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Sunday Musings Part Two: Bernie Sanders
[Jan. 24th, 2016|
08:43 pm
Sean Montgomery
I'm really not sure what to make of the 2016 US Presidential Election. For a long time, it looked like it was destined to be another Clinton vs Bush match-up, and that Clinton would win it. And there's still time, we could still end up with that result. But on the Republican side right now, Jeb Bush is pulling barely 5% support. The egomaniacal charlatan Donald Trump has all the momentum. He appears to be a lock to win their nomination, provided that he doesn't go before the cameras next week to reveal his campaign was all just a piece of theatre, to see how offensive he could be and still command support. But more interesting to me is what's happening on the Democratic side.
In the first two primaries, it appears that Clinton might lose to Bernie Sanders, who the media has done their very best to ignore until very recently. And it's easy to see why. Sanders espouses crazy socialist ideas like bringing in universal free health care, free college tuition, raising the minimum wage, and jailing the CEOs of big banks when they break the law. I like a lot of the things Sanders says, and it is so refreshing to hear them being said on TV by someone who has a shot at becoming President (Dennis Kucinich and Ralph Nader held similar progressive stances, but were never threats to win power). Have we finally reached a stage where people who had grown disenfranchised from politics see in Sanders a candidate who'll actually change things? That certainly seems to explain Clinton's diminishing support. She has the name recognition, many people still think her husband was an okay president, and she has all the big money backing her. But...people can see that she's just another corporation candidate, like Obama. People are turning to outsiders, who they feel 'speak the truth'. For some, that means Trump. For others, it's Sanders.
But will Sanders be *allowed* to become President? I use the word allowed deliberately. There will be a lot of very powerful interests arraying against him, starting with the Democratic Party establishment. The attacks from within have already started. Democrats are being told that they can't win with an 'extremist' like Sanders as their candidate; that it would hand power to Trump or some other Republican zealot. The cynic in me actually wonders if Sanders recent boost in support (specifically, the financial kind) is someone being aided by the Republican Party, to hurt Clinton. And the *real* cynic in me suspects that if it looks like the 74 year old Sanders might actually win, then he may develop a sudden case of heart attack, or lead bullet poisoning. Because that's the brutal nature of the political game in the United States.
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Sunday Musings Part One: On Reaching 'Peak Cape'
[Jan. 24th, 2016|
04:29 pm
Sean Montgomery
There are way too many superhero movies getting made. As for the question of 'why?', the easy answer is that the successful ones make a big pile of money. Studios chase after that success, just as they used to churn out westerns, invaders from Mars stories, or whatever other type of movie seemed to be putting asses in the seats. Marvel Studios (now owned by Disney, who knows a thing or two about drawing crowds) has continued to test the market with more and more product, and now DC is about to get in on the game with its own batch of films. And I wonder: why is it that people *have* continued to plop down their money for these products? So here's some speculation:
1) As society becomes more and more fragmented; as our entertainment options become more numerous and individually targeted (video games, smartphones, Netflix), I think there's still an interest in community experiences which everyone can have and weigh in on. And every year, there are 3 or 4 movies which serve that purpose. The first big superhero movies (Spider-man, Iron Man, The Dark Knight) happened to have come along just as this phenomenon really started to manifest itself, and the studios ran with it, making more and more (even though not all are successful).
2) As people's entertainment options expanded, they began to spend more time and money on things other than movies. Studios had to give people a reason to come to theatres. They opted for spectacle...productions with flashy visuals and big sound. In an echo of the 1950s, when movies had to face the threat from television, 3D made a comeback, and there were other gimmicks like seats that 'rumble' in time with the action on screen. Superhero movies were tailor-made for this kind of purpose. Modern special effects allow for levels of mayhem that would have been impossible even 20 years ago (big spectacle movies have also become very expensive to make, which means they have to be huge hits just to break even. There has been more and more risk aversion. More repetition of whatever had been successful before. Ergo: more superheroes). It's also driven up ticket prices, and so people tend to see fewer movies now...focusing on the small group of really big ones that everyone else is going to see.
3) Finally, I think it has something to do with 9-11 and the War on Terrorism. The current rise of the superhero movie really got under way with 2002's Spider-man, which included the 9-11 referencing line: 'you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us'. Later movies, like The Dark Knight and Man of Steel, would reference the 9-11 attacks either visually or thematically. We were being sold on the idea that we now lived in a world where villains were everywhere, hiding, waiting for a chance to blow us up for no reason. And yet, even as billions of dollars was funneled into bombing, militarized police, and surveillance, the villain remained unstoppable. How appealing, then, to turn to demi-god figures who can swoop in and smash the bad guys that our governments can't. It's a reminder of how comic books exploded in popularity back in the 1930s and 40s as the world grappled with bad guys in Germany and Japan. Ultimately, there are two concepts which the stories accept and promote: evil is real and implacable, and that it must be met with violence. Which is why the movies always get co-operation from the Pentagon during their production.
I think we're definitely heading for Peak Cape though. At least, that's based on my own reaction to recent and forthcoming releases. Deadpool looks like it could be fun, but otherwise I have grown tired of the narratives in these movies. The ante on action and destruction has to get raised every time, which squeezes out character development and coherence. Yet another day for some kid to answer the call of duty and rescue us helpless humans. True, the shows Daredevil and Jessica Jones have taken things in a new direction. Constrained by smaller budgets, they keep the focus on the people and adult themes rather than the heroics. Hopefully those kinds of shows survive when the big action films start flaming out at the box office.
