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The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by ..., Volumen3
editado por Thomas Humphry Ward
writers who represent the average poetical level of the time, the level out of which Cowper suddenly emerged to charm Dr. Franklin. Mr. Cawthorne, Mr. Emily, Mr. Cunningham, Miss Carter, Mrs. Greville, and a hundred others, are the channels into which the river of eighteenth-century verse diffused itself before it was finally lost in the sand. It is harmless enough, this verse ; it is not 'noise and nonsense,' like the Della Cruscan productions of twenty years later ; but it is incurably banal, it wholly lacks distinction. When the excellent Miss Carter, the translator of Epictetus, has to write an Ode to Melancholy (and odes to Melancholy, to Concord, to Ambition, are the staple of the volumes) she begins :
Come, melancholy, silent pow'r,
Companion of my lonely hour,
To sober thought confin'd;
Thou sweetly-sad ideal guest,
In all thy soothing charms confest,
Indulge my pensive mind !' When Mr. Henley writes an Ode to Evening, he can choose no more individual metre than that in which Collins had written his Ode a few years before. The publishers of the Collection speak of it with pride, as representing an age in which literary merit so much abounds'; but the candid modern reader finds the merit to be but the merit of a more than Chinese uniformity. Poor Robert Lloyd, Cowper's and Colman's friend, was nearer the mark when he said, just at this time,
• Write what we will, our works bespeak us
Imitatores, servum pecus.
Tale, elegy, or lofty ode,
We travel on the beaten road:
The proverb still sticks closely by us-
Nil dictum quod non dictum prius.' In what precisely does this 'something so new in the manner' of Cowper's work consist ? There is much debate among modern critics as to the answer to this question, which really is the question of Cowper's place in our literary history : some claiming for him a kinship with Rousseau, a spirit like that of Byron and Shelley-a revolutionary spirit that he certainly would not have claimed for himself; others—and this is the common viewagreeing with Mr. Arnold that he is the precursor of Words
'Taine, Stopford Brooke, Pattison.
worth.' It would be truer to say that in his own curious and limited way Cowper contains both these elements, the Byronic and the Wordsworthian element; and that in so doing he embodies all the intellectual influences that were silently working around him towards the evolution of modern England. An interesting writer has characterised the tendencies of poetry in the latter half of the eighteenth century as 'love of natural description and attempts at a more vivid and wider delineation of human character and incident'; two tendencies which, we may add, are but different forms of one-of the revolt against convention both in art and society. The joy in natural objects, of which we have found traces in many writers since Thomson, begins to be linked with a sense of the brotherhood of mankind; to the religious mind (and the wide reach of the religious revival must be remembered) this sense of brotherhood and this sense of natural beauty being sharpened and strengthened by the belief in the near presence of the Creator and the Father of all. Cowper is the artist who has expressed in a new and permanent form this complex sentiment. He is the poet of the return to nature, and he is the poet of the simple human affections ; both nature and humanity being of interest to him because of their divine source, and because of that alone. We are placed in the world,' he seems to say, 'by an omnipotent and irresponsible Being, on whose will our life and death, our health and sickness, our prosperity and adversity at every moment depend, and who decides at his pleasure the fate of empires and the issues of political events. The world as he made it is good, but the corruption of man has done much to spoil it. "God made the country and man made the town"; and though man cannot live without society, his vices are such that his towns soon become centres of corruption. Hence true beauty is to be found only in unadulterate Nature ; true pleasures only in the fields and woods, and in the simple offices of rural and domestic life. To watch Nature at her work; to meditate ; to cultivate sympathy with those creatures that are, so to speak, most fresh from Nature's hand—with animals and the poor and the friends of your home—this is the only rational way to happiness ; and to advocate this life is the poet's work. On the other hand, he may emphasise his teaching by contrast; by denouncing vice, by satire genial or severe ; by drawing in outlines that all may recognise the harm of departure from Nature.
Quarterly Review, July 1862.
The poet is a teacher and an advocate ; his business is to wean the world from worldliness to God.'
At fifty years of age, then, and under the influence of his friend of fifteen years, Mrs. Unwin, Cowper began to realise his own powers as a poet, and systematically to carry into practice this theory of the poet's duty. Already in 1776 the gloom of his second period of insanity had begun to roll away; he renewed his broken correspondence ; he took to busying himself about the garden and the house at Olney. His brightest and most active years are those that follow—the fifteen years that begin with the renewal of his correspondence and end with the publication of his Homer. It was about 1780 that he began to find his glazing and his carpentering, and even his landscape-drawing not enough; to find it unsatisfying
'To raise the prickly and green-coated gourd,' and to look for a more solid occupation than
Weaving nets for bird-alluring fruit,
Or twining silken threads on ivory reels.' He asked for some employment more permanently exciting, and he found it in versifying on the themes set by Mrs. Unwin. What pleasure he gained from his new occupation is told in part in the poems themselves, and is reiterated in those volumes of narrative, humour, chat, argument, criticism, which are the daily record of Cowper's mind, and which so completely justify the title that Southey claimed for him of 'the best letter-writer in the English language.' In his poems, indeed, Cowper has revealed himself with a winning naïveté that is almost without example ; and when we add to the autobiographical passages in Retirement and The Task the friendly confidences of the letters, we find that there remains nothing for the critic to interpret. Cowper explains himself with a simple frankness that makes half his charm.
For example, the letters abound with passages which show on the one hand the pleasure that he derived from his newly-found gift of writing, and on the other the moral and religious aim that he believed himself to be fulfilling in his poetry. "The necessity of amusement makes me sometimes write verses,' he says to William Unwin?; 'it made me a carpenter, a bird-cage maker, a gardener, and has lately taught me to draw. Again, in a latter to Newton 2 : April 6, 1780.
Dec, 21, 1780.
At this season of the year, and in this gloomy uncomfortable climate, it is no easy matter for the owner of a mind like mine to divest it from sad subjects and to fix it upon such as may administer to its amusement. Poetry, above all things, is useful to me in this respect. While I am held in pursuit of pretty images, or a pretty way of expressing them, I forget everything that is irksome, and, like a boy that plays truant, determine to avail myself of the present opportunity to be amused, and to put by the disagree. able recollection that I must, after all, go home and be whipt again.'
In a later letter to the same friend', which refers still more painfully to his mental distress, he says :
"God knows that my mind having been occupied more than twelve years in the contemplation of the most distressing subjects, the world, and its opinion of what I write, is become as unimportant to me as the whistling of a bird in a bush. Despair made amusement necessary, and I found poetry the most agreeable amusement. Had I not endeavoured to perform my best, it would not have amused me at all. The mere blotting of so much paper would have been but indifferent sport. God give me grace also to wish that I might not write in vain.' And again, as a reason for publishing,
'If I did not publish what I write, I could not interest myself sufficiently in my own success to make an amusement of it.'
