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My name is Craig Stanton and in 2008 I walked across Japan from from Cape Sata to Cape Soya. My journey is now over but if you're interested in the hiking side of it you can read from the start or the end. If you're here to see how I travel around as a regular tourist then this front page is a fine place to begin.
February 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Since November I have been, and continue to be, happily employed at a scientific institute in Auckland, New Zealand as one of their software developers. It's a world away from the daily marathons I walked across Japan, struggling to understand and be understood. No more fascinating local customs or idiosyncrasies pick up on (though our team does cover a nicely varied background), no more hunting around for a place to sleep or comparing foods by their calories to Yen ratio. But I just heard about an oppourtunity I couldn't let pass me by. Queensland Tourism is looking for an island caretake (read: promotional agent/blogwriter etc) to live on Hamilton Island for six months. Applications are done by way of videos and this is mine. I'd appreciate you taking the time to watch it and vote. It's only 1min long and it'd really change my life in a crazy and most welcome way.
He who laughs last
October 13th, 2008 · No Comments
…laughs the hardest.
Three months after I reached Cape Soya on foot, the class of '08 has doubled as Chris Lynch has finished his walk across Japan too. He hasn't updated his site yet but I just spoke to him on the phone and he's already heading back south to Tokyo. It's cold up there on the northern tip and after 190 days in that tent he deserves a good rest. I last saw him in Beppu when he went north and I crossed over to Shikoku. Since then he's been taking the smaller back roads and really getting to know the place, like I had planned, while I hit the highways and powered through.
That's my biggest regret about Japan, just going too fast and not taking enough side trips. It wasn't supposed to be about breaking any records, it was about discovering Japan. So big-ups to Chris for reaching his goals, physical and mental. I hope we'll cross paths again, and that we'll both smell better when we do :-)
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September 20th, 2008 · No Comments
My last week in Japan found me winding down. After 5 months of traveling I'm exhausted. We took an all-day bus from Kyoto to Tokyo, considerably cheaper than the bullet train and thus much slower. The hostel we'd booked wasn't hard to find and for the price I think it was a reasonable deal. Khaosan Ninja it's called and it was modeled after the famous capsule hotels of this city. We'd hoped to stay in one of those but they are mostly just for men. The ones that do let in ladies, only let in ladies and what's the point of being in Tokyo with your girlfriend if you have to stay in different buildings? Khaosan's bunks were each walled in with chipboard and had sliding panels to make each one into a box.
I've been to both Disney World in Florida and Euro Disney near Paris, but that was over 10 years ago so we thought it was high-time I had a top-up. Tokyo Disney is apparently modeled on the one in California, which I've never been to, but I think it fits well into the chain. Maybe it's that I am 10 years older now but the lack of proper roller-coasters was a bit of a let down. Space Mountain was fantastic. So good I rode it twice. Thunder Mountain, the run-away mine train, was ok for all its tight twists and winds. Splash Mountain, the log-flume, was a good laugh too. The other rides were either kids' float-along ones like Pirates of the Carribean, or motion simulators like Star Tours, neither of which appealed to me. I think Tania felt the same for most of these, but she did get into the spirit a bit more than I did by wearing her Princess Minnie hat all day, even back home on the subway :-) It's interesting what people can be persuaded to do if everyone else is already doing it. I saw many otherwise normal teenagers wearing Tigger tails or other cartoon regalia.
Neither Tania nor I are big drinkers. There are plenty of people who come to Tokyo just to party, and it's a good city to do that, but we prefer a more laid back approach most of the time. Roppongi is one of the night-life centers of Tokyo and towering over the district is Roppongi Hills.
Built to be a city within a city it has almost everything you need in one go, if you're super rich and just need bars, expensive shops and a skyscraper. It sort of reminded me of one of the buildings you get at the later stages of SimCity 2000. There were fancy apartment blocks, an indoor up-scale mall and a strange spidery sculpture that followed Nivi around the world last year.
With that covered I had just two more things to see in Japan. Not that I've seen everything here, but there is a limit to what one person can absorb. The Meiji Shrine is reputedly the best in Tokyo, so despite torrential rain and darkening skies I trekked over to see it. For a mega-city like this I was amazed how quickly the footpaths were swallowed into the forests. The canopy above, and admittedly the heavy rain clouds, hid all signs of the metropolis outside and I was suitably impressed by the low-rise buildings in the middle. The shrine was built to honour Emperor Meiji. Under his rule Japan ended its self-imposed isolation from the world, but was destroyed during WWII. Not exactly a good omen for dealing with other countries. Anyway, they rebuilt, true to the original design and imported massive cyprus trees from Korea rather than doing a slash-dab fero-concrete replica like some of the 'restored' castles.
On the morning we left I mad an early diversion to the Tsujiki Fish Market. It's where the daily catch comes in and gets auctioned off to restaurants. Apparently it's a frenzy of flying fish when it kicks off at 5am, but the subways aren't open then so I missed that part. What I saw was the stalls chopping up their seafood and scooting them around on specially-made carts that featured a strange vertically mounted engine that swiveled a full 360 degrees and was accelerated by a circular handle on top. It's almost like a fairground bumper-car, if pressing the steering wheel made it move. Hundreds of these things were weaving in and out as I, and many more tourists, meandered between the piles of frozen tuna, bleeding eels and some fish that were still twitching.
2008-09-17 Going slow in Kyoto
September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
This is the second time I've been to Kyoto this year and I've covered a mix of familiar and new things.
Nijo castle, apparently the site of my first steps some 27 years ago, is still looking fine surrounded by its carp-filled moat. The floor still squeaks there, but since my last visit I've found at least two other buildings with the same effect (which is done on purpose to make sneaking in very hard). On the recommendation of The Lonely Planet, often referred to as The Good Book, we when off to Funaoka Sento, the best public bath in Kyoto. It was pretty basic by some standards, but had some interesting points. I didn't try the tub of dark brown water. Compared to the other clear pools it looked positively unsanitary but I've since discovered it to be the mineral pool. There was an electric pool too, like the one I found on the outskirts of Nagoya many moons ago. I experimented with that for a while, fighting the unseen force that contorted and deformed my arms, and the cold pool too. But the most interesting thing about the experience was how I felt in the changing room. No-one else was there. I was worried I was in the wrong room and I just couldn't start getting undressed until there was at least one other semi-clad man in the room to prove I wasn't in the lobby or corridor :-/
