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Roundup: Vaccine, Scavenger Hunt, Art, More
The COVID vaccine is now available in Connecticut for people 75 or older. They (or someone helping them) can sign up online (click here). After registration, they'll get an email detailing next steps.
There may be an initial delay in scheduling, but access should grow quickly soon.
More than 100 healthcare providers statewide will offer the vaccine. More locations and a map of them will be available in coming weeks.
The scheduling link also contains a list of frequently asked questions about the vaccine.
People without internet access, or who need help, can call 877-918-2224 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Brendan Murphy's works are drawing raves at his one-man show at the POP'TArt gallery downtown.
In return, the fast-rising contemporary artist asked curator Jennifer Haviland how he could support Westport. She chose an organization she loves: Wakeman Town Farm.
Murphy chose one of his 8-layer silver-based chrome heart sculptures, and offered it for auction. Measuring 24 x 24 x 8 inches, it's valued at $18,000.
The heart is on display with Murphy's show, "96% Stardust" at POP'Tart (1 Main Street).
Auction co-chair Nicole Gerber says, "Wakeman Town Farm has a rich history in Westport, and resides at the heart of our community. The Farm is committed to inspiring local residents through sustainable practices, education opportunities, and community service. In this crucial time in our history, The Farm is actively supporting local organizations focused on alleviating food insecurity in our area. We are honored to support a nonprofit that allows the people it serves to serve others as well."
Bidding starts at $5,000, by email: BrendanHeartWakeman@gmail.com. For more information on the auction, click here. For more information about Brendan Murphy, click here.
The Westport Parks and Recreation Department invites you to participate in a socially distanced "scavenger hunt", hosted by the Goosechase App!
Who doesn't love a scavenger hunt?
Westport's Parks & Recreation Department is organizing one, for families or teams.
Registrants first download the GooseChase app on their phones, search for the "Westport Winter Goose Chase," then click here to receive a game password.
Winners get a gift basket of items from Westport businesses. For more information, click here.
One River — the art and design school — is sponsoring a downtown show. The opening next Sunday (January 24, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.).
David Waldman and BTS Realty donated their storefronts: 33 Elm Street, Brooks Corner and Sconset Square. Two hundred works — from children to adults — will be on view through February 7.
Also included: One River's high school portfolio development class, with traditional and digital works.
It's official: Most high school winter sports can begin tryouts and practices this Tuesday (January 19). Basketball, ice hockey, swimming, gymnastics and indoor track got the go-ahead yesterday from the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
Games may begin February 8, except for track which cannot compete until March. The number of games is limited; there will be no state tournaments, though a "post-season experience" can be held (similar to fall sports).
In addition, athletes will be required to wear masks during competitions. Coaches and players will also have to wear masks and be socially distanced on the sidelines. Officials are required to wear masks at all times.
There will be no wrestling or competitive cheer, however. The state Department of Public Health categorized those as "high-risk activities."
Football — a fall sport — had hoped to play a shortened late winter/early spring season. However, the CIAC canceled that option yesterday.
And finally … happy 87th birthday to the brilliant mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne!
Posted in Arts, Downtown, Local business, Organizations, Sports, Staples HS
Tagged COVID vaccine, One River Art + Design, Pop'TArt Gallery, Staples High School winter sports, Wakeman Town Farm, Westport Parks & Recreation Department
A Kidney For Cathy Talmadge
2020 was bad for many Westporters.
It was even worse for Cathy Talmadge.
Five years ago, Cathy's health started a mysterious decline. The avid swimmer, gardener, environmentalist, traveler, reader and cook could barely get out of bed, much less work in her gardens, walk her golden retriever Riley, or whip up dinner with husband Tom.
After many visits to medical specialists, Cathy was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoidosis. The debilitating autoimmune disease ravaged her organs. Now in stage 4 kidney failure, she requires a live donor transplant as quickly as possible.
Cathy Talmadge
Cathy — beloved by many for her work with Wakeman Town Farm, Earthplace. Sherwood Island State Park and the RTM — was put on donation lists around the country. Unfortunately, it could take years before a kidney became available.
She was told too that dialysis might wreak havoc on her body. She could become very sick — possibly unable to have a transplant.
Family members were tested, but none were a match.
A group of friends is now getting the word out. With the clock ticking, they've devised a no-holds-barred campaign. Today, longtime friend and colleague Christy Colasurdo and a team of local volunteers launch A Kidney for Cathy. They want everyone to know her story.
And they want everyone reading this to share it far and wide. Somewhere in the world, they know, a life-saving donor is waiting.
The idea for the campaign was born after Christy's friend Kira Krieger Senders secured a living kidney donor for her father through a creative multimedia campaign.
Christy was also moved by the ALS Pepper Challenge closer to home. It spread the word about Westport icon Patty's Habestroh's condition, raised more than $650,000 for research, and received national media attention.
Nearly two-thirds of all live kidney donors come from marketing campaigns on Facebook and other social media platforms. That's the focus of this campaign.
Organizers say, "Anyone can help the campaign go viral by following our Facebook and Instagram pages, liking posts, and visiting the A Kidney for Cathy website to learn more about becoming a kidney donor.
"Sharing the online posts will spread the message far and wide. The viral power of social media can literally save Cathy's life."
A quick, confidential survey assesses whether an individual might be a good candidate to donate.
While helping Cathy, the campaign will also shine a spotlight on the 114,927 patients currently on a kidney or liver transplant waiting list in the US.
Christy says. "A big part of this will be about educating the public. I was blown away to learn that Cathy can receive a kidney transplant from someone who is not a direct match. Cathy just needs a kind and healthy person to donate a kidney on her behalf.
"If not a match, that kidney goes to another recipient, which then enables the National Kidney Registry to put Cathy in the recipient pool to identify her perfect match. One donation inspired by Cathy will save two lives."
Christy also learned that kidney transplants are now done laparoscopically, through a small navel incision. Donors typically spend only 2 or 3 nights in the hospital, followed by a quick return to full health and athletic pursuits.
"Donors overwhelmingly report that the most lasting effect is the good feeling they get from power of their gift. Most say that they would donate again in a heartbeat," Christy adds.
A plea from Cathy Talmadge's daughter.
Christy and other team members — including website designer (and Staples High School sophomore) James Dobin-Smith, graphic artist Miggs Burroughs, social media consultant Terri Piekara and Wakeman Town Farm co-chair Liz Milwe –ask everyone reading this to pass it along via their social networks. A toolkit on the website includes graphics to post or share
Questions about donating a kidney? Want to get more involved? Email Akidney4cathy@gmail.com.
Posted in Media, Organizations, People
Tagged Cathy Talmadge, Christy Colasurdo, kidney transplant, Wakeman Town Farm
Roundup: Wakeman Tree, Snow Day, Feliz Navidog, More
The annual Wakeman Town Farm Christmas tree lighting celebration — a fun family affair filled with music, a bonfire and homemade treats — was one more victim of COVID.
But the tree is still lit!
Bill Constantino (a Wakeman relative), WTF steward John Montoni and Bert Porzio's great tree company made sure of that.
"We see it as a beacon of light and hope," Wakeman Town Farm says.
Westporters can enjoy it — from the safety of their cars — any evening.
Or you can just appreciate it here:
Just a thought:
With substantial snow predicted for Wednesday night, does that mean there's a possible school snow day on Thursday?
Or with everyone now used to distance learning, will officials simply say, "Everyone work from home!"?
If that's the case, then the end of snow days — a wonderful winter tradition — could be an unintended (and really bad) long-lasting COVID consequence.
Winslow Park snow day, March 4, 2019. (Photo/Molly Alger)
Last month, "06880" featured "Feliz Navidog." The picture book by Ari Halper and his Saugatuck Elementary School daughter tells the tale of how Santa's pet dog saves Christmas. (I won't give the ending away. But it's a quick read.)
Sales skyrocketed. Among the purchasers: Lori Levine van Arsdale.
She's not the only one enjoying the book. Watson van Arsdale seems to have found a kindred canine under the tree.
(Photo/Lori Levine van Arsdale)
Yesterday I posted 2 photos of last night's spectacular sunset. This morning I added 2 more.
All were taken by (or on) the water.
But nature's beauty was on display all over town.
