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Young Patient, Flawed Test, Fatal Delay in Colon CA Diagnosis
Melissa DeMayo, CRICO, Tom A. Augello, CRICO, Carla Ford, MD, CRICO
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Carla Ford, MD
"My older sister died from colon cancer. It took them a long time to come up with the diagnosis, even though she'd seen them a bunch of times to complain about pain and bleeding. They told me it's rare in young people, and I should get early testing too."
A 31 -year-old woman with no significant medical history complained of rectal bleeding to her primary care physician. At this visit, she also described hard stools with hematochezia and possibly hemorrhoids. The doctor performed a digital rectal exam which identified external hemorrhoids and was negative for occult blood. He recommended the patient increase her dietary fiber intake and noted that a colonoscopy would likely be ordered, although this did not happen.
Eleven months later, when the patient returned to the PCP, she complained again of rectal bleeding. Lab work, including a complete blood count, was normal. A colonoscopy the following week revealed a single, mild internal hemorrhoid and a normal colon to the cecum. Per the gastroenterologist's notes, the colon was well-prepped for the exam and the "cecal area was seen from a short distance" using a pediatric scope. A single image was obtained during this procedure.
Over the next several months, the patient returned to her PCP with complaints of hard stool and blood on the toilet paper, which the physician attributed to the hemorrhoids. She returned again for complaints of hematochezia, and was advised to return if her symptoms persisted, for a gastroenterology referral.
The patient returned several times over the following months for complaints of extreme fatigue. Her weight was noted to be stable; no further tests were ordered or completed. Neither discussion of her previous complaints of rectal bleeding nor any differential diagnoses were documented.
A year later (32 months after her initial complaint), the patient presented to the Emergency Department with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Surgical intervention included a right-sided colectomy, resecting the mass in the patient's hepatic flexure, and removal of the lesions from the right lobe of her liver. Pathology diagnosed moderately differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma, positive lymph nodes, and (Stage IV) liver metastases.
Despite ongoing treatment, the patient died nine months later. The patient's family brought a claim of negligence against the PCP and the gastroenterologist for failure to diagnose colon cancer. The case was settled for more than $1 million.
Joining us now to discuss the patient safety and risk management aspects of this case is Dr. Carla Ford. Dr. Ford is an internist and physician consultant for CRICO.
Q.) Carla, thank you for joining us.
A.) Thanks for having me, Tom.
Q.) When we get started with this case, what do you see as the primary issue?
A.) Well, I think the primary issue in this case and something that makes it unique is that experts agreed that the colonoscopy was actually incomplete, although it was documented as being normal. And so the gastroenterologist had used a pediatric scope, which was a reasonable choice; however, the imaging of the cecum was inadequate in that there was just one photograph taken of the cecum and that the view that he obtained despite there being an excellent prep was inadequate. Rather than documenting it as such, with the idea that it might be repeated, the exam was listed as being a normal exam. As we know, two years later, the patient had a cancer in the cecum, which by that time was Stage IV. And experts agreed in this case that it was likely present at the time of the original colonoscopy.
The initial problem in this case was that the primary care physician decided to do a colonoscopy at the initial visit and then that test was never scheduled and never performed. This is a classic problem with referrals or failure to track referrals and be sure that you're closing the loop on important diagnostic testing. So that led to the initial delay of 11 months before the patient came back in and did have the colonoscopy.
Q.) The patient had multiple visits with the same complaint and that's kind of classic in malpractice cases like these. How should that situation have been approached?
A.) Well again, I think part of the confusion in this case is that there was an early diagnosis of hemorrhoids and this was supported by the colonoscopy where hemorrhoids were found. However, it was never documented that the bleeding was coming from the hemorrhoids, and an important fact is that the hemorrhoids were treated with high fiber and local agents, but the symptoms persisted. And so when the initial diagnosis has been treated and presumably to resolution but the symptoms of bleeding persist, then the physician needs to widen their diagnostic focus and sort of re-look at all the information. In this case, once the diagnosis of hematochezia due to hemorrhoids was made, it was never revised despite numerous visits in which the symptom persisted.
Q.) Another feature of the case was that this patient was quite young. She was only 31 and without a family history of colon cancer. Should that change your approach to rectal bleeding?
A.) No and there are several reasons for that, Tom. One is that as we know, colorectal cancer is becoming much more common in younger people, and we don't know exactly why, but that is an important feature. And the old thinking that young people couldn't get colon cancer really isn't true. The second thing is that age is mostly relevant to screening of the asymptomatic patient, but when a patient has symptoms such as bleeding, the source of the bleeding needs to be identified and the thinking about that needs to be adjusted as you go through the diagnostic process. Again, in this case, a colonoscopy was a good place to start with evaluation. And unfortunately, when the symptoms persisted, reevaluation was never done. So the age of the patient is not significant if the patient has persistent symptoms.
So Tom, in summary with this case, the initial decision to order a colonoscopy was not followed through on so there was this initial 11-month delay. Then once the colonoscopy was performed, it was inadequate but was reported as normal so that later clinicians looked back at the colonoscopy and assumed that it was in fact normal. When the patient had persistent symptoms, despite treatment of the hemorrhoids, there was a failure to reconsider the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and to review the original testing. As you know, Tom, this case was settled against both the PCP and the gastroenterologist for well over a million dollars.
Q.) Well, thank you, Carla.
A.) You're welcome, thanks for having me.
Q.) Carla Ford is an internist and physician consultant for CRICO. I'm Tom Augello.
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Marguerite Bennett on Changing the Gender Landscape of Comics
Louis Skye September 25, 2018 September 21, 2018
Marguerite Bennett is a name many will immediately recognise. She is the writer behind DC's Batwoman and Bombshells, Marvel's A-Force and Angela: Queen of Hel, as well as her own series, InSeXts and Animosity. There is one general theme in Bennett's comics, something not often seen in comics creators' bodies of work: a plethora of diverse female characters. Bennett has made it her mission to include as many women as possible in the world of comics. We caught up with the writer at Fan Expo Canada to talk about the changing landscape of diversity in comics, writing female relationships, and her upcoming projects.
You've created your own stories and worked on existing properties. How is the process different for creator-owned versus established properties?
When you're creating your own thing, you have this absolute freedom, which can be wonderful and you finally feel like, "Ah, no one can tell me what to do." But, that also becomes completely paralyzing. Like when anyone tells you, "Go write a story." Uhhh, write a story about what? And so, suddenly, you wish you had the structure.
When you're working on licensed characters, you get to plug into this grand mythology. You know, there have been masters in this craft, people who have solved the problems for you. That's letting you discover beautiful, fully-fledged characters just waiting to have a story written about them.
Though there can be less creative control—or your employers or administrators or editors have more of a control over the character—there's such a sense of community. If you're stuck, you can ask your editor, and they'll be like, have you considered or have you read this issue, you feel so much less alone. It really just comes down to: do you want the creative freedom or do you want the community? And so, I love to go back and forth and not just do strictly one, not just do strictly the other.
Bennett's original series Animosity for Aftershock Comics.
Creating diverse and inclusive female characters is a central focus for you. What kind of challenges have you faced when pitching inclusive characters?
There's been such a massive shift in comics in just the five years—I've only been doing this for five years—but in that time, we went from, in the first things that I was pitching, "Why does this character have to be queer?" "Why does this character have to have this skin colour?" And as it's gone on, I've seen so much less of that. I kept on pushing, you know, this is what the world looks like, that's why. And, that's the only answer there needs to be! I really do feel that it's become a priority for more and more companies and more and more creatives.
Then when it comes down to writing more authentically, I have my own lived experience, there are going to be certain things that I don't know how it feels. So, in that case, I really try to do my research, and to talk to sensitivity readers, to pay them for their time and work, and to ask. How do you learn anything? Someone taught you!
And it's really to try and elevate the medium. I know that even though we've had comics since people painted on cave walls, there's still this idea that it's pulp, or it's for children. So, the fact that it's literature, and that you have to bring the same level of dedication and, I don't want to say perfectionism, but you have to have the same standards.
Like being sloppy in your story then helps reinforce the idea of a sloppy world. If you let stereotypes, you let ugliness, you let things that are inaccurate permeate your writing, then people internalise that, they think that's how you should interact with the world around you. So, you are responsible for the world you make and create.
Your work on DC Bombshells has been praised for its female relationships. Why do you think positive female relationships are still a rarity in comics?
