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Is "Cultural Debt" hurting your organization's growth? (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this piece on minimizing Cultural Debt in your organization, we explored how some high level best practices for managing your consumer credit score (specifically the FICO score in the U.S.) can readily apply to intentional investment in employee goodwill.
(Unless directly attributed to another source – everything in quotes below is from our friends at FICO.)
Before we pick up that thread, let's back up for a quick recap on what Cultural Debt is. Cultural Debt is accrued when a perception emerges within an employee base that the organization has broken a promise(s). A Warren Bennis quote helps us appreciate just how high the stakes are here.
"Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work."
Cultural Debt is anti-trust. Worse than the absence of a lubricant – it's a wrench jamming the organization's works. But, unlike an errant tool, Cultural Debt is invisible, so it's far from easy to find and rectify. And when trust is lost, employees' desire to go the extra mile ever so quietly falls off a cliff.
And let's re-state a word of optimism for the brand new startup – the good news there is that your organization begins its journey with a clean slate with zero Cultural Debt. The trick is to keep it that way!
With the stage set, and hopefully somewhat dramatically so, let's return to Suze Orman's fave digits. Digging in a little deeper than we did in Part 1, this piece will address how the organizational culture cousins of the two biggest factors in a credit score (combining for a whopping 65% of your FICO number on that curious range from 300-850) can be managed to minimize Cultural Debt.
The first factor we'll address, comprising 35% of a FICO score, is "Payment History" which we'll frame for our purposes as the quality of promise-keeping to employees. This parallel doesn't seem like a stretch as the payments made to a lender are also promise-keeping where you're agreeing to honor a pledge by making repayments per the timing and other terms of, say, a loan or credit card agreement.
When it comes to your credit, "Delinquent payments, even if only a few days late, and collections can have a major negative impact on your FICO Scores." Similarly, when it comes to your team, if the day when any promised item (even something quite minor) was supposed to be delivered comes and goes without the deliverable happening, your team will, unfortunately, begin to question everything.
"If you have missed payments, get current and stay current"
According to FICO, "Older credit problems count for less, so poor credit performance won't haunt you forever." With your team, returning to a strong commitment to promise-keeping after a small flub can rebuild goodwill and trust over time. Provided you don't provide fresh examples of promise-breaking, your team will be willing to give you a second chance.
"Be aware that paying off a collection amount will not remove it from your credit report"
In the world of FICO, this kind of cardinal sin will stay on your report for seven years. In the organizational context, the equivalent sin would be screwing up and then failing to acknowledge it/attempt to fix it until irreparable damage is done to trust. If you do something culture-gutting, like botching the communications around a layoff in a way that leaves people thinking that the leadership doesn't care about them at all, some of your bank of goodwill will be permanently blown and your culture may never fully recover.
"If you are having trouble making ends meet, contact your creditors or see a legitimate credit counselor"
Per FICO, "This won't rebuild your credit score immediately, but if you can begin to manage your credit and pay on time, your score should increase over time." The organizational take-away is that if you're in over your head and now realize that you're out of runway to feasibly keep a promise – tell your team sooner rather than later. They'll appreciate being looped in and just about anything is easier to digest (and forgive) if advance warning is given.
At one organization where I worked, the CEO saw that, for the first time in the company's history, the bonus pool was going to be funded at well under the usual 100%, and he didn't relish the task of telling the team. But, within a couple of days when the revenue projections had been triple-checked, tell the team he did one cold early December morn. And while the team wasn't thrilled, they appreciated the opportunity to factor this into their holiday season spending and avoid running up credit card bills that their slimline bonus checks in February couldn't cover.
Amounts Owed
The next factor, to which the fine folk at FICO assign a 30% weighting in your score, is what they call, "Amounts Owed." We'll frame this one as the quantity of promise-keeping to employees and the spoiler alert here is that less is more. I would argue that while it may be true that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, it can be worse for an organization to have promised and fallen short than never to have promised at all.
"Keep balances low on credit cards and other "revolving credit" / Pay off debt rather than moving it around"
As, "high outstanding debt can affect a credit score," the wiser path is simply to have fewer organizational goodwill plates spinning at any given time.
"Don't close unused credit cards as a short-term strategy to raise your scores / Don't open a number of new credit cards that you don't need, just to increase your available credit"
If you have built up some goodwill in certain quarters, it may be better to stay in touch and keep those relationships alive than to cut ties even if there's not much to gain from the relationship near term. Make new friends (selectively) but keep the old. One is silver, the other's gold.
The meta-message here for the organization is that there is no replacement for a simple humble and authentic approach of making the small and select number of promises that you can actually keep. And much as FICO have built in some safeguards to gaming their system, attempting to game the system with respect to your culture, like by asking everyone to say nice things on Glassdoor, will only build a house of cards instead of a rock solid culture that's built to last.
So how might one put all of this into action? How few promises can one get away with making while still standing for something clear, energizing, and differentiated?
If we look at the organizational rubric of the trifecta of Vision, Mission, and Values – all three should certainly be crafted with care, intention, and in collaboration with all key stakeholders. However, as Vision is forward-looking in nature, the team will typically not consider this ambitious why of your organization to reach the bar of a specific promise. Mission has to be more concrete and provide a very succinct description of what your organization does today, e.g. Google's is, "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." (Now it makes more sense why they now have a parent company, Alphabet, right? Projects like self-driving cars don't quite fit within the Google mission.)
Values also, need to be non-aspirational commitments that are already true today which lay out how you achieve your mission and vision. Values create a moral compass for the organization, guide ongoing decision-making, and provide a framework against which actions can be judged.
Values represent promises you cannot afford to break but defining them can also be quite liberating. Uniting your team around a finite set of behavioral standards which are sacrosanct can make a complex dynamic business world easier to navigate. Values can frame expectations for consistent excellence in those few key themes that bring your team of problem-solvers together and bring most problem-solving value to your clients.
Maybe your mission and values are actually the only firm cultural promises you need to make? Perhaps only these hit the gravity bar Theodore Roosevelt set when he said,
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care."
I hope you yielded some actionable insights from this two part mash-up of consumer credit and organizational culture. (see Part 1 here)
May your mission and values, and how you abide by them, be worthy of a FICO score of 850, and of staying Cultural Debt-free!