Chuck and Mimi Greenlee live way north (well, near Merritt Parkway Exit 41, anyway).
Here's their view:
(Photo/Chuck Greenlee)
And finally … here's a salute to Raymond Egan. He wrote songs for vaudeville and Broadway, from World War I through the Roaring '20s and depressed '30s.
Egan lived in Westport, and died here in 1952, age 61. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Among his tunes: the 1921 foxtrot "Ain't We Got Fun," "Kaiser Bill," "You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May," and the gruesomely titled, absolutely non-PC "Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose."
Fun Fact #1: Egan's song "Hand in Hand Again" was remixed and covered by Midnight Syndicate on their album "The 13th Hour" in 2005.
Fun Fact #2: Egan's son Ron, who grew up in Westport, is now a professor of East Asian languages and cultures at Stanford University.
(Hat tip: John Kelley)
Posted in Environment, Media, Organizations, Weather
Tagged "Feliz Navidog", Ari Halper, Wakeman Town Farm
Roundup: Ballots, Food Drive, Atlantic Sports Story, More
To clarify yesterday's Roundup story on absentee ballots:
The registrars of voters have not "counted" ballots yet. They cannot do that until tomorrow. What they did on Saturday was open the ballots, to find any without signatures.
Five of those — out of approximately 8,000 returned — were discovered. Those voters will be contacted today, and are allowed to vote in person tomorrow.
As Thanksgiving nears, Wakeman Town Farm is collecting nutritious, non-perishable food, for delivery to 2 local pantries. Among the items most in
demand:
Rice and quinoa
Dried fruits (raisins, prunes, apricots, etc.)
Soups (canned or boxed)
Stews and chili (canned or boxed)
Dried beans and ;entils
Canned tuna, salmon, chicken in water or broth
Protein and granola bars, unsalted nuts and seeds, whole grain crackers
Coffee and tea.
Items can be dropped off at the "Food Donation" bins at the gates to Wakeman Town Farm on Cross Highway, and at Franny's Farmacy and Savannah Bee.
As COVID cases rise, what will local retailers do on Black Friday?
Jillian Elder wants to know. The founder of the Finding Westport platform — your go-to site for all local retailers, restaurants and services — is surveying businesses, and will post that information soon. It will go on Finding Fairfield County and Finding Connecticut too.
If you're a retailer or restaurant owner, tell Jillian your hours, limitations on customers, etc. Email submissions@findingwestport.com.
Westport writer Ruth Shalit Barrett's long article about crazy, college-focused Fairfield County niche youth sports — fencing, crew, squash, lacrosse — created quite a buzz when The Atlantic published it last month.
It's creating more buzz now. First, the magazine appended an extraordinary 800-word correction.
Last night, the Atlantic retracted the entire piece. Click here to read why.
The Atlantic illustrated Ruth Shalit Barrett's story with this time-lapse photo by Pelle Cass.
Every day, the Y's Men walk. Yesterday was typical: a group gathered at the train station, then headed out for 4 1/2 miles. Molly Alger joined them, as "the token woman."
All walks are socially distanced — except for their brief gathering for this photo, part way through.
And finally … today is of course the Day of the Dead.
Posted in Environment, Local business, Media, Organizations, Politics, Sports
Tagged Finding Westport, Ruth Shalit Barrett, The Atlantic, Wakeman Town Farm, Westport registrars of voters, Y's Men
Roundup: Statehouse Debates, WitchCraft Cocktails, Police Probe, More
Jake Tapper called Tuesday's presidential debate "a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck." That's being kind to dumpster fires and train wrecks.
But fear not! Normal political discourse will be on display next Tuesday (October 6, 12 p.m., Zoom). The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce and Westport Library are sponsoring an actual "debate" with 4 candidates for 2 local state House of Representatives seats: Jonathan Steinberg vs. Chip Stephens, and Stephanie Thomas vs. Patricia Zucaro.
Click here to register (required). Questions may be taken from the audience.
Coming up on October 13: a debate with candidates for the State Senate.
Speaking of debates and dumpster fires: After Tuesday night's "shit show" (Dana Bash), we all need a drink.
Wakeman Town Farm will help you make a special fall craft cocktail with mixologist Julia Halina Hadas, author of WitchCraft Cocktails. She'll share recipes for adult beverages designed for healing, spells, offerings and fun.
It's Friday, October 2, 5 to 6 p.m. And it's virtual, so you can drink alone (or at least at home). To register, click here.
In the wake of threatening fliers found downtown Sunday morning, the Westport Police Department says:
We understand that this incident has caused a great deal of alarm and varying levels of concern for many living within our community. We have been working diligently to identify the responsible individual(s). The investigation has remained extremely active. The probe has featured close collaboration with federal law enforcement officials, based on some of the statements expressed in these postings.
Investigative efforts of the Westport Police Department Detective Bureau have yielded information on 2 responsible parties. The Department assures all that there is currently no viable threat to the community relative to this incident. This investigation remains open and active, and any additional developments will be detailed later.
And finally … we continue to lose music stars. The New York Times reports that Mac Davis — "the pop-country crossover star who wrote hits for Elvis Presley and had a No. 1 pop single of his own with Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me'" — died Tuesday. He was 78.
Posted in Local politics, Organizations, Police, Politics
Tagged Connecticut House of Representatives, threatening flyers, Wakeman Town Farm, Westport Library, Westport Police Department, Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce
Roundup: Cribari Bridge, Senior Center, Wildfires, WTF, More
Stay away from the William F. Cribari Bridge today. The Saugatuck River span is closed through 3 p.m., for inspection. Use alternate routes!
William F. Cribari Bridge — stay away today! (Photo/Sam Levenson)
Registration for Senior Center October-December classes is underway for Westport residents. Non-residents can register beginning Monday (September 21).
The Senior Center also announces upcoming events:
Parkinson's Support (Sept. 23, Zoom, 10:15 a.m.)
New to Medicare (Sept. 24, 5:30 p.m.)
Summer Concert Series: Harpist Wendy Kerner (Sept. 25, Zoom, 1:30 p.m.)
Caregiver Support (Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and 21, 10 a.m.)
Bingo (Oct. 1, with delivered lunch (Pct. 1, Zoom, 1:15 p.m.)
Just for Women (Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m.)
Walk to End Alzheimer's (Oct. 11).
For more information, click here, call 203-341-5099, email seniorcenter@westportct.gov/seniorcenter.
Smoke from the wildfires out west have reached Westport. This was the scene yesterday evening, at Compo Beach:
(Photo/Stephen Raffel)
COVID has canceled many traditional activities. But not Oktoberfest!
Wakeman Town Farm celebrates outdoors on Thursday, October 8 (5:30 p.m.). Chef Alison Milwe Grace cooks up a great German meal (with a veggie option for non-meat eaters). Bring a sweater or jacket and your favorite German beer or adult beverage. Click here for details and tickets.
Teaching has always been stressful. During COVID, it's exponentially tougher.
To help educators de-stress, Positive Directions has launched a Teacher Support Group. Trained counselors lead discussions Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. via (of course) Zoom. The cost is $40 per session. Email amiceli@positivedirections.org, or call 203-227-7644 for reservations.
With kids back at school — meaning more than half the time, they're learning at home — parents may need a private office.
Serendipity Labs — the on-demand workspace at 55 Post Road West — offers a complimentary private day office for all new inquiries. It's available weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Serendipity memberships include high-speed WiFi, complimentary coffee, spacious common areas, guest reception and concierge services. For details click here, call 203-979-4084 or email mburns@serendipitylabs.com.
Serendipity Labs, 55 Post Road West
Classic movies continue this Saturday (September 19, 8 p.m.) at the Remarkable Theater. Earthplace co-sponsors "Raiders of the Lost Artk." Click here for tickets and more information.
Speaking of movies: Ethan Hawke will direct a new movie about the lives and careers of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The project has the blessing of Woodward — now 90 — and the actors' family.
The film is expected to focus on their 50-year marriage, including their decision to raise their children in Westport rather than Los Angeles. (Hat tip: Johanna Rossi)
Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.
And finally … today would have been B.B. King's 95th birthday. He died 5 years ago, but the thrill of his blues guitar will never be gone.
