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February 1, 2023 art, business, diversity, entertainment, Episodes, Jarl Mohn, marketing, philanthropy, radioadvertising, art, b2b, business, cause-marketing, darren davis, david ambroz, Digital Media, diversity, E!, E.B. Moss, foster care, grace morton, insider interviews, jarl mohn, marketing, Michael Smith, mtv, NPR, philanthropy, Pierre Bouvard, podcasting, pro-social, radio, television, TV, westwood oneE.B. Moss
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Just skim the career path of my first guest for Season 2 of Insider Interviews and you'll understand why it was worth the wait of my past year on hiatus: It's Jarl Mohn, former President and CEO of NPR…and E! Entertainment Television, the network he also created!
Jarl's career includes being hand-picked by former radio buddy, Bob Pittman (currently CEO of iHeart Media), to be the first EVP/GM of MTV and VH1. He also spent many years on the boards of The Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, the EW Scripps Company and Scripps Networks, and KPCC Southern California Public Radio where he honed his love of public radio.
And, while Jarl hung up his pundit placard to focus on hanging art as he and his wife Pamela endow museums and support emerging artists, his 50+ years in media and venture capital have taught him a thing or two about content and management. He shares 35 minutes of brilliance and humility — from how his years in foster care sparked an escape route to radio, how quality will separate winners and losers in today's content wars, and how art can literally change the way we think.
We go head to, literally, toe on the big picture of media, right down to why his face is on my feet. Yeah, you'll have to keep listening for that one. Or watch the video on YouTube, since good content should span all platforms!
The following is a highly edited transcript, including a multitude of links to important resources mentioned.
Career Path – Radio to Television
E.B.: Jarl, you were my first boss in the cable industry.
You started E! Entertainment Television and I was there in the Greg Kinnear and Howard Stern days. Can you share a little chronological route to your career?
Jarl: I began my career as a disc jockey when I was 15 years old. I ended up ultimately, in New York at WNBC doing afternoons when I was 25 then got into the programming side of the business, became a general manager and bought some radio stations. Then one of the people I had worked with at WNBC, Bob Pittman, hired me, along with Tom Preston at MTV and VH1. So, I got into the cable TV business. Then in 1986 we created E! Entertainment Television. I did a stint with John Malone at Liberty Media as CEO of Liberty Digital, which was used to invest in internet companies and some interactive companies. Then venture capital /early stage angel investing for about 16 years.
And then I had been involved in public radio in Los Angeles as a board member of KPCC and had the opportunity to become CEO of NPR nationally, for about six years. I finished up my tour of duty in 2019 and returned to Los Angeles.
Radio as Escape from Foster Care
EB: You shared with me that you had been in a group home in foster care ….
Jarl: It was a very difficult thing to experience. I spend some time with foster youth and young adults in Los Angeles County now and have a chance to talk to a number of them. Almost every one, using different language, wants to know how we survived our PTSD or our trauma. …I hated my existence in that children's home so much that I discovered radio and listened to it nonstop and fantasized about being one of those cool disc jockeys. So, when I got out at 15, I had a chance to go to engineering school, get my FCC license and began working at a radio station.
EB: Radio is, of course we talk about it as theater of the mind. I just read an amazing memoir called A Place Called Home by David Ambroz, who actually works at Amazon now, and overcame similar challenges. You both remind us how we all need to support youth so much better and try to improve that world.
The Art of Listening
EB: Jarl, I knew you when you still used your DJ name, Lee Masters…I remember you would regularly walk the halls of E! Entertainment Television, chatting with every employee, every day. That meant the world to everyone I'm still part of the past-employee Facebook group. I even did an episode last season of Insider Interviews with Darren G. Davis who was our department coordinator then and now runs a very successful comic book company called Tidal Wave! So, you really created another family for us.
Jarl: At every company I worked at I found I learned a lot more about what was happening in the company by just walking and asking, 'what are you working on? What are you getting the biggest kick out of? What are the challenges? And in doing that every day, cumulatively I think it informed me, really helped me do my job better, and it was also a great deal of fun.
EB: You continued that walk the hall approach, but you did it from the skies and the road. Tell us about visiting NPR stations.
Jarl: One of my good friends is also a pilot, and suggested we fly to small NPR stations that no one from corporate had ever visited. We hit 15, 17 stations and got to meet donors and listeners and the station employees and have some great local food. Then I drove from Washington, DC. to Los Angeles and I visited another 20 or more radio stations.
AM/FM Either/Both/Or Public Radio?
EB: A lot of the EV industry folks are saying that AM radio creates interference with electric cars. Are we facing the demise of AM radio?
Jarl: When I made the transition to from AM to FM radio in 1974 if you had asked me the prognosis then I would've said everybody had completely written off AM radio at that time. But since then, even recently, there are a number of markets, like Atlanta, where the number one radio station is WSB, an AM radio station. And there are a handful of others. They're successful because they're offering something not available anywhere else — whether it's the Atlanta Braves or a morning personality. [Hear Jarl's advice on radio programming back in the day.]
But I do think the radio business itself is very, very challenged overall. A lot of it, is self-inflicted wounds, from having commercial loads that are too high, to being very repetitive, and so forth. One of the reasons I love public radio is that it's providing … news analysis, really audio essays on what's going on and explaining what's happened, providing background, some context and storytelling — something different.
I think a lot of the music formats are under siege from Spotify and from satellite radio. The problem is if a lot of people are deserting the broadcast band because of music, your pool of available listeners for an NPR station starts to decline, too. But I think they're going to hang in a lot longer than anybody else.
EB: You became a member of all 251 NPR stations and got a mug from each one, which are as proudly displayed in your home as your renown art collection!
Mugs from 251 NPR stations
Now, Pierre Bouvard, head of research over at Cumulus Westwood One, points out the big difference in perception and reality about radio since some 86% of US adults still listen to radio regularly.
Programming Pivot to Survive?
E.B.: Where you would advise media companies in general on how they need to pivot?
Jarl: What's happening in the streaming world are these incredible budgets of six, seven, 12 billion a year per company — the economics right now don't look like they're working. However, a lot of people seem to enjoy using them. And one of the number one topics of conversations: "What are you watching?" And everybody's exchanging their lists: "did you see Kaleidoscope on Netflix? Or Slow Horses…? A lot of people are looking at content. The challenge, of course, is how many of these services can you subscribe to?
I believe, regardless of the medium — audio or visual, broadcast radio or podcast, a cable network or on demand, whatever your format or platform, the quality and the differentiation and the uniqueness of what you're producing is hugely important.
How do you make people aware of what's available? Really focus on the, the quality of what you're producing, to make it as interesting and mouthwatering as possible. Good content wins. It's very expensive to do. That's why only a few people can do it. (I would also add that I'm not in the trenches every day dealing with this inside a media company like I was when I was. I view it as someone that is kind of close, but not, not in the center anymore.)
Good Content from Diverse Voices
EB: What do you think are the number one or two action steps that any media company or service can really do to help forward DEI and legitimize its brand purpose?
Jarl: I think it's a hugely important topic for everybody, not just media companies. It's an issue for museums, for example, which are questioning this historical perspective on white European males in their collection. It's a huge issue in the art world; the museums aren't making as much progress as the art world and the galleries are. Some of the new contemporary museums are doing a much better job of doing exhibitions from women and people of color.
I'm not an expert on this, but I think there's been progress. I think one of the big challenges for every organization has been limited number of people with background or expertise in any particular field, whether it's broadcast or whether it's the museum world. And there's a huge amount of demand for people of color in some of these roles. My personal experience at NPR was bringing people in who were terrific, with a great sensibility, intelligence, doing great work. Now, NPRs a not-for-profit and very quickly somebody comes in and snags them. We'd bring them in, train them in our ways and our sound. And in 18 months or two years, they were off to a much bigger paycheck, which was great for them. But, then you're back to square one to fill this position. [Hear Insider Interviews Epi 15 with NPR CMO Michael Smith on this topic.]
The Art of Giving
E.B.: You've been working to amplify the voices of diverse artists. Can you explain the LAND grants you and your wife, Pamela, have bequeathed?
Jarl: We've had the family foundation for 25 years and to have more impact, decided to write fewer checks, but write bigger checks and really get behind projects we really believe in. I'd say 85% of what we do is LA County-based, where we live and it's around social justice. There are a lot of issues and problems here, but there are also some beautiful things and some beautiful opportunities.
I was chair of the A C L U Southern California for 13 years so that's a big one. We really believe in civil liberties and the rights of people that really don't have the kind of representation that they should. We're in the early stages of figuring out how we're going to work with foster youth, because of my background. …especially on transition age youths, which is 18 to 24, because a lot of the system ends for them when they get out of high school.
And the arts are really important to me. The Mohn LAND grants is something we just announced with LA Nomadic Division, which does public art. We're going to do 20 grants over the next five years for emerging artists who have not had any major institution or gallery representation, and who live and work in LA. They'll create works that will be in their neighborhoods, publicly available, not in a gallery, that will speak to the people in the issues of that community.
