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Episode 515 - Andrew Sillen - Kidnapped at Sea - The Civil War Voyage of David Henry WhiteAbout the authorAndrew Sillen (B.A. Brooklyn College '74; Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania '81) is a visiting research scholar in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University. He has authored or co-authored over 50 academic and popular articles on archaeology and human evolution. Sillen was formerly Professor of Paleoanthropology and the founding Director of Development at the University of Cape Town; and subsequently Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Brooklyn College. He lives in, and writes from his hometown of Brooklyn, New York.Book: Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White The true story of David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor enslaved on the high seas during the Civil War, whose life story was falsely and intentionally appropriated to advance the Lost Cause trope of a contented slave, happy and safe in servility.David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor from Lewes, Delaware, was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October 9, 1862, from the Philadelphia-based packet ship Tonawanda. White remained captive on the Alabama for over 600 days, until he drowned during the Battle of Cherbourg on June 19, 1864.In a best-selling postwar memoir, Semmes falsely described White as a contented slave who remained loyal to the Confederacy. In Kidnapped at Sea, archaeologist Andrew Sillen uses a forensic approach to describe White's enslavement and demise and illustrates how White's actual life belies the Lost Cause narrative his captors sought to construct.Kidnapped at Sea is the first book to focus on White's actual life, rather than relying on Semmes and other secondary sources. Until now, Semmes's appropriation of White's life has escaped scrutiny, thereby demonstrating the challenges faced by disempowered, illiterate people—and how well-crafted, racist fabrications have become part of Civil War memory.https://a.co/d/e2UKuCvSupport the show___https://livingthenextchapter.com/podcast produced by: https://truemediasolutions.ca/Coffee Refills are always appreciated, refill Dave's cup here, and thanks!https://buymeacoffee.com/truemediaca

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with cityCURRENT partner, John Lewis, CEO of Semmes Murphey Clinic, who highlights the independent, physician-owned brain and spine care practice founded in Memphis in 1912. The clinic is a global leader in neurosurgery and neurology, advancing the fields of spinal, cranial and endovascular treatments through cutting-edge research, groundbreaking surgical techniques, and a steadfast commitment to improving lives. During the interview, John shares some of the clinic's history, noting how Dr. Semmes was the first neurosurgeon in Memphis, and he trained directly under Dr. Harvey Cushing, who's considered the “father” of neurosurgery. He talks about the growth over the years and how today Semmes Murphey Clinic is a multi-faceted practice with more than 40 physicians, 3 neuropsychologists, and a full complement of physical therapists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related medical staff who collectively treat everything from headaches to complex spinal deformity.John discusses how being independent of any hospital facility or other practice means their doctors see patients all across the Mid-South and shares some of the many different ways his team helps patients between a brain tumor surgery in a pediatric hospital, stroke intervention at an adult hospital, spine trauma surgery in an emergency room, elective spine surgery in their surgery center, a memory care assessment office visit, conservative care physical therapy in their clinic or an MRI in their imaging suite. John then talks about his team and the specialized training and education required in the field. He talks about some of the innovations, like minimally-invasive spine surgery, which is now considered standard practice, and how that was developed at Semmes Murphey Clinic in the 1990s. He also highlights some of their partnerships and how the clinic is further involved in the community, like as a founding partner in the Medical Education and Research Institute (MERI) and with their Residency Program at UT Health Sciences Center.John then talks about the importance of being proactive with our health because problems with the spine often show up looking like something else, and he shares his own story and testimonial as a patient. He wraps up highlighting the Brain and Spine Network, a Center of Excellence program that Semmes Murphey Clinic and Baptist Memorial Health Care, another cityCURRENT partner, have structured for employers as an employer-based offering. Companies that join the Brain and Spine network can offer their employees direct access to high quality, non-invasive care for acute back and neck problems. John wraps up talking about the many benefits of helping employees with issues like back pain and headaches and how taking a proactive approach leads to fewer missed workdays and higher levels of performance, productivity, and happiness.Visit https://www.semmes-murphey.com/citycu... to learn more about the Center of Excellence program or visit www.semmes-murphey.com to learn more about Semmes Murphey Clinic.

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Caroline Gray is the ECPS employee services coordinator with the TPG Cultural Exchange. Johndel Aduka is one of the TPG charter members at O.J. Semmes. They share the behind the scenes of what it takes to qualify for the program, the interview process, cultural comparisons and Johndel's motivation for teaching in the US.Guests: Caroline Gray & Johndel Aduka https://www.tpgculturalexchange.com/ Want to interact with the resources and guests featured here in real life?! Join us at the 2nd annual FREE Podcastapalooza! There will be a live animal presentation by animal tales and food trucks like BAM snowballs, Kip's Hotdogs & MELT Pensacola.One lucky guest will win a $250 Amazon gift card! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 1, 2025 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Booker T Washington High School. Learn more about Escambia County School District: https://www.escambiaschools.org/Find additional links: https://www.voicesunitedineducation.com/podcast-episodesHost: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

This episode presents an astonishing and tragic story from the American Civil War with great relevance to the present day.It's the story of a black boy called David Henry White who comes from Delaware and has done all in his power to create a life for himself – he has signed onto a merchant ship for work with the prospects of pay and promotion. Life has different plans for him however. When war breaks out he finds himself crossing paths with the USS Alabama, a confederate commerce raider of immense power blazing a path of success. White's ship is taken and he also is taken and forced to work on the confederate warship, captained by Raphael Semmes.White works on board until his fate is sealed in battle and the Alabama sunk. Semmes survives but White does not. He drowns. After the war Semmes writes his memoirs which paint the world in which White lived and died a very different way to how it appeared in reality.It's a story of the life and tragic death of a disempowered black boy, of an entitled racist naval officer, and of the profound and lasting power of written propaganda. After listening to this podcast you will burn with the light of the true historian, and never believe anything you read again without checking who wrote it, and more importantly WHY.To find out more Dr Sam Willis spoke with Andrew Sillen, author of the new book that unpicks this remarkable tale in the finest detail: Kidnapped at Sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rylee Wright, also known as Steak Princess BBQ, is a passionate Georgia girl who loves to cook. She received her first grill at the age of 8 and now owns nearly 20 grills and smokers, with plans to expand her collection even further. Rylee competes in the Steak Cookoff Association and the backyard division of KCBS, where she has consistently placed in the top 10 in many competitions. One of her notable achievements includes winning the first-ever ladies' Steak Cookoff event held at Loblolly Farms in Semmes, AL. Additionally, she made history as the first female competitor to win two steak cookoff events on the same day, and she is also the youngest competitor to achieve a perfect score of 254.5 in an SCA Steak competition. Rylee won her first KCBS Grand Championship in March 2024. To elevate her cooking and inspire others, Rylee has created her own line of rubs. Her initial two rubs, Rylee's Sweet Rapture and Beauty and the Beef, were released in October 2020, followed by Firefly Dust and Fiesta in October 2021. Rylee's dream is to inspire more kids to cook, both with their parents and independently.