Posted in Beach, Education, Entertainment, Local business, Organizations
Tagged Alison Milwe Grace, Compo Beach, Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Positive Directions, Remarkable Theater, Senior Center, Serendipity Labs, Wakeman Town Farm
Unsung Hero #158
Alice Ely writes:
As gardens chair at Wakeman Town Farm, I've had the privilege of knowing Staples High School senior Teagan Smith since she first volunteered in 2017.
She has stepped up to help the planet in ways large and small for her entire high school career. As a freshman she began with the fall harvest, and kept coming. Year after year, she has been on hand and willing to do any job – which at the farm are mostly dirty ones.
Teagan Smith, scrambling to help.
It quickly became apparent that Teagan's passion is sustainability. Eager to learn more, she has been a quick study of the farm's sustainable practices, such as composting, winter sowing and non-chemical pest controls.
She has educated visitors about what does (and does not) go in recycling. She reached out to officials at the town Department of Public Works, and created her own flyer of creative recycling projects.
As an upperclassman with many interests and responsibilities, Teagan has continued to make time for the farm. This summer she worked as a Save the Sound intern taking water samples, but still managed a significant commitment to WTF.
She set up the farm stand every Saturday morning, showcasing veggies and flowers in beautiful displays that attracted record numbers of customers. She even shows up for 7 a.m. stints on weekdays!
Teagan Smith, at the WTF farm stand.
Her quiet competence and leadership make it easy for a new crop of volunteers to follow her example.
This year she the helm of Staples' Club Green. We look forward to hearing what the club tackles next.
For the rest of this challenging year — and, we suspect, the rest of her life — the world will look a little greener because of Teagan Smith.
(To nominate an Unsung Hero, email dwoog@optonline.net)
Teagan Smith, down at Wakeman Town Farm.
Posted in Environment, Organizations, Staples HS, Teenagers, Unsung Heroes
Tagged Alice Ely, Teagan Smith, Wakeman Town Farm
Roundup: WTF Dinner, Sherwood Island, Friday Flowers, More
Wakeman Town Farm's Harvest Fest is a major fundraiser — and major fun.
This year's event (Saturday, Sept 12, 5 to 9 p.m.), is still on. But it's "reimagined," to be COVID-compliant.
The dinner features a small number of tables of 4 to 8 friends, spaced out on the lawn, served by masked-and-gloved waiters. There is a 75 guest limit.
There's an outdoor, multi-course feast by Marcia Selden Catering + Events, drinks courtesy of Tito's Handmade Vodka (signature cocktails) and Iain and Linda Bruce (wines), and live acoustic music by Henry Jones. Town Fair Tire is the presenting sponsor. Click here for tickets.
Because of limited seating (tables sell out fast!), WTF chefs created a gourmet picnic box, to be enjoyed at the beach, a favorite scenic spot or home.
Each box includes a full meal for 2: Long Island lobster roll, jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce, classic creamy coleslaw, handcut crisp potato chips with French onion dip, and truffled popcorn. Click here to order.
You can even help Wakeman Town Farm without eating. It costs more than $10,000 a year to feed their alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks and rabbits. Click here to donate.
We're #4!
That's the rank of Sherwood Island State Park on New England Travel Today's list of 10 Prettiest Beaches in the 6 states. Many Westporters already know how great it is. Others have no clue.
Click here to read the writeup, and compare. (Hat tip: Jon Sinish)
Very pretty indeed! (Photo/Lauri Weiser)
Also beautiful: this week's Westport Garden Club's #FridayFlowers basket.
The group honored the hard work of school administrators and staff to reopen the district.
Shown below on the Town Hall steps are (from left) Michael Rizzo, assistant superintendent of pupil personnel services; John Bayers, director of human resources and general administration; Anthony Buono, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning.
(Photo/Kelle Ruden)
Melissa Newman has not yet decided "weather" or not she'll be on Main Street at Elm at 12:30 p.m. today, distributing her Paul Newman "register and vote" poster. That depends on the skies.
But she'll be there for sure on Saturday, September 12. In the meantime, here's another look at what she's handing out:
And finally … just look at the sky outside:
Posted in Beach, Downtown, Education, Environment, Organizations, Politics
Tagged Melissa Newman, Sherwood Island State Park, Wakeman Town Farm
Roundup: School Concerns, Supper & Soul, Parks & Rec & WTF Programs, More
As the reopening of school nears, stress levels are high. And they're not just confined to adults.
Positive Directions — Westport's not-for-profit center for counseling and mental health issues — offers tips for supporting a child with concerns about going back to school. Click here to read.
The Dead are coming to Westport.
Well, at least Terrapin: A Grateful Dead Experience, is. They draw raves, with their state-of-the-art equipment and true Garcia/Weir channeling.
They're the next band for "Support & Soul," the Westport- Weston Chamber of Concert/Westport Library drive-in collaboration.
Previous Supper & Soul shows — with Mystic Bowie, the Tom Petty Project and Mullett — have sold out.
Tickets are $100 per car (5 people max). The go on sale this Friday (August 28, 10 a.m.; click here). The Chamber urges concert-goers to support local restaurants, by ordering takeout for the show.
Registration began this morning for Westport's Parks & Recreation fall programs. They include tennis clinics, Sports Squirts, IST Baseball and virtual at-home programs. Among the new programs: Skyhawks Hoopster Tots, Overtime Athletics Big Swing Whiffleball and High Fives Running Club.
Click here to see all programs, and to register.
Registration for Wakeman Town Farm's fall programs will also be done through the Parks & Recreation department; just click here. Offerings include the Mommy (and Daddy) + Me "Little Farmers," new Music Together classes, and programs for teens. All are safe, socially distanced and outdoors .
Questions about any program, or how to register online? Email recreation@westportct.gov, or call 203-341-5152.
An alert reader writes:
"In June of 2018, my wife was checking some flowers in our garden. She heard some rustling behind a large bush, and out popped a white deer.
"This prompted a bit of research. Only 1% of deer in the Northeast are white. In various cultures the white deer has some positive mythological significance. It can be viewed as a message from another world or the hereafter. This was startling to us, but in a good way.
"Two weeks before our first sighting, our family had put to rest a loved one just up the hill in the Christ & Holy Trinity Cemetery. So who knows?
"We continue to see the deer (there may now be 2) sporadically. Neighbors say she (or they) are often sighted throughout Old Hill."
Musicians everywhere have missed connecting with live audiences.
But when members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts and touring team attended the American String Quartet concert at MoCA Westport last month, they saw the potential in the museum's outdoor stage, vast grounds, and the way attendees maintained social distancing
So MoCA proudly announces a new concert event. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Spotlight features the Alexa Tarantino Quartet on Friday, September 4 (7 p.m, MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike).
Tarantino is an award-winning, vibrant young jazz saxophonist, woodwind doubler and composer. Jazz Times' Critics Poll named her a Top 5 Alto Saxophonist of 2019.
Concertgoers bring their own lawn chairs and food. There are food and drink trunks on the grounds, too. Click here for tickets, or call 203-222-7070.
Alex Tarantino
Saugatuck Rowing Club past commodore Carol Randel and her team — the Randelles — are leading a fundraiser to help people fighting cancer gain access to healthy food.
The "Row for Recovery" event addresses an unseen problem. Area residents must often decide between food and medical treatment. The pandemic has made the situation more dire.
Row for Recovery — set for Saturday, September 12 at the Rowing Club on Riverside Avenue — will help Norwalk Hospital's Whittingham Cancer Center provide prepaid grocery store cards to people needing good nutrition during cancer treatment. $100 feeds a family of 4 for a month.
Click here to register, and for a course map.
Carol Randel
Amy Berkin writes: "I was downtown for a meeting, and wanted to enjoy a cup of coffee on a bench by the river. Look at this! It's awful that people are not throwing away trash, and no garbage cans are out. Very sad for the town, and the wildlife in the river.
(Photo/Amy Berkin)
And finally … today is National Dog Day! Arf!
