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The "Big" Test
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#257 03-09-2010 05:54 PM
A funny thing happens when you're a person who gets all introspective like I do. After a while you start to think you can see patterns within and all around you - like you can somehow figure out what's going to happen next based on some form of erudite elucidation. I'm positive that it's actually a new form of cynicism that protects us from being unduly taken off guard when things don't go our way. The result is you get to keep your cool and don't bat an eye when things take an unexpected turn. Whatever the cause, one thing is for certain: the next thing you know, you end up building all sorts of expectations around these educated guesses.
But I'm here to tell you that all of this goes absolutely cockeyed in reality.
For one, remember those 11 predictions I made in my second-last post before the test? Only half of them came true - and just barely.
You see, I was prepared. Really prepared. Yes, as if right on cue, I fell asleep during the drive while running through my test in visualization. But it didn't matter. I went right ahead and memorized all of the techniques, including the ones that I didn't have a solid mnemonic device for: namely the basic techniques for the optional section of the test that included Tanto/Tachi/Jo-Dori, Henka Waza and Kaeshi Waza. I even reviewed them in my mind before going to bed at the hotel on Friday night, first thing upon waking up on Saturday morning (in spite of it taking time away from my breakfast and almost not finding the time to do my "lucky braid"), and for the last time during the lunch break at the seminar.
Unlike I assumed I would do as always, I didn't exhaust myself during the seminar out of the usual pressure to give a good showing for the club. I spent each session in near-relaxation, actually -- especially once it dawned on me that this would be the very last time I would be attending a seminar where I could just blend into the crowd with the rest of the white belts (for, out of an overwhelming urge not to stand out, I chose not to wear my brown belt -- for which I was sternly reprimanded by Jon Sensei afterwards). This would be the last time I could get away with not knowing what the heck I was doing since no one would have any expectation of me to "get it" all the time -- I was only a Mudansha, after all.
It was then and there, during the warm-up -- in the middle of Tae No Henka, no less -- that I realized that those happy-go-lucky times were almost over. So, shedding the unnerving feeling that Kawahara Sensei had his eye on me, I proceeded to simply enjoy the seminar and each movement I made. I did my best to hear and comprehend Sensei's broken English above the occasional shrieks of children running down the hall and the loud rattle of the room's heating or plumbing system. In the end, my efforts were rewarded with some gems to help me with my Morotedori Kokyuho (keep your back/posture straight when squatting and rising up), Sankyo (performed at an upwards angle such that your elbow points up and back almost at 45 degrees) and Kokyudosa (emphasis on pushing your elbows forward), to name a few. Naturally it helps that pointing at your elbow needs no translation, even for a futz like me. I even made a mental note of the Henka Waza he got us to practice (Munedori Kotegaeshi to Sankyo) in the hopes of using it during this section of the test.
The afternoon session ended early to accommodate what was scheduled to be four long tests including mine: Murray (Ikkyu) and Ilia's (also Shodan) from Saskatoon and Virgil's (Sandan) from Regina. During the 15-minute break before them, I went to the ladies' room and scarfed down my energy snacks and the last of my Gatorade and waited. No adrenaline rush, no shaky hands. I started to mentally go over my memorized list of the optional section again but gladly let myself get interrupted by banter with Lisa and Miranda from Saskatoon, who would be my uke for the test. I figured, "What the heck, I've either got it memorized or not at this point" and after three flawless run-throughs, was certain of the former. Minutes passed. I took a few long, deep breaths. Still no loss of fine motor control. Hmph. Weird.
So I popped back onto the mats early, chatted with folks and did a bit of stretching. At one point during the break, I was chatting with YuLin from Saskatoon when a smiling Kawahara Sensei gestured to her and from what I could make out, asked her if I seemed nervous. Oddly enough, I wasn't. This was all in spite of recalling Kawahara Sensei's ominous words from two years ago (plus his reminder when Jeremy and I tested for Ikkyu) that he would test us hard this time. Still, I remained calm, even knowing that Sensei is infamous for giving you a psychological test more than anything else -- that he'd often tell your ukes to attack hard and fast and expect you as the defender not to reciprocate, instead showing that you are in control. I kept a cool head despite the knowledge that during the Randori portion of the test, it was practically expected that your attackers would madly run at you with the intent of taking you down at all costs and that with the odds stacked against you (ie. the defender not being allowed to respond in the equally aggressive way they would realistically), you were definitely going to be taken down sooner or later. But whatever was going to happen, I was ready. I had trained hard for this day and I was finally going to get a chance to demonstrate the culmination of those efforts. So really, there was no need to be nervous.
As Murray did his test (so my not going first, of course, also helped) I watched, if only peripherally -- I didn't know at the time that he was going for Ikkyu since they were doing the same test techniques as I would -- I didn't want to bias my mental imagery, if you will, with another person's style. During his test, a Yudansha sitting next to me was kindly giving me tips as to particular versions of techniques for my upcoming test and I graciously thanked him but I realized that now wasn't the time to try and incorporate anything new -- I just had to do what I had been taught, exactly the way I'd practiced time and again and let that be what would be judged; any new way of doing things would likely just mess up my muscle memory at that point.
When Murray finished his test earlier than expected and without the optional or Jiyu Waza sections, it sounded like Sensei was going to get him to do the latter later on. I wondered if this was going to be in the interests of time. Then they called me up. Deep breath.
I was ready to feel that surge of nervous energy -- that brief and customary mind/body conversation that would make me feel awkward in the beginning -- but it never happened. It was the strangest thing. They say that when you're testing for Shodan, it all goes by in a blur - but that was only partly my experience. Time did not slow down and I did not lose my memory of what had gone before. Rather, it felt like I was hyper aware more than anything else. My body started out like it was "feeling out" the energy and movements of my one new uke, Miranda, who was taller and heavier than me. Little did I know at the time that she had only come back to training very recently from being off after having her second child in November -- kudos to her! Lisa, who was lighter, was breakfalling out of almost everything and as always, impressed more than a few people; she did a great job.
As prepared as I was to call out my own techniques for the "any 5" series, it turned out that Kawahara Sensei opted to call out random ones himself, which took a lot of the guesswork (and my conscious memory) out of it.
I don't know how else to describe what I was feeling at the time except like I was extremely…in the moment -- going back and forth like we did between a lighter and heavier uke was in a way like turning on a dime. Little did I know at the time that Kawahara Sensei was scrutinizing my adaptations to technique and even grunted in approval at my literally last-second, mid-technique decision to adapt to a different version of my dreaded nemesis Aiki Otoshi in order to compensate for the heavier uke.
The other thing about this strange hyper-aware state I was in was that what mistakes I made, I was fully conscious of and immediately sought to correct on the next rep (which also earned grunts of approval from The Man). All except one mistake, which I later found out had its origin in incorrectly interpreting a note I had made to myself that formed the basis of my visualizations of the test: the "direct entry" version of Katadori Menuchi Iriminage was not (as I erroneously imagined) supposed to be like the "direct entry" I wrote down for the same attack's Ikkyo. Sheesh. Without going into a treatise about language and meaning, suffice it to say that my old Wittgensteinian Analytic Philosophy prof would have had a heyday with this. But at the very least, the incident was a lesson itself on the power of visualization. To have so easily overridden repeatedly-practiced movements and muscle memory by mere thought alone is quite impressive…not to mention scary.
In the end, the only criticisms Kawahara Sensei voiced were directed towards my own Sensei for not teaching me a different version of Ushiro Ryotedori Kubishime/Ushiro Ryotedori Koshinage -- while the Ikkyo-style version that I did was considered perfectly legitimate, it apparently is not one that Kawahara Sensei himself usually teaches and as such he did not feel he could grade it.
Sensei wrapped things up shortly after the Hanmi Handachi Waza in the additional portion of the test, though it really felt like we had skipped all over the place and that I had done an awful lot of Koshinage (most likely because the versions above were not what he was looking for). But folks seemed convinced that I had been sped through the test because I was doing well. In any case, when Sensei called me up, Jon said he thought I looked like I was going to get all emotional.
In reality, I was feeling really sheepish. I didn't think I had done at all as well as I thought I could have. I was also disappointed that just like with Ikkyu, the old man did it again! After I was totally ready to do the weapons-taking and the adaptive stuff -- not to mention my favourite thing: Randori. I didn't get to do any Jiyu Waza or any Randori! I was despondent. Little did I know that at one point during my test, Kawahara Sensei called Jon up and asked him how long I had been training and how frequently (seven years at four times a week); he also asked Jon if I knew the whole test and when Jon responded yes, Sensei gauged his reaction. It seems that knowing that (plus seeing a scant 15 minute performance from me) was good enough for him to know where I was at.
When Kawahara Sensei looked me in the eye and said, "Not bad. Tae Sabaki very good." I can genuinely say that I was touched. I bowed and gave as heartfelt an "Arigato gozaimasu" as I could muster.
"I give you Shodan. You pass," he said.
And that was that.
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3 Responses to "The "Big" Test"
jducusin Says:
Thanks! Though I was looking forward to a 40 minute test with Jiyu Waza, myself.
Walter Martindale Says:
Good account. My shodan was in front of Calgary (Aikido Bozankan) sensei Steve Erickson, Kawahara sensei having signed the papers previously. 40 minutes. 4 uke for the jiuwaza with the usual instructions of take him down. (they did) Test also observed by Rocky Izumi in street clothes at the side. Virgil's a sandan...Cool. I remember when he started.. Walter
#1 03-09-2010 06:37 PM
Daisy Luu Says:
Sheez, I'm getting all nervous just reading about the events leading up to your actual test. Way to go. Hopefully one day I will have my own Shodan story to tell.

