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Networked Dream Worlds
Is 5G solving real, pressing problems or merely creating new ones?
Shannon Mattern July 08, 2019 share
Image: By Patrick Joust. Courtesy the artist.
Your mobile service provider has probably shared the news: 5G cellular wireless, if it hasn't arrived already, is coming soon! It promises to deliver speeds 100 times faster than that offered by previous-generation tech, as well as a network that can support 100 times as many connected devices. Latency, or lag-time, will be cut from roughly 50 milliseconds to one. With such optimal connectivity (as these articles detail), we can enjoy higher-quality streaming video, immersive multiplayer games, virtual reality that doesn't rely on bulky headsets, more seamless augmented-reality applications, and constellations of networked smart devices that monitor our activity and customize our environments. And we can do it all wirelessly, which means we can perhaps finally "cut the cord" to our cable providers.
5G's applications extend beyond personal entertainment and other promised benefits for individuals. Its ubiquity and instantaneity will make it possible for groups of people to engage in distant educational opportunities, distributed scientific experiments, and job-training simulations. Doctors can practice therapy or surgery from afar. Teachers and designers and lawyers can telecommute to work via hologram and enjoy new forms of remote collaboration — whether that's making a movie or launching a drone strike.
The realization of a datafied dreamworld depends on physical stuff. And much of that hardware is entangled in global disputes over trade and security
The new network has also been framed as a critical infrastructure for the "smart city." In Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution — and Why America Might Miss It (2018), telecom scholar Susan Crawford imagines that cities — or, more likely, cities and their tech contractors — will rely on the network to "pull together, analyze, and understand all the data being collected by its transportation, water and energy networks," leading to more efficient use of resources and deployment of services. A faster, more robust network will allow automated vehicles to communicate both with one another and with that "uber-map" in the cloud, deploying shuttles on demand and routing swarms of self-driving cars. The Internet of Things will connect millions of devices: air quality sensors and traffic cameras, smart watches and trash cans. And with centimeter-level location accuracy, 5G will enable emergency services to more efficiently pinpoint risks and identify suspects, and to swiftly deploy drones to the scene.
In short, enhanced connectivity promises accurate, efficient, integrated urban operations. Yet 5G's rewards, we are told, will radiate far beyond metropolitan areas, delivering robust connectivity to historically underserved markets and rural areas that have never had access to broadband. We can bring the "smart city" to the farm, the refugee camp, and the one-room schoolhouse.
Even such ambitious visions might not scratch the surface of what's possible. Former FCC commissioner Robert McDowell proposes that "the advent of 5G will allow entrepreneurs to create new technologies and products that we don't even know we need yet. Ten years ago most consumers didn't have a smartphone; now most can't live without them. All of this happened thanks to 4G." The implication being: 5G will blow our minds. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg is equally optimistic: When 4G came to market in 2010, he recalled, "Everyone was screaming, … 'Why do we need it?' The phones came and then bam! The innovation came from Silicon Valley."
Perhaps it goes without saying that 5G promises to be highly profitable for wireless and tech companies. Some industry analysts have predicted that 5G could generate up to $12.3 trillion in goods and services by 2035, and add 22 million jobs in the U.S. alone. This helps explain why the carriers are so eager for us to share their vision for a better tomorrow — a world in which bandwidth, speed, and growth are virtues in and of themselves. Those "key performance indicators" are then sold to the consumer in the form of efficiency, inclusion, reliability, and convenience.
And while these 5G speculations suggest a world of possibility and profit, they elide lots of potential risks and alternative futures. They also, unsurprisingly, fail to ask about the wisdom of entrusting the telecom industry (which has a long history of unscrupulous, monopolistic business practices) and the tech industry (newly under fire for similar reasons) to build what is purportedly the critical infrastructure for a planned global transformation.
Paradoxically, this would-be revolution, one predicated on instantaneity, will roll out pretty slowly. Engineering a nationwide infrastructure for lightning-speed communication, it turns out, doesn't happen at lightning speed. That's in part because the realization of a datafied dreamworld, where everyone and everything is networked, depends on lots of physical stuff: cables and trenches, processors and poles, compatible phones and data centers. And much of that hardware is, for now, entangled in global disputes over trade and security, domestic disagreements over regulation and spectrum and sovereignty, and local debates over zoning and public space and public health. Thanks to these entangled controversies — chief among them, for now, the fate of China's Huawei, positioned to be the world's largest supplier of networking equipment — supply chains are halted, and installations are delayed. The "latency" in 5G's rollout just might give us some time to look beyond the boosterism, consider the critiques lodged by concerned communities, figure out what kind of revolution 5G should be engendering, and conjure up some new "infrastructural imaginaries" — that is, visions for what infrastructures are and do, who they serve and how, what values they embody, and what they make possible.
Rolling out 5G isn't simply a matter of upgrading phones and cell towers. It involves a massive infrastructural overhaul — a transformation dictated by the physics of electromagnetic spectrum. Bandwidth is limited in the mobile frequency range, and the Federal Communications Commission has committed to opening up additional spectrum. 5G is tuned to mid- and low frequencies below 6 gigahertz and, especially, higher frequencies with shorter wavelengths, between 30 and 300 GHz. These high-frequency "millimeter waves" don't travel as far as 4G's signals — around 1,000 feet, as opposed to 4G's reach of several miles — and are susceptible to lots of obstacles: walls, trees, windows, weather.
If this touchy system is going to manage a deluge of data from VR and gaming and the Internet of Things, it will need a dense network of cellular base stations, much smaller and more numerous — perhaps 20 times as many as is required for 4G communications (although we'll still need more traditional "macro" cells, too). These small cells, placed roughly every 500 feet along residential and commercial streets, might require the erection of new towers, or they might latch onto existing streetlights, utility poles, and buildings. Some service providers are planning to embed them in manhole covers.
Each cell comes with a "host of equipment, including antennas, power supplies, electric meters, switches, cabling and boxes often strapped to the sides of poles. Some may have refrigerator-sized containers on the ground." Those antennae will have to be more numerous and efficient, too. Towers will host lots of tiny antennae that allow for the simultaneous transmission of multiple data streams along AI-mapped optimized routes — a process known as "beamforming." Some industry analysts predict that all this new hardware could increase energy consumption significantly; one company predicts a 170-percent increase by 2026, but others assume that the technology will grow more energy efficient as the equipment evolves.
Plus, all those hardware installations will still need fiber. "It may sound paradoxical," Crawford says, "but the future of advanced wireless services depends completely on how much fiber is in place." We might be moving away from copper wire or coaxial cable, but all wireless traffic goes into the ground somewhere, because it has to reach an exchange point. The combination of "more spectrum, more towers, more fiber," Crawford notes, "is necessary for all the 5G predictions you've heard to come true." (Some, including Elon Musk, are betting on the need for more satellites, too.)
5G might also call for a denser network of smaller data centers. Huge, centralized data centers, like those favored by Amazon and Facebook, are often too remote to take advantage of 5G's efficiencies, like the reductions in latency. The time it takes to transmit a multi-person video game from a center in Northern Virginia to, Connecticut, for instance, can compromise the experience. So some companies are planning smaller regional or metro data centers closer to their service communities — or even microcenters at the base of cell towers — to process data quickly. Yet just as 5G won't replace fiber, and small cells won't obsolesce big towers, these "edge data centers" probably won't replace the traditional large, remote facilities, since we still have plenty of data uses that aren't dependent on millisecond latencies, and plenty of storage needs. We'll just keep generating and digesting more data, which necessitates more and more places to manage it.
Will we at some point regret having installed millions of cells and towers and mini-data centers for the sake of convenience?