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Wallace Montgomery: 1920-2015
[Dec. 11th, 2015|
11:01 pm
Sean Montgomery
Tonight, I received the phone call from my mother that I'd been expecting: my grandfather Wallace Montgomery passed away this afternoon. I'm glad that I got a chance to see Wallace one last time, but will now be left thinking about how I could have expended some effort to see him more often. To get to know him better. At the same time, he was a difficult man to know. My father has now entrusted me to deliver a eulogy on his behalf (since his speech is not clear). It was written three years ago, before the stroke...back when my grandfather's health was declining and it was thought we might lose him. And my father speaks at length about how granddad was more interested in self-mythologizing than in being open. It's an odd thing, reading about your father's struggle to know his own father. While my relationship with my Dad has never been as strained and complicated, I do recognize bits of myself in my fathers' words. I come from a long line of loners, it seems. But I'm actually going to re-word some of the eulogy. I find it to be too sarcastic and critical in tone, and I don't want to be looking out at a room full of frowning faces. I explained to my Mom that I wouldn't deliver a speech that I didn't feel comfortable with. It *does* contains some good anecdotes, and I think people will like those. It's also a reminder that I will have to deliver one for my Dad one day, and I should probably think about what I might want to say. I expect Granddad's service to be on Thursday or Friday. He will be buried beside by Grandmother Iris in London - whose funeral I flew home from California to attend in 2006, and wound up missing because I got stuck in a huge traffic jam on a snowbound Highway 401.
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Grandpa's last days
[Nov. 28th, 2015|
01:15 am
Sean Montgomery
As of today, I have one surviving grandparent, 95 year old Wallace Montgomery. But he has been in declining health for some time now, and tonight I got a message from my mother to inform me that the end is now near. Karen and I are going to see him at his hospice in London Ontario tomorrow, as are my parents. I never developed a close relationship with him, but I'll miss the man. He was a tough old guy.
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Paris Terror Attacks
[Nov. 18th, 2015|
12:16 am
Sean Montgomery
Last Friday night, just as I was about to leave work and meet Karen and other friends for dinner, news outlets began reporting on a terrorist attack in Paris, France. Multiple targets had been hit. At least 40 casualties. It was not the first time this year that the city had seen such bloodshed. Back in January, eleven had been murdered at the office of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo - an attack which was seen to have been retaliation for the paper's having published cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Immediately, because the internet abhors an outrage vacuum, social media offered its opinions about this new event. Before any information about possible perpetrators had been determined, the Muslim world had already been blamed. I got 9/11 flashbacks when the French president declared the deaths in Paris 'an act of war' (to be dealt with by soldiers; rather than a crime, dealt with through police work).
One of my first thoughts was: this is going to make things difficult for new Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Just a couple of weeks ago, I was feeling optimistic about the new tone in this country. Trudeau had pledged to end Canadian Forces combat missions in Iraq, against the new enemy there: ISIS (or ISIL, or Daesh, or whatever it's being called now). He had pledged to accept 25,000 refugees from Syria, people fleeing the deadly situation in that nation. Would he now have to back down on those pledges? (As I write this, four days after the new Paris attacks, it appears that the refugees will still be welcomed, but Canada will now be committing ground troops to Iraq rather than jet fighters). I already get the sense that Trudeau isn't going to bring quite as much progressive change as hoped. We shall see.
Almost after the incident in Paris, people all over the world began updating their Facebook profile pictures to show a superimposed French flag (Facebook facilitated this - just click here!). A message of solidarity for the survivors, and of sympathy for the dead (over 130, by the current count). I usually resist participating in this kind of action, which I view as mostly to do with promoting your I Am A Person Who Cares brand to the world. But I do understand it. There was a lot of talk about the selectivity of honoring France's tragedy, and not the dozens of others which happen in 'less white' countries on a nearly daily basis. But human beings are tribal. Social media is where people join together with their fellow tribe members, building and sustaining ties through mutual grooming and mirroring behaviour. It's not that other events in the world aren't also tragic, but you can only be outraged about so many things at once, and people tend to focus on whatever a lot of other people that they know are also talking and caring about. The mainstream media also play a key role, focusing public attention in certain places. The French attacks did this, because they had been made against 'us', and were attributed to a culprit that has already established itself as our tribes' bogeyman du jour. Only 12 years ago, France was declared Public Enemy #1, because of the countries' decision not to back the United States' bombardment of Iraq. But now we're on the same side in a war which the people in charge clearly want. Whether it's religion, a flag, a brand of jeans - we are always finding ways to separate those who are like us from those who are not - and to distrust/hate/attack those in the second category. I felt that putting the Tricolore over my face, with its message of 'we are are Parisian' would ally myself with whatever actions that the French government undertook next. And those actions were entirely predictable: suspend civil liberties, and bomb Syria (well, bomb it *more*, since they were already doing so). I didn't really want to associate myself with that, and so my profile pic went unchanged.
The attacks led to a fair bit of anti-Muslim talk, and also a few hate crimes (a mosque here in Ontario was set on fire). I considered adding my voice to the conversation on Facebook, to counsel a more critical analysis of the situation. I find myself in the peculiar position of defending Islam from those who think all of its followers are potential killers - when as an atheist I *do* think religion is a lot of nonsense, which is frequently used to subjugate woman and keep people ignorant. But thankfully, other people that I know jumped in - arguing that this was the actions of a few people, not the fault of an entire religion or ethnicity. Unfortunately, there was also a lot of misinformation flying around. People cherry-picking photos and fact-free articles which only confirmed what they already believed. I sort of laugh when people say that when we respond with violence after an attack, that this is exactly what terrorists want. How do you know - have you spoken to them? Ultimately, I opted not to say anything. But after taking some time to digest the whole situation, I thought I'd just post a few words here instead - for posterity.
