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Glyphodes parallelalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Max Gaede in 1917 and it is native to Togo.

This species has a wingspan of 21 mm and its colouration is similar to Glyphodes xanthostola Hampson, 1910.

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Moths described in 1917
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Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Invade or Bomb?
By May of 1945 an exhausted and overrun Germany had surrendered. The war in Europe was over. The United States, aided by Great Britain, moved closer and closer to Japan. Massive suicide attacks by the Japanese caused great losses to the Pacific Fleet, but did not deter its drive.
Japan, thinking the Soviet Union was a friendly neutral in the war in the Pacific, submitted unofficial peace feelers to the United States through them. The Soviet Union, secretly wanting to join the war against Japan, suppressed the feelers. Ironically, the Japanese military made it impossible to pursue peace directly, as they arrested or killed anybody who tried to extend official peace offerings. As it was, these unofficial feelers were completely unacceptable to the U.S. as they merely made vague offering to return conquered territories in exchange for peace.
The big strategic question was how to force Japan's surrender.
Japan's major cities had been fire-bombed almost nightly. The islands were blockaded and the Japanese Navy had been destroyed. Planning for a massive invasion by Allied forces was underway. But was that the best answer? The cost in lives for both Allied forces and Japanese civilians would be heavy.
Harry S. Truman had just become the U.S. Presidency following Franklin Roosevelt's death. The United States wanted the Soviet Union to enter the war, but was concerned that it would dominate too much of East Asia if the war dragged on. There were two atomic bombs available. Truman made a quick decision: drop both bombs as soon as possible, allowing a short time between missions for Japanese surrender.
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GIL SCOTT-HERON-AMERICA'S SOCIAL CONSCIENCE: 1970-1980 THE GOLDEN ERA.
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After releasing a trio of studio albums on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions between 1970 and 1972, Gil Scott-Heron signed to Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell's Strata-East Records. By then, Gil Scott-Heron was well on his way to becoming America's social conscience.
Gil Scott-Heron was a poet, musician, and author who highlighted the social and political problems affecting and blighting American society. He was, to all intents and purposes, America's social conscience, highlighting the problems of racism, poverty, corruption, inequality and drug addiction on 1970s Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox which was released, 1971s Pieces Of A Man and 1972s Free Will. This was the trio of studio albums that Gil Scott-Heron released for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Records. The lyrics were cerebral, witty, scathing and most importantly, honest as Gil Scott-Heron speaks up for the downtrodden and disenfranchised. Fearlessly, Gil Scott-Heron highlighted the social and political problems that blighted America. This what he continued to do throughout his long and illustrious career as he released album after album of powerful music. However, when Gil Scott-Heron first met Bob Thiele he was an author and poet. He had made an appointment with Bob Thiele, to see if he any of his artists could use his poetry.
During the meeting, Gil Scott-Heron recounted how he was born on April Fool's Day in 1949, which later, he joked become an important day in Chicago's musical history. That will always be the remembered as the day poet, author, musician and political activist Gil Scott-Heron was born.
His mother Bobbie Scott-Heron, was an opera singer, who sang with New York's Oratorio Society. Gil Scott-Heron's father was Gil Heron, a Jamaican footballer, who at one time, played for Glasgow Celtic Football Club. Sadly, though, Bobbie and Gil's marriage ended when Gil Scott-Heron was young.
After this, Gil Scott-Heron was sent to live with his maternal grandmother, Lillie Scott, who lived in Jackson, Tennessee. Then when Gil Scott-Heron was just twelve, Lillie Scott died.
Gil Scott-Heron returned to New York to live with his mother, who was now living in the Bronx. Originally, Gil Scott-Heron enrolled at the DeWitt Clinton High School, but later, moved to the Fieldston High School.
This came after impressing the head of the English department read one of Gil Scott-Heron's essays, and recommended that he received a full scholarship. This proved a poisoned chalice. While the education he was receiving was far superior, Gil Scott-Heron was one of only five black students. He felt alienated and alone. That wasn't the only problem. There was also a socioeconomic gap, with the other students coming from a much more affluent background. Gil Scott-Heron by comparison, was the son of a single mother and was from a very different background. It was during this time that Gil Scott-Heron became socially and politically aware. His eyes were opened to inequality, injustice and racism. This would shape his music in later years. Before that, Gil Scott-Heron headed to Lincoln University,
When Gil Scott-Heron was considering which university to enrol at, Langston Hughes recommended Lincoln University, which where he was staying. Gil Scott-Heron took his friend's advice, and enrolled at Lincoln University. This was where Gil Scott-Heron's musical career began.
At Lincoln University, Gil Scott-Heron formed his first band, the Black and Blues. Joining Gil Scott-Heron in the band was Langston Hughes. Little did Gil Scott-Heron know that this was the start of a long and illustrious career. However, after two years at Lincoln University, Gil Scott-Heron decided to take time out Lincoln University to write a novel.
During this period, Gil Scott-Heron wrote two novels. His first novel was a thriller entitled The Vulture, which was published in 1970. Whilst writing The Vulture, Gil Scott-Heron saw The Last Poets in Lincoln in 1969. This had a huge effect on him.
After watching The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron approached the band and asked: "can I form a band like you guys?" The seed had already been sown. Maybe, making music rather than writing books was the direction that Gil Scott-Heron's career headed?
Having been impressed and inspired by The Last Poets and now considering a career in music, Gil Scott-Heron had a lot on his mind as he headed back to New York, where he found a new home in Chelsea, Manhattan. This concluded with the publication of Gil Scott-Heron's book of poetry, Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox by World Publishing. Now Gil Scott-Heron could add poet to his burgeoning CV. Soon, he hoped to add singer and songwriter.
Once he'd settled in to his new apartment in Manhattan, Gil Scott-Heron decided to make his dream a reality and started looking for a record company. Gil Scott-Heron just so happened to approach a label tailor-made for his music, Flying Dutchman Productions.
The Birth Of Flying Dutchman Productions.
Following his departure from ABC/Impulse Bob Thiele had decided to found his own label. He was perfectly qualified to do so, having worked with some of the most innovative and creative musicians in the history of jazz over the last few years. During that period, Bob came to the conclusion that often, large record companies aren't the best environment for innovative and creative musicians. Often, these musical mavericks didn't thrive within such an orthodox environment. Instead, their creativity is restricted, and they're unable to experiment and innovate. For many a musical maverick who had signed to a large record label, the experienced had proved frustrating and unsatisfactory. So when Bob Thiele parted company with Impulse, who he had transformed into one of jazz's pioneering labels, he founded Flying Dutchman Productions. This was the label that Gil Scott-Heron approached. However, there was a problem.
While Bob wanted to sign Gil Scott-Heron, there was a problem,… funding. The funding that Phillips, the Dutch record label had given Bob Thiele wasn't going as far as he had hoped. Despite this, when he met Gil Scott-Heron he was impressed by the poet, musician, and author. So much so, that Bob Thiele decided to fund an album that was a fusion of poetry accompanied by understated, percussive arrangements.
Small Talk At 125 and Lenox.
This was Small Talk At 125 and Lenox, which featured fourteen songs from the pen of Gil Scott-Heron. Initially, it was claimed that Gil Scott-Heron and two percussionists, David Barnes, Eddie Knowles and Charlie Saunders, recorded the album live at a night club on the corner of 125 and Lenox. That wasn't strictly true.
Forty-two years later, one of the best kept secrets in music was no more. It transpired that Small Talk At 125 and Lenox was recorded live in the studio in front of a few invited guests. Taking charge of production was Bob Thiele, who was an experienced producer.
