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Imagine the chaos if the leader of your country changed four times in one year. Welcome to 69 A.D.! Join us as Harrison Street leads us through this tumultuous year in the early Roman empire.
July 9, 2024 Reidsville City Council MeetingAGENDA1. Call to Order.2. Invocation by Pastor Christopher Brown of Friendship Tabernacle Holiness Church, 8658 Friendship Church Road, Reidsville.3. Pledge of Allegiance.4. Approval of Consent Agenda.(A) Approval of June 11, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes.(B) Approval of Revised Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Ordinance.(C) Approval of Changes to City Attorney Contract.(D) Approval of Resolution for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Bulk Nutrient Removal Project.- End of Consent Agenda –5. Public Hearings:(A) Consideration of an application to rezone the property located at 2025 US 29 Business, Rockingham County Plat Book 1666, Page 1728, from a current split zoning designation of Industrial-1 (I-1), Industrial-2 (I-2) and Residential-20 (R-20) to Industrial-2 (I-2). The property owner, Jerry Barker, submitted the application. (Docket No. Z 2024-03.) (Enclosure #1) - Jason Hardin, Planning & Community Development Director(B) Consideration of an application for a Consideration of an application for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a Personal Services business to operate at 600 W. Harrison Street, Reidsville, specifically Rockingham County Tax Parcel No. 149807. The SUP application was submitted by Andrea Moore. (Docket No. S 2024-01) (Enclosure #2) - Jason Hardin, Planning & Community Development Director- End of Public Hearings –6. Projects:(A) Update on Rural Ready Diesel Drive Project. (Enclosure #3) - Josh Beck, Public Works Director & Glynn Fleming, WithersRavenel7. Policies:(A) Consideration of Revisions to the City of Reidsville Information Technology (IT) Policy.(Enclosure #4) - Shirrell Williams, Information Technology Director8. Fee Schedule:(A) Consideration of Changes to the Wireless Facility Review Fee. (Enclosure #5) – Jason Hardin, Planning & Community Development Director9. Public Comments.10. City Manager's Report:(A) Month of July. (Enclosure #6)11. Council Members' Reports.12. Miscellaneous:(A) For Information Only.13. Move to the First-Floor Conference Room for a closed session to discuss the acquisition of real property and personnel pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(5) & (6).14. Adjourn.###
Today's special episode isn't just about giving advice. It offers valuable insights into life's journey, including the highs and lows, shared by top professionals in private equity and investment banking. We've put together a video showcasing college photos of our speakers, linking their past experiences to the present. Join us as we explore their paths and discover what it takes to fulfill your dreams. Featured guests: Chris Sznewajs, Pacific Avenue Capital (4:57) Marc J. Leder, Sun Capital Partners (9:52) Neha Markle, Morgan Stanley (14:31) Michael Bego, Kline Hill Partners (17:54) Christiaan van der Kam, Schroders Capital (24:47) Mark Sotir, Equity Group Investments (26:27) Jeff Collins, Cloverlay (29:10) Chris Burbach, Fundamental Income (33:08) Rami Cassis, Parabellum Investments (34:40) Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street (36:50) Ross Jones, Berkshire Partners (39:58) Jeffrey Stevenson, VSS Capital Partners (44:34) Pardis Nasseri, Palm Tree LLC (46:40) Michael Butler, Cascadia Capital (49:12) Drew Maloney, American Investment Council (50:45) Ben Fraser, Aspen Funds (52:21) Anthony Maniscalco, Investcorp (54:43) John Garcia - Solyco Capital (59:33) John Block - Unity Partners (1:00:44) Jesse Serventi - Renovus Capital (1:01:47) Nate Wasson - Halbar Partners (1:03:20) Scott Reed, HighVista Strategies (1:06:19) Gregory Bondick - Windjammer Capital (1:07:28) Jeffrey Miehe - Windjammer Capital (1:11:16)
March 19, 2024 Eden City Council MeetingAGENDA1. Meeting called to order by: Neville Hall, Mayor2. Invocation: Pastor Craig Bowman, Spray Baptist Church3. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Jacob Slaughter, fourth grader at Central Elementary School4. Proclamations and Recognitions5. Roll Call6. Set Meeting Agenda7. Public Hearings:a. (1) Consideration of a zoning map amendment and adoption of an ordinance to rezone 1.5 acres on Ashby Street from Residential 12 to Residential-Agricultural. Zoning case Z-24-01. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Director(2) Consideration of a resolution adopting a statement of consistency regarding the proposed map amendment in Z-24-01. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Directorb. (1) Consideration of a zoning map amendment and adoption of an ordinance to rezone 1.03 acres on Harrison Street from Residential 20 to Neighborhood Mixed Use. Zoning case Z-24-02. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Director(2) Consideration of a resolution adopting a statement of consistency regarding the proposed map amendment in Z-24-02. Kelly Stultz, Planning & Community Development Director8. Requests and Petitions of Citizens9. Unfinished Business10. New Business11. Reports from Staff:a. City Manager's Report. Jon Mendenhall, City Manager12. Consent Agenda:a. Approval and adoption of the (1) January 18 special budget retreat and (2) February 20 regular meeting minutes. Deanna Hunt, City Clerkb. Approval to award the 2023-24 Street Resurfacing Contract to Waugh Asphalt, Inc. Kevin London, Design and Construction Project Coordinatorc. Approval and adoption of a resolution to apply for additional funding for the North Basin Project. Melinda Ward, Utilities Managerd. Approval of the Mebane Bridge Wastewater Treatment Plant Asset Management Plan update. Melinda Ward, Utilities Managere. Approval and adoption of Budget Amendment 8. Tammie McMichael, Finance and Personnel Director f. Approval of fire truck purchase. Chris White, Fire Chief13. Announcements14. Closed Session: To discuss personnel pursuant to NCGS 143.318.11(a)(6).15. Adjournment###
Bloomberg News Senior Finance Reporter Sri Natarajan discusses JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon moving some of his top lieutenants into new senior roles, positioning them for more experience running the firm's operations as he prepares potential successors. Kevin Davis, Americas CEO at JLL Hotels & Hospitality, shares the firm's Global Hotel Investment Outlook. Bloomberg News Labor Reporter Josh Eidelson provides the details of his Businessweek Magazine cover story Can America's New Union Hero Take on Elon Musk's Tesla? Christopher Merrill, CEO of Harrison Street, talks about investing in alternative real estate. And we Drive to the Close with Vance Howard, CEO at Howard Capital Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News Senior Finance Reporter Sri Natarajan discusses JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon moving some of his top lieutenants into new senior roles, positioning them for more experience running the firm's operations as he prepares potential successors. Kevin Davis, Americas CEO at JLL Hotels & Hospitality, shares the firm's Global Hotel Investment Outlook. Bloomberg News Labor Reporter Josh Eidelson provides the details of his Businessweek Magazine cover story Can America's New Union Hero Take on Elon Musk's Tesla? Christopher Merrill, CEO of Harrison Street, talks about investing in alternative real estate. And we Drive to the Close with Vance Howard, CEO at Howard Capital Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this highly anticipated annual episode of Northstar's Private Equity Fast Pitch, we bring together the industry's top leaders from the past year. Join us as we delve into the personal mantras and driving forces that fuel these prominent figures in the Private Equity and Invesment Banking arena. Guest Speakers: · [04:22] Jeff Armbrister, Hamilton Lane · [06:47] Caroline Stevens, MPK Equity Partners · [08:54] Stephen Vaccaro, Hirtle, Callaghan & Co · [10:21] Ganesh Rao, Thomas H. Lee Partners · [11:55] Jeff Eaton, Eaton Partners · [13:58] Arthur Hollingsworth, Texas Private Equity · [14:52] Dave Tayeh, Investcorp · [16:46] Brian McGee, New Water Capital · [18:52] Marc J. Leder, Sun Capital Partners · [20:06] Christiaan van der Kam, Schroders Capital · [21:39] Mark Sotir, Equity Group Investments · [22:53] Jeff Collins, Cloverlay · [24:19] Chris Burbach, Fundamental Income · [26:27] Rami Cassis, Parabellum Investments · [27:12] Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street · [28:26] Ross Jones, Berkshire Partners · [32:49] Jeffrey Stevenson, VSS Capital Partners · [35:15] Pardis Nasseri, Palm Tree LLC · [37:33] Michael Butler, Cascadia Capital · [40:01] Neha Champaneria Markle, Morgan Stanley · [41:40] Michael Bego, Kline Hill Partners · [43:03] Drew Maloney, American Investment Council (AIC) · [45:19] Chris Sznewajs, Pacific Avenue Capital Partners These top professionals will share their favorite quotes and mottos, offering insights into what motivates and drives them on a daily basis. Get ready for a captivating journey into the minds of these industry leaders Tune in to gain valuable insights and inspiration from these influential voices shaping the Private Equity landscape. Discover the mantras that power success in this dynamic industry.
Good morning, RVA! It's 27 °F, and today you can expect clear skies and highs right around 50 °F. I think this weather for sure qualifies as “brisk,” and I'm excited to clap my hands together and say “Woo! It's brisk out there!” every time I enter a building for the next several weeks. Water cooler Big news! Last night, City Council voted unanimously to appoint Nicole Jones as the 9th District's interim councilmember. Jones—no relation to the Jones she's replacing—served as the 9th's representative on the School Board for the last few of years and will officially shift over to Council in early January. Just like everyone else on City Council, Jones will face reelection this coming November (assuming she wants to stay on Council for a new, full term). School Board's press release mentions that they've now got 45 days to select a replacement and will have more details forthcoming, so it doesn't sound like Jones will stick around and serve on both bodies (which, honestly, sounds exhausting). No ifs ands or buts: That's going to be a tough role to fill given the School Board's general vibes and toxic workplace culture. Stay tuned for more information on how they'll go about appointing a replacement and if it will impact their regular business—like the budget they need to pass in the next little while. Anyway, welcome to City Council, Councilmember Jones (...well that's going to be confusing, isn't it?)! One other City Council update—they adopted all three papers I had my eye on: the tweaks to the Urban Forestry Commission (ORD. 2023-331), pushing the Mayor's due date for the budget back a a few weeks to March 27th (ORD. 2023-332), and asking the General Assembly to approve the less chunky changes to the City's Charter (RES. 2023-R057). Samuel B. Parker at the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a driver hit a person in the crosswalk while turning right on red, from Harrison Street onto Broad Street. The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. I don't know if the City has put up the “NO RIGHT TURN ON RED” signs at that particular intersection yet, but doing so was one of the recommendations in VCU's Pedestrian Safety Study they released this past fall. Right turns on red are dangerous because drivers are often so concerned with looking left for oncoming traffic they never even look right—the direction in which their car is moving and where folks might be walking! We could make the city safer if we wholesale banned rights on red, and I'd love for someone on City Council to pick this up next year. Karri Peifer at Axios Richmond reports that UR just released the third update to its Mapping Inequality project—the reason why we have such great digital versions of all those redlining maps. Tap through to learn about the project's updated features, new introductions from scholars, and additional maps from new cities. WRIC's Kassidy Hammond reports that the Jefferson's gingerbread display—which is an annual thing that I am just now learning about—contains over 550 pounds of gingerbread and 100 pounds of marshmallows. Marshmallows don't weigh at ton, so I would love to see what 100 pounds of them look like all piled up in a room somewhere. This morning's longread Privacy first I liked this Cory Doctorow essay on internet privacy and how focusing on more and better privacy laws gets us better protection from all sorts of things—things that a surprisingly broad coalition of people care about. This piece helps answer the first question most people ask when I talk about this stuff: “I'm not doing anything on the internet that I don't want folks to know about. Why should I care?” Worried your kid is being made miserable through targeted ads? No surveillance, no targeting. Worried your uncle was turned into a Qanon by targeted disinformation? No surveillance, no targeting. Worried that racialized people are being targeted for discriminatory hiring or lending by algorithms? No surveillance, no targeting. Worried that nation-state actors are exploiting surveillance data to attack elections, politicians, or civil servants? No surveillance, no surveillance data. Worried that AI is being trained on your personal data? No surveillance, no training data. Worried that the news is being killed by monopolists who exploit the advantage conferred by surveillance ads to cream 51% off every ad-dollar? No surveillance, no surveillance ads. Worried that social media giants maintain their monopolies by filling up commercial moats with surveillance data? No surveillance, no surveillance moat. If you'd like to suggest a longread to show up here, go chip in a couple bucks on the ol' Patreon. Picture of the Day So freaking jealous of this Messy Light Situation in the Fan.
