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Step Up New London
April 29, 2022 admin Podcasts
This is part of a series of podcasts that highlight the work of organizations forwarding equity in Southeastern Connecticut (full transcript below). Step Up New London received a Partnership Grant from the Health Improvement Collaborative of Southeastern CT (HIC) as part of the Collaboratives' work funded by the Cross Sector Innovation Initiative Grant (CSII). This grant initiative is lead by the Center for Sharing Public Health Services (CSPHS) and Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI), with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
This podcast tells the story of how and why Step Up was developed. It includes content about the group's campaign to address problems in New London Public Schools.
Step Up New London Podcast April 2022
Transcript of Step Up New London Podcast
Trina Charles: [00:00:00] My granddaughter is eight years old. If anyone asks her, What does Mimi do? My granddaughter says she loves on children and she helps the Black people.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:00:11] That was Trina Charles, the co-director of Step Up, New London in New London, Connecticut. Step Up is a Black and Brown parent led organization that fights for equitable solutions that address injustices that New London community members experience in accessing quality education and housing. I'm Isabelle Barbour of Truthteller Consulting, and this podcast, which was recorded in March of 2022, is going to focus on the work of Step Up. We'll talk about how the organization developed and focus in on its work to improve the New London School District. You'll hear the voices of five members of the step up team. This includes co- directors Trina Charles — who you heard — Maegan Parrott and community organizers Vicki Torres, Jaron Wilbur and Regina Mosley. Maegan and Regina are going to start off by explaining the work of the New London Parent Advocates
Maegan Parrot: [00:01:13] Step up New London is really here because we emerged out of the work that was taking place from New London Parent Advocates. And so Regina was there even at the start of New London Parent Advocates as a co-founder of that group. And so was there doing amazing work. And I think it really lays the landscape and a platform for what we came out of.
Regina Mosely: [00:01:38] New London Parent Advocates started in, I want to say, 2003–04. As a way for parents to be educated in how to advocate for their students. When it came to board meetings or special needs, we found we weren't being heard by the school district and our students needs weren't being met. You know, not much different than what's happening now. We started with a couple parent meetings that then blossomed into movie screenings of what happens when there is a zero sum game when it comes to the school discipline. So like not three strikes are out, but like one strike and you're done. They had this policy around school discipline that, you know, if you made one mistake, that was it. There was in-school suspension out of school, suspension, expulsion. And so as the years went by, the then Board of Education had made an ad hoc committee for the New London Parent Advocates, Connecticut College and some community members to review the school discipline policy. We did that. It was great. We gave them this like 200 page report. We published it on the Internet and it's still sitting there collecting dust.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:02:57] After the first report, Maegan Parrot joined the group. New London Parent Advocates then created a follow up report focused on restorative justice. This led to the New London School District agreeing to a restorative justice pilot.
Maegan Parrot: [00:03:13] We did, we won. We got quote unquote, we won. We were able to get the restorative practice pilot program implemented. But what happened was shortly after that, and almost for a year it took us to we were so tired because we were everyday parents who worked some of us worked multiple, multiple jobs. We didn't have access to child care or space or printing or meals while we ate. And so we really jump through hoops to get as far as we did. And we got far. But I think what it was was really like the need to sustain the work because we didn't want to let it fall.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:03:54] At this time, Maegan was working for a City of New London program that was providing parent leadership trainings.
Maegan Parrot: [00:04:02] I was seeing how when you offer resources, space, childcare, transportation support, translation support, leadership development, when you offer these things the outcomes. The only problem was that there was no space for parents to gather after. To really apply what they've learned. So that's that organizing piece. And in addition to that, so all the money is going here, but no money is going to sustain what's coming out. And so almost felt like we were setting them up to fail. And I saw the amazing work coming out of New London Parent Advocates and wanted the energy to go into– what would it look like if we if we truly invested in leadership development and organizing and campaigns? Like what if we just didn't let up the pressure?
Isabelle Barbour: [00:04:51] Maegan worked to support parents and connect them to spaces and people who had power in New London.
Maegan Parrot: [00:04:58] To some degree, I was reported for like maybe stepping out of line because I had started networking parents into these spaces. So City Council meetings, Board of Ed meetings, but it was City Council I think, that really got worried.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:05:12] As things became increasingly untenable. Maegan reached out to parent advocates.
Maegan Parrot: [00:05:18] In 2017, I remember March pulled all of most of New London Parent Advocates, founders and some of the members and was like, Hey, I have this idea.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:05:28] The idea was to create an advocacy organization that could sustainably support parent organizing in New London. Regina was at that meeting.
Regina Mosely: [00:05:38] So yeah, I thought it was great. And for me it was like, How can I be involved? But can I be involved? Like in the way, way back until I'm ready to be, until I'm ready to like step forward more because like rest is important.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:05:53] As Step Up was developing, Maegan was also working to support her kids who attended New London Public Schools. She found an ally in Trina Charles.
Trina Charles: [00:06:04] I met Maegan by working with her son Chris, and we kind of I would speak to her all the time, like she would hear one thing, then I would kind of tell her the truth, right? So I was one of the people in the building that I would always inform parents of things of what was actually really going on, not what the school wanted them to hear, because I felt that it was important for them not to just sugarcoat when it comes to their kids. They need to know what's happening, what's going on.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:06:30] I asked Trina to give me an example.
Trina Charles: [00:06:33] There was a child who acted out a lot to the point where he like body slammed an adult teacher at one time. They were telling mom one thing, right? This is the reason why it's his fault. It's this, it's that, it's this. When in reality it wasn't right. It was because, number one, they didn't have someone with him during the day like they were supposed to. Number two, he wasn't getting the breaks that he was supposed to be getting and that was in his his IEP. Right. So all these things that they weren't following through with and they're telling Mom, we're doing this, this, this and this. And I was like, no, they're not.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:07:12] IEPs or individualized educational plans. And 504 plans are both types of specialized plans that are used to support kids that have learning differences or disabilities in public schools. They're each governed by separate federal laws. It can get kind of complex, but basically public schools need to identify kids that need these plans, and they need to follow the plans once they're established. Trina wasn't the only one who realized that some of these plans weren't being followed. Her colleagues, Vicki Torres and Jaron Wilbur, they noticed this also.
Vicky Torres: [00:07:56] I wasn't happy on the school, not following IEPs and 504 plans with our students. I mean, as a para, we were always burnt out. There was no coverage. We were working through breaks, you know, and our passion was to help these kids. And for me, my daughter, who has ADHD, I, I asked for help. And at times I would feel I wasn't getting the proper the proper help for her. It made– they made it seem like if I didn't know what I was talking about. So, like, I would go to 504 plan meetings and ask for certain services and then. Oh, well, you don't, I don't think that's that's time for that or so I was, I was very unhappy and I was unhappy for, for my students as well because the consistency wasn't there. So like I– me as a Spanish speaker, I was I was communicating, you know, with the parents that weren't able to speak English and the things that were said to them I had to translate, which I knew wasn't right.
Jaron Wilbur: [00:09:05] We have all been a witness to the same unfortunate series that keeps happening. And the reason why I say it's a series is because it would not change in. Action. The same things would keep happening. The subject would change, but the same things will keep occurring. And we would all see that Vicky had her own student. I had my own student. Miss Trina had her own student. But when we spoke, the same common threads would keep happening.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:09:33] Trina and Maegan continued to be in touch as Step Up was developing.
Trina Charles: [00:09:39] So Maegan kept coming to me and coming to me like I want you for Step Up. I want you to Step Up. But me being comfortable being with New London Public Schools is scary to try something different when you're in your comfort zone. So she kept coming and kept coming. And then I finally said, okay, let's do this part time. Let's see how it goes. So I started as a community organizer and working, doing some things, getting really involved, but learning a lot, right? Because I had I never heard of community organizing anything but then realizing I had been doing it all along with inside of the school. And then I just knew for myself that there were things wrong that was going on in the buildings. And so then I made the decision that I could use my voice a lot more being outside of the building versus working in the building.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:10:32] Once Trina was out, she contacted Vickie and Jaron and talked to them about joining her and making the leap.
Vicky Torres: [00:10:39] And Trina came. I told Trina, I said, I don't know how to, you know, community organizing. She's like, You already do it!
Jaron Wilbur: [00:10:47] So when Trina brought up this job, I was just like. I don't really care for people that much, but she's like J yah you do. So then I would talk to other people and let them know, Hey, this job opportunity I have and everyone would give me the same response. Oh, my God, that's a perfect job for you. Oh, my God. You seem to do that. Oh, my God, you should do this job. I'm like (vocal sound), maybe I should try it. I am a father of three, have only been a father for seven going on eight years. But I can say I've stepped into the role of quote unquote uncle all my life. So to have now a job, to give me a focus, to be quote unquote, uncle for the community, I'm taking that.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:11:27] With a growing team and a number of issues at New London Public Schools. It was time to go back to the community and check in.
