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When the pandemic forced the world into various stages of lockdown and social distancing in early 2020, office life experienced unprecedented changes. White-collar staff in the developed world became subjects in a giant experiment in working from home that few firms would ever have dared try of their own volition. Adjusting to the new regime was not easy for everyone - but two years later a substantial percentage of workers in Seoul continues to work from home, at least partly. However, as infections and mortality rate drop and the country opens up, the experiment might be nearing its end.
Differences in productivity at the workplace or at home can be affected by a series of factors, including the number of people involved in the project, the complexity of the work and of course the industry itself. Some companies such as Google have proposed a two-days-a-week model, yet others such as Netflix and Goldman Sachs have expressed strong opposition to remote work and asked everyone to return to the office. In truth, there just isn't enough data to correctly assess whether productivity correlates with physical surroundings. However, there is sufficient data on what managers think.
Extreme positions about remote working reflect what our ABOS 2022 survey showed in January, i.e. that executives' opinions about increased/decreased productivity due to remote working are split. In this event, we bring together business leaders from both sides of the argument to present their views, and invite our members to take part in the discussion as to whether or not employee productivity has grown or shrunk while working from home.
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Ramesh Iyer
Country Manager at Tata Consultancy Services
Ramesh Iyer is the Korea Country head for TATA Consultancy services (TCS) based in Seoul. He has recently moved into this role, prior to which, he was based in Amsterdam Netherlands, heading a horizontal for TCS European banking clients focusing on chief risk and compliance officers in the region.
Ramesh brings with him around a decade and half in experience, driving growth for TCS clients across North America, Europe & now Asia. He is also experienced in large program management, transformation initiatives, business analysis and management consulting.
Henry An
Partner at Samil Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Henry An is a Partner at Samil PwC and serves as Strategy Leader, Inbound Leader, Tax Markets Leader and Inclusion & Diversity Champion.
Henry has accumulated over 25 years of experience providing various types of consulting services in the U.S. (Washington National Tax, Chicago, New York Metro) and Korea. He specializes in providing advice on complex business and tax issues. He has been recognized in Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers and Transfer Pricing Advisers every year since 2004. He has also been recognized in Legal Media Group's Best of the Best as one of the top transfer pricing advisers worldwide since 2011 and in International Tax Review's Tax Controversy Leaders every year since 2013.
Henry has served as an external adviser to Korea's National Tax Service, Korea Customs Service, Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Office of the Prime Minister and the President's Transition Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and co-chairs the Taxation Committee.
Henry received a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Khanzada Temur Khan
Director People & Culture KR of Philip Morris International
Temur is a business professional who currently leads People & Culture function at Philip Morris International's affiliate in Korea, an affiliate which is at the forefront of company's vision to deliver a "smoke-free future". He has accumulated knowledge and insights on a broad range of business matters via his experience in the fields of Business Development, Sales, Supply Chain and Human Resources with international corporations like Caterpillar, Atlas Copco and Philip Morris International. He also served as Board Member for International School of Busan. He specializes in business and organization transformation as well as Leadership Development and Coaching. He is also certified coach of Mindfulness Based Emotional Intelligence Program by Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.
Temur relocated to Korea in 2017 and before moving to Seoul, Temur was based out of Busan, leading the organization expansion and transformation of Philip Morris, Yangsan Plant, to produce "Heat Not Burn" products for Korea and other international markets.
Prior to his assignments in Korea, Temur had led multiple projects in the field of Supply Chain and Human Resources to integrate Lakson Tobacco Company, post-acquisition by Philip Morris International in Pakistan. The projects included Supply Chain Systems deployment & automation, Factory Infrastructure & Equipment Upgrade, Production & Commercial Footprint Re-Organization and introducing numerous Talent Acquisition & Development initiatives at all levels of organization.
Temur was born and raised in Pakistan. He continues to be involved with multiple philanthropist projects in Pakistan to support children education. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan.
Director of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
Rodrigo González is the Director for Tokyo of Economist Intelligence Corporate Network.
He works closely with regional business leaders to assist them in economic and market trends, business competitiveness, monetary and fiscal policy and general economic advisory to help them optimise their business strategies and further enhance their connections to their c-suite peers.
He has vast experience in statistical analysis, strategy consulting and market research in different industries in and outside Japan. Rodrigo is a published author in environmental and transport economics and has spoken at international conferences in global warming and fiscal policy throughout the world.
Rodrigo holds a PhD in Economics from Keio University and is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Japanese.
Jacco Zwetsloot
Network Moderator, Seoul at Economist Intelligence Corporate Network
Jacco Zwetsloot has lived in Korea for 20 of the last 25 years, with a broad range of work experience in the communication, legal, tourism, training and broadcasting sectors. He has worked as an English teacher, a tour guide for the US military, a regular radio show guest, and a translator of North Korean propaganda. Currently, Jacco works as a content creator for a communications consultancy Insight Communications Consultants, hosts a weekly podcast about North Korea, moderates panel discussions, writes a monthly Korean newspaper column and still leads occasional lunchtime walking tours in downtown Seoul for the Royal Asiatic Society Business & Culture Club. Jacco holds a Master of Arts degree in Korean Studies from Leiden University, a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Monash University and a separate Bachelor of Arts in Modern European Studies and German Language from the University of Melbourne.
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Hamburg Messe Und Congress Unveils New Maritime Industry Trade Fair
MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo, powered by SMM, is the most recent addition to the maritime exhibition portfolio of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC). Launching this year, the new trade fair is dedicated to the interior design and outfitting of passenger ships, addressing strong demand from the booming cruise and ferry market.
MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo will take place for the first time from 11 to 13 September 2019 at the Hamburg Messe fair complex. Innovative suppliers from all segments of the ship interior equipment and design industry will showcase their products at this specialist maritime trade fair.
Visitors will include procurement executives, interior designers and other decision-makers from the world's leading cruise and ferry lines, shipyards and design studios.
In preparation of the launch of MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo, the organizers conducted comprehensive market analyses. Exhibitors and visitors will benefit from the decades of experience and the extensive network of SMM – the leading international maritime trade fair, which is also organised by HMC. Another factor that will guarantee the event's success is the fact that it is held in parallel with Seatrade Europe – Cruise and River Cruise Convention, which is already attracting thousands of senior cruise industry representatives to Hamburg's fair complex. Leading international event organiser UBM, which has been cooperating with HMC in organising Seatrade Europe for years, will also partner HMC for MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo.
