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If you live around Long Beach, California, no doubt you've heard them lumbering through the skies announcing their arrival with loud roars. If you've been to airshows, you've seen them performing incredible maneuvers during their demonstrations which never get old and always make the crowd's mouths hang open. It is the second largest airlift aircraft in the United States Air Force (and the entire military all together) created by a company no stranger to large complex aircraft through the history of the United States: Boeing. Serving with 6 different counties including the United States, this massive aircraft has set the bar for all future transport and cargo aircraft from now on, paving the way with it's four massive Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines that provide an amazing 40,440 pounds of thrust including reverse thrusting for taxiing backwards. So what aircraft can do all of this? None other than the amazing Boeing C-17A Globemaster III.
The c-17 was developed in 1985 to replace the C-130 Hercules as a tactical airlifter. Running a year behind schedule, the first flight of the C-17 was on September 15, 1991 at Long Beach, California. Following a lot of troubled performance issues, Boeing worked really hard and solved all the concerns that the US Air Force had, and the first squadron of C-17s became active in 1995. The C-17 is 174 feet long and has a wingspan of 170 feet. It can land on runways shorter than 3,500 feet, including gravel and dirt ones, due to the reverse thrusting capabilities. It can carry 170,900 pounds of equipment, troops, supplies, and more! The C-17 has not only worked in combat situations, but also humanitarian relief missions where it has brought in supplies from all around the United States and the world. Currently, the United States has just over 200 C-17A Globemaster III aircraft in US bases around the world.
I've always admired the C-17 and their crews. They put on one heck of a demonstration at Airshows around the world, and I knew thought I'd ever get as excited as I do seeing to see a transport airlifter, the C-17, performing at a show. There's something about the sheer size of the C-17, and the way it maneuvers like a giant fighter. Watching it's wings dip incredibly fast as it banks around in a turn stops you in your tracks, and makes your eyes go skyward. With the amazing fly by wire system and a joystick instead of a yoke for the pilots, the C-17 can maneuver and turn in ways you never thought possible for something like this. To see the massive grey aircraft almost flip vertical in an instant makes you wonder what it must feel like to be on the inside of the aircraft as it does these unbelievable pitches, something I've always wondered myself. I've been inside C-17s at airshows many times, I've walked through the massive interior and sat in the same seats paratroopers have. I always imagined it'd be fun to ride in, but the possibility for me to take part in one of these rides seemed near impossible that I hadn't bothered to try. I'd always watch media board the C-17, and wonder if one of these days I should request a media flight, but I always end up preferring to be in the crowd as often times they have a better photographic vantage point than the media do. But this all changed this year in 2010, when I found myself on a C-17 flight.
The Riverside Airport Airshow is held annually each year in April or March and often is considered one of the first large airshows for Southern California. A wonderful mix of modern and vintage aircraft appear at this show, and often there's headlining and rare aircraft that make appearances and perform for the packed crowds. The US Air Force and US Navy usually send out some demo fighter aircraft to perform at the show, and the massive car show that is on display at the airport completes the air and ground sights to see. The airshow is only one day, so the casual crowds come out in huge numbers along with photographers and aviation fans. The Riverside Airport Airshow has been around for 18 years, growing with each airshow in popularity and size with over 70,000 attendees and 200 acres of aircraft and cars on display. For more information on the Riverside Airshow for next year, being held on March 26, 2011 you can click here for their website. I've attended this airshow for many years now, having shot the 2008, 2009, and the 2010 Airshow at Riverside. One of the star performers that have graced Riverside and almost dwarfed the entire airport with it's sheer size is the C-17. Making it's first appearance in 2007 at the airshow from the very nearby March Air Reserve Base where many C-17s are based and call home, one of the most amazing places to watch a C-17 take-off and demonstrate it's short runway takeoff and landings is the Riverside Airshow. While it's amazing to watch, I was able to experience these short field capabilities of the C-17 first hand…
A week or two before the airshow, I was chatting with a fellow photographer friend of mine about the upcoming Riverside show. He mentioned that he was going to be media at the show, and asked if I was as well. I replied no, that I didn't see the point of going to all the trouble of being media when I'd be shooting from a crowd location anyway where all the photographers normally hang out during the show. He mentioned, in reply, that it was too bad as the C-17 flight was a lot of fun (he'd been on them a few times before). Remarking that I'd never been on a C-17 flight and would love to one day, he said he'd see what he could do for the media day flight. Media Day is usually a special preview of the airshow where media and press are invited only and they can either watch aircraft fly that will be flying at the airshow, or take part in a flight of some sort where afterwards they can conduct interviews with show officials and pilots for the various media outlets. Naturally, this close to the media day, I wasn't expecting anything since the deadline for media applications had already passed. A day or two later, however, I got a phone call from him saying he'd gotten me on the list. Amazed that I was able to be slipped in so fast and a bit in shock, it didn't quite hit me until much later that I'd actually be flying on a C-17. Not too long after, I got a phone call from the assistant Airshow Coordinator saying I was on the list and from asking for my information so that the US Air Force could clear me to be allowed to fly on the C-17. Now it was time to wait, and the anticipation grew.
The Media Day for the Riverside Airshow was set to be on Friday, March 26, 2010 which was the day before the airshow. Once the day had finally arrived, I started to feel the excitement, but I was still in a unbelieving state that I'd be soon in a C-17 taking to the skies. The massive aircraft I'd seen at countless airshows, I would now be able to fly in it! I'd flown in many different type of World War 2 warbirds, but this would be the first time I'd flown in a modern US Air Force aircraft. Driving out to the airport, I checked in with the Air Force rep and got my media badge, and went to the upstairs terminal balcony with other fellow photographers who'd be also going on the flight. From the balcony we were treated to a lot of aircraft arriving for the show the next day including the dramatic arrival of two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets which came in together peeling off one after another. Instead of landing, however, they performed a loud and low touch and go, banking directly overhead as they went around for the real landing. A nice hello from the Navy. You can see shots of the two F/A-18 Super Hornet's arrivals here on Warbird-Photos.
The C-17 wasn't scheduled to be in till a bit later, and from what we'd heard it'd do a practice demo first before landing, then it'd taxi over to the cross runway where it'd wait with it's engines still going as we boarded. It was quite the waiting game, and most of us spent the time chatting when we weren't photographing some warbird or airplane that was arriving or departing. A bit past noon, we heard over the scanner radio that was tuned into the tower that the C-17 was on it's way. It didn't take long at all to start to see the large spot in the sky grow larger and larger until it was unmistakably a C-17. Coming in very loud as if to have roaring trumpeters bringing it in, the C-17 made a sweeping pass over the field and began it's tactical demonstration. Banking around the airport and stopping all who had been working to set up the airshow for a moment's rest as they watched the massive plane fly around all photographer's lenses were pointed to the sky. I couldn't help but think about how I'd be soon in that aircraft and flying to what at that point was an unknown location. As the demo started to draw to a close, the Air Force personnel announced that they'd be rounding us up as soon as the C-17 lands. After coming in and performing a short field landing, I found myself hoping we'd do a tactical assault landing so I could see how it feels to land in about the length of a football field and some. After the C-17 performed a quick reverse thrust demo backing up to the cross runway, it turned and taxied into position and dropped the aft cargo ramp for us. At this point all of the media were taken downstairs and we were escorted over to the C-17 across aircraft parking areas on the airport.
As we approached the C-17, they had ever stop for a moment so everyone could get some shots of the C-17 before we went inside. It seemed like a long time as we were standing there shooting, but I'm sure that was just the anticipation to enter the massive aircraft. The engines were still running very loudly, and they made sure at this point we all had ear plugs in for protection as it was going to get very loud. As soon as everyone got all the photos they needed, we walked towards the towering tail of the C-17 and stepped foot on the ramp headed inside. There were two loadmasters overseeing us onboard, on headset to communicate to the rest of the crew. The C-17A Globemaster III was from March Air Reserve Base, part of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing and crewed by personnel and pilots from the US Air Force Reserve. Upon walking up the ramp into the C-17, the crew asked us after a few moments of us all taking photos to find a seat and to get our things secured because the take-off would be quite a jolt. A few fellow photographers mentioned the same thing as well, saying I should be sure to have every piece of camera equipment secured because it's quite the ride on takeoff. Sitting down and buckling in and making sure all my equipment was around my neck or buckled into the seat next to me, we were given instructions on emergency procedures, much like an airliner, from the crew. After that was all done and they did brief checks to make sure we were ready, they gave the thumbs up as the ramp raised into the air sealing us in the giant beast. We heard the powerful engines roar loader as we started to taxi for the runway.
