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The image of hundreds of thousands of people in the streets of a military-regime always brings the people of the world a little closer together. The massive protests erupting across Burma/Myanmar recently even got statements out of the mouths of some of the world's most feared leaders. When the iron fist finally came down on these people, and the rifles of the military-regime's foot soldiers were fired in the crowds, one can only hope that somehow these people find the strength and fearlessness to hold their ground, with the fewest casualties possible.
The protests began on August 15th after the military-government cut fuel, food and energy subsidies, resulting in enormous price increases. This move, totally unannounced to the people of Burma/Myanmar, hit hard. Bus and taxi fares doubled immediately in Rangoon, Mandalay and Moulmein. Manual workers and day-laborers in these cities, who make less than 2,000 kyat, or $2.00, a day, will now pay more than half their wages on travel. Food prices in Rangoon have risen dramatically: Rice by 10%, meat by 15%, eggs by 50%, and noodles by almost 300%. Electricity costs rose by %200 and Gas prices by %500… overnight.
Student protests, eventually joined by activists from the democracy movement, risked their lives in small crowds calling for lower prices. It wasn't until thousands of Monks, reacting to the effects of the subsidy-cuts on everyday people who they rely on for food, took to streets that the protests became a mass movement against the whole regime.
The world has watched for weeks now as the military has cracked down, killing hundreds and jailing thousands. Monks and others arrested are being hauled off to forced-labor prisons.
Some say the subsidy-cuts could be a plan by some within the junta to oust General Than Shwe by creating a political crisis. Others point out that the military-junta is spending too much on construction plans for its new reclusive capitol Naypyidaw, which will include an internet and communications-technology center much like California's Silicon Valley, and are desperately cutting corners in other sectors. Other construction projects in Naypyidaw, like bridges, dams and a nuclear reactor, are consuming huge amounts of government money.
But how involved are other countries in this affair?
As with any economic/political crisis in an impoverished country with a corrupt government, the International Monetary Fund is involved. The IMF has long-advised the Burmese junta to open its economy to investment, privatize its energy sector, and cut subsidies for, you guessed it, fuel, energy and food.
In fact, The IMF and World Bank's annual visit to Burma/Myanmar was one week away when the subsidy-cuts were initiated. The two groups have closed off all new loans to the regime since 1987, not because of their human rights abuses or lack of "democracy", but because they failed to meet IMF standards for investment. Now it seems like the regime is trying to win over the IMF, perhaps to open its market to multinationals like General Pinochet did with his dictatorship in Chile.
The regime in Burma/Myanmar has a long history of keeping diesel prices artificially far below market value, and even after the subsidy cuts diesel remains cheaper in Burma/Myanmar than anywhere in the region. As diesel use has increased, so has the amount paid in subsidies. The IMF recommends a total privatization of Burma/Myanmar's fuel distribution system, where diesel, oil and gas would be sold to a major corporation which would buy it wholesale from the government and then sell it back to the public.
But this would only be profitable to the corporation if subsidies are cut: The price for wholesale fuel barely falls below the retail price of subsidized fuel. So cutting these subsidies makes the energy market more desirable to private sector businesses and investors.
The military-regime has also been trying to reduce spending and increase revenue, as it has traditionally fought its economic problems by printing more money. In the early fall of last year the IMF warned the regime to reduce this deficit or economic development projects would suffer, blaming "weak economic policies and low investment".
Burma/Myanmar's economic tsar, General Maung Aye, initiated an intensified campaign of tax collection two years ago to conform to IMF standards. In response to this intensification, the IMF reported last year that Burma/Myanmar's deficit had dropped to 4% of the GDP as their tax revenue collection increased. This was still not a significant enough change for many Burmese economists, who prefer the government cut its own spending. The regime is notorious for corruption, using taxes and other supposedly public funds to enrich elite Generals and their cohorts. And when financial crises hits, like most corrupt rulers, the Generals cut social services to the people and continue spending and pocketing huge amounts of money.
Behind every IMF economic suggestion is a line of corporations with interests in the region. These are always major players, eager for a country to open its markets to privatization so they can dominate the economy or reap huge profits through investment. The privatization of global energy markets is one of the main tenets of the IMF, and cutting subsidies for fuel brings Burma/Myanmar significantly closer to the IMF standard of a "liberalized" economy. It also means Burma/Myanmar is cooperating with the suggestions of the IMF and the energy corporations they advise for, possibly leading to future loans and project-funding from the World Bank.
In partnership with the Burmese military, Unocal and Total Oil of France oversaw the construction of a pipeline in the 90's to carry gas from Burma/Myanmar to Thailand. During the construction of the Yadana pipeline, Unocal and Total hired Burmese soldiers to push villagers off their land, many suffering deporation, rape, torture, and murder in the process. Several of these villagers, who were forced to work as slave-laborers building the pipeline, took both Unocal and Total to court in 1995 for crimes against humanity. Unocal, now Chevron, is still one of Burma/Myanmar's biggest investors, bringing millions of dollars annually to the regime. It is worth noting that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat on the Board of Directors at Chevron throughout the construction of the Yadana pipeline. Chevon bought Unocal officially in 2005.
On behalf of several other Burmese citizens who were forced as slave-laborer to build the pipeline, Belgium pressed these same charges against Total. The case was closed in 2005 in an out-of-court settlement but was reopened as this new wave of repression hit. Total has also faced legal action in France for its use of slave-labor in Burma/Myanmar.
The China National Petroleum Corporation, China's largest oil company, has also been highly involved in Burma/Myanmar's oil and gas policies and even increased its investment in 2001. In 2004 it entered into production sharing contracts with the regime's Ministry of Energy for offshore exploration of oil and gas. CNPC's subsidiary PetroChina signed an agreement in 2005 with the regime for the supply of natural gas to China. Several Indian firms also have huge stakes in Burma/Myanmar's oil.
Ivanhoe Mines, headquartered in Canada, is the largest foreign mining investor in Burma/Myanmar and operates the Monywa Copper mine in a joint venture with the military-regime. Rail and energy infrastructure for the Monywa Mine was built by slave-labor. Ivanhoe and the Japanese firm Marubeni were major funders of this project, which brings over $40 million a year straight to the Burmese military.
Another case to point out is Citibank, who owns a large stake in Swift, a financial services company run by some of the world's largest banks. When the United States imposed official sanctions against the Burmese military-state in 2003, taking away their ability to trade in dollars, Swift responded, bringing four Burmese banks into its network and giving them economic access, via the Euro, to global trading and investment. This did not violate the sanctions officially but certainly constitutes doing business with a sanctioned-regime.
All the countries with major economic involvement in Burma/Myanmar, China, Russia the U.S., the EU and the countries of ASEAN, promote a public view of the slaughter of innocent people in the Burma/Myanmar, and the economic hardship they bare because of the military-regime, as an internal matter.
China and Russia argued that the issue shouldn't event have a place at the recent UN security council's agenda, while people like Condoleezza Rice, after years of business deals with the junta, make one-time public statements calling for "restraint from both sides", as if there are two sides to these massacres.