Maegan Parrot: [00:11:36] And so we were able to interview 89 folks, which even though New London Public Schools doesn't think that's a lot, it's a lot. And so in doing so, we were able to ask a series of questions. Not only do we have a survey that we were able to produce a report card. So like we would ask, how satisfied are you with quality of education or how satisfied are you with academic intervention? You know, and we were able to ask real questions. Have you experienced racism? Have you experienced sexism? You know, and really dive into why people had responded the way they did in the survey and through that. And there was a level of trust there that people opened up and really told us some like real experiences, some of which there were moments that like we would have to kind of, I wouldn't say tap out, but like it was really triggering some of the experiences were really triggering and heartbreaking. And so we were able to collect all this data, all these experiences, and come out with a really amazing report. And when we did this it was with and is in the attempt to help. Not knock anybody down, but to say we have a very real problem. This is how our community is experiencing public education in New London. And this is what we want to see.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:13:01] The report, which featured findings from 89 interviews with parents, was delayed by COVID, but Step Up created a report card with high level findings.
Maegan Parrot: [00:13:13] Immediately without dropping names– But central office (laughs) I was called–long story short, legal action was referred to because we used New London Public Schools colors in the report card. We used a font that was really close to theirs, which is not intentional for the fine, for the colors. It's because we're New London Public School parents like these are our colors. You don't own these colors. This is our community colors. Who says that you get to own that? No, no, no.(in the background Regina: It wasn't Crayola, that's for sure– group laughs) So that was the first time. Then we had presented to the District Equity Leadership team because this particular team was put together for a purpose of of Implementing racial equity. And when we presented during that and given it was still a little bit of raw data because we're this is a process. And so we showed them that and that was the second time in particular around our calling out of the fact that students' 504 and IEPs were not being met.
Zoom Meeting Recording– New London Public Schools Staff Member: [00:14:33] You're going to walk a fine line. Maegan We've already had a conversation about how you present the data is how people receive it. If you start with educational neglect–it's time to lawyer up. (Funky music is playing)
Maegan Parrot: [00:14:52] So then we presented the Board of Ed. After we presented that, the only feedback that was like verbalized was one the Superintendent thanking all the staff for showing up. You know, because they didn't have to do that. And then a board member saying, well, we would have like to see 300. 300 interviews. And what? Well, can you let us know what we are doing well? And it was like, well, we're not here to stroke the ego of the school system. Y'all do a really great job at that yourself.(Funky music is playing)
Trina Charles: [00:15:28] It was brought up to did any of us go to school for statistics? Because, yeah. So what did any of us have a degree in that and would we be able to bring someone on to check everything that we did? Kind of like we don't know what we're doing because we didn't have the degrees, so we weren't smart enough to make that happen.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:15:50] What school year was this?
Maegan Parrot: [00:15:53] Last year.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:16:01] So a school year that was through a pandemic; was through highly publicized, horrific murders by police of people of color and the kids are taking all this in. And on top of it, kids with special needs have plans that are not being implemented. And then you're getting pushed back and treated like you don't know what's going on.
Regina Mosely: [00:16:28] The hardest part in all of this, at least for me, because like I sat on the Board when this when this was presented, I asked if Step Up New London could do a presentation. And the pushback for me was. It can't be during a regular board meeting. It has to be a special meeting. And if you call a special meeting, you have no idea how many people might show up. So do you really want to do it? And so I'm like, Well, yeah, but in this instance, I wasn't involved with Step of New London as an employee yet, you know, so I didn't see any conflict of interest. I'm like, This work is important. This is what's happening in our community. This is what you need to hear because ultimately, like, you are servicing the community. So to hear. The pushback that this information is not valid or this information is not valuable when it's coming from the community that you're supposed to be serving. It's traumatic.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:17:32] Part of the trauma for Regina was that she had dealt for a very long time with bullying that her daughter received when attending New London Public Schools. Part of her run for school board was fueled by wanting other kids to not have this negative experience.
Regina Mosely: [00:17:52] I was one of the parents I was interviewed. Right. I know all it was anonymous, but like, I don't have any problem saying it. Like, if you want me to spill all the tea on all the things I've been through, I can do that. Like, I don't have any secrets about the relationship that my children have had and that I've had as a parent before getting on the board with the school system. Right. And so the whole point for me to be on the board was to try and make things better. And instead I was tokenized. There is a real live problem. There is no thread of anti racist in the School District at all, regardless of what committees they have that say that they're doing this work. It's a lie. And I'll go to my grave saying that it's a lie. You can say you're licensed in diversity, equity and inclusion, and you can talk about it to your blue in the face. If you are not putting on your shield every day and go into battle to fight down white supremacy, you are not part of the solution. You are part of the problem.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:18:53] So it sounds like New London Public Schools has had this issue of under surveying students of color for a very long time and a lot of information about the problem has been delivered to them. But they have not really done anything substantive to make a difference in students lives. What's the answer to that?
Trina Charles: [00:19:25] Step up is calling attention and calling people out. Definitely is what Step Up is doing, bringing attention and calling people out and not letting the District continue to sweep things under the rug to make it look good for the community or for the numbers, for the state or for anything like that. Like everything has to be addressed. Our children are suffering like our children are really in crisis right now. So I think the role of step up right now is to bring everything to the forefront and to start to make those changes happen.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:20:06] When you call people out, how do you do that?
Trina Charles: [00:20:10] So we're about to launch a letter writing and a petition campaign, and we're asking specifically we are going to the Board of Ed. We are asking for the admin office to be completely like done over like everyone has to go.
Maegan Parrot: [00:20:31] A lot of the issues –so we had interviewed parents, students, staff and community partners. And you know how like there were things that were just constantly being said and lifted and you're like, okay, this is a trend. The number one trend was central office, the administration that prevented and prevents the true work that needs to be done.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:20:56] The New London Public Schools Office was also focused on the sexual assaults of two middle school students by a staff member. These occurred during the 2016-2017 school year.
Jaron Wilbur: [00:21:10] I feel like central office is not focused on us at all. They're focused on media. New London Public Schools name has been recently blown up not because of our children, but because of a scandal. So I do think central office is focused on trying to clean our name instead of focusing on our children.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:21:33] With all of these issues in play and a new school board coming on step up grounded themselves in the hopes, needs and experiences of parents and caregivers.
Trina Charles: [00:21:44] So we've held two community conversations. The first one we did with the new Board of Ed and parents were able to come in and let us know, like some issues and things that they wanted to have worked on and stuff like that. And we just did another one probably like a month ago. Once again, parents were able to come on and let us know what issues or problems or whatever was going on for them and their children. And a lot of parents are receptive to those. They like to have those community conversations. Number one, we make it a safe place for them. We monitor who's able to come into those spaces so that the families are able to talk very openly. So and we're trying to do more things like that with the community to know that we're here. This is what we do. It's safe to talk to us and like we're in your corner, right? So that's what we're working on now as far as community engagement.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:22:37] How do parents respond to those opportunities and to being treated so carefully?
Trina Charles: [00:22:44] They're very thankful. They're very appreciative at the end of them. And they do say, thank you for giving us the space. Thank you for giving us this time to be able to talk openly and not worry about who's here. And also knowing that we're not going out there and telling their stories. Right. We keep them and we don't we don't share it with anyone. We keep it amongst ourselves. And then we always go back and talk to the people that attended the community conversations. So we check in with them just to see how things are going or if they need any other support from us. But very appreciative.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:23:18] How do you use the information that they give you? Do you– does it feed into your organizing?
Trina Charles: [00:23:25] Definitely. Yes, yes. So every single thing that we're told, be it the community conversations or through one on ones with parents, every single thing that we hear and that we get, it's all used for that good.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:23:39] Another valuable offering to the community is the Undoing Racism training that the group offers to step up contracts with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond. People's Institute is a national anti-racist collective which provides the trainings which are hosted by Step Up. And from 2017 to 2022, 120 people in the community have taken this training. Regina explains why the frame of anti-racism is important and sometimes misunderstood.
