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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 14:32

Let’s begin with a Patreon-fueled shout-out!Fall is here, and with it, more moderate temperatures. While your HVAC takes a break, now is the perfect time to prepare for the cooler months. Your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, wants you and yours to keep comfortable all year round! LEAP offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents, so, if you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!On today’s program:A review of economic development efforts in Albemarle County Jaunt owes the state of Virginia nearly a million for false ridership numbersCharlottesville’s Home to Hope program gains national recognition A closed-door group of planners gets several interesting presentations related to climate adaptation Let’s begin with a quick look at COVID cases in Virginia coming out of the weekend. The seven-day average of new cases has dropped to 1,545 as of this morning, with 943 reported by the Virginia Department of Health. The percent positivity has fallen to 6.3 percent. That figure was 8.8 percent on October 1. The Blue Ridge Health District reports another 50 cases and the percent positivity is 5.7 percent. The district will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday on COVID vaccinations for children between the age of 5 and 11. Approvals are pending. (Facebook link)Employees at the University of Virginia will be required to be vaccinated by December 8. That’s according to a Cavalier Daily article. Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis set an email to staff Thursday notifying the requirement is necessary to comply with federal regulations. The article states UVa’s vaccination rate was 95 percent as of Thursday. Home to Hope honoredAn international group that promotes excellence in local government has honored a new Charlottesville program created to help formerly incarcerated people return to society. The International City/County Management Association honored the Home to Hope Program, which was proposed by Mayor Nikuyah Walker in 2018 to provide support to a vulnerable demographic.Four full-time employees serve as peer navigators to help people find employment, housing, and reliable transportation. According to a write-up in the ICMA’s latest newsletter, the program has served 389 individuals.“Of the 389 enrollees, only seven have returned to custody, and only three of those were actively involved in the program,” reads the article on page 34 of the newsletter. “That represents a recidivism rate of 1.8 percent, well below the 38 percent across the region.” The honor is part of ICMA’s Program Excellence awards under the Community Sustainability section. (read more)LUEPC meetingA routine closed-door meeting of key planning officials in Albemarle, Charlottesville, and University of Virginia was held last week on October 15. The Land Use and Environmental Planning Committee (LUEPC) had four presentations on items related to climate adaptation.Paul Zmick, Director of Energy and Utilities at UVA, gave a presentation on the school’s efforts to develop a strategy for thermal energy use. That’s one way UVA hopes to become fossil-free by the year 2050. A recent study evaluated dozens of potential ways to reduce reliance on old technology. Some strategies are recommended to be dropped from further analysis such as solar thermal, biomass, and deep geothermal. (presentation)Lance Stewart, the county’s director of facilities and environmental services, gave a presentation on the recent publication of the 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory. That tool will be the primary way Albemarle measures its programs toward emissions reduction goals. The next milestone is to reach 45 percent of 2008 levels by 2030. (presentation)“Emissions estimated to have decreased by nearly 10% between 2008 and 2018,” reads one slide in the presentation. “To achieve the County’s 2030 target, we need to reduce emissions by 39 percent from 2018.”The presentation also states that the effectiveness of the Albemarle’s Climate Action Plan won’t be known until after the 2022 inventory is published in 2024. Bill Mawyer of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority briefed LUEPC on a program to recover methane gas that is a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process. The Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant generates 32 million cubic feet of methane each year that is captured as biogas and used internally in plant operations to produce biosolids which are shipped to Waverly, Virginia for eventual use as fertilizers. (presentation)Albemarle County’s Bill Fritz gave a presentation on “Large Scale Solar opportunities being studied and deployed for Albemarle County.” That is the only of the fourth that was not posted to the LUEPC website. Jaunt audit The transit agency Jaunt owes the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation nearly a million dollars due to alleged misreporting of ridership figures by former CEO Brad Sheffield. Sheffield resigned last November after the Jaunt Board requested his departure. The Daily Progress first reported from an October 6 letter from DRPT officials regarding a review of Jaunt’s financial report for fiscal year 2020.“The findings of this review are troubling and indicate a pattern of misinformation and inaccurate reporting by JAUNT leadership that resulted in the over-allocation of state and federal resources to Jaunt from FY19 to FY22,” reads the letter from DRPT director Jennifer Mitchell.In 2019, DRPT moved to a system where funding was based on performance. The audit compared reported numbers to Jaunt’s scheduling software and found that overall ridership was overstated by 19 percent in FY19. The total amount overpaid to Jaunt was $968,640 and allocations for the current fiscal year will be reduced. The DRPT has also canceled the capital purchase of 23 vehicles. The DRPT will also require Jaunt to provide a new transit development plan. Read Allison Wrabel’s story in the Daily Progress for more context. *In today’s second subscriber supported Public Service Announcement, one person wants you to know about another community litter cleanup event in Albemarle, this time on October 30 in the southern part of the county. The latest Love Albemarle event will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at sites in Esmont, Keene, Scottsville, and North Garden. Around fifty people showed up for a similar event in Esmont this past spring, and organizers want to double that amount. Organizer Ed Brooks is seeking to get children involved, so if you’re a parent or guardian and want to spend the morning cleaning up road-side litter, register today! *For the rest of the show today, we take a look back at highlights from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors from the last week. Let’s start with an update on Project Enable, the county’s strategic plan for economic development. The Albemarle Economic Development Authority administers grant and bond programs that seek to encourage businesses to expand in Albemarle or to locate their operations there. On October 19, 2021, the seven-member EDA Board of Directors formally authorized their role in a performance agreement for the firm Bonumose to open a demonstration facility in the former State Farm Building. That came at a joint meeting with the six elected members of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. Doug Walker is the Deputy County Executive. “These two bodies work in collaboration with each other,” Walker said. “They are considering the same projects, the same agreements, and they do them in concert with each other.” Many of these discussions are held in closed session, as a provision in Virginia’s open meeting rules allows for the public to be excluded from conversations where “Discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business' or industry's interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community.” (Virginia code)These packages are often given code names and Walker said the following represent exceed $136 million in private investment which then enters the local economy. “Turtle. Daffodil. Macintosh. Proton. Patriot. Bronco. 49ers,” Walker said. “Those projects are actually Woolen Mills, WillowTree, Potter’s Craft Cider. Afton Scientific. Barnes’ Lumber. Castle Hill Gaming. Albemarle Business Campus.”Walker said those projects have resulted in nearly 600 new jobs in Albemarle. Another key performance agreement is one with Habitat for Humanity for the provision of affordable housing units at Southwood, as well as one with Pinnacle Construction for the Brookdale apartment complex off of Old Lynchburg Road. “And then there are other active pending projects that we can’t talk about by name but we can talk about by code,” Walker said. “Project Gadget, Project Puma, Project Baja, just illustrating that the work continues.” The EDA also works to help build infrastructure to help industrial sites more accessible and attractive. The University of Virginia Foundation’s North Fork Research Park is considered a Tier 4 site by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. Recently the Foundation paid to extend Lewis and Clark Drive to Airport Road in order to provide an additional entrance. (go look!) “It’s the county’s only tier 4 site so the Foundation provided more than $6 million toward that infrastructure improvement,” said J.T. Newberry in the Economic Development Office. Newberry said the economic development office is working with the Foundation to elevate the North Fork park to a Tier 5 site. He also said the firm Kimley-Horn will provide a long-awaited study for the county as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. “A long desired piece of information for us is an inventory of our commercial and industrial properties,” Newberry said. Watch the rest of the video to see the whole presentation on the Board of Supervisors’ website. (watch)Supervisors also met on Wednesday, October 20, for a full meeting. At the very beginning, Chair Ned Gallaway said he recently attended a meeting earlier this month welcoming more than 250 families from Afghanistan to the area. The International Rescue Committee is seeking assistance from the community. “Things like if you’re a landlord or somebody that has housing or space available, to contact the IRC, the International Rescue Committee to help,” Gallaway said. “Employers in the area, helping these folks find employment. And then obviously just assisting with the transition, just navigating simple things like how to get around the community can be daunting coming out of a very stressful and traumatic experience for these folks.” Visit the Welcoming Greater Charlottesville page to learn more about how you can help. Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! Are you interested in fast internet? Visit this site and enter your address to see if you can get service through Ting. If you decide to proceed to make the switch, you’ll get:Free installationSecond month of Ting service for freeA $75 gift card to the Downtown MallAdditionally, Ting will match your Substack subscription to support Town Crier Productions, the company that produces this newsletter and other community offerings. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

September 14, 2021: Charlottesville School Board briefed on three design options for Buford Middle School; Albemarle EDA learns about CvilleBioHub

