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Karen Read and her lawyers have based their defense on Michael Proctor. Why won't they call him to the stand? Instead they are attempting to admit Proctor's mean texts via his childhood friend who was in the group text grouped named Jonathan Diamandis. Why is Karen Read and her lawyers silencing Michael Proctor? Also, Matthew DiSorga is the first witness for Karen Read. The engineer who specializes in vehicle data who did no reconstruction or tests of his own - he didn't even author a report- he does have a lot of opinions on the Commonwealths witnesses.Get access to exclusive content & support the podcast by becoming a Patron today! https://patreon.com/robertaglasstruecrimereportThrow a tip in the tip jar! https://buymeacoffee.com/robertaglassSupport Roberta by sending a donation via Venmo. https://venmo.com/robertaglassBecome a channnel member for custom Emojis, first looks and exclusive streams here: https://youtube.com/@robertaglass/joinThank you Patrons!lKaren Pacini, Jen Buell, Marie Horton, ER, Rosie Grace, B. Rabbit, Sally Merrick, Amanda D, Mary B, Mrs Jones, Amy Gill, Eileen, Wesley Loves Octoberfest, Erin (Kitties1993), Anna Quint, Cici Guteriez, Sandra Loves GatsbyHannna, Christy, Jen Buell, Elle Solari, Carol Cardella, Jennifer Harmon, DoxieMama65, Carol Holderman, Joan Mahon, Marcie Denton, Rosanne Aponte, Johnny Jay, Jude Barnes, JenTheRN, Victoria Devenish, Jeri Falk, Kimberly Lovelace, Penni Miller, Jil, Janet Gardner, Jayne Wallace (JaynesWhirled), Pat Brooks, Jennifer Klearman, Judy Brown, Linda Lazzaro, Suzanne Kniffin, Susan Hicks, Jeff Meadors, D Samlam, Pat Brooks, Cythnia, Bonnie Schoeneman-Dilley, Diane Larsen, Mary, Kimberly Philipson, Cat Stewart, Cindy Pochesci, Kevin Crecy, Renee Chavez, Melba Pourteau, Julie K Thomas, Mia Wallace, Stark Stuff, Kayce Taylor, Alice, Dean, GiGi5, Jennifer Crum, Dana Natale, Bewildered Beauty, Pepper, Joan Chakonas, Blythe, Pat Dell, Lorraine Reid, T.B., Melissa, Victoria Gray Bross, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Kenny Haines and Toni Natalie.
Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/IJgD247smlQDay 19 of the Karen Read Retrial happened on May 20, 2025. Defense Attorney, Robert Alessi, continued cross examining Shanon Burgess. Questions arose regarding the accuracy of dates and timeline in the expert's analysis, with errors of 24 hours. Burgess kept saying that the event happened the night of January 29-30th when in reality is it was January 28-29th. Shanon's analysis of call logs, text streams, and vehicle data was scrutinized. There were concerns about the use of approximate times and potential confirmation bias. The expert did not have the raw data for the techstream information, he instead got it from Welcher's report. During redirect examination, Special Prosecutor, Hank Brennan, attempted to clarify Burgess' credentials and data interpretation. Pointing out that he didn't need that degree to perform his job and that work life balance made it a challenge to complete his degree.On Re-Cross Examination, Alessi pointed out that in a federal court filing in Texas, Burgess' resume stated he was anticipating a BGS - Bachelor of General Science in 2024. There is no Bachelor of General Science degree in Alabama and he has been pursuing this degree since 2008. The use of the Commonwealths presenting video and audio clips, especially the voicemail, appears to be related to establishing a timeline of Karen Read's movements and actions around the time of John O'Keefe's death. The defense may use it to show her actions were consistent, while the prosecution may use it to point out inconsistencies. The 12:25/12:30 timeframe she gives for John's passing may be challenged given her audio from the voicemail at 12:41AM.Later in the day, Christina Hanley, a trace analyst expert witness from the lab testified about a mechanical match on glass. The court adjourned early after sidebar discussions. We'll get back to her on Day 20.RESOURCESRetrial Day 10 - Voicemails - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2vEF0vxG2wWhat You Need to Know About the Retrial - https://youtu.be/89Jpa8vz1RQ Karen Read Retrial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKOJlfL__9F027hlETVU-vo Karen Read Trial - 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKUeCUzApgsEuQRXu5IXeTSThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacy
In the retrial of Karen Read for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, prosecutors face significant challenges. The initial trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury, indicating jurors' doubts about the prosecution's case. Central to the prosecution's difficulties is the credibility of the investigation, particularly concerning lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was dismissed after revelations of derogatory texts about Read, suggesting potential bias. The defense contends that Read is being framed to protect other law enforcement officers, alleging that O'Keefe was killed inside a fellow officer's home and his body placed outside to implicate Read. This narrative has gained traction, bolstered by media coverage and public skepticism about the investigation's integrity.Further complicating the prosecution's efforts are disputes over forensic evidence and expert testimonies. The defense has introduced experts to challenge the assertion that O'Keefe's injuries resulted from being struck by a vehicle, suggesting instead that they could be consistent with an assault inside the house. Additionally, the defense has accused the prosecution of misconduct, alleging improper coordination with expert witnesses and raising concerns about the admissibility of certain evidence. These factors, combined with the high-profile nature of the case and intense public scrutiny, create an uphill battle for the prosecution in securing a conviction in the retrial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Karen Read prosecutors face ‘uphill battle' in Massachusetts case's retrial, expert says | Massachusetts | The Guardian
In the retrial of Karen Read for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, prosecutors face significant challenges. The initial trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury, indicating jurors' doubts about the prosecution's case. Central to the prosecution's difficulties is the credibility of the investigation, particularly concerning lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was dismissed after revelations of derogatory texts about Read, suggesting potential bias. The defense contends that Read is being framed to protect other law enforcement officers, alleging that O'Keefe was killed inside a fellow officer's home and his body placed outside to implicate Read. This narrative has gained traction, bolstered by media coverage and public skepticism about the investigation's integrity.Further complicating the prosecution's efforts are disputes over forensic evidence and expert testimonies. The defense has introduced experts to challenge the assertion that O'Keefe's injuries resulted from being struck by a vehicle, suggesting instead that they could be consistent with an assault inside the house. Additionally, the defense has accused the prosecution of misconduct, alleging improper coordination with expert witnesses and raising concerns about the admissibility of certain evidence. These factors, combined with the high-profile nature of the case and intense public scrutiny, create an uphill battle for the prosecution in securing a conviction in the retrial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Karen Read prosecutors face ‘uphill battle' in Massachusetts case's retrial, expert says | Massachusetts | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
In the retrial of Karen Read for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, prosecutors face significant challenges. The initial trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury, indicating jurors' doubts about the prosecution's case. Central to the prosecution's difficulties is the credibility of the investigation, particularly concerning lead investigator Michael Proctor, who was dismissed after revelations of derogatory texts about Read, suggesting potential bias. The defense contends that Read is being framed to protect other law enforcement officers, alleging that O'Keefe was killed inside a fellow officer's home and his body placed outside to implicate Read. This narrative has gained traction, bolstered by media coverage and public skepticism about the investigation's integrity.Further complicating the prosecution's efforts are disputes over forensic evidence and expert testimonies. The defense has introduced experts to challenge the assertion that O'Keefe's injuries resulted from being struck by a vehicle, suggesting instead that they could be consistent with an assault inside the house. Additionally, the defense has accused the prosecution of misconduct, alleging improper coordination with expert witnesses and raising concerns about the admissibility of certain evidence. These factors, combined with the high-profile nature of the case and intense public scrutiny, create an uphill battle for the prosecution in securing a conviction in the retrial.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Karen Read prosecutors face ‘uphill battle' in Massachusetts case's retrial, expert says | Massachusetts | The GuardianBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 963, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: States By City Trash-Talking 1: "Truth or Consequences isn't a choice! and Los Alamos may be the bomb, but it's Roswell that ends well!". New Mexico. 2: "Sure, Ogden and Orem are nice, but I prefer Brigham City-- gee, I've really got to work on my trash-talking". Utah. 3: "I get no kick from Champaign! I'm not Havana a good time! I only play in Peoria!". Illinois. 4: "I'm not Spokane for, and I ain't putting on the Ritzville! Everybody loves Raymond!". Washington. 5: "Stick Three Forks in it, it's done! and kiss our Butte, Bozeman!". Montana. Round 2. Category: Financial Gobbledygook 1: The most widely used interest rate in the world, LIBOR is this city's "interbank offered rate". London. 2: Don't get them mixed up: ETF means "exchange-traded" these; EFT means "electronic" these "transfer". funds. 3: An unregulated statement of profit, EBITDA stands for these before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. earnings. 4: CAGR, short for an investment's compound annual this rate, basically just averages what it did over time. growth. 5: In the VIX index, "V" is for this measure of how much an investment's value fluctuates. volatility. Round 3. Category: Double Talk Names 1: Neuwirth of "Cheers". Bebe. 2: Bean or Cool J. L.L.. 3: Michelle Pfeiffer's sister who was in "Vamp" and "Falling Down". Dedee. 4: Poet cummings, whose first book of poetry, "Tulips and Chimneys", came out in 1923. e.e.. 5: Singer Peniston or Winans. CeCe. Round 4. Category: Fly Countries 1: Iberia Airlines. Spain. 2: Aer Lingus. Ireland. 3: Olympic Airlines. Greece. 4: Belavia (Its first terminal was in Minsk). Belarus. 5: KoninklijkeLuchtvaartMaatshappij(you might know it by its abbreviation). The Netherlands (KLM). Round 5. Category: Contrary To Popular Belief 1: When Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero was 35 miles away and couldn't have played this, as it wasn't invented until the 15th c.. a fiddle. 2: This "ground lion" reptile rarely changes its color for camouflage: it's usually signifying its emotional state. chameleon. 3: By some measures, the largest organism isn't a blue whale, but a 2,385-acre Oregon mushroom, the "humongous" this. fungus. 4: Some argue there are 46 states, not 50, as Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are all these. Commonwealths. 5: Some think America was named for Richard Ameryk, one of Cabot's investors, not for this Italian who died in 1512. Amerigo Vespucci. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
The latest round of economic data from the Virginia Employment Commission illustrates a tale of two Commonwealths. Michael Pope explains.