Of course, however, as the second of these extracts shows, he has a deeper reason for writing than this ; the preacher's and the moralist's reason, that appears so clearly in every page of his poems. "My sole drift is to be useful,' he writes to his cousin Mrs. Cowper ? ; 'a point however which I know I should in vain aim at, unless I could be likewise entertaining.' To Lady Austen, in his well-known letter in verse, he appears as
'I, who scribble rhyme
To catch the inflers of the time,
And tell them truths divine and clear
Which, couched in prose, they will not hear.'
To Unwin he speaks of his first volume as
• A page
That would reclaim a vicious age.' Table Talk, the opening poem, is, it will be remembered, an argument to prove that the true field of poetry is the beauty of religion, till then an unexplored land ; and that the poet's true function is to 1 Aug. 6, 1785.
"Spread the rich discovery, and invite
Mankind to share in the divine delight.' And in the beautiful lines which close Retirement, he claims the position of a teacher of mankind :
Me poetry (or rather notes that aim
Feebly and faintly at poetic fame)
Employs, shut out from more important views,
Fast by the banks of the slow-winding Ouse ;
Content if thus sequestered I may raise
A monitor's, though not a poet's, praise,
And while I teach an art too little known,
To close life wisely, may not waste my own.' From the Letters too we can learn much of Cowper's method of composition ; enough at least to correct the first impression which we might derive from his poetry, that it was the work of a rapid and even careless writer. 'If there lives a man who stands clear of the charge of careless writing, I am that man,' he says to Lady Hesketh, in answer to some criticisms of his Homer made by General Cowper. His facility is unquestionable ; but it is a fact that he composed slowly. He took Nulla dies sine linea for a motto, and when once he had taken up the profession of a poet he persevered in it, contenting himself, when Minerva was unwilling, with three lines of The Task as a day's production, and thinking three lines better than nothing. When the translation of Homer was in hand the work went on with the utmost regularity. 'I have, as you well know,' he tells Unwin,' a daily occupation-forty lines to translate, a task which I never excuse myself when it is possible to perform it. Equally sedulous am I in the matter of transcribing, so that between both my morning and evening are for the most part completely engaged.' Transcribing however he thought slavish work, and of all occupations that which I dislike the most'; and accordingly he was glad when friends relieved him by copying some of the Homer. He deferred to the criticism of those about him, and was glad when his publisher, Johnson, suggested an alteration in a phrase. When Newton, of whom to the last he seems to have stoo somewhat in awe, condemned a passage, Cowper consented with the best grace to remove it :'I am glad you have condemned it ; and though I do not feel as if I could presently supply its place, shall be willing to attempt the task, whatever labour it may cost me!' In effect we may say that
1 Nov. 27, 1781.


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Up next, Satya Nadella in an email to employees mentioned that in the future the company would need to make tough choices in areas which aren't working. In light of the email, many jumped to the assumption that Nadella was referencing Windows Phone. Of course for those of us who've been following Microsoft closely, the first area "where things are not working" that pops to mind is indeed Windows Phone. Last week Nadella let go both Stephen Elop and Joan Harlow, two of the ex-Nokia executives leading the Windows Phone push both at Nokia and then later at Microsoft. Microsoft has been pointedly silent on new Windows Phone flagships, at a time when new phones are being readied for back to school sales, as Microsoft falls further and further behind.
Also this week, a new leak popped up claiming that Windows 10 Mobile would make its public debut sometime in October/November later this year. he document shows the dates that the company aims to have various updates for different platforms available to its users, including an "October or November" timeframe for updates to a range of Lumia devices. This fits in well with earlier reports that Windows 10 Mobile would be ready sometime in late September.
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Cannabis a $100 million a year crop in Shasta County?
So says the following paper, presented at Saturday's forum on medical marijuana held at the Redding Elks Club.
Cannabis a $100 million a year crop in Shasta County? So says the following paper, presented at Saturday's forum on medical marijuana held at the Redding Elks Club. Check out this story on redding.com: http://reddingne.ws/2k5GQat
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So says the following paper, presented at Saturday's forum on medical marijuana held at the Redding Elks Club. Matthew Meyer's conclusion:
"Shasta (County) is much better equipped than Humboldt to have a vital cannabis economy with legalization. It has access to I-5, good soil, lots of water, and a drier climate in the late summer and fall. And it has sunshine: Redding is #2 on the list of sunniest American cities, ahead of Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson.
If the goals are public safety and the health of the local economy, Shasta County should plan for legalization, crafting regulations that provide incentives for those with a commitment to the area to adopt best practices, and discourage the kind of short-term risk-taking that current regulations seem bound to increase."
The whole paper:
The Northstate Economy and Cannabis: Problem or Opportunity?
Matthew Meyer
PhD (c), University of Virginia, Department of Anthropology
Discussion of cannabis here in Shasta County often seems to break down into polarized debate: some say it's vital medicine, while others swear it is the scourge of today's youth; indignant cries of "legitimate patients" clash with vitriol about greed, violence, and bad faith.
The whole conversation, along with the process of regulation begun by the County in 2011, has taken place in an information vacuum. For example, the county put in place setbacks from "sensitive" locations like bus stops and schools without, to my knowledge, ever determining how many patients might be affected, or even making public a map of the bus stops in question. And while the County has claimed at various points that it has consulted with growers and patients, this process has never been transparent, nor has there been an opportunity for interested stakeholders to sit down and discuss their concerns together--unless you count the Supervisors' meetings, where much more heat than light has been generated.
One important aspect of this information vacuum is basic knowledge about the cannabis economy in the area as it exists now. How large is it? What are its impacts on the local economy? And, if we can get some sense of the answers to these questions, what are the implications for local regulation of cannabis growing?
These are important questions to ask when we consider the opportunity cannabis represents for the Northstate. With rapidly shifting attitudes toward pot legalization and a national market worth anywhere from 10 to 120 billion dollars a year, cannabis has been called the "next great American industry." Government coffers stand to benefit, too: in a 2010 analysis, Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron calculated that just the tax revenues and enforcement cost savings from legalization could total 20 billion dollars a year.
Compare this to the wine industry: last year, wine sales in the U.S. from all production sources--California, other U.S. states and foreign countries--increased to a new record... an estimated retail value of $34.6 billion. California, known for its grapes as much as for its buds, has a 58% share of U.S. wine sales with an estimated retail value of $22 billion.
