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Rowland Heights Mobile Estates Update May 1, 2014
new update:5/1/2014
by the new year of 2014,
Rowland Heights Mobile Estate has changed their management team, paved the road, do not raising the rent in the year to all residents, open clubhouse to reasonable hour and so on.
Thank you to all people who supported our residents.
Ken Meng
Attachment 1: Evidence from Rowland Heights Mobile Estate Residents to FBI and Federal Attorney General for a Federal Criminal Action
Residents Urgently Request for Restraining Order against Park Management
In Rowland Heights Mobile Estates located in Los Angeles County, California, the residents live in fear of losing their homes caused by the retaliatory and peremptory management. Facing discrimination, unreasonable rules, and high rents, residents organized a protest on May 4, 2013. Approximately 150 residents demonstrated placards, marched around the park and at walking way by Colima/ Nogales and Colima/ Paso Real intersections, at Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (See attached pictures/article). The list below shows what had happened in the park to the residents.
Management robbing, extorting, discriminating and abusing elderly
There are many elderly residents in this park who were discriminated and immorally abused. One resident in SPC * is 95 years old. He described his personal experiences and feelings for 20 minutes in public. He stated that "Living here is like living in jail." He then shared the years of experience of being in this park. However he fears to write in words.
SPC * who is 86 year old lady is disabled and has low income. Because her family lived far away, a social worker found a caregiver to live together. However, the park management only allowed the caregiver to live in the house, but not the caregiver's husband, charging $450 fine per month. The caregiver eventually had to leave. Management had forced to live alone and pay about $4300 of fees.
When SPC *'s children and grandchildren brought her food, temporarily parking their car in front of the house to unload, a tow truck came and hooked it up. SPC*'s son and grandson ran out and sat in the car to stop the towing. However, management called the sheriffs, and the car was towed. The towing company detained the car overnight, forcing them to pay over $400 to get the car. SPC *said, "I have been abused for all these years … it makes me want to die rather than live here."
About the same towing case happened to SPC ** and SPC **.
One elderly resident, now 92 years old, was not able to swallow due to stomach surgery. His car which had a disabled parking sign was parked in front of his house with the engine on in order to walked to the patio with his wife. A tow truck came and the tow truck driver rushed to hook up the car and tow it. The old man asked the driver to stop and at least give back his key for entry to the house. The driver ignored him and towed the car away with the house key still hanging in the car, forcing him to go around for help. The tow truck company would not give him his car until he paid them in cash about $400.
The doctor required SPC * to sit outside comfortably for his failing health. Therefore, a sofa chair was put on the porch. However, the management then sent a notice to him, requiring him to remove the chair. The resident's association informed management that the old man needs the chair to sit outside and that it does not bother neighbors. The park management's action therefore intensified, not only warning that the sofa chair must be removed, but also a small table that was on the porch for years. The elderly family moved the items into the room suffering.
The elderly man who lived in SPC ** had provided many proposals to the federal government when he was younger. However, he now has disabilities. Someone piled his backyard with garbage and the manager called the sheriffs whom arrested and handcuffed him sitting in the wheelchair defenseless and forced him into a mental hospital. The hospital did not provide enough food and did not allow him to rest, every few hours taking his blood and doing other tests. He then felt fatigue and fell. He said, "After the second fall, I felt that I couldn't get up again. I got enough effort to pray to God, finally having the power I struggled to stand up again. I decided to fight against the murder conspiracy and seek justice!"
The elderly lady who lived in SPC * had surgery in her heart. She had parked her car in front of her neighbor's house for a quick visit. As she knocked at the door, a tow truck came and hooked up SPC *'s car. Ms. SPC ***elderly lady run and climbed up to the driver's door asking the driver to not tow the car. The driver did not give her back the car, therefore she has to tell the driver that she had surgery for her heart. However, the driver insisted to tow the car until she paid him cash. She said she was scared that after she got her car back, she found that her pants was urinated.
SPC * likes to garden; however, the management recently sent notices to her regarding her plant supports even though the supports had been there for years. She asked for the resident's association to help. Management then retaliated, sending intimidation letters, including a letter requiring her to go into the office with a translator. She felt intimidated and oppressed by the management. She said, "Throughout my life I never felt fear as I do right now, having no peace every day and night."
One elderly household is very frightened of the management, even refusing to disclose their names and residence with newspaper reporters. Due to insufficient income, they had sublet a room. After being questioned by the park the tenants left. Management then threatened to come and search the house, intimidating the elderly household. Tenants had moved in for only 21 days, however, management asked the elderly household to pay a fee of $1,300. They felt that they cannot afford to pay that. When management did not accept their monthly rent payment, They cannot live peacefully as they felt fear of losing their home. Being already small the wife still lost more weight because of fears and lacks of sleep. After another resident helped them and translated for them, Chuck written with a marker a paper, forcing them to pay $15 a day for 30 days instead of 21 days, totaling $450. Due to fear, she paid. Exhibit F
While that elderly household's son-in-law came to see them and pick his children up. A tow truck hooked up his car and drove away. The son-in-law hurried to chase the tow truck; however, the driver accelerated and dropped a business card, towing the car away. Because of fear to facing Chuck, they do not dare to go out often. When seeing the management, she trembles as fear.
Park management with criminal intent to create difficulties, retaliate and violate rights
Because a homeowner who had lived in Spc * had shortly parked his car in front of his house, the manager scolded him for around 10 minutes without giving any explanation. To persecute him, management sent him many notices demanding him that he repair his backyard, repaint his house, renovate the carport, etc. Park management even demanded that the house be painted three times because it wasn't an "approved color". Management has given him many unreasonable demands, including changing pipes that do not affect anyone and are in good condition. Many of the notices threatened that if the demands are not completed in 30 days, eviction will occur. One of the park managers, Chuck Johnson, assaulted the homeowner with his golf cart, accelerating toward him, bringing physical and mental suffering by harassing him. He had a car accident caused by his newly incurred lethargic problems. His family was very scared, and reported to the fair housing for help. He has to sell his home at a very low price to leave the park. Many residents have situations where management threatens them with eviction.
Mr. Meng, who lives in SPC 133, decided to establish a residents' association to organize residents to help each other and live in a better condition. Park management required Mr. Meng to sign a clubhouse reservation form in order to use the clubhouse. The reservation form requires "Proof that the entire Park was invited, non-residents may not attend, a "sign in" sheet to be given to us at the end of the meeting…." Mr. Meng refused to sign the unlawful form. Therefore, on February 2, 2013, a Saturday which the residents are planning to meet together, the park management locked the doors of the clubhouse, billiards room, and library without advanced notice. They hung a sign saying, "Closed for Cleaning", forcing the residents to meet outside next to the pool. Mr. Meng's wife then sent a lawful notification letter to them which led management's lawyer to retaliate them and given them four 7 day notices to conform, telling Mrs. Meng to move a small chair, redo the awning supports, remove the concrete, remove one of her cars, and not allow Mr. Meng to live in the home. It stated that if not conformed to, then they would issue a 6o day notice to leave. However, in no correspondence did they respond properly to any of Mrs. Meng's letters, and instead retaliated, eventually sending a 60 days termination of tenancy, not even receiving their rent. On June 3, 2013, it was found that management did not cash in the check for the May rent. Management said because they had sent a 60 day notice to terminate tenancy, they would not accept the check.