Peter Phelan Culture Doctor
Peter Phelan, a Chief People Officer turned Culture Doctor making house calls in Manhattan's Silicon Valley and beyond, is Founder and CEO of ValuesCulture. ValuesCulture helps growing organizations build sustainable competitive advantage by leveraging data to define and develop strong, values-based organizational cultures.
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The regime in Iran says it is going to dig 15,000 to 20,000 graves in each border province for enemy soldiers in case it is attacked and invaded.
"In implementation of the Geneva Conventions… the necessary measures are being taken to provide for the burial of enemy soldiers," the Mehr news agency quoted General Mir-Faisal Bagherzadeh as saying.
"We have plans to dig 15,000 to 20,000 graves in each of the border provinces or a total of 320,000," the general said, some of them mass graves if necessary.
His comments came as the United States continued to refuse to rule out an eventual resort to force against Iran over its contested nuclear programme, which the West fears is cover for a drive to build an atomic weapon.
They also came as Israeli officials spoke of their determination to prevent Iran developing a nuclear capability at all costs.
A former head of Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency said in comments published on Sunday that the Jewish state had one year to destroy Iran's nuclear programme or face the risk of coming under nuclear attack.
That's a joke. Since when did the Iranian regime worry about the Geneva Conventions?
Aren't they the same thugs who invade embassies, supply bombs to Iraqi terrorists and send missiles to Hezbollah?


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Students will chose an animal, research its anatomy and compare it to humans. They will then apply how these specific adaptations allow it to fill its niche or role in its ecosystem and how understanding this could allow for better conservation methods or strategies for their chosen animal.
This project will be directed towards people who do not have a science background to get them interested in learning about an endangered species, its anatomy, and how to better conserve the species so its niche is maintained. The students will create a trifold board profiling key differences between that animal and humans. They will then discuss how those differences allow it to survive in its environment and fill its niche (predator for example). This trifold will be presented to their classmates and to others in the school community who do not have a background in science or in the fields of Anatomy or Ecology.

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Genomic and biochemical studies demonstrating the absence of an alkane-producing phenotype in Vibrio furnissii M1
Lawrence P. Wackett, Janice A. Frias, Jennifer L. Seffernick, David J. Sukovich, Stephan M. Cameron
Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology Division
Biotechnology Institute
Vibrio furnissii M1 was recently reported to biosynthesize n-alkanes when grown on biopolymers, sugars, or organic acids (M. O. Park, J. Bacteriol. 187:1426-1429, 2005). In the present study, V. furnissii M1 was subjected to genomic analysis and studied biochemically. The sequence of the 16S rRNA gene and repetitive PCR showed that V. furnissii M1 was not identical to other V. furnissii strains tested, but the level of relatedness was consistent with its assignment as a V. furnissii strain. Pulsed-fleld gel electrophoresis showed chromosomal bands at approximately 3.2 and 1.8 Mb, similar to other Vibrio strains. Complete genomic DNA from V. furnissii M1 was sequenced with 21-fold coverage. Alkane biosynthetic and degradation genes could not be identified. Moreover, V. furnissii M1 did not produce demonstrable levels of n-alkanes in vivo or in vitro. In vivo experiments were conducted by growing V. furnissii M1 under different conditions, extracting with solvent, and analyzing extracts by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A highly sensitive assay was used for in vitro experiments with cell extracts and [14C]hexadecanol. The data are consistent with the present strain being a V. furnissii with properties similar to those previously described but lacking the alkane-producing phenotype. V. furnissii ATCC 35016, also reported to biosynthesize alkanes, was found in the present study not to produce alkanes.
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Wackett, L. P., Frias, J. A., Seffernick, J. L., Sukovich, D. J., & Cameron, S. M. (2007). Genomic and biochemical studies demonstrating the absence of an alkane-producing phenotype in Vibrio furnissii M1. Applied and environmental microbiology, 73(22), 7192-7198. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01785-07
Genomic and biochemical studies demonstrating the absence of an alkane-producing phenotype in Vibrio furnissii M1. / Wackett, Lawrence P.; Frias, Janice A.; Seffernick, Jennifer L.; Sukovich, David J.; Cameron, Stephan M.
In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 73, No. 22, 11.2007, p. 7192-7198.
Wackett, LP, Frias, JA, Seffernick, JL, Sukovich, DJ & Cameron, SM 2007, 'Genomic and biochemical studies demonstrating the absence of an alkane-producing phenotype in Vibrio furnissii M1', Applied and environmental microbiology, vol. 73, no. 22, pp. 7192-7198. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01785-07
Wackett LP, Frias JA, Seffernick JL, Sukovich DJ, Cameron SM. Genomic and biochemical studies demonstrating the absence of an alkane-producing phenotype in Vibrio furnissii M1. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2007 Nov;73(22):7192-7198. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01785-07
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A Theory of Insurance Policy Interpretation
Kenneth S. Abraham, University of Virginia School of Law
The first principle of insurance law is captured by the maxim contra proferentem, which directs that ambiguities in a contract be interpreted "against the drafter," who is almost always the insurer. Yet given the modern recognition that language is an inherently imperfect instrument for communicating meaning, insurance policy provisions are in a sense always ambiguous. Moreover, in addition to contra proferentem, policyholders may invoke such allied doctrines as waiver, estoppel, and the rule that the reasonable expectations of the insured should be honored even if those expectations are unambiguously contradicted by fine-print provisions in the policy. Contra proferentem and these other doctrines are so frequently invoked by the courts in insurance cases that the casual observer might well suppose that the true first principle of insurance law is that insurance disputes are generally resolved in favor of coverage. Indeed, in light of all these pro-coverage legal doctrines, it is surprising that insurers ever win disputes involving the meaning of policy provisions. But of course insurers very often win coverage disputes, including those in which a policy provision is allegedly ambiguous. Contra proferentem is not merely a label for pro-coverage results reached for other reasons. Rather, the process of interpreting insurance policies cannot be adequately understood without recognizing the way in which contra proferentem helps to explain decisions both for and against policyholders. Similarly, by their own terms the doctrines of waiver and estoppel and the expectations principle have nothing to do with "interpretation" as it is normally understood. These doctrines direct that under specific circumstances the meaning of even clear policy language must be disregarded, not interpreted. But there remains a vague sense on the part of many observers of insurance law that these doctrines, which create rights "at variance" with policy provisions,5 nevertheless have something to do with interpretation, though precisely what has always been difficult to articulate.