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The Comeback – Time Off and Getting Back On
In afternoon training I'm dripping wet from both sweating and repeatedly rinsing myself off under the hose at the corner of the gym – it's what I call a...
by Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu June 19, 2016
In afternoon training I'm dripping wet from both sweating and repeatedly rinsing myself off under the hose at the corner of the gym – it's what I call a "courtesy rinse," where Thais will rinse their bodies before clinching for hygienic purposes. Unlike the boys, I wear a shirt, so I have to go wring it out and remain sopping and dripping for the duration of training. On this day it was raining, so I was very cold. Yeah – cold in Thailand.
A guy who I met last year when he came through the gym slumped down into one of the wooden chairs next to where I keep my bag. He exhaled with exhaustion and then began slowly wrapping his hands. We shared a look of empathy, as afternoons are pretty universally tiring.
"Do you ever come back to training after two weeks and feel this tired?" he asked me. The short answer is: Well, no. I've never actually taken two weeks off in my time in Thailand, but I know what he's asking. I tell him that if I take 3-4 days off because I have stitches or am traveling between fights, it's very hard when I come back to training. And, by my experience the longer you have off, the longer it takes to feel as strong as you were before the break. I believe in studies with runners it works out to approximately double the time you had off to regain your strength: so, two weeks off means a full month before you're "back" to the stamina and strength you had before the break. That's a number I use to keep perspective in my own training experiences.
This guy wasn't thrilled by my answer. In his case there are a ton of other elements involved, including that he lives in Germany and so surely his training regimen there is not identical to what he's throwing himself into when he arrives on Thai soil. Further, he'd just finished observing Ramadan and in Germany that meant around 18 hours between the sun rising and setting, making the time for fasting very long indeed. He didn't train through the observance, so his body bad been in a state of rest and was also, now upon breaking the fast, in a state of recovery. I also am in a state of recovery. This past week I came down with a bad chest cold and trained through some of it, then took a day of full-stop rest and was now back at the gym trying to catch back up in strength. The difference between us is substantial, not only because my break was so much shorter, but also because I'm returning to a familiar regimen, one I've trained in for a few years now; this man, however, had taken a significant break and was returning to a regimen considerably more intense than what he was probably doing on a daily basis in his home gym.
A Body In Motion Stays in Motion
So, what am I talking about? This guy was frustrated because he expected to feel better than he actually felt. Most people, mistakenly, assume that rest will make them feel better, stronger, refreshed and… you know, rested – something like how a "good night's sleep sometimes makes you feel when you climb out of bed the next morning after stretching your arms in a wonderful yawn". But it's very like that old Law of Physics adage, "a body in motion stays in motion." The remainder of that law of inertia is that "a body at rest, stays at rest." Because I train every day, I'm actually really shit at resting. I get antsy and agitated and feel guilty for not training, even if I really need the time to rest – I'm blessed to be here in Thailand, and I never take a day for granted. If I don't focus when I'm taking that rest, then it's a waste of the time away from the gym. But on the surface of it, I'm great at coming back because I know it's going to suck; as the Marines say, "embrace the suck." I never boldly expect that a morning off or a full day off is going to make me feel like Wonder Woman when I come back to the gym. I expect it's going to make me feel kind of sluggish, but what's amazing is that even though I know this sluggishness is going to happen I still get kind of sometimes trapped by the idea that I'm usually tired, like I kind of fool myself into thinking I should feel otherwise. I consciously understand that it is going to take maybe 2 days to recover from 1 day, 6 days from 3, but as a matter of habit I still wonder why it is taking me so long. So, it's a hard thing to shake from your mental processes, this link between resting and being rested. This man from Germany who had two weeks of not training assumed that the inactivity would have repaired or somehow charged his body; or at least that his acclimation back into training would be swift. But sometimes rest is like Jet-Lag. Have you ever traveled very long distance and arrived at your destination completely exhausted, only to think to yourself, "Why is it so tiring to sit on my ass all day?" You'd think that after "resting" on a plane for 12 hours you'd be all charged to hit the gym once you arrive, but all you want to do is lie down. A body at rest stays at rest. Whereas if you're used to keeping busy and being active, suddenly being put on "bed rest" is a nightmare of cabin-fever and stir-crazy agitation. A body in motion stays in motion.
This doesn't mean you should never take time off, it just means you have to be conscious of how your body is going to "recover" from that rest, that it's going to take some time, and probably more time than you instinctively feel would be necessary. Standing there in the gym I was quite tired, which I expected, and also very cold. This is relevant because I've lived in Thailand for 4 years now and I – a Colorado girl – now actually truly get cold in temperatures that westerners more new to the climate still find warm or even hot. The thing is, we're standing in the same room, occupying the same space, in the same objective temperature. But we're experiencing it in very different ways because of the states we are each accustomed to, to which our bodies have acclimated. It's the same with energy and training. Talking about someone who maybe has just (re)entered a Thai gym from the west: You're absolutely wrecked and looking around you to gauge the others in the room, and what you find might be that everyone else seems to be strong and full of energy. They might be good liars in not showing their fatigue (like me), or they might be coasting through a fairly typical workout that's not taxing them as much on the scale of personal effort. You're trying to find your footing by looking at everyone else (Thais or other westerners). This can be deflating because it seems like you're the odd man out, or it can be inspiring because it means the more you do something, the easier it will appear to be.
What I told this guy was basically, "accept that you're going to be tired, accept that it's going to be hard, and be patient; but do enough each day so that you're building toward greater strength and endurance." The important thing is to focus on the gradual increase, and to push. Ultimately, the longer you take before you come back, the longer it will take to come back. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed when, after a full day of not training and sleeping a good 18 hours, I was not immediately feeling 100% and ready to smash the pads the next day. Nah, I still felt pretty shitty. But I did feel like that rest was necessary and probably helped my body fight the cold.
The day before I had texted Pi Nu that I wasn't going to come in the morning, in order to sleep, but had said that I would see him in the afternoon…I thought the morning would be enough. Then, after sleeping in I felt taking the whole day would be beneficial, so I wrote to Pi Nu again and told him I'd see him tomorrow. He was a little incredulous as I very seldom skip training, asking why I wasn't coming in the afternoon when I'd said I would and when I said I was "mai sabai" ("not well") he sent me a picture of the Hulk and said (in Thai to this effect), "I don't understand, you are the green one, he doesn't get sick." I laughed and tried to google an image of the Hulk with a thermometer in his mouth and an ice-pack on his head, but go figure… the Hulk apparently doesn't get sick. My work ethic and stone-faced approach to training has resulted in the boys at the gym nick-naming me "Cyborg Petchrungruang," so when I showed up the next day Pi Nu didn't hesitate to throw me straight back into the thick of it by making me do his new favorite kick-and-pushup drill, which is hard enough to do when you're feeling good, right after padwork. So yeah, part of me was thinking, "Goddamn! I don't feel very good at all!" and part of me was thinking, "Well, even when I'm gonna puke I'm pretty strong!" And I think that's kind of what I'm getting at here: that it takes time to "come back" from being sick, from resting, from travel, from what is generally referred to as "fucking off for a week" (drinking, slacking, whatever). The trick is to know that it's going to take a little time and a little more effort to get back to the kind of baseline you were feeling before the break; but you should also give yourself credit for the small victories within that difficult time. Like getting through your rounds on the bag even though your rounds on the pads made you feel like you couldn't make it. It's called recovery, which means you're covering the same ground that you've gone over before. That's not a problem, so long as you're still moving in the direction of progress.
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There is a lot to be said for more companies now pushing for more states to open up their laws regarding gambling following the Supreme Court ruling that this is how the law would work in the United States. There is no longer this national ban on the practice, and that is making a lot more companies feel a lot better about trying to get their share of the pie that is going to be available.
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junho, julho e agosto são considerados época alta. O mês em que é mais barato voar para Nova Iorque é fevereiro.
Introduz o aeroporto de origem e as datas preferidas no formulário de pesquisa acima para desbloqueares as ofertas de voos mais recentes para Nova Iorque.
Qual a duração do voo para Nova Iorque?
Qual o voo mais barato para Nova Iorque?
A passagem aérea mais barata para Nova Iorque desde Portugal nas últimas 72 horas custava 276 € ida e volta na rota de Porto para Nova Iorque. A rota mais popular é Lisboa para Nova Iorque e a passagem mais barata encontrada nesta rota nas últimas 72 horas custava 412 € ida e volta.
Que companhias aéreas voam para Nova Iorque?
No geral, a TAP AIR PORTUGAL, a Air Canada e a KLM são as companhias que mais voam para Nova Iorque desde Portugal. A rota mais popular parte de Lisboa. A TAP AIR PORTUGAL, a Air Canada e a KLM são as companhias que voam com mais frequência nesta rota.
Qual o aeroporto em Nova Iorque mais próximo do centro de Nova Iorque?
Nova Iorque tem 3 aeroportos principais. Newark (4 quilómetros) é o mais próximo do centro de Nova Iorque, LaGuardia fica a 26 quilómetros do centro e John F. Kennedy fica a 35 quilómetros do centro. Ver no mapa.
Prós: Boarded efficiently. Took off on time. Landed ahead of schedule.
Contras: Checking in process. Choice of seats very limited and I accessed the website (literally) the minute online checkin opened.