Between new data centers, millions of new base stations (with their meters and switches and equipment boxes), new fiber installations, and perhaps even new windows that won't block signals, 5G will produce what tech journalist Scott Fulton III calls "the most physically disruptive alteration to the nation's communications infrastructure since the telegraph." And the low altitude and density of that disruptive alteration will make it all the more visible and visceral. Residents will be able to watch 5G's arrival — or encroachment — from their bedroom windows.
Some communities across the country are protesting 5G's infrastructural clutter, lamenting the potential for decreased property values and sidewalk space sacrificed to bulky new hardware. And while local officials embrace the value of faster and broader connectivity and all the "smart" services it makes possible, many also want to retain control over the transformation of their streetscapes. Yet many municipalities' existing zoning, permitting, and citizen-input processes simply haven't been "upgraded" for 5G. As Fulton explains, "These lawmakers never anticipated an era [when] communications would need to be designed more like an irrigation system, where connectivity rains down upon its thirsty recipients," rather than distributed from a central hub or a few major nodes. While many of 4G's 200-foot towers were placed in areas zoned for industrial use, 5G's smaller cells wouldn't be subject to the same review. And carriers will be able to use rights-of-way to install infrastructure on land they don't own, which gives them "easy access to publicly funded infrastructure at taxpayer-subsidized rates, without any obligation to provide broadband access to underserved residents." That's how San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo sees it, and that's why he resigned last year from an FCC 5G advisory committee.
Still, wireless carriers regularly complain to local, state, and federal officials that cities are charging exorbitant fees to use their poles, and that unreasonable scrutiny and overly restrictive local ordinances — micromanaging everything from notification requirements to landscaping — create massive delays in their roll-out plans. Many higher-level legislators have sided with the telcos. Some states have passed laws capping the amount cities can charge carriers to use their utility poles and pre-empting local restrictions. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who has referred to community resistance as "NIMBYism run amok," aims to "remove regulatory barriers to broadband deployment and to extend digital opportunity to all Americans." The FCC has removed environmental and historical protection reviews for low 5G installations, and it passed new "shot clock" rules stipulating that cities have only a limited period of time to approve or reject carriers' applications for new cells — and that no petition can be declined if it would prevent the delivery of wireless service. The petitioning process thus becomes little more than a formality, with digital inclusion serving as a partial pretense for corporate-friendly policy.
Just this past April, Palo Alto adopted a set of standards requiring that cells be installed a "minimum distance" from schools and homes, and identifying preferred installation designs, which include placing equipment in underground vaults and hiding it behind street signs. An AT&T representative, denouncing the city's "burdensome" and "unreasonable" public process, retorted: "AT&T has the right to place facilities in the public rights-of-way, and this prohibition may violate that right." Earlier this year, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, updated its zoning regulations to prioritize aesthetically appealing 5G installations. Other towns and cities are following suit.
Yet there's more at stake here than pretty streets and property values. As community network expert Greta Byrum told me, "Telcos have really bad track records with digital redlining" — or, perpetuating iniquities between communities distinguished by race, class, and culture — "and one of the only opportunities cities have to regulate for equity are franchise agreements." Fees levied for the use of street poles, or fines incurred for breach of contract, can be used to support cities' digital inclusion efforts, Byrum says.
5G, we see here, is not just an issue of connectivity and convenience. It's also about landscape, real estate, aesthetics, public resources, energy, equity, and governance. And these issues play out in tensions between the national and local scales, with the federal government (and its corporate entanglements) increasingly hobbling cities' and towns' capacity to direct 5G's deployment on their streets and in their homes. Cautious city governments and local activists, meanwhile, impede the federal government's rush to win the global 5G "race" and to gain a big advantage in all the industries built on 5G.
That "race" — a 21st-century Space Race at street level — is driven largely by market competition and international rivalries. Ericsson and Nokia used to dominate the networking-equipment industry, but today, China's Huawei is the world's largest manufacturer. The Chinese government has created infrastructures and incentives to expedite 5G innovation and to deploy Chinese gear (and the web services that run on it) around the world, particularly as part of their Belt and Road Initiative. If they "win," we'll see a world with much more Baidu, and much less Google.
Some Western leaders, led by Donald Trump, have expressed concern that China's knowledge of and access to foreign networks could empower them not only to monitor and monetize the data flowing through their pipes but also to disrupt international communication. The topology and geographic distribution of the network — the fact that there are many more small nodes to hack into — renders it more vulnerable to such security breaches, some argue. Trump initially sought to implement a domestic ban on Huawei equipment and to convince other nations to do so too. Yet these policies, like pretty much everything else in the White House, vary with the president's mood and company. Thus, we're building international trade policy on the whims of a tyrant — and those policies will in turn shape the deployment of equipment necessary to network nations, privileging particular forms of communication and embedding particular network politics and values in the process.
Speed is a prime virtue. And this emphasis on speed — fast networks, extemporaneous policy-making, and fast installation — leaves little time for reflection on historical lessons: 50 years ago we ran highways through urban neighborhoods, for the sake of access and convenience, gutting cities in the process. Will we at some point regret having installed millions of cells and towers and mini-data centers for the sake of digital access and convenience? The telecom vision and its technical architecture are in many cases limiting our deliberations over local values and global politics, as well as our ability to imagine what kind of infrastructures and societies we want to build. Will the "smartening" of our villages and cities — and the opportunities that access and efficiency afford — ultimately make all the aesthetic compromises, political trade-offs, and equity concessions worthwhile?
Between the local, national, and global scales, 5G refracts an array of imaginaries: as promissory notes of immanent progress and profit, or as platforms for private development or local solidarity. For some, it's also a harbinger of invasion: techno-clutter infesting our well-kempt neighborhoods, federal interests breaching local rule, foreign hardware and hackers invading our secure networks. That image of invasion also reflects inward, toward our own bodies.
Reasoned skepticism, paranoia, and spurious (read: telco-funded) science are swirling around 5G's physics and physiological effects. Some critics believe that 5G's infrastructural density and its microscale radiation constitute an entirely new electromagnetic geography, a wild Hertzian terrain. California councilwoman Reinette Senum argues that "under the current 5G plan every square inch of America will be bathed and covered in penetrating and irradiating microwaves like never before." It's natural to be skeptical, Fulton says, "about any new project that would envelop the planet in a tight-knit cap of transmitters whose technology, in another form, is frequently used to quickly reheat … burritos."
Maybe 6G, unlike its predecessor, won't be about being first, fastest, or most ubiquitous, but about energy efficiency. Or local responsiveness
In a statement last updated in November 2018, the American Cancer Society explained that cell towers' radiofrequency waves are "non-ionizing radiation," which means that "they do not directly damage the DNA inside cells," as do X-rays, gamma rays, and UV light. Yet last spring The Nation published an article that cited various studies offering evidence that wireless has deleterious effects on our health, and lamented the telecom companies' ongoing interference in wireless research. It advocated for a delay of 5G's deployment until further study can be done. Vox, too, published a lengthy survey of existing cell radiation research — which, they found, is inconclusive — and called for both more research on 5G and better consumer protections. Several towns in Marin County, California, have passed urgency ordinances prohibiting wireless towers in residential areas, on the grounds that the health and safety of the community might be at risk.
