Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Pratt

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and may not be suitable for all listeners.In this chilling episode, Jamie and guest Host Liz dive into the disturbing case of Charles Albright, dubbed the "Eyeball Killer." A seemingly charming man with a dark obsession, Albright terrorized Dallas in the early 1990s, targeting sex workers and leaving behind a gruesome signature: surgically removing his victims' eyes with eerie precision.Join us as we explore:Albright's troubled childhood and early signs of his fixation with eyesThe murders of Mary Pratt, Susan Peterson, and Shirley WilliamsHow a hair and a witness finally brought him downThe psychology behind his macabre calling cardWas it a twisted compulsion or a calculated act? We'll unpack the evidence, the trial, and the unsettling legacy of a killer who saw the world through a lens of horror.Join the conversation: Follow us on social media for updates, discussions, and to share your thoughts on this case.Lurk on FacebookLurk on TwitterLurk on InstagramWe have a new Facebook Group join in the discussion! Lurk Podcast Facebook GroupNew Merch Store!We are also now found on YouTube- Lurk on YouTubeBackground Music Royalty and Copyright Free MusicIntro and Outro music purchased through  AudioJunglewith Music Broadcast License (1 Million)Send us a textSupport the show

In 1943, Philip K. Wrigley (of chewing gum fame!) founded the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in order to maintain sport and public morale during World War II, at a time when many eligible young men, including professional sportsmen, were drafted to fight overseas.Whilst A League of Their Own is a mostly fictional account of the players and founders behind the AAGPBL, it still tells a story of the real-life resilience, spirit and tenacity of the young women involved, many of whom had husbands fighting in the war, coming together to provide entertainment and boost the morale of the nation through sport, despite the sexism and misogyny of the era.Penny Marshall's 1992 movie remains my favourite, and dare I say it, the greatest sports movie of all time. A story of determination, sisterly love, sacrifice and friendship within the very real backdrop of World War II, when women could finally prove they were more than just potential housewives and mothers.Geena Davis embodies the 40s starlet as the statuesque, seemingly perfect Dottie Hinson. Tom Hanks, playing against type as alcoholic ex-player-turned-manager Jimmy Dugan delivers most of the movie's iconic lines. Lori Petty as Kit Keller, just wants to step out of her older sister's perfect shadow and Madonna, in probably one of her most beloved screen roles, as "All The Way" Mae Mordabito, with a great on-screen comedic partnership with Rosie O'Donnell's brash Doris Murphy.Even though the real AAGPBL was dismantled in 1954, its legacy lives on in this movie. It encapsulates a time in recent history that not many are still alive to tell the story of. Sadly, Mary Pratt, the last remaining member of that inaugural 1943 Rockford Peaches roster, passed away just before this episode was (originally) released. She lived to 101 and spent her life championing women's sport.These women were inspirational, trail-blazing, legacy-creating and really were in a league of their own.Episode originally released 14th May 2020Mentioned in this episode:From the ArchiveThere's no new episode this week, so I thought you might be interested in revisiting this slightly older, but no less brilliant episode. Just bear in mind, this episode is several years old, it may not sound quite as polished as newer episodes, and new information may have come to light in recent years with regards to the making of this movie (please see above for the original date of release) Please enjoy this time capsule of an episode. Thanks for listening!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Mary Pratt's painting, The Dining Room With a Red Rug, pictures a room in the house Mary grew up in on Waterloo Row. ​Jeanne Armstrong spoke to the painter's biographer Anne Koval​ about Mary's love of her hometown and why she gravitated towards the colour red.

At the Beaverbrook, it's a painting that towers over you , and the woman featured in it has a fierce expression. Who is the mysterious woman who appears again and again in Mary Pratt's paintings? Anne Koval tells me more about Donna Meaney​, and her symbolism in Mary's works.

We dive into another Mary Pratt painting on display at the Beaverbrook, Karelia Couch, also featured in Anne Koval's new biography about the Fredericton-born painter.

​If you head to the Beaverbrook and walk downstairs​, you'll see one of the most important Mary Pratt paintings she ever did​, Supper Table.​ Jeanne Armstrong took a Beaverbrook tour with Mount Allison professor and author Anne Koval, to talk about her new Mary Pratt biography, and the paintings featured within it.

The author of a new biography on the iconic Canadian artist talks about the intersection of life and art, and what Mary Pratt's art means to her.

