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Review of "Pompeii" by Bastille
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by Bill Lamb
Bill Lamb is a music and arts writer with two decades of experience covering the world of entertainment and culture.
It is very easy to see Bastille's breakthrough pop hit as some sort of cheesy combination of Coldplay's anthemic pop-rock and the latest in electronic dance music infused alt-pop. However, there is something about "Pompeii" that just sounds perfect. It captures the pop music zeitgeist and there is just enough lyrical thought behind the analogy of the volcanic destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius and a relationship in ruins, that it does make the listener think just enough to make a moment of pop brilliance. Dan Smith and his band Bastille may never quite reach these heights again, but they have created their pop-rock masterpiece.
That massive vocal chorus sound that kicks off "Pompeii" certainly grabs our attention and sounds like nothing else on current pop radio. It is soon joined by a percussive electronic bass line that reminds us of the long shadow of electronic music pioneers New Order. Finally, Dan Smith's own voice, heavily reminiscent of the upper range yearning of Coldplay's Chris Martin, kicks in and you are likely smiling already. He delivers the song's key line, "And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we lo-o-ove," and the listeners swoon.
The darkness descends on a broken relationship just like the lava from Mt. Vesuvius overwhelmed Italy's ancient city of Pompeii. The vocals admit that it can feel like nothing has changed if the threat is ignored. However, soon everything will be rubble. The song's other truly great line, the question, "How am I going to be an optimist about this?" is likely to raise another smile. It is difficult indeed to be an optimist in the face of utter destruction.
From the grand choral backing to the martial sounding drums, the arrangement of "Pompeii" is brilliant. Alternative pop-rock has not experienced such a grand sound since Coldplay's "Viva La Vida," and "Pompeii" is nearly as intelligent. It's impossible to avoid singing along here even if it only occurs inside your head. The song beautifully comes full circle in the end with the opening chorus fading into the distance.
With another historical parallel, the band Bastille takes its name from the fact that leader Dan Smith was born on France's historical holiday Bastille Day. The group released their first single in 2010 and by December that year had been signed to a recording contract with major label Virgin Records. The group had moderate success on the UK pop singles chart until the release of "Pompeii" broke open the floodgates. It reached #2 on the UK pop singles chart and ultimately the song received a Brit Awards nomination for British Single Of the Year. Here in the US the song has turned into a smash across multiple formats. "Pompeii" topped the alternative and rock songs charts while remixed versions have taken the song to the top of the dance club chart. More than two million digital copies of the single have been sold in the US alone. Whether this is just the arrival of Bastille or their peak, "Pompeii" is a pop moment to savor.
"Pompeii" ultimately climbed to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached #3 at mainstream pop radio and #2 adult pop radio. "Pompeii" became the most streamed song of the year in the UK and hit the pop top 10 in many countries around the world. It has sold more than five million copies in the US alone. The remix of "Pompeii" by Audien was nominated for a Best Remixed Recording Grammy Award and the group Bastille were nominated as Best New Artist.
The success of "Pompeii" helped Bastille's debut album Bad Blood climb to #11 on the US album chart and earn a gold certification for sales. Two more songs from the album "Flaws" and the title cut "Bad Blood" reached the top five on the alternative songs chart, but they failed to have a major pop chart impact.
In June 2016 Bastille released a new single "Good Grief." It dealt with the serious topic of grieving in an upbeat fashion. The song hit the top 10 on both the alternative and rock radio charts while again being largely ignored by pop radio. Bastille's second studio album Wild World appeared in September 2016. It reached #4 on the US album chart and #1 in the UK.
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Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy 2012 (NURS) Submission
The Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) welcomes urban renewal of the City of Newcastle and opportunities that see it revitalised. We understand that there is a need for a strategy that sustains population growth. The renewal strategy states upfront the State Government's decision to cut rail services between Newcastle and Wickham, however, this is somewhat confusing because many of the 'guiding principles' mentioned actually support the retention of rail transport infrastructure. There is no rationale given in the strategy for cutting the rail, nor is a transport study provided to explain how the decision was made (using proper planning and transport principles). For this reason we do not believe that this strategy is holistic in its approach, and requires further reviewing after an Environmental Impact Statement is undertaken.
The Hunter Regional Committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) would like to comment on the above draft strategy:
Closure of the CBD rail line between Wickham and Newcastle.
We note that this decision was made without consultation or a period of public exhibition for comment. We further note that there has been no professional report on the transport economic and planning implications of the decision. The only reason given for the decision by Planning Minister Hazzard was to achieve "certainty". The strategy is predicated on the assumption that urban renewal can only take place if the rail line is removed. However, neither the strategy or the Minister offers evidence to justify this claim.