Initial recipients of MOHN LAND GRANTS
We also have been involved for 11 years with the Hammer Museum's Made in LA exhibition and the Mohn Award for LA emerging artists or under-recognized LA artists. another public not-for-profit space called LAX Art, and of course public radio.
The Art of Creativity
I find art really inspiring and I encourage anybody, regardless of how they feel about it, to try to spend some time with it because it opens up different neural pathways.
Jarl: I always have found if I'm stuck creatively on something, that if I go to a museum and I look at art. I don't look at a piece of art and go, oh, that makes me think of this, it just, it frees up my mind. I think art is beautiful that way And I'm not just talking about the visual arts. I'm talking about film, music, dance. There are beautiful things happening in culture everywhere.
Also, if I'm really stuck, I like to go look at art that I don't like, that I don't understand, that the critics have said great things about, but for whatever reason, doesn't appeal to me. Because what is it that the people that are far better educated than I am on this subject see in it that I don't see in it? I find it opens up my mind. If not at that moment it does later. So, my pro tip, for anybody that is in anything creative or has to do problem solving, go to museums regularly and look at stuff and go out of your way to look at things that you might not like.
EB: Well, I think that you also answered one of the rationales for why we need more inclusion and more voices in media, just to bring it full circle, because looking at something that you're not used to or that doesn't necessarily resonate with, you could illuminate new ideas as it amplifies fresh voices.
I promised that we would bring it from the head to the toes and just to pay that off, tell everyone why I'm wearing your face on my feet!
Jarl: I don't want anybody to think I actually had socks made with my face on them. Apparently, they the NPR staff was going to wear these socks for my going away party, but they didn't arrive until after I had left. So, they were just sitting there. So instead of throwing them out I put it up on Instagram and Facebook and told anybody, if you want a pair let me know. And they went very quickly. I was really surprised, like, who in the world is gonna want these? But it's just goofy enough that people loved it.
EB: And that turned into "Socktober" like a where's Waldo and Elf on a shelf meme for a while.
I want to end with a quote from an "All Things Considered" NPR story about happiness.
It said that "if people could change one thing in their lives to be happier, what does the data say? They should choose, they should invest in their relationships with other people."
So, Jarl, I'd like to say that you've made me very happy for joining me and for raising the bar on being a very "humanized" exec who's made so many people happy.
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January 2, 2023 business, marketingbusiness, E.B. Moss, insider interviews, marketing, mossappeal, NPR, podcastingE.B. Moss
Get ready! Here's what to expect for the next season of interviews featuring leading media, marketing and ad execs who share the "insider's scoop" on the industry.
HINT: Expect to hear from renown leaders like Jarl Mohn who ran NPR and Mary Baglivo who ran Saatchi & Saatchi, to NFL marketers like Jen Kavanagh and Marissa Solis, to CMOs like Linda Bethea of Danone. Season 2 of Insider Interviews will be jam packed, so please follow now, or subscribe wherever you like to listen to #podcasts. But all of the Season 1 episodes are still informative for anyone interested in learning from major brands, publishers and media pros!
Oh, and if you're curious, you'll learn what E.B. was up to in 2022 while Insider Interviews was on hiatus. She's available for more content marketing for your company, including getting you started with your own B2B podcast!
December 30, 2021 advertising, business, diversity, Episodes, health, marketingadvertising, brand innovators, brand marketing, branding, business, cause-marketing, Claude Silver, diversity, E.B. Moss, gary vee, Heidi Zak, Joe Jackman, Melissa Grady, mossappeal, purpose, Ruth Stevens, shelly palmer, The Continuum, VaynerMedia, WFHE.B. Moss
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For the past 44 episodes of Insider Interviews I've put a lot of well-known media and marketing folks in the hot seat …And today's guest is … E.B. Moss. Me. Because as we ring out the old and ring in the new I've got some news for you.
This nice round number, episode 45, will be temporarily one of the last for Insider Interviews for a while, as I embrace something really new. A fractional (year long) assignment as Senior Vice President of Content and Community at Brand Innovators. They create a community for marketers and and media folks through an incredible number of events and panel discussions, fireside chats, activations, tent poles, content articles, you name it.
In looking back to look forward, as I wrote in The Continuum recently, I had some wonderful conversations. After launching with programming pro, Gary Krantz, talking about audio and the evolution of radio and podcasting my very next episode was in March of 2020 was Shelly Palmer, the pundit, who accurately predicted that we all better have our tech set up well to work from home. Check.
In episode 7, Claude Silver, the Chief Heart Officer of Vayner Media, emphasized the need in our increasingly isolated environment to build relationships. And then Arra Yerganian educated us in episode 22, about the social determinants of health as we're so impacted by our surroundings. (I hope you're creating a safe space for yourself and finding ways to bring joy into your world, even as we have to isolate a little bit longer now.)
On the DEI front Robyn Streisand, founder of The Mixx, is doing a terrific job at educating brands on how to embrace diverse communities and market authentically. And then, hats off to KoAnn Skrzyniarz, for building Sustainable Brands and emphasizing brand purpose and the business value of embracing sustainability and purpose-driven messaging.
Talk about influencers.
That's what Danielle Wiley of Sway did and really informed us about how to manage what's been influential and what hasn't. And it all kind comes together with Joe Jackman in episode 37, talking about reinvention. Because that's what we're all doing these days. Marc Kidd and Anna Bager each talked about the out of home ad industry and their headaches during a time when nobody was traveling. Captivate, where Marc is CEO, specialized in elevator advertising, and no one was going into office buildings! So they figured out how to pivot — or reinvent — by expanding their signage to places where people play and live like golf courses and apartment buildings. Anna Bager talked about how out of home signage really helped move public service messaging forward, especially with the healthcare messaging that is so important these days.
There were also some really impactful conversations with women in marketing. I want to thank, for example, Melissa Grady, the CMO of Cadillac, as well as Heidi Zak, the co-founder and CEO of third love, as just two examples.
And I was able to do articles on both of them for The Continuum. That's the publication where I was editor in chief for the past year. We published some excellent articles about the need for both brand and demand marketing. That publication will continue to embrace the future. And it's a very worthy read.
But I think as I look forward, and look back, some of Ruth Steven's words were exactly right and underscores why my move to Brand Innovators will be so timely. Ruth is one of the foremost experts in B2B marketing.
And she said in our interview,
"Today, the ability of the salesperson to guide a purchase in the buyer's direction and really understand the needs of that buyer has been eroded. So the marketer needs to step in and provide the educational content."
So my friends, I'm going to keep finding lots of ways to help marketers get their message out and to help connect the seller, the buyer, the media organization and the marketer, and I look forward to being able to continue delivering you that insider scoop. Just from a different venue.
With that, I wish you all the very, very best and a happy and especially a healthy 2022, and hope to maintain my relationship with all of you through various forms of content, as well as hopefully at in-person event sooner rather than later.
I thank you so much for listening.
Post Script: If you haven't heard it yet, I will pick up my "passion podcast" soon – about my "friends in high places" so please subscribe to It's Quite a Living now to not miss a forthcoming moment when that relaunches in early 2022.
PPS: You can STILL follow me at @mossappeal on social media!
December 20, 2021 advertising, business, Episodes, marketingadvertising, Anna Bager, branding, business, Captivate, cause-marketing, COVID-19, Digital Media, DOOH, IAB, insider interviews, Marc Kidd, marketing, media, OAAA, OOH, techE.B. Moss
For the past several years, Out of Home advertising (OOH) had back-to-back growth. Then, like so many changes in our daily habits, travel slowed, media habits shifted and signage became less of commodity. But, as Anna Bager, the CEO of the OAAA – the trade association for outdoor advertising recently shared:
Part of that is tempering excitement over new technologies with a focus on society's heightened need for humanity and real connections. The right strategy helps brands ensure they're reaching consumers where they are, providing an experience that's contextual and relevant.
This conversation with Anna expresses the "what's old is new again" value of OOH and its ability to offer that "where they are" connection with consumers and provides an experience that's contextual and relevant, privacy-compliant AND hyper-local!
NOTE: It's a terrific complement to Epi 43 with the CEO of Captivate which focused on how their form of digital place-based advertising — in-elevator media — also had to shift its "place" and pivot during the pandemic. In both cases you'll hear about the value of both digital engagement and innovation and good old purpose driven messaging. (And if you want to learn about the IAB — Anna's previous home before her focus on out of home — check out Epi 20 with David Cohen!)
The evolution of OOH from static hiway signs (think Burma Shave!) to interactive digital takeovers (think Times Square!)
How the medium survived the downturn in travel during the peak pandemic months by doubling down on its track record asa public service tool…
How OOH supports both "brand and demand" marketing.
We wrap with Anna's personal preferences for cool tools of the future!
