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Marketing A Public Art Project
by RJ Thompson | Nov 7, 2021 | Design, Guest Author
It was just slightly over 2 years ago that Bellevue resident, business owner, and friend Scott Streit reached out to me regarding a new building he purchased. Scott purchased a storefront property on Bellevue's main business corridor, Lincoln Avenue. His vision was to transform his building into a property that signaled local ownership and investment as well as revitalization in the community. He didn't quite know how that transformation would occur, so he reached out to me for some ideas. My recommendation was to produce a mural on the side of his building that was designed, painted, and installed by and for the community.
As a board member of Bona Fide Bellevue, a community development corporation that focuses on Bellevue's revitalization and my background in public arts marketing and funding, Scott was immediately on board with the mural. I contacted my friend Jennie Denton of Lamplight Creative to put some ideas together for Scott's space and she turned around two amazing designs. Soon after, I set up an IOBY fundraiser to raise the $2,000 we needed to produce the mural. We formalized it by calling it the "Bellevue Mural Arts Program."
The original Bellevue mural concept by Jennie Denton of Lamplight Creative
Marketing the fundraiser may have been an arduous challenge had it not been for some research work my business partner in +Public, Kent Kerr, and I completed for his master's thesis. As graphic designers, we knew that to produce the best outcomes, you had to design for your audience. One of the best ways to learn about your audience, especially in the civic/community context, is to recruit residents and business owners into design charettes that produce the data we need to make strategic decisions. Though out work, we realized that Bellevue had a large appetite for public art and that the market could bear $25-$150 donations per person. The ability to fundraise effectively and efficiently came into focus.
We set up our fundraiser through IOBY, a civic-focused fundraising platform. We advertised the fundraiser primarily via three-specific channels: Facebook, E-Mail, and Word of Mouth. Each member of the team wrote posts emphasizing the different aspects and benefits of the project on their personal profiles and in community groups. The enthusiastic reactions we each received was inspiring.
Through the IOBY platform, we were able to raise the $2,000 we needed within 2 and a half weeks. Having met our goal before the deadline, we collectively felt optimistic and justified that our research was accurate. We were going to make a mural! However, further serendipity hit our project and through IOBY we were the recipient of a matching arts grant which ultimately brought our fundraising to $4,919.
With our fundraiser being completed in December 2019 and being a huge success for all stakeholders, we could then focus on the production of the mural for a spring launch. However, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and effectively put our project on hold for another year and a half. All the capital, awareness, and expectations that we built through our marketing efforts were at risk of being lost due to long-term inactivity. Fortunately, throughout the duration of the pandemic there were few complaints and most people understood that if we were going to do this right, we had to it right the first time – and safely. Still, we wanted to keep public enthusiasm as high as we could.
During the pandemic, we had sporadic events and updates that supported our marketing. Our focus was on community building through affinity. Through Bona Fide Bellevue, we created a Community Arts Committee, a Public Arts Inventory, and offered a few webinars for volunteers and other stakeholders to learn about the history and future of the project. The Community Arts Committee was intended to spur and sustain conversations about how public art could manifest in Bellevue and empowering artists to put ideas forward to the artistic community with hopes of collaboration. The Public Arts Inventory, while even to this day is still in its infancy, is a record of all the physical places that public art could be placed. Garage walls, cement steps, sidewalks, building walls, open green spaces, and more. The Webinars covered both the committee and inventory, but also the genesis of the project and where it will go once, we were able to safely paint. We recorded all our efforts and made each of the assets publicly available. Once you start down this path, you can't turn around – and when motivation is high, you need to sustain it and nudge it forward to create proof. When it comes to the promise of public art, I firmly believe that most people do not believe anything will happen until they see tangible proof. Ultimately, these efforts did sustain our marketing.
Bellevue Elementary School Principal Michael Amick and Naomi McKivigan painting the hills and houses in the mural.
When it came time to start painting, we had to consider the cache of engagement we built up throughout the pandemic. We started a Bellevue Mural Arts Program Facebook group so we could collect volunteers and stakeholders in one place. We secured space to paint in the art studios (also known as "The Cove") at Greenstone Church. We held a community painting day that had about 40 people, ages 3-65, show up to paint. We asked volunteers to signal-boost their experience by offering a testimonial post on their Facebook profiles, which sought to recruit more people into painting. It was critical that our mural maintain its concept of being painted by and for the community.
On November 6, the mural was installed. Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn posts saw hundreds of likes across several people's posts. People who followed me or Scott or Jennie on these social platforms, but were not from Bellevue, were actively engaged and invested in the story of the mural. Now that we've installed the mural, people are asking, and rightfully so "what's next?"
Community artists young and old painting the mural via a "color by numbers" strategy.
RJ Thompson demonstrating the scale comparison of human to mural
The Bellevue Mural Arts Program marketing started as a small grassroots social media campaign that evolved into community building that evolved into storytelling that converted followers from Bellevue and other locations into stakeholders. The narrative formula we utilized throughout this process was based on three core ideals: be visual, be personal, and be positive. Whenever we made a post, attach an image of the mural artwork or as it existed in-progress. Tether your personal feelings to that artwork, giving it soul and purpose beyond creative expression. Be positive, as the pandemic has made quick work in cutting down positivity across the board.
Artist Jennie Denton in front of the freshly installed mural.
So – what's next? Get people to the mural to take photos in front of it and post to social media. The social proof that can be created from this will hopefully bring people into the Bellevue community to visit, enjoy our amenities, and make a few friends…and probably starting a new mural.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021
by RJ Thompson | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
AMA Pittsburgh Members Encouraged to Participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and all members of AMA Pittsburgh are encouraged to participate. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities.
Held annually, National Disability Employment Awareness Month is led by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, but its true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year. Employers of all sizes and in all industries are encouraged to participate in NDEAM.