Kenneth S. Abraham, A Theory of Insurance Policy Interpretation, 95 Mich. L. Rev. 531 (1996).
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Among the 46.0 million adults who received income-based government assistance in 2011, 30.4 percent of them had a disability, according to a report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The report, Disability Characteristics of Income-Based Government Assistance Recipients in the United States: 2011, offers information about the occurrence of disabilities among people 18 and older who received income-based government assistance. The information is based on data from the 2011 American Community Survey.
"On average, people with disabilities have lower employment and earnings; therefore, understanding what assistance people with disabilities receive may help governments better coordinate and administer their programs," said Bernice Boursiquot, a Census Bureau statistician and co-author of the report.
People with a disability include those having vision, hearing, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care or independent living difficulties. Among recipients of public assistance, 18.2 percent had difficulty walking or climbing stairs, 14.6 percent had trouble leaving home to go shopping or visit the doctor without assistance, and 14.2 percent encountered trouble with memory, concentration, or making decisions.
Recipients received assistance in three forms: cash assistance (cash or money income), in-kind assistance (services, goods or vouchers) or both cash and in-kind assistance. Among people who received both cash and in-kind assistance, 58.3 percent had a disability. Among recipients of only cash assistance, 33.2 percent had a disability. Recipients of only in-kind benefits had the lowest disability rate at 22.6 percent.
This report also found that 22 states had disability rates above the national estimate of 30.4 percent among those receiving assistance. In comparison, 15 states had rates below the national estimate.
States west of the Appalachian Mountains had higher rates of disability among recipients of income-based assistance. In comparison, states in the Southwest and along the Eastern Seaboard had lower rates.
West Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas were three of the top five states for disability prevalence in the total population, as well as in the total population receiving government assistance. In West Virginia, 26.8 percent of people with disabilities reported having ambulatory difficulty, defined as severe difficulties walking or climbing stairs.
The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about people and housing for every community across the nation. The results are used by everyone from town and city planners to retailers and homebuilders. The survey is the only source of local estimates for most of the 40 topics it covers, such as education, occupation, language, and ancestry and housing costs for even the smallest communities. Ever since Thomas Jefferson directed the first census in 1790, the census has collected detailed characteristics about our nation's people. Questions about jobs and the economy were added 20 years later under James Madison, who said such information would allow Congress to "adapt the public measures to the particular circumstances of the community," and over the decades allow America "an opportunity of marking the progress of the society."


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Digital Dividends to Fund Universal Basic Income Plans
A digital dividend would give citizens a cut of the profits derived from their personal data.
Key Insight
The idea of an unconditional guaranteed income for every citizen of a given country is now being discussed both as a means of encouraging entrepreneurial innovation, and as a response to workforce-displacing automation, advanced robotics, and artificial intelligence.
All eyes were on a test of this idea of universal basic income (UBI) in Finland, but the program came to an early close in 2018. It targeted only 2,000 randomly unemployed citizens and gave them 560 euros a month (that's about $675) for two years. The model didn't work there—but some experts believe that's because other social welfare programs weren't adjusted alongside the UBI program.
Early in 2019, then Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang launched a pilot UBI program in New Hampshire—if it is successful, and if he ends up in a future presidential cabinet, he would work to ensure that every American aged 18 to 64 would receive $1,000 every month, regardless of employment status.
The money to pay for this UBI initiative would come from consolidating social service programs and from a value-added tax (similar to current taxes in Europe) of 10% passed on to the consumer based on the value added at various steps in the production of goods.
There are city-scale experimental UBI programs now running in Oakland and Stockton, California. The Stockton project will give 100 randomly selected low-income families $500 a month for 18 months.
UBI programs may not be feasible going forward in many places, due in large part to sizeable aging populations and too few new workers entering paying jobs. A "digital dividend," on the other hand, could be a viable alternate path to the future. Researchers at Oxford's Institute for Humanity, researchers at the Future Today Institute, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang separately published works outlining different versions of this digital dividend—a way for companies to pay back to society a portion of the profits derived from A.I. (See also: A.I. and digital dividends.)
As the workforce changes due to automation, governments worldwide will need to find new alternatives to existing public support programs.
Future Today Institute, Oxford Institute for Humanity, Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society.
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The Gibson Les Paul Standard stands as one of the most widely played and universally recognizable guitars ever. First marketed as the Les Paul model in 1952, the Les Paul evolved throughout the '50s until the design was replaced by the SG in late 1960. In 1958, the standard finish for the Les Paul was changed from gold to cherry sunburst. Sunburst or "Burst" Les Pauls from 1958 till 1960 are some of the most sought-after vintage guitars on the market. For many, they represent the absolute pinnacle of Gibson innovation in its golden age.
Unique to this Year: Last year before switch to SG body shape.
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ADL reports increase in hate and extremism in online games, gaming industry responds
According to a recent report from the Anti-Defamation league, hate and extremism in online games has worsened since last year.
The report says four out of five adults experienced harassment in online multiplayer games and white supremacy is also on the rise. The document shows the exposure to it has more than doubled from 2021 to 2022.
Jonathan Smith, who fell in love with gaming as a kid, has noticed changes in some of the things he hears online.
"The n-word or 'your mom's a "B,"' or they'll tell you 'you're a "B"'' or they say a whole bunch of obscene sexual gestures," he described.
We went over the ADL report with Smith.
"That's crazy, wow," he reacted. "That's very unfortunate."
"We've seen year over year that things are getting worse," said Daniel Kelley, who focuses on how the ADL is fighting hate online.
He believes the gaming companies need to push back harder against this behavior.
"Platforms where there is not robust moderation become places where that facilitate hate, harassment and extremism," he said. "There isn't the same level of care taken into crafting policies, to enforcing policies, to having teams dedicated to this."
But the Entertainment Software Association said the industry goes "to great lengths" to create "a healthy, safe and inclusive environment." a statement points to "clear codes of conduct that set expectations for acceptable behavior," "serious consequences" for those "who engage in harmful behaviors" and ways players can report any of this.