Meet, Phillip Blevins. He is a previous Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Missouri. Blevins is a decorated Air Force officer, having served just under 6 years on Active Duty. He was assigned as a JAG prosecutor at Whiteman Air Force Base and Moody Air Force Base. Now, he is running to be the next Commonwealth's Attorney of Smyth County, Virginia. Find more info about Phillip on his website: https://www.phillipblevins.com.
What do you call a group of Olympic & Paralympic podcasters?A gaggle?A school?Mascots?What about 'Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive'?We're delighted to team up with fellow fans of the Olympics and Paralympics Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown, who do what we do and discuss all things Olympic movement type things, but from across the Atlantic. In this episode, as well as finding out about our love of the Games, get the low-down on LA '28, talk legacy, athlete retirement, future Games and Alison's love of the Commonwealths (well Canadians!).Download, listen and follow for many more and check out Anything but Footy and Keep The Flame Alive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where to even begin? 2022 had it all: a World Indoors, World Outdoors, Commonwealths, Europeans, and the GOAT Shelly-Ann adjusting her hair mid-200 metres.Can you even believe that Marcel Jacobs beating Coleman in that fantastic 60m was only nine months ago? Us neither. It's bonkers how much athletics there's been this year. Bonkers and brilliant - but also impossible to summarise in a single podcast episode, unless you really, really know your onions.Enter: Jeanette. Sprint Queen turned Broadcast Queen, and an utter *delight* to discuss T&F with. Honestly - it's left us buzzing for everything that's to come in 2023.We decide our performances, moments, athletes, and low points of the year - plus what we're most excited for next season. So, without further ado: here's our look back at the busiest twelve months in track and field history. We loved it. It was exhausting. We can't wait for next year. Let's never have one like it again...Twitter: @backstraightB & @Claire_GThomasInsta: @backstraightboyspodcast & @clairegthomasThank you for all of your fantastic suggestions and personal highlights: we loved reading them. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Back soon xoxo
Show Sponsor AnyQuestion - https://link.anyquestion.com/Greg-Bennett Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26936856 "The Greg Bennett Show" In this episode of The Greg Bennett Show, Greg chats with a man spearheading the next generation of superstar athletes. Hayden Wilde. New Zealand's Hayden Wilde is a world-class triathlete who won bronze at the Games in Tokyo and silver at the Commonwealths in Birmingham. Olympic Bronze medalist 2022 Super League Champion and a runner up in 2021 2022 World Triathlon series overall 3rd with wins in Leeds and Hamburg WTS events A Silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after a crappy penalty call had him sidelined with a 10-second penalty before the spring finish for Gold. A National 5km Champion for New Zealand with a personal best of 13.28 ( 2.42 k pace or 4.21-mile pace) Hayden Wilde is a prime example of how Super League Triathlon can kickstart an athlete's career – and give them a great nickname. Hayden was already accomplished at swim-bike-run as a junior on the less well known off-road scene. But he really came of age on the world triathlon stage racing Super League, where his amazing chase from behind in Super League Malta earned him the moniker of the “Maltese Falcon”. Growing up in Whakatane, New Zealand, Hayden Wilde has always had a love for the outdoors, for exploring and being active. His childhood consisted of every outdoor adventure sport under the sun and multiple other pursuits. Although he suffered a terrible loss as a young man when his father passed away in tragic circumstances, Wilde's focus didn't wane and he made a push for greatness. Timestamps 2:23 - Interview with Hayden Wilde begins 4:56 - What a year! Hayden crushed the Super League with 5 podiums, including three wins, then crushed the WTS with two wins in Leeds and Hamburg, and two seconds at Montreal and Yokohama and then a 2nd in Commonwealth Games. Hayden explains what was the standout for him in the pastyear. 11:32 - Hayden explains what his focus was when starting 2022. 13:51 - Greg and Hayden discuss his Comm Games performance and the penalty he received during the race. 18:27 - Greg and Hayden discuss how the 18 month COVID lockdowns in New Zealand affected his preparation and performance heading into the Olympic Games. About 2km before the finish is when I blew up ... 24:58 - Hayden describes the swim stage at the Olympics and how close he came to the propeller of the support boat. 32:17 - Being the first medal for New Zealand, Hayden describes how amazing the reception back home was for him. 34:10 - What inspired Hayden Wilde into Triathlon? 38:00 - Hayden started with some hockey and football, and describes how his 'average' sporting beginnings allowed him to find his passion as a triathlete. my first race was in 2017 46:10 - Hayden's father was a fertiliser pilot and passed away in a tragic accident 14 years ago. He explains how he found out and how that time changed his life path forever. His vulnerability and honesty is very courageous and show how mature this young man is. 49:56 - What is Hayden Wilde's highest high in his career to date? 51:25 - ... And his lowest low in performance in his career. 54:11 - Hayden describes how he has given back to his family with the success he has had. Again, the maturity and integrity Hayden shows in his actions is impressive. 57:30 - Who would you want to have dinner with (non family, living or dead)? 58:36 - Where does Hayden Wilde see himself in 3 years? 59:30 - Who is Hayden's GOAT athlete of all sports? 1:01:26 - Greg and Hayden finish their chat with some rapid fire questions and answers. One book you would recommend? Two most-used apps on your phone? What time of day are you most productive? First job? Out of 10, how cool are you? Who would you want to play a movie of your life? Which decade of music is the best? If you could be transformed into one animal, which one would you choose? Where is somewhere you haven't been, you'd like to go? Greatest movie of all time? 1:07:36 - What's next for Hayden Wilde with only 12 weeks until the World Series Opener in Abu Dhabi? 1:11:49 - Interview concludes Links Be sure and check out bennettendurance.com Find Greg on social media: Twitter @GregBennett1 Instagram @GregBennettWorld And check out Hayden Wilde Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayden_wilde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HaydenWi1de/ Website: https://www.haydenwilde.nz/ Red Bull: https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/hayden-wilde
“Improvement begins with data.” These are words to live by and a philosophy held in common by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Brian Coonley and the Kentucky Department of Education's Jarrod Slone. In this episode of A Date with Data, host Amy Bitterman gets to the bottom of these two commonwealths' not-so-common strategies to support districts, which include a focus on increased transparency and data stewardship. Jarrod and Brian also discuss how root-cause analyses and long-term strategic planning can lead to meaningful, substantive improvement.