Regina Mosely: [00:24:15] It's important to know that just because we do anti-racist work, some people think we're anti-racist. That's cool, right? But we don't want for that to be considered anti-Blackness. Right. Because some people will say, okay, well, you're doing anti-racist work and that's only for white folks, but it's not. Right. But if you don't if you don't know that or you don't ask that question, you'll never know. Right. And so sometimes it comes across well if you're doing anti-racist work, like that's anti-Black, right? And there's no anti-Blackness here. I'm just saying this because this is a conversation I just had yesterday. Right. It's important for the community to know. Right, that we're we are not moving in any way towards anti-Blackness. Right. So we're moving anti-racist so that more Black folks can be embraced and so that there can be an understanding of what racism actually is as a social construct, not just the color of your skin. Right. So it's important for other people to know that and to take the training whenever it's offered.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:25:24] A key partner for Step Up has been Hearing Youth Voices. Hearing Youth Voices is a youth led social justice organization that is working to create systemic change in the education system in New London, Connecticut.
Maegan Parrot: [00:25:39] And I do want to pay tribute to the fact that hearing these voices is actually how Step Up was able to get fiscal sponsorship, to get funded. So they supported our ability to at least plant the seeds to establish and really early on started to push us to look at what does allyship look like to young people. And how do we do justice to youth led work while centering parent led work? And how we can do that in alignment. And so that sometimes looks like we're behind young people that sometimes looks like we're in front, sometimes it looks like we're together. And so with our our report and our campaign platform, the work of hearing voices really is centered in that because over it was like six or eight at the time. I think it was about six years of work that they said this is what's important to young people. This is what it looks like for Black and Brown children in New London Public Schools. And these are the themes that are showing up. And so when we started to do our interviews and do outreach, we realize that it actually was still in some alignment, although it looked different. And so an example would be there's a theme that comes up in the Hearing Youth Voices, Schools That Work for Us Framework called that's titled like Freedom to Be and to Move. And that really speaks to students who are over policed and just don't have the level of autonomy that they really should as, as, as kids who are growing and need to learn. And so that looks like harsh school discipline, that looks like severe monitoring, that looks like the suspensions, expulsions and what not. But for parents, what that looks like is parents aren't able to actually enter the schools. Even pre-COVID, parents were not able to walk into the schools, parents needing to get DC, criminal checks, fingerprinted, and all of those things that looks like a parent who comes in is being told, "you need to sit right there where I can see you". So freedom to be and to move was still something that together collectively as a community we were experiencing. We've been called for a few direct actions where we got a phone call and in hours we showed up strong. And so Step Up. We've also been called on as a as an ally to young people. And there was another situation, the National School Walkout that took place and young people literally saying if it hadn't been for the adults, primarily Step Up community of parents and allies, if we hadn't been there, they wouldn't have had they wouldn't have felt safe or had the courage to actually leave. But because they knew we were there, they were ready for that direct action. And so that's where it feels like it works.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:28:37] Things have been working much better for Step Up in the past couple of years. The group is now old enough to reflect on the growing pains of becoming a nonprofit and feels the strength that comes from having an experienced team. Jaron describes.
Jaron Wilbur: [00:28:53] We're in 2022. So whatever happened, 2017, 2018, 2019, bump it. We're totally different Step Up in London. Call us to figure out our motive. You know, don't look at us as whatever you thought we were. We are here for you. We are the community.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:29:12] When I asked the group to reflect on successes, they shared thoughts about the power of the report, their strong team and of course, the trust that they've developed with community members.
Vicky Torres: [00:29:25] The success I when this pandemic when I came on, we got a lot of parents coming out to us like non-stop calls, calls back and forth. And, and I feel like that's a big success. Like stories were coming out and they were coming to us trying to find help. It's so good when parents come out to us and are able to open up and tell us their stories and even us going out and trying to and trying to help aid them on on their issues.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:30:01] The group envisions a future kinder than the present, with increased opportunities for Black and Brown families.
Jaron Wilbur: [00:30:08] Me personally, I would love to see the narrative change. In New London for Black fathers, we are not absent. We are here. Baby daddy is not a stigma over us. We are fathers. When we change that narrative. Things are going to change. So that's one thing I want to see for the future. A lot of us coming out as fathers.
Maegan Parrot: [00:30:33] I see. What I'd love to see. And that's the energy that we're putting forth is that Board of Ed meetings are packed, City Council meetings are packed. Things go down. We show up, we mobilize. We're there quick without –with the drop of a dime. I am going back to a community of support. Right. It takes a community. That's what I see. And the result looks like. Kids being happy to go to school. Kids feeling safe going to school. Kids growing into young adults. And adults who have. Families who are thriving. Who have homes. Who don't have the mental health or the physical health issues that we see now.
Trina Charles: [00:31:25] Bringing the village back.(muffled agreement from other team members) Bringing the village back. I. I missed the village, like. And I say this all the time. I miss the village. Like when we were growing up when I was younger. Right. You had all these people that were there to help, to take care of you, that disciplined you, that made sure that you were good. We do not we don't have it. We don't have it. And I think Step Up could bring that back.
Regina Mosely: [00:31:50] Like, for me, the future is creating a Beloved Community. And what that community looks like is that village is that place where folks can go if they may need assistance or they just need an ear.
Isabelle Barbour: [00:32:03] If you want to learn more about Step Up New London and their current campaign to make New London public schools a better place for kids, please check out their website: www.stepupnewlondon.com. Also my thanks for the music goes out to Ketsa. Ketsa produces music under a Creative Commons license for attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives. The piece of music you heard is called "You Asked"
Step Up Team Members having fun: [00:32:36] My mic sound nice check one. My mic sound nice check two. My mic sounds nice check three. Ha, ha, ha (multiple, overlapping voices) . . . I love that.Ha, ha, ha. . .
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90min's Definitive Bundesliga Player Power Rankings: Week 26
The Bundesliga is back, baby.
While the noise and passion that German football is most commonly known for is nowhere to be seen at 'ghost games', the Bundesliga still had plenty on offer for fans all over the world as it became the first major league to return amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The first round of fixtures back from a two-month break certainly didn't always provide the same excitement that German football usually brings, but plenty of players wasted no time at all by getting back into the swing of things already.
So what better way to crown the return of the Bundesliga than a new set of power rankings straight out of 90min HQ, a weekly series taking you through the best performers from the most recent round of fixtures in Germany.
10. Thorgan Hazard
Jadon Sancho was only fit enough for the bench and Gio Reyna had to pull out after picking up an injury just before kick off, but Thorgan Hazard filled in perfectly with a goal and assist in Saturday's Revierderby.
9. Mark Uth
It was an afternoon to forget for FC Köln as they were able to throw away a seemingly comfortable two-goal lead to draw against Mainz, but Mark Uth was certainly able to walk away from the RheinEnergieStadion with his head held high.
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8. Kevin Mbabu
Wait a minute…didn't he used to play for Newcastle United?
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The right back went on a stunning solo run before setting up Daniel Ginczek to score the winning goal in second half added time, keeping Wolfsburg in the hunt for qualification into next season's Europa League.
7. Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund's teenage goal machine hadn't scored a goal since February, so it was no surprise that Erling Haaland fired in the opener across the entire Bundesliga weekend.
His goal was vital in helping to open the floodgates against bitter rivals Schalke and Haaland even picked up an assist later in the game, with Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 win proving to be their biggest in the Revierderby since 1966.
6. Kerem Demirbay
Kerem Demirbay's teammate grabbed the headlines on Monday night, but it was the Germany international who dictated the match against Werder Bremen.
The 26-year-old also rounded off the scoring in Bayer Leverkusen's 4-1 win with an outrageous chip which has helped to keep the club in touching distance of Champions League qualification.
5. Julian Brandt
Julian Brandt saved one of his best performances in a Borussia Dortmund shirt for Saturday's Revierderby, where has had a hand in all four goals against Schalke.
The 26-year-old was pulling the strings all afternoon, leaving Suat Serdar and Weston McKennie utterly helpless to stop the waves of Borussia Dortmund attacks which Brandt was orchestrating.
4. Benjamin Pavard
Bayern Munich certainly looked rusty in their narrow win over Union Berlin, but Benjamin Pavard continued his fine form with the club and even scored his first goal of the calendar year.
3. Ramy Bensebaini
Left back Ramy Bensebaini wasn't meant to become the star of Borussia Mönchengladbach's team under Marco Rose, but the Algerian was involved in two of their three goals against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga's Topspiel.
Bensebaini has now been directly involved in seven goals in just 12 Bundesliga appearances.
2. Kai Havertz
Fans have seen two different versions of Kai Havertz this season.
Before the winter break, Havertz had just one goal and one assist to his name in the Bundesliga, visably struggling to deal with the hype he'd built up during the 2018/19 campaign.
But the 20-year-old has been a completely different player in 2020. Against Werder Bremen, Havertz score the sixth brace of his career to take his tally for Bayer Leverkusen up to 40.
1. Raphaël Guerreiro
Raphaël Guerreiro loves a Revierderby. The Portugal international scored twice for Borussia Dortmund and he's now scored more goals against Schalke than any other team in his entire career.
Schalke were able to deal with Dortmund's threat down the right wing fairly well, but Guerreiro was completely unplayable against David Wagner's side as he continues to keep Nico Schulz and Marcel Schmelzer out the first team.
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Q: I want to read the pdf files from assets or raw folder in android when i m run it i m getting this error like "File or folder not found" and " file dosnt exit or can't be opened "..
This is the code sir..
i want the how to view pdf files from assets or in raw folder sir.. its very imp for my project try to slove my problem sir.. and tell me clearly i m new to android sir.. can any one send me code cloerly how to do it..
enter code here