Something that's definitely changed for me in the years since 9/11 is that I am far more cautious about believing conspiratorial explanations. Unsubstantiated accusations are exactly what I hated about the initial online responses to the attacks. And the waters of conspiracy are fouled with antisemitism and stupidity. Having said that, there is much about the ISIS situation which I continue to find rather ponderous. It's not like the old days, where the designated bad guy was a specific person. You got to see their picture, maybe hear speeches that they gave to their people. ISIS is a big mystery. Bunch of anonymous masked men. Pretty much the only things that we know about the group come from the U.S. Department of Credible Intelligence, which has a rather poor track record when it comes to telling the truth. But like Al Qaeda (the bogeyman that they replaced), ISIS can be accused of being anywhere, at any time - wherever there's a strategically important country that needs some invading. Its public statements come from statements on the internet that could be getting made by anyone. Governments demand and get greater and greater powers of surveillance, yet this seems to do nothing to stop 'terrorists' from making plans, and doing damage. The governments double down on the same strategies: more violence, more surveillance. Clearly, these aren't stopping terrorism. But maybe stopping isn't the goal? Maybe it's allowed to continue, even purposely incited? I think about how ISIS gets much of its funding and supplies via Turkey and Saudi Arabia, both of them U.S. allies. And about how the group has been able to generate funds by exporting oil in truck caravans. The US couldn't see and stop those? This week, a US spokesperson said they were left alone because the country didn't want to risk killing innocent people. Which is ridiculous, since the country is killing civilians every day. Just last month, they deliberately shot up a Doctors Without Borders hospital, killing 30 patients and staff. So...I guess I can't help myself when it comes to conspiratorial thinking.
But when you look at all of the information, how can you *not* come to the conclusion that governments are lying about their true purposes? While rightfully calling out ISIS for its violent interpretation of Islam, the US has nothing bad to say about Saudi Arabia, which still crucifies people under Sharia Law. In fact, the US just approved the sale of over $1 billion is new weapons to that country. It also gave weapons to Syrian rebels affiliated with Al Qaeda...and wasn't the US on a mission to destroy Al Qaeda? The US works out a deal with Iran to abandon a nuclear weapons program, paving the way for detente between the two countries, even while Iran remains a supporter of Syria's Assad. Russia says it started bombing Syria to take out ISIS terrorists, but was mainly interested in destroying opponents of Assad - specifically, the US-backed rebels who are also fighting ISIS. Then ISIS claimed to have taken down a Russian passenger jet, killing all aboard.
Why? Who benefits? Plans hidden inside of other plans...it's like some multi-level game of chess in which the only visible goal is to create hatred and chaos. Now, ISIS has the guns of 4 of the world's 6 largest militaries trained on it. How is it that ISIS continues to exist? Shouldn't it have been completely annihilated by now, if the major powers were truly serious about its destruction? In any case, the U.S. and Russia have opposing objectives for Syria, and neither seems inclined to back down. And as such, there's a chance that shots may inadvertently get fired between the two. Which could wind up being very bad for a lot of people. But good for armaments makers...and Malthusians.
Over the past few nights, Karen and I have been watching a PBS series about the Roosevelt family (Teddy, FDR, Eleanor), which originally aired last year. In looking back at those early years of the 20th Century, with its two World Wars, it's interesting to see how history repeats. Desperate people getting restive, being seduced by demagogues. Business interests and bloodthirsty men championing the need for war. Nations jockeying for position and advantage. Millions of ordinary people suffering and dying. There's that old saying about how those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it...but we *do* learn from history. Wars are good for a certain segment of society (the ones who profit rather than die). And those who prevail get to take their share of the losers' loot. Suggesting that the conflict in the Middle East is about control of oil fields and pipelines is not controversial now (the price of oil is currently falling, as global demand slows, and the US enjoys a short-term bounty from shale oil - but it'll be back up). Governments still lie about it, and say it's about stamping out evil, or defending freedom (or Allah)...but people know the truth. Yet, too many still follow - driven by fear, anger, tribal affiliation, or addiction to the thrill of the kill. Underneath the glossy veneer of civilization, we're still a bunch of animals.
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The Martian
[Oct. 25th, 2015|
11:33 pm
Sean Montgomery
I knew that I wanted to see The Martian as soon as the first trailer was released. But I'm no longer the passionate 18 year old who needed to get out and see movies on opening weekend. I'm prepared to wait for a proper opportunity, and that opportunity came tonight. Our friends Dennis and Lissa were also interested in seeing it, and our schedules were free. We met up at the Cineplex VIP theatre on the Queensway. Such a civilized way to see a movie! Not only do you reserve your seats when you buy the tickets, but those seats are big, and have retractable tables. Servers come by to take your food/beverage order, and you can actually have dinner items like sandwiches and burgers brought to you instead of just popcorn. No screaming kids, and people weren't talking through the film. That's worth paying $25 for once in a while. Especially when the film is good....and The Martian was. Matt Damon is very likable in the lead role, and it was fun to watch intelligence being celebrated in a film. It's also just a great story about determination and survival. I understand that things got even more dire for Damon's character in the original novel, but it was understandable that it had to be streamlined for the movie version. As it was, I found that things started to drag just a bit towards the end. But it was still consistently engaging.
Small spoiler: I loved the 'council of Elrond' reference, with Sean Bean sitting there at the table. I almost expected him to say 'one does not simply rescue a man from Mars!'
Quite apart from the movie's inherent good or bad qualities, I came away from the screening thinking about the wisdom of putting people on another planet. Karen and I were talking about it in the car on the way home. There's a certain school of thought that says we should do it because humans have always been explorers, and this the next Everest to climb. Or that we should do it because there will be technological discoveries made along the way that could benefit lots of people. Or that we're on our way to ruining this planet, so will have to start developing a Plan B for the day we have to leave it (and begin work on ruining another one, I suppose). I don't really put much stock in any of those arguments. Yes, we explore. But the reason those explorations turn into colonization is because there's a compelling reason to stay (usually a financial one). Mars is no place for human life. We already have a planet perfectly well suited for us...why not put that money and effort into working on the problems we have here? During the movie, you see the importance of sustainable energy, agriculture in hostile conditions, even 'making water'. These are things we will have to do here on Earth, not millions of miles away.