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 15:54

In today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out: Fall is just around the corner, but the summer heat is sticking around a bit longer. Your local energy nonprofit, LEAP, wants you and yours to keep comfortable all year round! LEAP offers FREE home weatherization to income- and age-qualifying residents, so, if you’re age 60 or older, or have an annual household income of less than $74,950, you may qualify for a free energy assessment and home energy improvements such as insulation and air sealing. Sign up today to lower your energy bills, increase comfort, and reduce energy waste at home!On today’s show:Charlottesville City School Board is briefed on details of reconfiguration projectThe Albemarle Economic Development Authority learns about the CvilleBiohubCrutchfield files plans to expand their warehouse space near the airport The seven-day average for new COVID cases in Virginia has increased to 3,689 a day, with 3,659 reported this morning by the Virginia Department of Health. The percent positivity dipped slightly to 10.8 percent. In the Blue Ridge Health District there are another 139 cases reported today and one more fatality. The percent positivity in the district is 8.2 percent. *The Crutchfield Corporation has submitted plans with Albemarle County to expand their warehouse space near the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. The company filed a site development plan to add nearly 61,000 square feet. The warehouse currently is at 84,872 square feet. Crutchfield was formed in 1974 to sell car stereos and has expanded to all manner of electronic equipment. The company website states there are now over 600 employees. Crutchfield is listed as Albemarle’s sixth largest employer in a profile put together in April by the Virginia Employment Commission. (review the site plan)On Wednesday the Charlottesville School Board and the Charlottesville City Council will meet to discuss the various options that have been put together by VMDO Architects for the reconfiguration of Charlottesville’s middle schools. The multimillion project seeks to bring 6th grade to Buford Middle School and convert Walker Upper Elementary into a pre-K facility. This summer, a Community Design Team has been going through the various options. They meet again today at 6 p.m. (register) The School Board got an overview of the project at their meeting on September 2 including cost estimates. Wyck Knox is an architect with VMDO who led the presentation and he began with a recap. (9/2 School Board presentation)“The direction from the working group was to look at schemes that tried to spend $60 million all at Buford, to stay within the 140 to 150 square feet per student range,” Knox said. “The state average for a new middle school in the Commonwealth of Virginia is 151 square feet.”Knox said the project is aiming for a construction start at Buford of 2023.“Mostly to fight inflation and to be giving two or three million to inflation,” Knox said.The plan for Walker is to renovate one of the buildings for pre-K with minimal investment while preparing the overall campus for eventual construction of a new facility for that purpose in the future. Cost estimates for the two detailed schemes are in the mid-$20 million range, and the estimate to move pre-K at Walker in the short-term is $1.35 million. The cost to add furniture to all of the elementary schools is $425,000 in 2026 dollars. There are three options for Buford and all three are in excess of the $60 million placeholder given to Knox’s team. There are currently four buildings at Buford. A is the main academic building and includes the cafeteria on the lower level. B is the auditorium and performing arts space. C is the gymnasium. D is a smaller academic building that would be demolished under three design scenarios. One option with the working title “Renovate More, Build Less” has a current cost estimate of $65.14 million and would keep A, B, and C. There would be 147 square feet per student. “Option two gets rid of C and builds more new [space] and we call it the ‘Big Room’ because there’s an idea of doing a big basketball court for all sports that’s also part of the school,” Knox said. “It would be adjacent to the dining commons and use that as a function space for big gatherings.”Option two has a cost estimate of $66.79 million and would also be at 147 square feet per student. Option 3 is called “Build in the Bowl” and would see construction in a green area between Buford and the Smith Aquatic and Fitness Center. Remember that the Boys and Girls Club also operates a facility in the area. “So we looked at an option of building there which also helps us get a new architectural presence at the front door or the school,” Knox said. This is the most expensive at $68.2 million but it would raise the square-foot-per-student metric to 151. There are commonalities between the three options.“All of them connect all of the buildings via indoor space,” Knox said. “All of them take the admin suite and take it to the entry level where it makes more sense. All of them expand parking. All of them keep a gym down at the field level.”All would move the bus lanes to the rear of the building. The Schoolyard Garden would also need to be relocated. With all of the options, Knox said there could be savings through strategies such as having a power-purchasing agreement for solar panels on school roofs. Another would be to delay some of the renovations. “We’ve got a bunch of options that have an ability to get as low as $50M and could go up to as high as $70 million and averaging somewhere around $64 million to $65 million,” Knox said. Another choice will be made on what level of renovation to occur. VMDO is recommending the heavy renovation option to ensure thermal comfort, air quality, acoustic quality, electric lighting, and daylighting. City Council and the School Board will likely see an updated design that will come out of tonight’s Community Design Team meeting. The basic recommendations will be to start construction at Buford in 2023 and to move 5th graders to elementary schools by August 2026. Wednesday’s joint meeting is a work session. Council will be asked in October to select an option for VMDO to proceed with further engineering and design. “I think this is a pretty easy yes to say to at this point because we’ll just continue to study it up until March where we will have even more accurate pricing and then we really have to decide if we’re going to do this project and fund it, or not,” Knox said.That coincides with the budget development process for Fiscal Year 2023. Between now and then, there will be two new City Councilors. Between now and then, there is also the possibility of legislation action to approve a new source of revenue. “The other thing that comes up is this one percent sales tax option,” Knox said. That refers to a provision in state code that allows localities to enact a one-percent sales tax for the specific purpose of constructing or renovating schools. Charlottesville would have to get approval from the General Assembly to be added to the list of localities that can levy the tax.“And then in November of 22, if the General Assembly passes the one percent, it would also have to be passed by a local referendum,” Knox said. The project also assumes a five-cent increase in the tax rate. One of the people who will likely take a vote on that is Juandiego Wade, who is currently on the City Council. In today’s second subscriber supported public service announcement, want to get the latest update on Virginia’s efforts to expand passenger rail? Tomorrow at 1 p.m you can hear directly from the two top officials responsible at a virtual town hall held by Virginians for High Speed Rail. The guests are:Jennifer Mitchell, the director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public TransportationD.J. Stadtler, executive director of the Virginia Passenger Rail AuthorityThe event is free. Register today and for more information visit Virginians for High Speed Rail at vhsr.org. Today at 4 p.m., the Charlottesville Economic Development Authority will get an overview of the work undertaken by the CvilleBiohub. The nonprofit “serves to strengthen the regional biotechnology industry through engagement, resourcing and advocacy.” The same overview was given to the Albemarle Economic Development Authority’s Board of Directors at their meeting in August, shortly after Stephany Oettinger became the new executive director. (watch the meeting video)“I have recently assumed the executive director position to focus on the organization and moving it forward in terms of our community building, programming aspects,” Oettinger said.The founding executive director, Nikki Hastings, has moved to the position of Entrepreneur-in-Residence where she will continue to work to seed new companies. Oettinger said she will build on Hastings’ leadership. “We have been a recognized leader across the state for our industry clustered development, specifically in biotechnology and life sciences through our key programs,” Oettinger said. “We were started in 2016 as a mission driven organization for networking, education, and resourcing.”In December 2019, CvilleBiohub received a $548,000 grant from an economic development initiative known as Go Virginia to create the entrepreneurship-in-residence program. “We currently have three entrepreneurs in residence with Nikki’s addition,” Oettinger said. “So we’re really humming along in terms of our service to early-stage concepts. We regularly host pitch reviews for companies who are looking to hone in their storytelling and their pitch as they look for angel and seed funding.” A lot of the work is aimed toward increasing career opportunities in the sector. “We’re now at more than 2,000 jobs and growing which I’ll highlight in a moment,” Oettinger said. “With quite an amplifying effect. $300 million in wages and $1.2 billion in industry output.”This year, CvilleBiohub placed 19 interns across 11 companies. The organization has served 117 businesses to date. “We’ve retained, created, or attracted a total of 15 companies to the area,” Oettinger said. “There have been more than 335 jobs created in the region since January 2020.”Oettinger said one thing the industry needs is additional space for research, and CvilleBiohub works with the EDA to help companies find places to grow. For instance, they helped Rivanna Medical purchase a larger space within Albemarle County. They also worked to retain a presence for the company PRA Health Sciences after they were acquired by a larger firm. “When companies come to us us, we’re very aware of movement and we work really hard to make sure to fill that space as companies moving around but the bigger picture we are all talking about is the need for more wet lab space in the region,” Oettinger said. “So we developed a wet lab incubator model that included the Broadway District as the key development site.”The Broadway District refers to an area of Albemarle County that is entirely landlocked by the city of Charlottesville at the end of Carlton Avenue. The redeveloped Woolen Mills is considered an anchor and the EDA and Albemarle County have made investments in that program. At the end of her presentation, Oettinger made a pitch for $25,000 in additional funding from the EDA to continue their efforts to strengthen the biotech industry. “We have a very ambitious goal to double the industry sector by 2030 and our well on our way and we need a collaborative partner to house these growing concepts and growing companies,” Oettinger said. The EDA approved the request contingent on CvilleBiohub receiving a grant from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority. A similar request is being made to the Charlottesville EDA. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

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Why Marketing Your Business Begins With Marketing Yourself | Must Have Skills & Mindset

Noelle Randall Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 14:55

When your business goes through ups and downs, you have to get true to who you are and define your core values. In this interview style podcast, Noelle sits down with Jennifer Mitchell to talk about how to better market your business through all the best and worst of times. WEBSITE:http://www.noellerandall.comTEL: 888-479-4542Get Noelle's FREE training here:http://www.NoellesFreeTraining.comGet Noelle's FREE book here:https://www.noellesfreebook.com/Support the show (http://www.paypal.me/noellerandall1)

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532: A Veteran Fights to Be Free from Smack and PTSD | Feedback Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 53:19

You're a veteran who's been lucky enough to return home from war in one piece only to fight a new battle on two fronts: heroin and PTSD. How are you going to fight your way free of this doubly dangerous burden? We'll try to help with this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in! Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/532 On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss: You're a veteran who's been lucky enough to return home from war in one piece only to fight a new battle on two fronts: heroin and PTSD. How are you going to fight your way free of this doubly dangerous burden? [Many thanks to Dr. Rubin Khoddam of COPE Psychological Center and Dr. Jennifer Mitchell, Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, for help with this one!] Your long-term partner has recently made it clear that he never wants to get married, which is at odds with your own expectations. It's an otherwise ideal, supportive relationship, but disagreeing on this subject casts a shadow over your future together. What should you do? You're a teenager attending a boarding school with peers you've known your whole life, but their toxic jockeying for position in the social hierarchy goes against your positive, perhaps more mature nature. Is there anything you can do to lift them up without being brought down in the process? You come from a family in which expressing feelings is forbidden, and problems are ridiculed or ignored rather than talked through. After 15 years of living abroad, you just can't deal with them like you used to. Now that you're visiting for the first time since the pandemic, you want to keep the trip shorter than they were expecting. Should you feel guilty? Your aunt makes a good living from her small business and wants you to take over when she retires in the next couple of years. But you have very little experience with running a business and you're not positive she's been on the level with her tax obligations -- which you don't want to get stuck dealing with down the line. How do you minimize your risk should you choose to go through with it? Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com! Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at

July 8, 2021: Albemarle updates housing policy, but still working on incentives for developers