The Trust supports the retention of the rail line to Newcastle Station on heritage grounds. Consequently we are opposed to both its closure and the manner in which the decision was made.
• The line has been part of the CBD planning grid since 1858, almost from the beginnings of railways in Australia. The line marks the beginning of the Great Northern Railway, which has been accorded the status of a "National Engineering Landmark" for its engineering heritage significance by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
• Two of the three stations along the corridor, Civic (1937) and Newcastle (1858, the existing buildings date from 1874) are classified by the National Trust. They are both working stations. Newcastle is one of the state's grand Victorian era stations. Its significance does not lie just with its Scott St main building but the other infrastructure as well (e.g., its 4 platforms, 1890s platform shelter, permanent way and the former retort building. It would be difficult to adaptively recycle the building without losing the fabric (e.g., platforms) that supports its raison d'être.
• There is nothing in the NURS report to indicate the fate of either Civic or Newcastle Station if the line is closed. The rail line is unzoned and there are no proposed development standards for height or FSR nor any proposal for future use.
• There are alternatives to closure. The main argument traditionally used to justify closure is to improve connectivity between CBD and foreshore, including Honeysuckle. This can be achieved with the construction of new, at-grade crossings for pedestrians and/or vehicles. Obvious possibilities for this exist at the former Market St crossing site and at Worth Place where infrastructure already exists. It would also be possible to improve the corridor's aesthetics by landscaping and the use of new, more streamlined rail infrastructure (e.g., stanchions such as those on the Eastern suburbs, Sydney line).
• The Trust would support light rail as an alternative or a combination of heavy and light rail. However, all studies on this option to date have concluded that it is not economically feasible, given population density implications. Further the State Government has not indicated whether it would support light rail in the foreseeable future.
The NURS document:
Maximum height and FSR:
• While there have been some reductions in building height and FSR, the overwhelming majority of changes to LEP development standards have been to increase heights and FSRs. These appear to have been made in the interest of maximising development potential rather than sound urban design principles. In particular, we do not support the proposed maximum height increases in Newcomen and Bolton Streets to 25 metres (from 10 metres) and FSRs from I.5 to 3.0. It is particularly important to retain the historic, human- scale character of this, the oldest and most historic precinct in the CBD. There are also a considerable number of State heritage significant items in the area. The items and their setting/curtilage must be protected. The proposed maximum height increases would also block views to Christ Church Cathedral from the east, e.g., Fort Scratchley, Nobbys and Newcastle Beach. The tallest building in the area, Cohen's warehouse, should be regarded as an aberration rather than as a benchmark on which to base future maximum building heights.
• There are other examples of changes that would have a negative impact in terms of good urban design. For instance, Newcastle University is interested in purchasing land on the Hunter/Auckland Street corner. The LEP height limit is 30 metres, which is designed to reduce the impact of future development on the adjacent University House (former Nesca House, 1937, State Heritage Register (SHR) listed) and nearby Newcastle City Hall and the Civic Theatre building (1929, and recently listed on the SHR). According to media reports, the University want to construct a building of 45 metres height (50% above the limit). The NURS proposed new height is 45 metres, which accords with the university's scheme. There can be no urban design justification for this increase in height limit-quite the reverse. A similar example is the vacant former Legacy House site in Bolton Street. The changes appear to be related to developers' claims about commercial viability rather than sound urban design principles.
• There is no proposal for the future use of Newcastle Railway Station or Newcastle Courthouse (the 1890 and 1960s buildings) if they become vacant. The Court Building is listed on the SHR and its interior was designed for courtrooms with highly significant heritage fittings and furniture. A new non-justice related use would trivialise the heritage significance of the building. Similarly, Newcastle Station was purpose-designed as a railway station complex.
• The proposed height increases to the former David Jones building and car park sites cannot be justified and appear to be designed to maximise development potential for the owners. They would have a severe negative impact on the human scale character of the Mall area. No reason is given to justify this or other height and FSR increases.
• It would appear that sites have been handpicked on behalf of developers for their development potential and development standards altered to accommodate maximising that potential. The role of the Hunter Development Corporation, a public sector property developer, now part of the NSW Planning Department is, given its clear conflict interest, of particular concern.
Supporting the city's heritage" (4.3.6)
This part of the study document begins with positive statements such as:
*Newcastle has a wealth of heritage buildings ranging from large former commercial buildings to intimately scaled terrace houses.
*Newcastle's heritage makes a significant contribution to the character of the city centre and reveals the city's history and culture.