I realize that thinking like mine would have put a stop to the Apollo moon missions of the 60s, because people made the same arguments back then. But the moon missions are actually a useful point of comparison. After the flag got planted up there and the U.S. did its victory lap, there were never any moon bases built. No one has been back in over 40 years. There just wasn't any reason for it. Too expensive, too risky, no resources to exploit or science left to do. And I feel it would be the same with Mars. Landing people there would be a triumph of human ingenuity, but permanent bases? I don't see it happening. I have a friend who says that I will be proven wrong in the next decade. We shall see!
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Kingsman: The Secret Service
[Mar. 1st, 2015|
11:27 am
Sean Montgomery
All last week, Karen had had a craving for Ethiopian food, and so a dinner at Lalibela was arranged for last night with our friends Dennis and Lissa. And then that plan expanded into dinner-and-a-movie. Karen asked if there was anything out that I was interested in seeing, and I mentioned that a few of my friends on Facebook had been saying positive things about Kingsman. Dennis was immediately on board for that plan, and so that's what we did.
My review? Overall, it was a lot of fun. Simultaneously an homage to and a parody of 1960s spy stories (James Bond, The Avengers), shows which I enjoyed watching as a kid. Throw in a bit of Men in Black, a dash of My Fair Lady, and some topical social commentary. Some Colin Firth playing a pretty convincing bad-ass, and a spectacularly choreographed fight scene. I wish I could say that I loved it without reservations. But with me being me, I couldn't let some things go.
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Brief Dad Crisis
[Mar. 1st, 2015|
10:16 am
Sean Montgomery
Friday afternoon, my mother sent me a message at work through Facebook which began with the words: "Hi Sean, an update on Dad. They have finally moved him out of the emergency area..." And my first response was 'what?' What emergency area...since when? It turned out that my mother had phoned our home land line on Wednesday, and left a message saying that my father had started violently vomiting after dinner and producing blood. He'd been taken to St Joseph's hospital and diagnosed with a case of pancreatitis. I didn't know this because I let Karen check our home phone messages, and we get so few that she'll go 2-3 days without listening to them.
Anyway, I stopped by the hospital after work on Friday, and my father was doing fine. Dosed with morphine, and already being given some solid food again. He's being sent home today. No word on what may have caused the inflammation...it certainly wasn't excessive alcohol consumption, and doesn't appear to have been gallstones. But he's okay now, so that's the main thing.
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[Aug. 31st, 2014|
10:15 am
Sean Montgomery
I had a dream about school last night, for the first time in a while. Probably triggered by a conversation I was having at a party last night, about how September feels more like 'New Years' than January does - since all those years of schooling made me permanently associate the month with new beginnings. Details of the dream are kind of fuzzy now, and it really made no sense. A series of unconnected episodes. I was back at Queen's University. In one part of it, it was the first day of classes, and I entered a studio space, where everyone was picking a standing easel to work at. But I was too slow and ended up having to use a seated 'donkey' easel instead. Then I looked at my schedule and discovered that I was in the wrong classroom anyway...this was a first year class, I should be with 4th years (although I think it may also have been a realization that I shouldn't be there at all, because I has already graduated). In another part of the dream, I was looking forward to showing my new paintings to my professor, because I had been feeling inspired and I thought it was good work. And at the end, I was somehow flying in the air above Ontario Hall (the building where my art classes were), and I could see smoke rising from it. I landed by the front doors, which were stuck shut, and pulled them open - allowing people to escape.
There was also another dream last night that I remember even less about...it seemed influenced by Lord of the Rings. There was some king-ly character (like Theoden) who was trying to lead a charge into battle, but he couldn't run because he was starting to turn into a tree.
I wish I remembered more of my dreams!
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[Jun. 1st, 2014|
10:30 am
Sean Montgomery
Okay, these 'improvements' to Livejournal are getting ridiculous. Now, when I look at my friends' feed, it's squeezed down to just 1/3 of the frame, with a second third reserved for widgets I don't use, and the final third empty. I tried finding a settings feature where I could change this, but I can't find one. So annoying.
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The Common Read Program
Eric Shoaf, Everett Library
Campus community members are invited to make suggestions about future Common Read selections using the following criteria:
- Is appropriate in terms of readability and length (400 pages or less)
- Is accessible to first year students
- Offers perspectives from multiple academic disciplines, cultural perspectives, or worldviews
- Has literary quality (fiction or nonfiction)
- Is rich in content and themes that encourage students and other campus readers to think critically
- Has potential to spark discussion
Héctor Tobar's The Barbarian Nurseries
The Queens Common Reading Committee has selected The Barbarian Nurseries (2011) by Héctor Tobar for the 2016-2017 Common Read program. A critically-acclaimed book, The Barbarian Nurseries was winner of the California Book Award for Fiction and a Los Angeles Times Best Seller. It was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Boston Globe.
Héctor Tobar is a Los Angeles born novelist and journalist and for years has been a faculty member in the Queens low-residency MFA Program. For two decades, Tobar worked for the Los Angeles Times as a city reporter, national and foreign correspondent, and columnist. He was also part of the reporting team that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 1992 L.A. riots. Tobar has also worked as Features Editor at the LA Weekly and as editor of the bilingual San Francisco magazine El Tecolote. He has a Master in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of California Irvine, and studied at UC Santa Cruz and at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. He is the father of three children and the son of Guatemalan immigrants. Mr. Tobar will be on campus February 20, 2017, for at least two events. Please look for forthcoming details about these events plus activities in preparation for his visit.
Why Have a Common Read Initiative?
This program is one way for Queens to engage our campus community in a shared intellectual experience, inspiring curiosity and conversation. As places of learning, universities are uniquely positioned to provide everyone-faculty, students, and staff-with an opportunity to engage with meaningful texts of our time and provide a space for intellectual discourse. A Common Read can provide a shared language and shared experiences across classes, departments, offices, and other "pockets" of how we live and work on campus.