"By launching MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo we are creating a new platform for showcasing trends and innovations that will make the cruise experience even more luxurious, entertaining and unique," explains Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress. "What is more, we are responding to a request expressed by many exhibitors to establish a standalone trade fair dedicated entirely to the fast-growing passenger ship interiors segment. Already at SMM 2018, more than 300 exhibitors from this segment were present."
Hamburg is an ideal city to host MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo. The new trade fair will benefit from a large number of cruise and ferry lines, shipyards and suppliers based in Germany and the rest of Europe. What is more, the city of Hamburg has a unique appeal that attracts visitors from around the world. With the new MARINE INTERIORS Cruise & Ferry Global Expo, Hamburg will further strengthen its position as one of the world's leading hubs of the cruise industry.
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Chinese language student Dillon Anderson on the Great Wall of China during his current internship at Peking University.
The chance to combine his loves for photography and Chinese language has resulted in an internship at the prestigious Peking University for Massey University student Dillon Anderson.
He is based for one year at the New Zealand Centre at Beijing's Peking University while he completes a Diploma in Arts (Chinese) with the School of Humanities, part of Massey's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Dillon, Ngatimoti (a small settlement near Motueka and Nelson), says he thinks the Chinese language will be immensely valuable for any line of work he pursues in the future, "be that in my current position as photographer for the New Zealand Defence Force, in diplomacy, or in trade. Either way, I hope to be working in a field that fascinates me, where I can use foreign language and communicate across cultures."
Dillon, who completed a Bachelor of Design, majoring in Photography (Honours) from Massey University in Wellington (2010 – 2013), says his choice to study Chinese was instinctive.
"I tend to follow my nose, so my first reason for studying Chinese is because it is fun. I enjoy learning languages, and I see much to be learned from a culture with views and ideas so different from those in New Zealand. I most enjoy using the language to interact with people, to build connections and to expand my ways of thinking."
Discovering and understanding Chinese history and culture has been an enriching experience, he says.
"Language and culture are very interconnected in China as characters are effectively depictions of historical ideologies," he says. "Comparing China and New Zealand allows me to not only gain understanding of Chinese culture, but also the culture I come from. I'm taking my journey moment by moment and aiming to learn and ask as much as I can."
"Being an intern at the New Zealand Centre at PKU [Peking University] allows me to put this intercultural understanding to the test, by introducing visiting fellows to Peking University and life in China, as well as working with Chinese students who are taking the New Zealand History and Culture paper at the university," he adds.
A recent Massey University delegation to China(from left): former Pro Vice-Chancellor for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley, Massey University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas, student Dillon Anderson; Associate Professor Kerry Taylor, head of the School of Humanities and Chinese language senior lecturer Dr Michael Li on a recent visit to China, where Massey hosted a Friends and Alumni function at the New Zealand Ambassador's residence, at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing.
Massey delegation to China
Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley, former Pro Vice-Chancellor for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, caught up with Dillon on a recent trip to China with a Massey delegation.
"It was great to see Dillon and to see a Massey student doing so well in gaining fluency in a major world language, Mandarin," Professor Paul Spoonley says.
Also part of the delegation, Associate Professor Kerry Taylor, head of the School of Humanities, says, "Dillon has impressed us all with his commitment to language learning and we are delighted he has an internship at the New Zealand Centre at Peking University. He's a great ambassador for Massey University and for the quality of our innovative distance programme in Chinese language. The quality of our students, most of whom study at distance, has impressed our PKU partners."
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Brazil's Electoral Superior Court announced on Sunday that Pres. Jair Bolsonaro and former Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will compete in a second-round run-off, on Oct. 30, after no candidate won over 50% of the vote in the presidential election.
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University College Cork v Electricity Supply Board (1)
Judgment Cited authorities 30 Cited in 8 Precedent Map Related
Judge Mr. Justice Clarke,Mr. Justice MacMenamin
Judgment Date 08 July 2020
Neutral Citation [2020] IESC 38
Docket Number [Record No. 70/18]
Between/
University College Cork – National University of Ireland
Plaintiff/Appellant
The Electricity Supply Board
Defendant/Respondent
[2020] IESC 38
Clarke C.J.
O'Donnell J.
MacMenamin J.
Dunne J.
Charleton J.
[Record No. 70/18]
Tort – Negligence – Flooding – Management of up-river dams – Whether ESB liable in negligence claim for damage suffered
Facts: The appellant and other property owners had suffered substantial damage to their properties as a resulting of flooding when the River Lee broke its banks in 2009. The appellant contended that the respondent had been negligent and/or guilty of nuisance in the handling of its up-river dams, which was alleged to have contributed to the flooding. The High Court had found for the appellant in part, but the Court of Appeal had overturned the finding of liability against the respondent. The matter now came on appeal to the Supreme Court, in respect of liability and the possible contributory negligence by the appellant.
Held by the Court, that the appeal on liability would be allowed. The Court having reviewed the domestic as well as other jurisprudence, noted the preference for an approach which analyses liability on the basis of "do no harm." The Court also noted such an approach may have exceptions so that a duty of care could arise, in certain limited circumstances, to confer a benefit. Applying those principles to the case, the Court found that the respondent did owe a duty of care to landowners and occupiers downstream of the river dams. The Court proposed to hold a further hearing on the issue of contributory negligence, and the matter to continue in the High Court on the quantum of damages.
Charleton J and O'Donnell J also handed down judgments in the matter.
Joint judgment of Mr. Justice Clarke, Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice MacMenamin delivered the 8 th July, 2020.
Cork City suffered very severe flooding on 19 and 20 November 2009. A principal cause was that the River Lee broke its banks, thus subjecting many nearby properties to significant damage. Amongst those who suffered was the plaintiff/ appellant, University College Cork ("UCC"), where the campus was severely damaged.
UCC has claimed that the defendant/respondent, the Electricity Supply Board ("the ESB"), was negligent or guilty of nuisance in the way in which it handled its up-river dams at Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid, thus causing or contributing to at least a significant part of the flooding concerned. On that basis, UCC commenced these proceedings alleging negligence and nuisance against the ESB. The ESB denied that it was guilty of either negligence or nuisance, but pleaded, in addition, that if it were liable, UCC should be found guilty of contributory negligence and thus have its damages reduced.
