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All not-for-profit hospitals, including Lenoir Memorial Hospital, are required to provide care to patients who do not pay. In fiscal year 2013, LMH wrote off $34 million of uncompensated care, or 12.8 percent of gross revenue, up from $23 million, or 9.6 percent, in fiscal 2008.
For years, LMH has had operating losses, because its patient base is older and poorer than most hospitals. This has resulted in higher uncompensated care and more Medicare (for the elderly) and Medicaid (for the poor) reimbursements, which do not fully cover costs. These operating losses have been offset by income from its cash reserves, which have been accumulated by prudent management over many years. In fiscal year 2013, for the first time in years, Lenoir Memorial�s expenses are expected to exceed revenues by $2.5 million.
Because of decisions made in Washington and Raleigh, LMH is budgeting for a loss of $3.4 million in fiscal year 2014. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) substantially reduced payments from Medicare that were designed to assist hospitals which served high numbers of indigent patients, but anticipated that many poor and uninsured patients would be covered under Medicaid, thus reducing uncompensated care. North Carolina was one of the states that decided not to expand Medicaid, which resulted in the loss of the additional Medicaid reimbursement coupled with mandated Medicare reductions. This revenue loss is further aggravated because of revenue reductions due to state cuts to Medicaid, reductions in federal payments because of sequestration and the aggressive regulatory burden that adds to costs and reduced reimbursements. Clearly, losses of this magnitude cannot be sustained.
The LMH board of directors and management are facing a �No win� situation because it cannot grow revenues or cut costs as ways back to profitability. Because its service area is limited in size and has little population growth and because of the competitive nature of the hospital industry, LMH cannot increase its volume enough to make up the shortfall in revenue. Because it has lower costs than many comparable community hospitals, it cannot reduce costs enough to be profitable and still provide quality care. The problem is reimbursement because LMH must continue to provide the present amount of care to its patients, for which it will receive reduced or no payment.
All North Carolina hospitals are facing this problem, which has resulted in some hospitals closing and many affiliating with larger hospital systems. The problem is more acute for LMH than many other community hospitals because of its larger numbers of older and poorer patients.
LMH is one of the �Crown Jewels� of Lenoir County. It is one of the largest employers in the county and has the highest payroll. Its mission is to be the primary provider of quality healthcare for the residents of Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties. Because of circumstances totally outside of its control, Lenoir Memorial Hospital is facing an uncertain future.
Donald B. Boldt is the retired president of Wall Lenk Corporation, retired assistant dean of the College of Business at East Carolina University and a former chairman of the Board of Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The opinions of the guest columnist are not necessarily those of The Free Press.


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Caution! This is a long post, but Ive tried to make it as detailed as I can, so that others can follow my bad example if they wish. Also, Ive had all sorts of bother with the photos displaying too big or too small, so if Ive still not got it right, please accept my apologies!
I first had the notion of building a canoe a few years ago, but put it to the back of my mind, where it might have stayed had it not been for our holiday to Canada. Suddenly there were canoes everywhere, and being used for all sorts of things transport, camping, fishing, sailing, you name it!
Of course, when we got back home I started to look into buying a canoe. Now again, I probably should have stuck with this, forked out a sum equivalent to a second hand car for something made of Royalex, and lived happily ever after. However, Im not quite that sensible, and like so many others it turns out, I found myself surfing the Selway Fisher website.
The pics looked great, and suitably enthused by the marketing blurb about building my own canoe in 2 weekends flat, at a cost of no more than 50p, I ordered the plans for the Fisher Prospector.
Now, heres the rub. You must understand at this point that the only thing Ive ever made out of wood before was a rather fetching egg rack which I made at school (I seem to remember getting a D for that even!). So, this blogg is posted purely to say If I can do it, so can you. It is not a tutorial in the finer points of, well, anything really! Right, thats the scene set, lets start building!
1) The plans came in the form of two A1 drawings, plus a few sheets of A4 on the building process. The canoe is symmetrical, with 5 planks per side. This means that you need four of each plank to make the hull. This is made easier by marking out one of each only, and using this as a template for the other three. All four planks can then be planed up together (take your time over this, its one of the best bits ).
2) The next job is to join the ends of the planks together to give the full length of the canoe. There are lots of different ways to do this, but I settled for tacking them down on a sheet of sheathing ply, with acetate sheet underneath to stop it sticking. I found that I could lay all of the planks side-by-side along the sheathing ply, so that all of the joints were in the same place. I then primed the join with epoxy resin, and slapped down some 3 glass tape, and waited for this to cure. I was then able to cut the tape between the planks, turn them over, and repeat for the other side.
3) Now the fun really starts, as the canoe starts to take shape. By laying the planks together, and starting from the centre of the canoe, they can be stitched together. This is the stitch bit of stitch and glue! You can use cable ties or copper wire to hold things together. I went for the wire, and it worked perfectly. The photos below show the hull starting to take shape. Getting to this stage is incredibly quick (2 weekends maybe?), but dont open the champagne yet youre only 20% of the way there!
4) Now the moulds are inserted to give the canoe its proper shape. I didnt get a picture of this bit, but basically these are like bulkheads made from scrap ply, which are wired in vertically to give shape and rigidity. Its then well worth spending time checking that everything is true and to the right dimensions before anything is set in stone (or epoxy). As you can see from the right hand photo above, the bow was distinctly squint to begin with, and needed quite a bit of work to get it to behave!
5) The next job is to tack weld the planks together using epoxy resin, so that the wire stitches can be removed. It is possible to leave the stitches in, and just epoxy over the top of them, but Im glad I removed mine. I had to leave a few in at the bow and stern, and these gave me all sorts of bother when fairing the hull later, so all in all, Id recommend the tack-welding, prior to removing the stitches. For the tack-welds, I used a countersink drill bit along the joins to make a small hollow, every 6 or so. I then filled this with thickened epoxy, and it worked a treat. The only drawback is that this method is that its visible in the finished job. However, coming back to the egg-rack, Im not a perfectionist, so it didnt matter.
6) Once I had finished the tack-welds, and removed the stitches, I cut up the moulds so that only a single strip remained to give the correct width at the top (as seen in the photo). Even with just the tack-welds in place, the hull is surprisingly rigid at this stage (not that youd want to paddle very far in it yet of course! )
7) Removing most of the moulds leaves the length of the canoe open for the glass taping. First, a fillet of thickened epoxy is applied to seal the join, and give a smooth curve for putting the glass tape over. This is quite a tricky task a bit like trying to apply peanut butter, neatly along a 15 curve, but with it setting and going lumpy as you go! In hindsight some of my fillets are a bit on the big side, but if anyone laughs at them, Ill break out the peanut butter and challenge them to do better! I then painted un-thickened epoxy over the fillet, and applied 2 glass tape to the join. This then has more epoxy brushed into it until it is completely wetted out (i.e. it goes clear). This is the one place where things went a bit pear shaped, since it was January, and flippin freezing in the garage! I think this is what made some of the epoxy go a milky colour, which shows up badly in the final finish. However, you live and learn, and I certainly wasnt waiting till June to do it in any case.