Just in time for women's history month, we've got special guests Elizabeth and Jessica from The United States of Women podcast from our very own CertainPOV network! That's right, it's a crossover episode. Sam and Ash guested on USOW talking about Mary Pratt, but you can't make us read a book, so we're watching the movie baybeeeeee! Check out their episode here → https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DQ15YCCZWQ3ebAzUrFcBz?si=WqntJuujTtKnqISgNSDUFQ Starring Ash Blodgett, Bret Eagleston, Samantha Willson, and Pat Edwards

Worship: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Preacher: Rev. Dr. Kristin Stoneking; Scripture: Psalm 23; Message: "A Better Place: God's Promise"; Worship Leaders: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Connie Adachi, Judith Allen, Judy Kriege, Mary Pratt; Ministers: All of the People; Livestream producer: Zachary McVey; Podcast producer: Ethan Toven-Lindsey; Director of communication: Merrie Bunt

Worship: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Preacher: Rev. Dr. Israel Alvaran; Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Romans 13:10; Message: "Do No Harm"; Worship Leaders: Rev. Jerry Asheim, Susan Jardin, Michael Martin, Mary Pratt, Becky Wheat, Wendy Weigmann; Ministers: All of the People; Livestream producer: Zachary McVey; Podcast producer: Ethan Toven-Lindsey; Director of communication: Merrie Bunt

Today we are headed to the outskirts of Dallas to a seedy area known as Oak Cliff, where income is low, and crime is high. It is 1990, and gangs, drugs, and sex workers frequent the area. Crack was big, and people would do almost anything to get it, including selling themselves for enough money to get a hit of crack, and then the cycle would repeat itself. Officer Regina Smith is on duty on December 13, 1990, when a call comes in pertaining to a body. It was a sex worker by the name of Mary Pratt. Her body was found on a street laid out for all the world to see. Obviously, the killer was proud of his work and wanted everyone to see her. Mary was a drug-addicted sex worker with the track marks to prove it, but there was something different about this murder, and it was gruesome.Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled ‘The Eyes Have It: Charles Albright.'Listener discretion is by the fabu Edward October @octoberpodVHSThe show is EP by Nico @wetalkofdreams; he is the best.Make sure to check out the podcast ‘It's Murder Up North' @murderupnorthListen to their promo during our show.Sources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/see-no-evil-3/http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Albright,%20Charles.htmhttps://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20030206063654/http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/episode/episode_5_the_eyeball_killer.htmlhttps://www.audacy.com/krld/articles/news/dallas-historys-notorious-killer-of-prostitutes-has-diedhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fAkgAAAAIBAJ&dq=charles%20albright%20murder&pg=5313%2C5601569https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/season-1/videos/mark-of-a-killer-an-eye-for-murder-season-1-episode-3http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2013/08/investigation-discovery-show-spotlights-oak-cliff-serial-killer/http://www.parkaman.com/charles-albright-eyeball-killer/http://documents.latimes.com/charles-f-albright/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1214469/https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/serial-killer-charles-albright-the-texas-eyeball-killer/https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/resource/enucleated-a-case-study-of-charles-albright-the-eyeball-killer/https://documentaryheaven.com/born-kill-charles-albright/

Mary Pratt. Cod Fillets on Cardboard Cartons, 1975. oil on panel, Overall (sight): 49.5 × 73 cm. Gift of Norcen Energy Resources Limited, 1986. © Estate of Mary Pratt, 1975. 86/55 This work, entitled Cod Fillets in Cardboard Cartons, by artist Mary Pratt is a photorealistic oil painting. It was created in 1975 and measures 49.5 by 73 cm. Two frozen cod fillets are thawing in their packaging, while light streams across them, casting shadows. Set upon a bare, beige surface, two light brown cartons of fish fillets sit side by side. The carton on the left is positioned slightly higher than the other. Both cardboard cartons are open, lying flat like plates, and contain paper packaging. The carton on the right is torn on the right edge. Barely contained by their makeshift plates, the fish fillets and their packaging occupy the whole area of the cartons. The fillets are thawing to be prepared for a home-cooked meal. The large opaque white flakes of the fillets are lit with a warm yellow light created by the afternoon sun cascading over them. Pratt's attention to precise realism is represented in the stark contrast of light and shadow on the surface of this painting. The light source in this work is set above the subject at the upper border, beyond the bounds of the frame. This creates a hard shadow on the surface, along the lower edge of the cartons. This work is in the Food, Glorious Food section of the exhibition and celebrates our universal impulse to document our food that evokes a sense of nostalgia and warmth.