For specific ideas about how AMA Pittsburgh members can support National Disability Employment Awareness Month, visit www.dol.gov/NDEAM. Suggestions range from simple, such as putting up a poster, to comprehensive, such as implementing a disability education program. Regardless, all play an important part in fostering a more inclusive workforce, one where every person is recognized for his or her abilities — every day of every month.
Social Information:
Web: dol.gov/NDEAM
Blog: blog.dol.gov
Department of Labor: @USDOL
Secretary of Labor: @SecMartyWalsh
Spanish: @DOL_esp
Department of Labor: DepartmentOfLabor
Secretary of Labor: SecMartyWalsh
Spanish: USDOLesp
LinkedIn: U.S. Department of Labor
Hashtag: #NDEAM
Website Resources:
https://askjan.org/ – Job Accommodation Network
https://askearn.org/ – Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion
Image Resources:
Large red text that spells hashtag NDEAM
Image with text that says "America's Recovery Powered by Inclusion – National Disability Employment Awareness Month"
Image with text that says, in Spanish, "America's Recovery Powered by Inclusion – National Disability Employment Awareness Month"
The background color of the 2020 poster is royal blue. All lettering is gold. To the left, in upper case letters, is the theme INCREASING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. Under the theme in upper and lower case lettering are the words Celebrating 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Under this statement is blue space.
At the bottom left are four elements:
Two logos side-by-side: 30th/ADA ANNIVERSARY 75th/NDEAM ANNIVERSARY
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
#ADA30 | #NDEAM75 | dol.gov/odep
DOL's logo with the following, in upper case letters, to its right: OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
To the right, cascading down to the bottom of the poster, are triangular shapes containing images of people with a range of disabilities working in various settings.
Super Analytics Challenge at Katz
by RJ Thompson | Apr 15, 2021 | Partnerships
#KatzImpact: Super Analytics Challenge
Graduate Students Team Up to Combat Homelessness in the Pittsburgh Community
A new opportunity for Pitt students to be catalysts for change is underway in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.
Recognizing the importance of leveraging business skills to positively impact critical social issues, the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business developed and launched its first-ever Super Analytics Challenge, a new community-based initiative. The 2021 challenge addresses the complex issue of homelessness in the Pittsburgh community and formally ran from March 5-26, 2021.
"Our team at Pitt Business worked alongside the University and Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) to examine scenarios that either led people and families into becoming homeless or factors which may prevent homelessness," says Christopher Barlow, Director of Corporate Engagement and Career Services. "Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, homelessness was selected as our focus because of its increasing prevalence as a global issue."
The many contributing factors of homelessness, such as physical and mental health, the affordable housing supply, economic conditions, and the intersection of the judicial system, as well as the wide availability of published data and research, present an urgent opportunity for Pitt graduate students to provide meaningful insights and proposals for targeted mitigation efforts.
The Super Analytics Challenge served as a one-week hackathon-style competition where graduate students from across the University teamed up to frame a problem, create a data methodology, and generate an operable solution. Twenty-five students were appointed to five teams.
"The goal was for all student teams to generate innovative solutions that Allegheny County DHS may implement," says Andrew Hannah, Adjunct Professor and Executive in Residence for Pitt Business. "Solutions were judged not only on the depth of their analytical thinking but also the pragmatism of the solution proposed."
Pitt Business organized an advisory committee consisting of representatives from corporate partners at UPMC, Highmark, Accenture, SAP, the National Association of Counties, and the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Executives from these organizations not only helped shape the challenge, but served as executive coaches, analytical methods experts, and subject matter specialists who worked alongside the graduate students to share experience and knowledge and provide guidance on the proposed solutions.
"The Super Analytics Challenge is an example of Pitt Business reinventing business education," says Sara Moeller, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs. "Our strategic goals include doing more to partner with our community as a catalyst for change, and to combine classroom concepts with integrated learning opportunities."
The Super Analytics Challenge is designed to provide impact for all participants, so graduate students may leverage their business skills to work with local experts to combat homelessness. In addition, they will have the opportunity to hone their understanding of real-world concepts by working with experts on a critical issue.
The winning team from the Challenge was awarded a Katz Bridge Program fellowship to continue to implement their solution as a team. This is enabling students to drive even more impact related to this year's Challenge topic of homelessness.
"At the end of this challenge, we hope that these collective efforts not only enrich our students' learning experience but leave a positive impact on the wider Pittsburgh community," says Moeller.
To learn more about how you can get involved in a program like the Super Analytics Challenge here at Pitt Business, please contact our career management team at careermanagement@katz.pitt.edu.
"We're using our skills learned at Katz to dig deep into the data and draw some useful and applicable solutions. It's helped me realize what we can do to better support homeless people in need."
– Cara Chun Zhang, student in the Management Information Systems program
Hear more about the inaugural challenge…
…from Sara Moeller, associate dean for graduate programs and executive education in the Katz school, in this conversation with the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Jonathan Kersting.
Listen further to learn more on the results.
"The Super Analytics Challenge is an example of Pitt Business reinventing business education. Our strategic goals include doing more to partner with our community as a catalyst for change, and to combine classroom concepts with integrated learning opportunities.
Events like the Super Analytics Challenge showcase our students' ability to use their leadership knowledge for good. We hope that these collective efforts not only enrich our students' learning experience, but leave a positive impact on the wider Pittsburgh community."
Sara Moeller
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Executive Education, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
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Announcing the AMA Pittsburgh 2021 Visiting Professor Program
by RJ Thompson | Apr 11, 2021 | Events, News, Programs
Last summer, during a pandemic, The CMO Club and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Pittsburgh) launched the VPP. Similar to a college internship, the VPP invites marketing professors from the tri-state region into Pittsburgh agencies, marketing departments, and marketing organizations for a mutually beneficial experience during the summer.
Professors found value in the VPP, commenting that it "was great to learn in real-time about real-world problems relating to supply chain, eCommerce, and B2B" and that the VPP experience provided "an opportunity to learn about things I could use in my classroom" and "forged relationships that I believe can help students when networking."