With Bob Thiele at the controls, Gil Scott-Heron recorded an accomplished album that is a mixture of jazz, proto-rap, spoken word poetry and soul. It was released later in 1970, and immediately, comparisons were drawn with the group who had inspired Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets. This was a fair comment to some extent.
When one listen to tracks like the original version The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, plus Brother, Whitey On The Moon, Paint It Black and Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul? critics realised that Gil Scott-Heron had taken what The Last Poets had been doing to the next level. This he managed to do with just a trop percussionists accompanying him, on Small Talk At 125th and Lenox, which was a potent and explosive mix of scathing political and social comment.
Although Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox was a groundbreaking and powerful debut album, it didn't sell in vast quantities. Instead, it sold steadily, and shouldn't have lost Flying Dutchman Productions money, as they had managed to keep their overheads low. However, Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox slipped under the musical radar, and many record buyers only discovered the album when Gil Scott-Heron released Winter In America and The Bottle in 1975. By then, Gil Scott-Heron had released a trio of albums for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions.
Pieces Of A Man.
The second of the Flying Dutchman Productions' trio was Pieces Of A Man, which featured eleven songs, including four written by Gil Scott-Heron. This included The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, which made its debut on Small Talk at '125th. and Lenox. The other seven songs were penned by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, who would forge a successful songwriting partnership.
Recording of Pieces Of A Man took place on the '19th' and '20th' April 1971, RCA Studios, in New York. This time, Gil Scott-Heron was accompanied by a full band which featured a few well-known names.
When Bob Thiele asked Gil who he'd like to accompany him, jokingly, Gil Scott-Heron said flautist and saxophonist Hubert Laws and bassist Ron Carter. Bob Thiele who know everyone who was everyone in jazz, got them onboard for the recording of Pieces Of A Man. This was Bob Thiele's way of making Gil Scott-Heron feel at home. Bob Thiele knew that putting together a top class bands was the way to get the best performance possible from an artist.
With a crack band in tow, Gil Scott Heron set about recording his sophomore album Pieces Of A Man. The crack band included a rhythm section of drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and guitarist Burt Jones. Brian Jackson played piano and Gil Scott Heron played guitar, piano and sang lead vocals. Producing Pieces Of A Man was Bob Thiele. After a recording season that lasted just two days, Pieces Of A Man was completed. Now it was ready for release.
When Pieces Of A Man was released in 1971, only Rolling Stone magazine realised the cultural importance of the album. Pieces Of A Man passed the rest of the music press by. This is a sad indictment on music journalism at what was one of the most important periods in musical, social and political history.
By 1971, America was struggling with a variety of social problems, ranging from the Vietnam War, poverty and racism. Gil Scott Heron was using his music to speak for the poor, downtrodden and disenfranchised. Pieces Of A Man was an important album, and one that had the potential to make Americans think about the status quo, and consider change. Sadly, just like Pieces Of A Man passed the mainstream music by, it was a similar case with record buyers. Pieces Of A Man failed to find the audience it deserved.
Apart from spending six weeks in the US Jazz Charts, where it peaked at a lowly number twenty-five, commercial success passed Pieces Of A Man by. That was as good as it got for Pieces Of A Man. This was somewhat ironic, given the later reappraisal of the album.
When critics reappraised Pieces Of A Man at a later date, they hailed it a classic album. The music was intense, politically charged, innovative and influential. That comes as no surprise, as Pieces Of A Man features some of the best and most powerful songs Gil Scott-Heron wrote during his time at Flying Dutchman Productions. This included The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Save the Children, Lady Day and John Coltrane, Home Is Where The Hatred Is, When You Are Who You Are, I Think I'll Call It Morning, Pieces Of A Man and Or Down You Fall. They're part of what was the first classic album of Gil Scott-Heron's career. Alas, the critics has still to rewrite musical history.
Gil Scott-Heron had released two innovative and influential albums, Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox and Pieces Of A Man, they had passed music lovers by. This was disappointing for Gil Scott-Heron, who would only release one more album for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions, Free Will. However, would it be a case of third time lucky?
Free Will.
For the followup to Pieces Of A Man, Free Will, Gil Scott-Heron had written seven new songs. The other five songs, Free Will, The Middle Of Your Day, The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues, Speed Kills and Did You Hear What They Said? were collaborations between Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. He played a huge part in the rise and rise of Gil Scott-Heron over the next few years.
Brian Jackson and Gil Scott-Heron had already formed a successful songwriting partnership. However, Brian Jackson was more than a songwriter. He was also a talented multi-instrumentalist who played piano, keyboards flute and bells on Free Will.
The Free Will sessions took place at RCA Studios, in New York, between the '2nd' and '3rd' March 1972. Just like on Pieces Of A Man, an all-star lineup accompanied Gil Scott-Heron. The rhythm section included drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, bassist Jerry Jemmott, drummer Pretty Purdie and guitarist David Spinozza. Flautist and saxophonist Hubert Laws, who'd played on Pieces Of A Man, returned, while Brian Jackson played electric piano, flute and bells. Gil Scott-Heron took charge of the lead vocals on Free Will. Arranging and conducting Free Will was Horace Ott, while Bob Thiele took charge of production. After just two days of lengthy recording sessions, Free Will was completed. It was released later in 1972.
On Free Will's release later in 1972, it was well received by critics. Rolling Stone flew the flag for Free Will and Gil Scott-Heron. Despite this, Free Will failed to chart in the US Billboard 200 and US R&B charts However, Free Will sold between 20,000 to 30,000 copies, and reached the US Jazz charts. Despite this, this was a huge disappointment Gil Scott-Heron.
With keyboardist Brian Jackson at his side, Gil Scott-Heron had fused elements of jazz, blues, funk, proto-rap and soul on Free Will. Fearlessly, he continued to highlight the social and political problems of the early seventies, and tackle controversial subjects and scenarios head on. Gil Scott-Heron delivered the lyrics with his unique and inimitable proto-rap style on Free Will. Among its highlights were Free Will, The Middle Of Your Day, The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues, Speed Kills and Did You Hear What They Said? That took care of side one, which was one of the most cohesive sides of Gil Scott-Heron's nascent career. It was almost flawless. Then on side, Gil Scott-Heron picks up where he left off on two No Knock and Sex Education: Ghetto Style. It was the third album from musical pioneer Gil Scott-Heron, who would become one of the most important artists of his generation.
Sadly, Free will was his final album for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions. Not long after the release of Free Will, Gil Scott-Heron left Flying Dutchman Productions.
By then, Gil Scott-Heron's thoughts were said to have turned to academia, and his unfinished degree. Gil Scott-Heron and his band returned to Washington D.C. which became their home. However, Gil Scott-Heron never came close to enrolling at his former alma mater Lincoln University.
Winter In America.
Not when Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell of Strata-East Records offered Gil Scott-Heron a new recording contract. Having signed to Strata-East Records, Gil Scott-Heron began work on his fourth studio album Winter In America with Brian Jackson who co-produced the album at D&B Sound, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The sessions began on the '4th' and '5th' September and were completed on the '15th' of October of 1973. By then, Gil Scott-Heron had recorded the nine tracks that became Winter In America.
Seven months later, on the '5th' of October 1975, Winter In America was released with Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson receiving equal billing for the first time. Winter In America was released to widespread critical acclaim with some critics stating that Winter In America was Gil Scott-Heron's finest album. So much so, that some critics wondered if this was going to be Gil Scott-Heron's breakthrough album?
At first, this was looking doubtful. Initially, copies of Winter In America were in short supply, as a result of Strata-East Records independent distribution policy. This meant that many record shops struggled to secure the copies of Winter In America that they needed. Eventually, this problem was resolved and on June '29th' 1974, Winter In America entered the US Top Jazz Albums charts.