*Many of these (buildings) are concentrated in the east end which has a large stock of relatively intact late 19C and early 20c buildings.
*The retention and revitalisation of the heritage buildings is (sic) essential to place making and urban renewal in all cities, especially in Newcastle.
*There are opportunities to retain and adaptively reuse these heritage buildings so they can continue to contribute to the unique character of the city, while regaining commercial and economic relevance.
It goes on to detail six case studies of recycling opportunities for highly significant heritage buildings. While these studies are well worth considering, the emphasis appears to be on commercial opportunities, while not necessarily giving the best outcome in heritage terms. For instance, Newcastle Ocean Baths is a public pool with free public access and associated amenities (e.g., dressing sheds). While the concept of a cafe/restaurant at the northern end (former women's dressing shed) has merit and has been considered by the owner (Newcastle City Council), a boutique hotel would essentially privatise part of the complex.
The Victoria Theatre proposal in particular has merit, and is only a design idea. However, it would need a Conservation management plan to identify important heritage fabric for retention. The owner must urgently be made to honour his obligations to maintain this SHR building before it is further vandalised, subject to arson attack or becomes economically unfeasible to conserve. Its condition is a disgrace.
Cohen's warehouse is already the subject of a redevelopment proposal. The proposed additional height may compromise the heritage characteristics (low scale development) in the neighbouring areas that the study acknowledges as important. It should also be acknowledged that the northern wall as well as the Bolton St facade mentioned in the study should be retained.
Similarly, the proposed height of the School of Arts conversion would also conflict with the heritage urban character of the Mall area. This building has a considerable amount of interior heritage fabric.
Council's Newcastle East Heritage Conservation Area (acknowledge in the study as having a large stock of low height heritage buildings) was zoned for medium density in the 2008 and 2012 LEPs. The NURS retains this inappropriate development standard. This is a very sensitive, historically low- rise area and should not be redeveloped for medium rise development. We recommend reverting to the pre-2008 (LEP 2003?) heights.
There are no maps identifying LEP listed heritage items or heritage conservation areas in the Strategy document. This is unsatisfactory.
There is no mention of the existence of Council's CBD and Newcastle East Heritage Conservation Areas HCAs) in the Strategy.
There is no recognition of the important characteristics of the HCAs that should be considered in any future development. These include the need to retain and adaptively recycle listed heritage items as well as items on non-statutory lists, contributory buildings, maintenance of streetscapes and settings. Additionally there appears to be no understanding of the need to design development standards and urban design guidelines (Maximum heights and FSRs, setbacks, appropriate materials, etc) to protect the highly significant heritage urban character and guide future development within the HCAs.
In particular the low, human scale character of the eastern precinct ("City East"), east of Auckland Street, which respects the topography of the Hill area and with Christ Church cathedral at its apex, must be protected.
NURS fig D (increased FSR) needs to be more carefully considered in respect of the number of heritage items in the NURS area. Again this particularly applies to the historic Newcastle East HCA.
NURS Fig. E (zoning) for medium and high density needs to be more carefully considered, and on a block by block basis.
Devonshire Street Controls (5.3.5):
We support the Strategy's call for controls for built form that retains its pedestrian scale and relates the podium height to the predominant street wall height established by "heritage buildings" and buildings that contribute to the character of the precinct. A previous development approval (c 2002) allowed for a significant narrowing of what is arguably Newcastle's best example of a Melbourne CBD- style lane. It's also ironic that Council has approved the demolition of the heritage buildings on the site. At least some of these buildings should be retained.
We also support the controls for Cottage Creek and (what remains of) Birdwood Park (5.3.6, 5.3.7). We request that the fig trees (some are recently plantings while others are very mature (19C?) specimens) be retained.
The Store site and surrounds (5.3.8): We support the protection of the Newcastle Cooperative Store complex of heritage buildings. We call for the adaptive reuse of these buildings rather than a facadism approach.
Wickham Village (5.3.10) we call for the protection of the heritage character of this historic village. We believe that a heritage study be made for the area.
Views, vistas and landmarks (5.4): The view corridors from Christ Church Cathedral are shown as two direct views to the cathedral southward. It ignores the 180 degrees view arc from the Cathedral northwards as shown the DCP (City East).
Street frontage Heights (5.6). We support the LEP existing controls. The simplified heights are designed to "give certainty for redevelopment" at the expense of sound urban design principles.
Special Areas: Hunter Street Mall (5.3.2)
Objective 1 states "strengthen the sense of place and urban character". Proposed height controls are at odds with this.