Participating companies found value as well. A theme shared after working with the selected VPP professor "intern" was that company leaders were able to see their organization "through someone else's eyes…" and that the workshops and presentations led by the professors were "relevant" and "valuable."
The attached information provides details regarding the timeline, goals, benefits, and expectations. Please review this carefully, as well as the program expectations, which outline your company's commitment to participation.
Please join us for AMA Pittsburgh's Summer 2021 Visiting Professor Program by applying for one of the opportunities to potentially be selected to "visit" a local marketing department, agency, or organization to virtually (or in person if safe/regulations allow) become a Visiting Professor!
To be considered, please complete the application found at this link https://sru.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3NK2a9p3zjOhiSO by the end of day FRIDAY, April 23. The information you provide will facilitate the matching process and help companies identify professors best suited to their company and needs resulting in a mutually beneficial experience. Your application information will be available to participating companies to review. These companies will then rank their top three applicants. Last year, all participating organizations were matched with a professor from their top three!
If you have questions, please contact us directly, or contact AMA Pittsburgh at marketer.pitt@gmail.com or Nan Nicholls listed below. We look forward to a successful and meaningful experience for your organization! (Please feel free to share this invitation with your marketing colleagues.)
Nan Nicholls*
jeananne.nicholls@sru.edu
Cindy Donohoe**
EVP and CMO
Sean Smith**
Schneider Downs
*Board Member, VP Collegiate, AMA Pittsburgh Chapter
**Member, The CMO Club Pittsburgh Chapter
AMA Collegiate Case Competition 2021
by RJ Thompson | Apr 10, 2021 | Collegiate
The 2021 American Marketing Association (AMA) Pittsburgh's Collegiate Marketing Plan competition took place virtually on Friday March 26, 2021. Student teams from five area universities took on the challenge of developing innovative solutions to a well-written complicated and challenging hypothetical case for a hypothetical company.
Over the course of the spring semester, the collegiate teams gathered research, participated in question and answer sessions, and built their plans. A panel of professional Pittsburgh marketers served as judges, and selected the following teams as winners:
1st place – Messiah College (Ben Writer, Joe Crocenzi, and Joey DePaul)
2nd place – Chatham University (Abigail Kneuss, Charles Bradsher)
3rd place – Slippery Rock University (Ben DeRose, Cody Nicastro, Ethan Corbin, Nolan Alan)
Congratulations to all teams above as well as University of Mount Union and West Virginia University who all participated in this year's competition. From a WVU student participant "The competition was a great experience to see what our peers in other schools are doing when it comes to business, [and] just a good life experience in general…"
As AMA Pittsburgh's VP of Collegiate Relations, along with our competition sponsor, Robert Morris University, and case author, Dr. Steve Clinton, we extend our thanks to each of the competing student teams and their marketing faculty/advisors. In these "no contact" times, it is refreshing to know that students are still willing to roll up their sleeves, apply things they've learned in on-ground and virtual classrooms, and dig in to and learn even more to participate in the case competition.
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Child's Non-Stop, 'Untreatable' Seizures Halted with Medicinal Marijuana
By Elizabeth Renter
People's attitudes towards marijuana are changing. We're not only seeing it in the law changes—where 20 states currently have medical marijuana programs on the books and two have legalized recreational marijuana—but also in the opinions of regular citizens. People who had previously voted against the plant are now reconsidering as their eyes are opened to the mounting evidence to the contrary. Case in point: a little girl experiencing terrible seizures until treated with medical marijuana.
Matt and Paige Figi had twins in 2006—Charlotte and Chase. Everything with the twins seemed normal at first—they were carried to term and seemed healthy. At 3 months, however, everything changed. Charlotte began having seizures, and these weren't minor occurrences; they were seizures that lasted 30 minutes or longer—up to two hours. For the next five years, Charlotte—affectionately called Charlie—would suffer an untold number of seizures, hospitalizations, tests, and prescription drug cocktails.
"At 2, she really started to decline cognitively," Paige said. "Whether it was the medicines or the seizures, it was happening, it was obvious. And she was slipping away."
At age two, she was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a seizure disorder that is untreatable with modern medications, one where the patient experiences long, drawn out seizures back-to-back-to-back. For the Figis, it was the worst case scenario.
Read: Boy on 22 Anti-Seizure Pills Overcomes Seizures with Marijuana
They tried dietary changes, putting Charlie on a ketogenic diet, one high in fat and low in carbohydrates, often used to treat epilepsy. And while the seizures temporarily subsided, the diet came with plenty of side effects including bone loss, weakened immune function, and behavioral problems. Two years after starting the diet, the seizures came back.
When Charlie was five, the Figis were told there was nothing left to try. She was having 300 grand mal seizures each week. Her heart had stopped several times and she had lost the ability to walk, talk, and eat. Doctors suggested putting her in a medically induced coma. Her parents signed a do-not-resuscitate order. They even said goodbye.
It was then that Paige Figi, Charlie's mom, who had voted against any progressive marijuana legislation, decided to give medical pot another look. It wasn't easy to find two physicians to sign off on Charlie's marijuana treatment, but she found them. She also found a type of medical pot called R4, which is low in THC (the compound that makes you "high").
In the first hour of receiving her first dose, Charlie had no seizures. In the second hour she didn't either. Charlie didn't have a seizure for seven days after her first marijuana treatment. The Figis were convinced of the benefits of medical marijuana.
The family connected with two brothers, the "Stanley brothers", who produced a strain of marijuana extremely low in THC. The brother couldn't find anyone to buy it though, until they found Charlie.
Reported from CNN:
"The biggest misconception about treating a child like little Charlotte is most people think that we're getting her high, most people think she's getting stoned," Josh Stanley said, stressing his plant's low THC levels. "Charlotte is the most precious little girl in the world to me. I will do anything for her."
Charlie now receives three to four milligrams of cannabis oil in her food twice daily. She is six years old and able to walk and ride her bicycle. She averages about two three seizures each month, which usually occur in her sleep.
"I literally see Charlotte's brain making connections that haven't been made in years," said Charlotte's father Matt. "My thought now is, why were we the ones that had to go out and find this cure? This natural cure? How come a doctor didn't know about this? How come they didn't make me aware of this?"
The marijuana strain Charlotte uses has been named in her honor. It's called "Charlotte's Web". And her parents have become two of the more vocal and adamant medical pot supporters.