When we left you at the end of part 1, taxidermy enthusiast, landlord and former bullfighter Charles Albright had begun living a double life. By day, a loving and gentlemanly boyfriend, a considerate friend and a fun-loving softball teammate. By night, a regular in the red-light districts of Dallas—sometimes kind and generous to the sex workers he encountered, sometimes cruel and sadistic. And in December of 1990, the brutal murder of one of those woman had just rocked the community to its core. Mary Pratt had been beaten and shot, and her killer had left a disturbing signature: He'd removed her eyes with surgical precision. As Dallas investigators began their hunt for the killer, they had the sinking feeling that a monster like this doesn't tend to stop with just one. And they were about to find out how right they were. Join us now for part two of this bizarre true story.Sources:Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/see-no-evil-3/Mara Bovson, Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-eyeball-killer-murdered-women-removed-eyes-article-1.3769218https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/albright-charles.htmhttps://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-killer/charles-albright-eyeball-killer-serial-killer-sex-workersdallas-texas-90sBritish true crime show "Born to Kill," episode "Charles Albright"Oxygen's "Mark of a Killer," episode "An Eye for Murder"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albrighthttps://www.audacy.com/krld/articles/news/dallas-historys-notorious-killer-of-prostitutes-has-diedhttps://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/dallas-eyeball-killer-murdered-women-removed-eyes-article-1.3769218https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lucille-baller-rapping-dallas-police-lt-regina-smith-suspended/2070872/Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/true-crime-campfire/

Mary Pratt-Henaghan '88 graduated from DeSales University with a B.A in English and became a global technology, media, and telecommunications industry executive. Having worked her entire career for world-renowned global media brands, Mary offers a unique skill set in managing vendor and JV/M&A relationships, strategic technology evaluation and implementation, re-imagining and deploying new organizational plans and business workflows, and multi-platform distribution of programming and advertising. On this episode of Beyond Mary talks about navigating the telecommunications industry, the value in each job experience, and being a woman in the technology field.

Gia covers Mary Pratt, baseball queen. Layla covers Julia Child, cooking queen. Bon appetite!

Barbara Pratt talks about her new exhibition inspired by the death of her mother, Mary Pratt.

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series (https://cisoseries.com/why-am-i-working-harder-during-this-pandemic/) Is it the increased work or the pandemic itself that's causing us all to work more than we've ever worked before? This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson. Our guest this week is Christopher Zell, vp, head of information security, The Wendy’s Company. Thanks to this week's podcast sponsor GitGuardian. GitGuardian empowers organizations to secure their secrets - such as API keys and other credentials - from being exposed in compromised places or leaked publicly. GitGuardian offers a threat intelligence solution focused on detecting secrets leaked on public GitHub and an automated secrets detection solution which tightly integrates with your DevOps pipeline. On this week's episode Why is everybody talking about this now? On TechRepublic, Scott Matteson wrote an article about cybersecurity pros working harder than ever during the pandemic. Stuart Mitchell of Stott and May posted the article to LinkedIn and asked if anyone has taken a day off since COVID-19 started, and the general consensus is no. I see a multitude of factors affecting this: increased surface area to protect, compliance is more difficult, I also have to deal with my family, and where the heck is anyone going to go for vacation? I guess I'll just work. Close your eyes and visualize the perfect engagement On LinkedIn, our guest Chris Zell asked others to be more welcoming when you see someone post "aspiring cybersecurity professional." We discussed the approach and what the community could teach us. What's Worse?! Three options of how to talk to the board. There’s got to be a better way to handle this On CSO Online, Mary Pratt has a guide for CISOs on securely laying people off. What are critical technical considerations during layoff time, and as a manager how do you manage security for those people who are still there. Have either of you made a massive security mistake during a layoff that was a great learning experience for you? What Is It and Why Do I Care? We played this game before and like the "What's Worse?!" game, the title pretty much explains it. I have three pitches from three different vendors who are all in the same category of governance, risk and compliance or GRC. I have asked the reps to first, in 25 words or less, just explain their category. That’s the “What Is It?” and then for the “Why Do I Care?” I asked them to explain what differentiates their product or makes them unique also in 25 words or less. It is up to Mike and Chris to pick their favorite of each and explain why. I only reveal the winning contestants and their companies. Ready to play?

We remember Rockford Peach, Mary Pratt. We also catch up with US National Team members Marti Sementelli and Anna Kimbrell as they support Shelby Estocado after her accident.