In the meantime, Jonathan and his friends have worked to create the DC Gaming Group, which is a place where gaming brings people together.
"We wanted to give a place, safe space, not safe space, but safe place or as all-inclusive group setting where people can just come and enjoy themselves and have fun," Smith said.
FULL STATEMENT FROM ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION:
As an entertainment industry, we strive to create fun and engaging experiences for all players and go to great lengths to ensure that our player communities can be enjoyed in a healthy, safe and inclusive environment. We do not tolerate actions by bad actors seeking to use our games as a platform to propagate inappropriate messages.
The industry has clear codes of conduct that set expectations for acceptable behavior, and players who engage in harmful behaviors, such as hate speech or calls for violence, face serious consequences, including having their accounts terminated and, or, being referred to law enforcement, as warranted. The industry also encourages players to report disruptive content and behavior when they see it, which is one of the most effective tools in curbing bad actors. Advanced technologies, expert human moderators and tools that empower parents and players to manage gameplay also contribute to ensuring safer and more positive experiences for all players.
We are continually evaluating and improving our processes and policies, but what remains unchanged is our goal to create positive, safe and inclusive spaces for everyone.
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A group of guys on TikTok have been fermenting kimchi inside a Dave & Buster's and this is exactly the kind of content the internet was designed for
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DC finally unveils their massive extended universe plan
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Hazel Priest
On The Rocks Studios
Hazel Priest Portfolio
Hazel Priest has graduated from Solent University, Southampton, where she achieved a 'First Class Bachelor Honour Degree' in Film production. Hazel based her education undertaking the role of Producer, as well as Production Managing and Directing throughout her projects.
Hazel enjoys managing short films and promotional videos. Hazel also enjoys creating content with an emotion and strong story to drive the project forward. Hazel has a strong work ethic and has an innovative drive. She is a creative and organised individual who is number focussed with a marketing and media background with client relations experience. Hazel would describe herself as an influential person with strong leadership qualities who thrives on developing her skill set further in the creative industry.
I Graduated!
Graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Film Production.
Solent Sofia Awards, May 2019
Dovetail win 'Best Technical Achievement' and 'Best Film'.
Graduate works
Dovetail - Official Trailer (Short film)
Bound to his hospital bed by pneumonia, a neglective patient is lead into a place of solitude, whilst another occupant attempts to give him an alternative view on life to reconnect him with the people he pushed away.
The End Where I Begin (Short Film)
Jade, an emotional repressed teenager, tries to come to terms with the trauma of her father's tragic death with nurturing encouragement of her mother.
Hampshire Homes (Promotional Video)
A short promotional video for the Hampshire based construction company Hampshire Homes.
Mantra Moon (Documentary)
A short documentary following the lives of two ordinary people that share an extraordinary and unique outlook on spirituality and pagan beliefs.
Hazel Priest is the CEO and Producer at On The Rocks Studios, based on an emotional heart felt story that made her the strong, independent person that she is today, with a different outlook on life. The company was formed based on family, home and strength. It is to show the strength and courage that people face every day, and how we can all overcome different experiences by looking at our past, dealing with the present and to create our future.
On the Rocks Studios, is an entertainment company headquartered in Hampshire, England.
A diligent and innovating corporation who thrive in developing state-of-the-art work involving short films, documentaries and promotional videos. On The Rocks Studios was founded in 2018, to form together a group of individuals, creating visionary content to rise up through the industry.
To get more information about On The Rocks Studios, please look at their website at www.ontherocksstudios.com
With Hazel's experience and knowledge of the creative industry, she is able to professionally bring the creative and organised skill set to successfully produce and manage a production. Hazel will can over look a production, whilst planing and coordinating various aspects throughout a production; involving script, editing, directing and arranging finances.
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Hazel will assess projects, review documentation for management and production staff. Will plan and delegate daily work throughout the production staff, agree on budgets and timescales and negotiate with clients. Hazel will ensure the health and safety of the cast and crew and will manage the project where required.
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Hazel is number focussed, is able to work to a large production budget and is has an advance skill set using Microsoft Excel. Hazel is organised and has experience with client relations, preparing reports, budgets, and invoices. As well as working on the budget, Hazel can also use her managerial skill set in leadership and collaboration on a production.
Hazel is confidently able to assistant where needed. Preparing the set of a production, assisting with directors, producers and other production crew members. I am able to organise and distribute daily paperwork, work and learn from working with superior members of the team.
As well as managing productions, Hazel is also a creative and influential photographer, working on Behind the Scenes of projects, Weddings and Proms. Hazel has 6 years experience in photographing large events, capturing the special moments and able to capture photographs for behind the scenes productions at a professional level for peoples portfolios and campaigns.
Post Production - Editor
Hazel's main focus in production, but also an experienced editor working on several short films and documentaries. Hazel has an eye for creating content and piecing together footage to create a story. Hazel primarily works with Adobe Premiere Pro with experienced in Final Cut and Avid.
It was an absolute pleasure supervising your group and seeing your personal progress. You've worked really hard over the three years and fully deserve your first. You achieved it with your hard work and perseverance. You should be very proud. It's a tough industry but you are certainly adapt for it and have the suitable skill set to go far.
Greg Hall: University Supervisor/ Lecturer
You are/were a great student and its a shame to see you leave. I wish we could clone certain students so that they can just keep coming back- and you are one of them. I am sure whatever you do with your future you will be successful and do it well.
David Alamouti: University lecturer
Please feel free to contact me for further information on my services, pricing, or and queries you may have and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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Both metropolisation and polycentric development are seen as drivers of specific paths of metropolitan development. The approach of POLYCE takes both concepts into consideration in the context of analyzing the five Central European capitals, also trying to identify their mutual relation – meaning to what extent both can support a sound and balanced metropolitan development.
At the metropolitan level of Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Praha, and Wien.
At the level of the Central European - Danube global integration zone (CED-zone) that is constituted by these five European metropolises.
What are the preconditions of metropolitan growth? Do metropolitan functions and polycentricity have a decisive impact? What is the meaning of polycentric relations for metropolitan development at different spatial levels?