Objective 2 states "build on heritage character". Again the proposed height controls are in opposition to this objective.
Objective 6 states (inter alia) "protect heritage buildings". The Hunter St Mall indicative Plan (fig.5.12) shows only 5 "buildings likely to stay". This assessment is incompetent in terms of heritage assessment and is contrary to the statements in the NURS's part 4.3.6 ("Supporting the city's heritage"). It ignores many buildings listed in Newcastle LEP 2012 heritage schedule, the National Trust Register. It also omits heritage buildings identified for adaptive recycling in the original GPT development proposal. It also flies in the face of objectives 1, 2 and 6 above. Incredibly it excludes the landmark heritage buildings that comprise David Jones Department store.
We refer you to the heritage information document prepared by Newcastle City Council, "Newcastle by design, architectural Icons/Hunter Street Mall, a self guided walking tour" (2006). It indentifies 20 heritage buildings within the Hunter St Mall and another 13 in Hunter St, between Newcomen and Watt Sts.
They are described by Council as "architectural gems" that "enrich understanding of the social and commercial development of Newcastle". It further describes them as "a rich collection of commercial and institutional buildings, many designed by notable local architects. The quality and diversity of architectural styles found here are testimony to the historic importance of the main (i.e., Hunter) Street and its ongoing place in our local identity". This is Council's assessment of these buildings. The Trust concurs with this assessment. Most of them are ignored in the strategy.
The strategy's response to this was to identify a mere 5 buildings (including 2 only in Hunter St and a Telephone Exchange unlikely to be redeveloped) that are "likely to stay". This is a manifestly incompetent assessment of the Mall's built heritage. In the Trust's view The Mall is one of the most important built heritage precincts in the region. The potential laneway" (4) in fig.5.12 (p 163) is not supported as it would involve the demolition of part of the heritage- significant 1890s warehouse building facing Perkins Street that adjoins the 1913 Scott's (David Jones) building. There are existing laneways (Laing, Morgan, Keightley & Thorn streets) that have considerable potential for pedestrian or shared pathway use.
Fig. 5.18 (Crown St indicative plan) similarly leaves out heritage buildings on the west side of Crown and Hunter streets.
Fig. 5.30 (Emporium and Devonshire Street indicative plan and fig 5.31 (Cottage Creek indicative plan) also omit a number of identified heritage items.
Facadism:
The strategy promotes a facadism approach to adaptive recycling of most heritage buildings. Facadism is a largely discredited method and in most situations produces an unsatisfactory outcome.
The term is used to describe the retention of the facade of a building, usually the street elevation. The remainder of the building is demolished and a building of contemporary design is constructed behind the preserved facade. It is regarded by heritage experts as being not best practice for the adaptive reuse of a heritage building or a building that contributes to a heritage conservation area. This does not necessarily mean that the entire building must be retained but rather that at least a significant part of the original fabric besides the facade(s) be conserved to allow the original structure to be interpreted. The only exceptions that are acceptable are when the interior has been destroyed by alterations and renovations so as not to leave any interpretive detail of the interior of the original internal spaces. Or rare cases where the facade's heritage significance far outweighs the importance of the building behind.
The NURS should include a section on discouraging facadism, given the widely held perception, particularly in the property development industry, that heritage significance is only external and linked to age.
The James Fletcher Hospital (JFH) and Newcastle Court sites (Church, Newcomen, Ordnance and Watt Streets).
JFH is an extremely important heritage site dating back to the beginnings of European settlement in Newcastle. It contains a wealth of highly significant buildings and places associated with its period as the Government Domain (early 19C) and later as a military barracks and mental hospital. Its historic, architectural, social and aesthetic importance is very high. It is listed on the SHR and a draft proposal for having it listed on the National Heritage List has been submitted to the Commonwealth Government. It is unzoned and there are no FSR and height limits. The Trust believes the best way to protect the site, its setting and buildings would be to have it continue in public or community use.
There is no reference to the site in the NURS. It is well known that there are pressures from the property industry to redevelop within the site and there have been proposals in the media for commercial and residential development.
The Strategy should have included a firm statement about the site's future. However, there is none.
The Newcastle court site is similarly under pressure to be redeveloped, particularly because it is due to be closed when the court transfers to the Civic area. Again the Strategy is silent about the site and its future. Both the court complex and the adjacent JFH sites have very high heritage significance and their futures remain uncertain.