There are not many ways to look outside of the C-17, and if you're not standing right in front of one of the 3 port windows on either side of the aircraft that are only about 7 inches in diameter, then you really have no idea what's going on outside. We had to 'feel' in what direction the plane was heading or turning for us to have sense of where we were on the airport. I could barely see the tip tops of the trees through one of the little port windows across from me that look out really high towards the wing… but even still I could barely see anything except the occasional branch pass by in a millisecond. Making a U turn at the end of the runway (at least I think we did), we lined up and were ready to go as the brakes were set and we came to a stop. Everyone in the aircraft was filming or taking photos with whatever they had. A few people were using cellphones to record video, some were shooting still images from their cameras. A News Media group was shooting with their larger video camera as we waited for the engines to spool up and the breaks to be released. I took the moment to really enjoy the takeoff, taking photos ever so often but making sure I wasn't too lost in getting shots. It wasn't long before we heard the engines roar to life at maximum thrust… and then it was time for the breaks to come off.
Many people have been on roller coasters that might suddenly launch you from nothing to incredible speeds. Sometimes even airliners do that to get rolling with maximum force. Unless you've an F/A-18 Hornet pilot being catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier, you really don't know what it's like to be slingshot an huge speeds. I think I can safely say I had a little tiny glimpse of what incredible power of a carrier catapult. When the C-17 let off the breaks, it seemed like someone yanked the C-17 forward, and naturally I wasn't ready for it so it felt like I was going to immediately go flying and splat against the back of the plane like those cartoons with Bugs Bunny. Thankfully, I was strapped in to the seat, but I now understand why they stress to have all you equipment secured. The launch of the C-17 was amazing, and I couldn't help but laugh (as many others did) at the sheer force of being accelerated that fast. Because the main runway at Riverside Airport is only 5,400 feet long, the C-17 performed a short field take-off (while that's still nearly 2,000 feet longer than it's minimum runway requirements, I think they also wanted to give us a real C-17 ride) and launched into the air. It wasn't long before I felt the feeling of being weightless, and I realized we were rapidly rising. The C-17 spun around the airport gaining altitude, and ever so often I could see through the little port window across the way some glimpses of land as the wing dipped as we spiraled upwards. To me, it only seemed like a matter of seconds from take-off until we were at altitude and they made the announcement that we could get up and walk around.
The plane had leveled out and by the time I got to one of the port windows, we were nearing the ocean already. I was amazed at how fast we had gotten over Orange County and were heading towards the beaches. Taking a few moments to go to each port window and check out the limited but unique views of each one, I could see we were travelling at a pretty nice cruising speed, probably pittance for the C-17. They informed us that we'd be able to go up to the cockpit, visit with the pilots and check out the controls one at a time, I decided to wait since there was no real rush. I spent time snapping shots in the C-17 and out the windows, chatting with other photographers and enjoying the relatively smooth flight. It was pretty loud, but with the ear plugs in it wasn't really that bad (I think a B-25 with the waist windows open is much louder in my opinion). Ever so often the pilot would correct a heading and the wings would dip a bit, but otherwise it was a pretty straight flight. Flying out past the coast, we turned right and paralleled the beaches as we headed north towards the Catalina. I could only imagine, looking down at the city below, how many people had looked up to see the massive C-17 pass overhead and how many more people didn't even realize we were up here.
Soon the line to go up to the cockpit started to thin out, so I decided it was about time to head on up there. Climbing a small ladder (which if in turbulent weather or when performing evasive maneuvers would be impossible to climb) up to the second level of the C-17, you come into the mini 'quarters' of the C-17 that has a few small cramped bunks and a bubble window that looks down into the main cargo hold where I just was. Walking into the cockpit, you realize how comfortable it overall is up there for the pilots. There's no exposed wiring and insulation like in the main part of the plane, just a lot of switches and controls. A high tech Heads up Display (or HUD) provides the pilot and copilot with information on their altitude and speed as they look forward, and tons of various LCD screens give them expanded information on the performance, status, and location of the plane. A really neat feature, I thought, was a little tablet running a Windows software that had a cool precision GPS software system on it that pinpointed the C-17s exact location. Looking at this tablet I realized we were flying directly over Catalina Island off the coast. Looking through the pilot's side window, I could just barely see below us the rocky shores of Catalina, and I wondered once again what those people on the island were thinking as the otherwise quiet skies over their island just came to life with a C-17. I snapped some shots of the cockpit as I talked with one of the crew members about some of the features of the C-17 and it's capabilities. Soon it became time for me to leave the cockpit and let some of the last few people come on up. During this time we started to turn inward to make our round about way back to Riverside Airport.
After carefully climbing down the ladder, I went right towards one of the near port windows to watch as we came back over the coast and headed inland. Trying to gauge where we were at this point, I spotted a military air base installation below us, and took some photos so I could try and figure out what it was. After taking a closer look at the photos, I realized we were going past NBVC Point Mugu in Ventura. We'd gone about 150 miles up the coast and turned inland. Something that would take 2 hours to get to by car took what felt like 10 minutes, but was probably more like 20 or 30 if even that much. Flying over the Camarillo and Simi Valley heading towards Burbank, I spotted Universal Studios and the unmistakable skyline of Los Angeles in the distance. Realizing that we were heading back towards Riverside I tried to take as many photos as I could and enjoy the last leg of the flight. At this point, it still seemed like we had just taken off from Riverside, and that it had only been a couple minutes. Once again, ever so often the pilot would make slight adjustments, and you could feel the whole plan lean to one side as we banked slightly to correct the heading. Those were only slight banks, I can't imagine what the extreme banks demonstrated by the C-17 at airshows feel like. That has to be a rush!
It wasn't long before the crew members started to announce that ever should take their seats in preparation for landing. After strapping ourselves back in and our equipment secured, they announced that we'd be be doing a tactical landing because of the runway length and (apparently) some other factors. I was really hoping for a landing like this, as it looks like one heck of a hard landing when you watch them perform it at the airshows. A tactical landing basically is where they slow the plane down as much as possible and almost pretty much slam on the runway so that they can immediately put on reverse thrust to stop the aircraft on a very small runway. This is standard procedure for an aircraft like this on small fields, and is one of the most amazing capabilities of the C-17. We continued to fly for a bit, and now I had lost all sense of where we were in the flight pattern. Ever so often we'd make a pretty good bank, and I'd see the ground for a millisecond through that little port window. We were getting lower and lower with each time I had a little glimpse. Now all we could do and was wait for the moment of impact. There would be no warning, just BAM! I decided to take some video with my phone of this landing as it'd be the only way to really describe how the landing would feel. We waited and waited… the aircraft was descending fast. Then out of no where, with what sounded like a giant explosion, we hit the ground hard. Hard enough that it really startled me and I almost dropped my phone. Just as soon as we hit, the reverse thrusters came on and G forces threw us in our straps towards the front of the plane. It lasted just seconds, but suddenly the speed decreased with sudden force and the engines loud roar died down as we had landed and slowed enough to taxi. A few people clapped, myself included, at the rush of the landing. You couldn't help but smile and laugh at what had just happened.
With the aircraft now taxiing to where it'd spend the night until it's moment to shine the next day at the airshow, the crew members got up and lowered the ramp half way so we could see out the back of the aircraft as we were moving across the runway. Soon we taxied to a stop at the C-17s parking spot, and they announced we were free to get up and that they hoped we enjoyed the flight. Everyone stood up and grabbed their things taking shots of the aircraft one last time before either chatting with the pilots and crew, who all came down to greet us after they had shut down the aircraft, or departing the plane and heading for home with the amazing experience they just had fresh in their minds to convey to the world through their media outlets. I went over and listened to the pilot speak a bit about their demo schedule for the year and some other fun upcoming airshow news items before I thanked him and the cockpit of their wonderful flight, and I departed the plane. I took some time to take photos of the plane without the massive crowds around it that would disrupt the perfect shot the next day at the airshow. After getting a few different angles of the massive C-17 as she rested from her flight, I decided to call it a day with my head still up in the air over what I'd just experienced.
The C-17 flight was one of the best moments of 2010 for me, and something I thought was only wishful thinking and not possible for myself to be able to take part in. Hopefully the opportunity will arise again sometime in the future for another flight, but if not I'll carry the memories of this one for the rest of my life. I always think about the flight when I see the C-17 parked or performing at the various airshows I attend, especially since the particular aircraft I flew on is the aircraft that performs the demos all around the west coast. The C-17 certainly captured a special place with me, and I encourage everyone I know to go out and check out the C-17 at an airshow if you can. I guarantee you'll watch it in amazement and wonder as the massive machine of beauty roars through the air.
For more photos on the flight you can click here for the gallery from the Media Day, and photos here of the 2010 Riverside Airshow.
For more photos of the C-17, you can click here for all the photos I've taken and posted of the C-17 from various airshows over the years.
I'd like to thank Clark Cook and Roberta Longridge, along with the crew of the C-17 from the 452nd AMW at March Air Reserve Base for memories that will last a lifetime!
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Brian Norman Halfpenny, CB, QHC, FRSA (born 7 June 1936) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain. From 1988 to 1991, he served as Chaplain-in-Chief, and thereby head of the Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch, and Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force.