On April 1, 2013, Mr. Meng helped his neighbor SPC*** when she tripped on a crack in the road. However, during that time, the park managers were rude and commanded Mr. Meng to leave, not wanting him to stay with the injured. Mr. Meng would not argue with them as they are facing people who are injured, but still stayed to help. Even when Chuck Johnson threatened Mr. Meng, standing right in front of Mr. Meng to the point of touching him, Mr. Meng did not leave or move. If Mr. Meng left, there would be no one to do the translation to the paramedics. Mr. Meng followed ambulance to the hospital with the husband of the injured lady. The next day, Mr. Meng asked the manager under what law she was allowed to command him to leave. She replied, saying, "I'm the manager."
The resident who lived in SPC * said in the media interview that his car was towed three times while he was just switching cars. Management told him, "You can't stop for even a second." To retaliate, management monitored and stalked him, sending letters to harass him.
SPC ** set a video camera, recording the tow truck taking his car in one minute. Many same things happened on many residents.
The sign attached on the wall of the guest parking said that guests can park until 12:00am. However, SPC **'s friend's car had been hooked up on or about 11:55 pm, before 12:00 am. When the resident and his friends walked to the guest parking lot, they saw that their car has been hooked up and that the management was with the tow truck driver. They ran to the car and talked to the driver that it was not 12:00 yet. However, the manager brought the resident and his friend aside to talk to them; in the meantime the driver started to tow away the car. The resident and his friend point the time on their watch and cell phone which shows that it was not 12:00 yet. However, the manager said that because the towing truck is here, the car has to be towed. Something similar happened to some residents.
Retaliation is the main tool by which the management "rule over" the residents
SPC ** had helped serve a lawful notification letter to management for Mrs. Meng. The management then pretended that they had not received their rent and issued a notice for him to pay the late fee.
SPC ** also helped serve a lawful notification letter. After the service, management demanded to have the few weeds be pulled.
The resident who lived in SPC ** had, in a media interview, revealed the unlawful towing. Because of that, he was stalked and monitored by the management.
SPC ** often joined the MRA meeting which was monitored by the camera in the clubhouse. He received a notice said that his yard has to be improved.
The park management criminally seizes the property
Some homeowners might have moved out already but cannot sell their home. However, the rent still needs to be paid. Homeowners eventually cannot afford all the costs, therefore allowing the park management to seize the property. If elderly people have passed away, many problems would arise where the heir of the home would rather just abandon the home, giving more gains for the management.
Another elderly resident applied for his wife to be one of the owners of the home. However, management refused to add her with the reasoning that she had an unstable income. Park management must approve every transfer of ownership, so obstacles are imposed and management can "pick" any prospective households, often maliciously obstructing homeowners from selling their home.
Many others have the same problem. The park got homes and rent for profit, on another hand, the park put in agreement to prohibit residents share rooms for surviving purpose as rent of the land is extremely high.
The park management conspired with sheriffs and officials
Sheriffs did not enforce the law. According to the California Vehicle code § 22658 (g) (1) (B), a car cannot be towed when the car owner asked for the car to be returned. Also, the vehicle stated that violation of this is a misdemeanor. By law, the sheriff may stop the robbing of cars. However, they instead to encourage towing.
Sheriffs acts lopsided towards the management. On April 22, Residents reported the criminal case to the Sheriff Station in Walnut after being back from reported case with FBI. The station promised to send a Chinese speaking sheriff at 3 pm to go and speak with the residents at the park to continue the complaint. About 20 homeowners waited. Around 3:20 pm, no one came, so the residents called. The sheriff station said that the sheriff would be there in 30 minutes. However, after 4pm, the Chinese speaking sheriff did not come; instead of a Chinese speaking sheriff, 2 patrol sheriffs appeared with a bad attitude and walked in with the park managers together. The sheriffs said that the managers could be there even though residents are already afraid of management. When residents asked for the sheriffs' full name, they answered "sheriff"; when asked for the badge number, they gave their patrol number. The attitude of the sheriffs made residents uncomfortable, and said that the residents should "move out of here if you do not like it." he sheriffs were indifferent to what the residents are experiencing. Residents complained to the station. However, the station did not take the complaint letter and threatened residents. Residents then wrote and sent certified mail to the Los Angeles County Sheriff and a copy to some senators. No valid response has been received and no Chinese speaking sheriff has come to date. Exhibit C Residents complained to Sheriff.
The state HUD officer had send SPC 133 a citation after management's report to him. Mrs. Meng sent him a letter, however, the HUD officer never replied and never gave her any more citations (Exhibit D). Instead of continuing correspondence with MRs. Meng, the HUD officer instead support management to retaliate against SPC 133.
The management have also done many other unjust actions not state in this document due to its civil nature. including using unlawful contracts, wrongfully charge fees, violating the contracts, raising the rent not in line with rental agreement, and many civil unlawful actions oppressing the residents. The management plunders the poor's earnings, and retaliates anyone who stands up. All residents of the park have been impacted by these actions of management and more than 50 households are serious victims. Residents sign this deeming that (1) the contract must be voided, (2) management has to be judged against their oppressive actions and criminal activities, (3) a restraining order against management has to be made, and (4) the land investors to compensate for all the damages of residents and give residents fair rent.
The towing company has been criminally charged, see Exhibit A. There is a conspiracy of the management, sheriffs, officials, and the towing company. Residents also jointly request that an FBI investigation be started as soon as possible and the United States Attorney and/or District Attorney have to be involved.
Please also have the relevant agencies investigate these facts, provide special protection for the residents, and immediately stop the management from contacting the residents.
We solemnly affirm that the above statements and urgent requests are true facts of what has been experienced from the best knowledge of Residents.
Rowland Heights Mobile Estates Residents
1441 Paso Real Ave. Rowland Heights, CA 91748
Phone#: 626 581 6580 Email: 133@mra1441.org Website:www.facebook.com/MRA1441
About the towing case, letter from a resident:
Dear Ken, here is the information,
Superior Court Case No KA09757( it should be No KA097570–noted by Ken Meng)
1. Joe Belcher (owner of Hook It Up Towing) charged with conspiracy to commit felonies.
2. Lisa Drynan (accomplice) charged with conspiracy to commit felonies
Outcome: released due to lack of evidence
3. Robert Tinker, a Hook it Up employee was on parole for another crime when he worked for Hook it Up. He received a reduced prison sentence by pleading guilty to 2 felonies: illegal taking of a car and assault with a deadly weapon.
