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New Year's Research Solutions
Tomorrow is the start of a New Year and perhaps for some the start of some New Year's resolutions. If one of those is researching a new project or discovering something new we can help. In this week's blog we provide a guide to using our online resources to research the history of Royal Voluntary Service.
From an in-depth analysis to a short overview of the history and origins of some of the charities most enquired about services.
More detailed fact sheets can be found on the Royal Voluntary Service website and include among others:
Hidden Histories of a Million Wartime Women - kickstarter updates
Welfare work in hospitals 1938 - 2013
Origins of WVS
WVS Housewives' Service
One in Five
On our school resources pages Voices of Volunteering you'll also find brief overviews of many services including among others: ·
Clothing Depots
As mentioned above we have the Voices of Volunteering resources; these resources are for teachers to use with students age 14+ studying Citizenship, PHSE, English language and History or who are involved in extracurricular activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Titled Citizenship and Service, the activities and oral histories illustrate to students the significance of volunteering through the volunteers' own eyes and how volunteering has adapted to the changing needs in society. The resources are available free for all. Visit Voices of Volunteering: 75 Years of Citizenship and Service.
There is a very handy list of some of the collections held in our Archives which you can find on the Archive & Heritage Collections page.
As you are already doing you can keep up to date with the Archive and find out about the history of the Charity in this blog. An archive of these blogs is also available on the right of the page. There is also access to the six volumes of the Heritage Bulletin printed between 2010 and 2012 which provide a variety of stories about WVS and WRVS.
Believe it or not Social Media can be a fantastic resource for research and finding out about what we hold in the collection that may not be found on the main website pages. As well as a number of Facebook and Twitter posts we have also created a small number of vlogs and videos on YouTube and podcasts and oral history clips on SoundCloud.
The Hidden History of a Million Wartime Women
A history of Uniform
Three Heritage Bulletin Blogs
Two 80th Anniversary Films
Coloured Thread
Archives and Motives
Women in Green on the Silver Screen
Clothing Store (Oral History)
The Gift of Time
Bromham Hospital Fire (Oral History)
ArchiveOnline
Once you've been through our extensive collection of secondry sources and finding aids you may want to look at some primary material. ArchiveOnline is a fully searchable catalogue contains listings, many with preview images of a selection of historical material housed in our Archive & Heritage Collection. It is also the gateway to our digital, downloadable version of all 419 issues of the WVS/WRVS Bulletin from 1939-1974, over 60 Oral Histories and the 84,000 pages of the WVS Narrative Reports 1938-1945.
There is also a guide available to help you use our extensive catalogue; Guide to searching the Archive Online.
Why not have a go at running a search and see what you can find! We searched for New Year there were 497 results including this 1963 New Year message from Lady Reading.
Enquiry Service and visiting
Of course if you are in need of help or can't find what you are looking for you can contact us through our enquiry service. Also if you are a researcher and are interested in visiting the Archive & Heritage Collection the collection is open by appointment only the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month, 10:00-16:00 (closed for lunch between 13:00-14:00). To ensure we can provide a high standard of service, access is by appointment only and we ask that these are made at least a month in advance. You can find more information here about this service.
We hope this brief outline of what we can offer has given you food for thought and some New Year's research solutions.
Happy New Year from all of us at the Royal Voluntary Service Archive & Heritage Collection.
Posted by Jennifer Hunt, Deputy Archivist at 09:00 Monday, 31 December 2018.
Labels: Fact sheets, Collections, Archive, Catalogue, research, social media
A Wartime Christmas in Rickmansworth
The Second World War started (in Europe) on 1st September 1939 nearly 80 years ago. WVS had been established just over a year; not long after the start of the war it was Christmas. As I was thinking about writing this blog to go out the week before Christmas Eve I wondered what the WVS were up to at this time of year. I could have chosen anywhere but one of the first documents to jump out at me was a programme of Christmas activities from Rickmansworth WVS 1939. Looking at the Narrative Reports from the area for December 1939 to 1944 you can clearly see that just because it was Christmas WVS work didn't stop. These are just a few examples of activities in Rickmansworth, taken from the Narrative Reports.
WVS Rickmansworth, like all other WVS centres in Evacuation zones, during the war organised various entertainments for children and adults who were a long way from home just after being evacuated in September 1939. Activities included film showings, dancing, gymnastics, games, singing and parties. Over the years activities changed, in 1941 the Evacuee Club held an exhibition of needlework including clothing such as frocks, dressing gown and children's clothes. In 1942 the WVS held two parties for under-fives which was considered a great success as you can see in the extract below from December that Year.
Of course the WVS didn't just spend December running children's parties they also had other duties to perform. Activities included salvage in 1941 they campaigned to collect paper from houses driving around using the loudspeaker on the WVS Van. Knitting also continued during the season of good will in 1941 47 pull overs were knitted for the Merchant Navy and members began knitting gum boot stockings for Russia. In 1942 they received an urgent request for sweaters and socks for Malta; 114lb was distributed to knitters for the job. Work with the Red Cross also continued in 1941 they had the Russian Red Cross sale for Mrs Churchill's Fund and the WVS were able to raise £210 (c£8262.74 in today's money). In 1942 a WVS party made soft toys and raised £59.16.8d (c£2,354.23 in today's money) for the local Red Cross group. As you can see many activities were business as usual for WVS of Rickmansworth.
Supporting the Armed Services based in Hertfordshire was a large part of WVS Rickmansworth's work in 1941 and 1942 with a variety of activities in December of Both Years. In December 1941 The Troops Hut was completed with electricity and lino installed. It also had a radio gram and ping pong table. The WVS opened the Hut on Christmas day for 200 men who spent the evening playing games. In Both years WVS held a concert for the RAF Benevolent Fund in 1942 they raised £18.10.0d (c£727.91 in today's money) for the fund. Looking after the services didn't just include the Army and RAF there was also the Home Guard to support. In Both years the Home Guard were on exercises and WVS served tea to them from a mobile canteen. Another Service provided by the WVS all year round was camouflage nets. WVS's role garnishing camouflage nets began in the early years of the war but the scheme wasn't official until June 1943. Rickmansworth WVS were already working on this before it became official and included other work for the services in this role as you can see from this Narrative Report Extract, December 1942.
This week's blog has focused on WVS Rickmansworth's work during the Decembers of 1939, 1941 and 1942. Unfortunately in our Headquarters collection of Narrative Reports there are not many for this area in Hertfordshire and we haven't been able to look into the Christmases of 1943 and 1944. It is more than likely that these missing reports were written and one of the quadruplet copies arrived at Headquarters. However in 1970s Region 4 was heavily weeded as all regions had different rules for what was kept at that time we have less information about local offices in the Home Counties and East Anglia areas. Although this is the case for Rickmansworth you can see from just a few reports how much was going on during the Second World War and how much time the women of Rickmansworth were giving to help people keep up moral at this time of year.
Labels: Narrative Reports, WVS, Second World War, Services Welfare, Evacuation, Rickmansworth
Finding Identity in Archives
Reading a number of articles, social media posts and calls for papers once again archivists seem to be obsessed with the idea of identity. The Oxford English Dictionary gives two definitions "The fact of being who or what a person or thing is." And "A close similarity or affinity"; synonyms include: character, originality and specification. Previously in this blog we have explored what archives are, what is an archivist and how that has changed in 20th century. There are many topics which could be explored surrounding archives and identity; Archives themselves are the keepers of identity for particular communities, groups or organisations. In this week's blog through the Royal Voluntary Service Archive & Heritage collection we'll explore how a charity's identity can be projected by its archive.
In Charity Archives in the 21st Century Matthew our Archivist described Charity Archives as holding "the collective memory of this vitally important part of our history" in reference to philanthropy and charitable work in previous centuries when volunteering started to develop in the form it takes today. So what do charity archives tell us about identity in terms of the charity, the nation and in case of RVS in particular the character of volunteering.
