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Brown & Campbell Collection
Introduction, excerpted from B & C Catalogue book
Brown & Campbell Collection Catalogue
Abstract/ Surreal
Cityscape/ Architectural/ Scenic
Figuratives
Marine/ Seascape
Mexico 1946-1950
Torn Paper
Brown & Campbell House
William Campbell Exhibition History
(Introduction excerpted from B & C Catalogue book.)
The paintings in the Brown and Campbell Collection are those by William Addison Campbell and Frank Julian Brown that were found in their home at the time of Frank Brown's death in April of 2000. The two men had lived and worked together since 1946, following World War II. Prior to the war, William Campbell had been married briefly to Bernice Mae Irwin whom he divorced after the war. When William Campbell died in 1985, the two men had been together for 39 years and Campbell left all that was his, including his paintings, to Frank Brown.
Fig. 3 Brown and Campbell Residence Dolores Heights, San Francisco, Calif. Photo by Morley Baer. [1]
On Sunday, April 16, 2000, after calling Frank Brown twice with no answer, I went to his house on Dolores Heights above Noe Valley in San Francisco. I rang the bell several times, then let myself in with keys he had given me years earlier. In the past, I had done this always to find him alive and well, ignoring phone calls as was his way.Once inside, I called Frank's name and scanned into each room on either side of the central hallway that led from the front door to the kitchen at the back of the house. When I got to the kitchen, I looked into the large back yard visible through the rear windows expecting to find Frank there. Seeing no one, I looked to the right, and saw Frank lying face down on the floor, his head turned to the left, his left leg bent at the knee.
I shuddered, called his name and knelt beside him. I touched his forehead with the back of my fingers. He was cold. I called 911, collected myself, then went outside and told my wife Judith, who had stayed in the car when we arrived.
Shortly, the fire department ambulance arrived and then the police. The paramedic ushered me outside, saying it was mandatory. Moments later he came out and told me Frank Brown was dead. The coroner arrived a bit later and said he had been dead for at least 48 hours.
After Frank died, despite knowing both men since 1970, I began to understand for the first time that both Brown and Campbell were artists. In their Victorian home with its tall ceilings, there were paintings on the walls — mostly landscapes — but not many, and they fought for space and notice with everything from antique tapestries to wildlife taxidermy.
William Campbell did tell my wife Judith and me in the '70s without elaborating, that he was once a student at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute), but did not paint anymore. "I let him (Frank) paint," he mock-whispered, a wide grin through his white beard, his eyes lighting up. My own impression was that Frank painted as a hobby and was pretty darned good at it, but he never talked about it — at all.
It was only after looking throughout the house and actually seeing the scope and quantity of their work that I realized how serious they were about painting. It was then that I thought about publishing a catalogue of their work, though not because of the art in and of itself. The merit of the work I'll leave to each to decide. Clearly, they knew how to paint, and in specific paintings they had their moments. What they painted over the years and how they painted it may have some historical relevance insomuch that they did not follow the overwhelming influence that San Francisco Abstract Expressionism became in the late 1940s and beyond.
But while hopefully interesting, neither the content nor the art context of their paintings is the primary concern here. Instead, the purpose of this catalogue remains what it was at its very beginning, not only as a modest gesture of gratitude to "Bill and Frank" for their kindness and generosity to our family both while they were alive and when they passed on, but also as a tribute to how they lived and died, committed to each other and to their art.
To me, they were truly artists, for they did their art in obscurity, incapable of not doing it. George Post, the noted California watercolorist and his longtime companion Elvin Fowler visited Campbell and Brown with some regularity for almost 20 years. Mr. Fowler told me recently, "We didn't even know that Frank painted at all."
At the outset, the intention was to attempt a book of art, a catalogue for the collection, rather than an art book. Along the way there were diversions into other possible approaches. At one point, a traditional art book with selected works, an experienced art book editor, contributions by established art professionals, book designers, etc, was initiated, and an editor employed. Eventually those options retreated and the original plan was followed: a catalogue with color images of all the works by both artists found in the collection at the time of Frank Brown's death. The chronological periods were chosen as the most natural presentation despite some difficulty with the dearth of actually dated paintings.
Initially, we thought there were two hundred, perhaps three hundred or so paintings for which a catalogue could be produced with manageable effort and expense. As their large house began to be cleared of forty-five years of accumulation by the two men, antique collectors both, paintings were found everywhere. Their tall, peaked roof attic ran the length and width of the house, with many dark nooks, angles and corners. It eventually yielded over four hundred more paintings, many disguised, being off the stretchers and in rolls of twenty or so. Many other flat works were found in boxes. The last painting was found in February 2008, bringing the total to 793. The manageable effort became a voracious project whose favorite food was time, and which, not unlike their attic, had its own dark nooks, angles and corners.
Although we had known William Campbell for 15 years when he died in 1985,and Frank Brown for 30 years when he died in 2000, we really knew very little about them personally. They were very private people. Through their few papers that remained, and through personal research, I came to know more about them in death than in life. Still, much remains obscured.
We do know that William Campbell was part of the San Francisco art movement before and after World War II. He had studied at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute) in the 1930s, and had exhibited at the then-fledgling San Francisco Museum of Art in its inaugural year of 1935. Three one-man shows there in the early 1940s followed. He also taught before and after the war, at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.
During World War II, he spent two years in the Pacific with the U.S. Navy, seeing combat aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington. After the war, he returned to teaching at the College of Arts and Crafts where Frank Brown was a postwar student who had come to San Francisco from his hometown in Portland, Oregon after discharge. Brown was also in the Pacific with the U.S. Navy from 1942-46.
After the war, they both painted, much of the work during time spent in Mexico, from 1946 – 48. Campbell, as earlier stated, "let" Frank Brown paint after 1950. Aside from two paintings done in the late 1950s — interior scenes of their recently purchased home, one with Frank Brown in it — there are no Campbell paintings in the collection from 1950 until 1980.
In the mid-to-late-1950s, the two painters left the art community. All I know about why they left is an allusion by William Campbell in the early 1970s about Frank Brown having clashed with a critic. I have been unable to find out more.
Campbell did resume painting in 1980, leaving 16 post-1980 paintings, the last dated painting being 1983, two years before he died.