Oh yeah. We went at night, the best time for a hot bath. At some point the bus driver spotted us in the mirror and came back to check if we knew where we were going, which we did. It was then I looked around and noticed we were the only European faces on the bus. I guess we stood out to him, assuming tourists just stick to the main night-life district, but it was nothing new to us. I'm glad our traveling has been like this, independent enough to see the little places.
Arashiyama, on the western side of town, was great. For weeks I've been making fun of the way Tania fell for the small furry animals of America. Squirrels, chipmunks, whatever. She wanted one and yelped with joy when a new one ran across our path. Sadly I never caught this on camera, but trust me it happened. I claimed immunity to this but at the top of the hill she found my weakness. Baby monkeys. I love them, I love them, I love them. What a shame they're not really house pets and NZ wouldn't allow them anyway.
Kiyomizu was pretty cool. We saw a festival/dance with long thin dragon held up on poles. The temple on the top didn't stand out much from all those we've seen, but the massive beams underneath, holding it up on the hillside, were impressive for sure.
Ginkakuji was a disappointment of my own making. Had I bothered to turn the page in the good book I've have discovered that though it translates as 'Silver Pavilion', it was never actually covered in silver as the shogun had planned. Not only that but it's more scaffolding than pavilion right now :-(
So now we're back to Tokyo, and without even taking to Kyoto City Center Hostel with a match. But if he continues the way he does it won't be long before someone does.
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2008-09-15 Kyoto Photo
September 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
[Editor: I overlooked some photos for 14th and 15th September. Here they are]
2008-09-12 Shirahama
The white sands of Shirahama have been the subject of poems and guidebooks for hundreds and hundreds of years. "As white as snow" one particularly famous one proclaims. Unfortunately the tide changed, literally, and it got washed away. What greets the visitors now was imported from Australia. They did a good job of it though and the beach is constantly being combed to remove rubbish and stuff that floats in on the small waves.
I bought a pair of googles to enjoy the really super clear water. I haven't been to a beach like that since Egypt. Sadly no coral to investigate, no anything really, but just being underwater is good enough for me.
The minshuku we stayed in was a pretty standard deal, except the airconditioning, which some may consider a life-saving essential, was ¥100 per hour.
One night we happened upon a restaurant/bar that had a foot spa running below the tables outside, so we ate and soaked at the same time which was a novelty. We paid for it via the massively over priced drinks, and my sunglasses which haven't been seen since :(
2008-09-10 In a spooky graveyard
My previous visit to Koya-san was just a day trip. Lorraine and I took in the Kobo Dashi mausoleum and the graveyard and left. This time, thanks to a generous gift from her mum, Tania and I stayed the night in one of the 52 temple lodgings that crowd the town. We saw the lantern hall with its dark wood interior and roof full of (now electric) lanterns, plus a few genuine oil ones at the back. They're reported to have been burning for hundreds of years.
For the first time on our travels we chose to eat the food supplied by the accommodation. It was the full experience. First we were told to go soak in the traditional baths. The guys' changing room was under the stairs and as I got back into my yukata I heard the dozens of new arrivals ascending above me. We'd thought it was just us and the monks until then. Dinner was served in a private room, on little black trays as is the Japanese way. A bowl of rice on one side to share, various glutenous substances of questionable origin, something that looked like a mini-omlette but stretched like rubber and an assortment of pickled vegetables I couldn't directly identify. Dessert seemed to be a mousse of tofu with soy-sauce dressing, though it may have been the entrée. We ate what we could then returned to our room to dress before heading back to the ancient graveyard.
There were a few other people taking in the atmosphere and setting up their cameras for night photography. I would say the Lonely Planet really over-hyped it. Yeah it's big and mossy and stuff, but it's just a graveyard. Had they hired people to pose as statues and then leap out at tourists I'd have been more impressed.
Morning "chanting" was scheduled for 6:30am, but someone must have got the wrong information because the bus load of Japanese that arrived last night were up at 5am and continued sliding a particularly creaky door back and forth for 90 minutes. One nosey neighbour even opened the first of our two doors, then presumably saw our slippers and retreated. I stood guard for a while but they didn't return.
At the appointed time we were called to the main hall and the chanting began. The first 10 minutes were ok, but the next 40 were kind of repetitive. I even saw other guests checking their watches. Of course it made no sense to me but I'd like to know if anyone else understood it, or if what was said is more like Latin to Europeans.
2008-09-09 It's all about who you know
September 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
We're back in Japan and immediately being made to feel like honoured guests. In Nagoya we revisited Iizuka-san, with whom I stayed back in May, and her daughter's family came to say hello. The seven of us piled into the late-model people mover, decked out with dashboard navigation system and TV. Kiyomi said drivers are forbidden to watch while driving, pointing out a car in front. The driver was alone with the TV on and as we passed we saw just one hand on the steering wheel, holding a cigarette, the other was operating his cellphone. We were heading back to the eel restaurant, the best in Nagoya, and once again we sailed past the queue outside and got our usual table. I'm glad to say Tania enjoyed the meal as much as I did.
After my first visit to Nagoya this year I walked north a few days towards Tsumago and the night before I arrived I was given ¥10,000 by a stranger to stay in a minshuku when I got there. I thought that was a bit extravagant for just me so I saved the note until now when I could share my good fortune with Tania. We stayed at Magomechaya, in the old post town of Magome. We had been planning to walk the trail that day but thick grey clouds were flowing over the pass and thunder began to toll the end of the walking day. The cracks became louder and were approaching from all sides when the rain finally came, so we wisely sat out the afternoon in our new, and rather charmless accommodations.
We walked the 5 miles of postal route (the Nakasendo) in the morning. No interesting Australians this time, hardly anyone actually, until the very end when we reached Tsumago and heard the tinkling of bear bells on some walkers. Bear bells? Here? It'd be like wearing your anti-moa spray when walking in the Waitakeries.
Still not eligible for a JR Pass, we've been traveling by local trains so far. They're neither comfortable nor fast but at ¥10,000 for five day-passes we've saved a lot. Emi said she paid that much for a single Shinkansen ride from Nagoya to Tokyo. 1/3rd of our time but five times our cost. We took the slow route to Nara and checked into the youth hostel. It's got a similar feel to most other JYH buildings, that it's from the 70s but still holding together by virtue of tough materials. As soon as we could we headed back to my favourite Nara restaurant, Kotaro, on the road north of the Women's University. Ohashi-san was sitting inside and the slow realisation of who was standing at his door was priceless. He'd read my last blog entry and expected me to still be be in America.