So I want to try to answer these questions, but before we do that, let's have a look at the shape of our local economy as a whole.
THE NORTHSTATE ECONOMY
Redding's economy is not only struggling, it's also the target of "development" efforts that favor low-wage jobs and seem unlikely to help people move into, or stay in, the middle class.
In 2011, Redding Record-Searchlight writer Marc Beauchamp published a column in which he criticized local efforts at economic development. He wrote:
"Thanks to the real estate and home equity bubbles, Redding acquired a patina of prosperity. But the gooseneck street lamps and public-works projects like Big League Dreams served as a Potemkin village false front to conceal the fact that Redding's really a struggling town with an under-educated workforce and an economy too reliant on government jobs and transfer payments."
"Our 'green' jobs," he concluded, "seem to be in the fast-growing marijuana industry."
Such jobs, of course, are still in the informal economy and therefore elude recording in labor statistics. Officially, according to the California Department of Transportation's Economic Analysis Branch, the principal economic activity in Shasta County is recreation; the largest employment sectors are "retail trade, education and healthcare services, leisure/recreation services, professional services, and government."
Between 2006 and 2010, the vaunted construction industry, which was once supported by the housing bubble, took a nosedive, with housing starts falling by 75% and half of construction jobs gone. Unemployment rose to 16%, even as the workforce shrank as people moved away.
Economic Scorecard
Other important measures of our local economy can be found in the 2014 "Economic Scorecard," issued in January by Chico State's Center for Economic Development. The report compares the Redding area with a series of similar metropolitan regions in the valley (the Tri-Counties area, Yuba City, Sacramento, and Fresno) as well as with nearby out-of-state locales (Reno, Medford, Portland, and Boise).
It is not a pretty picture. For the fourth year in a row, Redding scored last among the nine areas on the Scorecard's "overall indicator," which averages five dimensions (Economic Performance; Human Capital; Entrepreneurial Environment; Innovative Activity; and Quality of Place). This may help explain why, of the nine regions, Redding was the only one with negative population growth between 2007 and 2012.
Separating out just the "economic indicator," Redding was again last of the nine, scoring 32.7 where the national average is 100 (the Tri-Counties area was next at 78.6; Sac scored 90.9; Yuba City 97.5; and Portland 148, above the national average).
Three of the areas studied had a shrinking Gross Regional Product for the period 2007-2012. Redding, again, did most poorly on this measure, scoring -62 versus -41 for Reno and -10.5 for Medford. Portland did best, more than doubling the national average at 212.
In the area of productivity, Redding was last again, the only region to see a decline during the period, of -34.3. When it comes to violent crime, Redding was the worst of the nine regions, scoring "87% below the national average"--worse even than the much more urban Fresno area.
In recent years, well-known projects intended to spur local industry have floundered, such as the Stillwater Business Park, 700 acres of taxpayer-subsidized entrepreneurial possibility that are still completely vacant after 5 ½ years. This, despite promotional materials trumpeting Redding's low wages and high unemployment to entice businesses looking for desperate workers. As Marc Beauchamp observed in his column, "Promoting an area exclusively on its low wages will tend to get you more low-wage jobs and a crummy quality of life." Citing author Peter Sander, he noted that "If you allow developers to come in and build strip malls end to end you're going to have a lot of 10-dollar-an-hour jobs." A case in point is the recently-announced decision of a call center to open in Redding. Its starting wage? $8 an hour.
THE CANNABIS MARKET
So what about the impact of cannabis on the Northstate economy? I contacted Erick Eschker, an economist at Humboldt State and co-chair of the university's Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research. Eschker emphasized that a key feature of the informal economy is a lack of solid numbers on which to base policy. Sometimes, however, scholars are able to make reasonable inferences based on indirect evidence. Eschker pointed me to the work of Humboldt banker Jennifer Budwig.
Here in Shasta County, no one has tried to quantify the size of the cannabis economy; in Humboldt, on the other hand, the issue has received increasingly serious attention from researchers. In 2011, Jennifer Budwig did a study for her Master's degree in which she attempted to quantify both the gross revenues of Humboldt County cannabis growers and the overall impact of cannabis on the county's economy. Budwig used a variety of data sources, including law enforcement seizures, declared income, and taxable sales in the county, to make her calculations of the size of the informal pot economy. To increase the reliability of her figures, Budwig used very conservative numbers. For example, though she found multiple indications that law enforcement seizures account for just 1 or 2 percent of production, Budwig assumed they took 25% of Humboldt pot farmers' output. It is, therefore, not just possible, but likely that Budwig's numbers are underestimated by as much as an order of magnitude.
What were Budwig's conclusions? She offered two measures, one for total gross receipts and another for the influx of cannabis cash into the local economy. With regard to the first, Budwig concluded that "producers receive a minimum of $1 billion gross revenues from Humboldt County marijuana sales on an annual basis."
But does this money stay in Humboldt? To find out, Budwig compared taxable sales in Humboldt to similar counties with smaller informal economies, using the difference to calculate pot's impact. Again using very conservative assumptions, Budwig found that cannabis provides "a significant contribution to our local economy of just over $1.6 billion." That amount, even though it may be on the low end, equals just over a quarter of Humboldt's total economic activity.
This is, as far as I know, the best research we currently have on the economic impact of cannabis in Northern California.
Locally, we know through anecdote that money from cannabis flows through the economy, but how much? A Redding irrigation store manager told the local paper in 2011, "I'm sure there's an impact, but I couldn't tell you what it is." I wanted to get a better idea of what is actually happening in Shasta County, so I did a little research on my own.
I talked to a well driller who told me "at least half" of his work last year was digging wells for pot gardens. A real estate agent was more cagey, but admitted he'd seen other realtors pitch properties to potential clients with code words like "perfect garden area" and "south-facing."
Often landowners have complained that property values are lowered by cannabis growing, but this realtor's comments suggested that it may actually be driving the real estate market. He reported doing better in the last couple years, precisely as cannabis cultivation has increased. His impressions affirmed the Record-Searchlight's report, from January 21st of this year, that "Home sales in Shasta County in 2013 rose for the third straight year and values went up for the second consecutive year as the area continued to bounce back from the real estate crash." If cannabis is not contributing to this recovery, it certainly doesn't seem to be slowing it.
What about production itself? Inspired by our Supervisors' revelatory flyovers, I took to the air using Google Earth--at no expense to taxpayers--examining the August, 2013 imagery available for Shingletown, where my family lives. I spent a few hours flying virtually over the swath of land south of Highway 44 between the Shingletown store and the lower part of Dersch Road. I already knew that this area had a number of cannabis gardens, but it wasn't one of the areas local officials had singled out in their previous comments on the issue.