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Q: Rails: How to perform callbacks on a model that is not updated but is related to updated model to KIS I have two models: Reservations and Containers.
 Container
 has_many :reservations

 Reservation
 belongs_to :container

When I update a reservation I also want to perform call backs on the respective Container.
What is a good way to do this?
Should I be using nested rest routes, put the container logic in the Reservation model, or something else

A: Rails has an option called touch.
class Reservation < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :container, :touch => true
end

Rails updates the updated_at field of the Container object when ever Reservation object changes. If you have any callbacks in Container class they will be invoked when Reservation object changes.
class Container < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :reservations
  after_update :reservation_change

  def reservation_change
    # handle the updates..
  end
end

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The 20 Best Albums of 2020? (Part IV)
Look, the last few years have been…tough. Nationally. Globally. Personally. It happens. And, as a result, sometimes one loses touch with some things. One of those things for me, and a very important one to me, was newer music. And this year I've determined to catch up! As part of this quest, I'm reviewing the critical consensus on the 20 best albums of 2020. If you missed the earlier installments, you can find them here:
(Part I Part II Part III)
This is one of three musical blog series I'm doing this year. If you're curious, check out the latest editions of my review of the critics choices for the best albums of the 2010s, and my monthly search for the 21 best albums of 2021.
First, a quick re-visit of methodology. I took year-end "best album" lists from All Music Guide, AV Club, Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot, Mojo, New Music Express, Paste, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Spin. For every album one or more of these sources listed, I tallied up the votes that album got between all of them, and took the highest scoring twenty albums. I've broken up the reviews into four blocks of five albums each, and will follow with a sum-up at the end.
With that explained, here is our last block, 16-20:
Sawayama (Rina Sawayama, 8 votes)– Complex and well produced dance music is the impression from the first track. With energy, and lively musical (rock! Hip hop! ballads!) and vocal choices. This has both fiery attitude and vulnerable emotion, and picks up on some social and personal issues. The storytelling on some tracks is almost poetically visual, and things have that sophisticated international feel you often find on European dance music. I can definitely get behind the critics on this one!
Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (Perfume Genius, 7 votes)– Right off, I'm not sure if the combination of sonorous vocals and orchestral swirl on the opening track are working for me. The scene improved on track two with some good wall of distortion guitar work, although the vocals remained similarly languid. There was more of a dance beat on the third track, and the vocals here and elsewhere started to remind me of a certain era of Bowie/Bryan Ferry. It was a slow start, but I really liked many of the later more up-tempo tracks, and I do appreciate the lush same-sex romanticism found throughout. Overall, I'd say this is not consistent/well-structured enough to be a "best" album, but there's certainly a lot that's worthy here.
Shore (Fleet Foxes, 7 votes)– At this point, hearing the phrase "indie folk" tends to fill me with preemptive dread. This pleasantly surprised me, though! The music has a lot of dynamism, and the tracks have an independent identity, two things that often seem to get sacrificed to the sameness of indie folk approaches. The lyrics are also interesting, and combined with the music and the vocals, give everything a yearning, even elegiac feeling. It also, while feeling completely contemporary, transmits something of the spirit of 70s folk and singer/songwriters.
Women in Music pt. III (HAIM, 7 votes)– It's a great start, smooth beats, multi-instrument pop and clever lyrics with clear, lucid vocals. After several songs that go through a kaleidoscope of musical styles, I realize that this, and I hope they will forgive me for saying so, reminds me of a Wilson Phillips with more musical sophistication and indie attitude. I actually think that's the key to this for me- it's a thoroughly pop sensibility and production, but one with a rawness and power behind it musically and lyrically. It's high quality and a fun listen, and I can well imagine it being one of the best albums of the year.
YHLQMDLG (Bad Bunny, 6 votes)– I mean, this seems like it's very good, but it's also entirely in Spanish, which prevents me from connecting with it lyrically. I will say on the musical and vocal side, it's fun, interesting, and well-produced. Although it does have more than none of the autotuned style that is the order of the day, and which I just can't get behind. Also, I'm not sure this needs to be over an hour long- generically, it takes something pretty special for me to sign off on an album doing that. Though, given the language aspect, there may be some structure or narrative line that justifies it here, but isn't understandable by me. Reading about the production has clued me in to the whole world of Latin-Caribbean reggaeton and latin trap music though, which is fascinating!
And there we are, we've completed our review of the 20! Tune in next time for the final wrap-up, and a special announcement…
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged albums, best albums, best albums of 2020, Music, rock music on April 19, 2021 by chrislwriter.
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Chess saves lives, who knew?
"Brooklyn Castle" follows on the heels of several excellent documentaries that have recently reached local theaters. Like "The Imposter," "Searching for Sugar Man," and "A Sister's Call," it has the power to convince the documentary neophyte that movies aren't just about mindless entertainment. (Even though, like the occasional good cheeseburger, something that's bad for you – fast food filmmaking—can be pretty tasty.)
Katie Dellamaggiore's wonderful documentary does what all such films should: It elucidates while it educates and inspires audiences through its subject material.
Only those intimately familiar with competitive chess would have any knowledge about the incredible, dominating championship chess titles earned by Intermediate School 318, a public middle school within an impoverished neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Even more impressive is the fact that these titles have been won predominantly by minority kids who make up a student body where 70 percent of the families are living below the poverty line.
The kids featured in the documentary are the film's true stars, including Pobo, an oversized, charismatic leader running for student body president whose family immigrated from Nigeria, and Rochelle, who, at 16 is in the process of amassing enough points through grueling tournament play to become the first female African-American chess "master."
The film depicts the intense process of preparing for competitive, timed chess matches and the struggles of the school to contend with severe budget cuts. In this area, "Brooklyn Castle" does a much better job of illustrating the financial issues than the Hollywood-ized treatment of this year's previous release "Won't Back Down," once again proving the advantage of a well-made documentary.
Surely the film's heroes are the adult administrators and chess teachers, particularly assistant principal John Galvin and coach Elizabeth Spiegel Vicary, who deserve infinitely more screen time. Questions abound about Vicary's background and how she was able to develop such a unique skill set (in a male dominated game, no less) to not only teach but inspire these young students to extraordinary levels.
And such inspiration doesn't just pay off in crowded trophy cases. Nearly all of the kids excel in academics, providing for themselves opportunities in higher education almost unimaginable for most of their fellow students.
Like the game at its center, "Brooklyn Castle" is not exactly a high-energy experience, and could have been 30 minutes shorter without losing any of its impact. But seeing what these kids accomplish seemingly against all odds and witnessing the compassion and dedication of the adults in their lives is breathtaking all the same.
Rated PG.
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5 December 1970: Brewster McCloud
9 Dec 2020 18 Dec 2020 / Farced Perspective
Anna and Ben convene in a fallout shelter under the Houston Astrodome to discuss the fiftieth anniversary of Robert Altman's dark fable. They discuss whether commercial art can be "High Art", whether fairy tales need to make sense, and the great Marshmallow Test of all our lives.
Pauline Kael's New Yorker review where she takes issue with Frank Shaft's profanity and Altman's lack of a finished script appeared in the 9 Jan. 1971 issue. For those of you with a New Yorker login, the full column can be read here, but no free versions seem to appear online. A contemporary review by Andrew Sarris can be found for free in the Village Voice, which, while not featured in the podcast, does seem to accurately nail the successful tone Ben experienced.
Mitchell Zuckoff's oral histories of Robert Altman's filmography provides the anecdote where Michael Murphy recalls being told that his character will die the next day, as well as details about Shelley Duvall's unconventional auditions with the director.
The New York Times profile of David Fincher, where Jake Gyllenhaal is quoted that Fincher "paints with people" and he finds it "tough to be a color." appeared on 19 Nov. 2020. The Times interview with Sally Kellerman from 1970 has a facsimile on TimesMachine and a transcription here. And Ben incorrectly claimed that Victor Canby's assessment was that Altman was a poseur, but he does say that the film reminds him of millionaire film producers who are falsely riding a populist wave.
Robert Altman: Critical Essays (2011) states that Altman told Bud Cort that the screenplay was a commentary about social issues and "a whole reaction to how sick society is right now", even though they then go on to demonstrate that the film fails to construct a solid argument for itself as a vehicle for satirical comment.
Despite Ben's description of being scared of the eagle owl, he seems to be quite brazenly chatting it up, Sally Kellerman-stylee, while it either remains stoically unimpressed or is evaluating the tastiness of the cameraperson's eyeballs.
Christopher Langley's chapter about the desert production of Star Wars included details about the Bantha costumes designed by Leon Erickson, who also designed Brewster's wing harness.
The Marvel Wikia summary of Captain America #121, as read by Officer Thompson can be found here.
The quiz was sourced by articles from the Audubon society, National Geographic, and an NPR summary of an article from the journal Animal Behaviour. The information about cockatiels mourning a cage partner was found here.
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I could enjoy the book I'm reading more if the characters would stop being contortionists. Every time they do the impossible, they pull me out of the story. This happened so often that I turned to see who published the book. I was surprised. It was a small but reputable traditional publisher.
This book has shown me how important it is for me, the writer, to learn to recognize and fix writing problems. It also warned me to be careful in choosing the editors I hire. All editors are human, and I expect them to miss a problem occasionally. I appreciate editors who know the writing problems to look for and who edit thoroughly.
Something that could happen: Setting her suitcase on the floor, she looked around for the man who'd pick it up after she walked away.
Correct: He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and scrubbed the spaghetti stain on his shirt.
Something that could happen: Pulling a handkerchief from his pocket, he smelled the basil in the spaghetti stain on his shirt.
Something that could happen: Reaching behind her for her scarf, she remembered she'd left her scarf on the train.
Correct: She reached into her bag and pulled out her cell.
Something that could happen: Reaching into her bag, she pressed her lips together.
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A similar issue I've encountered with editors, reviewers and readers is athletic accomplishments. I've had my character jump across a narrow gorge, run 200 yards in a specified number of seconds, etc. — all things that I used to do, so I didn't think about anyone questioning them. But they have questioned them. Just because things are possible, and might even seem routine to the writer, readers may tend to disbelieve them. One can argue the point with an editor, but readers will pass judgments without the author's input. Something to keep in mind.
Interesting, Harry. I remember hearing in a workshop that just because the author had a true experience and used it in a story it often didn't fly with readers as believable.
Thanks, Kelly. Thanks for stopping by.
I once had an editor say, "For the hero to do that, he'd have to have three arms." Meaning…I'd not written it clearly. So hard to be objective in the middle of writing. Thanks, Zoe!
Hi, Mary, My editor says, awkward.
Excellent, Zoe. This is one of my pet peeves.
I'm smiling while typing. Yup, that works.
Thanks, Kathy. When I read a case in a book, I try to picture the character. I receive some fairly weird images. What surprises me is when a traditionally published book has more than one case.