Anna Bager LinkedIn
Anna on Twitter
OAAA on Twitter
December 16, 2021 advertising, business, Episodes, marketingadvertising, attribution, b2b, branding, business, Captivate, coronavirus, Digital Media, E.B. Moss, insider interviews, Marc Kidd, measurement, media, moss appeal, radio, Roy Kidd, sports marketing, television, TVE.B. Moss
Marc Kidd, CEO of Captivate, lost sleep thinking about the lost foot traffic in office buildings when the pandemic hit. After all, his company specializes in programming the video screens in elevators. But, this son of famed NCAA football coach, Roy Kidd (as in Roy Kidd Stadium), is not one to panic at fourth down. In our conversation for Epi 43 he shared how Captivate evolved its Digital Out of Home (DOOH) offerings to include home and play locations, with an upswing in results for sales and marketers alike.
"There was a high stakes game on a really bad weather day and I said, 'Dad, it's raining, the wind's blowing. What decision are you going to make about the coin toss?' He said, 'You don't worry about the things you can't control.' It has always reminded me that there are things in life you have no control over … like a pandemic."
Marc is not a stranger to having to pivot. Hear what happened when his college plans to work alongside his dad got waylaid… and he briefly considered accounting for a career! Luckily, he found his footing in sports marketing…then broadcasting, giving him the foundation for a storied career that included helping create the NCAA corporate partner program and the Breeders Cup's World Thoroughbred Championships, WAC corporate partner programs and iHigh.com.
Now at Captivate, he had some tough calls to make in the past two years for the greater good, but like all boats when the tide rises he ultimately helped the elevator advertising business stay the course through more innovation.
Sample image from Captivate screen content
Listen and learn about:
How Captivate transfigured awkward social spaces!
The evolution of DOOH (Digital Out of Home) itself and its use in brand and awareness marketing
The guiding path to advertising effectiveness and strategizing content
QR codes and other ways of building real attribution
How COVID-19 disruption prompted forward-thinking repositioning
Captivate's 2022 plans, including re-engineered programmatic platforms
Staying in the game by evolving through crisis
CaptivateScan – a pandemic-inspired innovation for building lobbies
Why Marc can twirl a baton!…
Attribution Tactic Resources mentioned:
Office Pulse
Placed Foursquare
Marc Kidd LinkedIn
Marc Kidd Twitter
Using Original Podcasts to Build Brand Relationships
December 2, 2021 advertising, business, Episodes, marketing, Uncategorizedadvertising, Bart Roselli, brand marketing, branding, business, collaboration, dell technologies, Digital Media, E.B. Moss, insider interviews, James Cridland, marketing, media, moss appeal, pacific content, podcasting, podcasts, PodNews, rachael henke, steve pratt, targeting, The Continuum, Veritone, walter isaacsonE.B. Moss
Podcast pro Steve Pratt, VP and Co-Founder of the multi-award winning Pacific Content, told me his company no longer makes branded podcasts. They haven't for a few years. They make "original podcasts with brands." And win awards doing it for brands like Ford Motor Company, Rocket Mortgage, Morgan Stanley, Slack, and Red Hat.
The difference? These are no "thinly veiled infomercials. Instead, Pacific Content works together with their partners to "make a show that's designed as something that only that brand can make; you give a gift — or create a significant amount of value — for the people that the brand wants to have relationships with." And that, says Pratt, is how and why a brand makes a show that solves for their specific business problem, AND makes them into "media companies," too.
But don't forget about the marketing. Good content that isn't salesy has to go hand in hand with good marketing that doesn't just try to "interrupt." So, excuse me (!), but marketers should listen to this informative conversation all about connecting the dots between business objectives and audience preferences via podcasting. Steve should know: his company of "50 passionate podcast nerds" is focused exclusively on original podcasts that promote brands with authenticity and without compromising quality.
Steve and I also discuss:
How Dell Technologies' podcast, Trailblazers with Walter Isaacson, became a "masterclass" on disruption and innovation, and sold listeners on Dell without selling products (and you can hear Dell Global Marketer, Rachael Henke, talk about this in Epi 6 from 5/20!)
Creating a branded podcast strategy like a Venn Diagram between business goals and listener interests
How podcasts drive loyalty
Opportunities for "brands as media companies"
Branded podcasts vs. Advertising in another podcast: What's the litmus test? (And when Steve suggests brands call Bart Roselli at VeritoneOne, per episode 41 on effective ad campaigns!)
Establishing marketing effectiveness in podcasting
Success measurement tactics and KPIs
And, since Pacific Content gives good content themselves, don't miss Steve's own musings on the future of podcasting, how he did on his 2021 predictions made in our friend James Cridland's show…and what he's projecting for 2022!
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is ambitious, beautiful and mind boggling
Review by Gordon Bowness
CONTROVERSIAL LANDMARK The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, designed by U.S. architect Antoine Predock, opened last fall. Photo by Aaron Cohen/CMHR
TAKING THE CAKE The whimsical same-sex wedding exhibit in the Canadian Journeys gallery. Photo by Gordon Bowness
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a mind-boggling proposition: soaring in its ambition, beautiful in its mission, stumbling in its execution.
Opening last fall in Winnipeg, the first national museum located outside the capital region, the $350-million CMHR is comprised of 11 galleries that thematically address topics as diverse as the Holocaust, missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada and the legalization of same-sex marriage.
My visit earlier this year coincided with Maclean's cover story detailing Winnipeg's virulent racism toward Aboriginals and the appalling levels of poverty and violence afflicting the Aboriginal community (and others) in the city's North End. So front of mind for me was the question: Does this gleaming, towering testament to human rights speak to the most critical human rights crisis facing the country today, a crisis located quite literally on the museum's doorstep?
Aboriginal history and perspectives are woven throughout the museum's offerings (just as lesbian and gay history and perspectives are). The respect is palpable. But does that respect translate into effective and accessible education and advocacy? In other words: Does the museum deliver on its content?
Here, the results are much more murky. The content is great, the delivery not so.
Content delivery comes in a variety of guises: There are seven theatres, countless monitors and interactive screens, reams of wall text and images, numerous multimedia installations and 300 objects. The true heart of the collection is more than 100 hours of video: individual profiles, testimonials, short features, mini documentaries and news segments, of varying strengths but well-made overall.
If you make the effort to watch.
The breadth and volume of content are exhaustive and exhausting. Information overload is a constant problem. Curators have placed great hope in interactive technology: monitors with different types of touch-screen interface. While there is some appeal to "playing" with the technology, the blinking lights and whooshing sound effects soon lose their novelty. It's a tough slog to really dig into the material. Technological tricks are not enough.
Over and over, the museum missed opportunities to provide an experience more powerful than watching and reading the same material on a computer at home (in a setting more conducive to in-depth research). The whole thing could be a website.
All too rarely did the physical exhibits give something extra. I wanted installations to make me feel in my gut what all the monitors and information boards were telling my head.
The little section on residential schools in the Canadian Journeys gallery is an exception that proves my point, an example of content and installation reinforcing each other to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts. The main content is a short documentary that is very strong, in part because of incredible source material, moving video depositions given to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The installation features a large photo on the back wall of the exhibit depicting a clean and orderly classroom. Rows of young students sit at their desks, looking directly at the camera, many with smiling, hopeful faces. A stern nun presides in the background. Placed in front of the photo are two video monitors mounted in the tops of real desks that look exactly like the desks in the photo. As I watched the monitor/desks, learning that day's awful lesson of systemic abuse, I kept glancing up at the faces of the students staring straight at me, guileless, innocent. The scale of betrayal and the need to act to protect those kids (or their grandkids) overwhelmed me. It's a deceptively simple and effective installation married to a powerful documentary. That is CMHR at its best.
There aren't enough of those moments.
Of course, the building itself adds a critical dimension. U.S. architect Antoine Predock has designed an impressive carbuncle of a building—an instant, controversial landmark. The galleries are connected by a kilometre of glowing alabaster ramps that zigzag up through a seven-storey atrium, a truly awe-inspiring space with its ever-changing vertiginous views. But other than the simple and austere welcoming chamber, none of the galleries approach the atrium's drama and grandeur. Plus there's a nagging sense that the building itself may have sucked up resources and creative oxygen much needed elsewhere.
But the museum is still a work in progress. Who can say what its impact will be a generation from now after countless schoolkids are dragged through it year after year, while countless others are exposed to the museum's substantial education materials? The schools component looks exceptional.
DRAMA & GRANDEUR One kilometre of alabaster ramps zigzags up the seven-storey atrium. Photo by Gordon Bowness
And organizers are talking a great game about future programming and using the museum as a venue for important gatherings on human rights. Such programming and outreach are critical question marks that will determine whether the museum is a beacon for change or a towering Babel of good intentions.
There's an incredible dynamism in this city, my hometown, equal to the despair and outrage outlined in the Maclean's article. That dichotomy is best experienced through art.
If you find yourself in Winnipeg and want to see other creative responses to the city's ongoing human rights crisis, head to the Urban Shaman Gallery (urbanshaman.org), a vital showcase for Aboriginal artists. A forthcoming book about gallery artist Lita Fontaine features an essay by textile artist Albert Mcleod, a tireless activist and educator around sexuality and AIDS in Aboriginal communities. He also runs Two-Spirited People of Manitoba (twospiritmanitoba.ca), supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the country.
