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Are you the next S.F. Chronicle columnist?
David Wiegand Nov. 17, 2015 Updated: Nov. 17, 2015 1:46 p.m.
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Do you have what it takes to be a San Francisco Chronicle columnist? Would you like to find out?
Over the years, the greats have each brought something special to the job. But the one thing they all shared was a deep, abiding love for the Bay Area and a compelling perspective on what it means to live and work here. In fact, The Chronicle has a 150-year tradition of telling the stories of San Francisco and the Bay Area through the great voices of its columnists.
Jon Carroll, who is retiring this week, is, by anyone's estimation, one of the greats. He achieved and maintained that greatness for 33 years. There is no question about how much he'll be missed, by us as well as by his readers.
But as we prepare, however reluctantly, for Jon's departure, we also recognize the opportunity to find new columnists for Datebook. We're not looking for someone to imitate Jon Carroll, but, rather, for writers with equally distinct and significant voices, writers who can capture what it is like to live, work and play in the Bay Area at a time when the region has become more richly diverse in every way than ever before.
We may opt for one new columnist to appear four days a week in Datebook, or perhaps four different voices to share back-page duties. Our hope is to find one columnist or four columnists who can tune in to the city's diversity in the areas of ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, careers, lifestyles and interests in ways that will engage, provoke and entertain current readers and attract new readers.
The most important qualifications are having a voice readers want to hear and an interesting perspective on life in the Bay Area in the 21st century. Humor, wit, a keen eye and an engaging writing style won't hurt, either.
If you think you have what it takes to fill the bill, submit a 200-word e-mail pitch explaining your vision for the column and three writing samples by the end of the day on Dec. 7 to Mariecar Mendoza, arts content editor, at mmendoza@sfchronicle.com.
That first pitch will be the start of a tryout process because our goal isn't to fill the vacancy quickly: We want to fill it in a way that honors and respects our readership.
But all of this begins with a first step: your pitch on why you want to be a columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle.
We want to hear from you. And so do our readers.


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Jennifer Artley appointed President for BT in the Americas
BT today announced that Jennifer Artley has been appointed President for BT in the Americas with immediate effect.
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BT today announced that Jennifer Artley has been appointed President for BT in the Americas with immediate effect. BT operates in 28 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the US and Canada and has had a presence in the region for more than 30 years. Artley will lead a team of more than 3,800 skilled specialists delivering networking, cloud-based unified collaboration, hybrid cloud services and security to over 2,700 organizations across the region.
Artley has been with BT for three years, serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the United States, Canada and Latin America. She is taking over from Bas Burger who was recently named by BT to the role of CEO, Global Services.
Bas Burger said, "The Americas hold a significant opportunity to support BT's growth ambitions as a leading global business communications provider. I am fully confident that Jennifer will continue to grow and transform our business to best meet the needs of our customers. She brings a wealth of experience to this key leadership position, which will help us accelerate our global digital strategy."
Jennifer Artley said, "I am honoured and thrilled to take this important leadership role within BT and to drive the digital transformation journeys of our customers. The Americas are a very promising market, with more than 70% of our global customers having a presence in the region. I'm also looking forward to continuing our own transformation to become a more digital business."
Artley joined BT in 2014 and brings more than 20 years of technology, sales and business development experience to her new role. Prior to joining BT, she held leadership positions at Equinix and Level 3 Communications.
Global Telecoms Business listed Jennifer Artley as one of the '50 Women to Watch in 2016'.

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Happy 2016 & New Year's Giveaway!
Beyond Victoriana has been a bit quiet as of late, but I wanted to kick out the new year — and BV's seventh year on the aethernetz — by offering a gesture of appreciation towards our readers, with the help of some generous sponsors.
One limited edition spray from Nyxworks / Wild Marjoram, which was offered at this year's TeslaCon.
One wearable necktie from Redfield Designs (I'm modeling them both to show off their awesomeness).
Reply to this post with a resource *you* use for steampunk, whether it be a costuming site, history book, film/documentary, website, museum, etc. People who do not include a resource will have their entry disqualified. You must also include your email in the comment info box when entering.
Readers can only submit one entry per household. US and International entries are fine!
Enter between January 2nd 2016, through January 10th 2016, at midnight EST (GMT -5:00).