By maintaining the myth of "internal problems", these leaders are attempting to wash the blood, and responsibility, from their hands and encourage the rest of the world to not look in to the matter too deeply.
The IMF and a number of global businesses have a direct hand in all that has and will happen to the people of Burma/Myanmar. Fighting against these institutions and businesses in our own countries is a way we can help. If the governments of the world will not respond with anything meaningful then, as always, it is up to people to effect change from below, targeting both the violent regimes that repress people domestically and the economic institutions that create world-poverty globally.


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Peyton Manning is gearing up to make a huge decision about where he will continue his legendary football career, and most people are speculating that he will either wind up going to either the Denver Broncos or the Tennessee Titans. And I think it's safe to safe to say that the right choice between the two is crystal clear.
OMG. If he doesn't wind up back in his old college football stomping grounds of Tennessee, he will absolutely break the hearts of UT students, alumni, and fans everywhere. Because the Volunteer State is where he belongs -- period.
And there are some very good reasons for why returning to "good old Rocky Top" is the best decision for him.
1. He's "all Vol": Many people at UT joke that "their blood runs orange," and while that may not be literally true, it is fair to say that the University of Tennessee kind of gets into your blood when you go there. (I know, because I'm a UT alum myself). No matter where you live after you graduate, Tennessee never really leaves you. Our theme song says, "Rocky Top, you will always be home sweet home to me." (Excuse me while I pause and sing a little bit). And it's true. Odds are good that Peyton still feels the connection too.
2. His wife is from TN: Peyton's wife Ashley hails from Memphis, so it would make sense to return to her home state and raise their kids there. If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy, right?
3. He's a family man: Moving to Nashville is much closer to Peyton's home state of Louisiana, so he'd be much closer to his family. The Mannings are very close knit, so I'm sure they all love the thought of living a bit less far apart.
4. Denver isn't the place for a southern boy: I've lived in Denver -- and it's simply not the right place for a boy from Louisiana. Plus, that's Tim Tebow's turf.
5. His history - Peyton has a history of being loyal to Tennessee, both in choosing to start his football career there, and to remain there for his final year of school.
I won't lie -- I get a little bit weepy every time I watch this video of Peyton Manning announcing that he would remain at the University of Tennessee for his senior year. Let's hope that we see footage of a similar announcement fairly soon.
What team do you hope Peyton winds up playing for?
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Ed Sheeran is engaged, announces engagement on Instagram. The weekend sets in with some happy faces and broken hearts as Ed Sheeran announced that he and his and his longtime girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, are engaged. The 26-year-old singer took to his Instagram to share a picture and wrote alongside, "Got myself a fiance just before new year. We are very happy
Didn't think much of 'Shape of You', says Ed Sheeran
Dec 23, 2017 9:38 am
Chart-topping musician Ed Sheeran has revealed that he didn't think "much" of his hit single 'Shape of You'. According to The New York Times, the 26-year-old musician has confessed he never thought a lot about the tune and also, that he never expected to be the person singing it.He said, "None of us thought that
Ed Sheeran to release Perfect featuring Andrea Bocelli
Dec 13, 2017 5:00 pm
London, Dec 13, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" remix with Beyonce is already topping the charts and now the Grammy- winning singer is set to release a new version featuring Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.The track titled "Perfect Symphony" will be released on December 15."We're glad to announce that orchestral version of 'Perfect Symphony' by Ed Sheeran featuring
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Dec 04, 2017 1:13 pm
Ed Sheeran reveals Beyonce changes her email address weekly. It seems like getting in touch in American singer Beyonce is not an easy task as pop star Ed Sheeran has recently revealed that the pop queen changes her email address "every week". The 26-year-old singer recently revealed on the Entertainment tonight that the 'Halo' hit-maker takes extra security precautions by changing her email address every week.
Maybe this isn't my year: Ed Sheeran on Grammys snub
Dec 03, 2017 9:00 pm
Los Angeles, Dec 3, Ed Sheeran may have received only two Grammy nods, both for pop categories, but the singer said he is not disappointed. During an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres talk show, the singer, who has previously won Grammy for his song "Thinking Out Loud", said, "Maybe this year isn't my year.""My outlook on it
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Nov 20, 2017 2:14 pm
Ed Sheeran Mumbai concert : Ed Sheeran says SRK 'biggest' in Bollywood. Looks like Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is much-loved in India, has found a fan in International pop sensation Ed Sheeran. The British singer-songwriter, who is is currently touring with his latest album, 'Divide,' told ANI, "Yesterday, I met Bollywood stars and they all are very cool. I
Ed Sheeran Mumbai concert: 'Shape of You' singer arrives in city
Nov 18, 2017 1:20 pm
Ed Sheeran Mumbai concert: 'Shape of You' singer arrives in city. Ed Sheeran has landed in Mumbai for his 19 November concert amid heavy security and much fanfare. The popular singer was welcomed at the airport with a traditional welcome ceremony with flowers, dancers and dhols as he arrived on 17 November. #WATCH British
Shape of You hitmaker Ed Sheeran called himself an 'underdog'
Aug 30, 2017 12:16 pm
Shape of You hitmaker Ed Sheeran called himself an 'underdog'. Singer Ed Sheeran said it does not affect him if some people do not like him. The 26-year-old musician said he ventured into the music industry to inspire people from all walks of life, reported Female First. "I often meet kids at the meet and
Singer Ed Sheeran didn't quit Twitter over 'Game of Thrones'
Jul 20, 2017 1:11 pm
Singer Ed Sheeran insists he didn't quit Twitter because of the negative reaction to his "Game of Thrones" cameo and says it was just a coincidence.The 26-year-old "Galway Girl" hitmaker says he isn't worried about what other people think of his role. "Last I'll say on this. I came off Twitter Coz I was always
Ed Sheeran makes 'Game of Thrones' debut
Jul 18, 2017 10:49 am
Ed Sheeran makes Game Thrones debut daily post. Singer Ed Sheeran made his "Game of Thrones" debut in season seven premiere. The "Castle on the hill" singer appeared 39 minutes into the episode when his unnamed character's voice caught the attention of young Arya Stark as she was riding through the forest. It aired on July 16. "It's
The tickets for Ed Sheeran's India concert to go on sale today
Jul 12, 2017 12:03 pm
Tickets Ed Sheerans India concert go sale today daily post. It's time to book your tickets for Ed Sheeran's Mumbai Concert. The ticket prices range from Rs 4,750 to Rs 12,000. Sheeran, who is elated for his visit in India is expected to make the audience groove to his numbers- Shape of You, Galway Girl and
Ed Sheeran denies quitting Twitter
Jul 07, 2017 12:55 pm
Singer Ed Sheeran has cleared the air that he has not quit Twitter yet, as was earlier reported, but has become sick of the negative and abusive comments from trolls. In an interview with The Sun, the songwriter said, "I've actually come off Twitter completely. I can't read it. I go on it and there's nothing
Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' becomes UK's most streamed song
Jul 06, 2017 11:21 am
Ed Sheerans Shape You becomes UKs most streamed song. The track has surpassed a massive 184 million streams since its release in January to overtake Drake's One Dance, according to the sources.Singer Ed Sheeran's track "Shape Of You" has overtaken Drake's "One Dance" to become the UK's most streamed song of all time. The smash hit
Now Ed Sheeran to visit India soon after Justin Bieber
May 11, 2017 1:04 pm
Now Ed Sheeran to visit India soon after Justin Bieber .Today is a lucky day for all music lovers in Mumbai the day we came to know Ed Sheeran is coming to India in November. So, stand up and cheer and if you are a fan of music be ready to join Ed Sheeran who
Singer Ed Sheeran announces dates for 2018 Australia tour
May 10, 2017 4:28 pm
Ed Sheeran announces Australia tour. Singer Ed Sheeran has announced the dates for his Australian tour.The 26-year-old musician will head to Australia in March next year for a series of stadium shows in support of his latest album 'Divide', which was released earlier this year, reported Female First. Sheeran will be on a five-day tour
Ed Sheeran plans to make a movie
Mar 09, 2017 8:22 am
London: Singer Ed Sheeran says he is planning to make a movie. The 26-year-old wishes to temporarily move away from the music industry and instead focus his attention on a screenwriter Richard Curtis-style film, reports theguardian.com. "I really want to make a film that I do the soundtrack for and star in — that's my


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September 29 through January 7, 2018
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February 3 through April 22, 2018
The Thaw Collection is considered among the foremost private collections of drawings assembled over the last half century. It was first promised to the Morgan in 1975 by Eugene V. Thaw, now a Life Trustee, and the museum received the full collection of 424 works in early 2017. In honor of this extraordinary gift—one of the most important in the history of the museum—the Morgan presents Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection.