4. The managers of Rowland Heights Mobile Home Estates were aware that towing laws were being broken in the park. To begin with, when Violet Farmer was questioned by Deputy Stegner of the Walnut Sheriff's Station, she said that Lisa Drynan had permission to patrol the park to find cars for Hook it Up Towing. This is known as predatory towing, which is against the law.
Testimony of a resident:
Testimony highlighted above on Exhibit B is not supposed to show on website to prevent retaliation. Please keep it in private.
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
By admin|2015-10-25T22:30:37+00:00October 25th, 2015|2014, Abuse / Intimidation / Harassment|Comments Off on Rowland Heights Mobile Estates Update May 1, 2014


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Skyfaring
Feature image: A British Airways Speedbird departs LHR for
a glorious sky. (Simon Allardice | flickr.com CC BY 2.0)
Skyfaring. A Journey with a Pilot.
by Mark Vanhoenacker
Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 2015
ISBN 10: 0701188669 / ISBN 13: 978-0701188665
They are all too rare – those timeless books that not only describe flight perfectly, but also convey all the beauty, poetry, wonder and magic that gives the subject its soul.
From over 100 years of successful aviation, the list is surprisingly short: Charles Lindbergh's We; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Ernest K. Gann's essential Fate Is the Hunter; and, of course, Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingstone Seagull.
Now, perhaps, there's another.
In Skyfaring. A Journey with a Pilot, author Mark Vanhoenacker openly admits his love of flight. It's why he wrote the book; it's why chose a career in the cockpit of a 747; it's there on every page.
A 747 shows its shadow on the flank of a cumulus cloud over London, England. (Courtesy of Mark Vanhoenacker)
At this point, I'd insert the piece of text that illustrates my point. But it's almost impossible to choose. As a lover of aircraft, a pilot, a frequent airline commuter and a career writer, I felt Skyfaring was ALL highlight.
Here's a typical example of the evocative style:
"Think back to when you first flew. When you first left the Earth, and travelled high and fast above its turning arc. When you looked down on a new world, captured simple and perfectly through a window fringed with ice. When you descended towards a city, and arrived from the sky as effortlessly as daybreak."
Ahhh yes! And that's just from the 'About the Book' bit at the start!
Vanhoenacker revels in the inherent beauty of things he sees every day – in the environments we traverse, in the machines we build, and in the language we use to guide them. He points this beauty out to us as clearly as a frame in a gallery indicates art, so that again and again, all the ordinary elements of his world are shown for the extraordinary wonders they really are.
At the heart of Skyfaring – right where it belongs – is chapter 4 Machine. I use the word 'heart' advisedly because, much as we're interested in how flying long distances will affect us, how efficiently each trip can be routed, what we'll fly through and over, and who we'll meet on the journey, the heart of the whole affair is the glorious, beautiful, improbable contrivances that make it happen.
Vanhoenacker has written a celebration of the poetry, creativity and art that is inherent in the science and engineering of aircraft design. Graphically, he describes the epiphany he had when airplanes taught him creation and cold science can co-exist.
Maybe that's where the fascination lies – flying tells us secrets about life itself.
He also recalls a visit to the giant Airbus A320 assembly plant at Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany, where he is shown everything from enormous slices of fuselage waiting their appointment with the fabricators, to a stack of "the world's most expensive rubbish bins" waiting to be placed into finished cockpits. But it's not simply a description; we are genuinely given a chance to share his sense of awe and amazement at the complex symphony that brings these living machines into the air.
The shadow of return: on final approach to Houston George Bush Intercontinental. (Courtesy of Mark Vanhoenacker)
Poetry and motion
The chapters preceding Machine are titled Lift, Place and Wayfinding. In textbooks, Lift would introduce you to the fundamental principles of flight. It does here, too, but this time it's to the fundamentals of the love of flight. The chapter traces Vanhoernacker's journey to the cockpit in parallel with a flight from London to Tokyo, with natural weighting toward the arrival phase of both journeys: The description begins with him waking in a crew rest bunk.
Place brings a completely different fascination, as the text explores the landed experience of modern jet travel. There is the ease of changing between cities and cultures, contrasted with our slow-evolved physiology's inability to digest this new rate of change. Alongside the familiar time-and circadian-based 'jet lag', the author introduces 'place lag' – our mind's racing to catch up with the impossible changes of environment. One example he gives is going from hiking in Connecticut to dining in London, while the mind still races to resolve what happened to the all-so-recent sensations of hiking.
Wayfinding take us in yet another direction, into the highly evolved systems of modern navigation. Here, Vanhoenacker reveals his genius for sharing. He helps us to appreciate the intricacies of technologies like the Inertial Navigation System, while encouraging us to enjoy a medieval-like wonder at just what it can do. Why? Because even as a pilot who accesses the technology every day, Vanhoenacker himself is still in touch with the marvels of it all.
And nothing is missed, from the virtual geography of airspace to the surprising whimsy, poetry and even levity of waypoints. What should be coldly anonymous, abstract co-ordinates with random but pronounceable five-letter code names are revealed as a kind of aerial graffiti. We're introduced to routing sequences like WALTZ – INGMA – TILDA between Australia and New Zealand, or WONSA – JOLLY – SWAGY for pilots approaching Australia's western shores. The examples are many, memorable and global – from TULIP off the Netherlands to WIKID and PAHTI off Boston.
Towering cumulus clouds storm up from the Bay of Bengal. (Courtesy of Mark Vanhoenacker)
The elements of air travel
Following on from Machine, we journey into Air, Water, Encounters, Night and Return – the true elements of air travel. As you've probably gathered by now, each treats a different aspect of flight in observations that are at once enlightening, surprising and inspiring. Beauty abounds – in the names of winds, and the incredible lifecycle of weather, right through to far less obvious ways – both ancient and modern – of seeing the stars.
"The heavens from a dark cockpit are a breathtaking proposition", Vanhoenacker writes in Night, "and a consolation when the night is moonless. High up the sky looks three dimensional. For once, outer space bears at least the idea of fathoms, or depth; a sea composed of distance, shot through with ancient lights."
Water is an especially fascinating chapter, water being such a constant part of flight. The old saw about the earth's surface being 70% covered in water gets a mention, but only as a point of comparison. The more valuable statistic is that about 60% of the world is covered in cloud at any given time. Water may have 70% of the surface, but it reaches 100% of the air – giving rise to a litany of poetic references to the science, beauty and power of clouds, rains, fogs, storms, ocean crossing, seascapes and white-capped approaches to coastal runways.