On October 9, 1862, David Henry White was kidnapped at sea from the United States merchant ship Tonawanda by Captain Raphael Semmes of the CSS Alabama. The young man was from a free, black family of Lewes, Delaware, and was employed on the Tonawanda by the Cope Line as a passenger cook. Dr. Andrew Sillen, author of Kidnapped at Sea, discusses the story of David Henry White, his life while enslaved on the CSS Alabama, and the Lost Cause myth proliferated by the memoir of Semmes. For images and sources, please visit https://shipwrecksandseadogs.com/blog/2024/10/19/kidnapped-at-sea-david-henry-white/. For ad-free listening to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs and many other fantastic history podcasts, subscribe to Into History at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod. You can support the podcast in multiple ways! Make a one-time donation at buymeacoffee.com/shipwreckspod Subscribe to Into History at IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspod Buy some Merch! Follow on Social Media @shipwreckspod Tell a friend! Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs is written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. Original theme music by Sean Sigfried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two men that Marshall has known for several years are in the house today to talk about a very cool event. What began as a small church-sponsored afternoon of music 40 years ago is now one of Jackson's major fall festivals with top musical talent on two stages, food trucks, children's activities, arts and crafts vendors, and more. Since the festival began in 1984, WellsFest has raised more than $1.5 million for local non-profit agencies. Malcom White and Raphael Semmes are here to talk about the festival and this year's beneficiary: The WellsFest CARES Musicians Emergency Fund at the Community Foundation for Mississippi. Marshall Ramsey, a nationally recognized, Emmy award winning editorial cartoonist, shares his cartoons and travels the state as Mississippi Today's Editor-At-Large. He's also host of a "Now You're Talking" on MPB Think Radio and "Conversations" on MPB TV, and is the author of several books. Marshall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a 2019 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Less than 24 hours after authorizing a new financing plan for the ballpark-anchored Diamond District development, Richmond City Council and Mayor Levar Stoney have been hit with a lawsuit challenging the action; local developer Duke Dodson is set to turn a former Scott's Addition bar-arcade space into a sports bar-card shop combo concept; and more than 500 apartments are in the works near the intersection of Semmes and Cowardin avenues in Richmond's Southside, courtesy of two out-of-town developers.

Naval warfare is an overlooked factor of the Civil War, but it was a vitally important part of overall strategy for North and South, especially from the perspective of the Union, which used naval blockages from the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River to deny critical resources to the Confederacy, forcing them the ultimately surrender.But the naval war was about much more than blockages. One Confederate ship managed to harass Union supply lines around the globe and sink dozens of merchant vessels. Its fate was sealed on June 19, 1864, after a fourteen-month chase that culminated in one of the most dramatic naval battles in history.The dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the death, and the outcome would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas. To talk about this story is historian Tom Clavin, author of the new book To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship―and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War.We look at historically overlooked Civil War players, including John Winslow, captain of the USS Kearsarge, as well as Raphael Semmes, captain of the CSS Alabama. Readers will sail aboard the Kearsarge as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth, if necessary, to find and destroy the Alabama." Winslow pursued Semmes in a spectacular fourteen-month chase over international waters, culminating in what would become the climactic sea battle of the Civil War.SponsorsGet Exclusive NordVPN deal here → https://nordvpn.com/historyunplugged It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee!"

Our guest is artist Allison Semmes. One of Allison's latest achievements is that she is part of the Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman musical Harmony. She portrays the artist and activist icon Josephine Baker. Allison Semmes is a multi-genre singer/songwriter and Broadway actress. She studied vocal performance as a coloratura soprano at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, then musical theater at New York University where she received her Master's in Music. Broadway & National Tour credits include Motown the Musical (Diana Ross U/S), Book of Mormon (Swing, Nabulungi U/S) & Motown the Musical (Diana Ross), and The Color Purple (Squeak). Other Theatre credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Kennedy Center), A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama), Shout Sister Shout (Seattle Rep), OoBlaDee: Bebop Musical. She has recorded and written with Stevie Wonder (2020), performed with Erykah Badu & BK Philharmonic in Ted Hearne's "You're Causing Quite the Disturbance" at BAM, and Kurt Elling's "The Big Blind", a noir jazz musical with Dee Dee Bridgewater at Jazz at the Lincoln Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Art of Kindness live from opening night of Harmony on Broadway as Robert Peterpaul chats with the show's trio of leading ladies: Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Julie Benko (Funny Girl) and Allison Semmes (Motown the Musical). Harmony is an original musical, from Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, based on the true story of the musical group, The Comedian Harmonists. The six-membered German vocal group rose to popularity in the late 1920s only to be completely erased from history because it featured Jewish members. More on Harmony: harmonyanewmusical.com Follow us: @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special anniversary Independent art fair Episode artist Beverly Semmes talks her methodist upbringing, the influence her grandma's craftmansship had on her work, the friends and colleagues she met on the way and how all of this contributed to the development of her work. She shares her feeling the need to "fix pornography" in some of the paintings she will present at the Independent art fair and discusses the work in depth which she will be showing in the joint booth of Susan Inglett Gallery and Specific Object, as well as Kapp Kapp. Beverly shares which artists inspired her and the inspiration and connection she experiences in her long lasting friendships and how essential these relations are in her life and art. 34 min., recorded April 6, 2023 Portrait photo Ross collab Shownotes: https://beverlysemmesstudio.com/ https://www.independenthq.com/ https://www.inglettgallery.com/ #IndependentArtFair #IndependentNewYork #Independent2023 #BeverlySemmes #SusanInglettGallery #KappKapp #NewYorkCity #VoicesOnArt #VanHornGallery #DanielaSteinfeld #Podcast #Talk #Storytelling

A memorial service in loving memory of Mr. Freddie Earl Johnson, age 63, a native of Whatley and a resident of Mt. Vernon, will be held Monday, October 24, 2022, 1 p.m. at Andrews Funeral Home. The Andrews Family and Staff of Andrews Funeral Home solicit prayers for Mr. Johnson's two daughters; Tasha (Watson) Waters of Grove Hill; Shonta' Moneick Ezell of Bessemer, Ala.; and one son, Bryan (Sivon) Ezell of Semmes, Ala.; three sisters, Annie Ruth (Edmond) Hayes of Mt. Vernon; Doris Wilson of Yeadon, Penn.; Christine Robinson of Philadelphia, Penn.; two brothers, Dennis (Genett) Horn of Whatley and...Article Link