On view from September 29 through January 7, 2018, the exhibition includes more than 150 masterworks from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. A partial list of artists represented includes Mantegna, Rubens, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Watteau, Piranesi, Fragonard, Goya, Turner, Ingres, Daumier, Degas, Cézanne, Redon, Gauguin, van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, and Pollock.
"It is difficult to summarize in a few words what the acquisition of the Thaw Collection means to the Morgan but 'transformative' may be the best single way to describe it," said Director Colin B. Bailey. "The great range of artists, schools, and regions represented is remarkable. Moreover, the quality of the individual drawings reflects Gene Thaw's exceptional critical eye—and his keen intellectual curiosity. Over the years Gene's passionate commitment to the Morgan has never wavered and we can think of no better way to honor him and his late wife, Clare, than to present this exhibition of some of the greatest works from their collection."
The exhibition is organized in a series of sections that illustrate key moments in the history of draftsmanship while also highlighting the work of artists whom the Thaws collected in depth, among them Rembrandt, Goya, Redon, and Degas.
One of the leading art dealers of his day, Eugene Thaw, who was born in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood, initially was drawn to contemporary artists before focusing on major masters of the first decades of the twentieth century. He soon expanded his range to include earlier work, with a particular penchant for nineteenth-century French artists. Not long after his marriage to Clare Eddy in 1954, he was encouraged by his wife to keep some of the drawings for which he was particularly enthusiastic, and their private collection began to take shape.
Thaw acquired these great objects from a variety of sources: from art dealers and their galleries, through fellow collectors, at bookshops, and, perhaps most spectacularly, at auction. A major early purchase, in 1980, was the rare sheet by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna that set a record price for a drawing by the artist. Later, Thaw had the opportunity to acquire one of the last significant landscape drawings by Rembrandt still in private hands.
The Thaws first became involved with the Morgan in the 1960s. The relationship deepened during the tenures of Morgan directors Charles Ryskamp (1969–86) and Charles E. Pierce, Jr. (1987–2007). In 1975, on the occasion of the collection's first exhibition at the Morgan, the Thaws announced that they were making a promised gift of their drawings.
Over the years Thaw has contributed other important works to the Morgan including a superb group of landscape oil sketches which the museum shares with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also gave a collection of early Medieval ornamental objects currently installed in the McKim building's North Room, and a cache of nineteen illustrated letters by Vincent van Gogh to his protégé, Émile Bernard.
- Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), Leave It All to Providence, 1816-20, black ink and gray wash. Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum.
- Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), Three Studies for a Descent from the Cross, ca. 1654. Pen and brown ink. Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum.


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Nature and Nuture: Butterflies: Ten Little Caterpillars
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Mark Morrell is an intranet pioneer who combines his experience of managing intranets and strategic thinking to help organisations improve the value of their intranets. Today we're sharing Mark's 10 questions to ask yourself to ensure that you are applying 'smart' standards to your intranet. A big thanks goes out to Mark for sharing his expert advice on achieving intranet success.
I have reviewed many intranets and have been amazed at the variety of publishing standards and how they are enforced. These vary from no publishing standards through to everything being locked down depending on the importance of complying with standards. More importantly it is the amount of time, effort, and money that is used to enforce people to comply with the standards when they publish information.
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The City of Georgetown's Arts and Culture Board is issuing a call for artist proposals for a mural to be located at 215 W. 8th Street, Georgetown, TX.
The goal of the mural is to provide a piece of public art of interest to residents and visitors that represents the City's vision of "honoring the past and innovating the future."
The mural will be approximately 21ft x 15ft. The mural should start at approximately 2 ft. above the ground. Currently, vehicles park in front of the proposed mural location and images will be obstructed from the bottom of the mural to approximately 5 ft. from the ground. In the future, a sidewalk will be installed in front of the mural and therefore, there will be less of the mural obstructed. Please keep this in mind for the design of the proposal.
Here are two views of the wall. The gray-scale section is where the mural will be, incorporating the metal guttering.
The exterior wall is painted stucco in good repair.
The mural should include the metal gutters.
There is no application fee.
Proposal deadline: 5pm April 6th 2018
Stipend: $3,000
An initial payment of 50% will be paid within two weeks of a signed letter of agreement and 50% will be paid upon completion of the mural.
Material reimbursement – Artist will receive up to $1,500.00 in material reimbursements (with receipts and subject to a signed letter of agreement). Artists are asked to include a budget in proposal. Additional funds may be approved by the Arts and Culture Board if appropriate.
Completion date: All work must be completed prior to Tuesday, July 31, 2018.
Artists are allowed to submit no more than two proposals.
How To Submit
Submissions must be received by 5pm on Friday April 6th 2018.
Proposals will be submitted through Submittable.com.
Please read the entire call before submitting your proposal.
The proposal form in Submittable will require:
Contact information: Full Name, Address, Telephone Number, E-mail address.
Illustrations of proposed work – Proposals must contain between 1 and 5 sketches or digital illustrations of the proposed mural (upload).
A detailed project description (500 words maximum)
A literal description of the mural.
A description of the concepts in the proposed mural.
How will this work contribute to a visitor's experience of downtown Georgetown?
List maintenance the mural will require, if any.
An artist statement describing mural experience and interest in the project.
