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Join us in Town Square every Thursday night in February as we launch Jazz Sessions a series of four live performances featuring some of Melbourne's best Jazz and Blues artists.
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Bossa Mendoza Trio
Playing an expansive repertoire of jazz, the Bossa Mendoza Trio explore the melodic strains the bossa nova, Brazilian rhythm and the soul of New Orleans. The trio bring music alive with all the energy and style usually reserved for the tropical city of Havana.
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Nichaud Fitzgibbon
Jazz was always the destiny for Nichaud Fitzgibbon. She was born into a Victorian family famous for vaudeville and jazz for four generations. Her exquisite, sultry vocals traverse the great American songbook to the bossa nova in warm and stylish expression of the greatest music of the twentieth century.
Fem Belling Quintet
An award winning singer and actor, Fem Belling's African Jazz and theatre roots augment her unique musicality. She is breathtaking on stage; a rising star whose talent had all four judges of The Voice 2015 spellbound. Experience the Fem Belling Quintet break the rules in New York Jazz style.
Ruth Rogers-Wright
Ruth Rogers-Wright smouldering vocals invoke the tunes of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday with soul when she sings their unforgettable music. Her likeness to jazz's beloved artists moved the critics to acclaim her talent at recent performances at the Edinburgh and Adelaide festivals. She is accompanied on stage by renowned jazz pianist and composer Mark Fitzgibbon as he plays the piano, double-bass and drums with the skill of a 3-piece backing band.
PREVIOUS PRODUCTION
"…subtle, smouldering … unforgettable … I hope that in the not-too-distant future, an actor playing the legend of Ruth Rogers-Wright will do the same."
"★★★★"
TW, EDINBURGH
"This is a four star show … Go to this show if you love the music of Nina Simone and want to see it performed well.
Broadway Baby, UK
Ruth Rogers-Wright will take on the roles of both NINA SIMONE and BILLIE HOLIDAY in the staging of BLACK DIVA POWER, two compelling productions in one night starring the critically acclaimed powerhouse singer/actor and touring theatres in regional Victoria and South Australia, with one landmark metro performance in Adelaide in October, 2015.
Proudly presented by Art Events Australia and Brad Hopes Promotions, Black Diva Power brings to life the powerful characters and music of jazz legends with Rogers-Wright performing the songs of the great BILLIE HOLIDAY before transforming into a mesmerising NINA SIMONE.
Fresh from Edinburgh Festival and the hit of Adelaide Cabaret Festival, award-winning playwright Neil Cole's portrayal of musical storyteller and passionate civil rights activist, NINA SIMONE features Rogers-Wright in an astonishingly profound performance as one of the most extraordinary artists of all time, focusing on Simone's friendship with Lorraine Hansberry, playwright (A Raisin In The Sun) and black activist.
Testament to her performance, a TW Edinburgh critic wrote, "I hope that in the not-too-distant future, an actor playing the legend of Ruth Rogers-Wright will do the same."
Accompanied by a three-piece backing band headed by musical director Mark Fitzgibbon, Rogers-Wright will open the show with an intimate insight into the seminal influence of BILLIE HOLIDAY on jazz and pop music, touching on the tumultuous upbringing of the woman they called Lady Day.
Described in Broadway Baby as "spectacular", the vocals of Ruth Rogers-Wright take the audience on an absorbing journey through the music of two early 20th century greats.
Currently creating a buzz and garnering four-star reviews at Edinburgh Festival 2015 and the hit of Adelaide Fringe 2014, the accolades keep coming for Cole's portrayal of musical storyteller and passionate civil rights activist, NINA SIMONE, which has been listed for the Amnesty International Freedom of Speech Award.
Australia's eminent pianist and composer Mark Fitzgibbon is reunited with Rogers-Wright when he joins the tour as Musical Director, giving audiences a full live music experience as part of a three-piece backing band which includes himself on piano, a double-bassist and drummer.
Lauded as one of the most swinging, insightful pianists that Australia has produced, he was born into a strong entertainment tradition, being the son of well-known Australian entertainer, jazzman and restaurateur Graham "Smacka" Fitzgibbon, nephew to actress/singer Maggie Fitzgibbon and grandson to pianist vaudevillian Min Fitzgibbon.
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ART EVENTS AUSTRALIA PRESENTS:
NINA SIMONE - BILLIE HOLIDAY
BLACK DIVA POWER
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"An Audience With Billie Holiday'' is a compelling and moving musical stage play, written by award-winning playwright Neil Cole.
The legendary jazz singer,Billie Holiday was one
of the greatest singers of all time, and had a seminal influence on jazz and pop music. Her tumultuous background as a black woman brought up in abject poverty in early 20th century, underwrote her unique singing ability.
"An Audience With Billie Holiday" is a tribute to the woman they called "Lady Day"; told in the first person by Ruth Rogers-Wright as the great artist, the story focuses on her development as a singer, her tragic back story that shaped her personality, talent and success,and the songs that saw her achieve unprecedented popularity.
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ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
"...pure and authentic interpretation
on Nina Simone's music…"
'THE AGE'
"Rogers-Wright has the vocal chops and imperious looks
and attitude for the part."
- www.hanatheatre.com
Nina Simone was one of the most extraordinary artists of the twentieth century; an icon of music who crossed the genres of jazz, blues and soul. She was the consummate musical storyteller and passionate civil rights activist.
Melbourne-based and Brixton-born-and-raised jazz diva, the acclaimed Ruth Rogers-Wright all but embodies Ms Simone in Nina Simone Black Diva Power by award-winning playwright Neil Cole, telling the story and exploring the music of Nina Simone from 1958 to 1965: the period during which she went from popular jazz, blues and folk singer to become "the voice of the civil rights movement" in the United States.
This compelling play focuses on the developing friendship with Lorraine Hansberry – playwright and black activist (A Raisin in the Sun), played by Zuleika Khan, who persuades Nina to become active in the civil-rights movement. Although initially reluctant, Nina Simone ascended to greatness with her activity and songs of the movement she would perform, many of which she wrote.
This production is replete with popular songs like My Baby Don't Care and Nina Simone's songs of the civil rights movement, including Young Gifted And Black, a song based on Lorraine Hansberry's play of the same name.
NINA SIMONE:
Nina Simone : Black Diva Power
"Like Simone, her strong gaze holds a striking presence over the audience, and by the end of the introductory song we are captivated and prickling with goose bumps?
- Alina Wheeler
"brilliant performance of Simone's songs and her undeniable presence establishes a powerful bond between song
and narrative"
globalmediapost.com
Nina - The best of this weeks festival
MATT BYRNE - THE ADVERTISER SUNDAY MAIL
"Good jukebox cabaret will leave the audience wanting to listen to more of the subject's songs. And Nina Simone: Black Diva Power certainly does that. But I think a great one will leave the audience burning to learn more about them. And in that respect? This was a fantastic show."