Little did Gil Scott-Heron realise that this as the start of a forty week run in the US Top Jazz Albums charts, which saw Winter In America eventually reach number six. This was helped by the success of only single released from Winter In America, The Bottle. Helped by an underground following, The Bottle gave Gil Scott-Heron the biggest hit of his career, when it reached number fifteen in the US R&B charts. The success of The Bottle resulted in Winter In America selling 300,000 copies. Incredibly, this wasn't enough to even reach the lower reaches of the US Billboard 200. However, Winter In America was the only album Gil Scott-Heron released for Strata-East Records. Clive Davis of Arista came calling, and offered Gil Scott-Heron the opportunity to sign to a major label.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
In the space of just a few short years, Gil Scott-Heron's life had been transformed. The former poet, author and 'academic' had come a long way. Gil Scott-Heron had Bob Thiele to thank for his success. He had believed in him and given him first recording contract. Then when Gil Scott-Heron was considering returning to academia, and decided to move back to Washington with the rest of his band, Bob Thiele didn't stand in his way. What Bob Thiele never foresaw was Strata-East Records offering Gil Scott-Heron a recording contract. This was enough for Gil Scott-Heron to turn his back on academia and release the most successful album of his career. This must have been frustrating for Bob Thiele.
Although the three albums that Gil Scott-Heron released on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions weren't hugely successful they had sold reasonably well. Bob Thiele wanted to record more albums with Gil Scott-Heron. For Bob Thiele, Gil Scott-Heron was the one that got away.
By 1974, Bob Thiele had just signed a new deal with RCA. Part of the deal was that Flying Dutchman Productions released a compilation of tracks from Gil Scott-Heron's first three albums, 1970s Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox, 1971s Pieces of a Man and 1972s Free Will. This was perfect timing, as Gil Scott-Heron was now officially one of music's rising stars.
For the Gil Scott-Heron compilation, Bob Thiele spent time choosing eleven tracks from 1970s Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox, 1971s Pieces of a Man and 1972s Free Will, that would eventually become The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. There was no way that Bob Thiele was going to be accused of throwing together a compilation that cashed-in on Gil Scott-Heron's newfound popularity. Instead, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was a lovingly curated compilation that was compiled by the man who discovered him…Bob Thiele. When he had finalised the track-listing, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was released in late 1974, and for forty-three years has been the perfect introduction to Gil Scott-Heron's Flying Dutchman Productions' years.
When The Revolution Will Not Be Televised was released in 1974, it was to widespread critical acclaim and indeed commercial success. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised reached number twenty-one on October the '12th' 1974 and spending five weeks on the US Billboard Jazz charts. This meant that Gil Scott-Heron's Flying Dutchman Records' years closed with a successful album. By then, Gil Scott-Heron was preparing to start life at a major label.
The Start Of The Arista Years.
The First Minute Of A New Day.
Clive Davis of Arista came calling, and offered Gil Scott-Heron the opportunity to sign to a major label. This was the start of a relationship that produced nine albums and lasted until 1985.
Gil Scott-Heron's debut for Arista was The First Minute Of A New Day featured nine new songs. This included Offering, The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green), Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon) and Alluswe which were written by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. They also wrote Must Be Something with Danny Bowens and Bob Adams. Gil Scott-Heron penned Ain't No Such Thing As Superman, Guerrilla and Winter In America. The other song was Bilal Sunni Ali's Western Sunrise which were recorded at two studios.
Recording of The First Minute Of A New Day began on June 1975 at New York University and DB Sound Studios, Silverspring, Maryland. Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson took charge of production while The Midnight Band accompanied them on The First Minute Of A New Day. When the recording was completed in July 1974, The First Minute Of A New Day was scheduled for release in January 1975.
Prior to the release of The First Minute Of A New Day, Arista embarked upon a marketing campaign to promoted their latest signings album label debut. When critics heard the album, they were impressed by a carefully crafted album where the production was much slicker than Winter In America, and benefited from the addition of The Midnight Band. The songs were full of social and political comment and focused on the theme was struggle. Especially social, geographical and environmental oppression. They played their part in The First Minute Of A New Day, which was a powerful album that was released to critical acclaim.
When The First Minute Of A New Day was released in January 1975, it reached number five in the US Top Jazz Albums charts, eight in the US R&B charts and thirty in the US Billboard 200. Gil Scott-Heron's music had crossed over and reached the wider audience that Bob Thiele knew it always would.
Just like Winter In America, The First Minute Of A New Day was credited to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Ironically, The First Minute Of A New Day was the most successful album of Gil Scott-Heron's recording career. It was a proud moment for the poet, musician, and author who was still America's social conscience. However, hat Gil Scott-Heron' didn't know, was that The First Minute Of A New Day was the most successful album of Gil Scott-Heron's forty-one year recording career. He would spend the rest of his career trying to replicate the success of The First Minute Of A New Day.
From South Africa To South Carolina.
Having released the most successful album of his career, the pressure was on Gil Scott-Heron to record a followup that replicated the success of The First Minute Of A New Day. That was easier said than done.
For From South Africa To South Carolina, Gil Scott-Heron wrote Johannesburg, Beginnings (The First Minute Of A New Day), South Carolina (Barnwell) and A Lovely Day, while writing A Toast To The People, The Summer Of '42. They were joined by Bilal Sunni-Ali of The Midnight Band's Essex.
Recording of From South Africa To South Carolina took place at D & B Sound, in Silver Spring, Maryland, with many of the same musicians that featured on The First Minute Of A New Day joining Gil Scott-Heron. Work began in June 1975, with Gil Scott-Heron taking charge of the production. It took two months to record Gil Scott-Heron From South Africa To South Carolina, which was finished in July 1975. Gil Scott-Heron that From South Africa To South Carolina would replicate the success of The First Minute Of A New Day.
Four months later, From South Africa To South Carolina was released accompanied by mixed reviews. While some critics felt that it was another powerful album full of insightful political and social comment, the contrarian Rolling Stone magazine wasn't convinced. Neither was the "self-styled" dean of rock critics Robert Christgau. This was disappointing for Gil Scott-Heron.
Especially when From South Africa To South Carolina failed to chart, and didn't even come close to replicating the success of The First Minute Of A New Day. However, that was never going to be easy as The First Minute Of A New Day was one of Gil Scott-Heron's finest albums. However, things were about to improved for Gil Scott-Heron.
He was invited to appear on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live in December 1975. He sang two songs from his new album From South Africa To South Carolina, Johannesburg and A Lovely Day, which introduced his music to a new audience nationwide. Sadly, this didn't make an impact on album sales, and Gil Scott-Heron began making plans for his next album.
It's Your World.
This was It's Your World which was a double album which was recorded over a four-day period between the '1st' and '4th' of July 1976. Some of the sessions took place in various recording sessions, including Electric Lady Studios in New York and American Star Studios in Merrifield, Virginia. Other sessions took place at St. Paul's Mall in Boston, Massachusetts, with Gil Scott-Heron's backing band The Midnight Band accompanying them. They played their part in what was a remarkable album.
The four sides of It's Your World were a showcase for the considerable talents of America's social conscience Gil Scott-Heron. His music was cerebral, thoughtful and incisive music as he dealt the social and political problems affecting America as it bicentennial approached. Gil Scott-Heron delivered ballads gave readings of his poetry while he and his talented band switched between and combined elements of jazz, funk, Latin and proto-rap during what was an impassioned and powerful performance that was uplifting, inspirational and also full of anger, compassion, indignation and wisdom that seemed almost obvious. Even forty-one years later, It's Your World is just as relevant.