'Three is a magic number' - and so it often proves. Destiny's Child. Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Major outdoor champs this summer. Members of this podcast. Stages in the wonderful, bronze-clinching personal best achieved by this episode's guest in the Commonwealth triple jump final.That's right: the one and only Naomi Metzger joined us for our Birmingham review - fresh from soaring onto the Alexander Stadium podium.We chat Commonwealths, competing in Germany, the majestic Yulimar Rojas, her new coach and newfound love of lifting, and a whole lot more besides.It was a proper pleasure to have her on - thanks so much for stopping by, Naomi! - and the reminisce fully cemented Birmingham in our minds as a fantastic championship. From Eilish to Laura, from Kat to Arshad, and from to Olivia to Ferdinand: we cover almost as much ground as Metzger did en route to her terrific gong.Thanks for listening, you lovely lot. It means tonnes, and we're so grateful to you for tuning in.Enjoy Europeans, and we'll catch you soon! Rate, review, subscribe, and say 'hi' on socials - if you fancy.J, B, and C xoxo
That's it - what a games! Birmingham 2022 we salute you!Australia may have come out on top, but Team England the the country's second city has done the us proud and massive moments to celebrate to for Team Scotland and the island of Guernsey too!In this round up episode we have gold, silver and bronze medalists - England women's hockey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee and Noah Williams, Shanice Beckford-Norton and we talk the future of sports like swimming and basketball and why they can make a difference to the whole of the UK!Thank you Birmingham, thank Commonwealths - that's #Brumstheword from Anything but Footy - but we'll be back soon as yet another footy season has kicked off this weekend! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sean Brosnan, the coach of the greatest boys high school cross country team ever, joins us at 54:43 to talk about leaving Newbury Park High School for the assistant job at UCLA. Prior to that we span the globe as the Commonwealth Games are underway in England, the American Track League was at the Ed Murphy Track Classic, the World Under 20s Champs are in Cali, Colombia, and the Diamond League resumes Saturday in Poland. Coros has a special offer for LetsRun visitors. Use code LETSRUN at coros.com to get a free accessory with purchase of a GPS watch. Coros makes the lightest GPS watch on the planet and is the brand Eliud Kipchoge and Emma Coburn trust. Thanks to Coros for sponsoring our $200,022 Worlds Prediction Contest. Order of show notes (Join the Supporters Club to get timestamps) Start Rojo gets covid A little Sean Brosnan discussion, can the Young twins run 13:20 for 5k? Ed Murphy Track Classic: Yared Nuguse FTW, Evan Jager's best days behind him? Sage Hurta FTW and Diamond League Poland Hobbs Kessler 3:36 in Italy, will he PR this year? Bix 7 Miler, Patrick Tiernan should he move up? Puma distance group and Fiona O'Keefe Jonathan Davis to Atlanta Track Club Commonwealth Games and Trifect for Jacob Kiplimo and family Don't kill the US Olympic Marathon Trials NYC Club champs Wejo goes solo. Emmanuel Korir lane violation at Commonwealths?! and now can race at Poland DL meet in 800 U20 Champs and Juliette Whittaker and Roisin Willis Letsile Tebogo 9.91 and 19.99 Broadcast of Eilish McColgan winning Commonwealth 10,000m Sean Brosnan talk 54:43 Sean Brosnan interview Contact us: Email podcast@letsrun.com or call/text 1-844-LETSRUN. Want a 2nd podcast every week? Join our Supporters Club and take your running fandom to the highest level. Get all the LetsRun.com content, a second podcast every week, savings on running shoes, and a lot more. https://www.letsrun.com/subscribe Check out the LetsRun.com store. https://shop.letsrun.com/ We've got the softest running shirts in the business. Thanks for listening. Please rate us on itunes and spread the word with a friend. There is a reason we're the #1 podcast dedicated to Olympic level running. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/letsrun/5a9ada99-cc82-4ec0-9760-2dea3cc0aa85
Eleven of the 18-strong track and field team from Papua New Guinea have been doing some fine tuning in Australia ahead of the Commonwealth Games in England. The team are in confident mood after winning a hatful of medals at the Pacific Mini Games, but the Commonwealths will be a very different beast.
In today's episode I discuss why I no longer feel like I need to prove myself in Leeds, the virtual school visits I did, my focus on body management until Commonwealths, why my opinions of Mo Farah have been completely reversed, and more exciting changes from FINA.
After a brief sabbatical (Claire was feeling a bit swamped), we're back - and all roads lead to Eugene. The Worlds are a week and a bit away, with Commonwealths and Euros looming large, and the British squad has been announced. It's big, it's teeming with talent, and it's getting us as extremely excited as we always are for anything involving supremely fit individuals running, throwing, and jumping.Jody and Bayo were at the trials, so report back on a gusty and eventful couple of days, before the team delve into the 78 athletes named for Oregon's Greatest Show.Daryl dazzled, middle distance running was straight flames, and we're obsessed with Max Burgin. Plus ça change.Anyway: it's terrific to be back. We've missed it, and we've missed you. Let us know your thoughts in all the usual places: your podcast provider, Twitter (@BackstraightB & @Claire_GThomas) and Instagram (@backstraightboyspodcast & @clairegthomas).Back soon with a Worlds preview plus more information on the fun collab we're doing with World Athletics throughout that big meet across the pond. J, B & C xoxo
It's Commonwealth Games month!Birmingham 2022 is now just days away and Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games every week!In this episode, a Triathlon and Para-Tri special as Team England confirm their 10 athletes and 4 guides for the mens and women's individual, mixed team relay and visually impaired races in Sutton Coldfield on the first weekend of Birmingham 2022.We've Olympic champion and silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell - who recently booked the first British spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed relay. Dave Ellis and Luke Pollard, along with Melissa Reid, tell us why they're hoping to put behind them disappointing Paralympics in a home Commonwealths.There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, swimming, cycling, diving, beach volleyball and even the Games' voice of the venues! So while you're listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - see you next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to a special edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and it's one month to go before Birmingham 2022!In this episode, we're at a special VIP event in the heart of Birmingham as Kukri unveil their new specifically designed kit for Team England. Around 440 athletes to be competing at their Home Commonwealth Games from Thursday July 28th for 12 days. We hear from the man in charge of those athletes Mark England, some of them who've been working with designers on the kit, and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kelly Sotherton who tells us Birmingham doesn't know what's coming this summer!! And you can look the part too just for listening to this podcast - there's an exclusive discount code 'ABF 2022' to get 10% off any of the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com So download, get a discount and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast counting down to the Commonwealths this summer every week!In this episode, we focus on three sports that have been major medal winners during the history of the Games - swimming, hockey and cycling!Three GB Olympic champions, Tom Dean, Freya Anderson and James Guy tell us they're well up for Birmingham, as they compete in the World Swimming Championships in Budapest this week! Lilly Owsley has won Olympic gold and bronze, and is now ready for her first Commonwealths in 8 years with Team England's Women's Hockey squad! And why are hosts John and Michael some 120 miles away from Birmingham but at a 2022 Commonwealth Games venue?There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' and while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Commonwealth Games is the fourth largest sporting event on the planet, and as well as bringing the best sports stars together from across the world, it's a wide sporting spectrum too, as it also stages top class Para events throughout the 12 days.This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealths!In this episode, as Team England announce their biggest ever number of competitors in Weightlifting and Powerlifting, we hear from Louise Sugden, the 2018 Commonwealth silver medalist and Tokyo Paralympic bronze medalist. She tells us how the extra exposure of Para sport helps all athletes, 'it's exciting, it is interesting and we work damn hard!' Listen up for the full squad announcement! And while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!PLUS with 50 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, rehearsals are underway and we talk Diving, Hockey, Triathlon, Athletics and Rugby 7s.Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and building up to Birmingham 2022.In this episode, we catch up with Sarah-Jane Perry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2018 and former Squash world number 5. She was born and bred in Birmingham, still lives there, and is now ready to compete for her country in her home City. And she tells us the best places to eat and hopefully celebrate in the City too!Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about the first gold given out, before the Games even begin!Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part!Download and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths - see you next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
100 days too go and we continue to count down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with British Triathlete, competing for Team England this summer, Sophie Coldwell.The 27 year old from Nottingham is ready to compete in her home Games - her second Commonwealths - after claiming two podium finishes last summer in the World Triathlon Series...in Leeds and Abu Dhabi.She'll be joined in the Team England triathlon squad by mixed relay Olympic champions George Taylor-Brown, Jonny Brownlee and Alex Yee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This time last year everyone was ablaze over what your cities, towns, and Commonwealths will cook up for budgets. It's another year and everyone pretty much kept doing the same thing behind the closed curtains & doors of our city hall and state legislatures. Crumbs, no real shazam. Status quo. And Massachusetts and New Jersey have become one in the same when it comes to three people making the decision. All the same color and only one woman to boot. So Brandon McKoy of New Jersey Policy Perspective came on to hash out the details from where we were to now, avoiding the personal to the policy in how we make decisions, and facing the reality that his job is easier with a president like Biden. Both states are complicated. But the bhoys know enough's enough. And we'll keep taking it I guess. Follow Brandon https://twitter.com/Brandon_McKoy New Jersey Policy Perspective https://www.njpp.org
It's the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month! So time for Team GB and Para GB to keep making their teams!A special this week with John in London and Michael in Manchester to meet the latest members booked on the plane to Japan, for the Games that begin mid July.Tom Daley talks about diving partner Matty Lee's annoying habits, Jade Jones gets that deja-vu feeling - we hear from two newbies to the Olympics in Katherine Torrance and Noah Williams - and there's the wheelchair Rugby team announcement too!But Anything but Footy also covers all sport - so who are the Commonwealths 'gamesmakers' - and how do you volunteer? We hear from 2022 board member and 2018 gold medalist Ame Agbeze and Hannah Cockroft, who also backs Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam walkout.It's Anything but Footy - the Olympic Paralympic and Commonwealth pod - counting down to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and in 6 weeks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
T38 sprinter Sophie Hahn has already achieved so much by the age of 24. Back in 2018 her gold medal in the T38 100m at the Commonwealth Games meant she became the first female track and field athlete to win the grand slam - namely holding gold medals in the same event from the Paralympics, World Championships, European Championships and also the Commonwealths. Her rise has been rapid, ever since she was first inspired to take up the sport off the back of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. From there Sophie quickly became one to watch, winning gold in the T38 100m World Championships in 2013. 2016 was arguably the year she announced herself to even more British sports fans with that gold at Rio 2016 in particular. Fast forward to now and she is the proud owner of a Paralympic gold, seven World golds, six European golds and also two world records to boot. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many would be happy enough to settle for just that but Sophie is not one of those individuals. This is an athlete driven to win time and time again, and to keep retaining those gold medals whenever she competes. That is exactly the mission looking ahead to Tokyo 2020 later this year, although Covid means no overseas fans will be allowed to travel to the games. But with just home fans, or no fans, Sophie Hahn will be determined to deliver and become even more of a role model than she already is.MessagesFollow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportSpielPod?lang=en Like us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SportSpielPod/ Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportspielpod/ Get in touch: sportspielpod@gmail.com Visit our website: sportspielonline.comFind out more about The Bear - https://www.thebear.live/Find out about our partners The Mintridge Foundation - https://www.mintridgefoundation.org.uk/ Credits Music: Otis McDonald
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Jazz won two Olympic Silver medals at Rio 2016, amongst a heap of other medals too, at the Commonwealths, Worlds and European Champs. It was so interesting to hear her journey, and understand the commitment is takes to win those medals, but also the sacrifice you have to go through as well. The emotional rollercoaster and stress is a different level at times Since retiring, Jazz has started 'Swim with Jazz', hosts her own Podcast and spins a few different plates! Thanks always JBG Group Electrical, Links Recruitment, LT Scaffold Services, and Tiny Rebel Brewing Co
Mac chats with Australian cruiserweight champion Jason Whateley (7-0-0, 6KOs) about his early days in boxing; competing at the Commonwealths and Olympics; his thoughts on his old amateur for David Nyika of New Zealand turning pro; and the potential for a Commonwealth title shot against Chris Billam-Smith in 2021.