In this episode, you'll hear a session recorded earlier this summer at the 2023 Appalachian State University energy summit in Boone, North Carolina. This panel included my B&D colleague, Kevin Mara, and two industry experts, Chris DePodesta and Carolyn Arida, from the infrastructure investment group at Harrison Street. The topic evolving Energy public-private partnerships or energy P3s for higher education.
October 10, 2023 Reidsville City Council MeetingAGENDA1. Call to Order2. Invocation by Reverend James Tharrington, Pastor of Evangel Fellowship Church, 717 W. Harrison Street, Reidsville 3. Pledge of Allegiance4. Proclamations & Recognitions:(A) Recognition of Fire PRevention Week October 8-14, 2023(B) Recognition of October as National Community Planning Month5. Approval of Minutes:(A) Approval of September 12, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes6: Public Hearings:(A) Consideration of an Applicationto Rezone Property at 226 Woodrow Street, specifically Rockingham County Tax Parcel #149989, from General Business (GB) To Residential-6 (R-6). Maryanne Chiriboga, the property owner, submitted the application. (Z 2023-01)7: Presentation:(A) City of Reidsville's Certification as a Family Forward Employer8. Ordinances:(A) Consideration of Various Amendments to Chapter 10, Municipal Utilities and Services, of the City's Code of Ordinances related to Refuse Collection, Large Trash Pickup and Industrial Waste and the Addition of a New Section Dealing with the Sale of Compost.(b) Consideration of Amendment to Chapter 16, Streets and Sidewalks, to Add Section 16-11, Right-Of-Way Maintenance to the City's Code of Ordinances.(C) Consideration of an Admendment to Section 3-27 Animal Control Officer's Authority to Order Vicious Animals Which Endanger Public to be Confined, Destroyed, of the City's Code of Odinances.9. Property:(A) Consideration of Acquisition of Property at 330 Irvin Street, Reidsville and Replated Budget Ordinance Amendment10. Board & Commission Appointments:(A) October Appointment11. Public Comments12. City Manager's Report:(a) Month of October13. Council Members' Reports14. Announcement of Board and Commission Appointments15. Miscellaneous:(A) For Information Only16. Move to the First-Floor Conference Room for a closed session to discuss economic development and real estate pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4)&(5)17. Adjourn######
Mr. Merrill is the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Harrison Street, a real assets investment management firm he co-founded in 2005 that has completed over $65 billion in transactional volume and as of 2Q 2023 has nearly $56 billion in AUM. Mr. Merrill is currently the largest individual shareholder and serves as Chairman of the Board and the Investment and Executive Committees of the Firm. The Firm was a first mover and innovator of a focused investment strategy around the Education, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Storage segments of the real estate market (launching nine closed-end funds as well as industry leading open-end funds). Over 590 investors ($29 billion since inception) participate in Harrison Street funds including U.S., European and Asian pension funds, corporate plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and family offices. The Firm is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Berlin, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco and Washington DC. Prior to co-founding Harrison Street, Mr. Merrill was a partner, owner and Managing Director of a large U.S. Pension Fund Advisory firm where he developed the firm's presence in Europe, creating the first ever real estate funds exclusively targeting the markets of Central Europe. This initial fund was one of the Top 10 performing global funds during vintage years 1996-2000 as noted by Preqin. Throughout his career, Mr. Merrill has been awarded numerous distinctions from leading publications and institutions, most recently being recognized as PERE's Industry Figure of the Year: Global for the year 2022. Mr. Merrill is a member of YPO, Economic Club of Chicago, and Chicago Commonwealth Club. He serves on the board of the Pension Real Estate Association (“PREA”), Rush University Medical Board (Facilities Committee), University of Wisconsin Graaskamp Center for Real Estate, TCU Center for Real Estate, Roanoke College, the real estate advisory boards of Gore Creek and Kinship Capital, The First Tee of Greater Chicago, Salisbury School, and Chicago Botanic Garden (Financial Committee). He is also an active angel investor in many early-stage companies. Mr. Merrill earned his MBA from the CASS School of Business in London, England.
Goldman Sachs is forecasting for the first Federal Reserve rate cut to come in the second half of next year. NewEdge Wealth's Ben Emons explains. Plus, Mastercard is out with its latest SpendingPulse survey, showing the consumer remains strong. Mastercard's Michelle Meyer discusses. And, what's ahead for the new trading week? Harrison Street's Christopher Merrill weighs in.
ESG is impacting every industry and the student housing industry isn't exempt. But where is it headed? In the short term in the US, everyone is looking at the SEC's forthcoming Climate Disclosure Rule that came out last fall but has not been finalized due Supreme Court ruling between West Virginia and the EPA. But what's beyond that??? For that, we need to look at the UK's Net Zero initiative. In this episode, Daniel Smith joins Wes as co-host to discuss sustainability efforts and where things are headed. Daniel is not only a student housing veteran with both development and operating experience, he is also the co-founder of Good Management Group which is a London-based consultancy firm that advises all types of companies regarding their ESG efforts. Daniel is also the managing director of Student Housing Consultancy. Additionally in this episode, we share a recent ShopTalk panel discussion on What's Ahead with ESG and Student Housing. The panel includes industry experts Jill Brosig from Harrison Street, and Chris Laughman and Madeline Robertson, both from Greystar. This episode is sponsored by uForis VR. If you need a VR rendering to promote your apartment community, reach out to David Li at david@uforis.com Questions about the podcast or Student Housing Insight? Email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
Episode 404... we discuss the ol' dreaded browser Error 404... a few songs with that vibe, but so much more. Enjoy another one from our new album "One Small Step For Punk" that you can find on our Bandcamp! Plenty of newer 2023 tunes you can also find on Bandcamp. Give Punkbot138 a like and follow on dumb Instagram. Long live punk! Enjoy!Download and stream here (iTunes and Google Podcasts as well):BROS GRIM Error 404 Bros Grim Archive here:BROS GRIM ARCHIVEAiring Wednesdays 7pm PST on PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION & Fridays/Saturdays 7pm PST on RIPPER RADIO.Send us stuff to brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com.Harrowing Punk...Van BC Don't touch me 0:43 Hollow Point Democracy Manifest San Diego Alienación 2:08 Rival Squad Rival Squad // All Beat Up 2021 Split Ontario Slow Songs 0:18 Hellbent Primitive Hits Portugal You Give Punk a Bad Name 2:44 Systemik Viølence Satanarkist Attack Human Error (bkgrd) 3:47 Subhumans EPLP_Bluurg Recs War on Drugs 2:36 Resist Resistography Vultures 2:04 Resist And Exist Music For Social Change Osocze 1:23 CzosnEk Sometimes CA Plague of Demons 2:27 IDEADEATH DEMO (2022) B.R. Act 1:24 Strung Up All Tanked Up Friendly Environment 2:50 Corrupted Morals Cheese-It_Lookout Recs Work Life Balance 1:19 Vinny Daze Apex Primate Camp 2:13 Guttermouth Shave The Planet I Realized My Error on Harrison Street (bkgrd) 2:35 This Is My Fist I Don't Want to Startle You... Brooklyn Declaration of Hat 1:41 SNUBBED Harrowing End CA Youth Under Attack 1:38 The Government Fight the Tide London History distortion 1:37 TYSTVAR TYSTVAR Germany Isolation 1:09 Waivers WAIVERS E.P Wash DC Don't Fuck With Me 1:52 Inflicted Demo 2023 NZ Wretched 1:41 Skitkrimes Razored Raw Bandcamp Single NZ Razored Raw Feasting Eyes 1:46 Dole Bludger Demonstration Tape NZ NOTHING IN MY HEAD 1:02 THE DUD UGLYS DEATH BY DOOMSDAY Crisis (bkgrd) 4:10 DIRT Just An Error REEFER MADNESS 1:00 DJINN "HELL IS REAL" LP RAT RACE 1:22 LÜGER DEMO 2020 Brown Bread 1:36 Short Bus Window Lickers UNRELEASED 100% unofficial History Of Error 1:19 D-Clone Creation and Destroy_Agipunk Recs92 Human Error 0:48 Stiff Meds Exciting Violence CS Human Error 1:32 Courtroom Sketches Demo The More I See 2:03 Discharge 1984 - Never Again Compilation Ain't No Love 1:43 Dark Thoughts Dark ThoughtsRadical Error (bkgrd) 2:52 Pïg-Krüst NOISE FROM HELL COMPILATION VOL.6 Error Sniffs (bkgrd) 2:49 Vorwahl Ost Rec V/A Street Voices III Miss You 1:54 Brothers Grim Punk One Small Step For Punk...