What's Going on this Year (2016-17)
There are many ways to be involved in 2016-17 Common Read initiative:
- Reading Groups: Faculty, staff, and students are invited to form reading groups
- Class Embedded Activities: Faculty are invited to imagine how The Barbarian Nurseries might fit into their courses in fall or spring term. This could range anywhere from assigning the novel as a course text to designing a class activity that examines one of its central topics.
- University-Wide Experiences: February 20, 2017
Student Presentation: Room 226, Sykes Hall, 3:45pm
Public Reading: Ketner Auditorium, Sykes Hall, 7:00pm
Free Admission Book Signing: Sykes Lobby, 8:15pm


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We are working hard to create digital description for all of our holdings to provide you with the best access. Staff began the process with the most requested items and are working their way towards the remaining collections. The cataloging project is ongoing. If you are looking for a specific work which you are unable to locate, please contact the archivist or curator.
Archon is a database containing finding aids for manuscript collections. Finding aids are descriptive tools that provide an overview of each collection, its creators, and its contents. This database is where you will find description of diaries, account books, correspondence, business records, organizational records, etc.Archon also allows us to include related images and transcriptions.. Those items which have been scanned, transcribed, or photographed display a green arrow next to the tile. Clicking on that arrow will bring you to an image.
If you are interested in book collections, either rare or reference, contact the archivist. We participated in reQuest, the state-wide library catalog, untill funding was cut by the state. We are working to find a new solution for our book catalog.
CollectionSpace is a database that allows users to search through thousands of objects from the Litchfield Historical Society collection, including clothing, furniture, needlework, paintings, prints, drawings, household objects, and more. You will find images of many objects along with descriptions, maker information, and provenance. The 6,000 items entered so far represents a third of our total collection. Please check back often, since we are adding new records and additional information every day.
The Ledger is a database containing biographical information for students and instructors of the Litchfield Law School and Litchfield Female Academy. Details about what you will find there can be found here.
If you plan to visit the library to conduct research, we strongly urge you to contact the archivist or curator about your visit in advance. Some items are stored off-site and require advanced notice for retrieval. If are unable to visit the Historical Society and would like us to do research for you, please visit "About research requests" for details.


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After writing some songs, Roy moved to Los Angeles, where he put together Carrera, which was then signed and dropped by Warner Bros. after one album. The band changed names and was signed and dropped by EMI after one album. Roy then gave up on the performance end of music and became a staff writer for several publishers, achieving some success by having his songs performed by Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Widespread Panic, and others. Even so, Roy was feeling unfulfilled, realizing "that I was writing songs to get on commercial radio when I wasn't even listening to commercial radio!" He decided that writing and recording an album of his own was the thing to do.
His debut, Grouchyfriendly, was recorded in 2000 and managed to sell 8,000 copies without a distributor, leading to his being named 2002 Independent Artist of the Year by Musician's Atlas magazine. He followed it up with Issues + Options, which was then picked up by Or Music and re-released in May 2003. After a breif hiatus from the studio, Roy returned with Great Longing in May 2007. ~ Sean Westergaard
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Whether you have aspirations for producing the next Broadway hit or creating your own business, BW's arts management & entrepreneurship major prepares you for center stage in your field.
A vibrant major for students passionate about the arts, it features dual-benefit emphases in artistic and business elements. You'll gain a comprehensive palette of creative, analytical and entrepreneurial skills applicable for both not-for-profit and for-profit sectors.
Well respected, well connected among leading arts professionals, Baldwin Wallace is home to a renowned Conservatory of Music and School of Business. Our faculty are practitioners in their field who can help you build an impressive resume and portfolio leading to career success.
You'll learn by doing, working alongside professionals at Cleveland's top national venues-Playhouse Square, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rock and Roll Hall Fame, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and more.
With three required internships and a senior capstone project, the major centers on experiential learning and real-world opportunities. You'll learn strategic and operational tactics for successful marketing, development, management, fundraising and more.
A trailblazer in the field for over 30 years, BW has prepared students for rewarding arts management careers. In 2015, BW revised its program and launched the nation's first-ever arts management & entrepreneurship major.
Arts management & entrepreneurship graduates are employed in marketing, public relations, development, operations, fundraising, curatorial, front-of-house and education departments of not-for-profit and for-profit arts organizations, including:
- Concert venues
- Record labels
- Symphony orchestras
- Theater, opera and ballet companies
- Private dance studios
- Art museums and galleries
- National, state and local arts councils
- Foundations
- Broadcast and cable television stations
- Film companies
According to the latest report from Americans for the Arts, the nonprofit arts industry produced more than four million jobs and generated $135 billion of economic activity.
Dynamic coursework coupled with required internships and a senior capstone project give you a comprehensive learning experience. There is a required arts-related minor or double major for the arts management & entrepreneurship major. An arts management minor is also offered.
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, co-curricular activities and other learning opportunities.
Playhouse Square
The largest performing arts complex in the U.S. outside of New York City, Playhouse Square is the primary artistic partner of the BW arts management & entrepreneurship major. Throughout your four years, you will learn about the organization's unique operating model and interact with its professionals. Each spring, BW arts management & entrepreneurship students work with Playhouse Square staff to produce its annual International Children's Theater Festival.