8) The hull is then turned over, and the gaps where the panels meet are filled with thickened epoxy. When they are first stitched together, this is done so that the inside corners of the ply touch. This gives a gap on the outside of the boat, which can be filled to give a nice finish. This was a fairly easy job, but took forever and a day, (laboriously removing the sand from sheet after sheet of sandpaper by hand is hard work!). One tip Id give is to wait until the epoxy is half-cured, then go at the proud stuff with course sandpaper. Itll rub off a bit like when you use a pencil rubber. I managed this for a couple of the joints, but by the time I came to the rest, the epoxy had set hard, and needed LOADS of sanding. The problem is that the epoxy is then harder than the wood, so its not as easy as it sounds!
9) Just for good measure, I then sealed the outside of the hull in epoxy. This adds rigidity and water protection, so should ensure the boat lasts a long time. I had always planned to paint the hull anyway, but even so, it was quite a wrench to have to say goodbye to all that lovely wood!
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10) The next job was fitting the gunwales. This is where the real woodwork began, and I started to struggle! The first problem was sourcing strips of suitable wood. I eventually found a place in Edinburgh who would cut it up for me, but the only wood they stocked in the right size was dressed oak, and opinions were divided on its suitability. In hindsight, I should have done the inwales in Douglas Fir, and the outwales in Mahogany or similar, but you live and learn. Anyway, the oak does look lovely! I had a real job steaming the gunwales to fit (heres a picture of my first, entirely unsuccessful attempt!).
I eventually made a steam box from a section of drainpipe, and just about got it to work. The main problem was that the wood only stayed flexible for about 30 seconds once out of the steamer, so lots of swearing and bending ensued. However, Im now willing to challenge all comers to a G-clamp speed test! Wont write any more here, but if I ever build another canoe, Ill need to rethink the right way to do the gunwales and the steaming process!
11) Once the gunwales were on, we were home and dry just the seats to fit, then some painting and varnishing to finish off. Being a dinghy sailor, I couldnt contemplate a boat without buoyancy tanks (after all, £5 worth of ply, or £50 for airbags?!). In hindsight, these are less useful than Id hoped, due to the huge amount of rocker on this boat. However, they do make a neat place for storing sandwiches! The story behind the design is that I asked my wife to come up with something classy a celtic knot maybe? However, she decided I was taking this boat building lark far too seriously, and looked to a fluffy friend for inspiration. I dont have a decent photo of this yet, but suffice to say, if the Mooses head ended up on the bow, you can guess what the stern looks like!
12) So thats it! A winters worth of weekends, happily spent in the garage. Im now a bit wiser in the ways of woodworking, but certainly no expert. However, I have proved that it can be done, and if I can do it..........
Just got to learn how to paddle the darn thing now!
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According to Mitchell Rosen, director of office and industrial development at SunCor Development Co., an additional 2 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space is planned for Phase I, with 387,000 square feet of light industrial and 208,000 square feet of retail on the drawing board. Additional phases will be completed on a schedule determined by the needs of tenants.
Expected to take more than two decades to complete, construction of Palm Valley 303, which will incorporate office, retail, and industrial space, is estimated to have an economic impact of $2.4 billion to the Arizona economy, according to an economic and fiscal impact report produced by Elliott D. Pollack & Co., a real estate and economic consulting firm based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"With two miles of freeway frontage and all the anticipated growth in the area during the next two decades, Palm Valley 303 provides a unique business opportunity," says Rosen. "It's a strategic location close to transportation routes, a quality labor base and desirable homes and communities."
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I stumbled across a paper piecing tutorial online recently. Pinned it and resolved to add it to my ever growing 'to do' list. So when I finished up the Little Red Riding Hood quilts the other day I made a start!
Not much to show. I have only done one quarter of the block. But have all my pieces ready for the other three.
The tutorial is over at add-crafter. It's really well written and easy to follow.
I intend to make this into a cushion cover.
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In Japan, the term "New Half" is used for trans people. It is a variation on the familiar term "hafu" ?half? that is commonly used for people of mixed Japanese descent, signifying that transgender people are a new type of "half"
Islam Religion of equality, its teach us , live with love and care , We, as Pakistanis, have a profound lack of empathy for individuals that suffer from a Gender Identity Disorder (GID). These individuals have, perhaps, faced the severest form of discrimination from among all the minorities in Pakistan since ages, and unless a change from within emanates, would continue to be harassed for years to come.
Iftikhar Muhammad Ch , C.J. order Const.P. 43/2009 in 2011 ,
Supreme Court ruling in 2011 has given transgender people the right to vote and to attain a National Identity Card (NIC) of their own,
Needless to observe that eunuchs in their own rights are citizens of this country and subject to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, their rights, obligations including right to life and dignity are equally protected. Thus no discrimination, for any reason, is possible against them as far as their rights and obligations are concerned. The Government functionaries both at Federal and Provincial levels are bound to provide them protection of life and property and secure their dignity as well, as is done in case of other citizens. so The supreme court of Pakistan has legally declared recently that transgenders have equal rights and are a normal citizen of Pakistan. The latest decision includes equality in all aspects including rights in inheritance after the death of parents, job opportunities and hiring of individuals etc. In 2009, Supreme Court also passed the order of including the category of 'third gender' in the national identity card form. In fact, in the last elections, many transgenders in Pakistan wrote the history by casting their vote to choose their political representative.
Similarly, Federal and Provincial Governments are equally responsible to recognize their rights. The efforts so far made in this behalf on the part of the Governments of KPK, Punjab and Sindh are, however, appreciated and we expect that Government of Baluchistan would also protect the life and property as well as the dignity of the eunuchs accordingly
a right that had been denied to them for the past 64 years.
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IN Peshawar When Alisha was brought bleeding to Peshawar's biggest healthcare facility last week, she threw off the white-smocked paramedics and prim physicians – who usually would have an emergency under control in no time – by her mere dying presence.
Alisha, a transwoman, was brought to the Lady Reading Hospital with six gunshot wounds, the hospital's emergency staff grappled with the dilemma whether to admit her to a male or a female ward. For a gender forced to pursue lowly vocations like begging, performing at festive events and soliciting sex to make ends meet in absence of opportunity as a macho, male-dominated society piles scorn on them, Alisha ironically became fit for VIP status in h When she could have done with any bed, in any ward, the doctors had to decide whether to allot her a separate room in a section of the hospital reserved for VIPs. Even that couldn't save her. Before they could decide, Alisha breathed her last, another martyr to the anonymity and abhorrence piled on her gender in a country where patients wouldn't want to have a transgender dying next to them, in a bed in a ward reserved for men and women alone.er dying moments.