My "flyover" revealed more than 100 gardens just in the area I outlined, nearly all of them containing 50 to 100 plants. I'll admit that, despite following this issue rather closely, I was surprised by the scale of what I saw.
Let's make a couple assumptions to try to quantify things. First, I assume 1-2 pounds per outdoor plant, a relatively modest figure. If each garden is 50-100 plants, that averages out to 100 pounds per garden. Second, I assume a wholesale value for each pound of $1000; that means that each of these gardens is worth about $100,000 per annual crop. The 100+ gardens I found in lower Shingletown, I think it's fair to say, represent a value of at least 10 million dollars. Does anyone know of any other Shingletown industry that produces $10 million a year? Neither do I.
If there are over 100 of these larger gardens in Shingletown, how many are there in Shasta County as a whole, when we consider the areas that have been singled out in the past? Bella Vista, Big Bend, Burney, Happy Valley, Igo, Manton, Oak Run, Round Mountain, Whitmore...
It seems safe to assume that what I observed is not more than 10% of Shasta County's larger gardens. If this is correct, it means that outdoor gardens in the County are producing something on the order of 100 million dollars a year. By comparison, according to the latest DOT Economic Forecast, Shasta County's total farm crop value is 70 million dollars. Thus, it would appear that cannabis already brings in about 150% of the value of the rest of Shasta's cash crops combined. (And this is not counting the cumulative effect of the smaller gardens, or indoor cultivation.)
This exercise convinces me that the cannabis economy is already supplying significant support to an ailing economy. It also suggests that the amount of money involved represents a compelling financial incentive that should be taken into account in crafting policy on this issue.
Local officials appear to have ignored this fact until now, embarking instead on an attempt to eliminate or shrink Shasta County cannabis production as much as possible, most recently by enacting a complete ban on outdoor cultivation in the county.
The likely consequences of this approach will be to scare growers who are more established here, and who have the most to lose; "green rushers" with less of a stake in Shasta County are likely to continue, perhaps with more clandestine techniques.
This is the opposite of the approach I think we should be pursuing.
There can be little doubt that legalization is coming. Public opinion has shifted: the most recent Gallup poll, conducted late last year, found 58% of Americans in favor of legalization; a CNN poll last month found 55% support. Adult use laws in Colorado and Washington have gone well so far, with the feds taking a hands-off approach.
Budwig did her research in light of the potentially negative impacts of legalization on Humboldt's economy as prices fall and production shifts to less isolated locales. Shasta is much better equipped than Humboldt to have a vital cannabis economy with legalization. It has access to I-5, good soil, lots of water, and a drier climate in the late summer and fall. And it has sunshine: Redding is #2 on the list of sunniest American cities, ahead of Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson.
If the goals are public safety and the health of the local economy, Shasta County should plan for legalization, crafting regulations that provide incentives for those with a commitment to the area to adopt best practices, and discourage the kind of short-term risk-taking that current regulations seem bound to increase.
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If you want to be effective in budgeting and realize long-term benefits, you should start by setting clear financial goals. For instance, if you want to create a sufficient fund to help you buy a dream home, you should think about the money you need and use the figure as a benchmark.
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Due to the variety of smart home objects there are out there in the market, as well as the myriad of digital assistants, sometimes it can be confusing and a bit difficult to find the balance between a smart home object you want and also a digital assistant that plays nicely with it. The good news for Alexa users is that you now have at least one more option in terms of smart locks.
Schlage has announced that the Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt and Schlage Connect Touchscreen Deadbolt both play nicely with Amazon's Alexa. What does this mean? This means that through voice commands, users will be able to control the smart lock. However they will first have to setup a unique PIN that must be spoken in order for it to unlock, although we're not sure if that's such a great idea since anyone can hear it.
With the launch of this feature, users have more control over their Schlage locks. Previously users could only use their voice to lock their docks and check on its status, but the launch of this feature will give users more control over it.
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Actress Lynn Whitfield discusses trailblazing career, Black excellence and growing up in Louisiana
by: Gerron Jordan, Nexstar Media Wire
Posted: Feb 23, 2021 / 02:14 PM EST / Updated: Feb 23, 2021 / 02:14 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — For decades, Lynn Whitfield has graced our screens. From television to film, she is as much an icon as the characters she's portrayed.
Her favorite role is being a proud Baton Rouge native.
"Everybody in Baton Rouge knows who your mother is, your grandfather is. There was a real sense of care and community, and that was one really … something that I miss to this day," Whitfield said. "In fact, I don't think I was as social as I was when I was growing up in Baton Rouge."
"My father Dr. Valerian Smith, having the Easter sunrise service on the Capitol steps, the state Capitol steps of Louisiana. That meant so much, that always meant so much to me," she recalled.
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Today, the south Baton Rouge neighborhood that fostered Whitfield's sense of community looks very different. Dilapidated buildings and abandoned storefronts mask the rich history that lies beneath.
"It is a beautiful neighborhood," Whitfield recalled. "Something happens when you put a freeway. When I was born, there wasn't a freeway on the end. It separated one end of Terrace Street from the other, and there's a distinctive difference as you go several blocks over," she said.
"Energy and money need to be put back into the community that can service the community … and to seek out those pillars of the community that are important and reinstate so much of it," she said.
Those pillars are like Lynn's grandfather, Dr. Leo S. Butler, one of Louisiana's first Black high school graduates and one of the first Black doctors in Baton Rouge.
Her parents were also trailblazers. Her father, Valerian, was a dentist and art enthusiast, founding the Baton Rouge Community Chorus in 1952. Her mom, Valeria Jean, is a former president of the Louisiana Housing Authority. They were living examples of Black excellence for Lynn and her siblings.
"In my family, there was definitely a sense of being high achievers, good work ethic and also a sense of responsibility and a sense that service was important," she said.
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That continued at Howard University, where generations of Lynn's family members had also attended.
"While I was at Howard in the drama department … To know that Donnie Hathaway and Roberta Flack had studied above me … Debbie Allen and Phylicia had come through … there was a renaissance," Whitfield said. "It nurtured my identity as a Black woman in the world, and then they gave me great training, but aside from that, it built my backbone. The capstone of black education."
From Howard, she became a big player — from her Emmy and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Josephine Baker to her starring role alongside Martin Lawrence in "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate." Just last month, she was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for her role as Lady Mae in OWN's hit drama "Greenleaf."
"I like all of my ladies," Whitfield said, referring to her characters. "I think that through sharing a character's humanity through their life circumstance, it can be cautionary, aspirational or inspirational. What I set out to do is to create an honest, clear character understanding for me that human beings aren't simplistic. I always try to present a dimensional human being," she said.