Over the years, both painters worked in a diversity of styles. For Frank Brown there are illustrations, "big feet" paintings in the Diego Rivera style, traditional still lifes, landscapes and figuratives, as well as cubist, abstract, fantasy, and surreal works. There are also six small works (e.g., #B4024 — #B4029)[2] that have the George Post composition, perspective and influence from his study with Mr. Post in the post- WWII 1940s at the California College of Arts and Crafts.
William Campbell's work ranged from early muted-palette still lifes, to vibrant Mexican landscapes; from traditional figuratives and nudes, both male and female, to surreal/abstract forms and renderings, some as social commentary. Included are four quirky, irregular shaped paintings from the early 1940s (#C4025 — #C4028)[3] two of which are of unknown anthropo-zoomorphic like species (#C4026, #C4028). Nude, C4026, is one of those mentioned in a review by Albert Frankenstein in the San Francisco Chronicle on February 15, 1942, who noted the irregular shape.[4]
Both painters settled into what was most comfortable for them in their last years. Campbell's 16 paintings in the early 1980s, shortly before he died, were traditional, absent of the early surreal, quirky, and abstract approaches. Notable in the group is the small self-portrait of himself, Fig. 1, Intro. (#C8001) in Scottish attire with sash, full white beard and tam o'shanter, ready for his coming final journey. I look at it and can almost hear the sound of pipes playing in the distance.
After William Campbell died in 1985, Frank Brown turned almost exclusively to painting landscapes, 16 of which are signed and dated to the 1990s. The trustees have attributed 111 paintings signed by Frank Brown, but not dated, to the 1990s. Another 11 paintings, neither signed or dated, have been attributed to Frank Brown for the period.
Fig. 4 The upstairs studio as it was when Frank Brown died in (center) and boxes at left, of which there were several, almost with 16 x 20 in. landscapes. Photo by Jordan Goodman/The Daily Planet Antiques
The confidence to attribute such a large number of undated paintings to this period is due in part because they were found in the upstairs studio in cardboard boxes, almost all 16 x 20 in., almost all landscapes, and the boxes were stacked close to the easel in a very cluttered studio (Fig. 4, p. iii). There was no painting on the easel.
Four more paintings are signed and dated in the last three and one-half months of his life in 2000. All except nine of the 132 paintings in the 1990s are landscapes that reflect a serenity arrived at by an acceptance of how alone he felt with the loss of his lifelong companion.
Of the 793 paintings in the collection, 414 are signed by Frank Brown with 41 dated; 124 are signed by William Campbell with 57 having dates; 255 are neither signed nor dated. Most of the unsigned paintings are easily attributed to Frank Brown (197), with the remainder (58) attributed to William Campbell. Many of Frank Brown's paintings are difficult to date.
The 98 paintings that are dated by the artists were useful in dating others. Also, when the trustees visited Campbell and Brown in 1972 and thereafter, they remember paintings that were on the walls of the home, so this was also helpful with dating. Overall, accuracy of the attributions was the goal but, admittedly, assigning and/or dating of some paintings was less than certain. Attributions will be discussed further in the text of the chapters.
Fig. 5 Trustees Dexter and Judith Garnier purchased a two-unit "frontier Victorian" on Chula Lane in San Francisco from William Campbell and Frank Brown in 1983. (See Ch. 5, p. 91; Ch. 6, p. 111.) The four are shown here, left to right, after the closing.
The writer is responsible for all images, text, and content in the catalogue, except for the William Campbell San Francisco Museum of Art Exhibition History[5], which was graciously prepared for the collection by Head Librarian Barbara Rominski, of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. All photographs were taken in the driveway of the artist's former home between two tall exterior walls in the early morning hours to avoid glare ruining the pictures. It would have been best to have them done in a proper studio by a professional. Resources, opportunity, and wherewithal, disallowed that.
Nonetheless, I hope that what is presented here meets with the attention of the viewer and reader as a worthwhile effort, at least successful in its intent as a modest gesture.
It needs to be noted that the writer is hardly an expert in art in general or in San Francisco art and its movements specifically. Three books were used to educate and inform regarding both subjects to help prepare this catalogue. Here is bibliography of these three outstanding books, each of which provides a different perspective for their surveys:
Landauer, Susan. The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism w/an introduction by Dore Ashton. Exhibition catalogue Laguna Beach: Laguna Art Museum; Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1996.
Jones, Caroline A. Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950-1965. Exhibition catalogue San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and Berkeley and Los Angeles; University of California Press, 1990.
Albright, Thomas. Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980: An Illustrated History. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1985.
Many have been helpful along the way. Whether or not association with the efforts of the writer and the artists is one they would choose to have is uncertain, but their contributions helped our efforts and merit gratitude. Thanks are extended to the following: My dog Pilot, Ali Jacob Garnier, Jesse and Miles Garnier, Elvin Fowler, Shelley Post, Jeff Gunderson, Marisa Mizono, Tim James, Elisa Tanaka, Terry Larue, Lindsay Kefauver, Ann and Paul Karlstrom, Peter Fairbanks, Adrian Fish and "Mr. Hoover," Richard "Luckey" Perri, Lori Shantzis, George Krevsky, Stephen Vincent, Lost Art Salon, Richard Kamler, Ed Rosenthal, Kate Ellison and "Stella," Chris Grassano, Ken and Cherie Fehrman, Jan Salaman, Sylvia Sandoval, Mary Louise Beecroft, Arlene Pichotta, Kyle Painter, Peter Limnios, Jane Chamberlin, Doug Elliot, Andressa Garcia, Chad Keig, Carol Sklenicka, Deborah Robbins, and my wife, Judith Garnier. There are undoubtedly some not listed who should be. Mea Culpa. My genuine appreciation goes to all, with special thanks to Barbara Rominski, Head Librarian and Archivist of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, whose patience and kindness towards an inexperienced researcher fumbling through her archives was so much appreciated, and to the Leo and Florence Holub family for their quiet encouragement and support at a time when it was so very much needed.
793 total paintings.
611 Signed or attributed to F. Brown
414 F. Brown, signed.
197 unsigned, attributed to F. Brown.
182 Signed or attributed to W. Campbell
124 W. Campbell, signed.
58 unsigned, attributed to W. Campbell (1 unsigned painting, #C4012, has exhibit label on back).