The NURS makes many supportive statements about valuing heritage but is very disappointing because it has very few positive heritage initiatives to back up the statements. These include identification of buildings for protection and built form controls that respect heritage and good urban design. It's clearly a strategy that aims at maximising development potential at the expense of the CBD's historic urban character. It assumes that removing the historic rail corridor must occur for the urban renewal to be successful without producing evidence to validate this supposition. Ironically none of the Study's initiatives are funded except for $60M infrastructure funding to contribute to the very conservative estimate of $120M needed to truncate the rail line at Wickham. There is also no firm plan for the future of the rail corridor. The Strategy is also silent about the future of the Court site and JFH site. In heritage conservation terms the strategy is very unsatisfactory.
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From 1994 through 2004, at least six Americans have explored Umboi Island (Papua New Guinea), searching for a nocurnal pterosaur-like creature called "ropen." No photographic evidence is yet available, in spite of a purported photo taken by a lady pilot, long ago (apparently lost). Evidence that the ropen is real and resembles a long-tailed pterosaur is almost entirely from eyewitnesses. The strength of this case is not in any one account but in the relationships bet- weeen many accounts.
I began my passionate investigation of the ropen around the summer of 2003. In September of 2004, I found an interpreter on the mainland of Papua New Guinea, and the two of us took a small ship to Umboi Island. In two weeks, I saw nothing, but my interpreter saw the glowing form that we think was the large ropen of the interior of the island. From June, 2005, through June, 2006, I compared notes from all the investigations and wrote my first book, "Searching for Ropens."
A ropen by any other name
After three years of study of eyewitness testimony (and one expedition), I've come to many conclusions. One of them is that the name "duah," (seen on some web pages) is a distortion of the native word "duwas." (In English, many words ending in 's' refer to the plural, but this is unlike most languages.) What's the real difference between a ropen and a duwas? Probably only a difference in language, for Papua New Guinea is a land of hundreds of languages. As far as I know, there is no flying creature known as "duah" in Papua New Guinea, real or unreal. (If mistaken, I hope somebody will correct me.)
The seklo-bali, around Wau, on the mainland, is probably the same creature. The wawanar legend from the small islands southwest of New Britain may come from the ropen as well. We call it by its Umboi Island name, ropen, because Umboi is the main island of investigations.
An important point is that there are not two or three different kinds of pterosaur-like creatures in Papua New Guinea, each with a separate name that distinguishes it from another pterosaur- like creature, at least using the knowledge we now have. (There may be more than one species but our ignorance overshadows our knowledge.)
Over 90% of the sightings on Umboi are of a distant, fast, glowing form--indistinct. We believe it's an intrinsic bioluminescence for it lasts for close to five to six seconds and is seen consistantly either over a reef or at an altitude of 200-600 feet over land. Night- time is preferred by the ropen.
What I call the "ropen light" phenomenon has been seen by hundreds of people on Umboi. It is said to be faster than birds and the color has been described in so many ways that I tend to think of it as a complex color display. An American investigative explorer who saw it describes the light as "shimmering."
What qualifies the creature as a pterosaur candidate is the description when it is seen up close. It's common to hear "no feathers" or "like a bat" or "long tail." The mouth has been described as beak-like and crocodile-like. Some see a head crest and some see a "flange" or "diamond" on the tail.
The third kind of sighting is rare: the ropen, at night, is seen close enough to show its form and it is glowing. This kind of account is the key that brings together the nocturnal glow and the other pterosaur-like descriptions: We now do not need to rely on the native traditions about the ropen light, for it is shown to be the same creature that has been described like a pterosaur.
Duane Hodgkinson saw a "pterodactyl" in 1944, near Finschhafen. The wingspan was similar to that of a Piper Tri-Pacer airplane. The tail was at least ten to fifteen feet long. There was a head crest. (Hodgkinson owns a Piper Tri-Pacer and is a flight instructor with over 13,000 hours of flying.)
An Australian couple saw a giant lizard-like creature flying over Perth one evening in 1997. Its "size" was between thirty feet and fifty feet.
Gideon Koro, Wesley Koro, and Mesa Agustin saw a "ropen" flying over the crater lake "Pung" in 1994. Its tail was "seven meter" and its wingspan or wing- size was also seven meters. I didn't realize it while I was interviewing them: natives are not experienced with the concept of "wingspan." It is possible that Gideon was estimating the size of one wing. The dirt drawing he made suggests he was referring to the size of only one wing. They said that the long tail had a "diamond." (This could refer to a flange that has been described by another ropen investigator.) One thing was clear: Gideon was certain about it having no feathers. Also, the mouth was like a "crocodile."