In 1943, Philip K. Wrigley (of chewing gum fame!) founded the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in order to maintain sport and public morale during World War II, at a time when many eligible young men, including professional sportsmen, were drafted to fight overseas.Whilst A League of Their Own is a mostly fictional account of the players and founders behind the AAGPBL, it still tells a story of the real-life resilience, spirit and tenacity of the young women involved, many of whom had husbands fighting in the war, coming together to provide entertainment and boost the morale of the nation through sport, despite the sexism and misogyny of the era.Penny Marshall's 1992 movie remains my favourite, and dare I say it, the greatest sports movie of all time. A story of determination, sisterly love, sacrifice and friendship within the very real backdrop of World War II, when women could finally prove they were more than just potential housewives and mothers.Geena Davis embodies the 40s starlet as the statuesque, seemingly perfect Dottie Hinson. Tom Hanks, playing against type as alcoholic ex-player-turned-manager Jimmy Dugan delivers most of the movie's iconic lines. Lori Petty as Kit Keller, just wants to step out of her older sister's perfect shadow and Madonna, in probably one of her most beloved screen roles, as "All The Way" Mae Mordabito, with a great on-screen comedic partnership with Rosie O'Donnell's brash Doris Murphy.Even though the real AAGPBL was dismantled in 1954, its legacy lives on in this movie. It encapsulates a time in recent history that not many are still alive to tell the story of. Sadly, Mary Pratt, the last remaining member of that inaugural 1943 Rockford Peaches roster, passed away just before this episode was released. She lived to 101 and spent her life championing women's sport.These women were inspirational, trail-blazing, legacy-creating and really were in a league of their own.I would love to hear your thoughts on A League of Their Own! You can get in touch onTwitter @verbaldioramaInstagram @verbaldioramaFacebook @verbaldioramaYouTube @verbaldioramaLetterboxd @verbaldioramaor you can email me general hellos, feedback or suggestions:verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] comThank you to patrons Simon E, Sade, Jardiel, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek Jason and Kristin for supporting Verbal Diorama.You can rate or review the show in iTunes or at Apple Podcasts and Podchaser and I'd very much appreciate that!My website is at https://verbaldiorama.comThanks to the following for their contributions to this episode:Twitter peeps@derekjones198@geeksaladradio@sophieBooGC1@movie_drone@numberonererun@TroytlePower@eRockReviews@rewindmoviecastInstagram folk@moviesatthematt@jjb_born_90Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme SongMusic by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe FacebookLyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!)Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique Studios. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The trio is not a trio but does have 3 joined by Rob last female baseball player died at 101 Mary Pratt, Elon Musk cannot start up Tesla factory, Dee Snider making fun Motly Crue, Europe has a olive tree disease, Brian May ripping butt muscles, Bad company singer dies at 66 Brian Howe, Disney Star Wars production, Ian Anderson being analyzed by a trained flutist, Jerry Stiller died at 94, and historical to talk to.