Contras: The enertainment system was down for over half the passengers and only returned to spotty functionality two thirds of the way through the flight. I gather after some other passengers disconnected. Clearly the system didn't have enough bandwidth to support all 350 passengers. and why no wifi?
Contras: Would have liked some better movie choices.
Prós: The flight itself was fine and the crew was excellent. The boarding process was efficient.
Contras: My center seat, which was assigned, put me in an extremely uncomfortable position physically for the entire 14 hour flight. My two seatmates extended physically into my space, and minimal legroom meant by knees were pressed against the seat in front. I was not happy at the lack of seat choice.
Contras: The food was really bad. I prebooked an AISLE seat and of course I was given the WINDOW!
Prós: Best food I've ever had on an airline! Great flight. Not too full.
Contras: Arm rests didn't lift all the way up on the plane.
Contras: The width of the seats. Tricky to have that elbow rest, it is you or your neighbor!
Contras: So many things! Starting with the way assistance in the airport is offered to travellers with mobility issues! This is an important issue that needs to be revisited and changes for better service to be made!
Contras: The hidden baggage fees was a surprise when checking in. I have never not been allowed one check in bag for an flight from Europe to the US. The crew did what was needed but made you feel like they were doing you a favour by showing up for work. Other airlines such as emirates, ethiad, virgin Australia all make a person feel welcome with great attention to detail international flight from Europe to the US. I will never fly air Europa again as I feel they are dishonest. The charge for the headphones is ridiculous when the entertainment is limited (most tv series will have one episode and the shows are old) The food was sub par. The sandwich with one sliver of ham was pathetic and the main meal was lacking with only chicken and rice, a small desert, no fruit/ salad and or crackers with cheese which is the norm on international flights.
Contras: The boarding is very bad, you can not board 400 people in 15 minutes, the result will be, you will arrive one hour late! Also, Why the crew wear gloves when pick up left overs but not when serving the food? Really the crew training, it is very poor to sat the least. Arlindo.
Prós: Space between our feet.
Contras: Boarding was approximately 40 minutes late. Food wasn't that good. For breakfast it appeared the crew was running late because the plane was to land within the hour. The crew were passimg the meal quickly and didn't pick up mine or some of the passengers garbage telling us to leave it in front of the seat.
Prós: The crew is excellent. Very friendly, professional, and helpful. Both on board and at the desk inside the airport. They listen to your needs and respond the best they can. Seats are comfortable enough for Economy. Good selection of movies to watch. The flight was on time and arrived even a little earlier than expected.
Contras: The food was filling, but not particularly tasty. For those seated toward the back, there was no choice. Although maybe there was no choice to begin with. Normally, on international flights, for the first (bigger) meal at least, you are given two choices, such as meat or vegetarian, beef or chicken. The food itself wasn't great. The salad was below average on both flight, from and to Chicago. So was the desert. Drinks are offered once with each meal in very small glasses. Although there is a bottle of water from the start.
Prós: Leg room, friendly crew, good choices for entertainment, nice blankets!
Prós: Was on time! Not croweded!
Prós: Seats were fairly comfortable with decent leg room.
Contras: My biggest complaint is for the exhorbitant baggage fees—€100 for two bags is ridiculous. Also, one of the crew was rather testy with us when we first boarded (unprovoked), then came to us a few minutes later to say something nice to sort of make up for it.
Contras: Checking in could be made easier by the airline communicating with the staff. They were not aware i had an email that i could check in luggage and they were not helpful or providing good customer services - unprofessional & inexperienced. Lost my luggage both ways.
Prós: The plane was clean and seats were comfortable considering 2.5. hour flight; all crew members were nice and friendly; there was some food available for purchase but we didn't buy it since we ate at the airport before the flight. I would definitely fly again.
Contras: no TV or other entertainment options so make sure to bring your own device or a book.
Contras: A bit more legroom and seat size.
Prós: Flight tracker on screen was accurate.
Contras: A Final Boarding call was announced at the appointed boarding time for us to stand in the cold gang-way a further five minutes before proceeding outside to board the plane. Neither entertainment nor a safety briefing were provided before taking off. Attendant alerted us to a 'problem with the flight' but was incomprehensible over the speaker, as with any subsequent announcements.
Prós: Timeliness of food and cleaning up.
Contras: Due to the way Kayak / kiwi.com booked my flights, even though both legs were on the same airline they were booked as two separate flights causing me to wait in line for two hours to get my bag and check back in in Heathrow airport.
Contras: The food was just okay.
Prós: The crew were polite and very helpful. The service was also good.
Contras: Flight was 3 hours late. Crew was disorganized & inefficient. Announcements were repetive & not helpful. Waited 2-1/2 hours on plane before departure because crew was terribly ineffective boarding passengers that were re-routed from another flight. No weather or mechanical issues, bad decisions.
Prós: Comfortable and a very friendly flight crew.
Contras: They didn't put enough fuel in the tank and the pilot only noticed when we were next in line to take-off so that led to a 30 minute delay. Some terrible seat designer put the call button and light control on the armrest exactly where your elbow rests so every few seconds you would here a call bell.
Contras: On time arrival (we were late).
Contras: 2nd Delta flight on the same day that was delayed. This one only 44 min.
Prós: Even though we flew through turbulances the crew was able to manage their tasks. Plus beautiful stewardess.
Prós: The transfer after the flight was very helpful.
Prós: The Food was good.
Contras: We had a very uncomfortable flight. A passenger right behind us was screaming all through the flight. We need to be refunded part of the ticket cos it was horrible.
Prós: Seats were confortable, new plane, the crew was attentive, food was great.
Contras: Need to update the movie library, the category with the new movies is probably a year or morw old.
Prós: Seat space a bit tight . I should have upgraded to more leg room . Next time!
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Connections, natural fits, and helping others
By Anita J. Martin
Rachel Byington devotes her time, energy, and talents to four different jobs, all having to do in one way or another with education, be it teaching or learning. She works two part-time jobs including one as a Teacher's Assistant (TA), is a full-time student, and a full-time mom.
She's been working with the Biomarker Research Department, Department of Kinesiology at UW-Madison. The Voices Heard Project is gathering the opinions, attitudes, and beliefs of unrepresented groups toward biomarker research. Biomarkers include saliva, blood, tissues, structural imaging, etc.
"With the disparities in health issues, the medical community needs to know how to get people to participate in research, " she said.
Having started with the project as an intern over the summer, she found that she enjoyed it, so she asked if she could stay on. Byington said she wanted to learn more about the process and continue to work with the people she was working with.
An important part of the research project is involving the community itself. "The team and I were hoping to do presentations to different communities, so I particularly worked with the Native population so they can see where things are at and how things are coming along," she elucidated.
When it comes to research, historically there have been "issues against specifically African Americans and Native people," she explained, "bad things happened with research, and then people don't want to participate…."
"With health care becoming more individualized and looking at what medicine works best with different people, we need to know how to get people to participate (in studies)," she said. Differences exist in populations of people that have diabetes, stroke, heart disease, etc. so research and facts are important "so that treatment and prevention can be tailored to that population or that individual person."
As far as folks being open to participating in research, she said, "I think a big thing is having someone from the (your same) community itself. To be willing and open to talk, without fear of being judged…" The participants in many instances know who the interviewers are from seeing them in the community, which helps establish trust and assists with communication flow.
Folks that know folks
"Having our interviewers well known in the community has been a big advantage for us," Byington stated. They've already signed up more than the number of people they had hoped to participate in the phone survey, she reported; in fact, they met their goal in late Nov. and have since exceeded it.
About 140 adults of American Indian heritage agreed to participate, and quite a few of the phone interviews have already been completed. Like Byington, Crystal Tourtillott Lepscier, who is also working on the project, is Native American, and she, too, has helped with recruiting folks to participate in the research and has helped with the phone interviews.
"We know people that know people," Byington explained. "I think that's been really beneficial to this project."
She said that from what she understands, the other interviews for the project are also matched by race; meaning that the person asking the questions is of the same racial background as the person responding as a study participant.
Byington's been encouraged and energized by how the project has gone so far. "When people thank me for doing this…it's nice to be thanked for something like this…"
Byington is currently on academic leave from Madison Metropolitan School District, where she is the Title VII Program Coordinator. She is busy pursuing her graduate degree, a Master's in Civil Society and Community Research. Byington obtained her B.S. degree in Community Leadership and Family and Consumer Education in 2008.
Byington also recently started working part-time for the Wisconsin Hope Lab, a Madison-based project in the School of Education. "I will be working with the Oneida Nation and we will be looking at what higher education institutions are serving students best," she said.
So how did she get to this point, and this place? Byington discussed her roots and racial ethnic background. "My tribe is Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, but I was born here in Madison," she indicated.
Her grandparents first came to Chicago from Oklahoma, and it was very different as well as difficult for them, since they were used to a small rural community.
"My grandpa found work at Badger Ammunition. When that plant closed down, he got a job at the VA hospital," she said. "So my grandparents raised their kids here and their kids (my parents) just stayed here and had kids." In fact, Byington resided the majority of her entire life to date in the greater Madison area.