Coordinator of the Blue Veins, a nongovernment organization that works for the rights of transgender, said 45 transgender people were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since January 2015
k khan based social activist / journalist , said the transgender people in Peshawar were shunned by family and society alike
He said lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people also faced violence and persecution if their sexual identity was revealed: "There are many gays and lesbians in KP but due to the social stigma associated with LGBTI, they keep their identity hidden, living double lives."
The law in Pakistan, a mix of both Anglo-Saxon colonial law and Islamic law that both discourage same-sex sexual acts and proscribes criminal penalties for sod in Mansehra Naveed khan friends-shemale- "They are routinely harassed, discriminated against, and are sometimes subjected to violence simply for being different, living on the margins of the society as entertainers, beggars or sex workers." punishable with prison sentence.
Members of the alliance told in Haripure that there are all sorts of attempts being made to kill, kidnap, harass, rape and humiliate transvestites by different people who extort money from them by abusing or intimidating them. The Social Media page of Trans Action have also blamed the KPK's government for the recent tragedy and also noted that Alisha died because intensive medical attention was never provided to her. The group is also reported to carry her body to the Faqirabad police station for a demonstration.
said Farzana Jan, president of the "Shemale" association in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding that up to 50,000 transgenders live in the province.
In conservative Muslim Pakistan, where sexual relations outside marriage are taboo and homosexuality is illegal, transgender dancers and musicians often perform at weddings and birth celebrations. They are treated as sex objects and often become the victims of violent assault.
With Mushtaq Ghani , Information Adviser to CM said , The Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated a special fund of Rs 200 million for the welfare of transgender community, Special Assistant on Information Mushtaq Ghani said on Tuesday.
He--Mushtaq Ghani- would lead the committee, which also included president of KP's Transgender Association Farzana. Ghani Said, provincial minister for information, said transgenders will soon get free healthcare as well as separate rooms in hospitals
The plan also includes free vocational training, skills development and textbooks, and will secure employment opportunities in the future, Ghani added
Such vocational centres for transgenders are already functional in Pakistan's central Punjab and southern Sindh provinces, but it would be the first of its kind in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The provincial cabinet met on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in chair, to approve the annual budget having a total outlay of Rs 505 billion for fiscal year 2016-17. Rs 200m for transgender community in KP's Rs 505bn annual budget
province allocates $2m for transgender people.but its Painful Funds come after a wave of attacks on the community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that prompted protests.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government may be the first in the country and even in South Asia to formulate a policy for the welfare of transgender persons but the third gender people feel 'practical steps' should be taken to ensure they've a status equal to others' in society
With this Prime Mister Training Program up 40 year person Include Transgender in it
When the Supreme Court in 2009 recognised them as a "third gender", ordering they be issued with separate identity cards, it was hailed as a landmark decision in a nation battling human rights abuses and chronic violence. But still we need lots of more work on it
Besides government, several non-government bodies are also taking an active interest in improving the quality of life in the transgender community. For example, one such name is Individualland etc
They are entirely helpless because of our attitude towards them. Such individuals are not even seen as waiters at restaurants or workers in construction industries, due to their ambiguous genitalia. Basic necessities such as educational institutes, job opportunities as well as medical facilities are not provided to them on the basis of them being transgender or hijras, as they are most commonly referred
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Does anyone have any advice or suggestions on how to store millions of images? Currently images are stored in a MS SQL database which performance wise isn't ideal. We'd like to migrate the images over to a file system structure but I'd assume we don't just want to dump millions of images into a single directory. Besides having to contend with naming collisions, the windows filesystem might not perform optimally with that many files.
I'm assuming one approach may be to assign each user a unique CSLID, create a folder based on the CSLID and then place one users files in that particular folder. Even so, this could result in hundreds of thousands of folders. Whats the best organizational scheme/heirachy for doing this?
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Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct
Commentary - Rule 1.9
[1] After termination of a client-lawyer relationship, a lawyer may not represent another client except in conformity with this Rule. The principles in Rule 1.7 determine whether the interests of the present and former clients are adverse. Thus, a lawyer could not properly seek to rescind on behalf of a new client a contract drafted on behalf of the former client. So also a lawyer who has prosecuted an accused person could not properly represent the accused in a subsequent civil action against the government concerning the same transaction.
[2] The scope of a "matter" for purposes of subdivision (1) may depend on the facts of a particular situation or transaction. The lawyer's involvement in a matter can also be a question of degree. When a lawyer has been directly involved in a specific transaction, subsequent representation of other clients with materially adverse interests clearly is prohibited. On the other hand, a lawyer who recurrently handled a type of problem for a former client is not precluded from later representing another client in a wholly distinct problem of that type even though the subsequent representation involves a position adverse to the prior client. Similar considerations can apply to the reassignment of military lawyers between defense and prosecution functions within the same military jurisdiction. The underlying question is whether the lawyer was so involved in the matter that the subsequent representation can be justly regarded as a changing of sides in the matter in question.
[3] Information acquired by the lawyer in the course of representing a client may not subsequently be used by the lawyer to the disadvantage of the client. However, the fact that a lawyer has once served a client does not preclude the lawyer from using generally known information about that client when later representing another client.
[4] Disqualification from subsequent representation is for the protection of clients and can be waived by them. A waiver is effective only if there is disclosure of the circumstances, including the lawyer's intended role in behalf of the new client.
[5] With regard to an opposing party's raising a question of conflict of interest, see Commentary to Rule 1.7. With regard to disqualification of a firm with which a lawyer is associated, see Rule 1.10.


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Energy-efficiency retrofit projects require major planning, insight, and resources. The good news for facility operators — and electrical contractors — is that inexpensive submeters and energy intelligence software can provide the necessary energy data acquisition, analysis, and presentment that will ultimately prove their value through demonstrated energy savings and lower operating costs.
According to PlaNYC, New York City's comprehensive road map to a "greener" municipal infrastructure, approximately 75% of the Big Apple's current carbon footprint comes from buildings expected to occupy some 85% of city real estate through 2030. In response to these projections, the New York City Council adopted various high-impact energy conservation ordinances under the umbrella of the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan (GGBP). Signed into law by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in December 2009, the heart of the GGBP is four cutting-edge local laws (LLs) designed to reduce the city's total carbon emissions by 30%, while saving $700 million in annual energy costs by 2030. These include:
- LL84/09 Benchmarking — By May 1, 2011, designated buildings will be required to annually benchmark their energy and water efficiency — and to publicly disclose that information on the Internet by Sept. 1, 2013.
- LL85/09 New York City Energy Code — Establishes a conservation code and closes a former loophole that excluded energy-efficiency improvements in upgrades impacting less than 50% of the building's systems.