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 15:47

In today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out: Help support black-owned business in the Charlottesville area. Check out the Charlottesville Black Business Directory at cvilleblackbiz.com and choose between a variety of goods and services, ranging from beauty supplies, professional services, and e-commerce. Visit cvilleblackbiz.com as soon as you can to get started.In today’s program:Albemarle Supervisors adopts a new housing plan but leaves a few loose ends related to incentivizing developers to build below-market housing units Governor Northam announces loans to local nonprofit groups to help cover costs of affordable projects Blacksburg gets a grant for electric vehicles and Amtrak invests in new trainsAlbemarle retains AAA ratings and Charlottesville opens up a new round of small business grants Three top bond ratings agencies have reaffirmed Albemarle County’s AAA bond rating, a financial status that gives the county lower interest rates. Albemarle is only one of ten jurisdictions in Virginia with the top rating from Moody’s Investor Services, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings. According to a press release, Albemarle issued $57.7 million in debt on June 24 to cover the upfront costs of projects such as the additions at Crozet, Red Hill, and Scottsville elementary schools. On the same day, Albemarle refinanced another $20.4 million in existing debt saving $2.5 million in interest payments on projects.“The savings will remain in the Capital Projects Fund,” said Albemarle Finance Director Nelsie Birch in an email this afternoon. “As the County embarks on its upcoming FY 23 – 27 long range financial planning process, this savings will allow greater flexibility and capacity as we plan for the future.”Amtrak has announced $7.3 billion in investment in 83 new trains to replace an aging fleet with an option to purchase over a hundred more. The new trains will be built by Siemens Mobility, a California-based company. Among the routes for which the new rolling stock will roll will be the Northeast Regional service, which travels between Roanoke and D.C.’s Union Station and points north. “The Commonwealth is committed to promoting, sustaining, and expanding state-sponsored passenger rail service across Virginia,” said Jennifer Mitchell, Director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation in a release. “Replacing a 40-year-old fleet, the new Amtrak trains will help us meet those goals with modern, dual-powered engines, improved operations, increased fuel efficiency, and lower carbon emissions – in both electric and diesel mode.”A second daily Northeast Regional train is expected to begin sometime in 2022. *The Town of Blacksburg and Blacksburg Transit have received a $5.15 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help attain its goal of having an all-electric fleet by 2032. The funding comes from the FTA’s Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant Program and is part of a $182 million funding package split up between 49 projects across the country. “FTA's Low-No Program supports transit agencies in purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles that use technologies such as battery electric and fuel-cell power to provide cleaner, more efficient transit service in communities across the country,” reads a release from the FTA. “This year's funding opportunity prioritized applications with an environmental justice component as well as those that support workforce development to help America’s transit workers succeed even as their jobs change along with technology.”Last month, the director of Charlottesville Area Transit said his agency needs to study the issue further before proceeding with purchase of electric buses. One difference between Blacksburg and Charlottesville is topography, and Garland Williams said he has to be able to guarantee vehicles are able to reliably climb the city’s many hills and retain a charge. (review the other 48 projects) (Read the July 4 Charlottesville Community Engagement)Hat tip to an anonymous reader for sending this item. Charlottesville’s Office of Economic Development has announced the next round of a grant program intended to help small businesses in the city. The second round of the Building Resilience Among Charlottesville Entrepreneurs (BRACE) grant program will open on Monday. The first round distributed funding to 69 businesses to help survive the pandemic. The second is intended to help business get through the recovery period. Businesses can apply for up to $2,500 and must make a 30 percent contribution as part of the request. For more details, visit the city’s website.Governor Ralph Northam has announced another $21 million in housing loans for below-market housing that includes additional funding for four area projects. The Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans come through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Piedmont Housing Alliance will receive $1.9 million for the first phase of Friendship Court, which will see construction of 106 new units on land that is currently green space. “Friendship Court was previously awarded funds through a competitive ASNH application, and this additional application supports the implementation of Zero Energy Ready Homes and Passive House certification standards, as well as permanent supportive housing units, which will provide select tenants with additional wraparound services on site,” reads a press release from the Northam administration. Virginia Supportive Housing will receive $1.46 million for the Premier Circle Permanent Supportive Housing project on U.S. 29. “Premier Circle Permanent Supportive Housing is the construction of 80 units for formerly homeless and low-income adults from the Charlottesville region. Each studio unit will be approximately 350 square feet and contain a kitchen and full bathroom, and resident amenities include phone and computer rooms, laundry facilities, a fitness area, and free Wi-Fi,” reads the release.Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville will receive $1.4 million for home ownership opportunities at Southwood. “Southwood Affordable Homeownership is the construction of 16 single-family condo units, five single-family attached townhome units, four single-family duplex units, and one single-family detached unit,” reads the release.” The 26 new homes will be constructed in the existing Southwood mobile home park and serve families relocating from substandard mobile homes in the park. The homes will serve residents at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).” The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority will receive $934,000 for the first phase of the South First Street public housing project. “South First Street Phase One is the new construction of 62 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment units across three garden-style apartment buildings,” reads the release. “The development includes substantial indoor community resource space programmed and designed by residents. Outdoor amenity spaces and access to trails and recreational space along Pollack’s Branch will be available for residents and the surrounding community.”CRHA will also receive $835,000 in funding for the renovation of Crescent Halls. “Crescent Halls is the substantial rehabilitation of an eight-story building comprised of 105 apartment units for lower-income seniors in Charlottesville,” reads the release. “This renovation includes new unit layouts, finishes, plumbing fixtures and appliances, building-wide mechanical systems and windows, elevator modernization, and roofing that will support a photovoltaic array. The renovated units will continue to serve seniors and disabled residents, providing better access through the retrofitting of 11 units that will include roll-in showers, grab bars, roll under sinks, and front controls on ranges.”Read more in the Governor Northam’s press release.You’re listening to Charlottesville Community Engagement. In this subscriber supported public service announcement, over the course of the pandemic, the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society has provided hours and hours of interviews, presentations, and discussions about interpretations and recollections of the past. All of this is available for you to watch, for free, on the Historical Society’s YouTube Channel. There’s even an appearance by me, talking about my work on cvillepedia!The top priorities in Housing Albemarle (download the adopted plan)The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has adopted an updated version of its housing policy after amendments were made to make clear that some sections of the plan would not be implemented until after an incentives package for developers is also approved. That had been a sticking point at the public hearing for Housing Albemarle that was held on June 16. The 99-page document contains many new requirements for “affordable” units. These include:Currently developers seeking a rezoning must provide 15 percent of units as affordable. The plan would raise that to 20 percent. Mechanisms would be developed such as deed restrictions to guarantee affordable rentals would be required to be below-market for a period of 30 years and that affordable for-sale units would be required to be below-market for a period of 40 years. A maximum rent for affordable units would be set at one-fourth of 65 percent of the area median income. Maximum sales price would be 65 percent of a federal guideline known as the HOME Program’s 1-Unit Purchase price. A maximum rent for “workforce housing” would be capped at 110 percent of the fair market rent as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The plan had been amended to state that all of the above “will follow approval of a package of developer incentives for affordable housing.” Supervisor Donna Price said she was concerned that such incentives may not be possible.“As I’ve continued to communicate with developers there are some concerns about whether we are realistically going to be able to meet those objectives,” Price said. “With regard to the for-sale affordable housing, whether the target metrics that have been set are going to be financially able to then be met.”There is a three-page list of what changes were made since the June 16 public hearing (download)Price said the plan was incomplete without the incentives package. Supervisor Liz Palmer asked when that would come back to the Supervisors for approval. Jodie Filardo is the Community Development Director for Albemarle County. She said it will take some time. “In our last estimate, we created a very broad estimate that had us coming back within the year on those development incentives,” Filardo said. “Since the last meeting we have had one meeting with a gathering of developers really for a listening session to hear what the issues are from their perspective.”Filardo said ideas from that meeting are being reviewed by staff and staff will return to the focus group with some potential ideas for incentives. “And we expect to have those meetings wrapped up by the end of this month,” Filardo said. “That said, some of the suggestions from staff are actually going to require zoning ordinance amendments which are never quick. And so, while we’re working very hard to not have this take a year to get back to you all, it is going to take some time because we have a lot of stakeholders we need to vet this through.”Stacy Pethia, Albemarle’s Housing Coordinator, said work could begin to implement other parts of the plan while the incentives package is worked out.“Out of the 12 objectives and I think 49 strategies, 43 or 42 of those strategies could move forward,” Pethia said. “If the policy were approved today, we could begin working on everything else that’s in there.” Pethis said details of the affordability provisions could change as discussions with developers continue. Supervisor Ned Gallaway said the plan would be a living document that would change as implementation gets underway.“If things need to be adjusted, adapted, this isn’t as strong as this, I mean, there’s a ton of details that have to be worked out that this policy has set up,” Gallaway said.For example, Objective 6 is to create a Housing Trust Fund. “Funds can be distributed as either grants or loans to a variety of local partners including for-profit and nonprofit developers, affordable housing services providers, public housing authorities, or local government departments, as well as individual homeowners or landlords,” reads the plan. “Priorities for the use of housing trust fund dollars can be set to meet local priorities as housing needs change.”“There are so many details about this trust fund that remain unanswered and we don’t know where the Board is going to fall on that in terms of governance of a trust fund, where is the money going, is it going to be one fund?” Gallaway asked. “Two funds? Ton of details.”Gallaway said even without an official package of approvals, the Board could continue to vote on proposals that are in excess of the current policy. “If we approve this policy today and someone wants to bring us an application before the refinements of incentives are there, and they have an incentive idea, we can consider it,” Gallaway said. “Nothing holds us back from taking action.”Price was satisfied with the answers and the motion to approve the plan was approved unanimously. I’ll have more from this meeting of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors in a future newsletter. (read the plan)Finally today, one property rights advocacy group in the area published a report today that makes the argument Albemarle’s rezoning process is preventing creation of more housing stock. The Free Enterprise Forum’s white paper is entitled Density Deferred, Density Denied and examines how three different projects were reduced in size from their original application to the final approved project due to neighborhood opposition. (download the paper)I’ll be appearing with Neil Williamson of the Free Enterprise Forum on the July 9 installment of the Real Talk program with Keith Smith and Jerry Miller. It begins at 10:15 a.m. and I’m not entirely sure what link to send to you. Do go take a look at our last appearance from June 11, which has all of eight views as of this recording. (YouTube link) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Landmark study finds MDMA-assisted therapy can help post traumatic stress

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 12:29

landmark study in the United States has found the drug MDMA or ecstasy - when linked with talk-therapy - can help people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 90 people took part in the clinical trial including combat veterans, victims of mass shootings, and first responders - all with severe PTSD lasting more than 14 years. Two months after treatment, 67 per cent of the MDMA group no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD, compared with 32 percent of the placebo group. Kathryn talks with the lead author of the study, Dr Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.

Landmark study finds MDMA-assisted therapy can help post traumatic stress

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 12:29

landmark study in the United States has found the drug MDMA or ecstasy - when linked with talk-therapy - can help people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 90 people took part in the clinical trial including combat veterans, victims of mass shootings, and first responders - all with severe PTSD lasting more than 14 years. Two months after treatment, 67 per cent of the MDMA group no longer qualified for a diagnosis of PTSD, compared with 32 percent of the placebo group. Kathryn talks with the lead author of the study, Dr Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Special Edition: 'Molly' as Medicine? Psychedelics & PTSD

The NewsWorthy

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 16:57

Today we’re talking about psychedelic drugs and their potential use as medicine. A new study looked at whether small doses of MDMA, better known by street names like ecstasy and molly, can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Some researchers are calling prescription psychedelics, paired with professional talk therapy, the breakthrough they’ve been waiting for. We got fascinating insights about the latest study from its lead scientist, Doctor Jennifer Mitchell. She’s a neurology professor at UC San Francisco. But first, we’ll hear from Scott Ostrom, a Marine veteran who took part in the study. He says he struggled with PTSD for more than a decade after coming home from Iraq and that the MDMA treatments helped in ways other therapies had not. This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com (Listen for the discount code) and BetterHelp.com/newsworthy Get ad-free episodes by becoming an insider: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider