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Parvo outbreak hits Henderson animal shelter; some animals already lost
HENDERSON, Ky. - The Henderson animal shelter has again been hit by Parvo, with two adult dogs and a litter of puppies already dying as a result.
Parvo outbreak hits Henderson animal shelter; some animals already lost HENDERSON, Ky. - The Henderson animal shelter has again been hit by Parvo, with two adult dogs and a litter of puppies already dying as a result. Check out this story on thegleaner.com: https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2019/08/26/parvo-hits-henderson-animal-shelter-again-some-animals-already-lost/2120371001/
Douglas White, Henderson Gleaner Published 11:39 a.m. CT Aug. 26, 2019 | Updated 3:55 p.m. CT Aug. 26, 2019
Vaccination against parvo and distemper can save time, money — and the life of your pet. (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
HENDERSON, Ky. - The Henderson animal shelter has again been hit by the Parvo virus, with two adult dogs and a litter of seven puppies dying as a result.
Shelter Operations Manager Debby Edwards said the presence of the often-fatal Parvo virus was discovered on Sunday and the seven-person shelter staff has been working non-stop since then to eradicate it and prevent the spread.
"Due to this, the shelter will be closed to the public, including owner surrenders and stray drop-offs for the next 14 days for the protection of the animals currently residing inside the shelter, as well as animals in the community."
Edwards said the case isn't linked to the recent animal hoarding seizure in Corydon involving 150 animals -- mostly birds -- but it's difficult to tell exactly where the disease started.
"We don't know for sure, because Parvo is basically everywhere in the environment." The normal protection is to have animals vaccinated.
"I would encourage everyone to get the proper vaccines for their animals. That's the only thing that is going to prevent this from happening."
She said puppies are especially vulnerable because they can't be given their full round of vaccinations before a certain age.
"The first vaccinations are at 6 weeks old, and the puppies that passed away were at 8 weeks."
"As soon as one broke out," Edward said, "it started spreading like wildfire." The illness was discovered at the shelter on Sunday.
Most of the affected animals passed away from the disease, but Edwards said some had to be euthanized because of their condition.
"It was a very bad day yesterday," Edwards said. "I think the entire staff that was here cried all day long. These puppies were just the cutest thing ever.
"It's truly heartbreaking. These guys have a very thankless job and the emotional trauma they have to endure with things like this, they could use all the support they can get."
She added that, 'We actually had one puppy that was treated and is recovering that was separate from this litter."
Edwards said they normally do a blood test on any animal one year or under that comes in to the shelter. Although it will require more of their scarce funding, she said that will now be bumped up to 2 years and under.
"I guess we're just going to have to have more fundraisers so we can be more proactive."
Unfortunately, the shelter can't take volunteers while the cleanup is ongoing. What they do need is donations of bleach and, as always, money.
A dog at the Henderson animal shelter is seen in this Facebook photo from the Humane Society of Henderson County. (Photo: Furnished)
"We will probably go through seven to 10 gallons in a day" for the next 14 days, Edwards said. "We have sprayers, we have brushes to scrub, you have to let it air dry and then hose it down and then repeat and we'll be doing this all day every day for 14 days."
"Funding is almost always a problem," she added. "And bleach is the one few solutions that will work against it."
Edwards said they even have to spray down and disinfect the animal control vehicles.
Donations of bleach can be dropped off at the shelter at 203 Drury Lane, Henderson, Ky., 42420. Cash or check donations can be mailed directly there.
Meanwhile, the shelter is full.
"We have zero open kennels." So the staff is literally cleaning around the animals in full kennels.
Unfortunately, now is not a good time to be adopting an animal. The shelter can't let anyone in from the outside. But Edwards said if someone sees an animal on the Humane Society of Henderson County's Facebook page and is serious about adoption, a "meet and greet" can be arranged outside for the next two weeks.
This isn't the first time the local animal shelter has battled Parvo in recent memory.
Edwards said "almost exactly a year ago," on Sept. 8, the Henderson animal shelter had to go through the same process to isolate the facility and disinfect after seven puppies died from Parvo over two days.
What is Parvo
Parvo is a highly contagious and deadly disease for dogs. It can be transmitted in two ways.
The first is by direct contact through the nose and mouth with infected poop, which can happen when a dog sniffs or licks another dog that has been contaminated with feces or though surfaces that are contaminated. The second method of transmission is through indirect contact.
The virus can survive on clothing, equipment, on human skin, and in the environment. Indirect transmission occurs when a dog comes into contact with a contaminated person, object, or environment. An infected dog can begin shedding the virus four-to-five days after exposure, which is often before the dog starts exhibiting any clinical signs of infection.
The dog will continue to shed the virus while he is sick and for up to 10 days after he has recovered. This means that accurate diagnosis and quarantine are essential for the health of your dog and of other dogs, as well.
More: Animal hoarding: Officials seize 150 animals from Henderson County couple
More: Hemorrhagic disease confirmed in western Kentucky deer population
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Arch Cape, Oregon is just anytown USA during the day, but this place has a good quantity of spirits. Ghosts are so ordinary in this town; scores of locals don't even worry about it anymore. Disbelievers don't trust in the local phantom reports, but if you are fearless enough to spend a night in Arch Cape, you may perhaps distinguish a phantom for yourself.


