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allthatchernobyl · 7 years

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Alfredo Zitarrosa- 5 Discos (1966-1989)

Recuerdo perfectamente el momento en el que me enamore de una vez y para siempre de Zitarrosa. Estaba de vacaciones con mi familia en Santa Rosa de Calamuchita. Un hotel como nunca había habitado en mi vida, un balcón, dos atados de cigarrillos y el insomnio crónico de siempre. Era temporada baja y el hotel estaba casi por completo deshabitado. Las calles, lo mismo. Apenas la luz de la luna que caía sobre el río y un viento frió aunque no lo suficiente como para vulnerar el poder de una campera. Los dos auriculares clavados como puñales en mis oídos y "Candombe del olvido" sonando una y otra, y otra, y otra vez. Por ese entonces no estaba muy interesado en el folclore. Ni siquiera recuerdo como llegue a tener esa y otras dos canciones alojadas en la tarjeta de memoria de mi celular. Pero allí estaban, como todo lo importante en esta vida, sin una explicación lógica que hoy pueda recordar. Lo que si recuerdo y con total fidelidad es la sensación que me inundo como a un dique roto aquella noche. Aquella imposible sensación de estar frente a una potencia sin igual: El arte en su máxima expresión. Aquella guitarra deliciosa que abre el Candombe, la voz de Zitarrosa de una vez y para siempre alojada en mi memoria y aquella letra que le reclama "al muchacho que fui que responda" causaron estragos incomprensibles en mi. El nivel de empatia que aquel manifiesto me despertaba me sobre-paso en todo sentido. Recuerdo haber querido escuchar las otras dos canciones, pero no haberlo lograrlo. Como un absoluto yonki volver y volver sobre el Candombe, hasta que la luz del sol empezó a contornear las montañas que se veían de fondo y luego de despertar a todos, bajar a desayunar sin poder sacarme de la cabeza aquella melodía que me estremecía hasta las lagrimas. Al subir otra vez, todo a destiempo, me senté en algún pasillo vació del hotel y me dispuse, ahora si, a escuchar una de las otras canciones. Empezó a sonar "Stefanie". Nada podía ser mas oportuno que ser testigo de aquella maravillosa historia de amor por primera vez en los pasillos de un hotel. Imposible. No había forma de potenciar aun mas aquel descubrimiento, que nuevamente me dejaría perplejo, agitado y deseando abrazar a aquel hombre que se escondía tras mis auriculares. Por la noche (vamos resumiendo, que esta crónica personal se esta haciendo mas larga de lo que se merecen los lectores de este blog), o mejor dicho al atardecer, le toco el turno a la tercer canción que habitaba mi celular: Guitarra Negra. No recuerdo exactamente cual de las versiones me toco en suerte, pero se que todas las que existen son igual de buenas, y desde ahí supe con una certeza que pocas veces sentí en mi vida, que lo mio con Zitarrosa seria para siempre. Inútil seria explicar todo lo que cabe en Guitarra Negra, y fácil pero cierto seria decir "que en ella cabe la vida entera". Zitarrosa voltea la mirada, observa con detenimiento cada uno de sus pasos y escribe al galope su obra maestra, tal vez una de las canciones mas grandes que mina la sangre de este continente y, porque no, de este planeta. Hoy, en este recorrido y para que quede claro mi tridente favorito en materia de música criolla, el uruguayo Alfredo Zitarrosa y 5 discos (bueno, en realidad son 6 disfrazados de 5) para la eternidad en los que, paradojicamente, no se encuentra "Candombe del olvido".

#1 CANTA ZITARROSA (1966)

Canta Zitarrosa es el primer álbum que grabo Don Alfredo en su paso por el mundo. Se trata de un material de una sensibilidad única, que se florea en sus mágicas guitarras y en el que aquella voz inquebrantable de Alfredo suena a siglos de experiencia. En cuanto al repertorio, se podría decir que "Canta Zitarrosa" contiene algunos (varios) de los mejores temas de amor de toda su carrera pero que también cuenta, obviamente, con aquel grito rotundo de compromiso social (Coplas al compadre Juan Miguel, Por Prudencio Correa o La vuelta de Obligado) que nunca le falto ni mucho menos al hombre que homenajeamos hoy con todo el amor del mundo.