- On Dit. www.auu.org.au
Neil Cole - Playwright
PLAYWRIGHT Neil Cole has had seventeen plays produced in Melbourne, Sydney
and Brisbane and Chicago including 'Alive at Williamstown Pier;' 'A Policewoman's
Absurdity; 'Billy Possible;' 'Dr Cade,' 'The Campaign,' 'Personality Games'
which he co-wrote with Prof. Gordon Parker from the Black Dog Institute in Sydney,
and 'The Trial of Adolf Eichmann' and more recently 'Every Grain of Sand'
and 'Nina Simone Black Diva Power'. He has won the new writing for theatre
in 1999 and was shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers Literary Award in 2001.
Ruth Rogers Wright - Nina Simone/Billie Holiday
Hailing from Brixton, Sth London in the UK, acclaimed singer/songwriter Ruth Rogers-Wright relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 2000.
In the 15 years she has lived in Australia, Ruth has performed her jazz originals at renowned clubs and events in Melbourne and Sydney, including Bennett's Lane, Dizzy's, York Festival, and soon found herself gravitating towards performing the works of Nina Simone.
Like Simone herself, Ruth's approach to music is not always easy to pin down as it is so varied. Her velvet blue tone voice has been compared with the likes of Sara Vaughn, Sade and of course, Nina Simone. Her singing style sometimes ranges from an emotional whisper to an industrial scream.
In 2013, she was invited to take on the role as Nina Simone in award-winning playwright, Neil Cole's play, BLACK DIVA POWER: NINA SIMONE, which played to sold out shows at Melbourne's Chapel Off Chapel, Adelaide Fringe 2014 and Edinburgh Fringe 2015, earning Ruth more critical praise wherever she goes.
In her homeland, she first came to prominence in the mid 80's as part of the 'new British jazz movement" as described by seminal London DJ Giles Peterson with her band Moontwist which featured Australian pianist Mark Fitzgibbon along with his sister Nichaud Fitzgibbon, who performed backing vocals.
Now in Australia, it would be fair to say that Ruth Rogers-Wright has planted her own very firm footprint on the local jazz scene.
www.ruthrogerswright.com
Zuleika Khan - Lorraine Hansberry
Zuleika is an actress, singer, dancer, writer and a Division 1 Registered Nurse. She is originally from Sydney and has studied performance at NIDA, VCA & DW301. Her most recent stage roles include Avenue Q (Gary Coleman), Rent (Joanne), Godspell (Morgan/Sartra), West Side Story (Anita) & Linda/Mama Cass cover in the Australian Premiere of Flowerchildren: The Mamas & the Papas Story (winning a Greenroom & Broadway World Award). Recent TV credits include Please Like Me Season 3, webinars for The Australian Nurses & Midwives Federation and being documented on shift as a Div 1 nurse in the reality TV series "Medical Emergencies, The Alfred Hospital". She is featured in commercials for Coles, MYOB & Chemist Warehouse.
Zuleika has also produced and performed her semi-autobiographical one woman show Triage! A Nursing Cabaret, to sold out audiences in Sydney and Melbourne and looks to take it to nurses world wide. She is so grateful to be aligned with the brilliant Lorraine Hansberry in Nina Simone: Black Diva Power, having grown the show from Melbourne to large audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Proud Equity member.
www.zuleikakhan.com
www.facebook.com/triagecabaret
Chris Baldock - Director
Originally from New Zealand and based in Melbourne for over 20 years, Chris is the founder and Artistic Director of Mockingbird Theatre and a director of over fifty productions here in Australia and in NZ. He directed the acclaimed production of The Laramie Project at Chapel off Chapel, which won the Victorian Green Room Award for Best Independent Production, received a rare five star review in The Sunday Age and made many 'Best Of' lists at year's end including The Age and Theatre Notes. He revived the production in 2012 to great critical acclaim as the inaugural production for Mockingbird Theatre and, for the company, followed it with the highly lauded Blue/Orange, How I Learned To Drive, Equus, Kiss Of The Spider Woman, The Temperamentals and Quills. He also received critical praise for his productions of Love! Valour! Compassion! for Midsumma, The Dining Room at the Victorian Artists Society, Burning for Mad As Us starring Logie winner Libby Tanner and the Australian premiere of Shining City for Hoy Polloy. He has directed in and performed many musicals and concerts including Chicago, Hair and the highly lauded Melbourne premiere of A Slice Of Saturday Night. His three directing efforts for the Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival all made the finals in 2012/13. Winner of over 40 awards for his directing, acting and set designs, Chris is also a theatre reviewer and adjucticator.
Mark Fitzgibbon - MD
Mark Fitzgibbon was born into a strong entertainment tradition. He is the son of well known Australian entertainer Graham "Smacka" Fitzgibbon nephew to actress \singer Maggie Fitzgibbon and grandson to pianist \ vaudevillian Min Fitzgibbon, his sister Nichaud is a famed jazz vocalist and brother Andrew a great drummer. Mark studied music and piano under Fred Thomas, Marie Driscoll, Trevor Barnard and alto sax with Peter Clinch. Mark worked with many leading Melbourne bands in the 80's including the Vince Jones band and Wilbur Wildes "Blowout".
In the 80's moved to UK and performed throughout Europe for the next seven years. In London worked as a freelance pianist regularly performing at the 606 club, Pizza Express and Ronnie Scott's jazz clubs. Notable bands included Tommy Chase Qt, Alan Barne's Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet, Clarke Tracey Gerard Presencer qt, Jean Toussaint, Ruth Rogers Wright Moontwist, The Moodists, Bryan Spring trio, Don Weller ,Art Themen , Henry Lowther qt , Tina May and Claire Martin. Mark returned to Australia in 91 and won the Wangarratta jazz festival prize. He has performed throughout Australia with many leading Jazz Artists such as Dale Barlow, Bernie Mcgann, Chris Mcnulty, Grace Knight.