Of course this isn't the place for an in-depth discussion on identity so these are just some examples of identity in archives; the whole blog is a refection of parts of Royal Voluntary Services identity and many more can be found in the archives and the work it does today. The development of WVS to Royal Voluntary Service can be traced through its documents but also the items of clothing it holds. Since the rise of the teenager in the 1950s part of people's identity has been their clothing, their unique style. Looking through our extensive collection of uniform and how it has changed over the years you can see why WVS was referred to as the 'women in green'. Over the years styles changed but not the colours showing how recognisable the WVS and later WRVS wanted to make itself through a physical identity and that it was an organisation that moved with the times. Along with other organisations in the 1980s and 1990s it moved towards more casual wear. In 2004 WRVS changed its brand identity completely losing the red and green and going for orange and purple; a physical representation of the twelve year transition from crown service to charity. However during 75th anniversary celebrations WRVS became Royal Voluntary Service and went back to red and green identifying with its roots and heritage. While the archive represents the identity of the charity it also epitomizes the identity of a nation.
Our archives do not just signify the identity of the charity; it represents the story of welfare for a nation. WVS was founded at a time when the nation was preparing for war but also at a time when ideas about how to care for society's most vulnerable were changing. The poor houses and work houses were disappearing but there wasn't yet the provision of the welfare state and the NHS but they were on their way. The Records of the Royal Voluntary Service's Archives show how WVS bridged the gap through 1939-1945 with clubs, feeding, clothing exchanges, welfare foods and many others. Posters, Photographs, Narrative Reports and documents on policy all demonstrate the identity of Great Britain as a philanthropic nation with many people wanting to give their time to help those in need. Today Royal Voluntary Service still enables people across Great Britain to give their time to help others.
A prime example is work in hospitals particularly Trolley Shops, this year some hospitals are celebrating 70 years of having a trolley run by our volunteers. WVS covered a whole range of hospital services during the Second World War including supply depots, food, fundraising and domestic work. When staff started to return at the end of the war WVS were asked not to overlap but to still support hospital services. WVS developed a range of services for the benefit of patients' physical and mental wellbeing as well as supporting the hospitals' needs. While developing the NHS, the Ministry of Health asked Lady Reading for support where hospitals would not meet patients' needs. Lady Reading of course agreed; while personal shopping services had existed since 1946 Trolley Shops were one of the first WVS services to appear within the NHS in 1948 by 1949 there were 183 trolley shops across the country. For members then and volunteers today trolley shops were/are all about providing a service to make patients feel special, to give them independence and connections with the world outside and supporting the NHS. A pivotal part of our national identity and in the archives this identity can be found in photographs, publications and central registry files which help us give local services a clear identity and heritage. The Archive represents many identities and another of these is the character of the volunteer.
The Character of the Volunteer
Founder Chairman Lady Reading was one of the first women to sit in the House of Lords, in 1958 she had a coat of arms designed for her title Baroness Swanbrough. She wanted it to epitomise WVS and the motto was "Not why we can't but how we can". Lady Reading had many strong views on the subject of volunteering which have informed people's own beliefs today about giving their time for RVS services, in an interview in 1960 she said:
"Voluntary service, to my mind, is the proud expression of responsibility undertaken by an individual as an accepted duty"
The shelves of our archives are full of examples of that proud expression, many selfless acts of volunteering and what it means to be a volunteer. Oral histories and reports written by centre organisers on a monthly basis provide us with first-hand accounts and memories of service beyond self over 80 years of history. I know of many examples which would show you the character of volunteering but I have chosen the following:
Narrative Report, members of Sheffield WVS after an air raid 12th-15th December 1940
Oral History Barbara Statham, rebuilding the Hospital Canteen at Bromham, Bedfordshire (1990s)
To me these examples show how volunteers will try and help where ever they can and shows how we can use archives to find the identity of the concept of volunteering and use it influence us today.
Having a strong identity helps us to make decisions and being able to identify it from their archives can allow charities to learn about their past and look in to their future. The Royal Voluntary Service represents three identities that of the charity itself, the nation and the character of volunteering. All of these identities of course represent a charity which has been part of the fabric of the nation for 80 years. This blog has given just a few examples of the records and objects which can represent these identities; there are many more to be discovered on the Archive Online and Our History pages of the website.
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"I Could Be a Lesbian and I Don't Know It"
19 Sep 2012 / Comments Off	/ in Coming Out Stories/by Jonathan Kemp
In this tender, autobiographical piece, writer Jonathan Kemp recalls what it was like growing up gay, and the words said when he came out to his mother.
The story I'm going to tell is of the time I came out to my mother. It's not a particularly dramatic story, but it was a massively significant moment in my life, and undoubtedly hers. It was, as they say, a bonding moment.
Coming out is a negotiation with the world, a way of providing knowledge of yourself that might not be immediately apparent. And in that sense it isn't ever a one-off. Every day can bring encounters in which the question of your sexual orientation may arise, placing you back in that closet again. Coming out is an ongoing process, and as Eve Sedgwick points out, even the most "out" person must renegotiate it with each new person.
I'd known since around the age of four that I was unlike other boys. Five-aside football was shunned in favour of shinty; I wanted to be Jaime Sommers, not Steve Austin; I fancied Buck Rogers; and I loved knitting, ABBA, and Coronation Street.
The signs were there.
Yet whenever Larry Grayson appeared on TV my granddad would say, "I bet he sits down to go to the toilet", and my nana used the phrase 'Mary Ellen' to describe men of such persuasion or appearance. The loud and clear message the world gave me was that this was wrong; I was wrong.
At fourteen I slept with the boy next door, but we never talked about it, and when, after a year of regularly playing around, his family moved house, I was convinced it was because of that; that somehow they'd found out and were saving him from me. An overwhelming sense of shame and self-loathing instilled itself within me.
So it wasn't something I celebrated or embraced, this liking men. Like many others, I'm sure, I had girlfriends – even had sex with some of them, and even enjoyed it, tried my best to be the person the world seemed to want me, need me to be. But it didn't fit, it wasn't me, and as I sat there, aged 18, in the temple of delights that was the Cornerhouse on Oxford Road, watching Andy Warhol's "Flesh" for the first time and lusting after a naked Joe Dallessandro, I pretty much knew that I had no say in the matter. It was who I am and I'd have to live accordingly. And honestly.
By then something had changed within the culture around me. Bands like Bronski Beat and The Smiths, singers like Boy George (even my nana liked this Mary Ellen) and Marc Almond had appeared, and the fabulous world of the homosexual beckoned. I read Genet and Burroughs, watched Jarman and Hail The New Puritan on Channel 4, (which was then, unlike now, an innovative and spectacular channel); I scoured New Sounds New Styles and The Face in my Timperley bedroom, and dreamed. And dreamed.
Being of the bookish and cross-legged variety, Morrissey in particular appealed to me, providing a template I studied for years, his words and his cultural reference points providing coordinates I mapped. Will Nature make a man of me yet? He took shyness and glasses and being bad at sport and made them something to be cherished.
In 1985-86, due to circumstance, I was forced to wait a year between leaving Sixth Form and starting Polytechnic (in those days the concept of a gap year didn't exist, as far as I know: there was only one other person in my first year who'd done the same thing). And even though I hadn't chosen to do things this way, I've always been glad I had that break from study because it helped me grow up a bit and learn something about myself before heading off into the big bad world. I'd had vague ideas of travelling around Europe, but Manchester in the mid '80s was as fabulous a place as I could've chosen to be, full of music and fashion and creativity.
So I stayed put: signed on, started a music fanzine, sang in a band, wrote stories and lyrics and regularly attended a writers' group that met in a community building in the red light district on Bloom Street, directly opposite New York New York and a stone's throw from the Thompson's Arms and the Rembrandt, the first gay bars I visited (this was a good decade before Canal Street and the Gay Village blossomed). It was at that writers' group that I met my first out gay man. He was three years older than me, confident and open. He introduced me to Sylvia Plath and gave my proto-queer self a glimpse into a possible life.
And during that summer of '86, I fell in love with a man for the first time.
X and I had been penpals for three years (we met through Smash Hits when Neil Tennant was editor) – and he'd already come out to me earlier that year. I had a girlfriend at the time and simply commented that it didn't change anything between us (though it did: it made bedding him a possibility I'd always secretly fancied him). In July I split up with the girl and X invited me down to stay with him in Portsmouth whilst his parents and sister were away on holiday. On the first night, a bit drunk (though it was really the morning – sun rising and birds singing by the time we'd plucked up the courage) we touched each other, after lying side by side in a sofa bed for hours simply holding hands, my heart trying to escape.
The first person I told was my sister, who was two and a half years older. And the first thing she said was, "Do you know about Richard?" (My older brother; also gay). I said I did and we discussed whether or not I should tell our parents.