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#2 MILONGA MADRE (1970)

1970 es el año de Milonga Madre, un disco total, absoluto y maravilloso. Pequeñas historias que Zitarrosa narra con total maestría y que en su voz suenan aun mas conmovedoras. Las líricas están mas comprometidas con el aspecto social que en "Canta Zitarrosa" partiendo de un ambiente político caldeado que compartía toda latinoamerica y que en Uruguay estallaría en 1973 con el Golpe de estado a cargo de un gobierno militar, 3 años antes que en nuestro país y que finalizaría en 1985, 2 años mas tarde que aquí.

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#3 GUITARRA NEGRA (1977) + GUITARRA NEGRA (1985)

Componer el tema que da titulo a estos dos discos y que es considerado unánimemente (quien se atreviera...) como su obra máxima, le llevo a Zitarrosa 5 años: Desde 1972 a 1977. Pudo grabarlo, por fin, en Madrid aquel 1977. El lado A lo ocupa por completo Guitarra Negra, con sus 16 minutos y 32 segundos de duración. En el lado B se grabaron cinco temas, algunos ya transitados por el cantor, y dos nuevos, Cuál de esas mozas y Stéfanie, que se convirtió en una de las canciones más populares de las que grabó en el exilio. Al año siguiente, en Mexico y a partir de una grabación un poco mas larga y también anterior a la que se grabase en Madrid el año anterior, se vuelve a lanzar un disco bajo el mismo nombre, esta vez con un Lado A que incluía 5 canciones (Pa'l que se va, Doña Soledad, Stefanie, Ya es bastante y Adagio en mi país) y en el lado B la canción en cuestión. Recién en 1985, finiquitada la dictadura en la República Oriental del Uruguay, se grabo la tercer y ultima versión de Guitarra Negra, lanzada en simultaneo en Argentina y que esta vez venia acompañado por otra obra de larga duración, una especie de collage literario a partir de textos de Neruda, Galeano, Angel Oliva, Juan Capagorry y Milton Schinca bajo el titulo de "Hoy desde aquí". En cuanto a Guitarra Negra como canción, no puedo agregar mucho que no haya sido dicho: Se trata de una alegoría a partir de un entramado de textos de tono poético que, en lineas generales, abarca un re-planteo a su papel como artista y sujeto activo en la situación política uruguaya. Como siempre, o casi siempre, se entrecruza su visión intima con la visión social, dando como resultado una pieza magistral, violenta y descarnada que emocionara a propios y extraños. Mucho se puede leer a lo largo y ancho de la web sobre Guitarra Negra, así que queda en sus manos.

*Las versiones que comparto son la de 1977 y la de 1985.

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#4 MELODIA LARGA (1984)

Melodia larga es una obra tardía de Zitarrosa que acusa un nivel de madurez y experiencia únicos en su discografia. Principalmente compuesto por milongas, utiliza su clásico conjunto de guitarra y guitarron y algunos otros instrumentos mas convencionales del Jazz. Esto puede verse en su máxima expresión apenas se le da play al disco: Su tema titulo, el primero, es un instrumental delicado, con arreglos de viento fantásticos y una composición global muy afortunada en la que asistimos a un dialogo totalmente jazzero entre las cuerdas de las guitarras y el piano. En el repertorio se encuentra también un cover de Silvio Rodriguez (Esta canción) y un atípico tema de aire popero titulado "El diccionario", que propone el sueño de un lenguaje universal. Asimétrico y descarado, Melodía Larga es probablemente el álbum mas "raro" que grabo Alfredo Zitarrosa, y también uno de los mas disfrutables, aunque este adjetivo le quepa a toda su obra sin excepciones.

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#5 SOBRE PÁJAROS Y ALMAS (con Hector Numa Moraes) (1989)

Disco póstumo este que cierra la entrega, a dúo con el brasileño Hector "Numa" Moraes y con la colaboración, también, de Washington Benavides. Grabado en octubre de 1988, vio la luz recién al año siguiente, cuando Zitarrosa ya había abandonado su cuerpo. Sobre pájaros y almas no hace gala de ningún misterio en su titulo: Es un disco sobre pájaros y almas. Pero, claro, no todo acepta semejante reducción. Aquí, Alfredo, entre premonitorio y noctambulo, gira en torno al camino que va desde el nacimiento a la muerte. Para leer mas sobre este disco, los invito a hacer click en este link del portal uruguayo Brecha, donde ademas de describir mejor que yo este trabajo, podrán leer unas cuantas palabras de Numa Moraes sobre el proceso de grabación y demás.