"Sometimes it's a lonely business out there, but when I know that my hometown people, Baton Rouge, will love me and support me and be there through the good and the bad, and I can't tell you how much you've given me all these years, and I appreciate it," Whitfield said.
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MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) - West Virginia University students who are attending classes at least half-time this spring will be considered for emergency grants from coronavirus relief funds.
Students must be seeking a degree and have a 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid on file by Jan. 26. The university says graduate and professional students who meet the requirements will also be considered.
More than 95% of customers impacted by West Virginia storms have electricity back
by Isaac Taylor / Jan 19, 2022
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Appalachian Power says that more than 95% of customers that had their power out from the heavy snowfall and winds have their power back on.
They say that most outages are now in areas going towards Sissonville and Clendenin.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) - Two homes that caught fire this week will be fast-tracked for demolition.
That is according to Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader who told 13 News on Wednesday that the homes in the 900 block of 14th Street are now being tested for asbestos.
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Aspiring Toronto rapper who halted Jamaica-bound flight over false Coronavirus claim says he was seeking publicity
By Gilbert NgaboStaff Reporter
Tue., Feb. 4, 2020timer2 min. read
The man who forced a Jamaica-bound flight to turn back in a stunt about the Coronavirus is an aspiring Toronto rapper who said he pulled the prank in an effort to get famous.
"Going viral goes bad," James Potok posted on his Facebook page Tuesday, attaching a story about the Monday incident that caused a delay for two WestJet flights.
Potok, 28, has been charged with one count of mischief and breach of recognizance, according to a media release from Peel Regional Police.
Potok, who lives in Vaughan, was one of 243 passengers who were headed to Montego Bay from Toronto when he stood up and made the "unfounded claim" about having been to China recently and contracting the Coronavirus, police said. The flight crew decided to return to Pearson Airport.
Upon landing, Potok was medically examined and was deemed to be "symptom free," according to police.
WestJet had scheduled two additional flights for Tuesday to make up for the previously cancelled flights as a result of the incident.
Potok, whose artist name is Potok Philippe, has some of his music listed on Spotify and Apple Music with hundreds of followers. His YouTube channel has just under 1,000 subscribers.
"I was going to post it to Instagram, send it to 6ixbuzz so it goes viral," Potok said in an interview with 680news on Tuesday, referring to a popular Instagram account.
He added he was "very, very sorry" for his ignorance, that he simply wanted to get attention and didn't think his actions were illegal since it's something he has done in the past.
Many comments on his social media accounts called him out for causing an unnecessary delay in search of attention.
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Potok's mother, Eve, told the Star in an email that she hasn't been able to speak with her son since the incident, and added that the family was against his behaviour on the airplane.
"We do not condone James behavior (sic) and we do not encourage these kinds of posts to engage in social media. Now that it is over James will have to answer to his behavior," she wrote.
Potok is scheduled to appear in a Brampton court next Monday.
Gilbert Ngabo is a breaking news reporter based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @dugilbo


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Join our team and be part of a cutting edge team using the law to fight social exclusion in society.
We are proud of our excellent local and national reputation. We achieve outstanding results for clients and our community. The commitment, dedication and hard work of our staff and volunteers make this possible.
As well as employing lawyers who specialise in social welfare law, we also employ caseworkers, paralegals, project coordinators and support staff. We work together to deliver high quality services. We currently employ 62 people on a full and part time basis across our two offices in Birmingham and Coventry.
The work we do is challenging, our clients are vulnerable and need considerable support. We are a fun and supportive team that welcome the diverse contributions of each individual.
We provide comprehensive opportunities for training and development, involve staff in the development of organisational strategy, operate policies that support a work-life balance and a working environment that meets the needs of all employees.
We are committed to the principle of being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Accordingly, we will ensure that recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion procedures result in no job applicant or employee receiving less favourable treatment because of a protected characteristic i.e. race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, trade union membership or non-membership, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, age, or on the basis of being a part-time or fixed term worker.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committee to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
See our current paid vacancies below or find out about opportunities as they become available follow us on Twitter @CELCcov
To obtain an application pack or discuss a vacancy in more detail please contact [email protected] or telephone 02476 223053.
Central England Law Centre is the UK's largest Law Centre, with a national reputation for innovation and excellence in its legal practice. We are a charity that provides free specialist legal advice to people in Coventry and Birmingham who are most in need. We advocate for people, challenge unfair decisions, take cases to the highest courts and work in partnerships with other support services.
Operating from our main office in Coventry City Centre and our Birmingham office in Tyesley, we work tirelessly to fulfil our vision of a society where people's rights are upheld, their needs met, and in which everybody is able to thrive.
We are looking to a appoint a welfare benefits caseworker/solicitor to work on our Foundations for Integration project which has been designed to provide immigration and welfare benefits advice to migrant communities in Birmingham. This is a partnership project co-ordinated by Birmingham City Council and working alongside colleagues at ASIRT and Birmingham Refugee and Migrant Centre. We provide legal advice directly to clients and advice to partners and other front-line agencies working with migrant communities via a consultancy email and phone service. A wide variety of welfare benefits work is referred to us but inevitably there will be a focus on EU rights to reside, entitlements after the end of the Transition Period and transition of those granted refugee or other status to mainstream benefits.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play an essential role in a friendly organisation that is trying to make a difference to the lives of those people in our communities that are most vulnerable.
This role is initially funded until 30 April 2022 but there may be an opportunity for the role to continue subject to future funding secured.
Whilst you will be based in Birmingham, the role will require flexibility to visit both offices for supervision and business/project needs as required. Due to the current COVID situation, our staff are currently working at home when they can and coming into our offices and attending court on as needed basis.
Our terms and conditions include flexible working hours; 28 days holiday (rising to 35 days after 5 years' service) pro rate, plus 8 statutory days and pension scheme membership.
For an application pack please email [email protected] Applications may be submitted by post or by email to [email protected]
Experienced caseworker £28,033 - £30,980 depending on experience.
Qualified solicitor £28,860 - £32,907 depending on experience.
Closing date: 18 January 2021 - 9.00am
Interviews: 25th January 2021
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Published: 2nd January, 2021
Author: Ciaran Leeman
Community Care Solicitor / Caseworker
Part time x 3 days (22.5 hours) per week
Salary £28,033-£32,907 FTE pro rata depending on experience
Central England Law Centre is the UK's largest Law Centre, with a national reputation for innovation and excellence in its legal practice. We are a charity that provides free legal advice, operating from our main office in Coventry City Centre and our Birmingham office in Tyesley. We currently employ over 60 staff and work with volunteers and students from local universities.