- LL87/09 Energy Audits and Retro-Commissioning — Every 10 years, designated buildings are required to pay for energy audits and retro-commission "tune-ups" of their boilers, furnaces, HVAC, electrical, lighting, and other building systems, starting in calendar year 2013.
- LL88/09 Lighting Upgrades and Submetering — Requires lighting system upgrades in specified non-residential and mixed-use building spaces, while also requiring electric submetering in defined commercial tenant spaces. Compliance filing deadline is Jan. 1, 2025.
At the forefront of municipal efforts to optimize the energy efficiency of its existing building stock, New York City's vanguard GGBP — along with emerging measures in other jurisdictions around the country — not only illustrates the mounting pressure on facility managers to create and maintain high-performance buildings, but also underscores the rapidity with which such measures are becoming law.
Benchmarking Building Performance
As the first step in creating and maintaining an energy-efficient, high-performance building, the energy profile provides the basic informational building block for evaluating a facility's energy savings potential. This information is also useful for determining baseline energy performance that can be used to benchmark one building's performance characteristics against comparable properties. The time it takes to baseline the facility's energy profile depends on a number of factors, including the level of project complexity, seasonal conditions, and more. It's also important to note that a quickly obtained "snapshot" of facility energy use may not always provide the most accurate or comprehensive view of the facility's typical energy profile. For example, an office building on a 24-hour cycle may require a much longer survey to determine what its typical energy profile looks like than a manufacturing process that cycles in an hour, thus requiring a much shorter period of time to characterize the load.
If a metering system is already installed, it is quite possible that all or most of the benchmark data is already available through "accountability" metering procedures in place at various points around the facility. For example, cost allocation — metering specific circuits, departments, or items of equipment to isolate and measure energy apart from the rest of the facility — can be an important tool for facility managers to identify major energy users as a first step in prioritizing and allocating dollars for energy retrofits, including lighting upgrades, control system improvements, and other efficiency upgrades.
As the retrofit progresses, it makes sense to keep the benchmarking metering system in place after the baseline period is completed in order to maintain consistency in measurement. The acquired data can also be used for building retro-commissioning and system fine-tuning, because it provides a 24/7 snapshot of performance that can verify whether or not system performance is within expected parameters.
Unfortunately, some energy retrofit projects never achieve their goals, primarily due to a lack of follow-through in measuring and verifying (M&V) the performance of the upgrades on a continuing basis. Because building performance naturally declines over time, it is necessary to continuously profile and periodically fine-tune equipment and systems to ensure that energy conservation program goals and payback expectations continue to be met. Calibration drift and manual overrides are just a few reasons why M&V needs to continue in the post-retrofit phase. Post-retrofit M&V also documents the extent to which efficiency is being lost, as well as provides insight into the true cost of retrofitting and maintaining energy-efficiency measures at peak efficiency, based on historical data — not calculations or projections.
Meter Dashboards for Energy M&V Visualization
A valuable tool in the energy retrofit process is the ability to provide real-time information of the building's resource use. To that end, Internet-based meter dashboards that typically provide a series of gauges, graphs, and live display values of important energy metrics within the facility are gaining momentum across the building landscape.
While the responsibility for the building's resources rests primarily on management, the occupants are now being drawn into the equation by means of dashboards that keep everyone in the organization up to speed on the status of the facility's energy initiatives. Educating building occupants on measures they can take to be more energy efficient can actually reduce the resource consumption within a building, and proper education on sustainability efforts can ensure those efforts continue into the future.
Although the data is often simplified and presented in summary form, it's still helpful for facility managers and building owners to review this data, mainly because the information is so easy to access. Many dashboards are presented on a touch screen, located in a building's main lobby, for example, as well as through the organization's Intranet or Internet for the public to:
- View resource use in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly increments.
- Compare historical data with current consumption patterns.
- Translate savings into monetary results.
- Visualize what sustainable efforts are in place.
- Show how being efficient saves money/tax dollars and helps the environment.
By importing data from electric submeters and other metering devices into Web-based communications, interval data may be cost-effectively collected, analyzed, and displayed in near real-time. Typical displays may include:
- Automobile-style gauges showing how energy is being consumed on a real-time basis.
- 24-hour load profiles for power, chilled water, steam, or other building systems.
- Historical comparisons of current usage versus previous time periods under similar conditions (time, day of week, temperature).
- Automated carbon footprint calculations, showing CO2, SO2, and NoX.
- Tenant- or consumer-level information about energy use and efficiency efforts.
Bottom-line considerations
As New York City's "Greener, Greater Buildings Plan" and similar measures illustrate, dramatic changes are underway in the facility world — driven not only by the need to save more energy and cut operating costs today, but also by the desire to plan for tomorrow's needs. In terms of energy-efficiency upgrades, what used to be considered merely "desirable" is now becoming law in many jurisdictions around the country. With the commercial/industrial new construction market stagnant in most areas, the emerging opportunity for most contractors will be to supply the expertise and solutions needed to retrofit the nation's existing building stock to current and future energy performance levels. The old energy adage, "You can't manage what you don't measure," was never truer than in today's increasingly energy-minded facility environment.
Millstein is president and CEO of E-Mon, Langhorne, Pa. He can be reached at: [email protected].
SIDEBAR: Submeter Basics
First introduced in the early 1980s, submeters are metering devices with monitoring capability that are installed on the facility side of the master meter to provide any or all of the following:
- Usage analysis and peak demand identification;
- Time-of-use metering of electricity, gas, water, steam, BTUs, and other energy sources;
- Cost allocation for tenant billing;
- Measurement, verification, and benchmarking for energy initiatives, including LEED Energy & Atmosphere (EA) and Water Efficiency (WE) credits;
- Load comparisons;
- Threshold alarming and notification;
- Multi-site load aggregation and real-time historical monitoring of energy consumption patterns for negotiating lower energy rates and more.
Of the three main submeter types, the first two — feed-through and current transformer (CT)-based — are socket-type meters. CT-style socket meters are used with loads of 400A and above. In commercial applications, they may be specified but will take up a lot of space in the electrical room due to the need for CT cabinets and meter bases. The extra space requirement cuts into the available rental space, which is undesirable in the commercial marketplace. Another major disadvantage in many jurisdictions is the fact that socket meters are not UL-listed. The third type is the solid-state electronic submeter, a non-socket device that provides clear advantages over the previous two.


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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted today on 21 charges, including bribery, money laundering, and wire fraud. The federal charges allege that he used his office for personal gain, accepting payoffs and receiving free trips and other benefits from contractors as his city struggled amid the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina.
The two-term Democrat was first thrust into the national spotlight during Katrina, and gained national fame for his searing attacks on the Bush administration shortly after the disaster.