Three internships are required of arts management & entrepreneurship major, one on campus and two off campus. You are encouraged to participate in additional internships. Your career goals are central to your internship placement. Your BW advisor and director of the program will help you choose sites that connect you to professionals in the field. Past students have interned at:
Agora Theater and Ballroom (OH)
Akron Symphony Orchestra (OH)
Art House (OH)
Ashland Community Arts Center (OH)
Beck Center for the Arts (OH)
Berea Arts Fest, Inc. (OH)
Brother's Lounge (OH)
Cain Park (OH)
Center for Theater Arts (PA)
Central City Opera (CO)
The Cincinnati Ballet (OH)
Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater (OH)
Cleveland Foundation (OH)
The Cleveland Institute of Art (OH)
Cleveland International Film Festival (OH)
The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (OH)
The Cleveland Museum of Art (OH)
The Cleveland Orchestra (OH)
The Cleveland Play House (OH)
Cleveland Pops Orchestra (OH)
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (OH)
Concord Music Group (OH)
Contemporary American Theatre Festival (WV)
Csardas Dance Company (OH)
Dance by Gloria (OH)
Erie Playhouse (PA)
Glimmerglass Opera House (NY)
Great Lakes Theater (OH)
Heinz History Center (PA)
House of Blues Cleveland / Live Nation (OH)
Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI)
Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts (KY)
Lake Metroparks (OH)
Love Leaf Press (IL)
Marion Palace Theatre (OH)
Museum of Contemporary Art - Cleveland (OH)
Music and Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, Inc. (OH)
National Endowment for the Arts (Washington, D.C.)
New Albany Arts Council (OH)
New York Stage and Film (NY)
Ohio Dance (OH)
Ohio Light Opera (OH)
Opera in the Ozarks (AR)
PBS/WVIZ Ideastream (OH)
Peabody's Entertainment (OH)
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (PA)
Pittsburgh Opera (PA)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PA)
Playhouse Square (OH)
Rabbit Run Community Arts Association (OH)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (OH)
Sankofa Fine Arts Plus (OH)
Sculpture Center (OH)
Shattered Glass Theatre Company (IL)
Showstopper Camps of America (IL)
The Singing Angels (OH)
Sony Entertainment (CA)
SPACES Gallery (OH)
Stephen Joseph Theatre (Scarborough, England)
The Talent Group (OH)
Toledo Museum of Art (OH)
Toledo Symphony (OH)
Unicorn Theatre for Children (London, England)
Walt Disney World (FL)
Waterstreet Music Hall (NY)
The Wolstein Center (OH)
Nick Wilders '15 - Rock Hall of Fame Arts Management Intern
Senior Capstone
During your final spring semester, you'll participate in the senior capstone. This leading opportunity will provide you with final professional development and preparation for the job market. You'll be part of a team that produces a show at Playhouse Square and assumes the roles of marketing directors, operations managers and education directors. You'll make real-world decisions and see the results of your efforts.
Arts Management Association
This student group provides service to area arts organizations and the BW community. It also sponsors professional development opportunities for its members, including all the arts (art, dance, music, theatre) as well as those that focus on not-for-profit and for-profit sectors. The association has partnerships with various organizations in the Cleveland area, including The Cleveland Orchestra, and assists in the promotion and operation of University-sponsored arts events and festivals. Recent events include networking trips to New York City, Chicago and Toronto; Arts Advocacy Day Conference in Washington, D.C.; grant writing workshops, including panelists from the National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and The Cleveland Foundation; and Instrument Discovery with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Guest Artists
Guest artists visit BW for workshops and presentations throughout the year. This is a great way for students to learn more about arts management & entrepreneurship from professionals in the field. Recent guests include:
Corey Atkins, Artistic Associate for Engagement, Cleveland Play House
Janet Barlow, Director of the Stocker Arts Center, Lorain County Community College
Renee Boerner, Assistant Director of Inside Sales and Service, Playhouse Square
Larry Bole, Marketing Director, Telarc & Head Up Records, Concord Music Group
Kathleen Cerveny, Director of Evaluation and Institutional Learning, The Cleveland Foundation
Richard Cihlar, Founder and Owner, Pop Shop Gallery
Charlotta Enflo, Executive Director, Dobama Theatre
Bill Guentzler, Artistic Director, Cleveland International Film Festival
Daniel Hahn, Education Director, Great Lakes Theater
Hadden Hippsley, President and CEO, Lambda Productions, Inc.
Joan Katz Napoli, Director of Education and Community Programs, The Cleveland Orchestra
Terry Liu, Arts Education Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts
Heather Meeker, Executive Director, Musical Theater Project
Karen Gahl Mills, Executive Director, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Thom Moore, Grammy award-winning Producer, Five/Four Productions
John Mullaney, Executive Director, Nord Family Foundation
Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Programs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Katie Rose, Promotions Manager, House of Blues Cleveland / Live Nation
Doug Snyder, Broadcast Division Agent, The Talent Group
Jill Snyder, Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA)
Eugenia Strauss, Executive Director, City Music Cleveland
Bob Taylor, Executive Director, Great Lakes Theater
Anita Tucker, Founder, where4ARThou Marketing
Gina Vernaci, Senior Vice President for Theatre Operations, Playhouse Square
Thomas Welsh, Associate Director of Music, Cleveland Museum of Art
Lora Workman, Education / Community Liaison, Playhouse Square
At Baldwin Wallace, you'll experience personal and professional growth in a supportive community that challenges and inspires you to succeed.
BW was profiled by MajoringInMusic.com in an article titled "Career Options in Arts Management."
Senior Steven Vaccaro '15, was recognized by national fraternity Phi Kappa Tau as a "leader of tomorrow."
Deidra Silbila '00, received a "Generation Next" award from Venues Today magazine.
Senior arts management student Nick Wilders '15, was chosen for a highly competitive Cleveland Foundation-supported internship at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this summer.
LeAundra Richardson '14 is arts administration fellow at the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) in Cleveland. LeAundra credits internship experiences through BW for helping her develop personally and professionally. She is a native of Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin High School).
Harmony Hodges '13 is individual giving and data associate with the Pittsburgh Opera in Pittsburgh, Pa. Harmony credits the experience she gained as a BW student and the connections she made through BW faculty for helping her earn a job near her hometown of Mars, Pa. (Mars Area High School).
Kelsey Ferguson '12 is subscriptions representative for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. As a BW student, she did internships in the Conservatory's special events office and at Playhouse Square. The Denver, Colo., native attended the Denver School of the Arts.