It's Your World was scheduled for release in November 1976, and found favour with the majority of critics. They hailed the album a powerful and potent album that was a return to form from Gil Scott-Heron. However, other critics were still to be convinced by Gil Scott-Heron and their reviews ranged from favourable to mixed. Some of these critics still seemed unwilling to give Gil Scott-Heron's music a chance. This was a great shame.
When It's Your World was released in November 1976, it was more successful than From South Africa To South Carolina but still failed to chart. Still, Gil Scott-Heron hadn't come close to replicating the success of The First Minute Of A New Day.
Bridges.
Seven years after releasing his debut album Small Talk At 125th and Lenox in 1970, Gil Scott-Heron working on what was the eighth album of his career, Bridges. Just like his two previous albums, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson received equal billing, on an album they hoped would reach the charts.
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's two previous albums had failed to chart, and they were under pressure to come up with a successful album. This time around, Gil Scott-Heron wrote seven of the nine tracks, including Hello Sunday! Hello Road!, Song Of The Wind, Under The Hammer, We Almost Lost Detroit, Tuskeegee #626, Delta Man (Where I'm Coming From) and 95 South (All Of The Places We've Been). Gil Scott-Heron also wrote Racetrack In France and Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb and Blind) with Brian Jackson. These tracks were recorded during the first half of 1977, and featured nine new songs.
Taking charge of production on Bridges were Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. They were joined in the studio by members of The Midnight Band, on another powerful album of music that was full of social and political comment.
Prior to the release of Bridges, critics hailed the album as one of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's finest hours. Especially We Almost Lost Detroit which documented the story of the nuclear meltdown at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Michigan, in 1966. Little did Gil Scott-Heron realise that We Almost Lost Detroit would become one of his most popular songs.
When Bridges was released in September 1977, it reached 130 in the US Billboard 200 and sixteen in the US Jazz albums charts. After two albums that had failed to chart, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson were back in the charts. This was a relief for the pair as their thoughts turned to their next album, and the last of the seventies, Secrets.
Secrets.
In April 1978, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson entered the TONTO studio in Santa Monica, California, with an all-star band that included Harvey Mason, Greg Phillinganes, Leon Williams and vocalists Julia Waters, Maxine Waters Waddell and Marti McCall. They joined Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson who written nine new tracks.
Gil Scott-Heron wrote Angel Dust, Cane, Better Days Ahead, Angola, Louisiana and Show Bizness. The Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson songwriting partnership wrote Third World Revolution and Three Miles Down, and also wrote Madison Avenue with Brenda Morocco. Brian Jackson contributed A Prayer For Everybody/To Be Free. These songs were recorded between April and June 1978 and became Secrets.
With Secrets complete, the album was released in September 1978. Before that, critics had their say on the album. While there weren't as many hooks on Secrets as there had been on Bridges, the music was just as powerful and focused on the social and political problems on Angola, Louisiana and Third World Revolution. However, on Show Bizness Gil Scott-Heron reflected on the trials and tribulations of his newfound fame. Other songs dealt with injustice and drug addiction on Angel Dust. Secrets closed with the hopeful A Prayer For Everybody/To Be Free. It was well received by critics, with some calling it a fitting followup to Bridges.
On the release of Secrets in September 1978, it reached sixty-one on the US Billboard 200, forty-five on the US R&B charts and eleven on the US Jazz charts. Secrets was the second consecutive Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album to chart since they had signed to Arista. Could they make it three in a row?
Despite the success of Bridges, Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson didn't return with a new album until 1980 in…1980. It was well worth the wait, but unlike Bridges and Secrets, was written mostly by Gil Scott-Heron.
For 1980, Gil Scott-Heron wrote seven of the eight songs on his tenth album. That was apart from Corners which Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson wrote. They also co-produced 1980 with Malcolm Cecil.
Recording of 1980 took place at TONTO studio in Santa Monica, California between August and October 1979. Joining Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson were drummer Harvey Mason, guitarist Ed Brady and Mario Henderson, flautist Carl Cornwell and trombonist Bill Watrous. Just like Bridges, backing vocalists Julia Waters, Maxine Waters Waddell and Marti McCall returned. They would play their part in an album that featured elements of funk, jazz, jazz-funk and proto-rap which would prove popular with critics and record buyers.
Just like Bridges, 1980 was well received by critics who welcomed another carefully crafted album. It featured the anti-nuclear song Shut 'Um and Alien where Gil Scott-Heron documented the plight of the illegal Mexican immigrants in California. On Push Comes To Shove and Willing Gil Scott-Heron describes how he dealt with the pressure of life. 1980 featured a thoughtful Gil Scott-Heron who seemed to be feeling alienated disillusioned, as he looked back to his past. Closing 1980 was Late Last Night, a song that Gil Scott-Heron wrote when he woke up one nights with an idea for a song, and had to convince members of the hotel staff to let him use the piano in hotel's lounge. Meanwhile, Gil Scott-Heron was worried he would lose melody to the song that became Late Last Night which was inspired by Gil Scott-Heron's experience of touring and writing music. This closed what was another successful album for Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.
Upon the release of 1980 in late 1980, the album reached eighty-two in the US Billboard 200, twenty-two in the US R&B charts and seven in the US Jazz charts. This was the third consecutive Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson album that had charted. They were enjoying the most successful period of their career.
Although Gil-Scott Heron was far from an overnight success, ever since his early days Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions he had release album after album of carefully crafted music full of social and political comment. This continued after his departure from Flying Dutchman Productions with the release of Winter In America on Strata-East, and at Arista with The First Minute Of A New Day, which became the most successful album of Gil Scott-Heron's career. However, replicating the success of The First Minute Of A New Day wasn't going to be easy.
Neither From South Africa To South Carolina nor It's Your Day charted, which was disappointing for Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Just like the previous albums he had released since Flying Dutchman Productions, From South Africa To South Carolina and It's Your Day were powerful albums as Gil Scott-Heron continued in his role of America's social conscience. However, despite the quality of the music, neither album sold in great quantities.
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's fortunes improved on Bridges, Secrets and 1980, which brought to an end a ten-year period where America's social conscience released the best music of his forty-one year career. He wrote, sang and produced powerful songs that often, were full of social and political comment, and other times, found in a reflective mood. Sometimes, he was reflecting on his newfound fame, other times he spoke of the problems that everyone had to deal with. As a result, many people could relate to the music Gil Scott-Heron had released since he left Flying Dutchman Productions. That had been the case throughout his ten-year recording career, which saw Gil Scott-Heron release ten albums between 1970 and 1980.
Looking back at Gil Scott-Heron's forty-one year career with the benefit of hindsight, he released his best music between 1970 and 1980. During this golden period, Gil Scott-Heron could do no wrong. Having signed for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman Productions, he released his debut album Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox in 1970, and followed this up with Pieces of a Man in 1971 and Free Will in 1972. This triumvirate of albums feature some of the best music of Gil Scott-Heron's career. However, for Gil Scott-Heron there was life after Flying Dutchman Productions.
After leaving Flying Dutchman Productions, Gil Scott-Heron signed to Strata-East, and released Winter In America It was the first album to be credited to Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, and is one of their finest albums. Winter In America has more in common with the albums Gil Scott-Heron released on Flying Dutchman Productions. After signing to Arista, Gil Scott-Heron's music changed stylistically.
While his lyrics were just as hard-hitting, powerful and poignant, the production became much slicker with bigger bands and backing vocalists accompanying Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. This found favour with record buyers, especially on The First Minute Of A New Day, which is the finest albums Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson released at Arista. Other notable albums were Bridges and Secrets, which feature the best of Gil Scott-Heron's Arista years.