Uri path = Uri.parse("android.resource:///com.example.pratice/raw/em");
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
        intent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf");
        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

        try {
            startActivity(intent);
        }
        catch (ActivityNotFoundException e){
            Toast.makeText(this, "NO Viewer", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }

A: Few, if any, Android PDF viewer apps will honor the android.resource scheme, and there is no Uri scheme for assets.
If you want to serve up a PDF file, copy it from assets or a raw resource into internal storage, then use FileProvider to make it available to other apps. Here is a sample application that does this.

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This one is now on pre-order! Check the video for a preview of what it can do! Some extra pictures after the break.
Introducing: Catalyst Controller. The next step in Melodic Turntablism.
The video shows the first prototype which consists of 2 elements: a control panel (which can be placed on top of your mixer or next to it) and a x-fader housing. The firmware is based on MNF Pro mkii firmware with tons of extras. It is compatible with most MNF units, albeit in a limited fashion due to the extra controls in Catalyst.
Pre-orders will start at end of February! Pricing tba.
We have done quite some work on the modding front again, we are more active on Facebook so join the MIDI Note Fader group there if you want to know all about the latest!
No MIDI Turntable? No problem!
I know a lot of people out there do not have a MIDI turntable, but would love to use a MIDI Note Fader in their DJ and turntablist repertoire. The most common ones are the Vestax Controller one and PDX 3000. As Vestax is out of business these turntables are not being manufactured anymore and are hard to come by. However, using the MNF without a MIDI turntable is now a reality.
It is compatible with both Traktor Scratch Pro and Serato DJ 1.9 and up with Pitch n Time extension.
Let me start of with stating that the idea of controlling pitch of the turntable by vertical motion is not new. In fact, JohnBeez introduced the Fretless Fader a couple of years back already. There are also other initiatives under the notion of Syntablism where timecode vinyl is used to control a synth or vst on a PC.
However, none of these ideas have been commercialized (yet?) so when Backtrack introduced the Midi Mod for the Vestax PDX 2000 about a year ago, I decided to create my own Midi Note Fader Mod.
Pitch control is one thing, another is to actually hit the right notes with the pitch. The good old SL1200s can hit 6 notes, 3 in 33rpm and 3 in 45 rpm, and obviously you could do this with the pitch-fader on the turntable itself. Now for one, the 8% pitch in the Technics is limiting the creativity in that. Second, hitting the exact pitches by hand (fretless) is quite difficult.
In order to overcome both of these issues there have been attempts of manufacturers to introduce turntables with wider pitch range (e.g. Vestax's ultrapitch) and providing turntables with Midi control. This will allow you to, for example, play notes on a midi-keyboard and the turntable will change pitch accordingly to hit the right notes.
Provided you have the right turntable with midi-in and a keyboard, you can play some tunes if you have a tone on one of your records. One big issue with this is that you only have two hands which I'd rather have on my vinyl and on my x-fader. In my opinion Vestax had a good try to fix this by introducing the Controler One turntable which included all kinds of buttons 'close-by' your vinyl-hand. But honestly, they go for USD 3000 second hand and that's a bit of a stretch for me.
As I mentioned above it is now possible to mod the PDX2000 and PDX2000MKII Vestax turntables so that they will receive Midi-in for the Ultra pitch. As the PDX2000 turntables are used by a lot of turntablists, this can solve at least one problem for a lot of us, including me :).
More info on the turntable midi mod can be found here http://pdx2000midi.eu.pn/. The mixer modification and the software that sends out the midi notes and other midi messages (like switching sample banks, effects in Traktor, and even changing note-scales on the fly) have been custom built by me for this mod. I am currently still exploring if this is the best solution for the mod, and how I will share this with the public.
The Mod is still a beta version, and if you would like to attempt it be prepared that it will require some cutting of your equipment 🙂 Feel free to reach out to me for any questions.


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I've been having these weird experiences during sleep where I become super aware of my body movements (like when I flip from my left side to my right). It's really weird because I know my eyes are closed, but I am visualizing myself in the dark as if I am awake and can remember my body movements just before I am abruptly awoken from too much movement. I am a "kink connoisseur" and slept with wrist cuffs and a collar on tonight. I distinctly remember hearing the clinking sounds of my cuffs rubbing against my collar as I shifted from side to side visualizing my hand pull the blanket back over my shoulder. Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience.


Tonight is the beginning of one of the most sacred holidays in Judaism: Rosh Hashanah. I can't help but wonder what services would look like in the beautiful Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
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Not as good as Mr Richard Hand, obv, but one of my Great Great Grandfathers transcripts reads occupation "Paker Elmarit Paranches"
Imagining having the holder of an obscure church parochial sinecure in the family, I was a bit let down to discover he was "Teacher, Elementary Branches".
Who exactly was Lee Royal?
Would that be because they think Pathfinder is a modern missile and therefore can't date to WWI... ?
I'm looking at the September 1916 WD of 247 Field Company (1 FC 63 Royal Naval Division) and 746 Brudenell F E is named. His MRIC shows that he was renumbered 207703 in RNDE.
The index however states Royal North Devon Yeomanary.
EDIT: and the same for 823 Stilwell E T, later 199954. Perhaps there was a Royal North Devon Yeomanary in the RND RE. Most of the cards I looked at had Royal North Devon Yeomanary, only one or two correctly recorded Royal Naval Div.
I have been checking the County Palatine RE service numbers on FMP to pick up on hospital admissions in MH 106. I also have 200 numbers without names so I check all the results against my missing numbers to see if any are RE. I have found one or two that I did not have and this morning I found one more. 83099 previously blank is shown on FMP as being William Chapman, Royal Engineers. Sure enough there are papers for him in WO 364. When I searched on Ancestry I found him under William Chapman 83099 General Service Infantry. As far as I can see those three words are not mentioned in his papers.
Location:Hiding out in the quiet corner of the Trevor room at Pedant's, trying to research both of my great uncle's who served in the AEF.
Interests:72nd,78th,Seaforth, QOHldrs, books, medals, researching, most things Roman, Light Cavalry, and Historex.
Trying to research the WW1 service of my paternal great uncle I needed to work from scratch as all his children are deceased and the grandchildren have NO info whatsoever. Having his name and birth place, (from what info I have on my grandpa), I plugged it into ancestry and go gobbledegook. I went back and tried a general all records search. Problem was I was using place of birth as RIBERA, (Agrigento, Sicily, Italy). The transcriber had town as "nibasa". Go figure ?
I was using place of birth as .......... Sicily, Italy.
Do you think it's true that they use Non-English-as-first-language speakers to transcribe ???
Isn't a lot done on the Indian sub-continent?
Mumbai & Kulatta (sic).. Speaking of Ancestry just found my Maternal grandmother's naturalization papers. The real gem is it has the dates both she AND may grandfather arrived in US and where ! Been looking for that info for quite a while !!!