I mean, I feel like the depictions of women are often so rare, and then, where they are depicted, like some of the most iconic female characters in Western literature were written by men, you know, who approached the characters with their own baggage. Where they see women in sort of male spaces, because that was their experience. A lot of times they depicted women as enemies of one another, you know, the stereotype of "the bitch" or the woman being "catty." The intimacy of the female friendship, they never observed that. The places in life, in their societies, in their eras, [that] allowed them to see women was not party to the intimacy between them. So, I really wanted to stress the things that I felt our media had failed on. Once you have enough women, the world feels real.
This idea that you have the one girl character—there's the normal kid, there's the cool kid, there's the fat kid, there's the funny kid, and there's the girl. And, that's the only thing that you can be. So, this girl has to do service to all of your experiences, to all the female archetypes. Once you have enough women, she doesn't have to be everything. She doesn't have to be the mother, she doesn't have to be the daughter, she doesn't have to be "oh, but she's so virginal," but, "oh she's so sexy," "oh, but she's got to be vulnerable enough for the hero to save her," but "she's got to be capable enough to kick butt." So, it was just this impossible standard that no human woman will ever be able to live up to, because it's a work of fiction and because it's a fantasy.
The world is not made of 80% men and 20% women, we're more than half the population and you have to do the service to that, to the full spectrum of female experiences. And, so, it was very, very important for me to have enough women, always enough. And, then the world feels real.
Bennett's DC Bombshells is packed with female superheroes.
What are some of your favourite reactions from fans regarding your inclusive characters?
I have the best readers in the world. Honestly, like, I still get tongue-tied. [Is interrupted by fan saying how much he loves Bennett's work]. I really don't know how to approach or how to interact with it. It's like, you know, love is so easy to give but it is so hard to receive. I can go up to someone and tell them how much their book meant to me, but the first time someone did that to me, I wanted to run for it.
Like, I mean, I'm not even on social media. I sit at home, and I wake up in my pajamas, and then I put on my work pajamas, and then, in the evening, I put on my sleeping pajamas. I'm just a hermit in my house, so like, people have been so, so kind, but it's something that I don't think it can ever prepare you for is that the work you do matters, it has meaning. So, you know, people have been kind enough to read what I've written, so it means a lot. But, I will never ever feel worthy of the affection that people have offered me.
Batwoman will make her debut in the Arrowverse. Have you had any input for the character in the show?
Not really. They're such separate worlds. Like, the print versus the TV—even the movies and the TV shows are so completely different. All the Batman movies take place in different worlds, so you've got Ben Affleck, and Christian Bale, and Michael Keaton! I am perfectly happy living in the print world. That was what I came up with and what I loved the most, but I can't wait to watch it as a fan. It'll be my first DC TV show, so I'm very excited!
Batwoman Rebirth #1, written by Marguerite Bennett.
You've finished working on DC Bombshells and Batwoman. What projects are you working on now and what will we see from you next?
Unfortunately, right now, it's a bunch of top-secret stuff but in two weeks, I'm taking over Power Rangers for BOOM! Studios. I was a huge fan when I was a little kid, so I finally get to play in that universe. That's what's coming next!
You can find Marguerite Bennett on Patreon @EvilMarguerite.
Louis Skye
A writer at heart with a fondness for well-told stories, Louis Skye is always looking for a way to escape the planet, whether through comic books, films, television, books, or video games. E always has an eye out for the subversive and champions diversity in media. Louis' podcast, Stereo Geeks, is available on all major platforms. Pronouns: E/ Er/ Eir
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Q: Automatically Restore Previous Version of a Google Document I work in a school, and have teachers fill out a point chart every week in google sheets. At the end of the week, I save the information and restore the sheet to it's blank state as it was at the beginning of the week.
I'm looking for an add-on that will automatically restore a previous version of my sheet on a weekly basis at a certain time. Have you ever come across an add-on that does something similar?

A: For this you can write an Apps script function with the content below:
// This example assumes there is a sheet named "first"
 var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
 var first = ss.getSheetByName("first");
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And add a time driven trigger to that function to run once a week.
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Community-led project to improve outcomes for African Canadian children in Ontario's child welfare system
OACAS' Kike Ojo provides an update on where the One Vision One Voice project is at.
During the fall and winter, the One Vision One Voice project held 15 community consultations across the province. What was the purpose of these consultations?
The purpose of gathering community feedback is that it will help us to achieve the One Vision One Voice project goal of developing a detailed guide for child welfare staff on how to improve outcomes for African Canadian children and families that receive child welfare services. To get this feedback, we travelled from Windsor to Ottawa to Sudbury, doing 15 sessions in total. We also held focused sessions on youth, and one with the LGBTQ community. We are laying the groundwork for developing child welfare practices that best serve the Black community.
What was the big takeaway for you from these community consultations?
What I noticed from participating in all these sessions was that the issues affecting African Canadians are consistent across the province. To find the consistencies was very impactful.
What are some examples of these consistencies?
One that really jumped out at me was this feeling that people in the African Canadian community don't know what CASs really do. That's a pervasive feeling in the wider community as well. It has specific implications for the African Canadian community when you layer how Black people experience systems of authority like child welfare, immigration, and the police. The African Canadian community feels taken advantage of because they don't know their rights. And if people don't know their rights, then they can't assert them.
Another theme of the consultations is that the racism African Canadians experience in the child welfare system is just one of many forms of systemic racism and that these systemic forms of racism intersect. African Canadians are experiencing this overlapping of racist systems similarly across the province. Everyone at the consultations talked about scrutiny not only from child welfare, but also from schools and the police. One of the clearest examples is that extreme interpretations are made of what youth say. Something as simple as saying "My mom's going to kill me if I don't get a good grade" at school can actually result in an investigation from child welfare when the family is Black.
What was the most memorable moment for you?
Peel Region's community consultation had over 70 people. It felt like family there, even though people didn't know each other. Community members spoke into the microphone and shared the most personal stories we've ever heard. I was stunned at how willing people were to share their stories. We didn't ask them to. It just happened. It was probably the first time anyone had asked them about their experiences, and the sharing wouldn't stop. We were cheering for and supporting each other. It was amazing.
What are the next steps for the One Vision One Voice project?
After doing 15 community consultations, we're in the process of beginning to lay the groundwork for developing a guide for child welfare staff on how to best serve the African Canadian community in Ontario. There are two major next steps before this guide can be completed: first, we want to come back to the community in May 2016, to the original eight cities we had planned to have consultations in. We're doing this as a way to close the loop: we've gone to the Black community, we've asked them questions, and now we're going to share our provincial findings and get their buy-in before developing the final guide.
Then in June we expect to do something similar in a symposium for Children's Aid Societies and their community partners so we can hear specifically from child welfare. We're going to share feedback from the Black community, and also try to understand the struggles of child welfare staff, what gaps they've identified, and what they feel they need to provide the best service. No one has ever asked them that either. We expect the final guide to be ready around the end of 2016. There will be more information to follow, so stay tuned.
I also continue to engage with the media and the community to keep the conversation alive and encourage people to keep sharing their stories with us. People are still asking questions, and we're welcoming that and participating in every invitation we receive.
On March 10, 2016 / African Canadian Families, Child Poverty, Children, Children's Aid Societies, Featured, Research, Youth


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Published in the March 1, 2017 Issue
Heather Gerken '91, a constitutional law expert who was selected to be the next dean of Yale Law School, says that the school will continue to "play a leading role in protecting the value of the rule of law." — Associated Press
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Janet Milkman *86, who says she grew up with a "conservation ethic," is the new director of the Barnstable Land Trust. — Barnstable (Mass.) Patriot
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Griselda Blanco Biography
by Pure Blanco on July 06, 2016
Infamous drug trafficker Griselda Blanco is suspected of committing more than 200 murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. She was murdered in Colombia in 2012.
Born in Colombia on February 15, 1943, Griselda Blanco, also known as "The Godmother," is suspected of committing more than 200 murders while transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York, Miami and Southern California. On the run from the law for more than 10 years, Blanco was captured in 1985 in Irvine, California. Her trial ended in scandal, and she was eventually deported back to Colombia. On September 3, 2012, at age 69, Blanco was murdered in her hometown of Medellin, Colombia. According to reports, two gunmen on motorcycles shot Blanco after she exited a butcher shop.
Life in the Medellin Cartel
Griselda Blanco Restrepo was born in Cartagena, Colombia on February 15, 1943. Raised by an abusive mother, Blanco turned to a life of crime and prostitution at a young age. Not long after, she became involved with Colombia's infamous Medellin Cartel, helping to push Colombian cocaine throughout the United States, specifically to New York, Miami and Southern California. Members of the cartel were able to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the United States using special undergarments that Blanco had presumably designed and manufactured.