The triumvirate of albums Gil Scott-Heron released for Flying Dutchman Production, Winter In America and The First Minute Of A New Day, Bridges and Secrets showcases one of the most talented singer and songwriters of his generation as he blossoms and flourishes during what was a golden period for Gil Scott-Heron.
He blossomed at Flying Dutchman Production, when Bob Thiele gave Gil Scott-Heron a platform and the freedom to record and release music that he believed in. This was the start of the rise and rise of Gil Scott-Heron.
Soon, was well on his way to becoming America's social conscience, as he provided a voice for those who had none. Hs lyrics were cerebral, witty, scathing and most importantly, honest as Gil Scott-Heron spoke up for the poor, downtrodden and disenfranchised. Fearlessly, Gil Scott-Heron highlighted the social and political problems that blighted America between 1970 and 1980 using his unique, imitable and emotive proto-rap and soulful styles on the albums he recorded at Flying Dutchman Records, Strata-East and Arista. This includes Small Talk At '125th' and Lenox , Pieces Of A Man, Free Will and and later, Winter In America, The First Minute Of A New Day, Bridges and Secrets. These albums contain some of the most important, powerful, poignant and cerebral music of Gil Scott-Heron's career. Over forty years later, and Gil Scott-Heron's music is timeless and is still relevant today, as the man who was once America's social conscience continues to influence and inspire a new generation of musicians.
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January 8, 2018 – 11:10 pm
Exhaustive bio, thanks, too easy to forget artists of his calibre and ambition!
Glad that you enjoyed the article. Sadly, artists like Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier and Donny Hathaway who had something important and interposing to say are now being overlooked. Ironically, much of Gil Scott-Heron's music is still relevant today. Especially the music he made during the first ten years of his carer. That to me was his golden period.
Derek.
January 9, 2018 – 3:03 pm
Don't rock the boat seems to be the mantra, alas!
GIL SCOTT-HERON-AMERICA'S SOCIAL CONSCIENCE: 1970-1980 THE GOLDEN ERA. — dereksmusicblog | O LADO ESCURO DA LUA


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How early humans used fire to permanently change the Stone Age landscape
CATEGORIES: From the Field
Today the shoreline of Lake Malawi is open, not forested the way it was before ancient humans started modifying the landscape. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Jessica Thompson, Yale University; David K. Wright, University of Oslo, and Sarah Ivory, Penn State
Fields of rust-colored soil, spindly cassava, small farms and villages dot the landscape. Dust and smoke blur the mountains visible beyond massive Lake Malawi. Here in tropical Africa, you can't escape the signs of human presence.
How far back in time would you need to go in this place to discover an entirely natural environment?
Our work has shown that it would be a very long time indeed – at least 85,000 years, eight times earlier than the world's first land transformations via agriculture.
We are part of an interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists who study past human behavior, geochronologists who study the timing of landscape change and paleoenvironmental scientists who study ancient environments. By combining evidence from these research specialities, we have identified an instance in the very distant past of early humans bending environments to suit their needs. In doing so, they transformed the landscape around them in ways still visible today.
Crew members excavate artifacts at a site in Karonga, Malawi, where stone tools are buried more than 3 feet (1 meter) below the modern ground surface. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Digging for behavioral and environmental clues
The dry season is the best time to do archaeological fieldwork here, and finding sites is easy. Most places we dig in these red soils, we find stone artifacts. They are evidence that someone sat and skillfully broke stones to create edges so sharp they can still draw blood. Many of these stone tools can be fit back together, reconstructing a single action by a single person, from tens of thousands of years ago.
Middle Stone Age artifacts, some of which can be fit back together. Sheila Nightingale, CC BY-ND
So far we've recovered more than 45,000 stone artifacts here, buried many feet (1 to 7 meters) below the surface of the ground. The sites we are excavating date to a time ranging from about 315,000 to 30,000 years ago known as the Middle Stone Age. This was also a period in Africa when innovations in human behavior and creativity pop up frequently – and earlier than anywhere else in the world.
How did these artifacts get buried? Why are there so many of them? And what were these ancient hunter-gatherers doing as they made them? To answer these questions, we needed to figure out more about what was happening in this place during their time.
The Viphya drill barge on Lake Malawi, where researchers braved waterspouts and lake fly swarms to obtain a long record of past environments. Andy Cohen, CC BY-ND
For a clearer picture of the environments where these early humans lived, we turned to the fossil record preserved in layers of mud at the bottom of Lake Malawi. Over millennia, pollen blown into the water and tiny lake-dwelling organisms became trapped in layers of muck on the lake's floor. Members of our collaborative team extracted a 1,250-foot (380-meter) drill core of mud from a modified barge, then painstakingly tallied the microscopic fossils it contained, layer by layer. They then used them to reconstruct ancient environments across the entire basin.
Today, the high plateaus of northern Malawi harbor most of the remaining forests that once extended all the way to the Lake Malawi shoreline. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Today, this region is characterized by bushy, fire-tolerant open woodlands that do not develop a thick and enclosed canopy. Forests that do develop these canopies harbor the richest diversity in vegetation; this ecosystem is now restricted to patches that occur at higher elevations. But these forests once stretched all the way to the lakeshore.
Based on the fossil plant evidence present at various times in the drill cores, we could see that the area around Lake Malawi repeatedly alternated between wet times of forest expansion and dry periods of forest contraction.
As the area underwent cycles of aridity, driven by natural climate change, the lake shrank at times to only 5% of its present volume. When lake levels eventually rose each time, forests encroached on the shoreline. This happened time and time again over the last 636,000 years.
Harnessing fire to manage resources
The mud in the core also contains a record of fire history, in the form of tiny fragments of charcoal. Those little flecks told us that around 85,000 years ago, something strange happened around Lake Malawi. Charcoal production spiked, erosion increased and, for the first time in more than half a million years, rainfall did not bring forest recovery.
At the same time this charcoal burst appears in the drill core record, our sites began to show up in the archaeological record – eventually becoming so numerous that they formed one continuous landscape littered with stone tools. Another drill core immediately offshore showed that as site numbers increased, more and more charcoal was washing into the lake. Early humans had begun to make their first permanent mark on the landscape.
Many people around the world still rely on fire for warmth, cooking, ritual and socializing – including the research crew when doing fieldwork. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Fire use is a technology that stretches back at least a million years. Using it in such a transformative way is human innovation at its most powerful. Modern hunter-gatherers use fire to warm themselves, cook food and socialize, but many also deploy it as an engineering tool. Based on the wide-scale and permanent transformation of vegetation into more fire-tolerant woodlands, we infer that this was what these ancient hunter-gatherers were doing.
By converting the natural seasonal rhythm of wildfire into something more controlled, people can encourage specific areas of vegetation to grow at different stages. This so-called "pyrodiversity" establishes miniature habitat patches and diversifies opportunities for foraging, kind of like increasing product selection at a supermarket.
The research team exposes ancient stone tools near Karonga, Malawi. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Just like today, changing any part of an ecosystem has consequences everywhere else. With the loss of closed forests in ancient Malawi, the vegetation became dominated by more open woodlands that are resilient to fire – but these did not contain the same species diversity. This combination of rainfall and reduced tree cover also increased opportunities for erosion, which spread sediments into a thick blanket known as an alluvial fan. It sealed away archaeological sites and created the landscape you can see here today.
Human impacts can be sustainable
Although the spread of farmers through Africa within the last few thousand years brought about more landscape and vegetation transformations, we have found that the legacy of human impacts was already in place tens of thousands of years before. This offers a chance to understand how such impacts can be sustained over very long timescales.