A highly regarded jazz pianist ,Mark has continues to be demand within Australia as a solo artist, accompanist , composer and recording artist on stage , tv and radio. He has accompanied American jazz stars Scott Hamilton ,Lee Konitz , John Stubblefield and Mark Murphy on their Australian tours and continues to tour Europe and Asia. Mark performes in Melbourne with his piano trio and quintet, Dave Rex qt, Nichaud Fitzgibbon qt, Dave Graney , a duo with violinst Sussanah Ng and is accompanist to many of Melbournes best vocalists. He was artist in residence at WAAPA in 2009 lecturing in jazz and piano and his new quartet CD "Closer" is on Jazzhead records Mark is recently returned from Shanghai where he worked with Theo Crocker Quintet , Robin Eubanks ,Wayne Escoffery and many of the best Chinese musicians
Martin Holoubek - Double Bass
Bassist and composer Marty Holoubek was born and raised in Adelaide Australia, where he spent his formative years studying in the prestigious Marryatville High School Special Interest Music Program. After graduating in 2008, he was selectedas one of six national finalists for the coveted James Morrison Jazz Scholarship,announced at the Generations of Jazz awards in Mount Gambier. Joining the Elder Conservatorium at the University of Adelaide to further his musical education,Marty was awarded Mitzi's prize for the 'Top undergraduate bass student' in 2010. The following year he was awarded the 'Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student' award at his graduation. Also in 2011 Marty was selected as one of three finalists from across Australia for the inaugural Wendy Wicks Scholarship. Since his move to Melbourne he has had much professional experience performing nationally and internationally with artists such as Leroy Jones, Chuck Findlay, Bobby Rydell, George Garzone, Dave Douglas, Kenny Werner, Wycliffe Gordon, Elaine Paige and Liz Callaway as well as celebrated Australian artists James Morrison, Kate Ceberano, Aaron Choulai, John Morrison, Emma Pask and Paul Grabowski.
currently performing with the very finest jazz, country/rock and funk/soul groups
across Melbourne, Marty is proud to endorse Alien Audio Bass Guitars."
Sam Bates - Drums
Sam Bates is a highly sought after drummer/percussionist/composer specialising in jazz and improvised music. His work with leading improvisers such as Scott Tinkler, Marc Hannaford, Julien Wilson and Joe Chindamo has earned him recognition within the Australian jazz scene. This includes;
- Twice a finalist in the National Jazz Awards
- Recipient of the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music Fellowship
- Winner of The Alan C Rose Memorial Trust Scholarshi
Bates has released two albums under his own name which have enjoyed critical praise, including a 4.5 star review in The Australian newspaper for Backblocks released on Newmarket Music in 2014. In addition to his work in the jazz world, Bates has collaborated with Aria Award winning singer/songwriters Ollie Browne and Katie Noonan, and is a regular member of the Christine Anu band.
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First of all, let's cover some basic facts about ELDs.
ELD stands for Electronic Logging Device. The acronym is the current description for a device that is connected to a vehicle to automatically record driving hours for the purpose of preparing Hours of Service (HOS) reports. Under the incoming ELD mandate, these devices must meet specific criteria outlined by the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Authority) on the final publication date (expected on October 30, 2015).
Other acronyms that have been used in the past include AOBRD (Automatic On-board Recorder) and EOBR (Electronic On-board Recorder). Despite slight variations, the central function of all these devices is to electronically record a driver's activity to log HOS (Hours of Service), also known as RODS (Record of Driver Status).
The FMCSA have made provisions for drivers currently using an ELD that meet the specifications described in regulation 395.15 that they will have two years beyond the compliance date to update their hardware to meet the new ELD mandate criteria.
The ELD mandate is the final ruling from the FMCSA on the electronic logging requirements for CMV (Commercial Motor Vehicle) drivers who are required to comply with HOS limits.
The ELD mandate was published December 10, 2015, and comes into effect 60 days after this date.


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Range Rover Evoque beats BMW to North American Truck of the Year
By Noel Young-09 January 2012 20:35pm
The British-designed and built Range Rover Evoque has won the title North American Truck of the Year, beating the BMW X3 and Honda CR-V.
"We're going to market the hell out of this," said a smiling Andy Goss , president of Jaguar Land Rover North America, on a stage above the four-cylinder SUV.
He said it was a tremendous honour and humbling for the company, now owned by the Indian Tata Motors . In 18 previous contests, Range Rover has had finalists but never a winner. The U.S. is the world's largest Range Rover market.
The Evoque, built at Halewood on Merseyside,and described as a compact crossover, has been widely praised since its launch last year. The price starts at $43,995 in the US. It gets 18 miles per gallon in city driving and 28 mpg on the highway.
Fifty motoring journalists voted on the winning vehicles from a group of finalists, Bloomberg reported. The vehicles must be all new or substantially changed to be considered.
The Hyundai Elantra beat the Ford Focus and Volkwagen Passat to win the 2012 North American Car of the Year award. The awards were announced at the start of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Media previews are being held all week and the show opens to the public on Saturday.
John Krafcik, Hyundai's North American CEO, said the award wouldn't sell more cars - because the company already is selling as many Elantras as it can make at its factory in Alabama . However, he said, "It should be helpful for our brand going forward."
The Elantra starts at $16,445 in the US and gets an estimated 33 mpg.
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Personality: With a blink of the eye an entire decade can pass by. And that has brought along some complications to Mal. While he tries his hardest to blend it to the current decade he just can't get a hang of it. Slang outright confuses him (it must change every day, how can anyone even keep up with it all?) and if it wasn't for Mercy he would still be wearing cravats.
Having fought in more wars than most people even see in a lifetime Tent doesn't have a very high opinion of people. They're not very bright and take offence at the smallest thing.
Trent has always been one to search out excitement. Sitting around doing nothing has never appealed to him, and he not afraid to create some excitement of his own if he needs something to do. True, it's times like that when he finds himself creating some kind of trouble, but it better than being bored out of his mind right? Some people might be content to stay in and read a book but he'd much rather be out dancing, seeing the sights, and eating meeting new people.
Curiosity may have killed the cat but it kept the vampire entertained. He makes his living by getting involved in other people business and people are curious beings. They're all driven by the same things; love, jealousy, and greed. Some people suffer heartbreak in silence and others wage wars. Trent like to learn what drives a person, and there is nothing wrong with a bit of gossip either. Not that he'll ever admit that.
Skilled combatant - Trained and Ordained as a Soldier of the Holy Roman Empire plus several centuries of working as a mercenary has allowed Trent to hone his fighting skills. He has learned a multitude of martial arts styles over the years.
Lie Detector - It's difficult to tell a lie around Trent. Something about the eyes give it away.
Pre-Cog - While Trent doesn't get elaborate visions of the future (thank goodness) but he gets more of a vague feeling of what's to come. A bad feeling could indicated trouble to come or a good feeling could indicate a lucky break. The gift was one that his sire passed down.
Levitation - He can get as high as 10 feet in the air (roughly one story high), and about 40 feet out (the length of a school bus). Continual levitation can be held for roughly 30 minutes at max.
He also has the usual vampire abilities; enhanced speed, strength, and healing. While all of his senses might be enchanted as well his sense of sight is the dominate of the group.