In the mid-1970s, Blanco left Colombia for New York. By this time, the infamous drug trafficker, now in her early 30s, was running a massive narcotics ring. But U.S. detectives were soon hot on Blanco's trail: After authorities intercepted a shipment of 150 kilos cocaine in 1975—the biggest cocaine case in history at the time—Blanco and more than 30 of her partners were indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges. The investigation was dubbed "Operation Banshee," and became known to law enforcement officers nationwide. Fearing capture, Blanco fled the country, returning to Colombia. It wasn't long before she returned, this time settling in Miami.
Throughout her time in the United States, Blanco's continued involvement in the Colombian drug trade led to her participation in several other crimes, including driveby shootings and other murders motivated by drugs, money and power. By the late 1970s, detectives had linked her to dozens of murders. Possibly most notably, she was named a suspect in a drug-rival shooting that took place inside of a Miami liquor store. Blanco would manage to escape authorities, however, until nearly a decade later.
In the 1980s, Blanco was livingly comfortably in a newly purchased home in Miami. By this time, the infamous drug trafficker had become a millionaire, and had taken on various nicknames, including "The Godmother," "Queen of Cocaine" and "Black Widow."
Blanco's luck finally ran out in 1985, when she was captured by detectives in Irvine, California.
Trial and Later Years
Blanco's trial took place in New York, and ended with a conviction: She was found guilty of a drug conspiracy charge but escaped murder charges, despite being accused of several Florida slayings. She received the maximum sentence, according to drug laws at the time: 15 years.
In 1994, Blanco, now a federal prison inmate, was transported back to Miami on three murder charges (She had been named a suspect, however, in more than 200 murders). In a strange turn of events, however, the case was thrown out: The star witness in the case, a hitman named Jorge "Rivi" Ayala who had worked for Blanco, had become romantically involved with a secretary in the Florida State Attorney's Office, causing prosecutors to worry about the credibility of Ayala's testimony on the stand. Some speculated that Ayala botched the case on purpose, fearing that he could be killed by members of Blanco's cartel if he testified.
Blanco ended up pleading guilty to the three murder charges, and following a deal with prosecutors, she received a 10-year sentence. In June 2004, she was released from prison and deported back to Colombia.
On September 3, 2012, at age 69, Blanco was murdered in her hometown of Medellin, Colombia. According to reports, two gunmen on motorcycles shot Blanco after she exited a butcher shop.
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by Jay Ponce on May 03, 2020
I wish I could of have the chance to meet Griselda, her story is very interesting, May her soul rest in eternal peace.


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Q: HTML5 Video time tracking I have an HTML5 Video that plays on my site, I want to track the time of this video and have it execute a function or alert when the videos duration lasts 10 secs, 20 secs, 30 secs and so on.. I am a little stumped on how to do this? I can get it to alert every 10 seconds with jQuerys setInterval, but this is based on jquerys time paramter and not on the movie itself... this is what I have
window.setInterval(function(){
  var video =  $('video#full-vid').get(0); //get the native browser source
  alert('video time:' + video.currentTime);
}, 10000);

Any ideas?
Basically this is the logic:

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*Get Video Time

*If 10 seconds of video pass alert "10 Seconds have passed"

*If 20 seconds of video pass alert "20 Seconds have passed"
so on and so on...

Thanks

A: you should be able to do like like
// set event listener to execute on timeupdate. This gets invoked every ~250ms or so
$('video#full-vid').on('timeupdate',function() {
  // use parseInt to round to whole seconds
  var ct = parseInt(this.currentTime);
  // only eval once per second inc, since timeupdate pops ~4 times per second
  if (this.lastTime!=ct) {
    // if current time is divisible by 10 then an inc of 10s has passed
    if (ct%10===0) {
      console.log(ct,'seconds have passed');
    }
  }
  this.lastTime=ct;
});

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if you are looking to do it at specific time intervals, you can do this:
// set event listener to execute on timeupdate. This gets invoked every ~250ms or so
$('video#full-vid').on('timeupdate',function() {
  // use parseInt to round to whole seconds
  var ct = parseInt(this.currentTime);
  // only eval once per second inc, since timeupdate pops ~4 times per second
  if (this.lastTime!=ct) {
    // do something at specified time elapsed markers
    switch (ct) {
      case 10 :
        // do something
        break;
      case 20 :
        // do something
        break;
    }
  }
  this.lastTime=ct;
});


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Russell's Use Theory of Meaning / Review of work on Wittgenstein
March 26, 2020 jhap, Newsdirect reference, meaning, reference, reference theory, russell, ryle, strawson, use theory, wittgensteinMarcus Rossberg
It features an article by Nicholas Griffin entitled, "Russell's Use Theory of Meaning". Here is an abstract:
Russell is often accused of having a naive 'Fido'–Fido theory of meaning of the sort Wittgenstein attacked at the beginning of the Philosophical Investigations. In this paper I argue that he never held such a theory though I concede that, prior to 1918, he said various things that might lead a very careless reader to suppose that he had. However, in The Analysis of Mind (1921), a book which (from the work of Garth Hallett) we know Wittgenstein studied closely, Russell put forward an account of understanding an utterance which clearly anticipates the use theory of meaning usually attributed to Wittgenstein. The paper concludes with some problems for understanding the use theory of meaning as presented by both Russell and, derivatively, Wittgenstein.
The volume also contains a review of David G. Stern, Brian Rogers, and Gabriel Citron, eds., Wittgenstein: Lectures, Cambridge 1930-1933: From the Notes of G. E. Moore (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016), written by Mauro Luiz Engelmann.
Gilbert Ryle and the Ethical Impetus for Know-How
January 15, 2020 jhap, Newsethics, know how, ryleMarcus Rossberg
It features an article by Matt Dougherty entitled "Gilbert Ryle and the Ethical Impetus for Know-How". Here is an abstract:
This paper aims to shed light on an underexplored aspect of Gilbert Ryle's interest in the notion of "knowing-how". It is argued that in addition to his motive of discounting a certain theory of mind, his interest in the notion also stemmed (and perhaps stemmed more deeply) from two ethical interests: one concerning his own life as a philosopher and whether the philosopher has any meaningful task, and one concerning the ancient issue of whether virtue is a kind of knowledge. It is argued that Ryle saw know-how as crucial in both respects and, also, that he continued to be interested in these ethical issues throughout his career.
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Gilbert Ryle: Intelligence, Practice, Skill
May 15, 2017 Newsjhap, know how, knowledge, ryleRichard Zach
Volume 5.5 of the Journal for the History of Analytical Philosophy (JHAP) is now online. This is a special issue entitled Gilbert Ryle, Intelligence, Practice, Skill, edited by Juliet Floyd and Lydia Patton.
It contains the following four articles:
1) "Volume Introduction: Gilbert Ryle on Propositions, Propositional Attitudes, and Theoretical Knowledge" by Julia Tanney
Abstract: In the introduction to the special volume, Gilbert Ryle: Intelligence, Practice and Skill, Julia Tanney introduces the contributions of Michael Kremer, Stina Bäckström and Martin Gustafsson, and Will Small, each of which indicates concern about the appropriation of Ryle's distinction between knowing-how and knowing-that in seminal work in contemporary epistemology. Expressing agreement with the authors that something has gone awry in these borrowings from Ryle, Tanney takes this criticism to a deeper level. She argues that the very notion of content-bearing, causally-efficacious mental states, let alone representational states of knowledge-that or knowledge-how, embodies the very presuppositions that Ryle calls into question in his rejection of classical theories of meaning and his related warning of the type-errors involved in conflating rational and mechanistic explanation. That these mental posits are presupposed, unchallenged, in today's debates make his arguments against intellectualism particularly difficult to discern.
2) "Ryle's 'Intellectualist Legend' in Historical Context" by Michael Kremer
Abstract: Gilbert Ryle's distinction between knowledge-how and knowledge-that emerged from his criticism of the "intellectualist legend" that to do something intelligently is "to do a bit of theory and then to do a bit of practice," and became a philosophical commonplace in the second half of the last century. In this century Jason Stanley (initially with Timothy Williamson) has attacked Ryle's distinction, arguing that "knowing-how is a species of knowing-that," and accusing Ryle of setting up a straw man in his critique of "intellectualism." Examining the use of the terms "intellectualism" and "anti-intellectualism" in the first half of the 20th century, in a wide-ranging debate in the social sciences as well as in philosophy, I show that Ryle was not criticizing a straw man, but a live historical position. In the context of this controversy, Ryle's position represents a third way between "intellectualism" and "anti-intellectualism," an option that has largely gone missing in the 21st century discussion. This argument illustrates how history can inform the history of philosophy, and how the history of philosophy can inform contemporary philosophical inquiry.