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The State of the Unions

Layered Butter

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 62:20

Ladies and Gentlemen, we've got a bone to pick today. We need answers, we need help, we need...YOU! It's the state of the union and Rod & Raf are joined by your friendly neighborhood union advocate, Jennifer Mitchell. We take a deep dive behind the scenes of the film industry and explore the backbone of the men and women who work 90 hour work weeks to bring us the blockbusters we come to love on our screens. This isn't your regular 9-5. A job in the film world isn't just your regular salaried position. It needs protection, benefits and organization to thrive and protect those who bring us what we love.Aside from Jimmy Hoffa staring down our backs during this podcast, we drop a quick line or two on the craziness of the Oscar Noms, Lin Manuel Miranda and James Cameron coming back for his crown.Listen in!![Preshow]Oscar Noms: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/93rd_Academy_AwardsThe Oscar Show:https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/academy-hollywood-oscars-in-oscars-2021-1234623866/The Snyder Cut reviews:https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zack_snyders_justice_league[Main Feature]The History of Hollywood & The Unions:https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/hollywood-and-the-unions-archive-of-american-television/mQKC-cclRGuzLQ?hl=enThe Unions & The Gig Economyhttps://qz.com/1052310/hollywood-unions-offer-the-perfect-model-for-the-beaten-down-workers-of-todays-gig-economy/Hollywood & The Pollshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-unions-are-pushing-hollywood-workers-to-the-pollsProductions Back in Action:https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-los-angeles-hollywood-archive-245453a19f9ab0b4345633ea28c54057The WGA Vs. The Agentshttps://www.vulture.com/article/wga-hollywood-agents-packaging-explained.html#:~:text=The%20ATA%20is%20a%20collective,these%20companies%20dominate%20the%20industryUnion or Non-Union?https://filmbudgeteers.com/union-or-non-union/#:~:text=Typically%2C%20a%20film%20can%20employ,as%20%E2%80%9Cnon-union.%E2%80%9D[Film Club]https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/

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630 CHED Heart Pledge Day – Jennifer Mitchell

CHED Afternoon News

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 5:37

Jennifer Mitchell is an RN in the cardiovascular intensive care unit. The CVICU is a highly specialized and technical environment which provides care to patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This includes open heart surgery, heart transplants, lung transplants, heart-lung transplants, as well as patients who require ventricular assist devices (mechanical hearts) and ECMO life support. The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at the Maz is the only unit in Northern Alberta that provides care for patients requiring advanced cardiac and respiratory mechanical circulatory support. The CVICU at the Maz has proven to be one of the best in Canada. The multidisciplinary CVICU team, including critical care physicians (intensivists), registered nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dieticians and other allied health professionals work collaboratively to provide excellence and high quality patient and family centered care. As a bedside registered nurse on the unit, Jennifer sees first hand how important the technology and expertise in the CVICU is to help patients recover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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January 19, 2021: VDOT recommends millions in funding for area transportation projects, including Hydraulic/29 and West Main Street

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 9:43

On today’s show:Several transportation projects are recommended for funding including a third phase of the West Main StreetscapeA local business group gets funding to create a new networking platformIntrastate public transportation has been canceled due to security concerns related to the inaugurationNeed a little extra space to stow your stuff away? Support for today's installment comes from Storage Sense in Charlottesville, now accepting tenants to fill the brand-new 658 interior temperature-controlled storage units at its location on Pantops Corner Way. Now offering contact-free storage rentals, tenants can handle everything from renting to bill-paying online from the comfort of their own homes. Visit www.storagesense.com or call (434) 658-1003 to pick a place to keep your valuable safe and secure. Today’s count of new COVID cases in Virginia is the lowest in two weeks with 4,526 reported this morning. Three out of ten of Virginia’s total of 451,076 cases have been reported in 2021. The seven-day average of positive PCR tests is now at 13.6 percent, down from 16.5 percent on January 5, when the case count was 4,377. In the Blue Ridge Health District there are another 55 cases reported today, the same as on January 5. Nearly 29 percent of the district’s 9,731 cases to date have been reported this year. Forty-three percent of Nelson County’s 523 cases are from 2021 compared to 16 percent of Charlottesville’s cases. Source: Virginia Department of TransportationMeanwhile, the latest epidemiological model put together by the Biocomplexity Institute at the University of Virginia forecasts that cases in Virginia could peak at 50,000 a week by mid-February, but the number could be higher than that if people abandon safety protocols. “A slow vaccine rollout, accompanied by pandemic fatigue, could see new cases increasing into April,” reads on the key takeaways in the report dated January 15. That figure of 50,000 a week by mid February is part of the Best Past Control Scenario which assumes steady increases in vaccination as well as continued adherence to masking and distancing protocols. However, the latest report also has a Fatigued Control Scenario which shows cases peaking at 75,000 a week in late March if vaccination roll-out stalls and pandemic fatigue continues. Today, the Virginia Department of Health reports they now have a seven-day moving average of 17,464 vaccinations a day. The goal is to get to 50,000 as soon as possible. (view the dashboard) Source: UVA Biocomplexity Institute*A data-driven application process has recommended funding for several major projects in the area, including $24.6 million for improvements at the intersection of U.S. 29 and Hydraulic Road. This also includes nearly $8 million for the third phase of the West Main Streetscape in Charlottesville. Both are recommended for funding under the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Smart Scale process, which ranks projects according to a series of metrics including congestion relief, public safety, and economic development. Source: Thomas Jefferson Planning District CommissionAlbemarle and Charlottesville are both within VDOT’s Culpeper District. “Culpeper gets a total of 20 projects recommended for funding for a total of $166.9 million dollars,” said Chad Tucker with the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment. Smart Scale was put in place after nearly $230 million was spent on several projects to address congestion on U.S. 29 including construction of Berkmar Drive Extended and a grade-separated intersection at 29 and Rio Road. Smart Scale is now in its fourth round and nothing is final until the Commonwealth Transportation Board takes a vote in June. Under the recommended scenario, the Hydraulic project received the highest score in the Culpeper District. “That will really augment the investments that have been done at Rio in helping to keep traffic moving efficiently and safely along the U.S. 29 corridor in the Charlottesville,” Tucker said. Projects recommended for funding in Albemarle include $11 million in Route 250 East Corridor Improvements, $8.5 million for safety improvements at the intersection of Old Lynchburg Road and 5th Street Extended, a roundabout at the intersection of the John Warner Parkway and East Rio Road, and a $7.5 million for a roundabout and other safety improvements at the intersection of Route 20 and Route 53.Projects recommended for funding in Charlottesville include $5 million for a project to increase safety on Ridge Street, $6.1 million for improvements at the intersection of Preston Avenue and Grady Avenue, a second phase of multimodal improvements on Emmet Street, in addition to phase 3 of the streetscape.Council has been waiting for the results of Smart Scale before making a long-term decision about the future of the West Main Streetscape, which was broken into multiple phases in 2017 after a previous Smart Scale application to cover the whole cost did not qualify for funding in the second round. A portion of the project was covered in the third Smart Scale round. A roundabout at Troy Road and Route 250 in Fluvanna County has also been recommended for funding. “I think Culpeper did a very good job of having targeted improvements that are addressing safety in congestion hotspots throughout the district,” Tucker said. More on this as the weeks and months continue. For a more complete picture, be on the look-out for a story from Allison Wrabel in the Daily Progress. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation*Tomorrow’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president has led to security crackdowns throughout the capital region. That includes the shutting down of several transportation routes. Jennifer Mitchell is the director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. “On Friday, we did make the decision to suspend our state-supported Amtrak routes for tomorrow and [Thursday],” Mitchell said. “So starting from 6 a.m. tomorrow to 6 a.m. Thursday which is also consistent with some of the other highway closures.”Mitchell said the state has also suspended the state-funded intrastate bus routes that enter into the District of Columbia. This includes the Valley Flyer, the Piedmont Express and the Capital Connection. Those services will resume as normal on Friday. *The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council has been awarded by a GO Virginia grant of $76,500 to develop a “digital connection platform” to help businesses expand their networks.“The cloud-based platform and mobile app will be a robust and dynamic centralized platform that provides the connections, tools, resources and information necessary to guide, bolster and support the Region's entrepreneurial ecosystem at all levels during the pandemic and beyond,” reads a press release. “Potential users of the connector platform will be individuals, businesses, startups, investors, innovators, non-profits, and economic development professionals.”GO Virginia is a program of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development intended to boost economic opportunities across the Commonwealth. Albemarle and Charlottesville are within Region 9 along with Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange and Rappahanoock counties. The Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development will help oversee roll-out of the Connector Platform which is expected to occur later this year. *Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society holds it annual meeting and the guest of honor is Edward Ayers on the topic All History Is Local. Ayers if a former dean of the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences and President Emeritus at the University of Richmond. He’s now the executive director of New American History. Here’s a blurb from their website:“History is the turbulent, unpredictable, and deeply human record of everything that happened before this moment,” reads the about page. “Through interactive maps, video, audio, an algorithmic engine of journalism, and tools for educators, we hope to make visible what was previously invisible about our shared American story.”You can participate in the program on Zoom or watch it on Facebook Live. Ed Ayers This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Why Perspective Matters in Concrete

Concrete Credentials

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 25:45

In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Mitchell, Senior Manager for Design + Build at LinkedIn. Jennifer received her BS in Environmental Science from San Jose State University and a masters of Environmental Science in Sustainable Development and Policy from the University of Illinois Springfield. After growing up in the construction industry, Jennifer worked for 5 years with NRMCA member company, Central Concrete, and then moved on to work on construction herself. Currently, Jennifer is heading up the construction of LinkedIn's new headquarters in Mountain View, California. In this episode, Gregg and Jennifer discuss perspectives in the concrete industry and concrete sustainability.

Episode 6: What Do We Mean When We Talk About "The Media?"

Think It Through: the Clearer Thinking Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 47:02 Transcription Available

April interviews journalism professor Jennifer (Jenny) Mitchell about today's media landscape. Topics include what qualifies as media, who owns giant media conglomerates, the difference between hard news and opinion pieces, professional journalists vs. citizen journalists and bloggers/vloggers, the ethical principles that professional journalists should follow, and the credible news sources that Jenny relies on. Episode 6 Show Notes:A list of top media conglomerates:https://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/021815/worlds-top-ten-media-companies-dis-cmcsa-fox.aspxA list of media billionaires:https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2016/06/01/these-15-billionaires-own-americas-news-media-companies/#4c73723660adAn explanation of “infotainment:”https://www.medialit.org/reading-room/whatever-happened-newsThe difference between hard news and opinion:https://digitalresource.center/content/lesson-5-news-vs-opinionLeast biased sites for news:https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-world-news-websites-guaranteed-free-censorship/A decent article by a young media student who seems to have a handle on the issues with citizen journalists:https://medium.com/@zoesaunderson/the-legal-challenges-professional-vs-citizen-journalists-225a026cf83aAn academic paper on the topic of citizen vs professional journalists: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/homero.gil.de.zuniga/documents/Holton,%20Coddington%20&%20Gil%20de%20Zuniga%20(2013)%20Journalism%20Practice.pdfThe Society of Professional Journalist’s Code of Ethics:https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.aspA great article about journalism as a calling:http://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/index.php/browse-back-issues/137-fall-2007/3230571-journalism-as-a-callingThe American Press Association’s (APA) list of principles that all journalists should abide by:https://americanpressassociation.com/principles-of-journalism/The link to OnlineNewspapers.com:http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/A link to CSN’s Coyote Student News, the student-run paper that Jennifer Mitchell oversees:https://coyotestudentnews.com/A really, really good (and disturbing) discussion about how disinformation travels through mass media and into social media:https://www.lawfareblog.com/lawfare-podcast-yochai-benkler-mass-media-disinformation-campaignsAn explanation of “false balance:”https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/nov/08/impartial-journalism-is-laudable-but-false-balance-is-dangerous

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Episode 29: Time Perception and Dopamine

CogNation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 29:51

In this half-hour episode, Rolf and Joe discuss research by Jennifer Mitchell and colleagues ("Dopamine, time perception, and future time perspective") showing that the drug tolcapone, which selectively increases dopamine in frontal cortical regions, has the effect of reducing the error in estimating how much time has passed. Individuals tend to systematicaly underestimate how much time has passed (think of impatient kids asking "are we there yet?"), and in this double-blind study, tolcapone nearly eliminated this effect, most dramatically for a 60 second interval. Implications of the study are discussed, including what this says about an "internal clock", whether you should rush to get this drug, and how time perception is related to depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. We do not discuss the role of tolcapone in ending the world.