So Tania and I sat at the front and we talked with him a little. My Japanese has not improved as much as it should have done in the time since I was last here and there's nothing I can say in his language that he can't say in mine.
A friend of his turned up, perhaps called in on request. Yoshimoto-san was introduced to me last time as being 'the boss' of the area. Not in a mafia way, more a village elder. He spoke a little English too and asked where we were staying. He was strangely insistent that we were in room 23, eventually I showed him the key and he accepted we were indeed in 21. I say accepted but he immediately set out to change it. Calling a contact at the hostel and having us upgraded to a room with a view. Then suddenly he was gone and when he reappeared he was holding two museum tickets for us. I've no idea how he got these at 8pm at night but they were a gift we could not refuse.
In the morning we met Ohashi-san outside the Daibutsuden building which you may remember is the largest wooden building in the world but only 2/3rds of its original size. It houses the largest enclosed Buddha and is a good change from many of the other temples I've seen so much of. On the way out of the complex we looked in a building I had missed other times to see statues from the 8th century. The paint had faded on a most of them, and no photography is permitted. Then we headed south to Horyo-ji, the oldest temple in Japan. Featuring buildings from 607CE that are reportedly the oldest surviving wooden structures in the world, and we're not talking huts here. Yoshimoto-san had used his considerable influence here too and we picked up our passes from his sister at a nearby shop saving us 1000 yen each.
Ok that's enough for one day. We had to say goodbye to Ohashi-san, promising to visit again, Tania got mobbed by deer in the park, we found a great lake that was lantern-lit at night and we ate good ramen. The end
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2008-09-03 San Francisco
September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Our journey up the Pacific coast was quicker than expected. The first night ended at the roadside after finding five campsites were full and expecting the holiday weekend would mean the same story elsewhere. Technically the first and last places we tried weren't full. There was one spot left at the lake, but after we checked in we were told the lake was out of bounds and the swimming pool was $2 per hour, and it closed at 5pm, and showers were extra. We sold our spot to another guy about to be turned away and searched further up the coast until getting turned away from Lake Lopez because we only wanted one night and not three. But it was a free night and no cops came to check on us in the wee small hours of the morning.
So we drove the Big Sur coastline back to San Francisco a few days early and used the time to catch up with quite a few friends. First Ayumi and Paul (last seen in Gotemba after we all climbed Fuji together) came out and we enjoyed good ice-cream and the wiggliest street in the world. Another night was with Lucky Joe and a friend of his in a Greek restaurant. Amazingly after loaning his car for weeks he still wouldn't let us buy him dinner so we owe him a bunch. We've since learnt his hiking trip was ruined as he had to use his less reliable vehicle and blew a head gasket on the way to the mountains, while we were busy driving his truck all over the place.
Muir Woods is just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. Donated to the forestry services by some kind folk back in the early 1900s and named for their friend John Muir (renowned naturist, also having Muir Pass and the JMT named after him). It's a grove of redwoods with easily accessible paths and lots of wildlife. The deer were so calm in their environment that the small group of people that had gathered to take photos of them feeding eventually got bored and wandered off before the deer was done. Tania was still more interested in the chipmunks. We saw and walked on the Golden Gate Bridge. It was quite an assault on the senses. Thought the temperature wasn't too cold, and the fog was still far out to sea, the wind was blowing and the traffic streaming along near the footpath made both of us feel pretty uncomfortable. Driving into the center of town didn't help me relax either. It's so much more intense than anything in New Zealand. So much more is going on and the sheer number of crossroads make me constantly nervous that I'm about to go through a stop sign or a red light. Things are in the wrong place for me to notice them and I'm sure I must have annoyed any drivers behind me as I slowed for each side street. Eventually though we parked under Union Square and met Christian and Heather for dinner. The Schnitzelhaus we went to was great, close enough to authentic that I'd believe it and it set the mood for a great night of general chat. I can't even remember what it was we talked about, but I know that when we finally had to wave good bye and walk off in our separate directions I was in a much better mood and loving San Francisco again.
A large branch of my family live around here, Tania and I have been lucky enough to stay with Margaret and Fred (my dad's cousin and her husband) who are always putting up the New Zealand branch when we see the States. A couple of hours east is another enclave and Ian, whom I met 10+ years ago at his brother's wedding, made the trek with his two children to catch up for the afternoon. Also in for the ride came Rodney and Bo. Rodney is Ian's nephew on his wife's side and by this point there are no terms to describe the connection we have so we all decided "cousins" would suit just fine. Something I think many polynesian families have been wise to for a long time.
And so after a fashion everything was done. We packed up and set off early to return the car to Lucky Joe, hopefully just as clean and full of petrol as he gave it to us. He dropped us at the airport and soon we were flying to Japan in a plane straight out of the 80s. Seriously, who doesn't have in-seat tv sets? United Airlines on the San Fran->Tokyo route apparently.
P.S. Going Postal
Oh yeah, The Post Office. I had a package to send to England, not a hard task you'd think, but it's harder, or more expensive, since they decided to do away with seamail altogether. When I got to the front of the queue I was told to stand aside while I filled out the customs form. All I needed to write was "contents = jacket", but I had no pen. So I queued for that two, eventually the teller got sick of me hovering and asked if I was finished.
"I haven't started, I don't have a pen"
She motioned to one that had fallen down between the scales and the counter next to her. It was dead. So was the one she gave me a few minutes later when she saw I was tearing the paper to shreds using the blunt pen. Eventually I used the one at her desk, where I'd been about 10 minutes earlier, and returned to the front of the queue. That's when the other lady called me over, weighed my package and tried to charge me $2 more than the scales had said earlier. I protested and she bumped me back to window #1 which now also showed the higher price. I begrudgingly accepted that I'd have to pay that and window #2 leaned over to say, in the snarkiest, nastiest tone I can imagine
"I thought you said it was $11.95?"
It was about that time I vaulted over the counter and staple-gunned her head to the scales. Weighing it for customer service and general intelligence I found it un-surprisingly light.
Actually I just paused for a couple of seconds to imagine her trying to apologise with her face was mushed up against the scales, I stared back as cold as I could, utter contempt rushing in her direction, then returned to the lady I was dealing with, paid and stormed out of there. The other 20 people in the line could take it out on them if they wanted to. And I expect they all wanted to.