Chris Newbold: Hello and welcome to episode six of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being Podcast Series, “The Path to Well-Being in Law.” I'm your cohost Chris Newbold of ALPS Malpractice Insurance. And our goal here is simple, to introduce you to cool people doing awesome work in the space of lawyer well-being, and in the process build and nurture a national network of well-being advocates intent on creating a culture shift within the legal profession. I'm joined today by my friend and fellow co-chair of the National Task Force Bree Buchanan. Bree, welcome.Bree Buchanan: Absolutely. Welcome everybody. Glad you're here joining us today.Chris Newbold: Good. And today we're going to start a move down into the states, and I think our first five or six speakers have really been driven more by some of the national outlook and some of the research that's been done into the lawyer well-being space. And as we know, movements generally are driven by those at the grassroots level who live it day-to-day, who are trying new ideas. In other words, serving as laboratories of democracy or laboratories of new ideas. And in any movement, you need a few leaders, a few examples to jump out in front. And that's exactly what we've seen out of our friends in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Across the country we've seen a swelling of task forces, work groups, round tables coming out of state bars and state supreme courts, and there are some lessons to be learned from the Virginia experience and their roadmap. And there are no two better guests than our duo today, Margaret Ogden who's the wellness coordinator for the Virginia Supreme Court and Tim Carroll who's executive director of the Virginia Judges and Lawyers' Assistance Program. Bree, would you be so kind as to introduce our guests?Bree Buchanan: Absolutely. Great. Just so excited. Margaret and Tim, thank you for joining us today. What's going on in Virginia really is a shining light for the rest of the states across the country. So we're delighted to have you as the first group of state national task force people on our show. So Margaret Ogden, as Chris said, she's the wellness coordinator in the Office of the Executive Secretary, the Supreme Court of Virginia, which is one of the new positions that's being created by the Lawyer Well-Being Movement. And we have a few other states that are doing that as well. A lawyer by training, Margaret began her career in the Roanoke City Commonwealth Attorney's Office prosecuting criminal cases and then went on to defend criminal cases throughout the Roanoke and New River Valleys. Prior to joining her job where she currently is now, I think this is so interesting, Margaret, you served as the staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness. What an interesting position. And then Tim has probably one of the most unusual backgrounds I have seen for a Lawyers' Assistance Program director, and it's been brilliant. I met Tim five, six years ago, and immediately identified him as somebody who has a special kind of knowledge that he brings to the Lawyer Assistance Program that has really enabled them to just take off with the program they have in Virginia. So he's the executive director of the JLAP there. He grew up in Virginia, and then joined the US Air Force after high school. And after 28 years of service and assignments around the world, he retired at Anchorage, Alaska where he became the chief executive officer of a fisheries related business. Fish and lawyers, I don't know. I'm sure you've made a connection there at some point. In 2014, he returned to Virginia and assumed his current role in 2015. Mr. Carroll has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Alaska and a masters degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. So Margaret and Tim, welcome. We are so glad you're here. Chris and I always start off our program asking our guests a question about what brought you into this space? Because we really have seen the people that do so much of the work have a passion for it. And so we're really curious about what drives that passion. So Margaret, what brought you to the Well-Being Movement? What experience in your life is a driver behind your passion for this work?Margaret Ogden: That is a wonderful question, and thank you so much, Bree, for having us just as a preliminary matter. And thank you for that introduction. As you touched on, my last position was a policy position working for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. And I got very interested in how court policy shapes not just the practice of law but access to justice, a court user experience, and really the lived promise of equal justice under law and how court policy, which might seem on its face kind of neutral and bland, can have a huge impact on that. So the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission is kind of cool because they appoint from all three branches of state government to look at racial, ethnic, and other marginalized people who may have bias against them in our court system and how policy can be used to combat that. It's a great organization, and it works out of a Supreme Court report from Pennsylvania from 2005. And so when here, the Virginia Supreme Court had put out a report on wellness in our legal profession, I just think it's a fascinating institutional response to seeing how the regulation of our profession, how court and bar policy impacts those people who are actively involved in it. And the wellness of lawyers is so important. I don't mean to only talk about policy. I have what I call a recreational interest in mental health and well-being. I was first diagnosed with anxiety when I was in law school, and working with cognitive behavioral therapy, medication, diet, exercise, creative outlets, I've managed to kind of handle that to varying quality within my law school and early professional career. So I love to talk about this with my friends. This is something that I've been very open with and I think young people... I still consider myself young people. I'm still a young lawyer by the Virginia State Bar's definition of that. So I think that we're seeing a culture shift that is just happening with age in terms of talking about mental health and substance use. I'm also the granddaughter of two alcoholics, so I'm very lucky that I have... I don't mean to say I'm lucky that I have this that runs in my family because certainly these are major issues that face our profession. But I'm lucky that I was raised with an awareness of them. So that when I started to experience these issues within my own life, I could seek expert help because they're really not things that you can deal with on your own, especially if you're in a profession of public trust, like the law. And so that's why selfishly I'm very interested in this. And being a Virginia lawyer, seeing our courts write about this with the level of product that came out of these court reports, the level of thought, research, really data-driven best practices that have been generated, for me it's the perfect intersection of policy wonk and anxiety brain.Bree Buchanan: That's great. That's great, Margaret. Thank you for sharing that about your life. We really appreciate adding to the story. So Tim, what brings you to the Well-Being Movement and to the LAP, the Lawyers' Assistance Program world? What drives your passion to this work? Because I know you have a passion for it.Tim Carroll: Well, first off, Bree, I want to thank you and Chris for inviting us to join in this. And I can't tell you what a joy it is to work with Margaret as we carry this mission forward. We really do have a great team here in Virginia, and I'm very proud of the team and the great work that's happening here. As you said, my path to a lawyer assistance program was a little bit unorthodox if you will. When I came back to Virginia, I was basically retired and I wasn't looking for a job anywhere. And this opportunity crossed my path, and I saw the middle name. So Virginia, the program used to be called Lawyers Helping Lawyers. And somebody put this in front of me, and I thought, "Lawyers Helping Lawyers, what do I know about that? What do I know about the law? What do I know about lawyers?" And as we talked, I got really focused on the middle name of that organization, and that was helping. And I'm at a place in my life where I want to help others, and this is certainly a place to do that. What really drove me towards the wellness, basically harkens back to my Air Force career. When I first joined the Air Force and I won't date myself anymore to say it was in the post-Vietnam era. The Air Force was really in a state of flux from post-Vietnam. And what I saw around me were a lot of people who were drinking, a lot of people who were smoking. I'd go to the chow hall and see the really, quite honestly, not the most healthy food choices that were available. And a good number of my friends who were still involved in drug use while in active duty. I saw a lot of my friends who were falling victim to those vices, and really I lost a few friends as a result of those things. Over the course of my career, the Air Force really transformed itself and really moved more into a well-being and a wellness posture with smoking cessation, deglamorizing alcohol, really taking a hard stand on the drug use, and really transforming the chow halls to basically have a wider variety of healthy choices than unhealthy choices. We saw fitness centers having a newfound focus on the equipment and the programs that were being offered. And I saw a institution, the United States Air Force go from that post-Vietnam era to a wellness era, and that really effected the readiness of the Force, which we needed, as you know for the conflicts that we had in the '90s and beyond. So I saw a massive worldwide institution like the United States Air Force that could make that change in culture and transforming itself. So when I joined the Lawyers Helping Lawyers organization, I saw us as a larger reactive organization. We would kind of play Bop-It. Someone would come to us for help, and we would help them. But we weren't really doing a tremendous amount of outreach and really trying to change why people were coming to us because we were so small. When I joined, I started part-time, had a full-time counselor. And with a staff of 1.5, all's we could do was be reactive. And I saw the proactive side was one that we'd have to embrace the well-being. And I was thrilled when I heard that the ABA was undertaking the National Task Force on Well-Being because I really saw that as an opportunity to transform the culture of the legal profession. And to say that I'm passionate about it would be an understatement. I've lost friends to suicide. I've lost friends to poor eating habits. I've lost friends who were drinking and ultimately cost them their lives. For a profession as critical as the law, something as critical as what we have right here, it wasn't a large leap for me to get passionate about helping our lawyers, our judges, our law students, the entire legal profession in any way that I can. So I'm honored to be here. I'm just a little piece of the puzzle, but that's really how I got here.Chris Newbold: Yeah, great, Tim. But an important piece of the puzzle. Tim and I have had conversations. My father was career Air Force. So again, I think there are some examples out there for shifts in cultures that need to be studied and evaluated as we think about our path forward in the legal profession. But let's turn our attention to Virginia, and I am a firm believer that leadership really starts at the top. And we've been really I think blessed in Virginia with folks who have seen the need for this issue to come to the forefront. Bree and I, as original kind of members of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, it was your Chief Justice Don Lemons who really brought the judicial powerhouse