Jill Brosig is a physicist turned Managing Director, Chief Impact & ESG Officer at Harrison Street. And, she has done it all, from researching inertial confinement fusion and earning her masters in engineering and now helping to pioneer new asset classes at Harrison Street. Jill brings a science-first approach to the investment firm, which focuses exclusively on alternative real assets. But for Jill, portfolio theory means measuring, managing, and reporting for the big picture including the risks and returns that come from resiliency and climate risk mitigation.We're thrilled to talk to Jill about ESG (environmental, social, governance), the climate, real estate, and real impact. Don't forget to like or review on your favorite podcasting platform, and thanks for listening! More from the episode:Website → https://www.harrisonst.com/ Impact Page → https://www.harrisonst.com/impact/ Company LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/harrison-street/ Jill Brosig → https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-brosig-8a39a71a6/ Conor's LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckgone/Time Stamps!0:00 Intro2:07 Early Career, Physics3:29 Transition to Finance6:47 Harrison Street Overview11:24 ESG and Sustainability20:39 Health in Real Estate24:19 More on ESG30:06 Inspiration and Motivation33:07 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christopher Merrill, co-founder and CEO of Harrison Street, a real assets investment management firm, speaks with zeal about student housing, whose fundamentals he says have never been better. What's more, the demographic outlook for the space is also promising. He elaborates during this episode. (04/2023)
Christopher Merrill, co-founder and CEO of Harrison Street, a real assets investment management firm, speaks with zeal about student housing, whose fundamentals he says have never been better. What's more, the demographic outlook for the space is also promising. He elaborates during this episode. (04/2023)
Christopher Merrill, co-founder and CEO of Harrison Street, a real assets investment management firm, speaks with zeal about student housing, whose fundamentals he says have never been better. What's more, the demographic outlook for the space is also promising. He elaborates during this episode. (04/2023)
This week on the podcast, Blake sits down with car collector Magnus Walker for a wide ranging discussion about cars, guitars, watches, and life. Magnus is a true enthusiast who uses the things he collects, whether that's watches, cars, clothing, or anything else. Magnus talks about what draws him to the objects he's interested in, and how he takes a design first approach but is also highly focused on things like tactile feel and why he's interested in something. This is a really fun conversation, and Magnus has a lot of insights about the car world that will ring true to watch collectors (and collectors of just about anything else).This episode is brought to you by the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair. Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping experience that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Always free and open to the public, Windup Watch Fair encourages everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time watch buyers to come in, take a look, shop, and talk watches.Over 60 watch, apparel, and gear brands will be participating this year, including our lead sponsors, Accutron, Christopher Ward, Fortis, Oris, and Zodiac. There will even be live panels and presentations, outdoor seating areas, food trucks, and a cash bar. Experience Enthusiasm™ in person at the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, at Terra Gallery – 511 Harrison Street, from Friday, April 28th through the Sunday, April 30th. To learn more visit www.windupwatchfair.com.To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.And if you like what you hear, then don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.If there's a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we'll put your question in the queue.Show NotesWindup Watch Fair - San FranciscoNew York International Auto ShowUrban OutlawOPP - Other Peoples PorschesMagnus Walker's TED Talk
Today, Kat Shoulders host our Events Team Nelly Calhoun, Kyle Snarr, and Blake Malin to discuss the upcoming Windup Watch Fair! The Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping experience that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Always free and open to the public, Windup Watch Fair encourages everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time watch buyers to come in, take a look, shop, and talk watches.Over 60 watch, apparel, and gear brands will be participating this year, including our lead sponsors, Accutron, Christopher Ward, Fortis, Oris, and Zodiac. There will even be live panels and presentations, outdoor seating areas, food trucks, and a cash bar. Experience Enthusiasm™ in person at the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, at Terra Gallery – 511 Harrison Street, from Friday, April 28th through the Sunday, April 30th. To learn more visit www.windupwatchfair.com.To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.And if you like what you hear, then don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.If there's a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we'll put your question in the queue.
This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Thursday, April 20.Thursday will be windy and stormy, as cold air is coming into the area, leading to rain Thursday and a chilly Friday and Saturday. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area with a high of 68 degrees. The wind will pick up during the day, blowing as high as 20 to 25 mph and gusting as high as 35 mph. Rain chances overall for the day is 60 percent, but it appears from their analysis that rain possibilities will likely cease by 4 p.m.Crowding and capacity needs continue to stress the main University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, compelling administrators to expand the emergency department, reorganize existing services and — now — open a new “short-stay unit.”UIHC opened a new 30-room short-term unit Monday aimed at freeing up patient beds for sicker patients; streamlining the hospital experience for short-term patients requiring observation before heading home; and allowing providers to focus on either critical-care or short-term needs.Examples of UIHC patients who might require a short hospital stay are those needing further evaluation to determine whether they're stable enough to be released or should be admitted; patients recovering from surgery; or ER arrivals requiring observation, like those with chest pain, for example.Patients might find themselves in the short-stay unit after the operating room or a trip to the emergency room — which has become increasingly stretched in recent years.The family of a Muscatine man who went missing from Iowa City over the weekend hosted a prayer vigil Tuesday evening, and has been working with police on ongoing search efforts.Cristian Martinez, 20, had gone to Iowa City with some friends who last saw him in the alley behind Bardot Iowa, a bar at 347 S. Gilbert St., sometime before 1 a.m. Saturday. His phone had died earlier in the evening, according to the Iowa City Police Department.Martinez was reported missing Saturday after his family noticed he hadn't come home with his friends. Iowa City police investigators found security footage that showed Martinez at 12:56 a.m. in the 100 block of W. Harrison Street, walking west.Family, friends and other community members gathered Tuesday at the downtown Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City to hand out flyers and show support.The family has started a GoFundMe account to help with hiring a private investigator, and any other expenses as the search continues. As of Wednesday afternoon, the account had raised almost $10,000.Iowa City is taking the first step in exploring space and department needs of the City Hall building on Washington Street, which houses various city departments including police and fire.The city will be working with OPN Architects over the next six months on the master plan and feasibility study project, which the Iowa City Council approved as part of the consent agenda during Tuesday's meeting. Since it was on the consent agenda, there was no council discussion.OPN will review the current and projected space and needs of departments — including whether it would be possible to relocate the police department to a stand-alone building.
This week on the Worn & Wound podcast, Blake and Zach are chatting about a range of topics. First up: the unique appeal of the Formex Essence, a watch that Blake just reviewed (in the lightweight Leggera line). Zach also just picked up a 39mm Essence, and there are a lot of fun features in these watches that add a ton of value to the entire package. They discuss a few new releases that caught the community's attention, including the new Group B Rallysport Chronograph from Autodromo, and a peculiar GMT from Timex, which claims to track three time zones, but Blake seems to think might track up to five(!) simultaneously. It's a somewhat confounding release that we're excited to get a hold of ourselves, if only to figure out with certainty how it actually works. There's also a stunning new release from Czapek and Collective, with a gorgeous beach inspired dial.This episode is brought to you by the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair. Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping experience that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Always free and open to the public, Windup Watch Fair encourages everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time watch buyers to come in, take a look, shop, and talk watches.Over 60 watch, apparel, and gear brands will be participating this year, including our lead sponsors, Accutron, Christopher Ward, Fortis, Oris, and Zodiac. There will even be live panels and presentations, outdoor seating areas, food trucks, and a cash bar. Experience Enthusiasm™ in person at the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, at Terra Gallery – 511 Harrison Street, from Friday, April 28th through the Sunday, April 30th. To learn more visit www.windupwatchfair.com.To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.And if you like what you hear, then don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.If there's a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we'll put your question in the queue.Show NotesWindup Watch Fair San FranciscoZach's wrist check: IWC Pilot's Chronograph 41 CerataniumBlake's wrist check: Tudor Pelagos 39[VIDEO] Owner's Review: The Formex Essence LeggeraThe Autodromo Group B Welcomes All-New Rallysport ChronographTimex Q Gets Unusual Three Time Zone ChronographCzapek & The Collective Hit the Beach With New P.04 Lanikai Collab
This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, April 19.Wednesday will have a chance for rain in the morning and a chance for rain in the evening, with a break in the middle. According to the National Weather Service, it will be cloudy with a high near 70 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. Rain chances are predicted at 30 percent before 11 a.m., dipping down to near 0 percent, then back above 40 percent by 7 p.m. At this time the heavy rain appears to be predicted to fall early Thursday morning.Two Fairfield teens pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder for killing a high school Spanish teacher in 2021 over what prosecutors said was a bad grade, but one wouldn't admit to striking her with a baseball bat — instead saying it was his co-defendant who killed her.Willard Noble Chaiden Miller, 17, pleaded to first-degree murder, or aiding and abetting in that crime, during a hearing in Jefferson County District Court. He contended that he acted as lookout for 18-year-old Jeremy Goodale as he struck and killed Nohema Graber with a baseball bat on November 2, 2021. The 66-year-old Graber was a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School.Goodale testified Tuesday during his hearing that it had been Miller who had planned the assault, brough the bat, and struck Graber. Goodale testified he helped Miller move Graber off the park trail, where he struck her and she died. Assistant Iowa Attorney General Scott Brown said the prosecution contends Miller was part of planning the murder and he also struck Graber with the baseball bat. Brown said that Miller also helped cover up the crime and destroyed evidence.Brown said the prosecution believes the murder was committed due to Graber giving a bad grade, and it was Miller who was in her class that year, not Goodale. Brown said the prosecution will recommend a minimum of 30 years in prison for Miller, with the possibility of parole. He said they will be recommending 25 years for Goodale, because he cooperated with the investigation. Graber, who grew up in Mexico, had been a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High since 2012. She left behind three children — Christian, Nohema Marie and Jared — and a former husband, Paul.The Iowa City Police Department has begun scouring the Iowa River and Ralston Creek in search of a 20-year-old Muscatine man who was last seen early Saturday, according to authorities.Cristian Martinez was last seen walking west in the 100 block of W. Harrison Street, south of downtown, about 12:56 a.m. Saturday. His phone had died earlier in the evening and his loved ones have been unable to reach him.Based on the direction Martinez was walking, police are concerned he may have ended up at the Iowa River. The Iowa City Police Department worked with Johnson County Emergency Management and the Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the flow from the Coralville Reservoir to help search the river for Martinez.Boats and drones have been used to search the river. Police have also searched nearby railroad tracks and Ralston Creek, and have obtained surveillance video from Iowa City, the University of Iowa, Johnson County and other private video. They've also reviewed Martinez' bank account and cellphone activity, according to a news release
This week on the podcast, Blake Buettner and Zach Kazan reflect on Watches & Wonders, now that they've had a bit of time to digest everything they've seen. The show is always hectic, and there is just so much to see that it can be hard to process everything in the moment. But after a week or so, things start to settle, and that's where we are here. Blake and Zach talk about some of the watches that left the greatest impression on them, as well as potential trends spotted coming out of the show, and the discourse that's developing around the week's most talked about watches.This episode is brought to you by the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair. Windup Watch Fair is a three-day-long shopping experience that brings watch brands and customers together in a fun, approachable, and engaging environment. Always free and open to the public, Windup Watch Fair encourages everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time watch buyers to come in, take a look, shop, and talk watches.Over 60 watch, apparel, and gear brands will be participating this year, including our lead sponsors, Accutron, Christopher Ward, Fortis, Oris, and Zodiac. There will even be live panels and presentations, outdoor seating areas, food trucks, and a cash bar. Experience Enthusiasm™ in person at the San Francisco Windup Watch Fair, at Terra Gallery – 511 Harrison Street, from Friday, April 28th through the Sunday, April 30th. To learn more visit www.windupwatchfair.com.To stay on top of all new episodes, you can subscribe to The Worn & Wound Podcast — now available on all major platforms including iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Spotify, and more. You can also find our RSS feed here.And if you like what you hear, then don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes.If there's a question you want us to answer you can hit us up at info@wornandwound.com, and we'll put your question in the queue.Show Notes Zach's wrist check: IWC Pilot's Chronograph 41 CerataniumBlake's wrist check: Brew Metric PVD BlackWindup Watch Fair San FranciscoHands-On with All the New Zenith Releases at Watches & WondersReview: Zenith Defy Classic(Hands-On)The Genta IWC Ingenieur Era Returns With New Automatic 40Reaction: Rolex Gets Silly With Colorful New Oyster Perpetual & Day-Date DialsOris Adds Some Bling to the Aquis: Hands-On with the New Aquis Date DiamondsUlysse Nardin Introduces the Freak ONE, a Mesmerizing Tribute to the Original FreakThe British Collaboration We Never Knew We Needed: Meet The Fears GarrickFears and Christopher Ward Collaborate for the First Limited Edition from the British Watch and Clock Makers AllianceChecking out the Sinn T50s in Geneva
This week's podcast guest is Chris Merrill, the co-founder and CEO of Harrison Street, a $55 billion family of real estate funds focused on demographically-driven real estate niche sectors such as student housing, senior housing, life science, self-storage and infrastructure throughout the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. He talks about their strategy as a break out from the four main real estate “food groups” and how their strategy is “de-risked” both by focusing on these multiple niche sectors and through working through multiple operating partners in each business.