Materials budget (250 words maximum)
Material reimbursement is available up to $1,500.00. The materials budget may be increased depending on justification and approval of the Arts and Culture Board. Please submit a detailed materials budget. The City will assist with procuring scaffolding, ladders, and other pieces of equipment necessary.
Support materials/Previous work
Proposals should be accompanied by 5 to 10 images of previous work (upload).
Resume (upload).
Additional requirements
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I promise myself that I would never become too much of a snob to hate We the Kings. Even with their annoying, bordering on Belieber level, fan girls.
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Black carbon is a form of particulate air pollution usually as a result of burning, cooking with solid fuels, and the exhaust created by diesel powered engines. Recent research suggests that soot and other forms of black carbon may contribute an amount to global warming equal to about 60% of that contributed by carbon dioxide, making it more of an environmental threat than any greenhouse gas other than CO2.
Somewhere between 25-35% of the world's air-borne black carbon comes from China and India. Most of that contribution is due to the burning of wood as well as cow dung in household cooking and also in part to the burning of coal to heat homes. Countries that depend heavily on diesel powered vehicles for transportation, such as many European nations, also add a significant amount to the black carbon in the atmosphere. It is believed that the smog gathering as a result of this pollution over Asia is responsible for rapid increase in the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, which provide drinking water to billions of people that inhabit the continent. This is considered to be potentially very problematic as the pollution is likely affecting the quality of the water. Indoors, smoke inhalation as a result of cooking has reportedly caused the deaths of approximately 400,000 women and children in the South and East Asia regions.
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The customer really is king (or queen)!
December 4, 2015
"The customer is always right." If you've been in a position where you interacted with customers, you've probably heard this AND you've probably had times when you thought, "Baloney!" or something worse. We all have our customer horror stories.
Don't most of us also have a story or two of not being able to give the customer the best experience possible? Right now you might be thinking about a process at IPF that seems to get in the way of providing a customer experience that is as fast, accurate, uncomplicated and budget-friendly
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Whatever that "gets-in-the-way" process is, we need to examine it as part of the second strategic objective: improve the customer experience by strengthening key IPF processes. Think about your customer interactions. Are there things you find yourself apologizing for? As in, "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to fill out another service request for that." If you feel you have to apologize to a customer, it's time to stop and look at what we ask customers to do.
This involves working collaboratively so that customers don't feel like they are getting passed around like a bag of chips! We already see this collaboration in PDC with the introduction of project managers who will see projects through from start to finish. It also involves getting past, "That's the way we've always done it" thinking. Questions like "Why?" and "Can we do this better?" have to be asked again and again if we're really going to strengthen key processes and improve the experience customers have with us.
We all work directly with our campus customers and are critical for moving the needle on this strategic objective. It is up to all of us to give our customers the kind of IPF experience they deserve.
IPF is a big place that does lots of things. That's all the more reason to have streamlined, common-sense processes that give customers the sensation of stepping into a well-kept garden instead of a maze. If we want to make sure that the customer actually is right, let's provide easy-to-follow processes for him or her to follow.
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Mention to Jerry Kuyper that he's the Forrest Gump of design, and he laughs. But the comparison is spot on: From the very start of his career, he migrated from one significant school or firm to the next, landing at seminal moments. His timing would almost seem suspicious until you learn that there was no real master plan in place. He wasn't driven by ambition or anything else. He simply sought strong design experiences and showed up in the right place at the right time, time after time.
At each place, he played a part in pivotal projects. From each experience came life lessons that helped shape the rest of his career and that he passes on to other designers.
Learning around the globe
Kuyper, today principal of his own brand identity firm, Jerry Kuyper Partners based in Westport, Conn., began his design education at the University of Cincinnati. He had grown up in Cincinnati and began in the architecture program in 1966. After struggling with the required calculus, he switched to graphic design. One year later, Professor Gordon Salchow arrived and instituted a much more disciplined and rigorous program that continues to this day.
It was an early indication of his good fortune. "I didn't go to a strong design program, it came to me," says Kuyper.
The school also had a solid intern program. He worked as an intern in London his senior year and was able to travel to Switzerland. Strongly drawn to Swiss design, he worked after graduation to save for the graduate program at the Basel School of Design. In 1972, he returned to Switzerland and ended up staying for four years. The experience of studying with Kurt Hauert, André Gürtlter, Wolfgang Weingart, Armin Hofmann and others was enriched by the international mix of students and cultures.
|Start and finish of undergraduate study, late 1960s.
|Adrian Frutiger and Jerry Kuyper at ATYPI conference in Basel, 1974. Kuyper has been asked to hold his expanding letterform demonstration.
In 1976, he accepted a teaching position in graphic design at the University of Hawaii where he continued to be fascinated and inspired by other cultures. In 1979, he received a Fulbright-Hays travel grant to teach for a semester at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India. He used his grant to travel around the world in nine months, visiting Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Nepal, Egypt, Israel and Europe before settling in Los Angeles.
On risk taking:
"In hindsight whenever there had been a fork in the path, I chose the path with the least predictable outcome. Goethe was my muse. He said, 'Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.'"
Offices of Richard Saul Wurman
At age 32, he started looking for his first full-time design position. In the true Gumpian tradition, he landed at the Offices of Richard Saul Wurman in 1980, just at the point the designer was developing the guidebook, "LA Access." Wurman's "Access" books turned information design on its ear: Graphic and typographic information were combined and delivered in ways that were not only useful, but visually appealing as well. In addition, the office was pioneering the concept of designer as entrepreneur.
On being pragmatic:
"All cities are complex and perpetually changing. At one point, I was obsessing over a map, looking for references, trying to figure out why a bike path that I was supposed to place on a map seemed to leap over a harbor. While I was trying to rationalize a five-mile detour around the water, Richard told me to just put the 'expletive' bike path on the map. This was a summary map, not a detail map. It was a healthy dose of pragmatism."
Saul Bass/Herb Yager and Associates
Kuyper had interviewed at Saul Bass's office twice prior to his departure to India, but neither had resulted in a job. During his stint at Wurman's office, he learned that Bass was looking for a Swiss-trained designer. Not expecting much, he sent a resume and, two days later, got a call asking when he could start.
During his time with Saul Bass, Kuyper was one of the team of designers who developed the iconic AT&T globe logo.
|Literal implementation of the then-new At&T logo, initially named American Bell. Kuyper says Saul Bass and Dean Smith asked him to make sure the van did not roll backward.
On setting ego and fear of rejection aside:
"When you're looking for a position, there's a fine line between being annoying and being persistent. Timing and luck help, but people do want to know you are interested in their work and office. I'm thankful I didn't listen to that little voice telling me to forget about it, that they were never going to hire me."
On being thorough:
"Our four-person design team created roughly 1,500 sketches for the AT&T project, and it was my job to organize them for the presentation. Saul told me he liked the way it was organized, but now we had to fill in all of the empty spots so the entire set of fourteen 4 x 8-foot boards would be filled. Because of my logical presentation of the sketches with non-removable, double-sided tape, we needed to create another 500 sketches to fill the blank spaces. In addition to conveying the thorough 'no stone left unturned' nature of our investigation, Saul also wanted to make sure we hadn't missed any better concepts."