I think to the discussion. And I know the reason that we have Margaret in the positions that we do is because some folks I think in Virginia saw a need and then started to develop a plan, bring together the right parties. So Margaret, maybe if you could kind of walk us through how did the Virginia Supreme Court ultimately find its way into launching the Well-Being Committee, and how did that ultimately came some revenue opportunities that created the infrastructure necessary to flow down to the things of the world and other programs in the state? So I'd just love for our listeners to hear about the journey of how Virginia got to where it is today.Margaret Ogdan: Yeah, of course. And I'm kind of late to the party in this journey because I started in my position on October 25th of 2019, and I will keep that date in my mind forever because five months later our whole profession changed. But we need to back track it up because I am the culmination of many people's efforts, far smarter minds than me, and far larger levers of power needed to be pulled before we even get there. So what you have, as you mentioned, our Chief Justice Donald Lemons sitting on the National Task Force seeing these numbers coming out of these national studies. And I can't thank you all enough for highlighting not just the statistical data but this call to action that goes down to the states. We have some very preliminary data. We want more data, and we also recognize that this might look different in different states. This might look different in different practice areas. Let us empower states to go out and investigate how their state is regulating the profession and what can be done to shift the culture within these laboratories of democracy. So that call was heated in Virginia, and Justice William Mims headed up the Virginia State Supreme Court Committee for Lawyer Well-Being. And that committee drew not just from the judiciary, although all levels are represented there. In fact, a court of appeals, which is our intermediate court of limited jurisdiction. We have the circuit courts, which are our higher level trial courts, and then the general district courts, which traffic, misdemeanors, preliminary hearings. We're recognizing that all of those court actors are facing different occupational risk and seeing different pieces of really lawyer unwellness. So all of those folks we have the law schools. There are eight in Virginia, and all eight of the deans participated in the first law school summit that came out of this report. So it was a ground swell effort amongst academia. And then you also have the regulators, the state bar, ethics council, the disciplinary board coming to bring their expertise to the table and talk about the way the rules of professional conduct and our ethical obligations are playing out with lawyer empowerment. And then finally, you have the private sector attorneys. This incredible organization of folks from bar organization, from employers, representing small firms, large firms, that are all kind of doing their own wellness thing before this even started. They're doing this at a volunteer level. They're taking this on on their own because they've seen these problems. The statistics didn't really come as a shock to people. I think if anything, just anecdotally, we're waiting for the other shoe to drop for people to get more comfortable talking about these problems, and the numbers will probably go up as we destigmatize more of these conversations. But that means that more people will get help, and Virginia did a great job of bringing all these stakeholders together to put out a report that focuses on real tangible recommendations. Things that can be done that signals to the profession that this is a priority and that it's not a burden that you need to add to your already busy life to take care of yourself. That this is a foundation upon which your professionalism and your ethics are based. So much to the point that it's now been added as a comment to Rule 1.1 in our Rules of Professional Conduct that governs competency, that lawyers need to have the physical, emotional, and mental competency to practice law. To see all of these different stakeholders really grasp onto this, and say, "Yes, we think this is important. Yes, we can make changes to our rules and our policies. We're going to hold up the mirror of self reflection. We don't like what we see, and rather than go to despair, we will be called to action." Because here's the other thing, it then required going in front of the General Assembly to get a state bar's due assessment to every active member of the Virginia State Bar. It's $30 a year. It started to be assessed in July 2019, and just because of the way our state government is structured, that required an act of the General Assembly. To me, I love all branches of state government equally. But if someone says, "Margaret, you have to go to the General Assembly and get us money," that's the worst hill to try to climb. But if anything, that shows you how much belief there was in Lawyers Helping Lawyers because that is where the bulk of that funding was dedicated to go. It wasn't just, "Oh, we're going to assess a fund, and who knows what will happen." No. There was a really roadmap in this report that said, "Lawyers Helping Lawyers has been doing this forward since 1984. We believe in them because they're using evidence-based best practices. They have volunteers throughout the Commonwealth who have gone through these issues that have turned their careers around, and all they need is the money to expand." If they build it, they will come. To the point where you convince the General Assembly to do that, I think really shows a strong momentum. And I'm also biased in favor of this because that also funded my position. So if we have Lawyers Helping Lawyers existing as a separate nonprofit, it's not part of the court system. And that's important because confidentiality is prime with these issues. We want people to be comfortable calling up Tim and they know they don't get me. But also it's important that the court bring the weight of its institutional gravitas to say, "Hey, go seek help. Let's destigmatize help seeking behavior. Seek it proactively." So I'm excited to be living in the court and talking about institutional policies, talking education outreach. We've been putting out a bunch of CLEs. Our virtual judicial conferences now have a wellness component. I say virtual. They were virtual this year. Hopefully that will not continue into the future. But more of this kind of generalized health and wellness from an institutional level is what this ground swell of specific recommendations worked up to build.Tim Carroll: Margaret, remind me when the report... I'm pretty certain that you were the first state to produce a comprehensive report on well-being, right?Margaret Ogdan: One of the early ones. I don't want to step on any toes. I know Utah and Vermont put out early ones too.Bree Buchanan: You guys were first.Margaret Ogden: Yeah.Bree Buchanan: Take it. Take it. It's yours.Tim Carroll: Remind me of the date there because a lot of our listeners will be tuning in from other state task forces, and I want them to kind of understand. What is so unique I think about what Virginia has done is there's a lot of reports that come out of study and saying, "We need to do this. We need to do that." Really what everyone in Virginia should be so proud of is the fact that you took words and you translated it into action. And oftentimes it doesn't happen with task forces and so forth. Sometimes it's you write, author a report, and you maybe check off some low hanging fruit. But you guys have really systemically changed the playing field of this particular issue as it relates to Virginia. So the report comes out in 2018. You got to think that the most substantive impacts of the reports were... And you already mentioned it. Rule change to the rules of professional conduct, that includes well-being, and a comment to the duty of competence, right?Margaret Ogden: Mm-hmm (affirmative).Tim Carroll: You basically set in play, and we know generally, and Bree and Tim can speak to this firsthand, that lawyer assistance programs around the country are generally underfunded. ALPS is a malpractice carrier we give a good chunk of money to, what was formally Virginia Lawyers Helping Lawyers. But across the country, there's just not enough fuel in the tank for Lawyers' Assistance Programs to have enough impact and really take on not just the safety net but also the big picture realm of well-being. So explain for our audience then, report comes out in 2018. Justice Mims, who is really an unsung hero in all of this, but even Justice Mims, the Virginia State Bar and its leadership, and Lynn Heath produced an occupational risk report that's really critical as well. Kind of talk us through when did the money discussion start? When does it pass the General Assembly? And what ultimately does it do to transform the revenue side that enables us now to do so much more?Margaret Ogden: I think you're exactly right. I mentioned Justice Mims briefly as the head of this committee, but I want to sing about this hero because I really do think that not only is he just an excellent human being, he's someone with an incredibly nuanced understanding of our Virginia state government. He is one of the few people in the history of our Commonwealth who's held highest positions at the top of each of our branches of government. He served in our state house. He was the Attorney General. So this man understands what it takes to create a culture shift within state government. And I don't know when exactly it goes to the General Assembly. I am still back in Pennsylvania in 2018. But in enough time to get the first bar dues funding assessed in July of 2019 on our annual state bar assessment. And part of this is also very good timing with the Client Protection Fund. That had been doing very well, and so those dues were lowered, which I think makes it more palatable to slightly increase and establish this fund entirely. And then finally, there's this other piece that I want to touch on too is the Virginia Law Foundation and Virginia CLEs contributions because this all works much better when well-being is recognized as a key part of lawyer education, and in Virginia, we have mandatory continuing legal education. And that CLE board was very quick to change their... Well, amend an opinion, Opinion 19, to make it more clear that well-being programming should be approved for CLE credit. And the Virginia Law Foundation, Virginia CLE is one of our largest state providers. They signed on to say, "Hey, we're going to provide a well-being library that we're going to replenish every year online, and we're going to offer two of these free to every lawyer, judge, and law school student in the Commonwealth every year." To me, that shows not just the funding coming from attorneys and going through the General Assembly, but also stakeholders saying, "We're going to be sure that attorneys see the value for their funds hopefully so that it is an easier sell to everyone who is in the bar to take this on collectively." Look, you're getting something out of this even if you yourself are not going to seek the services of Lawyers Helping Lawyers.Bree Buchanan: So let's bring Tim in on this, and Tim, I was listening to Margaret's earlier answer about what all the work and support for the Lawyers' Assistance Program there in Virginia and with my ears of a former LAP director, and it must be so wonderful to work as an ally with somebody who so gets what an LAP is about. So Tim, what I wanted to ask you is talk about this process of what happened in Virginia from the Lawyers' Assistance Program perspective. How did this come about and how did you all fit into this process?Tim Carroll: Yeah. So after the ABA Hazelden Betty Ford, after that survey came out, that was really the call to action. I know