Comptroller Peter Franchot's ongoing efforts to reform Maryland's dysfunctional beer laws.
I am an owner of a small, family-operated beer, wine and spirits retail store and was a member of Mr. Franchot's task force. Craft beer sales are integral to my business, which is why I am proud to stand alongside the comptroller and Maryland brewers in pushing for the enactment of much-needed reforms of our state's laws." (Read the full op-ed.)
(Quick Disclaimer: While I am a biweekly contributor to The Capital, I was not affiliated in any way with the production or publication of his article.)
A couple of weeks ago, Petro graciously agreed to a follow-up interview with me to discuss his thoughts on these issues further. What follows below is our conversation.
Joe Petro of Hair O' the Dog Wine & Spirits
ME: For those who may not be familiar with you, can you tell me a little bit about your background and your store, as well as your connection to the craft beer industry?
JOE PETRO: Sure! Well, I have a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Baltimore. I had many different career paths or opportunities, but, I guess it's about 16 years ago now or 15 years ago, we opened up Hair O' the Dog
Actually, wait… 2004. It's been 14 years! We opened up Hair O' the Dog Wine & Spirits here in Easton. We started with one store, and then we grew. We had two stores at one time. But in 2012, we consolidated to down to the one that we're located now.
We've been fortunate to ever grow our business in one of the most competitive markets in the state.
In Talbot County, they allow beer and wine in grocery stores and supermarkets and drug stores and gas stations. Everybody and anybody can sell beer and wine.
When I was asked to serve on the (Reform on Tap Task Force), I had to do it.
I've said many times that these laws need to be changed to help Maryland craft brewers. They're risking their financial lives and put everything on the line to grow a business in a state where the laws and rules are slanted against them.
I looked at it as, first and foremost, as an issue of fairness.
Even looking at how craft brewers impact my own business, I've been able to profit tremendously off of them.
At least in my area, demand for small craft beers, local craft beers is just going through the roof.
We have folks that come in and look for these beers, and once they buy those, they're buying vodka or wine or whatever, so it's just a tremendous opportunity for retailers, frankly to piggyback off their success.
That's why this Reform on Tap is so important to me.
ME: I want to dive a little deeper into something you mentioned in your answer — a culture of unfairness — where we see regulations slanted in favor of other parties over craft breweries. Could you speculate as to why that is?
JOE PETRO: Well, I think just looking at it from the 10,000-foot mark, I mean I would think it's, you follow the money trail of these big distributors and big breweries. Follow the money. Where are their campaign contributions going to?
Because if you look at it from any other angle, it doesn't make any sense — when you look at the number of people that are employed by the small craft breweries, their impact on the economy — both local and state — by these guys and women.
It doesn't make any sense other than the fact that maybe they're not donating enough money to the right politicians. Local brewers are creating jobs. They're small businesses. I thought that's what we're all about in this state — to help small businesses grow.
ME: If we were to step aside from the money aspect for a second, the people behind that money, what do you think it is that they're afraid of?
JOE PETRO: You know, Liz, I don't know.
I look at it from the retailer side. Not being on the distributor's side, it's harder for me to speculate, but I don't know what they're afraid of.
It's hard for me to answer that because these breweries, we benefit by them, the distributors benefit by them, and the breweries benefit by having the retailers and distributors putting their product out there in front of tens of thousands of people.
The three-tier (system) works for all of us, and I'm not sure where the threat is or what the perceived threat is.
ME: So, when we look at an editorial like the one published by Chuck Ferrar of Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits — to which yours was a response — why are some retailers taking a strong line to leave things as-is?
JOE PETRO: Chuck's a great guy, and he's got a very successful store. I can't speak for Chuck, so I don't want to put words in his mouth. Maybe he's concerned that this is the first brick in taking out that three-tiered system. Maybe it's the segue to allowing the grocery stores to come into his area. It's hard for me to say.
Some retailers have said, well, they're concerned if these breweries can sell unlimited amounts beer under these reforms on their own premise, that's going to take away customers coming into their retail shop.
Of course, that cold happen. But think that would be shortsighted, because the brewers I know still look to retailers as an important component of their growth. It's important for them to get their products out to as many people as possible, and not everybody can go to the brewery.
Frankly, for me, if a brewery opened up down the street and started undercutting me on their own products, I could always replace them with another local beer.
To me, it's just all part of the free-market system. Everybody has to make a decision that best suits their business. But I think there's just more, way more good to be come out of this by letting these folks do what they do and let them grow.
ME: What do you think the potential is, if we were to let Maryland craft brewers grow with fewer limitations?
JOE PETRO: Well, I think if you take the reigns off, we'll see a lot more breweries start up. The good ones will flourish, and the bad ones will go down by the wayside. That's with any business, and that's how it should be. We should not have the artificial constraints placed on brewers or play favoritism — again, with the big guys vs. these little guys.
I've always been a proponent of the free market. Like I said, in Talbot County, I have to deal with that with beer and wine in grocery stores, so I know what it's like.
We need to do is get out of the way, and let them Maryland brewers grow their businesses.
ME: Let's go back to your time on Reform on Tap Task Force. Was there anything in particular that surprised you or stuck out to you in terms of either something you heard from peers or from brewers or others?
JOE PETRO: There wasn't anything really that surprised me. I mean the brewers made their point, and it was what I would expect.
I guess the only thing that might've surprised me a little bit — but not a lot — were the distributors and how vehement they were against a lot of these changes.
I would've thought there would be some leeway, some understanding of the market, and understanding where the market's heading. If I'm a distributor, I'd kind of want to get out in front of that, but I guess I was taken back a little bit by the ferocity of their opposition, but other than that, no.
ME: How do you articulate the importance of this issue to people who may not be beer drinkers?
JOE PETRO: In my opinion, you argue the basis of free market.
Whether it's with a beer manufacturer or somebody who's manufacturing furniture or whatever, — don't have those artificial constraints put on. You look at it from the standpoint of the free market and capitalism.
From a retail perspective as well, the laws in Maryland — the liquor laws — they're so slanted in the favor of the distributors on every issue.
For example, the state effectively acts as the credit collector for the distributors. In most counties or at least a lot of the countries, beer is cash on delivery (COD). With wine and spirits, you get essentially 30 to 45 days to pay for those.
If a retailer misses an invoice — or there's a discrepancy in an invoice, and they pay short to the distributor — they can put on a list. Until you get off that list — in other words, until you clear that invoice or you clear that discrepancy — you're paying COD with everybody, every other wine and spirit distributor in the state.