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Is that the regular size swim platform or the surf platform @InfinitySurf? I'm planning on getting a cover for mine, if it's the regular platform then maybe he could duplicate yours for me.
@InfinitySurf I talked to wakemakers yesterday, they said the 500lb bag was the biggest they recommended for my boat. They said the 750 would end up popping the seat cushions up but yours may be bigger up front than mine is. Thanks @Hein!
Does anyone know where I can buy a bow bag for my SV233? I've looked all over the internet and can't even find a picture of a factory bag. Am I missing something?
Thanks for the advice LKASurfing, I haven't found the wiring harness for the bow PNP yet but I was considering using it to run a second pump for one of the rear lockers.
Awesome thanks Nick213 it worked just like you said! I appreciate the help.
No worries, thank you Troy!
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Home > Our Services > Surgery > Weight Loss Surgery > Our Team > Meet Our Team
Weight Loss Surgery Program
Types of Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery Support
At Woman's, we have years of experience helping women through weight loss surgery.
Our weight loss surgery team is here for you before and well after surgery, providing guidance, reassurance and comprehensive services. Your comfort and safety is our priority.
Weight Loss Surgeons
To learn more about each physician, view their introduction video or click their Doctor Directory page.
Brent Allain Jr.
Dr. Allain performs advanced, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and physician assisted robotic bariatric surgery. Specific weight loss procedures include: vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding and revisional bariatric surgery.
View his Doctor Directory profile for more information. »
Drake Bellanger
Dr. Bellanger was the first surgeon in Baton Rouge to perform laparoscopic weight loss surgery and has performed more than 2,500 weight loss procedures during his career.
His practice is dedicated to bariatric (Weight Loss) surgery and has been an American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence surgeon since 2006.
Andrew Hargroder
Recognized as one of the top 15 national bariatric leaders by Newsweek magazine and as a Center of Excellence surgeon by the U.S. Surgical Review Corporation, Dr. Hargroder has dedicated his practice to the treatment of obesity, and has successfully performed more than 2,000 weight loss surgery procedures.
Dr. Hargroder is a Board Certified General Surgeon with certifications in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Band, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy procedures.
Mark Hausmann
Dr. Hausmann is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has practiced general surgery in Baton Rouge since 1992.
Specific weight loss procedures include: vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, duodenal switch and revisional bariatric surgery.
View his Doctor Directory profile for more information.
Kenneth Kleinpeter
Dr. Kleinpeter, Jr., FACS, has been in the Baton Rouge community since childhood and finished undergraduate study in Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University.He then completed a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute in Baton Rouge.
Specific weight loss procedures include: vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding surgery.
Karl LeBlanc
Dr. LeBlanc is from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. He performs a wide variety of advanced, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and physician assisted robotic surgery in the fields of both general and bariatric surgery.
Dr. LeBlanc has authored three textbooks on minimally invasive surgery and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical literature.
Jonathan Taylor
Dr. Taylor is a native of Los Angeles, California.
He was granted a medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., followed by completion of a Surgery Residency at the University of California, Davis. His post-residency training focused on bariatric and laparoscopic surgery procedures.
Thomas Wayne Cook, MD
Dr. Thomas Cook is a native of nearby Pineville, Louisiana. After receiving his bachelor's degree from LSU in Baton Rouge, Dr. Cook attended LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, where he received his medical degree. Upon completion of his Residency at LSU in New Orleans, he returned to Baton Rouge to perform a Bariatric and Robotic Surgery Fellowship at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center before joining The Baton Rouge Clinic in the summer of 2016.
Woman's Support Staff
Suzette Fontenot
Bariatric Coordinator
Suzette is an experienced bariatric coordinator and member of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). She is an advocate for bariatric patients, wanting to help woman live a healthier and longer life through weight loss surgery.
She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1997.
Linda Braud
Linda has more than 40 years of experience working as a registered dietitian, with more than nine of those years concentrating specifically with bariatrics.
She graduated from LSU with a degree in Hospital Dietetics & Food Service Administration and completed her dietetic internship at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans.
Alanna Williams
Exercise Physiologist
Alanna is the coordinator of the Medical Exercise Program at Woman's Hospital and Woman's Center for Wellness and has years of experience working in health care and exercise facilities.
She has her master's degree in Cardiac Rehab and Exercise Science from East Stroudsburg University in East Stroudsburg, Penn., and her bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Wyoming. She is also a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist from the American College of Sports Medicine.
Renee Belcher
Program Navigator
Renee has been employed by Woman's Hospital for 14 years, serving the Woman's Center for Wellness in many different capacities. Her knowledge of the many programs and services offered by Woman's made her a perfect fit for program navigator at Woman's Center for Wellness.
Renee uses her time and resources to help guide patients and clients to programs that will empower them to improve their health and well-being.


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We caught the end of the 72 hour sale and KILLED the savings game.
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Yesterday we bought a 1/2 pound of Ovengold Turkey, 1/2 pound of Black Forest Ham and 1/4 pound of white american cheese for….wait for it…$13.89. I mean come ON, that is a $2.77 a sandwich PER day.
Those prices are a STEAL!!
The crazy part is that SAFEWAY also has Boar's Head products but charge at least $1 more per pound of meat/cheese (I do not care for Safeway AT all….sooooooo OVERPRICED and terrible quality at times). Also, their deli sandwiches are only $5.99 on average and are JAM packed of meat, cheese and beautiful veggies if want a sandwich to take home after shopping!


The body kit Novitec Torado brought supercar open lower lip of the front bumper, side sills, rear bumper diffuser and a large rear wing aft.
In addition it was added carbon lining the vents and similar fuel cap. Against the backdrop of a bright yellow body clearly distinguished black top, tinted taillights and exhaust system stainless tips.


With three-plus decades of experience, Steele has extensive knowledge of a variety of defensive systems. Steele had success at LSU last year relying heavily on its nickel package and a 3-2-6 on passing downs.
LSU finished 41st in scoring defense (24.3 points per game allowed) and 25th in total defense (347 yards allowed per game).
Steele's defenses at Clemson finished in the top 20 nationally two of his three seasons (2009 and 2010) at the school using a base 4-3 defense.