The most popular explanation for the sightings (probably going back to World War II, if not before) is that people see large Flying Fox fruit bats. But with the eyewitness testimonies we now have, this bat-idea is easily shot down. Not one fruit bat glows brightly at night; not one has a tail-length between ten feet and twenty-two feet; not one eats fish; not one robs a human grave to carry off an adult human body; not one has a head like a crocodile; not one has a wingspan between twenty-two feet and fifty feet.
Hallucinations, under the light of these investi- gations, evaporate. Why would an American World War II veteran, an Australian couple, and many natives all hallucinate creatures with similar descriptions? Images from the mind, that may be deceiving someone who is under the influence of a drug, come from the imagination. Even if every- body was hallucinating, they would not see very similar things. People from different cultures would not all hallucinate Rhamphorhynchoid ptero- saurs. And how could all of them hide their drug use or insanity symptoms from the investigators? I have found no evidence of any hallucination.
What about exaggeration? Descriptions of the ropen suggest something like a giant Rhamphorhychoid pterosaur. If size exaggeration reduces a twenty- two foot tail down to an eight-foot tail, however, we get something much closer to Rhamphorhychoid fossils. Fish-eating and grave-robbing habits can hardly be exaggerations of fruit-eating habits of Flying Fox bats. In addition, a five-second flash of bright light can hardly be an exaggeration of a fruit bat with glowing fungus on its body. The possiblilities of exaggeration, though seeming to be useful criticisms, do not reduce the credibility of the idea that this is a long-tailed pterosaur.
Meteors do not fly out to a reef, circle while pretending they're fishing, then fly back to land. They also do not fly horizontally at low altitude. Enough said.
Airplanes do not fly at low altitude, silently, over Umboi Island at night. A firefly cannot shine brightly enought to "light up" a village; it cannot fly faster than birds.
I believe the ropen is a Rhamphorhynchoid pterosaur from the consistant descriptions and relationships between testimonies. Also, alternate explanations are much less believable.
"Searching for Ropens" is published by Bookshelf Press and goes into greater depth, covering topics that in- clude the origin of extinction ideas, details of the expeditions, details of the eyewitness testimonies, and analysis that includes replies to alternate ideas and criticisms.
Jonathan Whitcomb is a forensic videographer. When he is not chasing giant flying dinosaurs, he videotapes people, places, and things for legal firms in Southern California.


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Client Case Study: Texting Services with Kids Help Phone
Digital, Direct Mail
As part of a larger strategy to leverage donors into higher orders of giving, Kids Help Phone began testing leadership direct response campaigns in 2016, to great success. Donors responded well to the highly-personalized appeals and tangible asks, designed to make them feel like a key partner in the work they were enabling through their donation.
2019's launch of a texting service aligned naturally with the leadership mailing, creating a semi-designated ask that donors could easily understand and see their place in.
As Kids Help Phone's direct response agency of record, Good Works crafted highly-donor centric package inviting donors to roll-out texting nationwide following a successful pilot program. We were able to share a budget and plan for expanding the program with donors, illustrating exactly where a donation would go, what it would accomplish, and most importantly, how it would make a difference for young people.
The package was further augmented by a matching gift, a first for Kids Help Phone's leadership mailings. Donors were invited to double their last gifts and see every $1 they gave become $2.
What Donors Received In The Mail
We took what we call a 'high-end' approach with this mailing – in other words, striving for hyper-personalization that doesn't feel like mass marketing. The donor needs to feel extra special, after all, in order to feel moved to give extra!
The envelope is hand-addressed, live-stamped, and minimally-branded, helping it pop in mailboxes and feel more like a letter that's been dropped in the mail just for them. Along with a cover letter signed by the VP of Texting Services, they also received a proposal that designed to bring texting to life – sharing stories from youth who had used or expressed a desire for text-based counselling, explaining how the service worked, reporting back on the initial pilot, and making the case for further investment from the donor.
The package performed exceptionally, exceeding revenue projections by 73% and meeting projected response rates. Donors responded to the opportunity to roll out a national texting line with amazing generosity, giving 63% more than projected and yielding the highest average gift ever in response to a leadership mailing for Kids Help Phone.
In light of this success, the leadership mailing remains a key piece of Kids Help Phone's direct response program. It's now being augmented with a standalone stewardship mailing that reports back to donors on how their gift was used and what the status of the program is.
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How the international community needs to respond to the pandemic
This project will track disbursement of World Bank funds to contribute to understanding of the extent to which multilateral institutions and the international community are responding effectively to mitigate the economic effect of the pandemic on low- and middle- income countries.