This week, we published our latest research report on digital infrastructure finance - get your copy via our website! Plus, the top 10 stories from across the project and infrastructure finance space: - Further details on Major Bridges P3 financing - Financial close for Leeward's Chaparral Springs solar project - AES closes Clean Energy take-out private placement - Harrison Street enters PPP for university utility system - Lamar wins Aramco desal contract - Ireland launches social housing Bundle 6 - Goldman Sachs raises $1.6bn private capital for climate fund - Pre-development due to launch for Major Bridges second phase - Pakistan ready to sell LNG plants to Qatar for $1.5bn - QatarEnergy, Chevron Phillips ink $6bn Ras Laffan Petrochemicals deal
If you're looking for a custom organization solution for any area of your home, call Inland Doors And Closets at +1-951-421-1190! You can create a system that fits your space like a glove (or a well-organized sock drawer, if you will). Learn more at: https://onedaydoorsandclosets.com/dealers/riverside-ca?maps=special&utm_campaign=gmb Inland Doors And Closets 3300 Harrison Street, Suite 7, Riverside, California 92503, United States Website https://onedaydoorsandclosets.com/dealers/riverside-ca?maps=special&utm_campaign=gmb Phone +1-951-421-1190 Email reception@inlanddoorsandclosets.com
High rates and uncertain times have seen traditional CRE transactions falter in recent months. But for deal-hungry investors, Harrison Street CEO Christopher Merrill says there's an alternative — alternative assets. The executive makes the case that once-fringe investment vehicles like student housing or self-storage hold the recession-proof demand and repricing power investors are craving.
Last week, Blackstone announced it was buying American Campus Communities for $13 billion. And it's not the only firm getting into student housing. As colleges and enrollment numbers have grown and admission rates have dropped, investment firms and developers have started investing in and building more and more apartments around college campuses. But when did the asset class become so institutionalized, and why? Deconstruct talks to Justin Gronlie, Harrison Street's head of education real estate, CBRE's Jaclyn Fitts and Core Spaces COO Chad Matesi. Credits: Yahoo! Finance and CNBC.
Arianna's mother, 32-year-old Nicole Fitts, disappeared from San Francisco, California on April 1, 2016. She was last seen after her shift at Best Buy on Harrison Street that day.Later in the day, she exchanged text messages with relatives, saying she was going to Fresno, California with a friend named "Sam." Her family was puzzled by this, as Nicole didn't know anyone named Sam and she didn't have a car.In the early morning hours of April 2, there was a post to Nicole's Facebook reading, "Spending time with my 3 year old need this brake." Her family doesn't think she actually wrote it; Arianna was two, not three, and Nicole wrote with good grammar and spelling.Nicole has never been heard from again. Her family reported her missing on April 5; they said they couldn't find Arianna either.On April 8, Nicole's body was found in a shallow grave in McLaren Park, covered by a piece of plywood with a symbol spray-painted on it. Photos of Nicole and the plywood are posted with this case summary. After Nicole was found murdered, police announced they thought Arianna was at risk.Support the show (https://pod.fan/have-you-seen-me-the-missing-chronicles)
Thomas Losher and Austin Ash are two innovative experts in the cash value life insurance space and young leaders within their organization. From growing up together as kids in Fort Wayne, IN to pioneering the future of insurance as colleagues, Thomas and Austin have developed a steadfast friendship centered on challenging one another to become their best selves. In this episode, they share their unique perspective on the value of life insurance and its importance in an overall financial plan for people of all ages. We cover topics like: What exactly is cash value life insurance? How does it work and why would someone want to consider it as a part of their financial plan? Are there downsides to having cash value life insurance? Can you access funds in a cash value life insurance policy? What does that look like, and how does it affect the policy long-term? What is tax diversification and why is it important, specifically as it applies to our generation – Millennials and Gen Z? Connect with Thomas Losher: LinkedIn Connect with Austin Ash: LinkedIn Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien, Austin Ash, and Thomas Losher are registered representatives of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
I hope you've had a chance to listen to Cole Chlouber and Adrian Macdonald on the last two episodes discussing the Leadville Trail 100. Like Adrian, Annie Hughes was a relatively unknown rookie winner of this year's race. At age 23, many might have dismissed her as one of those cute stories of a youngster taking on too steep a challenge. When I began running ultras many moons ago, it was the realm of old goats who were getting slower, so we ran further. In fact, I believe in the 90s when I first ran the Leadville 100, there had never been a finisher less than 23 years old. It was considered too much discipline for so-called youngsters to be able to train for races that rigorous. Then along came young studs like Kilian Jornet who broke that mold and became something of the Michael Jordan of ultrarunning and opened the door to many more younger ultra specialists. But even when Clare Gallagher entered Leadville, who I had watched as a very strong high school cross country runner at Cherry Creek High School here in Denver, I thought it was cute that Clare would attempt it. Then she not only won, but she ran the second-fastest time ever, behind only the legend herself, Ann Trason. However, Annie Hughes has some serious cred. She was third woman a year ago at her first 100 in Bryce Canyon, Utah, and set the FKT for the Collegiate Loop of 160 miles, which she completed in 61 hours. In 2021, she won the Collegiate Peaks 50-miler outright, including beating all of the men in the race. She followed that up by finishing second overall in Mace's Hideout 100, a great tune-up for Leadville just two months later. One cool part about watching her run Leadville was the amount of local support she got. Yes, she is well-known there because she manages the Leadville Race Series store on Harrison Street, Leadville's main drag. She is also well-known for her ebullient personality, which does come through in our spirited conversation, and she has a deep love for getting up into the mountains. By the way, her Instagram handle of outdoorableannie is among the best and appropriate ones I've ever seen. Annie has her sights set on the Moab 240 in October, where she will likely take on the current queen of ultrarunning, recent UTMB winner Courtney Dauwalter.Annie HughesInstagram @outdoorable_annieStravaBill Stahl - contact me to join the American Heroes Run Challenge!silly_billy@msn.comFacebook Bill StahlInstagram @stahlor
William Gee Wong almost didn't exist. A few years before Wong was born, his father was shot four times over a dispute involving Oakland Chinatown's underground lottery. Thanks to the quick work of doctors at Highland Hospital, Wong's father survived, and after retiring from the gambling business, he opened the Great China restaurant on a busy commercial stretch of Webster Street. William Gee Wong was born just around the corner, at the family's house on Harrison Street, the youngest of seven children. Even after his family moved to the “China Hill” area east of Lake Merritt, one of the few neighborhoods open to Asian-Americans during the 1940s, William spent most of his time either working for the family business or at Lincoln School. This is why he says “Chinatown was my whole universe” for about the first 20 years of his life. As the decades passed, Bill learned journalism writing for The Daily Cal, before breaking racial barriers at the San Francisco Chronicle and Wall Street Journal. Eventually, he returned to his hometown to write for The Oakland Tribune about culture and politics from an Asian-American perspective, something practically unheard of at mainstream media outlets in the 1980s. Since retiring he's published two books, “Yellow Journalist” and “Oakland's Chinatown,” and he's currently working on a memoir about his father, who immigrated from China in 1912. In today's episode, William Gee Wong discusses the history of Chinese immigration to California, the rise of Oakland's Chinatown, his memories of working in a “hybrid” restaurant, the systemic racism of urban renewal projects that gutted his neighborhood, and much more. To see photos related to this story, visit: https://eastbayyesterday.com/ East Bay Yesterday can't survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday
Bentley Heese is a Retirement Income Consultant and a proud father of Millennials who is eager to share the financial wisdom he's acquired over the years with younger generations. In this episode, we dive into topics like: As a parent of Millennials, how did you instill good financial awareness and skills in your children from an early age? How do you think finances, budgeting, retirement, etc. has changed between your generation and your children's generation? What can Millennials and Gen Z be doing today to create financial security for themselves in the future? Connect with Bentley: LinkedIn Email: bentley.heese@ashbrokerage.com Cell Phone: 804-873-1511 Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien is a registered representative of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
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Abby Vick is a powerhouse financial advisor and entrepreneur. After graduating from Taylor University with a social work degree and working in the Active Trader Group at Charles Schwab, Abby founded Paradigm Money Management with the goal of revolutionizing the financial services industry. She empowers women to dramatically shift their thinking around money and awaken their full financial potential. In this episode, we tackle questions like: What changes should the financial industry make to stay relevant and serve people who traditionally lack financial education? Why is it important to be wealthy instead of being rich? How do I build wealth? What is the fear/greed cycle? What unique challenges to women face when planning for their financial futures? How can we overcome these challenges and thrive? Tips to start investing! Connect with Abby: Instagram LinkedIn Website Free Financial Resources Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website $avy Documentary: https://www.finishlinefeaturefilms.com/savvy/ Statistics: 53:00 - https://www.statista.com/statistics/242030/marital-status-of-the-us-population-by-sex/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20there%20were%2068.43,and%2011.27%20million%20widowed%20women. 53:30 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/margueritacheng/2019/02/26/grey-divorce-its-reasons-its-implications/?sh=7292d72a4acd 53:38 - https://www.nirsonline.org/2016/03/women-80-more-likely-to-be-impoverished-in-retirement/ 1:01:00 - https://www.strategymarketing.ca/wp-content/uploads/Why-women-leave-their-financial-advisors-and-how-to-prevent-it.pdf 1:12:00 - https://newsroom.fidelity.com/press-releases/news-details/2017/Fidelity-Investments-Survey-Reveals-Only-Nine-Percent-of-Women-Think-They-Make-Better-Investors-than-Men-Despite-Growing-Evidence-to-the-Contrary/default.aspx P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien is a registered representative of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
On this week's show we will examine the intersection of architectural design and buildings that have Landmark protection, specifically how architects work with landmark restrictions in their construction and design projects.My guests will be Wayne Norbeck and Jordan Rogove, co-founders and partners in the architectural firm DXA Studio. And co-hosting this special episode with me will be Rediscovering New York regular and the program's Special Consultant, David Griffin of Landmark Branding.Tune in for this fascinating conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here..Show NotesSegment 1To start the show, the topic of New York landmarks was introduced and what goes into designing them. Two of the guests being featured on today's show are the co-founders and partners of the architectural firm DXA Studio. Their names are Wayne Norbeck and Jordan Rogove who both have years of experience. Today's co-host is David Griffin who is a New York historian working with Landmark Branding. Next, the background of the guests is questioned along with how they got into their career field. Both of them explain how becoming an architect was a natural choice.They have wanted to become architects since they were young. There are some challenges that go into working with landmark protected places. Wayne explains how a client can be in for quite a learning experience when working on a project if they are not educated about what is permitted and what is not. In the past, clients have wanted to put a 20 story edition on a building which was not allowed. Also, Jordan discusses the importance of making a project authentic and one way of doing that is to take note of the design and style of architecture that matches the others in the area.Segment 2After the break, 7 Harrison Street in Tribeca, New York was brought up because that is the first place with landmark protection that was worked on by DXA Studio. When a building has landmark status, it is very challenging to change the appearance of it from the street. At times, Jordan and Wayne have to be careful to ensure that whatever they're building is a contribution instead of a hindrance. When adding additions to buildings, they must make sure no one's windows are being blocked for example. One Hundred Barclay is another project that was worked on by DXA. The building is located near the new World Trade Center. They are responsible for the design of the exterior as well as the interior lobby. The two architects explain how a lot of the process was working with designers in order to illuminate a space in the best way possible.Segment 3Next, 827 & 831 Broadway is asked about which used to be a place for artists to produce their work. Many great painters were natives of that location. These buildings are very important to the state culturally. Jordan and Wayne eventually developed a project to create a vertical extension. They wanted to expand on a place that contains so much history, however, the project is currently delayed. Some people are making the case that the project is not appropriate and unnecessary but the two are confident that it will get built in the future.Segment 4Landmark branding is a company that provides branding and marketing support for real estate, architecture and design professionals. David works there and ensures that New York is backed. When Jordan and Wayne are assigned a project that involves religious landmarks they do their best to preserve what they find. In the past, they have preserved stained glass windows among others that are still around today. When they were working on the Brooklyn Bridge, they attempted to bring it back to its original look and feel. The project was received well by the public. They were given some great feedback and many people liked the design.