But my favourite of all, not surprisingly, is Air. Vanhoenacker has a pilot's love of the invisible nothingness that can hold so much aloft, along with a more universal sense of wonder that it does. To marvel at air is to marvel at flight itself, and Skyfaring is an ode to things marvellous. The peculiar properties of air, the compounding effects of mass and temperature and velocity and altitude, and all their compounding effects on the practice of flight, are sensitively, patiently illuminated.
And yet, even while he's taking us behind the black curtain and showing us the contents of the magician's hat, none of the magic is lost. (Quite a trick.) Nor is the romance of sunsets, our timeless relationship with the atmosphere; nor the wonder that we can rise on something so unsubstantial and completely invisible, go anywhere we choose, and descend safely back to more solid ground.
Los Angeles glitters beyond the cabin window, during a night approach to LAX. (Courtesy of Mark Vanhoenacker)
What flying is about
Skyfaring is Vanhoenacker's first book. His real job is as a right-seater on British Airways 747s, flying long-haul routes across the world. After teenage flying lessons in the USA and post-graduate study in England, his first career was in business consulting. And there, amid frequent air travel for work, he realised his true love was the sky itself. Almost immediately, consulting became a stepping stone to flying lessons, and flying lessons to a career as an airline pilot.
There's little doubt that he has a gift, not just for prose but also for breaking down barriers. Too many professions wall themselves off from the un-inducted on the basis that outsiders 'just wouldn't understand'. Combat veterans are famous for it, and fair enough too. But professional pilots have less reason to be so exclusive.
Vanhoenacker razes this barrier with honesty, passion and grace. He recognises that everyone who flies is sharing the same incredible adventure. If you are interested enough to ask, he is enamoured enough to respond. With marvellous depth and insight.
The result isn't just a book about flying; it's a book about what flying is about – nature, people, technology, design and the miracle of it all.
Why wait?
Whether you fly for a living, a love, or just to get home, Mark Vanhoenacker's writing will stir your spirit with a fresh appreciation for aviation, and fresh perspectives on the things you thought you knew.
I'm totally confident his beautiful words will find a place among aviation's best-loved books, with exit row seating in flight bags, camera bags and carry on bags the world over. It will be with us for decades. But why wait?
You can find copies of SkyFaring – A Journey with a Pilot from US$13 here, or through your preferred bookseller.
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10 thoughts on "Skyfaring"
Apologies for the half-cocked draft of this piece that I published by mistake earlier… Finger trouble. (And nothing at all to do with the glass of whisky beside me.)
apron6 says:
Don't forget 'The Right Stuff'. That's aviation put into words! 🙂
True enough. Tom Wolfe s a great author, and the phrase "the right stuff" is locked into everyday language thanks to him (and Hollywood).
I first read excerpts of Skyfaring in the New York Times, where it was accompanied by some impressive graphic design:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/14/opinion/14-in-flight-mark-vanhoenacker.html?_r=0
Anyway, I'm glad to see Vanhoenacker getting the publicity, because we need another Richard Bach or Ernest Gann. They're every bit as essential to preserving and spreading the magic of flight as anything we do at the airport!
It is definitely a beautiful book and, as a member of the aviation bibliophile fraternity, it felt like an author of Vanhoernacker's eloquence was well overdue. I suspect a strong fascination, if not outright passion, for aviation is latent in the vast majority of people. Good writing does so much to kindle the romance and build aviation's support base.
Agreed. Not only is that passion lacking in most people; it's also sadly lacking in many a pilot. For the professional, the daily routine grinds it away. For the hobbyist, it's the cost and hassle. You know a tome is special when it wipes all that grime away and reveals the pure, sparkling possibility of flight.
"reveals" the pure sparkling possibility, or 'reminds' us of it…? I think it's a given that pilots are in love with flight (I don't know any who took it up for the money) but I understand that some of the shine comes off when it becomes the daily grind. I get like that on some writing jobs, but once I get into my flow it always feels much better. I must ask Mark how enthusiastic he is on a 3am winter wake-up call!
Well, I asked the 3am question and Mark's reply was: "Coffee helps!" then "There are lots of jobs where you have to get up early, and heading off to fly a 747 is probably the best reason to get up early that I can imagine…" Clever man. The world (and not just the aviation world) could use some more 'glass half full'-kind of people like him.
Actually, "reveals" is what I was going for. Few in the general public (the audience for his book) associate airline flying with passion and excitement anymore. It's easy to understand why — after all, we've all experienced the crush of surly people, TSA hassles, lines, and delays at major airports — but a book like Mark's reveals to the masses that the good stuff is still there, waiting to be found like a gem buried deep in the earth.
Much of what I admire about Mark is his attitude. Many pilots wouldn't see what he sees, even if they were experiencing it the exact same way. The difference is attitude.
Absolutely. His comment on 3am starts is all about attitude. I remember last time I took a trip with my wife, and the pilot announced that it was -60ºC outside the window. "Did he say minus 60?!", my darling asked. "Uh-huh", I replied. "And we're sitting centimetres away from that in shirtsleeves, drinking a coffee and free to get up and walk around. It's a miracle." She wasn't totally convinced, but I try… 🙂
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Automated Driving Market Research Analyst Mobileye
Michael Furlong
CEO Indio Technologies
Shannon	Goggin
CEO & Co-Founder Noyo Technologies
McKeel Hagerty
CEO Hagerty Group
Brian Hetherington
Chairman ABD Insurance & Financial Services
Gary Hoberman
CEO & Founder Unqork
Raution Jaiswal
CEO & Co-Founder InsuredMine
CEO MarketScout
Matthew	Kirk
Chief Sales & Distribution Officer, Small Commercial The Hartford
Jon Lincoln
Founder & Chief Product Strategist Veruna
Jennifer Linton
CEO & Founder Fenris Digital
Cheryl Matochik
SVP, Strategic Resources & Initiatives The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)
Erik Mitisek
President highwing
Zac Overbay
Chief Opperating Officer Woodruff Sawyer
Yogesh Shetty
CEO Avibra
Said Taiym
Chief Digital Officer Lockton Companies
Moshe Tamir
Founder & Managing Director MT Innovation Ventures
Jeff To
CEO Safekeep
Founder & Managing Partner Smart Harbor
Amy Zupon
CEO Vertafore
Digital Fineprint
Erik Abrahamsson is the founder and CEO of Digital Fineprint (DFP), which helps insurance carriers and brokers with actionable insights for SME insurance. Before founding the company, Erik worked in strategy for Twitter in Singapore, and prior to that at Procter & Gamble's European HQ in Switzerland. DFP's award-winning software is used by insurers like AXA, QBE and Hiscox, and the company is backed by InsurTech investors Eos Venture Partners and Pentech Ventures.