Open woodlands have grown over alluvial fans that formed during the Middle Stone Age. Trenches such as this one at an excavation site show multiple layers of discarded artifacts over a period of tens of thousands of years. Jessica Thompson, CC BY-ND
Most people associate human impacts with a time after the Industrial Revolution, but paleo-scientists have a deeper perspective. With it, researchers like us can see that wherever and whenever humans lived, we must abandon the idea of "pristine nature," untouched by any human imprint. However, we can also see how humans shaped their environments in sustainable ways over very long periods, causing ecosystem transformation without collapse.
Seeing the long arc of human influence therefore gives us much to consider about not only our past, but also our future. By establishing long-term ecological patterns, conservation efforts related to fire control, species protection and human food security can be more targeted and effective. People living in the tropics, such as Malawi today, are especially vulnerable to the economic and social impacts of food insecurity brought about by climate change. By studying the deep past, we can establish connections between long-term human presence and the biodiversity that sustains it.
With this knowledge, people can be better equipped to do what humans had already innovated nearly 100,000 years ago in Africa: manage the world around us.
Jessica Thompson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale University; David K. Wright, Professor of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, and Sarah Ivory, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Penn State
Category: : From the Field
I was part of the team that found the Homo naledi child's skull: how we did it
11.05.21 Journal Article, From the Field, In the News
An international team of researchers, led by Professor Lee Berger, a palaeoanthropologist from South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand, has revealed the first partial skull of a Homo naledi child from the Rising Star cave.
Archaeology in West Africa gives new insights into human history
04.28.21 From the Field
New Leakey Foundation-supported research opens a new window into the prehistory of West Africa, showing a rich Middle Stone Age past.
From the Field: Harmonie Klein, Gabon
Harmonie Klein studies chimpanzees in the Loango National Park in Gabon. This park is a mosaic of different habitat types ranging from coastal lagoons and mangrove swamps, to forests and open savannah.
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A "rocket" in the school auditorium, music and dance on stage, butterflies, lions and princesses among the spectators, colourful decoration, self-crafted medals from the pre-schoolers and a great atmosphere - these are the heralds of Carnival celebrations in Windhoek.
Of course, the royal couples of the WiKa (Windhoeker Karneval) also visited our children from the primary section, kindergarten and pre-school and were welcomed with music, a great spirit and some presents.
This year's carnival royal couples were impressed with the self-crafted carnival medals and great banners they received from the DHPS pre-schoolers. With loud music and dressed up for the event, the children danced themselves into a carnival mood. Also the kindergarten was busy for days with carnival celebrations, true to the motto "KiKaWi – Take off". All groups had rehearsed and presented dances and songs on the topic of aviation. The visit of the prince and princess couples with their royal court topped it all, and the children were even rewarded with colourful sweets.
We are especially proud of our KiKaWi Prince Thano (grade 2), youth carnival Prince Patrick Hess (Abitur graduate 2018) and the WiKa princess Kim, who is a DHPS alumni and Prince Gunnar, DHPS alumni and school parent.
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Matt Walaszek, an industrial and logistics research analyst at CBRE, previously told Business Insider that the cold-storage market is set to grow by nearly 50% in the next 5 years to over 300 million square feet nationally.
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Cold-storage giant Lineage Logistics revealed to Business Insider that it has scooped up 24 warehouses across the US for more than $500 million, solidifying the company as the industry's largest player.
The private-equity backed company acquired most of the space in 2020.
Once an obscure corner of real estate, cold storage has seen an uptick in demand from a growing e-grocery industry, shifting consumer preferences for fresh foods, and the antiquation of decades-old cold spaces.
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Cold-storage giant Lineage Logistics is further consolidating its position as the largest player in a suddenly hot industry.
The company told Business Insider it has purchased 24 cold-storage properties across the country over the past year for over $500 million. The spaces, two-thirds of which were acquired in 2020, together total about 5.5 million square feet.
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"All those factors are tailwinds to this industry," said Greg Lehmkuhl, the CEO of Lineage Logistics, a private cold-storage company owned by the investment firms Bay Grove Capital, D1 Capital Partners, and Stonepeak Partners. "These properties will help us satisfy the growing demand and will both supplement markets we're in and complement our portfolio with locations where we don't have a presence currently."
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Remember what it's like to be very excited? Little Madeleine Dubois had a lot of joy when her dream was realized. On her birthday she took her first train ride.
The video below will melt your heart. The little girl jumps with joy while the train arrives on the way. Daniel Dubois, her father, said that although he knew his daughter would be happy, he had not predicted the level of excitement this present would bring.
The short video was shared with family and friends on YouTube almost two years ago, but after an unknown person posted it on Reddit, it spread around the world at incredible speed.
His father says that at this age, children are so honest and sincere, and he loves this excitement.


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LBNHS-Poblacion SPED teacher hailed as semi-finalist in the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding FIlipinos Award for Teachers
Posted on June 10, 2021 by Julius Philip Villarey
by: Precious Marian A. Lacson
Rhea Barboza shares that being a semi-finalist in the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award for Teachers is a great experience as Special Education was given exposure and such efforts in teaching Learners with Disabilities (LWDs) thrives in the municipality. She stresses that students with special needs rightfully deserve an education and that they can contribute meaningful things to our society too. Follow her teaching journey starting from her humble beginnings as an elementary-level computer and math teacher to becoming a full-pledged SPED teacher in LBNHS-Poblacion overcoming all sorts of challenges that come in the way.
Rhea Barboza, a Special Education (SPED) teacher at Los Baños National High School-Poblacion (LBNHS-Poblacion), is one of the 12 national semi-finalists out of 77 qualified teachers in the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award for Teachers announced last May 12, 2021 in Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos' Facebook page.
In recognition of Barboza's award, the Municipal Government of Los Baños passed Resolution No. 2021-106 during the 19th Ordinary Council Meeting last May 17 entitled as: A Resolution Commending Ms. Rhea Barboza, a SPED Teacher of Los Baños National High School-Poblacion for her undying support for the Children with Special Needs of Los Baños, which made her one of the Semi-Finalists in the 2021 Metrobank Outstanding Filipinos- Award for Teachers.
Road to finals. Announced last May 12, Rhea Barboza was one of the 12 semi-finalists who will be competing for the final round in the 2021 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Award for Teachers. Photo from: Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos' Facebook page.
For 8 years, Barboza teaches SPED and handles 13-46 year-old Learners with Disabilities (LWDs). She first established SPED Transition in the Secondary Level in Schools Division Office Laguna in 2014, catering education to all learners with disabilities except those with hearing and visual impairments.
As a result, more parents were eager to enroll their children in the secondary level after they finished their elementary education. Being one of her major accomplishments, she already produced 4 graduates from the transition program and was benchmarked by the Division of Zamboanga Del Norte.
Among Barboza's projects and activities include 'Kawayang Alkansya', 'Purple Ink', and 'Open Doors'.
'Kawayang Alkansya' is a financial literacy project that started in 2015 up to present. As part of the transition curriculum, it aims to teach the Learners with Disabilities (LWDs) to manage and save money, enhance decision making skills, and obtain new experiences in terms of handling finances.
Pera sa kawayan. SPED learners in their financial literacy activity.
On the other hand, 'Purple Ink' is a project that aims to empower learners to exercise their right to suffrage or vote for candidates that they want to be elected. The project had 10 learners registered in their respective barangays and 7 were able to vote in the local elections held last May 13, 2019.
Every vote matters. Learners during their voter's registration process inside the COMELEC Office of Los Baños Municipal Hall, Los Baños, Laguna.