According to NPR, one businessman told a federal court in December that he gave more than $72,000 in bribes to Nagin in exchange for help winning engineering contracts. Other contractors allegedly paid bribes ranging in amount from $2,250 to $60,000.
The wire fraud charges stem from alleged transfers of $12,500 each, which were bribes or kickback payoffs from a single city construction contractor in both 2010 and 2011, according to the indictment. He is also accused of filing false tax returns from 2005 to 2008.
On Friday, Mitch Landrieu, the current Mayor of New Orleans, said that the charges against Nagin mark "a sad day for the city of New Orleans."


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Henley & Watlington
A true Christie classic
Turn sleuth and track down a great weekend of Agatha Christie-inspired activities
Pruning v chopping!
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Spa & away
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Talking point: Fry & mighty!
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Education guide: Autumn 2019
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September's recipes: Cakes & cups
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Last supper
Hanna Pulidori explores the bustling life of Pompeii people, frozen in time, thanks to the latest exhibition at The Ashmolean
C'est la Vee
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'No Reading, no Amazon's!'
Liz Nicholls asks Matt Thomson, frontman of homegrown heroes The Amazons about local life and music ahead of their hotly anticipated performance at Reading Festival…
Kidd pro quo
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August's recipes: Sophie's choice
Chef & TV star Sophie Grigson shares two recipes ahead of her food & photography courses starting next month…
Homegrown heroes
We raise a toast to the many local producers wowing the world with their food & drink offerings worth your attention
Festival of cycling
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Bjorn Again
Bjorn Again are set to shine at the black-tie cultural extravaganza that is Henley Festival
Love tennis!
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July's recipes: Thrills & grills
We've teamed up with the team behind ZIGZAG to bring you the perfect recipes to rustle up on the grill this summer!
June's recipe: Fiery & fresh
Star chef Kay Plunkett-Hogge shares two recipes from her new book Baan: Recipes & Stories From My Thai Home
Talking Point: George Clarke
Liz Nicholls asks architect, dad and TV star George Clarke, 47 about life & loves ahead of hosting Blenheim Flower Show this month
Who cares for the carers?
Carers Week puts the focus on 6.5million in the UK helping family and friends
Solent Hotel & Spa
Solent Hotel & Spa in Fareham, Hampshire, has the perfect spa break and dining packages to help you hit the "reset" button and offers a great base to explore the south coast
Gardening: June joys
June is one of the nicest months of the year. The days are long and the garden is now in full swing.
Medieval Jousting at Stonor Park
Stonor Park are hosting the Knights of Royal England for a weekend of medieval jousting on the 29th – 30th June.
Big lunch: The perfect ingredients
Add a handful of community spirit, a sprinkling of food and a big dose of fun to create The Big Lunch on 1st and 2nd June
The English Wine & Food Festival
The English Wine & Food Festival in Wallingford will showcase wines from 11 local vineyards
Helen & Douglas House Bubble Rush
Burst though bubbles and help raise funds for Helen & Douglas House
Chilterns Walking Festival
There are a wide variety of walks to enjoy – however you like to take yours – as part of the Chilterns Walking Festival from Saturday, 18th May to Sunday, 2nd June.
Gardening: Abundance of colour
Spring is coming to its glorious end, and summer is nearly upon us.
Foster Care Fortnight
Foster carers are part of what's called "the team around the child". As we approach Foster Care Fortnight, between 13th and 26th May, we encourage you to consider it.
May's recipe: Egg custard tart
Ahead of Alresford Watercress Festival on Sunday, 19th May, The Watercress Company has teamed up with chef Keri Astill Frew to share some recipes…
Christian Aid Week
Today marks the start of Christian Aid Week, the national week raising money for the worldwide work of Christian Aid.
Wallingford Car Rally
Rev up for rally: Hundreds of vintage and classic cars are set to take to the streets for this year's Wallingford Car Rally
Abingdon Air Show
Abingdon Air & Country Show has achieved soaring success and helped lots of good causes locally so put this year's even in your diary…
Green Day's American Idiot
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Against Breast Cancer
Join Against Breast Cancer (ABC) for a full or half marathon or a 10km sponsored walk alongside the beautiful River Thames on Sunday, 5th May.
Avenue Q
An irresistibly charming tale of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life's burning issues comes to the Reading Hexagon this week.
April flowers
I absolutely love this time of year. The countryside is awash with daffodils, tulips are starting to flower and glorious summer days in the garden really are just around the corner.
Green party: April recipes
Ahead of Alresford Watercress Festival on Sunday, 19th May, The Watercress Company has teamed up with chef Keri Astill Frew to share some recipes…
We Love Golf
The We Love Golf campaign is encouraging more women to take part in the game and enjoy the social side too
Wildlife survey
People's Trust for Endangered Species needs your help to record Britain's 'big five'
Male cancer awareness week
The eleventh Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week, from 8th 14th April, encourages all men to check their "bits"
Doctor Who at Escape Hunt
Worlds Collide, the new Doctor Who escape room in Reading, proves challenging for Cherry Butler.
Big pedal
Don't be surprised if on your way to work or school this morning you see many more children than usual on their bikes, scooters or just walking.
Get away!
Fancy a night away? Refresh yourself (and perhaps your plus one) with an overnight break right here in the UK, writes Liz Nicholls.
First aid: Shockingly simple
Pint of Life volunteer Christopher Tancock offers invaluable advice on how to save a life
Life of pie: March recipes
Ahead of British Pie Week, 2nd to 8th March, The Hairy Bikers share their pie recipes…
Henley House & Garden Show
Looking for some inspiration for your home and garden, the head to the Henley House & Garden Show at the weekend.
Talking Point: Julia Donaldson
Multi award-winning author Julia Donaldson tells us about seeing her work adapted for the stage as Zog goes on tour across the UK this month
RHS:Dig For Victory
Share photographs of Second World War vegetable plots with the RHS Dig for Victory campaign
Thames Valley Hospitality Awards
Nominate your favourites for 2019 Thames Valley Hospitality Awards
South & Vale Business Awards
The finalists have been revealed for the second South and Vale Business Awards building on the success of last year's inaugural event.
No strings! Pinocchio in Henley
Immersion Theatre return to Kenton Theatre this month with a new musical version of The Amazing Adventures of Pinocchio. Peter Anderson finds out more.
Older & wiser: a care-giving career
With our rapidly ageing society, the demand for elderly care at home increases and good care-givers are in high demand…
AniMalcolm magic! Family theatre
Join animal-hating Malcolm on his trip to a farm and see how life changes at Wycombe Swan on Sunday, 17th February.
Talking Point: Nigel Havers
Liz Nicholls chats to actor, dad, and all-round charming man Nigel Havers, 67, who is set to star in ART at Richmond Theatre.