Media theorist Mél Hogan notes that individual reports of bodily responses to radio- and electromagnetic frequencies are often "at best deemed highly subjective, if not dismissed as mere hysterical overreactions." Regardless of the scientific legitimacy of these claims, they reveal how externally imposed, seemingly invasive technologies are sometimes experienced by people sensing their own vulnerability and disempowerment. Some of their trepidation might be attributable to technical ignorance or willful obstructionism, but other public concerns are rooted in deep legacies of infrastructural and environmental injustice. Unease about new infrastructural projects might arise among those who have historically lived on the metaphorical and literal margins of society, as Rahul Mukherjee's research demonstrates. Dwelling near nuclear plants and hazardous waste disposal sites, or amid leaded pipes, tends to cultivate distrust of other obfuscatory infrastructures.
And the personal risks of 5G are not merely matters of radiation. As Jacek Kibilda, research fellow at CONNECT, an Irish research center for future networks and communications, told me, a risk often overlooked in popular debates about 5G is personal privacy: Increased bandwidth will allow for the networking of millions of sensors and cameras, enabling a massive surveillance network. What's more, the promised gains in speed, which we typically attribute to a faster, technologically superior network, will be due in part to advances in tracking. Optimization and customization are made possible because of more thorough customer surveillance.
Similar concerns — about invasion and irradiation — have accompanied other new technologies, from electricity to radio to, not long ago, 4G. The electromagnetic spectrum, in its material ambiguity, lends itself to multiple imaginaries and applications. To regulators and carriers, it's real estate to be parceled up and sold; it's territory to be fought for. To technoenthusiasts, it's an ethereal realm of possibility and opportunity. To others, it's a commons. As Greta Byrum suggested to me, public airwaves are like public lands, and we have to ask who should benefit from their use. To still others, it's the Wild West: With cars, pacemakers, and mobile payment apps all linked through the ether, some worry (as this New Yorker article details) that the 5G world presents new opportunities to shady entrepreneurs, hackers, and cyberterrorists. And to some members of the public, electromagnetic waves are an invasive, penetrating, irradiating force, blasting us with the data of billions of connected objects.
5G coverage currently exists in just a few dozen U.S. cities, each serviced (patchily) by a different carrier — a model quite similar to the cable industry's regional monopolies of the 1990s. And even if some of the necessary hardware is in place, 5G-ready phones are still scarce. Real 5G "won't become a reality for at least a year," according to Wired's Lauren Goode. Even then, the patchiness will likely continue: Some areas, mostly urban, will get large bandwidth, and everywhere else will be stuck with the equivalent of slightly improved 4G.
In this moment of latency, why not engage with some of the debates and concerns we addressed above? Why not prioritize independent research on 5G's health effects and consider how to communicate this research intelligibly to the public? Why not acknowledge the legacies of infrastructural anxiety experienced by particular marginalized publics? Why not imagine how local communities can meaningfully engage with telecom corporations to build networks that reflect their interests and values?
Or, better yet, rather than assume that corporations necessarily provide connectivity, as has historically been the case in the U.S., perhaps we should ask why the internet, today an essential public necessity, shouldn't instead be a public utility? Last year the U.S. National Security Council proposed nationalizing the 5G network, but the author of that memo quickly departed — and Robert McDowell, then FCC commissioner, dismissed the proposal as "precisely the wrong approach. Overregulation would crush next-gen wireless in its cradle." Yet must all innovation arrive through corporate channels? Perhaps instead we should focus our imagination on the new publics constituted by a novel network architecture — and the politics embodied within it.
What we need, Crawford argues, is not 5G as it's currently blueprinted, but "neutral, open physical [fiber] infrastructure." Such a system seems unimaginable in the U.S., she suggests, because of "decades of political maneuvering by the enormous private [telecom] companies…, a lack of leadership at the federal level, and the invisibility of this entire policy area." Yet some communities — including many that haven't been served well by corporate carriers — have been leading and innovating in this terrain. We must look to open-access community broadband networks or mesh networks — and to historical studies of other activist and public infrastructures — to understand how some municipalities have built their own infrastructures to meet their self-determined needs and embody their own self-defined values. These visions could be extended to other cities — and to towns and villages and the sparsely populated terrains in-between, with federal policy that supports such efforts so that individual municipalities needn't fight the same fights over and over.
We also need to ask some more fundamental questions. Do we really need 5G's datafied dream world? Is it solving real, pressing problems? Do we want a world filtered through augmented-reality goggles, a world that makes it ever easier for us to participate in public life remotely, a world where our online and real-life activities are tracked and mapped to facilitate not only "seamless" online consumer experiences but also authorities' ability to monitor populations already subject to oppression? What new security risks arise when all our gadgets are linked to the internet, when fundamental services are dependent upon constant connectivity? What happens when many of our internet exchange points and much of our fiber infrastructure are underwater due to climate change — and how might 5G's energy expenditure expedite such crises? Do our livelihoods and happiness depend upon instantaneous access and unlimited content? Should telecom companies get to set global priorities and dictate policy? Is 5G worth all the trouble? Was 4G really so bad?
Wouldn't our time and money be better spent simply extending pretty-darn-fast, if not lightning-speed, connectivity to those regions of the world with insufficient access, or none at all?
What's more, we need to acknowledge how those marketing fantasies and policy scenarios have limited our imaginations. Are their 5G utopias really as revolutionary as we're led to believe? Lisa Gitelman's Always Already New, Carolyn Marvin's When Old Technologies Were New, and Imar de Vries's Tantalisingly Close remind us that, despite the continual emergence of "always already new" technologies, our dreams and desires for the worlds they'll create are pretty predictable. Futurists and corporate soothsayers conjure up similar visions every time a new gadget or platform comes along. While 5G might deliver unprecedented speeds and vectors of connectivity, many of its signature fantasies still involve linking the same stuff: robots and animated objects and families separated by continents and oceans. Billions of dollars and of millions of small cells later, we're still pursuing the same old dreams.
Maybe we need new dreams. Even Vodafone CTO Scott Petty reminds us that this one will wear itself out soon enough: "5G will not be able to handle the number of 'things' which are now connected to the network in a couple of years' time … We need to start thinking about 6G now." Maybe 6G, unlike its predecessors, won't be about being first or fastest, most ubiquitous or unrelenting. Maybe it will be about energy efficiency. Or local responsiveness. Or slowness. Or reflexivity. Or privacy, or equity, or digital justice. Maybe 6G will enact a broader digital ethos, which affirms "the ways that technology can help individuals and communities be and relate to each other," as Seeta Peña Gangadharan puts it in "Digital Exclusion: A Politics of Refusal." This implies a refusal of "access," speed, and growth as ends in themselves, and of tech companies' hegemonic rule as a natural law. Not a vision likely to rouse the telecom execs — but hey, our imagination can exceed their corporate vision.
Our fiber-optic cables, small cells, and 5G-ready phones — and the policies informing their construction, management, and maintenance — are infused with imaginaries: visions of what this new network should make possible and who it should serve. Infrastructures are more than the cold, hard facts of equipment and markets and policy. They're also the products of politics and paranoias, fantasies and fears. Whatever "real 5G" is, if it ever arrives, its "reality" will likely reflect the priorities of its network engineers and profiteers – unless we seize the opportunity to think beyond millisecond latencies and self-driving cars toward more pressing, communal and enduring concerns: like how to embody aspirational politics in the infrastructures that network a public, a nation, a world. Such a scenario may seem unlikely, but then again, so does 5G's promised Tomorrowland of sentient toasters and robot doctors. Legislators and activists may still unite to effect a real "5G revolution."
Shannon Mattern is a Professor of Anthropology at The New School for Social Research. Her writing and teaching focus on archives, libraries, and other media spaces; media infrastructures; spatial epistemologies; and mediated sensation and exhibition. She is the author of The New Downtown Library: Designing with Communities, Deep Mapping the Media City, and Code and Clay, Data and Dirt: Five Thousand Years of Urban Media, all published by University of Minnesota Press. In addition to writing dozens of articles and book chapters, she also contributes a regular long-form column about urban data and mediated infrastructures to Places, a journal focusing on architecture, urbanism, and landscape, and she collaborates on public design and interactive projects and exhibitions.