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Cable TV vs. Truth: A Case Study
Tucker Carlson is a bow tie-wearing creep who peddles right-wing nonsense to his Fox News followers five nights a week. This is from Judd Legum's Popular Information newsletter:
Tucker Carlson has lost virtually all of his advertisers. A typical broadcast includes no national brand advertisers, a few direct response ads from companies like MyPillow, and house ads promoting other Fox News shows.
Why have advertisers abandoned Carlson? In addition to the conduct described above, Carlson has:
Said that Black Lives Matter protests are "definitely not about black lives, and remember that when they come for you."
Asserted that immigrants are making the country "poorer and dirtier"
Called the Derek Chauvin verdict "an attack on civilization" and falsely claimed George Floyd died of a drug overdose.
Spread misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines.
Carlson has the right to say whatever loathsome things he wishes. And Fox News can choose to broadcast those views on television. But Carlson and the Murdochs do not have a right to have those views subsidized by millions of Americans who never watch Fox News. But that's exactly what is happening. And those dynamics have allowed Fox News and Carlson to weather a near-universal advertiser boycott.
Here's how it works. Cable companies pay "carriage fees" to networks for the right to carry their channel. These fees are then passed on to users in their monthly bills. In 2020, Fox News made more money from carriage fees ($1.6 billion) than advertisements ($1.2 billion).
Other channels, of course, also receive carriage fees for their content. But the Murdochs have negotiated exorbitant fees for Fox News that are far greater than any other non-sports programming.
According to a survey conducted late last year, about 14% of cable TV subscribers watch Fox News regularly. But every cable TV subscriber pays an average of $1.72 a month to receive Fox News. In contrast, 31% of cable TV subscribers regularly watch FX (owned by Disney) but the channel adds just $0.81 to an average cable bill.
This means, for every actual viewer, Fox News receives a $7.75 subsidy from people who never watch Fox News. This is a higher subsidy than other non-sports channels, like FX ($1.79), CNN ($3.18), and TBS ($2.79), receive. And none of those channels regularly spreads white nationalist talking points to millions of viewers.
So how can Americans who don't watch Fox News and find Carlson's conduct repugnant stop subsidizing his $10 million salary? One option would be for major cable operators like Comcast, Spectrum, and AT&T to offer cable TV packages that exclude Fox News. This would allow people the choice of whether to pay for Fox News, just as people choose whether to pay for HBO.
But, for the moment, corporate America seems loathe to take on the Murdochs or alienate Fox News' passionate fan base. So the only way to stop sending cash to the Murdochs is to "cut the cord" and find a combination of streaming services that doesn't include Fox News.
Unquote.
If you want to stop paying for cable TV but still want your local stations (which include ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and even Fox, but not Fox News), there's a not-for-profit streaming service called Locast. It's now available in 31 major TV markets around the country (plus Puerto Rico):
Get the local channels you love [note: or hate] without a monthly bill. Locast is a not for profit service offering users access to broadcast television stations over the internet. It's time to shred those cable bills and contracts!
If you're part of the international elite who rub shoulders with the odious, 90-year-old Rupert Murdoch and his evil spawn Lachlan, you can treat them with the disrespect they deserve. You might tell them to stop the propaganda and then spit in their soup.
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A Surprising Free TV Service for Us Cord Cutters (World Series Edition)
Posted on October 20, 2020 by L Franz
We canceled our cable TV service a few years ago and haven't really missed it. But there are times being a "cord cutter" is a problem, like when a certain team is playing football and the game is on a local TV station. (We could try putting an antenna on the roof and watch for free — like in olden times — but that's not a good option for us.)
Tonight being the first game of the World Series, somebody asked whether we could watch it. In the past, that's meant signing up for one of the services that transmit local stations over the internet. We've used those a couple of times (via our handy Roku box) but they're not worth the monthly subscription.
In search of a good option, I got a very pleasant surprise. There is a free service that transmits local TV stations on the internet. It's called Locast. They can explain:
Locast is a not-for-profit service offering users access to broadcast television over the internet. We stream the signal . . . to select US cities. Locast has modernized the delivery of broadcast TV by offering streaming media free of charge. This is your right, this is our mission.
In today's modern world, we find ourselves in many different settings. Access to broadcast TV is our right. The existing antiquated technology doesn't come close to meeting the needs of the average user who deserves to access broadcast programming, using the Internet as we do for almost every other service.
. . . many households just can't get a proper signal to receive broadcast TV. This can be due to geographic anomalies or living in more isolated rural areas. Rather than relying on a traditional rebroadcast antenna, these folks should be allowed to use a modern method of streaming through our digital transcoding service. Free your TV!
From what I can see, this thing actually works. I created an account and registered our Roku box. Lo and behold, there are maybe 30 channels being broadcast out of New York City. Lo and behold, it's Locast!
The service is free, but they do ask for donations, beginning at $5 a month (a reasonable request):
To do this we will need your support. There are considerable costs for equipment, bandwidth, and operational support that helps run Locast. These costs will only go up as we expand our service to new markets, as well as when more and more people cut the cord to become new Locasters.
There's actually more to the story. I wondered who's behind this operation. It turns out to be an organization called Sports Fans Coalition:
SFC is a grassroots, sports fans advocacy organization. We're made up of sports fans who want to have a say in how the sports industry works, and to put fans first.
We have one goal: to give you a seat at the table whenever laws or public policy impacting sports are being made.
So in addition to doing things like lobbying Congress and suing TV networks, they are making local TV available to around 44% of the US population.
But wait! Is this legal? Apparently it is.
Locast.org is a "digital translator," meaning that Locast.org operates just like a traditional broadcast translator service, except instead of using an over-the-air signal to boost a broadcaster's reach, we stream the signal over the Internet . . .
Ever since the dawn of TV broadcasting in the mid-20th Century, non-profit organizations have provided "translator" TV stations as a public service. Where a primary broadcaster cannot reach a receiver with a strong enough signal, the translator amplifies that signal with another transmitter, allowing consumers who otherwise could not get the over-the-air signal to receive important programming, including local news, weather and, of course, sports. Locast.org provides the same public service, except instead of an over-the-air signal transmitter, we provide the local broadcast signal via online streaming.
According to Locast, federal law makes this possible:
Before 1976, under two Supreme Court decisions, any company or organization could receive an over-the-air broadcast signal and retransmit it to households in that broadcaster's market without receiving permission (a copyright license) from the broadcaster. Then, in 1976, Congress passed a law overturning the Supreme Court decisions and making it a copyright violation to retransmit a local broadcast signal without a copyright license. This is why cable and satellite operators . . . must operate under a statutory . . . copyright license or receive permission from the broadcaster.
But Congress made an exception. Any "non-profit organization" could make a "secondary transmission" of a local broadcast signal, provided the non-profit did not receive any "direct or indirect commercial advantage" and either offered the signal for free or for a fee "necessary to defray the actual and reasonable costs" of providing the service. 17 U.S.C. 111(a)(5).
Sports Fans Coalition NY is a non-profit organization under the laws of New York State. Locast.org does not charge viewers for the digital translator service (although we do ask for contributions) and if it does so, will only recover costs as stipulated in the copyright statute. Finally, in dozens of pages of legal analysis provided to Sports Fans Coalition, an expert in copyright law concluded that under this particular provision of the copyright statute, secondary transmission may be made online, the same way traditional broadcast translators do so over the air.
For these reasons, Locast.org believes it is well within the bounds of copyright law when offering you the digital translator service.
One last word from Locast:
Why hasn't anyone done this before?
Good question. We don't know. But we did a lot of due diligence before launching and learned that the technology to offer a digital translator service has gotten a lot less expensive and the law clearly allows a non-profit to provide such a service. So we're the first. You're welcome.
Now, if World Series games didn't average 3 1/2 hours. . .
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to not allow the hops to be pollinated and form seeds in their cones. That is why female plants are grown for hops and if further propagation is desired, hop rhizomes are cut from the females to replicate as female hops. The rhizomes grow out from the crown just under the soil surface and hop sprouts will pop up and spread like crazy unless you keep them trimmed.
You might notice the haze in the picture (above the roof line). it is from 100+ Canadian wildfires currently burning. I suppose we should ban trees and lightning as they contribute to global warming – ok, enough venting on the eco-nazi's.
The Cascade and Magnum Hops are forming burrs or the beginning of hop cones. They always precede the Nugget hops by 2 or so weeks (late bloomer). All 3 bines should be loaded with hop cones over the next 2 months.
"activators" (beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizae). It seems to have made up for less sunshine and cooler temperatures. The soil where these hops are planted was just fill/sand. I added homemade compost and composted manure to give it some nutrition and structure. I continually top dress the ground with new compost and kelp (and recently Azomite to provide even more minerals and trace minerals that supply every mineral need.