This post is based at our Coventry Office and you will (i) analyse the impact of Care Act 'easements' on health and social care service-users and their carers; (ii) represent of clients whose assessments, support plans or packages appear to have been affected by easements (whether they were formally in operation or not); and (iii) develop insights and expertise to enable Central England Law Centre to meaningfully contribute locally and nationally to the debate about the future of social care post-pandemic and the role of legal rights within the social care framework.
This project is initially funded for 12 months but there may be an opportunity for the role to continue subject to future funding secured.
This post can be primarily based at either our office in Birmingham (Tyseley) or in Coventry (city centre location) both benefiting from easy access to public transport connections. The role will require flexibility to work across and visit both offices for supervision and business/project needs as required. Due to the current COVID situation, our staff are currently working at home when they can and coming into our offices and attending court on as needed basis.
Closing date: 10.00am - 18th January 2021
Interviews: 21st January 2021
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We are seeking three new trustees to join our high-calibre Board and executive team in governing the organisation and leading our strategy.


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Will Isaiah Canaan and Semaj Christon be the final two roster cuts?
Although the Thunder won't be tipping off the regular season until Oct. 19, for NBA teams the regular season roster deadline occurs Monday evening. Most teams, however, will make their final waiver decisions by Saturday's 5 p.m. waiver call.
After releasing three players earlier this week, the Thunder must waive at least one more player to meet the league's requirement of 15. However, per Royce Young of ESPN, the team may waive both Isaiah Canaan and Semaj Christon and carry 14 into the regular season.
With tomorrow the non-guaranteed cut deadline, likely outcome is both Christon and Canaan are waived and OKC keeps the 15th spot open.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) October 13, 2017
OKC could always bring Christon or Canaan back later as well. But for now, keeping the 15th spot open is the expected plan.
Most general managers prefer to have at least one open roster spot because it allows for additional roster flexibility. For example, in each of the trades for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony, the Thunder traded two players and received one in return. Both the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks would have had to have at least one available roster spot if that trade had transpired during the regular season. Or, either team would have had to waive a player.
For the Thunder, carrying Canaan as an additional point guard could make some sense, but as Young noted, it's possible that either could be brought back at a later time if they were needed.
No trade for OKC as Gallinari and Miami 'couldn't agree on extension'
The trade deadline has come and gone and Danilo Gallinari is still a part of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It certainly didn't look like that would be the case when the day started.
Late Wednesday night, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Thunder was working on "an elaborate three-team deal" with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat that would send Gallinari to South Beach along with Andre Iguodala.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Iguodala was dealt to Miami on Wednesday, with the Grizzlies adding Solomon Hill and Jae Crowder as part of the package deal on Thursday.
Josh Huestis receives training camp invite from Spurs
When Andre Roberson went down with a season-ending knee injury, head coach Billy Donovan gave Josh Huestis an opportunity to fill the void left by the absence of one of the NBA's top defenders.
Now, according to Fred Katz of MassLive.com, Huestis has secured a training camp invite with the Spurs.
With Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green being traded to the Raptors, Tony Parker departing for Charlotte and Manu Ginobili retiring, the Spurs are, for the first time in a long time, in transition.
Although the club still has some appreciable talent, it stands to reason that Huestis will have an opportunity...
After buyout, Lakers Corey Brewer could be headed to Thunder
The Thunder have been linked to just about every swingman that was available on the trade market and have struck out.
Now, however, it looks as thought their prayers could be answered in the form of veteran swingman Corey Brewer.
On Wednesday, the New York Times' veteran NBA scribe Marc Stein reported that Brewer and the Lakers were in "advanced negotiations" toward a buyout.
Shortly thereafter, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Brewer's landing with the Thunder is a "serious possibility," especially considering his connection to Billy Donovan.
Donovan coached Brewer at the University of Florida where the two helped to deliver back-to-back National...


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Four Chicago Neighborhoods Make List Of Nation's Most Dangerous
By Samantha Abernethy in News on May 2, 2013 7:00PM
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Four Chicago neighborhoods were named by Neighborhood Scout among the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in the U.S. The top three spots on the list belong to Detroit, but part of Chicago's Auburn Gresham — between 76th and 79th streets, east of Halsted to Wallace — comes in fourth place. According to NeighborhoodScout's statistics, that area has a rate of 116.56 violent crimes per 1,000 people, meaning a resident of that section of Auburn Gresham has a 1 in 9 chance of being the victim of a crime within a year.
In 2010, Chicago's West Town was listed as the most dangerous neighborhood in the country, but this year it isn't on the list. In 2009, Washington Park and three sections of Englewood made the list.
Here are the spots on this year's list:
No. 4: S Halsted St. / W 77th St. (Auburn Gresham)
No. 13: S Homan Ave. / W Roosevelt Rd. (North Lawndale)
No. 16: S Ashland Ave. / W 76th St. (Auburn Gresham)
No. 25: S Indiana Ave. / E 60th St. (Washington Park)
See the full list, compiled using FBI data from local law enforcement agencies on violent crime including murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault. Are these the most dangerous parts of Chicago? Well there's one flaw in the calculations: They can't count the dangerous crimes that people don't report to local law enforcement.
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ok, i shall write something about it. it's mostly about conquering my own fears and internal distractions. more the latter lately than the former, though fear used to be a big one.
duolingo -- i'm planning to create an account to give their french a whirl (they don't have a japanese course yet). i admit, i scoff at their notion that you can learn a language in those moments in between where you are not busy. uh, no. unless all you ever want to know is how to ask "where's the nearest restroom?" it takes more dedication than that.
i've been on memrise for a few days, which is kinda fun, but being that it is a glorified flashcard program, i don't expect that it will all by itself do much for me. i don't expect any site to do it all for me, but the advantage i have is that i know what it takes to increase real language skill, and i can pull the pieces together from different sites.
memrise does spaced repetition vocabulary drills where they deliver their own vocabulary. so far it looks to me like it's geared towards the sort of stuff you should know if you want to travel to the country in question. even though i am an intermediate french speaker, i am on purpose taking french from the very beginning, so i can assess what they do. gamification is a decent motivator.
i use anki to create my own vocabulary drills. i use google images for pictures worth at least several words. and for sample sentences from real life (the basic google images display does that very well, though they are hiding it now).
rhinospike gives access to native speakers recording/transcribing audio. this is really great for minimal pairs (pairs of words or phrases in a language that differ in only one phonological element). i am totally convinced that starting with minimal pairs will be a winner for any language that has "strange" sounds. i wish i had known about this years ago.
lang-8 provides native speakers correcting my writing.
i have grammar books (the trend is towards not caring about grammar and just speaking speaking speaking, but that's not me; i learn better if i know grammar).
i'll probably sign up with italki or some other site that facilitates connections between native speakers who want to practice with each other over skype.
i have lots of audio for pseudo-immersion, background music and talk radio and movies.
i've got frequency lists. that's something that never even occurred to me before; i've always complained about the silly sentences in textbooks (whoever will care that i have a pen and whether it is placed on or under the table?). frequency lists allow me to learn the most common words in a language first, so i can read native papers and magazines zooner.
most of this is very introvert-geared. it's all stuff i can do by myself without having to take a class. only the skyping requires some scheduling and interacting with other people, but i expect this to be less demanding than finding native speakers locally and getting together with them. and since the other person also wants to learn something from me (if the arrangement is reciprocal), this is less fraught with imposition, and instead seems rather a fair system.