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JROTC Teams Take on COVID-19
Ivy Yang and Kristen Huang|December 1, 2020
The Drum Corps Team marched and played in unison during the Memorial Day parade in May of 2019.
As the shocking news of eventual school closings due to COVID-19 became clear in mid-March, the seniors of the Drum Corps put away their drumsticks for the last time, along with the seniors of Honor Guard who put away their shoes and flags, and the seniors of the Armed Drill Team who put away their rifles. As the school switched over to remote learning, all team practices and events were canceled, thus frustrating many students.
"I was really mad and angry last year when I found out that the competition season was cut short," Armed Drill Team Commander Kevin Gao, a senior, said. "I wanted to throw something and I did in fact split two pencils in half out of anger."
It is no secret that the world has taken a pause due to the ongoing Coronavirus. The deadly virus has already affected many people worldwide. Even with all of the obstacles that many teams are facing, commanders are not letting this virus defeat them.
"Practice is run through Zoom and material is posted through google classroom," Academic Team Commander Ivy Zheng, a senior, said. "Finding multiple ways to make practice more exhilarating is tough because what more can you do to make studying fun? But for now, we use Kahoot to make it more fun."
However, the Academic Team is not the only team that has found a way to practice in order to keep up with their skills. Drum Corps found a unique solution.
"There were weekly beats that we had to record ourselves playing and submit them to the commanders to make sure that we still knew our beats," senior and member of the Drum Corps, Tina Zhang said.
Some teams opted for virtual practice, while other teams, like Drill and Honor Guard, who practice through physical movements, found the situation difficult. Team commanders are attempting to keep their team unified as one.
"The commanders are trying their best to keep the members motivated and ready for the possibility of practice continuing," Gao responded. "Everything is so unpredictable, therefore it is really hard to plan things."
Gao reflected concern about the future of the team and the inability to correctly train the members for competitions in the future. The members of Armed Drill will have difficulty getting back on track due to the shortage of practice time. It will be challenging for the following years to gain back the time wasted during the pandemic.
"It's been tough, but I think everyone still has that positive attitude which is great," Army Instructor Sergeant Dash commented. "They just want to try to get back to the basics as soon as possible."
Although the teams are practicing in a new environment, the commanders and coaches want to ensure that practice feels normal even during this conflict, as well as making sure their team stays afloat and motivated. They are determined to push through this obstacle and leave a significant impact together as a team.
"The state for the future of the Armed Drill Team is keeping me motivated during this time," Gao expressed with confidence. "Every day I wake up thinking about the team, wondering what it will become. This team is my second family and I will definitely not let them down."
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"Don't say it hasn't been because it hasn't been…." My father would say to me just before leaving on some long or short trip; mine or his. Our experiences were different but our public understanding of the technological logistics of leave taking were the same—we understood that whatever contribution we made to each other's lives, it was sacred, it was never to be talked about, it had the requirement of humor, and the sensation of the moments of life that must be savored in spite of denying that very fact.
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....to be annoyed that people in Texas are freaking out over gas, causing stations to run out. There's only been a slight delay in delivery and if people continued to get gas as they normally would, there would be no shortage. The PEOPLE are causing the shortage. So far I'm at half a tank and haven't had to wait in the hour long lines, but if I do, I'm going to be livid. Come on, San Antonio. Be smarter than this. I think people are beginning to relax, because the lines haven't been as crazy, but who knows?
....to have done nothing for Labor Day. Because I don't want to waste the gas and have to wait in long lines because people are being ridiculous. Ugh.
....to still be wearing white after Labor Day. Who came up with that dumb rule anyway?
....to be impressed that Natalie is learning how to make stop motion movies with her Littlest Pet Shop figures.
lol at the dumb rule about wearing white! Love it and I'll still wear white too. Such a great post, made me chuckle this evening. Thank you!
I do have a pair of white pants that wi be worn again regardless of the rule. I forgot about the donut. I must write this down on my agenda!
Gas prices went up over 50 cents a gallon up here in Massachusetts because of it. Grrr! We didn't do anything for Labor Day either.
I have white jeans but it's never cool enough in the summer to wear them, lol! Hope you survive the gas crisis.
We experienced long lines at the gas stations some time ago due to strikes and it was no fun at all. I feel your pain!
I love those shirts! The Labyrinth is such a classic! The gas prices have gone up here too which is crazy because it shouldn't affect us in Ohio.
What's this Krispy Kreme is going to make their original hot glazed donuts as pumpkin spiced glazed donuts for the day? That could be good! I know they have a pumpkin spice cake donut. Yesterday, we passed the KK and I noticed a sign advertising pumpkin spice. I automatically thought of the cake version. If I'm understanding you right then I will have to tell DH because he's a huge donut lover!! This is my first time linking up. Have a great week!
I love Labyrinth and love that you passed the appreciation on to your kids! I had no idea KK was doing pumpkin glazed donuts! Unfortunately I no longer live close to one!
Yeah, it's definitely ok to just rest on labor day. We all need to rest. It's also ok not to be ok when things go crazy though in the end, we just get used to it.
Honestly I've never heard of that before, is there a reason you shouldn't wear it? Is it meant to be bad luck?
Hurricane Sandy landed on our head. Our area went without many things including power and gas for many days. When we could get out to get gas there was a shortage that led to long lines and limited availability. Of course they're worried about the gas.
Your shirts are awesome! Love them. I remember people freaking out about gas here it always makes it so much worse which is a shame.
People cause all kinds of things which only makes it harder on everyone else. We always plan ahead to bad most people don't.
It's totally okay! Most people worry way too much about what "others" will think. Who are these others and why do we care what they think?
I love wearing white any time of year. Not sure who created the fashion rule, but I love breaking it!
I don't get the white after labor day rule, it's ridiculous.
I haven't seen Labyrinth in years! It was one of my absolute favorite movies from childhood! Now i have to watch it soon!
Mmm, glazed pumpkin spice donuts sound so good!
Labryinth, my favourite too, love it always! Cool, that Natalie is Stop motion pictures, and yes do share your review on glazed pumpkin donuts!
I'm really interested with the pumpkin donuts. Just read it in another blog. I hope we have it here in my country. Yeah, I agree with you, it's okay.... for me I don't think much about what people will say.
The no-white after Labor Day rule is so silly! It seems ancient haha - I wear white all year round! I love a good winter white!
I did not know the reason for that silly rule, but I tried to read about it and it was nothing more than something related to fashion. Ugh. I like white tops. It is just so neat looking and very easy to accessorize.
I did not do anything on Labor Day too, so don't feel bad about that. If we had guests over, I would have slaved over the grill, but since it was just me and the fam, we just had a nice filling, easy to prepare lunch which we all enjoyed together.
I have always worn white after labor day. We wanted to avoid the crowds so we stayed home this weekend as well.
We didn't do much for Labor Day either. Thankfully I was off of work so I could be lazy all day!
We didn't do anything for labor day either! I am sorry about the gas problem. It sounds super frustrating!
Yep, it is okay.You are speaking the truth for sure. I love this post and your shirts are great.
Sometimes I feel like people search for things they can panic about, gas being one of them. The white rule is ridiculous. I think the people who dress up to fly on airplanes made that rule up.
People really do need to just relax when it comes to disasters. They happened, now we have to deal with it. I am glad to see you are exhibiting patience. I know some people lost everything, but if their community is anything, it should be helpful.
Spending long hours in fuel station lines cannot be fun in any way.I enjoyed reading this post.Picture with your kid is beautiful,and the T shirts too!
We have Labyrinth shirts too! All the cool people do! It's an AWESOME movie!
In life "It is Indeed okay" for many things. If we understand this it goes a long way in removing unwanted stress and anxiety.
I really do love the Labyrinth shirts. I know my daughter would as well. Just purchased her one recently. And that's so cool about the stop motion filming. I just think that's awesome.
These are great topics for Hey It's Okay. I never thought about the gas shortage as being just delayed but it does kind of make sense. Thanks for sharing the information.
Totally agree on still wearing white after Labors day. Those Labyrinth t-shirts look cool though.
Absolutely yes to Labyrinth and wearing white,all through winter if you wish. I'm sure winter white is a thing.
Omg I live for those Labyrinth tee shirts! so cool! I'm not a huge pumpkin spice gal, but I kind of want to try those krispy kreme donuts.
My kids still haven't seen Labyrinth but it is magical!
Last time we had a major blizzard and ran out of gas, I realized that humanity would not survive a zombie apocalypse. We're too dumb!