Halfpenny was educated at George Dixon Grammar School, Birmingham; St John's College, Oxford; and Wells Theological College. After a curacy in Melksham he served the RAF from 1965 to 1991. He was Team Rector of Redditch from  1991 to 2001.

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Roger Ascham was born in Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, in 1515, the youngest son of John and Margaret Ascham. In 1530 Ascham entered St. John's College, Cambridge, where he applied himself to the study of Greek. He received his bachelor's degree at the age of eighteen on February 18, 1534 and became fellow of the college in March. In 1537, at the age of twenty-one, Ascham became master of arts and began tutoring younger students. Ascham became reader in Greek around 1538 until Henry VIII founded a lecture to take his place.
One of Ascham's favorite pastimes was archery. In 1545 Ascham published the treatise Toxophilus or the Schole or Partitions of Shooting partly in defense of archery against those who found the sport unbefitting a scholar. The work was dedicated to Henry VIII who enjoyed the treatise so much that he granted Ascham a pension: ten pounds a year. Ascham was further honored by being assigned to tutor Prince Edward.
In 1548, after the death of Princess Elizabeth's tutor, Ascham was appointed to the post of teaching the young woman who would become Queen Elizabeth I. He held the post until 1550 when he left the post without her consent. He was appointed secretary to Sir Richard Morisine and accompanied him to Germany later the same year. During his trip Ascham wrote his Report and Discourse of the Affairs in Germany containing his impressions on the people and culture of Germany. Ascham also visited Italy, later recounting "the vices of Venice" in The Scholemaster.1 Morisine was recalled to England at the death of Edward in 1553, and Ascham returned to Cambridge.
During Ascham's absence he had been appointed Latin secretary to King Edward, a post he was instated in also under Queen Mary I. In 1554 Ascham married Margaret Howe. Upon Queen Mary's death in 1558, he was appointed secretary to Queen Elizabeth, and in 1559 he was given the prebend of Westwang in Yorkshire.
In 1563 Ascham was invited by Sir Edward Sackville to write a treatise on education. This became The Scholemaster, published posthumously in 1570. Ascham took ill in 1568 with an unidentified disease and died at the age of fifty-three. Hearing of his death Queen Elizabeth is said to have exclaimed: "I would rather have cast ten thousand pounds in the sea than parted from my Ascham." 2
1. Johnson, Samuel. "The Life of Ascham." Works.
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Q: Weird behavior of reference to vector.back() after vector is modified Let's start with this sample code in C++:
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    std::vector<int> vec;
    vec.push_back(0);
    for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++)
    {
        const auto &x = vec.back();
        std::cout << "Before: " << x << ", ";
        vec.push_back(i);
        std::cout << "After: " << x << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

The code is compiled with g++ test.cc -std=c++11 -O0 and below is the result:
Before: 0, After: 0
Before: 1, After: 0
Before: 2, After: 2
Before: 3, After: 3

I was expecting the second line of output to be
Before: 1, After: 1

since x is reference to an item in the vector, which shall not be modified by appending items to the vector.
However I haven't read the disassembled code or done any other investigations for now. Also I don't know whether this is an undefined behavior in the language standard.
I want this to be explained. Thanks.

A: push_back can cause reallocation, if we look at the draft C++ standard section 23.3.6.5 vector modifiers says:

void push_back(const T& x);
void push_back(T&& x);

Remarks: Causes reallocation if the new size is greater than the old capacity. If no reallocation happens, all the iterators and references before the insertion point remain valid.

we can see that back gives us a reference and so if there is a reallocation it will not be valid anymore.

A: vector iterators (and previous references to elements) can possibly be invalidated after the vector is modified. Using them is unsafe.

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Haydn 2032 Volume 8: La Roxolana
Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico
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For its eighth volume, Haydn2032 invites us on a musical journey that takes the Balkan route. Of all the 'Viennese Classical School', Joseph Haydn is certainly the composer closest to folk music, first because he spent his early years in the countryside and also because, unlike his colleagues who worked in the urban centres of the Habsburg monarchy, Haydn was in contact with Croats, Roma and Hungarians throughout his life. These influences were omnipresent in his music, to the delight of Prince Nikolaus I Esterházy and his guests, but by some accounts were not to the taste of many music theorists in Germany. Haydn gave his Symphony no.63 in C major the title of 'La Roxolana', from the famous sixteenth-century sultana who was the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent after having been his slave. As usual, Giovanni Antonini, who is reunited here with Il Giardino Armonico, juxtaposes Haydn's music with that of another composer. The natural choice here was Béla Bartók, who is represented by his Romanian Folk Dances, composed in 1917.
"Three Haydn symphonies receive spiffingly energetic performances from il Giardino Armonico with La Roxolana (Symphony No 63) making a theatrical link and Mercury (No 43) taking the honours for sheer invention."
"When treated with the virtuosity and seriousness of purpose as here, a work such as No 28 is revealed as every bit as entertaining and finely wrought as those later masterpieces."
"The recorded sound is excellent, while the lavishly illustrated and well annotated package is of equally high quality. Overall this is a stimulating and very enjoyable CD."