41 Brown, signed and dated.
57 Campbell, signed and dated.
255 total unsigned.
Painted on both sides:
1. #B4057/#B5088 10. #B5036/#B6031
7. #B5016/#B5017 16. #CL4016/#CL4018
9. #B5083/#B6032 18. #C8014/#C8016
Frank Julian Brown
1940s – 131 total
3 signed and dated.
57 signed, undated, attributed to c. late 1940s, by trustees.
70 unsigned, undated, attributed to F. Brown, c. late 40s, by trustees.
1 unsigned, attributed to F. Brown, c. mid 1940s.
1950s – 88 total
0 signed and dated (2 with exhibit labels dated 1955).
37 Brown signed, not dated, attributed to c. 1950s by trustees.
2 signed, undated, attributed to c. 1955 by trustees.
49 unsigned, undated, attributed to F. Brown, c. 1950s.
31 signed, undated, attributed to c. 1960s by trustees.
26 unsigned, undated, attributed to c. 1960s, by trustees.
86 signed, undated, attributed to c. 1970s, by trustees.
10 signed and dated.
54 signed, undated, attributed to 1980s, by trustees.
1 signed, c. late 1980s, by trustees.
4 unsigned, undated, attributed to c. 1980s, by trustees.
107 signed, undated, attributed to c. 1990s, by trustees.
William Addison Campbell
8 signed, undated, attributed to c. 1930s by trustees.
10 unsigned, undated, attributed to W. Campbell, c. 1930s.
Early 1940s – 33 total
21 signed, undated, attributed to c. early 1940s.
9 unsigned, undated, attributed to c. early 1940s. (includes #C4012: unsigned, undated but with exhibit label on back.)
Late 1940s – 109 total
45 signed and dated
31 signed, undated, attributed to c. late 1940s.
33 unsigned, undated, attributed to c. late 1940s.
2 unsigned, undated, attributed to W. Campbell, c. 1950s, by trustees.
5 signed, undated, attributed to W. Campbell, c. 1980s.
6 unsigned, undated, attributed to W. Campbell, c. 1980.
^ Michael Larsen & Elizabeth Pomada, Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians, E.P. Dutton, New York, NY, 1978.
^ See Ch. 1, catalogue section, pp. 43, 44.
^ See Ch. 1, catalogue section, p. 14.
^ See Ch. 1, p. 7, for full text of review.
^ William Addison Campbell, Jr.: Chronological Exhibition History from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), compiled February 2007 by Barbara Rominski, the Head Librarian (See Appendix A for full document).
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Following Andonovski: Where the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Roster Stands Today
Melanie Schwimmer '23
Apr 21, 2021 9 min
With fewer than 100 days before the Tokyo Olympics, Vlatko Andonovski, the new head coach of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT), faces a dilemma every coach dreams of: selecting an 18-player roster from one of the deepest talent pools ever. But with that abundance of talent, putting together the limited roster is a hefty and critical task, especially after the team's surprisingly early exit in the Rio 2016 Olympic quarterfinals.
To avoid the same errors that caused that early exit five years ago, Andonovski has emphasized versatility above all when it comes to building this year's roster. That means he'll have to make good use of his limited resources, since he only has three substitutes to work with per game. With the fast turnaround in the Olympics, most players should accordingly be ready to play a full 90 minutes and still have fresh legs for the later, more competitive rounds. In other words, to craft a winning 18-player roster, Andonovski must balance aging veterans who may still have something special to contribute, superstars at the peak of their game, stars working to recover from injury and young players brimming with potential but lacking international experience.
This March, 11 U.S. players made ESPN's list of the 50 best players in the game right now, enough to field a full team by themselves. In the mid-April friendlies against Sweden and France, ranked number 5 and 4, respectively, the U.S. brought 23 players, with 18 suiting up for each game. After a 1-1 draw against Sweden exposed the vulnerability of the number one ranked USWNT against a composed defensive line, it's easy to see just how important choosing the right combination of players is.
So where does the roster stand after these matches as players fight to represent their country?
Goalkeepers (two spots):
In the conversation: Jane Campbell, Ashlyn Harris and Alyssa Naeher
Chicago Red Star goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher appears locked into the starting goalkeeper spot. She started every 2019 World Cup match and has played the most international minutes of any U.S. keeper in the past couple of years.
The larger question is who will fill the number two spot. In 2019, Orlando Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris played second fiddle to Naeher, but she was left off the past two U.S. training camp rosters. Harris still has a solid case, with extensive international experience including two World Cups and an alternate spot on the 2016 Olympic roster.
Instead, over the past year, Andonovski has often turned to Houston Dash goalkeeper Jane Campbell. Called up for the November 2020 friendly against the Netherlands, Campbell has made the roster for every training camp since, and started one game in the SheBelieves Cup against Argentina. At only 26, Campbell is poised to be the future of the USWNT's dominant defense.
Who will make the cut? My prediction: Alyssa Naeher and Jane Campbell.
Defenders (six spots):
In the conversation: Alana Cook, Abby Dahlkemper, Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Ali Krieger, Casey Krueger, Kelley O'Hara, Midge Purce, Becky Sauerbrunn and Emily Sonnett
The four players that anchored the U.S. defense in the 2019 World Cup — captain Becky Sauerbrunn, Abby Dahlkemper, Kelley O'Hara and Crystal Dunn — seem set to remain the same in the Olympics. Leading up to the pivotal 2019 World Cup Quarterfinal and Semifinal against France and England respectively, this defensive line faced intense scrutiny, particularly O'Hara and Dunn, who both started their playing careers as forwards. The foursome proved themselves more than capable of shutting down top offenses and generating attacking play from the back, with the fullbacks frequently entering the attacking box. Sauerbrunn, Dahlkemper and Dunn all made ESPN's top 50 players list.
With these four players locked in, two more defensive spots appear up for grabs. Tierna Davidson started on the April 10 game against Sweden at left center-back, filling in for an injured Dahlkemper. Davidson brings versatility (she can play both center and outside back), experience (she played in the 2019 World Cup) and youth (at 22, she can serve as the defense's future backbone). Emily Sonnett is the leading candidate for the final defensive spot, as she has served as the main backup at outside back in the past few years. Bringing Sonnett to the Olympics can allow for a slightly injured O'Hara to take some time off the pitch.