Bill Atlee founded iPipline in 1996, creating the first multi-carrier network offering digital access to insurance quotes, underwriting status, and electronic applications through cloud-based software. Bill began his career as a life insurance agent, gaining valuable experience in estate planning techniques for high net worth individuals. In 1992, he founded Direct Quote America, Inc., a nationally licensed brokerage firm that developed one of the first automated term insurance shopping services. Today, Bill is a renowned thought leader, utilizing his decades of experience to deliver humor-based messages provoking the industry to advance digitally. As Chief Strategy Officer of iPipeline, he drives innovation and go-to-market strategy based on customer needs and industry pain points.
Bold Penguin
Ilya Bodner has changed the way people buy, sell, and think about commercial insurance. A startup enthusiast and insurtech pioneer, Ilya is the founder and CEO of Bold Penguin, a rapidly growing tech company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Ilya started his career on the front lines as an agent, and has been on a mission to upgrade the industry through one successful startup after another. Recent recognitions include "Executive of the Year" by BizTech and Best in Biz, "People's Choice Innovation Leader of the Year" by the Insurance Innovation Awards, and Columbus Business First's "40 Under 40" Class of 2019.
M3 Insurance
Cowbell Cyber
Trent Cooksley is the COO for Cowbell Cyber. Cowbell is a cyber insurance MGA focused on solving the insurability gap between cyber exposures and coverage. Cooksley is an insurance executive and 3-time startup co-founder. He has held underwriting, operational, finance and business development roles in all stages of company growth. Cooksley built some of the first pay as you go insurance technology solutions and has worked with many of the most dynamic insurtechs and carriers as partner or investor. Most recently prior to Cowbell, Cooksley was Head of Open Innovation for Markel Corporation and Managing Director of Markel Digital.
Tower IQ
Adam Demos has empowered a new generation of data-driven trusted advisors by putting their customers at the center of the conversation. Adam is the founder and CEO of towerIQ inc., a data normalization company focused on bringing transparency to the insurance market. TowerIQ is headquartered in Boston, MA and backed by General Catalyst, Hyperplane Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Vestigo Ventures & Laconia Capital. Adam previously helped build App Annie the global leader for intelligence data in the mobile economy which was also founded with a "data-first" approach.
Dovetail, a Victor company
Michael Ferber is Chief Executive Officer of Dovetail Insurance responsible for the company's overall strategy, service and product delivery. Mike has over 25 years of technology, process-effectiveness and change management experience. Prior to joining Dovetail, Mike was the Chief Information Officer for ICAT, also a Victor company. As CIO for ICAT, his role was a business position with responsibilities in the areas of technology, digital and user experience strategies, as well as operational processes. Prior to joining ICAT, Mike served as Senior Vice President of Change Management for Lehman Brothers Mortgage division in Denver. Prior to Lehman Brothers, he spent five years with GMAC leading operations and technology within their mortgage banking division. Early in his career, he spent seven years with Ernst & Young as well as technology start-up companies. He holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from Indiana University.
Automated Driving Market Research Analyst
In his brief career, Scott Franz has worked as a home automation sub-contractor; a software engineer for Egnyte, a content collaboration SaaS company; a driver for Lyft; and now a market researcher for Intel's Autonomous Driving Group. An avid rock climber, social dancer, and scuba diver, his insatiable curiosity and problem solving motivates him to learn all about the disruptive technologies that will reshape the social, economic, cultural, and political landscapes of the world.
Indio Technologies
Mike Furlong is the CEO of Indio Technologies, a platform that simplifies the insurance application process for brokers and their clients. Indio is trusted by thousands of broker agents across North America, has a relationship with more than 30 of the top 100 U.S. brokerages, and has raised a total of $30M in funding from Menlo Ventures, 8VC, NFP Ventures, 500 Startups, Merus Capital, and Compound. Prior to Indio Technologies, Mike started Sliced Investing, the first online hedge fund investment platform built for individual investors backed by Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator. Mike's passion is at the intersection of software and financial services, with a focus on enhancing legacy workflows.
Noyo Technologies
Shannon Goggin is the CEO and co-founder of Noyo, a software company building infrastructure for modern health insurance distribution. Noyo's platform makes it easy for insurance companies, brokers, and distribution platforms to safely and efficiently share information. Before starting Noyo, she built product at Zenefits, where she saw the powerful role insurance plays in increasing access to healthcare.
Hagerty Group
McKeel Hagerty began playing with cars as a boy and hasn't stopped since, turning his parent's small local insurance agency into the world's largest provider of specialty insurance and automotive media for people who love cool cars. McKeel is a former chairman of YPO (2016-2017), the premier global leadership organization for more than 27,000 chief executives in over 130 countries. He is distilling his experiences with YPO and his lifelong study of leadership into his first book, "Boundless," which will be published by ForbesBooks in 2020. McKeel is also a Co-Founder and General Partner for Grand Ventures, which invests in innovative emerging technologies for Midwest industries.
ABD Insurance & Financial Services
Brian is the Chairman of ABD, a specialty insurance and financial services firm serving global clients from their Northern California headquarters. Brian helped launch ABD in 2012 as CEO, and held executive roles at Wells Fargo Insurance and abd insurance previously. Brian is an avid technology fan, having run global sales teams at NightFire Software, N.E.T., and MCI Telecommunications. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and Kellogg Graduate School of Business. He is a music nut, playing in several bands that allow keyboards and accordions.
Unqork
Gary Hoberman has 25 years' experience bringing transformative solutions to market for leading financial organizations. He is the inventor of eight patents, including Unqork, the first Do-it-Yourself Enterprise software platform, founded in 2017. Gary has grown Unqork to support 20 of the top global financial institutions, including leading financial services and insurance companies, and has secured funding from prominent investors including Goldman Sachs. Prior to Unqork, he was the Global CIO for MetLife, overseeing technology across 47 countries, managing a $1.2 billion budget and more than 10,000 resources and one of the youngest-ever Managing Directors at Citigroup.
InsuredMine
Raution is the Co-founder and CEO of InsuredMine, an Insurtech startup focused on redefining user experience for Agents & Insured by power boosting any Agency Management System, by adding the last mile connectivity to increase customer retention, cross sales and up sales. Prior to co-finding InsuredMine, Raution successfully started two other startups providing consulting services and software development. Raution spent 15 years in the corporate sector as a Finance and Technology consultant strategizing and implementing large scale enterprise solutions with later years in Corporate M&A. Raution's obsession is customer/user experience; that is well evident with the highly adopted design and development of InsuredMine tools. He draws his inspiration from the likes of Steve Jobs and believes that each action should be max 3 clicks away in App or Agency Portal. He has a very compelling story to share about how he brought the InsuredMine team together and built the ultimate platform for customer experience. Raution lives in Plano, Texas with his family and enjoys coaching his 6-year-old son for chess championships.