Jake Sinatra '12 is program associate with the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture in Cleveland. He is a native of Jamestown, N.Y. (Jamestown High School). Jake had valuable internship and on-campus opportunities for writing, social media and media relations. He also networked through his BW connections.
Recent BW Arts Management Entrepreneurship majors are finding their success at:
Christina Aldrich '10, assistant director, annual giving, Baldwin Wallace
Beth Bilek-Golias '87, Ph.D., AIA, president - bilek golias architects | Facilities Manager - Bilek Enterprises
Nathan Carr '12, events manager, Market Garden Brewery, Bar Cento, McNulty's Bier Market, Speakeasy & Nano Brew
Martins Daukss '09, production associate, Apollo's Fire
Amanda Drury '10, East Africa program associate, Ipas
Neil Fullerton '12, events & marketing coordinator, St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Victoria Gray '12, development assistant, Playhouse Square
Erika Haskell '97, special events coordinator, Baldwin Wallace
Katie Heilakka '10, assistant to the principal, Toledo School of the Arts
Jesse Hernandez '04, program manager, General Operating Support, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Judith Horvath '83, assistant director, Czardas Dance Company
Cory Isler '12, coordinator, education and nonprofit engagement, Business Volunteers Unlimited
Lisa Judge '00, assistant director of alumni relations, Baldwin Wallace
Karen Kannenberg '86, manager of gift and donor development, Cleveland Metroparks
Terry Kurtz '91, director of alumni relations, Baldwin Wallace
Marilyn Ladd-Simmons '88, gallery oracle, SPACES Gallery
Jennifer Andrews Markovich '00, territory manager for undergraduate admissions, The Ohio State University
Michelle Matrale '10, special events, Filmings and Conventions Creative Costuming Assistant, Disney Event Group
M.J. Mennella '77, former vice president for music, Fox Entertainment; Founder, Music Asset Management
Adam Miltner '11, marketing coordinator, Playhouse Square
Kristen Muslusky '08, assistant subscription services manager, Cleveland Play House
Jen Naso '96, founder and owner, Dance Dimensions Dance Studio
Kelly Davis-Parks '90, owner and director, Medina Center for Dance Art
Megan Poletti '08, administrative assistant, Aurora School of Music & Adjunct Faculty, Cuyahoga Community College, Recording Arts and Technology
Brendan Reynolds '08, corporate and foundation relations officer, Kent State University
Sonny Russo '10, marketing assistant, University of Delaware's Resident Ensemble Players/Professional Theatre Training Program
Kelsey Schaefer '13, property manager, Dwellworks
Deidra Sibila '00, ticketing director, C3 Presents
Hannah Schlueter '10, registration specialist, Baldwin Wallace
Theresa Schneider '07, development manager, Gordon Square Arts District
Valerie Schumacher '08, program associate, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
Adam Sheldon '11, operations and finance manager, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
Steve Smith '86, executive director, Revels of Boston
Katie Sprang '12, retail development manager, Chattem Inc.
Sarah Stengel '11, partners membership coordinator, Playhouse Square
Alison Tomin '10, patron services & box office coordinator, Apollo's Fire
Scott Walton '81, owner, Scott Walton Group
Katie Zavatchan '10, fundraising coordinator, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cleveland Chapter
Steve Smith '86, Executive Director of Seattle Men's Chorus / Seattle Women's Chorus
Adam Sheldon '11, Director of Community Music School and Outreach Program, Baldwin Wallace
Bryan Bowser
Program Director and Assistant Professor, Arts Management & Entrepreneurship
Department Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies (Arts Management & Music Theatre)
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University
Susan Van Vorst
Dean, Conservatory of Music
M.A., University of Akron
Erika Haskell
Concerts and Events Manager
B.A., Baldwin Wallace University
Adam Sheldon
Director, Community Music School
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University
Kathleen Cerveny
M.F.A., University of Southern Maine
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Industrial automation systems and integration -- Product data representation and exchange -- Part 1251: Application module: Interface
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ISO/TS 10303-1251:2011-10 specifies the application module for Interface.
The following are within the scope of ISO/TS 10303-1251:2011-10:
- the identification of the interface specification;
- the identification of a version of an interface specification;
- the representation of an interaction or connection between two or more products;
- the identification of the interface connector, the part of a product with which one or more other products or the environment will interact.
Document published on: 2011-10 Edition: 3 (Monolingual) ICS: 25.040.40 Status: Published Stage: 90.93 (2015-05-01) TC/SC: ISO/TC 184/SC 4 Number of Pages: 8
Revises: ISO/TS 10303-1251:2010
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Created attachment 526463 [details] [diff] [review]
Disable libstdc++ compatibility hack when -static-libstdc++ is used or when the C++ compiler is not gcc
The flag is used on c-c, aiui, and leads to:
/tools/gcc-4.5/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.1/../../../libstdc++.a(ctype.o): In function `std::ctype<char>::_M_widen_init() const':
(.text._ZNKSt5ctypeIcE13_M_widen_initEv+0x0): multiple definition of `std::ctype<char>::_M_widen_init() const'
host_stdc++compat.o:/builds/slave/comm-cen-trunk-lnx/build/mozilla/build/stdc++compat.cpp:111: first defined here
/usr/bin/ld: Warning: size of symbol `std::ctype<char>::_M_widen_init() const' changed from 1 in host_stdc++compat.o to 176 in /tools/gcc-4.5/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.1/../../../libstdc++.a(ctype.o)
While the flag can now be removed, because what it was used for is gone with bug 643690, other people may be using it as well and it's probably safer to disable our libstdc++ compatibility hack when it's used.
I also added another auto-disable when the C++ compiler is not gcc.
I'm starting to wonder if it wouldn't be better to invert the libstdc++ compatibility hack setup in configure, and make it opt-in instead of opt-out
Created attachment 526477 [details] [diff] [review]
Alternative: make libstdc++ compatibility opt-in instead of opt-out
I'm tempted to say it's better this way, since this is really only a constraint for our (Mozilla) builds, which thus needs to be addressed in our mozconfigs.