Even the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (rwb.org) commissioned a new work that tackled the residential school system. Going Home Star, by Mark Godden with libretto by Joseph Boyden, premiered last fall to mark the RWB's 75th anniversary. A making-of doc and tour are in the works.
Or simply catch an Aboriginal drag queen performing at Club 200 (club200.ca), one of Winnipeg's two gay bars. It's a scrappy, happy place and incredibly diverse. Young and old, men and women, white, immigrant and Aboriginal, lesbian, gay, straight and trans…everyone's here and they have each other's back.

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I went vegan just over five years ago. One of the main reasons for that was the vegetarian options in French restaurants (read: 'restaurants in France serving French food', not 'restaurants in France'). The vegetarian diner has, typically, a couple of options. They could have a salad with cheese: salade de chèvre chaud, salade fromagère, that kind of thing. Or they could have an omelette with cheese or mushrooms or nothing in the middle.
Then I got to thinking: this cheese, these eggs, these are not from happy animals. Why would I order and eat them, since I'm vegetarian in order to stop animals suffering so much? A bit of research, a bit of thinking, and the only option was to go vegan. I had to get away from battery hen eggs and industrially raised cow cheeses.
You do find the occasional bistrot or resto that does a vegetable-heavy salad which you can ask to be made without the hard-boiled eggs or, say, emmental. It may arrive with or without them.
The solution? Don't eat in French restaurants. France is, slowly, coming around to the idea that maybe there are people in other countries who eat good food too. In Paris, there's a wealth of delicious, non-French food to discover. It's slowly making its way to the provinces.
These are just the tip of the iceberg. You'll find delicious North African, Indian, Colombian, Japanese food and so much more in Paris. Be adventurous!
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Hello, I read your justification for becoming vegan and I went through a similar process last year.
I enjoy the change very much and wish I could encourage more people to go vegetarian or vegan. I think if more people follow this type of diet more restaurants will prepare veg meals for their menus.
I'm glad you're enjoying being vegan too! You're right that more demand = more supply. I think it's worth asking about vegan options in restaurants just so they know that the demand is there!


1 – I too was surprised to find myself beginning to write this book in tweets. What brought me to do this? It was a journey that I backed into.
2 – For Christmas 1998 my mother gave me Dallas Willard's The Divine Conspiracy. Shortly thereafter I started reading.
3 – Half-way through I began to make notes in the margins. Then I began to underline. My next thought was: I need to read this book again.
4 – I read that copy of The Divine Conspiracy five times. I made more notes. I underlined. The spine broke. I still have the book on my shelf.
5 – I have gone through seasons of life when I thought wisdom was to try to read as many books as possible. And I have read a lot of books.
6 – The Divine Conspiracy changed all that. Here was something deep—enduring. It would be treasured long after most books had gone out of print.
7 – It transformed my orientation. Now I wanted to unearth the author's thought processes. How did he arrive at his understandings?
8 – What was the essence, the core insights, the conceptual foundations? I began slowly to key the entire book into a word processing document.
9 – It took me a year. I was in no hurry. I did a couple of pages a day during my early morning study times. I highlighted the key insights.
10 – I deleted all explanatory material surrounding each key insight. I bolded the most important phrase in each one. I gave them each a number.
11 – I kept going over the key insights during my morning study times. Understandings took root in my subconscious. A study method was emerging.
12 – I studied other authors this way—Leanne Payne, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Richard Foster, the Desert Fathers, Robert Webber, Henri Nouwen, et. al.
13 – My study was transitioning from reading widely to meditating deeply. I focused on classics—writings that have endured the test of time.
14 – I was on a hunt for essence. What are foundational understandings upon which a house of wisdom can be built that will survive and flourish?
15 – I knew such understandings must be 1) expressed in few words and 2) rooted in the concepts of Jesus, the greatest Teacher ever to live.
16 – Our 21st century lives are submerged in a tsunami of words. Many words generate trivial words. Trivial words obscure insight, dilute wisdom.
17 – Just prior to starting this book our co-worker Cheri assigned me the job of writing 40 tweets to post on twitter, Facebook, and our website.
18 – Creating 40 tweets felt like writing poetry. This had become my style! I would write Maturing toward Wholeness in the Inner Life in tweets.


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Home Articles Children and Teens Parents: Are You Asking About Guns?
Do you have pets? Billy's terrified of dogs. Please don't let him have anything with peanuts—he's allergic. And, is there a fence around your pool?
As a parent, you have no problem covering the basics when you send your child to a friend's house to play. But if you're not asking about guns, you could be making a deadly mistake.
One in three households with children contains at least one firearm, according to the Pew Research Center, and many of those firearms are left loaded and accessible to kids. According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, seven children under the age of 19 are killed with guns every day. One unintentional shooting of a child happens every 34 hours.
Despite the possible dangers, Blow acknowledges that some people will always insist on having a firearm in their home.
But even if you're practicing gun safety at home or have banned them from your home, that doesn't mean others do the same. That's why it's vital you ask about guns before allowing your child to go to someone else's home.
Blow suggests also talking to children about gun safety, but cautions against assuming that's adequate protection.
Blow says women should also keep in mind they are much more likely to be killed by an intimate partner if there is a gun in the home. Check out " When Abuse Turns Deadly" to learn more.
National ASK Day was on June 21, but you don't need a designated day to ask about unlocked or loaded guns where your children play. Mom Ashlyn Melton knows this all too well—read how she became an ASK Campaign spokesperson after her son Noah was accidentally shot to death at a friend's house when he was just 13.


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WEDNESDAY 10/26, 7:10 PM (SESSION 14)
Directors/Producers: Jeff Adachi, Chihiro Wimbush
Ricochet tells the story of the historic trial following the tragic incident at Pier 14 in San Francisco when a young woman named Kate Steinle was killed by the ricochet of a bullet accidentally fired by an undocumented immigrant, José Ines García Zaraté. The incident sparked a political and media firestorm – spearheaded by the anti-immigrant rhetoric of presidential candidate Donald J. Trump – that rattled the nation, exploited the tragedy of a family, and demonized an innocent man in the process. Against this backdrop, this film follows the ensuing trial. The defense is led by a team from the San Francisco Public Defender's Office featuring Chief Attorney Matt Gonzalez and Francisco Ugarte, Managing Attorney of their Immigration Defense Unit. They must overcome not only the prosecution in this case, but also the court of public opinion warped by political agendas and false media narratives.
Jeff Adachi was a social justice advocate and filmmaker, writing and directing two PBS award winning films, The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film & Television and You Don't Know Jack Soo, and the acclaimed short film, Racial Facial, a short film about the history of racism in the United States. Jeff's previous film, Defender, was selected to premiere at the SF International Film Festival and won the Best Documentary film award at the Independent Television Festival in Vermont. Jeff served as the elected Public Defender of the City and County of San Francisco from 2002-2019 and worked as a deputy public defender and Chief Attorney in San Francisco for 15 years prior to his election.
Chihiro WImbush is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Chihiro was co-director (with Amir Soltani) and cinematographer on the documentary feature, Dogtown Redemption, about homeless shopping cart recyclers in West Oakland, California. He also edited the award-winning and nationally broadcast Changing Season about a year on the Masumoto family peach farm in the Central Valley. He has directed, produced, and edited numerous short documentaries, most recently Liminal, which is about prisoners released during the pandemic reconnecting with nature.
w: http://ricochetfilm.com
e: chihiro.wimbush@gmail.com


Not sure if my idea is feasible or even understandable considering my elementary level drafting skills, but let me try to explain. My tank would basically be a shallow cube, 24 or 36 inches square and about 18 inches tall. In the center would be a black acrylic square overflow tower extending approximately 2 inches below the top of the tank so the water level would be about 16 inches. Of course there would be an under tank sump and the water would be returned via black acrylic corner returns. I would stagger the return, one high and one lower or simply use flex tube to aim the return flow. The entire rear panel would also be black acrylic for a nice clean look. If the seams were siliconed then black silicon would be a nice feature as well. As far as stocking, I am pretty partial to zoas so I think lots of color creeping up the LR embankment would really look good and livestock would be invert heavy with a couple black percs and a watchman goby or if there is enough LR in the tank and sump a Psychedelic Mandarinfish would be sweet. Hope this sparks some interest.
Here is a picture of what I am working with now and if it helps any I would be more than will to help out with shipping, possibly even work out pickup depending on when the tank was finished as I will be driving through OH in May on the way to MI. Thanks for your consideration.
Holy Cow, I LOVE this idea, now I want to do it!!!
I vote for this guy!!
Well thanks weetie! Someday I will have to send you a free frag.
ok, this is my idea, it is an L shaped tank. Im thinking of keeping baby sepia bandesis cuttlefish (I have a 100 gallon for when they get bigger, though these usually stay relatively small) along with several different corals, including a big ricordia garden in the middle.
Please excuse my crappy paint skills.