So, the state is actually enforcing credit collections on behalf of the distributors. It's crazy. What other industry has the state acting as their accounts receivable department?
I'm just saying these distributors are huge, and a lot of money behind them. Not only that, but they have the state working as their bill collectors. It's crazy.
ME: I remember this from the (Reform on Tap Task Force) meeting that we had at Jailbreak — which I believe you were in attendance at — where we spent a lot of time talking about the fact that beer is handled so differently from any other type of alcohol.
JOE PETRO: I think I'd mentioned it at that meeting at Jailbreak. And my point was these distributors that have the Anheuser-Busch, Coors and Miller Lite products, they use the retailers as warehouses.
You have to load in 100 to 200 cases of these 30 packs or Bud Light or Budweiser — which you make no money on — and you're paying COD up front.
It squeezes out a lot the money that I have to bring in craft beer, because I've got to buy all this commodity stuff.
Again, there are a lot of good distributors. I don't want to paint with a wide brush here and paint them all as these evil people. I know they're getting forced down — this is all getting forced on down them from Anheuser-Busch, Coors and Miller Lite. It's coming from the top down.
It's a major impediment. It is one of the major impediments for the craft beer guys because they're getting squeezed out — a lot of times I would imagine — by having to take on these big commodity brand deals.
There's only so much money in the pot.
And there are certain times when business is slower. Just like any business, you may not have cash flow, and you got a lot of Bud or Miller cases of 30-packs coming — that you're banking basically $1 a 30-pack on if you're lucky — and you only have $70 in the pot that you can spend on a given week.
Sometimes, that squeezes out the smaller craft guys.
ME: What advice would you give to other retailers or distributors who may be feel differently than you do about loosening the restrictions around Maryland craft brewers?
JOE PETRO: I guess everybody's got to run their own business and look at that, what benefits them and so forth, but I guess I would say let's remove the impediments to these folks. Let them grow their business.
But I don't know, from a retailer perspective, what anyone's concern would be. Maybe retailers worry about the three-tier system kind of getting broken loose a little bit with breweries potentially competing on a retail end with their own stores — but frankly, it's a small part of the business.
If one brewery down the road from a store wants to get into the retail business to the point that they're under-cutting their local retailers, my argument (to retailers) has always been there's a lot of other brewers and beers you can put on your cooler shelf. So, if somebody wants to play that game, I mean it's really not benefiting anybody.
Beer selection at Hair O' the Dog Wine & Spirits
I think there's a fear factor involved that people just have to kind of get over and just realize that we're all in it together. If the manufacturers in this case grow, then we'll all benefit by it, including the distributors.
Again, it's hard for me to address that because I can't understand the argument. I don't see any threat from Maryland brewers. I feel positive. I don't see any real negative. If the system's working properly in this three-tier system, we're all benefiting from it.
The craft breweries need the distributors. They need to get their product out in front of the most people they can. They need to get into retail shops. We're all dependent on each other, and we're all profiting from each other.
So yeah, it's just so confusing to me why the distributors — I mean I hear your arguments, but I don't buy them.
They're going to benefit because the more craft breweries that pop up, guess what? They're going to need distribution. They're going to want to put their beer out into the markets into the retail stores, so, it's just mind-boggling.
The bottom line is we need Maryland craft brewers to grow because we're all going to benefit by it.
ME: What are you hoping to see come out of this year's Maryland General Assembly session?
JOE PETRO: Well, not being a seasoned political student, I would hope that the HB 518 would pass, Or at least more awareness, more groundswell support for movements Bill 518 that could carry momentum in the next year — maybe get a few things going this year checked off.
We just need to let the climate… I fear like there's kind of a undercurrent of uncertainty with breweries or breweries that maybe thinking about starting up. They might be wondering or thinking about expanding — maybe not even expanding but relocating entirely out of state.
It would be nice if, if nothing else, to calm that fear down.
Remove all the static and at least make it look like the state is receptive to these small businesses, if nothing else. That'll give their fears out of the way
Show them and tell them to, "Go ahead and expand. We're going to make a friendly business environment for you."
And then next year, maybe check off a couple of other blocks of the legislation.
ME: Can you tell me more about why you support the Reform on Tap Act (HB 518) in particular?
JOE PETRO: Sure, the bill helps all of us in the three-tier system. I'm going to benefit as a retailer by more of these breweries popping up, growing, becoming more successful — and, frankly, I think it's the right thing to do.
Whether it hurts me or not down the road — I mean if I'm a brewer and I'm starting a new business, I'm going to be concerned about my business and my employees and growing my business.
It's really not fair for me as a retailer to say, "Well, whatever brewers do, it's got to benefit me." I don't believe in that. I think it's a free market. I think folks should be able to invest and build a business and start a business, and make it or fail on their own merits. No one else's.
But I know as a business person, as these businesses grow and succeed and more of them come into the pipeline, I know I'm going to benefit, and we're going to be better off with it.
ME: Is there anything else you want to add?
JOE PETRO: No, I don't think so.
Hopefully, that gives you a better perspective on a retailer's side, at least on my side. Maybe not Chuck Ferrar's, but from somebody who's a lot smaller in shop. I think it's important that folks know that not all retailers are against this reform.


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By Susan Chana Lask, Esq.
New York's Attorney General Schneiderman and the Department of Justice went after Steven Baum after I blew the whistle on him with my August 2010 class action. By November, 2011 banks blew off Baum as their foreclosure attorney and he paid a slim Six Million Dollars to settle claims with the Attorney General and the Department of Justice. Unfortunately, Baum's flopped foreclosure complaints live on in the courts and his files were simply transferred to new foreclosure firms to represent the banks statewide, such as Rosicki Rosicki & Associates P.C. and Frankel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon LLP. The new law firms are simply substituted in the case to continue where Baum left off by proceeding on the very foreclosure complaints Baum filed. The Attorney General refers to this continuation of Baum's complaints by new law firms as the "shadow docket".[1] To combat the "shadow docket", on May 29, 2013 Attorney General Schneiderman announced a "Certificate of Merit" bill (A. 5582) and the Foreclosure Fraud Prevention Act (A.7395) as "legislation to protect New York homeowners facing foreclosure" that "impose criminal penalties on residential mortgage lenders, servicers and their agents who intentionally engage in fraudulent or deceptive conduct in the preparation, execution or filing of false foreclosure documents".