Chinese Whispers: February recipes
Ahead of Chinese New Year on Tuesday, 5th February (the Year of the Pig), local star Ching He Huang shares her wisdom…
Rock solid: megaliths
Andy Burnham offers his guide to some of the best megalithic sites here in South East England which you can visit.
Adult care guide: Winter 2019
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Later life can be full of fun & mental stimulation. In February we focus on adult care and our moving interview with Sir Jackie Stewart as well as initiatives from silverswans
Q&A with Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody
Snow Patrol's frontman Gary Lightbody chats about his recent move to L.A. and what goes into their shows.
Underwater wonders
Journey deep into the ocean with Blue Planet II – Live in Concert – a feast for your eyes and ears…
Maths = fun!
Ping Woolley of Mathnasium in Summertown explains how you can help your child subtract stress and add confidence!
Hungerford heroine: historical novelist Iris Lloyd
Iris Lloyd explains more about her "now or never" approach to writing, having written her first novel at the age of 70 and just published her latest.
Concert: Violin virtuoso
Former Young Musician of the Year Jennifer Pike will be playing the piece that won her the title when she appears at Marlborough College.
Education guide: Winter 2019
School days are the happiest days of your life, right? Check out our education guide and find out how you can make them really top class.
Saving Sumatran orangutans
Lucy Radford of Abingdon charity Sumatran Orangutan Society explains more about the plight of and how to help this majestic endangered creature.
Dancing: Witness the fitness
Strictly star Ian Waite's life was changed by the joy of dance and you can channel the same benefits thanks to FitSteps…
Talking Point: Alice's adventures
We chat to academic, writer and broadcaster Alice Roberts ahead of her tour Digging for Britain
Best of British: Political cartoons
Liz Nicholls reflects on a tumultuous year in world politics, thanks to Tim Benson and the talented cartoonists who have depicted 2018 in satirical pictures…
Vegan virtues: January recipes
Star chef Dipna Anand shares some Punjabi-inspired vegan recipes to warm the cockles as we enter a new year
Gardening: Veggie patch
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Hal Cruttenden: Middle ground
One of Britain's top comedians, Hal Cruttenden brings his stand-up show to Maidenhead's Norden Farm this month.
Blackbeard's Treasure at Escape Hunt
Cherry Butler ends up all at sea in Reading's newest escape room, Blackbeard's Treasure at Escape Hunt.
Show you care this Christmas
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Story lines: Anton du Beke
Anton du Beke chats to Peter Anderson about writing his new novel One Enchanted Evening ahead of another UK-wide dance tour with Erin Boag in January.
Mr Tumble talks to us
Peter Anderson chats to children's TV star Justin Fletcher MBE, 48, ahead of another star turn delighting families as we hit pantomime season.
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Craig Revel Horwood: Strictly panto star
Interview with Craig Revel Horwood, Strictly pantomime star.
No Tourists
The Prodigy brought their No Tourists tour to London's Ally Pally on Wednesday night as part of their European live tour
Katie Melua Guildford & London shows
Katie Melua tells us about her latest tour, what she's learnt in her 15-year career, and why her grandad is still her biggest fan.
A cut above: best Christmas roasts
Turkey is a traditional favourite but there are so many choices of meat when it comes to the festive table, and many excellent local producers.
Coast vs Country
We chat to Scottish and Oxford-based television presenter of Coast vs Country
Will Greenwood: nice try
With the autumn rugby internationals on the horizon, we chat to rugby legend and father Will Greenwood.
A print success story
Round & About Magazine expands in to its ninth county as the family business continues to fly the flag for print publishing
Squirrel Sisters: nutty and nice
We talk to Fulhamites Gracie and Sophie – aka Squirrel Sisters – about their mission to bring their vegan snack bar start-up to the masses
Winter aches & pains?
find effective natural relief for joint and muscle inflammation this winter
Gin is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, with a wealth of interesting spirits produced right here on our doorstep.
Thick & thin: hair loss tips
Jamie Stevens, hairdresser to the stars including Hugh Grant and Olly Murs, talks frankly about the sensitive topic of balding – and how to combat it
Lucky Neem Cocktail Recipe
Gin-lovers! Check out this Lucky Neem cocktail recipe courtesy of Kricket in White City, London
The Winter Prune
It is a challenge to identify the plants, know how they are pruned and then carry it out. Cathie has some advice for those brave enough to venture out!
Cosy cravings
In the heart of winter sometimes we crave informal, uncomplicated, wholesome food. These recipes will provide comfort and nourishment through the festive period.
Warming wonders
October to me is all about wholesome, nutritious, heart-warming, health-giving food.
Joanna Lumley: me time
Actress, activist and mum Joanna Lumley, 72, talks tigers, tickets and taking life in her stride as she embarks upon her solo UK tour It's All About Me.
Helping addicts recover
Henley resident, Huseyin Djemil, launches Towards Recovery service to support people addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, after National Lottery funding
Rick Astley: Rick & Roll
Liz Nicholls chats to singer-songwriter and dad Rick Astley, 52, about making his new album and having the best of both worlds
Special say
Are you a parent of a child with SEND (special educational needs and/or disabilities) in Oxfordshire?
Young minds
Kevin Leivers of The Naked Pharmacy explains how parents can help boost children's mental health to cope with their learning journey at school
Michaelmas daisies
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Turning point
September signifies a change of the seasons, woodland walks and cosy evenings in. These following recipes should provide comfort & nourishment
Make believe
Susannah Steel traverses rooftops and rainforests with prize-winning author Katherine Rundell to explore children's literature and her inspiration
Summer is here which means al fresco aplenty and Katie Kingsley has rustled up some delicious ideas to enjoy on the side!
Drink quench marks
Our beautiful part of the world is full of fantastic food & drink producers. We uncork some of our favourites to enjoy this summer…
Summer favourites from Paul Clerehugh
We chat to Paul Clerehugh, the star chef of The Crooked Billet and London Street Brasserie about his summer favourites…
Awakening the dragon!
Crowd participation will be very welcome this Saturday, 28th July, as The Henley Dragons celebrate it's new racing boat with a naming ceremony – Boaty Mcboatface is not an option – but a rather more superstitious tradition will be followed.
Summer favourites from Atul Kochhar
We asked Atul Kochhar the twice Michelin-starred chef, and owner of Benares in London, Sindhu in Marlow and many other restaurants, about his summer favourites
Alex James: feast of fun
Liz Nicholls chats to musician, cheese maker and dad Alex James, 49, ahead of The Big Feastival which takes place 24th-26th August, in the Cotswolds
Super natural photography
Local photographer and wildlife enthusiast Ewan Jones shares his love of all creatures great and small, right on our doorstep
Beauty & The Beach
Beauty and the beach …or wherever you happen to be over the summer. Here are our picks
Christine Wallace: in the mix!
The Great British Bake Off star asks: Is it just me or is there a feelgood factor in the air recently?