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Lori Hollander will teach one-day jewelry making workshops for sterling silver earrings or pendants on July 16, July 23, July 30, and August 6. Students will design and create their own sterling silver earrings with fabricating and texturing techniques including hammering, piercing, stamping, and more. Each workshop is $60 for members or $72 for non-members, plus an additional $20 materials fee.
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'Drawing Home' Set In Sag Harbor
May 7, 2019 By | Joan Baum
The last three words of this engaging novel nail it: "The American Hotel."
"Drawing Home" lovingly sets much of its tale about family and community in Sag Harbor's iconic red-brick Colonial on Main Street. Built by Nathan Tinker in 1824 and rebuilt and enhanced over the years, the hotel's "antique wood furniture, nautical paintings, Tiffany chandeliers" and lobby with the "well-worn couch and backgammon table" is where the novel's protagonist Emma Mapson, a young, divorced mom finds comfort, satisfaction, and friends among management and patrons.
Emma — gracious, attractive, and efficient, though a bit overwhelmed, trying to balance work and keeping an eye on her 14-year-old daughter, Penny — is about to have her life changed radically. An older man, a regular at the bar — "the heart and soul of the establishment" — suddenly slumps over, dead. A famous artist who had retired to Sag Harbor and built a magnificent minimalist waterfront estate, Henry Wyatt had been befriending Penny, encouraging her to draw, an activity that seems to have delighted the young girl who suffers from acute obsessive-compulsive disorder. It's soon revealed that Henry left his home, grounds, and art to Penny, with Emma as custodian.
It was a big surprise, even though Wyatt had given up fame and fortune in the city, including a well-known art gallery managed by his long-time dear friend and business partner, Bea Winstead, to live on the East End. Bea, shocked and angered, had expected that Henry would have had the house turned into a museum, with her in charge. Penny Mapson was someone he knew for only a couple of years, a child. What's going on?
It's unfortunate that back-jacket blurbs for "Drawing Home" promote the book as a "beach" read, suggesting breezy chick lit rather than a carefully composed, cleverly titled narrative that's informed by Sag Harbor history, the modern art scene, and research on OCD. "Drawing Home" also exemplifies the uniqueness of Sag Harbor, a Hamptons community that, "in flux," as author Jamie Brenner says in a phone interview, still manages to convey a sense of neighborhood.
Indeed, though the novel is not a roman à clef, it was inspired, the author says, in part by various people whom she met in the village who owned stores or ran water taxis. She also notes that she was intrigued by a story about the New York Times society photographer Bill Cunningham, who died in 2016, leaving his archives to a bartender in Boston.
It's May when the story begins and the Jitney is dropping off "a fresh batch of Manhattanites every hour" in front of The American Hotel. And then, as Emma is straightening rooms upstairs, she hears about Wyatt's death, and shortly thereafter, about his will. Although Emma enjoys the good regard of friends and co-workers and her sense of family extends to looking after an elderly African-American widower, her grace and good intentions don't matter to sharp-tongued Bea, who is convinced Emma is a schemer. Or to Emma's ex-husband Mark, who after years as an absentee father, suddenly appears on the scene to pursue his parental rights.
With a young gallery assistant, Kyle, in tow, the imperious Bea descends on Sag Harbor, determined to get at the truth about the will and find out why Wyatt gave up painting for drawing. Yes, the reader sees what's coming with the various entangling alliances, and at times the insertion of town history seems at times a bit contrived, but the characters ring true and the celebration of Sag Harbor will prove a welcome valentine as the 2019 season heats up.
There's even a shout-out to the recently reconstituted Sag Harbor bookstore, Harbor Books: its fictional owner is a good friend of Emma, and its real-life owner a supporter of local writers. In a nice insider nod, Brenner has the fictional owner give Emma an advance copy of a new "novel Penny might like."
Indeed, another strength of "Drawing Home" is that it may appeal to Young Adult readers, particularly girls. The author knows the trials of the teenage years — moody anxiety, sexual awakening, ambivalence toward authority figures, peer pressure. "Fourteen was not too young to get away with doing nothing but not old enough to do something worthwhile," Brenner writes. Still, as the author says, her target audience is the adult reader, and a main interest for her in writing fiction is creating vibrant, witty, older female characters like Bea Winstead, who though slowing down or in retirement, still have what it takes. And then some.
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CHI Global Health Department Officially Launched
24th October
CHI officially launched its Global Health Department on 24th October at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland at an inaugural conference; "Global Child Health: Communities Healing a World in Crisis."
The hybrid in-person/remote event was opened by CHI CEO Eilísh Hardiman, who played an important role in the Department's creation, and featured a broad range of speakers from Ireland and abroad.
The conference served as an opportunity to share a wealth of knowledge from a combined experience of many decades in global health; to discuss lessons learned; to exchange ideas on how to make global health more effective; and to forge new partnerships.
"As a leading provider of children's healthcare services, it is imperative that CHI has a strong global health presence and contributes toward the improvement of global healthcare for children," said Dr Trish Scanlan, Interim Director of CHI's Department of Global Health. Dr Scanlan also serves as paediatric oncologist at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and as CEO, Their Lives Matter (TLM).
While the CHI Global Health Department promotes and supports Irish-led best practices in international paediatrics, Dr Scanlan emphasised the win-win nature of global health work, whereby Irish-trained healthcare workers learn as much from their colleagues in lower-resource settings as those colleagues learn from their Irish-trained counterparts.