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Dolci Show #17: In the Garden

The Dolci Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 16:11

Green Grass Snake (from Serpent Music, 1977) Michael Kibbe (1945- )“A sunlit emerald shimmering to tease the eye; a parting of the grass—this ribbon passes by.” Kibbe wrote this music for a performance piece. “It was premiered in Los Angeles with the composer playing the oboe. A group of interpretive dances writhed, snakelike, across the floor around the two instrumentalists.” The Grasshopper (from Two Insect Pieces,1934) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)At the age of 21, Benjamin Britten wrote Two Insect Pieces for his friend, the oboist Sylvia Spencer, and played it with her privately. Its first public performance was after both their deaths, in a memorial service for Spencer. That Mockingbird (from On Holt Avenue, 2006) Jenni Brandon (1977- )“Written for the oboist Jennifer Mitchell, this piece portrays life ‘On Holt Avenue' in Los Angeles, California as told by the composer.” Mockingbirds are garrulous, accurate mimics of other birds. They fool nobody, however, because they are way too loud and have no editor. Their nonstop recitals are strings of unrelated sound bites, like an iPod running amok. Gardens (1975) Peter Schickele (1935- ) 1. Morning 2. Noon 3. NightPeter Schickele is a prolific composer, musician, author and satirist. He writes musical parodies in the persona of P.D.Q. Bach. For other compositions he uses his own name. In this piece he shows his reflective side and his skill as a musical colorist.All quotes are from the composers. Internet links to their biographies are:https://www.michaelkibbe.comhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Brittenhttps://jennibrandon.comhttps://www.schickele.com/psbio.htm

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Missionary Report: Rescuing the Lost

Fellowship Bible Church Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 43:57

June 14, 2020 SS, Various.This morning we are blessed by welcoming missionaries Jack and Jennifer Mitchell. Through their ministry we obtain a glimpse of what the Mitchel's have encountered in the last several years of mission work around the world with a fervent desire to reach the lost.

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#18 EXECUTIVE VP OF THE CAC - JENNIFER MITCHELL

CIRCUS ART SPOTLIGHT

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 27:22

Jennifer is the Executive Vice President of The CAC, having been with the organization for 12 years. Her work experience has stretched to the corners of the nation. Previously she served as the Executive Director of Miss America Teen Scholarship Pageant and organized cultural, professional and other events nationwide. Jennifer also served as Associate Director of Special Events and Alumni Relations at Ringling College of Art and Design.

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EXECUTIVE VP OF THE CAC - JENNIFER MITCHELL

Society Bytes Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 26:53

Jennifer is the Executive Vice President of The CAC, having been with the organization for 12 years. Her work experience has stretched to the corners of the nation. Previously she served as the Executive Director of Miss America Teen Scholarship Pageant and organized cultural, professional and other events nationwide. Jennifer also served as Associate Director of Special Events and Alumni Relations at Ringling College of Art and Design.

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Dr. Jack Mitchell tells us about the day he thought he would die in Chuuk!

The Missionary Micro Stories Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 18:06

Dr. Jack Mitchell and his wife, Mrs. Jennifer Mitchell, are medical missionaries that travel the globe helping local churches spread the Gospel while mending the broken of body. Listen in as Dr. Jack tells us about when he thought he would die right here in our little area of Chuuk!

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Member Spotlight with Dr. Jennifer Mitchell

The Business of Being Well | A Hands-On Practitioner's source to grow a profitable business without working your life away

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 22:38

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Jan. 3: 'People Have Been Talking About 2020 Since 2016'

Maine's Political Pulse

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 15:52

This week, on Maine’s Political Pulse, the politics team looks at what's on the table during the next Legislative Session and the most recent news surrounding Sen. Collins and the upcoming impeachment trial of President Trump. Jennifer Mitchell is in hosting this week for Irwin Gratz. She spoke with Maine Public’s Mal Leary and Steve Mistler.

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58: WHITE LIES

Double Love

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 44:56

Forget gambling and Liz's boarding school dreams - THIS has to be the most boring book in Sweet Valley history. And not just because it's all about John Pfeiffer (boo!). He's in love with Jennifer Mitchell, but she's in love with Rick Andover, who is a would-be rock star all of a sudden. We don't care about either of them, but Liz does, because as usual she just can't help sticking her nose into other people's business. Meanwhile Jessica is back to her old manipulative ways - get out while you can, A.J.! You can follow us on Twitter at @svhpodcast and follow the Headstuff Podcast Network on @HSPodnetwork and @ThisHeadstuff

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Yoga: A Personal Healing Practice with Jennifer Mitchell from Twist Yoga

Edmond's Moms Room

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 23:23

In Episode 5 of The Edmonds Moms Room podcast join us as we discuss the amazing mental and physical health benefits of yoga! Visit https://twistyogaedmonds.com/ for more information on classes and retreats!

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Jennifer Mitchell: Masochism, Agency and Power Dynamics

Hey Human Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 89:49

E152 Gender and sexuality scholar, associate professor of Modernist and Contemporary British Lit and critical theorist human Jennifer Mitchell, PhD is a teacher, an author and essayist. She teaches at Union College in New York. For more information and links, please visit: HeyHumanpodcast.com

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#925 Music by Saran, Michelle Shafer, Lynda Dobbin-Turner, Sophie Stevance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard), Jo Foulkes, Gail Marten, Jennifer Mitchell, Malea, Ron Lindsay (feat. Pauline Alexander), Leslie Austin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 45:38

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Saran - Lost Michelle Shafer - Fine My Heart Lynda Dobbin-Turner - Have a Little Faith Sophie Stévance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard) - The Horizon Jo Foulkes - Rockin' In My PJs Gail Marten - Her Point Of View Jennifer Mitchell - Broken Sorrow Malea - Swept Away Ron Lindsay feat. Pauline Alexander - Wonder Of Your Smile Leslie Austin - Hold Up For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our sponsor: Alika Arlynn at Visit our sponsor Deborah Henriksson at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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#925 Music by Saran, Michelle Shafer, Lynda Dobbin-Turner, Sophie Stevance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard), Jo Foulkes, Gail Marten, Jennifer Mitchell, Malea, Ron Lindsay (feat. Pauline Alexander), Leslie Austin

Women of Substance Music Podcast Volume 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 45:39

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Saran - Lost Michelle Shafer - Fine My Heart Lynda Dobbin-Turner - Have a Little Faith Sophie Stévance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard) - The Horizon Jo Foulkes - Rockin' In My PJs Gail Marten - Her Point Of View Jennifer Mitchell - Broken Sorrow Malea - Swept Away Ron Lindsay feat. Pauline Alexander - Wonder Of Your Smile Leslie Austin - Hold Up For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our sponsor: Alika Arlynn at Visit our sponsor Deborah Henriksson at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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#925 Music by Saran, Michelle Shafer, Lynda Dobbin-Turner, Sophie Stevance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard), Jo Foulkes, Gail Marten, Jennifer Mitchell, Malea, Ron Lindsay (feat. Pauline Alexander), Leslie Austin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 45:38

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Saran - Lost Michelle Shafer - Fine My Heart Lynda Dobbin-Turner - Have a Little Faith Sophie Stévance (writers Serge Lacasse & Jaymie Gerard) - The Horizon Jo Foulkes - Rockin' In My PJs Gail Marten - Her Point Of View Jennifer Mitchell - Broken Sorrow Malea - Swept Away Ron Lindsay feat. Pauline Alexander - Wonder Of Your Smile Leslie Austin - Hold Up For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Suzanne's Band at: Visit our sponsor: Alika Arlynn at Visit our sponsor Deborah Henriksson at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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#915 Music by Malea, Michelle Shafer, Jennifer Mitchell, Lucy Ridley-Martin, Trinity With Cyndi Corkran, Andrea Templon, Biscay, Joy Flanakin, BellaDeb, Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 43:41

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Malea - Give Michelle Shafer - Flat Lined Lo ve Jennifer Mitchell - My Heart's Lost All Control Lucy Ridley-Martin - A Last Time Trinity with Cyndi Corkran - Altered States Andrea Templon - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome Biscay - Good Odds, Odd Goods Joy Flanakin - Love Is The Answer BellaDeb - We Are Magic Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers - Dream Big For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Laura Suarez at: Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Ellen Edwards at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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#915 Music by Malea, Michelle Shafer, Jennifer Mitchell, Lucy Ridley-Martin, Trinity With Cyndi Corkran, Andrea Templon, Biscay, Joy Flanakin, BellaDeb, Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers

Women of Substance Music Podcast Volume 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 43:42

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Malea - Give Michelle Shafer - Flat Lined Lo ve Jennifer Mitchell - My Heart's Lost All Control Lucy Ridley-Martin - A Last Time Trinity with Cyndi Corkran - Altered States Andrea Templon - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome Biscay - Good Odds, Odd Goods Joy Flanakin - Love Is The Answer BellaDeb - We Are Magic Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers - Dream Big For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Laura Suarez at: Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Ellen Edwards at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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#915 Music by Malea, Michelle Shafer, Jennifer Mitchell, Lucy Ridley-Martin, Trinity With Cyndi Corkran, Andrea Templon, Biscay, Joy Flanakin, BellaDeb, Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 43:41

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Malea - Give Michelle Shafer - Flat Lined Lo ve Jennifer Mitchell - My Heart's Lost All Control Lucy Ridley-Martin - A Last Time Trinity with Cyndi Corkran - Altered States Andrea Templon - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome Biscay - Good Odds, Odd Goods Joy Flanakin - Love Is The Answer BellaDeb - We Are Magic Nigel Tiller, Trisha Byrd, Ayanna Flowers - Dream Big For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Laura Suarez at: Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Ellen Edwards at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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Harvest Time - Mitchells

Latest: Harvest Family Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 23:54

Dental missionaries Dr. Jack and Jennifer Mitchell join Pastor Walton to share their testimonies and talk medical missions.