Woodland Wonder
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise… well one of natural wonder, with our Woodland Trust-inspired walks, writes Rachel Wakefield
It's got to be … Purdy
From a tomboy on a farm in Nettlebed to a sultry singer at the Albert Hall, Purdy's musical journey is the stuff of dreams, writes Rachel Wakefield
Monelise magic
Visitors to the Thame Town Music Festival this month will be in for a treat as they listen to the haunting compositions of Monelise.
Homegrown heroes
Henley Symphony Orchestra will take centre stage on Saturday, 14th July, at the Henley Festival which Round & About is proud to sponsor this year
How toxic is your world?
You're in control: You can dramatically reduce the total toxic load you are under by making sensible lifestyle choices
Plots for Pollinators
Alan Titchmarsh is calling on all gardeners to unite to create a refuge for struggling butterflies, moths and other pollinators this summer. Join us in your garden – and online.
Hardy Hibiscus
It might come as a bit of a surprise that there is such a thing in this country! Not to be confused with those bright red ones often seen on holiday…
Spoilt for choice
We're spoilt for choice with fantastic British seasonal produce and cooking light, speedy food is key to feeling good, inside and out! Recipes created by Katie Kingsley.
Live & Direct
Historian, broadcaster and TV presenter Dan Snow tells us more about his upcoming History Guy tour…
On the line
Liz Nicholls chats to Dame Esther Rantzen, 78, patron of Silverline and Childline, about life, loneliness and love
Military music
Sarah Readings explains more about one of the lesser-known aspects of the Royal Air Force Music Service; the RAF Voluntary Band Association
Flying high with Alice Marshall
Peter Anderson chats to Alice Marshall, winner of the Brighton Fringe Best Comedy Award ahead of her shows this month.
Level best
Jonathan Lovett chats to Mark Chadwick of seminal band The Levellers ahead of their tour which takes in the Thames Valley this month
Stomach acid is crucial for health
You're in control: If you suspect that you might have suboptimal levels of stomach acid, the following actions may well help
Heart to heart
Rufus Wainwright, musician, dad and all-round superstar, chats to Rachel Wakefield ahead of his UK & world tour
Good truck
Liz Nicholls chats to musician and dad Gaz Coombes, 42, whose acclaimed new album World's Strongest Man is out now and appears at Truck festival in Steventon this month
The June Gap
June is a funny time of year in the garden when the spring bulbs have all finished but summer perennials are not yet out fully
Essence of Summer
Katie Kingsley serves up some quick and easy dishes which you can (hopefully) enjoy al fresco.
Home with Gareth Malone
We chat to Gareth Malone, whose favourite hobbies are singing – and would happily sing 'Yesterday' everyday – and unwinds by ice skating!
Rotten luck
Liz Nicholls chats to Johnny Rotten, AKA John Lydon, 62, ahead of The Public Image Is Rotten Summer Tour of Europe and Japan, marking Public Image Ltd's 40th anniversary
Lilacs in May
At last spring is here; no more snow, dark evenings and frost… hopefully! And then there are the lilacs which are synonymous with this time of year
Watercress to Impress
If you are lacking inspiration then I hope these simple but effective recipes from Katie Kingsley will motivate you to acquaint it with your dining table. This mysterious vegetable is known to harbour powers beyond tantalising taste buds. Whether it be a cure for baldness, mental stimulant or aphrodisiac you are after, surely failing to make the most of it this season would be reckless!
Host of Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack, Angela Barnes is touring her show. Peter Anderson chats to her.
Gluten-related disorders
You're in control: Coeliac disease is not the only significant gluten-related disorder
Shared experience
Liz Nicholls chats to broadcaster and campaigner Jonathan Dimbleby, and his charity Dimbleby Cancer Care
Organic lawn care
April is an excellent time to turn our attention to the lawn, but organically?
Edible Eden
The garden looks abundant again! Katie Kingsley brings us these recipes that are all fresh, feel-good and perfect for entertaining over the Easter holiday.
Hardeep and meaningful
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Title of works: "On
the Subway" and "Jones Comin' Down"
by Abiodun Oyewole
Yes, I'm a griot, in short, yes. And I strive to be a better griot every time I write, because really what the poet does, what the griot does, he simply just exposes you to things that are there in your face that you just don't recognize. You know. And as poets our job is to take what is a regular day, a normal situation that we've kind of taken for granted, and reshape it and actually give it back to the people in a way that they haven't seen it before.
Q & A with Abiodun Oyewole
How did you begin writing poetry?
I was dipping and dabbing into writing poetry in French because that was my exotic language of choice. That was basically lovey-dovey stuff, you know, kissy-huggy stuff -- it wasn't really that political and punchy. I was developing some skills in writing and it came real natural. It wasn't like somebody said, "You should be a poet." I never took it seriously. I didn't see it as anything really big and important. I was raised in Queens and read some poetry on stage in Harlem. That was frightening. You got to understand Queens was infinitely soft, soft at that time. It's gotten harder now because of hip-hop.
What prompted the formation of the Last Poets?
The group was inspired by the birthday of Malcolm X, actually. We had a celebration in Mount Morris Park in Harlem. That park was called Mount Morris Park years ago, and it's been renamed and it's now called Marcus Garvey Park because Marcus Garvey made a very big impression in Harlem. And so, in honor of his work in Harlem, the park has been changed in his name. But back in the day, in 1968, on May 19th, which is the birthday of Malcolm X, we came together.
Why the name The Last Poets?
We called ourselves The Last Poets because we were saying this is the last time you are going to get a chance to hear the message before the revolution comes. So we were looking forward to a revolution, we were looking forward to a change. And that revolution wasn't necessarily just with guns. Violence was a part of it, but we were also saying that the basic hub of the revolution was a cultural change. We were going to stop buying into the American ideal as the way of life for us because it was not working. And another thing that's very, very important to recognize: The Last Poets were a group that was exclusively talking to black people. We weren't trying to speak to the world outside of ourselves. We felt then, as I feel now, that the problem that we have exists with us, and that if we are going to change stuff, it's going to be changed by us -- because it's really kind of a chump person to blame somebody else always for your problem. So The Last Poets was a group that was trying to bring about a change, and we call that change "revolution."
What was it like riding the subway when you wrote this "On the Subway?"
Once upon a time, you could take the D Train or the A Train up to 59th Street -- the train was very well-integrated. It looked like Martin Luther King's dream, you know, you got black people, white people, everybody's crowded on the train. But when the train stopped at 59th Street, white folks got off, because the next stop was 125th Street, and it became a black train, totally. And it was kind of exciting because sometimes, I recall, folks would be cool up until 59th Street. And when we got to 59th Street and the train started going through the tunnel to get to 125th, it would be a party. I mean, it was like a whole attitude, everything changed because we were going home.
How did you write "Jones Comin' Down?"