Ill include a pic of my current shallow 1/2 20 long, and of course i have several corals that i can use as a "bribe"
I'd do a drawing but I have horrible skills in paint! My idea is a 24x24x12 tank with a false wall that comes 4" up from the back and extends the length of the tank. the back would be divided into three chambers, 1st: skimmer , 2nd fuge, 3rd return pump (1st and third chamber would be 6" long and the 2nd would be 1' long). I'd pretty much stock the tank with what is in my ap24 (link in my sig) and the only fish would be my pair of yasha hashe gobies. I'd buy or make a 150w hqi pendant.
I've been having trouble with making my ideas for the new tank work after my prop tank crashed.
If you choose to build this for me, I would be happy to start a tank thread for it (already have the thread title!) and I guarantee you the thread would get lots of traffic and you would get lots of exposure.
A unique, shallow all-in-one tank with a display refugium on one side, a display reef tank on the other, and an integrated sump in the very middle.
There is room for tweaking/modification on the length, both total and of individual sections, but I would prefer for the width and height to remain pretty close to what I stated above.
The display sections would be clear acrylic, but every side of the sump would be black acrylic.
There would be an overflow going from both of the main display sections into the central sump, as well as one return going into each side from the sump.
As for experience, I have been keeping nano-reefs since the mid '90's and have a pretty decent bit of experience with softies and LPS and limited experience with sps.
I do have a specific concept for the reef display tank side of this system that I'd happy to share with you via PM, I'm not ready to reveal it to the N-R public at large just yet.
Thanks for the opportunity, and LMK if you need to know anything else.
Oh, I'd be more than happy to share frags with you.
Great idea to kick-start your business!
Water flows across the overflow and through the filtration area. Filter pads and carbon will make up the base of the filtration area, and chaeto will be on top to act as a nutrient sponge and mechanical filter. The pump in the other tower pull water from the filtration area through an acrylic drip plate (keeps filtration from clogging the PVC pipe) and into the connecting PVC pipe. From there water will be pumped up the second tower and end at a loc line "tree" that will branch out to evenly distribute flow in all directions.
The pump will not be set up as a closed-loop so that the heater receives enough circulation to effectively heat the tank. Power cords for the heater and pump will run out over the second tower, down the rock tower, and into the sand bed. They will exit via the corner of the tank.
A sand bed will cover the power cords and PVC pipe, so only the towers will be visible. These towers will be "hidden" using live rock held together with pond foam with an eggcrate support structure. I will use an epoxy/sand mixture to cover the foam so that the towers have a natural look.
Why limit yourself with a list? Zoanthids, mushrooms, rics, and hammer/frogspawn corals would look great on the towers. The sand bed would have some feather caulpera growing in it, and I'd like to keep a "showpiece" in between the towers - say a bubble, clam, or other unique organism.
1. The tank is an all-in-one so there is no need to mess with a sump/refugium and the plumbing headaches that go with them.
2. The rock towers are in the middle of the tank, so the tank can be placed anywhere. Other AIO's take up some or all of one wall for the built-in sump, but the tower idea removes this issue. The tank can be placed in the center of a room to be viewed from all four sides.
3. Each rock tower is built using eggcrate so that it can easily slide over the towers to conceal them. If the tank ever has to be moved each rock tower comes out individually. There is less weight to move around and the rock scape is exactly as it was before the move.
Best of luck with the business, and I'm sure whichever design is chosen will develop into an excellent tank!
Here is my design pretty simple but i think the dimensions would make for an amazing aquascape. the tank is basicly a 3ft by 3ft cube 20inches high with two coner overflows. It would be roughly be 100something gallons i think. i wasn't sure how big of an aquarium you had in mind.
Holy crap, +1 on weetie's idea - display reef and display refugium, central sump. I'd buy that right now!
Filter section made from acrylic painted black.
This is my tank right now, it's a 14 gallon Biocube.
Edit: I forgot to add stocking!
As far as lighting goes, I would probobly need a hood made for a 40 breeder plus some compact florescent lights.
Here is an additional drawing. Exuse my lack of talent, I tried to figure out Google Sketch for about an hour but gave up. I hope you will consider my design!
Here is my idea I have been thinking of. It is a raceway frag tank that will allow me to use a smaller more efficent pump to provide flow to a larger area. I would then use a wavemaking device to provide alternating flow through the raceway. This is why I have an overflow and return on both ends.
holes drilled into the bottom of the tank with close loop so that no equipment is visible.
This should be put onto a low stand so that you can see in from the top.
option Nr. 1: a little bit of live rock(but most for filtration in sump/fuge) also LR rubble under the 2" sand bed... here is why: there is going to be a nicely colored(preferably blue or red) carpet anemone with a mated pair of clowns(I'm looking at either picassos or saddlebacks).
What do you think? interested in a head of this?
oh yeah, here is the tank I'm setting up right now. its 24"x26"x18"
phiber, I like your idea too.
1 how deep sand bed? is that risky? you could probably so some cool diggers and sifters.
2 bare bottom under live rock? would that be hard to keep clean considering the sand above it?
3 any mechanical filtration? is that over flow box inside or outside the tank? skimmer?
edit: the only reason I ask is because this thread is giving me some sweet ideas and I like thinking about sweet tanks I could build and how to make them sweeter!
i have an AIO custon i drew up in sketchup a few days ago. its around 40g. heres the pic.
my design is very simple the dimensions are 30x28x12, with half inch acrylic. the false wall was planning to be black, because of the AIO design. the baffles are: lower=6", top baffle 8" long. The false wall is 6" in depth. i was planning middle chamber 1'6" first chamber to be 6", and last chamber to be 6". i am planning to use a 2 x 250W MH + 2x 32W PC fixture for this tank, as i have an extra one. because of the shallowness of the tank, i would be able to put anything in the tank. my original plans for the tank was to put montis and acros in the tank, with the centerpiece as a nice maxima clam. i will also be putting in zoas and palys in the tank. hopefully a chalice will be in the tank as well.
i hope the pictures i am attatching will show you what i am talking about.
Not to be discouraging, but heres that tank (different dimension) Its set up at my girlfreinds house, and btw - very good idea cuz its working amazingly, i have beautiful corals growing nicely, my BTA is very happy, and i have a dragon wrasse and a Yellow tang.
This tank is the same kinda idea with the AIO design, but thin, and so the baffled off part is split like a U.
Anyway....I"ll show you guys some more in alittle bit, but keep em coming.
Well, this was just thrown together and looks like a 3 year old did it. But here is a tank I have been wanting for a while now. More of a picotope. This tank (in my head) measure around 36x12x20 LxWxH. It would have a built in the tank fuge, and an acrylic divider that goes about 8"-10" high on the right side of the tank. This will hold the sand and create a drop off. You can also silicone sand to the outermost wall this way crabs and snails can climb it easily. The reason for the retained sand is to house the seagrasses and other shallow water plants. The l.r. would go into the deeper end of the tank. I am not entirely sure what the tank would be stocked with but mostly small fishes that could be found in tide pools and shallows.
I love this idea - thats the kind of thing I like, really beautiful, natural looking, unique tanks.
i did a tank I built for another NR member, its a pico with a built on, wrap around refuge around it. Its designed for the display to be mostly taken up by a large sea fan, and the tank will house dwarf seahorses.
Just a couple other notes: the black acrylic is not painted on, its black acrylic, it costs alittle more, but I love the way it looks!
its got an ATO resevoir, is available with dosing chambers, and has a refuge area (in which water moves slower than the rest of the tank, because only half the water goes to through the fuge), and is sized for a magdrive return pump, has a place sized for a tunze skimmer, and has a place where you can add carbon filterbags.
If anyones interested, let me know!
website will hopefully be up soon, and then it will all be up for viewing to all you guys.
It would be 20in front to back and 20 in at the widest point, and again 20in tall. The three chambes would be for copartments for filtration equipment.
Thought I would chime in with one here. The dimensions could really be in the nano range or huge, depends on placement and stocking. The top tank would drain( only a few inch drop) into the lower tank via grates or a small weir box with a tiny acrylic ramp(inch or so) on the exiting side. I would go with an overflow tower at the far end of the lower tank, but not on the tank wall so it could be entirely hidden with rockwork. From there the water could drain into a sump and be pumped back up to either 1 or 2 returns in the upper tank. It would be fairly simple to build but would look like it took tons of planning and time. I always thought the small water fall effect and having one tank with two different levels would awesome. Below are just a couple quick sketches done in paint but I'm sure someone else could do much better.
Very nice - I like it, and have drawn sketches of a very similar tank!
I love this one!!!! its so cool, and the idea of show refuges are soooo up my alley!
all my tanks have mangrove swamp refugiums, and my latest one is starting to become what I consider my show refuge.
Most of my tanks are actually ran with the absense of any filtration other than a refuge, and a carbon bag.
I like the idea of recreating the natural cylce of coral reefs exporting their waste to mangrove swamps.
Anyway....I will say this, I wanna see more pico ideas!! I want to do multiple giveaways, but its hard to afford giving away a bunch of huge tanks.
It would be 20in both front to back, across (at widest point) and tall, and the white part would be a chambered in tank sump.