What's our idea of a succesful future?
Having a child smile tells you that they are where they want to be and that they are thankful. Children all around the world are in need of help and love from everyone. Our goal is to give support to communities in need of supplies and tools. We start with one community and prosper helping more and more children feel happy. Just donating one small toy to a kid gives them the smile that they've always been dreaming of. Children all around the world are in need. Show them your love and appreciation by donating one small thing, and then start getting bigger and bigger. With your donations you could make a whole community happy even if it's just a small donation. These children are in need of your help and are waiting for someone to answer their prayers. Let them know that you're acting fast to help them and support them with love. If you have nothing to donate, then donate your time to the kids. Donate your priceless love. There are many ways to help the children and one idea is to choose a kid and give them toys and help. It's kind like adopting a kid, but instead they stay where they are and you send them the things. With everyone taking part in this idea most of the kids in need will be satisfied with the love in which you have sent them. Let the children know that there is someone who wants them to have a joyful and bright future. We plan to start with the kids in Radauti, Romania and Campina, Romania. These children need your help. If we successfully make these kids happy, then we will continue on the search to help kids all around the world. We are eager to start small and then go big.
Creating a future, one kid at a time.
There are over seven billion people on earth today, and not everyone is fortunate to have the same amount of necessities as another person. If our organization could start to improve lives of children, that are not easily accessible in today's world, then we could improve the future one child at a time. With a monthly donation of 5 to 10 dollars we could buy everyday objects that could help a child survive. You might be wondering if you can make a bigger impact, and you can. With the chance to "adopt a child" you can chose a specific child to pay for. While adopting a child you will be able to give a donation of 15 dollars a month to help pay for their school supplies and clothing. Along with the chance to impact the child of your choice, you can also write to them. In the first month that you "adopt" the child you will receive a letter from your child and a picture of them as well. In one year a child will have 180 dollars, in U.S money. Just think of the new spending money that the child will now receive The thought that someone is looking out for them, a stranger, makes them feel special. It`s just until that stranger becomes their best friend.
Only a certain amount of people will be able to chose one child, but that`s not the point of Eastern Lighthouse. We want for everyone to know about our work with poor and abandoned children; we won`t limit our organization to specific people. If we could expand our supporting number to one million people by 2016 then we could impact a lot of lives.
Our blog will give you the latest updates about our website. It will inform you when a new event or opportunity to donate will come.
Eastern Lighthouse was made to give everyone the chance to do something small, but make a huge impact. We donate to kids that are abandoned and poor because they may not get the opportunity to chose what clothing or food the want (the little things). In America there are so many ways that kids can now learn in grow. Sadly, there are places in the world where they still can`t afford to make a change. Starting with a few donations at a time we can make the world a better place.
~Let`s create the future, one child at a time.


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The New York Giants have announced the release of DE Mathias Kiwanuka.
"The thing that has always impressed me about Kiwi is how serious he is about the game," said head coach Tom Coughlin. "He was always prepared and always in outstanding condition and played very hard. And he had some nasty in him.
Kimberly Jones of the NFL Network reports that the Giants have informed veteran DE Mathias Kiwanuka that will be released.
There has been talk for several months that Kiwanuka was likely to be a cap casualty in the weeks leading up to free agency, so this really shouldn't come as a huge surprise.
A report from Monday mentioned that the Giants will use their franchise tag on DE Jason Pierre-Paul to prevent him testing the open market, which means they could really use the extra cap space.
Kiwanuka, 31, was in the final year of his four-year, $21.75 million contract that included $10.95 million guaranteed. He had a base salary of $4.775 million coming his way in 2015 to go along with a cap figure of $7.45 million.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Kiwanuka will free up $4.825 million in available cap space while creating $2.625 million in dead money.
In 2014, Kiwanuka recorded 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles for the Giants over the course of 11 games. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 57 defensive end in a 4-3 system out of 59 qualifying players last season.


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ADSI Annual Report 2021-2022
ADSI operated in the COVID-19 pandemic for another full year in the last 12 months, starting with a 4-month NSW-wide lockdown. It is a challenging, stressful, and anxious experience for everyone.
Keeping everyone safe remains the priority. ADSI closely monitored physical and mental health of its workforce, and constantly provided support such as advice, peer support, employee assistance program, and flexi for healthy work life balance.
ADSI applied and will continue to apply people centred, needs-based, and outcome-focused principles for best possible changes to clients and local communities, in a positive way.
The Company won't be able to achieve what was achieved without everyone's contributions.
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The Company operated in the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 12 months. For everyone, it was a challenging, stressful and anxious experience to working in such a way for so long.
Like many others, the Company assumed that the pandemic would have finished by the end of 2020/21, however it ended up with a lengthy lockdown following the Delta outbreak.
When looking back, the Company gradually returned to normal in 2020/21 and then suddenly switched back to a remote work pattern at the end of the reporting period.
Keeping everyone safe is the top priority of the Company at all times. The Company is closely monitoring the physical and mental health of its workforce, and constantly providing advice such as peer support, employee assistance program, work life balance to its employees.
It is a pleasure to advise that the Company once again made significant achievements in 2020/2021.
The organisation transitioned from an incorporated association to a company limited by guarantee (CLG) on 31/03/2020, registered with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) under the Corporation Act 2001 (cth), with the company name - Accessible Diversity Services Initiative Limited (ADSI or the Company). This change is in line with ADSI's strategy to switch to a skill-based organisation, following a top-down approach. The Board and CEO fully understand that a successful service organisation requires capable workforce in conjunction with efficient systems, and any transition process would be difficult and painful, as it involves cultural changes, operational overhaul, staff turnover, stakeholder relationship, and significant investments of time and money. However, it is critical for ADSI to maintain competitive for the future of the organisation and majority of its employees.
Everything was managed and progressed well until the COVID-19 outbreak which changed not only the world, but inevitably the way we work, in a very short time. The Company still needs to maintain its contractual obligations during such a difficult time, i.e. service delivery. Our core business in the last 20+ years, i.e. settlement services were hit hard following the government border closure decision in March 2020. This means less and less eligible clients and workers had to work harder to provide services in a completely different way. Other block funded programs were also negatively affected to different levels. Fee for services once again indicated its importance in terms of revenue, employee headcount, growth and ultimately financial sustainability for the whole organisation.
In the financial year 2018-2019, we saw tremendous changes within Auburn Diversity Services Inc (ADSi), which affect the organisation in the areas of finance, service provision, human resources, risk management and compliance.
It is obvious that the organisation's traditional core business in the last 20 years, i.e. settlement services were hit hard in the last 12 months, as a result of mixed reasons such as more rural and regional rather than metropolitan settlement allocations, and a revised funding model based on initial arrivals rather than second migration. Though there was dramatical reduction in block funding, we observed increased responsibilities as a frontline service provider as a result of transition from output to outcome focused in our daily work, where service provision must be able to demonstrate it actually makes a positive change to people's lives, or at least help to do
On the other hand, it is also evident that fee for services became much more important in terms of revenue, employee headcount, growth speed and ultimately financial sustainability for the whole organisation. However, the fee for services model requires the organisation to have robust systems in finance, human resources, compliance, risk management, and service delivery, and ability to consolidate all such systems to provide a solution package to clients, in a free market where not-forprofits, commercial companies, individuals are competing for service quality and value for money to attract and retain clients.
2017-2018 is a year of improvement at Auburn Diversity Services Inc (ADSi) where we saw a range of changes introduced into the organisation to ensure quality services are provisioned to eligible clients and community members, with a special focus on fee for services and outcome based block funding. These include,
Improvement of our aged care home care services which successfully met all requirements during the Aged Care Quality Review conducted by the Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (AACQA) in December 2017
Finalisation of disability services operational procedures and went through smoothly random audit conducted by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in April 2018
Investment to establish the new Disability Employment Services (DES) Employment Support Service (ESS) in June 2018 with services starting from July 2018, a 5-year contract based on outcomes or performance.
Different from traditional block funding where funds are allocated for certain outputs, services based on the fee for services model requires the organisation to have robust systems in finance, human resources, service delivery, etc., and ability to consolidate all these systems together to provide packages to clients, in a market where not-for-profits, commercial companies, individuals are competing for service quality and value for money to attract and retain clients.