Comment on attachment 526477 [details] [diff] [review]
Alternative: make libstdc++ compatibility opt-in instead of opt-out
I think I like this approach more. r=me


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Re: Early Morning Taxi Service
Hi. We had to do this last year. Your hotel can arrange the taxi and you should do it a day ahead of time because of the early hour. Our hotel was closer to the airport than yours and we paid 17 euros so you will have to pay at least that much.
Here is a web site to calculate taxi fares. You can try it and see if they give you an estimate. http://www.worldtaximeter.com/
That won't give you information on extra luggage, etc. but will give you an idea. We just had two carryon bags and two small backpacks.
BTW, our hotel advertised a shuttle to the airport but it didn't run on weekends and the fellow didn't arrive in time for our flight on a Monday morning. Hence, we took a taxi because fortunately a taxi driver was eating breakfast at our hotel when we panicked. You might check about a shuttle service at your hotel, but that early, it probably won't happen. Arranging a taxi ahead of time is safest if you need to make your flight.
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not upto d mark as tariff
by sayo85 on August 17, 2016
couple of month ago we stayed there. that was the 2nd time we were staying wit them. bt d rooms the offered was not very clean,bathrooms were not well maintained,the towels the offered to the guest were in worst condition. even after complaining bout the rooms when they shifted us to their suit room,that also was not up to the mark in comparison to the other hotel with this tariff. it is a real over-priced low quality hotel.


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The US presidential campaign was jolted on Saturday by a report saying former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg was actively considering entering the race as an independent candidate.
The report said that the 73-year-old billionaire, who twice previously considered running, is prepared to spend up to $1bn of his own money to fund a campaign. He has instructed advisers to draw up plans for an independent run and will make a decision by early March.
The report in the New York Times said that Mr Bloomberg, who served three terms as mayor between 2002-2013, had been spurred to action by the Donald Trump's dominance in the Republican field and the stumbles of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
In December, he commissioned a poll to see how he would compete with Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but the poll's results have not been disclosed, the report said.
In both 2008 and 2012, Mr Bloomberg conferred with advisors and commission polls to assess his chances of making it to the White House, only to decide against a run.
There has been no official word from the former mayor, but the report said his advisers believed that it was still possible for him to enter the race in the coming weeks qualify to appear as an independent candidate on the ballot in all 50 states.
The report said he plans to intends to conduct another round of polling after the New Hampshire primary on February 9 to gauge whether there is an opening for him.
It said Mr Bloomberg's aides have sketched out one version of a campaign plan that would have the former mayor deliver a series of detailed policy speeches, backed by an intense television advertising campaign.
The report pointed out that Mr Bloomberg would face daunting obstacles in a presidential campaign.
While there have been third party or independent candidates before – businessman Ross Perot ran in both 1992 and 1996, and activist Ralph Nader has stood in numerous elections – no independent candidate has ever been elected to the White House.
Mr Bloomberg's close Wall Street ties and liberal social views, including his strong support for abortion rights and gun control, could repel voters on the left and right, the report said.
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Swipe screen to wake up not responding well
This just started tonight, background info: stock AT&T note 2, not rooted, no custom roms, no launchers. As I'm sitting here reading the forums on AC when my phone goes to sleep I swipe the lock screen (no lock is applied, just the swipe screen) I see the ripple effect as normal but I have to try it like 4 times to unlock the screen. Anyone else ever see this?
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He came a week after Goethe's abrupt departure, like a sign from some god somewhere, telling me to move the fuck on already. I was in English, slouched in my seat and thumbing through Othello when the teacher cleared his throat, his nasally voice announcing that we had a new student, transferred in from out of state. I looked up and did a double take. It could have been Goethe, but at the same time, it most definitely wasn't.
Goethe was built like a willow tree, tall and lean, but strong. He had thick blonde hair that he wore long enough to cover his eyes, and he seemed to be permanently smirking.
This guy had the same tall build, but he wasn't as streamlined, built more like a bear than a tree. His hair was dyed black with lime green streaks throughout, spiked up in the front and left wild in the back. His brilliant green eyes sparkled, mirroring the huge grin on his face.
Every female in the room except for me swooned in their seats and sighed, batting big ol' Bambi eyes at him.
The teacher introduced the boy as Aaron, and the boy gave a goofy wave that made all but one girl's heart melt.
I was unimpressed, though I had to admit, he was kinda' cute.
The seat beside mine was NOT the only free chair, but it was the one Aaron chose. He flashed a charming smile my way, holding his hand out. "Hi. I'm Aaron."
I squinted at him, then gingerly shook his hand. "Anja. Don't ask what it's short for. I won't tell you." Then I pulled my hand back and turned to read my book again, pulling my hair around to hide my face.
"I already know what it stands for." I whipped around when he said that, staring openly at him, and he smiled brightly. "Your legal name is Janaya. But I like Anja better. It's prettier, to suit your beauty."
Flushing with color, I looked back at Othello, trying to focus. In the corner of my eye, I saw him frown, but he left me alone after that, though he kept peeking over. If he were trying to be sneaky about it, he'd make a sucky CIA agent.
As it turned out, Aaron had another class with me, though I hardly expected it. He was in the same dance class as me. He was the only male dancer, and despite his muscled build, he was a pretty good dancer, using his strength to leap further and lift his partners higher. When it came my turn to practice lifts, I noticed his hands sat a bit lower on my waist, his touch lingering a half-second longer.
Maybe I was imagining things… Then I overhead a few girls whispering about how Aaron was staring at me, their voices tinged with jealousy. I looked over my shoulder and sure enough, Aaron was watching me stretch. It was bad enough to have Goethe watch from the sidelines when he was here, but Aaron would be dancing with us, touching us, practicing with us…
Bloody hell.
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