On picking your battles:
"Saul once said to me, 'Don't waste time worrying about things that are really 45/55 percent decisions. Save your energy to push for decisions that really matter."
On clichés:
"The design team was exploring new designs for the United Airlines airplanes, with the goal of improving fuel efficiency by using less paint on the planes. We were looking at wavy and jagged lines, trying to avoid straight lines that everyone else used. Saul pointed out that straight lines on a plane-a cliché-communicated a smooth, stable flight to customers, which is exactly what they wanted. Saul believed that something becomes a cliché because it works and the challenge was not to avoid clichés but to use them in a fresh way."
Landor Associates
After working with Saul Bass for two years, Kuyper traveled to San Francisco to interview with Landor Associates, a much larger firm and an office that was hitting its stride in 1983. Again, the interview didn't seem to go anywhere.
The next day over lunch with Paul Woods, a designer at Landor, Kuyper mentioned the disappointing interview. Woods recommended he bring his portfolio back for a review with another design director, and Kuyper, remembering his experience getting hired at Bass, went for it. In three weeks, he was working at Landor.
Over his nine years at the firm he directed and designed identity programs for Banco Santander, DuPont, Fuji Bank, General Electric, Singapore Technologies, Sprint, Stanford University, Times Mirror, Touchstone Films and the World Wildlife Fund. At Landor, Kuyper was given new opportunities and responsibilities, in particular to direct design teams, give presentations and work with clients in Asia and Europe.
|Jerry Kuyper with Walter Landor during logo explorations for Fuji Bank (1988).
|Logos that Kuyper directed or designed while at Landor (1983-1992).
On travel:
"My father had been leery of all my educational and travel experiences wondering if I would ever settle down. During my second interview at Landor they said 'the international experience was great, we need people that can fly to Jakarta and not freak out.' Three year later I did fly to Jakarta and freaked out briefly - the heat, the chaos. Often the experiences that are most suspect are the ones that become most useful."
On giving and taking responsibility:
"Philip Durbrow, who headed up the CI group there, had a remarkable ability to see that people thrived when they were given responsibility. I was in my mid-30s with only a few years of professional experience, but I had the opportunity to work with and present to clients like Disney and the 1996 Atlantic Olympic Games. When you know you are presenting to the client, it is a very different level of involvement and you rise to the occasion. Remembering how valuable this experience was to me has enabled me to give more responsibility".
On audience response:
"Walter Landor emphasized the importance of achieving a positive emotional response to creative work. This approach caused me to reexamine some work that I admired. I realized I was responding to the stark or edgy quality of their designs without much awareness of the audience reaction. The heart, not just the mind, must be engaged."
frog design
After nine years at Landor, a period which was marked by the firm's rapid international expansion, acquisition by Young & Rubicam and rounds of layoffs, Kuyper was let go. With two young children to consider, he still wanted to hold out for a new position where the work would really excite him. He landed at frog design, a firm better known then for industrial design, especially the powerful launch of the Apple Macintosh. Kuyper directed brand identity projects for IBM, Motorola, Packard Bell and Zenith Data Systems. frog design provided insight into the creative process of product design, engineering and manufacturing.
On balance of strategy and creativity:
"Form follows emotion was the tagline of frog design and that created a heady atmosphere, often fueled more by emotion, vision and creativity than strategy. I missed having the solidity of strategic thinking to inform the creative development."
Siegel & Gale
After two years with frog design, he moved to the East Coast to join Siegel & Gale and returned to a more disciplined strategic approach. The professionalism and rigor there were invigorating. Simple is Smart was the first thing one saw entering the office. Their seminal work in simplified communications was inspiring to anyone who has ever tried to read a bank statement or fill out a form. Kuyper directed and designed programs for Cunard, Cushman &Wakefield, Digital, 360 Communications and United Technologies.
|Logo created with Siegel & Gale (1994-1996).
Also on balance of strategy and creativity:
The focus on developing the corporate voice to enable a client to more fully express their brand strategy through content, messages and use of language was powerful and made sense. However, in their interest to promote corporate voice, I felt that the importance of visual communications and design were oddly being diminished.
Lippincott & Margulies
After two years, Kuyper was lured to Lippincott & Margulies. As a senior partner, he learned the importance of fiscal responsibility and business development. It became clear how managing budgets and time effectively yielded better financial and creative results. The firm achieved an ideal balance of creativity and strategy.
Kuyper participated in numerous business development pitches and lead the creative development for clients including Becton Dickinson, ChevronTexaco, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, Hilton, MetLife, Neuberger Berman, Telmex and Televisa. His international experience expanded to clients in Mexico, South America and Saudi Arabia.
|Designs directed while at Lippincott & Margulies (1996-2004).
On financial management:
"Many creative individuals and firms struggle with the financial side. Lippincott ran a very tight ship in that regard. I learned to manage my teams and budget as well as I managed the creative process."
On business development:
"Senior partners on both the strategic and creative sides of the business were very involved in winning projects. It was a real challenge to select the right team, put together a relevant presentation and be charming for an hour. We used to joke, let's pretend we like working together during the meeting with the prospect."
Jerry Kuyper Partners
In 2004, Kuyper left Lippincott and had the chance to reflect back on over 20 years of lessons learned.
"It dawned on me slowly that the time was right to be on my own. Thanks to numerous individuals, I had patched together an educational and professional experience that had prepared me. I also determined that in six months I would rather be heading my firm than looking for work as an unemployed design director. It all seemed so logical: find clients you want to work for and partner with talented people that you like working with."
|Jerry Kuyper in various guises today.
Kuyper also realized other shifts were occurring:
Technology and the internet have made it easier than ever to partner.
Seasoned and independent professionals are available to collaborate.
Clients are more savvy and open to working with individuals and smaller teams.
Since 2004, Kuyper has been running his office in Westport, Conn., where he partners with other outside strategic, naming and creative professionals, forming specialized teams as needed. He has worked on projects for American Express, Cendant (Cartus), Chase, Conductor and Fusion. Most recently, he partnered with Joe Finocchiaro on the redesign of the Cisco corporate identity.
|Jerry Kuyper Partners worked with Joe Finocchiaro on a recent redesign of the Cisco corporate identity. Kuyper also partnered with Catalyst Design on the Cartus corporate identity.
Kuyper adds, "I have more confidence now than I did working with the large consulting firms that I can put together an exceptional team with the specific expertise that a client needs".
On mentoring:
"I feel fortunate to have had the chance to study and work with inspiring educators, designers, brand strategists and clients. I have tried to share the lessons that I have learned along the way with anyone that has shown any interest. I believe that mentoring designers by passing on information and experience is vital to the continued development of our profession."
(Jerry Kuyper directed and/or designed the work shown with this article, but he notes that many other people took part in their creation and implementation as well.)
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Eating Disorders has its own Awareness Week and it is from Feb 3-9. You will see a special display in the Loyalist cafeteria on Wednesday, Feb 6 from 11:30-1:30. A specialist in Eating Disorder counselling will be on hand to answer questions and offer resources. There will be a slide show presentation at the display table. Drop by and increase your awareness of this growing problem.