This would be for MC Hammer my 5in peacock mantis shrimp and some various corals.
This can be anywhere from 10 gallons to 50. If it were designed as a 10 Gallon I would put bulkheads on it, The idea of the tank is to to keep it clean and equipment free, so a sump would be good.
For my business, I'd love an invert holding tank.
Divided into 4" squares, dividers made out of perforated acrylic to allow water flow.
72 shrimp or whatever capacity. Awesome!
Why not do a combo tank for the best of all worlds?
The "false wall" is clear so that the "background" is actually a display fuge. The separated deep sand bed is there for growing sea grasses, and the very front of the tank is open for rock and corals. The staircase can be used to display clams, corals, or other tank show-pieces.
I'm not sure if you can do cylindrical tanks or not, but here's my idea.
I'd like a tank for my desk. Two 8" cylinders for the base and a 6" cylinder as a cross brace to join the two. I'd like it to frame my 20" widescreen monitor on the sides and top. I'd use pond foam to create LR towers in the two supports and for the cross brace to have a lip on either side to contain LS. I would light this with a MH over either tower and a T5 fixture over the brace. It would also need to be plumbed to a 10gal sump for filtration and drain from one tower and return to the other to maintain flow along with some LocLine tubing.
As for experience, please click on my tickers below to view my tank thread. Our new 75 is in the process of completing it's cycle and our T5 fixture arrives on Thursday!
Also, I've been working on placs for a custom sump for our 75. I'll upload the plans when I'm finished.


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Deborah Cox Talks Love of Theatre, Working with Clive Davis and More
By Roman White | 01.29.20
Music, Broadway and film star Deborah Cox called in to Afternoon Delight to chat about her new single "Easy way." Early in her career, Cox was compared to the legendary singer Whitney Houston and even worked with Music Mogul Clive Davis when she was signed to Arista.
Check out her conversation with Dyana Williams and the video for the new single below.
Clive Davis	, Deborah Cox	, Easy Way	, Whitney Houston
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Here are all of ddukes's jams.
Just feeling optimistic this week. Things are going well, the sky is blue.
It's going to be an awesome week.
Given almost everyone's heading to SXSW this week, this seems appropriate, in so many ways.
I can't hear this song and not think about the movie Swingers and driving around L.A. at night.
Sometimes you just need a retro T.V. theme to get you through the short week.


Random acts of kindness are so overrated. I mean, really. It doesn't take much to pay for someone's coffee in line behind you at the drive-thru. And, sure, it's wonderful to buy groceries for November food drives, but most of us aren't putting our own groceries back on the shelves in order to purchase food for someone else's Thanksgiving meal.
Every year, my church seeks out several families in the community who are experiencing a lean Christmas. We collect an offering, find out the families' needs, and church volunteers shop for gifts. My friend Kathy, has typically been the angel shopper in our church, buying gift cards for groceries and gas; clothing and toys for children, and whatever else we find on a wish list. The lists can give you a glimpse at how basic some needs are. One year, a mother asked for feminine hygiene products for Christmas.
These are good things: buying coffee for a stranger; feeding the hungry; sharing with others in need. They are good things, but let's face it, in so many ways, it is ever so much easier to swoop in and perform some quick, kind deed for a stranger than it is to be consistently kind and generous and thoughtful and self-sacrificing to those closest to us. It can also be easier to hand over some money to buy a stranger some stuff rather than take the time to get to know people well and be personally invested in their lives.
A few weeks before Thanksgiving, my pastor preached a sermon about how difficult it can be to be close to certain people over the holidays, and yet how important it is for us to tend to those very pesky relationships. There were knowing nods and grimaces across the pews.
Sometimes, I'm short with my children even as I'm wrapping Christmas gifts for a stranger. I'll be horribly impatient and annoyed with my parents as I'm rushing off to deliver items for an Angel Tree.
I don't have any great insights to share here, just the thought that our moment-by-moment interactions with the people around us, related to us, should be every bit as grace-filled as our random acts of kindness to strangers. I don't know why, but it's just harder to do.
Do their children need some adults to help with homework? Are there parents who need transportation to doctor appointments? Help figuring out taxes, government forms, or healthcare forms?
Someone once spoke of the gifts of the Magi. The gift of gold denoted royalty. Frankincense was burned on the Altar of Incense in the temple, with its rising smoke, denoting the prayers of the people rising to the heavens. (In the temple, the offering of incense took place only after the sacrifice had been done, when Atonement allowed for communion with God.) And Myrrh, in those days, was used on burial shrouds to help prevent the smell of decay.
The gifts were, at once, both symbolic of Christ and immensely practical as the impoverished family of Jesus likely sold the precious gifts as they fled King Herod and escaped to Egypt.
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Aug. 6, 2012 – I travel a lot for work and usually everything runs smoothly. My biggest travel decision is between chicken and beef. Unless there is fish. Fish trumps them both.
But yesterday was a different story. The day started well with a sendoff brunch at my in-law's in New Jersey. If your last name is Costanza, you know how to cook.
I had frittata, waffles, and scrapple—a sumptuous Pennsylvania Dutch pork product I eat once every two years because it takes that long to digest.
We drove to the Philadelphia Airport where I would connect to Detroit, Amsterdam, and finally Kigali, Rwanda.
I waited for my luggage in the jetway. The plane was small and the baggage handlers had taken it from me at the airplane door. When we deplaned, they gave it back—damp, but in my hands. I waited with thousands of stranded passengers in the terminal, watching a spectacular lighting storm. We oohed and aahed and hoped it would end soon.
An hour later we boarded for Detroit. We sat at the gate, not moving. I grew more and more nervous. I was going to miss my connection to Amsterdam. I did what nervous people do. I bit my nails. I twirled my hair. I tapped my fingers. I may even have twitched. We finally got underway.
I decided to read. I always take books about the country I'm visiting along. For this trip I'd brought My Father, Maker of the Trees, by Eric Irivuzumugabe, who had survived the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Eric told of losing his mother and siblings during those terrible 100 days. How he'd watched the massacre from the top of a cypress tree. He described the horror he felt, listening to the screams of women and the cries of babies as they died below. How it was difficult to remain in the tree, how the branches dug into his legs and how perching exhausted him. How he nearly gave up and climbed down to die.
My tension level increased with each page. The flight seemed to be taking hours. When we landed, we just sat—again—on the runway. Not moving. Just sitting. With no one explaining why. I was screaming inside my head, Get me off this plane!
Once in the terminal I learned my plane for Amsterdam had indeed departed. I would arrive in Rwanda late.
I talked with Delta agents, got new flights for the next morning, and settled into a hotel in Detroit. I'd been on the road for more than 12 hours and had gone backward—West, not East.
When I opened my suitcase, I found that everything was wet inside—my socks, shoes, shirts, and slacks.
My first inclination was to feel woe. But then I thought of Eric in the trees. He endured true hardship. This was just a blip. I covered the floor with my wet clothes, creating a small forest on my hotel room rug.
As I rested I thought about Eric. How frightened he was. How uncomfortable he was. How he wanted to give up. But how those branches held him. And about how lucky I was. Mine was an inconvenience. A chance to do what I'm supposed to do anyway—trust in God's ways rather than my own.
I'll get to Rwanda. The story will be there. My clothes may smell like rain, but I'm from Seattle. That's how I'm supposed to smell—like rain. Abundant rain. Rain that gushes from the skies, soaks the earth, and grows sturdy trees with strong branches.


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Superintendent of Highways Ken Holmes and the Town of Schodack
Ken Holmes does not profess to be a "military man." However, the influences his 23 years with the United States Air Force have made on how he performs his job as highway superintendent of the Town of Schodack in New York State's Rensselaer County, are ever-present.
Some of the signs are obvious, such as the patriotic screen saver on his computer or the American flag design emblazoned on his hard hat. Others are subtler. They are found in the department's safety program and Holmes' belief in the importance of teamwork.
A native of Cohoes, NY, Holmes entered the service in 1975 at the age of 18.
"I intended to go into the Air Force as a mechanic. My stepfather was an automobile mechanic and I aspired to be like him," Holmes recalled. "I put in for auto mechanic, auto body and my third choice was construction equipment. That's what I ended up with and it has worked out well.
"The work I did in the military is similar to what I am doing now. I started as an apprentice heavy equipment operator and advanced to a working foreman. Then I took over a department. At one point I was in a heavy construction outfit. Our job was to fly into locations where there wasn't a base and build one. We were constructing roads, infrastructure, you name it. I apply all of that experience to what I am doing today."
In 1998, following his retirement from the military, Holmes found himself in search of employment. After several unsuccessful interviews he applied for the position of highway superintendent of the Town of Schodack. Holmes got the job even though he had "no real experience."
"In most highway departments, the superintendent works their way up," he said. "When the previous super left, the board was searching for someone who wasn't associated with the town to come in with a fresh set of eyes. That worked in my favor and my military background helped."
While his term ends in December 2005, Holmes plans on "staying for as long as they will have me. My goal is to work until retirement and call it quits from here."