Posted in Arts, Downtown, Environment, Organizations, Sports
Tagged albino deer, Carol Randel, MoCA Westport, Positive Directions, Saugatuck Rowing Club, Wakeman Town Farm, Westport Parks & Recreation Department, Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce, Whittingham Cancer Center
Pic Of The Day #1226
Wakeman Town Farm (Photo/Amy Schneider)
Posted in Environment, Organizations, Pic of the Day
Tagged Wakeman Town Farm
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World festivals with a wacky edge
12th Jul 2011 11:06 AM
BABY jumping, tuna tossing and cheese rolling are some of the wacky pastimes being celebrated in Europe, the UK, Asia and America.
Student Flights has scoured the globe for juicy jaunts and round up a top 5 list of the world's wackiest festivals to add to the calendar this year.
For those after a tamner option, there is also a pick of favourites including Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras and Rio Carnival.
Five of the wackiest festivals:
1. El Colacho: the Baby-Jumping Festival (Spain)
El Colacho has seen grown men leap over newborn babies in celebration of the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi since 1620. Donning scary, vaguely Elvis-like costumes and wielding whips and truncheons, the men attempt to cleanse the babies of evil. Strangely enough, leaping over them is believed to be the best way to achieve this.
2. Hadakamatsuri: The Naked Festival (Japan)
This is a type of Japanese festival where participants wear a minimum amount of clothing, instead of going completely naked. Outfits usually compromise of a Japanese loincloth (called fundoshi) with a short happi coat. Naked festivals are held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in the summer or winter. Hidden somewhere in the midst of all these men in loincloths is one fully naked man, who is believed to bring good luck and happiness.
3. Holi: the Festival of Colors (India)
Holi is a popular Hindu spring festival in India, Guyana, and Nepal where locals collaborate on the streets to throw coloured powder and water at each other. Traditionally, it is held on the second day, known as Dhulhendi, in spring. People believe the weather change causes viral fever and cold, therefore the playful throwing of the powders has a medicinal significance, with colours made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors.
4. Cheese Rolling Festival: Cotswolds (England)
This goofy cheese-rolling activity is actually very dangerous. Racers zoom down the hill behind a madly spinning seven-pound wheel of cheese, which can reach speeds of up to 70 mph. First to the bottom wins the cheese. Police have attempted to ban the event, but participants have refused to observe the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated easily, evidently.
5. Tunarama: the Tuna Tossing Festival (Australia)
The Tunarama festival, held in Port Lincoln on the tip of Eyre Peninsula, takes part during the Australia Day long weekend in January. The highlight of the festival is the tuna tossing competition. Ex-Olympic hammer thrower, Sean Carlin, holds the record for the longest toss at 37.23 metres set in 1998. When the festival began in 1962, it was intended to promote the emerging tuna fishing industry in Port Lincoln, which nowadays is home to Australia's largest tuna cannery.
Other popular festivals around the world:
January: Chinese New Year – Hong Kong, China
February: Rio Carnival – Rio de Janiero, Brazil
March: St Patrick's Day Parade – Dublin, Ireland
May: White Nights Festival – St Petersburg, Russia
June: Rathra Yathra Chariot Festival – Puri, India
July: Running with the Bulls - Pamplona, Spain
August: Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
September: Oktoberfest - Munich, Germany
October: Halloween - Transylvania, Romania
December: Hogmanay - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Jeff Jacobs: The Road Show is Geno's Show
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Sports // Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Jacobs
UConn coach Geno Auriemma.
Jessica Hill / Associated Press
MYSTIC — Geno Auriemma walked into Latitude 41 on the banks of the Mystic River early Tuesday night, relaxed as any summer tourist. No, he's not playing much golf these days. When you suck at it, he insists, you don't feel like playing.
With that, the UConn women's basketball coach started talking. This was the kickoff to the second annual Huskies Coaches Road Show, but the truth is it's always a good show — road, home or neutral site — with Auriemma.
"We live in a place where it's fantasyland," Auriemma said. "It's like that commercial on TV where they hit soft serve ice cream and sprinkles. They think everything you touch around here is supposed to turn into a national championship trophy and parade. Welcome to the real world. It doesn't work like that."
Chances are you've seen the Geico commercial in question. Oil workers hit the mother lode of soft serve. And just when they think they're beyond lucky, they strike a geyser of sprinkles. Yes, Auriemma keeps finding new and imaginative metaphors for the expectations placed on a program with a record 11 national championships.
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"It's the only place I've ever seen where No.1, there are more articles written about your walk-ons many times than your starters," Auriemma said. "And, No. 2, how come you didn't sign the No. 1 player in the country for the 15th year in a row?
"You keep getting it right like we have in recruiting like we have for so many years, at some point you're going to have a couple of stumbles. And we have. It seems to be happening all over the country."
Auriemma smiles.
The players he landed for 2019, he said, are really, really good. And 2020? Same.
"I like our team," Auriemma said.
There are two ways of looking at the UConn women. If the only bar is a national championship, they haven't won one in three years. So the program is in decline. Or if the bar is lowered just an inch or two, they've been to the 12 straight Final Four. So everything was fine, is fine, and will be fine … because sprinkles.
"Recruiting is never as good as you think it is and it's never as bad as other people think it is," Auriemma said. "If any other team in the country had three starters back, people would be talking about them being a national championship contender. For us, it's you have three starters and you don't have anybody coming off the bench. We haven't had anybody coming off the bench the last three years. So I don't know why that's a big cause for concern."
He shrugs. Maybe it's his age. Maybe it's the off-season. Maybe the players he landed really are that good. Maybe it is all those reasons he's so relaxed. And maybe it is because he has come to grips with the changing face of player procurement in college basketball. Yes, Auriemma has had transfers before. Yes, Auriemma has had foreign players before. Yet never has he reloaded in such short order. A graduate transfer (Evelyn Adebayo from Murray State), a transfer (Evina Westbrook from Tennessee) and European (Ania Makurat of Poland) to go with Nika Muhl of Croatia and, yes, the No. 1 recruit (Paige Bueckers) for 2020.
A Tennessee transfer? Good grief, the late Pat Summitt would have stormed Geno's office 15 years ago.
"It's a different world," Auriemma said. "I never understood the big to-do about us playing Tennessee again. With all the teams we play and who we have played the last x number of years, it just doesn't seem the same. Yeah, the name is the same but nothing else is the same. It's almost like they're any other school now."
Sorry about that Rocky Top detour. Back to the recruiting road.
"You talk about coaches getting it wrong in recruiting," Auriemma said. "I wish I had a dollar for every kid that gets it wrong. What is it now, 600, 700, 900 (transfers each year) in the men, I don't know how many on the women's side. It's a weird world we live in, man."
Over the year, the UConn women have taken considerable pride in recruiting the correct players and winning national titles with them. Sure, there have been misses. And the swings and misses beyond Megan Walker in the 2017 recruiting class with Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Lexi Gordon and Mikayla Coombs is the reason why so many changes were made on the run. In the larger sense, the UConn women are like every other men's and women's program in the nation now.
"Every single, solitary thing I think you've seen on the men's side has and will continue to filter into the women's game, even more so with each passing year," Auriemma said. "Recruiting players is harder than ever because what's involved in the process. You got a lot of these kids who can't play, but because they watch the men they think they are as good as they are. They'll watch Zion Williamson and the Duke kids and they'll go, I was a first-team women's All-American in high school, so I'm going to act like that and want to be treated like that. It's like what's wrong with you? But that's what these kids are being told by everyone around them. Recruiting is impossible anymore.
"The worst part is after you get them to come and play, you've got to keep recruiting them at the end of every year. Hey, who are you recruiting this year? Well, three guys on my team who are thinking about leaving. It's the craziest thing and every coach is dealing with it. I don't know any coach in America who hasn't said to me at one point that this is ridiculous. The floods gates have been opened and the NCAA is only going to make it easier for kids to transfer. They're not going to make it any harder."
The past three announcements were made within a fortnight, bang, bang, bang, but Auriemma said there had been plenty of work already done. Adebayo is a big player with offensive touch. Playing against older players, Makurat, with multi-dimensional skills, has toughness and smarts beyond her years.
And then there's Westbrook, an extremely talented guard who can play any of Auriemma's three perimeter positions. UConn has put in the former appeal waiver for Westbrook to play immediately. There was a coaching change at Tennessee with Kellie Harper replacing Holly Warlick, so Auriemma is optimistic.
"But you never know," he said.