The development of no-huddle offenses thanks in part to Steele's new boss Gus Malzahn has added a wrinkle to the process.
A main factor in Steele's reluctance to discuss strategy for the 2016 season is his desire to first fully evaluate the defensive roster.
While his main focus the past few days has been helping coach Malzahn fill out the team's coaching staff and recruiting, he started the process this week by rewatching film of Auburn's loss to LSU and win in the Birmingham Bowl.
Steele is familiar with much of the roster from coaching in the SEC West last year, but isn't willing to commit on a direction of the defense until he gets fully up to speed.


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In the last article, I spoke about the beginning of Ryde (the community), the origins of the Hotel Ryde and how the original hotel burned down in the fire of 1911. So what happened after the fire?
Well, after the Giusti family moved their business across the river to the Miller's Ferry Station, the remaining residents of Ryde started rebuilding their businesses.
Let me first state this, the Ryde Hotel that stands today is not the original hotel, nor does it sit on the original spot that the first or second hotel stood. In fact, the parking lot of the current Ryde Hotel (just south of the hotel) is where both the original and 2nd hotel's once stood. I spoke to lifetime resident and local historian, Dennis Leary in depth about his life in Ryde and he told me that the 2nd building that was used as the Hotel Ryde was rebuilt on the same spot as the original. When he bought the property in the 1970s, the building was still there but hadn't been used as the hotel since the mid-1920s.
I could not find any documents that state exactly when the 2nd building was erected, however it was rebuilt sometime before the 1920s, because I found some really interesting stories that took place at the Ryde during that time period. From what I read in old periodicals and what Mr. Leary told me, the hotel was rebuilt and run by the Gianetti family. Some accounts state that Joe Miller had the hotel rebuilt and he then leased it to the Gianetti family, while others stated the Gianetti family rebuilt the hotel.
Also, Remember, the current Hotel Ryde wasn't opened until 1927, so the stories you are about to read took place in the hotel that is no longer standing. If you go stand in the parking lot of the current Ryde Hotel, you will be standing in the vicinity where these next few stories took place.
Literally just days before the onset of the Prohibition Era in California, the Hotel Ryde saw a very tragic and scary incident take place in their saloon. On January 2, 1920, after two guests had one too many drinks in the bar area, the bartender Orlando Fontanini told the two patrons, Alex and Gunnar Johnson that they needed to leave. Of course, that didn't sit well with Alex and he grew angry. The bartender continued persisting that it was time for both of them to leave but that wasn't going to be the case. Instead Alex and Gunnar decided to jump over the counter at the bar and proceeded to attack the bartender, choking him. During the scuffle the bartender reached for his gun he kept under the bar and he shot Alex Johnson in self defense, killing him. Although, he adamantly stated that his life was at risk and he was only defending himself, Fontanini was charged with Alex Johnson's murder and was taken to jail. Gunnar Johnson was held as a witness.
"Sacramento--- Alex Johnston (typo), a carpenter, formerly residing in San Francisco at 3470 Twentieth Street, was shot and killed January 2 during a quarrel in the barroom of the Hotel Ryde at Ryde, Sacramento county. Orlando Fontanini, bartender at the hotel, was arrested and charged with murder. He said Alex Johnston and Gunnar Johnston, a companion had attacked him when he ordered them from the place. Fontanini said he shot in self-defense as he was being choked. Gunnar Johnston is being held as a witness.--"
"The killing in Ryde January 1st of Alex JOHNSON was investigated and a verdict of death resulting from a gunshot wound inflicted by Orlando FONTANINI, was brought in. FONTANINI, who was a bartender at the Ryde Hotel, shot JOHNSON following an argument over the claring of the saloon. The bartender claimed he shot in self-defense after being attacked. He declared when he tried to close the place JOHNSON became abusive and attacked him. He said one of the men grabbed him by the throat and during the scuffle, he fired a revolver."
I looked into the story further and couldn't find whether or not Fontanini was later freed or if they convicted him of the charges. Honestly, he shows up in the 1920 Census as being a servant for the Gianetti household, but then he drops off from any public records. The possible misspelling of the names Johnson and Johnston in various news clippings is actually quite common for the time period. However, according to the San Francisco Directory for 1920, Gunnar Johnson is listed. So now, we have the correct spelling of their Surname.
By 1923, the Ryde Hotel was in the papers again. This time it was for violating Prohibition laws by serving alcohol to their guests. According to the Lodi Sentinel (November 13, 1923) some federal agents stopped by the Ryde to enjoy dinner in the restaurant. While they were there, they noticed that the restaurant was serving alcohol. Three men who were guests at the hotel confronted one of the three officers when they overheard them talking about the fact the restaurant was violating the law. One of the men walked up to the officer and accused him of being law enforcement, to which Officer Charlton admitted. The guy then demanded to see his badge. When Charlton showed him the badge, the man reached over, grabbed a bottle of alcohol and broke it over the officer's head. This injury cut him severely and he was in bad need of medical attention. Officer Edmund Hemphill ran out to his car and retrieved his gun and held the men who instigated the fight at bay until back up arrived.
Warrants were issued by the U.S. Commissioner, Gerald Beatty and then federal officers along with Sheriff Eaton Blanchard then arrested the three men from the fight: Allan Eldred, Clay Locke and William Donahue. They also arrested Mrs. Gianetti (the Proprietess) and a waiter (who was serving alcohol) Nick Camicia. They were all charged with, Conspiracy to violate Prohibition Law, Interfering with Government Officers, Destroying evidence, and Assault of Government Officers.
Mrs. Gianetti and Nick Camicia were released immediately on a $1,000 bond, while the three other men were held on a $10,000 bond. Clay Locke obtained his bail within a few hours. Clay Locke was the son of George Granville Locke. Clay's grandfather was George W. Locke, for which the town of Locke was named after. Clay's father, George Jr., was the one who allowed the town to be built on the edge of the Locke Estate and there it sits today as a reminder of an old Ghost Town that once was a bustling little city. Although the records I have found to date show the town of Locke to be a small community early on (around 1916), by the 1930's it was full of diverse cultures including Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Filipino, Mexican, Swedish, German, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Caucasian Americans, As the years passed, people came and went, but that little town remained.