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killformybabies · 4 years

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#saveourchildren

Long, but good info on to know

**Stolen from Shannon Paige on the P.A.P.U Facebook page***

Epstein Island was the tip of the iceberg

Oprah: Cancelled. Magazine caput.

Ellen: Cancelled.

Jimmy Kimmel: Taking a break.

Piers Morgan: Taking a break.

Tom Hanks: Became a Greek citizen.

Chrissy Tiegen: Made twitter private, deleted 60,000 tweets, blocked 1,000,000+.

Jenna Jameson: Went public about being raped, conditioned, and trafficked in Hollywood as a child.

Justin Beiber: Released music video “Yummy” confirming being a victim of pizzagate as a child.

Isaac Kappy: Repeatedly named Hanks as pedophile. "Committed suicide" on Route 66 just after Hanks tweeted about road kill on Route 66.

Avicii: “Commited suicide” days after releasing video ('For a Better Day') highlighting child sex trafficking.

Chris Cornell: "Committed suicide" while working on child sex trafficking documentary.

Chester Bennington: "Committed suicide" while working on child sex trafficking documentary.

Anthony Bourdain: "Committed suicide" while working on child sex trafficking documentary.

Epstein: Didn't kill himself.

Maxwell: Judge will eventually make private documents public (fears for her life).

Judge appointed to Maxwell/Epstein case: Son is murdered. Husband shot.

Hollywood: SILENT.

Media: <CRICKETS>.

COVID: 99.99% US population survival rate but talked about by all of Hollywood, media, and social media platforms 24/7.

Doctors with different views: Silenced, blocked, mocked, censored, fired.

1,600+ CEOs suddenly "retire".

MEDIA: "Golly, what will be the new name of the Washington Football Team?"

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, CLETUS.

Giselle Maxwells list became unsealed and here's what happened while y'all were strategically distracted by the covid bullsh*t...

Shows connection to Epstein over the years...

Democratic Illinois State Representative, Keith Farnham, has resigned and was charged with possession of child pornography and has been accused of bragging at an online site about sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl.

Democratic spokesperson for the Arkansas Democratic Party, Harold Moody, Jr, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography.

Democratic Radnor Township Board of Commissioners member, Philip Ahr, resigned from his position after being charged with possession of child pornography and abusing children between 2 and 6 years-old.

Democratic activist and BLM organizer, Charles Wade, was arrested and charged with human trafficking and underage prostitution.

Democratic Texas attorney and activist, Mark Benavides, was charged with having sex with a minor, inducing a child under 18 to have sex and compelling prostitution of at least nine legal clients and possession of child pornography. He was found guilty on six counts of sex trafficking.

Democratic Virginia Delegate, Joe Morrissey, was indicted on charges connected to his relationship with a 17-year-old girl and was charged with supervisory indecent liberties with a minor, electronic solicitation of a minor, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.

Democratic Massachusetts Congressman, Gerry Studds, was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old page.

Democratic Former Mayor of Stillwater, New York, Rick Nelson was plead guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography of children less than 16 years of age.

Democratic Former Mayor of Clayton, New York, Dale Kenyon, was indicted for sexual acts against a teenager.

Democratic Former Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan, was given a life sentence in jail for raping a 4-year-old girl.

Democratic Former Mayor of Winston, Oregeon, Kenneth Barrett, was arrested for setting up a meeting to have sex with a 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a police officer.

Democratic Former Mayor of Randolph, Nebraska, Dwayne L. Schutt, was arrested and charged with four counts of felony third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of intentional child abuse.

Democratic Former Mayor of Dawson, Georgia, Christopher Wright, was indicted on the charges of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, rape, child molestation and statutory rape of an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.

Democratic Former Mayor of Stockton, California, Anthony Silva, was charged with providing alcohol to young adults during a game of strip poker that included a 16-year-old boy at a camp for underprivileged children run by the mayor.

Democratic Former Mayor of Millbrook, New York, Donald Briggs, was arrested and charged with inappropriate sexual contact with a person younger than 17.

Democratic party leader for Victoria County, Texas, Stephen Jabbour, plead guilty to possession and receiving over half a million child pornographic images.