It has been some time since the Ultra, and I have been an absent-minded blogger. Truth be told, I have been a very busy bee. Thanks to a small vacation from running and life in general, I returned to NYC refreshed and ready to run and audition again.
As an actor and model, I have been working non-stop. Market week came at the end of July/beginning of August, which had me working with Fine Lines Australia, and commercial work has been amazingly frequent. I am feeling incredibly grateful. I've even been able to squeeze in a decent amounts of auditions and go-sees between bookings.
In the athletic department, it took a few weeks to finally get my speed back after the Ultra. My legs finally have gotten back to my pre-Ultra pace on the track (more or less), which is a major relief as I am racing a Half Marathon in less than three weeks. Since the Ultra, I have also been assisting the Jack Rabbit Marathon Training Program, which has been great. Coaching runners is something I am looking to do more of in the future, and this experience has been terrific. I am excited to see how the runners perform on race day!
Balancing coaching, my own training, and film/modeling work has certainly had its challenges, but I would always prefer to be too busy than not enough. Looking ahead, I am mentally preparing for Boston 2013. Assuming I am healthy, I am looking to sacrifice a lot and really push for a killer PR in Boston. I am going to aim for a sub-3:00, or as close to 3:00 as I can get. Yes, that's a lofty goal and would mean I'd shave 15 minutes off of my current PR. Therefore, I am immersing myself in different advanced marathon books, training plans, and blogs. I am hoping that between those resources, the close eye of my coach, the support from my family and team mates, and my own drive – I can achieve my Boston Marathon goal.
Run strong, train smart, and keep moving!
~ by Elizabeth on August 27, 2012.