Let's get real here. It took the Attorney General three years since 2010 when the media and Judge Schack publicly lambasted Baum's floppy foreclosures leaving New Yorker's homewrecked to now draft bills to hold the sloppy filings criminal? And the Attorney General's announcement may have good intentions but it fails to note that "bills" take years to pass through the senate before they become enforceable laws. Too much time will be wasted in court with homeowners battling the Baum complaints while waiting for this legislation to pass, so I propose this answer-the banks should do us all a favor and have their new law firms withdraw the faulty Baum filings from the court system. Period. Then the new law firms should review the files to insure everything is in order for a proper foreclosure complaint to be drafted, such as the original note, proper note endorsements for assigning the note, valid certificate of merits that the bank and/or it's counsel have the original file and checking that the documents have proper notarizations and are not robo-signed. Of course, we would have to be living in a parallel universe to have that dream come true.
So if the banks and their new firms won't do what looks like the right thing, then let's play hard ball. Here's how to go after the bumbling Baum complaints. Because the Baum firm was an "alleged" (yes, I said alleged) foreclosure mill then the way a mill operates is to mass produce its product. The Baum complaints were mass produced foreclosure complaints with boilerplate allegations. A quick review of any number of the Baum filings will show they are all the same bare bones complaint alleging at about the third paragraph that "the mortgage was assigned" to the plaintiff bank, but never alleging the note was assigned. The Baum complaints also conspicuosly never plead the banks own the note most likely because no one knows who owns the note with all of the slicing and dicing that occurred.
Now here's how to move to dismiss the Baum complaints that the new foreclosure firms represent in courts today. The law is that the plaintiff bank must plead and prove it owns the note and mortgage and that it has the right to foreclose. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A v. Erobobo et. al, 2013 N.Y Misc. LEXIS 1790,2013 NY Slip Op 50675(U) (Kings Sup. Ct, April 29, 2013);Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 80 AD3d 753, 915 N.Y.S.2d 569 (2d Dept 2011); Argent Mtge. Co., LLC v. Mentesana, 79 AD3d 1079, 915 N.Y.S.2d 591 (2d Dept 2010); Campaign v Barba, 23 AD3d 327, 805 NYS2d 86 (2nd Dept 2005). One, Baum's complaints never plead the Bank owns the note, never pleads the note was assigned and only pleads there was an assignment of mortgage. Without pleading ownership of the note then the complaint fails. Remember when everyone relied on whether the bank had standing to bring the foreclosure? Two, in addition to standing is whether the complaint pleads a cause of action. Do not confuse standing with ownership of the note as they are two distinct elements and both must be pled and proven in a foreclosure complaint. Erobobo. "There is a difference between the capacity to sue which gives the right to come into court, and possession of a cause of action which gives the right to relief. Kittinger v Churchill Evangelistic Assn Inc., 239 AD 253, 267 NYS 719 (4th Dept 1933). Incapacity to sue is not the same as insufficiency of facts to sue upon. Ward v Petri, 157 NY3d 301 (1898)." Id. at 4.
Baum's bare bones foreclosure complaints dolled out to the new foreclosure law firms in courts today are ripe for motions to dismiss because they do not plead a cause of action that the bank owns the note. Make the new foreclosure firms do their job because in my opinion they should be withdrawing the Baum complaints from the court system on their own and not putting the homeowners and the courts to task. Meanwhile, one day this will all become criminal under the Foreclosure Fraud Prevention Act (A.7395) so foreclosure firms will think twice before perpetuating another attorney's suspect files subject to Attorney General and Department of Justice settlements as what the new attorneys are doing just diminishes the public's confidence in the court system and attorneys at large.
Susan Chana Lask is an author, lecturer and accomplished attorney litigating in State and Federal Courts, including the United States Supreme Court for the past 25 years. She is named by the media as "New York's High Profile Attorney" who consistently makes headlines worldwide and changes history with her controversial dogged lawsuits. Her 2010 lawsuit shut down the country's most notorious Foreclosure Mill in New York State for the benefit of the public suffering from fraudulent foreclosure filings. In 2011 she appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States with the support of five Attorneys General where she obtained a historical decision that strip searching non-criminal offenders is unacceptable unless they are in the general population. Her 2006 lawsuit against the makers of Ambien resulted in the FDA complying with her demands to change prescription drug warnings to protect some 26 Million consumers. Her cases are monumental and have changed history.
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"I was exploring sites in south Delhi—from Hauz Khaz to Safdarjung Development Area—and then my friend suggested Ansal Plaza as one option. I almost turned it down as the mall had very less footfalls," Gupta said. He reluctantly agreed to explore the space, and despite all the shortcomings, he finally made up his mind to set up his shop there. Four months later, he has opened one of the large terrace eateries in south Delhi.
After having virtually gone into oblivion, Ansal Plaza, Delhi's first mall, is undergoing a major renovation. Once the work is over, it will emerge as a major gaming and food destination in the capital with 16 new multi-cuisine restaurants and a huge nightclub. With ample parking space and a convenient location, it promises to make a turnaround when it reopens in less than a month's time.
Despite many favourable factors, newer malls promising a complete shopping, dining and entertainment options were preferred to it. In fact, Ansal Plaza lacked movie theatres and food courts and had no major retail brands to boast of. Besides, the 2002 shootout in its basement proved a big blow to its reputation, affecting footfalls.
While other malls lease space, Ansal Plaza was the only mall that sold retail space. This meant permanent squatters with no scope or vision of a change. "The Ansals, who developed the mall, owned only 25% of the space while the rest had been sold to others. The biggest retail space here was Shoppers Stop," said Amit Phull, retail head of the mall.
The management was jolted out of slumber when this retail brand concluded its lease in September last year. That is when a huge area went empty and the owners had no option but to revamp this commercial space. After much brainstorming, it was decided to use the mall's location, amphitheatre and unique architecture to its advantage. "We were constrained for space and didn't offer major attractions such as food courts or theatres. But we also had many advantages such as one of its kind amphitheatre and accessible location," explained Phull.
The mall management then decided to turn the available space into a pure dining and sporting hub. A gaming brand was brought in. The remaining available spaces were given to food and beverage outlets. Restaurateurs were approached but not many were willing to invest initially.
One restaurateur who eventually agreed to open a shop revealed that while the initial offer sounded too good to resist, problems started later. "Ansal Plaza had sold the shops. The original owners then resold them further. Paperwork and establishing a trail of ownership proved a big hassle. Some of the present owners were not willing to experiment with their spaces and merely wanted rental income without tampering with the structure," he said.