Democratic activist and fundraiser, Terrence Bean, was arrested on charges of sodomy and sex abuse in a case involving a 15-year-old boy and when the alleged victim declined to testify, and the judge dismissed the case.

Democratic Party Chairman for Davidson County, Tennessee, Rodney Mullin, resigned amid child pornography allegations.

Democratic activist, Andrew Douglas Reed, pleaded guilty to a multiple counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for producing child pornography.

Democratic official from Terre Haute, Indiana, David Roberts was sentenced to federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography including placing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms at a home he shared with two minor female victims.

Democratic California Congressman, Tony Cárdenas, is being sued in LA County for allegedly sexually abused a 16-year-old girl.

Democratic aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, Jeff Rosato, plead guilty to charges of trading in child pornography.

Democratic Alaskan State Representative, Dean Westlake, resigned from his seat after the media published a report alleging he fathered a child with a 16-year-old girl when he was 28.

Democratic New Jersey State Assemblyman, Neil Cohen, was convicted of possession and distribution of child pornography.

Republican Tim Nolan, chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in Kentucky, pled guilty to child sex trafficking and on February 11, 2018 he was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.

Republican state Senator Ralph Shortey was indicted on four counts of human trafficking and child pornography. In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of child sex trafficking in exchange for the dropping of the other charges.

Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, a notable racist, had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.

Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.

Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.

Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.

Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.

Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.

Democratic donor and billionaire, Jeffrey Epstein, ran an underage child sex brothel and was convicted of soliciting underage girls for prostitution.

Democratic New York Congressman, Anthony Weiner, plead guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea agreement for sexted and sending Twitter DMs to underage girls as young as 15.

Democratic donor, activist, and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is being criminally prosecuted and civilly sued for years of sexual abuse (that was well known “secret” in Hollywood) including underage sexual activities with aspiring female actresses.

Democratic activist and #metoo proponent, Asia Argento, settled a lawsuit for sexual harassment stemming from sexual activities with an underage actor.

Democratic Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, Gary Becker, was convicted of attempted child seduction, child pornography, and other child sex crimes.

Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned after multiple accusations of child sexual abuse were levied against him including by family members.

Democratic activist and aid to NYC Mayor De Blasio, Jacob Schwartz was arrested on possession of 3,000+ child pornographic images.

Democratic activist and actor, Russell Simmons, was sued based on an allegation of sexual assault where he coerced an underage model for sex.

Democratic Governor of Oregon, Neil Goldschmidt, after being caught by a newspaper, publicly admitted to having a past sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl after the statute of limitations on the rape charges had expired.

Democratic Illinois Congressman, Mel Reynolds resigned from Congress after he was convicted of statutory rape of a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.

Democratic New York Congressman, Fred Richmond, was arrested in Washington D.C. for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.

Democratic activist, donor, and director, Roman Polanski, fled the country after pleading guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Democrats and Hollywood actors still defend him to this day, including, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci.

Democratic State Senator from Alaska, George Jacko, was found guilty of sexual harassment of an underage legislative page.

Democratic State Representative candidate for Colorado, Andrew Myers, was convicted for possession of child pornography and enticing children.

Democratic Illinois Congressman, Gus Savage was investigated by the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Ethics for attempting to rape an underage female Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire. The Committee concluded that while the events did occur his apology was sufficient and took no further action.

Democratic activist, donor, and spokesperson for Subway, Jared Fogle, was convicted of distribution and receipt of child pornography and traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.

Democratic State Department official, Carl Carey, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested on ten counts of child porn possession.

Democratic Maine Assistant Attorney General, James Cameron, was sentenced to just over 15 years in federal prison for seven counts of child porn possession, receipt and transmission.

Democratic State Department official, Daniel Rosen, under Hillary Clinton’s state department, was arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting sex from a minor over the internet.

Democratic State Department official, James Cafferty, pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography.

Democratic radio host, Bernie Ward, plead guilty to one count of sending child pornography over the Internet.Democratic deputy attorney general from California, Raymond Liddy, was arrested for possession of child pornography.

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melaniegutierrezjournalist-blog · 4 years

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Remote Guest Speakers Enrich CSUN’s Virtual Classes

From the comfort of her living room, Mayra Lopez, a third-year journalism major, got to hear from professional role models — journalists from ABC and NBC.