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National Parks At The Eastman Museum
Guest post by David Leland Hyde.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Park Service, the George Eastman Museum, the world's oldest photography museum holding the largest film archive in the U. S., presents "Photography and America's National Parks", an exhibition exploring the role of photography in the development of the parks and in shaping our perception and understanding of these landscapes.
From the early pioneers such as Alvin Langdon Coburn, Frank Jay Haynes, William Henry Jackson, the Kolb Brothers, Eadweard Muybridge and Carleton Watkins, to the modernists including Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Philip Hyde, to contemporary photographers such as Marion Balanger, Binh Danh, Sean McFarland, Sharon Harper, Mark Klett, Abelardo Morell, David Benjamin Sherry and Byron Wolfe, exhibition curator Jamie M. Allen drew primarily from the George Eastman Museum collection to illuminate the history of the most significant national parks from the 1860s to the present.
To complement the exhibition, the museum is co-publishing a book with Aperture, titled, Picturing America's National Parks, with introductory essay by Jamie M. Allen discussing the relationship between the parks and photography, available in June from the museum store and online at eastman.org/store.
In 1956, Minor White curated a solo exhibition of twenty-five Philip Hyde photographs at the George Eastman Museum, three of which the museum purchased and will show as part of the new exhibition.
– David Leland Hyde
Editor's note: The exhibition will be on display from June 4 through October 2, 2016, preceded by an exhibition preview on Friday, June 3, from 7-9 PM. Contact: eastman.org.
Update: LECTURES AND ARTIST TALKS
The museum is offering a variety of lectures. Topics include a travelogue of Yellowstone, the history of Kodak Picture Spots, and how the staff prepared the works for display in the exhibition. Talks by photographers John Pfahl, Willie Osterman, and Sean McFarland offer the opportunity to learn about the works on view from the artists themselves. All of these programs are free to members and included with museum admission. A complete listing of all related talks follows:
Saturday, June 4, 2 p.m. Artist's Talk: John Pfahl
Buffalo-based photographer John Pfahl explores our relationship to the landscape as framed with the photographic lens. Book signing to follow. Generously sponsored by Dawn Lipson.
Saturday, July 9, 2 p.m. Wish You Were Here—Special Edition: Yellowstone Travelogue with Tom Tischer
Wish You Were Here photography lecture series sponsor Tom Tischer will share a slideshow of photographs from his travels to Yellowstone National Park.
Saturday, July 23, 12 p.m. Focus 45: Framing America's National Parks
Emily Phoenix, the museum's chief object preparator, will discuss framing photographic objects in Photography and America's National Parks.
Thursday, August 25, 4 p.m. Artist's Talk: Willie Osterman
Willie Osterman, photographer and professor in the photographic arts department at RIT, will join associate curator Jamie M. Allen for a gallery talk about his work. Generously sponsored by Dawn Lipson.
Saturday, August 27, 12 p.m. Focus 45: Kodak Picture Spots and the Perfect Picture
Leslie K. Brown will discuss the history of these iconic signs, from their use as roadside markers in the 1920s to their installation in national parks, world's fairs, and theme parks.
Thursday, September 22, 6 p.m. Wish You Were Here: Sean McFarland
Sean McFarland will discuss his work, which explores the relationships between history, photography, and the representation of landscape. Exhibitions open until 8 p.m. Free for students w/ ID. Generously sponsored by museum member Thomas N. Tischer.
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    {
      std::cout << "Constructing maze!" << std::endl;
      MapSite* m = mazeFactory->MakeMaze();
      MapSite* r = mazeFactory->MakeRoom();
      MapSite* w = mazeFactory->MakeWall();
      // in a real life situation we would collect created objects and compose
      // real maze out of them