3) "Skill, Drill, and Intelligent Performance: Ryle and Intellectualism" by Stina Bäckström and Martin Gustafsson
Abstract: In this paper, we aim to show that a study of Gilbert Ryle's work has much to contribute to the current debate between intellectualism and anti-intellectualism with respect to skill and know-how. According to Ryle, knowing how and skill are distinctive from and do not reduce to knowing that. What is often overlooked is that for Ryle this point is connected to the idea that the distinction between skill and mere habit is a category distinction, or a distinction in form. Criticizing the reading of Ryle presented by Jason Stanley, we argue that once the formal nature of Ryle's investigation is recognized it becomes clear that his dispositional account is not an instance of reductionist behaviorism, and that his regress argument has a broader target than Stanley appears to recognize.
4) "Ryle on the Explanatory Role of Knowledge How" by Will Small
Abstract: Contemporary discussions of knowledge how typically focus on the question whether or not knowing how to do ϕ consists in propositional knowledge, and divide the field between intellectualists (who think that it does) and anti-intellectualists (who think that it does not, and that it consists instead in the possession of the ability to ϕ). This way of framing the issue is said to derive from Gilbert Ryle. I argue that this is a misreading of Ryle, whose primary interest in discussing knowledge how was not epistemological but rather action-theoretical, whose argument against intellectualism has for this reason been misunderstood and underestimated (by Jason Stanley, among others), and whose positive view aims to chart a middle course between intellectualism and anti-intellectualism.
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Weekend Park and Stride in Stratford
Stratford's Weekend Park & Stride Scheme - enjoy cheap weekend parking at the new hospital multi-storey!
A unique Park and Stride scheme launches in Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend thanks to a ground-breaking deal between Stratforward Business Improvement District (BID) and the team that run Stratford Hospital's car park.
People who work in Stratford, and visitors, will benefit from cheap weekend and Bank Holiday car parking, thanks to the new partnership that allows them to park on the town's brand new £22million hospital site, just yards from the railway station, and only five minutes walk from the town centre. People can park in the 205-space secure multi-storey car park for just £2.50 a day. The scheme will operate on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays and starts this weekend - just in time for half term.
Joe Baconnet, Director of Stratforward BID, said: "This is a win-win for everyone involved. Staff who work in businesses in Stratford struggle to find centrally-located parking and even if they do it is often felt to be unaffordable. This is particularly the case for staff who only work at weekends when Stratford is usually at its busiest. Add this to our existing arrangement with NCP for their car park in Rother Street, where registered staff can park for £3.70 a day, and the Stratford Park and Ride scheme and we now have a variety of discounted offerings available to them. Over the year these schemes can save an individual hundreds of pounds."
He added: "Hopefully the knock-on effect of town centre staff using this car park at weekends, will be that more town centre car parking spaces will be available for visitors, so generating more income for individual businesses. It should also help reduce waiting times and queues for town centre car parks, in turn reducing congestion which will hopefully reduce emissions and help the environment. The other major plus is that this will see monies going directly into the coffers of a local health-related business. There is also a more obvious health benefit - by parking here, people will take a stroll into town, and we all know that even the shortest amount of physical exercise is beneficial to our wellbeing. At a time of increasing change in the high street, pressure on people's finances and concern about the nation's health, we cannot think of a better way to bring a positive outcome all round."
The scheme is the result of a deal between Stratforward and SWFT Clinical Services Ltd, which owns and manages Stratford Hospital. Samantha Macdonald, Marketing Manager at SWFT Clinical Services Ltd, said: "This is extremely good news. Obviously Stratford Hospital is very much in the heart of Stratford, and with it being a centrally located facility we are always very keen to support the wider community. Our downtime is often the busiest time for visitors and town centre staff so it makes sense to utilise our facilities for the benefit of everyone involved."
John Coyne, Managing Director at SWFT Clinical Services, added: "Parking is at a premium in the town and more and more people are having to park further away so we think this is a great solution. When you look at the proximity to the main town it's not far at all. While the hospital does have some 24-hour services, the times that the deal is available coincides with periods the car park would be under-used. We have always approached car parking rates as competitively as possible. Clearly sometimes car parking chargers garners a negative response – but with this approach all parties can benefit."
The Stratford Hospital car park is accessible from Arden Street. It is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is covered by CCTV.
1. Image is of Stratforward BID director Joe Baconnet and Samantha Macdonald, Marketing Manager at SWFT Clinical Services Ltd.
2. Stratforward BID Director Joe Baconnet is available for interview. Please contact the number below to arrange.
3. Stratforward is Stratford's Business Improvement District (BID) which represents nearly 430 shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants and businesses in Stratford town centre. Stratforward's role is to encourage people in to Stratford-upon-Avon, to stay long, spend more and leave happy, benefiting its member businesses and the town as a whole.
4. SWFT Clinical Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The company operates the outpatient pharmacy for the Trust based at Warwick Hospital, a private patient day surgery clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon and most recently has developed a facilities and estates management service, under which it manages the Stratford-upon-Avon hospital on behalf of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The company's primary purpose is to develop income for the Trust through commercial activities and all profits made by its trading activities are either reinvested in the business or returned to the Trust for reinvestment in health care services.
Record Breaking!
RECORD-BREAKING DAYS FOR STRATFORD BUSINESSES THANKS TO FESTIVAL OF MOTORING
Stratford businesses enjoyed record-breaking days as tens of thousands of people flocked to the town for the Festival of Motoring.
The festival, which took place on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, brought more than 45,000 visitors to Stratford in scorching temperatures to eye up an array of cars and check out the town's retailers, restaurants and bars. Roly's Fudge Pantry on High Street enjoyed its best three days of the year over the weekend, while Hooray's British Gelato Kitchen had a record-breaking day on Monday.
Andy Irvine, the owner of Roly's, said: "We had our best three days certainly of the year and the last 12 months. The festival is well organised and it brings people into town - full credit to Stratforward." Sara Young, co-founder of Hooray's, said: "Monday was our record-breaker, but on Sunday we had the van out as well which was great and gave us a lot of publicity. It was amazing, at one stage we had two queues going on."
Other businesses enjoyed a busy weekend thanks to the influx of visitors to the town taking advantage of a sun-drenched Bank Holiday weekend, with shops, bars and restaurants on Sheep Street, Bridge Street and Wood Street all reporting great sales figures. Chris Allpress, the owner of Knights Fine Jewellery on Wood Street, said: "It's been busy, footfall in Stratford has been very good and also into the shop and the festival brought a wonderful clientele."
And Ash Baker, owner of The Steamhouse, said both their High Street shop and its stall outside did a roaring trade, selling 400 doughnuts across the weekend, as well as plenty of iced and cold drinks.
This year's festival - one of several events organised by the award-winning events team at Stratforward Business Improvement District (BID) - featured 300 motor vehicles parked up on Stratford's streets each day following organised runs in the countryside.
Local businesses embraced the Italian Job theme on Wood Street, with The Townhouse offering special Italian cured boards and Prosecco and The One Elm an outdoor Peroni Bar and two-for-one on Aperol Spritz.
Mat Faulkner, General Manager at The One Elm, said: "It went fantastically well. We had our Peroni bar in the car park which was awesome - ironically, we were so busy in the pub that we couldn't have it open as much as we wanted, but it went down brilliantly and was a real spectacle. The whole weekend was brilliant - the fact that you literally couldn't walk through town because there were so many people shows how great it was. The weather helped but a lot of people came for the Motoring Festival - it's a fantastic event, any event that Stratforward does is always a winner in my eyes and great for the town."
Stratford Picturehouse put on a showing of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Saturday followed by a Motoring Reel Big Quiz on Monday evening while Everyman Cinema showed The Italian Job on Sunday. Castle Fine Art displayed four motor-themed original paintings by contemporary artist Robert Oxley and Whitewall gallery also put on an automotive art exhibition.
Stratforward BID Director Joe Baconnet said: "We are delighted to have had so much positive feedback about the Festival of Motoring from so many of our businesses. It was lovely to see the town so busy so early on in the season and with such a great atmosphere. This is the reason we exist and the reason we do events - to get people into the town and through the doors of our businesses to benefit everyone in Stratford."