Tracking the Scale and Speed of the World Bank's COVID Response: April 2021 Update
Is the World Bank's COVID Crisis Lending Big Enough, Fast Enough? New Evidence on Loan Disbursements
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The World Bank's Response to Our Analysis of its COVID Relief Efforts
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Our recent paper examining the World Bank's COVID-19 performance garnered a response from the institution, which you can read here. We very much welcome the bank's comments on its crisis performance in reaction […]
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Home » News » Events » Home of the Original: TruckFest 2016.
The Original Birthplace of Truckfest, held its Annual gathering over the weekend of the 15th and 16th July, four of DLR's fleet made the journey to Newark this year, this included a Daf 105, Daf Euro 6, Renault T-Range and a Scania V8 Griffin. The latter of which being one of DLR's 45th Anniversary vehicles was invited to display at Kel-Truck stand over the course weekend, the three other trucks in attendance were stood in all there glory amongst the show and shine participants.
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A common misconception among B2B marketers is that marketing automation is all you need to do account-based marketing (ABM).
In reality, marketing automation platforms (MAPs) weren't designed with an account-first approach in mind. Still, they are an important part of the ABM ecosystem, and many marketing automation providers are starting to release new features that take ABM into consideration.
So, what makes marketing automation great for ABM — and what gaps can digital advertising fill?
Marketing automation provides the engine to collect information about an individual's engagement with your website and is the primary source for managing landing pages and email campaigns, two key channels used in ABM. Many marketing automation platforms also provide social media, blogging, and lead scoring capabilities. However, marketing automation is reactive, limiting your audience to identified prospects — in other words, individuals who have opted in to your communications.
That's why B2B companies are turning to industry-leading ABM platforms like Terminus, which allows sales and marketing teams to proactively engage the entire buying committee at best-fit accounts using targeted advertising. Unlike marketing automation and traditional digital advertising, Terminus enables you to target people who aren't in your database and who haven't visited your website.
Let's say you want to sell to a highly coveted company like Amazon. If you wait around for someone from their corporate office to fill out a form on your website, you'll be waiting forever. If someone from your sales development team hustles hard enough, they might be able to get someone from Amazon on the phone. But if that phone call doesn't result in a meeting, you're back to square one. Sure, maybe you'll get one or two Amazon employees to opt in to your mailing list, but even the best email nurture strategy and SDR outreach are unlikely to turn a company like Amazon into a sales opportunity.
That's where account-based marketing tools like Terminus come in. Let's take a look at how B2B marketing automation and account-based advertising work together.
Marketing automation is a powerful tool that, along with your CRM, functions as the backbone to an account-based marketing program.
By integrating your MAP with your CRM and selecting complementary ABM tools, you can have a comprehensive single source of truth for your sales and marketing teams.
TIP: Check out the Terminus Cloud for Account-Based Marketing to discover the best account-based marketing software that integrates with Salesforce's CRM.
Capture contact information from inbound activities like content downloads.
Engage contacts through email campaigns and other automated activities to generate demand.
Integrate your MAP with other marketing technology. Marketing automation integrates with your CRM and other software applications to help you create multichannel marketing campaigns.
While marketing automation is a great foundation for account-based marketing, you need supplemental tools to engage your audience on multiple channels and expand your reach to additional contacts at your target accounts.
Be proactive. Go beyond one contact or lead to expand reach into the account helping to engage the entire buying committee.
Engage net-new contacts. Reach contacts through a new channel, digital advertising, by surrounding them with your message even if they aren't yet in your database.
Close the loop on your marketing campaigns. Prospects can click on a digital ad, driving them to a landing page from your MAP, and the account engagement data will flow back into your CRM for full-funnel reporting.
Marketing automation is essential for B2B marketers, but MAPs alone can't do ABM. Adding Terminus into your existing MarTech stack allows you to do ABM at scale.
With Terminus' hypertargeted display, mobile, video, and social media ads, you can proactively reach the right people at the right companies as part of a multichannel account-based marketing program. Schedule a time to see Terminus ABM in action.


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Study Proves Affordability of Michigan Private Colleges
You've probably heard it a million times. Private education is elite because only the elites can afford it.
The myth doesn't come from nowhere. On average, advertised tuition at private colleges often exceeds public ones. But that doesn't into account massive amounts of aid that lowers actual costs and decades of recruitment efforts that make world-class education affordable to everyone.
Now, there's a new study that proves the point yet again. Far more students from lower-income families attend Michigan's top 15 independent colleges and universities than wealthy ones, according to a nationwide study that tracked income and attendance records of more than 30 million students.
At schools such as Olivet College, Siena Heights University, Spring Arbor University, more than 40 percent of the student body comes from families making $65,000 or less per year.