Eating and sleeping disorders are becoming more prevalent among college aged students.
According to the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) a recent study revealed that 27 per cent of Ontario girls, aged 12-18 were reported to be engaged in severely problematic food and weight behaviours.
We have to be the change we want to see. Challenge your own focus on physical beauty – look for the qualities of kindness, flexibility, generosity and compassion, for example both in yourself and in others as your part in making a change in our world.
View the media critically, realizing that the way media represents people is highly manipulative and creates unachievable images that have hugely negative impacts on self esteem.
College life offers you the chance to start to think for yourself and choose your own beliefs rather than following the mainstream thought track. Now is a time to work on the lifelong journey of self acceptance and acceptance of others. Think about comments you make about how others look or how you view yourself.
Do you want to perpetuate the cultural myths that suggest thin is beautiful and means you are in control? Do you want to be part of the belief system that values males who are constantly working on their body? What about valuing qualities in yourself and others? How about valuing those who treat themselves with respect and choose a healthy lifestyle for themselves? What would our world look like if our goal was trying to find who we are, what our particular gifts might be and how we can take care so we can offer the best of ourselves?
This is the national eating disorders info website. It has information for you if you have an eating disorder or helpful info if you are worried about a friend who you think might have a problem.
This is a local Belleville website listing free resources/counselling support for eating disorders in this community.
This site has a quiz so you can assess whether or not you may have a problem
Thursday, January 31, 2008
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Glastonbury High (GHS) Class of 1960 Alumni List
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Overwhelm us with Your abounding grace.
Overwhelm us with Your abounding grace.
"Once let him see his sin, and he must see his Savior. He feels stricken with a deadly disease, and nothing will satisfy him but the great Physician. He hungers and thirsts, and he must have nothing less than the bread of life." J.C. Ryle, Holiness
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Follow the Frog--Great Funny Video to Watch #rainforest
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- Hobbies on a Budget said...
I actually found some brands that I already purchase on that video! Yippee! Now I can continue buying some of my favorites (like Chocolate!!!) and not have to go nuts! Great video!
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Great video (yes, fun to watch) viewing with a great message! Follow the Frog for Rain Forests is a grand awareness idea!
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That's hilarious and what a great way to get a great message across x
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Story Of A Man
I will tell you today
About a lost who never seem to find his way
During times frustration will fill
The deepness of his heart and will
How could he find what was never found?
How would he reach that which was not around?
His desires sank low
In the shadows of despair and lack of hope
What was he going to do?
He knew not the way to pursue
A dream, a thought or just something new
There was nothing that he could see
Something that will give the hope that he wanted in him
Then one day, not specific indeed
It may have been by coincidence, he thinks
He found someone that captivated his heart
Someone from everyone so set apart
Christ, may I say came to Him
Changed everything in his life
It was almost like a dream
Truly no dream, but reality indeed
He received the hope that was longed by him
Today his life has been changed
That man no longer wonders vaguely through life
He knows now the way of triumph and love
He received Christ as His Savior
The real happiness and hope
Poetry Y.R.
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After independence. India's affirmative action programme was launched in 1950 and is the oldest such programme in the world.
1951 – In the Case of state of Madras Vs. Smt.Champakam Dorairajan AIR 1951 SC 226 Court has Pronounced that Caste Based Reservation as per Communal Award violates Article 15(1). 1st Constitutional amendment (Article 15 (4)) introduce to make judgment invalid.
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel is Against of Reservation in India before & after it comes in rule of Indian constitution.He Found Reservation is not Construct the new India but its Destruction of India.
There are many countries who give facility of Reservation but in India they give reservation as per religion.
Reservations in Maharashtra as of 5 March 2015.
Yes. There are many countries mostly developed countries.
Germany: Government felt that there is low participation of women on top positions in big companies so they recently came up with 30% reservation for women in these companies.
Similar measures have been introduced in other European countries including Norway, Italy and the Netherlands.
In 2012, the European Union Commission approved a plan for women to constitute 40% of non-executive board directorships in large listed companies in Europe by 2020.
Employment equity in Canada.
Positive discrimination policy in United Kingdom.
Affirmative actions in United States.
Brazil and Malaysia, among other countries, have laws and policies that address affirmative action in schools and throughout society.


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Donald E. Churchfield
First Class Signalman — United States Navy
World War 2 (1942-1945)
Donald Churchfield served in World War 2 as a First Class Signalman on two essential ships, the USS Doyle and USS Kenton. His experiences are not only an inspiration, but a wonderful tale of travel, success, and family.
Donald Eugene Churchfield was born on September 29, 1922 in Denver, Colorado. Though his eventual path would lead him West to California, his family spent some time in Wyoming at a cattle-ranch when Churchfield was a child. His family was drawn away from Wyoming upon the discovery of Petaluma. "One day, my grandfather was asked to come see a friend in California. He and one of my uncles came out. He found Petaluma, and they said, 'This is it.' So the whole family, 12 of us, moved from Wyoming to Petaluma."
Churchfield's stepfather owned a drugstore in the middle of Kentucky Street in Petaluma. Ultimately, his business took them to Santa Rosa. Churchfield has fond memories of working for his stepfather before he finished high school and joined the Navy. "Got to know a lot of the businessmen in Petaluma that had their own businesses in Main Street and Kentucky Street, which were the two primary ones. I learned an awful lot working for my dad, meeting all of these other pharmacists. I learned a lot about the business, what went on to keep things flowing." Churchfield attended Santa Rosa High School and met his wife of nearly 73 years, Pat, there while he was a senior and she was a freshman. Only three weeks after high school graduation, Churchfield went into the Navy.
Churchfield knew he wanted to enlist in the Navy from the beginning. He looked forward specifically to traveling around the world. "The Navy just had a lot more invitation to enjoyment. Difference. Different things, different places. You're traveling from north of Scotland, and you're stopping all the way down that side, all the way to Casablanca." In Churchfield's opinion, the Navy overshadowed the rest of the military at the time of his enlistment. Churchfield was sent to basic training at the US Naval Station in San Diego. He recalls endearing the various types of physical training.
After roughly three months, he went through a more specific training program. "You have to go through a period of training. Once you finish that, they have a school selection, what direction you would like to go. That's how I became a signalman. I was sent to special school for three months and I came out as a third class signalman, and that's when I came aboard ship." Churchfield was sent to the Signal and Communication School in San Diego. There he learned how to operate as a signalman as well as endured more physical training. "There were the classes, the classroom education. And especially when it came to signalman, and the information that you would be getting, everything, ultimately, everything went on, where you served aboard ship, you were always served up on the bridge with all of the officers. You never worked below deck at all. And, ah, that was all – You know, the other groups, the other divisions, ah, machinist mates, and things, ah, like that, they – Everybody knew where they had to be all the time, because of what they were in, and what they were doing." Throughout his time in training and at Sea, Churchfield still recalls the lasting friendships he cultivated while he was in the service.