Westbrook, the No. 2 rated player in the nation in 2017 behind Walker, evidently wanted to know why UConn hadn't pushed harder to get her the first time around. She was dragging out her recruiting, so UConn took their chances on a couple of players that wanted to come. It didn't work out. And now? Well, now they are fixing it. Evina is Ms. Fix-It.
Westbrook, with two years of eligibility remaining, raised eyebrows after the Lady Vols were eliminated from the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Saying she didn't know if Warlick would be back, exactly charge the mountain for the embattled coach.
"I just think off-the-court stuff, steps need to be taken with our staff and just overall off the court with this team," she said.
Asked if he was bothered by any of this, Auriemma said no.
"It doesn't," he said. "Kids say things all the time. Coaches say things all the time. I wasn't there. I know Holly really well. I don't presume to know how that all went down. I'm not going to make any decision based on that. She knows the way she handled that probably wasn't the best way to handle it. We talked about it, and she knows that."
And with that, hey, maybe he add another player soon. That's the game now.
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Canadian University of Dubai
Published on May 15th, 2013 | by SayginYalcin
Dream opportunity for Canadian University of Dubai entrepreneurs with big ideas
Chance in a lifetime for students to pitch their business ideas to region's most influential entrepreneurs Students at the Canadian University of Dubai will have a unique opportunity to pitch their business ideas to some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the region at the IDEA workshop on Thursday May 16th.
The workshop takes place at the Canadian University of Dubai and is the culmination of their semester-long Entrepreneurship course.
Hosting the event will be course lecturer Saygin Yalcin who has built, led and significantly shaped the biggest internet companies in the Middle East. He is Founder of Sukar.com, Partner at Souq.com and Jabbar Internet Group.
He said, "Events such as these are necessary. We need more entrepreneurs, especially in the internet sphere. Creating awareness for internet entrepreneurship is not only key for boosting our economy and growing the online market, but it is also significantly important to attract further investment. In the past decade, the UAE has proven to be a pioneer in technology advancement and integration in the region."
Speaking alongside Saygin will be some of the most influential entrepreneurs in the region, all of whom have lectured during the Canadian University of Dubai's Entrepreneurship course, including Paul Kelly CEO at Cabone.com and Rabea Ataya Chairman and Co-Founder at Bayt.com.
Also in attendance to present and provide guidance will be Dubai SME Executive Director, Manoj Nakra.
Mr Buti Saeed Al Ghandi, Chancellor of Canadian University of Dubai, said, "Entrepreneurship is something that we must foster for the future of Dubai. It is an important part of the vision of the future of the UAEand runs alongside similar schemes such as the Khalifa Fund. Our course, in conjunction with Souq.com and is setting an example and nurturing the young minds that will shape the country's future."
Canadian University of Dubai's Entrepreneurship course has over 70 English and Arabic students, making it one of its most popular. It brings together students of different ages and backgrounds, from teenage undergraduates to experienced business owners looking for an additional entrepreneurial edge.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/dream-opportunity-canadian-university-dubai-entrepreneurs-341637
Tags: AME Info, Canadian University of Dubai, CUD, Entrepreneurship, Ideas, Influential, Middle East, Pitch, Saygin Yalcin, Students, Venture Capital


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Home/ Resources / Projects / CIA Pseudonyms / pseudonym: PAGE_GRAHAM
Pseudonym: Page, Graham
Graham L. Page was probably a pseudonym for Henry D Hecksher. Page was involved in the K Program in Guatemala during PBSUCCESS.
A memo in March, 1954, stated that Page would be assigned to Guatemala for around ninety days and "be charged with the execution of a defection program." It also mentioned that Page would be operating independently of the CIA Guatemala Station.
John Prados, in Safe For Democracy, stated that Henry Hecksher's role in PBSUCCESS "expanded to inducing defections in the military." Tim Weiner, in Legacy of Ashes, mentioned that Hecksher was authorized to spend up to $10,000 a month for bribes in Guatemala, and he soon bought the loyalty of a minister in Arbenz's cabinet, Colonel Elfego Monzon. Hecksher also apparently later wrote to Albert Haney and advocated the bombing of Guatemala City.
A dispatch on June 2, 1954, mentioned that Page had visited JMBLUG (John S. Peurifoy), the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, and briefed the latter on the K-Program. Graham L. Page appeared to have departed Guatemala sometime in June of 1954. Furthermore, Page sent Allen Dulles a telegram on June 19, 1954, with a fairly bleak assessment of the overall situation in Guatemala.
Graham L. Page (then of Berlin Operating Base - BOB) was mentioned in a dispatch in December of 1948: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DICKOPF%2C%20PAUL%20%20%20VOL.%201_0022.pdf Henry Hecksher worked at BOB in the latter half of the 1940's and beginning of the 1950's: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ep15i2H_PLWWI5RDJJSUlVclk/view
A memo from Hecksher in November of 1955 stated that he first met Anne Goodpasture in Guatemala during PBSUCCESS. Goodpasture was only in Guatemala for a very limited time. Graham Page was in touch with Riggs (Goodpasture) as a dispatch in May of 1954 made clear. Page also mentioned Riggs in a dispatch in April, 1954.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: Persons and Pseudonyms
Page XX: ..."Page, Graham L. (pseudonym, identity not released)..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 118. 3/26/54-Memorandum From [name not declassified] to the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division, Central Intelligence Agency (King)
03/26/54: Memorandum from Withheld to Chief, WHD: Subject: K-Program Plan: "1. Background: Within the purview of PBSUCCESS and designed to further the attainment of its immediate ends, it is planned to assign Page for a period of approximately 90 days to Guatemala, where he will be charged with the execution of a defection program, targeted to bring important segments of the Guatemalan executive apparatus under American control...4. Personnel: (REDACTION) will be assigned to Guatemala as Page's field assistant. He will serve as communications clerk, interpreter, bodyguard, and discharge all housekeeping chores incidental to K-Program. 5. Schedule: Page and (REDACTION) will proceed to Guatemala on or about 15 April 1954. The labor assistant should become available not later than 20 April. 6. Official Position: For the duration of the program, Page will be stationed in Guatemala as a senior official of the Central Intell. Agency serving as the personal representative of (REDACTION) in his capacity as Chief of the Project. Although Page will operate independently of the Guatemala station, it is understood that the station's overt and covert assets will be committed to the support of K-Program. This arrangement is not meant to derogate from (REDACTION)'s status as Chief of Station. It is anticipated that he and Page will work in closest harmony toward the implementation of the program. 7. Accreditation: Ambassador Peurifoy will be apprised of Page's mission in broad outline and be requested to render him the necessary support within bounds of diplomatic propriety. It will be intimated to Peurifoy that Page is a ranking and responsible official of the C.I.A. and that he is operating independently of the local station. Mr. Frank Wisner has offered to write Amb. Peurifoy a personal letter along those lines...8. Personal Cover: Page will represent himself and live the cover of an American of independent means..."
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000923787.pdf
04/20/54: Air dispatch from COS, Guatemala to LINCOLN: Subject: General - Operational. Specific - K Program Progress: FROM PAGE: Page 3: ..."10. The assignment of Riggs (Anne Goodpasture) has met with great acclaim and her presence here is bound to relieve some of the extraordinary pressure under which everybody has been laboring. Some time - preferably after this operation has been brought to a successful conclusion - I should like to be told why this station, charged with what is believed to be one of the most important missions ever entrusted to KUBARK (CIA), is being placed in the position of having to beg for technical and clerical personnel. Failure to provide the station with a second secretary and the even more conspicuous failure to provide adequate courier service may or may not suggest that a truly cooperative spirit on the part of ODACID (U.S. State Department) (which obviously could resolve these problems by the stroke of a pen) is greatly lacking. In this connection, may I be allowed to stress the importance of processing requests for the promotion of station personnel as expeditiously as possible?..."