So sometime in the mid-1920s the newer (3rd) Ryde Hotel was built. This is the current hotel that still stands today. It is said to have been built in 1926 and opened in 1927. What happened to the 2nd Ryde Hotel? Well, after they had built a new one just yards away, north of the property, the old hotel building was then used for other various businesses including "Ryde Electric" and an insurance company.
There's been talk over the years about it being a bordello, a place where many unsavory characters and even mobsters would frequent to enjoy gambling, women and booze. I could not find anything in any archive to substantiate these claims, although it is a pretty exciting tale to tell. I think that it is safe to say that the Ryde Hotel did, at times, involve itself in "prohibited" acts according to the laws of the time, whether it be related to Prohibition or what not. Anything else is just pure speculation.
The hotel pride's itself as being the place many of Hollywoodland's elite would come for a weekend stay in the old days. Photos fill the walls with stars that are said to have stayed there. In 1928, Herbert Hoover came to visit the Ryde Hotel and it is reported that at a political rally he held there, he announced his candidacy for President. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s newspaper archives note that it was a pleasant place for couples to celebrate their anniversary along the beautiful Delta.
During the 1960s and 1970s the crowd it attracted had changed and at one point had even changed it's name to the Grand Island Inn for awhile. The Ryde Hotel's website even states that at one point the hotel turned into a boarding house when the levee's were built. The hotel has been bought and sold so many times over the years. During the 1970s, when the building that housed the 2nd Ryde Hotel was demolished, Dennis Leary (the owner of that property) allowed the Ryde Hotel access to pave a new driveway down the side of the hotel. Originally the Ryde's driveway was the one on the north side of the building, but after having issues with delivery trucks for so many years due to the fact it was so steep, Leary was nice enough to let them pave a second driveway on the southside of the hotel for easier access. Later, Mr. Leary sold the land on the south, to the hotel where they eventually used it for the parking lot they have today.
The Ryde Hotel's water tower.
I found some sites claiming adamantly that the Ryde Hotel was the "inspiration" for the Eagle's song "Hotel California". This is absolutely incorrect. First off, my step father was a huge Eagles fan, and that song was his favorite. I have heard every idea that has been thrown out there about possible meanings and inspirations for that song over the years, none of which ever mentioned the Ryde Hotel.
If any hotel would be mentioned for the inspiration for that song, it would be the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. The Eagle's themselves were quoted stating the song is about the "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles", plus the Chateau Marmont was the "spot" for everyone in the entertainment world to party at, so that one makes more sense to me.
Secondly, over the years there's been so many ideas about the true meanings of the song, some people have gone so far as to state it was about a hotel in San Francisco that was purchased by Anton LaVey and turned into a Satanic church. Others have even tried to say the song is about the Camarillo State Mental Hospital, in Camarillo, CA. So for the theory that the Ryde Hotel was the inspiration for that classic song, it just doesn't add up. Sorry.
In all the searching I have done on the original Ryde, the 2nd Ryde and the final Ryde Hotel that stands today, I haven't found any other deaths besides Alex Johnson's death in 1920. Not to say that no one else died there, maybe I just haven't found it yet. I read on a 'less than credible' website, that a local artist committed suicide there and that he haunts the place. I see no real proof of this, nor to I believe this. I did find that this artist sadly took his life in 2006, however there was no mention that he took his life at the Ryde Hotel.
The newspaper article that I read, stated that he had suffered from depression and mental illness and that he took his life at his home on Grand Island. Honestly, whether he killed himself there or not, I find it in poor taste and given the fact this tragedy was so recent, that for someone to be putting his death on a website to claim a place is haunted or not, is just plain wrong!
I write about historical facts and stories that took place a long time ago. I do this to pay tribute and honor those who can no longer speak for themselves, therefore I will not go any further into this man's life or death, nor will I even mention his name out of respect for him and also to his family. Again, I could find NO EVIDENCE that he took his life at the Ryde Hotel so other websites should NOT be posting this information if they do not have the facts.
In the time I have spent looking into the vast history of the Hotel Ryde and the community of Ryde itself, I have become even more fascinated with this beautiful piece of heaven. I always enjoyed taking drives out here on weekends and just enjoying the peace and serenity that this little Delta town has to offer, but now even more so it holds a special place in my heart now, and forever.
I am glad to have been able to research and document this history that had been forgotten for so long. It makes me happy that others out there who really want to know the real history of this place can now know what I know. If you are ever in the area of the California Delta, (just about 30 miles northwest of Stockton or 30 miles southwest of Sacramento), I suggest you take a little drive down to Walnut Grove and visit Ryde. It's worth the trip!!


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Public Release: 3-May-2018
Highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bioprinting of new tissues
Can generate multiple types of human soft tissues, including skin, skeletal muscles, blood vessels and heart muscles
IMAGE: Yi Hong, UTA professor of bioengineering and leader of the project. view more
Credit: UTA
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of materials that mimic natural human soft tissues. Bio-printing uses live cells within the scaffolding of the new tissues and could potentially transform cell printing.
A provisional patent application has been filed on this new material, which will be able to generate multiple types of human soft tissues, including skin, skeletal muscles, blood vessels and heart muscles.
"Soft tissue bio-printing suffers from significant challenges as the hydrogels were often brittle and un-stretchable and could not mimic the mechanical behavior of human soft tissues," said Yi Hong, UTA professor of bioengineering and leader of the project.
"To overcome these challenges, we developed a simple system using a single cross-linking mechanism activated by visible light to achieve a highly elastic and robust, biodegradable and biocompatible hydrogel for cell printing," Hong added.
The researchers have described their findings in a new journal paper published recently in the American Chemical Society's ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces as "Highly Elastic Biodegradable Single-Network Hydrogel for Cell Printing." The paper was also selected as an American Chemical Society Editors' Choice.
A tri-block biodegradable polymer of polycaprolactone - poly (ethylene glycol) - polycaprolactone (PCL-PEG-PCL) with two end groups of acrylates and a visible-light water-soluble initiator forms this hydrogel for cell printing.
"Polycaprolactone and poly (ethylene glycol) are already widely used in Food and Drug Administration - approved devices and implants, which should facilitate quick translation of the material into pre-clinical and clinical trials in the future," Hong said.