Brief History: Left in the care of the Roman Catholic Church as a wee babe he was quickly christainted Tiarnan Maol Eoin, or Chief of St. John. The Abbott who had christened him though names helped to craft the personality of the child. Tiarnan to bring great leadership skills and Maol Eoin to implore the Saint to give his blessing to the child. Having started off as a simple scribe when Abbott joined the church St. John held a special place in his heart. By the age of 10 it became very apparent that Tiarnan had no skill in scribal work, nor really any other skill they'd attempted to impart on him.
By the time he was 11 the Abbot decided to apprentice the young hellion to the Soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire. Thus began a life on the road. It wasn't an easy life by any means but there were certainly some perks. And he found something he was good at. Fighting. It wasn't what the Abbott wanted for Tiarnan but it was definitely more interesting than any scribal work.
The army was not a place for a young boy. Grown men left to fight in a variety of the Empire's wars and didn't come back, how could a kid survive that. But he did. Sort of anyways. Right up until he was 24. The Ottoman Empire had declared war on the Habsburgs - something the Pope fully supported and provided men for.
Tiarna been leading a raiding party when he had been captured by the enemy. For days they tortured him. For exactly how long he wasn't sure. The days went by in a plain filled haze each one blending into the other. Then one day he woke with an all consuming hunger and more strength than he'd ever had in his life. What happened next he couldn't exactly say. All Tiarnan can remember from that time in his life is raw, consuming hunger.
Then one day the hunger just ended and Tiarnan became aware of the world again. But one thing was acutely apparent. He was no longer the man he had been. Hell, he wasn't sure he was even a man any more. Tiarnan certainly didn't remember the driving need to drink blood before. Unless you counted communion. The first few years of this new existence were rough. Not entirely sure what he was Tiarnan had to learn entirely by trial and error.
Once he'd gotten some control over his new senses and abilities (or at least when he thought he had) Tiarnan tried to re-join his brothers in their fight. Only he ran into a few problems. One of the largest ones was the fact he could no longer stomach being in sunlight. It didn't take a whole lot for his brothers to learn what he'd become - a monster. It wasn't long then until they'd had him excommunicated. A fate worse than death for a devote Catholic like him. Nowhere to go, Tiarana began to wonder around the world picking up the odd job here and there in order to keep himself a float. And after some time he managed to make a name for himself.
That was certainly true enough. At first he'd take any job if the price was right. Over the years he's been able to become more choosey about what jobs he takes on. That's what happens when you get known for getting the job done with minimal loss (if that's wanted anyways). Now days he prefers jobs that pique his interest or provide a challenge. Gotta keep life interesting after all.
About a century and a half later Mal was delivering a package to a guy he knew in Romania. That is if you can call a head in a burlap sack a package. The delivery of the package went much easier than the acquisition, and ahead of schedule as well. Money in pocket, Mal decided he would take a small tour of the country, see the sights, maybe find a job or two. He spent no more than a night in each town before moving on. At least that was the plan. After coming across a fine pair of eyes and a sweet smile, Mal found himself staying night after night. He was positively smitten.
However, theirs was not to be a happy ending. It didn't take long before his past caught up with him. A few years earlier one of the John V the King of Portugal's lackeys had caught wind of a witch named Zaul trying to stir things up in one of Portugal's biggest colonies Brazil. Afraid there was going to be an uprising he opted to send Mal down to Brazil to set the fear of god into Zaul's heart. The only request for his contact in Portugal was that he couldn't kill the witch. Dead men became martyrs and that was just asking for unnecessary trouble. Instead Mal decided he would break the man tormenting him over a series of weeks and slowly killing off his entire family. It had worked. Any talk of an uprising ended and Mal moved on content that he had a job well done.
He'd never expected Zaul to hunt him down. Particularly not while he was on a completely different continent. And yet there he was. Intending to make Mal suffer as much as he had Zaul created a potion that would curse the lovey Mercy whom Mal had fallen head over heals for. And curse her it did. Whatever potion Zaul had forced Mercy to drink had changed her in a multitude of ways. Instead of the charming fox-woman she had been she now had the blood lust of a vampire. He had never wished for her to ever experience like that but he couldn't say he was upset that they would now be able to spend the rest of eternity together.
After the whole ordeal Mercy, deciding to remain in her fox form for a while, disappeared. Worried but understanding that she had somethings to work out and would find him when she was ready, Mal waited. And waited. And waited. Then one day she made her way back to him, and Mal has kept her close to her side ever sense.
Any Other Useful Knowledge: Mal has long since stopped using the name Tiarnan. It's an old Gaelic name that hardly anyone can pronounce. Plus he already has a hard time not standing out, using a name like Tiarnan Maol Eoin definitely dates him. He's since fully anglicized his name to Trenton Malone. Or Mal for short.
The horizon was starting to be tinted with reds, oranges, and yellows as the sun was starting to show it's face. Dawn was quickly approaching. The picture it painted was quite lovely. Perched on top of the six foot wall surrounding one of the many brownstones in the neighborhood Mal leaned against the turret holding a small lamp, one leg dangling off the wall. Any moment now his prey would be walking past the wall and then he'd make his move. All he had to do was wait. Now Mal didn't have an exact time frame for when his quarry would be passing by but with a little bit of patience on his part his task would prove to be fruitful.
However, if he was being honest, he might be moved to admit he'd already spent quite a large portion of time perched on that wall waiting. He waited there, perched with an inhuman stillness. Once in a while the sound of footsteps would signal someone's approach. Only it was never the one he was looking for.
People could be so blind. Here he was, a predator in his own rights, and not a single one of the poor bastards walking by would even bother to glance up. Nope they just kept walking right on by. Mal did contemplate jumping down from his hiding place to scare a few of the buggers but that wouldn't do. He might give the game away. And then all of his planning would be naught.
Hello my dear! Welcome to VF!
Just a couple of small things, If you could flesh out his personality just a bit more I'd appreciate it. Also, if you could add in his Vampire abilities to his other Abilities I would appreciate it.
His precog could easily be a vampire trait passed down from his sire but if you could state whether or not he got it after being turned or if it was an ability he had before I would appreciate it.
Here at VF, the lore for Vampires doesn't include Flight, it does however include Levitation and at his age I would expect a bit more control over the ability that same may call it flight. If you could add in how far he can fly and for how long I'd appreciate it!
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1. Attend the dedication of the Frank M. Hynes Station at Greenbush
State Rep. Jim Cantwell, D-Marshfield, is hosting a dedication ceremony in celebration of the naming of the Greenbush Station after former State Representative Frank M. Hynes. The ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Greenbush Commuter Rail Station. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony at PJ's Country House Restaurant and Pub, 227 Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A). Hynes served the citizens of Scituate and Marshfield with distinction and honor for over 25 years (1983 to 2008) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. While he worked on countless issues affecting the 4th Plymouth District, the issue which dominated his entire time in office was the Greenbush/Old Colony Commuter Rail Project. He was a strong leader, advocate, and proud supporter of this important South Shore transportation initiative.