Vehicles on display at the festival included a 'My Dad Had One of Those' display, luxury cars and displays from automotive clubs including Auto Adrenalin and Aston Martin. There were also commercial car displays from festival sponsor Listers, Guy Salmon, Nissan Westway, DV8 Works, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Dallas Burston Polo Club and the British Motor Museum.
Awards were handed out to Ian Mccormack, from Neath, who won the Mayor's Choice with his Pink Cadillac and Graham McDonald, from Tenbury Wells, who won Stratforward's Choice award with his Cadillac Sedan Deville. Ian Draper, from Potters Green, Coventry, won the Listers Group Choice with a Ford Grabber Mustang, while Ian Fuller from Rugby won the Broadway Treasure Hunt in his Marcos Mantula.
Awards handed out to participants included a prize for the winner of the treasure hunt, a Stratforward-sponsored award chosen by patron Quentin Willson, a Mayor's award for her favourite vehicle and an award chosen by Listers.
Parents and children enjoyed a special family area at Rother Market including hands-on demonstrations, go-karts, bouncy castle, emergency vehicles, an engineering pod from Stratford Sea Cadets and more; live music at Bell Court and on Bridge Street; and a Wacky Races workshop with community arts organisation Escape Arts.
Visitors also enjoyed Stratford's own version of popular TV show Carpool Karaoke in a competition organised with Listers, recording their own rendition of Dean Martin classic 'That's Amore' on their mobile device inside one of Listers' cars.
Stratford Mayor Cllr Victoria Alcock said: "I love things like this that bring people to the town who wouldn't necessarily venture in. It's people who might not ordinarily come for a Bank Holiday but come for the cars then they see how wonderful our town is and will probably come back."
This was the sixth Stratford Festival of Motoring and is one of a number of popular festivals organised by Stratforward's award-winning events team each year. Others include the Stratford River Festival in July and Stratford Town Centre Food Festival in September.
Stratforward is Stratford's Business Improvement District (BID) which represents nearly 450 shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants and businesses in Stratford town centre.
Listers sponsored the 2018 Stratford Festival of Motoring. With its 39-year strong history, Listers Group Ltd is one of the UK's largest family owned automotive businesses and leading retail groups. Listers is a proud partner of 15 premium manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Honda, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes, MINI, SEAT, Skoda, Smart, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volvo. The Group now boasts over 50 sites strategically located across the south west, Midlands and east of England. For further information, contact Toni Dunk at Listers on 07793 314832or email Toni.Dunk@Listers.co.uk
Famous Italian Job Minis on show
FAMOUS 'ITALIAN JOB' MINIS TO JOIN HUNDREDS OF CARS ON SHOW AT STRATFORD FESTIVAL OF MOTORING THIS WEEKEND
Three famous 'Italian Job' Minis will be among hundreds of cars that roar into town for this weekend's Stratford Festival of Motoring on Sunday, May 6th and Bank Holiday Monday, May 7th.
The replicas - which have appeared on TV alongside big names including David Hasselhoff and Guy Martin - are just one reminder visitors will see of iconic 1969 film The Italian Job, which will be the theme of one of the streets in Stratford town centre during the festival.
The Minis are the pride and joy of mechanic Greg Jenkins, from Hereford, who bought them to use them as wedding cars. "I studied the film and watched it a couple of hundred times to make them as authentic as possible. To set them aside from a normal Mini, they've got roll cages like the ones in the film, as well as bonnet stripes and we've put some imitation gold bars on the back parcel shelf." Greg's Minis have featured on TV several times. The red one is currently on TV on an ad for Farmfoods with David Hasselhoff."
One of several free-festivals organised by the award-winning events team at Stratforward Business Improvement District (BID), the event will see participants take runs in the surrounding countryside - one with a treasure hunt and another encouraging them to rekindle their old-school navigation skills - before returning to the town's historic streets to park up.
The festival is also giving people the chance to star in Stratford's own version of popular TV show Carpool Karaoke in a competition organised in conjunction with festival sponsor Listers, a long-running supporter of the event. Participants in the challenge will be able to record their own rendition of classic Italian tune 'That's Amore' - in keeping with the Italian Job theme - on their mobile device inside one of Listers' cars on display at the festival. They just need to post their karaoke video on social media, tagging Listers, the Stratford Festival of Motoring, and festival organiser Stratforward to be in with the chance of winning the use of a brand new car for a whole weekend.
Vehicles on display at the festival will include fast cars; open-top vehicles; 'My Dad Had One of Those' display; luxury cars; quirky vehicles like campers, pickups and vans; and displays from automotive clubs including Auto Adrenalin and Aston Martin. There will also be commercial car displays from Listers, Guy Salmon, Nissan Westway, DV8 Works, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, Dallas Burston Polo Club and the British Motor Museum.
A festival trophy presentation will take place on Monday at 2 pm, including a prize for the winner of the treasure hunt, a Stratforward-sponsored award chosen by patron Quentin Willson, a Mayor's award for her favourite vehicle and an award chosen by festival sponsor Listers.
There's plenty on offer for families, including a special family area at Rother Market including hands-on demonstrations, go-karts, bouncy castle, emergency vehicles and more; live music at Bell Court and on Bridge Street; and a Wacky Races workshop with community arts organisation Escape Arts.
The Vintage Mobile Cinema will be showing two film montages of vintage footage celebrating the Mini, Stratford and Shakespeare. Stratford Picturehouse is showing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at noon on Saturday followed by a Motoring Reel Big Quiz on Monday evening while Everyman Cinema is showing The Italian Job on Sunday at 5pm.
A Stratford Specsavers Photography Competition will give people the chance to win great prizes by sharing their festival photos using #SpecsaversSUA. Automotive artist Reverend Adam Gompertz will be sketching around town and Castle Fine Art will be displaying four motor-themed original paintings by contemporary artist Robert Oxley. There will also be an automotive art exhibition at Whitewall gallery.
Local eateries are getting into the festival spirit, with The Townhouse offering special Italian cured boards and Prosecco, and The One Elm an outdoor Peroni Bar and two-for-one on Aperol Spritz.
Stratforward Events Manager Ruth Wood said: "The Festival of Motoring always brings tens of thousands of people to Stratford to check out some of the great cars we have on show and enjoy the spectacle of hundreds of vehicles parked up on Stratford's historic streets.
"It's a great event that brings families into Stratford for free Bank Holiday fun and allows us to show off all the award-winning restaurants, bars, shops, spectacular attractions and businesses Stratford has to offer. It is these businesses that fund the festival so please support them."
1. PLEASE FIND ATTACHED IMAGES FOR MEDIA USE. Please note, the minis in image 1 are not the minis owned by Greg Jenkins. Image 2 caption (L-R): Stratforward BID Director Joe Baconnet; Adriana Geary, Shakespeare Hospice corporate and community fundraiser; and Dejorn Goldsmith, Listers Honda sales executive.
2. MEDIA ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL OF MOTORING ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY. PLEASE CALL STRATFORWARD's EVENTS TEAM ON 01789 299011 or email info@stratforward.co.uk TO ARRANGE
3. Festival hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday and 10 am to 4 pm on Monday. Cars will be arriving into town from 9 am to 12 noon.
4. This will be the sixth Stratford Festival of Motoring and is one of a number of popular festivals organised by Stratforward's award-winning events team each year. Others include the Stratford River Festival in July and Stratford Town Centre Food Festival in September.
5. Stratforward is Stratford's Business Improvement District (BID) which represents nearly 450 shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants and businesses in Stratford town centre.
6. Listers is the sponsor of the 2018 Stratford Festival of Motoring. With its 39-year strong history, Listers Group Ltd is one of the UK's largest family owned automotive businesses and leading retail groups. Listers is a proud partner of 15 premium manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Honda, Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes, MINI, SEAT, Skoda, Smart, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volvo. The Group now boasts over 50 sites strategically located across the south west, midlands and east of England. For further information, contact Toni Dunk at Listers on 07793 314832or email Toni.Dunk@Listers.co.uk
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Visitors To Stratford Festival Of Motoring Take Centre Stage With Motor Fest Car-Aoke
Forget X Factor or The Voice - wannabe stars have the chance to take centre stage at the Stratford Festival of Motoring's very own Car-aoke.
Visitors to the festival, which returns on Sunday, May 6th and Bank Holiday Monday, May 7th, will be able to star in Stratford's own version of popular TV show Carpool Karaoke and be in with the chance of winning the use of a brand new car for a whole weekend.
Festival sponsor Listers - a long-running support of the popular event - will be providing the stage for fame-hungry fans in the form of one of their cars on display at the festival.