A Schodack resident for six years, Holmes and his wife, Karen, have three daughters and one granddaughter. He is a member of the New York Rural Water Association and the Rensselaer County Highway Superintendent Association's Board of Directors. In his "free" time he enjoys bowling, camping, fishing and motorcycling.
Holmes also has been an active member of the Schodack Volunteer Fire Department for the past four years, although he admits he doesn't get to put in as much time with the fire company as he'd like.
Myriad Responsibilities
As superintendent, it is Holmes' job to maintain the 100 miles of town and 2 miles of county road; nine of which are gravel and the rest are paved. Snow removal presents the highway department with one of its greatest challenges. Conditions ranging from snow to sleet to ice to freezing rain create difficult driving conditions and the department prides itself on meeting those challenges head on. Its goal is to provide "pavement-edge to pavement-edge" snow removal. The town's road system is broken into 10 snow routes, each assigned to a separate crew. Each route takes roughly three to three-and-a half hours to complete.
When it comes to clearing winter roads, Holmes' crew


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I'm not going to lie, wedding band shopping was definitely up there as one of my top 5 I Can. Not. Wait. wedding planning related activities. I mean, who doesn't love shopping for jewelry?!
Even Derek was excited about one. He's been researching different options online for months now and was looking forward to finally trying some styles on.
Yesterday was our first round of wedding band shopping. Neither of us went in assuming we'd walk out with our wedding bands that day, it was more to get a feel of what was out there and to get the ball rolling on what we thought. It's one thing to browse options online, it's another to see them in person and actually try them on.
Derek was fairly easy. Actually, men's rings in general are fairly easy. He already knew what he didn't want (no yellow gold, no "bling," no funky designs, etc.) and had an idea of what he semi-wanted (something durable, something flat and smooth, something lighter in color, etc.). Really, his goal yesterday was to get a feel for the contemporary metals out there (that's what he was leaning towards) and what width would work best for his finger.
After talking to 3 separate jewelers, Derek walked out with pretty much the same ideas he went in with, but now he feels more educated about it. We both really liked the contemporary metals because A) they look cooler, B) they're the best bang for your buck, and C) these rings are built to last.
Personally, I was leaning towards the lighter cobalt ring, but Derek said he preferred the tungsten. Tungsten rings are extremely heavy and hard, they're scratch resistant and there's no need to worry about bending or warping over time. They're a little on the darker side and have a nice shine to them (aka they look pretty badass).
Tungsten is not recommended for people who work a lot with their hands (since they can not be cut off and can be dangerous if the finger accidentally gets caught in something and swells), but since Derek works at a desk all day, he isn't worried – just as long as he takes his ring off before he does anything crazy. He also needs to watch the ring in case he gains weight over the years. I know my dad has had THREE wedding bands cut off over the years, which is something that Derek wouldn't have the option to do with the tungsten.
Now that Derek knows what he wants, his plan is to do a little research on pricing and see what's out there. Luckily we still have time (6 months!) so there isn't a huge rush and he has time to figure it all out.
While Derek's was pretty easy, mine turned out to be a bit of a challenge. It wasn't just picking out a band that I liked, BUT also selecting one that went with my engagement ring since, you know, they're going to become pretty close friends over the next so many years.
Here's the problem. As gorgeous as my ring is, it's a fairly simple setting (which is actually what I love about it since I'm a fairly simple person). Because of that, I was initially all set to go the plain band route, but then I started trying on friends' "blinged-out" wedding bands and realized that I wanted something a little "blingy." The problem is finding something with "bling" that works with my ring.
Here's the plain band for reference's sake.
Obviously I would prefer a flatter band over the rounded one, but you can see how nice they look together.
And here's a few of the "bling" options I tried on.
Those are just a few, I'm pretty sure I tried on every ring in every store. It might have felt a bit excessive at the time, but it actually helped narrow down what I did or didn't like and gave me a clearer idea of what I want and what works. For example, I now know I'd prefer a 2mm ring with 6 stones in a prong setting. Anything that expanded beyond 6 stones looked off.
However, even with that knowledge, something was still missing. Sapphires.
I had tried on my grandmother's sapphire and diamond anniversary band (which my mom now wears on her pinky finger) at the beach house last week and LOVED the way it looked with my ring. After that, none of the more traditional rings I tried on seemed to work. The idea of having sapphires in my band was stuck.
They had a few sapphire band options at the stores we visited, but still not exactly what I wanted. Either the sapphire's coloring was too light, the setting was off, or the band was too wide. Each store we spoke with said the same thing – in order to get what I want, I'd have to customize it… which is exactly what I now plan on doing.
Honestly, since Derek had to have my engagement ring custom built, it only makes sense that I would need to do the same thing for my wedding band. It's something I'm excited about it. I now have a clear idea of what I want and I can't wait to work with a jeweler to make that vision come to life!
I love that our e-ring and wedding band will be unique to YOU and that they'll coordinate but not be too matchy-matchy 🙂 Good choices.
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Your engagement ring is beautiful. My aunt has saphhires in her wedding ring and I've always thought it was so pretty!
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My husband has a tunsten carbide band and he actually got it because he does work with his hands and instead of pinching his finger under extreme pressure, it will shatter. He actually did have it shatter (after being slammed into bricks) and it was replaced free of charge.
Guys wedding bands are so much more difficult than you'd think! When we went, Spencer tried on a bunch, and luckily we knew beforehand that he is allergic to nickel so that rules out some metal options including white gold. (which is what my rings are) His ring actually ended up being more expensive than my band and mine has diamonds and his is just plain metal!
My husband and I both have Tungsten wedding bands and love them, even more than the platinum ones we originally had. Best wishes on finding the right band, what fun. I agree lots of choices but it's fun. ^_^ Have a great weekend.
I really like the top right one with your engagement ring! I'm wondering why you want to get an extra ring and don't feel comfortable wearing yours at times? I know some people do that, but it seems silly to me. I've never heard of someone having their ring stolen off their hand or damaged by something, but I've heard of many people losing their rings (my moms was stolen from her bedroom by someone pretending to be fixing the AC!). To me, it seems like the absolute safest place for it is on my hand! I never take mine off!
I'm in Meghann's boat – if I'm going out to run or yoga, I prefer to leave my ring at home just to be safe and for comfort. I don't have a huge ring by any means but it's passed down from my fiance's family and I'd rather not scuff it up if I fall or have it catch on my clothing somehow. I also have started leaving my ring at home when I go camping/backpacking for the same reasons. I like Meghann's idea about a small, simple band that matches the man to wear when you'd prefer to leave the very special jewelry at home.
I have a uniquely shaped E-ring, so in order to find something that sits flush we had my ring custom made.
It's been 5 years, and I still gaze at it with lust in my eyes. I just love it.
Love the idea of getting sapphires in your wedding band!
I had to get my wedding band custom made, too, since I wanted something with colored stones in it as well. Amazingly, it wasn't that much more expensive than just getting one right off the shelf.
Have you thought about having the person who designed your engagement ring, design your wedding band as well? My (now) husband had my engagement ring custom designed and he had the same woman design both our wedding bands as well because she still had the setting of my engagement ring, and could make the band to fit beautifully with the engagement ring. Just a thought!
Yes, I have and I am looking into them as an option.
Meghann- I rarely comment, but I read everyday! Thought I'd chime in regarding the band- I think that the sapphire/diamond combo is so pretty! And I also like that top right ring with the 6 stones. Would you consider doing it with all emerald cuts? That would be really pretty with your emerald center stone.
I didn't know that was an option! If emerald cut is a possibility, then I would love to go that route!
My rings were both made by the same jeweler and we basically just told him what we wanted and he created it. It was much more affordable than buying the name brand that I had looked at originally- and I got exactly what I wanted! Whatever you choose will be beautiful!
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my wedding ring and band are from bluenile, they were a great company. I'm sure you could customize with them by calling them. Also, the appraised value of my diamond was much higher than we paid so we were happy with that news (not that I'd ever be selling it, but made us feel good about the purchase).
What about wearing your engagement ring on your right hand? That's what my mother does, and it allows both rings to shine separately.
I love the idea of customizing your band! Including the sapphire is gorgeous.
When my fiance and I went to look at wedding bands for him he had similar ideas as Derek. Only I said NO to tungsten since he is a police officer and it's too much of a risk that he can't get it cut off if something were to happen. Actually a lot of his fellow officer's have tattoos in place of rings!
You should consider ordering Derek's ring online if you want to go with Tungsten. My fiance and I looked at jewelry stores and realized that the price at the stores is so much more expensive for the same product. We ended up going with this one, and it looks great (like the one he wanted at the store) and it saved us about $200 dollars. At $20 dollars it is worth the risk…just a suggestion.
If you are thinking of using blue nile I recommend them for sure. We ordered my engagement ring from them – we being my husband 😉 My husband has a tungsten carbide ring, they are nice and modern looking. For my band I ordered something cheaper since I wanted to wear it on holidays etc and not worry about loosing it though I'd be upset it would not be $1000 gone, only $500 ish!