2. Tour The Spit in a pontoon
Enjoy a scenic and leisurely two-hour trip along the North River to The Spit, with stops along the way to explore life on the sand banks and salt marshes. Sponsored by the North and South Rivers Watershed Association, the pontoon ride takes place from 1 to 3 p .m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. The cost is $50 for members, $75 for non-members, and includes membership. The tour leaves from Roht Marine, 2205 Main St. in Marshfield (just across the Sgt. Michael J. Kelley Bridge to the right heading, south on Route 3A). Space is limited to 6. Parking at Roht Marine is very limited, so carpooling or drop-offs are encouraged. If you must park, please do so at the scenic turn off on Rt. 3-A and walk over the bridge. Please arrive at the dock at least 15 minutes prior to departure time. Contact NSRWA at 781-659-8168 or email info@nsrwa.org with questions. Visit www.nsrwa.org/ to register.
3. Rock out at the Jetty
The Michelle Rockwell Band will be at The Jetty, 278 Ocean Street in Marshfield, at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. The band encourages the crowd to dance to their wide range of R&B, Blues, Classic Rock, Funk, Reggae and Soul. There is an entrance fee of $5 at the door. For more information visit www.thejetty-marshfield.com/
4. Read a story to a dog
Bring the kids to the Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St., where they can read to Gurnet, a Dog B.O.N.E.S. certified reading partner. Gurnet will be at the library from 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, and every Monday at the same time in October. Reading to a dog is particularly beneficial to new and/or hesitant readers because dogs provide silent, non-judgmental support, and help to foster enthusiasm for books. Children in grades kindergarten and up are invited to sign up in the Children's Room for a 15 minute slot to read to Gurnet, who will be accompanied by Bonnie, his owner. Contact Ann Lattinville, Head of Children's Services at the library at 781-545-8727 or alattinville@ocln.org for more information. For more information on Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy dogs, visit www.therapydog.info.
5. Enjoy a Harvest Moon Feast and help the NSRWA
The 10th annual Harvest Moon Feast will be taking place at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2 at the Mill Wharf Restaurant, 23 Mill Wharf Plaza. This popular event benefits the North and South Rivers Watershed Association's Environmental Education Programs. Enjoy sample dishes from the South Shore's finest restaurants, a complimentary beer and wine tasting, and live jazz music. There will also be a cash bar and auction items. Tickets are $70 in advance, or $75 at the door. Visit nrswa.org for more information or to purchase tickets.
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A Shropshire schoolgirl, who contracted a rare form of cancer, has been fitted with a metal leg bone which will "grow with her" as she gets older. Hannah Baker, 9, from Clee St Margaret, had the femur in her left leg removed after she was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma tumour in April. Surgeons at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, have replaced it with a special titanium rod which is extended by using electromagnetic pulses.
"It will grow with her as she grows up," said Hannah's mother, Shim Baker. "She could potentially have it for up to 20 or 30 years, the only problem will be if Hannah grows too tall for it, then she would need surgery to put a longer one in." The titanium implant has motors inside it to allow it to be extended to match the length of Hannah's healthy leg. She will have to attend out-patient appointments in the future, where she will place her leg in a special electromagnetic device. The pulses from that machine moves the motors inside the implant, allowing doctors to extend the length of her leg without performing surgery. Mrs Baker said: "Before this technology, Hannah would have had to keep going back into hospital for more operations. "She would've had open wounds and the chance of further infection - this means she won't be spending months in hospital in the future."
Hannah discovered she had the tumour after complaining of having an aching leg while doing sports. The family GP did not know what was wrong with her so sent her for an X-ray at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. The chief executive of Cancer Research UK, Dr Harpal Kumar, said: "These new figures are encouraging and highlight the huge progress we're making. "Research across many areas is having real impact." The Department of Health said: "These figures reflect improvements in cancer services, but we know there is still more to do. "Our aim is to save 5,000 more lives every year by 2015 - and halve the gap in cancer survival between us and the best-performing countries in Europe.""I thought it was growing pains to begin with, or maybe a pulled muscle," said her father Paul Baker.
"We were so lucky to catch it early because the cancer hadn't spread anywhere else and if we hadn't, she could've lost her whole leg." The X-ray showed a 22cm (8in) section of the femur had been infected by the tumour. Mrs Baker said: "Her own leg bone was actually the tumour because the cells had laid down wrong and the bone just didn't form properly. "When we went for the scan, and they used the dye to highlight where the tumour was, Hannah's leg lit up like a Christmas tree." Hannah has had to undergo a course of high dose chemotherapy and blood transfusions at the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Mr Baker said that looking after Hannah and her sister Emily, 11, had become a "round-the-clock job". He said he had not been to work at the haulage company he owned since April, and was relying on other family members to run it for him. "We're up and down the motorway to hospital to make sure we're there for Hannah. "I do all the night shifts in the hospital and Shim does the days. We sometimes only see each other for an hour or so a day."
A report by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) published in October showed that bone cancer affects 380 people in England each year, with more than half of those people under the age of 24. It also showed the survival rate of just 42% of people had not changed for 25 years. Mr Baker said that Hannah wanted to help raise awareness of the condition. "She said to me, I've got it and I didn't know about it," he said. "We've met children who've lost virtually the whole of their leg, we've found people with it on their lungs because they've been told by doctors that it was growing pains or whatever. "She doesn't want other children to suffer like she did." Hannah has also given her cancerous femur to science. "She thought if it helped someone in the same position as her not have to go through such intense treatment, she would donate it," said Mrs Baker. Hannah is currently in the middle of a second course of chemotherapy which will continue until Christmas. "We know life will be different for her, she won't be able to run and jump and play on trampolines and things like that but we will find other sports that she can do," said Mrs Baker. "It's about giving her a future filled with fun, rather than telling her what she can't do."


For the discovery of human genetic variants that alter the levels and distribution of cholesterol and other lipids, inspiring new approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular and liver disease.
Very high levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood cause coronary heart disease. Can the disease be prevented by lifelong reduction of cholesterol levels? Helen Hobbs addressed this question using a large, ethnically diverse database of individuals that she established in Dallas. In that population, she discovered mutations that lower plasma cholesterol levels. She went on to show that these mutations were associated with marked protection from coronary heart disease. These studies led to the development of a new class of highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs. In the same population, she also discovered the gene that confers the highest risk for fatty liver disease, a burgeoning health problem.