I was about to leave home to start a degree in Communication Studies at Nottingham Polytechnic, and I knew that if I didn't share this knowledge about myself with them – my mother in particular – then it risked becoming something I kept from her, a shameful secret I would fret over, and I would more than likely, as a consequence, embark on a life I couldn't tell her anything real about. I didn't want to do that. We'd always been close, but this was going to be a real test of intimacy and love – or so I thought.
The first thing she expressed was surprise, saying she'd always suspected that my older brother was gay but had never imagined that I would be. She asked if he was, but knowing even then that it was up to him to tell her I lied and said I didn't know. She asked how I knew and I told her about the relationship I'd begun with my friend in Portsmouth, whom she hadn't yet met. He was due to come and stay the following week and she said she didn't want us sleeping together in their house, but she'd made the same rule when girlfriends had stayed so I couldn't argue. My younger brother was 15 at the time and she said she'd rather wait till he was older before I told him. She asked whether I would tell my dad, or did I want her to? Which was a very generous offer, as I dreaded telling him. As it turned out, his response too, surprised me, his love for me unaltered.
In the subsequent years, hearing other people's coming out stories, I've grown more and more grateful of the supportive grace my parents provided, never making me (or my brother, who it took another five years to come out to them) ever feel different or wrong, always respecting and welcoming my partners. I've been extremely lucky, I know that. But the lucky stories are important too, because they provide a knowledge that counteracts the dreadful homophobia which laces many a coming out tale. We are, sometimes, lucky; sometimes blessed.
That afternoon in the kitchen in Timperley, mum said: "Well, at least you've slept with both; I could be a lesbian and I don't know it." We cried, we hugged, we discussed AIDS and safe sex. It was a textbook liberal response, but from a working class Mancunian woman with practically no education who had only ever voted Tory (she doesn't now, thank God), and I love her for it.
The very next day she rang Gay Switchboard who put her in touch with a support group for parents with gay children and she went along. It touched me that she did that, eager to understand and learn rather than, as many parents do, judge. She also found out about a gay youth group that met every Saturday afternoon. I went along regularly until I left home in September. (And where did they meet? Bloom Street!)
I've 'come out' many times since and no doubt will again, but this was more than a sharing of knowledge – it was a sharing of our lives that has continued; a defining moment in our friendship. When she said, "I'm glad you felt close enough to me to tell me", I knew I'd done the right thing and that I would have the love and support I'd need to get me through life.
Thanks, mum.
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Today Jonne and I have been married for the full 7 months! Yay! Times does go super quick. I know you might not be very much interested in marriage and/or weddings (it's both a lot of fun), but who can resist a handmade wedding dress? I know I can't. It's one of those things I knew I had to write about, so here it comes. The very much-anticipated post of the month: the wedding dress post!
3 years ago I went to Paris with my mother and bought this fabric. The idea I talked about was to make this fabric into a simple shift dress. However, the sneaky romantic inside me knew it was destined for greatness aka the wedding dress of my dreams.
Now, I know a lot of people make their own wedding dress, but in costume design, it says that making your own dress is bad luck. Also: it would totally stress me out SO MUCH if I had to make my own wedding dress. To avoid unnecessary stress, I asked my sewing friends if they would want to help me out and they all said yes. Now I had 6 awesome, talented friends to make this wedding dress happen!
After the muslins, and finalizing the pattern, we got to work on the bodice of the dress. The bodice was made from a corset with a lace overlay. The corset part took 5 layers of fabrics: Outer layer was interfaced silk satin (we used my favorite Vlieseline G785), next a layer of cotton, a layer of silk organza (cut the same way as the lace bodice, so it would continue above the corset, than another layer of cotton. The inside was lined with the same silk satin. Oh, and I almost forgot: we also added boning to the seams, to make sure the corset would stay up!
The corset layer closed with a sturdy zip, longer than the corset itself, so I could get in and out of the dress. Brilliant idea of my friend Lotte. The lace bodice closed with little buttons covered in the silk satin of the lining and loops. Covering this buttons was a party since they were so tiny!
The lining was hemmed with a rolled hem and the lace was cut following the shape of the flowers. The skirt closed at center back with hook & eyes.
To make sure I wouldn't freeze on the wedding day, we also decided on a really cute silk crepe jacket. As a base, we used the Decades of Style Three's a charm jacket. We shortened it to hit me at the waist and added a silk satin lining.
Here's an in progress shot. I only wore it on the wedding day for 5 minutes since after those 5 minutes the weather got beautiful! Apparently, when you say 'it will be 25°C, sunny and there'll be a warm breeze" every day for a year, you get your dream weather on your wedding day! YAY!
Team Wedding Dress: Lieke: Stéphanie, Lotte, Fenneke, Anneke & Astrid! We always look elegant, don't you think?
I love this picture, also: full dress view!
So yes, I'm so happy I decided on friends-made wedding dress instead of a store bought one! I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. This group of crazy friends, they made me feel so beautiful and happy and I don't think I'll ever be able to express enough gratitude for all their hard work!
What did your wedding dress look like? What would you do if you were to get married? Would you get it made for you or would you go on a shoppping spree? Let me know!
PS: all pictures in the final look section are shot by the amazing and slightly crazy Dries Renglé. If you are looking for a wedding photographer: he's so much fun!
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Bolsonaro to Simplify Protection for Women who are Victims of Violence
At least one million cases of violence against women await trial by the Brazilian judiciary.
Xiu Ying
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned amendments to the Maria da Penha Law of August 7th, 2006. The new version allows for emergency protective measures for women or their dependants in situations of domestic and family violence.
The São Paulo Court of Justice reported the most pending cases of violence against women last year. (Photo Alamy)
The alteration was published in the Official Gazette of the Union this Tuesday, 14th, and was also signed by the Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights, Damares Alves. Senator Leila Barros (PSB-DF) proposed the bill.
According to the text, "if there is a current or imminent risk to the life or physical integrity of a woman in a situation of domestic and family violence, or of her dependents, the aggressor will be immediately removed from the home, domicile or place of cohabitation".
This measure may be adopted by the judge; by the police deputy, whenever the municipality is not the seat of the district; or by the police officer, whenever there is no deputy available at the time of the report.
The changes in the law ensure greater celerity in cases of violence against women. In the event that the protective measure is not adopted by the judicial authority, the judge shall be notified within a maximum period of twenty-four hours and shall have the same time to "maintain or revoke" the decision.
"In cases of risk to the physical integrity of the victim or to the effectiveness of the protective measure of urgency, the prisoner shall not be granted a provisional release.
According to the text, "the emergency protective measures will be registered in a database maintained and regulated by the National Council of Justice, guaranteeing access by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Public Defender's Office and public security and social assistance agencies, with the aim of monitoring and ensuring the effectiveness of protective measures".
At least one Million Cases of Violence Awaiting Trial
Last year, the country's courts recorded 1,009,165 cases of this type pending decision, an increase of 7 percent in relation to the previous year, when the National Council of Justice accounted for 946,541 cases. The survey was carried out by CNJ.
The number of cases related to feminicide without trial also increased in the period: from 4,209 in 2017 to 4,461 in 2018. The number of sentences determining the application of protective measures increased from 291,746 to 339,216 in two years.
In absolute numbers, the São Paulo Court of Justice reported the most pending cases of violence against women last year: 207,668. São Paulo's courts were also responsible for the highest number of protective measures: 90,092 in 2018.
In contrast, the court in Minas Gerais holds the highest number of actions on feminicide in the country: 1,534.
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Save the date for a joint worship service with the Buffalo Korean Church followed by a picnic and fellowship on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Westwood Park , Lancaster, NY, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be no worship service at Bowmansville UMC on that date. Plan to attend and join in the fun. Further information will be forthcoming.
Update 9/1/15: We will gather at Shelter #5 at Westwood park for worship followed by fellowship and a picnic lunch. Please bring a dish to pass (The Lancaster Parks request NO GLASS CONTAINERS), you own table service, beverage (non-alcoholic), and a comfortable chair, if desired. Hot dogs, rolls and condiments will be provided. In case of rain, we will meet at the BUMC.


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How Social Media Marketing Generated $7 Million in Affiliate Sales for This Entrepreneur
It's easy to make money with a massive social media following. The hard part is getting the massive following.