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News was received at the Emperor's quarters that very day of a fresh movement by Napoleon which might endanger the army- news subsequently found to be false. And that morning Colonel Michaud had ridden round the Drissa fortifications with the Emperor and had pointed out to him that this fortified camp constructed by Pfuel, and till then considered a chef-d'oeuvre of tactical science which would ensure Napoleon's destruction, was an absurdity, threatening the destruction of the Russian army.
Prince Andrew arrived at Bennigsen's quarters- a country gentleman's house of moderate size, situated on the very banks of the river. Neither Bennigsen nor the Emperor was there, but Chernyshev, the Emperor's aide-de-camp, received Bolkonski and informed him that the Emperor, accompanied by General Bennigsen and Marquis Paulucci, had gone a second time that day to inspect the fortifications of the Drissa camp, of the suitability of which serious doubts were beginning to be felt.
Chernyshev was sitting at a window in the first room with a French novel in his hand. This room had probably been a music room; there was still an organ in it on which some rugs were piled, and in one corner stood the folding bedstead of Bennigsen's adjutant. This adjutant was also there and sat dozing on the rolled-up bedding, evidently exhausted by work or by feasting. Two doors led from the room, one straight on into what had been the drawing room, and another, on the right, to the study. Through the first door came the sound of voices conversing in German and occasionally in French. In that drawing room were gathered, by the Emperor's wish, not a military council (the Emperor preferred indefiniteness), but certain persons whose opinions he wished to know in view of the impending difficulties. It was not a council of war, but, as it were, a council to elucidate certain questions for the Emperor personally. To this semicouncil had been invited the Swedish General Armfeldt, Adjutant General Wolzogen, Wintzingerode (whom Napoleon had referred to as a renegade French subject), Michaud, Toll, Count Stein who was not a military man at all, and Pfuel himself, who, as Prince Andrew had heard, was the mainspring of the whole affair. Prince Andrew had an opportunity of getting a good look at him, for Pfuel arrived soon after himself and, in passing through to the drawing room, stopped a minute to speak to Chernyshev.
At first sight, Pfuel, in his ill-made uniform of a Russian general, which fitted him badly like a fancy costume, seemed familiar to Prince Andrew, though he saw him now for the first time. There was about him something of Weyrother, Mack, and Schmidt, and many other German theorist-generals whom Prince Andrew had seen in 1805, but he was more typical than any of them. Prince Andrew had never yet seen a German theorist in whom all the characteristics of those others were united to such an extent.
Pfuel was short and very thin but broad-boned, of coarse, robust build, broad in the hips, and with prominent shoulder blades. His face was much wrinkled and his eyes deep set. His hair had evidently been hastily brushed smooth in front of the temples, but stuck up behind in quaint little tufts. He entered the room, looking restlessly and angrily around, as if afraid of everything in that large apartment. Awkwardly holding up his sword, he addressed Chernyshev and asked in German where the Emperor was. One could see that he wished to pass through the rooms as quickly as possible, finish with the bows and greetings, and sit down to business in front of a map, where he would feel at home. He nodded hurriedly in reply to Chernyshev, and smiled ironically on hearing that the sovereign was inspecting the fortifications that he, Pfuel, had planned in accord with his theory. He muttered something to himself abruptly and in a bass voice, as self-assured Germans do- it might have been "stupid fellow"... or "the whole affair will be ruined," or "something absurd will come of it."... Prince Andrew did not catch what he said and would have passed on, but Chernyshev introduced him to Pfuel, remarking that Prince Andrew was just back from Turkey where the war had terminated so fortunately. Pfuel barely glanced- not so much at Prince Andrew as past him- and said, with a laugh: "That must have been a fine tactical war"; and, laughing contemptuously, went on into the room from which the sound of voices was heard.
Pfuel, always inclined to be irritably sarcastic, was particularly disturbed that day, evidently by the fact that they had dared to inspect and criticize his camp in his absence. From this short interview with Pfuel, Prince Andrew, thanks to his Austerlitz experiences, was able to form a clear conception of the man. Pfuel was one of those hopelessly and immutably self-confident men, self-confident to the point of martyrdom as only Germans are, because only Germans are self-confident on the basis of an abstract notion- science, that is, the supposed knowledge of absolute truth. A Frenchman is self-assured because he regards himself personally, both in mind and body, as irresistibly attractive to men and women. An Englishman is self-assured, as being a citizen of the best-organized state in the world, and therefore as an Englishman always knows what he should do and knows that all he does as an Englishman is undoubtedly correct. An Italian is self-assured because he is excitable and easily forgets himself and other people. A Russian is self-assured just because he knows nothing does not want to know anything, since he does not believe that anything can be known. The German's self-assurance is worst of all, stronger and more repulsive than any other, because he imagines that he knows the truth- science- which he himself has invented but which is for him the absolute truth.
Pfuel was evidently of that sort. He had a science- the theory of oblique movements deduced by him from the history of Frederick the Great's wars, and all he came across in the history of more recent warfare seemed to him absurd and barbarous- monstrous collisions in which so many blunders were committed by both sides that these wars could not be called wars, they did not accord with the theory, and therefore could not serve as material for science.
In 1806 Pfuel had been one of those responsible, for the plan of campaign that ended in Jena and Auerstadt, but he did not see the least proof of the fallibility of his theory in the disasters of that war. On the contrary, the deviations made from his theory were, in his opinion, the sole cause of the whole disaster, and with characteristically gleeful sarcasm he would remark, "There, I said the whole affair would go to the devil!" Pfuel was one of those theoreticians who so love their theory that they lose sight of the theory's object- its practical application. His love of theory made him hate everything practical, and he would not listen to it. He was even pleased by failures, for failures resulting from deviations in practice from the theory only proved to him the accuracy of his theory.
He said a few words to Prince Andrew and Chernyshev about the present war, with the air of a man who knows beforehand that all will go wrong, and who is not displeased that it should be so. The unbrushed tufts of hair sticking up behind and the hastily brushed hair on his temples expressed this most eloquently.


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Q: How to return directory (Xquery path) as a value and not as a string of that path? When writing this code for Basex
<tourism>
{
  for $hotel in doc("tourism.xml")/tourism/hotel
  let $r:=$hotel/room
  let $g:=doc("tourism.xml")/tourism/guest
  where $g/@name="Udo Lindenberg" and $g/customer/@hotel=$hotel/@id and $r/@id=$g/occupies/@room
  return
    <hotel>
        <hotel_name>{string($hotel/@name)}</hotel_name>
          <first_day>$g/occupies/@from</first_day>
          <last_day>$g/occupies/@to</last_day>
    </hotel>
}
</tourism>

It returns this:
<tourism>
  <hotel>
    <hotel_name>Interconti</hotel_name>
    <first_day>$g/occupies/@from</first_day>
    <last_day>$g/occupies/@to</last_day>
  </hotel>
  <hotel>
    <hotel_name>Tourist Inn</hotel_name>
    <first_day>$g/occupies/@from</first_day>
    <last_day>$g/occupies/@to</last_day>
  </hotel>

How to return "2004-03-21" "2004-05-05", Instead of $g/occupies/@from $g/occupies/@to ?