Our inventory is now loaded with Latin tickets for some of the most sought after shows for this summer. Be it the passes for the Alejando Fernandez shows, or for the highly anticipated joint tour of Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez, we have all kinds of cheap Latin tickets to offer for fans of every artist in this genre.
Performers like Alejandro Fernandez come under this category. Fernandez is the multi platinum selling singer from Guadalajara, Mexico, and is the true embodiment of modern Latin music. He is someone who started his career by playing traditional Mexican music, eventually paving his way into the pop music spectrum. He has collaborated with a number of other Latin artists such as Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan and Nelly Furtado. His repertoire has made him a key figure in the Latin music industry.
Other 2015 Latin tickets available are the ones for the Gipsy King shows. This is a band that performs its songs in Spanish. Throughout their career, they have been exemplifying the very essence of Spanish music, for their style is a mix of flamenco, rumba and catalane tones. Their music has also been described by some as salsa funk with strong influences of mainstream pop as well. Even though they have experimented with different aspects of Spanish music, they are still considered by many as being the ones who have introduced modern flamenco to the rest of the world.
Perhaps one of the most anticipated Buy Latin tickets for this season are the ones for the joint tour of Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez. The King and Queen of Latin pop will be going around the country, making about 20 stops. Commentators all over the world are calling this upcoming tour a "historical event". Never before have such huge icons of the Latino industry gotten together to collaborate and put together a massive touring show. Lopez is excited to start rehearsals for the tour as soon as she is done with her duties on "American Idol". Iglesias is also aching to get back on the road and perform live for all his fans.
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Latin tickets are also available for the shows by salsa musician, Oscar D'Leon. This singer from Venezuela has been given many honorific names including "Song Singer of the World" and "Pharaoh of Salsa". So be it salsa music, flamenco, Mexican folk, or quite simply mainstream pop by Latino artists, we have it all covered. Latin tickets are available for concerts by chart topping artists to tickets for the shows of more obscure artists. Whether it is a music festival, or a headlining concert tour, Latin music has not been ignored!
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I don't know about you, but here in my household, we have yet to officially kick off Summer. We are in the last week of school (YAY!) and then I can say "Let Summer begin!" In the meantime, the DT of Your Next Stamp have created some super fun and super summer-y projects to help you kick off Summer!
For my card, I pulled out the Waddles Beach Fun set to create this cute frame card.
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The world's largest supplier of telecoms equipment has become the focal point of a trade war, multiple diplomatic incidents and accusations of espionage and repression.
The Huawei leaks have split the Conservative cabinet – but banning the firm would have pushed back the launch of 5G in the UK by several years.
In a report released late last night, the social media giant took some responsibility for incitement of violence over the last two years.
In order to sharpen your argument, you need to know what people are actually angry about.
The notorious data analytics firm is simply relaunching under a new brand.
44 senators with an average age of 62 questioned the Facebook CEO yesterday.
That Facebook data was harnessed to influence elections shows why I've been calling for data protection reforms since 2012.
Given its "Do No Evil" motto, Google's decision to work with the world's most robust military agency may seem surprising.
Love was facing the prospect of a 99-year prison sentence across the Atlantic.
In Strava's global heatmap, shared online this week, US soldiers can seemingly be seen jogging around secret military facilities in Syria and Afghanistan.