Participants in the challenge will be able to record their own rendition of classic Italian tune 'That's Amore' - in keeping with this year's theme of The Italian Job - on their mobile device inside the car.
They just need to post their karaoke video on social media, tagging Listers, the Stratford Festival of Motoring, and festival organiser Stratforward.
All entries will be judged by Stratford's own judging panel, including representatives from Listers, Stratforward and The Shakespeare Hospice - Listers' chosen charity of the year.
The winner will be treated to the use of a Listers car for a weekend, chosen by arrangement with Listers.
Toni Dunk, Group Marketing Manager at Listers, said: "Stratford Festival of Motoring is a great local event and something we've been proud to support for several years. Listers may be a household name and one of the biggest family-run car dealerships in the UK, but our roots are important to us - that's why we support events like this and have chosen The Shakespeare Hospice as our chosen charity of the year.
"We've all seen James Corden and his guests on Carpool Karaoke and we thought it would be great to create our very own version right here in Stratford. We can't wait to see local talent getting involved."
Stratford Festival of Motoring is a regular highlight of the calendar not only in Stratford-upon-Avon but across the Midlands and beyond.
One of several free festivals organised by the award-winning events team at Stratforward Business Improvement District (BID), the 2018 festival follows the same successful formula as the past five years.
Participants will take runs in the countryside surrounding Stratford-upon-Avon before returning to the town's historic streets to park up, treating visitors to a showcase of around 300 impressive motor vehicles each day.
This year's event is themed on Wood Street is the iconic 1969 film The Italian Job and among the array of motor vehicles past and present visitors can expect some reminders of the comedy caper, from Minis to Italian supercars.
There will also be plenty of entertainment on offer from interactive demonstrations to a dedicated family area, as well as the usual impressive selection of shops, restaurants, bars and retailers on offer in Stratford.
Ruth Wood, Events Manager at Stratforward, said: "We're always looking for ways to get people involved in our ever-popular Festival of Motoring - Listers' karaoke challenge is the perfect way to take part and be in with a chance of winning a great prize.
"This is just one of the great reasons to come to this year's event. Alongside this, there are some great vehicles on show from Listers as well as 300 cars from our participants - including a few nods to The Italian Job - plus demonstrations and entertainment, all against the backdrop of historic Stratford."
Listers Gets Back To It's Roots By Backing Local Motor Festival
Listers, England's largest privately-owned motor group, is getting back to its roots by backing Stratford Festival of Motoring for the third time.
The company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, is the main sponsor of the festival, which returns on Sunday, May 6th and Bank Holiday Monday, May 7th, bringing motor enthusiasts from across the country.
This year's event, has a theme on Wood Street on the iconic 1969 film The Italian Job, will see participants take runs in the countryside around Stratford-upon-Avon before returning to the town's historic streets to park up, treating visitors to a showcase of around 300 impressive motor vehicles lining Stratford's historic streets.
Listers has sponsored the event since 2016, supporting it in showcasing Stratford to tens of thousands of visitors to the town for the two-day festival.
The company will be showcasing its own impressive ranges at the festival, with cars from five of its 15 brands on show, including Audi, Toyota, Lexus, Volkswagen and Honda.
Listers, a major employer in the Midlands and beyond, will also be showcasing its Motability service as well as its offers to fleets and businesses.
Sponsoring the festival isn't the only way the company is backing the local community - after choosing Stratford charity the Shakespeare Hospice as its charity of the year.
Toni Dunk, Group Marketing Manager at Listers, said: "We might be one of the UK's biggest privately owned groups but Listers' roots are important and we love getting involved in local events and supporting local businesses and the local community.
"Businesses are facing uncertain times and we want local firms to know we're here to support them, whether that's through leased cars, commercial vehicles, our Motability scheme or fleet services for small and large businesses. Supporting events like Stratford Festival of Motoring helps bring visitors to the region and in turn backs local businesses, while choosing the Shakespeare Hospice as our charity of the year means we can dedicate a year's fundraising to this great cause."
Stratford Festival of Motoring is a regular highlight of the calendar not only in Stratford but across the Midlands and beyond.
Joseph Baconnet, Director of Stratforward BID, said: "Stratforward is all about promoting Stratford-upon-Avon and its businesses on regional, national and global stages. Backing from locally-based, national firms like Listers is invaluable in helping us do this and we're grateful to them for their support.
"This year's Festival of Motoring is shaping up to be a great event and we look forward to welcoming the crowds to Stratford over the two days. If you'd like any more info please go to www.stratfordfestivalofmotoring.co.uk or keep your eyes on social media."
CONSULTATION ON FUTURE OF BUSINESS IN STRATFORD
Businesses are urged to have their say on the future of Stratford-upon-Avon's Business Improvement District (BID) before the consultation process closes next week.
The consultation, launched at the start of this month, is the first step in a process that will see town centre businesses vote for a third BID this autumn. Stratforward BID is currently is in its second term which started in 2014 and expires in March 2019. BID3 would run from April 1st, 2019 to March 2024.
As part of the process, the nearly 450 businesses who are members of the BID (levy payers) can have their say in how any future BID operates.
A consultation document distributed to the businesses highlights six areas in which Stratforward provides services to its members as well as the value that they bring, including the Town Hosts, award-winning events and campaigns and schemes that help both staff and businesses save tens of thousands of pounds each year.
Businesses across the wide range of sectors that operate in the BID area have been responding via email, comment forms and online, helping highlight what services are most important to them and any changed they would like to see.
But those who have not yet responded are urged to take the opportunity to have their say before the consultation closes on February 28th.
The consultation process will be followed by the development and release of the BID3 Business Plan this summer ahead of a vote in the autumn.
BID Director Joe Baconnet said: "We've had a great response from businesses so far who are keen to take this opportunity to help shape the future of Stratforward BID. The whole point of this consultation process is to hear what people like about what we do, what works for them, what does not and what they think our priorities in the future should be under any third BID.
"In order to gain as broad and deep a picture as possible about what businesses in Stratford want, I would urge all of our BID members to take this opportunity to highlight the areas you think bring value and any you would like to see in a third BID. That way we can make sure we're bringing the best possible value to our members."
STRATFORD TURNS INTO TURIN FOR ITALIAN JOB-THEMED MOTOR FESTIVAL
Some of the most memorable scenes from The Italian Job have been recreated ahead of this year's Stratford Festival of Motoring - which is themed on the iconic 1969 film.
Three memorable Minis were snapped around Stratford, including historic locations like the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, ahead of the return of the annual festival on Sunday, May 6th and Bank Holiday Monday, May 7th.
The red, white and blue minis Minis are a nod to cars used by Charlie Croker's gang to make their getaway after stealing millions of pounds worth of gold in Turin, resulting in what is widely regarded as one of the best car chases in movie history.
While Stratford's streets are a long way from Turin, where most of The Italian Job was filmed and set, one scene - the chase through the sewer tunnel - was shot in the Sowe Valley Sewer Duplication system just down the road in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry.
There won't be any car chases through Shakespeare's streets but the Festival of Motoring will see more than 300 vehicles lining up on the town's streets after a tour through the surrounding countryside followed by a lap of honour.
This year they will include plenty of Italian Job-inspired vehicles, including Minis and Italian supercars.
The festival also offers interactive demonstrations, food, drink and live music and entertainment, giving two days of top quality, free, family fun to visitors from across the region.
Local car dealership Listers returns as sponsor for this year's event - the sixth Festival of Motoring - and will be showing off their vehicles on Bancroft Gardens near to the Encore Hotel as well as on Bridge Street.
Ruth Wood, Events Manager at Stratforward, said: "What better theme for this year's Festival of Motoring than one of the best known car-themed films ever. We couldn't quite stretch to car chases through the streets of Stratford, but we managed to recreate a few scenes from the film to get people in the mood for a weekend of Italian Job-inspired fun.
"The Festival of Motoring is always a great success, bringing car fans from across the region and beyond to see an array of vehicles both old and new, and gives us a chance to showcase Stratford-upon-Avon in a unique way."
Stratford Celebrates Success
Stratford's Brilliant Business Success
Stratforward BID Director Joe Baconnet has congratulated Stratford-upon-Avon's town centre businesses after they dominated at the Touch FM Pride of Stratford Awards. BID members swept the board at the glittering annual awards ceremony on Friday (February 9th) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, making up around half of the business-related nominations and walking away with eight gongs.