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R.L. Adams
Entrepreneur, software engineer, author, blogger and founder of WanderlustWorker.com
Father's Day is usually a day for celebration. But on this particular Father's Day in 2014, Jason Stone's home was burglarized. It was only a year prior that he had embarked on his social media marketing journey, creating a personal profile that he then built up to 10,000 followers, a number that seemed dizzying to him at the time.
The criminals knew that he was out of town through his Instagram profile. They cut the power and he received an alert that said his security system had lost its power. Figuring it was just a power outage, he continued to enjoy his mini-vacation to Orlando. Unbeknownst to him, the criminals knew they had about a day to wait before the backup battery in his alarm system ran out. They patiently waited.
Two days after he returned from his trip, Stone was infuriated by the burglary. It was a massive affront to him. He deleted all his social media profiles, vowing never again to allow people to know his whereabouts. However, a month later, he ditched that notion after seeing a friend making thousands of dollars from a single Instagram post.
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It was then that he knew he needed to get back on social media, but this time to do it differently. That's when Millionaire Mentor was born, the profile that's amassed 2.5 million followers in a very short period. It took Stone just six months to reach 100,000 followers. After that, just six more months to get to 1 million. All authentic. Not one was paid for.
What ensued after this has been a journey across social media that can be categorized as nothing short of amazing. In my conversations with Stone, although he realized the potential for success and monetary gain on the platform, he never thought that social media marketing would create a lifestyle that would allow him to get rich and afford him the freedoms that he enjoys today.
Thanks to social media, in the past 12 months alone, Stone, who only posts affiliate marketing offers on his profile that he thinks would appeal to his target audience, has netted a whopping $7 million in sales. That's without ever selling his own product or service. Simply put, it's an astounding and astonishing number that reveals the allure of becoming an influencer on a platform like Instagram.
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How to market on social media the right way.
Stone's social media marketing prowess wasn't something that happened overnight. In fact, in his earliest days, he struggled to gain followers. It wasn't until he joined forces with other Instagramers that his audience really started to skyrocket.
Forming a bond amongst 15 like-minded entrepreneurs, Stone and his newfound friends launched a Kik group. The goal? Give shout-outs to each other on a recurring schedule. Each day, all 15 members would give a shout-out to one of its members every single day, rotating the schedule until all 15 were marketed on every profile.
The members included Tim Karskiyev from @dailydose, Joe Duncan from @before5am, Joel Brown from @addicted2success, Steven Mehr from @agentsteven, Mike Pudzianowski from @motive8co, Katriel Caledron from @donkarlito_, Brad Cameron @buildyourempire, Peter Boone from @achievetheimpossible, Jamie Erdogan @bossthings_, Farokh Sarmad @mrgoodlife.co, Nathan Chan @foundr and Ruben Chavez @thinkgrowprosper.
The tactic worked. And it was powerful. Each of the profiles that were in this mastermind-like group saw their follower numbers skyrocket. What ensued afterwards, was a platform for Stone and the others that could be leveraged and capitalized, not just for financial gain, but also for influence.
Clearly, most people know just how alluring social media platforms like Instagram and SnapChat are. They're avenues for connecting with the masses and spreading your message. However, not many people reach the saturation that's required to ensure high visibility.
When it comes to marketing anything on social media, without a large footprint, you'll largely fall flat on your face. But getting there is incredible difficult. In my conversations with Stone, there were a few primary strategies that he wielded to build up and amass such a large following. Stick to these strategies, and you'll find success in the social media realm, as long as you don't give up.
1. Define your niche audience.
Carve out your niche audience. Who are you targeting? Get specific? This is important because you'll be curating your content towards that intended audience. Everything that you do or say needs to geared towards these people. In marketing speak, they call this your demographic.
The more you can define your demographic, the higher your chances for success. If you ignore you target demo and try to go after and appeal to everyone, you'll be less likely to succeed. Millionaire Mentor is a very specific niche market, targeting people that are interested in business opportunities.
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2. Add massive value.
You can't succeed on social media without adding massive amounts of value. Today, that's more important than ever. There's fierce competition in the marketplace, and everyone knows that the stakes are high. For those that can break through the proverbial glass ceiling and build a massive following, tremendous riches and opportunities await.
Find ways you can share your expertise with others. Find ways you can help the people that follow you in some way, shape or form. The more you focus on this mentality, the more likely you'll be to succeed in the long run. Stone did this with motivational sayings that inspired and pushed people to achieve their goals. How will you add value?
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3. Create viral videos.
Stone and many other influencers have leveraged videos to get their message out. Videos, which are done the right way, have the potential for going viral. And, when they acutely appeal to your target audience, they are potent and powerful on many levels.
Take the time to create videos that will appeal to your audience. Use a video editor or hire someone that can help you. Stone had someone create all his videos, investing a small amount of money little by little to building out his brand. He knew that was the surest way to reach the biggest audience.
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4. Collaborate
Find like-minded entrepreneurs on social media who you can collaborate with. Reach out to them. Build a group. Join a mastermind. Or find some other way that you can team up with other people who might be in a similar situation as yourself, or with a similar amount of followers.
There is power in numbers. You can't expect to do this yourself or go it alone. It's called social media for a reason. Do shout-outs and joint ventures with other people if you want to experience explosive growth in followers and fans over time. Just don't expect it to happen overnight.
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5. Leverage hashtags.
Many of the social media influencers that I've communicated with in the past have leveraged hashtags as a way of getting their message across. Years ago, it was far easier to do this when hashtags were relatively new. Today, it takes more focus and effort to achieve hashtag dominance.
Take the time to research the right hashtags and ensure that they're applicable to your audience and your content if you're serious about succeeding at the highest levels on social media.
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Tongue- and Brain-Eating Parasites Top the List of Creepy Creatures Living in Texas Waterways
Last week's discovery of a tongue-eating louse inside an Atlantic croaker caught at Galveston State Park is just one example of the creepy little critters that are hidden from plain view in Texas waterways.
The photo of the louse, which is classified as a parasitic isopod and a cousin of the pillbug or "roly poly," is fascinating in a science-fiction sort of way. So is the life-cycle of this strange creature, which usually enters a fish's mouth through its gills and then kills the tongue tissue of the living fish by sucking its blood. The louse then latches on and replaces the tongue entirely, serving as a bizarre sort of prosthetic for the fish and earning free meals in the process by feeding on the fish's mucus.
Revolting? Certainly. Deadly? Not really. Like many parasites, the tongue-eating louse, also known as a "snapper-choking isopod," does not actually kill its host, but rather grows inside of the fish as part of a totally one-sided relationship. It's a give-and-take problem: The host has no option but to continue hosting the parasite, while the parasite takes just enough for itself to keep them both alive.
Luckily for us, this particular parasite does not affect humans. Other reports coming out of Texas in recent years, however, have revealed another parasitic organism living in the state's waterways that is truly terrifying. It's called a brain-eating amoeba, and yes, it's just as scary as it sounds.
Last month, for the third year in a row, a child in Texas died as a result of an infection caused by the parasitic amoeba after playing at a public splash pad in Arlington, Texas. The single-celled organism, formally known as Naegleria fowleri, also made national headlines in September 2019, when a 10-year old girl died after swimming in the Brazos River and Lake Whitney near Waco, Texas. And in 2020, another child—this time a 6-year old boy—died from an infection caused by the brain-eating amoeba after playing in a splash fountain near his home in Lake Jackson, Texas. Soon after the boy's death, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration when the amoeba was found in the City of Lake Jackson's water supply.
The scientific name for this infection is Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis and, according to the Center for Disease Control, it is extremely lethal. Of the 151 individuals who were infected in the United States between 1962 and 2020, only four survived. The good news is, however, that it's extremely rare.
"The amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater, and usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose," reads the CDC's website. "Once the amoeba enters the nose, it travels to the brain where it causes PAM, which is usually fatal."
The parasitic amoeba's proclivity for warm freshwater helps explain why these three fatalities occurred in Texas during September, when the state's waterways are typically at their warmest after heating up all summer long. Likewise, the simple fact that children under 12 aren't usually the best swimmers (and, consequently, tend to take water up the nose) helps explain why children are more prone to infection.