A: Try this. Missing {} in the return for first_day and last_day. Sample XML structure would be of great help, as suggested by @dirkk
<tourism>
{
  for $hotel in doc("tourism.xml")/tourism/hotel
  let $r:=$hotel/room
  let $g:=doc("tourism.xml")/tourism/guest
    where $g/@name="Udo Lindenberg" and $g/customer/@hotel=$hotel/@id and $r/@id=$g /occupies/@room
  return
  <hotel>
    <hotel_name>{string($hotel/@name)}</hotel_name>
      <first_day>{$g/occupies/@from}</first_day>
      <last_day>{$g/occupies/@to}</last_day>
  </hotel>
}
</tourism>


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There is a price I pay for writing with the kind of freedom I do. And it is this—that I awaken the dirt in other people's souls and they mistake their dirt for mine. And they will spit at me and throw stones at me and try to deny me my humanity and lie about me—and it will be for no other reason than because I spoke my truth. A truth they don't share.
And how they would like nothing more than to silence me.
And the funny thing is some of the most vicious ones I've encountered are people who think themselves decent and moral and virtuous. Teachers, college professors, bankers, Jesuits, Ateneans, people who fancy themselves buddhists even.
There is someone connected with Ateneo—as what, I have no idea. I don't know him/her. Yup, I don't even know his/her gender.
But time and again, s/he's tried to pit me against my sister. And her theme, according to friends who've told me about it is how so much better my sister is (because, presumably, they share the same political beliefs. Yup. Another lazy thinker..or does this person even think?) My sister is precious to me. And right now we are on shifty ground. There is some discord between me and my sisters because of politics.
And family being what it is, it doesn't take much to see that this definitely isn't just about politics. That really, as far as I can see, a lot of these issues go all the way back to unresolved childhood issues and have insinuated themselves into our politics.
And I try to navigate these murky waters with as much self-care as needed for all the deep wounds that only family can give. And I am pretty sure, my sisters are trying their darndest too to navigate these same waters and with some difficulty.
And here comes a stranger who has a problem with my political views and uses this cheap shot to get to me. Ateneo yan ha. And in that cruel post, you will see a Jesuit priest cheering him/her on.
That's the kind of decency and moral superiority displayed by the 'disente' crowd.
This must be why my favorite people on earth are the outcasts. I feel so much more at home with them than I do these respectable disentes. And how, I would rather share a drink with Marcos loyalists than these anti-Marcos ghouls who display behavior that proximate the hateful behavior of the dictator they abhor.
In the end they teach me to watch that I don't let hate into my heart –not even for Ferdinand Marcos –this dictator I have hated all my life.
In the end, hate will hurt you. And I no longer want it to. I will fight the reinvention of Ferdinand Marcos and his family but it will be for reasons other than hate.


Nederlands Dans Theater review – a superb troupe of dancers.
Marco Goecke's Woke Up Blind, to songs by Jeff Buckley, seems cut from the same middlebrow cloth, more or less ignoring Buckley's swoopingly emotive vocals in favour of gestural quirks and elastic leg extensions.
But once it starts tapping the musical force, the piece sparks into life with a thrumming, fire-in-the-belly energy that burns through its seven dancers' polished technique.


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Map Bird's eye view of Golden, Colo. co. seat of Jefferson County, 1882.
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Bird's eye view of Golden, Colo. co. seat of Jefferson County, 1882.
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Stoner, J. J.
Beck & Pauli.
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Madison, Wis., c1882.
- Golden (Colo.)--Aerial views
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Q: RECAPTCHA Always showing on a mobile device We are implementing reCAPTCHA, and having issues where it ALWAYS shows up on the users mobile device, regardless of the rules we have established.
Desktop works just fine, but we can't figure out what we are doing wrong that it always displays on mobile, and makes the customer choose.

A: It could be due to browser version of mobile device is outdated or cookies is looked malicious.


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using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;

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    {
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            dict.Add("finalOrb", content.Load<Texture2D>(@"sprite\finalOrbSpriteSheet"));

            dict.Add("mainMenu", content.Load<Texture2D>(@"screen\mainmenu"));
            dict.Add("pause", content.Load<Texture2D>(@"screen\pause"));
            dict.Add("gameOver", content.Load<Texture2D>(@"screen\gameover"));
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            dict.Add("levelChange", content.Load<Texture2D>("testlevelchange"));
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            testFont = content.Load<SpriteFont>("Arial_14");
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            guiBox = content.Load<Texture2D>("guiBoxRounded");
        }

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        public SpriteFont TestFont {  get { return testFont; } }
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CosmoBC.com » BizBlog » Entrepreneurs » Young Start-Uppers: Why Should Students Consider the Idea of Starting Their Own Business?
With academic life bearing down upon you, it might seem folly to consider starting your own business right now. Au contraire, it's one of the best times to start your own business. Whilst your academic pursuits must always take the lead, your spare time can be better put to making some extra money and creating your own job for when you graduate. Thus, almost everyone should consider their statistics assignment seriously to become a real entrepreneur.
At first glance, your huge timetable doesn't have any space and you just don't have time to start your own business. On the other hand, as a student you don't work 9-5 and you don't need to work like this to become successful. You're your own boss. Get to work after class, or even in between classes. You have far more flexibility than any other age group.
The vast majority of young people have or will have some sort of college degree. It's no longer the ticket to a bright future and a high salary. Now you have to compete with all these people to secure a role suited to your talents. Having your own job in the bag before graduation can save you from having to go back to your hometown and work in the local fast-food restaurant.
Starting a business is by no means easy, but there's a sense of relief when you realize you already have your imminent future laid out in front of you.
Leaving a corporate job is what stops thousands of Americans from pursuing their dreams of entrepreneurship. And it's no surprise. When you leave a secure employment role you throw away health insurance, a guaranteed salary, and a relatively comfortable lifestyle. As a student, you have all this covered.
You're most likely tied to your parent's or university's health insurance plan, you don't have a big salary, and you live a relatively frugal lifestyle (in most cases). You don't have to step down from anywhere to start your own business. Even if it all fails you won't have any regrets and you won't lose anything.
At university you have access to a treasure trove of resources on business. You have libraries, other students, and your professors; many of whom are entrepreneurs themselves. If you weren't in formal education, you wouldn't have access to this help. Take advantage of it whilst you still can.
Entrepreneurship is increasingly common amongst students. Enquire into whether there are any societies designed to support young businessmen and women. And if there isn't, why not start your own?
Young and rich. What can be better?


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Brookwood grad Allyson Sweeney named assistant coach for UNC swimming
The University of North Carolina announced this week that Brookwood grad Allyson Sweeney has been named an assistant coach for the Tar Heels.
Sweeney, a former swimmer at Texas A&M, was a volunteer assistant coach last season at Auburn.
"I am excited that Allyson Sweeney will be joining the Carolina swimming and diving staff," UNC head coach Mark Gangloff said in a school release. "Allyson is a rising star. She works hard and demonstrates a growth mindset. She has worked with and learned from some of the best coaches and programs in the country.
"Not only does Allyson have a strong swimming background, but she also has a master's degree in kinesiology and experience in strength and conditioning. Combined, Allyson is a perfect fit for our program and will make immediate contributions to the development and execution of our programming. She will also play a critical role in recruiting next generation of Carolina swimmers and divers. All around, Allyson will be a real asset to this program."
Sweeney was an assistant coach at Florida Southern for the 2017-18 season. She also coached two years with Gwinnett-based SwimAtlanta.
Mark Gangloff


The All About Women festival will be held at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday 8th March 2015, with speakers including Anita Sarkeesian and Rosie Batty (at the SAME TIME why why? check the timetable for clashing events).
At least a few Hoydens will be going, so I suggest we also have a Hoyden meetup at some time that day: there's the botanical gardens, the Lindt chocolate cafe, the MCA and a few other likely venues nearby. You're welcome to come to the meetup whether you're going to any of the events or not.
Since timing it among a bunch of people going to a bunch of events will be tough, I've created a time poll that you can fill out once you've booked any events you're going to. Fill out the poll here (use any pseudonym you like, results are only visible to me).
I will close the poll and announce the meetup time on Monday January 19. Note that tickets to All About Women are general admission (no assigned seating) and may sell out.
Meanwhile, feel free to chat about the event and your choices in comments.
The choice between Sarkeesian and Batty really is tough. I've chosen Sarkeesian on the basis that, living in Australia, I will have less opportunities to see her speak.
Aw maaan, they've got Bell and Greer doing Women in Shakespeare. Which I will no doubt fork out the money to hear, despite the niggling feeling that I should actually be on the panel.
I do rather want a word with their booker about people they could have chosen for several of their events.