The Thomasville High School Lady Tigers varsity and junior varsity teams had a tough Saturday, Aug. 20 in competition at the Mary G. Montgomery High School Tournament in Semmes, Ala. Both teams lost all their matches. Varsity scores are as follows: Vs. MGM 25-23, 14-25 and 13-15; Vs. Satsuma 23-25, 23-25; Vs. Faith Academy 11-25, 12-25; Vs. Alma Bryant 21-25, 20-25. Games were played at MGM High School. JV scores are as follows: Vs. Saraland 13-25, 15-25; Vs. MGM 25-16, 19-25 and 3-15 Vs. Cottage Hill 23-25, 25-21 and 10-15. Games were played at Semmes Middle School. “Despite...Article Link

Ep.115 features Beverly Semmes. She is a sculptor whose work incorporates painting, drawing, film, photography, and performance. These complementary elements adhere in surprising ways, probing the paradoxes and complexities of the female body and its representation. Current exhibitions include inclusion in a group show at Canada gallery curated by Kahlil Robert Irving titled SUMMER Nights, which opened on July 8th, 2022. Semmes recently participated in an exhibition titled Process on view at the Alexander McQueen flagship location on Old Bond Street in London. For this presentation 12 visual artists from around the world were invited to respond to the upcoming Alexander McQueen collection. In May 2022 Semmes created Pool in collaboration with Jennifer Minniti and Emily Mast at JOAN exhibition space in Los Angeles. Pool was on view through mid June 2022. Semmes' paintings and sculptures were also recently on view in Witch Hunt at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles; a Hammer Museum billboard announcing the Witch Hunt exhibition continues to loom over the historic corner of Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards. The artist has had dozens of solo exhibitions at institutions such as MoMA PS1, ICA Philadelphia, Sculpture Center, the MCA Chicago, the Wexner Center for the Arts, Artist's Space, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Frances Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. A solo exhibition of paintings titled Pot Peek was on view at Susan Inglett Gallery in New York through mid March 2022. Semmes received her M.F.A. in Sculpture from the Yale School of Art (1987). She also studied at the New York Studio School, the Boston Museum School, and at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture where she now serves on the Governors Board. Semmes is represented by Susan Inglett Gallery in New York and Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Los Angeles. She was born in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: Ross Collab Artist Beverly Semmes (beverlysemmesstudio.com) Brooklyn Rail Beverly Semmes: POT PEEK – The Brooklyn Rail Alexander McQueen https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-us/beverly-semmes Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfUcQHRCsZY&ab_channel=Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbnuQfp2Cc&ab_channel=AlexanderMcQueen The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2022/jun/09/process-alexander-mcqueen-fashion-and-the-art-it-inspired-in-pictures Joan Los Angeles https://joanlosangeles.org/carwash-collective-and-emily-mast-pool/ Susan Inglett Gallery https://www.inglettgallery.com/artists/190-beverly-semmes/overview/ Hammer Museum https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2021/witch-hunt Wikipedia Beverly Semmes - Wikipedia Artnet Beverly Semmes | Artnet

On June 19, 1864, a fourteen-month chase culminated in one of the most dramatic naval battles in history. The dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the death, and the outcome would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas. Award-winning and bestselling historians Phil Keith (who was a US Navy Captain) and Tom Clavin share this riveting, mostly untold, story in To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship―and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War (Hanover Square Press). Informed by comprehensive research, extensive photos, maps, and the authors' expertise, the book is a fresh blend of military, naval, and Civil War history. The authors' last book, All Blood Runs Red, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and praised by the Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, and more, and the pair are known for gripping yet substantiative narratives. In To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth, Keith and Clavin introduce some of the crucial but historically overlooked Civil War players, including John Winslow, captain of the USS Kearsarge, as well as Raphael Semmes, captain of the CSS Alabama. Readers will sail aboard the Kearsarge as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth, if necessary, to find and destroy the Alabama." Winslow pursued Semmes in a spectacular fourteen-month chase over international waters, culminating in what would become the climactic sea battle of the Civil War. Today: The Confederate raider currently lies in French territorial waters and is the focus of a transcontinental salvage effort to raise funds for dives at the site, the recovery of artifacts, and more historical research. While parts of it have been brought up, most of the ship still lies on the ocean floor. Most Civil War narratives focus on the battles fought on land, but To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth is a riveting, deep dive into the greatest sea battle of the war. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Phil Keith (1946-2021) was the author of six books, including Blackhorse Riders, which won the 2012 award from USA Book News for Best Military Non-Fiction, was a finalist for the 2013 Colby Award, and earned a 2013 silver medal from Military Writers Society of America. He held a degree in history from Harvard and was a former Navy aviator. During three tours in Vietnam, he served with distinction and was awarded, among other decorations, the Purple Heart, Air Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Tom Clavin is the author of eighteen nonfiction books and has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and reporter for The New York Times covering a variety of topics. His two most recent books, Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier (with Bob Drury) and Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival, were national bestsellers. Other bestselling titles include Dodge City, The Heart of Everything That Is, Tombstone, and The Last Stand of Fox Company. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

ROB O'NEILL, NAVY SEAL TEAM TWO, FOUR AND SIX Rob O'Neill and Dakota Meyer are two of the most decorated and recognized US service members: O'Neill killed the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, and Meyer is the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Combining the best of military memoirs and straight-talking self-help, “The Way Forward” alternates between O'Neill and Meyer's perspectives, looking back with humor at even the darkest war stories, and sharing lessons they learned along the way. “The Way Forward” presents O'Neill and Meyer's philosophy in combat and life. This isn't a book about the glory of war and combat, but one about facing your enemies: Your thoughts, doubts, boredom and regrets. Gritty and down-to-earth, O'Neill tells their stories with candor and vulnerability to help readers handle stress, tackle their biggest obstacles, and exceed their expectations of themselves while keeping life's battles in perspective with a sense of humor. Rob O'Neill discusses with host Jim Fausone the life lessons learned as a Navy Seal.For more information: www.robertjoneill.com Tom Clavin co-wrote “To The Uttermost Ends of the Earth” the epic hunt for the South's most feared ship and greatest sea battle of the Civil War. Tom explains how the South built the Alabama and its 3-year reign of terror on merchant ships headed to the North. The Alabama sailed 75,000 miles and captured 66 ships. The naval history of both the North and the South is revealed. The two captains, Semmes and Winslow, are central figures and are discussed by Clavin.For more information: www.tomclavin.com

Tom Clavin co-wrote "To The Uttermost Ends of the Earth", the epic hunt for the South's most feared ship and greatest sea battle of the Civil War. Tom talks about his co-author, Philip Keith, who passed away one month after the manuscript was turned in. Tom explains how the South built the Alabama and its 3-year reign of terror on merchant ships headed to the North. The Alabama sailed 75,000 miles and captured 66 ships. The naval history of both the North and the South is revealed. The two captains, Semmes and Winslow, are central figures and are discussed by Clavin with host Jim Fausone.