Of course, Texas waterways are home to plenty of other creepy critters—from stingrays and cottonmouths to bull sharks, alligators, and Portuguese men-of-war. But there's something about the "tongue-eating" and "brain-eating" behavior that make some of the less visible creatures inhabiting these waters the stuff of nightmares.
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I'm sure it can't only be me, but has shipping packages this holiday season been slower than previous years? I don't ever recall having so many parcels delayed or even damaged. I even thought one of my UPS packages was stolen only to find it delivered five days after it was reported. Must be the sheer number of online orders is putting a huge strain on USPS, FedEx, and UPS. Almost every delivery service seemed to have suffered this season.
In years past, purchases with Amazon Prime shipping to Hawaii arrived in 2-3 days, really unheard of compared to the typical 5-7 days of free shipping. But this year, I was lucky to get my Amazon deliveries on time. One order was literally destroyed with only the box label delivered. Yup, just the box label, no actual contents of the box.
Like I said, I had thought a UPS delivery was stolen since it was reported as delivered. I couldn't find the said-delivered package so reported a lost package and started a claim over the Christmas weekend. Nothing came of it during the weekend and by the time I received a response, the package showed up even though the reported delivery date was five days prior.
I was supposed to have received another Amazon order on Wednesday by 8pm (via USPS by the way). At 8:11pm, I checked the delivery status and saw this.
How was your shipping experiences this holiday season?
I just posted about some of my shopping/shipping experiences this lovely holiday season.
Not so sure… getting a packing label sticker delivered has to be one of the better fails. Just the label!! No box, no contents of the box.


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The Milwaukee Bucks are planning interviews with Nate McMillan and Kelvin Sampson this week for the franchise's head-coaching job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
McMillan and Sampson, a Houston Rockets assistant, are two of Milwaukee general manager John Hammond's top candidates for the job, league sources said.
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In the perverse world of Texas barbecue, it's good to sell out, and you may lack serious street cred if you don't.
By Chuck Blount
It's 11 a.m. on a recent Friday when the doors open at 2M Smokehouse on the East Side, the scent of hot, oak-smoked meats perfuming the air. Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy" booms, hyping up the crew for the rush that is about to hit.
Chuck Blount is a food writer and columnist covering all things grilled and smoked in the San Antonio area. Find his Chuck's Food Shack columns on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com, or read his other coverage on our free site, mySA.com.
By 11:02 a.m., there are already 20 customers clamoring for the acclaimed barbecue joint's house-made sausage, ribs and brisket. Forty minutes after opening and more than 100 customers later, the pork serrano sausage has sold out. Thirty-five minutes after that, the al pastor sausage is all gone.
2M's posted hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, but with everything except half a pork butt sold out, it closes this Friday at 3:15. It almost always closes early after running out of food.
Now, if any other type of restaurant ran out of food, customers would be upset. No steak at a steakhouse? I will vent my displeasure on Yelp. No eggs at a brunch spot? I demand to speak to the manager.
The line at 2M Smokehouse goes out the door shortly after opening.
(Bob Owen | Express-News)
But in the perverse world of Texas barbecue, it's good to sell out, and you may lack serious street cred if you don't. Selling out is a badge of honor for the pitmaster and owners. And for the customers, getting your hands on the hard-to-get meats means bragging rights and maybe a boost in Instagram followers.
The sellout barbecue culture is relatively new. Go back 11 years or more, and Texas, while still in hard-core love with barbecue, was more laid-back about its ribs and brisket. Rarely did customers leave a place empty-handed, and people took photos of their family sharing the meal rather than just the meal itself.
But then in 2009, Franklin Barbecue in Austin opened, and the national spotlight that quickly fell on this brisket star illuminated the rest of the state's barbecue offerings as well.
"There is an unprecedented awareness to barbecue nowadays, and there is no question that the Texas influence is a major part of that," said Los Angeles-based chef and author Adam Perry Lang. "So many people have visited Texas through travel and have tasted how great BBQ can be from places there. They take that with them and it spreads."
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Sheldon Mason cuts slices of brisket at 2M Smokehouse.
Barbecue history
When Austin's Franklin Barbecue opened in 2009, the acclaim was fast in coming. It even got a nod from the late Anthony Bourdain, who said, "It is the finest brisket I've ever had. I can't imagine anyone could surpass this." By the time it earned a starring role in the 2014 movie "Chef," its reputation around the U.S. was well cemented.
And with that acclaim came lines — long, long lines with wait times extending to five hours or more. Franklin is so busy, it assigns a staff member to go up and down the line asking for intended orders, so they can cut it off where they estimate they will be sold out.
Everybody who goes to Franklin understands what they are getting into. And if they mind, getting their hands on some of the famed brisket because they showed up early enough seems to take the edge off.
The line at Franklin's Barbecue on a Sunday morning
Photo: Melissa Ward Aguilar /Staff File Photo
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In the world of Texas' best barbecue, it's good to sell out
After Franklin opened, it seemed that people from all over were hearing about or reading about Texas barbecue and traveling here to eat some. The scene got so big, Austin-based Texas Monthly magazine created the position of barbecue editor in 2013.
The "sold out" sign is hung at B-Daddy's BBQ. (Photo: Paul Stephen | Express-News)
But San Antonio still felt it was still stuck in a barbecue time warp dominated by barbecue chains that hadn't changed their menus in decades, and still haven't. It was a scene where well-crafted, chef-driven barbecue and sides were the exception, and rarely was there a line.
The opening of 2M Smokehouse in 2016 heralded that San Antonio had arrived to join the big BBQ show. In the three years since, a handful of other cheffed-up barbecue spots have opened: Burnwood '68, South BBQ & Kitchen, Black Board Bar-B-Q in Sisterdale and food trucks Nelson's BBQ and Mesquite Shack BBQ. All regularly have lines and all regularly sell out.
"Selling out is one of those things where I love it, and I hate it at the same time," said B.R. Anderson, owner of B-Daddy's BBQ in Helotes, which opened its brick and mortar location the same year as 2M. "I remember our first Father's Day, when we ran out of food at 3 p.m. We had a lot of upset customers that day." But times have changed.
Early on, Express-News dining critic Mike Sutter named 2M among the city's best restaurants. It was named San Antonio's best barbecue at the end of the Express-News' 2018 52 Weeks of Barbecue series in 2018, and that same year Eater.com put it on a list of the 38 best restaurants in the nation. In July, Food &Wine magazine listed it as one of the best barbecue restaurants in Texas.
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"It's not something that we ever set out to do intentionally," said Esaul Ramos, 2M's co-owner and pitmaster "We never know what the customers will order, and we never know how much they will order. One thing that we will never do is place limits of any kind on what a customer wants."
Co-owner Joe Melig (left) stands with co-owner and pitmaster Esaul Ramos at the 2M Smokehouse.
(Tom Reel /Staff File Photo | Express-News)
Figuring out how much meat to order and cook is a constant juggle of supply and demand meatonomics. Barbecue restaurants try to carry over as little product as possible from one day to another because meat fresh of the pit always tastes better than day-old smoked meat.
The chopped sandwich is a barbecue menu staple, and while not always the case, it's usually made from meat left over from the previous day. Meat that isn't sold after going to the chop is discarded.
That gets expensive fast. Gone are the days when beef cost 99 cents per pound. Today's barbecue operators are paying upward of $5 per pound or more for top-choice and prime brisket from suppliers.
Barbecue joints can only cook as much as their pit space will allow, and once they factor in the weather (this affects whether people will line up or want to eat outdoors), time of the year and day of the week (weekends are always busier), the equation to earn a profit gets more complicated than Einstein's theory of relativity.
Chuck Blount visited 2M Smokehouse service on Friday, Aug. 9, and recorded this timeline of service.
Media: San Antonio Express-News
2M Smokehouse turns out about 1,500 pounds of barbecue a week. Ramos said that if he wanted to, he could actually cook more. But he discovered early on he wasn't getting the same flavor with a more tightly packed pit.
"We usually cook no more than 28 briskets at any given time, and I know I could get 40 in there if I wanted to," Ramos said. "But that would compromise the airflow and the flavor of the meat, and that is something that I'm just not going to do."
Lupe Limon, pitmaster at his family's Burnwood '68 on Flores Street in San Antonio's Five Points district, said their business model is based on selling out of food.