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#898 Music by Sugarcane Firewater, Jenny Nicole, Katie Hardyman (feat. Laura Zarb), Jogo, Elise Bellew, Ed & Carol Nicodemi, Jennifer Mitchell, Kimberly Arnold, Randi Driscoll, Laurie Miller, Jill Detroit, Karen Osborn, Katie Kirby

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 51:06

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Sugarcane Firewater- Eat It All Up Jenny Nicole - Next Year Katie Hardyman feat. Laura Zarb - Snowflake Jogo - Tis The Season Elise Bellew - Winter Wonderland Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Missing You At Christmas Jennifer Mitchell - My Christmas Wish Kimberly Arnold - O Holy Night Randi Driscoll - Christmas in L.A. Laurie Miller - One Thousand Lights Yeah Jill Detroit - The First Noel Karen Osborn - Christmas Waltz Katie Kirby - Please Come Home For Christmas feat. Lee For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Karen Osburn at: Visit our Sponsor Bree Noble at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

#898 Music by Sugarcane Firewater, Jenny Nicole, Katie Hardyman (feat. Laura Zarb), Jogo, Elise Bellew, Ed & Carol Nicodemi, Jennifer Mitchell, Kimberly Arnold, Randi Driscoll, Laurie Miller, Jill Detroit, Karen Osborn, Katie Kirby

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 51:07

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Sugarcane Firewater- Eat It All Up Jenny Nicole - Next Year Katie Hardyman feat. Laura Zarb - Snowflake Jogo - Tis The Season Elise Bellew - Winter Wonderland Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Missing You At Christmas Jennifer Mitchell - My Christmas Wish Kimberly Arnold - O Holy Night Randi Driscoll - Christmas in L.A. Laurie Miller - One Thousand Lights Yeah Jill Detroit - The First Noel Karen Osborn - Christmas Waltz Katie Kirby - Please Come Home For Christmas feat. Lee For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Karen Osburn at: Visit our Sponsor Bree Noble at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

#898 Music by Sugarcane Firewater, Jenny Nicole, Katie Hardyman (feat. Laura Zarb), Jogo, Elise Bellew, Ed & Carol Nicodemi, Jennifer Mitchell, Kimberly Arnold, Randi Driscoll, Laurie Miller, Jill Detroit, Karen Osborn, Katie Kirby

Women of Substance Music Podcast Volume 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 51:06

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Sugarcane Firewater- Eat It All Up Jenny Nicole - Next Year Katie Hardyman feat. Laura Zarb - Snowflake Jogo - Tis The Season Elise Bellew - Winter Wonderland Ed & Carol Nicodemi - Missing You At Christmas Jennifer Mitchell - My Christmas Wish Kimberly Arnold - O Holy Night Randi Driscoll - Christmas in L.A. Laurie Miller - One Thousand Lights Yeah Jill Detroit - The First Noel Karen Osborn - Christmas Waltz Katie Kirby - Please Come Home For Christmas feat. Lee For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Ed & Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Karen Osburn at: Visit our Sponsor Bree Noble at: Visit our Sponsor Bandzoogle at:

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048 - Jennifer Mitchell

The Mind and Fitness Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 71:25

High School Teacher turned Yoga Mogul, Jennifer Mitchell owns 3 Yoga Studios in the Seattle-area. Today we discuss meditation, her Yoga journey, the importance of breathing, deeper healing, differentiating brain wave activity, along with a wide-variety of other topics and fun banter. Don't forget to give the Podcast a rating and review if you're listening on an Apple Device. The next written review is #50! Check out Jennifer Mitchell's Yoga Studios if you're in the Seattle-area: [Twist Yoga](https://twistyogaedmonds.com/) Give them a Like on Facebook: [Twist Yoga](https://www.facebook.com/twistyogaedmonds/) Become a Patron of The Mind and Fitness Podcast: [Patreon](Patreon.com/themindandfitnesspodcast) Like us on Facebook: [The Mind and Fitness Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/TheMindandFitnessPodcast/?eid=ARAeWLqs8UuLvswqOM8CogvM33EJzRM6oNyI6K3O4-ObnmyZBzxaDF_GILLo92xo7o389145bvuy6MM5) Join our Facebook Group at: [The Mind and Fitness Podcast Deleters of Pain](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1719825058106068/?source_id=145525559367182)

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Why Women Need their Besties, Especially after 50

Your Life Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 26:34

Sandy Hettinger, Jennifer Mitchell, Linda Castello, and Michelle Gluth. “Why Women Need their Bestie, Especially after 50!” Best Friends of Radio Host, Andrea Hammer share how their unique personalities and walks of life came together to form a deep bond of friendship that has supported each other through death, divorce, health challenges, work issues, relocations, financial struggles, empty nests, new romances, grand-children, and more birthdays! We are united in love, laughter, and LIFE! Website: www.hammerhealthandfitness.com Email: Andrea@hammerhealthandfitness.com

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Why Women Need their Besties, Especially after 50

Your Life Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 26:34

Sandy Hettinger, Jennifer Mitchell, Linda Castello, and Michelle Gluth. “Why Women Need their Bestie, Especially after 50!” Best Friends of Radio Host, Andrea Hammer share how their unique personalities and walks of life came together to form a deep bond of friendship that has supported each other through death, divorce, health challenges, work issues, relocations, financial struggles, empty nests, new romances, grand-children, and more birthdays! We are united in love, laughter, and LIFE!Website: www.hammerhealthandfitness.comEmail: Andrea@hammerhealthandfitness.com

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Joan Guillory and Jennifer Cooper with GSquared Group

CEO Exclusive Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018

On this CEO Exclusive we welcome guests Joan Guillory and Jennifer Mitchell with GSquared Group about what’s happening in the IT industry and what mid-market CEOs need to be watching out for. GSquared Group is a woman-owned boutique technology services company in the Atlanta area. Founded in 2010, they are a premier provider of IT […] The post Joan Guillory and Jennifer Cooper with GSquared Group appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

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Episode 73: Protected

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2017 50:00

Immigrants from Central America will soon find out if their Temporary Protected Status will end. It's allowed them to live here legally for decades. This episode, we take a look back at a big year in immigration policy, and look ahead. We also consider what some states are doing about widespread waste of prescription drugs. Also, we'll meet a man who's got a place to call home for the first time in decades – thanks to an effort to eliminate chronic homelessness. And, Oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your tiny…little…branches. Francisco Rodriguez in ICE custody at the Suffolk County House of Corrections (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Immigration, Deportation As we look back on 2017, the issue of immigration has become one of the most contentious in our region. New policies by the Trump administration have New Englanders from all over the world wondering about their status, and whether they'll be able to stay. WBUR’s Shannon Dooling joins us to talk about her reporting, including the story of Francisco Rodriguez. He’s a native of El Salvador who entered the country illegally in 2006 – but he’s been living in Chelsea, Massachusetts with federal authorization for several years. This year he was put in detention as the government tried to deport him. Rodriguez’s lawyers say his removal is now stayed while an appeal to re-open his asylum case plays out. Natives of Honduras with temporary protected status will find out soon about whether they'll be allowed to stay in the U.S. – or face possible deportation. Hundreds of Honduran immigrants in Connecticut and Massachusetts are waiting for word. Meanwhile, as WNPR's Diane Orson reports, violent protests continue in Honduras following a contested presidential election, and the state department has advised Americans not to travel there. Unused medical supplies sit in storage at a Partners for World Health facility in Portland, Maine. (Tristan Spinski, special to ProPublica ) Drug costs are an issue for millions of Americans – both in their personal lives, and in the amount of money government spends on drugs for elderly Americans through Medicare. But, as ProPublica's Marshall Allen found out, there's a big problem with drug waste in America's nursing homes. Now – prompted by his reporting – some states, including New Hampshire and Vermont, are taking steps to salvage medications that are literally being flushed down the toilet. Ending Homelessness Advocates for the homeless across New England have made it a goal to end chronic homelessness for good. It's a tall order, especially in a big city like Boston – where officials have said they want to end it by this time next year. Every night, about 1500 people sleep in Boston’s emergency homeless shelters. Many others sleep on the streets. About 30 percent of them are considered chronically homeless. The city is trying to tackle the problem one person at a time. WBUR’s Lynn Jolicoeur introduces us to one man, Lenny Higgenbottom, who was recently housed through those efforts. Higginbottom unpacks in his new apartment. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Oh Christmas Tree The pine tree is an icon of New England. It's on our flag, after all. And this time of year, they're big business. But, as we'll hear – pine trees aren't all alike. Patrick Skahill takes us on a search for the increasingly uncommon “pitch pine.” Dana Graves, co-owner of G&S Christmas Tree Farm, supplies Sprague’s Nursery in Bangor with a range of tree sizes, but he says it’s rare these days for people ask for a tree that reaches the ceiling. Photo by Jennifer Mitchell/Maine Public A much more common pine this time of year can be found at the roadside Christmas tree stand – all perfectly sized to scrape your living room ceiling. Jennifer Mitchell reports from Maine Public Radio, growers are seeing a new trend: the tiny tree. A musical group playing traditional Puerto Rican bomba music performs at a parranda in Hartford, Conn. In Puerto Rico, Christmas is a really big deal. But, for the thousands who've been forced to leave the island after Hurricane Maria, that means celebrating Christmas in an unfamiliar place. WNPR’s Ryan Caron King has this story of how the Puerto Rican community in Hartford, Connecticut welcomed new arrivals with a holiday tradition to remind them of home. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Shannon Dooling, Diane Orson, Marshall Allen, Lynn Jolicoeur, Patrick Skahill, Jennifer Mitchell, Ryan Caron King Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and holiday wishes to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 56: Protest