Winners will be chosen via their comment number using Random.org. Winners will be contacted via email and must reply within 24 hours with their mailing address to claim their prize. Otherwise a new winner will be selected.
And that's it! Have fun, folks, and looking forward to the coming year.
Note: Congrats to Hannah R. and Kat A. for being the selected winners of this giveaway!
Awesome! Saw your tweet and came to look. I'm a fan of (and, full disclosure, an occasional writer for) Steam Punk Magazine, whose run is unfortunately coming to an end with the next issue. Good resource for how-to and history, as well as other fiction and nonfiction.
I absolutely love the Sleepy Hollow movie with Christina Ricci. Her blue striped gown is just gorgeous and the scientific glasses Johnny Depp uses are a source of envy. I get a lot of my inspiration from movies.
Where to begin…I use a wide variety of resources from websites like Airship Ambassador, Pandora Society, and your own blog. Plus, I use "Steampunk for Simpletons" and Jeff Vandermeer's "Steampunk User's Manual." I also reach out to others for research and follow various Facebook threads. I also have access to the University of California library system for research which has been enormously useful.
I find Pinterest to be incredibly helpful for ideas, DIY tips, etc. Love this new year giveaway!
Great giveaway! I don't really use any specifically steampunk resource because I prefer mostly doing my own thing (I'm not pure steampunk, I mix and match rather eclectically) but I draw inspiration from a wide array of historical documentaries, literary works, tv series etc. Stuff like the cult scifi tv series Firefly, steampunk novels like Gail Carrigers Parasol Protectorate series and quite recently I watched a series of historical documentaries on Netflix called Seven Wonders of the Industrial World that I found very inspiring.
What a great giveaway. I get my steampunk info from books and the FB and websites of Ihe Ministry of Peculiar Occurances and Gail Carriger.
I must say, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "resource for steampunk"; you appear to be talking about resources for *inspiration* or resources for *research*, possibly, but it isn't clear that you don't also potentially mean resources for *buying* or *making* steampunk items.
So I'm not sure how exactly to answer, so I'll just leave several examples to cover all possibilities.
INSPIRATION: I don't really have a one-stop-shopping kinda place I get my inspiration from. I just cruise around the internet, and when it hits, it hits. Probably H.G. Well's classics were my initial source of inspiration, but then there isn't anybody who won't say the same. Right now it comes mostly from Failbetter Game's "Fallen London", "The Silver Tree", and "Sunless Sea" games (all exist in the same universe). I've also gotten inspiration from the blog Epbot, as well.
RESEARCH: I really don't do any. I just use whatever others find, primarily from the webcomics "2D Goggles: The Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage" and "Hark! A Vagrant" which, though not steampunk in itself, has some great history lessons in it. I also have learned a lot from the Tumblr "medieval poc" which shares and critically examines representations of poc in European art history, which is useful and insightful even if it's mostly stuff from the medieval and renaissance eras.
MAKING: I usually make my own accessories, though once I sucked it up and bought a pair of goggles from a shop in Tacoma, WA. The box of gears I use were a godsend from my friend Chris, whose dad used to run a clock repair shop, and just had tons of extra clock parts laying around his garage still. Chris also gave me bronze and silver spray paint. Chris is my best friend. Oh! And I buy leather scraps from Shipwreck Beads; you can get a bagful of good scraps in assorted colors for only $6. It's the best deal in the shop. I used that to make all kinds of accessories, including a mechanical breastplate.
Sorry not sorry for the long comment.
I'm only just beginning my journey into the Steampunk world. I've been aware of it, but never fully engaged until recently. I've always found inspiration in odd little places like the Steampunk emporium that sadly closed. I'm a fan of many films and tv shows like Firefly, Dowton Abbey (sp), so many I'd hardly know where to end. My historical accuracy could use some work but when I learn of inspiring notions I take to the internet or ask my better informed friends. Recently James and the cuckcoo clock heart has really stirred something in me with it's memorable historical characters and costumes and of course it's heart!