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"I don't hide it. We try to sell out of brisket, ribs and chicken every day, because we won't serve reheated barbecue," Limon said. "It makes you feel good about your day, knowing you (sold) everything you could."
Of course, the sellout rules don't carry over to other restaurants. Jarrad Gwaltney, executive chef at the Boiler House Texas Grill and Wine Garden in the Pearl, said his kitchen would be destroyed on social media if he routinely ran out of steaks, his signature menu item.
But even though he understands the sellout process of barbecue, it still rankles when he can't get what he wants.
"When I am wanting some barbecue, and they are out of what I'm hungry for, I'm not happy about it. I wouldn't say they get a 100 percent free pass," Gwaltney said.
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2M Smokehouse has its full menu available for pre-order pickup or delivery with orders of $100 or more. Pictured: Sheldon Mason cuts slices of brisket at 2M.
(Bob Owen /Staff Photographer | Express-News);
Dusty Dworak, pit hand and slicer at 2M Smokehouse, moves briskets in a custom-made smoker.
Dusty Dworak, pit hand and slicer at 2M Smokehouse, sprays down ribs in the smoker.
(Bob Owen | Express-News);
Dusty Dworak, pit hand and slicer at 2M Smokehouse, moves seasoned ribs, right, and briskets, left, in a custom-made smoker.
Winning the prize
The only way to guarantee that the full selection of meats is available at a well-regarded barbecue spot is to get there early, or as close to the opening bell as possible.
Chance Turner may have been a first-time diner at 2M Smokehouse, but he did his research. He was the first in line at 10:30 a.m. that recent Friday.
"It's kind of exciting to be the first in line," Turner said, who was looking to bring back about 4 pounds barbecue for his CPS Energy co-workers. "I'd be in a lot of trouble if they were already out of something."
By 11:14 a.m. that day, 40 patrons lined the dining room from slicer station to door. Then it was a case of one group entering only after one left. Chalkboard instructions tell patrons in line to have their orders ready and to be prepared to make adjustments as the oak-smoked meats come and go.
"I've been eating barbecue all over Texas, and knew that I was obligated to come here and give this a try," said Dennis Richter of La Vernia, who stood second in the 2M Smokehouse line at opening. "It's talked right up there with Franklin's, so this is a definite moment for me, and I imagine anybody else here."
Nate Frejo, an Oklahoma City chef, said 2M Smokehouse and Henry's Puffy Tacos were on his must-visit list during his San Antonio stay. He had his order scratched down on a piece of paper, a half-pound of brisket, two ribs and a sausage link.
Up and down the line, 2M Smokehouse patrons were talking barbecue with fingers crossed that the meats and sides they craved remained available. In 2019, this is the barbecue life: get there early or leave empty-handed.
Dusty Dworak, pit hand and slicer at 2M Smokehouse, writes down what's sold out on a note board near the entrance. The barbecue at 2M Smokehouse is often sold out due to its popularity and limited amounts.
Design by Joy-Marie Scott.
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The US-ELTP public library in ADS includes ADS records for refereed and nonrefereed publications that reference the US-ELTP.
Chene, A.N., Lemoine-Busserolle, M. "US Astronomy Community Surveys for the US-ELTP," The NOIRLab Mirror, January 2023, p. 30.
Hainault, O.R., et al., "End-to-end science operations in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes," J. of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 8(2), 021508 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.021508
Hardie, K., et al., "Systems engineering processes and tools for requirements management at the Extremely Large Telescopes," J. of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 8(2), 021507 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.021507
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Fanson, J., et al. 2022, Overview and status of the Giant Magellan Telescope project, Proc. SPIE, 12182, 121821C, doi:10.1117/12.2631694
Lemoine-Busserolle, M., Dickinson, M. E., Bolton, A. S., Chené, A.-N., Willman, B., Norman, D. J., Serio, A. W., Berukoff, S., Dumas, C., Goodrich, R. W., Trancho, G., 2022, DRAW in the US Extremely large Telescope Program Platform, Proc. SPIE, 12186, 121860F, doi.org/10.1117/12.2629616
Sacco, T., Norman, D., 2022, The US-ELTP research inclusion collaboration toolkit, Proc. SPIE, 12186, 1218605, doi.org/10.1117/12.2630189
Serio, A. W., Lemoine-Busserolle, M., Berukoff, S., 2022, NSF's NOIRLab US-ELTP verification and validation process: Part 1 of 3 PDR stage, Proc. SPIE, 12187, 121871E, doi.org/10.1117/12.2630565
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Trancho, G., et al., 2022, TMT systems engineering evolution in the last decade, Proc. SPIE,12187, 121870, doi:10.1117/12.2631603
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26141.
Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals and presents an ambitious program of ground- and space-based activities for future investment in the next decade and beyond. The decadal survey identifies three important science themes for the next decade aimed at investigating Earth-like extrasolar planets, the most energetic processes in the universe, and the evolution of galaxies. The Astro2020 report also recommends critical near-term actions to support the foundations of the profession as well as the technologies and tools needed to carry out the science.
Astro2020 Science White Papers - White papers submitted to the 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) that discuss science for which Extremely Large Telescopes are particularly relevant.
Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey White Papers - "Programmatic" white papers submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 that make reference to Extremely Large Telescopes and/or the US ELT Program. Astro2020 Project (APC) White Papers - White papers on Activities, Projects, and State of the Profession Considerations (APC) submitted to the 2020 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) that discuss the US ELT Program, instruments or synergistic projects related to GMT and TMT, and other related topics.
Community White Papers - Members of the astronomical community have submitted white papers and letters of interest (LOIs) as input to various community-based scientific prioritization processes including the Astro2020 Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020, the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032, and the Snowmass 2021 Particle Physics Community Planning Exercise. Here are collections of some of the white papers and LOIs that are relevant to the US ELT Program.
AAS Presentations
AAS #241 meeting, January 2023
NSF's NOIRLab and US Extremely Large Telescope Program joint Open House (11 January 2023)
AAS #240 meeting, June 2022
Open House (14 June 2022)
AAS #237 virtual meeting, January 2021
AAS Giveaways: US-ELTP virtual backgrounds, phone screens, and more!
US-ELTP session (14 January 2021)
The US ELT Program: Building a Unique Capability for the US Community
- Patrick McCarthy (NOIRLab)
US-ELTP User Services: Enabling Transformational Community Research
- Mark Dickinson (NOIRLab)
US-ELTP Research Inclusion Initiative
- Dara Norman (NOIRLab)
Thirty Meter Telescope Project Status
- Fengchuan Liu (TMT International Observatory)
Giant Magellan Telescope Project Status
- James Fanson (GMTO)
AAS #235, Honolulu, January 2020
Evening US-ELTP open house (5 January 2020)
The US ELT Program - Patrick J. McCarthy (NOIRLab)
The US ELT Program: Capabilities - Rebecca Bernstein (GMTO and Carnegie Observatories)
Revealing the Dark and Hidden Universe with the US ELT Program - Jessica Lu (UC Berkeley)
Daytime US-ELTP session (7 January 2020)
Status of the Giant Magellan Telescope Project - James Fanson (GMTO)
Status of the Thirty Meter Telescope Project - Michael Bolte (U.C. Santa Cruz)
US-ELTP: Extrasolar Planetary Systems - Nikole Lewis (Cornell) and Quinn Konopacky (UC San Diego)
Dynamical Searches for Black Holes with ELTs - Jonelle Walsh (Texas A\&M)
US-ELTP: Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing - Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine (Univ. of New Mexico)
AAS #233, Seattle, January 2019
Daytime US-ELTP session presentations (7 January 2019)
The US Extremely Large Telescope Program - David Silva (NOAO)
Extrasolar Planets: Formation, Discovery & Characterization - Quinn Konopacky (UC San Diego) & Nikole Lewis (Cornell)
The First Stars and the Origin of the Elements - Ian Roederer (University of Michigan)
Origins and Fundamental Physics of Supermassive Black Holes - Jenny Greene (Princeton University)
Dissecting Galaxy Assembly at Cosmic Noon from 1 Mpc to 100 pc Scales - Rachel Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh)
The Nature of Dark Matter - Josh Simon (Carnegie Observatories)
Discovery Frontiers in Time-Domain Astrophysics: Multi-Messenger Astronomy - Raffaella Margutti (Northwestern University).