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Former Kingsport Mayor Clark announces congressional bid in 1st District
Published January 8, 2020 | By Erik Schelzig
John Clark (Photo credit: Clark campaign)
Former Kingsport Mayor John Clark has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to start raising money for his bid to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Johnson City). Clark's announcement comes amid decisions by state Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) and state Sen. Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol) against running for the seat.
Clark told WJHL-TV on Monday that his decision to run for the seat wasn't contingent on Roe retiring.
"I was going to move forward regardless," he said. "But as it turns out Congressman Roe made it his announcement and the timing couldn't be better."
Here's the full release from the Clark campaign:
Kingsport, Tenn.— Former Kingsport Mayor John Clark announced today his candidacy for Tennessee's 1st District congressional seat. Clark has filed the required Federal Election Commission documents needed to compete in the August 2020 Republican primary election.
Clark served on Kingsport's Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) for seven years, three years as alderman and four as mayor. His term ended in July 2019. "During my time on the BMA, we worked with many community and business leaders to improve the quality of life for all residents, thereby ensuring a prosperous future for our city. We achieved a lot on both fronts and I'm very excited to do the same for the 1st District," said Clark.
Clark said he is running for congress because, "I have a passion for public service. Making a positive difference in the lives of my fellow Northeast Tennesseans truly energizes me. My focus is on conservative Republican values with a special emphasis on jobs, healthcare, and expanded opportunities for veterans and farmers. I will be a strong voice in support of President Trump's policies and will fight against big government and for expanded freedoms for all Americans."
Clark is a man of faith and a dedicated family man, businessman, and public servant. After a 36-year career in business, Clark said, "Community service is the most personally rewarding experience of my life. Working with people to improve the lives of others is a passion of mine. I would be honored to serve the people of the 1st District and am committed to giving my all to the residents of our region."
Clark is excited to begin this campaign, which will be his fourth but first full-time campaign. His family, particularly his wife Etta, will be very involved in his campaign. Clark said, "I look forward to having my family and friends actively participate and experience this opportunity with me. I am ready to work hard over the next eight months to meet as many voters as possible throughout the 1st District. I'm all-in for the 1st District. We can do more and we can do better for our residents and businesses. I have the experience, passion, and energy to bring more high paying jobs to our citizens and ensure our freedoms are protected."
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Lundberg out of 1st District race, Crowe in?
State Sen. Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol) is the latest sitting lawmaker to bow out of the running for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Johnson City).
I have been greatly humbled by the visits, phone calls, texts, messages and words of encouragement to run for congress. …
Posted by Jon Lundberg on Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Lundberg's decision follows an announcement by state House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison of Cosby that he won't run for the seat.
Meanwhile, WJHL-TV reports fellow state Sen. Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City) said he is now considering a bid after receiving several calls encouraging him to run.
"I believe I've helped improve the state of Tennessee for 30 years, and would be interested in the opportunity to work on the federal level and represent the district," Crowe said.
Crowe, 72, wouldn't have to give up his seat in the state Senate to run because his four-year term isn't up until 2022. Lundberg wouldn't have had that same luxury, as his seat is up for reelection this year.
The Tennessean reported last week that former Kingsport Mayor John Clark has announced he will run. Former state Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, former House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower, and former Safety Commissioner David Purkey said they won't make a bid.
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Faison won't seek vacated congressional seat
Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) speaks to colleagues after being elected House Republican Caucus chair in Nashville on Aug. 22, 2019. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal)
State Rep. Jeremy Faison, the new chairman of the House Republican Caucus, has announced he won't run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Johnson City) this year. Faison will instead run for re-election to the House District 11 seat he has represented since 2010.
One of my greatest honors in life is carrying East TN to Nashville. Thank you. Lots of rumors that I'm trying to head to DC. Not true. I hope you will allow me to continue the work you let me start. State Rep for HD11 in 2020 I love my job! pic.twitter.com/r3Ge1wDg65
— Rep. Jeremy Faison (@JeremyFaison4TN) January 7, 2020
Faison won a four-way race for caucus chair after Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) was elected speaker. Faison is known for his outsized persona, his longtime support for legalizing medical marijuana, and his uncanny vote-counting ability.
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Roe announces plan to retire from Congress, setting off mad scramble
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe (R-Johnson City) announced Friday he won't seek a seventh term in Congress, a decision likely to set off a mad scramble among potential successors. State lawmakers expected to consider bids include House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison of Cosby and fellow GOP Reps. David Hawk of Greeneville, Timothy Hill of Blountville, and maybe even Micah Van Huss of Jonesborough. Jon Lundberg of Bristol is the only sitting state Senate member believed to be mulling it over. Add to that a laundry list of current and former mayors from northeast Tennessee district. It's likely to be a wild ride.
For an in-depth look at previous races and potential candidates in the 1st District, see the Dec. 6 print edition of The Tennessee Journal.
Here's Roe's full statement:
Serving East Tennesseans these past 11 years has been the honor of my life, and I will be forever grateful for the trust my friends and neighbors put in me to represent them. As someone who practiced medicine for over 30 years, I said I would serve five or six terms because I never intended this job to be a second career. After prayerful consideration, I have decided to retire at the end of the 116th Congress.
First and foremost, I want to thank my family. No one could do this job without a loving a supportive family, and I look forward to spending more time at home with my wife Clarinda, my adult children and my grandchildren.
As a veteran, I was honored to be selected to chair the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs in 2017. I had one, three and six-year legislative goals for the committee: to increase access to care, improve the electronic health records system, review VA assets to ensure an effective use of resources, and bring true accountability to the department. I never could have imagined that we would accomplish all that in my first term leading the committee – in large part because of the leadership of President Trump. In particular, I was proud to author the MISSION Act – a transformative piece of legislation to ensure veterans have the ability to receive the best possible care now, and in the future – and the Forever GI Bill – to ensure veterans never lose access to the education benefits they have earned. I'll leave Congress at the end of the year knowing that our nation's heroes are better served today because of our work. I am still hopeful that, before the 116th Congress adjourns, we will pass important reforms that improve outreach to veterans in crisis to address the suicide epidemic.
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Roe says he's undecided about re-election bid to Congress
Published December 3, 2019 | By Erik Schelzig
Just when everyone thought U.S. Rep. Phil Roe was certain to run for another term, the Johnson City Republican has cast new doubt on those prospects.
Roe, 74, told WJHL-TV that he will gather with his family over Christmas to decide about whether to seek a seventh term.
Rep. Phil Roe considering re-election plans, will make decision at Christmas
"The hardest part of my job is not what you would think about going to Washington," Roe said. "That's what we do. That's what I'm hired to do. But it's the travel – getting on four airplane flights a week and being away from family. That, to me, is the hard part."
Roe had a more than $445,000 balance in his campaign account at the end of the most recent reporting period.
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Roe challenger opens a campaign headquarters
Published May 19, 2018 | By Tom Humphrey
U.S. Army veteran Todd McKinley, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Phil Roe in the 1st Congressional District Republican primary, has set up a campaign headquarters and is voicing optimism about his chances despite a $475,000 lead the incumbent has in campaign money, reports the Johnson City Press.
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Trio mentioned as possible candidates to succeed Roe demur — at least for now
Published February 7, 2018 | By Tom Humphrey
The Johnson City Press contacted state Reps. David Hawk and Matthew Hill, along with Washington County Mayor Dan Eldridge, after their names were mentioned in a Washington report as prospective candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat, should incumbent U.S. Rep. Phil Roe decide not to seek reelection. Perhaps predictably, the newspaper reports none of them said yes to a run at this point; but they didn't give an absolute no, either.
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Roe remains undecided about reelection; speculation underway on candidates to succeed him
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe said in Washington Monday that he will decide in the "next week or so" whether to run for a sixth term, reports Roll Call, adding that there's already some speculation underway on who might run to replace him. Names dropped include two state representatives and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten.
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Last weekend Toronto was flooded by a sea of 15,000 fit pros and health enthusiasts making their way to CanFitPro – World Fitness Expo 2016. As the city was overtaken by healthy vibes and active wear, Team Skimble was right there taking in all the action. As you may know, CanFitPro is the largest fitness education event on the planet.
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Q: How to return a value of a function given as a command in tkinter I've written a very simple code with python tkinter, it contains an input box. I'd like to keep the value inserted by the user to myself, in case I need to use it later.
Here's the code:
import tkinter as tk

root=tk.Tk()

root.geometry("600x400")

def submit():

    name=name_entry.get()
    return name

name_label = tk.Label(root, text = 'Username',
                      font=('calibre',
                            10, 'bold'))

name_entry = tk.Entry(root,
                      font=('calibre',10,'normal'))

sub_btn=tk.Button(root,text = 'Submit',
                  command = submit)

name_label.grid(row=0,column=0)
name_entry.grid(row=0,column=1)
sub_btn.grid(row=2,column=1)

root.mainloop()

In function submit I've written return name, in order to return the inserted name of the user. But how can I access it outside of the function? I want to keep the value somewhere, but I don't know how to.
I appreciate your kind help in advance

A: Most times, callbacks drop the return value (all tkinter callbacks do), if any. This is because is is a bit awkward to manage return values using the observer pattern which is most often used for callbacks.
There are two main ways to transfer a value from the CB to where it is needed:
One is to use a container object - that may be a simple python list or dict, or a more elaborate data class that is accessible by the callback, and mutated to assign the proper values to it.
here is a very simple example using a dictionary:
import tkinter as tk

def print_info():
    print(f'from print_info: {information_transfer}')

def submit():
    information_transfer['name'] = name_entry.get()
    print(f'after input: {information_transfer}')

root=tk.Tk()
root.geometry("600x400")

name_label = tk.Label(root, text = 'Username', font=('calibre', 10, 'bold'))
name_entry = tk.Entry(root, font=('calibre', 10, 'normal'))

sub_btn = tk.Button(root,text='Submit', command=submit)
info_btn = tk.Button(root,text='print info', command=print_info)

name_label.grid(row=0, column=0)
name_entry.grid(row=0, column=1)
sub_btn.grid(row=2, column=1)
info_btn.grid(row=3, column=1)

information_transfer = {'name': None, 'other': None}
print(f'before input: {information_transfer}')

root.mainloop()

Another is the OOP approach described by @DavidGildour in another answer.