Alana Cook and Emily Fox are both recent college graduates and up-and-coming defensive stars, but they lack the national team experience to manage the short turnaround and intense Olympic atmosphere. Midge Purce and Casey Krueger are further into their careers, but neither has a lot of international experience or looked particularly sharp in the SheBelieves Cup. Andonovski did not select any of the four of them to suit up against France in the last week, and only Cook dressed for the game against Sweden.
While Ali Krieger has been a mainstay on the USWNT since the 2011 World Cup, it appears that she will not grab a roster spot this summer, since Andonovski has not called Krieger into the last two camps. While some speculated that this decision was based on the fact that she and her wife, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, recently adopted a baby, Andonovski made it clear that it was a soccer decision, explaining that he feels comfortable in his assessment of both Krieger and Harris without a call-up. They are the only two healthy players who he did not call up in April, though he stated are still in contention for the Olympic roster. The fact that they have missed these vital camps — which might have proved that they could still fit with this group of players — does not bode well for Harris and Krieger.
Who will make the cut? My prediction: Becky Sauerbrunn, Abby Dahlkemper, Kelley O'Hara, Crystal Dunn, Emily Sonnett and Tierna Davidson.
Midfielders (five spots):
In the conversation: Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Jaelin Howell, Rose Lavelle, Catarina Macario Kristie Mewis and Samantha Mewis
Possibly the most locked-in roster spot right now belongs to defensive center-midfielder Julie Ertz. Ertz cleans up the game all over the field and plays a central role in possession, defense and shot-creation. The bigger question is what would happen to the U.S. if she suffered an injury.
Another lock to make the midfielder roster is Sam Mewis, who recently claimed U.S. soccer player of the year and was named the best footballer in the world right now by ESPN FC. While Mewis missed the SheBelieves Cup due to an injured ankle, she returned to her dominant form for her club, Manchester City, and her presence on the pitch against Sweden and France made the U.S. look like a different team.
Lindsey Horan and Rose Lavelle continue to fight for the third starting midfield spot in Andonovski's 4-3-3 lineup. Against France, Andonovski tried putting Lavelle in the wide forward position as opposed to her usual spot as a true '10' — an attacking midfielder — and was happy with her performance. While Lavelle is a master of angles and breaking down opponents' defenses with her quick feet, Horan is a box-to-box player capable of passing, defending and keeping the ball under pressure all over the pitch. With four amazing midfielders and three starting spots, it will be interesting to see if Andonovski continues to use Lavelle as a forward in an already competitive attacking line.
The final midfield spot seems to be a toss-up between Kristie Mewis, older sister of Sam, and young star Caterina Macario, with a slight edge towards Mewis.
Kristie Mewis faded out of the international conversation after an ACL tear in 2018, which makes her comeback since 2020 all the more remarkable. Andonovski drafted Mewis into the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013, when he was the head coach of FC Kansas City, and called her up in November 2020 after a stellar season in the Challenge Cup and Fall Series. She has continued to perform well on the international stage, scoring against the Netherlands, Colombia and Argentina and often serving as a spark off the bench.
While Mewis worked for years on the outside to get back into the conversation, at only 21 years old, Macario came into the team with sky-high expectations. She plays with a confidence that outpaces her age and experience, and is clearly a superstar in the making with a killer instinct for the back of the net. Unfortunately, Macario could not join the team in April due to a Covid outbreak at her club side, Olympique Lyon. Andonovski explained, "We would have loved to have her here and see her a bit more, especially with the limited opportunities that we have before the Olympics." With only three caps to her name and limited time in training camp, it appears that Mewis will edge her out.
Then, there is Jaelin Howell who currently plays for Florida State University. Howell is a solid center defensive midfielder, which seems to set her up as a natural fit to take over Julie Ertz's spot when she retires. Andonovski called in Howell to replace Horan when she had Covid last fall, and she has battled her way into additional camps, but does not look ready quite yet to make the ultra-competitive roster.
Who will make the cut? My prediction: Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Samantha Mewis, Kristie Mewis.
Forwards (five spots):
In the conversation: Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe, Sophia Smith and Lynn Williams
Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Christen Press, who all made the top 50 footballers list, looked strong on the forward line against France last week. Morgan in particular showed Andonovski her true self for the first time in two years against France. After coming back from a knee injury, giving birth and fighting Covid-19, she showed up against France, drawing a PK and scoring a quality goal.
After the game, Andonovski shared, "In the last couple of practices it was almost like she bumped it up a notch, or was just a little more focused, a little more concentrated and as a staff we were talking about how she got her killer instinct back."
Rapinoe sat out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns, choosing to rest after her Golden Ball and Boot wins at the 2019 World Cup. But she has come back with a bang. She leads the team with eight goals in 2021, and it is clear that she can follow through in the biggest moments. The moral and vocal leader of the team, the USWNT depends on Rapinoe both on and off the field. She is a set-piece magician, and the U.S. relies on her to create opportunities in the final third, including serving as their go-to penalty kick taker.
In 2020, Press transitioned from a star coming off the bench to one of the teams most dynamic scorers. While she opted out of the NWSL Challenge Cup, Press signed abroad with Manchester United, and continues to show her offensive potency for both club and country.
Tobin Heath remains a big question mark after suffering an ankle injury on Jan. 17 playing for her club, Manchester United. Coming in at number 13 in the best 50 players in the game right now list, Heath is a special talent who can take anyone on the dribble, send in a perfect cross on demand, and master angles all over the field. At the time of her injury, doctors ruled her out for 12 weeks, but Andonovski felt confident she would be healthy for the Olympics and that she would make the roster, saying, "She's been in a situation like this before where she's coming back from injury and needs to recover quick." However, in her recovery process, she picked up a knee injury, setting her return back even further. Heath returned to the U.S. for rehab and to focus on getting ready for the Olympics. If she cannot play in June's Tournament of Nations, it is unlikely she will make the roster. Andonovski might be hesitant to bring along an ailing player, especially when many blamed Jill Ellis for relying too much on an injured Rapinoe, contributing to the U.S.' early exit in 2016. With Rose Lavelle as an option on the wing, it appears unlikely that Heath will snag a coveted roster spot.