"The tunability of the mechanical properties of this hydrogel to match different soft tissues is a real advantage," he added.
Michael Cho, UTA chair of bioengineering, congratulated Hong and his colleagues on this research.
"These colleagues may have created a new way of thinking about hydrogel bio-printing research," Cho said. "This work is also critical in advancing UTA's strategic theme of health and the human condition through cross-disciplinary work."
Dr. Gaohao Dai of Northeastern University in Boston also participated in this work and the prestigious paper.
Louisa Kellie
louisa.kellie@uta.edu
@utarlington
http://www.uta.edu
Applied Materials and Interfaces
BIOMEDICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL/CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
DEVELOPMENTAL/REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
TRAUMA/INJURY
Yi Hong, UTA Professor of Bioengineering and Leader of the Project (IMAGE)
https://www.uta.edu/news/releases/2018/05/Yi%20Hong%20hydrogel%20for%20bioprinting.php
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b01294


The Welsh have left a light trace on Chicago. Although the city was once home to one of the largest Welsh populations in urban America, the relatively small number of Welsh and the scattered geography of their residences and businesses meant that they never developed a strong ethnic community, as did some other small but geographically concentrated immigrant groups. This was typical of the Welsh. They tended to pass through cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago en route to agricultural areas or coal and iron towns. For one moment, however, the Welsh did make their presence felt in Chicago—during the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
The first wave of Welsh immigrants to the Midwest came in 1840–1855. Most continued their rural way of life, farming in Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota. Racine rather than Chicago was their main port of entry. In 1850, there were more Welsh in rural Waukesha County, Wisconsin, than in the entire state of Illinois. The first Welsh chapel in Chicago relied on preachers from Wisconsin to supply services in the Welsh language. By 1870 the city had 565 Welsh-born residents and its rural-industrial hinterland nearly 2,600 more, including skilled iron workers at South Chicago rolling mills and coal mining families in western Illinois. Chicago's Welsh population peaked around the turn of the century, when over 1,800 immigrants provided sufficient leadership and enthusiasm for a surge in Welsh American ethnic consciousness.
The Columbian Exhibition of 1893 spurred quiescent Welsh organizations, such as the Cambrian Benevolent Society, and Welsh-born businessmen, such as Pullman executive Samuel Job, to display Welsh culture in its most refined light. Aiming to match the grand scale of the World's Fair, the Welsh mounted an International Eisteddfod (aye-STETH-vod), a competitive literary and music festival, on the Fair grounds. Choral performances reportedly drew crowds of 6,000 to the Festival Hall. Despite the participation of prominent figures such as the Unitarian minister Jenkin Lloyd Jones, competitions for composing traditional Welsh verse were far less popular, reflecting the waning significance of the language and the irrelevance of antique literary forms to most Welsh immigrants and their children. The costumed procession of Druidic bards at the Eisteddfod's opening ceremony received most notice in the Chicago press. To the Welsh themselves, the event signaled their arrival on the national stage as respectable Americans whose ethnic heritage, encapsulated in musical excellence, made them the right sort of immigrants.
This period also saw a flowering of Welsh American institutions in Chicago, including the newspaper Y Columbia (serving largely as a publicity organ for the Eisteddfod), the Kymry Society, and the Madoc Lodge of the Order of American True Ivorites. Of the city's six Welsh chapels, the Calvinistic Methodists' mother chapel, Hebron (1852–circa 1988), proved the most durable, maintaining at least occasional Welsh-language services until the early 1980s. Although the chapels were social centers for the dispersed Welsh community, their shifting locations to western suburbs mapped the assimilation of their members into the unhyphenated American middle class.
Edwards, Hywel Teifi. Eisteddfod Ffair y Byd: Chicago, 1893 (The World's Fair Eisteddfod: Chicago, 1893). 1990.
Hartmann, Edward G. Americans from Wales. 1983.
Monaghan, Jay. "The Welsh People in Chicago." Illinois State Historical Society Journal 32 (1939): 498–516.


Madeline Kloepper is a Canadian artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Major in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Although she grew up in the lower mainland of British Columbia amidst a sea of humans and spent a few years in Vancouver, she has since migrated northward to Prince George. Madeline's work is influenced by childhood, nostalgia and the relationships we forge with nature.


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GALLERY: Looking back at Brian Dawkins' hall of fame career
PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 11: Running back Najeh Davenport #44 of the Green Bay Packers is wrapped-up by defensive back Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFC divisional playoffs on January 11, 2004 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 08: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles leads a prayer circle after a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on October 8, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 23: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles lifts the George Halas trophy as teammate Terrell Owens #31 smiles after the Eagles won the NFC Championship game 27-10 over the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field on January 23, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 17: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles sacks quarterback Jake Delhomme #17 of the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter on October 17, 2004 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Wass/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - JANUARY 23: Safety Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after catching an interception pass against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter during the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 23, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia. (photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
IRVING, TX - DECEMBER 25: Safety Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a pass interception against Terrell Owens #81 of the Dallas Cowboys on December 25, 2006 at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 18: Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals looks to make a move on safety Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter during the NFC championship game on January 18, 2009 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS - DECEMBER 18: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles misses an interception against Isaac Bruce #80 of the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome December 18, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Eagles beat the Rams, 17-16. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - NOVEMBER 10: Marvin Harrison #88 of the Indianapolis Colts tries to get around Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium on November 10, 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Colts defeated the Eagles 35-13. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 11: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after a play against the New York Giants during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game on January 11, 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Philadelphia Eagles safety #20 Brian Dawkins launches himself at Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback #9 David Garrard on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Jaguars won, 13-6. (Photo by Brian Killian/NFLPhotoLibrary)
PHILADELPHIA - DECEMBER 19: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Philadelpia Eagles gets into position before the snap during the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on December 19, 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Cowboys 12-7. (Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 03: Brian Dawkins #20 of the Denver Broncos pressures quarterback Vince Young #10 of the Tennessee Titans at LP Field on October 3, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. Denver won 26-20. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DENVER - SEPTEMBER 19: Tight end John Carlson #89 of the Seattle Seahawks is brought down by safety Brian Dawkins #20 of the Denver Broncos after making a reception during NFL action at INVESCO Field at Mile High on September 19, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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