Claiming on my travel insurance: Should it really be that hard?
I've just successfully claimed on my travel insurance, but the experience left a bitter taste in my mouth. I had an arduous battle with my provider where it nearly got away without paying me for a legitimate claim, and it's made me think a big change is needed from insurers before they can be trusted to act fairly.
On a recent mini-break (I was abroad for 32 hours), I was robbed of my mobile phone as I tried to find my way back to my accommodation.
Fortunately, I wasn't hurt. All things considered, it could have been a lot worse.
I didn't know the location of where the incident took place. I'd been trying to find out where I was on my phone when it got stolen.
I couldn't give a description of the perpetrator as it was dark and he hit me from behind.
I was abroad for such a short period, I didn't want to waste my valuable holiday time faffing around in a police station.
The claims handler said she'd speak to her bosses and come back to me.
I received an email a few hours later telling me that because there was no police report, and I didn't have an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number for my phone – which is stored in the settings, or engraved onto the back of some phones – it was rejecting my claim.
We then exchanged a number of emails where I pointed out the insurer was relying on the small print to reject my claim. In my view, it was a breach of its obligations under the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Treat Customers Fairly policy.
I also added that the manager at the hostel I stayed at was aware of what had happened.
After several conversations and emails, my insurer agreed it would reinvestigate the claim providing the hostel manager confirmed my account of events. But even then, it still wanted my IMEI number.
By this point, I felt very frustrated. It seemed my integrity was being questioned, and that the insurer was doing its utmost to reject my claim on any basis it could.
I'd already provided a screengrab showing the model ID of my phone from Google, and that it was last seen when the attack occurred, but the insurer was still demanding the IMEI number – a piece of information I've never worried about keeping a note of before.
I then remembered Google may have stored this information for me as Android phones are linked to Google accounts. After a bit of searching, I managed to find it on Google's Dashboard.
So I wrote back to the insurer with the IMEI number and also asked my insurer that anyone else with an Android mobile claiming insurance in future should be directed to Google Dashboard.
Finally, my claim was accepted and I was promised my money back. It took three days and a lot of stress to resolve. My worry is that without my knowledge of IMEI numbers and the FCA's rules on treating customers fairly, I may not have been so successful – at least not without it taking months via the Financial Ombudsman Service.
What are your thoughts? Have you struggled to claim on your travel insurance after your mobile was stolen or lost? Please share your thoughts in the discussion below, or in the forum.


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John Phelan All-Island Director
John is commercially driven to identify, create and scale new business opportunities. He has grown and scaled companies, including his own, in Ireland, the UK and in the USA. These include several start-ups; one in the UK, three in Ireland (most recently RecommenderX AI) and GM of a games company in Chicago. His domain knowledge is in the AI, Software, ICT, MediaTech & Animation/content sectors.
John is involved with all stages of funding (Equity, Debt, Grant, R&D) and stages of development from M&A exit transactions, Series A, Seed and R&D, and has also engaged in early stage Research (H2020 and the European Commission).
Through his engagement with Dublin BIC, the Halo Business Angel Network, the AIB Seed Fund and Enterprise Ireland he has his "Finger on the Pulse" of entrepreneurial activity in Ireland.
John is also the co-founder of RecommenderX, Chair of lifestyle learning content brands Knowhowdo and the Independent Chair of Animation Ireland with members employing over 1,500 and annual revenues ~ €100m. Sometimes artist, sometimes sailor...
john@hban.org
Niamh Sterling Investment Consultant
Niamh is an Investment Consultant for HBAN, sourcing & selecting investor ready deal flow for a network of over 700 Business Angels. Niamh is the Co-founder & Board Member of several high performing export driven companies both in Ireland and overseas. Most recently her digital publishing company has launched in the UK and U.S markets. With over 20 years Directorial & Senior Executive experience, she has developed & implemented viable business growth strategies & cohesive business processes, exercising control and accountability for driving revenue growth & profitability.
niamh@hban.org
Julian Seymour Syndicates Manager
Julian is a proven business development professional with over 18 years international experience in Telecoms, ICT, Cleantech, Education, NGO and FMCG sectors.
He has held senior sales roles with Diageo in Germany, Ericsson, Telecom New Zealand and is former Head of Operations for ECDL Foundation. He has also worked as Head of Industry Engagement for The Green Way, Dublin's Cleantech cluster.
Julian has a 1st class MSc in E-Commerce from DCU, an honours degree in Marketing also from DCU and post graduate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from UCD's Innovation Academy.
julian@hban.org
Paula Finnan Programme Coordinator
Paula is an experienced Administration and Human Resource Professional with an extensive background in the insurance, customer service and retail sectors which she has consolidated and broadened in the start-up eco-system. She brings a holistic view to the business world with her international experience in Education. She is a natural networker and communicator with 3 years' experience working with startups and business angels in the areas of programme content, development of the entrepreneurial workshop cohorts, project management, events and operations, social media & marketing. In addition, Paula specialises in a range of HR activities including recruitment, learning & development, talent retention and performance management. Paula holds a BA International Honours Degree in German and Psychology (NUIG), and more recently a Masters Honours Postgraduate Degree in Human Resource Management (UCD)
paula@hban.org
Siobhán Killen Comms & Events Coordinator
Siobhán is an experienced professional administrator who joined the HBAN team in 2017. Her primary background is in higher education and the arts from which she draws extensively as part of her work in the start-up eco-system.
With considerable experience in event management, recruitment and customer service, Siobhán brings a diverse range of skills to her role in HBAN. In addition, Siobhán specialises in social media, graphic design, website management. She has also worked in theatre across Ireland working as a stage manager and technical director.
Siobhán holds a BA Honours Degree in English (UCD) as well as a qualification in Film Production.
siobhan@hban.org
Allison Grey-Noble Programme Administrator
Allison is an experienced administrative professional who joined the HBAN team in 2020. Originally from British Columbia, Canada, she has an extensive background in the arts and cultural sectors having worked in administration and progamming with museums, festivals, gallerys, and studios in both Canada and Ireland.
She moved to Ireland in 2017 to further her education after working within a growing Canadian SME and developing an interest in business development in the arts. She has continued to develop her diverse skillset through recent roles in events coordination and customer relationship management.
Allison holds Masters Degrees in both Art History (University of Vicotria) and Arts Management & Cultural Policy (UCD) with a specific interest in innovative arts and cultural engagement practices. She is excited to join HBAN in helping to foster a growing and vibrant start-up ecosystem in Ireland.
allison@hban.org
Jim Curran Programme Manager HBAN Ulster
Jim has 20 years management experience in industrial, research, economic development and technology transfer roles. He joined CFM in November 2003 as an Investment Manager from a senior university technology transfer position. He has considerable experience of deal negotiation and working with early stage technology ventures. Jim represents the funds under management's interests on the Board of four portfolio companies. He holds a MEng in Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, an MBA from the University of Ulster and a professional investment management financial qualification.
jim@hban.org
Chris Trotter Coordinator HBAN Ulster
Chris joined CFM in 2017 after returning to Belfast from London where he started his career qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PwC. Following 3 years working on M&A, Due Diligence and Restructuring projects, he joined Keystone Petroleum where he was involved in a significant restructuring project that included a multi-million dollar debt for equity swap. He has also worked in software with a cyber security company. Chris holds a BSc (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Ulster.
chris@hban.org
Claudine Owens Lead Coordinator HBAN Ulster
Claudine graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Accounting from Queens University, Belfast and trained with PWC in Manchester. Claudine later spent 12 years working in Corporate and Business Banking where she managed a varied portfolio of business clients across a diversified range of business sectors with lending requirements ranging from £100k-£20million. Prior to starting with Clarendon Fund Managers as a Portfolio Manager in November 2018 Claudine worked in the Accounts department of Kane Group Building Services.
claudine@hban.org
Stuart Gaffikin Coordinator HBAN Ulster
Stuart graduated with a BSc in Finance from Queens University, Belfast and completed his training contract in the Advisory team at BDO in Belfast. Stuart spent 6 years with BDO in the Advisory, Insolvency and Corporate Finance teams and subsequently moved to the Corporate Banking team at Bank of Ireland in Belfast. Stuart managed a portfolio of the bank's customers across a diversified range of business sectors with lending requirements of between £20m-£100million. Stuart subsequently took a role with Clarendon Fund Managers in March 2019 and works across the Fund Management and HBAN teams.
stuart@hban.org
Michael Culligan Director
Michael is an experienced international business development executive with a background in the ICT, financial & education sectors. He has direct business experience in the City of London, China, Japan, mainland Europe & North America. Michael has developed specialist skills in the seed capital arena - working with early stage, knowledge intensive, companies and has also lectured Business Strategy on the Michael Smurfit MBA programme at UCD for a number of years. He has advised multiple startups on successful seed and early stage fund raising. Michael in his role as Director of the Halo Business Angel Partnership, on behalf of Irish BICS, has led the team in raising over €30M for 80+ startup companies in co-operation with other public and private funds. Michael has an undergraduate degree in Applied Physics & Electronics and is a 1st class MBA graduate of the UCD Smurfit School.
info@hban.org
Aidan O'Driscoll Coordinator South West Region
Aidan has spent the last twenty-five years in the technology sector both in an executive and consultancy role.
He spent his formative years in Ernst & Young/
In 1985 joined a high tech start up called Intepro Systems as financial controller. Subsequently, he transformed an engineering-led company with a competitive presence in one regional market, into the world's number one supplier of power supply AT instrumentation, software and turnkey systems. In 1991 he successfully negotiated the sale of the organization to Shaffner giving the VC investors an annual return in excess of 12% per annum.
He spent 4 years with Avocent International as VP Sales EMEA from 1999 to 2002 where he expanded and grew the sales organization into a $35m annual turnover.
He has spent the last number of years working as an independent consultant working with companies in setting and implementing their strategic direction in the area of sales, marketing, finance and strategic management.
Aidan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
aidano@hban.org
Ted Foley Coordinator South & Mid- West
Ted, a Commerce graduate from UCC, has worked with a number of companies including KPMG, Revenue Commissioners, the Industrial Credit Corporation (ICC) and AIB.
Following 8 years with ICC, Ted joined AIB in 1988 where he held a number of Senior Management positions, initially working in the Capital Markets Division with responsibility for setting up the Bank's investment management operation in the West of Ireland. In 1992 he transferred to the Bank's Retail Banking Division in Cork. He was appointed Regional Director in May 1997. Ted served on the Board of Cork Chamber of Commerce for nine years.
Since leaving AIB in 2010 Ted has worked as an independent business consultant in various sectors and has extensive experience across key areas of business performance
ted@hban.org
Ultan Faherty Coordinator West & North West
As a HBAN representative in the west and north-west region, Ultan works to match private investors with pre-screened investment opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing business and to create a community of investors in the region.
For over 20 years he has worked with WestBIC in providing tailored support to innovative enterprise through the initial stages, from concept to commercialisation in identifying incubating and supporting value-added enterprise opportunities.
ultan@hban.org
Cormac Coade Coordinator South East Region
Cormac is the Coordinator for the South East. His role involves the creation of a community of investors in the region to match private investors with pre-screened investment opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing businesses.
Cormac has over 30 years experience working in the Financial Services Industry in Ireland. Prior to joining HBAN Cormac worked with the Bank of Ireland Group. He has worked in various functions including Credit Management, Asset Finance and more recently in Wealth Management where he held the role of Regional Pensions Manager. Cormac is a Qualified Financial Advisor, holds a Pensions Diploma and a Financial Services Diploma from the Institute of Bankers in Ireland.
cormac@hban.org
Siobhan Oates Business Consultant
Siobhán works as a business consultant with South East Business & Innovation Centre. Her role is to advise entrepreneurs and small companies on all aspects of business planning and development, with a special emphasis on financial planning and sourcing funding. Siobhán is also the HBAN co-ordinator in the south east region and matches individual private investors with pre-screened investment opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing business. Her role also involves the creation of a community of investors in the region.
Siobhan holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and is a Qualified Chartered Accountant with extensive experience both in practice & industry.
siobhano@hban.org
Aidan Shine Coordinator South East Region
Aidan is the HBAN co-ordinator in the south east region and matches individual private investors with pre-screened investment
opportunities in start-up, early stage and developing business. His role also involves the creation of a community of investors in the region. The South East Business Angel Network (SEBAN) Members, who have a broad sector focus, are interested in investment opportunities in both start-up and more established businesses that are based primarily, though not exclusively, in the South East region.
Aidan is a business consultant with the South East Business & Innvoation Centre. His role is to advise entrepreneurs and small companies on all aspects of business planning and development, with a special emphasis on financial planning and sourcing funding.
aidans@hban.org