MarketScout
Richard Kerr is Chairman and CEO of MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas-based MGA and electronic insurance exchange that presents pre-qualified Certified Market Specialists to its 40,000-member agency network across the US. Mr. Kerr is Founder of the Entrepreneurial Insurance Alliance (EIA), the Council for Insuring Private Clients (CIPC), and MarketScout InsurTech Ventures (MIT). He previously served as CEO of Lambert Fenchurch US Holdings, Chairman of Sedgwick Energy and was President of Sedgwick of Texas.
Richard is an Executive Council member of the Risk Management & Insurance Executive Council Advisory Board of the Florida State University College of Business and serves as a board member for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He is founder of the Kerr Educational Trust and HEROES, a support organization for soldiers returning from active duty.
Chief Sales & Distribution Officer, Small Commercial
Matthew R. Kirk is the Chief Sales & Distribution Officer for Small Commercial. He leads the small commercial sales and distribution organization and is responsible for its sales performance and distribution strategy. He was appointed to this role in 2015. Kirk joined The Hartford in 2006, serving as the senior vice president and director of Government Affairs and leading the company's engagement with federal and state regulators. In 2012, he became senior vice president of Sales and Distribution for Commercial Markets.
Founder & Chief Product Strategist
Veruna
Jon Lincoln began his InsurTech career in 2010 when he joined etfile, one of the insurance industry's leading providers of document management, as VP of Business Development. By 2015 a passion for innovation and entrepreneurship led him to the launch of Veruna, the only complete agency management system built on the Salesforce platform. Jon was named a "Top 10 InsurTech Leader of 2017" by ACORD and is focused on helping independent insurance agencies leverage new technology for growth. Veruna has since gained prominence in the insurance industry with recognition as the 2016 ACORD "Innovation of the Year"
Fenris Digital
Jen is the Founder and CEO of Fenris Inc, a next gen platform of data and analytic services that re-purposes unique and proprietary data sets to improve insurance application, quoting, and underwriting processes. Her previous startup ventures include DriveFactor (now CCC Drive) and Elephant Auto Insurance, as Director of Marketing. Previously VP of New Markets for Allianz Worldwide Partners, Jen's experience with insurance large and small has given her an understanding of the status quo and current obstacles, and fed her need to question why and how it can be improved upon.
SVP, Strategic Resources & Initiatives
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)
Cheryl Matochik is Senior Vice President of Strategic Resources & Initiatives at The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) in Washington D.C. Cheryl has been recognized throughout her 15-year career at CIAB for leveraging her in-depth knowledge of the global insurance marketplace and the U.S. policy/regulatory landscape to catalyze "out of the box" approaches to engaging and enhancing retail brokers understanding of insurtech, cyber risk and the changing world of employee benefits consulting and healthcare.
highwing
Erik Mitisek is an innovative change maker and the President of Imagine Analytics, the first open data platform for commercial insurance. With over 20 years experience leading companies from inception to market differentiating products, Erik knows connected data has the power to create massive value for insurance. An experienced Founder and CEO, Erik has led the development of the business, strategy, fundraising, and product for high-growth companies in the music, real estate, financial services, and online travel industries. After several years incubating in one of the top 10 brokerages, he brings his penchant for innovative product to insurance with Imagine.
Chief Opperating Officer
Woodruff Sawyer
Zac Overbay is the Chief Operating Officer at Woodruff Sawyer, one of the largest independently owned insurance brokerage and risk consulting firms in the U.S. He spends much of his time thinking about technology and innovation to shape the customer and employee experience for Woodruff Sawyer. He believes advancements in data & analytics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology will drive the future of brokerage operations and risk decision-making. Zac holds a Bachelor's degree in economics, MBA concentrated in information systems, and the CPCU, RPLU, RIMS Fellow, and ARM designations.
Avibra
Yogesh is Avibra's CEO and Co-Founder. His goal has been to reinvent life insurance as a 'well-being' product with a focus on giving something tangible to people to improve their lives right now. Avibra is the first startup to introduce a novel way to use a data-driven model to offer guaranteed micro life insurance with no medical underwriting, all earned simply through people's good habits. Yogesh was the former Managing Director & Head of Architecture & Innovation at New York Life. Before that, he worked for Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase and a number of startups. He is also a successful author of a book used in universities as a part of master's level curriculum.
Lockton Companies
Said is executive vice president and chief digital officer for Lockton, the world's largest privately held, independent insurance broker and consultant. Said's focus is on digital innovation and new technologies to help Lockton Associates transform how they deliver best-in-class strategic solutions for clients. He is an expert in leading change and creating technology innovations that improve the customer experience. Prior to joining Lockton in June 2018, he was senior vice president and chief information officer for AF Group, a leading workers' compensation insurance organization. Said has more than 10 years of experience in the insurance industry, delivering huge impact for industry leaders including XL Group and Zurich North America. He also spent six years with Accenture leading large personal and commercial carrier transformations. Said is active in insurance industry groups as well as in local communities. He of Illinois at Chicago. He also served as chairman of the board of the Capital
Area IT Council in Lansing, Michigan, Council on Compensation Insurance.
Founder & Managing Director
MT Innovation Ventures
Moshe is the CEO and Founder of MT Innovation Ventures. An advisory and business innovation builder in insurance for the 21st century. MTIV help structures and builds innovative new digital businesses by working with network technology partners and Insurers around the world. MTIV provide priority access to Israel innovation and fintech ecosystem. Until Recently Moshe was Global Head of Digital Transformation at Generali, one of the world's largest insurance companies Prior to this, Moshe was Deputy CEO and CMO of Migdal Insurance, Israel's largest insurance company. Moshe started his career at Intel Israel.
Safekeep
Jeff is CEO of Safekeep, a collaboration platform that helps financial advisors and producers grow their books of business by enabling customers to pursue their dreams. Prior to Safekeep, Jeff was Global Head of Insurance at Salesforce and Founder of Fintech Garage where he partnered with financial institutions to re-think digital experiences. Jeff was twice named by ACORD as a "Top 10 InsurTech Leader" in 2018 and 2017. He is currently a board member at Hagerty Insurance and a strategic advisor to Limelight Health.
Founder & Managing Partner
Smart Harbor
Jason Walker helps independent insurance agents and their carriers realize growth using digital marketing technologies and performance insights. As founder and managing partner of Smart Harbor, Jason helps insurance agents not only compete but win in the digital world, using the right combination of websites, smart forms, SEO, social media, and data and analytics. Smart Harbor serves 1,000+ independent insurance agencies that represent over 900 carriers. A recipient of the 2018 Smart 50 Award for Innovation, Impact and Sustainability, Jason is a published author, speaker, and AUGIE Ambassador, advancing digital technology adoption among independent insurance agents.