Heath's injuries may create an opportunity for a player many expected to be left off the roster: two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd. Lloyd will be 39 for the Olympics and took 2020 off to recover from a left knee injury. Andonovski explained that she is rested and in the best shape of her life. She earned her 300th cap against Sweden, and leaving her off the roster would shake up the soccer world. While she has not reached her top-level of play in 2021, Lloyd has a proven track record of executing in big moments and bringing a spark off the bench.
Lynn Williams and Sophia Smith remain question marks. With her extreme speed and dominant play in the NWSL, including earning MVP honors, Williams has willed her way into the USWNT conversation. At just 20 years old, Smith is an offensive machine who glides across the pitch and possesses soccer instincts on par with the world's best players. She is exactly the young talent teams want to bring to major tournaments to create future stars.
Andonovski speaks highly of Williams, especially her pressing ability. He has given her consistent playing time even though she struggles to realize her scoring opportunities. After a poor showing against Sweden, she did not dress against France — perhaps an indicator that Andonovski has lost some confidence in her. On the other hand, Smith's stock went up in the SheBelieves Cup and last week against France, playing center and wing forward and earning praise from Alex Morgan: "She's been super open to learning from some of the older players. She's brought a really positive energy." While it still feels like it is not yet Smith's time to shine, if she shows out in the Tournament of Nations, she might snag the final roster spot. Macario might also be able to snag the final spot because of her versatility playing both forward and midfield.
Who will make the cut? My prediction: Christen Press, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Lynn Williams.
Andonovski has said he will name his 18-player roster in mid-June after the team plays three matches in the Tournament of Nations. He will also evaluate the players when they return to their home markets. Andonovski explained, "Everything that we do in camp, in training, in games, everything that they're going to do in games with clubs is going to be important as well, because ultimately it may come down to the certain form a player is in if both players are equal." For soccer fans, that means we can look forward to a lot of top-quality soccer as players fight for roster spots.
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Will Weed Be Legal In Nevada Anytime Soon?
Although Nevada currently has laws legalizing medicinal marijuana use, it hasn't taken the full plunge to legalize all marijuana use for people over 21 like its neighbors to the north and the west: Washington, Oregon, and Colorado. But Nevada lawmakers could legalize weed soon, because they're becoming more and more attracted to the positive economic effect Colorado has seen from legalizing, taxing, and regulating the sale of weed. Although weed is technically decriminalized in Nevada, it's still a $600 fine and a misdemeanor for simple possession, according to the Marijuana Policy Project.
In April, a group of Nevada lawmakers toured several marijuana stores in Denver with "smiles, selfies, and a few nervous chuckles," according to USA Today. The small group was formed to help other policymakers understand what legalization could mean for the state, which might ask voters to legalize recreational pot next year. The group toured Medicine Man, a 40,000-square-foot grower and store in Denver — one of the state's largest. As the guide showed off a bucket full of dried marijuana, he told Nevada lawmakers that a pound sells for about $2,500 in Colorado, or about $6,000 on the black market.
"Last time I was in one of these, we were doing a bust," joked Ron Dreher, a former narcotics and homicide detective who now works for the Peace Officers Research Association of Nevada.
"Life changes, huh?" State Sen. Richard Segerblom, a Las Vegas Democrat, said laughing as he and Dreher took photos of the plants, for research purposes, of course.
Colorado's marijuana industry generated $150 million in sales last year, which was the first full year of legalization, according to Las Vegas local station 8 News Now. The industry also created 15,000 jobs, which involved working in growing warehouses or in shops where the weed is sold. In November, Nevada's health department announced it had approved 371 preliminary business licenses for medical marijuana businesses, including 55 dispensaries, 117 production facilities, and 17 testing labs, according to the Marijuana Policy Project.
Segerblom said he was impressed by the size of Colorado's industry, and that the state has organized regulation well, according to 8 News Now:
Well I think the one thing I've noticed is the fact that they have a lot more local control, as opposed to state control, and they also have vastly more dispensaries than we have.
USA Today said Nevada is having a hard time finding funds to improve public education, so a potential marijuana tax windfall is tempting. (Colorado collected $75 million in weed taxes and fees last year.) Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore expressed concern that taxing the industry too much, also known as "gouging," could run buyers back to the black market. After examining the edibles offered at Medicine Man, she told the newspaper:
Colorado's doing well with it. They are letting people be personally responsible for their actions.
For now, Nevada lawmakers will continue to do research, which, at least for the Colorado trip, didn't include testing the product. But Segerblom told that he was tempted:
When I was younger, I smoked it. I inhaled it. And I enjoyed it. And I'm old enough to do it again.
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29 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Housing, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, West Norfolk
Social Prescribing is a way of GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals referring people to a range of non-clinical services. People's health is determined by a range of social, economic and environmental factors and social prescribing supports individuals in taking greater control of their own health.
Rural support groups disappointed by government's response to House of Lords' recommendations on rural strategies
14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Breckland, Broadland, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Great Yarmouth, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, South Norfolk, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group, Volunteering, West Norfolk
The government has responded less than positively to many of the well-reasoned recommendations made in the House of Lords' recent report on rural strategies, according to national charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE).
Wells-next-the-Sea Men's Shed celebrates funding grant
14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Case Study, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Funding, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, North Norfolk, Older people, Press Release, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, West Norfolk
Wells-next-the-Sea Men's Shed has been awarded a £500 grant towards the cost of their Portakabin HQ, located off the town's Stiffkey Road.
Update from the STP Oversight Group - July 2019
22 Jul, 2019by Clare FianderHealth and social care, Information, advice and guidance
The July 2019 update from the Norfolk and Waveney STP Oversight Group.
CAN's innovative social prescribing work recognised at international awards ceremony
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Community Action Norfolk was shortlisted for Best Local Project, awarded at the inaugural International Social Prescribing Awards held at the University of Westminster, London on 11th July.
Norfolk and Waveney STP Executive Briefing Notes May 2019
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Successive governments have underrated the contribution the rural economy can make to the nation's prosperity and wellbeing, according to a major new report from the House of Lords.


Yes, technology is changing advertising — along with everything else. But it's not a sob story.
"Obey" (2013), an homage to the 1988 cult film They Live courtesy of Flickr user Poster Boy.