Speaking at the event, Mr Baconnet said: "To see so many of our members triumph in these awards, which saw stiff competition from across the area, is wonderful. Running a business at the best of times is hard, but against a backdrop of tough economic times, rapidly increasing operating costs, the massive growth of internet shopping and increased security issues, it is harder than ever. We know how hard our members work to create a thriving town for locals and visitors alike, so to see so many of them recognised for that is great."
BID members who won included: Hooray's British Gelato Kitchen - The Artisan Award; The One Elm - Hospitality of the Year Award; Paul and Rhiain Foster, owners of Salt - Business Person of the Year; Shakespeare's Schoolroom and Guildhall - Team of the Year; and Escape Arts - the Educator Award.
Hoorays -Sara & Sasha Young with local MP Nadhim Zahawi
A special award went to David Beacham, owner of Coiffure by David, for his decades of dedication and service to business in the town. Another special award went to Dr Diana Owen, outgoing CEO of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, for her contribution to promoting Stratford worldwide.
Stratforward-sponsored category of Town Centre Business of the Year, went to long-established independent clothes and shoe retailer Gemini. Stratforward itself was a winner too with its ever popular River Festival voted Tourism Initiative of the Year, for the second time in three years. The festival is now in its tenth year, this two-day summer extravaganza attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the town each year.
Gemini - Clare Wright & team with Joseph Baconnet
Stratforward's own Town Hosts were also shortlisted for the Customer Care of the Year Award, recognising the work they do to engage with visitors and local businesses on a daily basis.
Other BID businesses were among the finalists for the awards. Gemini was shortlisted for the Business of the Year Award, while A Fine Tattoo Establishment, The Fourteas Restaurant and Specsavers were finalists in the Town Centre Business of the Year Award. Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm and the MAD Museum both reached the final of the Team of the Year Award, while Salt was also a finalist in the Artisan Award.
One Elm Matt Faulkner & team with Crowne Plaza
The MAD Museum was shortlisted for the Arts Organisation Award alongside Escape Arts, which was also a finalist in the Community Impact Award and the Pride Award.
The Tourism Initiative Award was dominated by BID members and some of Stratforward's partner organisations, with finalists including the Shakespeare's England Explorer Pass, Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust, Shakespeare's Schoolroom and Guildhall, Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm.
River Festival organisers Ruth Wood, Tor Wilkes & Richard Lees with local celebrity Quentin Willson
The success for Stratford businesses came as a blueprint for future business in the town came up for discussion. Consultation on a third BID term from April 2019 was launched 24 hours before the awards were announced. Mr Baconnet said: "The massive success of Stratford town centre businesses, including our own, at these awards, just reminds us all what can be done if we all work together.Stratforward's role is to support our business community in their day-to-day battle to succeed. together, and with the help of other bodies such as Shakespeare's England, Stratford Town Trust, Stratford District Council and Warwickshire County Council we are committed to continuing to fly the flag for our town. We're dedicated to helping attract people here and encouraging them to stay longer, visit our impressive range of retailers, restaurants and bars and other services, and return again and again in the future."
Photos from the Observer, many thanks. To read more in The Stratford Observer click here.
Businesses Speak Up
BUSINESSES URGED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF STRATFORWARD BID
Businesses are invited to get involved in the future of Stratford-upon-Avon's Business Improvement District (BID) as part of a consultation process launched today (Thursday 8th Feb).
The consultation is the first step in a process that will see town centre businesses vote this autumn for a third BID term. Stratforward BID is currently is in its second term which started in 2014 and expires in March 2019. BID3 would run from April 1st, 2019 to March 2024.
The consultation, which runs until the end of February, allows the nearly 450 businesses who are members of the BID (levy payers) to have a say in how they want any future BID to operate. It will be followed by the development and release of the BID3 Business Plan this summer ahead of a vote in the autumn.
Over the coming days, each BID member business will receive a copy of the official consultation document that outlines key BID services as well as the value they bring to the town and to the businesses who pay the membership levy. It also includes plans for the next five years, giving business owners a chance to set the priorities for the next BID.
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Sara Aspley, Chair of the Stratforward Board, said: "Over the last nine years Stratforward has worked tirelessly to represent its members in what have often been complex, difficult and fast-changing trading times.
"Changing shopping habits over the last decade with the advent of internet shopping, mixed with tougher economic times and security issues, have seen high streets across the country struggle to keep people coming into towns. Stratforward has led the fightback in Stratford-upon-Avon, showcasing the town through campaigns and festivals to local as well as national and international audiences, encouraging them to continue to come to the town to visit member attractions but also to shop, eat, drink and do business."
She added: "This consultation document highlights some of the ways in which levy payers see a return on the money they pay each year to be members, the value that Stratforward brings them and just how vital it is to continue together to carry on the battle to keep our town working.This consultation is really important to the future and direction of any third BID. What is said during this consultation period will be absolutely crucial to the development of the new business plan, so it's vital that all businesses who are eligible take part and have their say."
The document highlights six areas Stratforward provides service and adds value:
Town Hosts - whose work last year included 7,500 business visits, delivering six Ambassador Tours, manning the town centre security radio initiative and giving 15,000 directions to visitors.
Events - last year the award-winning events team delivered the ever-popular River Festival, Festival of Motoring and Town Centre Food Festival, which in total generated 132,000 visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon
Campaigns - promotions and campaigns to accompany major events, plus the Christmas-upon-Avon campaign and Fashion-upon-Avon Facebook campaign.
Staff savings - the Stratforward BID card delivered savings to 3,800 BID member employees
Business savings - the Joint Procurement Scheme to help businesses save tens of thousands of pounds on running costs, plus the NCP parking discount card, which saved staff an estimated £107,000.
A voice for business - the BID acts as a 'voice' for businesses, networking with other major organisations and representing the interests of its members on issues like planning, parking and traffic congestion. Its member newsletter keeps businesses informed.
BID Director Joe Baconnet said: "These are just some of the things Stratforward has achieved and the value we've brought to our members in the last year. Our small and dedicated team is fully committed to deliver what our members want and need. What we want to hear now is what people like about what we do, what works for them, what does not and what they think our priorities in the future should be under any third BID."
He added: "During the revote process, we're not stopping the mainstream work. The task of promoting the town to locals and visitors continues through the work of our hosts and a packed programme of events and campaigns. We are also committed to developing the business support and savings schemes that have proved so popular with members, not just retail ones, saving tens of thousands of pounds across the town. New initiatives such as the 'Tax Free Stratford' project, a new visitor map and being part of a regional accessible scheme are all in the pipeline.
"We are also continuing our lobbying and behind-the-scenes work with stakeholders such as Stratford Town Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Warwickshire County Council, Shakespeare's England, Stratford Business Forum, Coventry and Warwickshire LEP and others who promote Stratford as a destination for people and investment."
BID Director Joe Baconnet
Its all about Stratford Festival of Motoring at the moment.
1. Do you know someone with a Mini Cooper who'd be up for having their car on the poster for Stratford Festival of Motoring 2018?
It will need to be red, white & blue, and ideally 1960's as festival theme is The Italian Job. There will be a photo shoot in Stratford.
"Hang on, lads; I've got a great idea. Stratford Festival of Motoring 2018 theme will be, The Italian Job! " Charlie Crocker 2018
2. Would you take photos at Stratford Festival of Motoring?
• Set your camera up on a stand and take photos as the cars come through the finishing arch
• 9am -1pm on Sunday May 6th and Bank Holiday Monday May 7th
• Edit & upload onto Flickr
You will be paid.
Questions? Get in touch: events@stratforward.co.uk 01789 – 299011


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Self-Worth And Understanding In 'My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness'
November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018 ~ bristlebristle
CONTENT WARNING: THIS PIECE TALKS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SEXUALITY. BE MINDFUL IN CASE YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE APPROACHING THESE TOPICS. ALSO I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND READING THIS IF YOU CAN, IT HAS A REALLY GOOD QUALITY OFFICIAL RELEASE YOU CAN GET HERE.
Nagata Kabi's My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness got me. I've spent a lot of time trying to put my journey to self-compassion into words, then suddenly this manga did it better than I ever could. This silly messy adult manga about a lesbian woman going to an escort agency was one of the most touching things I've ever experienced. Yeah, I wasn't expecting that. But Nagata Kabi is honest and vulnerable in a way that I wish I could be, and that's what makes her tale so moving.