the ABA responded to that with the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being. But we didn't sit on our haunches here in Virginia. We said, "What can we do about that?" And we took the numbers out of that survey and overlaid it on Virginia. With our population, we could assume that if the ABA Hazelden study was accurate, that we have upwards of 12,000 attorneys in Virginia who are operating from some level of impairment. And when you can use that as a talking point, you really get people's attention. I'll just insert real quick, thanks to ALPS back in 2014, the College of William and Mary Law School did a survey of Virginia attorneys. And while it wasn't peer reviewed and it wasn't published, I've seen it. And I can tell you that the numbers track very closely in Virginia to what the national report said.Bree Buchanan: Wow.Tim Carroll: So I can speak with confidence so that we have upwards of 12,000 who for one reason or another are operating from some level of impairment. And we looked at what we were doing, what was the LAP doing? And we had on average about 100 new clients a year with our staff of 1.5 and one counselor. That doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. So of course we went with our hat in hand and asked for more money so we could get some more staff. Dollars are tight. You can't expect everybody to just open up their coffers. So we built a business plan based on best practices that we saw around the country with other LAPs, based on what we saw the needs of Virginia being. We didn't put a dollar figure on it until after we had built the plan, and then we said, "What would something like this cost?" Because we wanted to be a best practice lawyer assistance program. We took that to the state bar. We took that to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. We took it to the Law Foundation. We pretty much paraded that all over anybody who would listen, and everybody said, "Yeah, that looks really good. That's really nice, but there's not a pathway for funding for that." So when Chief Justice Lemons came back from the National Task Force and he challenged or tasked Justice Mims to head up the committee in Virginia, that committee was... I hope you'll be able to provide a link to the report. It's a profession at risk. It'll outline who all was on that, but take my word for it, it was the key stakeholders in the legal profession around the Commonwealth of Virginia. Some real movers and shakers. The very first briefing that that committee got, after Chief Justice Lemons tasked them, was our business plan. That was the first thing they heard. And gave us the opportunity to pitch the need, to pitch the studies that had been done, and what we proposed to do about it. So that committee really took off with the challenge from the chief to study the National Task Force report and look at ways to implement that in Virginia. And they were armed with our business plan sitting on the side. So it was very fortuitous timing for us, but if you also look at the composition of that committee, there are several former and active board members from the Lawyers' Assistance Program who served on that committee as well. So they knew what they were talking about. They knew the issues at hand and were very obviously, very well-versed in the legal profession of Virginia to be able to make the recommendations that they did. So to say that we were on the sidelines would be wrong. To say that we were in there with our sleeves rolled up would be correct, and that was only because Chief Justice Lemons and Justice Mims invited us to play an active role in that committee. I didn't serve on the committee, but I was an advisor to each one of the subgroups of that committee. They could reach out. We could give them our two cents. We could help guide them through their discussions. And we weren't doing that with a parochial view towards the Lawyers' Assistance Program. We did it with a parochial view towards what's best for the legal profession in Virginia.Chris Newbold: Yeah. Well, this is a good probably break point here because I think it kind of sets the tone for revenue source in hand, action plan in hand, and kind of where things come with Margaret coming onboard. Let's take a quick break, and we'll come back and hear the rest of the Virginia story.Advertisement: Your law firm is worth protecting and so is your time. ALPS has the quickest online application for legal malpractice insurance out there. Apply, see rates, and buy coverage, all in about 20 minutes. Being a lawyer is hard. Our new online app is easy. Apply now at applyonline.alpsnet.com.Chris Newbold: All right. Welcome back. And we are talking about Virginia and some of the trailblazing work that Virginia has done on lawyer well-being. Margaret, let's shift the conversation back to you. So the assessments made on Virginia lawyers and that generally, roughly creates about $1 million in revenue annually. I'd be curious as the first wellness coordinator for the Commonwealth, what do you work on? How do you think about your day? And ultimately, what's the game plan? What do you hope to achieve as you think about the allocation of those resources relative to making a difference?Margaret Ogden: Right. It's smart to think about it in terms of allocation of funds. We have the Lawyers' Assistance Program, formerly Lawyers Helping Lawyers, getting the bulk of that funding allocation every year to expand their staffing. And this doesn't just allow them to provide direct services. It also allows them to really beef up these education and outreach efforts, and that's where my position comes in. Because we recognize that even though impairment is a very large problem in our profession, statistically the majority of lawyers will not themselves become impaired over the course of their career. But we can all do a little better. Even if we are not at the level of relying on substances to get through our day to the detriment of our clients, because of the unique occupational stressors of our profession, we are at greater risk for things like burnout, and that means we need to kind of take on more protective habits on our daily basis to ensure that we're meeting these higher standards. And I think that's where my position comes in is looking at education and outreach on more general health and well-being. I love the Six Areas of Well-Being from the National Task Force report. That's a really great way for me to talk about it to attorneys because I think past workplace well-being efforts kind of have all focused on step challenges or weight loss, really physical fitness, and that can be isolating for a lot of people, particularly attorneys and particularly with an aging population. So I want to be sure that we're talking about wellness holistically, and we're talking about it on an institutional level. I think of Tim and Jim and Barbara and Angeline and Janet, the staff over at the Virginian Judges Lawyers' Assistance Program, five people now, as really having the individuals covered. And I think of my role as the institutions and the stakeholders. Making sure that the associate deans of all of the law schools are talking to each other every month about trends in well-being among their students and what programs are working. This is my favorite monthly conference call, and I just sent out the agenda before this. So I'm very excited about talking. We talk every month, me and the associate deans of the law schools about what they're seeing. In terms of coordinating judicial response, so my position very smartly I think was housed in the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court. In Pennsylvania, our version of that was called the Administrative Office of the Courts. Think of it as the administrative arm. So HR lives there, court IT. And thinking that wellness is so pervasive that it needs to be part of our administrative function I think is very forward looking.Bree Buchanan: Absolutely brilliant.Margaret Ogdan: Yeah. Specifically I'm within our educational services department, and that's the group that puts on our yearly judicial conferences for all of our judges and then a bunch of other groups that the court has some education responsibilities for, like clerks, magistrates, other court personnel. And this is really exciting because having wellness on the judicial conference agenda blows my mind. When we were going to initially be in-person this year, I had an entire Wednesday afternoon of wellness activities. Justice Mims was going to be leading a jogging group. This was really fun to plan activities for the judges because they don't have necessarily the same strict CLE requirements that lawyers do, but showing them that wellness can be something they can incorporate into their conferences, that they take it on almost like a perk. And that it's led by their colleagues, not only does that help us just in terms of budgeting, we're not bringing in really expensive outside experts. But I think things are more exciting when you see your buddies doing them. So we were able to transition that virtually, have a booklet made, and still do a couple Zoom sessions. And it's having the funding and the staffing in place before the pandemic I think was super key because it's much easier to adapt when you already have a person who's working in that space. So law students, judges, and then of course lawyers, they make up the bulk of my outreach efforts, and the court is never going to be entirely taking over continuing education for lawyers. Thank goodness. No, I would never be able to do that on my own. But working with the folks who are doing that. So the Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations, presenting to them, and enabling and empowering our local and affiliation bars to incorporate wellness education into their programs. Working with CLE providers to... Especially when we do virtual programming, take into account some well-being. Not back-to-back-to-back in front of a screen, acknowledge Zoom fatigue, build in spaces for people to walk around and get moving. So every day is a little different, which is fun because I am serving a few different audiences, and we are talking about organizational and institutional response to support healthy habits.Bree Buchanan: Margaret, I love how you're able to come in because you've got that position there, and you're thinking about this obviously every day, and are able to put so much energy in it. And the conference, I looked at the agenda, I read the booklet. It was really impressive and that you have... This is so key, you have this very visible support from the top of the legal profession in the Commonwealth, and that's so key. You guys are so blessed to have that. Tim, I wanted to ask you, what can you share with others, anybody who's working on this, and especially the Lawyer's Assistance Programs, if they want to start some sort of statewide, multi-stakeholder committee, commission, task force, what advice would you give to them?Tim Carroll: Yeah, that's a great question. I've actually talked with some of the other directors who have called and asked, "How did you do that?" And I really had to think about, but I didn't have to think very far because it was such a upfront activity that we were involved in. I guess the key to the LAPs is really to accept that for people to trust you, they have to know you. They're not just going to pick up a phone and call 1(800)LAP. They could call 1(800)ADDICTION CENTER. They could call wherever they want, but they have to know us if they're going to trust us. They have to trust that we are competent in what we do. They have to trust that we will hold their confidentiality. And they have to trust that we can help. So that's really the cornerstone of the LAP. We built our business plan from that cornerstone. How do we get out, and how do we get known enough to be trusted? The first step is to have a plan. No one is going to throw money at the LAP