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 50:00

The events in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month have echoes in New England. This week, we hear local reactions to seeing a Keene, New Hampshire local featured in a documentary about white supremacists at Charlottesville, and we recon with a quieter kind of racism in Boston in the wake of the “Free Speech” rally and counter-protest last Saturday. Plus, Granite Staters get the chance to “ask a Muslim anything.” Later in the show, we visit a Maine school on the cutting edge of composting, and a yacht race that is a reminder of another time. Counter protesters amassed outside of the barriers at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common on August 19. Photo by Jesse Costa for WBUR Grappling With Race and Inclusion in the Granite State It's been two weeks since a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, led to violent clashes between neo-Nazis and counter-protesters. One anti-fascist demonstrator was killed and many were injured when a car, driven by one of the alt-right marchers, plowed into a group of people. The events of the weekend were captured in a documentary by VICE News and HBO called “Charlottesville, Race and Terror.” The main subject of that report is Christopher Cantwell, 36, from Keene, New Hampshire, who advocates online for what he calls a white “ethno-state,” and promises violence. White nationalist Christopher Cantwell speaks with VICE News correspondent Elle Reeve. Cantwell’s tone changed somewhat in a video he shot himself, following news that authorities were seeking him in connection with violence at the rally. He has since surrendered to police, facing two felony counts of illegal use of tear gas, and one count of malicious bodily injury by means of a caustic substance. We’re joined by New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Britta Greene, who has been following Cantwell's story, and getting reaction from the Keene community. Robert Azzi. Photo by Peter Biello for NHPR Where Christopher Cantwell spreads a message of hate, Exeter resident Robert Azzi is working to spread understanding. The Lebanese-American Muslim photojournalist is traveling around New Hampshire hosting a series of conversations he calls “Ask a Muslim Anything.” WBUR’s Anthony Brooks reports. Dialogue between people of different races — or faiths — has been difficult in the weeks following Charlottesville. And one of the trickiest conversations has been about physical images of our racist past. While New England doesn't have many debates about Confederate statues, the history of white settlers and their relationship with indigenous people is also fraught. This week, Yale University announced that it would remove a stone carving of a Puritan aiming a musket at Native American. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jason Moon reports, a mural in a Durham, New Hampshire post office has also sparked a controversy. A mural including 16 images representing town history, including a Native American carrying a flaming torch and looking out at a colonial cabin, was commissioned by the Women’s Club of Durham in 1959. Photo by Jason Moon for NHPR Moving the Needle on Systemic Racism in Boston Kevin Peterson is founder of the Boston-based New Democracy Coalition and a senior fellow at the Center for Collaborative Leadership at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. The scene at a so-called “Free Speech” rally in Boston last Saturday offered a stark contrast to the events in Charlottesville the weekend before. A few dozen attendees of the conservative rally were met on the Boston Common by an estimated 40,000 counter-demonstrators. Boston police didn't allow the protesters or the media to get near the rally, so their message couldn't be heard. Many in Boston, including our guest Kevin Peterson, applauded the counter-protesters — a majority white crowd — for standing up to bigotry and hatred. But in a column for WBUR's Cognoscenti, Peterson asks Bostonians to now do something more difficult: work to counter systemic, historic, everyday racism in their city. First Class Compost, J Class Yachts The Maine Compost School teaches the right way to compost with a series of test piles. Photo by Nick Woodward for Maine Public Radio A few times a year, people from all over the US — and well beyond — trek to Maine to learn the science of all things rotten. The Maine Compost School has been teaching people how to turn organic trash into treasure for 20 years, making it the longest-running program of its kind in the U.S. Maine Public Radio’s Jennifer Mitchell takes us there. A J Class boat sailing out of Newport Harbor, with the Pell Bridge in the background. A J Class yacht training on the waters off Newport Harbor. Photo by Pearl Mack for RIPR Newport Rhode Island is a world capital for sailing. This week, the city is host to a first in the sailing world: the J Class World Championship. J-Class yachts are rare, and they're huge. Picture a sailboat about as long as a basketball court racing around Newport harbor. Rhode Island Public Radio's John Bender went to take a look. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Britta Greene, Jason Moon, Jennifer Mitchell, and John Bender Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and photos of your compost pile to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking into new ways to treat substance abuse

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 1:04

What’s the best way to treat people suffering from substance abuse? Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, has been studying the hormone oxytocin as a possible cure for addictions, due to its ability to reduce stress, anxiety and social discomfort. “By enabling people to make better social connections and by attenuating the craving for that other substance or act, or giving them a better set of tools with which to embark on this road to recovery, and it is not that it is to say that it is like a panacea: you are going to take a little intranasal oxytocin and everything is going to be perfect, but perhaps it could be one of many tools that people use to get better and get back into a healthy life style.” Mitchell says oxytocin could be a substitute for those self-medicating with alcohol, opioids or even gambling. “Whether or not it is related to depression or stress or anxiety or PTSD, the bottom line is they are experiencing the state of despair.” Mitchell hopes doctors will start offering oxytocin as a therapy.

Why a neuroscientist wants more access to female military populations

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 1:02

Studies of alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are mostly focused on male soldiers, while female military members are often excluded. Jennifer Mitchell, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco explains why. “So you can imagine that female subjects that have alcohol use disorder and comorbid PTSD are individuals that have experienced rape or other forms of domestic abuse. And those individuals might respond very well to a drug like intranasal oxytocin, but it’s a very hard subject population for us to identify. ” In a recent study, Mitchell used oxytocin to treat military personnel suffering from depression and anxiety. So far the experimental therapy has been successful, but the results were skewed as only male combat members participated. ‘’We’d love to have good access to that population because then we could perhaps study the effects of intranasal oxytocin in a group of female subjects that have alcohol or substance- use disorder and comorbid PTSD.”

A quick history of oxytocin, the so-called love hormone

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 0:59

In the 1990s, oxytocin, the so called love hormone that reduces stress and anxiety, used to be a popular treatment in America. But this changed a couple of years ago. “Oxytocin used to be FDA approved for use in the United States. It wasn’t removed for any health related, or side effect related reason, it just sort of fell out of favor”. That’s Jennifer Mitchell, neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco. She is conducting an oxytocin study to treat active military members suffering from PTSD and alcohol abuse. Mitchell says the hormone is practically side effect-free and should be put back on the market. “That’s an interesting conundrum because the question is what’s the path to reapply through the FDA to make it available for everyone to use. And there are several drug companies now that are also developing intranasal oxytocin for other indications.”

How your mental state affects how you handle stressful situations

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 1:03

Your mental state often affects the way you handle uncomfortable situations. Jennifer Mitchell, neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco has recently tested what she calls stress reactivity of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and alcohol abuse. “We make people nervous in a social situation. And that induces really robust cortisol response, increase in heart rate, changes in respiration and blood pressure. And we administer either oxytocin or placebo and then we look to see whether oxytocin enables people to be less nervous and less apprehensive in that situation.” The oxytocin therapy reduces stress and anxiety and also helps patients be more resilient to alcohol cravings. “A lot of people who have troubles with alcohol use disorder and PTSD are self medicating. They are anxious, they are stressed, they are fearful and they find that drinking alcohol ameliorates some of those problems.”

Can a 'love hormone' help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder?

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Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 1:03

Obsessive thoughts, nightmares and alcohol addiction are often associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. In a quest to ease these symptoms, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell, of the University of California, San Francisco, is testing the power of oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone”. This could be a new therapy for combat veterans and active military personnel. “We are interested in general in developing novel therapeutics for alcohol use disorder and co-morbid PTSD, because it is a population that is very difficult to treat and there are not a lot of treatments currently prescribed for. One of the therapeutics that we are looking at is oxytocin.” This 'love hormone', also called the “moral molecule” and the “cuddle chemical” - makes people feel bonded. It helps us manage stress and anxiety, be more social, trusting and empathetic. “Perhaps the oxytocin could ameliorate some of the signs and symptoms of the alcohol use disorder, the craving and some of the emotional reactivity and the signs and symptoms of PTSD as well.”

JENNIFER MITCHELL - Family Law Attorney

Impact Makers Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 24:54

During this segment of our “Let's Talk Divorce!” series, we have Jennifer Mitchell, Family Law Attorney, Mediator and Life Coach and Founder at the Holistic Divorce Resolution, Inc in St. Charles, IL and Oak Park, IL.Jennifer, a leader in the area of Family Law called in to speak with Radio Talk Show Host, Stewart Andrew Alexander on the topic of staying out of the courtroom, with the goal of resolving all Family Law disputes by utilizing Mediation and incorporating Life Coaching.To learn more about Jennifer Mitchell, visit: http://www.holisticdivorceresolution.com

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JENNIFER MITCHELL - Family Law Attorney

Impact Makers Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 24:54

During this segment of our “Let's Talk Divorce!” series, we have Jennifer Mitchell, Family Law Attorney, Mediator and Life Coach and Founder at the Holistic Divorce Resolution, Inc in St. Charles, IL and Oak Park, IL.Jennifer, a leader in the area of Family Law called in to speak with Radio Talk Show Host, Stewart Andrew Alexander on the topic of staying out of the courtroom, with the goal of resolving all Family Law disputes by utilizing Mediation and incorporating Life Coaching.To learn more about Jennifer Mitchell, visit: http://www.holisticdivorceresolution.com

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Episode 29: Taking a Leap

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 49:54

This week, we look at how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — the Northeast’s plan to cut carbon emissions — has been working, and what the shifting political environment might mean. We dig into a new study about plans to expand natural gas capacity in New England. On a farm in Vermont, we find out what's really worrying the young people working the land. We also track predators, fly through the air, and dash through the snow pulled by a horse, minus the sleigh. Sliding Otters and Flying Skiers Student Xochitl Ortiz Ross observes a mark on the ice, where an otter has traveled across by sliding on its belly. Photo by Jennifer Mitchell for Maine Public Radio This month, students from College of the Atlantic in Maine are trekking across ice covered lakes and bushwhacking over frozen marshes on behalf of Acadia National Park. As Maine Public Radio's Jennifer Mitchell reports, they’re checking the pulse of the park, by tracking it’s most fearsome predator: the river otter. Stephen Ressel, biology professor at College of the Atlantic, leads the research project. Photo by Jennifer Mitchell for Maine Public Radio The state of Connecticut is not known for big mountains. But if you travel to the far northwest corner, the Berkshires rise to nearly 2400 feet in the tiny town of Salisbury. It's there that you find a little piece of Nordic sporting history. For 91 years, Salisbury has been hosting “Jumpfest,” a celebration of ski jumping. During the main event, skiers in brightly colored suits fly off a snow-covered ramp, on top of a 220-foot hill. Judges in the tower watch as a jumper passes by. The competitors are judged on their distance and style. Photo by Ryan Caron King for NEXT Skijoring, 1930. Location unknown. Photo from Nationaal Archief via Flickr Spectators ring cowbells and drink hot toddies, but this isn't just for fun. The competition is a qualifier for the junior nationals, and most of the jumpers on the big hill are between 12 and 16. NEXT producer Andrea Muraskin and photographer Ryan Caron King pay a visit. Scroll to the top of this page for a slideshow of Ryan’s photos from the event. Now, from ski jumping, to skijoring. Never heard of it? Skijorers are pulled across the snow by a horse, a dog or a snowmobile. Skijoring had its moment of glory back in 1928, as a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics. But enthusiasts are trying to bring it back, as New Hampshire Public Radio’s Emily Corwin reports. Affordable Care Taylor Hutchinson and Jake Mendell started Footprint Farm in Starksboro about three years ago. They sell vegetables, eggs, and meat through their CSA. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR Making a living as a farmer is full of challenges. It’s often grueling work that relies on unpredictable factors such as weather and global market prices. But one aspect that’s often ignored is the cost of health care. Vermont Public Radio reporter Kathleen Masterson spoke with University of Vermont researcher Soshanah Inwood, who is studying how health care policy affects farmers trying to grow their businesses. And she caught up with some young farmers who say they’d struggle to run their farm without Affordable Care Act subsidies. Jake Mendell of Footprint Farm says he chose farming because he’s passionate about it, but it’s challenging to make a viable living with current food prices. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR If the Affordable Care Act is repealed without a replacement, hospitals in Rhode Island and around New England could take a hit. Rhode Island Public Radio's Kristin Gourlay tells us that includes money to help cover care for low income patients. And it threatens a new way of paying for patient care. Power Up Environmentalists are eyeing the new Trump administration with skepticism. The president's choice to be head of the EPA, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has been battling that agency for years, suing the EPA 14 times, and working against efforts to cut carbon emissions. Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins said she wouldn't support the nomination: “His actions leave me with considerable doubts about whether his vision for the EPA is consistent with the agency's critical mission to protect human health and the environment,” Collins told Maine Public Radio. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative limits emissions from power plants, like this one in Bridgeport, Conn. Some advocates want to expand the program to cover emissions from cars. Photo by Iracaz for Good Free Photos. New England states are some of those taking the lead on cutting greenhouse gasses. Since 2009, all six New England states, plus Delaware, New York, and Maryland, have worked together in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. RGGI is a cap-and-trade system for energy producers in the nine states. Conceived during the Bush administration, RGGI’s emissions targets are above what the EPA requires. The collaboration has been working, says our guest, environmental reporter Benjamin Storrow. But the new administration may create difficulties for expanding the region’s pollution restrictions further. Storrow has reported on this question for Climatewire from E&E News. A graph from the Synapse Energy Economics report “New England’s Shrinking Need for Natural Gas.” Courtesy of Synapse Energy Economics. One key to New England's success in cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the move away from coal plants to renewables, and cleaner-burning fuels. That's meant a shift to natural gas as the region's dominant energy source. Electric utilities have been making the case for years that even as we rely more on wind and solar power, there's a growing need for natural gas infrastructure . But a new report from Synapse Energy Economics takes the opposing view. It says the need for gas is actually shrinking — because of laws mandating more renewables — and because of the high cost of building pipelines like the proposed Access Northeast Plan. Our guest Pat Knight is a senior associate with Synapse Energy Economics, and one of the authors of the study. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Kathleen Masterson, Kristin Gourlay, Jennifer Mitchell, Emily Corwin, Ryan Caron King Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and pictures of your favorite New England winter sports to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 19: Peek Into the Mountain