      delete m; m = NULL;
      delete r; r = NULL;
      delete w; w = NULL;
    }
};

class BombedRoom : public Room
{
  public:
    virtual BombedRoom* Clone()
    {
      std::cout << "Cloning BombedRoom!" << std::endl;
      return new BombedRoom(*this);
    }
};

int main()
{
  std::cout << "Prototype GoF Kata" << std::endl;
  std::cout << "--------------" << std::endl;

  // easy game
  MazePrototypeFactory* simpleMazeFactory = new MazePrototypeFactory(new Maze, new Wall, new Room);
  MazeGame simpleMazeGame;
  simpleMazeGame.CreateMaze(simpleMazeFactory);
  delete simpleMazeFactory; simpleMazeFactory = NULL;

  std::cout << "--------------" << std::endl;

  // hard game
  MazePrototypeFactory* trapMazeFactory = new MazePrototypeFactory(new Maze, new Wall, new BombedRoom);
  MazeGame hardMazeGame;
  hardMazeGame.CreateMaze(trapMazeFactory);
  delete trapMazeFactory; trapMazeFactory = NULL;

  return 0;
}

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Charley Friedman at U-Turn Art Space
Gallery Diet's Charley Friedman will be featured in a group exhibition at the U-Turn Art Space called People Who Make Us Smile.
People Who Make Us Smile
March 5th—26th, 2011
Opening reception: Saturday, March 5th, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Cincinnati, OH—U·turn Art Space is pleased to announce People Who Make Us Smile, a group exhibition featuring Meg Duguid, Charley Friedman, Russell Ihrig, Jonathan Juravich, Cary Leibowitz and a collaborative project by Loraine Wible and Chris Reeves. Through sound pieces, sculpture, photography, video, installation, screen printing and a collaborative project designed especially for and executed by U·turn, these artists present works that are quirky, upbeat and dryly self deprecating. Certainly contemporary uses of humor in Art have its origins in the history of Pop Art, but these artists use punch lines and visual comedic timing in a direct way that critically asks, What is funny? Is that funny? and much more broadly, How can humor be used effectively in an art gallery to touch upon subjects without frivolity? Often, the answers these artists come up with relate to the iconography of celebrities, shared pop cultural knowledge and eager (or else effacing) means of addressing the viewer directly. People Who Make Us Smile is an exercise in admiration, a blame game that reveals why we see the world the way we do. As a gallery, these are the artists who make us smile. But the artists themselves defer to another cast of characters: family relatives, Liza Minnelli, Bart Simpson and Gandhi are but a few of the depicted, with whom we share our glee.


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Wounded Vet Lobbies Legislature for Veteran Health Care Reform
By Tom Duggan on June 24, 2016 Comments Off on Wounded Vet Lobbies Legislature for Veteran Health Care Reform
Donald Jarvis and his Delta Dog, Mocha, are trying to change the way local veterans get their emergency care in Massachusetts.
NEWBURY, MA – Newbury resident and wounded Iraqi war vet, Donald Jarvis, says he is tired of waiting for the VA or anyone else in the government to do something about veterans dying while waiting for health care.
"We served our country, we did what was asked of us, and in return we were promised that we would be taken care of if we got sick or hurt, either in battle or when we came home" Jarvis told The Valley Patriot in an exclusive interview.
Jarvis met with local legislators last month at the state house to try and get them on board with his idea of using driver's licenses as veteran health care cards for emergency treatment. "I met with Senator Ives, Rep. DiZoglio, Kelcourse, Garry and a bunch of other legislators to talk about my new bill and they were very receptive."
Jarvis asked Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan to write his new bill in cooperation with local veterans to ensure veterans can get 24-7 emergency care without waiting for the VA to open and wait forever for medical service.
"Tom just finished getting the public records law passed and that's something nobody thought would ever happen, so he was the first person I thought of when looking for someone to help write the language of the Veteran's Emergency Care Bill."
Jarvis says that his idea is to turn Massachusetts driver's licenses or identification cards into medical ID cards that vets can use at any hospital, clinic or health care facility. "The way it will work is, veterans will present their driver's license that says 'veteran' when they break their leg, or have a heart attack, or have to visit a local hospital for emergency care."
"The hospitals will work with local veteran services officers and pass the bill on to them. In turn they will work with the state to get the hospitals paid."
Jarvis said that all veterans deserve emergency care at civilian emergency rooms and shouldn't be treated as second-class citizens when they get sick.
"This is the best and easiest way to get it taken care of. It takes all responsibility away from the veterans. They don't' have to be chased by the hospitals and bill collectors, and the veterans won't have to go through the maze of red tape and delays at the VA. It's shameful that veterans have to chase people to get their medical bills paid before it destroys their credit. You wouldn't believe how many vets have had their credit ruined because of medical bills that were never paid, or paid to the wrong provider, or just paid too late."
Jarvis says that every legislator he has met with agreed that the emergency health care for veterans is a crisis and has to be dealt with quickly. "I think they get it. They seemed to know it's a major crisis, but I don't think before we met, that they understood the intensity of problem. "
Jarvis sys that once the language is worked out and the legislature gets on board, this program could be a model for the country. "If this works, and I know will work, it would be a great model for the rest of the country. It's so sad that so many veterans call the suicide hotline and wait on hold for hours, or worse, get a recording to call back on Monday. It's even sadder if the veteran has a serious health problem and they have to wait and wait to see a doctor. It cripples their daily lives. It burdens their families and their employers. This is an easy way to fix a major part of the problem."
Jarvis says that it's going to take a lot of hard work to get this from an idea to a workable bill in the legislature, but added that he is willing to stick it out long term. "There's a lot that needs to be done besides writing and submitting the bill. We have to define, for example, under this bill what is and is not considered a medical emergency, a veteran, what are options for psychological care, and things like that. But, I know that working with the different veterans groups, local legislators, and using outlets like The Valley Patriot to get the word out, we can do something substantial for the men and women who served this country."
Donald Jarvis enlisted with the National Guard served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2012, while operating a 'buffalo' (a minesweeping vehicle), the vehicle struck and IED and he blew up. Jarvis was severely injured with, among other things, dramatic brain injuries, as well as severe injuries to his knees and his legs.
When Jarvis came home for medical treatment, he spent seven months in a medical hospital in Virginia. When he was released, he said he needed to go back, and he needed to continue to serve, so he did.
Jarvis now works to help other wounded veterans in any capacity he can, including raising funds for local veteran groups like Delta Dog and being assigned as an explosive ordnance engineer to the Boston Marathon the day of the fatal explosion.
Jarvis was given The Valley Patriot's Hero Veteran Award in 2016 for his work with veterans here at home.
"If I can use my experiences to help other men and women who served, if I can make a contribution that is meaningful, then something good can come from what I went through and still go through as a result of my injuries in the Middle East."
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Facts About Hadrian's Wall
Posted on May 18, 2013 by James • 13 Comments
Here are some facts about Hadrian's Wall, built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD.
Hadrian's Wall is located in the north of England, not far from the border with Scotland. It stretches for about 73 miles, from Bowness on Solway on the west coast, to Wallsend on the east coast.
The 73 mile length was equivalent to 80 Roman miles. The Roman mile was based on the distance that a legion, or group, of soldiers could march in 2,000 steps.
The wall and most of its defenses were built between about 122 and 128 AD. Its purpose was to mark the northern extent of the Roman Empire, which then covered much of Europe.
Hadrian's Wall was originally constructed in two parts, with the western part of the wall built first. It was originally made from turf, allowing it to be built more quickly.
The Romans also built 16 forts along the length of the wall, the remains of which can be seen today. Each one could house 800 soldiers and had its own prison, hospital, bakery and stables.
The emperor, Hadrian, after whom the wall is named, wanted to make sure the soldiers stationed on Hadrian's Wall were happy. He personally met with the troops and encouraged practice drills.
Although much of the wall is still standing, over the centuries people have taken away the stones for building. Several nearby monasteries contain stones taken from from Hadrian's Wall.
Map showing Hadrian's Wall (Credit)
A national trail was opened in 2003, which follows the path of the wall from coast to coast. Walkers are urged to walk only in warmer months, to avoid damaging the remains further.
Walking the trail is popular, attracting thousands of people each year. Most people walk from west to east, and the walk takes about six days.
Hadrian's Wall is just one of several Roman walls built throughout Europe, including the less well known Antonine Wall, located in Scotland.
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I've used the same process on about 50 acid bummers so far, with 100% success. Variations can be invented freely to suit various circumstances.
This is traditionally called "magnetic healing" I prefer to call it a related phenomena, "Energy Transactions". Very useful in Magick & other western yogas. Invent your own techniques. Please tell me what happens.
Relief is probably symptomatic, but it saves on aspirin and similar crap.
My own experiences with this since 1971 verify everything he says. It seems to be less effective on hangovers and concussion type headaches(from a bump on the head). It doesn't matter whether either the sufferer or the operator believes. It works anyway. I always shoot for about five minutes. It works on anxiety, worry, stress, hysteria and any other negative emotion. When done on a perfectly normal happy person, it brings on a feeling of calm peace and joy.
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Have Vassos Alexander and Moira Stuart left Radio 2? Here's who Chris Evans has taken to Virgin Radio
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Moira Stuart joined Chris Evans on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2010, but recently left the BBC (Getty Images)
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Following months of fanfare, Chris Evans has made his return to Virgin Radio, after Zoe Ball took the hot seat as Radio 2 Breakfast show host.
And fans of the former Top Gear host will be reassured to know that he's not making the switch alone, with various members of his award-winning Radio 2 team joining him.
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Sports news reporter Vassos Alexander became a popular member of Evans' show, and was talked about as a possible replacement presenter.
However, it was announced that the experienced TV presenter and commentator, and BBC radio veteran of 14 years, would be following Evans to Virgin Radio.
Alexander has been joined by another favourite of Radio 2 listeners in the form of Rachel Horne.
Vassos Alexander continues to work with Chris Evans as a sports reporter (Getty Images)
The former Newsround presenter and BBC News business reporter is providing news bulletins and expand her previous role as the show's travel reporter.
Evans has managed to take most of his show's behind-the-scenes team to the new station too.
John Dutton, the guest booker for Radio 2, continues in his role with Evans' new show, while Ellie Davis leads the show as executive producer after three years as a producer on the Radio 2 Show.
Meera Depala has also moved with the production team, where joining David Brain and Jayne Cheeseman, who already worked for Virgin Radio.
Thank you @SallyGunnell what a brilliant, fun and inspirational interview pic.twitter.com/gVQhVYV8sG
— Vassos Alexander (@VassosA) January 24, 2017
What's happened to Moira Stuart?
BBC stalwart Moira Stuart also became a fixture on Evans' Breakfast Show after joining as a newsreader in 2010.
In December it was announced that she too had left the broadcaster, after a 40-year stint, but joined Classic FM instead of following the rest of the presenting team to Virgin.
Stuart, the first African-Caribbean woman to read the news on British TV, will host her own Saturday afternoon programme, Moira Stuart's Hall of Fame Concert.
She described the move as "a wonderful opportunity to take a whole new journey, with people I really like and admire".
Evans' switch to Virgin was eagerly awaited since his departure from Radio 2 was announced (Getty Images)
When did Chris Evans start on Virgin Radio?
Evans started his new role at Virgin Radio on Monday 21 January, after fighting back tears during his final Radio 2 show on Christmas Eve.
He said: "Thank you to my family for putting up with me, and for having someone in your personal orbit that does a job like this, particularly my daughter Jane.
"Thank you to you all for listening but most of all I would like to thank my wife Natasha, my gravity and my guiding light, for giving me enough certainty to feel confident enough to embark upon a bit of uncertainty again.
He then extended his gratitude to the station saying: "Thank you to the BBC for supporting me, and trusting me with one of their precious microphones for the last years, for allowing me to grow every minute of every day that I have been on air."
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Biting into a sweet melon and having those delicious juices run down your arms is a trademark of the summer. Now that fall is just around the corner, these unique melon recipes will help you soak up the lingering summer heat. Try them and let us know how you like them in the comments below.
You'll love this colorful salad of baby spinach, ripe mango and juicy watermelon. A zesty dressing ties all the flavors together.
Take this refreshing seafood salad along on your next picnic. It's a unique melon recipe with an exotic array of ingredients that the whole family will love.
This sweet take on sushi makes for a surprise ending to any meal. You'll need rice, white chocolate and the melon of your choice. Can maki get any better than this?