Solar + storage will play an increasingly important role as the U.S. electric grid transitions moves to decarbonize. Soltage recently closed a $250 million deal with Harrison Street to develop 450 MW of clean energy infrastructure in the U.S. In this interview, Jesse Grossman discusses factors driving this market, enabling technologies and challenges facing continued deployment of solar + storage in North America.
Vicksburg, is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi. Located on a high bluff on the east side of the Mississippi River, across from Louisiana. Steeped in Native American, Civil War, and French colonial its an open history book. But one home located behind the wrought iron gates at 1445 Harrison Street, has seen and endured the majority of Vicksburg's history, the notorious McRaven Home. Since being built in the late 1700s, ownership of the home has changed several times, but one thing has remained the same. It appears to be a magnet for paranormal activity, from unexplainable occurrences to malevolent spirits, the McRaven Home has definitely earned its title, of "the most haunted house in Mississippi"[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST NETWORK & WEBSITE: www.ordisstudios.com[ADDITONAL INFORMATION]Questions or Business Inquiry, Email Us @ ordisstudios@gmail.comResearched was used for this episode of Southern Oddities, and we couldn't have made it possible without the journalism and dedication from these awesome sources of information: McRaven Tour Home [Website] Wikipedia [McRaven House] Only in Your State [McRaven MS] Vicksburg Post [McRaven house sold to Magee Couple] Visit Vicksburg [What you need to know about Vicksburg Most Haunted Mansion] Mississippi Weekend [McRaven House] Visckburg Post [McRaven Haunted Tours] Haunted Rooms [McRaven House] Wikipedia [Vicksburg, Mississippi]"Southern Oddities" is created & produced by Jared Ordis, an Ordis Studios production. This show is part of the Ordis Studios Network Copyright © 2021 by Ordis Studioswww.ordisstudios.com
Are you feeling stuck financially? Are you overwhelmed and burned out, yet don't seem to be making any progress in your career? Are you ready to overcome your limiting beliefs and achieve your greatest desires? Then, this episode is for you! In this episode, we are joined by Elyse Archer, the founder of She Sells, a coaching program and community for women in sales who are breaking through six figures and revolutionizing the way sales is done. Elyse provides fascinating insights into topics like: What are the most common money myths or limitations that you hear from women you work with? How can we overcome them? How can women sell in a way that feels authentic to them? What is the She Sells Method and the $10k Club? How can I stand out and best market myself on LinkedIn? What are a few ways we can begin to overcome our self-defeating tendencies and leverage our personal power today? Learn more about Elyse at www.ElyseArcher.com Your First Six Figures Masterclass: www.elysearcher.com/sixfigures Free Ebook - How to Create a Six Figure Morning Routine: https://elysearcher.com/how-to-create-a-six-figure-morning-routine/ She Sells Radio: www.elysearcher.com/podcast Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website - facethefearfw.com P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien is a registered representative of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
Welcome Back to Face The Fear Podcast: Season 2! We have missed you! In this episode, we are joined by Meghan Cormany, a Disability Insurance (DI) Sales Development Specialist at Ash Brokerage (and just a fabulous human being overall). Meghan builds on our previous DI podcast with Tim Kukieza by answering questions such as: Why should a Millennial consider having Disability Insurance (DI)? When is the best time to purchase coverage? How I choose the right DI coverage for me? Are there certain occupations that claim DI benefits more than others? Does DI cover loss of work due to depression, stress, or other mental health issues? If I pay for DI and never claim benefits, do I lose all of the premiums I paid? (The answer may surprise you!) Don't forget to subscribe! Questions? Email us at facethefearfw@gmail.com! Meghan Cormany: LinkedIn Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website - facethefearfw.com P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien is a registered representative of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
Welcome Back to Face The Fear Podcast: Season 2! We have missed you! In this episode, we are joined by Meghan Cormany, a Disability Insurance (DI) Sales Development Specialist at Ash Brokerage (and just a fabulous human being overall). Meghan builds on our previous DI podcast with Tim Kukieza by answering questions such as: Why should a Millennial consider having Disability Insurance (DI)? When is the best time to purchase coverage? How can someone choose the right DI coverage for them? Are there certain occupations that claim DI benefits more than others? Does DI cover loss of work due to depression, stress, or other mental health issues? If I pay for DI and never claim benefits, do I lose all of the premiums I paid? (The answer may surprise you!) Don't forget to subscribe! Questions? Email us at facethefearfw@gmail.com! Meghan Cormany: LinkedIn Face The Fear: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website - facethefearfw.com P.S. Kaitlyn Duchien is a registered representative of First Palladium, LLC, Member FINRA and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ash Brokerage, LLC. Supervising office located at 888 S. Harrison Street, Suite 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. 800-589-3000. Content provided is for informational use only and is not to be constituted as financial advice.
(Reidsville, NC) - Audio of the February 9, 2021 meeting of the Reidsville City Council. The meeting was held remotely and live streamed via the City of Reidsville's YouTube channel.AGENDA1. Call to Order.2. Invocation by Reverend James P. Tharrington, Pastor of Evangel Fellowship Church, 717 W. Harrison Street, Reidsville and a Chaplain at the Reidsville Police Department.3. Pledge of Allegiance.4. Proclamations & Recognitions:(A) Recognition of February as Black History Month.(B) Recognition of downtown business, House of Wax.(C) Recognition of the hard work and dedication displayed by Cone Health Frontline Workers.(D) Recognition of Reidsville Police Officer Jordan Dixon and the Reidsville Fire Department for their efforts in locating and containing a recent fire in downtown Reidsville.5. Approval of Minutes:(A) Consideration of January 12, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes. 6. Public Hearings:(A) Consideration of a Text Amendment to allow Pet Grooming in the Neighborhood Business Zoning District with the Note 34. - Donna Setliff , Community Development Manager7. Grant Projects:(A) Consideration of Sole-Sourcing Generators for the Laster Sewer Lift Station Relocation Project and the Rural Ready Site Project off Diesel Drive as allowed per NCGS. 143-129(e)(6) - Chuck Smith, Public Works Director(B) Consideration of awarding Reidsville Rural Ready Site Utility Project near Diesel Drive. - Chuck Smith, Public Works Director8. Public Comments.9. City Manager's Report:(A) Month of February.10. Council Members' Reports.11. Miscellaneous:(A) For Information Only.12. Move to the First-Floor Conference Room for a closed session to discuss economic development pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4).13. Adjourn.# # #
(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) How will schools, retail, and hospitality need to change their business models in a post-COVID world? https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirepodcast28 This podcast is a continuation of the conversation from AFIRE Podcast 24: The Future (Part II) As COVID-19 continues to increase fear in communities, economies, and international relations, it's necessary for investors to look into innovative alternatives, operations, and partnerships in order to rethink density-dependent real estate. Developing and enhancing relationships is going to be essential in creating long-term investment opportunities. So how do we unlock the value of real estate that we have right now? In the final episode of our special, three-part podcast series focused on the future, members of AFIRE's Future Committee—chaired by Clyde Holland (Holland Partners Group), with Byron Carlock (PwC), Martin Lamb (Credit Suisse), Christopher Merrill (Harrison Street), and Bryan Sanchez (Lionstone Investments)—discuss the truth beneath restructuring challenged business models and improving social infrastructures through longevity.
(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) Due to COVID-19, are we facing an urban exodus—or is it the natural outcome of generational change? https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirefuturepodcast2 As COVID-19 has increased fear in communities, economies, and international relations, it's crucial for investors to look into and assess the trends that real estate has been following for the past several decades: urbanization of gateway cities and innovation centers; the lifestyle attraction component; and the denser communities contributing to longer commutes. Together, these three trends underscore the increasingly critical role of technology in advancing economic, business, and talent development. COVID-19 doesn't change these trends—it accelerates them. In this second episode of our special, three-part podcast series focused on the future, members of AFIRE's Future Committee—chaired by Clyde Holland (Holland Partners Group), with Byron Carlock (PwC), Martin Lamb (Credit Suisse), Christopher Merrill (Harrison Street), and Bryan Sanchez (Lionstone Investments)—discuss the importance of separating fear from reality when looking at and beyond our known horizons in real estate. This podcast is a continuation of the conversation from AFIRE Podcast 22: The Future (Part I) https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirefuturepodcast1
(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) After COVID-19, will we be facing the end of the world—or simply the end of the world as we know it? https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirefuturepodcast1 Even as COVID-19 has heightened uncertainty in communities, economies, and international relations, it's critical for investors to step back and look at the trends that the real estate has been following for the past several decades: urbanization of gateway cities and innovation centers; the concentration of the creative class; and the advent of the knowledge economy. Together, these three trends underscore the increasingly critical role of technology in advancing economic, business, and talent development. COVID-19 doesn't change these trends—it accelerates them. AFIRE's Future Committee—chaired by Clyde Holland (Holland Partners Group), with Byron Carlock (PwC), Martin Lamb (Credit Suisse), Chris Merrill (Harrison Street), and Bryan Sanchez (Lionstone Investments)—discuss the importance of separating fear from reality when looking at and beyond our known horizons in real estate. Listen to a continuation of the conversation here: https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirefuturepodcast2
Patrick O’Brien; owner of Scratch Restaurant Group, is featured on episode 26 of Common Ground Oak Park. Patrick has had a career of over 30 years in the restaurant industry. He opened Scratch Kitchen & Lounge in Forest Park in 2013 and subsequently brought Scratch to Lake Street and Harrison Street in Oak Park. The conversation covers Patrick’s life in the restaurant industry and the challenges brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak.
Jamie talks with her husband and first guest, Dustin Bates about how they score their marriage, the one thing they always fight about and their early years together eating Taco Bell and Thai food on Harrison Street. They unpack a December night in 1996 that would forever alter his life and he shares lessons learned growing up with a Dad who didn’t just preach to crowds, but prayed in his car.