In his essay "How the Mad Men Lost the Plot," published in the Financial Times Weekend Magazine, Ian Leslie arrives at a conclusion that rings true: In the face of technological disruption and unrelenting audience segmentation, the core facets of advertising essentially still apply.
But the path to that uncontroversial determination is fraught with quite a few contradictory thoughts and claims, mainly in the form of odd quotes and anecdotes from some spectacularly successful advertising people. It is they who have lost the plot, though maybe not in the way in which the headline implies.
The old guard's main gripe seems to be this: Advertising used to be more culturally relevant and even artistically rewarding, until digital technology came and ruined the party through its many distractions and its core obsession with ruthless efficiency and metrics. And because of that shift toward measurement and targeting, ads have lost cultural resonance. This line of thinking is not uncommon.
Again, I'm not sure why investing more in technology should automatically be considered a bad thing, which seems to be the implication.
Simpler times. "Retro TV" — Digital illustration courtesy of artist Rafael Garcia (fali1978).
But hold on, why isn't sharing ads on social media seen as advantageous? Millions of people can now send each other an unlimited amount of treacly Coca-Cola ads and watch them over and over again to their hearts' content, singing along. Doesn't that solve the problem?
Well, OK then! So basically those naysayers' complaint — which boils down to "TV ads are beauteous and good; digital advertising is crass and bad and based on ruthless efficiency and metrics only" — isn't grounded in anything at all. They're just upset that the world is changing, and that people are adapting to it, or trying to, as best they can, until it's time to adapt again, which was yesterday.
Mr. Leslie raises a good point about the current state of affairs: "In fact the only part of the TV package that hasn't improved is the ads. According to Kantar Media, in 1986, 28 percent of people in Britain said they enjoyed the ads more than the programmes. Today, only 12 percent say so." But those figures — and they're just from a single poll, mind you — don't rule out the possibility that ads have also improved, just not as much as TV shows themselves (in the eyes of those viewers). But say we take the numbers at face value: Whose fault is it? Google's? Facebook's? I mean, even Super Bowl ads are mostly crap these days.
But in the end Mr. Leslie clears away all the nonsense from the bigwigs with his closing line: "In the rush to reinvention, don't forget your USP." Which is another way of saying, advertising isn't being reinvented at all.
So why all the whinging?
If we're being honest, it seems there are two complaints: 1) That people are no longer held captive to a limited number of network stations and alternative sources of entertainment; and 2) that there are "new technologies" that distract people or, worse, let people block crap.
These developments could either force the industry into complete capitulation, leading them to devote less time and resources to creating ads, or it could inspire them to create better ads — ones so good that they might be shared over social media, for free, ad infinitum.
So they don't miss the ads, which are still around or waiting to be made. What they do miss is the attendant cultural cachet from having built-in captive audiences forced to sit through them.
This might not look like such a bad idea after all to some ad types. "Viddy well, my droogies!" Image of Malcolm McDowell from A Clockwork Orange (1971) property of Warner Bros.
People have more choices than ever before about where and when to focus their attention. There is great uncertainty, and the new landscape will work out better for some than for others, but the magic and meaning of any art form or communication is not in its medium but in its quality.
In another section I largely agree with, Mr. Leslie paraphrases Professor Byron Sharp, author of How Brands Brow: What Marketers Don't Know (2010), in saying that advertising "works best when it doesn't try and persuade, but merely makes us remember the brand at the point of purchase." In other words, the best advertising makes a brand likeable, or at the very least not annoying or cringe-worthy. It's the same rules that apply to being a good person: we're all trying never to be that guy. You know, that guy. Don't Be That Guy (or Gal).
In relationships, in art, in productive endeavors of every sort, the issue is quality. Attempt to be a better human. Try to make better stuff. Try to be entertaining or at least not boring once you find the right audience with similar interests. Otherwise you're wasting your time, and you're wasting other people's, too.
Regardless of what advertisers do, we lowly Proles will continue to use our newfound scary technologies to avoid bores at every possible turn. There are lots more channels now. There are lots more ways to watch shows and movies at times and on devices of our own choosing. There are fewer reasons to subscribe to major daily newspapers or watch lame network news than ever before. There are lots of ways to block or otherwise avoid material that does not interest us, or worse, that annoys us or makes us roll our eyes. And there are lots of ways to persuade people to buy products, even the magical Cinco Pasta Bear.
So cheer up, there's still lots of fun to be had for everybody. It's just that we all have to make our own fun — which is the way it's always been.


Molecular biology jobs in research generally entail research into cells on a molecular level and how they function and interact. It is perhaps one of the more abstract of the life sciences, giving researchers in this area the chance to lead a lot of fundamental research. As a research field, it has close ties with both biochemistry and genetics and as with its related fields and many jobs and vacancies in life sciences, there is still a lot of potential for new discoveries which could change the way people look at the world. There is also lots of invested interest in this field, due to the possibility of the uncovering of things important for the progress of medicine. This means research funding is abundant and the number of positions for those wishing to find job opportunities in this area are growing in number.
The best of these exciting opportunities can be found at academics.com. There a plenty of jobs for early career researchers looking to become a molecular biology research assistant, those starting out and wanting to do a PhD, and lots of opportunities for professors. Academics at all stages of their careers are catered for and can find the perfect job to take them onto the next stage.
academics.com also offers the most comprehensive guide to an academic career in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that you are likely to find. In recent years, competition for the best academic spots has grown and only those who truly understand the landscape are likely to secure such a job. Luckily you can find everything you need to make the right decisions and maximise the potential of your applications here. Get detailed career advice, find employer profiles and see all the top research locations in Germany. Let academics.com help you on your way to finding the best molecular and cellular biology jobs in research.


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pearson.pl
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Calculate the Pearson correlation between all genes in a given matrix

* Requires the 'Statistics::LSNoHistory' perl module

Usage
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pearson.pl <Input File> <Delimiter (optional)>
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Input
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Tab delimited text file that holds gene names and expression values across samples.

Optional:

Delimiter type: tab,space,comma

Defualt is tab, if no value is entered.