05/26/54: Air dispatch from LINCOLN to Acting COS, Guatemala: Subject: Operational Arms and ammunition storage: "1. Before leaving Guatemala, Riggs (Anne Goodpasture) saw a request from Graham Page for a photograph of El Aceituno which was desired for the purpose of identifying a building used for storage of arms and ammunition. Such a photograph was not available at the Guatemala station at that time. 2. Attached is an aerial view (July 1953) taken from the files at LINCOLN (CIA's Guatemalan covert operations headquarters, a forward base in Florida). Any information Page can supply with regard to arms and ammunition storage will be appreciated. (REDACTION) Jerome C. Dunbar."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 168. 6/2/54-Dispatch From the CIA Chief of Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida
06/02/54: Dispatch from COS, Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida: Subject: General -K-Program: Specific: JMBLUG: "1. This is to advise you that Page paid JMBLUG (John S. Peurifoy) a personal call on the evening of 1 June 1954. The meeting took place in JMBLUG's private residence. 2. In view of certain anticipated ramifications of the SWALLOW operation, it was deemed necessary to apprise JMBLUG of what had transpired and what we are trying to accomplish. Page gave JMBLUG a general briefing on the scope and purpose of K-Program (operations aimed at intelligence and defection of Guatemalan military; after May 11, 1954, redirected at military defections) and explained that he is operating independently of the Station so as to preclude any conceivable compromise to our diplomatic representation should the Guatemalan authorities uncover his true status. 3. JMBLUG fully approved of our endeavor to enlist the support of SWALLOW in the defection of members of the Army High Command and promised to continue backstopping to the extent of vouching for his bona fides. Page advised JMBLUG that Whiting had decided against formally introducing Page to him to so as to rule out any possibility of embarrassment should there be an unpleasantness. 4. Page disavowed detailed knowledge of the progress of PBSUCCESS and of the nature of Calligeris' (Carlos Castillo Armas) operations in Guatemala, stressing the limited and strictly compartmentalized nature of the program in which he is engaged. 5. It should be pointed out that the call on JMBLUG was a move decided upon by Page acting on his own responsibility. The Station introduced Page and crowded the necessary security safeguards. Further meetings, if required, will be held in a secure, neutral place. Graham L. Page..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 173. 6/8/54-Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida
06/08/54: Telegram from Guatemala Station to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida: "Following from Page. 1. K-Program (operations aimed at intelligence and defection of Guatemalan military; after May 11, 1954, redirected at military defections) likely remain stalemated until further pattern of PBSUCCESS clearly emerging. 2. Not a ghost of a chance to sway army high command as long as Arbenz regime going through impressive phase of consolidation with oppositional elements fragmentized and subdued. (2) Government firmly convinced U.S. has abandoned all thought of going it alone and effective collective intervention discounted (Toriello to SWALLOW). 3. Recommend K-Program be brought under Station control soonest and Page be authorized return to ZI. (REDACTION) complex can be handled through ESQUIRE. Contact with SWALLOW will be maintained by Burnett. 4. If at any future time, high command members should indicate desire talk terms with U.S. representative and if situation of manifest strength then favoring our cause, dispatch of PBSUCCESS representative would pose no problem security or otherwise. 5. Request approval for Page return to HQ not later than 10 June. ESQUIRE leaving for U.S. o/a 9 June on short visit and most appropriate effect turn over at that time. 6. Report on Page/SWALLOW meeting in 8 June pouch. (3)..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 179. 6/10/54-Telegram From the CIA Station in Guatemala to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida
06/10/54: Telegram from Guatemala Station to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida: "799. Re: GUAT 791. (2) 1. Though clearly understood that this Station has no responsibility for the K-Program (operations aimed at intelligence and defection of Guatemalan military; after May 11, 1954, redirected at military defections) and in fact is limited to being a commo channel and backstopper for Page nevertheless information obtained by us and made available to Page plus that obtained by Page from (REDACTION) (see GUAT 785 (IN 15812)) (3) leads us to believe that Page's departure at this time is unfortunate since indications army discontent mounting and may result in conditions favorable to defection efforts either through (REDACTION) or others. 2. Since information contained LINC 3631 (IN 15716) (4) and obtained from (REDACTION) as reported GUAT 790 (IN 16092) (5) indicates SEMANTIC (probably Domingo Goicolea Villacorta) compromise is an inconvenience rather than disaster, we perturbed by fact no one will be on scene to handle defection possibilities which may shortly arise as friendly pressure and govt tension mount. 3. We wish point out we have no contact with any Page people and that K-Program automatically suspended with Page departure..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 188. 6/16/54-Telegram From Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to the CIA Station in Guatemala
06/16/54: Telegram from Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida to Guatemala Station: "3895. RE: GUAT 848. (2) 1. Appreciate fully your apprehensions behalf Page however he is fully briefed by LINC on how to proceed upon his arrival. 2. With exception change in residence status all points were recognized and anticipated in above briefing. Page despite healthy desire to be cautious is fully prepared for expulsion, denial of entry and at worst apprehension by local authorities. Important point is to permit him opportunity to materialize K Program (operations aimed at intelligence and defection of Guatemalan military; after May 11, 1954, redirected at military defections) in manner originally contemplated. FYI LINC 3838 (IN 17978) (3) was prepared with his assistance and Hqs general concurrence in principle. Moreover LINC convinced that more than 'issuing marching orders' left to do. 3. Accordingly however tenuous Page's position may be he should attempt finalization his program with fullest support your Station: In event situation denies him opportunity then Station should be prepared to pick up and follow through with (REDACTION). 4. Therefore arrange to meet and brief Page on developments since his departure setting up usual emergency and alternate procedures in event of his forced withdrawal from operation. Resolve his residence situation soonest. Inform him of DIR 04858 (OUT 53908). (4) 5. Imperative your Station provide LINC fullest details these developments by OPIM cable as many other factors hinge upon your progress. Page has been requested to do same..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 210. 6/19/54-Telegram From the CIA Chief Station in Guatemala to the Central Intelligence Agency
06/19/54: Telegram from COS, Guatemala: ..."For Ascham from Page. 1. Effective 12 June K Program taken over by Guat Station. Page no longer in touch with either (REDACTION) or ESQUIRE. Bannister (probably John Doherty) in direct contact (REDACTION) as of 15 June. Page not familiar contents GUAT 886. (3) 2. My estimate of situation, no longer based on controlled sources or access to official reports, is following: PBSUCCESS capabilities inside WSBURNT (Guatemala) exceedingly limited and no match for combined strength law enforcement agencies, army and armed campesinos. Validity assumption underlying PBSUCCESS that local civilian insurrections will sweep garrisons into open revolt questionable, even if you take Calligeris (Carlos Castillo Armas) claims regarding controlled inside assets at face value. Other intangible factors that may determine developments in provinces simply defy assessment. 3. I have on repeated occasions reported that this resolution will be won or lost in WSBURNT city and that the one determinant factor is the attitude of the Army High Command. If the Army High Command can be won over to our side ultimate success is a foregone conclusion. If it decides to back Arbenz, PBSUCCESS will not prevail. This is the principal consideration underlying K Program. 4. Our sole key to the Army High Command is (REDACTION). I have the very greatest respect for him as a human being, an officer and a patriotic servant of his country. It is on his authority mainly that I originally proposed an air strike against military targets in the WSBURNT city area. I refuse to believe that (REDACTION) would be so swayed by self-seeking motives as to ignore counter productive effects with respect to the attitude of people WSBURNT. Although I specifically and repeatedly questioned him on that score he could not conceive of 'adequate other forms of exhibiting strengths.' Nor could SWALLOW with whom I raised that point..."
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952-1954: Guatemala Current Section: 234. 6/24/54-Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida
06/24/54: Telegram to Operation PBSUCCESS Headquarters in Florida: "1. We have been working with ODACID (U.S. State Department) on plans for consolidation phase to determine circumstances under which PBPRIME (U.S.) would recognize a rebel government or would offer military or economic aid to a new regime. No authoritative conclusions yet reached and none likely to be until there is firmer indication revolt sufficiently successful at least produce situation in which rebels control considerable territory and sufficient forces to give them at least an even chance of overthrowing regime...2. As to immediate decisions, generally concur your instructions ref A on question desirability establishment new regime and announcement names of government members, believe must weigh two opposing considerations: A. Early action desirable in order increase air of legitimacy of rebellion and make semi-official support possible sooner if movement successful. B. Main danger this action that it will alienate army officers who either dislike Calligeris (Carlos Castillo Armas) or simply prefer themselves control new regime. 3. On balance we conclude unwise announce provisional government now for reason given ref A par 1A and because effect of such action on army unevaluated. Meanwhile if traffic can stand it suggest message to Bannister (probably John Doherty), Page, and JMBLUG (John S. Peurifoy) inquiring if they believe establishment provisional government now would reduce chances of action against Arbenz by army officers. 4. Regardless action by Calligeris believe desirable if contact re–established (REDACTION) by Page or Bannister to point out that if army moves decisively against Arbenz it rather than Calligeris will rule the country and to state that SKIMMER (the "Group," CIA cover organization supporting Carlos Castillo Armas) would support regime established by army even if it excluded Calligeris entirely..."