This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Judy Juanita, Homeage to the Black Arts Movement: A Handbook, joins us to talk about her reading and panel discussion at African American Museum & Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, this Sat., Sept. 15, 2-4 p.m. on the Black Arts Movement and the 50th Anniversary of the School of Ethnic Studies at SFSU. 2. Wanda Ravernell, Ominra Institute, joins us to talk about the 5th Annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival on the front lawn at Oakland Technical High School.It's free. 3. Rev. Liza Rankow, co-founder, One Life Institute, joins us to talk about Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart: An Evening with Alice Walker & Desert Rose at First Congregational Church of Oakland, Friday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m., 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland. For tickets visit: www.onelifeinstitute.org/workshops-events Founded in 1999 by world music composer, Lynne Holmes, Desert Rose is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is widely regarded as leading composers, producers and performers of Universal Sacred World Music. In 2005 Lynne Holmes teamed up with her life partner, Yusuf Ganief, and started an exciting journey through diverse cultures and faith groups from Sufism, Gregorian Chanting to ancient languages including Aramaic, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew and Gurmukhi. Visit https://www.desertrosemusic.co.za/
This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Judy Juanita, Homeage to the Black Arts Movement: A Handbook, joins us to talk about her reading and panel discussion at African American Museum & Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, this Sat., Sept. 15, 2-4 p.m. on the Black Arts Movement and the 50th Anniversary of the School of Ethnic Studies. 2. Wanda Ravernell, Ominra Institute, joins us to talk about the 5th Annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival on the front lawn at Oakland Technical High School. It is a free event. 3. Rev. Liza Rankow, co-founder, One Life Institute, joins us to talk about Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart: An Evening with Alice Walker & Desert Rose at First Congregational Church of Oakland, Friday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m., 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland. For tickets visit: https://www.onelifeinstitute.org/workshops-events Founded in 1999 by world music composer, Lynne Holmes, Desert Rose is based in Cape Town, South Africa and is widely regarded as leading composers, producers and performers of Universal Sacred World Music. In 2005 Lynne Holmes teamed up with her life partner, Yusuf Ganief, and started an exciting journey through diverse cultures and faith groups from Sufism, Gregorian Chanting to ancient languages including Aramaic, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew and Gurmukhi. Visit https://www.desertrosemusic.co.za/ http://tobtr.com/10965175
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Muneca and I chat about everything under the sun on this one (tanning, promoters, butt pictures) BUT the biggest deal about her is that she is someone who's creating a Muneca empire and not letting college debt get in the way. Check out her studio at 51 Harrison Street in Hoboken and her event this Friday to celebrate her feature in a launching magazine. So dope. May 5th will also be the next Glitz and Glam drag show with a possible cinco de mayo twist. See you guys there! Follow me: @porporaj Follow Muneca: Muneca_mullins Follow Muneca's Studio: Muneca_Mullins_studios
8:00 AM – We are joined by 2017 Heritage Keepers Honoree: Dr. Bisola Marignay, Educator, Writer, and Leader, Self-Healing with Negro Spirituals Workshops and Dr. Lynne Morrow, Educator and Choral Director, The Pacific Edge Voices and Oakland Symphony Chorus and Friends of the Negro Spirituals co-founder, Ms. Lyvonne Chrisman. The award ceremony ( a free event) is Sat., Sept. 16,1-4 p.m. at the San Francisco Main Library (Koret Auditorium), 100 Larkin Street. 2. Professor Stephen Best of UC Berkeley's English Department, who was instrumental in developing the James Baldwin film series at BAMPFA (9/14-11/16) joins us. 3. Peter Nicks, The Force, his new film which goes deep inside an embattled urban police department struggling to rebuild trust in one of America's most violent cities at a powerkeg moment in American policing. The Force opens today, Sept. 15 at the Grand Lake theatre in Oakland, and Landmark Embarcadero in SF and Landmark CA in Berkeley. Visit theforcefilm.com 3. Shakti Butler, Executive Director, World-Trust, is a multiracial African-American woman (African, Arawak Indian, and Russian-Jewish) whose work as a creative and visionary bridge builder has challenged and inspired learning for over two decades. She is the producer and director of groundbreaking documentaries including The Way Home, Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible, and Light in the Shadows, Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity uses story, theater and music to illuminate the larger frame of structural/systemic racial inequity. She joins us to talk about her latest film: Healing Justice with a world premiere Sat., Sept. 16, at the First Congregational Church of Christ, 2501 Harrison Street in Oakland.
Non-profit Perennial Farming Initiative Executive Director Nathan Kaufman believes food is our best resource in fighting climate change through projects like Aquaponics, Carbon Farming, a healthy soil guide, and growing regenerative and perennial grains.TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1:Method to the madness is next. You're listening to method to the madness, a weekly public fair show on [00:00:30] k a l x Berkeley celebrating fate area innovators and your host, Lisa Keifer. And today I'm speaking with Nathan Kaufman, executive director of the Perennial Farming Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating climate change from a culinary perspective. Speaker 2:Okay. Speaker 3:Welcome to the program. Nathan, thank you so much for having me. You're the executive director of the perennial farming initiative here in the bay area, [00:01:00] both in San Francisco and over here in the East Bay. What are the problems you're trying to solve with the perennial farming initiative? Speaker 4:So for us, it's, you know, trying to make transformative change in the food system. For us, I think it's especially about engaging individuals to use their consumer power to create the changes that they want in the food system every day. Speaker 3:What are some of the projects you've started in order to do that? Speaker 4:Why don't we start with the greenhouse? Okay. Yeah. So we manage greenhouse over in West Oakland, which [00:01:30] is basically set up to capture all of the food waste or the bulk of the food waste from the restaurant. So what we do is in the kitchen, our food scraps, you know, when they're doing prep, we'll split that into vegetable waste and basically everything else, our vegetables are fed to red wiggler worms, standard composting worms. A lot of folks in Berkeley, you'll know about those, our meat and our dairy and our bread, all of this stuff, you know, that can't be fed to worms. We feed to what are called black soldier fly larva to basically a fly, you know, while it's still a Grub, [00:02:00] we then harvest our worms and our Grubbs periodically uh, dehydrate them and use them as a feed to raise white Pacific sturgeon and blue channel catfish. We then utilize the manure produced by those a sturgeon and catfish as a fertilizer to grow hydroponic vegetables, which then ultimately go back to the restaurant. Speaker 3:Sounds like a full closed loop of sustainability. Yeah. You also are involved in carbon farming. Yeah. So it is carbon farming. Speaker 4:So carbon farming is [00:02:30] basically a way of ranching that actually increases the amount of carbon in the soil rather than decreasing it. Cattle can be really, really detrimental for soils if not managed correctly. You know, they'll eat grass down to the bare root, exposing it to sunlight, basically killing the grass. Uh, what we do in a managed grazing setting is move those cattle around more frequently and keep them on smaller pastures. This basically keeps them from eating the grass down all the way [00:03:00] so that essentially in you know, 20 or 30 days whenever they, you know, do the full rotation and come back to that pasture, it's fully regrown. The big emission with cattle grazing is the methane production that we're associated with them. What carbon farming has shown is basically by having these managed grazing techniques, you can actually sequester more carbon into the soil. Speaker 4:Or rather the offset is such that the amount of carbon sequestered into the soil by allowing those grasses to stay [00:03:30] healthy, allowing s the soiled remain covered is greater than the methane emission associated with the cattle. Know today. Current practices, especially on large farms is what so on on, you know, most cattle ranches, you see like a calf cow operation where it's essentially, you know, you have a really large property, say a thousand acres and your cattle have free range over all thousand acres. So they're going to go to the best spots. They're going to, you know, like most of us cows are lazy. They don't want to walk, you know, walk up [00:04:00] six mile trek every single day. But if you think about what they'd be doing in nature, date, of course, be dealing with predators and they'd have to be finding new source of water. So that movement, um, is really what's important in managed grazing. Speaker 4:And that's the way it used to be, right? Yeah. Long ago when we first, Oh yeah, think about, you know, Willdabeast on the Serengeti, you don't see one over here and one over there. Do you see all 200,000 in a tight little clump. They're all fighting to be the one in the center and they're moving constantly. [00:04:30] So they're not eating the grass down completely. They're depositing their maneuver in really dense concentrations. So it actually is a huge boost of fertilizer for that soil because they're so dense. They're also actually work, you know, kind of working the, and massaging, uh, their manure into the soil with their hooves. So, you know, all sorts of ways that benefits the soil. Speaker 3:I also read that the perennial farming initiative has been working with bakers, farmers, millers and food activists to make the bay area [00:05:00] a hub for regenerative and perennial grains. What are you doing with regenerative grades? Speaker 4:So what we've done is taken [inaudible], which was developed by the Land Institute. It's a perennial wheat grass. So we serve at a variety of ways at the restaurant. Uh, we have a standard bread and butter, you know, Kerns a toast and butter. It's a house made butter housemate bread. Very delicious. We also do a seasonal toast. Um, so right now it Keratin toasted walnut, you know, in a few weeks it'll be cherry tomato in [00:05:30] a, you know, a few weeks after that there'll be cauliflower. You know, it's really just the moving with the seasons, but onset currents of bread. We also have occurrence of beer produced by Patagonia provisions. So really for, you know, for us it's great to have a variety of different things on the menu. Um, that all show exhibit how a perennial grain can be just as delicious, if not more than what you think with an annual. Speaker 3:What is so special about this? What makes it part of the sustainability? Yeah, so Speaker 4:what's so special about currency is [00:06:00] the fact that it's a perennial. So for annual wheat grass, you would grow it out, you'd harvest and then you till your soil afterwards. Tillage is good for farmers generally they're, you know, doing it to increase the aeration of the soil. They're doing it to increase a water retention. You know, essentially they're going and spading this, the fields so that it breaks up the surface of the soil. What this does though is it also releases a lot of the carbon stored in the soil by exposing all those microorganisms, which have previously [00:06:30] been, you know, several inches to several feet below the surface. By digging those all up, it rapidly decomposes a lot of those, uh, microorganisms. The carbon's released. What's Nice about Kearns, uh, is there isn't the root requirement for tillage. So first of all, you're not breaking up the soil. Speaker 4:And secondly, Kearns, uh, can grow roots, you know, tens of feet deep versus your two, three, four foot annual wheat. Um, so the sheer ability to store carbon via its, you know, its rhizome deeper and deeper into the soil, [00:07:00] gives it a far better carbon sequestration, uh, capacity than annual wheat. Has the interest in carbon farming come about because of the percentage of carbon release through agriculture? Do you know what that is? Oh definitely. So it's quite comparable to the emissions associated with all transport, all cars, your shipping, your commercial shipping lanes, everything. So if we, you know, and the thing that we don't talk about is that unlike taking cars off the road, if we change our agricultural practices, we not only have the ability to reduce these emissions, [00:07:30] we have the ability to reverse these emissions. There are few things that have the ability to actually take carbon from the atmosphere and store them in the soil. Plants have been doing it for billions of years. So what we, you know, we're trying to do is basically just co-opt what nature has been doing forever. Step back and let it, let it do its thing. Speaker 1:If you're just tuning in, you're listening to method to the madness. A weekly public affairs show on [00:08:00] k a l x Bertram Celebrating Bay area innovators. Today I'm interviewing Nathan Kaufman, the executive director of the perennial farming initiative. It's a nonprofit organization that believes food is our best resource in the fight against climate change. [inaudible] one of the projects you're doing is aquaponics Speaker 4:[00:08:30] in West Oakland. Can you describe what that is? Basically, aquaponics is the conjunction of fish farming, aquaculture and hydroponics. Hydroponics is basically just growing plants without soil. So if I was talking about growing in soil, it'd be geopolitics. Uh, instead we're using a water solution. What we do is use our manure produced by our fish as a fertilizer for those hydroponic vegetables. So we grow a lot different leafy greens, uh, edible flowers. Are they sitting right on the water? So we have a variety [00:09:00] of production methods. We do. We have what's called a deep water culture bed where basically you have a raft