Given the dilapidated state, some investors could bargain for a rent as low as Rs 80-100 per sq ft. To their advantage, the mall also offered an open space adjoining every outlet. The management spruced up their security, started working on landscaping and improved the illumination.
Now, with renovation in progress and most of the outlets to open in a short time, there's hope that Ansal Plaza will get a new lease of life. "We have seen footfalls as low as 500 while other malls attracted over a lakh people. We expect at least 25,000 people will visit us daily once the mall is ready," Phull added.


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Clive Greensmith & Wei-Yi Yang perform Mendelssohn duets Apr. 19
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The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments presents cellist Clive Greensmith and pianist Wei-Yi Yang in a concert featuring music of Mendelssohn on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The program will take place at 8 pm at the Collection of Musical Instruments (15 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven).
Greensmith and Yang will perform duets by Felix Mendelssohn for cello and piano: the two Cello Sonatas – No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45, and No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 – as well as the Variations concertantes, Op. 17, and the Song Without Words in D major, Op. 109.
Yang, whose performances have been described by critics as "sensational" (New York Times) and "a joy to behold" (Classics Today), will play the Collection's Erard grand piano, made in France in 1884. Greensmith, the cellist of the renowned Tokyo String Quartet, also enjoys international acclaim as a soloist.
The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, one of the foremost institutions of its kind, preserves and exhibits musical instruments from antiquity to the present. Many instruments are maintained in playing condition and are featured in performances and demonstrations in the fine acoustic of the upstairs gallery, the venue for this performance.
The concert is free, but tickets are required due to limited space. Tickets can be reserved in person at the Sprague Hall box office (470 College Street, New Haven). Phone and web reservations (available at music.yale.edu/concerts or by calling 203 432-4158) require a $1 service charge per ticket.
For more information, call the Yale School of Music concert office at 203 432-4158 or visit www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments.
For more information, visit www.yale.edu/musicalinstruments.
About the Performers
Cellist Clive Greensmith joined the Tokyo String Quartet in June 1999. A graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and the Musikhochschule in Cologne, his principal teachers were Donald McCall and Boris Pergamenschikow. He has held the position of principal cellist of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As a soloist, he has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, and the RAI Orchestra of Rome. He has collaborated with distinguished musicians such as András Schiff, Midori, Claude Frank, and Steven Isserlis, and has won several prizes including second place in the inaugural Premio Stradivari (Cremona, Italy). Mr. Greensmith has served on the faculties of the Royal Northern College of Music, Yehudi Menuhin School, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He is currently on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Greensmith's recording of Brahms sonatas with pianist Boris Berman was recently released on the Biddulph label.
Pianist Wei-Yi Yang enjoys a flourishing concert career, appearing before audiences in North and Central Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. The New York Times praised him as the soloist in a "sensational" performance of Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie at Carnegie Hall. Winner of the Gold Medal and Grand Prize in the San Antonio International Piano Competition, Mr. Yang has performed in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Kumho Art Hall (Seoul), among many others. Born in Taiwan of Chinese and Japanese heritage, Mr. Yang studied with Arkady Aronov at the Manhattan School of Music and has worked with such artists as Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Murray Perahia, and Hans Graf. Under the guidance of Boris Berman, Mr. Yang was awarded a DMA from Yale in 2004. He can be heard on the Renegade Classics, Albany, and Holland-America Music Society labels. He has appeared at festivals in Novi Sad, Monterrey, Kotor, Norfolk, and La Jolla, among others. Mr. Yang has recently collaborated with such artists as Frederica von Stade and the Pacifica, Cassatt, and Tokyo String Quartets. He joined the Yale faculty in 2005.


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Entitled "Happy Mother's Day (Hiroshima Mon Amor)".
Artist: E-chan, 5th May, 2007 (aged 11 months)*
Acrylic on 5"x7" canvas; artist was aided in his choice of colours by an assistant.
*I promise we will not be bombarding this site with any more of his creations, but I thought this one was quite good!!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
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But, is the article missing an important distinction? Cover songs on an album implicate the copying/fixing of the underlying musical composition (i.e., publishing); but, cover songs at a live festival implicate the public performance of the underlying musical composition. In other words, different rights. Licensing administration schemes for the two regimes are different, and often involve different players.
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Prince - On Cover Songs
Rolling Stone reports that Prince is suing a Norwegian record company for releasing a 5-CD cover album of "the Purple One's songs". The article describes "the whole thing [as] quite hypocritical of Prince [because he] has no problem with borrowing other people's songs", referring to his cover of Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella.
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So we waited a bit longer.
And a bit longer. and before we knew it, it was March and we still hadn't made the cake. BB got a little impatient and so he decided to change tact and instead of asking me if I would make the cake with him, he approached Daddy and they agreed to make the cake.
BB was so proud of his cake, and I was rather disappointed that I couldn't eat any, especially as they didn't make the cake gluten free and Daddy couldn't eat any of it either. Both BB and Top Ender ate the cake as a treat, as pudding, as a treat in their lunch box.
Look, we just needed the cake to be eaten!
The next week, Top Ender decided that she wanted to make some cakes. So she and Daddy went to work in the Kitchen creating some Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes for Easter and some gifts for our family.
Luckily I'd had a delivery of some rather lovely Baking goodies from Wilko's and so Top Ender and Daddy got to break them in.
I love the giant mixing bowl, it reminds me of the sort that my Nan used to have (and Daddy said his Gran had one too!) and Top Ender said that she is sure that it was infused with magic as there were no arguments between her and her Daddy whilst baking!
This time I was naughty and on Easter Monday, I had a cupcake. Again we were trying to get them eaten because we were going away. I can confirm however, that they were delicious!
Then, the weekend of General Conference, whilst I was sequestered away upstairs using the Marie Kondo method of cleaning in the master bedroom, a faint smell of Christmas wafted up the stairs.
Daddy had decided to make some Mince Pies, apparently forgetting that it wasn't Christmas and that we'd just celebrated Easter. The Children however didn't care and gleefully tucked into warm mince pies with cream after their Sunday Roast.
This time I didn't have one. I know that Daddy's Mince Pies are amazing, but I have weight to lose people!!!
I knew that it was going to be my turn to make something the following weekend, and I was excited as finally I'd get a turn playing with the new Baking equipment.
I decided to make a few things. I made some Shortbread Cookies and Gingerbread people for the Children and Daddy. Actually the Gingerbread people had originally been for the lovely friends on my Visiting Teaching List, but they were a little erm "crumbly" and so I didn't want them to arrive at my friends homes with their heads missing!