The journalists spoke to a class of students who produce the Valley View News broadcast program. All journalism students and faculty were invited to join through Zoom.

Since the switch to virtual classes, there have been many changes to the way students are used to learning, but there are some rewards in the new ways that some departments are dealing with this transition. CSUN’s Department of Journalism has taken advantage of this situation by bringing in guest speakers over Zoom to speak to their students about various topics, including tales from the front lines of the day’s most pressing topics.

“I really like talking to working journalists,” Lopez said. “Now that I have so much free time I’ve been going to a lot more [guest speaker events].”

Lessons from national experts

The journalism department isn’t the only department on campus enhancing its classes with experts from far away. Nearly every college has in some form included guest speakers in their rosters. Some of these guest speakers were already scheduled, either in person or virtually, and others were invited after most of campus closed, adding to the virtual learning experience.

The guest speakers come from all over the country, in a wide range of professional fields, including biology and finance, and marriage and family therapy. Some have spoken to a single class, while others were available to students throughout a department.

The speakers have helped prove that although the move to virtual learning was unplanned, the lessons can still be meaningful.

Before the switch to virtual learning, Ray Hong, professor and associate chair of the Department of Biology, had invited speakers from schools including Stanford, Washington State and the University of Mississippi to speak on campus for weekly BIOL 490, Tutorial Studies and BIOL 692, Biology Colloquium seminars. With travel to campus now impossible, Hong worked to move the seminars to the virtual space, where they were still available to all biology students.

“In a way, more students can now be in the front row seats in a virtual environment,” Hong said.

Deaf Studies professor Lissa Stapleton offered a combination of pre-recorded and live guest speakers to her DEAF 360, Deaf Culture, and DEAF 496B, Black Deaf Communities, classes, some of which were pre-planned to be virtual and some of which were originally intended to be live. The speakers for the Black Deaf Communities class were national and international experts, all of which were always scheduled to participate via Zoom. For her DEAF 415, Deaf Community Service class, a live panel was turned into a series of interviews of grad students and faculty members from across the country to expose her students to programs outside of California.

Engaging online

At least one virtual guest lecturer came from not far away — Wendy Murawski, executive director and endowed chair for the Michael D. Eisner Center for Teaching and Learning at CSUN, joined professor Marty Eisen’s special education class to model co-teaching. This was supposed to be a face-to-face endeavor, but the educators adapted.

“We wanted them to learn they don’t need to give up student engagement or differentiation just because they are in an online format,” Murawski said.

In professor Mu-Sheng “Shane” Chang’s FIN 434 Life and Health Insurance class, students were also offered the opportunity to speak with professionals, including Cristian Iglesias of The Cheesecake Factory Inc., Steve Eilers of General Reinsurance – a subsidiary of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and Leslie McKee of Aon, who provided a worldly view on risk management, reinsurance, and healthcare.

“The students learned about relevant subject matter from these practitioners,” Chang said. “I firmly believe their presentations were very rewarding and successful to help students better understand how risk management concepts lectured in this class are applied outside of the classroom.

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning even held mock interviews for graduating internship students with department alumni. The alumni who participate usually live within driving distance, but department chair Rob Kent said the virtual format allowed for participation of alumni from the San Francisco Bay Area, Oregon and Washington.

“It is a great event for students and for alumni alike,” Kent said. “Students get to meet alumni who were in their shoes here at CSUN before and to learn first-hand about the profession and the job market.”

Connecting with students

Adolfo Flores, a journalist at BuzzFeed News based in Texas who graduated from CSUN in 2010, has visited campus several times before. Recently, he joined professor Jose Luis Benavides’s Spanish language journalism class via Zoom to talk about his experiences reporting at the border.

“I’m able to give students advice I wish someone had given to me,” said Flores about chatting with students at his alma mater. “I also see it as a way of giving back the time my professors put into me when I was in college.”

While having guest speakers in their classrooms is nothing new to the journalism students, the new virtual format has allowed students an easier access to these events. Before, a challenge for many students was getting to campus on days they wouldn’t normally have classes.

“It may be easier in this format, because one of the challenges of getting guest speakers anywhere on the CSUN campus is that people always complain about the drive,” said Department of Journalism Chair Linda Bowen. “Now, they don’t have to leave their houses.”