I've been offering marketing and design services for a while now; both as a freelancer and as a small studio and always doing a great job for our clients. But i've always felt that we could be doing something more.. and then getting frustrated that things aren't moving fast enough. Sometimes (or if I'm honest… many times) thinking about giving up! Honest, but true!
It's not that the projects weren't good ones or that the clients were bad. Just that it always felt like I was operating outside of my happy place.
That last sentence highlighted my first big challenge; working out what my happy place is!
As a studio owner, I've experimented with various options that have all seemed a bit… surface; never really hitting the mark. Then I struck upon an idea; that really it's not about what the studio should be doing, it's about what I, individually, as a designer, a marketer, as a human would like to be doing. What matters to me. After all, if we can get to the heart of that… we can bring about real change. Not only for us as individuals, but as a collective group of people, as a studio and in turn for the clients and projects that we work on. As a studio owner you've got to be building something that you care about, otherwise what's the point! It wouldn't be worth the challenging times, the loneliness and the impact on your time, your health and your family. It's got to matter, really matter!
So we've settled on three core areas. Three areas where we want to make a difference for ourselves and, just as importantly, for the world around us. All are covered under our mission of USING DESIGN TO DO GOOD.
We want to work with other people who have the same ethos, heart and minds as us. We want to help them achieve the great things they have set out to change and make them as successful as we possibly can. Not just by doing a project, but by collaborating and working closely with them as creative partners. Perhaps a charity or social enterprise with a clear goal of who they are helping, and a real plan to create a positive impact. A profit for purpose business or bCorp company using some of their profits to bring about a positive outcome.
As a business in addition to the above, we are putting a percentage of our profits to our scholarship fund, set up to train the next generation of creative change makers.
As a studio we will create our own positive change projects; finding ways of collaborating with other people to make them happen, or crowdfunding to set up pilots. We have a growing and varied list of these and believe that change by doing is the most positive way to make things happen.
And we are creating a studio to facilitate it. It's not a gimmick, or a sales tool, it's our heart and it runs through everything we want to do.
We are always actively looking for other change makers to join us on this journey.


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JCP&L has $154 million more to spend on upgrades
Special to the Daily Record
MORRISTOWN – Jersey Central Power & Light has completed more than $233 million worth of work on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects and has $154 million more in the works.
The utility announced Thursday that it will be continuing work through the end of the year on projects including 54 circuit upgrades, installation of equipment that automatically switches from one circuit to another when a problem is detected, upgrading voltage controls, and inspecting and replacing utility poles.
"Last year JCP&L experienced its best service reliability in over a decade and our goal is to make our system even better," said Jim Fakult, president of JCP&L. "The 2016 projects feature major enhancements to the transmission system that delivers the energy that businesses, industries and residents across northern and central New Jersey expect. These proactive upgrades increase the resiliency of our system and help further minimize the duration and frequency of service interruptions."
JCP&L said the projects completed, underway or planned in 2016 include:
•Completing a project to enhance and expand a substation in Morris County at a cost of $16.6 million in 2016.
•Upgrading more than 90 distribution circuits at a cost of nearly $6 million in a variety of communities to enhance service reliability. The improvements – adding animal guards, spacer cable, fuses, reclosers and adding new wire – are expected to reduce outages on distribution circuits that serve 180,000 JCP&L customers.
•Completing flood protection measures and installing monitoring devices at 19 substations.
•Replacing underground distribution cables in multiple areas.
•Performing infrared scans on more than 358 circuits to detect equipment in need of replacement and proactively perform the work.
•Inspecting and proactively replacing, if needed, more than 28,000 utility poles.
•Inspecting more than 1,200 reclosers and nearly 5,000 capacitors to proactively identify and replace equipment if necessary.
•Complete construction on the final phase of a new 11.5 mile, 115-kV transmission project from a substation in Englishtown to one in Manalapan at a cost of $17.7 million in 2016.
•Completing the substation expansion project in Old Bridge at a cost of $4.6 million in 2016.
•Starting construction of a new 16-mile, 230 kV transmission line from a substation in Howell to a substation in Neptune at a cost of $94.1 million in 2016. The project includes installing five one-ton circuit breakers.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million New Jersey customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.


Craig (Agent Craig) is over in Cape Breton, at the fantastic Celtic Colours festival.
The 10-day event is very similar to the Orkney and Shetland Folk Festivals at home, in that events are spread out throughout the Island – often with in excess of an hour's drive from the central Baddeck/St Ann's base. Also local, Cape Breton music is very much at the heart of the programme – alongside the national or international artists that have travelled from afar.