The only thing I didn't use was the new Spring-form Pan because I didn't want to make a Cheesecake or a Quiche and they are the only things I know that are made in a spring-form pan! Does anyone have any ideas for any other things I can make in a Spring-form Pan?
Everyone loved the treats and as long as Daddy wants to bake with the Children every Sunday, I think we have a new Sunday tradition.
I was sent the baking bits from Wilko's to review.


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New article in InCommon
Quite good article has come out in the Spring 2011 issue of the Nelson's Institute's InCommon magazine. Here's the first page:
You can get the whole pdf at this link (the article is on pgs. 22-25):
Also producing a recording for Graminy as well as going full bore on a major audiobook project. Very busy!


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Hello everyone! Today marks the first day back to school for many children and so it is the perfect day to reveal the winner of the School Time Ted & Trudy set. First up though, Monique is back to share a sweet card she created using elements from this set.
Monique has used that great cow print paper from the Ted & Trudy's Wagon set that I like so much and she has also added some great apple shaped embellies. Just check out that cool pencil and ruler border as well, which is a section from one of the digital papers in the School Time Ted & Trudy set. This great card is sure to get any student off on the right foot!
Time to Pick a Winner!!!
From September 5th to September 7th, readers had the opportunity to leave a comment for their chance to win the cute set, School Time Ted & Trudy, as shown above. To be eligible, participants simply needed to leave a comment with the answer to the question: What was your favourite subject in grade school or high school?
We had lots of great answers. I was actually rather surprised at the number of people whose favourite subject was Math. Since card making and art are such right brained activities it was fascinating that so many of you chose a left brained course. Other favourite subjects included: biology, English, Spanish, reading, history, home economics, literature, handcrafting and of course art!
Our winner of the School Time Ted & Trudy set is (chosen randomly with Mini Webtool)...
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Congrats Sarah!!!
Please email me (Lisa) at decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca (don't forget to replace the 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), with the subject heading: School Time Ted and Trudy, so I can email you this set.
We have 2 more new release sets to give away this week!!
You still have until 6:00 p.m. (EDT) tonight to submit an answer for your chance to win Ted & Trudy's Wagon (click HERE for details) AND you have until 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Sept. 9th to submit an answer for your chance to win It MOOst Be Love (click HERE for details).
So keep checking back each day to see if you're a winner *Ü*
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On the scale of human interactions, the relationship between a graduate student and his or her thesis adviser (a.k.a. major professor) lies somewhere between that of roommates locked into a long-term lease and a marriage. Finding a good match among the faculty typically is the single most important determinant of the quality of a graduate-school experience. It is therefore critical that entering students get to work early and diligently to learn all they can not only about potential mentors and their research programs but about themselves.Ask the following questions:
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HEAVEN SHALL BURN AT FULL FORCE 2020!!!We´re more than happy being back at the FULL FORCE FESTIVAL in 2020. This festival has a very special place in our hearts, we grew up here as fans and as a band. Get your tickets at www.fullforce.de So watch out! We´re coming home and we´re so looking forward to mosh and destroy with you guys!!!"
Wooohoooo!Back on track and ready to destroy! We're happy to appear at two legendary festivals on 2020.
"Corium" video releaseFinally!! We are really happy about releasing a video to one of our favourite songs from 'Wanderer' before starting the German leg of the tour. We bring you "Corium"! Video By Iconographic : www.iconographic.de
Pre-order for our new record WANDERER is up!As of now you can pre-order our upcoming record WANDERER! There are really nice bundles available at Impericon.com and EMP.de Release date is September the 16th 2016! Especially vinyl junkies should be fast, some editions are very limited! There is also a trailer and even a brand new song called DOWNSHIFTER in the internet. Check it out and enjoy! Stay tuned for more news!!!
Working on a new record!!!Yes, folks. Time has come again – we´re working on a new record! We´re about to enter studio and we will keep you updated on our progress. Yet, once in a while we will return to sunlight and play a few festivals all over Europe. Really looking forward to that as well! Oh and yeah, the soccer team we sponsor – FC Carl Zeiss Jena – plays vs. FC Bayern Munich in August in the German Cup! Thrilling times!!!!
Onward to 2016!!!2016 will be one crazy year for HSB, we hope you guys will be with us!!! Some really cool festival shows are about to be booked, stay tuned, we will release a complete list pretty soon!
HSB / NAPALM DEATH Split "7 out now!!!This is really a dream coming true! Our first vinyl "7 ever and it´s a split with the almighty NAPALM DEATH. Both Bands contribute an unreleased song! Get this baby at Impericon.com or from Century Media directly.
Wir sind jetzt SponsorSupport Your Local Team heißt die Aktion und wir unterstützen damit unseren Heimatverein FC Carl Zeiss Jena! Unterstütze Du auch Deinen Verein! Das wunderschöne Sondertrikot gibt es hier zu kaufen: http://smarturl.it/xHSBx
HSB + PWD - European TOUR!After touring South America, PARKWAY DRIVE and HEAVEN SHALL BURN decided to bring this package to Europe! We had so much fun together on the road and we can´t wait to let you be part of this circus! Support will be nobody less than the almighty CARNIFEX + Australia´s newest sensation NORTHLANE!! See our tour-section for all european dates and ticket links! Also check www.impericon.com – they sell really nice hard tickets for the best price! Pre-sale has already started and it´s going extremely well – so be fast!
One crazy year is ending!2013 has been the most successful year for HSB so far! Thank you so much for pushing us forward, for moshing, screaming and sweating on our shows, for buying our records, for sending us messages, sweets, goodies and letters – to make it short: WE LOVE YOU for participating in this wonderful thing called HEAVEN SHALL BURN. It really means A LOT to us! We´re already getting ready for all the challenges 2014 will bring. First one will be our Co-Headlining tour with PARKWAY DRIVE in South America and our first ever show in Mexico! A few really cool festivals are already confirmed as well! May 2014 be an exciting and happy year for all of you! Full speed ahead!