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Naval warfare is an overlooked factor of the Civil War, but it was a vitally important part of overall strategy for North and South, especially from the perspective of the Union, which used naval blockages from the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River to deny critical resources to the Confederacy, forcing them the ultimately surrender. But the naval war was about much more than blockages. One Confederate ship managed to harass Union supply lines around the globe and sink dozens of merchant vessels. Its fate was sealed on June 19, 1864, after a fourteen-month chase that culminated in one of the most dramatic naval battles in history. The dreaded Confederate raider Alabama faced the Union warship Kearsarge in an all-or-nothing fight to the death, and the outcome would effectively end the threat of the Confederacy on the high seas. To talk about this story is historian Tom Clavin, author of the new book To the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The Epic Hunt for the South's Most Feared Ship―and the Greatest Sea Battle of the Civil War.We look at historically overlooked Civil War players, including John Winslow, captain of the USS Kearsarge, as well as Raphael Semmes, captain of the CSS Alabama. Readers will sail aboard the Kearsarge as Winslow embarks for Europe with a set of simple orders from the secretary of the navy: "Travel to the uttermost ends of the earth, if necessary, to find and destroy the Alabama." Winslow pursued Semmes in a spectacular fourteen-month chase over international waters, culminating in what would become the climactic sea battle of the Civil War.

Episode No. 531 features artist Beverly Semmes and curator Jeffrey Spier. Beverly Semmes is included in "Witch Hunt," an exhibition that presents how 16 women artists have used feminist, queer, and decolonial strategies to explore gender, power, and the global impacts of patriarchy. It is on view across two venues, the Hammer Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles through January 9. On January 9, the JOAN exhibition space in downtown Los Angeles was scheduled to host "Pool," a performance and installation developed as a collaboration between Jennifer Minniti and Semmes' CarWash Collective and Emily Mast. It has been postponed due to the pandemic. The performance will feature a new collection of CarWash garments based on Semmes' Feminist Responsibility Project. In New York, Susan Inglett Gallery will show new work from Semmes beginning February 3. Semmes's multi-disciplinary work explores the body and its representation. Her work has been the subject of solo shows at the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, and more. On the second segment, Spier discusses "Rubens: Picturing Antiquity," a Getty Villa exhibition that looks at how Rubens's work was informed by classical antiquity. It was curated by Anne T. Woollett, Davide Gasparotto, and Spier. It is on view through January 24. The excellent catalogue for the exhibition was published by the Getty. Amazon and Indiebound offer it for $40. Instagram: Beverly Semmes, Tyler Green.

Rosemary Weldert Boyles, 90, formerly of Leroy and Semmes, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 at her son's residence in Clanton. She was born in Germany on April 12, 1931. She had been raised in the Catholic Church, but she became active in Baptist churches in recent years. She had been employed with Kmart and enjoyed crochet and travel. She is survived by her son, Michael (Sheila) Boyles; grandsons, Robby (Pamela) Jackson, Chris (Carol) Boyles and greatgrandchildren, Mary Beth Jackson and Garrett Jackson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ludwig Weldert and Josefine Weldert and husband, Thomas Kimbell...Article Link

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Mr. and Mrs. Brian Breland of Semmes announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Samantha Jane, to Griffin Bailey Mullinix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Mullinix of Jackson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Janie Newberry of Semmes and the late Benny Newberry, and the late Nanette and Bobby Breland. The groom-elect is the grandson of Kathleen Dunagan of Jackson and the late Henry Dunagan, and the late Joanne Mullinix and LeRoy Mullinix. Miss Breland is a graduate of Mary G. Montgomery High School and the University of South Alabama. She is currently attending Samford University...Article Link

Gary Ivan Schmidt, 64 of Fairhope died August 22, 2021 at his home. He was born April 29, 1957 in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin to Ivan Edgar and Gloria Isbell Schmidt. He was a retired Certified Public Accountant with First US Bank and a member of First Baptist Church Fairhope. He is survived by his wife, Marie Vickers Schmidt of Fairhope; daughter, Maggie Schmidt of Enterprise; son, Matthew (Dallas) Schmidt of Semmes; mother, Gloria Isbell Schmidt of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin; and brother, Jerry (Teresa) Schmidt of Patch Grove, Wisconsin. A graveside service was Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 10 a.m....Article Link

Gregory Ricks and Associates is in the process of opening an office in Baton Rouge. Serving clients all over the country is easier than ever, but there's still plenty of people who insist on doing business face-to-face. Gregory will be hosting the No Compromise Retirement Plan webinar. Learn ways to keep your taxes as low as possible in retirement. Taxes are going up. Plan accordingly. Even if you get your money into a Roth IRA, or keep your income low, you can still expect to pay more in taxes in the future on things like gasoline and sales tax. Help us rescue your favorite hangout with the Save Our NOLA Restaurants and Bars program! Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks has teamed up with the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation to offer free promotion during our show for 16 restaurants and 16 bars in the area. Jennifer Kelley of the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation gives you details on how to qualify and help local businesses. Roger in Gretna asks about the ads for Real Estate investing funds. Gregory warns that many of these advertisments are pushing non-tradable REITs that carry incredible risk. Social Security grows its rolls by over 10,000 per day, but its staff is shrinking. This means help is a little harder to get. Herb in Abita Springs is trying to track down a safe deposit box. Wayne in Slidell asks if tax non-filers can get a stimulus check. Hunter in Gulfport asks if he will be eligible for a stimulus check. Matthew in Semmes asks Jude Heath how he can clean up his missed stimulus benefits on his taxes. Jody in Kenner asks if she can qualify for a stimulus check. Dennis in Gulfport wants to know how he and his wife's combined Social Security benefits will be taxed. Tommy in Metairie has automatic tax withholding from his Unemployment benefits. Will he get that money back? Al in Biloxi has a question about taxes for stimulus help. What do you do if your CPA vanishes? Bill in Mobile can't get a hold of the lady that handled his business's books and taxes. How can he get copies of his tax returns and other important documents? http://www.WinningAtLife.com

This week, we're sitting down with Kenneth Havens with McDuffie Sanitation located in Semmes, AL Listen to this week's episode to hear his story about how he got into the sanitation service. Produced by Blue Fish in Mobile, Alabama. View the transcript:

Wine and beverage expert Mike Bailey and professional chef Stuart Reb Donald host this weekly foodie show sundays 8 to 9 AM on FM TALK 106.5 in Mobile. Stu and Leeanna today, Pattycakes Clark King Cake, Best of the Wurst, creative additions, Hattiesburg butcher shop, frosty mug root beer floats,  Mike and Becky Friday night in Semmes, the Hickory Pit, fried chicken skin, buttermilk pie for a slightly cranky Mike, World Food Championship, pineapple in the sausage, black pepper Conecuh sausage, Bug the Yorkie explores, blood sausage, blueberry sausage, kids graduating from school without ever having had a homecooked meal, The Sip and Chew Experience, Lucky Irish Pub and Grill, Mardi Gras, DDD, blackened shrimp, chocolate dipped strawberry crunched,

Melody Moody Thortis talks with Raphael Semmes, who is being recognized this year with a Governor’s Arts Award as a Cultural Ambassador. Raphael is a lifelong musician, songwriter and event organizer based in Jackson who has contributed to the music and festival scene across the state for decades. His creation of the song, "Feels like coming home" was recorded for Visit Mississippi as a reminder of all the positive attributes of our state. Photo © Portico, by James Patterson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mayor Brandon Van Hook and Brenda Norris from United Bank join us as we explore the excitement that is Semmes, Alabama.