CSUN Today editor Jacob Bennett contributed to this story.

This story was originally published on CSUN Today.

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villings · 2 years

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Miro el cielo del triste país, Bernart, que amo, y acaso estén ahí —como una dura prueba del tiempo y su alevosa espoleta— maquinarias fatales y con alas de ángeles o «lauzetas»... Una alondra es preciso, Bernart de Ventadorn, ahora!

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goalhofer · 7 months

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2023 Cincinnati Reds Roster

Pitchers

#21 Christian Greene (Los Angeles, California)

#39 Lucas Sims (Snellville, Georgia)

#40 Nick Lodolo (La Verne, California)

#41 Andrew Abbott (South Boston, Virginia)**

#43 Alex Díaz (Ciudad Humacao, Puerto Rico)

#46 George Farmer (Conyers, Georgia)

#47 Derek Law (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

#48 Alex Young (Fremont Township, Illinois)*

#49 Justin Dunn (Hempstead, New York)

#50 Sam Moll (Shelby County, Tennessee)*

#51 Douglas Ashcraft (Gurley, Alabama)

#52 Reiver Sanmartín (Cartagena De Indias, Colombia)

#53 Vladimir Gutiérrez (Ciudad Pinar Del Río, Cuba)

#55 Brandon Williamson (Sherburn, Minnesota)**

#59 Edward Lively (Gulf Breeze, Florida)*

#63 Fernando Cruz (Ciudad Bayamón, Puerto Rico)

#68 William Spiers (Greenville, South Carolina)**

#70 Tejay Antone (Mansfield, Texas)

#71 Connor Overton (Hanover County, Virginia)

#77 Daniel Duarte (Ciudad Etchojoa, Mexico)

#79 Ian Gibaut (Houston, Texas)

Catchers

#12 Curt Casali (New Canaan, Connecticut)*

#22 Luke Maile (Park Hills, Kentucky)*

#37 Tyler Stephenson (Kennesaw, Georgia)

Infielders

#6 Jonathan India (Delray Beach, Florida)

#7 Spencer Steer (Long Beach, California)

#9 Matt McLain (Irvine, California)**

#15 Nick Senzel (Farragut, Tennessee)

#16 Noelvi Marte (Cotuí, Dominican Republic)**

#19 Joey Votto (Toronto, Ontario)

#28 Kevin Newman (Poway, California)*

#33 Christian Encarnacion-Strand (Pleasant Hill, California)**

#44 Elly De La Cruz (Sabana Grande De Boyá, DR)**

Outfielders

#4 Harrison Bader (Bronx, New York)*

#17 Stuart Fairchild (Seattle, Washington)

#23 Nick Martini (Crystal Lake, Illinois)*

#27 Jake Fraley (New Castle County, Delaware)

#29 T.L. Friedl (Pleasanton, California)

#30 Will Benson (Atlanta, Georgia)*

#32 Dustin Renfroe (Crystal Springs, Mississippi)*

Coaches

Manager David Bell (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Bench coach Freddie Benavides (Laredo, Texas)

Hitting coach/offensive coordinator Joel McKeithan (Asheville, North Carolina)

Assistant hitting coach Terry Bradshaw (Windsor, Virginia)

Pitching coach Derek Johnson (Gibson City, Illinois)

Assistant pitching coach Alon Leichman (Gezer, Israel)

Bullpen coach Matt Tracy (St. Louis, Missouri)

Bullpen catcher José Duarte (Maracay, Venezuela)

1B coach Collin Cowgill (Lexington, Kentucky)

3B/catching coach J.R. House (Nitro, West Virginia)

Outfield coach Jeff Pickler (Santa Ana, California)

Assistant coach Kyle Arnsberg (Atlanta, Georgia)

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2019 Zine Pavilion Tabler #18: La Horchata Zine

(In anticipation of the Zine Pavilion at the ALA conference in Washington, DC happening June 21st-24th we’ll be posting bios of all of the zinesters who’ll be tabling with us!)

La Horchata Zine is a seasonal arts publication featuring creatives from the Central American diaspora. It was founded by Veronica Melendez and Kimberly Benavides in 2018 in Washington D.C.