In the High Court, UCC succeeded in part, in that the trial judge (Barrett J.), for the reasons set out in a written judgment dated 5 October 2017 ( University College Cork – National University of Ireland v. Electricity Supply Board [2015] IEHC 598) concluded that the ESB were liable but also held UCC to be guilty of contributory negligence, which he measured at 40%.
Both sides appealed to the Court of Appeal. In a judgment of that Court delivered by Ryan P. ( University College Cork – National University of Ireland v. Electricity Supply Board [2018] IECA 82), the appeal of the ESB in respect of the finding of liability made against it was allowed and thus the judgment of the High Court against the ESB and in UCC's favour was set aside. The Court of Appeal went on to consider whether UCC could properly have been found guilty of contributory negligence, for there remained the possibility of an appeal to this Court in which the question of contributory negligence could again become relevant if this Court were to take a different view on the initial liability of the ESB. The Court of Appeal came to the view that UCC should not have been found guilty of contributory negligence.
Thereafter, both sides successfully sought leave to appeal to this Court in terms to which it will be necessary to turn. Thus, both the question of the primary liability of the ESB and the potential liability of UCC for contributory negligence are before this Court. However, in the course of case management, it was decided that the Court would initially consider the question of whether the ESB could properly be found to be liable. Clearly, so far as a court of final appeal is concerned, there is no need to go on to consider the question of contributory negligence in the event that there is no sustainable finding of primary liability in the first place. Thereafter, a hearing followed on the question of the liability of the ESB. The question of whether any contributory liability can be attached to UCC has been left over until that issue has been determined and, obviously, will not need to be determined in the event that no liability attaches to the ESB.
Put at its very simplest, therefore, the issue on this appeal is as to whether the High Court was correct to find that the ESB was liable in negligence and/or nuisance or whether the Court of Appeal was correct to find that it was not. However, behind the broad issue expressed in those simple terms, there are potentially a range of issues which can contribute to a final determination as to whether the ESB is liable.
In order to understand the issues in a little more detail, it is necessary to at least start with a brief overview of the facts.
2. The Facts – An Overview
(a) General Background
It is proposed to deal with detailed aspects of the facts relevant to the issues which arise on this appeal in the context of the specific issues as they arise. For present purposes, it is sufficient to give an outline of the background facts so as to place those legal issues within their general context.
The River Lee flows through Cork City, which was built on its floodplain. The city is susceptible to both fluvial and tidal flooding. In 1949, the Lee Hydroelectric Scheme ("the Lee Scheme"), for the generation of electricity by means of hydraulic power, was approved for construction by the Minister for Industry and Commerce, under the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1945 ("the 1945 Act"). The scheme as approved was built between 1952 and 1957.
The Lee Scheme comprises of two dams ("the Lee Dams"), each impounding a reservoir of water. The power station, dam and reservoir at Inniscarra ("the Inniscarra Dam") are located approximately 14 km upstream of Cork City. Approximately 13 km further upstream, there is a second power station, dam and reservoir located at Carrigadrohid ("the Carrigadrohid Dam"). The Lee Dams work together for the most part and outflow from the Carrigadrohid Dam is discharged directly into the Inniscarra Dam system. The Hydro Control Centre in Wicklow is responsible for the normal operation of the Lee Stations. However, management of water levels and flood management are dealt with from the control room at Inniscarra Power Station under the Hydrometric Officer's instruction.
The operational rules of the Lee Scheme are contained in the Lee Regulations ("the Regulations") which is an internal ESB document the first version of which was published in 1969. The Regulations have been subject to a number of subsequent revisions and, it should be noted, do not have statutory standing. The Regulations contemplate, amongst other things, the operation, management and control of the Lee Dams both in normal conditions and in flood events and also contain rules, procedures and guidelines to be applied in respect of the water levels of the reservoirs, the management of water discharges and flood management.
The Lee Dams are classed as "Category A" dams, meaning that a breach of such a dam would endanger the lives of a downstream community. Dam integrity requirements are therefore fundamental to the Lee Regulations.
The Lee Regulations outline three separate levels against which the water in the reservoirs can be measured. The first of these is the "Maximum Normal Operating Level", referred to as "MaxNOL", which is defined as meaning "the highest level allowable in the operation of the reservoir under normal operating conditions". It can only be exceeded under special flood instructions. Once MaxNOL is reached, water must be discharged in accordance with the Lee Regulations, for to ordinarily allow reservoir storage above MaxNOL is considered an unacceptable risk to dam safety, as the danger exists of dam failure resulting from spilling of large quantities over the top of the barrier. The Target Top Operating Level ("TTOL") for both Lee Dams are also prescribed in the Lee Regulations. This level is defined as the "top operating level which the station shall endeavour to maintain during non-flood conditions" and, while it varies during the year to accommodate seasonal weather conditions, it is always lower than MaxNOL. The "Minimum Normal Operating Level", referred to as "MinNOL", is the lowest level at which the normal operation of the plant is possible.
The Regulations prescribe how discharges are to be managed during floods, in order that the Lee Dams are capable of dealing safely with floods, by providing that specified amounts should be discharged at specified reservoir levels. In order to understand the appropriate procedures, it is necessary to start by saying a little about the concept of "spilling". Essentially, all water entering into the system of either dam passes to the downstream side of the dam concerned either by passing through the turbines and thus generating electricity or by being "spilled", that is permitted to pass through gates designed to allow for the release of water beyond that which passes through the turbines.
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Meet the Radical Visibility Collective, a group uplifting queer people with disabilities
By Chantel Simpson
Fashion doesn't have the best track record for inclusivity. But the Radical Visibility Collective hopes to be an agent of change in its queer community.
The Chicago-based group, which was founded by Sky Cubacub, is composed of two interdisciplinary artists — Compton Q and Vogds — who celebrate what they call "queercrip" identity. It is "a politicized umbrella term that encompasses queer, gender nonconforming identities, visible and invisible disabilities/disorders."
Cubacub is also the founder and head designer for Rebirth Garments and creates clothing and accessories for people across the gender and disability spectrum. After a month-long residency at the Evanston Art Center in March, Cubacub teamed up with Compton Q and Vogds to create a 25-piece line that served as the inaugural collection for the Radical Visibility Collective. The line comprised brightly hued, geometric designs tailor-made to each model's body.