Four in four — schools, that is
She shared more about the challenges she faced and the journey she took in obtaining an education. As a young person, she struggled in school, and eventually became a high school dropout.
In the course of only four years, she attended four different schools-one actually twice- on her quest to get through high school in a way that felt right to her. "I went from East High School, to Shabazz, to West High, to Shabazz, to a private school, and we didn't (ever) move," she explained. "That's because I was trying to find the right fit."
"I decided it would be easier to quit," she recalled. "It seemed easier to go get my GED. I should've been encouraged to go to school and get my education that way."
So on her own volition at the age of 18, she stated, she made arrangements to take the GED test and passed it the first time.
At 42, she looks back on her high school experience, which was almost 25 years ago now, and yet over the span of more than two decades, she contends, not all that much has changed. "….We still have kids that aren't finding the right fit," she said.
Then there was the issue regarding what would come next after she left high school. But one thing Byington was crystal clear at that time was this: "I knew I did not want to continue to live in poverty." She grew up in poverty and adamantly wanted to experience a different kind of life going forward as an adult.
So how did Byington, after four years of struggling and not really finding her way in high school, get to the seemingly unlikely next step, college? She was working in a hotel, in the laundry in August, "which," she said, "is incredibly hot, hard work" of physically demanding nature. A life-changing moment came when she saw an advertisement for MATC (Madison College), which read, 'Register now. Classes begin August 28.'
"I said, 'I gotta go to school!'" Byington indicated. At that point, she already had her daughter, who had been born in April; furthermore, the job she was working at the hotel paid minimum wage, involved less than 40 hours per week, and did not offer any health insurance coverage.
So in late August, Byington walked into the college, waited in line and said, "I want to go to school here." The person behind the desk asked whether she was registered yet, to which she responded, "No."
"I didn't know what the process was. All these steps, I had no idea of what they were," she said. "I didn't know it cost money to go to school (college). I didn't know you had to register to get in, and then register for your classes."
At that time, she remembered, MATC had a Native American advisor, who literally walked her through, station to station. Thanks to him, she succeeded in getting enrolled in college.
"For some, high school is not part of the family," she said. "The same thing is true for college; people who've not had exposure to it may not be able to navigate the (that) system.
From a struggling community
Byington shared that she grew up in the Vera Court neighborhood, an area that for some time had a reputation for difficulties. "People look at our struggling communities, and they don't see that this person should have just as much opportunity as someone who comes from a great neighborhood," she stated.
She stands strong in her position that it's critical for kids from a poor, disadvantaged background, to know that people believe in them. "We should help them fulfill whatever it is they want in life"—be it going on to school/college or entering the workforce after an apprenticeship or trade training. "We can't look at people's backgrounds as a way to define them," she reiterated.
Also serving on the Communities of Color Committee/Council at Madison College, Byington wanted to share her story of how she got to college with folks in her subcommittee.
For her, having NASA (the Native American Student Association) was really helpful, "finding people like you, that you can relate to, that you can all be a support system for each other…"
Integrating culture, a natural fit
Byington, who is active in bringing key information on Indian culture to teachers in the Madison area and elsewhere, talked about Act 31, a law passed in 1989. It requires that teachers in Wisconsin receive instruction on the history, culture, and sovereignty of Wisconsin's 11 tribes. From there, the key is for teachers to take this information and integrate it every day into classroom lessons "where it naturally fits."
Often, students learn about Native people in a unit on Native Americans. "I don't see myself as a unit," she declared. "Why would you teach me like I am a unit?"
Instead, she suggests that if immigration is the topic that's under discussion that teachers also talk about the movement of Native people in which they were forced out or forced in to a region or state.
"If you're talking about geography, where are the tribe's housing structures? Why wouldn't you talk about the historical structure of Native people?"
Byington believes that kids are not being taught enough about contemporary Indian people. "Native people are being taught about like they no longer exist, or they existed in the past," she said.
Byington recalled what happened when she went into a class of 4th graders, and one of the students asked, "'How ancient are you?' I'm thinking she's thinking I'm a relic of the past."
One kid actually asked if she woke up that morning in a tee pee. "'No,' I said, 'in a three-bedroom brick home.'"
Units?
She lamented, "I don't see why mainstream (culture/history) gets to be the norm, and minorities get to be 'units.'" Byington reiterated that she would like to see kids learn about Native people where it naturally fits with the other things they are learning in school. For example, she attested, "If you're talking about slavery, why not talk about how the Choctaws helped families escape from slavery?"
The law requires that teachers receive instruction about Native people, but it doesn't specify what that instruction needs to be. It could just be a one-hour seminar, she pointed out.
What's required is not necessarily what's needed to be able "to teach about Native people in an authentic and accurate way." It's important for teachers to see how to move from a unit about Native people to integration into their other lessons.
Three local professional development courses that show teachers how to integrate it include the WIEA (Wisconsin Indian Education Association) annual conference in April, "Widening the Circle" in La Crosse, and DPI also hosts a local conference. She acknowledges that it can be very difficult for teachers to find time to attend courses such as these.
Byington looks back on her childhood, and the tough times she and her sister went through being raised by a single mom, in "extreme poverty."
"My mom did an amazing job with what she had," she said. "With limited resources, she was able to raise two kids, with the help of my grandparents. People probably looked at us—me and my sister—and said, 'They're never going to amount to anything….' People didn't see past my neighborhood, like that was somehow supposed to mark me for life."
The reality is, today the two sisters are both successfully raising their kids, and contributing to society by working hard. Byington's family includes her children Callie (age 22), Timothy (15, at West High), and Cayden, (11, at Lincoln), as well as two grandchildren.
She described how her grandparents , both now passed on, "would give anyone the shirt off their backs" and were not judgmental people. One aspect of their lasting legacy is that they instilled in Byington a core value, that of "just being helpful" to other folks.
So what does Rachel Byington envision her dream job consisting of? "(Working at) an intertribal community center for Madison, that would be my dream job because we don't have something like that (here)," she said. While a number of different organizations address specific different problems/issues, like NASA, she observed that unless you're affiliated with MAC or the university, you do not have these opportunities to connect. "Where do people go together, to get their needs met as far as a (Native) community? There is nothing here… "
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Histoire
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Red Cross: Caring for Each Other After the Orlando Shooting
by American Red Cross June 22, 2016 February 23, 2017
Embracing Orlando
American Red Cross worker Steve Palm was at the public memorial for the Orlando shooting victims distributing water, tissues and sunscreen, when he noticed a gentleman holding a flag.
"This is a beautiful rainbow flag. May we take a photo with you?" Palm inquired. He also shared how the Red Cross is an impartial and neutral organization, making no discrimination nationality, race, religious beliefs, etc. "We're here to support humanity."
The flag owner responded that he'd love to take a photo together. "I just found out something horrible," he added.
As cameras clicked away, Palm gave the flag bearer a supportive embrace. "He really needed to be hugged. It seemed like the most natural thing I could do," said Palm.
As he stepped away, Palm noticed several people around them had tears in their eyes and immediately came up and started hugging the man with the flag.
He was no longer grieving alone.
A Network of Critical Assistance
After the Orlando shooting, the Red Cross convened and collaborated with 37 agencies to create a Family Assistance Center (FAC), in conjunction with the City of Orlando and the FBI Office of Victims Assistance. This serves as an inclusive, confidential and safe environment for people affected by the shooting.
Amy Decker, a licensed mental health professional and Red Cross worker, traveled from Jacksonville to support the community. "What's happening is with the love and support of the country and world," Decker shared. "We dig a little deeper into each situation. It's as if we peeled back the layers of complexity."
Services in the FAC include air travel, child and family services, consulates, counseling, spiritual care, funeral services, crime victim services, health care, ground transportation, identification documents, translations, legal aid, lodging, medical examiner and senior services.
One family of four brothers visited a partner agency in the FAC with a goal to return their slain brother's body to Mexico.
After four hours and help from 27 agencies, the family found closure. All four brothers will be able to accompany their brother's remains back to Mexico so their parents can plan a proper burial.
This outcome is possible through airline partnerships for pro-bono flights, immigration officials for reentrance back into the country and legal aid. The family is empowered with knowledge and provided with hotel rooms, food assistance, a shoulder to lean on and so much more.
"The brothers left in peace," Decker shared.
Content compiled and edited from material written by Barbara Behling, Roberto Baltodano and Donna Morrissey
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Q: Obtaining the composite field of two p-adic fields in MAGMA Let $K= \mathbb{Q}_3$ and $L = \mathbb{Q}_3(\alpha)$ be defined by $\min_K(\alpha) = x^4 - 3x^2 +18$. Furthermore, let $F$ be the unramified extension of $K$ of degree $4$ (which is generated by a primitive $5$-th root of unity). Now I would like to implement the composite field $FL$ of $F$ and $L$.
I tried it with the following MAGMA code:
K := pAdicField(3,30);
R<x> := PolynomialRing(K);