sitting right over the water. The roots grow down in, this is great for like leafy Greens, watercress is salaries, stuff like that. We also have what's called a nutrient film system where basically a small trickle of water runs over the roots. Speaker 4:We also actually utilize that same fishermen newer to do soil based agriculture. So we have raised beds on our farm as well, where basically we're just uh, what's called fertigating. We're [00:09:30] fertilizing and irrigating at the same time through a drip irrigation system. Where are you located in Oakland? So we're right off of West grand on 23rd do you invite schools to come and look and see what you're doing or can people come and see? Yeah. So we've worked with a, a couple of charter schools and a couple of private schools so far, but we're definitely working on trying to make a better program to start to be able to offer field trips for public school programs and how to do this exact, yeah, I mean, can regular people with race gardens, is this something I could do at my home in Berkeley? Oh [00:10:00] yeah. What's part of what's so cool about aquaponics is it's, it's scalable. Speaker 4:It's something that, you know, I've worked on 10 acre aquaponic farms that are producing hundreds if not thousands of pounds of vegetables a day. And I've also, right now got a 10 gallon aquaponics system sitting on my kitchen counter, you know, that I use to grow parsley and kitchen herbs. So what's cool about it is that it's the same principle whether you're growing acres and acres of produce or handfuls of [00:10:30] produce. Really it's the same process. Um, we rely on a beneficial ecology in the water. So we rely on what are called nitrify ing bacteria. They take the ammonia that fish produce via their metabolism. They break it down into nitrate. You can kind of think of nitrate as miracle grow. It's, it's just great, great for plants. And, uh, as the plants absorb that nitrate use it to grow, they actually remove it from the water, keeping the water nice and clean for our fish. Speaker 4:So it's a great kind of symbiotic system. The fish stay nice [00:11:00] and happy and clean water. The plants get all the nutrients they need. What are you doing or are you involved in any nationwide initiatives working with large corporations because the rest of the country and especially the rural areas suffer from food deserts and absolutely. Yeah. So we, we do have like nationwide partners, so we work with the Lens Institute on their current project. Uh, you know, we try and support like-minded projects and other municipalities. What we're trying to do is really just be an inspiration. [00:11:30] If all our contribution has been, is to get Kerns and mentioned in the newspaper a few dozen times, like good enough because it's really people starting to see that there is a demand. That's what we're trying to, people are reaching out to you from other areas of the country. Yeah. And we, you know, we've had a lot of interest from other chefs. Speaker 4:It's been fun to see passively folks change their buying. One thing we've noticed is that there is aquaponic produce in a lot more restaurants in the bay area than there were a few years ago. [00:12:00] So again, you know, just trying to, trying to break down the norms that exist within our food system and really kind of shake things up for people. Um, so that it doesn't feel weird and it doesn't feel foreign and the idea of eating, you know, let us grown from fish poop, you know, isn't something that's gross. It's something that's beautiful and delicious. And I want to talk about some of the methods that you are using through donations to support farmers. Yeah, so we have our compost drive. We basically take a percentage of restaurant revenue [00:12:30] and divert it into fund to basically buy large amounts of compost to then apply to ranch land. Speaker 4:You know, the application of compost definitely kind of kick-starts the soil biology, um, allows for greater sequestration year after year after year. So it's kind of the gift that keeps on giving. It also helps with water retention. So it's great, you know, for periods of drought, the big obstacle that was cost, you know, the thing holding up most of these farmers is that they just simply can't afford it. So what we wanted to do that surprises me. Like [00:13:00] I didn't know farmers didn't use compost already. Oh yeah. You know, there are, there are definitely farmers who do, but you know, it's, it's something where if you don't have the means or if you don't have like the staffing for someone to apply it, or if you don't have the infrastructure, if you, you know, it's just, you know, it's containable it's very, very costly. So we tried to do is just take the cost out of it. Speaker 4:We wanted the farmers to focus on farming, not on their checkbook. So what do you do? [00:13:30] So, uh, in addition to what we take from the restaurant revenue, uh, we'll also give people the ability to donate themselves. So you can go online to perennial farming.org and donate a cubic yard of compost to a farmer. What we'll basically do is aggregate that until we have say 200, 400 cubic yards worth of material purchased and then we'll go and do a onetime application with several truck loads. That's such a gift to farmers. How would they ever say no to that? Not only do you provide the compost, but you [00:14:00] apply it exactly certain, so to take cost out of the equation for them. Um, so it's just about, hey, do you want better yields and do you want to help the planet? Oh, well I can do this. Speaker 4:They can't afford. Exactly. There's not, there's not a malicious intent. Um, it's just, you know, that for a lot of people they are consumed by the fear of losing their farm. Um, so if we can, we're not trying to shame farmers in a, changing their practices. We're all about the carrot and the stick. You know, we're really [00:14:30] just trying to lure people in to changing their production habits by showing them, hey, there's, there's demand over here. You know, there's money to be made in being more sustainable. There's money to be made in something that's more environmentally friendly and more equitable and doesn't have all these negative externalities associated with, you seem to know a lot about farming your background where you farmer. So, no, I didn't really growing up, I hadn't really dreamed of being a farmer. I grew up here in the bay area, a Lafayette [00:15:00] and uh, you know, I'd always been kind of a biology nerd, loved plants and animals, but more, it's just kind of a curiosity. Speaker 4:When I got to UC Santa Cruz, I had originally been a plant physiologist and was studying albino redwoods. Um, you know, which was just so interesting and crazy. Yeah, most people don't, but it was something where, you know, I felt that I wasn't getting to do enough dynamic problem solving. Like I re, you know, I'm one of those people where I always want a new challenge. I always want to be working [00:15:30] to get better and better and better. When I started taking classes on the farm, I just saw this immense opportunity where, you know, you've got the most complex problem solving there is taking place every day. You know, people don't like, you don't realize it until you start your own garden. Oh yeah. You don't realize that every farmer is also an ecologist that, you know, they're managing ecosystems, not just their farm. It's not just about the yield, it's about every [00:16:00] plant and animal that is in their purview because all of it's gonna have an effect, either positive or negative. Speaker 4:So it's, hey, how can we work with the natural world rather than against it? And that's been taken away by them. It had a big, yeah. Agribusiness and yeah. So I started working on farms when I was at Santa Cruz after graduation. Went on a, started managing a homestead up in the mountains. We're really, you know, we were breeding fish doing aquaponics, raising goats and chickens and Guinea fowl, you know, [00:16:30] all sorts of stuff. Um, and that's where I really kind of solidified my love of farming. After that, I came up here to the bay area. How long did you do that homestead? Oh, I was up there for a little under two years and then came up to the bay area. Did the urban outta my fellowship. Actually built the aquaponic system over there during my fellowship, was hired on to staff there. And they do here in Brooklyn. Speaker 4:So Urban Hodamont is a great organization. We're a Jewish community farm over at sixth and Harrison Street. We have a ton of different programs. Right now we're [00:17:00] running at summer camp. Uh, we do school field trips. We have a residential fellowship program for folks. 21 to 31. Uh, we're basically, you come, you, you're running the farm every day. You're ready, you're running our farm. Whether that's the goats, the chickens, making sure the drip irrigation hasn't gotten, you know, busted overnight. The pest management, everything. You're also getting, you know, mindfulness training, all sorts of stuff. Uh, social action. And what do you do with all of your food? So at the end of the day, or rather each week [00:17:30] we run a farm stand where basically those who identify as in need can come get the produce from the farm. Cause you know, we, it's free. Yeah. You know, when you, when you deal with most food donations, you know, it's packaged products, it's stuff that may not be the healthiest because it is stuff that has to be shelf stable for a really long time. Speaker 4:So we wanted to give people the ability to get fresh produce from here in Berkeley. Everyone deserves deserves that. So we don't have cows yet. How did you get involved [00:18:00] in the perennial farming initiative? It was co founded by a couple of chefs in San Francisco. How did they find out about you? My cofounders are Anthony Meehan and Karen Liebowitz husband and wife duo. Xtrordinair. They found admission Chinese food or shouldn't bowling club Commonwealth. Um, you know, a ton of great restaurants and have also been, you know, Karen's been a very prolific food writer and really instrumental in the, in the San Francisco area. You know, the perennial is their baby or rather Aviva is their baby. And when they [00:18:30] had, you know, when they had a child to think about, they really started having those kind of Meta thoughts about like, what am I, what am I doing to make the world better? Speaker 4:You know, how, how can we use restaurants to make the world a better place for our children. Um, and that's really what kind of inspired them to make a restaurant dedicated to fighting climate change. They had mapped out everything from the build out of the restaurant using all locally sourced materials, ones that had a lower carbon footprint, ones that would use less, you [00:19:00] know, using appliances that would use less electricity, less water mapping out the workflow of the restaurant. So it's even, you know, requiring less refrigeration, all sorts of stuff. But then they really wanted to take it to that next level and start to address sourcing of ingredients. That's when they, they approached me. I was working at a farm down in Watsonville. Um, we were commercial food service, but we also did, you know, classes for folks to come down and learn about us. Speaker 4:And, and you were also running urban and I was also running urban auto ma at the time or [00:19:30] running the aquaponics program at urban out of Ma. And um, you know, so they, they really saw this opportunity of, hey, we've, we're into aquaponics. We love this idea of using aquaponics as a way to divert food waste, you know, and use it as a resource to make something, you know, amazing and delicious that goes back to the restaurant. So then they invited you in and that's when this initiative actually, yeah, no. So we actually, you know, early on it was just the, just the perennial. Um, [00:20:00] so it was the restaurant came first and then we started to see just how big the need was. Uh, did you see that? Because when we started we thought it was going to be something that, you know, we were going to be struggling to get people to see the light as it were and we were just overwhelmed. Speaker 4:But the, the support that we got, you know, the interest, you know, we really see ourselves as kind of being very close to that inflection point in the food system. So what we're just trying to do right now is kinda give that [00:20:30] soapbox to sustainable producers and you know, consumers to say, hey, this is what we want. This is what I've got and how can we help each other? And how did you go about funding this initiative initially? Yeah, so initially the perennial ran a Kickstarter that allowed us to get the farm up and running as well as our composting program. All of that. We also do take direct donation, perennial farming.org you can donate today. So you donate, but you get something in return. You get many different things. Many choices. [00:21:00] Exactly. So we, you know, for us, uh, we have our adoptive sturgeon program where you'll get some updates and pictures and everything like that. Speaker 4:You can come by the farm, actually meet your sturgeon, you have the full tour. We also have a, we have all sorts of events that we run. So either a barbecue or a tree planting where you can come help out for the day, eat a fantastic meal, be in, you know, gorgeous scenery and really feel like you've accomplished something at the end of the day. I also read that if you give a certain amount of money, you can get meat [00:21:30] from Stempel farm. Oh yeah. From Stemple creek. Yeah. So, you know, they're one of our big partners on the carbon ranching side of things. So you know, for us it's like, hey, it's like a win-win because for us it's, if you give a donation and you know, for us we're good, you know, you're getting some meat. But then it's also gonna change your consumption habit cause you see how fantastic their product is. Speaker 4:You know, for a lot of people it's, it's this eyeopening experience trying like a grass fed grass finished burger or steak or anything like that. You know. So really it's, it's trying to get it out there [00:22:00] as much as possible for folks. So are you, the three of you are all working in this. What are you looking to in the future? Are there any new plans or new initiatives that you are involved in? Yeah, so the big thing that we're working on right now is actually a healthy soil guide for chefs. And basically what that is, is it's akin to the Monterey Seafood Watch list. You know the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch list where you can look at the list and you can see if you should be eating orange roughy or you shouldn't be eating orange [00:22:30] roughy. We wanted to make something so