For Cubacub, it's important to cater to the needs of their clientele with disabilities and add a colorful and sexy flair that highlights each person's queer identity.
Vogds collaborated with local musicians to create an album with songs that celebrate the queercrip identity. The song "Rebirth" describes the garments they designed for the line so that people with visual impairments can understand.
The Radical Visibility Collective hopes its work will leave a significant mark — after all, they're just getting started.
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Q: each() loop with random setInterval I am creating a page that I ultimately want to loop through each element with the ".binary" class.
Each element will change it's text value on a random setInterval time between 200-1000. At the moment I have:
$(function () {
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            if (obj.innerText == 0) {
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When I run this code it only seems to run once then stops. Is there a way I can constantly loop these individually, so the elements individually change at a random set time?
Any help or advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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function flipValue(index) {
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A: The issue is your use of a loop. The combination of this code and that in your previous (now deleted) question, means that you're stacking up thousands of timers per second, hence the browser locks up. Also note that within the scope of the setTimeout() function, this will be the window, not the .binary element.
To fix this you could store the index of the current element in a variable and increment that after the expiration of each timer. Something like this:

function flipValue(index) {
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Edward Leeds
Joy Uings examines the life of Edward Leeds, plantsman and daffodil hybridist.
Edward Leeds, was born at Buile Hill, Pendleton on 9 September, 1802. He was the eldest of four children born to Thomas and Ann, daughter of Joseph Rigby of Swinton Park, Manchester.
Thomas Leeds, originally from Norwich, was a cotton manufacturer until his bankruptcy in February 1829. Brockbank records that his mill was destroyed by fire. He and Edward then set up together as Sharebrokers, a business Edward continued after his father's death in November 1839.
Edward married Ann Segar, of Liverpool, and the first of their four sons, also named Edward, was born in 1837, followed by Thomas in 1839. Each of these sons, and possibly also the youngest, Henry (born 1846), was to go on to qualify as a Doctor. Edward and Ann's third-born son, Francis Henry, died at just four months old on 28 September 1845.
Edward Leeds died at his home in Longford Bridge, Stretford, on 4 April, 1877 and was buried, five days later, with his infant son in Bowdon. Leeds' wife survived him by less than five years.
At one place the Veronicas had prevailed, at another the Saxifrages had gained the ascendancy. There were large clumps of the most beautiful Orobus vernus I had ever seen. Hardy Geraniums had grown into huge masses, and Fumaries formed lovely purple bosses.
Seedling narcissi: from Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, 1851, p.169 The first three of Leeds' seedling narcissi to be featured. Narcissi Leedsii is on the left.
Of the smaller Irises, there were large clumps. Creeping plants had trailed over the walks, and in the borders were thickets of huge growers, Telekias, Asters, Campanulas, Delphiniums, Veratrums, Heracleums, and other giants, in rank profusion, the fittest only having survived. On closer inspection the rockeries were found to contain choice treasures, hidden away amongst the overgrowth, and these were carefully marked down when in bloom, and removed when the proper time came.' 1
Passionate about plants
According to William Brockbank, Edward was educated at John Hathersall's school on Ardwick Green, Manchester, and even as a schoolboy was passionate about plants, spending his pocket-money on their acquisition.
He went botanising in Teesdale while on fishing trips with his friend, Thomas Glover, collecting plants for his herbarium and garden. He received plants and seeds from America, Europe and even the Crimea (via his brother-in-law). He was a correspondent of Canon Ellacombe of Bitton, and was well known to the leading horticulturists of the day. His garden was the meeting place for Lancashire florists. He was short-listed for the post of first curator of the Manchester Botanic Gardens, although this last 'fact' has been shown to be almost certainly untrue.
Leeds' garden was at Longford Bridge in Stretford, about four miles from the centre of Manchester. The garden was about 1.25 acres in size, the perimeter planted with rhododendrons, box and laurels. Several years after his death, it still retained signs of its splendour among the general decay.'There were huge Paeonies, many lovely varieties of Scillas nutans and S. campanulata, of every shade of blue, lilac, pink, and white, the results of Mr. Leeds' careful crossing. In the rear of the cottage were some greenhouses and brickwork pits filled with small pots of Alpines, which had overgrown the place, making mats of Sedums and Saxifrages. In the greenhouse was a large lot of seedling Amaryllis, which had been carefully crossed. The rockeries were built up of brick, tier upon tier. There were four of them, each 100 foot long, about 10 feet broad, and 4 feet high, the spaces between the bricks were filled with Alpines and hardy plants, and now covered with rank overgrowth.
Lithospermum canescens: from Curtis' Botanical Magazine, 1848, t.4389
Horticultural skill
Leeds' skill with plants can be found in the contributions he made to a number of gardening magazines.
Volume 4 of The British Flower Garden contained a drawing of 'three very distinct varieties' of Primula farinosa of which he wrote: 'The white-flowered variety is a very local plant, and rare in its native habitats. I collected it in very damp situations and loamy soil... The high-coloured variety is mostly found in bog or peat earth ... the specimens sent are not near so strong as I have grown them, by planting them in bog and loam, and placing the pots in which they were grown in pans of water in Summer...'
The Floricultural Cabinet of 1 December 1833, contains an article by Leeds 'On the Cultivation of Cypripediums'. Leeds had a considerable collection of the hardier forms - C. calceolus; C. pubescens; C. parviflorum; C. spectabile; C. humile and C. arietinum - and they required different treatment. He described the compost mixtures he used for each and noted that he 'planted grass round the edges of the pans ... because I find the roots of Cypripediums delight in running amongst the roots of grass'. He concluded his article: 'I had this season one root of C. pubescens, which produced fifteen flowering stems, and another root of C. Calceolus, with thirteen blossoms, - both of which have been grown from very small plants. I have also been most successful with C. spectabile.'
In the same year, Leeds raised Helianthus speciosus(the Mexican Sunflower, also known as Tithonia rotundifolia) from a packet of seeds from the Botanic Garden, Mexico, sent to him by his friend William Higson.