Great to be back after a week out of town. I heard I missed something while I was away, something about the VCU basketball team perhaps? Thanks to DJ Otto JD from The Edge of Americana for sitting in for me.
I've been enjoying a new record by Club d'Elf, aka Mike Rivard (friend of the late, great Mark Sandman of Morphine and fan of Moroccan trance music) for a couple of weeks now, and I'll finally be playing a track from it on the air. Also cued up for you: a set of music inspired and influenced by Cabo Verde, 50 years of Latin descargas, and a couple of West African classics surrounding what may be a new classic.


Restoration to the soul can begin with a smile.
As one of the top dentists in Boise and the U.S., Dr. Cynthia McKim offers a comprehensive restorative program to transform even the most damaged smiles into works of art. This program allows you to achieve both optimum health and beauty.
"I came to your office, hoping you could repair the damage to my mouth so I could eat and speak normally again. I am thankful that God led me to the best team available that will bring me back to good health."
Isn't it time you put your smile first?


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From 24 currently to 3000 elite Aussie youngsters receiving top-class training is just one of a number of goals in the FFA's wide-ranging Whole Of Football Plan, announced Tuesday.
The blueprint was outlined by Chairman Frank Lowy, FFA CEO David Gallop and Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou as a road map for the next 20 years.
A major goal was identifying and increasing the pool of talented players around the country who'll power national teams and Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League.
Currently only 24 players based at the FFA Centre of Excellence in Canberra have access to a world-class development pathway.
The goal, says the document, is a combined pool of 3000 male and female players from 12-19 years of age receiving this level of development.
Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou said bigger numbers meant stronger talent pools.
"Youth development around the world is a numbers game. The more numbers you have playing, the more numbers you have to choose talented players from," the Asian Cup-winning coach said.
FFA will expand the initial intake for the FFA Centre of Excellence from 24 to 36 for next year with the view to reach 3000 players overall over the next 20 years.


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2020 Human Resources Entry-level Jobs in Hanford, CA
If you'd like to be on the other side of the hiring process, then entry-level jobs in human resources are for you! These professionals work to find and place the right employees with the right employers. They may work for one company or for an outside placement agency and responsibilities will vary from one position to the next. One popular job in human resources, for example, is human resources specialist. Specialists do the tough working of finding candidates for various job positions, screening and interviewing them, and then helping them make the transition from job-seeker to employee. In some cases, human resources specialists may also handle pay and other employee-related responsibilities. The average human resources specialist will make around $52,690 per year. Even better news is that there's a growing demand for these professionals, and opportunities for human resources specialists are expected to grow a massive 21% by 2020. Other human resources entry-level job positions are in high demand as well. It's expected that 13% more human resources managers, for example, will be needed by 2020. Human resources managers have many of the same job responsibilities as human resources specialists but, in addition to those responsibilities, they also direct and supervise other human resources employees. Their extra work is well-rewarded, however, with the average human resources manager making around $99,180 per year. If you're not quite ready for the responsibility of being a specialist or a manager, consider becoming a human resources assistant and helping these professionals with their many pressing tasks. As an assistant, you can still earn around $38,340 per year; plus, you'll be learning from the pros! In fact, any human resources job you can get that allows you to observe and work directly with those in higher positions is valuable because it can provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to truly succeed in the industry.
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Q: Is it possible to convert a solid 7z file to a non-solid 7z file? As per link: Converting Zip to 7z
7-zip can't convert from one type to another.
But this discussion is almost 6 yrs old.
What I want to know is does the latest version support the conversion of solid archive into non-solid archive?If yes, how it can be done?
Thanks in advance

A: You'd have to unzip the file and rezip it with 7z with non-solid option on.  There's no real option to just "convert" it without redoing the entire archive.

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Power Stow Launches US Headquarters in Norcross, Gwinnett County
Feb 17, 2014 | Latest News
Advanced manufacturer locates in Opportunity Zone, creating 25 jobs
(GWINNETT- METRO ATLANTA) February 17, 2014 – Denmark-based Power Stow, in partnership with Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced it will open its US headquarters in the City of Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Power Stow, a manufacturer and marketer of a versatile belt loader extension for use in the Airline and Air Cargo industries, will bring 25 jobs over the next three years to the community.
"Before launching these operations in Georgia, all of our production was handled in Denmark, which made it difficult to reach customers in the North and South American markets," stated Ben Reeves, Vice President for Power Stow Americas Inc. "By establishing our headquarters in Gwinnett County, we are now centrally located and able to take advantage of the incentives offered through the Norcross Opportunity Zone, which will be a tremendous asset to our future growth potential."
Located at 6175 Northbelt Parkway, the company's 20,000-square foot Norcross facility will house sales and after-market support services, as well as the manufacturing of Power Stow's patented Rollertrack baggage conveyor system.
"With more than 500 aerospace companies in Georgia, our state is calling the attention of top-notch manufacturers," said Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr. "Power Stow's decision to choose Georgia as its first U.S. headquarters explains that our highly skilled workforce, solid transportation network and dynamic business climate will help booming companies such as Power Stow reach new markets in the U.S."
"The advanced manufacturing sector plays a significant role in Gwinnett's diverse economy," stated Gwinnett County Board of Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash. "Our business climate is further strengthened when companies, such as Power Stow, choose to open headquarters in our community."
Power Stow's announcement comes on the heels of an impressive year filled with multiple international wins for Gwinnett – a County which boasts a global business base of more than 500 companies. Denmark-based Power Stow will join more than 40 businesses from the Nordic countries with active operations in Gwinnett County.
"Power Stow is a welcome addition to the growing list of innovative, global companies that call Norcross home. We are confident they will find the support and resources necessary to remain competitive in the Americas and around the world," said City of Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson.
"We are excited to count Power Stow as another win for the Opportunity Zone in Gwinnett Village," commented Chuck Warbington, Executive Director for the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District. "This announcement achieves one of the objectives of the CID: to attract high-quality jobs and build wealth within our community."
Power Stow was established in 2003 by Martin Vestergaard, a well-known figure within the international ground support equipment trade industry. Headquartered in Roskilde, Denmark, near Copenhagen, the company has a strong presence across Europe, Asia, Oceania and Canada.
"The state has worked to create a welcoming environment for international businesses. As a result, many of the companies we support choose Georgia for their expansion into US markets," stated Danish Trade Commissioner Carsten Rosendahl.
"As always, it was a pleasure working with our state and local partners to secure Gwinnett's twelfth international expansion or relocation in the past two years and I look forward to continuing this trend into 2014," said Troels Adrian, Senior Project Manager, Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management, for Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Partnership Gwinnett.
Georgia Department of Economic Development Project Manager Nico Wijnberg and Lonnie Smallwood of Electric Cities of Georgia represented the State of Georgia on this project. Troels Adrian, Senior Project Manager for Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development, and Rusty Warner, Economic Development Director for the City of Norcross, worked to bring Power Stow to Gwinnett and the City of Norcross.
To learn more about Power Stow, please visit Power Stow.com.
For more information, or to learn how to get involved in local economic development efforts, please visit www.gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com.