people could look, see the information about a soil organic matter, which is basically the, the strongest correlation to carbon secret castration we have and basically be able to compare one farm to another to the regional average. Speaker 4:We also kind of give folks the ability to see other practices. We re, we focus on soil, organic matter, but we also give the ability to mark if you say they're doing polyculture, uh, if they're also doing grazing, um, if they have [00:23:00] perennial agriculture and beneficial hedge rows, if they're no till all sorts of stuff. Are the groups, the farms that you're going out to to come onto this guide, are you meeting any resistance at all or are they all like, oh, this is a great idea? No, a lot of them definitely see it as a, as a great idea. It, you know, initially we've worked with a lot of our partners that we've been working through with the perennial. So you know, it's, it's a bit of, yeah, it's breaching competitive structure. So, so I think, you know, for most producers [00:23:30] they see more information about their product as a good thing because it gives them that, you know, it gives the outstanding actors in the industry more stuff to market on. Speaker 4:You know, there's, there's things that, you know, don't directly correlate into a financial gain, but marketing can kind of help solve a lot of that. So being able to say, hey, you know what, I'm producing 200 head of cattle less than I previously was, but I'm also now sequestering 20 times the amount of carbon in the soil or [00:24:00] this or that or that. You know, we wanted to, to really provide options for farmers, you know, cause there's no, there's no one silver bullet. So for us, you know, it's about having this really diverse toolbox so that producers can plug in on a variety of levels. We don't need a full commitment. We don't need you to totally change your production model, but if we can get you to do something that lowers your emissions by 3% annually, like absolutely, we'll take it and this guy is going to be available too. Speaker 4:So we should, the guides should be available to consumers [00:24:30] and chefs this coming year. Um, you can kinda check out our prototype online@perennialfarming.org if, uh, also if you're a farmer and want to, uh, get involved and get your soil tested, reach out. We'd love to hear from you. And you also talk about all the different projects, the aquaponics, regenerative wheat and carbon farming. So, yeah, and we also, we post our events on there. So if you want to, uh, the next time we do say a tree planting or a dinner party, anything like that, you can find out about it there. What do you think your biggest accomplishment [00:25:00] has been at the perennial farming initiative? I think our biggest accomplishments so far is kind of just changing the conversation. You know, changing the tone of the conversation, changing who thinks they can make change. Like, we, you know, every, you know, it's so cliche, but the just like, oh, you can make a difference. Speaker 4:Everyone, we need every, you know, but what we're trying to show is really, it is, it's, it's easier and more delicious. It's something that you'll, you will be rewarded [00:25:30] in the long run because everyone eats because everyone eats and everyone likes good food. I don't know anyone who doesn't like good food, you know, if you have the option of eating out of your own backyard, do it. You know, it's a, it's, you know, it's not, we, we oftentimes get kind of wrapped up in the, uh, the financial side of grow, like having a garden in your backyard too. But there's, there's this deeply psychological side of it. You know, I would say to two raised beds, [00:26:00] probably work out to a couple of Xanax, but, you know, but you know, it's, it's, you know, it's free therapy. You know, it's, it's work, it getting your hands dirty, being in nature. Speaker 4:Um, you know, it can be tough here in the city. Um, but hey, we're in California. We can grow anything on them. All year, very often, especially here in Berkeley when we're talking about environmentalism and when we're talking about climate change and where we're talking about creating, creating change in our system, we can take on [00:26:30] an attitude of doom and gloom and anger. And I think one of the things that I took away from my education at Santa Cruz that has been immensely helpful in my professional career and just my thinking about the environment is really you've got to hit people with optimism. You've got to show people that there's a way out, that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. If we're only telling people how bad their decisions are and we're not, we're not making any friends. [00:27:00] So rather than lead with, hey, shame on you don't do that. Speaker 4:We need to extend the olive branch. We need to be working with people that we disagree with and showing them that there are low hanging fruit abounding. You know, for a lot of folks, they're not making these decisions because they want to support the environment or they want to do this. It's, you know, a cold, hard economic decision for a lot of sustainability practices. It's just better for the pocketbook. For us. It's not about, or for me personally, [00:27:30] it's about hitting people where they're at. If you want to talk about a conservation biology and about, you know, saving species and forestalling deforestation, I'm happy to do that and would love to, I could talk your ear off, but if you also just want to talk about how these are sound financial decisions that are going to, you know, increase yield, decrease labor costs, decreased fertilizer costs and things like that as water decrease water use. Speaker 4:Also happy to just [00:28:00] talk about it from a financial point of view. If you studied biology in college, people need to start thinking about going into farming. Oh yeah. People need to be going. Young people need to be going into farming. Um, and I, you know, uh, talking to all you graduate students out there, you know, if you don't know what you want to be doing right now, think about farming it. It is, you know, problem solving. It's complex, it's complex. Um, it's challenging. You're always doing with new things and there is a need for you. You know, there are not [00:28:30] enough biologists out in the field. Um, there aren't enough young people out in the field. However, you can get involved, you know, have a garden in your yard, visit farms, you know, start shopping at the farmer's market. Whatever you can do. Um, just start the ball rolling. You know, it's not going to be an all at once. Systems change. It's going to be real slow, but it starts with, you know, single footsteps. Yeah. Tiny things. Thank you for being on the program. Nathan, thank you so [00:29:00] much for having me. Speaker 1:That was Nathan Kaufman, the executive director of the perennial farming initiative. He's also the director of living systems at the perennial restaurant in San Francisco, as well as the aquaponics program at urban automa and educational farm and community center [00:29:30] right here in Berkeley. 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To look at the future of Harrison Street DIY Skatepark, I need to be explicit about a few things: First, they did build on land they have permission to build on, but no real agreement. They choose a little strip of abandoned land with all kinds of forces tugging at it from different directions. Governing everything is a court order. Second, the Harrison Street crew didn’t just build a skate park, they built a model to solve a problem; cash-strapped communities who want a public amenity often have a hard time paying for and building it. Finally, the skaters and their guerrilla take over of unused land created a model for civic engagement. One where a group of volunteers forges an open, meaningful relationship with their neighbors, and that sort of rebel alliance builds a community asset together. And that last one? It’s something political leaders and developers had better take note of.
One of the best ways to sharpen your palate and to learn and experience new wines is to attend a wine tasting. Having numerous producers at the same venue gives one the opportunity to economically contrast and compare regions and wines. That said here are a few suggestions you may want to follow to help yourself and others more fully enjoy the experience of a large format wine tasting. Tips to Drink Like a ProGet a good rest the night before. You'll want to be at your sharpestStay hydrated and drink lots of water before during and after the tastingWear dark clothes. You might not spill red wine but others mayOnce you have received your sample pour be mindful of others that may be behind you waiting to be served. Questions are good, but if you have an inordinate amount of them to ask, simply make room for others as you converse.Taste and spit.. very few people look cool spitting, but you'll remember more.Have a good meal shortly before the tasting. Consuming alcohol on an empty stomach is not a good idea.Have a game plan of producers you want to visit before you arrive and stick to your plan. If you finish your list and you still have time you can wander around at that point.Respect others and don't wear perfumes or colognes.Tre Bicchieri San Francisco is an annual best of Italian wine events that we try to attend every year. Slow Wine San Francisco also showcased only Italian wine and presented a challenge. This year's Slow Wine tasting was held at the Terra Gallery on Harrison Street at the base of the Bay Bridge. It was a great setting and location. The above referenced challenge relates to the fact that we were unable to get a list of the wines that would be poured beforehand. We received the list of producers when we arrived and trying to put together a plan for tasting at the last minute proved time consuming and confusing. We usually put together a firm list of producers' wines we intend to try before we arrive so that we can use our time wisely. For tastings of this size (there were over fifty-five producers) failing to plan is the same as planning to fail. We arrived on time after a satisfying lunch at Henry's Hunan Restaurant in the Financial district. The smoked ham with green beans and the Kung Pao chicken really hit the spot. The Slow Wine event wines are judged using a standard of which we were unfamiliar. No one hundred point scale here. The standards of quality for Slow Wine are keyed to a different criterion. Their snail symbol is awarded to a winery that they particularly like for the way it interprets Slow Food Values ( sensory perceptions, territory, environment, identity) and offers good value for the money. The bottle symbol is awarded to wineries whose bottles presented excellent average quality at their tastings. Finally, the coin symbol is awarded to wineries whose bottles are a good value for the money. We typically arrive early for events, so as to get a good jump on tasting before the event becomes crowded. We were not the only ones that followed this strategy, for there was already a short line when we arrived. Within the first hour of the tasting the place was packed, reminiscent of ZAP tastings from years gone by. As a result we were not able to taste as many wines as we would normally. We always try the white and sparkling wines first and follow those with the red wines. As a result, we did not taste many reds, as the event was too crowded to navigate from table to table without lots of effort. The wines we did get the opportunity to taste, as a group, were very good to excellent. There was a good representation of wines from up and down the Italian peninsula, although there weren't any wines from Aosta or Liguria. This is understandable as these regions produce so little wine anyway. It was surprising not to see any wines from Lombardy, especially since their signature sparkling wine Franciacorta has been receiving more recognition lately. Wines from the southern regions of Calabria, Campania, Molise and Sardinia were not represented this year. Several of the Cantine at Slow Wine were currently seeking a distributor, so some of the wines we recommend may be challenging to find in the states. Many of the producers were quick to tell of their embrace of organic cultivation methods, which they believed would preserve the health of their soils. It became clear as we worked the room that most of the wines were made by small biodynamic and organic producers. Listed below in two categories and in alphabetical order are our recommendations and approximate prices for the wines. Outstanding:Aquila del Torre 2012 Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano Aquila del Torre 2011 Riesling Castelfeder 2009 Alto Adige Chardonnay Burgum Novum Riserva Castelfeder 2012 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio 15 Castelfeder 2010 Alto Adige Pinot Nero Burgum Novum Riserva Canus 2012 Friuli Colli Orientali Sauvignon Corte Sant' Alda 2009 Amarone Della Valpolicella Fattoria di Felsina 2010 Chianti Classico Rancia Riserva G. D. 2010 Barbera d' Alba Superiore G. D. 2009 Barolo Bricco Delle VioleG. D. 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Musical Tribute Tubenu Productions presents: The African American Experience through Music (1600-1860s) with the Bryant Bolling Creative Art Ensemble, July 11, 2010 @ 5:00 PM at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612, $20.00. Admission is $20.00. This production acts as a healing for all races in America. We will also rebroadcast our "Oscar Grant Special Report" with panelists: Rachel Jackson, organizing member of the New Years Movement 4 Justice, Oakland General Assembly for Oscar Grant, CA Coalition and Oakland Coalition; Frank B. Wilderson, III, creative writer, dramaturge, filmmaker, poet, and critical theorist, Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Cruz in the History of Consciousness Dept. where he is investigating incarceration: bodies and spirit housed most often in black bodies; Mateen Kemet, director of Runaway Films shows “Oakland Be Mine,” a work-in-progress, to be screened at the Oakland International Airport for a year when completed. The show also featured conversations with Sonya Hopkins, an African American cowgirl and contestant in the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo this weekend where she has been a finalist and BPIR emcee, country western singer, Miko Marks. The BPIR is July 10-11. Visit http://www.billpickettrodeo.com/schedule.html or call 510.864.2747 We close with Tuck and Patti (Patti Cathcart, vocals; Tuck Andress, guitar) perform at Stanford Jazz, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Saturday, July 10, 2010, 8 PM. Visit http://www.stanfordjazz.org/jazzfestival/07_10.html