A: I would recommend using OOP approach, to have an object retaining a state:
import tkinter as tk

class Program:
    def __init__(self):
        self.root = tk.Tk()
        self.name_label = tk.Label(self.root, text='Username',
                                   font=('calibre', 10, 'bold'))
        self.name_entry = tk.Entry(self.root, font=('calibre', 10, 'normal'))
        self.sub_btn = tk.Button(self.root, text='Submit', command=self.submit)
        self.submitted_var = tk.StringVar()

        self.submitted_label = tk.Label(self.root, text="Submitted name: ")
        self.submitted_entry = tk.Label(self.root, textvariable=self.submitted_var)

    def setup(self):
        self.submitted_label.grid(row=0, column=0)
        self.submitted_entry.grid(row=0, column=1)
        self.name_label.grid(row=1, column=0)
        self.name_entry.grid(row=1, column=1)
        self.sub_btn.grid(row=2, column=1)

    def submit(self):
        self.submitted_var.set(self.name_entry.get())

    def run(self):
        self.setup()
        self.root.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    Program().run()

Then you can use self.submitted_var.get() anywhere to get the last submitted value. Although, the more straight-forward way would be to link a StringVar directly to name_entry, but then it would change every time the Entry widget value changes, rendering the submit button useless.


Snow and ice will be removed from the streets in the downtown area this evening. This will include, Upper Canal St (Elm St to Fairground Rd), High Street & Western Ave.
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Painting an open principle space is quite a task for many a DIY residential painter in Frisco. Keeping the special nature of the roomy element of the space is the objective of Frisco painting contractors while preserving a terrific variety of color combination. The greatest obstacle can be found in the plans and portions.
Choosing the best color combinations is the primary step to getting the open space principle right. The safest wager a residential painter in Frisco can make lies in the very same color family with simply differing degrees of color tones from the light color shade, a little bit of dark and an almost dark color shade.
Another step after picking the color is picking a variety of color tones and trying them on various papers. The space's corners must function as the shift point for different colors, and thus differing shades respectively consisted of. The accent color of the wall is finest fit for the away wall in the space. The accent wall color is also perfect for the furnishings pieces, open cabinet backs and even the backsplashes of the kitchen.
-Attain a cohesive feel and look by just using similar paint shine on all the walls. It is recommended to look at the room from each angle prior to deciding on the color option of space, from which 2 different locations calls for a different color on each of the walls as this results in an interesting appearance and producing a sensation of depth also.
-The accent wall or the very strong colors are best for the shelving system's backs in addition to the back splashes. Balance and visual flow are the primary effects added by the simple act of spreading out a bold color. Lighter color shades or medium shades are best fit for the walls surrounding the entrances resulting in the focus areas.
-Sections that are adjacent to the focal wall particularly around windows, for finest looks, the lighter color or the medium color tones works finest. A shade that will result in a standing out space is also an appealing idea.
-The most dynamic or the darkest color tones in the combination are well matched for the focal walls. Perhaps an entrance may break a long wall that occurs to be covering 2 locations. The lightest color tones come into play for such areas.
-The light or medium color shades also flourish on the walls that happen to happen on the opposite side of the area to the focal wall, making the room feel large and not like it is caving in from the sides.
-Apply the most desired color in the nearby space. For you to create a more sensation of depths, or make the entire location appearance attractive, the nearby secondary wall painted using another color. Maintain neutrality at the ceiling. The color white stick out as the best for the woodwork in addition to the trim.
Speak with an expert residential painter in Frisco for more painting ideas on your approaching painting task! The Frisco Painting Experts would be more than pleased to assist you!