Example input:

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gene	sample1	sample2	sample3	sample4	sample5
a       1       2.1     2.8     4       5.2
b       1       1.9     3.2     4.1     4.9
c       6       2       4       5       8
```

Output
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Output is a tab delimited list of the pearson correlation ans slope between all genes in the given matrix


People over 65 make up only 6.8% of the City of Santa Ana, according to the U.S. Census – but they still rule this town.
Here's how that works. Take a look at the Santa Ana Neighborhood Associations – they are mostly made up of adults over 45. The average member is closer to 65.
SACReD forum was packed, but will anything come of it?
The community group called SACReD met with several Santa Ana City Council Members last night at a Community Meeting, to discuss a proposed CBA (Community Benefit Agreement).
The premise behind CBAs is that community leaders will work with developers and city planning agencies to assure services for local residents, when massive developments are planned in their areas.
Such is the case with the proposed Santa Ana Transit Zone. However, the effort in this case seems somewhat misguided since the Transit Zone development already includes affordable housing elements.
I was on the Santa Ana Redevelopment Commission when the properties the city acquired in the Lacy neighborhood area were first being abated. Many of them were filthy with asbestos and lead paint.


Chris McIntyre crafted his first instruments at the young age of 9 years old, making mandolins and classical guitars in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Chris then went on to do Musical instrument repair at College in Edinburgh. This involved learning how to repair Brass, Woodwind and Stringed instruments.
Later, after completing a Degree in Modern Fretted Construction, at the London College of Furniture in 1990, he immediately started working and earning respect in his professional circle for his expertise.
In his last 15 years he has built up a most impressive CV consisting of musicians, bands and bespoke instrument companies. Clients include Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, WestLife, George Michael, Anastacia to name just a few.
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After many years working with London's musical elite, Chris has moved back to his home town of Edinburgh. His new workshop is equipped to offer the same professional level of service that Chris's clients have come to expect and he continues to offer his expertise to both old and new clients alike.
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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned of putting too much emphasis on hypersonics just because China is advancing in that area, saying hypersonic missiles are better suited to China's strategy and that USAF has yet to determine the right munitions mix for the future. He also said the Advanced Battle…
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The Space Force's top officer thinks the U.S. needs to be able to surveil cislunar space as soon as five years from now to defend U.S. interests on and around the moon. "As the nation goes further away, as the world goes further away, from the Earth, I think there's…
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Dozens of programs already provide career assistance to military families. But Congress and the Pentagon can do more to study just how well those programs work and to understand other challenges facing military spouses seeking employment, advocates from the National Military Spouse Network argued Jan. 19.
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Mr. López Obrador's victory puts a leftist leader at the helm of Latin America's second-largest economy for the first time in decades, a prospect that has filled millions of Mexicans with hope — and the nation's elites with trepidation. The core promises of Mr. López Obrador's campaign — to end corruption, reduce violence and address…
Trump Ruins NAFTA Deal & Insults Allies and Competitors [VIDEO]
by bluetexan • June 1st 2018
The Trump administration said on Thursday that it would impose steep tariffs on metals imported from its closest allies after proposing them earlier and the year and then using the threat as leverage during the NAFTA talks with Canada and Mexico. The European Union, Canada and Mexico, which will face 25 percent tariffs on steel…
Trump Responds To John Kelly: The Wall Is The Wall
by mar • January 18th 2018
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told House Democrats and Fox News on Wednesday that President Trump wants a deal to protect DREAMers but also $20 billion to build 700 miles of "physical barrier" along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump has "evolved" in his "uniformed" immigration and border wall ideas since the campaign, Kelly said.…
For A Deal On DREAMers, White House Demands Border Wall Funding
by mar • October 9th 2017
In exchange for letting young undocumented immigrants, dubbed DREAMers, stay in the United States legally, the Trump administration will ask Congress to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and limit federal grants to "sanctuary cities," The Washington Post reports, citing a document the administration distributed to Congress. White House aides told reporters Sunday that…
At Least 15 Dead After 8.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Mexico City
by mar • September 8th 2017
At least 15 people are reported dead after Mexico was rocked by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake—the strongest in 100 years—that struck off the country's southern Pacific coast just before midnight Friday. Officials issued tsunami warnings for the Chiapas coast, fearing waves as high as 9 feet, but a series of pre-dawn tweets from President Enrique Peña…
Ex-Mexican President Vicente Fox Drops F-Bomb Live On CNN
by mar • August 4th 2017
In an interview on CNN this morning, former Mexican President Vicente Fox ended up dropping an F-bomb while speaking to CNN host Alisyn Camerota, much to the consternation of the anchor. Discussing the recently leaked transcript of President Donald Trump's January phone call with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and their conversation about the Mexican…
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by mar • August 3rd 2017
The Washington Post published transcripts of President Trump's Jan. 27 phone call with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Jan. 28 phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday, revealing startling insight into the president's approach to negotiations. In speaking with Peña Nieto, Trump repeatedly asked the Mexican president to stop saying that…
Trump Won't Pull U.S. Out of NAFTA
by mar • April 27th 2017
President Donald Trump has announced that he will not pull the U.S. out of the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite numerous promises to do so. Trump informed the leaders of Mexico and Canada of his decision Wednesday, and the White House later confirmed that the president had "agreed not to terminate NAFTA at this…
Trump Voters FORCED to SELL Their Land to Build The WALL
by mar • April 8th 2017
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Texans Get First Land Notices For Trump's Border Wall
by mar • March 15th 2017
Texans who live in the path of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico have received the first letters, called a "Declaration of Taking," from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. One of the notices, received by Yvette Salinas, offers her family $2,900 for 1.2 acres near the Rio Grande. Even if her family does…
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by mar • March 6th 2017
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by mar • March 2nd 2017
The White House has said construction could begin quickly on President Trump's border wall using "existing funds and resources" from the Department of Homeland Security, but a DHS document says the agency so far has identified just $20 million that could be redirected to the project, Reuters reported Wednesday. The document, which was given to…