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Prepare ye for one of the longest running and most beloved Off-Broadway musicals of all time.
One of the most progressive and innovative musicals in history, Godspell tells the story of a fractured, hostile and disconnected community that finds hope, common ground and understanding by embracing a message of radical love. A modern retelling of the story of Jesus Christ's life weaves together direct address, vaudevillian comedy, musicianship, improvisation, and an eclectic rock score as his stories dance across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus' messages of understanding, thoughtfulness and love come vibrantly to life.
The first major musical theatre work from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), Godspell is led by the international hit, "Day by Day," and features a parade of beloved songs, including "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord," "Learn Your Lessons Well," "All for the Best," "All Good Gifts," "Turn Back, O Man"
and "By My Side".
As one of the most enduring shows of all time, Godspell has entertained and touched the hearts of countless theatergoers all over the world. This uplifting musical proclaims a message of kindness, tolerance and hope that is sure to resonate with family members of all ages.
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It's the perfect time of year to stop and take a minute to count your many blessings. We gathered some friends together for a gratitude blog hop because we wanted to let our families know just how much we love and appreciate them. Check out my project- a Thankful Thanksgiving Tablecloth- and then visit my friends to see what they created with the "Gratitude" theme. There are recipes, printables and family traditions included in this blog hop.
My Thankful Thanksgiving Tablecloth was inspired by my SIL Becca's tablecloth she posted about last year- see her tutorial HERE. I put a little spin on Becca's idea- instead of me writing all the things we are grateful for, I decided to let the whole family get in on the fun!
This cost around $10 and I might go back and get a couple more to use year-round- I love how they look! They are simple and they have completely finished edges- no heming required!
You can trim it with some pinking shears if it is too long. Right now it hangs a bit longer than I'd like, but I will deal with it because in the future I'll probably have it on a table that seats 8 so I will need the length.
While at Lowes, I also found these darling lanterns on clearance for only $4! I bought 3, added a couple pumpkins to the inside and topped them with some fall flowers from the dollar store!
Next to these lanterns, I put a small tin of permanent markers on the table for the kids to write all the things they are thankful for when we sit down to eat dinner. They can write the words, or draw a picture!
I hope to add to our lists as the years go on until it looks nearly impossible to find a blank area on the canvas! It could end up being a treasured family heirloom!
Cinnamon rolls on Christmas Morning, Buying our Christmas Tree for Family Home Evening, Opening 1 Present on Christmas Eve.
We like going to hockey games and bike rides around the neighborhood.
The great mystery. After 12 years of marriage, my wife still can't answer this question, and I am not going to spoil it now!
More time than she spends on the dishes! (just kidding, just kidding!) 20 hours!
-Ok, in MY defense, I didn't finish it before last Halloween so I gave myself a whole year to finish it. And I did eventually finish it (and it is darling, by the way, I just didn't get the tutorial written in time to share it this year. But hold onto your seats for 2014- this 2-year old wreath will knock your socks off!
It gives my wife an outlet to develop her creative talents.
And your least favorite thing about blogging?
All the pictures! Waiting for dinner while she snaps some pictures of the food!
I am excited to make this for dinner this year. We have some messy little ones. Can I launder if after dinner?
It should be ok if you are using permanent marker, but I'd try it before you get started so you don't find out the hard way after years and years of memories written on it.
My great grandmother did this – she would have people sign the tablecloth and then she would embroider it. Such a fun idea and tradition.
Now you're making me wish I could embroider! 🙂 How fun!
This is a truly darling idea! And what a precious memento the tablecloth will be as children grow over the years!
LOVE this idea. Every kid would love this!!
We have been doing this tradition for several years. I haven't figured out how to get the grown ups to jump in, but the kids do love it. I think I will put it out a few days or week ahead this time! We've always been afraid to eat on it too.
Isn't it a fun tradition? I love it!
I bet the kids love making that tablecloth!
Yep! They love reading what they wrote or drew from the last year!
Stephanie – What a fun and simple idea! I bet your kids love it! It was great participating in the blog hop with you!
Thanks Becky! I love your blog!
Hi Steph! It looks like the link to my projects not working!
Thanks Mique! This was a fun blog hop idea!!!


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Steve Carell Praises Ryan Gosling; the Latter Considers Himself Lucky To Have Eva and Esmeralda!
Ryan Gosling teamed up with Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Steve Carell for the new film The Big Short and this again marks his comeback to the big screen. Furthermore, it marks the return of Adam McKay as the director. Gosling, the incredibly sexy Oscar winner has been a part of some wonderful movies in the past.
Let's take a look at some his finest performances in movies so far. Drive is a movie that features one of the best performances from Ryan Gosling and it is a favorite among most Ryan Gosling fans. Ryan Gosling teamed up with filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn for the first time in his life and this resulted in an awesome release back in 2011.
The movie is actually based on a book by James Sallis and it follows a stuntman and mechanic who get himself into some major trouble while trying to help out his family and neighbors. He creates a really powerful character that is filled to the brim with intrigue and mystery but at the same time, he doesn't really speak that much.
He manages to captivate the audience with his amazing performance and his single look speaks a lot more than a whole bunch of words. When it comes to Gosling, this is a different kind of character and performance but Gosling really excels at it.
Meanwhile, it has been 10 years since Gosling performed in Half Nelson and Gosling was not at all a stranger to the big screen at this time. In Half Nelson, we got to see a very different side of his acting skills. In Half Nelson, Gosling took on the central role of Dan Dunne, who is an inner-city high school teacher, struggling with a drug habit.
When his secret is discovered by a student, he manages to strike up an unusual friendship with her. He was awarded the first Best-Actor Oscar Nomination with his wonderful performance in Half Nelson. Sadly, he lost to Forest Whitaker for his role as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
Meanwhile, Derek Cianfrance teamed up with Michele Williams and Gosling for only the second feature film of his career in 2011 and this resulted in Blue Valentine being released.