Vertafore
Amy Zupon has spent her entire career partnering with companies to develop software and data solutions to improve their business performance. This purpose drives her day-to-day leadership philosophy, and at Vertafore, this mindset allows her to put the customer experience above all else. Whether it's giving Vertafore clients better access to their data or driving efficiencies by automating current practices, Amy and Vertafore strive to deliver results that drive real improvements for the community they serve.
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Friday saw more covers coming out of the woodworks. This must've just been the week for it, yes? This one came from vocalist Kendra Morris. She took on the Radiohead classic Karma Police . The song is to be part of her album Mockingbird, which will be released July 30.
There was a great deal of noise coming from the Kpop world today. But the most important for me was G-Dragon releasing the LP of his first world tour .
Primal Scream visited Rolling Stone studio to preview track It's Alright, It's OK from their upcoming album More Light . And in some news that will make our very own Adrienne Lew excited, Muse announced they will perform at the London premier of World War Z . Said Paramount Pictures president Randy Spendlove, "It made the movie feel and sound really cool." That, of course, isn't too hard to believe. But I love how that's the official explanation of the band's presence on the film's soundtrack.


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ABC-owned stations produce Blago documentary for Hulu
ABC-owned stations produced documentary on Blago – but you won't see it on ABC 7
The ABC-owned stations are producing a new documentary on disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
But in a marked departure, the new series is not appearing on WLS-TV/ABC 7 or any of the ABC-owned stations themselves or even their digital channel Localish. It's streaming exclusively on Hulu.
Being Blago drops this Friday and features four months of exclusive access to Blagojevich's life after serving time in prison for trying to sell Illinois' vacant senate seat after Barack Obama – who was senator of Illinois at the time – was elected President. The four-part series also features more than twenty years and one hundred-plus hours of archival footage – much of it from Chicago's ABC-owned WLS-TV and featured reporting from the station's investigative reporter, Chuck Goudie.
"While the story of Rod Blagojevich has local appeal in Chicago, the overall journey, including his downfall and release from prison, has broad national appeal," said Justin Allen, Being Blago's co-executive producer and director, and senior coordinating producer, content development at ABC Owned Television Stations. "As we consider premium content with an appeal to a broader audience, it was a no-brainer for ABC Owned Television Stations to produce Rod's story and distribute it nationally on Hulu."
The ABC Owned Stations group and Hulu are both part of The Walt Disney Company. ABC owns only eight stations – the smallest of any major station group, but are in large markets. In addition to Chicago, ABC owns stations in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Houston. ABC also owns stations in the smaller Raleigh-Durham and Fresno-Vistilia, Calif. markets.
Becoming the first Democrat in 30 years to be elected Governor of Illinois, Blagojevich was swiftly impeached and was convicted of selling the senate seat. He received a fourteen-year sentence in a federal prison in Colorado, but was pardoned by then-President Trump last year (of course, appearing on his Celebrity Apprentice back in the day didn't hurt.) Since his release, Blagojevich – now a "Trumpocrat", launched a new podcast series for Cumulus in May 2020 called Lightning Rod with Rod Blagojevich. While he was waiting to get sent to the slammer, Blagojevich did appear on Cumulus' WLS-AM a few times, between 2009 and 2011.
"After a long exile, I made it home", the former Governor said at the time the Cumulus deal was announced. "It's a brand new day. I'm finally free and fired up to speak my mind, provide insights from the inside, and share what I've learned from the school of hard knocks."
A year or so after Blagojevich was in prison, his wife Patti was featured as a contestant on NBC's short-lived I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, a shlock Survivor-like reality show that had a prior run earlier at ABC.
While you can roll your eyes and say we don't need another reminder of this man, keep in mind the story of his rise and fall is indeed fascinating whether you admit it or not. And it's something to keep us occupied as we await the inevitable 30 for 30 on a similar subject with the Chicago Blackhawks and Dateline's expose on Eric Ferguson.
But what's notable here is a local station group is producing a series for a sister streaming service instead of on their own air. It's basically a sign of the times in the television business.
In other words, it's "bleepin' golden" for Hulu.
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Eric Ferguson out at 101.9 The Mix
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PS4 vs PS4 Pro: Side-by-side screenshots tell the (incomplete) story
By Anna Washenko 2016-11-15T20:51:47.319Z Feature
The PS4 Pro is out and available, and lots of gamers are still trying to figure out exactly what this incremental console generation has to offer. With all the uncertainty around which games have which upgrades, the console is facing an uphill battle in reaching buyers.
But as with any new product, the best way to know if the improvements matter is to see them for yourself. Here are some comparison shots between the PS4 and PS4 Pro to help you parse what the hardware does, as well as some context from my experiences playing these three games on both systems. For each pairing of images below, the original is on top and the new hotness is below. (Keep in mind that the differences may be tough to see depending on the screen you're using and just good ol' online image compression.)
Battlefield 1 - PS4
Battlefield 1 - PS4 Pro
The visuals of Battlefield have always been striking, and Battlefield 1 is no exception. The environments are beautiful, in a scorched and devastated fashion. The dynamic weather is incredible as a gameplay mechanic. However, where this franchise has often struggled is in achieving a smooth frame rate.
The choice here with the PS4 Pro was to max out performance rather than prettiness. So when you're in a multiplayer match, you'll see a consistent 60 fps. The PS4 will have a rate hovering around 30 fps, and that can take a big hit when those weather changes blow through. On the PS4 Pro, I played an operation in the Oil of Empires map with a huge dust storm, and although my character's visibility was impacted, I didn't get the usual chugging frame rate that I'd expect on an older version.
If you're taking the time to look carefully at the environments in multiplayer, there is a greater degree of detail on the PS4 Pro, and that's a nice touch. But for players who are looking for every little edge in a pro-caliber game, the boost to a consistent 60 fps is what will make the hardware upgrade more potentially valuable.
Skyrim Special Edition - PS4
Skyrim Special Edition - PS4 Pro
Skyrim Special Edition
The little details that got amped up in the special edition combined to make a big impact. The comparison with the PS4 Pro shows the potential of 4K resolution, because there's no way a game this old should still look this good. But you can see how much sharper the tree branches are, and even the details on the distant roof shingles are crisper.
In a meandering RPG like Skyrim, that nuanced visual detail doesn't have much bearing on gameplay. It won't make your sneaking skills better or improve your combat accuracy. Would you notice it if you weren't told to look for it? Maybe. That really depends on how much graphics and appearance matter to you. If you don't want to stop and take in those details, then the PS4 Pro changes won't add much to the experience. If you ignore the guards and savor the lollygagging around the world, then the improved resolution does offer that little bit more immersion and visual fidelity.