John Prados (1996): President's Secret Wars: CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf
Pages 101-102: ..."Also on the team was the former Berlin station chief, Henry Hecksher, whose professionalism and skill were already legendary at CIA, and who would operate under cover in Guatemala to supply front-line reports...Operation Success entered the execution phase in early 1954 when the political action campaign kicked off. Dave Phillips checked material for the radio broadcast during a visit with Henry Hecksher, who posed as a German businessman..." - - - John Prados (2006): Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA: Page 113: ..."The CIA prepared the groundwork as quietly as possible. Henry Heckscher, a key operative from Berlin, posed as a European coffee buyer to move covertly inside the country. Later his role expanded to inducing defections from the local military..." Page 114: ..."Phillips began with a field trip where he contrived to meet Henry Heckscher...but when Phillips checked, not much of Heckscher's information proved useful..." - - - Tim Weiner (2007) Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA: Pages 110-111: ..."So Wisner hedged his bet and opened up a second front on the war against Arbenz. He sent one of the CIA's best officers, Henry Hecksher, the chief of the Berlin base, to Guatemala City with orders to persuade senior military officers to rebel against the government. Hecksher was authorized to spend up to $10,000 a month for bribes, and he soon bought the loyalty of a minister without portfolio in Arbenz's cabinet, Colonel Elfego Monzon. The hope was that more money would drive a wedge into an officer corps already beginning to under the twin pressures of an arms embargo imposed by the United States and the threat of an American invasion. But Hecksher soon became convinced that only an actual attack by the United States would embolden the Guatemalan military to overthrow Arbenz. Hecksher wrote to Haney: 'The crucial spark' has to be generated by heat-United States heat'-in the form of bombing the capital..."
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11/07/55: Memorandum for the record from Henry D. Hecksher, Chief, WE/FI: Subject: Miss Ann Goodpasture: "1. There is little, I feel, my words can appropriately contribute to enhancing Miss Goodpasture's stature in this Agency. She is a fine person and an outstanding intelligence officer. 2. I first met Miss Goodpasture in the target country during PBSUCCESS, where under hazardous and trying circumstances she did in two weeks what two service attaches and one well-manned KUBARK (CIA) Station had failed to accomplish in two years. 3. To have spirited Miss Goodpasture into WE Division, I consider one of my main accomplishments as Chief, WE/FI. 4. In her present job as Divisional FI Staff Officer, specializing in a continuing study of the activities of the Soviet IS in the WE areas, building up from scratch a set of notebooks incorporating pertinent data culled from divisional files, assuring a flow of CE information from the Branches of the RIS Research Center in SR Division and conversely making available to the Branches the latest RIS doctrine, Miss Goodpasture is rendering exceptional service in reactivating a planned, methodical drive against one of the Agency's principal targets. I trust that it will be possible to retain her in her present position, and with her responsibilities basically unchanged, for at least another year. 5. Miss Goodpasture would like to go out on a field assignment in 1956-1957. She should be assigned to a post where her knowledge in RIS/CE matters can be turned to good account."
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Tim Bezhashvyly is a Magento certified developer with over 17 years of PHP and 7 years of Magento development experience. He is a reputable Software Engineer and Senior Magento Developer at 21sportsgroup. Tim possess great information regarding PHP and Magento and is an active member of Magento community. He also loves writing community extensions, publishing articles and speaking in conferences. Today, we got a chance to talk to him.
Arpatech: Tim, you have vast experience of more than 17 years in PHP development, how did you start you career with PHP? Did you face any problems at initial stage of your career? How did you overcome them?
Tim: Depends on definition of career. I started programming way before I was legally allowed to be professionally employed. I guess I was 12 when I started with Basic, then Pascal, Turbo Pascal, Delphi and ActionScript. At university we had a boring course of C++. On the 3rd grade of study, I started working for an agency providing a support of an SAP-like system. So this was my first "professional" experience. This company had quite a crappy website so they have decided that I had to rebuild it. By that time I was already fine with HTML and CSS and to complete the picture I started learning Perl. However this was the time decay of Perl begun and rise of PHP. So the decision was obvious.
Arpatech: Tim, you are certified Magento Developer with over 7 years of experience, you lead Magento team of 21sportsgroup. Please share your experience with Magento as a team lead.
Tim: When I'm asked about Magento, I love to quote my friend and colleague Fabian Blechschmidt: "When you start working with Magento you don't get a thing and you hate it [Magento]. Then you start understanding something and you feel good. This short period of time you adore and praise Magento. Unfortunately this ends when you realize the problems of Magento design and the limitations it puts on you. Love ends here, and where love ends disgust starts.
It's easy and fun to lead a team while you are in the second phase. You are excited and seeding your excitement around. It is hard however to promote Magento once you understand it is not just ignoring good practices but even prevents you from applying them. The main pain point here is a test driven development and unit testing in general.
Arpatech: Our audience is eager to know what issues you usually face as a developer. Please tell about some best practices a developer must follow.
Tim: As I already mentioned testing it very hard with Magento. And passing tests is the first principle of Kent Beck's 4 rules of simple design. It's also hard with Magento to keep up with (Uncle) Bob Martin's SOLID principles as just a notion of protected methods is killing an idea of Open Closed Principle. Other principles are still possible to apply but when the framework itself in not following them it feels like fighting windmills.
Magento 2.x was a great opportunity of turning things into a right direction but unfortunately this chance was not used.
Please don't get me wrong, I still think Magento is a viable piece of software. At least there's no better alternative on the market yet. I just feel like all the love around it is a bit exaggerated.
Arpatech: Tim, you have contributed in Magento Community by writing community extension. Can you suggest a quick guide to newbie developer of Magento?
Tim: This is very easy if you would like to do it quick and dirty. In the beginning it even feels like Magento itself invites you to hack into the core classes by allowing just to copy them into a local scope and modify them there.
It's getting tricky when you try to write extensions according to programming principles mentioned above. In my opinion the only possible way here is to write module as a standalone PHP library and then make a thin layer which will connect it to Magento. This will give you an opportunity to start with tests, keep your own structure and so on. This connectivity layer will definitely be ugly but at least you will keep those bad things isolated. When you can not solve the problem, control it.
Regarding tutorials of this approach the first thing that comes to mind is the presentation by Vinai Kopp at Mage Titans back in 2014.
Arpatech: Let's get back to your company, 21sportsgroup. What is the best project you have worked on so far? Did you face any difficulty in managing it? If yes, how did you overcome it?
Tim: The main project is a company web shop based on Magento Enterprise Edition. The difficulties we faced were balance between server response time and data consistency. With Magento full page cache enabled data immediately became outdated and without cache the performance degradation was overwhelming.
Unfortunately this is the problem most Magento-based shops of enterprise level are facing.
After trying various things and advising with other specialists and consulting companies the decision has been made to replace Magento catalog completely. This is how Lizards & Pumpkins community project has been born.
Arpatech: Tim you are an enthusiastic developer, how do you manage to stay updated with the community? Which platform you generally use for sharing knowledge and getting in touch with the community?
Tim: For getting Magento news online I'm using Twitter. You will get my recommendation of people to follow in the next section.
Besides of Twitter I would definitely recommend to meet community online. Here Thomas Fleck, Thomas Goletz and other members of Meet Magento Association made a great work of organizing series of regular events all around the globe. There are also regular Magento Unconferences in Germany and now also in Netherlands. I love those even more.
Arpatech: You are an active member in Magento Community and have a good circle of friends and colleagues. Can you name some enthusiastic who you personally follow? Please tell our readers about the best way to interact with the community?