Mayor Brandon Van Hook and Brenda Norris from United Bank join us as we explore the excitement that is Semmes, Alabama.

This episode revolves around the free form conversation of James Semmes (videographer) and Colter (host). Topics of this episode include #USCapitolProtest, #MAGA, #CulturalMarxism, #AmericanDivorce, #ideologicalSubversion, #politicalCorrectness, #patriotism, and the #GreatReset

Election 2020: what result does Gregory expect, and how will that affect your money? Jack in Metairie wants to know if we have runaway inflation or a huge recession in our near future. Jerry in Baton Rouge is on Social Security. Can his wife, who receives a teacher's pension from the state, draw a spousal benefit from his Social Security record? Jim in Semmes has accumulated quite a bit in his savings account, and wants to get that money to work, but let's keep it simple and conservative. What happens with your money next year? Gregory responds to some comments from Larry Kudlow, gives you his financial forcast for 2021. Let's go through our end-of-year financial checklist. Jeanie in Slidell is having a hard time finding answers about the work around on the Windfall Elimination Provision. Is it a good idea for John in New Orleans to cash out his IRA and give it to his grandkids now rather than waiting until he passes away? How will the taxes be different? Angela in Poplarville asks about the options for an annuity in a company's retirement plan. Glenn in Metairie has a stack of old savings bonds his father had purchased long ago. He wants to know how they will be taxed if he cashes them in. http://www.WinningAtLife.com

The political and personal war between Long and the Old Regulars intensify, and the threat of violence was in the air. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fiveoclockhistorypod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiveoclockhistorypod/support

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Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an innovative nutrition company. He is a graduate of Tulane University and after that he served as an infantry platoon commander and paratrooper forward air controller in the US Marine Corps.

Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an innovative nutrition company. He is a graduate of Tulane University and after that he served as an infantry platoon commander and paratrooper forward air controller in the US Marine Corps.

Malcolm White talks to Raphael Semmes, a musician, producer, bandleader, and event organizer. The two friends talk about Raphael’s musical journey and the events he organizes such as Township Jazz Fest', Jazz Brunch at Table 100, and the upcoming family favorite, WellsFest. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ms Jonesia Turner is a wealth and tax consultant in the city of Mobile Alabama on July 20,2019 She is hosting a business fair for children taken place at Semmes recreation and community center 10141 moffett rd Semmes Al 36575.

An illegal immigrant is in Mobile County Metro Jail accused of killing a local school teacher in a head-on collision. The Mobile County District Attorney's office says Domingo Marcos, 16, killed Sonya Jones Monday morning on Highway 98 in Semmes.

Alabama Ethics Commission ED Tom Albritton discusses an appeals court recently calling the state’s ethics law "problematic." Bob Vance, the Democratic nominee for Alabama Chief Justice, is with us to talk about his campaign. And Sen. Rusty Glover of Semmes joins us to discuss his constitutional amendment on the fall ballot that would do away with certain special legislative elections.  