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Illiana Scholarship Student Feature
New merit scholarship attracts Illinois college students to nearby Indiana University campus
Illiana Scholarship offers qualified residents up to $10,000 in tuition savings at IU Northwest
To request information about the Illiana Scholarship, click HERE:
Or, contact us at: admit@iun.edu or 1-888-YOUR-IUN
When Danielle Dotson, a 38-year-old college student and mother of five from Calumet City, Ill., learned that her university Indiana University Northwest, was offering academically qualified Illinois students an Illiana Merit Scholarship worth up to $10,000 per year, she "literally cried."
Dotson had already enrolled in classes at the IU Northwest School of Business and Economics and was prepared to pay out-of-state tuition rates. Earning her bachelor's degree, she reasoned, would be worth the price.
Still, with five children, the oldest of whom will begin college in 2014, the idea of taking funds away from their education was a troubling notion for Dotson.
But she was determined to finish the degree she had begun years ago, before starting her family, and to prove to her 16-year-old son that "no matter what – through adversity, through having a family, through whatever – I can still get my degree and that will hopefully motivate him and his siblings behind him."
The Illiana Scholarship reduced Dotson's tuition bill by about $4,600 for the Fall 2012 semester. But Dotson estimated her actual savings to be closer to $8,000 per semester when factoring in the student loan interest that she will no longer have to carry.
"To be able to receive so much money to go toward higher education when you have so many financial obligations at home," she said. "It is indescribable."
Recipients of the Illiana Scholarship essentially receive the difference between the Indiana resident rate and the non-resident rate. Based on the rates for the 2012-13 academic year, for example, a student would receive a scholarship estimated at $10,851 per academic year. This figure is based on two terms at 15 credit hours each.
Ordinarily, non-Indiana residents would pay $16,894 for two 15-credit-hour terms.
"This is an incredible value for Illinois residents," said IU Northwest Director of Admissions Linda Templeton. "IU Northwest offers a number of programs that simply aren't available at nearby universities, at least not affordably."
Becca Theriault, of Orland Park, Ill. was being recruited to play basketball for the IU Northwest Lady RedHawks. But, as an Illinois resident, an IU education seemed to be financially out of her reach, even with the basketball scholarship she'd been offered.
"I was planning on going somewhere else, and at the last minute I got a call from Coach Ryan Shelton," Theriault recalled. "He told me about the Illiana scholarship. Otherwise, it was going to be too much for me to go here. If I didn't have this scholarship, I wouldn't have been able to come here."
The cost of going to another university where she could also play basketball was also unmanageable, Theriault said, so she transferred to IU Northwest from an Illinois community college. Now, she can play basketball and earn a bachelor's degree from Indiana University for the same cost as someone from across the state line.
Past academic performance is the only eligibility requirement for the Illiana Merit Scholarship, according to university officials, and the scholarship is available both for undergraduate and graduate programs. Incoming freshmen as well as transfer students are invited to apply.
To be eligible, recent high school graduates must possess a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and a combined SAT score of 1000 (critical reading plus math) or greater, or an ACT composite score of at least 21. Transfer and graduate students must have maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA from a baccalaureate institution.
The scholarship is renewable from year to year as long as the undergraduate student maintains a 3.0 cumulative GPA and remains enrolled full time. Graduate students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA. Satisfactory progress toward the degree must be maintained.
Templeton identified the AACSB-accredited School of Business and Economics, which Dotson attends, and programs in the IU Northwest College of Health and Human Services, as particular draws for Illinois residents, along with programs in fine arts, pre-med, and education.
In addition to the IU Northwest Illiana Scholarship, applicants may qualify for additional federal and campus financial aid, as well as privately funded scholarships. Students are encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to facilitate additional funding.
Undergraduates who wish to apply may visit www.iun.edu/admissions and click on "Apply Now." For questions about eligibility or qualifications, or to obtain graduate program applications and contact information, please send an email message to admit@iun.edu or call 1-888-YOUR-IUN.


Ranchers, farmers and land developers can breathe a sigh of relief; the black-tailed prairie dog won't be listed as an endangered species - at least not yet.
Citing a lack of money and staff and a long list of species in greater need, the Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that protection for the black-tailed prairie dog was "warranted but precluded" from listing under the Endangered Species Act. This means the agency recognizes prairie dog numbers are declining and that they deserve some attention, says regional Fish and Wildlife director Ralph Morgenweck.
"It's an early warning sign that the prairie dog's in trouble," says Morgenweck. "But it requires no action."
The animal's status will be reviewed annually, but Morgenweck says the agency will rely on states to play an active role in protecting the prairie dog.
The National Wildlife Federation hailed the decision for recognizing that the prairie dog is in peril. The federation's Rocky Mountain Natural Resource Center director Catherine Johnson says this should encourage states to follow through on their commitment to protect the animal.
Last fall, eight of 11 Western states, fearing that the animal was destined for listing, signed an agreement to come up with plans for protecting prairie dog numbers and habitat (HCN, 8/16/99: Standing up for the underdog).
But Jonathan Proctor of the Predator Conservation Alliance worries that without federal protection, prairie dog numbers will continue to decline. The agreement among the states has no teeth, he says, and has amounted to "absolutely zero action on the ground."
Proctor's group is challenging agencies to add some bite to their bark by ending poisoning and recreational shooting on state and federal lands, and to change management designation of the prairie dog from pest to wildlife.