Sinista1 returns the airwaves with a vengeance this Tuesday night at 7:00 PM NY EST!If you want to get in on the conversation LIVE on air you can call into the show at (508) 251-5722 or join us in the LIVE Chat on FB!Topics for the night…Sinista1 thanks Ken Diesel, R-Squared & Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan for coming on last week… While tonight's Special Guest is Emmy award winning Noube Rateau from Noube Productions of the film “Protect, Serve & Care”.Local/National News BoothAt least 19 Iranian Navy personnel are dead and 15 more injured after the warship “Konarak” was struck by Iran's own missile near Jask Port in southern Iran. During an training exercise. (AmericanMilitaryNews.com)Researchers in 2018 found a one million year old spider with a scorpion's tail encapsulated in a lump of amber, but released the photos this past weekend (AwarenessAct.com)NY – Update – 5 children have now died… Fifteen children between the ages of 2 and 15 have been hospitalized in New York City with symptoms consistent with a rare disease possibly linked to the coronavirus. Health officials said the illness has features of Kawasaki disease, a serious illness first noted in children with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom.Legal BoothRep. Sarah Anthony, a Democrat whose district is in the capital city, Lansing, told Yahoo News in an interview that her security detail, made up of local black and Latino activists, came together because the armed protesters bearing white supremacist symbols represented a “different level of terror.” (YahooNews.com)A group of armed demonstrators protesting North Carolina's stay-at-home order visited a Raleigh restaurant this weekend, weapons slung over their shoulders, and were captured in photographs that went viral. (NBCNews.com)Greg McMichael the 62 year old father who was arrested for his part in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in GA... This picture is allegedly Greg attending a Klu Klux Klan rally Rose GA... (GAFollower.com)McMichael, 64, a former Glynn County cop who worked as an investigator in the Brunswick DA's office, helped prosecute Arbery in the past, Barnhill said. When Arbery, 25, was in high school, he was sentenced to five years' probation as a first offender on charges of carrying a weapon on campus, and several counts of obstructing a law enforcement officer, the paper reported. Georgia's attorney general asked the U.S. Justice Department on Sunday to investigate how local authorities handled the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. (NBCNews.com)Entertainment BoothA dark weekend in entertainment as we lost legends… Singers Betty Wright and Little Richard along with music executive Andre Harrell died this weekend. All had major impacts on R&B and the music industry as a whole. Long time comedian Jerry Stiller father of Ben Stiller passed away at 92 & Mary Pratt a pitcher for the last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches of the film ‘A League of their Own” was 102 (Tributes.com)Ms. Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott broke the record on Verzuz with over 700K viewers, but it wasn't the battle people were looking for… Next up… Nelly vs. Luda who do you have #NellyvsLuda! (Verzuz.com)CGI Virtual Influencer Miquela signed an exclusive deal with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) just one month after cutting the pay of employees due to the COVID19 epidemic. (Variety.com)Just weeks after going after Universal Studios there is a rumor out there that Amazon is ready to acquire a majority stake in AMC Theatres. (Variety.com)Sports BoothAt UFC 249 in Florida Saturday night Francis Ngannou KO'd his opponent in 20 seconds with Dan Comier looking to take him on next while Methuen native Calvin Kattar defeated Jeremy Stephens in the second by KO'ing him with “Hellbows”!!! The local fighter dubbed “The Boston Finisher” of the New England Cartel turned the fight around to his favor in impressive fashion. Fall River's Yorgan De Castro took on former NFL Dallas Cowboy Greg Hardy and lost to a Unanimous Decision after chopping away at Hardy with some serious leg strikes that caught the attention of UFC Star Dan Cormier who gave Hardy the “Blueprint” to get the win.. It was also reported that Yorgan had injured his foot in one of the rounds that had impeded his ability to fight properly. In the main event for Interim Lightweight Championship Tony Ferguson loss to Justin Gaethje in a brawl that was stopped after Ferguson sustained an eye injury which has been revealed he suffered damage to his orbital bone. (CBSSports.com & MMAJunkie.com)Robert Kraft is auctioning off his Super Bowl LI ring for the All In charity.NFL released the 2020 Schedule with the Pats having one of the toughest schedules in a long time. (NFL.com)NBA's Shannon Brown was arrested after shooting at alleged home invaders in GA… Stirring the pot of the #DoubleStandardTrump Troubles Booth1900 Former DOJ official want AG William Barr to resign over improper intervention in the criminal case of Former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn who recently had the charges dropped by the DOJ. Flynn had plead guilty twice to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts during the presidential transition. (ABCNews.com)President Trump had to relinquish overseeing his properties so his promotional team for those places are merely doing their job... Is it right for him to utilize his Presidential Twitter account to promote it??? That is a question of ethics and could be highly debated. (Huffpost.com)COVID has hit the White House as President Trump's valet tests positive & VP Mike Pence's assistant tests positive while 11 Secret Service members also test positive. (NBC News)Event RemindersPlease Stay at Home! 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Erin describes the life of Charles Albright, the man suspected of murdering Mary Pratt, Susan Peterson, and Shirley Williams and of attacking multiple other Oak Cliff women. And- surprise!- this is not the end of the series after all. The 3rd and final installment will be available this weekend. In Good News, Shea has an outrageously sweet story about a little girl's special birthday party.Visit our Patreon page to support the show and earn some awesome rewards: https://patreon.com/allcrimenocattle. Check out our merch shop: https://allcrimenocattle.threadless.com. Find us on Twitter: @ACNCpodcast and on Instagram: @allcrimenocattle. Tip Jar: https://paypal.me/allcrimenocattle.And always remember: crime is bigger in Texas, y'all!