My engagement ring was custom designed by my husband too, and I definitely recommend having the same jeweler design the wedding band. That's what I did and they designed the band with a gentle curve so that it would fit perfectly around the diamond and I could still have the 2 rings fused together, which is really nice so that you aren't having to deal with 2 separate rings.
Also, I did just what you are thinking about and got a plain band that I wear for things like camping, backpacking, scuba diving and travelling to areas of questionable safety. It definitely gives me peace of mind knowing that I can lock the bling up in a safe at home and not worry about it getting damaged or lost.
My engagement ring and wedding band were also custom because I wanted a vintage feel that I couldn't find. I also wanted a band to travel with instead of my rings so I just bought stacked rings from Stella and Dot and wear those when I am away.
I wear a plain silver band for nursing school and all kinds of outdoor activities. Best money spent! I never worry that my nice ring is going to be damaged.
Tungsten CAN be removed using the vice grip method in any emergency room, should the need arise. I recommend Tungsten over any of the other metals because of how well it stands up to wear and tear.
I usually leave my rings off if I am doing any working out, thats a great idea to invest in a band. As for my wedding band I had it custom made to fit with my ring. My setting was not straight and normal bands looked funny. I went to a local jeweler and he created a simple yet stunning band to match, and then I had them welded together. I love the sapphire idea for your wedding band.
My husband went with the dark tungsten band as well. I love the way it looks, his is a dark grey metal. We bought his a little big in case he ever does gain weight in his finger but he always takes it off while sleeping, during the shower, and during projects where he might get his hands dirty or hurt.
I have a similar engagement ring but mine is a 3 stone princess cut…all classic diamond. I ended up going with a "blinged out" band that was only covered half in diamonds. I went with a clear princess cut that was the same size as the smallest stone on my engagment ring. It balances the whole set out and I LOVE IT.
Before I got down to the bottom I was going to suggest a sapphire wedding band!!
I loved watching my husband try on bands, too! We got titanium. They both have a mirror polish. We didn't do stones so mine is perfect for running! Love the 2mm. It looks so cute on my hand! His is 6mm. I love it on his hand, too. My SIL & her new husband got titanium. Perfect for them.
Your custom ring idea would be perfect! I think it would look great with your ring too. I loved when we went ring shopping. Though our jeweler was a family friend, so he broke out wine and let me try on whatever diamonds I wanted. What's not to love about an evening with wine and bling?
I like the fourth pic in the set of four. Actually made me want another band to put in front of my e-ring… so much so I emailed my jeweler. 🙂 I'm still owed a 30th birthday present anyways and think that is fitting. LOL. Dave will die I'm sure.
We bought my ring from Nina Elle Jewels. She is online and on ebay, which sounds weird at first, but I felt like we got a great deal.
I didnt read through all the comments; maybe someone said this already. Our jeweler told us tungsten can't be resized. So that changed my husband mind. And it worked out since he has never worn rings before he had a hard time getting the sizing right. he had to get his ring resized 3 times before the wedding. might be something to consider.
We haven't gotten around to ring shopping yet–mostly because we're both still saving up for wedding bands. Good idea to do several rounds so you get an idea of what's available!
How does Derek feel about wearing a ring? Seth is all nervous about wearing a ring since he has never worn any form of jewelry.
He hasn't really said either way. He has an old high school ring that he wore in high school and an FSU college ring that he puts on every once in a while, so it's not a total foreign concept to him. Something that I did notice after my brother got married, and again after my sister and Anthony got married, was that both guys were constantly twirling and playing with their rings the day after their weddings. Ben has since gotten used to it and stopped, and I haven't seen Anthony since his wedding, but I do remember taking note of that.
My husband has a tungsten carbide ring and slammed his hand into a brick wall and it cleanly split in half! They said that with the right amount of force, that is exactly what should happen and it did.
The great thing about the lifetime warranty for men's bands (in tungsten) is that you get a brand new band if your finger changes sizes for the LIFE of the ring (though sad in the sense that it wouldn't be the ring you originally wed with–though the meaning and symbolism still stands).
Love the matching of the wedding band with the sapphires, it will look great together! We were thinking tungsten too when we first started looking, but didn't like the fact that you couldn't cut it off in case of an emergency. We ended up getting custom rings off Etsy that had our fingerprints inlaid inside the band! I wanted something personal but very simple to wear as I work with my hands a lot and don't wear my engagement ring all the time as a result of that.
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My husband also has tungsten and it's great. 4 years later it looks just as shiny and new as the day I put it on my finger, while I've had to have my white gold rings re-plated several times because they get so scuffed up. If you can, I'd recommend buying from a jewelry store that will do maintenance like that for free (buy the warranty – it's totally worth it).
I was nervous about my husband having a ring he couldn't have cut off. My dad had to have his cut off when he was chasing my cousin at the pool and got it caught on the lifeguard stand. His finger swelled up quickly and the ring was cut off… so what I'm saying is that it isn't just work related things or weight gain that could cause a ring to need to be removed. We went with white gold because it matched my rings (that were his mom's rings).
I love the sapphire band!
We got my engagement ring on bluenile.com. It was a great experience. If the size is wrong when you get it you can send it back for a size ajustment. Great customer service! So many beautiful options. And they have men's wedding bands too.
I ended up going the Etsy route for my husband's wedding band – we used fabuluster: http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabuluster – I got an imprint kit in the mail that outlined the instructions to make an imprint of your fingerprint, and they put it on the inside of the band! I liked it a lot because I couldn't really think of something to inscribe inside, but a fingerprint looks cool and even though it's cheesy I like the idea that "my hand is always on his," so to say. They work with a lot of different metals as well, so I liked that we could go for different price points depending on our budget.
As for you – I would definitely recommend getting a "plain" ring to wear when you don't want to have your engagement ring and wedding band on. I don't wear my rings very often – only when I'm out in public – they're never on at home or if I work out, etc…but I hate the feeling of not having something on my hand if I'm traveling and such! I picked out the Tiffany Somerset ring…it's not a traditional wedding band, but I thought it was fun and comfortable!
If you are looking for a good deal on a men's tungsten wedding band, go to amazon.com. My husband's wedding ring was $20 from there. No problems for the past 8 months. It's about what the ring means, not how much it costs….
"It's about what the ring means, not how much it costs." AMEN!!!
Sometimes I think people (not necessarily Meghan, but people in general) get so caught up with impressing or outdoing other people that they forget the big picture.
Same with wedding planning…yeah throwing a gorgeous, unique, handmade, expensive party is all well and good, but at the end of the day the goal is to get married…..or it should be.
My husband also has a tungsten wedding band, but we wanted to make sure that if anything happens, the ring would be able to get cut off. Luckily, we asked our local hospital if they had the necessary tools to cut tungsten rings from a finger, and they said that all hospitals do. There's no need to worry about the ring if you can't get it off the finger due to weight changes. A great place to get the truth about all tungsten ring facts is at http://www.tungstenworld.com/. They have many great articles to read up on, and they even compare tungsten carbide to other metals.


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Ruth E. Carter is celebrating her third Oscar nomination, this time for Best Costume Designer for the film "Black Panther," directed by Ryan Coogler. Her first was for Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" and the second was for Steven Spielberg's "Amistad." She is known for her costume design work for several films, including Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989), "Mo' Better Blues" (1990), "Jungle Fever" (1991) and the Brian Gibson directed "What's Love Got To Do With It (1993)." Carter has also worked with director Lee Daniels on "The Butler" (2013), and directors Ava DuVernay, John Singleton and Robert Townsend. She has created clothes for top actors from Jeff Brolin to Denzel Washington and actresses from Angela Bassett to Jane Fonda. Currently, Carter is working on costumes for BET's "Being Mary Jane," created by Mark Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union. She has designed costumes for more than 50 films and is responsible for helping to present positive images of Black people in film.
Born in Springfield, Mass., Carter is the first African-American costume designer to be nominated in the costume designing category. She was one of eight children. Her mother was a single parent who didn't have a clothes-shopping budget but who did own a sewing machine that helped her to clothe her family. If Carter needed a new outfit, she had to make it, which also allowed her to familiarize herself with sewing. Carter's early working career was influenced by her family, many of whom were teachers. She was also a special education teacher, which allowed her to work in theater for the deaf.


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Stand up tall, look pretty, and don't fall for the lawyer trying to put my father in prison.
I had one. f*cking. job.
I've always had a thing for the forbidden guy.
So, I shouldn't have been surprised by the rush of blood to my cheeks the moment I laid eyes on Lance Tyler, Attorney at Law.
Tall, handsome. A jaw chiseled from solid rock. Wicked smart — and not just street smart. He could triple word score me all night long if you know what I mean.
But any primal urge I have instantly goes cold when I remember why I entered his office in the first place.
My father is in jail. Lance wants to keep it that way.
Sleeping with the enemy isn't my style but Lance has a few urges of his own.
One touch. One kiss. One night with him… and I've completely lost myself.
No man has ever wrecked me like this before.