f := x^4-3*x^2+18;
L := LocalField(K,f);
g := R ! CyclotomicPolynomial(5);
F := LocalField(K,g);

FL := Composite(F,L);

Unfortunately, this only gives me the following error:
>> FL := Composite(F,L);
                  ^
Runtime error in 'Composite': Bad argument types
Argument types given: RngLocA, RngLocA

I don't understand what I did wrong since in the Handbook of MAGMA functions (Volume 4, page 1274) it says

and both $L$ and $F$ are both normal (even Galois) extensions of $K$.
Could you tell me what went wrong and what I could do instead to get the composite field?

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Viktor Gavrikov () a fost un jucător de șah (mare maestru) sovietic, ulterior elvețian. A fost antrenorul (1980-1986) cunoscutei șahiste georgiene Nana Alexandria, pentru care fapt a fost distins cu titlul "Antrenor onorat" al RSS Gruzină (1981).

Biografie
S-a născut în orașul Criuleni din același raion, RSS Moldovenească (actualmente în R. Moldova). A împărțit primul loc cu Gintautas Piešina la Campionatul lituanian din 1978 de la Vilnius. În 1983 a câștigat campionatul sovietic sub 26 de ani. Doi ani mai târziu, a câștigat împreună cu Mihail Gurevici și Aleksandr Cernin, Campionatul sovietic petrecut la Riga și s-a clasat pe locul doi în Campionatul din 1986, câștigat de Vitali Țeșkovski. În 1988, a egalat pe primul loc cu Anatoli Karpov în Campionatul Mondial activ, desfășurat la Mazatlán, Mexic.