I use Pinterest. I have three Pinterest boards, one for wardrobe, https://www.pinterest.com/ladymystra/steampunk-wardrobe/ Right now I'm trying to see how I can take a 한복 (hanbok, a traditional Korean dress) and steampunkify it..Then there is a board for steampunk shoes, but not on there is I'm trying to figure out if I should use 고무신 (gomushin, rubber shoes) or 화 (hwa) boots for my costume, I think it will end up depending on if I can easily get the boots, the shoes are pretty easy to get. And then the last board is about accessories, since I think accessories really finish off an outfit.
That's a tempting giweaway. 😀 I like the Steampunk Bible and the book "Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photgraphic Survey" by Alison Gernsheim is very inspiring. Online I have the Rauchersalon, the german Steampunk online community.
Oohh!! I did a huge research project on steampunk and morality a few years ago, and since then I've been using Steaming Into a Victorian Future: A Steampunk Anthology (ed. Julie Anne Taddeo and Cynthia J. Miller) as a research base for almost everything. It has a number of essays on a wide variety of issues, from the role of technology in history to the way femininity is re-imagined in steampunk literature. Since this book is largely analyitcal/theoretical, for me it makes a good jumping-off point to start on any other project.
I am an indie steampunk author, and I also get much of my info and inspiration from the Scribblers Den. It's a fascinating place to be for a writer!
My favorite steampunk resource is the local (Madison, WI) TeslaCon convention.
The movie "The Prestige" is a Steampunk resource.
There are 2 sources that I really like. First one is the book Vintage Tomorrow from James Carrot and Brian Johnson. They do a great job of giving the ins and outs and roundabouts of Steampunk: what is, how it came about, and the various threads it has. This brings me to my next one: Threadbangers.
Steampunk is a hands on, DYI, type of movement. But what about those of us who have to learn how to DYI? Threadbangers did a whole week of Steampunk and showed how to sew and make several steampunk essentials. They also have many ideas that can be tried. So for those who what to do more DYI, this is my favorite.
Great giveaway!! My two resources are AnomalyCon, and the photo collection at the Denver Public Library (http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/photographs/). Thanks for the opportunity!
Vanitas no Carte! Also the steam train books my dad has from the turn of the century.
Amazing giveaway, and fantastic start to the new year. as for the resource I uses is The Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism. Its a fantastic book and gives a lot of incite.


With Kcura's most recent 9.4 upgrade to add ECA and Investigations to their workflows, effectively becoming the market's strongest platform for all stages of the EDRM. It appears deft handling by innovative practitioners who have manipulated platforms into a single tool workflow have yet again positively influenced eDiscovery software capabilities. However, the responsibility remains on PM's to adopt and successfully apply the latest tools so that legal counsel and clients alike can realize the time and cost savings advantages of effective ECA strategies.
IST Discover-E's innovative PM team has largely influenced effective ECA practices within Relativity software systems and is already a step ahead in implementing these practices within the latest ECA and investigations upgrades.
As it stands, the PM's at IST Discover-E have offered a single tool workflow solution for several years keeping all work in Relativity eliminating fumbled data, extra fees for licensing or the need for additional specialists.
IST Discover-E's application of ECA in Relativity (now with the most comprehensive reporting capabilities of anything on market today) is intended to be an adaptable, flexible and powerful tool that may be adjusted by PM's or in-house counsel to meet the particular needs of their matter. It can be applied in whole or part depending on dispute circumstances to conduct early, rapid and consistent analysis of a dispute to find the most effective resolution path geared toward limiting expense, serving business concerns and utilizing the most appropriate conflict resolution process. At IST Discover-E, we have the expertise to work with our clients in a true partnership and adjust our solution to best fit their needs.
Data is housed centrally and can be re-accessed for multiple/additional matters as required.
Eliminates multiple processing and production charges.
Easy access to less-costly nearline storage data reserves.
Simplifies activities around pushing data to integrated Review system.
Before the term was co-opted by eDiscovery vendors, Early Case Assessment (ECA) was a concept that captured the essence of the trial lawyer's craft. The term encapsulates all activity involved in quickly analyzing and synthesizing scattered evidence, collaborating on initial case strategy and formulating a litigation plan that will advance that strategy to successful resolution. In short, ECA encompasses the full skill set that an experienced litigator draws upon to seize the initiative and develop a proactive strategy for winning.
In practice, a scheme to comprehensively investigate a dispute within the first 60 to 120 days can be a challenge. Specifically, when dealing with oceans of information in both the physical and digital space (not to mention the likelihood of having to coordinate multiple outside counsel).