On this week's podcast, Marcus sat down with Mamun Siddiq. From Bangladesh to Mobile, AL, Mamun quickly owned his hardships and inspired others on his way to ownership. This podcast is so motivating you might not even need coffee to get through your day!  Mamun: My name is Mamun Siddiq and I'm with Re/Max partners. I'm a realtor. Marcus: Very good Mamun. Well, it's wonderful to have you here today. I know we were introduced by Ron Sivak from Lagniappe and he felt so compelled by your story that he wanted me to sit down with you and after we sat down I understand why so I'm excited to share your story with our listeners. Thank you for being here. Mamun: You are most welcome. Marcus: Yeah. Well, why don't we start with that story. Why don't you tell us where you're from. How you got here. Where you went to college. All the kind of back story of who Mamun is. Mamun: Yes. I'm originally from Bangladesh. I came as a student to USA, University of South Alabama. When I came to the University of South Alabama and at that time there's not to many place you can get a job and plus you go to school. I started working in Pizza Hut and at that time I could not speak very good English. They hired me as a dishwasher and one day I became a store manager. Marcus: Wow. Mamun: Then it was around three years period of time. I was 2003, Pizza Hut had a competition all over the United States. It's called Champs Program. I was number one Champs in the entire United States at Pizza Hut and there was 13 thousand Pizza Hut. The mayor was Mike Dow at that time and he give me a recognition and also the Pizza Hut corporation I was recognized by them with Dallas, Texas. Marcus: The additional to that story is not that that particular Pizza Hut was one of the worst. Mamun: Yes. That Pizza Hut- Marcus: You managed to turn it around. Mamun: Mm-hmm (affirmative). That Pizza Hut was suppose to be shut down within six months. The time they transferred me over there as a manager, but I took that job as just like a regular job. I turned that Pizza Hut working hard and luckily I got a great team, people working with me. We become number one in the whole country. Marcus: That's wild. So go back, you grew up in Bangladesh. Give people an idea of what's that like. I mean, it's obviously, how old were you when you arrived in the United States? Mamun: 24. Marcus: You were right about college age for what somebody even here in the states would be, but up to 24 years old you were growing up in Bangladesh. That has to be a vastly different experience than arriving in lower Alabama. Mamun: You are absolutely right. Challenge we see in Bangladesh and challenge we see over here and I see this is more opportunity in this country. I took the opportunity and tried to become like nowadays as American. How to take the opportunity and make and build the American dream. Marcus: Yeah. It's amazing to me when I talk to immigrants because my father is an immigrant and very much tried to, he was always in sales and management positions and always striving to do as well as he possible could. You made a comment when we were sitting together before of you just whatever it was, whether it was the dish washing or the managing the Pizza Hut or, and we're gonna get into a little bit about what you're doing now, that it was always your mindset to be the best that you could possibly be. Mamun: Yes. I remember when I was washing the dishes, my supervisor told me you are the best dishwasher I ever have. So, I did my best. When he told me do you want to cook? I started cooking and then he came by and said you're the best cook I ever have. What I did, I tried to put my hundred percent effort to try to be the best one. Marcus: Yeah. It's that good immigrant mentality. Mamun: Oh thank you. Marcus: I mean, it's in all sincerity because I think people that come here from other countries have a very keen awareness of the opportunity that they've been given and I think some of us that have been here for a while, no offense to majority of our audience, but we forget just what we have and we don't strive to be the best in whatever it is that we're doing. Mamun: Every day I see the opportunities over here and I use all my opportunity whenever I can to bring success in life. Marcus: Yeah. Now what was, not here in the states, but what was your very first job? Mamun: I came when I was ... came to the Mobile and I don't have enough money to pay my tuition fee or anything, then I had to go to New York and I was working in New York in a gift store. I stayed there for one year and that was my first job in the Korean Gift Store and I learned a lot of good things from there. I basically called this like a boot camp to me as a job because sometimes I had to work like 17, 18 hours a shift. Marcus: Not easy. Mamun: Not easy, but you just have to do it. Marcus: Yeah. So you didn't have any jobs when you were in Bangladesh at the time? Mamun: No. I never have a job. I just have the challenge. Marcus: Growing up in a country like that I can imagine as rife with challenges. Now what, I mean besides the long hours, were there any lessons that you remember from that first job in New York. I often times, and I'll give you some background, I often times find that when people look back to their first jobs that there's something that they learned about how you have to show up and do the work. Like I am often, and people are getting tired of hearing me say this, but I often give the example of I learned that there's a right way to do things because there was a right way to mop the floor. There was a right way to wash the dishes. Is there anything that you remember from your first job? Mamun: My first job is when you're working with Korean and they are immigrant also too. So you got to do like even when you are eating you are working to. So I just think how to use your time. Make sure a hundred percent time being used while you are working. It does not matter if you are eating, it does not matter anything else, but you are working the time you are on the clock. Marcus: Yeah. That's really good. Now you are a Re max agent, right? Mamun: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Marcus: Do you have your brokers license to? Mamun: No I do not have that myself. Marcus: Just considered an agent. How did you get started because I mean going from, and actually go back. What did you study at South? Mamun: Business administration. Marcus: Okay. That makes sense going into real estate then. So how did you get started in real estate? Mamun: Well, when I get awarded by Mike Dow, the mayor of Mobile and then I was awarded by the Pizza Hut corporation nation-wide and we have a realtor that used to come to Pizza Hut. Their name is Angie and Robbie. Mr. Robbie, he died. Mr. Robbie he basically came to me and asking me one day, "What are you doing in Pizza Hut?" I said, "I'm working." He said, "No. You need to come to see me." Mr. Robbie he basically guide me how to both become a Pizza Hut manager to become a realtor. Believe it or not, a lot of time, 60 hour class which is before you take the test to get your license. It almost take one and a half year to finish it because sometime employee don't show up so I had to leave my class to cover the shift. Marcus: Wow. Mamun: So Mr. Robbie he basically brought me in real estate. I don't know anything about real estate, but he's the man who brought it. Marcus: Now it's really cool he saw something in you and wanted to give you that opportunity as well. Mamun: I took that opportunity, yes. Marcus: Wow. To have that handed to you. Do you remember the first time that you made a sale in real estate and you thought maybe there's something to this? Because I mean checks in real estate don't come often, but when they do come they usually have a couple of zeros behind them so I can imagine. Mamun: It is a lot of hard work over there and then when I see the sales I compare what the opportunity I was working in at Pizza Hut and what is my sales team. Then I took the opportunity that I want to be full-time in real estate. Marcus: Real estate isn't an easy business I'm keenly aware because my wife is a realtor so I know that there's a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes. I'm impressed. You say it took you a year and a half because you were having to leave and cover peoples' shifts and stuff like that, but let's keep in mind you didn't know English that well and when you go to take your real estate exam a lot of that is legal documentation about contracts and fulfilling agreements and stuff like that. I mean, that had to be a challenge.   Mamun: It is a challenge, but as a human, as a challenger, as a person I always believe that the bigger the challenge, the bigger the effort. Marcus: Right. Mamun: So my effort is bigger than my challenge. So I overcome the challenge. Marcus: That's very cool. Now if you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in learning their own business because I do view realtors as business owners. They're solopreneurs. If you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in running their own business, what's the one bit of wisdom that you would impart to them? Mamun: I will tell the person do your best. Whatever you do, even you cut the grass, do the best. If you give a commitment, do the best. This is what learned is ultimately you need to give whatever you have. Marcus: No holds barred, right? Mamun: No holds barred. Marcus: Yeah. Now were you currently working on anything interesting that you're trying to accomplish or any achievements that you're trying to make with your RE/Max because I know you've been quite successful as a real estate agent? Why don't you kind of brag on yourself a little bit. Mamun: Well, it's not a bragging in life. It's just that doing the job. Right now I want to do some development project in like how is eastern shore right now. They have a lot of development going on like subdivision here, there and so I want to work with developer and so we can see the Mobile, also they can grow and we can attract more quality people to live in mobile instead of go to Baldwin county. Marcus: As a Baldwin county resident I can understand why you would say that, but we like people living over on the eastern shore too. Although I will say traffic has gotten absolutely ridiculous over there lately so ... that's interesting. So if someone was to ask you what your day as a realtor typically looks like, what does a typical day look like for you? Mamun: Basically you wake up in the morning and you put yourself or what the job you need to do. Are you going to list something or you going to sell something? Then you just have to be put yourself on the map and say, "Hey. Listen. This is what my direction will be today." Marcus: Is there anything you do in the morning mentally just to kind of flip that switch and turn it on? Mamun: I run one mile. Marcus: Run one mile. That's great! Mamun: Yes, it's help you a lot to put your brain together, put your thinking together. Marcus: It's funny how physical exertion, I don't do mine in the morning but even in the evening, physical exertion has a way of taking your focus from a very obtuse into a very narrow field of vision and get you kind of laser guided on that, right? It's interesting that yo start your day that way. If you were to look to the business world, is there a person that motivates you? Is there somebody that you look to and say that person's really kind of achieved something. I want to get to where that person is? Mamun: In today's Mobile life, I always try to follow Coach Mike Godfrey [team focus 00:13:22] and coach does a lot of different thing for the kids. A lot of stuff and then being an Alabama fan I always follow Nick Saban. Nick Saban it is something he does different than other people. Other wise Alabama can not be champion. Marcus: We just lost half our audience by the way. We're evil. I agree. I mean, I think there's been a lot of new lately about Saban and whether he's a good coach or whatever, but I mean you can't look at that team and not think that there's something there. Whether it's the recruiting aspect of it or the decision making during the game or whatever, as a leader, if you just look at him as a leader, don't look at him as whether you're a fan of Alabama or Auburn or LSU, but if you just look at him as a leader there's definitely something there. If you start to pull that apart, if you start to pick it apart and just look at how he operates, it's pretty impressive. Mamun: It's different. Marcus: Yeah. It's absolutely different and I just think that's cool that you think along those lines. That's somebody that "hey, he's achieved some stuff." What do you see specifically that you kind of want to mimic or you want to bring into your own world? Mamun: I always say he's a fighter. He always want to overcome all the challenges. He always see that he can make the difference, so I try my best. It doesn't matter where I am. It doesn't matter what I do, I think I can make the difference. Marcus: No matter what kind of diversity ... Mamun: Yeah. Marcus: Are there any books, podcasts, people or organizations that have been helpful in moving you forward? You mentioned the gentleman that brought you into RE/Max, but outside of that. Mamun: Mobile Chamber of Commerce is a big time. I was serving as ambassador and I was ambassador of the year. It was 2009. Marcus: So what you're telling me is your an underachiever, right? Mamun: Well, not underachiever. Marcus: Everything he does he excels at. Mamun: It is just the way life is, you know, you try your best whatever you do and whatever your intention is you do the best. Marcus: I love that word. Intention, right? Because really that's what it's about. Mamun: Yes. Marcus: If you set your intention on something, if you set your mind on something then that is what you will achieve. Mamun: Yes. You are right. Marcus: Very much so. You mentioned the Mobile Chamber. Is there anybody or anything else? Any books that you've read or any other people that have been influential in your life that have helped move you forward? Mamun: My mom. My mom always use to tell me that some people are born with a gold spoon, some people did not, but it doesn't mean that you can not have the gold spoon. You can. Marcus: Yeah. Is she here now? Mamun: She's not. She is in Bangladesh, but sometime she visits over here. Marcus: I can imagine she's extremely proud of the opportunity and how you seized it. Mamun: Well she always said that doing good, you're trying your best. Marcus: The immigrant mom: "Yeah, well you're doing okay." It's like come on mom, give me some credit. Mamun: Yeah. But as the immigrant mom, they always think that you're son will be... way higher. Marcus: The expectations are way up here.  Mamun: Either your son will be a doctor or an engineer. Marcus: Or a lawyer. Mamun: Or a lawyer. They always look that way, but unfortunately I could not be a doctor or an engineer, but I'm a real estate doctor. Marcus: That's a good way of looking at it. Now what's the most important thing you've learned about running a business? Mamun: The most important thing that when a client like I give you one example. When I was in Pizza Hut I see someone call you like it doesn't matter what time in the morning or they call you they ask you what time do you open? My message was to my client that what time do you want me to open for you? That basically changed the day for the client. The person who call you, he think different way about you also. Same way when the client that use to call at night and they use to ask hey what time do you close? My answer was not a specific time. I use to give the time that what time do you want to me to close for you? So that is basically giving impression about a person and the person who call you. They think about you that you are not a regular person. You are different. You want to make the difference and they will help you. Marcus: Where does that come from? Mamun: Well,- Marcus: Because not everybody, you understand, not everybody has that mentality. Mamun: Well, I will just always want to do something different in my life and I always use to think about that how I can attract my buyer or my client and what to expect like when even I was serving in the buffet, I use to go to my customer and I use to ask them, what do you want, what do you like to eat that we don't have in the menu in the buffet that I think I can make for you? That's basically, I give the message to your client what exactly they are looking for and fulfill their needs. Marcus: It's a sure fire way to win people over, right? Mamun: Yes. Marcus: To let them know that you actually are taking care of their needs. I worked at Lowe's Home Centers back when I think Lowe's actually gave a shit. I apologize for the language, but I'm just frustrated with and we're currently in a building project so when I listen to this 20 years from now I'll understand why I said that. We're currently in a building project and every time I go to Lowe's or Home Depot now it's just the service is poor. They're thinking more about the bottom line instead of actually about taking care of their client, a clients needs. It's showing and instead of cutting costs they should be trying to provide the best service that they possibly can. Anyway, I remember we we're told you don't point to an isle and tell somebody it's on aisle 17. You say I would be happy to show you where that is. You don't just walk away from them if they're needing to load their cart. You actually help them and put it in their cart. It was all the small things because you wanted people to know that you care and that if they come to the store that they're gonna be taken care of. I just, I love that you still carry on that customer service oriented attitude because it's missing in today's society. Mamun: You are absolutely right. Marcus: I applaud you for that. Mamun: I always look for what exactly the person looking for. What exactly the demand of the person. That's what I always try to do intention of that person. Marcus: Now how do you like to unwind? What do you do to relax? Mamun: Well, the relaxing is the family time. I have a son. I enjoy it with my son. I enjoy going to the beach and I enjoy sometime go to the woods. Marcus: Yeah. Go for a walk or something like that. Mamun: Yes. Marcus: That's good and clear your mind. Now tell people where they can find you? Mamun: Well, they can look my website,  or they can call me 251-391-2047. Marcus: Very good. Mamun: My cell phone number is always there and RE/Max partners and I have my Facebook page also,  and also I have a , a business page also. Marcus: Very good. And you are mostly a residential? Mamun: I do both the residential, commercial because I keep it both simultaneously and both is doing very well. Marcus: Is there a specific area that you would call yourself an expert in as far as location, geography? Mamun: I do West Mobile and Semmes area which I heavily are involved in the two part of that area and then commercial wise I do more gas station than anybody else in Mobile and Baldwin county. Somehow I do it very well. Marcus: Now that's very cool. Now I want to thank you again for coming on the podcast. To wrap up, any final thoughts or comments you'd like to share? Mamun: I will and just want to tell you thank you so much all the hard work you do and you will going to give the message for other people, for the community and people need to know that what different people is different things they are doing in our culture, in our society. Being me as a person I was thinking to tell like being a Mobilian or being Alabamian, we love this country and we are here for the purpose and will be here until we die. Marcus: Yep. I do want to address that. I think it's wonderful that what we're seeing now in Mobile is we're seeing an influx of people that are from outside of the Mobile area. We're seeing a lot of immigrants come into the area and I think we as Mobilians need to embrace and I guess it's kind of a biased things because I'm not a native Mobilian. I moved here from outside of the area. I think we need to embrace those people because there's a lot to learn from other cultures. Mamun: Yes. Marcus: By culture I don't just mean Bangladeshie. I mean also just I'm from Norther Virginia. I am very different than your native Mobilian. So I think there's a lot to be learned, but I think that also as we start to see these people come in and we embrace them, that there's something that's going to happen in Mobile that there's going to be an uprising of this entrepreneurial business community of people like you that are gonna kind of raise up and it's gonna change the way that Mobile operates. Mamun: Absolutely. Marcus: That's why we do this podcast. Mamun: Thank you and I want to also let you know that Mobile have a great future and a lot of thing happening in Mobile and I'm very optimistic about the Mobile gonna grow and grow and grow. Marcus: Yeah. Mamun: We'll have more people gonna come over here and our living standard will be much, much better. Marcus: Yeah. Well, Mamun I appreciate your willingness to sit with me and share your journey as a business owner and entrepreneur. It's been great talking with you man. Mamun: It is my pleasure that you invite me to come and to share my life. Marcus: Awesome. Thank you. Mamun: Thank you.