După destrămarea Uniunii Sovietice, a emigrat în Elveția. Acolo, a câștigat Turneul de Mare Maestru al Festivalului de Șah din Biel în 1994 și Campionatul Elvețian din Arosa în 1996. A egalat pe primul loc cu Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Darius Ruzele, Aloyzas Kveinys, Vaidas Sakalauskas și Vytautas Slapikas în Campionatul lituanian din 2000, ocupând locul trei pe numărătoare inversă.

Și-a petrecut ultimii ani din viață în Bulgaria, unde s-a mutat în 2010.

Referințe

Bibliografie
Шахматы: энциклопедический словарь / гл. ред. А. Е. Карпов. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1990. — С. 74. — 621 с. — 100 000 экз. — ISBN 5-85270-005-3.

Nașteri în 1957
Decese în 2016
Oameni din Criuleni
Șahiști sovietici
Jucători de șah moldoveni
Șahiști elvețieni
Decese în Burgas
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A new trailer from Syfy and Trion Worlds for the recently released third-person MMO shooter, Defiance, has made it onto the netwaves and it features the music from composer Bear McCreary, a name that might resonate well within the niches of geek culture as the man behind the music for Battlestar Galactica.
The interesting thing about that trailer is that as a promo trailer it's fairly decent but the music to the game – or at least the theme – is actually pretty good. It's something that could get hit with a combo from the "replay" button every once in a while.
The trailer comes on the heels of the official release of the game, which comes ahead of the television show's debut in two weeks.
I have no idea if the expense of tying a TV show and a game in together will be worth the venture but it's at least something different...right?
The third-person shooter is a one-time-fee purchase that gains you access to an ever-changing, ever-evolving MMO with plenty of DLC to boot. Some of the things that happen in the show will affect the game and some of the stuff that happens in the game will affect the TV show. Hopefully the game won't be riddled with too many microtransactions or else they could easily lose as many players just as quickly as they gain them.
If you'd like to learn more about the game or TV show feel free to visit the Official Website.
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Post-vandalism, construction sites and Jupiler beer: A conversation with Julien Hübsch
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Based in Luxembourg and Mainz, Julien Hübsch engages in notions of graffiti and vandalism to create environments that oscillate between expanded painting, site-specific sculpture and spatial installation. We caught up with the artist over Zoom and got a virtual tour of his studio in Mainz as well as some insight into his light-handed approach to urban space.
Julien, post-vandalism is a term you've used to describe your work. Can you explain what that means exactly?
I don't know if there's an official definition of the term since it's quite new. It emerged mid-2019 to describe a certain aesthetic of overpainted vandalised walls. It's about the meanings behind certain objects used in graffiti. It was made popular by an Irish artist and curator called Stephen Burke. He started this Instagram page called post_vandalism. It was quite niche at the time, but it's blown up since then.
I was working in that field anyway, but I was searching for a concrete term to describe what I was doing. That was the case for a lot of people I think. Artists were working with the tools of graffiti, but who didn't identify as urban, street or mural artists were looking for a space like this. Because their work isn't abstract expressionism, minimalism or found objects, it combines all of these things. So it became this niche place for a lot of young artists.
Julien Hübsch, Write about my piece, 2021 © Oliver Dietze
Looking at your work, one of the things that strikes me is this preoccupation you have with legibility and erasure, specifically in your pieces for the Robert Schuman Kunstpreis, Write about my piece (2021) and Cross me (2021). Can you speak a bit more about these two works?
The starting point for these works were badly done graffiti buffs (the act of removing graffiti or painting over it), so you can see that something's been written, but you can't actually read it. It's similar to what Jean-Michel Basquiat did in his paintings; he wrote words and then crossed them out, which made them more meaningful. By taking something away you give it more power.
For the neon Write about my piece I used a typography that I created for the group exhibition BRAVENEWWORLDORDER at the Casino Luxembourg. I got the line from an art critic and was trying to figure out how to do a neon sign without it coming across as cheesy. I figured I could use the same methods I use in my other projects – I often put something on a tile, add to it, then remove it again. Problem is, you can't buff a neon sign. So I erased parts of it on Photoshop instead. It was also kind of out of my hands at one point because I didn't produce the neon glass myself. The way the producer connected all the tubes was quite interesting. It played into the legibility of it all – normally you'd read from left to right, but the dark and shiny parts of the neon aren't actually connected in linear fashion. I also like how the piece subverts the conventional function of neon signs, they're usually there to signal something. Here, I've created something pretty expensive and flashy that has no purpose at all (laughs).
Same for the Cross me piece. I used tape used on crosswalks and roads to guide people past construction sites. I found it interesting that after a week or so, the tape starts peeling off or gets ripped, so it doesn't point in the direction it's supposed to anymore and ultimately doesn't really serve its purpose. The piece I made was in the basement of the exhibition space. It's funny because the tape makes even less sense inside, in a space where there's only one way in and out. At the opening, visitors weren't sure if they were allowed to step on the work, which is kind of funny since the work is called Cross me and is made of the exact same material used on roads (laughs).
Julien Hübsch, Cross me, 2021 © Oliver Dietze
Yes, you often make the functional non-functional and strip very practical objects of their original purpose, it's very Duchampian in a way. Can you talk us through your process here?
Stripping an object of its function comes quite naturally to me since I work a lot with construction materials. When I see something at a construction site which I feel has aesthetic value or an interesting composition, I try to recreate it in the studio with similar, or indeed the same materials. By stripping the original context and giving it a new context I automatically remove the objects' utility.
I have to ask – have you ever had a bizarre call with a construction company when sourcing materials for your pieces?
I'm sure there's going to be one of those in the near future (laughs). I have had really weird exchanges with Hornbach, though. I was ordering metal sheets for a project and they just weren't arriving and I was on a deadline. So I called the hardware store and they put me in touch with the company that was producing the metal sheets. The phone number looked really fishy, though, so I looked it up and it was some sex call center in Düsseldorf (laughs). I ended up sending an angry email to the company and the sheets were delivered two days later.
Julien Hübsch, group show at Batiment 4, 2020
You don't only source material from construction companies and hardware stores, though, you also repurpose and recycle your own material in your work. What's the thinking behind that?
Well it's a really normal thing to do when you're at art school because you don't have a lot of material so you use what's there, like leftover stuff from other people. You stop doing that at some point because you don't want to use crappy canvases and frames anymore. Then you start thinking about the materials you want to use for a certain purpose. People often ask me if there's a green aspect to my repurposing materials but that's not really it, I'm analysing how the material is treated. Things like tarps are always reused at construction sites, for example, and each time the constellation is slightly different, like accidental compositions.
I have a Fundus of materials that I find aesthetically interesting like ceramic tiles and tarps that I can build different things from. If I use a material for one work I can't use it in another, I like that side of it. People don't always get it because you're supposed to be able to buy things at a gallery. When I show something in a gallery it's the final version for that space. But once the show is over it goes back into inventory. The possibilities are infinite. If someone were to buy a piece, they get the concept of it. It would be a different state of the piece, the same materials but adapted to the space the person wants to exhibit the work in.
You don't often work on canvas, which is why it'd be interesting to hear about one of the rare exceptions to that rule. Can you speak about your Red can, black bull series?
Yeah, it's something I wanted to do for a while. It's obviously a play on Jupiler beer. The backstory is that when I was in Luxembourg I used to work a lot with Rafael Springer and since that's the only beer he drinks I started drinking it too (laughs). I thought it'd be interesting to do something with the beer can, to connect it to the spray can in some way. One thing they have in common is that you crush them once you're done. You slash the spray can and step on it.
So I did these large-scale canvases where I approached painting in a different way. The background is acrylic paint, but the rest is spray paint. Whilst I was waiting for the canvases to dry in between sessions I developed a separate body of work, small formats and sculptures. I created a metal grid with all the cans I used in it and some big sculptures made from metal sheets.
Julien Hübsch, Red can, black bull, 2021
What projects have you got coming up next?
I have work on show at the Metzeschmelz exhibition in Esch-Schifflange. Then in May I'm part of an exhibition at the Kunstverein Frankfurt, I'm doing a buff performance with some people from Offenbach. One group will be tagging on the walls of the Kunstverein and the other will go around and paint over it. Then in early June I'll be showing work with my classmates from Kunsthochschule Mainz at the TUFA Trier & Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. I will also be a part of a nice group show at Reuter Bausch this summer.
How do see your practice developing in the next years?
Well, I'm planning on changing university soon and study in a class that's more space-specific. At the moment I'm studying expanded painting, but I'd like to get more into site-specific work. I feel it's always has been a strong suit of mine and my pieces work well in these environments. So less painting really, there's enough of that out there already!
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"Over the past three years more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims have been living in grave conditions in refugee camps in Myanmar and in many other countries, including Indonesia," the Change.org petition explains.
"3,000 Rohingyas have been killed within three days between 25 and 27 August, 2017," the petition states, citing the European Rohingya Council (ERC).
The petition's authors ask a rather pointed question: "What is wrong with being a Muslim, Suu Kyi?"
However, the Norwegian Nobel committee has ruled out rescinding Suu Kyi's prize, saying only her previous work would be taken into account rather than any subsequent actions.
"Neither Alfred Nobel's will nor the statutes of the Nobel Foundation provide for the possibility that a Nobel Prize – whether for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature or peace – can be revoked," Olav Njolstad, head of the Nobel Institute, told AFP.
"Only the efforts made by a laureate before the attribution of a prize are evaluated by the Nobel committee," he added.
Suu Kyi has described the backlash over her handling of the Rohingya Muslim crisis as "a huge iceberg of misinformation...with the aim of promoting the interest of the terrorists," as cited by the AFP.
Long-time friend and confidant, retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has also condemned Suu Kyi's mishandling of the crisis.
"It is incongruous for a symbol of righteousness to lead such a country; it is adding to our pain," he said noting that "the images we are seeing of the suffering of the Rohingya fill us with pain and dread."