I learned of my selection for this award in a Dunkin Donuts, which was the only place with Wi-Fi service in the remote reaches of Maine — surprised, honored, and humbled. I have so many to thank: Donald Seldin, my former chief of medicine, who changed the course of my career by steering me into a laboratory; Brown and Goldstein, my scientific mentors, for taking a chance on me and investing in my future; Jonathan Cohen, my scientific partner, who contributed importantly to the work being honored tonight; the many students, fellows, and colleagues who comprise my scientific family. I thank my parents for their loving support, and also for letting me find (and lose) myself along the way; my three brothers for making me resilient; my husband, Dennis Stone, who has wanted everything for me, and our sons, Lang and Hunter, who enrich my every day. The work could not have been done without the generous support of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), National Institutes of Health, DW Reynolds Foundation, the Eugene McDermott family, and UT Southwestern, which has provided an outstanding environment in which to develop as a physician-scientist.


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Definitely Not-Racist Wendell Pool That Banned Dreadlocks and Weaves Will Close
by Leigh Tauss
A privately owned pool in Wendell that came under fire earlier this month for banning dreadlocks, weaves, and baggy clothes will be closing later this year, multiple news outlets reported.
As the INDY reported earlier this month, the Outdoor Recreation Center of Wendell published rules on June 7 to its Facebook page stating "no baggy pants, dread-locks/weaves/extensions or revealing clothes will be permitted or you will be asked to leave."
The post garnered over a thousand comments on social media criticizing the pool for targeting African Americans. The owners, John and Teresa Freeman, denied that the rules were racially motivated. That might have been more plausible had a post on Teresa Freeman's personal Facebook page included a meme with a picture of the Confederate flag, stating this "This does not offend me," followed by a picture of two men with baggy pants with the words, "This bullshit does."
ABC11 reported Thursday that the owners will be closing the pool after Labor Day and plan to retire.
"To Our ORC Family: Johnny turns 65 in January, therefore, we have decided to retire and spend more time with our family," the owners wrote in a statement. "Regretfully, after this season, we will be closing ORC after Monday, Labor Day. All of you will be greatly missed as we have watched your children grow up. Thank you for all the support through the last 6 years. With love and much appreciation!"
Contact staff writer Leigh Tauss at ltauss@indyweek.com.
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Dodging Meteor Strikes - Disruptive Trends that will Change Everything!
by Tom Wright, on Sep 18, 2019 11:49:39 AM
How do you dodge a meteor hurtling towards your job, team, business, organization, industry, or community? How do you craft your strategy beyond next week when so many things are changing all around you?
Self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, 5G connections, smart glasses, 3D printing, voice interfaces… alone, any one of these powerful new trends would be enough to change the fate of an organization or business. In combination, they present an almost incalculable and potentially deadly level of disruption.
These trends aren't way off in the distance: that future is already here. Dr Brad Berens gave an eye-opening presentation at Cascade's Engage Conference earlier this year...
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We've already lived through vast changes in the 30 years the publicly-accessible internet has been around in the US. In that time, digital technologies have transformed many aspects of our lives, from how we share photos of a new baby to how we make dinner reservations, from how we take notes to how we learn about breaking news stories, from how we send a quick message to how we collaborate on a years-long project plan, from how we entertain ourselves to how we monitor and manage our health care, from how we buy a book to how we get across town or to another country, and more.
And yet, despite how much these new technologies have altered our lives, the next 25 years will see even more profound changes.
In today's keynote address, Dr. Brad Berens — Principal at Big Digital Idea Consulting and Chief Strategy Officer of the Center for the Digital Future at the Annenberg School, University of Southern California — will take you on a high-speed tour of the future, where colliding trends will continue to disrupt industries, organizations, businesses, families and individual lives.
He also explores what you need to know to thrive in this exciting new world, and how these colliding trends will affect your day-to-day and long-term strategies.
About Dr. Brad Berens
A trusted advisor to companies of all sizes and a respected voice within the interactive media industry, Dr. Brad Berens has enjoyed a wide-ranging career that has storytelling as an organizing theme. These days, he divides his time among research and trend spotting as Chief Strategy Officer at the Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg, and strategic consulting at Big Digital Idea, board work, mentoring of startups, and public speaking
Earlier, Brad had a long tenure as the Global Chief Content Officer for dmg events' digital portfolio (including iMedia), editorial and marketing work at EarthLink, and spent several years as a Hollywood story analyst at companies like DreamWorks, New Regency, CAA and Mirage. He started his career as an award-winning teacher of Shakespeare and writing at U.C. Berkeley, and wants everybody who loves science fiction to go buy and read his first novel, "Redcrosse".
Brad moves gracefully from the digital world to the "real" world and back again. Learn too much more about him in all the usual places: Google, LinkedIn, on Twitter as @bradberens, and at the Center site (digitalcenter.org
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" Kazon sects control this part of the quadrant. Some have food, some have ore, some have water. They all trade and they all kill each other for it. "
~ Neelix, on the Kazon
The Kazon are a brutish humanoid race of aliens from Star Trek Voyager that made their first appearance in the pilot episode "Caretaker". A warrior race, the Kazon were crude and violent with the dubious honor of being the only known species the Borg refuse to assimilate because they view them as unworthy.
Kazon are not very intelligent nor particularly dangerous but they have a pack mentality not unlike gangs or primitive tribal societies, as such they can be threatening and are known to attack other species as raiders and opportunists. A male-dominated society Kazon are very much the stereotypical barbarian race and male Kazon do not take kindly to females giving them orders: they have no objection to mistreating and even torturing prisoners (as they did to a young Kes).
Kazon are comparable to species such as the Klingon or the Orion and were inspired by actual street gangs, hence their aggressive and primitive society. At some point in the past, the Kazon were enslaved by the Trabe. In 2346, the Kazon overthrew their Trabe masters, taking their ships and technology. The Trabe were forced to become a nomadic species following the Kazon revolt.
The Kazon fell into factionalism, with the various Kazon sects fighting each other for control of territory and resources. When the Federation starship Voyager appeared in the Delta Quadrant the Kazon sects began competing to acquire replicators, transporters, and other Federation technology in order to get a leg up on the other sects and establish themselves as a major power in the Delta Quadrant.
The Kazon-Nistrom were able to capture Voyager for a brief period at the end of 2372, but the ship was retaken thanks to the efforts of the Doctor, Lon Suder, Tom Paris and a group of Talaxian soldiers. Voyager soon moved beyond Kazon space, leaving the species behind in the Delta Quadrant.
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As you are considering the style of your wedding, you may find yourself imagining the scene in each different season. The mood and weather of the month you choose have an undeniable impact on the tone of the occasion. Weddings that take place in March, April, or May have the advantage of being first on the year's wedding dance card. Depending on where you live, March may be an unpredictable month, often bringing winds and rain. April and May are unpredictable, too, but less so. April is an unabashedly romantic month, with many of the year's loveliest flowers. May weddings offer all the benefits of these held in April, plus the likelihood of better weather.