The CSS Alabama continued preying on Yankee shipping throughout 1863, prowling off coasts from Brazil to South Africa to Singapore.  The success of the raider, skippered by wily Captain Raphael Semmes, inflamed Anglo-American tensions to dangerous levels.  But shrewd diplomacy by the Lincoln administration eventually convinced John Bull to turn his back on the rebels, leaving Semmes and the Alabama with few ports capable of providing much-needed maintenance and repairs.  After a long-shot voyage to France, the Alabama sailed into her climactic confrontation at the Battle of Cherbourg in 1864, where the USS Kearsarge brought a dramatic conclusion to the famed cruiser's career as the world's most successful commerce raider. A big thanks goes out to all the listeners who have rated and reviewed the show! You can email Portraits of Blue & Grey at blueandgreypodcast@gmail.com with any questions or comments about the show.  We'd love to hear from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the outbreak of the Civil War, the Union blockade crippled Southern commerce.  Hoping to ease the pressure on blockade runners (and turn the tables on Northern shipping), the Confederate Navy contracted with British shipbuilders to construct commerce raiders - warships designed to prey on merchant shipping while evading opposing naval vessels.  Denounced as a pirate in the North, Maryland-born Raphael Semmes captained the most effective commerce raider, the CSS Alabama, as the ship terrified Union merchant vessels and frustrated the Union Navy.  Semmes quickly became a hero in the South and earned a reputation as a daring commander throughout the world.  In Part 1, we look at the clandestine construction of the Alabama and the beginning of her career as the most successful commerce raider in naval history. Email Portraits of Blue & Grey at blueandgreypodcast@gmail.com with any questions or comments about the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1:22: John Fritze, the Sun's Washington correspondent, reports on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, and Mileah Kromer, director of the Goucher Poll, comments on the anticipated nomination of Donald Trump for president.17:57: Stan Haynes, a Baltimore attorney and historian, talks about the good old days, when conventions were rough and tumble, frequently held in Baltimore, and full of surprises. Haynes tells the story of the 1880 Republican convention in Chicago, when James Garfield, a man drafted to nominate another for president, ended up as the party's nominee. Haynes is with the law firm Semmes, Bowen ---- Semmes and the author of two books, "The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations (1832-1872)," and, "President-Making in the Gilded Age: The Nominating Conventions of 1876-1900."Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-john-fritze-20141007-staff.htmlhttp://www.goucher.edu/academics/political-science-and-international-relations/the-sarah-t-hughes-field-politics-center/about-the-directorhttp://www.semmes.com/attorneys/stan-haynes.asp