Evening US-ELTP open house presentations (7 January 2019)
The Giant Magellan Telescope - Rebecca Bernstein (GMTO and Carnegie Observatories)
The Thirty Meter Telescope - Shelley Wright (UC San Diego)
The US Extremely Large Telescope Program - Debra Elmegreen (Vassar College; AURA)
NOIRLab Newsletter Articles
Bolton, A. S, Wolff, S., Norman, D., Dickinson, M.. "Community Science and Community Data: Past, Present, and Future," The NOIRLab Mirror, June 2020, p. 24.
Dickinson, M., 2022, "The US Extremely Large Telescope Program," The NOIRLab Mirror, June 2022, p. 30.
Dickinson, M. "Key Science Programs for the US Extremely Large Telescope Program," NOAO Newsletter, June 2019, p. 16.
Dickinson, M., Silva, D.. "The US Extremely Large Telescope Program," NOAO Newsletter, October 2018, p. 13.
NOIRLab Press Releases
"US-ELTP Director and Former NOAO Director Sidney Wolff Retires" - 19 November 2021
"US Extremely Large Telescope Program Supports Vision of Decadal Survey" - 05 November 2021
"Joint Statement Regarding the Submission of the "Planning and Design for a US Extremely Large Telescope Program" Proposals to the National Science Foundation" - 12 August 2020
NOIRLab Brochures
U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program - June 2022
Updated: 18 January 2023


About My Postcard, Trade Card Blog!
Interesting historical tidbits and trivia about old postcards, and Victorian trade cards, along with the occasional amusing postcard message.
I am fascinated with Victorian fashions. My many blog posts on the subject attest to that. I believe Victorian fashions have more personality and style than many of today's fashions. Sorry Lady Gaga. However, today's blog post is about the opposite. It is about a piece of clothing with no personality or style. This blog post is about a Victorian era hat called a "mob cap".
The mob cap is simple and serves a basic function – to keep a servant's hair clean. The woman in the below vintage postcard is wearing a hat similar to a mop cap (minus the flowers). It looks rather plain in comparison to other Victorian era hats with feathers and ribbons.
1913 vintage postcard published by Ullman of lady wearing hat similar to a mob cap.
* More vintage postcards of woman wearing Victorian fashions can be found in my web store, Remember When Vintage Postcards.
* Be sure to stop back in a couple of days to find out a postcard message's contribution to winter in April 1909 Redwood Falls, MN.
I came across an unusual (for me) old vintage postcard of a dressed grasshopper being kicked by a lady's legs. It wasn't the unusual image of the grasshopper that caught my eye, but the adornment on the lady's legs.
It looks like the lady is wearing embroidered stockings. I did some research on Victorian clothing and found out embroidery on lady's stockings wasn't unusual. I am wondering how the stockings stood up against wear and tear. Did they run just as easily as today's nylons? Shame if they did as this piece of Victorian clothing is really quite beautiful.
Funny how it is sometimes the small detail on a postcard that catches a collector's eye.
1911 Vintage Postcard Copyrighted by L.H.
You can find more unusual fantasy postcards in my store, Remember When Vintage Postcards.
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I missed last week's weekly ephemera trivia, so thought I'd catch up with this blog post.
Ever wonder where the expression, "the bogey man is coming to get you!" came from? It turns out Napoleon is responsible.
Napoleon's nickname "bogey" (from Bonaparte – boney to bogey) resulted from an act of revenge. He blockaded Britain's coast in the very early 1800's due to the defeat of his fleet at Trafalgar. This resulted in the serious depletion of imported silk thread in Britain. The price of smuggled silk thread skyrocketed. That was naughty Napoleon. We women needed that silk thread for all those pretty Victorian fashions.
Patrick Clark came to the rescue of British ladies by inventing hand sewing thread (2-4 cord) from a material readily available – cotton. Patrick's grandson, George, later invented a six-cord thread strong enough for sewing machines (circa mid-1800). It was called ONT, which stood for "Our New Thread".
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I wondered how Victorian fashions were kept clean. Excelsior Starch Manufacturing Company provided the answer. This company was started in June, 1873, with $30,000 in capital. The factory (or works) comprised a 110 x 150 foot four floor brick building (the graphics on the Victorian trade card to the left says otherwise, so am not sure on this point).
All kinds of starch were made using corn; from packages in any desired weight for use in preparing dishes for the table, to laundry (I was unaware a laundry product could be made from corn), and other starch grades. Absolute chemical purity was the standard of excellence.
At first, the works consumed about 40 bushels of corn per day, and employed no more than 10. By 1880, the works employed 60 to 70, with an average daily consumption of 800 bushels of corn. This increase showed how prosperous Excelsior had become, with an annual products value that had reached about $125,000.
Peltire Hill was Excelsior's superintendant at the beginning. Mr. Hill was viewed as a practical man who understood starch making and the machinery used in it's making. He'd gained experience as foreman of Buffalo's famous Gilbert's Starch Works, supervised the construction of the Muzzy & Sage Starch Mill upon arrival in Elkhart in 1870, and then supervised the successful installation of Excelsior's company works. Mr. Hill's experience sounds like the forerunner of today's millwright trade. This experience helped propel Mr. Hill from vice president in the company's second year, to president in 1880.
The Excelsior Starch Works was one of the few in the country which manufactured by the same chemical process as the more famous Duryea Co.
More wonderful victorian trade cards like the above trade card, with great graphics and advertising, can be found in my store.
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One of my favorite non-Santa Claus vintage postcards is the one to the left signed by artist May Farini. It pictures a Victorian lady on a ship's deck wearing a long coat called a Duster. Ladies wore them to keep dust off their legs when walking or touring before paved roads came along. There are no dirt roads around her, so she must be wearing the Duster coat to keep the chilly wind off her.
Feel free to look at other Santa Claus, children in footed pajamas, and May Farini postcards from my personal collection on my web store's gallery page.
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This example uses RabbitMQ queue as a source for messages. In this case the Node.js app itself does
never cache more than preset amount of messages (for this example the limit is 10 messages) which allows you to send even millions of messages in the fastest way without worrying that your app would run out of memory. You also wouldn't loose messages, if sender crashes then RabbitMQ requeues unacked messages.

## Files

  * [sender.js](sender.js) is the actual example that takes messages from a RabbitMQ queue and delivers these to SMTP
  * [server.js](server.js) is a test SMTP server that accepts messages from [sender.js](sender.js)
  * [pusher.js](pusher.js) generates random messages and pushes these to RabbitMQ queue

> **NB!** The queue created by [sender.js](sender.js) is deleted together with all queued messages once [sender.js](sender.js) exits. If you want this queue to remain, then create it with `autoDelete:false`

## Usage

  1. Edit `queueHost` and `queueName` variables in [pusher.js](pusher.js) and [sender.js](sender.js) to match your actual RabbitMQ Installation
  1. Run [server.js](server.js) in a separate console window to get yourself a SMTP test server
  1. Run [sender.js](sender.js) in a separate console window to set up the queue based sender
  1. Run [pusher.js](pusher.js) in a separate console window to push some messages to RabbitMQ queue

If everything goes like it should then the window for [server.js](server.js) should display something like this:

```
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Received 439 byte message a449c22bc2adbc1038b80c0eda5e2094 (998)
Received 439 byte message eb728e609f975fd0e6a754437bcda69c (999)
Received 439 byte message a75f2ac5c07589708d7914f49e37b290 (1000)
```

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View what's new at Berry Bros. & Rudd. We are constantly introducing new products to our list, and this page is continually updated.
Our best-selling wine for many decades, GOC, as it's known, brilliantly highlights the drinkability of modern red Bordeaux. Bright, medium ruby in colour it has a siren-like nose of black cherries, bramble fruit and wood smoke. The palate follows through with a long, velvety finish.
Hailing from vineyards in the Casablanca Valley, a stone's throw from the Pacific Ocean, our 2016 Chilean Sauvignon Blanc is made especially for us by De Martino – one of the most progressive producers in South America. The nose is fresh and pure with notes of just-mown grass and green apples, while the palate is vibrant and zesty, with a twist of lime and a touch of tropical kiwi fruit on the finish. This wine is an ideal apéritif.
The 2017 vintage was wonderful at Pulenta, as is demonstrated by the sheer class of this wine. Soft hedgerow-fruit aromas are allied to a bright, raspberry freshness. More gentle red and black berry fruit follows on the palate, but it is the gloriously smooth and silky texture that really de#31;nes this wine. This is a concentrated, pure, supremely enjoyable Malbec.