The league will run on eight weekends starting on the weekend after labor day and ending in early November.
As a non-competitive league we do not keep standings.
Kindergarten to 3rd grade - Each player will receive a participation trophy and a team picture at the end of the season.
4th Grade and Up we will keep standings and awards will be given to 1st and 2nd place teams - All players will get a team picture.
Games will be played on Saturdays and Sundays at Felix Festa Middle School. We cannot guarantee which day or what time your child will play.
Children entering grades K through 12 in the fall are eligible to play. Boys and girls will play in separate leagues.
Our league is not affiliated with the Town of Clarkstown, thus there are no residency requirements to participate.
Travel team players are not permitted to participate in the Fall Intramural League.
All players are required to have a league uniform, but we will be using the same uniforms as previous years for Grades Kindergarten to 3rd Grade.
Below is a tentive days of play. Please note this is subject to change if field space changes.
Registration closes on May 15th, but registrations will be accepted up to and including June 1st. An additional $30 late fee will be added to the registration charges per family for registrations received after May 15th and your child will be placed on a waiting list. No registrations will be accepted after June 17th. Refunds of registration and uniform fees if requested will be accommodated on or before August 1; however there will be a $20 administrative fee deducted from the refund. There are no refunds after August 1.
To register for the Clarkstown Fall Intramural League please click the link below and follow the instructions. If you registered last year for either the Spring Clinic or Fall Intramural League, please use the same email and password from last year to log on to the system. If you forgot your password please click on that link on the registration site. Please make sure you select the 2019 Fall Intramural Soccer League as the session.
New Skills Classes for all age groups.
Three Free Clinic's throughout the season - Ran by our Director of Coaching Kevin Grogan and other professional players.


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IANR Events
2022 Crop Production Clinics
Date: Jan. 28, 2022 Time: 8:45 am–3:30 pm Location: Virtual via Zoom
Practical, Profitable, Environmentally Sound, High-Impact Training for Agricultural Professionals and Producers.
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Entomology Department Seminar with Dr. Rob Dunn, NC State University
Date: Jan. 28, 2022 Time: 12:00 pm–1:00 pm Location: Webinar/Online Seminar
The UNL Department of Entomology will host Dr. Rob Dunn, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University. The title of his seminar is "A Natural History of the Future, the Case of Insects."
This event originated in Entomology Calendar.
Livestock Judging Team: Sioux Empire Livestock Show
Date: Jan. 30, 2022 Time: All Day Location: Sioux Falls, SD
This event originated in Animal Science.
Guru Har Rai
Date: Jan. 31, 2022 Time: All Day Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
The birthday of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh guru.
This event originated in Diversity at UNL.
Building Farm and Ranch Resiliency
Land Management Workshop
Date: Jan. 31, 2022 Time: 1:00 pm–4:00 pm Location: Ashland - Round the Bend
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Agricultural Profitability has scheduled a series of land management workshops to address the financial resiliency necessary for agricultural operations to sustain risk while remaining profitable.
ABC Q&A Session
Ag Budget Calculator Training
Date: Jan. 31, 2022 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Online (via Zoom)
It's always important to estimate cost of production for our agricultural enterprises, but now with the volatile input and crop prices, it's even more critical. Knowing your estimated cost of production can assist you in making important …
This event originated in Ag Budget Calculator Online Training.
Date: Feb. 1, 2022 Time: All Day Location: This is in observance and not an event on campus.
Celebrates the signing of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865.
Initial Pesticide Training- Grand Island
Date: Feb. 1, 2022 Time: 8:30 am Location: Hall County Extension
Initial Training for Commercial/Noncommercial Applicators
This event originated in jjacobs7event Calendar.
Initial Pesticide Training- Lincoln
Date: Feb. 1, 2022 Time: 8:30 am Location: Lancaster County Extension
Initial Pesticide Training- Norfolk
Date: Feb. 1, 2022 Time: 8:30 am Location: Madison County Extension