It's a third or more of the student body at Adrian College, Aquinas College and Andrews University; one quarter at Alma College, Madonna University, University of Detroit-Mercy and Albion College and more than 15 percent at Calvin College, Hope College and Kalamazoo College, the study found.
And the notion that it's just Richie Riches at private schools? False again. Students from families in the top 1 percent of income ($630,000 or more) comprise a vast minority at Michigan's private colleges – usually 1-3 percent or less.
We know that's a lot of numbers. But the point is a world-class private education is within reach.
Students at Michigan's top 15 independent colleges and universities receive far more financial aid, on average, than counterparts at public institutions. At most of our schools, more than 93 percent receive aid, vastly reducing advertised tuition and making it as affordable — or more so — than big state schools.
And unlike public universities, students at Michigan independents actually graduate in four years, giving them a head start on their career — and extra salary — over their public peers.
Purposefully smaller, Michigan's private colleges offer a vastly different experience. Classes are small. Award-winning professors actually teach class — rather than TAs — get to know students and help them chart their own path to rewarding careers.
And students immediately are part of a network of alumni who are leaders in their fields. That's because community, not crowds, are cherished.
Be bold. Be different. Go independent.


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California offers any number of memorable road trip destinations, from the natural beauty of the Sierras and Pacific Coast Highway to historic sites and (ahem) one or two moderately popular theme parks. If the road trip you choose includes kids, you'll need to be familiar with California's child car seat laws before you set out. These fit neatly onto a one-page brochure, but there are some fine points you should be aware of.
When it comes to car seats for children under 8 years old, the most important detail is when to use a rear-facing, front-facing or booster seat. Rear-facing seats are the safest, and in California they're mandatory for children under 1 year of age and recommended for kids up to 2 years old. At that time, you can switch to a forward-facing seat, which as a rule is safe until about the age of 5, when your child moves into a booster seat. California law requires children to ride in a booster seat until at least the age of 8, and you should keep on using the booster until your child is big enough for a regular seat belt to fit safely.
Kids don't all grow at the same rate, so those age limits are less important in practical terms than the size and weight of each individual child. Every seat is certified only to a maximum size and weight, so your child's growth should tell you when it's time to move from rear-facing to front-facing seats or to a booster seat. If you aren't bringing your own seat with you, check your borrowed or rented seat closely before you install it. Its limits might be different from those on your own seat. Rear-facing seats are safer than front-facing seats, and those are safer than booster seats, so when in doubt stick with the conservative option.
Getting to ride in the front seat is a big deal when you're a kid, but be wary of giving in to your youngster's puppy-dog eyes. The front seat is also a big deal under California law, but for the opposite reason: It's not a safe place for young passengers to ride. Under ordinary circumstances, only kids taller than 4 feet 9 inches and over the age of 8 are allowed to ride in the front seat. That's large enough for most seat belts to fit safely. The law includes a few exemptions allowing kids to ride in the front, in a suitable booster or car seat: f there is no rear seat or the rear seat is unsuitable, if a car seat can't be safely installed, if the back seats are taken up with younger children, or if medical reasons rule out the use of the back seat.
If you opt to start your California road trip by flying into Los Angeles, San Francisco or another major center and driving a rental from there, you have the option of renting a car seat. Under California law, the car-rental company is obligated to furnish you with a car seat for each child on demand, but that might not be your best option. Companies vary in the quality of seats they offer, and if the manual doesn't come with the seat, you might have difficulty installing it safely. You also might find that the rental seat is not adequately cleaned, and you don't know for certain if it was in a crash before you rented it. You may be better off bringing your own, which has the added bonus that you can use it to keep your child safe on the plane while you're in transit.
If you're working with an unfamiliar seat or vehicle, or if you're driving in from another state and want to be sure you're in compliance with California law, you can have the seat's installation checked for free. The California Highway Patrol and other organizations offer inspections by certified child passenger safety technicians at locations all across the state. You can look up inspection locations on the CHP's website or use the inspection location search page on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Parents Central website, Safercar.gov. Choose one near the airport or rental agency if you're flying in, or one near the state border if you're driving.


On June 13, 2012, SASI Director, Carolyn McAllaster, presented a webinar entitled "Focusing White House Attention on the HIV Epidemic in the South" for Farmworker Justice. McAllaster discussed the findings of the SASI Research Report, HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the South Reaches Crisis Proportions in Last Decade and the advocacy steps underway to focus federal attention on the South. Go to the "Events" link on this website to see the slide presentation.