Helianthus speciosus: from Curtis' Botanical Magazine, 1834, t.3295
Thomas Glover made a botanical drawing of the plant which he sent on to William Hooker and which was published in Curtis' Botanical Magazine in November 1834. In his covering letter, Glover referred to Leeds as having 'lately commenced business as a florist, etc' and this became in print, 'Nurseryman and Florist'. There is no real evidence that Leeds ever made his living from his plants, although in September 1832, the Manchester Guardian carried an advertisement for Dahlias which stated: 'The admirers of these flowers are respectfully informed that a select and splendid collection of them is now in bloom in the garden of Mr Edward Leeds, Longford Bridge, near Stretford, and parties desirous of ordering for the ensuing season have now the opportunity of making their own selection. Also a very choice collection of ornamental Herbaceous Plants on moderate terms. Orders may be left with Mr G Vaughn & Son, seedsman, 13 Market Place.' It is unclear whether Vaughn & Son were selling Leeds' plants or whether Leeds was providing Vaughn & Son with a showcase.
Other plants raised by Edward Leeds that were featured in Curtis' Botanical Magazine were Tagetes corymbosa (1840); Stevia trachelioides (1841); Lithospermum canescens (1848); and Echinacea angustifolia (1861).
In 1851, the Gardeners' Magazine of Botany featured two plates of Leeds' seedling narcissi and also Crocus vernus var. Leedsii. This was the best of the many thousands of crocuses that he had raised and was described as 'a very striking improvement on any varieties we possess. The colouring is rich and dense, a deep violet-purple, which is set off in admirable contrast by a distinct pure white margin'. Although much admired, and despite Leeds holding a large stock, it does not appear that it was ever made available commercially.
Edward Leeds grew a huge variety of herbaceous plants. Reports of Manchester flower shows between 1829 and 1838 record that he won prizes for, amongst others, Trillium grandiflorum; Anemone thalictroides var. pleno; Streptopus roscus; a Campanula of unknown variety; Diphylla cymosa; Viola lanceolata; Lilium superbum var; Dracocephalum argunense;Cypripedium Pubescens. In 1838 he won the premier prize for Peonies.
One of Leeds' favourite plants was Echinacea angustifolia. In 1870 he wrote that he had 'never yet parted with any'. He had provided a specimen for Hooker, and it had been featured in Curtis' Botanical Magazine on 1 November, 1861. Leeds had shared his seeds around, and the plant had been grown by Mr Ross, of Smedley.
Receiving and sharing
Edward Leeds received seeds and plants from many different sources and was always on the look-out for plants new to cultivation in Britain. Giles Duxberry sent seeds from Missouri and Leeds' friend, William Higson, sent him seeds from Mexico. Higson was not himself a gardener or botanist and only obtained the seeds to oblige Leeds. Yet Leeds always sought to give Higson, rather than himself, the credit for any new introduction.
In 1870 Leeds wrote about some new plants that he had raised, from seeds sent by Mr. Bourne of Iowa. It provides us with an insight into his passion and his methods. 'The seeds were collected by a gentleman who knows nothing about plants: at my suggestion during his rambles he picked pods of anything he met with wild and put all mixed together in a Bag and sent them to me.
Crocus vernus var. Leedsii: from Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, 1851, p.305However
He appears to have stumbled upon some fine things. I raised many others mostly now lost. It is clear I think that much may be done by parties not acquainted with plants if requested to get wild seeds promiscuously and not ask for names to, which deters such parties from trying.' This approach meant that he was often seeking identification of the resultant plants.he also received seeds and plants from more knowledgeable sources. John Goldie, the Scottish botanist, sent him plants from Canada, including a white dwarf Asclepias, the Orchis dilatata (Habenaria dilatata), an unidentified Phlox, Golden Rods, and Asters.
A few of Leeds' letters survive in the archives at Kew: eight to Sir William Hooker; seven to Sir Joseph Hooker and one to William Thiselton-Dyer, plus three to Thomas Glover which were passed on to Hooker.
As a correspondent, Edward Leeds says nothing about himself or his family (unlike Thomas Glover who counted himself a friend of both William and Joseph Hooker). His letters are all about plants, often seeking identification, hoping that he had grown something new and unknown. They are always short on detail. He had 'an Alstroemeria from Bolivian seed', lupins from Texas and California, and melon seeds 'from the borders of the Sahara', brought to Manchester by a 'Turkish gentleman'.
The plant-hunter Thomas Nuttall botanised throughout America, but returned to Lancashire when he inherited his uncle's estate. He visited Leeds and admired some asters which had come from Missouri, saying 'they were new to him'. Leeds promised to send them to Kew in the autumn, once they had finished flowering and reported that he had visited Mr. Nuttall's house, but found him 'in very poor health'.
It was Leeds' friend Thomas Glover who introduced him to William Hooker and Glover acted as a go-between for several years. In November 1842, the year after Hooker became Director of Kew Gardens, Glover wrote: 'Through the kindness of my friend Mr Edward Leeds I have been enabled to send you a few out of the list of plants you furnished me with as desiderata in your British Garden. Some I know I have sent you before but he has added them unasked for. He has also added a few other things not British which he would be delighted to hear were any of them new to your collection...'
Glover knew that Edward Leeds was prepared to share his plants, and in return, wanted to do something for him. He gave Hooker a list of the plants Leeds particularly wanted at that time: 'allium caeruleum, Primula denticulata, Aquilegia skinneri and Polemonium caeruleum var. grandiflorum... Also any description of Ixia and its kindred tribes'. It was the beginning of thirty years of plant-exchanges between Manchester and Kew. In 1870, Leeds reported that the pisum umbellatum he had received from Kew was flowering well, and in 1871 he sent to Kew a basket of plants, including several Sempervivums, Silene catholica, Polemonium grandiflorum, Potentilla pulchra, Chrysanthemum arcticum and an Inula.
Less than a year before his death, and in failing health, he offered his herbarium to Kew. It was accepted and a letter of thanks was sent to him on May 23, 1876.
Daffodil hybrids
Although Edward Leeds grew a wide range of plants, and was known locally for his florists' flowers, it is for his daffodils that he is remembered.
It is not known when he began his hybridising experiments with daffodils, but six of his seedlings were featured in The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany in 1851. He went on to produce thousands of bulbs of 169 different varieties, which he tried to sell for £100.2 Peter Barr heard of them, but could not afford the price (around £7,000 - or £59,000 using average earnings - at today's values). The story, likely to be apocryphal, is that Leeds made a will stating that if the bulbs had not been sold at his death, they and all his papers were to be burnt3. In the event, Barr was able to raise £75 in a cartel with various other enthusiasts.