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Harlequin rocks the hits at Casino Lethbridge
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:05	Richard Amery
There was a lot of things happening on Thursday, April 18, all of them vastly different.
Canadian classic rockers Harlequin returned to Lethbridge to play Casino Lethbridge, April 18 for a crowd who sat resolutely in their seats, though they applauded appreciatively as the band worked their way through a rock solid set of obscure songs, new songs and well known hits like "Thinking of You," "Innocence," and "Superstitious Feeling" with which they wound down their show.
I arrived for the tail end of their set, in which they were playing a few catchy obscurities.
Lead singer George Belanger was a charismatic frontman as always, air guitaring in time to guitarist Derrick Gottfried's solos. Gottfried was happy to share his blues rock side, so he played lots of tasty solos.
They ended their set with a slower paced rarity called "Mystery" from their greatest hits album followed by a solid cover of the Rolling Stones' "Gimmie Shelter," but were called back for an encore.
They played a brand new, gritty slide blues powered number called "Mud In Your Face," which got a lot of people cheering and even a couple dancing.
"I'm looking forward to recording that one," Belanger enthused.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:12 )


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Clarenville High School
Our current staff are listed below. To view our retired staff, click here.
Danielle Alyward
B.A, B.Ed, B.Sp. Ed.danielleaylward@nlesd.ca
Danielle was born and raised in King's Cove and graduated from St. Mark's School in 2001. Danielle obtained her B.ED from Memorial University in 2006 and then finished her B.ED in Special Education in 2013. Currently Danielle is completing her Masters at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) in Educational Psychology focusing in the area of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH). When not at school, Danielle enjoys spending time with her daughter and her family. Danielle's main interest include going walks, camping, listening to music and sports.
Jill Bourgeois
B.Sc., B.A., B.Ed., M.Edjillbourgeois@nlesd.ca
Ms. Bourgeios is our English Department head and teachers a variety of English courses. Ms. Bourgeois graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, NS with a B.Sc and from Memorial University of Newfoundland with B.A. & B.Ed. degrees. She was born in Stephenville and raised in Kippens, NL. Ms. Bourgeois organized our very first Knitting club and is editor of the Cougar Chronicle.
Jennifer Crane
B.A., B. Ed., B.Sp.Edjennifercrane@nlesd.ca
Ms. Crane is originally from Marystown, currently living in Bay Roberts. Jennifer obtained her B.A. from Memorial University in 2009, her B.Ed (Primary/Elementary) in 2010 and then her B.Ed in Special Education in 2018. She is currently completing her M.Ed program in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; Language and Development. She has been teaching for 7 years in Bay Roberts, Terrenceville and surrounding area, and enjoys tutoring a variety of students at different learning grades and levels. Ms. Crane's interests include walking with her small dog, camping, hiking, reading and listening to music in her spare time.
Ian Davidson (Principal)
B. Phys. Ed., B. Ed., M. Ed., Ed.Siandavidson@nlesd.ca
Mr. Davidson is originally from Long Harbour, Placentia Bay. He graduated from MUN in 1994 with a BPE and in 1995 with a B.Ed. Since then, he has taught in Placentia, South Korea, and Red Deer, Alberta. Mr. Davidson graduated from the University of Lethbridge in 2002 with a M.Ed in Educational Administration and promptly returned to Newfoundland to join the staff of CHS. Since then Mr. Davidson has also completed an Ed.S degree from NSU in Natchitoches, Louisiana (USA) in 2010. Mr. Davidson teaches Newfoundland Studies and English. He is also the teacher-mentor for Encounters with Canada and Coastal Connections. He resides in Clarenville with his wife Janice and three children.
Janice Delaney
B.A., B. Ed.janicedelaney@nlesd.ca
Mrs. Delaney teaches several Senior High English courses at Clarenville High. Mrs. Delaney has been a consistent presence in the English department for many years now and teaches a wide variety of general & academic courses. Mrs. Delaney is an active supporter of public speaking at CHS. She hails from Old Perlican which is located in beautiful Conception Bay, Newfoundland and currently lives in Clarenville with her husband and son.
Colleen Denty
B.A., B.Ed.coleendenty@nlesd.ca
Colleen was born in Placentia and graduated from Laval High school. She completed her BA (History/French) in 2006, her B. Ed in 2007 and her masters in Counselling Psychology in 2014. She has been in the Clarenville area for 9 years and currently teaches both Core French and French Immersion. Travelling is her passion, especially to Europe. She loves learning about different cultures, trying new food and exploring the history of each country. In her spare time she likes camping, hiking, planing trips and watching historical and travel documentaries.
Tina Ellis
B.A., B. Ed, B. Sp.Ed., M.Ed.tinaellis@nlesd.ca
Ms. Ellis was born and raised in Clarenville and graduated from CHS in 1987. She is married and has one child. She graduated from Memorial University in 1992 with a B.A. (English) and a B. Ed. (Secondary), and later went on to complete her B.Sp.Ed and a Masters Degree in Literacy. Mrs. Ellis is an Instructional Resource Teacher at Clarenville High and assists teachers and students in a variety of courses. Her main interests are spending time at her cabin, travelling, and reading. Mrs. Ellis spent the first 14 years of her career teaching students with special needs in Port Rexton. She plans to finish her career at Clarenville High.
Cheryl Fougere
B.A, B.Ed, B.Sp. Ed.cherylfougere@nlesd.ca
Ms. Fougere is originally from the small community of Conche, on the Northern Peninsula. She graduated from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education in 2010 and a Bachelor of Special Education in 2012. Ms. Fougere began her teaching career in the St. John's area but moved to Clarenville in 2016. Ms. Fougere loves spending time travelling, hiking and camping with her family and dog during her free time. She also enjoys playing volleyball and softball.
Ms. Fougere is currently on leave (returning in 2020).
Amanda Goulding
B.Sc., B.Ed.amandagoulding@nlesd.ca Ms. Goulding's Website
Ms. Goulding was born and raised in Grand-Falls Windsor Newfoundland. She graduated from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Science in 2014 and a Bachelor of Education in 2015. She is currently working towards a Master of Education at MUN. This is her fifth year teaching. Ms. Goulding previously taught at Main River Academy in Pollard's Point, Hillview Academy in Norris Arm and Bishop White School in Port Rexton. She enjoys hiking, camping and travelling!
Sherry Hackett
B.A., B. Ed, B. Sp.Ed., M.Edsherryhackett@nlesd.ca
Originally from Fortune Bay, Mrs. Hackett made the big move to Clarenville in 2001 from the Burin Peninsula where she taught in several schools. Mrs. Hacket graduated from Memorial University in 1994 with an honours BA degree and went on to take a B.Ed secondary the following year. She then finished her Bachelor of Special Education degree and recently finished her Masters degree. Mrs. Hacket coaches girls basketball.
Jason Lane
B.Phys. Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed.jasonlane@nlesd.ca
Originally from Catalina, Trinity Bay, Mr.Lane graduated from T.A. Lench Memorial High and completed a B.P.E. Cooperative degree program and a B.Ed in 1999. From there he was offered a position at Random Island Academy where he spent the first eight years of his teaching career. Mr. Lane transferred to Clarenville High School in September of 2007. He recently graduated from MUN with a M.Ed degree!Mr. Lane enjoys coaching A LOT and when he is not teaching you will usually find him in the gymnasium with a volleyball in his hand coaching the Varsity Girls Volleyball team. He also enjoys the Great Outdoors...fishing, hunting, canoeing and hiking.
Ann Lundrigan
B.Mus., B. Mus.Ed., M.Ed.annlundrigan@nlesd.ca
Ms. Lundrigan has been with CHS for a long time now but has also taught in: Churchill Falls, Southwest Arm Academy, RK Garnder in Sunnyside, Swift Current Academy, and Heritage Collegiate. Mrs. Lundrigan has been the conductor for the Clarenville Youth Choir, teacher with Music for Young Children, ran a private studio and is a former member of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.Mrs. Lundrigan is a Member of the Provincial Curriculum Development Group for Intermediate Music and was the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Educator of the Year in 2008! Mrs. Lundrigan is married with two children and living in Shoal Harbour.
Lisa O'Gay
B.Sc., B.Edlisaogay@nlesd.ca
Ms. O'Gay teaches Biology, Science 1206, Career Development, Sciences Humaines and a family studies course at Clarenville High. Ms. O'Gay has taught on Fogo Island, in Grand Falls-Windsor, Terrenceville, King's Cove and St. John's. She has taught an array of subjects from grade 3 to level III. Ms. O'Gay grew up in Clarenville and graduated from Clarenville Integrated High! Ms. O'Gay has an appreciation of theatre and has been co-director of the drama club. She likes to walk, listen to music, read and explore nature.
Peter O'Rielly
B.Sc., M. Sc., B. Ed.peterorielly@nlesd.ca
Mr. O'Rielly was born and raised on St. Brendan's island, NL and graduated from St. Gabriel's All Grade. After high school he attended Memorial University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree with a joint honours in Applied Math and Physics. He then attended the University of Toronto where he completed his Master of Science in Pure Mathematics where he studied black hole collapses. He then returned to Memorial to complete a Bachelor of Education program. He has previously taught in Flower's Cove and Point Leamington. Mr. O'Reilly is an avid sports fan, especially tennis, and as well enjoys hiking and travelling.
Nicole Pond
B.A., B. Ed., M. Ed.nicolepond@nlesd.ca
Originally from Hickman's Harbour, Random Island, Ms. Pond joins the CHS staff after 10 years at Swift Current Academy. Ms. Pond has a degree in Pure Mathematics and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University. She also holds a Masters degree in Curriculum Studies from the University of New Brunswick. Ms. Pond's specialty is Mathematics but she has experience teaching almost all curriculum areas from K-12 due to her experience in a multi-grade setting. She loves technology and tries to incorporate it into the mathematics classroom whenever she can. In her spare time, Ms. Pond loves adventure travelling, including her most memorable trip where she cycled across Europe. You may also find her on a volleyball court, running 5K races with her niece & nephew, playing the piano or working on her latest quilting project.
Robert Pond
robertpond@nlesd.ca
Jodi Prosser
jodiprosser@nlesd.ca
Mrs. Prosser is originally from Burgeo, on the south Coast of NL. She is teaching several senior high English courses this year, as well as the new Social Studies course in Grade 10 and World Geo 3202. She taught as both a replacement teacher & a substitute teacher at CHS for 5 years before taking a hiatus from teaching to stay home with her kids, who are both now students at CHS. She returned in 2010 and is excited to be teaching at CHS full time this year.
B.Mus., B.Mus.Ed., M.Ed.johnrussell@nlesd.ca
Mr. Russell is the Guidance Counsellor for Clarenville High. He is often found chatting with students or busy behind his desk, solving problems with schedules or advising on a large spectrum of different issues. Prior to arriving at CHS in 1997, Mr. Russell was the guidance counsellor in Arnold's Cove and Sunnyside. He Also spent a number of years as a music teacher.In his spare time, he has been known to sing a song or two and has received great reviews from those that have heard him. John has been active with our student council, graduation and our tutoring for tuition program. He currently resides in Clarenville with his wife Paula and daughters Taylor & Erin and enjoys keeping up the grounds surrounding their home.
Martina Spurrell
B.A., B.Ed., M.Edmartinaspurrell@nlesd.ca
Mrs. Spurrelll was born and raised on the south coast of Newfoundland. She obtained her Education degree from MUN with a major in English and a minor in Religious Studies. Central Newfoundland provided Mrs. Spurrell with her first three years of teaching experience. She and her family moved to Clarenville in 2009. Mrs. Spurrell enjoys spending free her time with her two sons and husband, leaving just enough time at the end of her days for a walk or some time in the gym. Martina also designs the annual grade 12 memory book along with the help of a small group of grade 12 students.
Michael Spurrell (Assistant Principal)
B. Sc., B.Ed., M.Edmichaelspurrell1@nlesd.ca
Originally from Hodges Cove, Mr. Spurrell graduated from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Science (physics and mathematics) in 1996 and a Bachelor of Education in 1997. Mr. Spurrell completed a masters in technology in 2004. The past 20 years Mr. spurrell has lived in Clarenville and is very active with his wife and two children, Katie and Mark. Together they enjoy cycling, nordic skiing and just about any other outdoor activity.
B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Edpaulstewart@nlesd.ca Mr. Stewart's Webpage
Mr. Stewart is the Biology and Chemistry teacher at Clarenville High School. He was born in Glovertown and lived there until he left for St. John's to study at Memorial University. After four years teaching at St. Mark's School in King's Cove, he moved to Clarenville and has taught there ever since. Outside school life, Mr. Stewart enjoys many outdoor activities such as biking, fishing and cross country skiing. Also, he and his family spend much of their summer either at their cabin on the Terra Nova River or out on the salt water. Mr. Stewart, along with his wife Sandi, used to coach the Varsity Girls Basketball team at CHS but now they concentrate their coaching efforts with their son at Riverside Elementary. Mr. Stewart also has a B.Sc. majoring in Biology and a M.Ed. from Memorial University in Teaching and Learning.
Garry Walsh
B.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Dip. Tech. Ed.garrywalsh@nlesd.ca
Mr. Walsh was born and raised in Cupids, NL. He attended Bishop O'Neil Collegiate, Brigus, NL. After completing high school he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. Upon completion he began his teaching career at St. Albert Elementary School in Scarborough, Ontario. He then returned to Newfoundland where he worked several replacement positions. He completed his Diploma in Technology Education from MUN (1996). He completed his M. Ed. Information Technology (2012). He has worked in the Clarenville area in several schools employed as Technology Education/Social Studies/Network Administrator as well as instructor at Memorial University of Newfoundland. His current teaching duties include Social Studies and Technology Education.
Leanne Ward
B.F.A., B.Ed.leanneward@nlesd.ca
Ms. Ward has had the pleasure of living in many areas of the island, but she calls Pasadena "home". She completed her BFA (Visual Arts) in 2012, followed by a B.Ed in 2013. She is currently working on her masters degree in Education Technology. She has previously taught at St. James' Regional High in Port aux Basques, and at Waterford Valley High in St. John's. Ms. Ward maintains an active art and craft practice, which includes drawing, painting, knitting, crochet, and digital work. She also enjoys theatre, reading, and travelling.
Aprille Whelan
aprillewhelan@nlesd.ca
Nancy Phillpot (secretary)
Gail Balsom (student assistant)
Lisa Short (caretaker)
Juanita Holloway (caretaker)
Tracey Vardy (caretaker)
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