After Signal and Communication training, Churchfield was sent without leave to the USS Doyle. The USS Doyle was Destroyer Number 494. The entirety of his travels on the Doyle were spent taking convoys out of Brooklyn primarily to the North Atlantic. Churchfield even got to celebrate his 21st birthday on the Rock of Gibraltar.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard became Churchfield's home port for roughly a year. He boarded the ship in Seattle, where it was built. "On a shakedown cruise to break the ship down, one day, they wanted to go to Petaluma, and we said, 'That's great you know!' And the took that as a hint maybe that will be our home port. Well it turned out that when the ship was all ready to go, they announced we were heading for Brooklyn! No Petaluma," Churchfield recalled wondering if his home port would be located so close to his actual home at the beginning of his service, however he ended up across the country.
The mission of the USS Doyle was guarding convoys. "We'd take large convoys out of New York, and then form up around them. There were eight destroyers, and you kind of surrounded however many ships there were that we were taking over. One of the requests was, in every crossing, there was always one ship that was a laggard, one of the regular ships that we were guarding. And it could be a mile back behind everybody else. So one destroyer was always appointed to go with that ship, but you could never go faster than that ship could. We had a destroyer that could go 35 to 40 miles per hour, but the one we would be guarding was going three or four miles per hour!" Upon his initial arrival on the Doyle, Churchfield was excited. He was looking forward to being on a destroyer, a ship model he admired very much. The living conditions and food proved to be comfortable for the entirety of his stay. For entertainment, Churchfield and his peers would explore local towns when the ship was docked and find events within the towns like live music. He fondly remembers the enjoyment of simply having the freedom to travel within a town and go wherever he felt like going and exploring.
Working as a signalman was time consuming and difficult, but Churchfield proved up to the job. "Being a signalman, you were in on everything, because you were up on the bridge. You were up there where the ship was being guided, where all the officers were. You learned a lot of things up there." Churchfield grew accustomed to being on the bridge and serving as an essential part of communication at sea. "You were there for any inter-ship, every con – ship confrontation, ship transmission from one – In your squadron, for instance, you have a destroyer. Well, there was always a lot of going-on message between ships like that. You were just involved in – in all of the conflicts, whatever was coming, you had good word on. When I say a 'signalman,' a signalman has to stand up, and a lot of times, you're standing up, or you're even being held up, because of the situation of the ship at that area, to send your message, and you might be sending a message to the ship. There might be eight ships, and you're sending a message of the first ship in that why, in that bunch. A signalman knew all the time where the ship was going; whereas so much of the other crew had no idea where the ship was going. So you were up there where all of the information initially came from headquarters. And all the officers, the captains, and you-name-it, so that's what it was. You were – you were at the source of everything that went on. And you transmitted a lot of the information that worked – to help work this force going."
Churchfield had no regrets about becoming a signalman in the Navy. He recalled the extreme amount of learning and new knowledge he was constantly acquiring while he worked as a signalman. He especially enjoyed having a first eye on fresh information at sea, whereas many of the men working below deck constantly lacked information regarding where the ship was heading and how long it was going to take. In general though, Churchfield remembers the morale was very good aboard. With about 250 men aboard the Doyle, Churchfield doesn't remember any skirmishes or many arguments between men. "Everybody had a real responsibility, and that's what you had to be aware of. So there was no time for horseplay or anything like that." Churchfield remembers that though the various captains he had were different, they all were competent and often surpassed that. One instance he recalls is one signalman spilled water all over the Officer of the deck at the time, and despite the pouring rain, the officer made the signalman get a broom and sweep the deck in the downpour.
Churchfield called not only his family, but his high school sweetheart and now wife, Pat, from every port he could. Despite distance and time, their relationship continued to flourish.
After serving on the USS Doyle from 1943 to 1944, Churchfield was selected for Officer's Training School. "We came back from overseas, and we stopped in Maryland at a Naval Station, before proceeding on to Brooklyn. And when we were in Maryland, an officer came up to me, and said, 'You have been picked, along with one other gent – another fellow, machinist's mate, to go to college and go to Officer's Training School.' And I couldn't believe it, and I said, 'Officers Training School?' I had no intentions, you know, of going that far with it," Churchfield said. Though Churchfield did not have serious intentions of becoming an officer, the 30-day leave offered with Officer's training was his first opportunity since enlisting to visit home and the offer enticed him. Though he was intent to put his full effort into Officer's Training, he knew math was going to be a problem. "I had always hated math, and I had trouble with math all the way through school." The program worked with dozens of cooperating colleges, including Churchfield's choice: University of California Berkeley. After about four months, Churchfield along with a group of other candidates were dismissed from the program. He remembers doing well in all of his courses, except ones involving higher levels of math, which eventually were his downfall.
However, his brief stint at Officer's Training school put no halt to Churchfield's positive outlook or hunger for travel as he quickly was sent aboard a new ship, the USS Kenton in 1944 for nearly two and a half years. The Kenton carried ammunition and invasion troops and was a ship called an APA. At this time, Churchfield's rank was second class signalman, though he had already passed the examination to be a first class signalman. While onboard, Churchfield traveled to Pearl Harbor from Washington carrying troops, and to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. From the Leyte Gulf, the Kenton was called to participate in the invasion of Okinawa, carrying troops and other cargo.
Onboard the ship, Churchfield went through three months of training to prepare for the invasion of Okinawa. The ship traveled from Hawaii to Guam and practiced invasion scenarios. For the initial invasion of Okinawa, off the coast of Japan, Churchfield remembers the caution superiors and peers were warning him of. "They said, 'Look out for floating bombs. Look out for floating bombs. and anything that looks like it's floating, that's circular, or even otherwise; but be very careful, and be sure you just check everything as well as you can. That's all you can do.'" It was two days before Churchfield's ship encountered any troops at Okinawa because they had gone up the mountains for more protection.
"Our ship was told to bypass the initial invasion area, and go another 15 or 20 miles, where we would be encompassed in a separate area. 'And you'll have constant airplane guards overhead all the time, and outs on – outside.' Well, we had no idea what we might have had aboard that warranted this amount of surveillance and care. And we just – we said, 'Well, what – what could we have?' We never knew. But we had this coverage. We had planes flying overhead all the time, and then we had the planes down around the water area, circulating around where we were." The Kenton was eventually sent back down through Okinawa in the midst of the fighting. The Kenton participated in air attacks on April 6, 1945 and took down two of seven enemy planes.
After the invasion of Okinawa, the Kenton sailed to Guam, the Philippines, and Yokohama, Japan while Churchfield was a signalman. The Kenton eventually arrived back in the United States on October 10, 1945 in San Francisco. On V-Day in 1945, Churchfield was traveling back to the states. For him, it was a great exhale of tension and worries that could be released.
In 1945, Churchfield finally married his long time sweetheart Pat. The Kenton had come to San Francisco to stop for repairs in the shipyard mid year. Having only one week, Pat and Donald decided after nearly three years of being apart they were ready to tie the knot. "It was great, because my family and her family got together and put on a beautiful wedding for us. We invited a lot of our old high school teachers, ones that were still there, and some that had left, but came back. It was super! The parents did a beautiful job. When I went back out, we were married!"