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Rice magazine, November 1987
The Asian Way
Chia-Wei Woo and the Education of a University President
By Max Millard
In 1983, when Chia-Wei Woo was chosen over 175 other candidates to become president of San Francisco State University, one of the first people to congratulate him was his old friend S.B. Woo, who would soon achieve national fame as lieutenant governor of Delaware.
"We actually grew up together," said Woo, the only Chinese American to ever head a major US university. "We were born in the same year (1937), in the same city. We both went to grade school in Shanghai and high school in Hong Kong. We went to the same college in Kentucky for a year. We were graduate students together in the physics department of Washington University in St. Louis. Until the middle-1960s we had the same resume, you might say.
"But we're very different," he quickly added. "I would never go into politics, because I just don't know how to make deals. S.B. doesn't either, but he knows how to reach solutions. We're different in that I know how to deal with faculty, but I don't know how to deal with politicians."
An informal, disarmingly friendly man who has worked seven-day weeks his entire career, Woo attributes much of his success to his "Asianness," a word he uses repeatedly when describing his method of resolving conflicts.
"A typical American way is that when a controversial issue is raised, you put it on the table. Then some people would look at things this way, some would look at it the other way, and you would debate and then take a vote," he explained. "But on many major issues, going along is not sufficient. You have to put your heart into it. The Asian way is: `Let's sit around the table and talk it out.' I do that with my colleagues here, no matter how long it takes.
"The Asian mentality is almost the opposite of Ramboism. I am a little saddened to see Ramboism taking over. People lose their patience and say, `Well if we can't solve the problem, let's just proclaim that a solution has been given, and act on it. . . . But the world is not binary. Not everything has just two solutions. One should be able to find a third way. When I say, `If we just sit, talk and think clearly, and not be rushed by your digital watches,' that would be Asianness."
His workload in managing a campus of more than 26,000 students and over 4,500 faculty and staff -- the largest single organization in San Francisco -- would be staggering enough in normal times. But today, with Asians comprising 22% of the student body, all minorities forming about 44%, and women 58%, he faces special pressures in trying to bring the faculty and staff to the same level of representation.
His pursuit of affirmative action at San Francisco State has been the most aggressive in the campus's 87-year history. Last year, of the top five administrative positions filled, three went to minorities or women. Of the nine dean positions, six are held by minorities or women.
"Administration-wise, I think our balance is fine," he said, in his barely detectable accent. "In terms of the faculty, we're still only about 25 or 26 percent women, 15 or 16 percent minority. But the incoming stream is very good. In this year's incoming faculty, 49% are women and 30 percent are minority. We have really gone out to do affirmative action, but we have not picked anybody other than the best."
Surprisingly, Woo never intended to be anything but a col lege professor. Arriving in the US in 1955, barely able to communicate in English, he earned a Ph.D. degree in physics, and in 1968 got an assistant professorship at Northwestern University in Chicago. (He eventually published more than 100 scientific papers.)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy was split by several contending groups, and when the chairman resigned, Woo was named to replace him. "I always gave my opinion in faculty meetings and never worried about offending any one group," said Woo.
In 1979, he was named provost and professor of physics at Revelle College, the oldest and most prestigious of four col leges at the University of California at San Diego. During most of his time at Northwestern and San Diego, he volunteered about 20 hours a week of his own time to furthering academic exchanges with the People's Republic of China.
I've been involved [with US-China relations)) for at least 15 years now," he said. "I consider myself very lucky that I was born a Chinese and am now an American, because they are two of the most influential countries in the world. And I always enjoy playing the role of a bridge."
He became an important advisor to the Chinese Education Ministry and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as serving on several nationally-based committees in the US, including the National Science Foundation. In 1978, during a four-month sabbatical in China with his family, he delivered a three-hour speech, in Chinese, 47 times from Shanghai to the far western outpost of Urumchi.
He is now the only American on a planning committee for the new Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, projected to open in 1991 on 100 acres near Clearwater Bay. According to publicly released figures, almost $300 million (US) has been set aside for capital construction and development, and the campus will eventually accommodate 10,000 students.
"It's going to be emphasizing science, engineering, business and management," he said. "Hong Kong's technological infrastructure has fallen way behind. It is still labor-oriented. This university's major mission is to help Hong Kong tune up its technology and industry, and move to the next stage."
While discussing the American educational system, Woo revealed two views of bilingual education.
"First, I'm strongly supportive of it -- but only as a condition during a transition period," he said. "We don't want a student to slow down just because he or she is new here. So we want to phase the student in. On the other hand, outside of those classes where you don't want the students to lose pace, I do believe that immersion in the remaining classes and in the community is crucial for learning a new language. . . . From my own experience with immigrant kids, I can see that both methods can be done.
"My second view," he continued, "is that I think the country worries too much about bilingualism where it should be thinking about trilingualism or multilingualism. We're such an immigrant land and a world influence, and we have not done so well in international trade or diplomacy or cultural exchanges. Who says a person can only learn two languages?"
On the question of "unofficial" quotas against Asian Americans in higher education, he said, "I have no doubt that, intentionally or unintentionally, maybe even subconsciously, [such)) quotas have been set at a number of leading universities. More so in private universities . . . because they have less emphasis on factors other than what is quantifiable. They can have very subjective processes such as interviews and preferences for alumni children.
"I think such quotas are totally un-American," he went on. "Certain people have said, `Gee, aren't Asians over-represented? And I need to know what over-representation means. Because with affirmative action, we have always talked about under-representation. But over-representation is a new word. Do we ask how many are Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist? Do we ask how many are of Italian or Irish origin? Or do we only go by the color of the skin and the height of the cheek bones?"
However, he expressed confidence that the recent publicizing of the "unofficial" quota system, in both the Bay Area and national media, is changing the situation. "The public is waking up that something un-American is going on," said Woo. "It takes time, but it already has some effects in the public universities."
Last March he was a co-recipient of the annual Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award for his contribution to the elimination of racism. Four hundred people -- mostly Caucasian business leaders -- sat attentively while Woo used the opportunity to speak out.
"I asked them when was the last time they met an Asian American in their corporate board. Other than Japanese banks and Chinese real estate firms, if you look at the major boards, you don't find a single Asian name -- especially in San Francisco," he said. "People here do live together and cooperate, but there are very clear boundaries."
He took aim at the boards of California utility companies for excluding Asians. "There are blacks, Hispanics, increasingly more women. The Asians don't even rate as a token yet," said Woo. "Maybe their (Asians') management style is differ ent; people are not used to it. But even that is not a good excuse when it comes to utility companies, because they are so regulated that many of the decision-making processes are pretty routine. And throughout the country, utility companies are often in the forefront when it comes to putting `token' members on. But not in California."
Supermarket chains, in which no stockholder owns more than a small percentage of the stock, are also notorious for excluding Asians from their boards, he pointed out. "In San Francisco the Asians have 40 percent or more of the buying power. Yet you don't find an Asian director. Now how are you going to understand that market if you don't have an Asian on the board?"
He smiled as he recalled the speech. "I meant to -- if I had to -- offend a few," he said with satisfaction. "But I got a standing ovation."
Woo's wife Yvonne, who attended medical school for three years, gave up plans for her own career when Woo's rapid promotions prevented him from spending much time at home, even for meals. They have three children in their early 20s and a six-year-old.
"I do feel sorry, looking back, for my children," he confided, his voice dropping. "I don't remember much about the three older kids when they were little. And I miss that. . . . I would like to believe that kind of sacrifice is not necessary. But my wife is an incredibly good woman."
Woo is listed in "Who's Who in the World." Among his many other achievements, Woo is a trustee or honorary professor at five universities in China, a member of the board of directors of San Francisco's World Affairs Council and Mount Zion Hospital. In 1984 he was national president of the National Association of Chinese-Americans and official attache to the Chinese Olympic Committee.
Downplaying his own accomplishments, Woo attributed much of his success to the time and place -- that, had he been born 20 years earlier, he never could have become a university president, and that 20 years from now, Chinese American university presidents will probably be common. But he cautioned Asian Americans against sacrificing their ethnic identity to conform to American standards.
"To me, the most important thing is to keep the pride and faith in one's own culture and background. People should bring that, as a treasure, to the main street of America. If that means that it takes a little longer to get through -- it's easier to be a Rambo, yes? -- then my feeling is, let it be a little longer. . . . To go after a 100% all-American, Superman image, is a sentiment that I can understand. Yet if in that process we lose the best trait in the Asian culture, then what have we got to give to this country that others haven't given already?"
Rice magazine, March 1988
Trans-Pacific President: Hong Kong Taps a San Franciscan to Head New University
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Chia-Wei Woo may not have had Franklin in mind when, last October, he accepted an offer to become the founding president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. But the two men have much in common. Like his famous predecessor, Woo is a national figure as a scientist, educator, and diplomat. Like Franklin, Woo achieved early success through sheer intellectual brilliance, and later magnified his success through a combination of ceaseless work and infectious personal charm.
From his arrival in the US at age 17, when he earned his B.S. degree in one year, to his appointment as president of San Francisco State University in 1983 -- the first Chinese American to head a major US university -- Woo never abandoned the lessons of his Chinese education. While rising to the head of the physics department at Chicago's Northwestern University in the late 1970s, and publishing dozens of scientific papers, he became a leading figure in the first educational exchanges between America and China. He served on the National Science Foundation, was an important advisor to the Chinese Education Ministry and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and helped bring the first large group of scientists from China to the US.
In 1986, when the Hong Kong government proposed a new, $500 million university devoted to science and technology, Woo was the only American named to the 18-member planning committee. In retrospect, his selection as that university's first president may seem inevitable, as if his entire life were a preparation for the task. But at the time, his feelings were mixed.
"I was very flattered. Honored. But with much trepidation. Running a university is hard enough. Founding one is 10 times harder," he said, leaning back in an armchair at his San Francisco office. "They made the initial offer in late September. My wife and I didn't really sit down and talk about it until at least three weeks later. Frankly, as a personal career move, we saw only cons and no pros."
Chia-Wei and Yvonne Woo then "made a decision rather suddenly, and more out of a sense of obligation than anything else. But in the last few months, my wife and I have gotten so involved and so terribly excited."
Each day, after completing his heavy schedule at SFSU, Woo joins his wife at home, where they spend the rest of the evening on planning and administrative work for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). "It's killing me," he confessed. "For my job here, I go home at 7 or 8 pm, and usually we're up past midnight. Sometimes past 4 a.m."
Upon admitting its first class in 1991, HKUST will become the colony's third major university, and the first one devoted entirely to science, engineering, business and management. By the late 1990s, it is expected to hold 10,000 students.
Asked whether the university deserves its nickname as the "MIT of Asia," as some in Hong Kong are calling it, Woo responded, "No. MIT has been around for 126 years. Its budget is about half a billion dollars a year. My model is the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. It's about the same size, and is technologically oriented. If within my lifetime I can see this university reaching the stature of a young Carnegie Mellon, I would be very happy."
But one similarity, he pointed out, is that "MIT is very strong in business. Their economics department is very technology oriented these days." About one-third of the new university's courses will be in business and management. In Hong Kong, he said, "the word 'technology' includes business."
The only objects now standing on the campus site near Clearwater Bay are some platforms originally built for military barracks. "We're designing from the ground up," said Woo. "I know nothing about architecture or design, but I need to tell them the requirements for the various schools and departments. . . . So far I'm the only academic in the setup."
He receives several communications a day from Hong Kong via Fax machine, and always has volumes of briefs to study. "We're looking into personnel, academic staff, administrators, space requirements, facilities and equipment," he said. "We're looking for four deans immediately. There are a lot of Americans applying -- more Americans than any other nationality -- and most are not Chinese Americans."
The deanships are for the Schools of Business and Management, Engineering, Science, and General Education. Salaries begin at about US$80,000 per year. All courses will be taught in English. The ratio of faculty to students will be 11:1, as compared to 19:1 at San Francisco State.
Woo sees the Hong Kong government's financial commitment to the project as the surest sign the university will not be hurt by the Chinese takeover in 1997. The government has set aside about 150 acres of scenic beauty, bordered by ocean and hills, in one of the most peaceful areas of the colony. "The land alone has a value of at least $200 million," he said. "The subway system has been expanding, and there is talk of investing in a new multi-billion dollar airport."
"For Americans, 1997 is not a barrier," Woo continued in his highly animated manner. "Major multi-national firms are investing in Hong Kong. Motorola is investing $50-100 million in a new factory. IBM now has 900 people there. The American Chamber of Commerce is very strong in Hong Kong."
Of the $250 million construction cost for the campus, $200 million is coming from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, a non-profit organization known for its philanthropy. A further $40 million for startup costs has been committed from other sources.
The timing is crucial, he said, to build the university now. "Not because of 1997, but because Hong Kong's economic development has reached that state which requires further steps. . . . The university has a very definite mission. I feel that the way to help the system work is for Hong Kong to stay ahead of the rest of China in what it's good at -- international commerce and finance, and industry. But Hong Kong has fallen way behind in terms of technology already. Way behind not only Japan and the US, but way behind the other three little dragons -- Singapore, Korea -- especially Korea -- and Taiwan."
As proof of the demand for more courses in science and technology, said Woo, "you only have to see how Hong Kong University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have moved their curriculum toward this direction. You have seen that in Taiwan, Korea, Australia, and in America . . . whenever an economy comes to a certain stage of breakthrough."
Hong Kong's unemployment rate of 1.8%, said Woo, is not necessarily the sign of a healthy economy. "If you read the Chinese papers, one thing people talk about most is the shortage of labor in Hong Kong," he noted. "Now, Hong Kong should not have to worry about a shortage of labor with 5-1/2 million people. It doesn't need that much labor -- unless your industry is moving in the wrong direction, depending still on labor after 20 years of success. Hong Kong needs to move its technology up. Not really to set a Silicon Valley up, because Hong Kong needs to cooperate with China, with the US, with other countries. Still, it needs to move its technology to a level middle or lower high, so it can absorb the future technology, new skills, and stay ahead."
He doesn't believe the "brain drain" from Hong Kong will have long-lasting harm on the area's technology development.
"Most of the people who have been leaving . . . are people in their 30s, early 40s, who have accumulated some wealth. What are the companies doing in Hong Kong now? They're replenishing that group, by devoting a tremendous amount of training to people 25-40, bringing them up to middle management. In a few years, these people will be replenish those who departed."
For Woo, moving to Hong Kong will be a sort of homecoming. "Of my 17 years in China, 11 were spent in Hong Kong. So I consider myself very much a Hongkongese," he said. "I'm very emotionally attached to Hong Kong."
Woo and his wife will keep their house in Hillsborough, California and plan to return frequently to recruit scholars. Only their daughter Detian, 7, will accompany them to Hong Kong. "Our three grown children are starting their careers here. They're not for our going," said Woo, wistfully. He added with a laugh: "Our third one is 21. She said, 'We've only heard of parents in Hong Kong sending their children to America!'" Hong Kong has some striking similarities to the Bay Area, he said. "They have about the same population. Hong Kong is Asia's gateway to the Pacific, and San Francisco obviously is our golden gateway to the Pacific. Hong Kong is big in real estate. It has a high cost of living. You can draw so many similarities. Yet there is not a really a strong bridge between the two. Hong Kong is supposed to be one of the sister cities of San Francisco, but very few people know about it. I think the two cities have a lot to gain from each other, and I would like to play the bridge again."
He describes 1997 as a "rebirth. That's not necessarily a sign of optimism. It's just stating a fact -- that it's going to be reborn," he asserted. "Every family, no matter what the doctors tell you, whether it's going to be a healthy baby or not so healthy, or even stillborn, the family does the best in preparing for the birth. Sometimes with some fear. Nevertheless, with some joy. The prenatal care is very very important. That's why these next 10 years are extremely important for Hong Kong -- for all of China. Because it's the first time that something called one nation, two systems, will be tried."
The new university will have a major impact on Hong Kong's future, he said, because "there will be a core in Clearwater Bay of a thousand strong, academic faculty who share the vision of working closely with industry and business and labor, for the purpose of economic development. That, plus the graduate students, the doctoral students, post-docs -- that kind of concentration always produces sparks."
Asked whether he expects to become more of an bridge between East and West than ever before, he responded, "Probably -- maybe even inevitably. But compared to a few months ago, my mind has become much more down-to-earth. Because the planks that make up a bridge don't think of themselves as a bridge. They have no idea who will be walking across them. So let my wife and I be two of these planks. We can hope that the right steps will be taken across us."
In the meanwhile, said Woo, all his doubts about accepting the new position have vanished. "I'm calling this a bliss now," he beamed. "I've never felt so totally committed to any cause in my life."