Discussion based on Mary K. Pratt’s article in CIO, "Why IT Projects Still Fail." The teaser for the article said, “Despite new methodologies and management techniques meant to head off spectacular failures, critical technical initiatives still fall flat at an alarming rate.” About Mary K. Pratt - Mary K. Pratt is freelance journalist who reports mostly on business and technology management with a focus on how organizations use technology to reach their goals. Her work appears primarily in TechTarget and CIO.com (as well as others in the IDG publication family), and in the past Mary has contributed regularly to Computerworld and the Boston Business Journal.  Her work has also appeared in MIT Technology Review and the Boston Globe as well as other publications. - Topics Discussed - - Discussion based on Mary K. Pratt’s article in CIO, Why IT Projects Still Fail - The teaser for the article said, “Despite new methodologies and management techniques meant to head off spectacular failures, critical technical initiatives still fall flat at an alarming rate.” - Today’s failures are different than early IT failures - Not necessarily catastrophic failures as in the system doesn’t work. More likely they’re rolled out and they don’t accomplish what they were supposed to accomplish or not the full impact of what was expected. - Or the software works as designed but the business need has changed and the software doesn’t meet the current needs of the business. - There are still places where IT misses the mark, where IT isn’t delivering what the user community really wants - Good communications is still a high level need - Not all IT organizations understand how the business makes it’s money and how technology needs to support that - Business also needs to understand the limits of technology as well - Important of business and IT being partners, having good communications, setting expectations - Hype around new technologies - Another aspect of failure is around IT implementations, shadow IT, outside of the IT organization - There is good news around Agile implementations - The newer technologies around automation, testing code, are part of the improvements - Failing fast, being better tomorrow, and how failure is viewed, which is positive in moving toward innovation - Technology like cloud and rapid development lower costs for failure, but it doesn’t take into account opportunity costs - There could be a minimum actual cost when fail, but if not about to roll out a feature or a function, you could be losing much, much more in potential revenue - Not all IT projects have the same value to the organization and the consequences can vary significantly - Setting priorities based on business needs and impact is key - Because the cost of failure is coming down, there’s more permission to be innovative and see how it works - There was one person in the article who mentioned that while the individual parts developed using new methods like Agile work, the individual parts work well, but what he’s seen is when organizations move to combine the parts, there are problems with the whole - He drew the analogy is that it’s like treating the individual symptoms but you’re not treating the underlying causes - Questions answered - - What are some of the questions keeping CIOs up at night? - If more organizations are using Agile and other new development methods, why are IT projects still failing? - Besides budget, timelines, and functionality, what are some of the reasons IT projects fail? - Are IT organizations just giving lip service to it being OK to fail? - How are today’s IT failures different than technology failures in the past? - What’s gotten better with IT projects? - How do those in technology keep up with the changing business needs? - Is there any good news around Agile projects? - What is the good news around Agile projects? - How should CIOs set IT priorities?

In the summer of 1943, the first and only professional women's baseball league was launched in the US. It was set up to ensure the sport's survival during World War II, when so many male, major league players were being drafted. Ninety-four-year-old Mary Pratt explains what a great opportunity it was for women of her generation. (Photo: Women in the League playing ball)

Welcome to the first episode of The Farm Report’s Fiber Series, hosted by Erin Fairbanks. Erin is talking with a couple of guests so that you can learn more about textiles in the context of agriculture and raising livestock! In the first half of the episode, Erin is talking with Mary Jeanne Packer of Battenkill Fibers Carding and Spinning Mill in Washington County, New York. Tune in to hear about natural wool colors, and the processes involved with selling large quantities of wool to commercial buyers. Learn about the demand for American breeds of sheep, and what that means for fiber producers. Later in the episode, Erin talks with Mary Pratt of Elihu Farm, also located in Washington County. Hear Mary talk about different applications for different textures of wool, the merits of specific breeds of sheep, and the benefits of selling to hand-spinners. This episode has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch. “Now that people are starting to understand the American breeds, the Northeast breeds, and what they can knit with them, you’re just going to see that grow and grown.” —Mary Jeanne Packer on The Farm Report “Any wool is good wool if it’s taken care of.” “All livestock have to be herd and flock animals…They’re social animals, and they like each others’ company. But they’re not dumb, but they are prey animals.” — Mary Pratt on The Farm Report

Mary Pratt was born in 1918 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Throughout her early childhood and on through college she played baseball. Before joining the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, Pratt played hockey for two seasons with the Boston Olympets from 1939 to 1940. She got her start professionally in baseball with the Rockford Peaches in 1943. In 1944, she played for the Rockford Peaches and the Kenosha Comets and then in 1945 played just for the Kenosha Comets. From 1946 to 1947 she played for the Rockford Peaches. Throughout her professional career she played as a pitcher and saw how the rules in softball changed how the game was played. The highlights in her professional career were from her 1944 season when she won 21 games and pitched a no-hitter.

Dionne Brand on Mary Pratt's The Service Station

Dionne Brand on Mary Pratt’s The Service Station