When Japan surrendered, Churchfield was still onboard the Kenton. "After the surrender, we were appointed to go into Tokyo's landing craft area, they sent a Japanese guide to come aboard our ship to guide us into Tokyo Harbor. I can remember. I was on duty as signalman that day, and I was standing behind this Japanese instructor telling an American ship how to get into Tokyo. I kept thinking, what in the hell was the purpose? Why did it all have to happen?" Walking through Tokyo was what Churchfield described as similar to a "dream sequence." After years of turmoil and chaos, the sight of the city seemed unreal. "I'll just never forget the inner feeling that I had, number one to me was 'Why?' Why did it happen? Your mind kind of draws a blank in some regard, when this happens to you." Churchfield was not only struck by amazement, but also many questions about the destructions of war. He recalls walking down the street in Tokyo and watching many of the Japanese ladies lay out their things, food, clothing, items, for sale. "You searched your mind for an answer. You were trying to find a real reason why this all had to come about."
Growing up, Churchfield was no stranger to the Japanese population. In Petaluma, he had many dear friends who were from Japan. Experiencing the surrender of Japan reminded him of his childhood, the Japanese friends he had kept in touch with, and the general kindness of the people he knew. "You can't get angry at these people. They didn't do anything. These are your friends for God's sake. They're still your friends. Where there was a war or not, these people are your friends." Churchfield grew up without any antagonism between himself and other races. "That why I found myself shaking my head, walking down that boulevard, when I thought back how well we got along, growing up. Why did something like this have to happen?"
Aboard the Kenton, Churchfield lived comfortably. The food and living conditions were comfortable and Churchfield didn't experience any shortages. Similar to his time on the USS Doyle, for entertainment Churchfield would explore ports. When the ship was to be docked for a few days, there was often arranged entertainment. Churchfield never had any experiences with lack of morale, whether it be on the Doyle or Kenton.
Interacting with the officers became less of a daunting task for Churchfield, who became good friends with some of them. "You grew up with them. They're just real nice, great, great guys. They had a position as an officer. But that didn't take from them what they were as people."
In October of 1945, the Kenton arrived back in San Francisco, the last stop for Churchfield. His discharge took place in Southern California in a high school assembly hall. Churchfield along with a group of men went through the discharging program gracefully and with ease. Churchfield never regretted his choices, but nethertheless, he was happy to be home again after nearly four years away. For his time in the service, Churchfield received various awards with different groups of men.
Upon his return home, Churchfield settled into daily life again. "I was happy. That's the best thing I can say is, I was happy when I wasn't in the service, and I did enjoy being where I was in the service. I have thanks. I had always hoped to travel someday, and I thought, 'My God! I never thought I'd get this much traveling!'" Throughout his time at sea, Churchfield was motivated by victory from the beginning of his service to the end.
Churchfield decided to return to school. He originally signed up for Santa Rosa Junior College, but decided not to enroll after a few weeks of thinking it through. Churchfield was interested in journalism and art; two fields he didn't feel were best suited at Santa Rosa Junior College. Before joining the Navy, his journalism teacher had encouraged Churchfield to go to University of Missouri. While this was his original plan once he returned home, when Churchfield learned about the Academy of Advertising Art in San Francisco, his life shifted to a new direction. Combining his passion for art and writing, Churchfield enrolled in the school. He and Pat lived just three blocks away. After attending the school for three and a half years, Churchfield started working with his first design group. An old friend had found Churchfield a job, and they worked together in the city with a design studio. Churchfield continued working with three primary graphic design studios designing logos for 35 years. In 1987, Churchfield decided to continue working from home using messenger services rather than commuting to and from the city daily.
Churchfield also explored a unique hobby of woodcarving. He managed to skillfully combine both woodcarving and designing logos throughout his graphic design career, successfully balancing both vocations.
Though there are not many friends left today, Churchfield still keeps in touch with those that are alive. He and Pat have attended some reunions, though it is becoming more difficult with less men.
Churchfield looks fondly upon his time as a signalman. Thought it was a difficult task, it was fun work and a learning experience. Now equipped with knowledge and understanding of deadlines, working together, and being quick on your feet, Churchfield came out of the military with tools for a successful life.
The scariest experience for him was a false alarm of a torpedo tail Churchfield questioned while he was on watch. Nothing ultimately came of it, but I was on signal duty at this particular time from midnight till 4 in the morning. We had 4-hour service duty. And I was on watch, and I can remember it was a moonlight night. And, all of a sudden, I see this trail heading towards the ship, and it almost looked like a torpedo trail. And I thought, 'Oh, my God! Do I yell out? Do I yell out what I think I see? Or just do I cross my fingers, and cross my heart, and pray to God that it isn't what I think it is?' Because there wasn't much time left when I saw it, and where it was headed, it was headed towards us. But it had all the earmarks initially of a torpedo trail, and I – 'Oh, God,' I said. But thank God nothing happened. But there were a lot of various other things that – that occurred, that were – that you might say "disruptive." But they came as a group-type thing."
As all veterans do, Churchfield sacrificed to serve and protect our country. He was away from home, his wife, and his family for nearly four years. However, the sacrifices he made are justified in his mind. He knew the work he was doing was helping, and essential to victory. All of the interesting people and places that Churchfield got to meet and see were perks of his time at sea. Kindness never failed to follow Churchfield, whether it was overseas or in the states. He recalled one Thanksgiving with one of his best friends, Colin Ron Sedez, were invited out of the blue by a couple of strangers to attend their Thanksgiving dinner in New Jersey rather than eat at a restaurant. "It was just great. She had a big family, a huge family, and they were all there. One of them was a drunk uncle! They tried to keep him quiet all night. I'll never forget that!"
Being in the Navy taught Churchfield the value of responsibilities. He believes it is essential for people today to recognize that countries are bickering amongst each other more than ever before. Constant conflict has created an uneasy environment throughout the world that Churchfield believes should be noted so that improvements can be made.
For men and women interested in serving, Churchfield encourages them to explore all options relating to the military, because all the varied groups offer a lot for young people to experience and find a place for themselves. He also encourages people to think about joining the Navy if they are interested in the military because of his highly regarded experiences. "The Navy offers the greatest opportunity to get out and learn something. You're sent someplace in the Navy, but you're always going to be going somewhere. You're always going to have the opportunity to strengthen your realization of what else is out there."
Regarding to life, Churchfield said, "You just have to do the damndest you can to get alone wherever you are, and not cause friction between this person or that, or with yourself, or anybody else. Just avoid friction. Enjoy where you are. I would never on Earth have dreamt that I would set foot in some of the places I did."
Donald Eugene Churchfield, a man with no regrets. He has continued to lead his life with a sense of gratitude, happiness, and discipline. Now a smiling face that interjected many laughs into the tale of his bravery through service, Churchfield still remains as an accomplished and admirable father, husband, and citizen of the United States of America.
Interview conducted by Emily Sweet on July 17, 2017.