Tim: Definitely follow Vinai Kopp and Ben Marks. If you want lots of Magento love and unicorns mind following Phil Jackson and Kalen Jordan. For some healthy portion of criticism I recommend following Cyrill Schumacher.
Among others: Sylvain Raye, Anna Voelkl, David Manners, Bastian Ike, James Cowie, Fabrizio Branca and Fabian Blechschmidt (but you will have to filter out his non-programming tweets).
Sorry to whom I forgot, I love you all.
Arpatech: There are many good sources of learning and getting started with Magento. Can you suggest a newbie developer on how to start learning Magento. Is there any good source you would like to share with them?
Tim: Get Grokking Magento book by Vinai Kopp.
Tim: I'm writing poems, playing in a punk band, acting in movies and participating gay orgies. Unfortunately I'm a same boring geek as most of you.


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2018 Search of Sean Hutchison's Apartment Turned Up No Actionable Crimes
A 2018 search of swim coach Sean Hutchison's apartment turned up no crimes within the statute of limitations, according to documents obtained by SwimSwam.
Report: USA Swimming Ended Hutchison Probe Before Key Interviews
Documents obtained by the Southern California News Group allegedly show that USA Swimming cut off the Kukors-Hutchison investigation before the assigned FBI agent could interview important witnesses.
ASU President Defends Handling of Bowman-Burckle Text Exchange
Arizona State President Michael Crow opened up to AZ Central about the school's decision to retain Bob Bowman.
Sean Hutchison Permanently Banned By U.S. Center for SafeSport
Sean Hutchison, the former coach of Olympian Ariana Kukors and the now-defunct USA Swimming Center of Excellence at FAST, has been permanently banned from Olympic sports by the U.S. Center for Safesport.
Dagny Knutson Wins Appeal In Suit Vs Former Attorney
A California appeals court has ruled in favor of former professional swimmer Dagny Knutson, reinstating the $617,800 in damages she was awarded in 2016 before a judge threw out that verdict and ordered a new trial.
Arizona Republic Obtains, Publishes Bowman-Burckle Text Messages
The Arizona Republic and USA Today, which owns the Republic, have obtained and published the full text message chain between coach Bob Bowman and Olympian Caroline Burckle, messages that have drawn harsh criticism of Bowman and prompted an apology from the 2016 Olympic coach.
Hinchey: If Bowman Incident Happened Today, No Olympic Coaching Role
USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey fielded questions about the inappropriate text messages sent by coach Bob Bowman in 2011, saying that if a similar incident happened under Hinchey's leadership, the new CEO wouldn't appoint the coach to an Olympic coaching role.
Bob Bowman Makes Statement on Caroline Burckle Accusations
Arizona State head swim coach Bob Bowman has sent SwimSwam a statement regarding the accusations made by former Olympian Caroline Burckle that…
Schubert Responds To Suit, 'Absolutely Denies Any Wrongdoing'
Former U.S. national team head coach Mark Schubert has responded to the civil lawsuit filed by Ariana Kukors, denying any wrongdoing and saying he reported rumors of abuse immediately when he heard them.
Kukors Smith: Lawsuit About Prevention, 'Holding People Accountable'
2012 Olympian Ariana Kukors (now Ariana Kukors Smith by marriage) says the civil suit she filed against former coach Sean Hutchison and USA Swimming, among others, is about "holding people accountable" for the sexual abuse she says Hutchison inflicted on her.
NPR Says Accusations Against Another Olympic Swim Coach Coming
While reporting on Ariana Kukors' civil lawsuit, NPR reporter Alexandra Starr said that another Olympic swimmer would be making accusations against another Olympic coach in the coming weeks.
Ariana Kukors Files Civil Suit Vs Hutchison, USA Swimming, Schubert
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Effects of changes in arterial blood gas tensions, acid-base balance and anaesthetic agents upon liver blood flow and oxygen consumption in the greyhound
Hughes, Roger Llewellyn (1979) Effects of changes in arterial blood gas tensions, acid-base balance and anaesthetic agents upon liver blood flow and oxygen consumption in the greyhound. MD thesis, University of Glasgow.
There have been major technical advances in the surgery of hepatobiliary disease during the past few years. However, the knowledge of the effects upon the liver of changes in blood gases and acid base balance or of the effects of anaesthetic agents, remains limited. The investigations detailed in this thesis were designed to utilise recent advances in construction of electromagnetic flowmeters which allow the simultaneous continuous measurement of blood flow in the hepatic artery and portal vein. This thesis describes studies upon liver blood flow and oxygen consumption in the greyhound. Greyhounds between 25 and 55 kg body weight were anaesthetised with thiopentone and paralysed with pancuronium. Anaesthesia was maintained with pentobarbitone. The dogs were ventilated artificially with a mixture of 75% nitrogen and 259% oxygen. Laparotomy was performed and electromagnetic flow- probes were placed upon the hepatic artery, portal vein and splenic vein, allowing continuous measurement of these blood flows with Statham SP 2202 flowmeters. A cannula was placed in the stump of the gastroduodenal vein to record portal venous pressure and allow portal venous blood sampling and another was placed in a hepatic vein via the external jugular vein. Systemic arterial blood pressure was recorded via a cannula placed in a femoral artery and cardiac output was measured using the thermodilution technique via a triple lumen thermistor tipped catheter placed in the pulmonary artery. Systemic arterial, hepatic venous and portal venous oxygen contents were measured using a Lex-02-Con oxygen content analyser and using the hepatic arterial and portal venous blood flow measurements obtained, hepatic oxygen consumption was calculated. The following groups of experiments were carried out;- 1. Control. A control group was studied to assess the stability of the preparation over a three hour period. This series of experiments demonstrated that the preparation was stable and all the subsequent groups of experiments were designed to be completed in this three hour period. 2. Hypercarbia. A group of animals were studied at four PaCO2 tensions from 55 mm Hg to 100 mm Hg. Portal venous blood flow increased with a simultaneous decrease in hepatic arterial blood flow. Hepatic oxygen consumption was unchanged. 3. Hypocarbia and Positive Pressure Ventilation. A group of animals were passively hyperventilated and the effects of the raised intrathoracic pressure-accompanied by hypocarbia and then normocarbia were studied. Hypocarbic hyperventilation produced a decrease in portal venous and hepatic arterial blood flow. Normocarbic hyperventilation resulted in a restoration of portal venous blood flow but with a further decrease in hepatic arterial blood flow. A decrease in hepatic oxygen consumption with hypocaxbia returning to control with normocarbia was seen. 4. Hyperoxia. A group of animals were studied at three raised PaO2 tensions from 200 to 400 mm Hg. The only significant change seen was a small increase in hepatic oxygen consumption. 5. Hypoxia. This was studied at PaO2 tensions of 70, 55> 40 and 25 mm Hg. Mean arterial pressure was found to increase significantly at each Pa02 tension immediately the hypoxic gas mixture was introduced but returned to control by the time 20 min had passed. At the same time a significant decrease in hepatic arterial blood flow was seen, returning to control by 20 min. No changes in portal venous blood flow were seen. Hepatic oxygen consumption decreased significantly at 25 mm Hg PaOg2 6. Metabolic Acidosis. The effects of an infusion of lactic acid were studied at progressively increasing base deficits. Portal venous blood flow increased while hepatic arterial blood flow decreased. Total liver blood flow remained unchanged. There were no significant changes in hepatic oxygen consumption. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.).
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I truly didn't mind the walk. I like it, and consider it as my exercise. It's not really much of an effort, really, given that the terrain is flat. I do terribly mind the heat, and wish I had some sunblock.
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The difference is, Eastwood is contained, compared to Ayala, or even Ortigas (although there's a bit more similarity with the latter than the former). When inside Eastwood, you feel like you're in a community where it wouldn't be hard to know everybody. Already I'm seeing familiar people during my daily walk, and the most fun part of it all is, I even see people I used to work with.
It is, as I said, interesting. And there are plenty more places I haven't see to explore.
I am happy to have found complete online collection of Sherlock Holmes stories. I've been meaning to get a copy of the book but until my finances are flush, I'll make do with this. My payday is still two weeks away, so I am living on a very strictly budgeted life.
I'm quite sleepy now. The Mountain Dew didn't have an effect on me, it seems.