Thus, to be truly effective, ECA is now a marriage of both process and technology.
Because ECA is so interwoven with other eDiscovery stages, we could drum-off the myriad tools from legal hold automation systems to managed review platforms that all play a part in ECA. However, the primary focus of most eDiscovery platforms is project management, not developing litigation strategy. The data these tools provide can become a distraction from learning the substantive issues in the case.
When early case assessment instead becomes early data assessment, your company's litigation team has put the cart before the horse, and despite a flurry of activity, your company's case will be going nowhere.
Cases are won by identifying clear litigation objectives and then building a litigation plan that is focused on achieving those goals. Accordingly, the best eDiscovery platform must be designed to facilitate more informed and expedited decision-making at the early stages. This is achieved by allowing comprehensive ECA activities to take place within a single eDiscovery software platform.
Until recently, innovative Project Managers (PM) have been fine-tuning and integrating disparate systems like Relativity, Nuix, Clearwell and many more in order to best support attorneys as they dig into matters to gain a holistic understanding of data before a case begins.
GREAT EARLY CASE ASSESSMENT COMES FROM THE PROPER INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE, PORCESS AND TECHNOLOGY.


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Michael Vick Surprises Courageous Child
QB @MikeVick surprised his biggest fan Justin (@Prayers4Justin) and gave him a day in the life of an #Eagles player. pic.twitter.com/1E0dDznMM2 — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 18, 2013
Nearly 13 weeks ago, on July 13, seven-year-old Justin Perales suddenly collapsed at his home and had to be rushed to the hospital. The doctors diagnosed him with AVM (arteriovenous malformation), a tangle of blood vessels in the brain which had burst. The Eagles are all too familiar with this condition, as it is what caused former defensive tackle Mike Patterson to suffer a seizure at Training Camp in 2011. Justin was in a coma for five weeks and just got out of the hospital less than a month ago.
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"(Justin) didn't have any symptoms and he just passed out and (the blood vessels) ruptured," said Justin's father, Eddie. "When the blood hits the brain, that's what causes the coma – the doctors put you in a coma and stuff. But if you catch it early, you're able to do a surgery, like Mike Patterson. But his (Justin), it just ruptured all of a sudden and everything started going a little bit downhill at that point."
On Friday, Justin and Eddie visited the NovaCare Complex and were given a tour of the facility by Justin's favorite player, quarterback Michael Vick.
"It's been amazing," Eddie said. "(Justin's) a huge Michael Vick fan and a huge Eagles fan. We were in the hospital for 10 weeks, he was in a coma for maybe half of those weeks. When I took him to the hospital, he was basically not breathing at the time that I drove him. But I was able to catch footage, like I recorded everything through social media because he's not going to remember that time, and when the Eagles announced Michael Vick was going to start he was cheering in my bed.
"And I have that footage and it's on YouTube and stuff, so that's something where he remembers only a few people, but at that time he remembered that so that was huge. He thought we were coming down here for a youth camp, but then I guess he realized it was a little bit more than a regular youth camp. It's pretty good, and I'm pretty sure he's extremely happy, so we're never going to forget this."
Vick, who saw what happened to Patterson first hand, was touched by Justin's condition and recovery and was happy to put a smile on his face.
"It's special," Vick said. "I wish we could do that more often, but (Justin's) the lucky one. I'm pretty sure this is something that he'll never forget. It'll take a while for it to soak in right now, but I think in the long run he's going to really appreciate it. I love kids. I'll always think if one of my own was going through what some kids are going through in this world, things they can't control, how I'd want someone to be there for them and try to put a smile on their face. He's smiling right now and I was able to do that. It makes it all worth it."
After showing Justin around, Vick went to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to spend time – including pose for photographs, sign autographs and answer questions – with other children who have myriad medical ailments.
Meeting and sharing quality time with Vick had Justin excited and elated beyond words, and it is a moment he will never forget as he bravely tackles a long rehabilitation process. Luckily, he is expected to make a full recovery within a year, which is nothing short of miraculous.
"It's crazy where we're at now because he was paralyzed a couple weeks ago and now he's (doing so much better)," Eddie said.
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