Barboza also conducted a free awareness campaign lecture seminar last year through the 'Open Doors' project at Barangay Mayondon in Los Baños to widen employment opportunities of LWDs. However, due to the pandemic, virtual seminars are eyed as a tool in continuance of the campaign.
"Work hard in silence. Other people may not see your work, other people may not hear about it, but then again you know sa sarili mo na may ginagawa ka para sa mga batang ito. These learners, they have different disabilities, they serve as differently abled pero yung term na disability, liitan mo lang yung letters na D.I.S at lakihan mo yung perspective mo sa ability nung bata," Barboza said in an interview.
Work hard in silence. Other people may not see your work, other people may not share about it, but then again you know in yourself that you are doing something for these children. These learners, they have different disabilities and they serve as differently abled, but you just have to minimize the letters D.I.S and widen your perspective in their ABILITY.
She also added the importance of looking where a child could excel and how they could be of benefit to society rather than focusing on their disability.
Amidst the pandemic, Barboza remains teaching a SPED class in a blended learning modality with a total of 34 students residing from Calamba, Bae, Pila, and Victoria, Laguna.
Having most of the learners as indigent, less than half of the class are being able to attend online classes.
The "New Normal". During the first day of synchronous classes for LBNHS-Poblacion SPED Transition Class held last October 5, 2020.
Last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) thru DepEd Order No. 021 s. 2020 issued the enclosed Policy Guidelines on the Adoption of the K to 12 Transition Curriculum Framework for Learners with Disabilities.
"DepEd developed seven (7) transition curriculum packages important for the holistic development of the learners. Each package includes various content standards, performance standards, and competencies that will develop learners' abilities and prepare them for life."
The transition curriculum package consists of care skills, life skills, functional academics, pre-vocational, enrichment, livelihood, and career skills packages.
Barboza highlighted that their school transitioning program prepares the LWDs for the workforce and teaches skills needed for independent living.
"It's either they apply for a job or they could venture out in (an) entrepreneurship or functional living lang. Yung kahit nasa house lang sila, they are independent or they are capable of living by themselves because di naman sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay may mag-aalaga sa kanila," she added.
It's either they apply for a job or they could venture out in entrepreneurship or functional living. Even though they stay only at their houses, they are independent or they are capable of living by themselves because not every time there would be someone to look out for them.
According to the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos' Facebook page, the semi-finalists will be subjected to a rigorous background check, teaching demonstration, and interview for the next round.
Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos is a career-service award for Filipino exemplars in the academe, military, and police sectors. It recognizes 10 Filipino exemplars composed of 4 teachers, 3 soldiers, and 3 police officers.
The said award looks into the professional career of the person and the accomplishments and services rendered in their respective field. It is conferred to Outstanding Filipino public servants– a model of excellence in their professions worthy of recognition for being active agents of positive change, influence, and contributions to the onward development of their communities.
"For me naman, I'm already happy being there kasi it was a great experience to me. It was a great exposure and it was a venue to more people to be aware na may teacher pala ng special ed na ay sila pala ay kailangan ding turuan na useful din pala sa society natin basta bigyan din sila ng pansin ng ating government," Barboza said.
For me, I'm already happy [for] being there (as one of the semi-finalists) because it was a great experience to me. It was a great exposure and it was a venue for more people to be aware that there are teachers in Special Ed who are useful in society as long as they are being recognized by the government.
Winners are expected to be announced this coming August.
Each Outstanding Filipino shall receive a P1 million cash prize, a trophy, and a gold medallion.
From BS Computer Science to educational teaching
Barboza is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in St. Louis University, Baguio City and took her masteral degree in Master of Arts in Education Major in Special Education at Philippine Normal University (PNU).
Having married early, she was not able to practice her undergraduate degree. She had two kids and became a full-time housewife. She enrolled her kids to school and mentioned that there were instances where she did not like how some teachers were not that accommodating. By then, she realized that she wanted to shift into educational teaching and emulate the kind of teacher that she dreamt of becoming.
It was her kids that inspired her to become a teacher. "I would like to be the kind of teacher that my kids and other children truly deserve," she said.
Back in 2004 when she began as a computer and math teacher in preschool to Grade 6 and higher elementary grade level respectively at Trace College in Laguna for 5 years.
After she stopped for 2 years in teaching, she started applying for the Licensure Exam for Teachers and also applied in Morning Star Montessori School in Tuntungin Putho, Laguna while waiting for the exam results. When her application in the latter was accepted, her child became her student and transferred after a year to a public school when she passed the Licensure Examination.
A substitute teacher in Laguna Science National High School in Bay, Laguna was her first teaching experience in public school and later on accepted as a permanent TLE teacher at Los Baños Community National High School.
After one and a half years, she was transferred to Los Baños National High School-Poblacion where she is currently teaching in SPED for 8 years.
Transitioning to SPED teaching
With limited schools that offer Special Education, Barboza decided to enroll her masters in PNU despite plans of studying in University of the Philippines Diliman. She picked the former as she mentioned that she was not used to commuting.
It was during the last year of her contract in Trace College that made her decide to explore other options in enrolling in a Masteral Degree. However, despite being a Computer Science graduate, she leaned on in the education field as she previously mentioned that she married early and was not able to immediately practice in the Computer Science field.
Barboza was able to pass her master's comprehensive exam but when she was about to enroll in her thesis, that was the time when she transferred back to "taas"– referring to LBNHS-Poblacion. Upon knowing by the principal that she took master's in SPED, she was then assigned to handle SPED since the Division of Laguna has been looking for secondary teachers that will be teaching SPED.
Currently, she is planning to enroll in UP Diliman and re-take her master's– once again starting from scratch.
Being a substitute teacher for two months in Laguna Science, handling regular students with diverse range of abilities was also Barboza's inspiration to transition in SPED teaching. She said that it was a great experience for her that she was able to apply what she learned in PNU– referring to the diversity of students.
She also clarified that the common misconception of others with SPED is that it only refers to students with lower IQs yet she emphasized that it also includes students who are gifted with such talents and intelligence.
"Maraming klase ng mga estudyante kaya dapat ang mga teachers kumbaga [dapat] versatile ka; kaya mong magturo ng mga nasa lower IQ, kaya mong magturo ng regular lang, and then kaya mo rin makahabol dun sa talino ng mga batang mabibilis makaintindi."
There are many types of students, therefore teachers should be versatile; you should be able to teach students in the lower IQ level, you should be able to teach regular students, and then you should be able to catch up with those students who can easily understand.
During her early years as a SPED teacher, Barboza did not have a classroom to accommodate her students. However, she spent teaching in a learning center filled with books infested with "anay" or termites that made mobilization difficult inside the room.
She spent her first year teaching SPED mostly within the four corners of the learning center, located at a secluded part of the school and is hardly noticeable. As a first timer handling differently abled learners, she experienced having students who exhibit tantrums and do not want to follow.
She started teaching with 7 learners: 3 with down syndrome, 2 with autism, and 2 with intellectual disabilities. Regardless of a small class size, she emphasized that it was as if she was teaching 70 students in a 1:10 ratio in terms of handling their tantrums and mood disorders.
Proudly surviving a year, Barboza faced another major difficulty to the point where she asked herself if the class would be dissolved. They were not part of school programs and activities such as flag ceremonies and meetings since it is difficult to "tame" her students.
Nonetheless, the flooding in the learning center during rainy seasons served also as a challenge that made the students unable to work on their learning tasks and fail to attend classes.
The following year, she decided to source-out stakeholders that would help them. They were able to procure materials from the provincial government for the classroom renovation. The infested books were removed and the flooring was tiled.
The parents were also supportive in terms of providing materials needed by their children in their learning tasks.