Christian Bass to drum for HSB!This is not really news, but we felt, that it is important to many HSB followers out there to really identify with the musicians in the bands you like. So we decided, to announce Chris Bass, who helped us out on drums during the last years already, as an official band member from now on! This means the band you´ll see on stage in future and on our upcoming VETO-Tour will be the same HSB line up that was around since quite some time already. Here are a few words from drummer Matthias: "Hi folks, as some of you might have noticed, due to some problems with my lower back, I haven't been playing any shows with HSB in a while. People keep on asking me, about my current situation […]
Community and Meet and Greet Sign-InOur Community is finally online! There will be exclusive content, competitions and special merch for you in the future. First things coming still this week! Sign in and stay informed! Right now you should join the community, if you´re proud owner of the VETO-ARMY-PASS: As of today you can sign up in the community for the Meet and Greet contest for our upcoming VETO-TOUR.
HSB VETO TOUR line up completed!!! Meet and GreetWe are very, very proud to announce the almighty DYING FETUS and Scotlands finest BLEED FROM WITHIN joining our VETO MMXIII Tour in November/December! So it´s HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HYPOCRISY, DYING FETUS and BLEED FROM WITHIN for less than 30 Euros! We fought really hard to make a fair ticket price possible! So what are you waiting for?! Get your tickets now. They sell extremely fast! Really looking forward to meet you guys in the pit! We know that many of you wait for closer info on our VETO-Tour Meet and Greet competition. There will be news very soon! We will make sure, that there is enough time for everybody to take part in it. So don´t be afraid of meet and greet news being released and all spots on the […]
HSB VETO-TOUR 2013We´re proud to annonce first dates for our upcoming VETO Tour. Our guests on this trip will be the almighty HYPOCRISY! It´s a huge honour to be on tour with this legendary band. There will be more supports bands and a bunch of more shows to be announced very soon! Tickets are available through www.eventim.de And check our Tour section for the dates of course!
HEAVEN SHALL BURN enters official German Album Charts on # 2 !!!We´re so proud and first of all we have to thank YOU guys for getting VETO among the top 3 german records!!! Chart positions in other european countries have been really amazing as well. And before we forget: Thanks to everybody showing up and dancing at our release-shows in Leipzig, Vienna and Zürich! We had a great time. And sorry for the difficult sound in Leipzig – 15 min. before the show some metal unfriendly local residents called the police and they enforced a 99 db volume limit on us… Thanks for your understanding and moshing anyway!
New Album "VETO" out now; new video for "Hunters Will Be Hunted" onlineIn order to celebrate the release of their new album, "VETO", HEAVEN SHALL BURN have launched a new video for the album track "Hunters Will Be Hunted". This video-clip was produced and directed by Film-M and Philipp Hirsch, who previously made the videos for HEAVEN SHALL BURN's "Endzeit" and "Black Tears," as well as the "Bildersturm" DVD and bonus DVD for "Invictus". To watch "Hunters Will Be Hunted," please click here http://youtu.be/Esi9RUWWtks Maik Weichert (guitars) comments about the video for "Hunters Will Be Hunted": "The topic of the video is very important to us. No matter if it's hobby hunters in our regions, tourists going hunting in Africa or the ineffable whalers that Sea Shepherd are luckily setting more and more bounds to – Theodor Heuss' (first President of the Federal […]
New song and pre-orders online!Check out www.landoftheuprightones.com to play our little soundpuzzle and download a track from our new album VETO! Or go to youtube, if you´re too lazy… Let us know what you think about the new tunes! You may also order VETO now: IMPERICON and EMP have their pre-orders online already! The vinyl version and the deluxe box of the record will feature an alternative mix, called "Blizzard Over England Mix" by nobody less than Colin Richardson. The story behind the strange name for the mix: We were ready to fly over to England and mix the record, but there was a huge snow chaos in the UK, no planes, no trains, roads blocked no way to get there. Colin was even snowed in and could not get out of the studio at all. So he […]
Entering studio!Yes, we´re about to record a new album! All songs are written and we´re really happy with it! 100% HSB without compromise, but a few really cool surprises for you guys! Stay tuned for upcoming news – we´ll of course provide reports, studio-pics, pre-views and videos for you!
HSB - AnniversaryOkay folks, here is great news! HSB is playing a special 15th anniversary show in Saalfeld (Saale) on Dec. 21st. It will also be our 500th show!!! Order your tickets now – this is going to be sold out pretty soon! Even cooler: we will be supported by our friends CALIBAN! And to make it perfect: HSB is supporting CALIBAN on their 15th anniversary show on the 20th of Dec. in Bochum as well!
Hamburg Metal Dayz!HSB in Hamburg! Im Rahmen der HAMBURG METAL DAYZ werden HSB eine Show spielen. Soooo lange ist die letze Sause dort zwar noch nicht her, aber wir werden einen guten Teil unserer Einkünfte der Wacken Foundation zukommen lassen, die auch unser Jugendclub-Metal-Projekt unterstützt. Also kommt rum und feiert mit für einen guten Zweck!!! HSB playing Hamburg this thursday, we´re gonna donate a good amount of our profits to the Wacken Foundation. So be there and have fun with us!!! www.hamburg-metal-dayz.de Und dazu noch das date auf die Seite: 20.09.2012 Hamburg-Markthalle + Callejon+Neaera+Der Weg Einer Freiheit
Festivalseason is on!Thanks so much to everybody who came to see our shows at this years summer-festivals so far – even at the more pop and rock like events there were lots of HSB warriors! With Full Force Festival was just crazy, seems like the thundergod was joining the HSB party that night – one of the most intense HSB gigs ever! We just added a really cool festival: check out www.rock-am-fichtenwald.de this will be a great thing and a nice closing for our festival season 2012. August will be a busy month, as we´re playing festivals every weekend, so come along and support us – we need you especially at the pop/rock festivals, somebody has to show the hipster community how to mosh!!! So see you in the pit. Ein riesen […]


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Protests sparked by an anti-Islam movie trailer made in the US have spilled over more than 20 countries across the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia, countries with important Muslim communities, as well as a few other parts of the ...Read More »
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Hands up who wants a dead on hybrid of Slaves and RatBoy? Hands up who wants there to be a scene called 'Chelmo-rock'?
Your dreams may well be about to come true. FREAK (all caps) comes from Chelmsford and is the alter-ego of 18-year-old Connar Ridd, who's got a whole bunch of industry people sniffing around him at the moment.
He put the 'What Happened EP' online a month ago, and it's easy to see why it's pricking up ears. The title track, with its bedroom bleeps, lackadaisical vocal deliver and 'View From The Afternoon' riff is pure UK indie punk 2k16.