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Q: Meaning of "Use was made of something" I found, in many literature, that a sentence has been started with "Use was made of". The complete sentence is like this:  "Use was made of something"
What does it actually mean?

A: It's just another way of saying

Something was used ...

In the above sentence, "used" is used as a verb. This sentence is in the active voice.
Whereas in the sentence in the question,

Use was made of something ...

"use" is used as a noun and the sentence is in the passive voice.
For a more elaborate explanation on active and passive voice, you can look up this guide from British Council.

A: Make use of is a transitive multi-word verb of the verbo-nominal class, is commonly used, and is often a more formal replacement for 'use'. It does also  carry the sense of 'find something helpful / useful / convenient / fitting'.
We made good use of the money you gave us.
Make sense of is a similar MWV, but is resistant to passivisation
(??/* Sense was made of the instructions.)
Here,
Use was made of the ropes from the wreck in the building of a raft.
is far more acceptable.


2018 Small Grants Awardees Announced!
The City of Rohnert Park Foundation is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to fund City projects. The Foundation accepts tax deductible contributions, and uses them to help fund projects and programs of the City, as well as supporting programs that support and enrich the community of Rohnert Park.
Please visit our Meeting Central page to view agenda, minutes and videos for the City of Rohnert Park Foundation Board.
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Hasbro Reveals New 6-Inch Scale M.O.D.O.K Marvel Legends Figure
Charles Murphy
With an animated show set to debut on Hulu sometime early in 2021, M.O.D.O.K is about to become a whole lot more well-known to general audiences. Just about the time that animated series airs, Hasbro will be rolling out a new M.O.D.O.K figure as part of their 6-inch line next Spring.
The figure is set to retail for $49.99 and comes with 4 accessories, one of which is bound to be his chair. M.O.D.O.K. was previously available as a Build-A-Figure and this new release should make him much easier to get your hands on. We just hope that between this and the new series that all the attention doesn't…go to his head.
M.O.D.O.K.
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Ke Huy Quan is back with a vengeance. The actor once made a big splash in films like…
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A middle-aged man from Maharashtra had undergone a successful angioplasty in Mumbai's state-run Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in the month of August.
When the doctors evaluated this with repeat angiography there was a new critical block developed in 5 days.
It was confusing as the doctors were expecting stent thrombosis, but the clot was not there.
Based on clinical judgment the new block was evaluated with IVUS, which confirmed the presence of vessel wall hematoma.
Last month, the doctors had presented this case in the Indian Imaging and Physiology Conference in Chennai. And the doctors have bagged the first prize for their presentation as well.


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April 11, 2008 | Montreal, Radio, Sports, TV
Team 990, RadCan to air Impact games
The Montreal Impact (you know, one of our other sports teams) has signed deals with Radio-Canada and The Team 990 to air games this season.
The Team 990 will air all 15 Impact home games throughout the season and all playoff games, with CTV regular Brian Wilde doing the play-by-play. He'll be joined by former Impact player Grant Needham and The Team's Noel Butler, who will also host a weekly, one-hour soccer show beginning in May. The same is the case for the 2009 season. The station is the team's only English broadcaster.
Radio-Canada will air 10 games (9 home games and one away game) on TV, online and on Sirius satellite radio. Play-by-play will be done by Claude Quenneville, with Guillaume Dumas on analysis and Marie-José Turcotte, Marc Durand and Andrea Di Pietrantonio hosting. Radio-Canada is the team's only television broadcaster, and "could" also air the playoffs.
The Impact's home opener, which will be covered by both stations, is May 19, playing host to the Vancouver Whitecaps. The first game of the season is Saturday at Vancouver.
Home games are also on CKAC and all games available at USLlive.com (if you're willing to pay for it)
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2 thoughts on "Team 990, RadCan to air Impact games"
N. Syed April 11, 2008 at 10:48 pm
The radio deal was much better in the last couple of years when CJAD did the Impact games. CJAD did the pre-season and all home and away games as well as the playoff games. Unfortunately The Team 990 will only do home games.
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Reimagining Marlboro
By Kevin F. F. Quigley
There is a well-known Chinese expression, "may you live in interesting times." For Marlboro, and many other small colleges, these are indeed interesting times full of challenges. Marlboro, for not the first time in its history, is confronting a set of enrollment and financial challenges. At its May 2018 meeting, the board of trustees agreed to a multipronged "Reimagining Marlboro" project to address these challenges.
In June, a faculty task force was set up to "reimagine the curriculum" (see page 18). A dedicated group of nine faculty members worked assiduously over the summer to meet a September deadline. Working closely with a group of consultants, these faculty members examined marketing and assessment data and considered what was the essence of a Marlboro education and whether we had a distinctive niche that would attract future students. Together, the faculty developed the "Marlboro Promise." Under this promise, every student at Marlboro, while pursuing their academic passion, will learn three things: (1) write clearly, (2) live in a community, and (3) lead a big idea from conception to execution. These three elements of the promise are reflected in what we already do: writing portfolio, community governance, and Plan.
The promise provides a clearer way to communicate to prospective students and their families what every student learns at Marlboro, as well as offering a "contract" related to that learning. The promise also helps our students clearly describe what it is they learned at Marlboro and how that applies to securing meaningful work. The Marlboro Promise was approved at a special meeting of the board on September 22.
Alongside this faculty work, we also set out to reimagine our admissions work and strengthen support for student success. In August, we welcomed Fumio Sugihara as dean of admissions and financial aid. Previously director of admissions at Bennington, Fumio brings a breadth of experience at liberal arts colleges and a data-driven, innovative approach to the challenging work of admissions. He has already begun to incorporate the Marlboro Promise in communications to prospective students. Working with consultants, Marlboro is also developing a new website built around the promise, due to be launched later this spring.
It has been said that challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Marlboro is always an interesting place and throughout its history has frequently encountered and overcome challenges. I am confident that working together we will address these challenges in ways that add great meaning to the uniqueness of Marlboro.
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