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Shake Shack is back before the Darien Zoning Board of Appeals with a new request to get approval for signs larger than the town zoning regulations currently allow.
The reapplication has new arguments to justify signage slightly smaller than what the ZBA rejected in the original application for a zoning variance.
The new application has a statement from a signage expert who writes that at least some of the signs need to be large enough for passing drivers to read from a safe distance before the driver decides to turn into the parking lot of the restaurant.
A view of the building and the side (facing west) where one of the large signs would be located, with the burger logo now next to the sign.
Other changes in the application are a reduction in the height of the front sign (Sign #1) by 2 inches (from 24 inches high to 22), moving the burger logo from spots near the top of the building walls down to where the signs are and removing a band of words from the building.
Same scene, more distant view.
Front view, showing front sign and the canopy on the right where the side sign would be located on the far right edge.
View of the southwestern side of the building.
Here's where the signs (CL) and the burger logo (BR) would be located on the front and southwest side of the building (on this map the Post Road is on the right).
Putting the sign on the edge of the canopy on an angle from the side wall (from 8 feet, 8 inches to 10 feet, 6 inches away from the wall) instead of within 12 inches of the wall.
Instead of having signs on a pole, which is allowed, instead having a sign on the side of the building.
From the application (pages 2 and 3): "The following chart lists the relevant sections of the Zoning Regulations, with the corresponding proposed dimensions. The requested variances are shown in bold italics."
The rest of the list of variances for the Shake Shack application.
After ZBA members indicated they weren't going to approve the previous Shake Shack application mostly because they thought the signs were too large, representatives from the company said they were not interested in making changes, and the signs were an essential element of their branding.
The sign proposed for the front of the building, 1 foot, 10 inches high.
The ZBA then voted to reject the application. The ZBA recently approved a large "Jaguar" sign across the street, but zoning officials said the applicant in that case had made a strong case that the sign was an essential element of the car company's branding.
The present reapplication again mentions branding, but it doesn't emphasize it as a vital reason for the zoning variance. Instead, it concentrates on safety, saying drivers not familiar with Darien who are driving on the Post Road (at a point about 1,000 feet from the southbound-traffic Exit 11 on Interstate 95 and its entrance) wouldn't have enough time to react and make a safe turn into the restaurant parking lot.
The sign proposed for the side of the building, on the edge of the canopy.
The application includes a statement (an "Expert Opinion Letter") from Richard Crawford, a consultant with Mercer Sign Consultants of Doylestown, Penn. and a former president of the United States Sign Council (currently he's a legislative consultant for that organization). He's also a project manager with the Bartush Signs Inc. of Orwigsburg, Penn.
The Shake Shack proposal has been extremely popular in and around Darien, but the size of the signs has been discussed at least since the proposal was first put before the Planning & Zoning Commission on Election Day last November. At that time, P&Z Commission members said they expected to reconsider the town's signage regulations, but that process isn't expected to start until later this year.
In the meantime, Shake Shack and a company associated with Baywater Properties, the owner of the three-quarter-acre property, have sought to get approval so that the restaurant could be built and opened by early fall 2016.
David Genovese, principal of Baywater Properties, said he was shocked when the ZBA refused to budge on the size of the signage and some of the other sign variance requests. ZBA officials said they felt bound by the regulations enacted by the P&Z in the past.
Various officials have said in the past that hardships need to be cited that show the variances are needed, otherwise other applicants will ask for the same thing and the zoning regulations would become a dead letter.
A. Based on the needs of the driver and traffic safety research related to on-premise signs, I recommend a letter size of 27.44 inches tall for both Sign #1 and Sign #2. This letter size will result in a sign that is both visible and legible for drivers on Boston Post Road traveling in either direction, and will insure that drivers have an appropriate amount of time to see the sign (detect the sign), read and comprehend the message, make a driving decision if needed, and execute a safe driving maneuver. All of these functions must be performed on a "pre-sign" basis. That is to say, the driver must accomplish all of these tasks in order to safely turn into the Shake Shack entrance before they pass the sign.
B. In regard to Sign #1, this is the primary sign identification for drivers traveling in both directions on Boston Post Road. Strict application of the Darien code allowance to Sign #1 will have a definite impact on a driver's ability to see and read the sign. In my opinion, the sign would not have adequate sign visibility or legibility for this particular site, would not afford adequate time for drivers to react to the sign and execute a driving maneuver, and would therefore result in an unsafe situation. Arbitrarily limiting letter height compromises sign visibility and legibility, as shown by the research.
C. In the most recent Shake Shack sign design file by Jones Sign Company, the letter size for Sign #1 has been revised to 22" tall letters. In my opinion, this size represents the minimum relief necessary to achieve a visible and legible sign for drivers on the Northwest (front) elevation. Any size below 22" tall letters will not afford drivers enough time and distance to detect the sign, read the sign, and execute a driving maneuver including appropriate indication of turn into the Shake Shack entrance.
D. Simple zoning relief in this case will allow a sign that will help prevent and/or minimize a whole range of inappropriate driving behaviors. It is not simply a matter of avoiding traffic accidents, thought that is a critical concern. Zoning relief will address other driving behaviors that should be minimized: sudden stopping due to short comprehension distances, slowing down due to driver uncertainty about the location, drivers missing the entrance and having to pass-by and then being forced to make a u-turn down the roadway or turn around in an adjacent parking lot in order to re-enter the roadway.
E. To my knowledge, there are no existing design standards or traffic safety standards that would support a building-mounted letter size at 10 inches for this location, given the road and traffic conditions, and the distance of the signs from the road.
G. Given the demographics of the area, the traffic volume on Boston Post Road and the proximity of the site to a major highway, it cannot be assumed that all visitors to the Darien Shake Shack will be local or from the neighborhood; many will be from the area of course, but a percentage will not be. These are the drivers that have critical sign visibility and legibility needs.
Planning & Zoning Commission member Richard DiDonna has resigned his seat on the board, Chairman Susan Cameron announced at Tuesday night's meeting. The board is asking the Republican Town Committee to suggest replacement candidates, which the board will then choose.