I am ready for spring! So far this year we have either had cold weather or rainy weather. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty tired of it. I hate being cold, and I'm starting to rust. I want temperatures in the 70s and rain that only falls between midnight and 4 am three days a week!
I'm not going to pin my hopes on that kind of weather. April can be tricky, so I encourage you to go in to spring with patience. Our last frost is typically between April 6th and 16th, but last year we had a freeze mid-month. It's better to hold off a little while on planting tender plants just to be safe.
What are things you can do this month? There's a big list!
» Number one, of course, is a good checkup. Take a long walk around your yard, and give your plants an up-close-and-personal look. (Gazing across your yard from the porch or deck doesn't count. You need to really see what's going on.) What has freeze damage? What has insect damage? What has started to sprout fungus? What needs to be pruned, divided, moved, or composted? What has changed that will mean a difference in your gardening? Do you have new neighbors that you'd like to not see quite so much of? Make a list, and make a plan.
» Notice above that I said look for insect damage. I didn't say look for insects. Some of you freak out if you see any bugs on your plants, but some bugs are either benign or helpful. Don't think that you have to start drenching your plants in insecticide at the first sign of movement. If you see damage, however, it's best to start treating before you have an infestation. Call if you have questions.
» I also mentioned fungus. I'm afraid we're in for a disease filled season with all the rain. If you have a susceptible plant, consider beginning a systemic fungicide regimen sooner rather than later.
» How about planting? Trees and shrubs can be safely planted as soon as the soil dries up. Please don't try to force it and plant in soggy soil. The success rate is minimal.
» Get your planting beds ready even if you're waiting to plant. Add compost or aged manure to beds to up the nutrient level. Get weeds out, but don't apply a pre-emergent if you're going to plant seeds. If you're going to plant seedlings instead, go ahead and do a pre-emergent to make your life easier.
» You can also get containers ready if they are currently unoccupied. If your planters are small, dump the soil out and rinse the pot. If the plants had any fungal problems, mix a tablespoon of bleach into a gallon of water and pour it into the pot, then rinse it out. Refill the container with fresh, good quality soil. Remember to NEVER use ground soil in containers. Potting soil is for pots, garden soil is for gardens. You cannot substitute one for the other! If your containers are large or have permanent occupants (shrubs, perennials, etc.), top dress them with a couple of inches of compost or fresh soil. After 3-5 years, you really need to take everything out and start all over.
» Flower beds can be planted this month, but some plants are more tolerant of cool temperatures than others. Petunias, geraniums, lantana, and some other annuals will handle a light frost. Begonias and impatiens tend to not do as well. Patience, grasshopper!
» How about vegetables? You're safe planting any of the cool season vegetables, but wait until mid-month for tomatoes, peppers, and corn. Super sweet varieties of corn should wait even longer – until the soil is around 70 degrees. This is usually early May.
» Let's talk about pruning. Prune spring blooming shrubs within a couple of weeks after they finish blooming. Older forsythia, quince, weigela, and lilacs can be severely pruned to rejuvenate them if needed. You can prune crepe myrtles as they start to leaf out if you haven't already pruned them, but DO NOT commit crepe murder! Don't cut bulbs back until after the foliage has yellowed so they can store up nutrients for next year.
» This is also the time to fertilize if you haven't done so already. Acid lovers need an acid type fertilize such as HollyTone. General purpose fertilizers will work on everything else. April 15th is your date for fertilizing warm season grasses.
» I want to put in a quick plug for the birds and other pollinators. Please plant at least part of your yard with plants that help them, and lay off the toxic chemicals as much as possible. It's also baby bird season, so keep those feeders clean and full!
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