We actually spent the night in a shooting gallery in Brooklyn, right here in Brooklyn. That was a place where junkies would go to shoot their drugs, and they call it a shooting gallery. I was told by an older poet that if you really want to be a poet, you must experience what you write about. I was not going to shoot drugs. I don't like needles. But I wanted to write about the situation. So if you are not going to actually be in that scene, the best way to get to it is to go and watch the people who are doing it and get the experience maybe vicariously from them. Because I wasn't going to mess up my body with needles -- that seems kind of crazy.
We went to this abandoned building on Utica Avenue, some place, and went inside. I watched some brothers shoot the drugs. Many of them had collapsed the veins in their arms, and many of them had collapsed the veins in their legs. I saw a brother shooting up the drug in [the other guys'] necks -- you got the big vein there. We stayed there the whole night. In the morning, when we left, I didn't even know it was morning. It was an amazing experience. We walked out of the place and it was dawn; that's why the poem starts out like it does.
Information about key references
Pronounced "gree-oh," this West African term refers to traditional storytellers, oral historians, and teachers who use poetry and music to convey information. Abiodun Oyewole and The Last Poets are considered modern day griots.
Spoken Word
Spoken word is a contemporary art form that involves live poetry performance with internal rhyming, vivid imagery, and high-impact political and emotional lyrics. Abiodun and The Last Poets are spoken-word artists who, according to Amiri Baraka, were the early rappers before hip-hop developed as a popular and political musical style.
Black Arts Movement
Often described as the aesthetic counterpart to the Black Power movement of the late 1960s, the Black Arts movement signaled a break from the traditional African American literature of protest and petition. Writers and other artists began to focus primarily on "social engagement," attacking assimilationist views, promoting Black pride, and encouraging independent publishing. The Black Arts movement saw the birth of many literary institutions such as the Harlem Writers Guild, the New Lafayette Theatre, and the Umbra literary group. Writers and poets associated with the movement include Ishmael Reed, Amiri Baraka, and The Last Poets.
Suggestions for applying other theories to "On the Subway" and "Jones Comin' Down"
The poems in this program offer rich imagery. Teachers can have students perform "think alouds" as a reader response to this poetry. The poetry should evoke images in the students' minds as they read. The teacher can direct them to record and comment upon these images as a way of teaching about the content of the work.
In an inquiry approach, students examine specific references (such as "125th Street"), or more general ideas (such as revolution), and explore them across time. Questions about the changing nature of Harlem, or about revolution in different countries throughout history, can move the inquiry toward a consideration of Oyewole's poetry as both a critical tool and a historical artifact. In addition, students can explore the relationship between musicality, performance, and ideas in "On the Subway" and "Jones Comin' Down" or in the work of other spoken word artists.
A cultural studies exploration might entail reading the works of several poets of the Black Arts movement and doing a comparison of the work of the Last Poets and those other artists. One can also explore the development of hip-hop music, beginning with the spoken-word performances of The Last Poets.
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UPLOADED: THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT is a feature length documentary conceived and created by a team of recent graduates of UC San Diego headed by up-and-coming young director Kane Diep, UPLOADED is a product of, and celebration of, the generation of new media artists and activists that have sprung up in the age of social media and YouTube. The roots of this movement, as seen in director Diep's film, go far deeper than simply a mass migration to YouTube. In the process, the netizens who have staked a claim to this new online environment share stories that betray a struggle with acculturation that eerily mirrors identity issues in the real world.
Locating the new rise of Asian Pacific American cinematic empowerment with the release of Justin Lin's BETTER LUCK TOMORROW in 2002, UPLOADED races far ahead of most activistas' accepted milestone of APA cinema's coming-of-age — Wayne Wang's 1983 CHAN IS MISSING. As actresses Amy Hill and Parry Shen (the lead actor of BETTER LUCK TOMORROW) are quick to point out, the mainstream public had precious few opportunities to see the "real" Asian America onscreen until director Lin's breakthrough at Sundance 2002 and subsequent mainstream success. Even then, gaining traction in the mainstream arena remained daunting.
Thus, a newer generation of mediamakers —DIY filmmakers, musicians, performers, and casual cineastes — found a means of bridging their involvement between live and online arenas. Mike Song, a hip hop dancer who found fame via his viral YouTube dance videos and with the multi-episode web series THE LXD, recounts his first exposure to Asian American performing arts through attending an early iteration of Kollaboration, the brainchild of comedian Paul "PK" Kim, which gave budding Asian American singers and songwriters a space to grow their craft. Kevin Wu describes his use of YouTube to hone his persona as KevJumba as a means of breaking through teenage introversion, while artists such as Freddie Wong, Jon M. Chu, Paul Dateh, and many others began creating cinema for the web as a hobby, only to become so proficient at it that they all committed to a career in media and the arts. More poignantly, artists such as Christine Gambito (HappySlip) recount the impact of their video entries on their audiences; in Gambito's case, a devotee dying of cancer asks to use one of her songs in a "celebration of life" ceremony, only to pass days later. The fan's family, however, follows up the request, to which Gambito happily agrees. Episodes like these are what gives UPLOADED its soul. The movement hasn't gone away. As the filmmakers discover, it has taken root in a new frontier environment and thrived.


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As we all know, the short game is where we score or try to score that low number. But for many high handicappers, this is where their problems really start.
Some teachers tell us the short game starts from 100 yards in to the green. I believe that 100 yards in is a full golf shot for most amateurs. Fifty yards or less is the most common trouble distance for amateurs, and I see them consistently choose the wrong shot strategy over and over such as chipping when they should be putting or pitching the ball up in the air rather than chipping the ball low to the ground and rolling it to the hole.
My formula will allow the amateur to score better and never be in doubt with what golf shot to choose from 50 yards in. First off, ask yourself if there anyway you can putt the ball. If so, putt it. If you can't putt it, resort to the chipping game. The key word here is I have to resort to the chipping game because there is NO WAY I can putt this ball. If you have to CHIP, the order of club choice will be 7-iron first, pitching wedge second and sand wedge last. The purpose here is to roll the ball to the hole. Play the ball back of the right foot (for right-handed golfers) and the hands forward, even with the left knee. This will allow the clubface to hood and de-loft, giving the ball 100 percent forward roll to the hole.
The lie of the ball and how much rough we have to contend with determines which of the three clubs we will choose. A 7-iron will roll the ball better than a pitching wedge and a pitching wedge will roll it better than a sand wedge. The sand wedge will be used in heavy-grass lies because of the heavy weight of the club head. If you can't putt it or chip-and-run the ball, your last and final choice will be a pitch shot. A pitch is a regular golf shot, turning the body and cocking the hands but with a shorter adjusted backswing to allow for the shorted distances.
So, follow the formula for better scores in the short game from 50 years in. Have fun and remember to walk fast and swing slow.