'Someone Help Me' from the same EP, meanwhile, is ever-so-slightly more abstract, with trumpets a'la Rocket From The Crypt and a vocal that sounds vaguely reminiscent of Gavin Rossdale from Bush. Hard to tell whether either of those are intentional, but overall it's not too difficult to see why quite so many people are currently swarming around Ridd…


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Mine is not working fine either since I have upgraded to the latest version. Especially if someone registers using a yahoo.com account.
I am on a Linux host (I have had far less problems than I did with Windows).
Also, this may not matter, but try putting in a / (forward slash) so your root reads as:
I am awaiting a reply on another thread here, but if that fails I am going to try uninstalling and reinstalling the entire product. Sometimes that helps too.
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I live on a family farm, and work at a family-run business. The farm is not crop-oriented, but instead is for horses. My parents built the farm for their own horses, as well as those of some other family members. At one point in time, I had several of my own, having purchased and bred a few. For the past 18 months, I have been horse-less, a true blessing.
Daily life on the farm for me consists mainly of seeing the horses, sometimes in the paddocks, or being ridden. For so long, I went down and worked in my office, doing bookkeeping for the business. Once a week, I also do the payroll for the few workers tending to the horses on the farm.
Today, however, things were a bit different. The one boarding horse, owned by family friends of almost 30 years, was not feeling her best. At 26, she had been fairly healthy. A vet was called, and she was treated. A few hours later, things started to decline. She was struggling a bit with some pain, and another vet was called. After walking with her for a bit, making sure she didn't fall, I was in the stall with her for an hour until the vet arrived. The vet was stunned how quiet she was, saying it was a full-blown colic, and the mare was in great pain. The owner was called, and he decided to spare her any additional pain, and she was euthanized. It was the right decision, for Winnie certainly deserved the humane and respectful treatment.
So quickly, the mare went from lovely creature to the worse nightmare - a life and death decision weighing on the shoulders. It reminds me of the true circle of life, for in that barn we have seen foals brought into the world, as well as treasured horses breathe their last breath.
Winnie had been cared for and loved by her owners of about 20 years. We laid her to rest next to several other horses who have also lived out their lives in the comfort of the farm, as well as a few cherished pets. It made for a long day, with time to think about the others we have lost, including my dear cat, just about a month ago.
I have often thought that horses are beautiful creatures who have been put on the earth to remind us of what is possible, an amazing combination of power, elegance, physics and joy. To see them run in a paddock is magical, or majestic when they are standing still. So I have added the last two photos of a young filly I took last fall, showing all the joy and life, celebrating the beauty of what is to come. They can be so damn inspiring, which makes the loss so much the harder to cope with.


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Welcome Chamber Members! I hope everyone was able to enjoy some time off over the Memorial Day Weekend. The end of May is always a busy time of year with the seasons changing, the school year ending and all of us shaking the cold of winter off. If you are busy planning a party or prepping for the summer be sure to check out the Chamber directory page to patronize a Chamber business.
Last week we got together at Patrick Nau's Portrait Studio for our monthly Chamber Happy Hour. Our Chamber Happy Hours are a great way to highlight your business and connect with other members in a casual environment. Vinocopia will be hosting the June Happy Hour.
Next week, I am hosting our monthly Coffee with the President! Stop by the Chamber office on Wednesday, June 7 between 8-9:30am for coffee and donuts and another chance to interact with Chamber members. Our June monthly member meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21 from 12-1pm. Superintendent Steven Unowski will report on the state of the Richfield Schools and what to expect for future growth and business partnership opportunities.


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Mostrim appeal 'harsh' expulsion
Mostrim GAA have launched an appeal against what they describe as their 'harsh' expulsion from the Longford junior 'A' football championship.
Mostrim secured their place in the final against Killoe Emmet Óg with a 1-11 to 2-3 victory over Colmcille on Wednesday, September 2 at Monaduff.
However, Colmcille subsequently lodged an objection with Longford County Board querying the eligibility of one of the Mostrim players - Benny Dempsey, who scored 0-7 in that semi-final.
The Longford Competition Controls Committee (CCC), chaired by Eugene Murtagh, dealt with the objection and they ruled the player was ineligible, thereby imposing a suspension of twelve weeks on the player and in accordance with rule, they also threw Mostrim out of the championship.
Mostrim Chairperson Tony Garvey said they were disappointed by the decision and felt it was 'harsh treatment on the player' and 'a big penalty for the club to pay for a genuinely innocent oversight'.
He confirmed that Mostrim are appealing the CCC's decision to the Leinster Council Hearings Committee, chaired by John Byrne (Carlow), and that hearing was due to take place last night (Tuesday, September 22) in Croke Park.
Usually, appeals are heard at Leinster Council HQ in Portlaoise but with the National Ploughing Championships taking place in Ratheniska just a few miles away, the venue was switched.
Mr Garvey explained that the player concerned played with Ballymore last year, where he played intermediate football as a sub, and transferred to Mostrim ahead of the 2015 season getting underway.
Since Mostrim are a club with senior status the player transferring would have needed to have been regraded to make him eligible to play junior.
"Benny only played a few minutes intermediate with Ballymore last year and we (Mostrim club) didn't know about that.
"He believed he was okay to play junior with us and to be honest, he played in five or six games. We didn't know then, but we now know, he was playing illegally," stated Mr Garvey.
He pointed out that on the GAA's club player transfer form, unlike the inter-county form, there is no mention of grading and he argued that the issue of grading needs to be 'highlighted better' on the club transfer form. Mr Garvey continued, "We made a mistake but considering grading isn't mentioned on the club player transform form, I wouldn't be surprised if we aren't the only club that has played a player illegally or has suffered because of this.
"We are disappointed to have been thrown out of the championship and hopefully our appeal to Leinster will be successful."
Mr Garvey concluded, "I see on the County Board fixtures list it says Colmcille or Mostrim in the final, so maybe that's a good sign. But if we are not successful, then I wish Colmcille the best of luck in the final."
Originally, the Flynn & Lynch Life & Pensions sponsored Junior 'A' Football Championship Final was fixed for Sunday, September 13 but following Colmcille's objection it had to be rescheduled.
At the moment, the junior final, Killoe Emmet Óg v Colmcille or Mostrim, is pencilled in as the 2pm curtain raiser to the Peter Hanley Motors Senior Football Final between Killoe Emmet Óg and Abbeylara (which throws-in at 4pm and will be refereed by Derek Fahy) on Sunday, October 4.


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By Rex Ryan Magadia
Rex Ryan Magadia graduates in 2017 from GGU's MBA program with a concentration in Global Supply Chain Management.