if the LAP doesn't demonstrate what they're going to do with it. So the very first step is to build a plan, build a business plan, build a plan. The second step is to engage the stakeholders at every level. At the top, the middle, the grassroots, wherever it is, engage all of the stakeholders so that they buy into that plan. And then of course, have a champion. Our champion was Chief Justice Lemons. I'm going to say our co-champion was Justice Mims. Having those two at the very top of the profession in Virginia looking out for the LAP and looking for how could they make the biggest difference to the entire legal profession and seeing that we were ready to do it, that was really the key to our success. So just basically to summarize it. If you want to do what Virginia do, build a plan, engage the stakeholders, and... Excuse me. Build a plan, engage the stakeholders, and make sure you have a champion somewhere, preferably at the top.Chris Newbold: Can you spend just a minute on your program has really been transformed through the additional funding. So I want to give our listeners some insight into when you have a... I don't even know how much more revenue you had from before, but obviously you had a plan. Where are you at in your plan, and how has this fuel from Margaret's office and the State's Supreme Court done to transform your program?Tim Carroll: Yeah. If we're going to hire people, we have to have money. We have volunteers. Let me get that out there first. The foundation of our program is volunteers. We have not been successful since 1984 up to 2019 without our volunteers. You can't do it with a staff of one; you can't do it with a staff of 1.5. So the way we've transformed what we do includes the volunteers. That piece is constant. It has never changed. What we've done though, volunteers have full-time jobs most often. As any nonprofit has found, getting the time from a volunteer. They're willing to do it, but sometimes they just don't have the time. So what we did was established a... If you're familiar with the geography of Virginia, there's Northern Virginia, which is sometimes referred to as another country. There's Southwest Virginia that really is another country. And if you're going to work in Southwest Virginia, you've got to understand the culture, you've got to understand the geography, you've got to understand what it means to be a lawyer or a judge in Southwest Virginia. When we say Southwest, and if you want to pull out a map and look, that's not Roanoke. Get that clear. It's farther out. So we hired a licensed professional counselor with the moneys that we were given. That I said when I came onboard, the very first dollar that I would spend would be on somebody in Southwest Virginia. So we got Angeline out...Chris Newbold: Oh, looks like we might have lost Tim. Margaret, you aware of kind of the three areas around Virginia [crosstalk 00:46:14]-Margaret Ogden: Oh yeah. Definitely. And this is actually kind of a little fun story on my first week of work, I went to far Southwest Virginia. And I say far Southwest because I started my practice in Roanoke, and I made the mistake of saying Roanoke was Southwest Virginia. And the folks out in Grundy, at Appalachian School of Law quickly corrected me because that's another three hours past Roanoke. Virginia is enormous, and Angeline is very cool. She's out there in Rural Retreat. She's from that area. So she's been working very closely with Appalachian, the law school there and also just with serving the population of attorneys there. Because of the nature of the geography, the population is really under resourced area when it comes to mental health and substance use. So I think just having a presence there of someone who is from there and understands that area has been immensely helpful for cultivating that relationship, not just with the law school but with the bar and with the courts there as well.Chris Newbold: So sounds like the strategy that Tim's organization is employing is more licensed professionals closer to the ground with broader geographic focus on-Margaret Ogden: Exactly. And having folks who are there who are building those connections with these stakeholders who are already in place. So we have our eight law schools around the Commonwealth. They're great and not just for their education but for their alumni networks and for their educational programming that they send out with their law students. The other piece is bar associations locally and then building relationships with treatment providers locally too. Making sure that mental health professionals are comfortable treating lawyers so that there's this really strong referral network. A lot of people have started calling JLAP not to be in a longterm, monitored, formal relationship. I get to see these numbers in the aggregate every month as part of our reporting. I never see any individual clients of JLAP. This is the great thing about them remaining a separate, independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit. But they are very transparent in their aggregate numbers, so we can see that people call them all the time to just ask, "Hey, I need a therapist in my area who will work with me as an attorney," or, "I need a marriage counselor," or, "Do you have the number for rehab place for my kid?" It doesn't need to always been an intense relationship. JLAP is there for whatever struggle a legal professional is having where they are, and they're developing those local relationships so that they can give people resources in those locations.Chris Newbold: Excellent. Again, Virginia is such a cool story, right? And it looks like Tim is joining us back for hopefully the final question here. Tim, we successfully passed the baton onto Margaret. We're still rolling. She did great. Let me just ask you one final question, which is you guys are now a year, year and a half, two years into your plan and starting to probably really see results. And I'm sure there have been stumbling blocks and some things that have really surprised you. Just would be curious on lessons learned either the hard way or lessons that you think that are worthwhile for our listeners to hear in terms of things that have been really successful.Tim Carroll: Well, I'll piggyback. Don't let your power fail and take your internet with it. Sorry, my apologize for that. I think the lessons that we've learned are to get all of the stakeholders engaged. Really Margaret has been an amazing, amazing addition to our team. From day one, Margaret came down and talked to us about what she viewed her role was, about how we could work together. We do have that clear line of separation in terms of the client load, but we do have an incredible collaboration in terms of outreach, in terms of getting the word out, in terms of being present and support around the Commonwealth. I guess I didn't have a vote in Margaret being in that position, but whoever did hit the gold mine. So if there is a lesson to be learned, make sure that you hire the right person to be your wellness coordinator at the very top. Make sure that you've got constant communication with your stakeholders. The various bar associations, the top level bar associations, the local bar associations continually engage with them to make sure that you're carrying the same message and that you're supporting the needs of their constituency is. I think that those are the most critical things to the success that we have. Of course, our amazing team that I hope Margaret was able to talk about. We just have an amazing group of people. It's a joy to work with and top to bottom, all of the bar associations, the court, state bar, this is just a perfect world here in Virginia.Chris Newbold: Feels a little bit like a symphony with Margaret as the conductor and when every piece comes together, you can really make some pretty sweet music.Tim Carroll: Absolutely, absolutely.Chris Newbold: Yeah. Well, again, thank you both so much for joining us on the podcast. I'm sure there are listeners who might be interested in contacting you. With your permission, I think we'd like to include your contact information when we post the podcast so the people can contact you directly and hear firsthand the stories. And we certainly will be keeping our eyes on your successes as we continue to move forward because again, we need states like yours to be leaders up front and to be able to kind of demonstrate the type of change that can occur. As somebody who watches Virginia lawyers quite closely, me on the malpractice side, I know that there's a lot of pride in the legal profession in Virginia. And I think that that probably also speaks to why this has become an issue that folks have been about to rally around. There's just a high quality of lawyering that goes on in Virginia, and I think the focus on well-being is a natural compliment.Margaret Ogden: Oh yeah. Lawyers from Virginia started our country. I'm always proud to be a Virginia lawyer, and I'm also always proud to talk to lawyers from other states and Commonwealths about what we're doing. And also, we'll talk about failures too. The important part of this conversation is honesty and vulnerability. So please share our information, and we will Zoom into courtrooms around our fair country.Bree Buchanan: Thank you, Margaret.Tim Carroll: I would say just unlike my last two jobs, we do not have trade secrets. We are willing to share anything that we have with anyone at anytime. So yes, spread our contact information out. We're at the other end of the phone or the other end of the email. We can help anybody. We're here to be a partner.Chris Newbold: Excellent. Well, again, thank you both for joining us today. We'll be back with the podcast in a couple weeks. Until then, be well.
The dudes discuss Clint Eastwood's recent movie, "The Mule," some of the key themes in the movie, as well as the role of English as the dominant language in the US.
This is the podcast that speaks to the men and women at the top of their game, at the head of their sport, making decisions behind the scenes that impact on everyone - staff, volunteers, athletes, supporters and you! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy!In this episode, we hear from David Grevemberg CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation about the future of multi-sport events like the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealths. He thinks the pandemic of 2020 will change the way everyone thinks about these events and how they're staged. He's told us nothing is off the table in terms of the future staging of his event, and thinks it'll be similar in the corridors of power at the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, where he used to work in Bonn.David, now an honorary Scot after organising and delivering the Glasgow 2014 Games so successfully, admits he regrets not ensuring Birmingham 2022 had the right diversity on the board for the next instalment of the games in 2 years time and has promised change now and in the future. Find out how the one time schoolboy in Louisiana, worked his way up to the top job in the Commonwealth, via wrestling and being an agent, and how he really feels about working from home in lockdown - "you’re living at work"!If you like this episode, please subscribe and there's 18 more stories from the key decision makers in British Sport to download too! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we welcome the Calder family (Lee, Reece and current british Champion Cailin) to the podcast and talk about coaching and running a club through the coronavirus and heavyweight judo in the UK. Follow the club and Cailin on his way to the Commonwealths and beyond at @judoclubesprit on twitter and instagram.
In this episode, Gabe and Guy McFly travel to the Great Green Jewel of the commonwealth. Diamond City. Guy hopes to find some answers in the case of his missing son, and murdered wife, in the Commonwealths most popular city.
Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and the co-founder of Earn.com, Counsyl, Teleport and Coin Center. In this episode we discuss: - the 100x' crypto has delivered over traditional finance - how Balaji’s views of what Bitcoin is good for have changed over time - the 'sovereign collective' versus the sovereign individual - whether Twitter is a functioning digital commonwealth and the prospects for Bluesky - why handles on social media might more closely resemble property than a platform - what Balaji is trying to achieve with nakamoto.com
Thanks for joining us on WGBH’s Early Edition this Tuesday. We start with a traffic snag outside of Worcester that has major implications on 495 South. The first of many Christmas trees has arrived in Boston. It’s election day for 58 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. And speaking of Commonwealths, down in Kentucky the President was stumping for Republican candidates, and Senator Rand Paul treads on some dangerous ground. And some sports to discuss today as well. It’s all on tap on Tuesday’s Early Edition from WGBH.
My guest this week is Alex Pearson-Jones. Alex is a Strength & Powerlifting Coach who currently Coaches the Great British National Team and was himself a National competitor for England at the Commonwealths.In this episode we discuss:- Alex's approach to Programming for Powerlifting- Alex's thoughts on Daily Undulating Periodisation, and is it the best approach.- Why taking a seasons of lifting approach to Powerlifting training can be valuable.- The importance of both specificity and variability within Powerlifting programming.- The most overlooked areas of Powerlifting Programming- The importance of Coaching Powerlifters differently on Meet Day to manage their optimal psychological states for peak performance.- The power of momentum and confidence within strength sports- Why Alex focuses on the "Little Things done Daily" with his Powerlifters and what the Little Things are.Be sure to sign up for my Awesome [Almost] Daily email HERE: https://pages.convertkit.com/15108e678e/7d9bd37afa
It might not be massive, but this episode is. Chicago comedian and performer Lily Ebbott-Burg drags the Statesmen and their limp bodies through one of America's favorite coffee-drinking Commonwealths.
This week in our first ever podcast, we have European and Commonwealth medalist, Jake Wightman. Jake boasts PBs of 1:44 for 800m, 3:33 for 1500m and 3:54 for the mile. Jake is also one of only 4 British men who have broke 1:45 and 3:34. Join us where we talk about the success of this year, his current situation and some informal banter. We hope you enjoy the show!
We are following up our Teddy Ruxpin episode with all the fun and adorable plushed toys-ness with Pound Puppies! We have two new guests joining the show; Jaci Pulice and Denny Johnson! Get ready for A LOT of panting and barking. Want to find our guests online? Jaci IG @jaci_of_all_trades iMusical at the Kennedy Center in DC details - http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XSP4S Denny Sept 17 - Commonwealths last show and you can get tickets here - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10319087 IG - he's just a creeper If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways: 1. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Pound Puppies" with the review, "Why do they say Puppy Power? They're ripping off Scooby Doo!" 2. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/ 3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons 4. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons
We are following up our Teddy Ruxpin episode with all the fun and adorable plushed toys-ness with Pound Puppies! We have two new guests joining the show; Jaci Pulice and Denny Johnson! Get ready for A LOT of panting and barking. Want to find our guests online? Jaci IG @jaci_of_all_trades iMusical at the Kennedy Center in DC details - http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/XSP4S Denny Sept 17 - Commonwealths last show and you can get tickets here - https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10319087 IG - he's just a creeper If you are digging our show and want to help you out, then you can do so in the following ways: 1. Leave a review on iTunes with the following message titled "Pound Puppies" with the review, "Why do they say Puppy Power? They're ripping off Scooby Doo!" 2. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SaturdayMourningCartoons/ 3. Follow us on twitter @MourningToons 4. Check us out on Instagram @SaturdayMourningCartoons
Welcome to this special limited edition podcast from the Cadet and Junior Commonwealths 2018 in Newcastle!
I think it’s safe to say, that even though we’re only in May, Natasha Wodak has already had a banner year. Running 15:39 in a British Columbia 5k road race, followed by an impressive 5th place Commonwealth Games 10000m finish that saw her gut it out with the medalists to the very end, and given how she’s been racing, it seems almost sure that there are more impressive accomplishments to come. This week we sit down and chat with Olympian and Canadian record holder Natasha, talking about Commonwealths, coaching changes, another possible shot at the marathon and the racing state of mind.
We’ve not seen any of the Australian coverage of the Commonwealths, but – if the Gold Coast production team is anything like the BBC – they love showing historic montages of Aussie athletic greats (whilst there are field event and distance finals taking place –...
The Commonwealths have been stressful in a number of ways: four separate teams to follow for the usual Team GB stalwarts; deciding which will yield more Twitter traction – #GC2018 (lost amongst the masses?) or #GC2018Athletics (too specialist?); and the delicate balancing act of turning...
Breaks Interstate Park, the "Grand Canyon of the South," was formed by a compact between the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Virginia. And as Park Director Austin Bradley tells us, that compact required congressional approval. Austin also tells us about an upcoming PBS documentary on the park. You won't want to miss it, especially since it includes Stewart's movie debut. Join us!
Following on from Aly Dixon’s chat with Claire last week, we’ve a pretty marathon-heavy pod. Mo Farah is hopping on a plane to get good at running them; Jonny Mellor won’t be getting on a plane, despite having raced one really fast; and Dewi Griffiths...
On August 3, 2017, at noon, August Wallmeyer delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “The Extremes of Virginia: Two Commonwealths, Separated and Unequal.” August Wallmeyer brings his unique perspectives on public policy issues in Virginia to bear on three “rural, poor, and largely unknown” areas of Virginia: Southwest, Southside, and the Eastern Shore. With his forty plus years involvement with the Virginia General Assembly, Wallmeyer dissects conditions in the “extremes of Virginia” and offers his thoughts on practical steps to improve economic, social, and cultural conditions for the 10 percent of Virginians living there. He will graphically assemble a portrait of a Virginia largely unknown to those living in the commonwealth’s wealthier and more prosperous urban corridor.August Wallmeyer is a former radio and television news reporter, government speechwriter, and energy trade association lobbyist. He is the author of The Extremes of Virginia. The father of three, he now lives in Goochland County with his wife of thirty-three years, Kathy.Can't make it to the Banner Lecture? Watch it live on the VHS Facebook page starting at 12:00 EST. Tell your friends to tune in and don't forget to say hello and tell us where you are watching from in the comments section during broadcast.
We sit down with the Commonwealth coaching team and discuss what it’s like to be thrust into a high pressure coaching situation with a hundred athletes in a week. http://www.canadianpowerliftingpodcast.com/episodes/episode6.mp3
This week on GymCastic, it's raining men. In the news, Uncle Tim, Evan, Cordelia Price, and Jessica chat about: The triumphant return of CUBA (WAG 4th place team) and how much we want Yesenia Ferrera and Manrique Larduet to defect too! Marvin "The Hot Mess of Unlimited Potential" Kimble Comparing the US men's scores at the national championships to the rest of the world (see chart below) How we felt about the US men's team selection process Pan American Championships: the good, the bad and the injuries (Maggie Nichols, noooo!!!) Yamilet Peña and the tale of the sliding sting mat Marta gives advice to parents and Arthur Zanetti loves to take pictures with Cordelia Sexy Data: How did Pan Am Championship scores compare to P&G Championships for the US women How the performance of the US women at Pan Am's effected their positions for the world team We lament the loss of thrown back artistry from our beloved, Tomás "Porn Stach" González How Donell Whittenburg stole the show at P&G Championships How competitive was the men's competition at the Pan American Championships? This chart shows the top men's all-around scores for the qualification rounds at each competition. Pan Am's for men were more competitive than Commonwealths, about equal to Europeans, but not as competitive as Worlds. Compiled by Cordelia Price. Apply for tickets to the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto here. Jessica Lopez (L to R), Mykayla Skinner and Yesenia Ferrera of Cuba. Catching up with John Orozco at the 2014 Winter Cup Challenge Episode 55: Worlds Wrap Up & Ferlito-Gate Episode 54: Event Finals Recap from 2013 World Championships Episode 53: All Around Finals Recap from Antwerp World Championships Episode 52: Triumph & Heartbreak Prelims Recap from Antwerp Worlds Episode 51: Podium Training Report From Antwerp Episode 50: 2013 Antwerp World Championship Preview 97: Anadia World Cup & Canadian Nationals Episode 35: Jake Dalton Episode 24: Sho Nakamori & Match-Play Meet Debrief with Justin Spring 72: John Orozco Episode 40: Michigan's Stacey Ervin Episode 32: Sam Mikulak & 2013 Men's NCAA Championships Episode 21: Kyle Shewfelt Watch this week's playlist on YouTube here.
1.7 This Week: Back from a month long break! So what have our duo been up to!?!? For Ingelina it's all about applying and seeing where the chips will fall, will she stay in the DMV or make a move to West Coast? As for Mikey, he recalls his days in Westchester N.Y. and brings politics in to the mix. Sports have also kept people busy with the World Cup and Jeff feeling patriotic for both Italy and the U.S. and a running count of the Nats vs. the Cubbies. And lessons learned about gay men and the Commonwealths. What will you learn today?
Liz Yelling gossips about running with four-time Olympian Jo Pavey. Mo's back on the track, Steve Way runs round and round and round and round a field. Joasia Zakrzewski gets selected for the Commonwealth Games Marathon, Martin wishes he could run, Tom wishes he didn't have the runs, Boy on the Run is back, plus there's the usual Podium, Facebook fun and you Rate Your Run.
Professor Rakove discusses how the colonization of British North America was different from any other colonization efforts. This was done by creating a society that resembles it's parent society demographically. (September 29, 2008)
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