Law firms are not just about selling legal services but the client’s experience receiving those services. To do that you need to marry good industry insight with vigorous market research with exceptional design. What is the biggest challenge in getting a firm to do brand research? Their knee-jerk reaction is: “We don’t need it. We know our clients. We’ve got it covered. Let’s skip that and go straight to design.” Though law firms may know their clients, it seldom tells the whole story. Most engage with their clients on a specific case or matter. They seldom sit with clients and to find out more about them and their company generally – where they’re at and where they’re going. As a result lawyers get a skewed view of what’s important to the client because they’re only getting the view of what’s important to that matter. Market research can help identify the bigger — and softer — concerns clients and prospects have. Three points of resistance with research: 1. To reiterate, firms think they know everything. They may already know 80% of information gleaned from market research but the devil is in the details. That other 20% can make a brand resonate with the buyer. 2. They don’t want to hear about some of the things they haven’t done as well. 3. The research may reveal fundamental changes needed to their business. How does a law firm marketers convince the decision makers at the firm to do brand research? First, mine your own data. Focus research on one particular issue or sector. Second, do competitor analysis. Elonide provides examples of how brand research made a difference with clients and how it helped a firm expand. Affordable brand research include: - Digging into your analytics to see patterns. - Taking a closer look at financial data. - Doing surveys. Tip: Use a survey tool when sitting at a booth at a trade show. Meaningful insight can be gained by answers to just five questions from the targeted audience. - Email newsletter data such as open rates, click-throughs, A/B testing, etc. Elonide Semmes is the founder and president of Right Hat, a branding agency that focuses on helping companies that have offerings that aren’t always so easy to understand. She is a founding member of the Legal Marketing Association Mid-Atlantic chapter and was inducted into the Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame. She is passionate about brand design driven by research, not assumptions.

Hello Theater People! So, the plan was for us to take two weeks off and have a little bit of a summer break. But then we did this great interview with this young actress named Allison Semmes. She was playing Dianna Ross in "Motown The Musical" on Broadway. The day before out interview, the show got it’s closing notice. It was limited engagement on Broadway anyway, but now the show was closing way earlier than expected. Mike and I had LOVED Allison in the show and we loved her even more in person, so we wanted to get this episode out while the show was still fresh on people’s minds. It’s a really short interview, which made for a really short episode, but I urge you to keep your eye on her, she clearly has a really bright future on Broadway. Just, to let you know why I sound a little insane in this episode--it was our first time recording in an actual recording studio. I am veeeeeeery particular about the sound of this podcast and I was just loving every second of being in that padded room. So just, you know, bear with me. Ok, ENJOY!

Elonide Semmes is the President of Right Hat, a brand consultancy that helps law firms create simple yet powerful brands.

Tune in Monday at 9:00 PM ET as Stacey B. of H. Blu's Word interviews the Diana Ross lead in Motown the Musical US, Allison Semmes. Chicago Native Allison Semmes is the embodiment of grace and glamour. Her entire presence and aura is reminiscent of the class and demeanor that exuded from the iconic songtresses like Lena Horne, Josephine Baker and Diana Ross.  To see Allison bring Diana Ross to life night after night in the Hit Broadway Musical - Motown the Musical is almost like watching the real Diana Ross come alive right before your eyes. From the moment Allison steps on stage she becomes the embodiment of one of the greatest female singers of our time - Diana Ross.  The dynamic singer/actress’ notable Broadway credits have also included the cultural smash hit show, The Book of Mormon. Allison's national touring credit also included the Award-winning musical The Color Purple. Semmes regional credits included Dreamgirls, Bubbling Brown Sugar, The Wiz, and Candide. She holds a Masters of Music degree from NYU Steinhardt. For more information go to allisonsemmes.com or @ladysemmes on Twitter. Tour Schedule for Motown the Musical US

Pre-recorded interview with Allison Semmes. 

Host Daniel Podesto and guest host Mike Poyntz analyze the latest real estate and financial news. They are joined by Jessica Steely, President of Semmes & Co. Builders, Inc.

Esto es EstíoCast, no es HistoCast pero casi. Esta vez os traemos la historia de todo un caballero corsario confederado, Ralph Semmes y sus peripecias a bordo del CSS Sumter y el CSS Alabama, todo de la mano de @LordCirencester....

Volberg, A (Michigan State University) Wednesday 29 January 2014, 14:00-15:00