"EOC", as it is known, comes from a single estate in the Graves owned by the Famille JM Cazes, one of the great names of Bordeaux. A classic Bordeaux blend, it has a rich, Merlot-dominated nose, with ripe cherry aromas bolstered by notes of cocoa, vanilla and wood smoke. The palate combines warm brambly fruit with the more savoury elements of traditional Claret, while the finish is rounded and deliciously moreish. It is just as good with a mid-week bowl of pasta as with a roast leg of lamb for Sunday lunch.
We are delighted to have worked once again with the dependable David Sautereau to produce our 2017 Sancerre. The fruit here is grown on three different soil types, caillottes, terres blanches and marnes, giving the wine perfume, fruit and structure. The warm and sunny growing season has provided a generous wine, packed with yellow fruit notes and rounded off with a pleasant and refreshing citrus bitterness.
This is the second vintage of our increasingly popular Eden Valley Riesling. The 2016 demonstrates the same crisp, mouth-watering lime character of the previous vintage but with a touch more generosity and roundness. White flowers mingle with yellow peach notes which broaden out on the palate and the finish is long and refreshing. Drink now and enjoy its glorious freshness or keep for two to five years to delight in the complex, toasty character that will undoubtedly shine through.
Casa Vinicola Natale Verga was founded by Enrico Verga in 1895 in the province of Como. For four generations, it has been handed down from father to son with the same values of tradition and quality. Today Natale Verga runs the company, with his father Giancarlo and his sisters Cristina and Laura.
This is a classic example of Montepulciano from Abruzzo, with a perfumed nose of sweet spice, black cherry and a touch of oregano. Its charm comes more from the roundness and generosity of fruit on the palate, with cherry, plum and baked berries. The tannins are supple and ripe, giving the wine good structure to counterbalance its vibrant acidity. Great on its own or with food. Drink now to 2022.
A deliciously crisp and vibrant wine which shows intense citrus notes on the nose and palate. Its fresh acidity makes this incredibly thirst-quenching, while the gentle minerality and delicate saline note on the finish makes a second glass almost irresistible. This is the perfect match for a plate of fresh oysters, though it will happily sit alongside any other shellfish dishes.
Thanks to Constantia Glen's unique position – lying between a gap in the mountains, its vines benefit from an extra 1.5 hours of sunshine every day, meaning red grapes can mature to perfection. This Bordeaux-inspired blend contains 62% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep ruby in colour, the nose is layered with dried herbs, blackberry and pepper spice. The palate is elegant and fresh, with plenty of ripe fruit to support the smooth tannins and bright acidity. Drink now to 2023.
The pretty aromas of this pure Sangiovese Rosso di Toscana tempt on the nose, while the palate is smoothly textured – bright fruit, cherry and hints of spice giving it the feel of a baby Brunello. The tannins are rounded and glossy, the acidity is fresh and the fruit is ripe, with hints of redcurrant.
Having recently taken over from their father, brother and sister team Louis-Benoît and Claude- Emmanuelle Desvignes are making some of the most exciting wines in the village of Morgon, one of the top crus of Beaujolais. They make wines without using any oak, allowing the grapes and soil to express themselves.
Medium ruby in colour with vibrant purple highlights, the nose offers lifted, floral top notes and fresh raspberry fruit, while the palate is juicy, crunchy and energetic. There is a gentle sweetness to the red cherry fruit which marries seamlessly with the fine and chalky tannins. Drink now to 2024.
Finca Allende, the estate created by the exuberant Miguel Ángel de Gregorio, is located in the hill town of Briones in the Rioja Alta. "Allende" can be roughly translated as "further", reflecting the property's philosophy to go further and further towards creating the perfect Rioja.
The 2017 Greco di Tufo NovaSerra exhibits full and generous fruit spread over a crisp, lean mouthfeel. The wine is generous in terms of bouquet, with fragrant tones of citrus, pear, white peach and crushed seashell. It is lean in texture, but it does award lengthy freshness and a tight, silky finish.
These are David's oldest vines, with two parcels planted in 1947 and 1943, on red clay and decomposed granite respectively. The slightly younger plot is Premier Cru land and makes up 45 percent of the blend. Vivid ruby in colour, the crunchy red-berry fruit mingles with chalky tannins to produce a very drinkable wine. Drink 2019-2023.
David began picking on 7th September for his Pinot Noir, pointing out that while this was the same date as in 2015, the two vintages have contrasting profiles. David used the word digeste to describe the 2017s, suggesting these are wines which will have you reaching for the next glass. The character of the vintage is one of freshness, purity, bright red fruit and floral notes, a combination which marries perfectly with Davids precise and confident winemaking style.
David began picking on 7th September for his Pinot Noir, pointing out that while this was the same date as in 2015, the two vintages have contrasting profiles. David used the word digeste to describe the 2017s, suggesting these are wines which will have you reaching for the next glass. The character of the vintage is one of freshness, purity, bright red fruit and floral notes,	a combination which marries perfectly with Davids precise and confident winemaking style.
As ever, this is a Bourgogne which punches significantly above its weight. A good dollop of Savigny, Santenay, Beaune, Monthélie and St Romain make their way into the blend, not as off-cuts, but because Ben sees this as his vinous business card. Raised in large foudres, this is as gorgeous as ever, with an incredible purity of juicy, red berry fruit. The quintessence of Burgundian Pinot Noir. Drink 2018-2024.
Having created a name for himself as régisseur (general manager) of Comte Armand in Pommard from 1999 until 2013, Benjamin Leroux established a small négociant business based in Beaune in 2007. The emphasis is on Côte de Beaune whites and Côte de Nuits reds. The company also owns a small holding of Bâtard-Montrachet and since 2014 some vineyards in Meursault. In a short space of time Benjamin Leroux's wines have built an impressive reputation. Ben is a big fan of his 2016s, praising the sizzling tension of the whites and the beautiful quality of the Pinot fruit, which allowed him to use more whole bunches than in 2015. In early stages of élevage he drew comparisons to 2010, and feels these are wines which will surprise people and gain complexity with time. Thanks to his strong relationships with suppliers, Ben was able to maintain production at around 2015 levels despite the frost, although in general he has less Village and Grand Cru wine and more at the Premier Cru level. For reasons of space, the limited volumes of Grands Crus have not been included in this catalogue. Since the 2014 vintage, all white wines are bottled under screwcap.
Located at the foot of the north side of the Roche de Vergisson, this is a cool site which has come into its own in recent warm vintages. Young vines give plenty of energy and fruit, while the finish is fresh and crystalline. Half the wine had no sulphur added before bottling. Drink 2019-2023.
The Bret brothers described 2017 as another warm and early vintage, with harvest beginning on the 26th August. They picked early compared to many of their peers, Jean-Philippe explaining that maturity came very quickly. Their decision to bring the grapes in quickly, along with their organic and biodynamic viticulture, has resulted in wonderfully fresh wines. In the cellar they are experimenting with lower levels of sulphur during the winemaking process, with the aim of obtaining full fruit and terroir expression in their wines.
Three quarters of the fruit for this wine comes from the Two Blondes vineyard, the rest from Champoux. One hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon, it sees no new oak, but spends 14 months in older barrels. It offers classic Cabernet aromas of cassis and black cherry with attractive sweet spice and herbal notes. It has a firm, powdery tannin profile with vibrant acidity and density on the mid-palate.


Port-de-Paix Haiti - A young Haitian who recently returned form Chile committed suicide Tuesday December 18, less than a week before Christmas.
A third planeload of Haitian immigrants who are voluntarily returning to Haiti arrived in Haiti Monday. 179 Haitians left Chile and returned to Port-au-Prince via a special Chilean government flight.
Human traffickers are using Bolivia as an illegal crossing of illegal Haitians from Chile to Brazil. last weekend, more than 100 Haitian immigrants were detained in Oruro and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Many Haitians in Chile are complaining about their difficulty to get a "certificat de bonne vie et moeurs," (certificate a good conduct) from the Haitian consulate, an important document they need to get their residency papers.
The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, writes on her Twitter page: "Today I met Richard Joseph, the Haitian citizen who saved a person on Sunday."


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