Website: https://lahorchatazine.bigcartel.com/

Twitter: @Lahorchatazine

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Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters in Washington

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters, Washington Warehouse Images, American Industrial Architecture

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters Washington

American Warehouse Building, WA design by Graham Baba Architects, USA

post updated October 15, 2021

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters Film

A short film about this American HQ building by Graham Baba Architects. The film was produced by Juan Benavides/Filmatica:

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Mar 21, 2017

Location: Yakima, Washington, USA

Design: Graham Baba Architects

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters, Washington

Surrounded by the world’s most high-tech fruit packing warehouses, the 16,500-square-foot Washington Fruit & Produce Co. headquarters is conceived as an oasis amidst a sea of concrete and low-lying brush landscape. Tucked behind landforms and site walls, this courtyard-focused office complex provides a refuge from the noise and activity of the industrial processing yards nearby.

Taking its design cue from an aging barn that the client had identified as a favorite, the concept seeks to capture the essence of an utilitarian agricultural aesthetic. A simple exposed structure that employs a limited material palette and natural patina, the design merges rural vernacular with an equally spare contemporary aesthetic.

The L-shaped building is nested into the landscape through the use of board-formed concrete site walls and earthen berms that wrap the perimeter to form a central, landscaped courtyard. Soil excavated for foundation work was repurposed for the perimeter berms, eliminating the need to remove it or add more.

A notch through the berm provides access from the parking area to the formal courtyard and building entrance. Crossing the courtyard via a boardwalk, the visitor is embraced by a fully-glazed facade, punctuated by a series of wood columns that march across the building in regular intervals. The boardwalk aligns with an off-set building entry, which is formed as a wood-wrapped passageway inserted into the glazed facade.

The building recalls its agricultural roots by pulling the 18-foot-tall scissored glu-lam structural columns to the outside, revealing the physics of its construction and enabling the 175-foot-long interior volume to be column free. Topped with 68-foot-long exposed truss girders, the interior reaches 20-feet at its peak.

The repetitive nature of the structure ensured easy fabrication and assembly, saving costs and resources. The north-facing courtyard facade is glazed along its length, visually extending the interior space into the courtyard.

Interior light is balanced via a long clerestory dormer on the south, while the extensive use of large, south-facing overhangs and high efficiency glazing limits summer heat gain. Reclaimed barn wood siding and a weathering steel roof round out the exterior materials.

Spartan, daylight-filled interiors are complemented by a warm, simple palette of natural materials. Private offices line the south wall, while conference spaces and back-of-house functions are set in wood-clad boxes. Interior furnishings terminate well below the ceiling.

The open feeling of the structure is reinforced by keeping furnishings low and allowing them to float within the space. Lighting consists of custom-designed uplights, which keep the ceiling plane tidy. A raised flooring system further ensures that the clean aesthetic is preserved and free of cabling. The deep agricultural roots of both the company and location underlie the simple design concept and attention to detail throughout the project.

The sales office is located in the short arm of the L to isolate noise and enhance privacy. Adjacent to the sales office is a separately enclosed structure featuring a 30-foot-long table. The setting provides a place for staff and farmers to gather for communal meals. The exposed structural system connecting the lunch room to the main building creates a small, partially covered courtyard, recalls a remnant of an aging barn.

Views throughout the complex are controlled, whether to the courtyard, the distant hills, or to the shallow private office views created between the building and the berms. Everything is curated to create a peaceful environment in which to work.

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters – Building Information

Location: Yakima, Washington Site: 30.47 acres Building: 16,500 square feet

Architects Graham Baba Architects team Brett Baba (design principal) Hill Pierce (project architect) Jenn LaFreniere (project manager)

Design team Graham Baba Architects (architecture and interior design) Interior Motiv (interior design) MA Wright, LLC (structural engineer) ARUP (M/E/P/fire protection engineer) The Berger Partnership (landscape architect) Brian Hood Lighting (lighting designer) Artisan Construction (contractor)

Selected fabricators and materials Premier SIPS (Structurally Insulated Panel roof) Selkirk Timberwrights (glulams) Pacific Window Systems (glazing) Stusser Woodworks (custom furniture fabrication & white oak paneling) Millwork Preservation (interior custom woodworking)

Photography: Kevin Scott

Fruit & Produce Co Headquarters in Washington images / information received 210317 from Graham Baba Architects

Washington Fruit and Produce Co. Headquarters Building

Location: Yakima, Washington, USA

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