Uncharted 4 - PS4
Uncharted 4 - PS4 Pro
Sony first-party studios have more skin in the game and might be working harder to make the changes have a bigger impact. Uncharted is one of Sony's top exclusives, and the PS4 Pro version shows off both 4K and HDR updates.
As with Skyrim, the 4K means cleaner detail and increased clarity for the graphics, both close up and at range. The impact of the HDR is much trickier to capture, and it doesn't come through as well in livestreamed videos or screenshots. But the technology changes how both color and light are displayed, adding more degrees of subtlety and nuance to both. In the case of Uncharted, there's a new softness to the sunlight and extra vibrance to the purple flowers. Play an HDR game for half an hour, and you may start to forget that you're looking at a game engine rendering, not a real-life scene.
So, what's the deal?
Even though all of Sony's press material promised that you can see the Pro's technical upgrades without a television that's designed to support them, the choice of viewing screen really does play a big part in any gaming experience. At this stage of the incremental console generation, getting that top-of-the-line television will probably do more to improve the visuals of your gaming than the PS4 Pro will. It'll make things pop in beautiful ways for your regular console too. Having an amazing television is like investing in beautifully tuned headphones; sure, they won't magically improve the quality of your MP3s, but plug them into a record player and the music will really come alive.
It's also probably a smarter long-term investment right now. 4K and HDR are here to stay, and the games will be finding new, more impressive ways to take advantage of them over the coming years. And that means the consoles yet-to-come will start to require better televisions. Both TVs and consoles will be seeing improvements to their specs and prices over time. You'll probably want to treat them as a package deal to get the best experience.
The other important thing to keep in mind is that the full capabilities of the PS4 Pro won't get shown off until the new releases of 2017. Any of these first patched updates to previously released games are experiencing the same downsides as any new console launch title. They haven't necessarily had the time for the studios to really dig into the new powers and find the best ways to show them off. But the titles that are still in the pipeline, where the teams can put enough resources into both versions, have the potential to be more striking demonstrations of what the Pro can do. I'm very excited to see what Mass Effect Andromeda and Horizon Zero Dawn will look like on the beefier hardware. But I also think they'll look pretty damn good on the regular PS4.


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Ciocia (ciotka) – współcześnie nazwa relacji rodzinnej zachodzącej w stosunku do krewnej, która jest siostrą matki lub ojca albo żoną brata matki lub ojca. Czasami ciocią nazywa się również każdą dalszą krewną lub powinowatą wyższego pokolenia. Mężem cioci jest wujek lub wuj.

Pierwotnie ciocią określano jedynie siostrę matki, a siostrę ojca nazywano stryjną (do połowy XIX w.) lub stryjenką. Żonę zaś brata ojca również nazywano stryjną lub stryjenką, a żonę brata matki – wujną lub wujenką.

W niektórych grupach społecznych odrębne nazewnictwo rodzeństwa ojca i matki (stryjenka, stryj) zachowało się do dziś.

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The Nomadic Trimmers Of The Emerald Triangle (Photos)
Every year a 'shadow population" of trimmigrants descend upon the Emerald Triangle. This is what harvest season looks like.
Photo by H. LEE
If word of the great harvest of Northern California hasn't reached you yet then you probably haven't been paying attention. The area is known as the Emerald Triangle, comprising of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties, is the largest cannabis producing region in America. Its ancient redwoods conceal small towns, hidden farms and a legion of migrant workers known as trimmigrants.
Trimmigrants Infux and The Emerald Triangle
At the southernmost tip of Humboldt is one small town that is overrun with these workers every year.
"Garberville is the Mecca of weed trimming," says a friend whose name we agreed not to disclose. The community is wary of media coverage for reasons that ought to be obvious, considering the hidden nature of the farms. But the region has also been overplayed almost as much as Stairway to Heaven with scoop-thirsty journos chasing an edgy story and Hollywood interpretations like Humboldt County. "That movie is the worst." Our friend says, having spent two years as a trimmer and three as a grower.
The real story is probably best captured by photos like those taken by New York-based photographer H. Lee who spent eight years in the Emerald Triangle, five of which she spent building trust among the community.
Trimmigrants are a diverse group of hippies, deadheads, far-flung drifters and recent college grads. They make up the modern-day remnants of the train-hopping hobo culture of the early twentieth century.
They roam the streets in search of an opportunity to have their hands caked in resin after hours of trimming buds. At $200 a pound, a trimming job in the Emerald Triangle can get these individuals far more than a college education promised them.
As a season begins the annual Reggae on the River festival is interrupted by the rattle of a police helicopter with freshly confiscated plants dangling; a deliberate fly-over and an act of provocation.
When the ballot measure to legalize recreational cannabis failed in 2010, Northern California breathed a sigh of relief, but now with the legal market taking over the falling price of the product is slowly clipping away at the appeal of illegal farms.
Nevertheless, this community – if nothing else – is resilient and they would have to be to have evaded police for decades. The local radio station KMUD is known for announcing planned police raids and the small towns that dot grow-country know exactly what drives their economy and the impact its disappearance could have.
The heavy economic weight that these drifters bring is a steep price to pay for some who live in the community year-round. By its very nature, the trimming business is temporary. What it leaves behind, especially when the farms' bosses are also from out of town, has some locals pissed.
Saving Sohum is a group on Facebook dedicated to documenting the chaos drifters leave behind on the streets of Garberville. Its posts show an array of trash strewn across the city; discarded needles and makeshift camps.
On post reads: "The meth-lab, oil leaking bus is still on the river bar with people living in it. Please call the sheriffs office and request it's removal and patrolling of this river bar. It is unsafe on so many levels."
Wanted signs posted around town are designed to lure newcomers to a potential trimming gig and offer free transportation by bus, which then takes them out of town. Others simply tell it straight and say, "No work here, keep moving."
A trimming gig is hard to come by, "If you look straight edge or you're a girl you might get picked up, but it's hard."
The only way to really get a job is through "connects" or those who have already found their way in and recommend you to a grower. That leaves many of these trimmigrants to wander the streets of towns like Garberville carrying signs that promise potential employers skills like, "fast trimmer" and "hard worker, won't bitch."
It's a rustic life that's not for everyone, but for those who do find a home among the redwoods, harvest season immerses them in a world of its own.
"There's always someone in the room with a guitar, not trimming, just playing music."
The lifestyle has even given birth to groups like the Camo Cowboys with songs like Scissor Drifters dedicated to these trimmigrants.
"Like a gust of wind, they blow into town," The song goes, "hoping to clean your pounds."
October 14, 2017 — Last Updated December 19, 2019
Written by Miroslav Tomoski
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