They purchased '24,223 bulbs, besides a lot of small ones, not yet flowered'. Half went to Peter Barr, 30% were split equally between Rev John G. Nelson, Mr W. Burnley Hume, Mr Herbert J. Adams and G. J. Brackenbridge, and the remaining 20% went to a Dutch nurseryman, Mr Peter Van Velsen of Overveen.4Barr also purchased the bulbs raised by William Backhouse. Neither Backhouse nor Leeds had left details of what species or varieties had been used as parents and much time was spent sorting and classifying the bulbs.
Seedling narcissi: from Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, 1851, p.289
Earlier attempts at classification were no longer considered entirely useful. The new additional classifications - Barrii, Leedsii, Humei, Backhousei, Nelsonii and Burbidgei - celebrated those men who had been instrumental in raising the new hybrids. The names described particular types, and all types had some from each hybridist. It has sometimes been mistakenly assumed that Edward Leeds raised all those classified as Leedsii. In fact, Leeds-raised hybrids were to be found in all of these groups (except Backhousei, which in 1884 only contained four varieties) as well as in groups with the older names such as major, incomparabilis, bi-color and so-on. Indeed there were slightly more Backhouse varieties than Leeds varieties in the Leedsii division. To make matters more confusing, Narcissus Leedsii (as figured in 1851) was in the Incomparabilis group.
Edward Leeds' name was given to the division of narcissus described as '(Montanus x Pseudo-Narcissus, or perhaps Albicans x Poeticus), flowers horizontal or drooping with a long slender tube, spreading and sometimes dog-eared, pallid perianth, and pale cup, varying from canary yellow to whitish, generally dying off white; and it is in the paler hue of its cup the varieties of Leedsii differ from the white varieties of Incomparabilis.' 5
The suggested classification was accepted at the RHS Daffodil Conference held on 1 April 1884. After a long period during which it had been an unfashionable plant, this was the first step in daffodils becoming today's ubiquitous spring flower. Hybridisation continued and in 1950 it was necessary for a new classification system to be adopted. Edward Leeds' name disappeared from plant taxonomy.
Very little was known about Edward Leeds. William Brockbank lived in Didsbury, only a few miles from Leeds' home in Stretford, but had never heard of him. He was at the daffodil conference and went home determined to find out more. In his 1894 article he wrote that he visited Leeds' garden in the Spring when 'the garden was ablaze with Daffodils - growing by thousands, almost wild'. But there were also many choice plants which Brockbank removed to his own garden 'where they now abound and constantly remind me of Leeds of Longford'.
What sort of a man?
What sort of a man was Edward Leeds? Certainly a skilled gardener; undoubtedly an enthusiastic seeker after new plants. But descriptions of him are rare.
Thomas Glover described him in one letter to William Hooker as someone who 'would give you a share of anything he had whatever it had cost him' and in another he wrote 'I never met with an individual so feelingly alive to any little favour conferred, or more anxious to make a return'.
Mr. Findlay, the curator of the Manchester Botanic Gardens at the time Brockbank was researching his article, described Edward Leeds as 'an enthusiastic botanist'. Brockbank wrote: 'Mr Findlay says that Leeds had a deep, glowing childlike enthusiasm for nature as set forth in the vegetable world. He always thought him destitute of malice or guile; firm in his attachments; in short, the "fine fat fellow that he was".'
In 1914, in Luther Burbank's His Methods and Discoveries, Their Practical Application, Vol.1, the following description is given of one of the early daffodil hybridists. Although it doesn't say that it is Edward Leeds, the description fits all that we know of him: '...[he] was a highly sensitive, nervous, shrinking man, with a great eye for detail, a true appreciation of values, a man who looked beneath the surface of things and saw beauty in hidden truths, a man who thought much and said little.'
Echinacea angustifolia: from Curtis' Botanical Magazine, 1861, t. 5281
Edward Leeds was a quiet, unassuming, self-deprecating man, with the heart of an explorer, but without the personality to match his inner ambitions. Plant-hunting was generally for the energetic and fearless; the risks were enormous and many lost their lives while seeking out new plant introductions. Edward Leeds had a different approach, less physically demanding, but requiring considerable ingenuity. Instead of going out to find the plants, he had friends and contacts who could provide him with seeds of unknown origin. He would then use all his skill to nurture those seeds to give life to what he always hoped would be a 'new' plant. Yet, when he was successful, his modesty led him to give credit for the introduction to others.
Uings, Joy. Edward Leeds: a Nineteenth Century Plantsman. A dissertation submitted to the University of Manchester for the Certificate of Continuing Education in Garden and Landscape History, 2003.
Brockbank William. The Gardeners' Chronicle, November 10, 1894 p.561-2 and November 24, 1894, p. 625-6
Kew Archives. Letters from Edward Leeds and Thomas Glover to Sir William Hooker and Sir Joseph Hooker.
1. William Brockbank was the author or a two-part article about Edward Leeds which appeared in the Gardeners' Chronicle in 1894. He made the assumption that Rev Herbert, who became Dean of Manchester in 1840, was the motivating force. Herbert had published, in 1836, his work on Amaryllidaceae where he had stated his suspicion that many so-called narcissus species were in fact hybrids. He went on to produce a number himself.
2. In 1903, Barr & Son had only a few bulbs of a new daffodil for sale. Each bulb was priced at 50 guineas.
3. Leeds' Will, as terse as his letters to Hooker, was drawn up on 4 November 1868 and left everything to his wife.
4. Not all reports include mention of Mr. Van Velsen.
5. Ye Narcissus or Daffodyl Flowere, Barr & Son, London 1884 p.39


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On the 15h March 2013, 3 challenged musicians got together for a meeting of the minds at Dom Famularo's Wizdom Drumshed at Port Jefferson, New York. During this meeting it was discussed how frustrating it was to be a musician with a disability trying to get accepted as a musician and receive a fair go.
That meeting was attended by Andrew Hewitt from Sydney, Australia, David Segal from Conneticutt, Mike Mignogna from Tennesee together with Drumming's Global Ambassador, Dom Famularo. At the meeting it was decided something needed to be done to change the way people perceive a musician with any kind of disability.