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 49:24

This week, we take a rare look a gigantic battery that's helping to balance our region's energy grid. Plus, we get perspective from Maine’s top energy official, who is stepping down. We also take trips to a tiny island where opioid addicts go to seek treatment, and to the city that inspires the country’s most famous horror writer. And we learn what charitable donations — or lack thereof — say about New Englanders. The road into the entry portal of the hydro-electric power plant in Northfield Mountain. At 33-feet in diameter, the tunnel is nearly a mile long and leads 750 feet deep into the heart of the mountain. (Credit: Jesse Costa/WBUR) Finding the Right Energy Mix Today’s batteries come in all shapes and sizes. The largest in New England — and once the world — was built 45 years ago and is still working. But it’s hidden, on top and deep inside a mountain in north-central Massachusetts. WBUR’s Bruce Gellerman reports from Northfield Mountain. Inside the Northfield Mountain pumped storage hydroelectric station. (Credit: Jesse Costa / WBUR) The upper reservoir is the battery that powers the Northfield Mountain pumped hydro-electric plant. It holds more than five billion gallons of water. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) In Maine, Republican Governor Paul LePage's energy director is stepping down from his job at the capitol. “Augusta is really broken,” Patrick Woodcock, who held his position since 2013, told the Portland Press Herald. “Energy policy is really complicated and there's an over-reliance on special interests,” he said. Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor’s Energy Office in Maine, is stepping down this week. (Credit: Mal Leary/ Maine Public Radio) Woodcock says he wants to keep working in energy, in Maine, outside of state government. As our region aggressively moves toward more renewable sources of power, he says we need to stay focused on bringing down costs for consumers and businesses. We recorded our conversation with Woodcock on Tuesday. Since, we’ve learned that President-elect Donald Trump has picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the EPA. Pruitt has been a close ally of fossil-fuel companies, questions the human impact on climate change, and has been sharply critical of EPA regulations. We asked Woodcock – as someone who served in the administration of Paul LePage, a governor who has been likened both politically, and in temperament to Donald Trump – what he thinks the impact of Trump's national energy policy might be on Maine and New England. You won't hear Woodcock's response to this appointment – because, at the time, we had fewer specifics. But he did have some interesting thoughts on the issue. Treatment Island Brett, a program participant at Penikese, learns how to chop wood. (Credit: Karen Brown/NEPR) About a dozen miles off the coast of cape cod sits a rustic island named Penikese, near the end of the Elizabeth Island Chain. A hundred years ago, Penikese was home to a leper colony. Later it housed a school for troubled boys, and a bird sanctuary. This past fall, Penikese opened to its newest incarnation: a treatment program for young men suffering from addiction. The program’s participants live simply: using kerosene lamps and cooking on a wood-burning stove, and minimal access to the internet. New England Public Radio’s Karen Brown takes us there. New Englanders Give Less to Charity, Stephen King Excepted Bangor, Maine is one of the most famous towns in the world, though some may not realize it. Fans of renowned horror author Stephen King know Bangor well, but by another name: Derry. The fictional town is a thinly disguised version of Bangor, where the author has lived for decades. Derry appears in many of King's stories and provides the major setting for the novel “It.” Maine Public Radio's Jennifer Mitchell took a tour of the real Derry with a tour company exclusively devoted to showcasing Stephen King's Bangor. A family poses in front of Stephen and Tabitha King’s home in Bangor Maine during a King-themed tour. (Credit: Jennifer Mitchell/Maine Public Radio) Alongside his wife Tabitha, Stephen King has given millions to public projects in Bangor, according to the city’s Community and Economic Development Department. The Kings have quietly funded upgrades to libraries, fire departments, baseball diamonds and more around Maine. But New Englanders in general look less than generous compared with people in other parts of the country. We give an average of less than three percent of our household incomes to charity, compared to the national average of 4.7 percent. Of course within New England, some states give more than others. With the holiday season upon us, Connecticut-based columnist Susan Campbell took a hard look at household charitable giving in a recent article for the New England News Collaborative. We sat down with Susan and Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. Create column charts About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Bruce Gellerman, Karen Brown, Jennifer Mitchell, Susan Campbell Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “The Mountain” by the Heartless Bastards Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and pictures of your corner of New England to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Episode 6: Surf and Turf

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 49:52

Lovely early fall weather means we’re spending our whole hour-long episode outside. All these sunny days, though, mean a shortage of water for crops, gardens, livestock, and lawns. Climate scientists warn that droughts interspersed with periods of heavy storms are becoming the new normal in New England. We look into how farmers and the rest of us are adapting. We also consider what “national monument status” means. President Barack Obama just granted the status to nearly 90,000 acres of the north woods of Maine, and is considering doing the same for miles of ocean canyons and mountains off the coast of Cape Cod. And: it's back to school time, but that means something different for the children of seasonal workers, bringing in the late summer crops. Our Dry New England Summer Livestock farmer Bill Fosher with sheepdog Zues. (Courtesy Bill Fosher) It was an unusually dry summer for much of New England. Massachusetts was (and still is) the hardest-hit. This week, Governor Charlie Baker announced an emergency loan fund to help family farms and other small businesses affected by the drought. New England Public Radio reporter Jill Kaufman has been reporting on the tentative move among New England farmers to adopt drought-friendly techniques. She joins us in the studio, and we call New Hampshire livestock farmer Bill Fosher to talk soil and water. It's not just farmers who have been affected by the long dry spell. If you live in Massachusetts, your town may have told you to limit watering the lawns and garden. But as WBUR reporter Shannon Dooling found out, the rules may be different on the other side of the town line. (Courtesy of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection) Director of the Billerica Public Works Abdul Alkhatib points out the level of the Concord River is three feet lower than it was this time last year in 2015 due to the current drought conditions this summer. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Monuments to Nature If you've ever visited the North Maine Woods, you know that it's one of the most wild places you'll ever see. Nearly 90,000 acres adjacent to Baxter State Park have been designated by President Obama as the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. It’s not quite a national park, but it is protected recreational land. It was donated by Roxanne Quimby, the founder of personal care company Burt's Bees. The donation was her family's plan for some time. The moon rises over Mt. Katahdin. (Bill Duffy) Bull moose in the area designated Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (Mark Picard) View from Lunksoos Mountain (Bill Duffy) Wassataquoik River at Orion Falls (Credit: EPI) The area also has logging and paper industry history. Many politicians have fought against the protected designation, hoping that some day paper mills would return. We speak with two Maine reporters covering the dispute: Maine Public Broadcasting’s Susan Sharon, and Nick Sambides, Jr. of the Bangor Daily News. There's an even more remote part of New England being considered as a national monument. The New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts area, about 150 miles from Cape Cod, is (according to a Congressional letter written to the President): “a world of canyons that rivals the Grand Canyon in size and scale and underwater mountains that are higher than any east of the Rockies. These mountains – known as seamounts – rise as high as 7,700 feet from the ocean floor and are the only seamounts in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean.” A Paramuricea coral in Nygren Canyon, which is 165 nautical miles southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Hydromedusa in Washington Canyon. Mussels in Nygren Canyon. Lawmakers, led by Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, want the president to use the 1906 Antiquities Act to preserve the area. This is much like President George W. Bush did when he designated a similar monument in 2006 off the coast of Hawaii. President Obama just expanded that monument. But like loggers in Maine, many in the commercial fishing industry are fighting the designation, questioning the use of the act by the president. We speak with Brad Sewell, Director of Fisheries and Atlantic Ocean Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, which is backing the proposal. We also hear from Bob Vanasse, executive director of the fisheries industry group Saving Seafood. Maine’s Blueberry Harvest School September means one thing for most kids in New England: an end to summer holidays and the start of classes. But for some, the school year isn't that straightforward, because their parents chase the seasons from Texas to Maine, harvesting vegetables, picking apples, and raking blueberries. The federally funded Migrant Education Program seeks to fill some of the gaps left by a life on the road. MPBN reporter Jennifer Mitchell spent a day with the Blueberry Harvest School in Downeast Maine. The Blueberry Harvest School was established to teach kids whose parents are busy bringing in Maine's $75 million wild blueberry harvest. (Jennifer Mitchel/MPBN) To learn more about parents of these kids — the blueberry harvest workers — we spoke with Jorge Acero, State Monitor Advocate for migrant farm workers in Maine. A teacher asks for volunteers during a class. (Jennifer Mitchel/MPBN) About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Digital Content Manager/Editor: Heather Brandon Contributors to this episode: Jill Kaufman, Shannon Dooling, and Jennifer Mitchell Music: Todd Merrell, Lightning on a Blue Sky by Twin Musicom, New England by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and pictures of your corner of New England to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6-12-16 - Jennifer Mitchell Supervisor--Summer Food for Kids, www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2016 30:56

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6-12-16 - Jennifer Mitchell Supervisor--Summer Food for Kids, www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2016 30:56

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04-10-16 - Jennifer Mitchell Jennifer RD - State of Washington - Summer Meal Program For Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 28:58

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