In Blue Valentine, we get to witness the ups and downs in the relationship between David and Cindy over several years. Viewer witness how they how they met, their years of marriage, the failure of that marriage, and the role played by both of them in that failure.
Ryan Gosling declared that he is very happy to have Eva Mendes and his wonderful daughter Esmeralda. He stated that Eva Mendes is his ideal woman and he is greatly in love with their 16-month old girl Esmeralda, as reported by Femalefirst.
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MAUREEN E. SMITH, Performance & Vocal Coach, Master Intuitive Coach, Life & Business Coach, Q. Mediator, B. Ed, B. Music. A.R.C.T. Piano Diploma, Developer
OCT, ORMTA, VASTA, CCF , MICI, ADR Ontario, CARAS
Maureen Smith, B. Ed, B. Music. A.R.C.T. Piano, is a Performance and Vocal Coach, as well as Certified Master Intuitive Coach®, Certified Life & Business Coach, Qualified Mediator, Producer, Land Developer, Consultant, Teacher, Founder and President of Women's Millionaire, White Eagle Properties Inc. and White Eagle Records Limited. As an Entrepreneur, she created and founded over 10 businesses, over a 35 yr . Career and has succeeded equally and internationally in Marketing, Promotion, Performing, Consulting, Artist Development and Retail.
Born in Toronto, Canada, Maureen's talent was discovered at the age of 4 years old, when she first began playing piano by ear and taking private piano lessons, thanks to her mother. By 14 years of age, she had developed a love for classical music along with Billy Joel and the blues, and had then decided on a career in music. She began teaching piano for a conservatory by the age of 16.
Maureen is now an accomplished entertainer, solo pianist, vocalist, keyboard player, one woman band, piano and voice teacher, music educator, coach, songwriter, composer, publisher, studio musician, engineer, recording artist and entrepreneur.
Maureen as a pianist/musician of over 45 yrs, has several years experience in music performance as a professional Pianist/Vocalist, International Piano Bar Entertainer, Recording Artist, Songwriter, Speaker and Writer. As a result, she has much experience on the stage in a variety of performances, teaching and public speaking settings worldwide. She has several years performing experience in live settings dining rooms, restaurants and clubs to cruise ships, hotels, private parties and many corporate functions and conventions.
Maureen has also performed with other musicians, in duo's, trio's and big bands. A warm and soulful vocal approach that moves artistically through a huge mixed repertoire of over 2000 cover tunes from country ballads and jazz standards to up-tempo swing and modern top 40 hits, rock' n roll, classical standards and international favorites confirms her incredible versatility, adds to her amazing piano playing.
Maureen is also an effective engineer, being the owner of a recording studio, has produced and recorded much of her own music. Diverse in many areas of the music industry, she is additionally immersed in publishing, sales, and marketing.
With a career span of over 35 yrs. and many accomplishments, Maureen E. Smith brings much experience to her students as a Performance Coach for Professional Speakers, Vocalists & Musicians. She is also a Vocal Coach, Producer, Piano Teacher and Private Music Educator with over 35 private teaching exp., coaching and 20 years teaching experience as Band Conductor and Vocal Music teacher within the Separate School Board.
Proficient on guitar, Maureen can often be found leading campfire sing alongs. With a music education degree from the University of Western Ontario, Maureen also plays the flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and other band and stringed instruments. She has taught and directed instrumental and vocal music programs in the school system for 20 yrs., directed and conducted several youth ensembles and bands, designed and taught Singing Workshops for adults for The Learning Annex, in addition to teaching privately in her home studio for over 35 years.
With over 45 years of piano playing, 35 years of private teaching and 20 years of classroom experience, she has become an affective leader and role model for many. Her enthusiasm, love of music, public speaking and interpersonal skills, naturally motivates her students and audiences alike. Maureen now enjoys helping other adults develop their creative potential and talents by providing motivational and business coaching services, consulting and teaching in the areas of performance, music, public speaking, business growth and marketing. Music talent, vocal technique, creativity, psychology and teaching are equally matched with her professional skills in performance and business adventures which she offers to her clients and students.
With a love of the music business and travel, as the Founder & CEO of White Eagle Music Promotions, White Eagle Radio, Best Choice Entertainment and White Eagle Records Limited, Maureen did it all! While expanding White Eagle Records Limited through all areas of the music business, she additionally became an international record promoter, publisher, distribution consultant, distributor, producer, music industry management consultant, manager, radio interviewer, booking agent, publisher, coach and home studio recording engineer.
As an international Music Industry Management/ Marketing Consultant, Coach and Producer, Maureen has worked with several recording artists, celebrities, speakers and students in several countries including Canada, the USA, Africa, Poland and France in Artist Development.
She additionally interviewed several artists and celebrities including Celine Dion, Vocalist / Record Artist, Patricia Evans, Author, Gene Simmons and was nominated in Billboard Music Magazine as a Top Women in the Business in 2010 in New York, New York.
Maureen E. Smith also works as Land Developer / Mediator and Building / Renovations Consultant in Construction, as a result of much experience renovating her home and additionally having grown up with many summers at a cottage in the northern county of Muskoka, Ontario.
She is the recording artist, pianist/vocalist, songwriter, music composer, producer and publisher of the healing / easy listening CD: Spirit, Songs of Inspiration, Maureen Smith. Her CD, Spirit was awarded Top 3 on Women's Radio in the genres of Easy Listening and Country Music and has sold many copies in Retail Stores and on the Internet. It also features 5 other well known Studio Musicians including Ron Allen on Native Flute and Keyboards, Lenny Soloman, Violin, Banjo, Tom Wasinger on Guitar and Percussion, Peter Bleakney, Bass Guitar, Mark Kelso, Drums and Jamie Fike, Engineer & Percussion and was mastered by 2 Grammy Award winning engineers Doug Sax in Hollywood, California and David Glasser, Boulder, Colorado.
With an added devotion to Alternative Health & Healing, Native Medicine, Maureen also invented a line of Aromatherapy Dream Pillows, filled with herbs and aromatherapy oils under the business called "Scents From Nature" The pillows have sold in several retail stores in Canada and the USA and are soon to be carried as an exclusive spa product in various hotels. They are Small Aromatherapy Pillows made for Relaxation, Insomnia, Stress Reduction, Invoking & Remembering Dreams, when put in your pillowcase. They really do work!
http://www.amazon.com/Spirit/dp/B000QQXVV8
For further info visit: www.maureensmith.ca