Trump: Wall Price Will Go 'Way Down'
by mar • February 11th 2017
President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that the price of the proposed wall on the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico will go "way down" after he negotiates. Trump's tweet comes two days after Reuters reported that the wall could cost as much as $21.6 billion. "I am reading that the great border WALL…
Trump Threatens To Send Troops To Mexico To Take Care Of 'Bad Hombres'
by mar • February 2nd 2017
President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop "bad hombres down there" unless the Mexican military does more to control them itself, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press. The excerpt of the call did not make…
Mexican President Cancels Meeting With Trump [VIDEO]
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will not attend a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted the meeting should be canceled if Mexico won't pay for a border wall. Pena Nieto's message on Twitter ended days of uncertainty about what he would do. BREAKING: Mexican President Enrique…
Mexican President to Trump: My Nation 'Demands Respect'
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday condemned President Trump's executive orders on immigration. "Mexico offers and demands respect, like the completely sovereign nation that we are," he said. "Mexico does not believe in walls." Nieto emphasized, once again, that his country "will not pay for a wall." He added, "I regret and reproach the…
American Automakers To Meet With Trump Tuesday
President Donald Trump meets Tuesday with the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler in the Oval Office. "I want new plants to be built here for cars sold here!" Trump tweeted Tuesday. Trump made a point on the campaign trail of slamming American automakers for importing cars from Mexico and vowed a border tax…
Police: 4 Killed, 9 Wounded in Shooting at Mexican Resort
An electronic music festival at a popular Mexican resort was reportedly shut down Monday after shots were fired, leaving at least four people dead and another nine injured, witnesses said. Details on the shooting were scarce, with conflicting reports on the number of those killed coming from witnesses on Twitter. The Associated Press cited a…
Mexican President Reiterates Mexico Won't Pay For Trump's Wall
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump assured Americans that while taxpayers will initially fund his border wall, Mexico will eventually reimburse the cost. "I don't feel like waiting a year or year and a half," Trump told the media at his first press conference in nearly six months. "We're going to start building. Mexico in some…
Trump Wants Congress To Fund 'Great Wall', Mexico Will Pay 'Later'
by mar • January 6th 2017
Trump's team told GOPers in Congress that the incoming administration would like to fund a long-promised wall at the Mexican border through the appropriations process. Throughout the campaign, Trump promised that he would get Mexico to pay for the wall. Transition officials have told House GOP leaders in private meetings they'd like to pay for…
Mexican Senator Wants Anti-Trump Law
by mar • September 3rd 2016
Armando Rios Piter, an opposition senator for the center-left Party of the Democratic Revolution, plans on introducing a piece of legislation next week that would allow the Mexican government to retaliate against the U.S. under a potential Donald Trump administration if he were to inflict expropriations or economic losses on Mexico to help pay for…
Trump: Mexico Will '100 Percent' Pay for Wall
by mar • September 1st 2016
Hours after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said he'd warned Donald Trump that Mexico would not pay for any wall between the two countries, Trump doubled down and told a crowd in Phoenix that Mexico would cover all costs of the wall. "Mexico will pay for the wall, 100 percent. They don't know it yet,…
Nieto: Mexico Will Not Pay for Wall
A spokesman for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto told Reuters that he and Donald Trump did discuss who would pay for the wall the GOP presidential nominee has promised to build if elected. The spokesman said Nieto told Trump that Mexico would not pay for it. This runs counter to what Trump said in a…
Trump To Meets With President Of Mexico
by mar • August 31st 2016
Donald Trump is reportedly planning to squeeze in a trip to Mexico to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto hours before his planned speech on immigration on Wednesday. The visit has not been confirmed and there are logistical concerns as to how it could be pulled off. Hillary Clinton was also reportedly invited to…
Trump Points Out Plane, Says It's Mexico "Getting Ready To Attack" [VIDEO]
by mar • July 1st 2016
During a speech in New Hampshire Thursday, Donald Trump pointed to an aircraft passing overhead and told the crowd: "That could be a Mexican plane up there. They're getting ready to attack."
Kidnapped Soccer Player Tells About His Escape [VIDEO]
by mar • May 31st 2016
Mexican star soccer striker Alan Pulido has been rescued after his Saturday night kidnapping, authorities said early Tuesday. Officials said Pulido, who has played for Mexico's national team and is on Greece's Olympiacos club, managed to call a police emergency line after an altercation with one of the kidnappers in Ciudad Victoria, the restive capital…
'El Chapo' Extradition Process Begins [VIDEO]
The Mexican government launched the process of extraditing Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, according to a statement from the country's attorney general's office Sunday. Interpol Mexico agents served two arrest warrants to Guzman, who is wanted on federal charges of drug trafficking in San Diego; Brooklyn, New York; El Paso, Texas; Miami;…
Trevor Returns to Slam Miss Universe, Cosby & 'Affluenza' Kid [VIDEO]
Trevor recaps the biggest stories from the 2015 holiday break, from Steve Harvey announcing the wrong Miss Universe winner, to Bill Cosby's arrest for sexual assault.
Mexican journalist found slain with signs of torture [VIDEO]
In Mexico City was found slain after he fled harassment in his home state a photojournalist who appears to have been tortured before he was shot to death, the head of a free press advocacy group said Sunday. Ruben Espinosa sustained severe injuries to his face before he was killed, said Dario Ramirez, director of…
VIDEO shows drug lord El Chapo escaping prison through shower
by mar • July 15th 2015
Minutes before Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman began his escape from a Mexican prison to a mile-long tunnel where he disappeared from authorities where release from a surveillance footage on Wednesday. The video shows Guzman changing his shoes before heading into the shower to bend down and never to return. Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio…


Crystal Murphy is Assistant Professor of Political Science and is affiliated with the Peace Studies Department. She is Director of the MA in International Studies program, and co-Director of the Chapman Olive Tree Initiative chapter. Dr. Murphy's research focuses on conflict, humanitarianism and development, and advocates qualitative methods for policy oriented scholarship. She's especially keen to forward the voices of those involved and affected. She has worked for and carried out field research with NGOs, UN agencies and financial institutions in East Africa.
Dr. Murphy's book, Microcredit Meltdown: the rise and fall of South Sudan's microcredit sector (Lexington 2018) traces the industry collapse alongside the experiences of participants. "De Facto Preferential Lending: How South Sudan's microfinance industry unwittingly fostered divisions along wartime diaspora lines" in Africa and its Diaspora: History, Identities and Economy (Samuel Oloruntoba ed., Pan-African University Press 2017) analyzes how access to development programs can be shaped by displacement patterns. Her current research projects examine refugee beneficiary and policymaker responses to cash transfer programs.