June, of course, is the most popular month in which to marry. The tradition began centuries ago with the ancient Romans. The month of June was named Juno, goddess of women and marriage, who vowed to protect those who married in her month. In may areas June is also the first month of predictable fair weather. Another June offering: roses, the quintessential romantic flowers that bloom profusely during this month. And school ends in June, freeing guests to travel and college-age newly weds to take their honeymoons. But getting married in June has challenges, too. Wedding locations, musicians, florists, caterers, and clergy are in high demand during this month. Being a June bride is worth the extra planning, if you've had that particular dream since adolescence, and the month does carry undeniable joyousness. Just be sure to allow enough time to make arrangements for services you need and want.
For couples who want a summer wedding but are not emotionally bound to the month of June, July is a fine choice. It's the height of summer, nights are long, and outdoor weddings run little risk of bad weather (although humidity can be a formidable problem in some places). Family members who live far away may be more able to get time off from work to travel in summer months, and children are out of school. The same goes for August. It is such a popular vacation month that if you don't send your invitations out well in advance, you might receive a higher number of regrets.
Fewer people get married in November than in summer or fall, which allows popular wedding locations to be available then. The same holds true for musicians, florists and caterers, all of whom are eager to spend extra time with you in the slow month before the Christmas holidays.
December is an age-old favorite for nuptials. What is more romantic than exchanging vows in a candlelit chapel, with snow falling outside? The scent of pine in the air, the yuletide spirit, and the notorious holiday feasting all lend themselves perfectly to a wedding celebration. Many hotels and restaurants are lavishly decorated for the season, so you may be able to save on decorations and still have a festive affair. Families and friends traditionally get together for the holidays, anotherbenefit to planning your wedding at this time. According to Irish folktales, the last day of the year is an especially lucky one on which to wed.
Scottish lore, meanwhile, has it that January 1 is the most fortuitous day for a wedding. Tying the knot in January or February has the same advantages as doing so in November, with many sites and services more readily available to you. These months are also a perfect time for a honeymoon wedding. In quiet winter months, family and friends will welcome an invitation to travel to a ski village or an exotic ( and possibly warmer ) locale. If you're considering a winter wedding, remember that February has the most romantic wedding date of all- Valentine's Day.
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Released in 1968, Waiting For the Sun was the third studio album from the Doors featuring Jim Morrison at the helm. The album topped the charts for four weeks and includes their second US #1 single "Hello, I Love You". The album also contains the single "The Unknown Soldier" which peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
With an intoxicating, genre-blending sound, provocative and uncompromising songs, and the mesmerizing power of singer Jim Morrison's poetry and presence, The Doors had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture. The Doors' arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not only the start of a string of hit singles and albums that would become stone classics, but also of something much bigger - a new and deeper relationship between creators and audience.


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City tosses Sunset Park waterfront development plan overboard
Menchaca, EDC at odds over details of proposal
January 9, 2015 By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Sunset Park Councilmember Carlos Menchaca charged that the Economic Development Corporation balked at the idea of giving the community a say in the development of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, a charge EDC officials denied. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
A $115 million plan to redevelop the Sunset Park waterfront was torpedoed after a dispute erupted between Councilmember Carlos Menchaca and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) over the details of the project.
Menchaca charged that the EDC "walked away from the table" and scrapped the proposal to redevelop the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park because the agency was unwilling yield to his demand to give the Sunset Park community a say in the planning process.
But EDC officials leveled a countercharge, saying that that Menchaca refused the agency's plan to have the Sunset Park community board, Board Seven, serve as the local voice for the project. Instead, EDC officials told Crain's New York Business, the councilmember pushed for the establishment of a development corporation, a panel that he would control, to oversee the terminal.
The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal is located on the waterfront near 32nd Street. The redevelopment proposal called for the reactivation of maritime services that would have specializing in handling automobiles and other cargo at the 88-acre site. In addition, the plans called for the construction of a municipal recycling facility. The redevelopment would have created 300 jobs on the waterfront, officials said.
Menchaca told his side of the story in a statement he issued on Jan. 7.
"Today, in the face of enormous pressure from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), I stood strong and asked them to withdraw their request for a 49-year master lease for the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). I made it clear to the EDC that our community deserves better," Menchaca wrote in the statement.
EDC was seeking City Council approval of a 49-year lease for the marine terminal.
Menchaca claimed that EDC was seeking to "officially remove our charter-mandated voice through the City Council for 49 years (that's 12 council member terms) on the future of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) by replacing it with a process that is non-binding" and that such a position was unacceptable.
"I also asked for a serious job training program that would target Sunset Park residents enhancing the walk-to- work immigrant community, reinvesting a small portion of the revenue generated from the lease that would improve our open spaces and public infrastructure, and to begin a conversation about our vision (similar to the Brooklyn Navy Yard) to create a local entity that would govern over publicly-owned sites like SBMT making it accountable to the community and act as an honest steward for the next generation of residents and small businesses for Sunset Park," Menchaca wrote in his statement.
Kyle Kimball, president and CEO of the EDC, told Crain's that the agency found Menchaca's demand for the creation of a development corporation "confounding."
The dispute also played out over Facebook, where Menchaca posted his statement and where Kimball responded. Kimball wrote on the councilmember's Facebook page that a development corporation "would have lacked transparency, to the specific exclusion of the Sunset Park community board."
Tony Giordano, president of the civic group Sunset Park Restoration, sided with Menchaca. "I stand firmly with Councilmember Menchaca. His position is principled and wise," Giordano told the Brooklyn Eagle.
Giordano said he opposed the idea of EDC getting a "master lease" for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal for 49 years. "That may not sound too threatening to the average person, but what it means is they would have total control over what uses the property is put to with zero oversight. The City Council would have no word in any transactions for the next two generations," he told the Eagle.
Sunset Park neighbors help restaurant owners after fire
January 9 | By Paula Katinas
Sunset Park fans create their own version of Bingo
Bypassing city, Sunset Park group posts its own speed limit signs
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When employees make decisions and advocate for themselves, good things happen.
At Blue Scorcher in the seaside town of Astoria, Oregon, customers count on a few things. There's, of course, the golden braids of challah and the crisp loaves of sourdough, but also those flaky pinwheel pastries that go so well with the cafe's frothy honey-cardamom lattes. But for the workers who find their way to Blue Scorcher, the business means much more than artisan breads and a paycheck. "When people find a good match here it's kind of magical," says Joe Garrison, a founding partner in Blue Scorcher.