That was when Can-Do Musos was born.
In March 2018, Can-Do Musos became Can-Do Musos Inc, a 501c3 registered non-profit charity.
Can-Do Musos supports over 350 musicians from 36 countries across the globe.
L-R: David Segal, Andrew Hewitt, Dom Famularo, Mike Mignogna
at Dom's Wizdom Drumshed, Port Jefferson, New York - 15th March 2013
Can Do Musos want to provide guidance and hope to all musicians with challenges. Music is empowering and has no limitations and everyone should have a chance at their dreams.
Having a "Can Do attitude" is the first step toward success!
Dom Famularo - known as "Drumming's Global Ambassador" has been traveling the globe preaching the gospel of drumming for over 30 years. An intense performer, Dom is one of the most respected solo drum artists in the world, with a career built solely upon his unique skills as a drummer, educator, author and motivational speaker.
For Dom's full bio, please visit www.domfamularo.com.
Andrew Hewitt - has earned the title of "Australia's most inspirational drummer" from his drumming peers both locally and overseas through the tireless work he has done to prove that anything is possible.
For those who are unaware of Andrew, he was born with Cerebral Palsy which affects movement in his arms and legs, and he uses a wheelchair to get around. However this hasn't stopped Andrew from having a successful career as a drummer spanning more than 20 years.
For Andrew's full bio, please visit www.drummerstix.com.au.
David Segal - started drumming in 1983, trying to play the opening beat for U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday.
One of the things that David had to figure out was how to hold the drumstick with his left hand. He was born with a disability that made his hands clubbed. His right hand had normal strength, but his left hand had virtually none and he couldn't make a fist.
For David's full bio, please visit www.davidsegaldrums.com.
Mike Mignogna - born with Cerebral Palsy, Mike has played drums since he was 11 years old. Utilising a floor tom for a bass drum, Mike has honed his skills, and written a book to assist other drummers with challenges, entitled "Look Ma No Feet".
"Look Ma No Feet" is a practical approach to the drum set for someone with limited or no use of their legs.
For Mike's full bio, please visit www.mikemignogna.com.
Associate Board Members
Joe Hardy - has been playing the drums for over 30 Years. His experience and past bands have included everything from Heavy Metal to Country Rock. And even a little bit of Jazz. His drumming style has been described as hard hitting and powerful.
What makes Joe stand out from most drummers is the fact that despite being born with a no legs he has managed to still becomes a successful professional musician.
For Joe's bio, please visit www.candomusos.com.
Danielle Geissler - Danielle is a hobby drummer who combines her passion for all things drums and music with her background in supporting individuals with learning and developmental disabilities. She travels the world as a management consultant and speaker and loves to meet new people and learn their stories.
Pino Bertolini - Australia - Pino has been playing drums for the last 35 years and has been taught by some of the best drummers in the world. His main teacher was Frank Corniola for 8 years, but has had lessons from Dom Famularo, Dave Weckl, Virgil Donati, just to name a few. Pino has been a sort out Session Drummer in Melbourne and has also travelled the world with many great artists and shows. Pino is also teaching in 3 private schools and his own school Sound Studio 42 and educating our younger future drummers.
Pino is currently running his own Drumming talk back radio show called DrumTalk Radio, where he broadcasts live on a Monday night with hundreds of loyal listeners listening in. Pino has interviewed many great drummers live and chats about all our local and interstate drummers so our future drummers have a voice to be heard. Pino is very often quoted "this is a radio show where you can shine".
Pino is a great supporter of Can-Do Musos, with helping us spread the word, assisting with fundraisers and broadcasting the Can-Do Radio show every Wednesday night.
For more information, please visit www.themusochannel.com.
Gregg Bissonette - United States - Gregg has become known as one of the most versatile drummers in the business, his broad experience ranging from big band, blues, and rock, to Latin, fusion, and much more. Gregg's warm, easy-going down-to-earth manner is refreshing from one of the top drummers in the world.
Known for performing and recording with David Lee Roth, Carlos Santana, and Ringo Starr, Greg not only is a remarkable drummer, but also is very passionate about helping other artists thrive.
For more information, please visit greggbissonette.com.
Claudia Chambers - Australia - Starting off with a strong interest in Flamenco dance, Claudia moved to Spain where she lived for five years studying dance and percussion. She then moved to Ireland to work with Rodrigo Gabriela and Luka Bloom as percussionist.
Since moving back to Australia in 2005, Claudia has collaborated with many groups and artists. Claudia also writes regular Cajon articles for Australian percussion magazine "PercusScene", recently performed at the 2013 Australia's Ultimate Drummers Weekend alongside Dom Famularo and Gregg Bissonette, and facilitates workshops for Sydney based Percussion ensemble The Sylvanbeats which feature percussionists with mild to moderate disabilities.
For more information, please visit www.learncajon.com.
Phil Heuzenroeder - Australia - Phil works as a community artist and community cultural development leader. He works extensively across Melbourne and Victoria with people with a disability, people living with mental illness and in community singing.
Phil is the founding Artistic and Executive Director of Wild@heART Community Arts, a position he has held since 2002. Wild@heART is one of Australia's leading community arts organization creating accessible and inclusive community arts making with people with disabilities and mental illness. He has also worked extensively as a musician and led rock band Bipolar Bears, video artist, event manager and facilitator over the past 15 years. Phil has led many workshops in singing, song writing and music, film and music video clip making, event management and technical production.
For more information, please visit www.wildatheart.org.au.
Jennifer Liu - China - Jennifer is an educator who has been working in higher education for more than 14 years, pays special attention to the disadvantaged group in China and has been getting involved in helping them for many years. Jennifer believes that the world will become more beautiful if everyone offers a helping hand to those who are in needs.
Pete Lockett - England - Award winning musician Pete Lockett is one of the most versatile and prolific percussionists in the World. His percussive skills cover percussion from every corner of the globe and he has worked with Bjork, Peter Gabriel, Robert Plant, Dido, Steve Gadd, Bill Bruford, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jeff Beck, The Verve, Texas, Primal Scream, Damien Rice, Jarvis Cocker, Craig Armstrong, and many more! Pete arranged and recorded all the ethnic percussion for five 007 �Bond' films and many other Hollywood blockbusters. He has released fifteen CD's under his own name. He also released a best selling percussion app for iDevices. DrumJam was released in 2012.