Before the pandemic
Before the Covid-19, Barboza started with 7 students with progressively increasing class size until it reached up to 36 learners. She emphasized the difficulty of attending to their individual education needs specifically in terms of scheduling and creating their respective Individualized Education Programs.
Being the lone SPED teacher for 8 years, she had to face the greatest challenge of handling SPED learners by doing all the tasks in terms of monitoring and teaching.
While she was expecting 4 of her students to graduate last year for the first time in her teaching career, the imposition of the lockdown postponed the supposed face-to-face graduation ceremony. Instead, it was held virtually thus making it impossible for the students to receive their diplomas and certificates as completers.
Before the target graduation, Barboza already looked for job opportunities for the soon-to-be completers in establishments such as grocery stores, water-refilling stations, and car wash businesses.
Two of her students, of which are 46 year-old twins with down syndrome, were about to work in a water refilling station yet only one vacant position is available. However, the owner of the said establishment also manages the carwash business, giving the twins the opportunity to work separately.
While the pandemic temporarily hindered the students from being able to work on their job careers, the skills that they have learned from transition education would suffice the life skills they need to practice independent living.
Under the "new normal"
The transition education was continued despite the pandemic in a blended learning setup– a combination of modular and online. One of the major difficulties faced were the students' access to gadgets and the internet.
Online classes were conducted from Monday (10am-11:30am) and Thursday (2pm-3:30pm) yet Barboza maximizes a 1 hour lecture to save data usage or internet connectivity among the students. In terms of modular learning, learning modules were handed to the students and their parents served as their teachers at home.
Child's First Teacher. Well-supportive mothers guiding their children in their modules under the blended learning modality setup for the SPED learners during this pandemic.
Barboza ensures collaboration with parents by communicating weekly with them through phone calls, specifically those students who were not able to attend online classes. She also mentioned that she asks for different performance tasks instead if there are problems with the learning exercises that the parents were not able to teach their children.
Other parents would then report to Barboza regarding their child's performance or achievements, planting vegetables for example.
Some would text her and say "Ma'am Rhea, tawag ka muna." Then immediately, she would call the parents and talk to her students to motivate them in answering their modules.
She proudly said that luckily, none of her students were infected with Covid-19 as they strictly follow instructions given to them specifically when being told to stay at home.
"They are very lovable, hindi sila plastic, what you see is what you get, kung galit sila e di galit sila. If they love you, they will show it in many different ways. My job is a very fulfilling one. I may not be paid that much but then I feel happy with the work that I do and I hope na I would [be able to] inspire other teacher[s]."
They are very lovable and they are not plastic. What you see is what you get. If they are mad, then they would be mad. If they love you, they will show it in many different ways. My job is a very fulfilling one. I may not be paid that much but then I feel happy with the work that I do and I hope that I would inspire other teachers.
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VW Bro. Chris van Gaalen
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge
Initiated in The Ionic Lodge No. 3235 on 17th August 1995
Joined District Grand Stewards Lodge No. 8192 on 8th August 2006
Joined Germiston Lodge No. 2498 on 18th May 2011
Joined Lyceum Lodge of Research No. 8682 on 15th June 2011
Joined President Lodge No. 8053 on 15th October 2011
Made Honorary in Vereeniging Peace Lodge No. 3461 on 4th September 2014
Joined Royal Edward Lodge No. 3070 on 6th June 2016
Has held the following District Appointments
2004 District Grand Steward
2005 District Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
2006-2008 District Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies
2009-2010 District Grand Director of Ceremonies
2011-2016 Assistant District Grand Master
2017- Deputy District Grand Master
Has had the following Grand Ranks conferred on him
2010 Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
2012 Past Junior Grand Deacon
2017 Past Senior Grand Deacon
2018 Past Grand Sword Bearer
He is the Inspector General 33rd Degree of the Rose Coix District of S A North West
W Bro. Brian McDermott
Assistant District Grand Master
Initiated in United Services Lodge No. 2967 on 12th June 1989
Made an Honorary Member of Premier Diamond Lodge No. 3172 on 20th November 2003
Joined Hartebeestpoort Lodge No. 8545 on 5th December 2005
Joined Corinthian Lodge No. 7251 on 6th February 2008
Joined Arcadia Lodge No. 7149 on 18th February 2009
Made an Honorary Member of Corinthian Lodge No. 7251 on 6th April 2011
Joined Golden West Lodge No. 6689 on 1st April 2014
Made an Honorary Member of Fordsburg Lodge No. 2718 on 19th April 2017
Made an Honorary Member of Protea Lodge No. 6471 on 3rd June 2017
Made an Honorary Member of Phoenix Lodge No. 3602 on 7th September 2018
Made an Honorary Member of Arcadia Lodge No. 7149 on 20th October 2018
Joined Civil Service Lodge No. 3118 on 22nd May 2019
2000 District Grand Pursuivant
2006 District Senior Grand Warden
2013- Assistant District Grand Master
He is the District Grand Supreme Ruler in the Order of the Secret Monitor
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W Bro. Charles Burn
Initiated in Universal Friendship Lodge No. 9042 on 20th November 1995
Joined Transvaal District Grand Stewards Lodge No. 8192 on 13th May 2008
Joined Woodlands Lodge No. 3668 on 6th August 2015
Made an Honorary Member of Golden West Lodge No. 6689 on 25th September 2018
2007-2009 District Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
2011-2017 District Grand Treasurer
He is the Inspector General 33rd Degree of the Rose Coix District of S A North East
W Bro. Simon Knutton
Initiated in St Michael's Lodge No. 8643 on 11th September 1997
Joined Boksburg St John Lodge No. 8642 on 28th March 2007
Joined Pyramid Lodge No. 5003 on 19th September 2010
Joined Transvaal District Grand Stewards Lodge No. 8192 on 1st November 2011
Joined Benoni Lodge No. 3157 on 12th September 2018
W Bro. Chris Adams
Initiated in Witwatersrand Lodge No. 3745 on 17th June 2003
Joined Lyceum Lodge of Research Lodge No. 8682 on 20th August 2008
Joined President Lodge No. 8053 on 19th July 2011
Joined Vrede Lodge No. 4816 on 20th October 2014
Joined Royal Edward Lodge No. 3070 on 4th July 2015
Made an Honorary Member of Hillbrow Lodge No. 3046 on 9th November 2015
2013 Past District Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies
2016 District Senior Grand Deacon
2017- President of the Board of Benevolence
W Bro. Leighton Shaw
Initiated in Transvaal Lodge No. 1747 on 29th October 1997
Joined United Services Lodge No. 2967 on 16th April 2007
Joined Arcadia Lodge No. 7149 on 18th April 2009
Joined Transvaal District Grand Stewards Lodge No. 8192 on 5th November 2013
Joined Hartebeestport Lodge No. 8545 on 11th February 2015
Joined Corinthian Lodge No. 7251 on 19th February 2018
Joined Bryanston Lodge No. 7815 on 20th February 2019
2016-2019 Deputy District Grand Director of Ceremonies
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FORT ST JOHN, B.C. – A number of the North Peace Secondary school's sports teams had an excellent showing this past weekend.
The Sr. Boys volleyball team placed 1st place, while the Sr. Girls volleyball finished in 2nd place at a tournament in Dawson Creek.
The Jr. Girls volleyball team was at DP Todd school in Prince George over the weekend, where they managed a 4th finish in a tournament there.
Jaston Stockall, Dustin Bowes and Kenzie Chilcott will be representing NPSS at the Cross-Country Running Provincials in Kelowna this coming Wednesday through Sunday, while the Boys soccer is preparing for a trip to Provincials in Burnaby November 23-26.


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