In one of my favorite books, Connectography by Parag Khanna, the author states that "Supply Chains are the greatest blessing and the greatest curse for civilization. They are an escape from the prison of geography, creating economic opportunities where none existed, bringing ideas, technologies, and business practices to places that lack the advantages of good climate and soil or other propitious variables. Now for the bad news: Supply chains are "…also a conduit for plundering the world's rain forests and pumping emissions into the atmosphere."
Businesses are here to stay. Thus, looking through this paradigm, the next logical step is to ensure that businesses are run in the most sustainable and ethical way possible. This is done by developing good governance practices and taking a holistic approach when it comes to managing the social, environmental, and economic impacts of a business's product and service life cycles. Examples include any policy or business practice that addresses human rights and labor, the environment, and anti-corruption in supply chain operations. An example may be creating more sustainable products that have fewer environmental impacts and ensuring that worker rights are respected throughout the supply chain.
It is not just the world's rain forests which are at risk. For example, in the Philippines where tens of millions of people rely on healthy oceans/reefs for food, income, and protection from storms, supply chains are the mechanism that enables overfishing. Fish is the primary source of protein in the Philippines and if the global supply chains which operate in the Philippines are not managed in a more sustainable way, this vital life-support system will eventually disappear, leaving tens of millions of people in a state of low food security. My family is from the Philippines, and it's been a goal of mine to teach environmental and supply chain sustainability there someday.
My GGU education was focused on real-world success from day one.
Career Transition
After I completed my B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Cal Poly, I worked as an engineer. I felt that my career path would be limited moving forward without having some sort of business background. In addition, I had been introduced to the concept of supply chain management and I saw this as the ideal field for me to pursue my passion for sustainability.
My greatest challenge in completing my degree was to achieve academic excellence in my role as a student/scholar while also finding the time to develop and meet goals that I've set in regards to my personal roles such as son, brother, lover, climate activist, teacher/mentor, and explorer.
My mission is to dedicate my life to helping others acquire the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to build a just and sustainable world.
My GGU education was focused on real-world success from day one. In an introductory global supply chain management (GSCM) course, Dr. Richard Dawe had us complete a Career Questionnaire & Career Plan to help us set a path for the rest of our graduate degree studies. Many, if not all, of my subsequent accomplishments were a direct result of the initial planning steps and actions that I took early in that introductory class. When it comes time to join a world-class supply management organization, I will be readily qualified and have the necessary knowledge and experience to do so.
GGU faculty members have had an immensely positive impact on my development as a student and as a human being. I'd like to give special thanks to Dr. Richard Dawe as well as Dr. Douglass Carlberg (Global Supply Chain Management Applications & Analytics) and Professor Howard Bernstein (Management Information Systems).
Changing the World
I believe that sustainability and climate change are the defining challenges of our generation. For this reason, I have worked to develop chain sustainability and climate change as my two primary knowledge areas. Over the course of the next ten years, I plan to work within this space and gain as much relevant experience and knowledge as I can. Ultimately my destination is education. As mentioned above, I'd like to one day teach supply chain sustainability within the context of climate change at the university level, perhaps in the Philippines. What I love about teaching and tutoring is the one-on-one interaction with students. As Dag Hammarskjold, Nobel Peace Prize recipient once said, "It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses." My mission is to dedicate my life to helping others acquire the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to build a just and sustainable world.
About Rex Ryan Magadia, CPSM, CPSD
Rex Ryan Magadia's accomplishments include: a 4.0 GPA in GGU's MBA Program, GGU GSCM Outstanding Award Winner (2017, ISM 2016 Graduate Student of the Year (Northern California Chapter), APICS 2016 L.L. Waters Scholar, APICS supply chain management magazine regular contributing author, APICS Editorial Advisory Board Member, and CSCMP Scholarship AGC Ambassador Award Winner (2017). Magadia is also in the process of writing a 10-part series for APICS Magazine in which he will highlight a particular skill that young professionals will need to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and complex global supply chain environment. Rex is a certified CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) and CPSD (Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity).


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Marine Lake
The tide was in when I left so took a slight detour down to the Marine Lake. The causeway, as you can see was covered by the tide so no walking or cycling across there today.
HRH meets HIM
Spotted this in the window of the Midland Hotel on the sea front. Quite who is having an audience with who is debateable. Both rank very high in social standing. Or is he being knighted? Sir Santa does have a nice ring to it. Went on then to do the bulk of the ride stopping at the Bay View Cafe in Burnham for tea and toast.
Covered a fraction under 32 miles today.


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The Happiness of PursuitFirst of all, isn't that the best title ever? This book was fascinating. It tells the stories of many people who found and followed their own quests. It includes everything from not speaking for 17 years to visiting every country on the planet to craft projects. It was inspirational for the goal-setter in me and even if checking things off a list is not your cup of tea, I bet you'd find it interesting as well.
Yes, PleaseLoved:
-- Encouragement to stick with goals. A common theme throughout the book is that there is no such thing as an overnight success. It may seem like it happens for others overnight, but that's only because we don't see the years they have been plugging away without any recognition.
-- Reading Amy's story. She's a fantastic writer and tells her story in her hilarious voice.
--Cameo appearances from Amy's parents and Seth Meyers. So fun!
Didn't Love:
-- Language. It's very bad.
-- Explicit moments. I skipped a few pages here and there.
The Age of Miracles
This was my favorite book of the month. It was completely engrossing. Sometimes when I read a book I start to think the events in the book have actually occurred to me. I started stressing out about what I was going to do now that the earth was turning more slowly.
One of the things that made me love this book so much was that it was such a different take on the typical dystopian genre. Usually books like this take place after the major disaster/war/corruption has already occurred. In this story we get a first hand account of the changing world, as it happens. We are witnesses as the human race adapts and tries to overcome the disaster and carry on in a semi-normal fashion.
Neil Gaiman is one of those authors whose storylines leave me wondering where in the world he gets his inspiration. His worlds are unique and his words bring them to life. This is a thrilling story of the London Below, a city underneath London, full of "the people who fell through the cracks." It includes magic, a quest, an angel, evil, love and friendship. I listened to Neverwhere on Audible and loved it. It makes me want to check out everything Gaiman's ever written.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
A Christmas classic. It was so fun to read this aloud with my son for the first time. My daughter has read it before and so have I, but we both enjoyed this re-read immensely. It's a great "Don't judge others" discussion starter and it's funny to boot.
Head over to Modern Mrs. Darcy for many, many more book reviews.


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