Pete endorses Remo drum heads and percussion, Sabian cymbals, Mapex drum sets and Vic Firth sticks.
Pete is guest professor of percussion at Shanghai conservatory of music.
For more information, please visit www.petelockett.com.
Aldo Mazza - Canada - Aldo is an internationally recognized drummer, percussionist and recording artist. He is also a clinician and educator, and the founder of KoSA Music.
Aldo has performed on over 100 CDs and soundtracks, and recorded with such well-known artists as Celine Dion, Jon Bon Jovi and Aldo Nova. He has performed live with artists such as James Brown, Chris De Burgh, Frank Sinatra, Nikki Yanofsky and Oliver Jones.
For more information on Aldo, please visit www.aldomazza.com or www.kosamusic.com.
Doug Meola - Canada - Doug is an independent drummer, educator, and clinician. With a strong focus on drum education, Doug has a large roster of drum students that he works with regularly at his DrumSpot Drum Studio, he also conducts master classes and educational programs for schools and retail music stores, etc.
As an educator and clinician, Doug is very passionate about helping drummers be their best in all areas of their drumming. Doug conducts clinics and educational events in partnership with Tune-bot, Vic Firth, Aquarain Drumheads, Q Drum Co Drums, ProLogix Percussion, Drumtacs and Pads and also leads Kickport International's Sound Specialist Drum Education Program.
Doug has also contributed to Modern Drummer magazine as an educator and product reviewer and is also a contributing member of the Vic Firth Education Team. Doug is excited about a new drum education program that he is designed specifically for other-abled drummers and potential drummers that have unique mental and/or physical challenges.
In addition to his educational endeavours, Doug is a busy, in demand recording and touring drummer working with several artists and bands. Some of the artists and acts that Doug works with and has toured with/supported include: The Secret Destroyers, Dead City Dolls, Saints and Lovers, Guitar virtuoso Greg Howe, Sexus, V, Skin, When Worlds Collide, Joan Jett, Dee Snyder, Widowmaker, Joe Perry, Marilyn Manson, Buckcherry, Gavin Degraw, John Legend and Maroon Five.
For more information on Doug, please visit dougmeola.com.
Mark Schulman - United States - Mark's resume reads like a "Who's Who" of international Rock n' Roll royalty including acts such as FOREIGNER, SHERYL CROW, STEVIE NICKS, DESTINY'S CHILD, BILLY IDOL, CHER (Mark was drummer on the 'Believe' and 'Farewell' tours, two of the most-attended tours in music history) UDO LINDENBERG and EIKICHI YAZAWA. He has drummed with VELVET REVOLVER at Ozzfest and for crowds of 200,000 at Glastonbury Festival with SIMPLE MINDS. Mark is the recipient of numerous Gold and Platinum discs and has appeared on nearly every American and European variety show on television including The Grammys, David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brian, Jon Stewart, American Idol, Paul O' Grady, X-Factor, Wetten Das and more.
He is best known for being the touring drummer for PINK.
To read more information about Mark, please visit markschulman.com.
Karl Sloman - Canada - Karl is the conductor of the Canadian Super Disabled Group Trainwreck. He is a published author, inventor, music producer and has worked with those with disabilities since 2005. Karl invented a system for students confined to wheelchairs to play drum parts using the triggers in their headrests. Karl was the focus of episode 1 of the documentary series Walk-the-Walk released in 2012. Karl continues actively work and promote music for those with disabilities and is in the studio working with Trainwreck to create an 11 track CD of all original music. Karl was one of the early members of the Board of Directors and is very proud to be an active member.
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Jeff St. John - Perth, Australia
"Can-Do Musos has been of great benefit to me in my ongoing challenge of an acquired brain injury. It has helped me to focus on writing songs and performing them because I am unable to focus on reading books or watching movies. The activity has helped me to maintain positive mental health. I enjoy performing my songs and playing music with other Can-Do Musos. It is very comforting to know that there are other people with disability who have found new skills and overcome their challenges. I have seen the positive benefits in networking with and socialising with other Can-Do Musos. This organization is unique and run by a dedicated group of musicians who understand the needs of people with disability".
Dave Rowlands - Sydney, Australia
"Can-Do Musos has made myself and my music so much more visible to others. They allowed me to post about not only my disabilities, but how I accomplish writing, performing and recording my music which is a great accomplishment. I had a library find out about my music and as a result, they asked me to play at their library for their patrons in a series of performances of 'Musician's with Disabilities Who Have Overcome Them' and I got paid very well. Their website has brought many other people to my Music Website and I have made any new contacts with other musicians in my area. On top of that, one of the founder's, Andrew Hewitt, has helped me delve into a new field (drums) with tips and assistance when I asked for it. He is very accomplished on the drums and it shows through his advice and the videos I have seen of his performances. If there was only one organization that I could belong to, it would be Can-Do Musos. They are geared for the Musician that has everything against him (or her) and gives his (or her) all into their music. They also are there for those that are struggling and need a little help... a little push... to progress in the field of music."
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"Can-Do Musos is an organisation whose work I truly believe in! As I am a blind musician, Can-Do Musos has allowed me to connect with other musicians with disabilities! by networking with other musicians with disabilities, I have gained invaluable knowledge and taken onboard plenty of excellent advice from hearing about their experiences whilst embarking on their music journey. Can-Do Musos via their weekly radio show has allowed me to share my original music to the world as well as exposing me to music from other musicians with disabilities! I think this is really an important resorce and showcases the wealth of talent out there provided by musicians with disabilities."
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"Being a part of the Can-Do-Musos' community has helped with my self-confidence, built international connections, and opened my eyes for possibilities. My name is Emily Buresh and I am a singer/songwriter living in Worcester, MA USA. I am visually impaired due to optic nerve gliomas that have affected not only my vision but my internal temperature regulation. Despite my condition, I am a professional singer/songwriter and a performing/visual artist. Being a part of an international group of extremely talented people who face similar challenges is a blessing. We support each other and to hear my voice on the radio is a dream come true."
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Born in 1962, Darcey Steinke is also the author of Up Through the Water and Jesus Saves, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her journalism has appeared regularly in Spin, George, The Guardian (London), Artforum, and The Village Voice. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and The New School. She grew up in Virginia and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.