And for the restaurant industry in particular—famous for its long hours and low wages—co-ops promise better working conditions in general. "When the workers own the business, they tend to pay themselves a decent wage," Hoover says. "They almost, across the board, [have] better benefits." Workers also tend to build more on-the-job skills, because as owners, they're cross-trained for a variety of roles within the business. That generally means a lower rate of employee turnover, a perennial issue in the restaurant industry. "There's really strong data that [says] employees stay longer in worker co-ops and experience higher job satisfaction," Hoover says.
So with some many voices in the industry calling for more better working conditions, why don't more restaurants adopt this model?
The Democracy at Work Institute, which is associated with the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, estimates that restaurants and cafes account for roughly 13 percent of all 375 worker cooperatives currently operating across the country. The larger food industry, including food processing and production businesses like Alvarado Street Bakery and Ubuntu Coffee Roasting Cooperative, accounts for 22 percent — the highest concentration of any industry. A 2015 state of the sector report from the same group also found that food services made up a large portion of new or converted co-ops (those that transitioned to work-owned businesses from traditional business ownership models) that emerged in the previous two years.
"We are in a wave of growth right now,", Hoover says. Worker-owned cooperatives, she says, have undergone several major "waves" over the last 40 years, each fueled by a different goal. In the 1970s, many newly formed cooperatives were tied to people desiring a counter-cultural lifestyle outside of traditional economies, but today, Hoover observes that more co-ops are being formed in response to economic stressors. "People don't feel secure at their jobs anymore, and having ownership of something gives them security," Hoover says. And some aging baby boomers implement co-op models as a way to keep their businesses open after retirement — by transferring ownership to employees.
At Arizmendi, a bustling group of Bay Area bakeries known for its sourdough chocolate croissants and vegetarian pizza slices, the employees manning the ovens and the cash registers are cooperative owners. Inspired by Berkeley's beloved Cheese Board Collective, Arizmendi's first location opened in Oakland nearly 21 years ago. Since then, it's blossomed into six affiliate bakeries that exchange recipes but operate as independently run cooperatives.
"It's really empowering for a lot of people," says Maddy Van Engel, a former baker at the Valencia Arizmendi Panadería & Pizzeria. Van Engel now oversees operations at the bakery collective's sister organization, Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, which helps organize the independent Arizmendi Bakery network; the association has become a model for successful cooperative restaurant management.
With employees deciding how the business should be run and advocating for themselves, conditions and benefits often improve. "In a co-op we're deciding what's best for us, and we decided we're going to take 50-minute breaks no matter what," she says. "We decided to have really great health benefits," such as health insurance and sick leave.
And because workers are setting the tone at worker-owned cooperatives, Van Engel says that often results in higher pay. Wages at Arizmendi bakery vary depending on the location and what each cooperative decides, but Van Engel estimates that employees at some bakeries make roughly $40 to $50 dollars per hour, including benefits and profit sharing. "It's actually bordering on a living wage in the Bay Area," she says.
Similar cooperatives have secured comparable benefits for staff. Whereas the state of Oregon's minimum wage is $10.25 an hour, Blue Scorcher offers a flat wage of around $15 to $16 per hour including tips. At Austin's Black Star Co-op brewery, employees start at around $12 per hour and receive pay increases after three months to $13.10 per hour — nearly twice the state's standard minimum wage. Employees can pursue additional raises if they work towards a role on the managerial-level governing body called the Workers Assembly, which comprises roughly half of the brewery staff. In addition to the living wage, Black Star gives all employees paid time off, and staffers, regardless of their leadership role, are also empowered in the decision-making process. "We operate democratically, so there's no one person making decisions," says Black Star business team leader Jodi Mozeika.
Where cooperatives value collective ownership, many outsiders are put off by the prospect of a business that seemingly lacks a clear management hierarchy. "People think of collective or consensus decision making, and they're afraid of that," Hoover says. "They don't necessarily see it as a benefit. They see it as, like, 'Oh my gosh. Everybody's going to be deciding everything; that's not typically true." Rather than relying solely on consensus voting, worker-owned cooperatives typically have committees and boards that help oversee company decisions. This helps the business stay nimble, while still giving employee-owners "more agency," she says.
Still, fielding several opinions about policy changes does mean that decisions are, at times, made at a slower pace compared to a restaurant with an owner or CEO. At Black Star, a simple majority vote can result in a managerial decision. When a proposed change that's pertinent to running the business is voted down, "it'll be revised so that we find a plan that works best for us and for the business, and that process takes time," Mozeika says. Smaller decisions are decided by a team leader council and larger policy decisions are made by a board that's elected by Black Star's membership community.
To avoid employees "blocking" important decisions, Blue Scorcher adopted a dynamic governance system when it fully transitioned into an employee-owned cooperative in 2012. Under the model, employees elect a representative to lead their department — known as a "department circle." The leads are then charged with making quick daily decisions, such as making sure the bread department has enough flour to do their baking for the day. Those leads then attend group meetings with the other department leads, called the General Circle, where they discuss higher-level issues within the bakery. During the lead meetings, representatives are allowed to propose business changes.
With so many voices in the room, not all discussions are simple. "We've certainly stubbed our toes on all kinds of issues," Garrison says. But Blue Scorcher's sociocratic model forces the group to make decisions more quickly. A single employee, for example, can't block a decision that's approved by the group if the decision doesn't violate the co-op's bylaws. Garrison points to a suggestion several years ago, where a group of members felt that the coastal and entirely vegetarian bakery should start serving fish on its menu. "There were people strongly for and strongly against [it]," he recalls. Rather than making a quick decision that would alter the identity of the bakery, the group decided to survey customers. Following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster off the Pacific Coast, the group ultimately decided to ax the fish plan.
Such was the case with Black Star, which was facing potential closure in early 2017 after several months of declining sales. "That cash crunch that we got into was a result of… the same struggles that all restaurants face, [which] is staying relevant in an ever-changing restaurant scene and brewery scene," Mozeika says of the downturn. Where other restaurants might look for a new line of credit or into the owners' own pockets to save the business, Black Star was able to turn to its 3,500-person membership community for help. While somewhat temporary, the call to action led to a boost in sales that ultimately saved the brewery and gave Black Star time to strategize. "Luckily we have the community to rally around us and a really strong membership base that wants to keep us open," Mozeika says.
Beyond the regular challenges of running a food business, cooperatives also sometimes find it challenging to secure loans and investment. "Often restaurant investors want either some kind of control or they want a large return on investment," Hoover says. "In a co-op, both of those things violate the principles of the co-op, [which] is that the members are the main beneficiaries and the members control it." In these instances, co-ops will often form a third-party organization such as the Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, which can establish the business and then transfer control to the cooperative.
This article was originally published on May 21, 2018, in Eater, and is reprinted with permission of Vox Media, Inc.
Brenna Houck is editor of Eater Detroit and an Eater.com reporter. Top illustration credit: Justin Tran. Editor: Erin DeJesus.


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