While online eyeglass retailers might mean well, a lot of inquiries are surfacing about the reliability and trustworthiness of their eyeglasses and eye "exams".
When I first got glasses at age 7, my mom made it a point to tell me (constantly) not to wear them in front of the computer, because it would strain my eyes. On top of the classic "moms-know-best" tactic, she's a nurse, so I took her advice seriously.


A 2003 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title "
With the publication of Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition, widely considered a classic in Modern Greek studies and in collateral fields, Margaret Alexiou established herself as a major intellectual innovator on the interconnections among ancient, medieval, and modern Greek cultures. In her new, eagerly awaited book, Alexiou looks at how language defines the contours of myth and metaphor. Drawing on texts from the New Testament to the present day, Alexiou shows the diversity of the Greek language and its impact at crucial stages of its history on people who were not Greek. She then stipulates the relatedness of literary and "folk" genres, and assesses the importance of rituals and metaphors of the life cycle in shaping narrative forms and systems of imagery.Alexiou places special emphasis on Byzantine literary texts of the sixth and twelfth centuries, providing her own translations where necessary; modern poetry and prose of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and narrative songs and tales in the folk tradition, which she analyzes alongside songs of the life cycle. She devotes particular attention to two genres whose significance she thinks has been much underrated: the tales (paramythia) and the songs of love and marriage.In exploring the relationship between speech and ritual, Alexiou not only takes the Greek language into account but also invokes the neurological disorder of autism, drawing on clinical studies and her own experience as the mother of autistic identical twin sons.
Greece, much of it enriched by the language of the New Testament. She argues for mutual interaction rather than a linear concept of mythological genres, and for the performative nature of ritual behavior and metaphoric speech in Greece. Throughout her book she stresses the importance of women's participation in this complex, shared system that encompasses everything from shopping for baby clothes to lamenting the dead in its generous embrace."
"Alexiou is concerned with connections.... She juxtaposes ancient, Byzantine, and modern Greek texts, literary and folk culture, speech and ritual. She connects scholarship to personal experience, too, as the mother of two autistic sons, bringing the obsessive ritualism of the autistic to bear as evidence of what ritual is and does.... This is a book written out of love of Greece, past and present."
"Many of us have waited eagerly for the sequel to Alexiou's first book, and After Antiquity fulfills our expectations as it examines the interconnectedness between medieval and modern Greek culture in a totally refreshing and up-to-date manner. This book is made especially interesting—and poignant—owing to Alexiou's testimony regarding language and ritual in relation to autism, testimony derived from her own autistic children. After Antiquity will stand as a major statement by one of the best trained and most scrupulous scholars in the field."
"The subject of this remarkable book is nothing less than the entire verbal and performative culture of Greek-speakers since about the time of the New Testament.... In many ways this book is the summation of a lifetime's achievement.... Alexiou's range is unrivalled in contemporary scholarship.... One thing does shine through in these pages, and that is Alexiou's visceral understanding and deep love for Greek life, the Greek language, and the extraordinary variety and richness of its manifestations over a recorded history so long as to defeat the imagination of most of us."
"This study is a perfect example of how to demonstrate with critical acumen and authority the vital, graphic, and obvious links between antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the present. Admirably and amply documented, the volume will serve as an indispensable reference tool in a wide variety of disciplines—among them, language and literature, intellectual history, philosophy, and folklore. Summing Up: Essential."
"With the sureness of touch that comes from a life-long study, Alexiou guides us through the many registers of the Greek language, ancient, medieval, and modern. She explores the connection between language, myth and ritual, stressing the role of women in the transmission and integration of the past. This is a magisterial work in the best tradition of British Hellenists."
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You don't even have to accept the most severe predictions about the consequences of climate change to understand that we stand at the brink of something dire. You only need to look at the Fourth National Climate Assessment, put out by thirteen agencies under the Trump administration itself, which warns of "cascading impacts that threaten our economy, national security, essential services, and health and well-being." The basic science is so settled conservatives are coming around—even the Wall Street Journal op-ed page now barely bothers to dispute it.
The institutional Democratic Party has, for too long, essentially denied climate change. Rhetorically, of course, they admit that it's real and they're very concerned. But they do not act like people who think it's real and are very concerned. Even today, Barack Obama proudly brags he is responsible for America becoming the world's largest fossil fuel producer. For anyone who accepts the scientific consensus on climate change, it is deranged to think of this as something to take pride in. Even The Economist admits that if the "free market" continues to allow fossil fuel companies to go forth with their plans, the earth will be ruined.
There are perfectly fine critiques of the Green New Deal in its existing embryonic form.Any serious plan to address climate change has to have an international dimension, because while the U.S. is the 2nd-largest carbon polluter it is not responsible for the majority of emissions. The GND needs to be part of an effort to get other countries to bind themselves to climate commitments by showing that we take our own seriously. And it's certainly true that there are going to need to be greater specifics and that the "paying for it" question can't be dismissed by pointing out that we never ask the military how it's going to pay for its latest piece of colossally expensive gadgetry.But a resolution is exactly that, a statement of resolve, and critics who are asking for a full policy apparatus are misunderstanding what this part of the process is intended to do, namely state the list of goals as we work on the arduous process of fleshing out workable solutions.
I don't think anyone should be particularly interested in hearing criticisms of the Green New Deal proposal unless they are constructive criticisms. There's going to be a lot of crying "That will never pass" and picking out the most wildly transformative thing a GND proponent has suggested, then declaring it proves leftists have their heads in the clouds. As for "it will never pass," that's quite obviously silly. Things pass when you build political movements to make them pass, and they don't when you don't. I do not want to hear from those who have failed to predictprevious drastic shifts in American politics about what "can" and "can't" happen politically. These are often self-fulfilling prophecies: the boundaries of the politically possible are defined in part by beliefs ("if you will it, it is no dream"!) As for criticisms of the substance of environmentalist plans: we need to demand that those who have objections offer alternatives. The New Yorker's Osita Nwanevu said that "no one criticizing the Green New Deal—not a single person—has an alternative plan for transitioning the American energy economy in the timeframe climatologists say we must." I certainly think he's right that you hear very few substantive proposals. What's Nancy Pelosi's plan? Forming a committee to dither on the problem for a few years before proposing some package of pitiful half-measures? Every politician needs to be faced with those crucial questions: do you accept the scientific consensus on climate change? If you do, what plan do you endorse? And if they don't have an answer to #2, they need to be fought. For far too long, Democrats like Pelosi have talked as if they care about climate change, without actually demonstrating that they do. That needs to end, and it needs to be made clear to them that unless they sign on to a comprehensive plan immediately, every effort will be made to oust them from office and replace them. There is a "climate litmus test" in operation, and there are no exceptions to it.
This is the choice we face, then: a comprehensive climate plan, or global temperatures that spiral further out of control with unthinkable consequences for life on earth. It should not longer be permissible for any Democrat not to have climate change at the very top of their agendas. It was barely mentioned in 2016. In 2020, we should talk about it constantly. It feels strange to exist at such a pivotal moment for the fate of the earth, but here we are, and those who want history to look favorably upon them need to make clear which side they're on.
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