My Lesbian Experience is really straightforward with sexuality. I mean, it's called MY LESBIAN EXPERIENCE. Nagata owns her identity without hesitation, and the raw scribbled aesthetic brings out its authenticity. When she first starts talking about her attraction to women it's done with a light humorous touch. She shows the way she gets excited by pictures of women but feels indifferent about men, a moment that a lot of people I know connected to. It's pretty casual, and that's because she doesn't find anything controversial about being a lesbian woman. It's just… life. With all the tasteless tragedy porn about LGBTQ+ people this isn't just endearing but also really important. Marginalised people need to be okay with simply existing.
This isn't to say Nagata ignores the role of prejudice in her experiences. In fact she makes it pretty clear how invisible her identity was growing up. The only acceptable physical closeness she could have with a woman was with her mother. But after a certain point even that stops being accepted. Adult expectations creep up on her, not just the expectations of what's socially okay but also the expectations of success in life. And for her parents Nagata's success can never be enough.
She finds confidence busting her ass in a part-time job, to the point she overcomes her eating disorder and starts to feel like she has a "normal life". To that all her mother can say is "it's just a part time job", something which not only hurts Nagata but doesn't make her life better in any way. She even avoids renting an apartment because her Dad said that they only rent to salaried workers, which turns out to be complete nonsense. A lesson of adulthood is that sometimes our parents don't know what they're doing either. We internalise what they say until one day we realise they can say things that are wrong, and even harmful.
That may not seem totally related to her being a lesbian woman but it absolutely is. Because it's all part of the shame of not being "normal". Nagata never talks to her parents about her struggles with mental health or sexuality, but more importantly she didn't talk to herself about it. Heck, she didn't even have the language to do it if she wanted to. It's pretty widely known that Japanese schools barely teach any sex education, and when your sexuality doesn't meet normative standards that makes you even more invisible. Without the knowledge that people share her experiences Nagata believes that her mental health and sexuality are a personal flaw. Something that she doesn't deserve to have accepted.
So she suffers in silence. Floating from job to job hoping one of them will give her a sense of belonging. None of them do, because they only really want her when she's capable of being productive. Nagata can't move forward because she doesn't love herself, and she doesn't think she's allowed to. But when she finally does, the thing she needs to accept becomes comically obvious: "It's sex stuff". And in her own mind what better way to understand sex stuff than to HAVE sex?
Then Nagata calls up an escort and realises she has no idea what she's doing. It might seem funny that she got to 28 and only understood sex through erotic comics, but it's an achingly real problem. So many people get their expectations of sex from porn because teachers and parents aren't comfortable giving them better resources. It's not hentai's fault that people have confusing ideas about what boobs look like, but it DEFINITELY shouldn't be their only point of reference.
We shouldn't beat ourselves up for not knowing these things though. When it becomes clear that Nagata doesn't know what to do the sex worker responds with empathy. Nagata likely isn't the first or last woman who's come to her with no real concept of sex. She tells Nagata that it's possible to get better at these things. All she has to do is keep moving forward and opening herself up to new experiences. The escort tells Nagata that she wants her to be happy, despite having only just met her. The ability for someone to believe in you without hesitation can be powerful. It can make believing in yourself seem a lot more possible.
With this sense of confidence Nagata is able to do her own research on sexuality. It's embarrassing for her to realise how little she knew, but going out of her way to learn more is the only helpful thing she can do to overcome it. It makes her see how much the education system failed her. Like she says, "Schools are so afraid of waking up an innocent child. But, hello, she's already awake".
Kids aren't stupid, and one way or another they end up having to learn about sex. For a lot of us that meant getting things from really bad sources, and there's nothing to be ashamed of in that. By admitting we could know more it allows us to go out and research these things. This is ESPECIALLY important for the journey of Nagata and other LGBTQ+ people. To know your identity exists, to know the science that's out there and to know the lived experiences of people just like you is empowering. It can unravel a lifetime of shame and it can make you understand… you. Nagata Kabi was taught by her parents to stay away from things deemed dangerous, and it left her struggling to adapt to adult situations and find her sense of self. But in a moment of bravery and self-confidence she decides to become a manga author and discuss her experiences as a lesbian woman. She knows she might be hurt by precarious work and shunned by society, but she accepts that.
Nagata follows the dream her parents wouldn't approve of, and decides to come out to a society that may never understand her. She has the strength to do this because, above all, she values what she knows and feels. Because she knows that she's enough. We're all enough. There may be days where we don't believe that, but we all truly are. And by accepting ourselves in the moment, no matter how sad or useless we feel, we can find the confidence to be stronger people.
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Publisher description for Roman art / by Peter Stewart.
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From the faces of emperors to mythological sarcophagi, from imperial propaganda to domestic wall-painting and the earliest Christian images, this New Survey offers an up-to-date, illustrated overview of the history of Roman art. Explaining the material in an accessible and even-handed way, the author seeks not only to introduce the art itself, but also to survey and evaluate the range of approaches adopted by scholars in the field. Organized around the loose categories of portraiture, public monuments, funerary art, domestic art, and late antiquity, the discussion introduces representative monuments and problems in Roman art. It also serves as an accessible, critical survey of the range of approaches adopted by those attempting to explain the works. The text is aimed at students, teachers, and anyone who wants to navigate a path through the complexities of this vast but increasingly popular area of study.
Art, Roman.
Art, Classical.
Art patronage -- Rome.
Civilization, Classical.
Rome -- Antiquities.
Rome -- Cultural policy.
Italy -- Antiquities, Roman.


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2020 Presidential Debate - Ford School of Public Policy Experts Advisory
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The final debate:
ANN ARBOR — Experts at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan are available to discuss the range of national and Michigan-specific issues that will be discussed in the final presidential debate, scheduled for Thursday, October 22, which will cover "Fighting COVID-19," "American Families," "Race in America," "Climate Change," "National Security" and "Leadership."
Fighting COVID-19
Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy and director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program. She focuses on the politics and policy related to science and technology, and how to develop innovation policy to better achieve public interest and social justice goals. Her current National Science Foundation-funded research is looking at how disparities, distrust in health systems and other complexities must be explicitly factored into solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Families
Betsey Stevenson, professor of economics. Stevenson is an economist, former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, and former chief economist for the Labor Department, who publishes widely about the labor market, families, and the impact of public policies on outcomes on both. She has been writing extensively about the disastrous effects on women and mothers caused by the pandemic economic recession.
Natasha Pilkauskas, assistant professor of public policy. Pilkauskas's research considers how social policy might improve the developmental and life trajectories of low-income children. She looks at changes in children's living arrangements, in particular multigenerational living arrangements, which have greatly increased in the past 20 years.
Luke Shaefer, associate dean for research and policy engagement, professor of social justice and social policy, director, Poverty Solutions. Shafer has commented on the successes and flaws of the response to the COVID economic crisis, and its effect on combatting poverty, including Michigan's effectiveness and the impact of the CARES Act.
Christian Davenport, professor of political science. His primary research interests include political violence, racial discrimination and violence in America, and recently wrote about "compassion fatigue" as support for racial injustice has declined.
Barry Rabe, professor of environmental policy. Rabe's research examines climate and energy politics. He has been examining the challenges for change in climate policy in a potential Biden administration.
Kaitlin Raimi, assistant professor of public policy. Her research looks at how people compare their own beliefs and behaviors to those of other people, people's reactions to climate change communication and climate-related technologies. She recently wrote that even government science boards are now seen through a political lens.
Javed Ali, Towsley Policymaker in Residence. Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He offers expert insight into international and domestic terrorism, and has been quoted widely in the aftermath of the arrests in the kidnap plot against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Susan D. Page, professor of practice, Weiser Diplomacy Center. Ambassador Susan D. Page has served in senior political affairs and legal advisory roles with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations in senior roles for decades, across East, Central, and Southern Africa, and in Haiti and Nepal. Amongst her notable accomplishments, Page was the first US ambassador to the new nation of South Sudan; Special Representative of the Secretary General for the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti; and legal adviser to the peace and mediation process for Sudan that resulted in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for Sudan.
Michael Barr, dean, Ford School of Public Policy. Barr has served in two presidential administrations, most recently as assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for financial institutions, where he was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. He is an expert on financial regulation and financial inclusion, economic policy, and a broad range of issues regarding the federal government.
Michigan-specific voting issues
Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy. Tom has been examining Michigan local policy for nearly 20 years, and oversees the annual Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), which examines governance issues among more than 1200 local officials. Recently, an MPPS report showed that 98% of Michigan local officials are confident of accurate 2020 voting administration.
Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in statistics in public policy. A political veteran, Hanson has an insight into the nuances of political institutions, electoral politics, and political polling. He has been quoted recently commenting on the Michigan Senate race and the changing patterns of Michigan blue collar voters.
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