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The Practical Playbook II: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work
Described as "the definitive guide to the secret sauce of improving public and population health," this new resource from the deBeaumont Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Duke University School of Medicine brings together more than 100 public health, medicine, urban planning, business and public works experts from across the country to answer questions about building, scaling and sustaining cross-sector partnerships to maximize impact.
The playbook consists of eight sections:
Introduction: Accelerating Partnerships for Health
Collaboration: Engaging Diverse Sectors
Data: Finding and Using Information
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Policy: Achieving Sustained Impact
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Conclusion: Taking the Next Steps toward Population Health
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Flicx UK are delighted to be supporting the first Twenty 20 International cricket roadshow this summer as it takes cricket to emerging nations Poland and Romania. Flicx UK have lent the company van to Neil Bunting's team for their trip which they hope will expand into a larger European tour in summer 2014. In additional Flicx have loaned a pitch for use at the events on the roadshow as well as some Crazy Catch nets to assist in the coaching sessions that T20 International will be delivering.
Marc Pillich-Wright the newly elected President of Cluj Cricket Club in Romania takes up the story in this our latest blog of how cricket is developing in his adopted nation and how his team were delighted to hear the news from Flicx UK, that they had been donated a Flicx Pitch as part of the Twenty 20 International Cricket Roadshow tour to Poland and Romania.
The Flicx Pitch can be used to transform any surface or area into a cricketing wicket with a fantastic bounce possible with the correct installation which is very quick and easy to achieve. The pitch is highly portable and can be just rolled out to suit. The product are very popular with the home market with many families making their own "Lords" in their back garden – the perfect way to host cricket matches with your friends and family whilst enjoying the good weather and a BBQ!! Bliss… Our Flicx Senior home pitch is great for this; whilst young players can develop their game on a Flicx Throwdown strip which has coloured targets to demonstrate batting footwork.
8 Orphaned and Vulnerable South African Teens on the Mont Blanc!
Children of the Dawn is a public benefit organisation caring for over 820 rural orphaned and vulnerable children in South Africa, including 360 teenagers.
Ruth and her Dawn Children — in Lenyenye, Limpopo.
Children of the Dawn has recently been using the sport of hiking and the world of mountaineering. 360 rural teens have been participating in 36 hikes around South Africa, gaining fitness, self-confidence and a better understanding on how to persevere. Our programme allows young people to develop inner strength, achieve goals beyond self-imposed limits, and also shows success in improving their mental health.
These hikes led to the selection of 8 rural orphaned and vulnerable teenagers who will take the trip of a lifetime to hike around the Mont Blanc in July 2013. We are creating a New Dawn on Mont Blanc for our beneficiaries. A New Dawn on Mont Blanc has received the label "South African Season in France" (www.france-southafrica.com) So far Children of the Dawn has raised over 70% of the funds needed for this innovative programme. A donation however large or small will go a long way in making sure we can bring new experiences to the lives of young ones who otherwise wouldn't dare to dream.
For more information, contact Magali Malherbe, National Project Manager on 072 428 0939, magali@childrenofthedawn.org.za. You can also visit www.childrenofthedawn.org.za; Facebook @ Children Of The Dawn – South African bank account: Nedbank, branch 194405, acc no 1944181504, ref: Mt Blanc.


Iyan M. Bruce is the Senior Manager of Content Strategy and Marketing for Mattel, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for the development of strategic content plans for Mattel's Girls IP portfolio and manages the company's global home entertainment strategy, release and marketing initiatives for top Mattel brands including: Monster High™, Ever After High™, Hot Wheels® and Barbie® - the world's largest DTV children's film franchise.
Prior to Mattel, Bruce served as an animation producer for the legendary Stan Lee and then as a studio marketing professional for both Universal Studios and Sony Pictures. As a marketing professional, he was intimately involved in developing and executing DVD and Blu-rayÔ release strategies for over 200 film, television and children's titles.
Bruce is also one of the 24 founding members of the Producers Guild of America's New Media Council, a representative body for producers of digitally created content, and a recipient of the Guild's Marc A. Levey distinguished service award.


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ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511:2012 specifies procedures for managing user documentation throughout the software life cycle. It applies to people or organizations producing suites of documentation, to those undertaking a single documentation project, and to documentation produced internally, as well as to documentation contracted to outside service organizations. It provides an overview of the software documentation and information management processes, and also presents aspects of portfolio planning and content management that user documentation managers apply. It covers management activities in starting a project, including setting up procedures and specifications, establishing infrastructure, and building a team. It includes examples of roles needed on a user documentation team. It addresses measurements and estimates needed for management control, and the use of supporting processes such as change management, schedule and cost control, resource management, and quality management and process improvement. It includes requirements for key documents produced for user documentation management, including documentation plans and documentation management plans. ISO/IEC/IEEE 26511:2012 is independent of the software tools that may be used to produce or manage documentation, and applies to both printed documentation and on-screen documentation. Much of its guidance is applicable to user documentation for systems including hardware as well as software.
This document supports the needs of users for consistent, complete, accurate, and usable information. It provides requirements for strategy, planning, managing, staffing, translation, production, and quality and process-maturity assessment for managers of information for users. It specifies processes and procedures for managing information for users throughout the product- or systems-development life cycle. It also includes requirements for key documents produced for managing information for users, including strategic and project plans.


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