GwinnettForum | Number 21.23 | Mar. 29, 2022
MATCH DAY: The day that fourth-year medical students work toward took place last week at the Suwanee campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Known as Match Day, this date in mid-March (which traditionally falls in the midst of basketball’s March Madness) is the day students learn where they’ll be spending their next three to five years in residency training beginning July 1, 2022. Sarah Lewis of Decatur and Silvia Cherian of Lawrenceville show where they’ll be in residence. More than 99 percent of PCOM Georgia’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students matched into 19 specialty areas in the National Resident Matching Program, the Military Match, and the urology or SF (ophthalmology) matches. Some 58 percent of fourth year PCOM Georgia students matched into what the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce considers primary care and core specialty areas. Staying in Georgia for their residency will be 21 percent of the students.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Duluth grad is co-host of podcast in Los Angeles, Calif.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: The war in Ukraine: Can China become a peace negotiator?
OTHER VIEW: Students at GGC work to track birds in urbanized areas
SPOTLIGHT: The 1818 Club
FEEDBACK: Proposes naming leadership school after Noah Langdale
UPCOMING: Rowen Foundation’s Thought Leadership Series starts on March 31
NOTABLE: Siemens unveils fleet charging structure in Peachtree Corners
RECOMMENDED: The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Blackbeard Island quarantine station abandoned in 1909
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s one way to use those ugly neckties
CALENDAR: Water Tower ribbon cutting for new facilities will be March 30 at 2 p.m.
Duluth grad is co-host of podcast in Los Angeles, Calif.
By Shyla Nambiar
LOS ANGELES, Calif. | Every year, hundreds of people flock to Los Angeles to pursue acting careers. A few, with talent, determination, and luck, succeed. Monica Padman, a Gwinnett County native, is one who beat the odds to become a success. She is co-host of a popular podcast, Armchair Expert, hosted by Hollywood actor Dax Shepherd, husband of actress Kristin Bell.
Padman
Padman hails from Duluth and is a graduate of Duluth High School, where among other activities, she was a cheerleader for the Duluth Wildcats.
Padman became enthralled by acting in the ninth grade. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a theater degree and moved to the Los Angeles area in 2011. She landed commercials with Clairol Herbal Essences, Volkswagen, Amazon, and Progressive. While in LA, Padman became acquainted with the actress Kristin Bell. The relationship progressed after she secured a role in the Showtime comedy, House of Lies. Padman ended up working for Kristin as her assistant.
The concept of the podcast originated with Bell’s husband, Shepherd, who had hosted previous podcasts and was interested in creating another one. Padman started assisting, and Shepherd eventually told her, “I think you should be a voice on the podcast as well.” Armchair Expert began in 2018.
Padman co-hosts, produces, and edits the podcast. Currently, they have aired 400 episodes and have an audience of approximately one million listeners. Guests have included celebrities like Bradley Cooper and Ellen DeGeneres, and illustrious personalities like Prince Harry, former President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Padman found President Obama to be “so cool” and “so real,” characterizing him as someone “authentic to himself.” The most unexpected guest was Dog the Bounty Hunter, who did not conform to his tough image. He contradicted her expectations by being “tender and nice and lovely.”
Padman’s found the expert guests to be the most enlightening. They have interviewed psychologist Paul Blum, an expert on empathy, and author Brene Brown, who she remembers making an unusual observation that “the most compassionate people are the ones with the most boundaries.”
Padman was also on We are Supported By, a podcast which has interviewed Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, and activist Malala Yousufzai. She has also co-hosted a dating podcast called Monica and Jess Love Boys. Padman has been featured in articles in Vanity Fair magazine and online publications and has acted in a few movie roles. She has 402,000 followers on Instagram.
Currently, Padman is taking her success one day at a time. While Padman misses her home state of Georgia, she enjoys life in California. Padman marvels, though, at how much things have changed in Duluth. She and her friends used to congregate in Duluth Town Green, on Main Street, at a soda shop. Now, when she visits, she’s noticed the massive development taking place in Duluth and how much Gwinnett is growing.
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The war in Ukraine: Can China become a peace negotiator?
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
MARCH 29, 2022 | Please understand up front that we know few people who are well-versed about the country of Ukraine. Certainly, we are not in that category.
Yet just watching the news reports, and reading the dispatches about the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia, certain elements pop out at us:
- It’s not going well for Russia and Putin. He did not pull off a Third Reich-style Blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine. Images of a massive number of Russian tanks lined up stranded without fuel stands out. It shows the lack of adequate planning for the invasion. It’s not unlike Germany being stopped when trying to invade Russia. This time Russian is stuck not in snow as was Germany, but now in mis-management and inefficiency in supplies.
- Ukraine’s one-time comedian, and now its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is another virtual-unknown who has risen to the occasion, and become an unexpected strong leader of Ukraine. He’s a hero to that nation in showing determination for his country to fight back against the Russian invasion. He’s easily compared with the way that Winston Churchill rallied Britain in its darkest hours.
- Massive destruction is being pounded down on Ukrainian cities through the shelling of the Russian artillery. This bombardment may be the strongest military accomplishment of the Russian Army.
- Putin and his Russian Army seem to use the harshest element of war, killings of civilians and even children, as part of their plan of destruction. Several instances of bombing of obvious civilian targets testify to the Russian leader’s obvious lack of compassion, and his zest to dominate at whatever costs he can inflict on Ukraine and its people.
- Give Putin credit for one element: his bullying-type of invasion and his tactics have brought together many nations against the Russian juggernaut. Even nations within easy striking distance of Russia have condemned these moves. That includes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia. They have condemned the invasion and expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Located so close to Russia, this is a major change, and not easily given. It shows just how unjust this invasion is, when those nations who might also feel such a blow are willing to stand up and be counted.
Ukraine, in green.
There’s another interesting dynamic appearing in this world drama that has been little discussed. Almost like sitting watching a Final Four, here is Communist China watching on the sidelines. What about their view on the Russian invasion?
From dispatches we’ve read, at first the Chinese seemed to side with Putin and his invasion. But then, there seemed to be a switch in the way the Chinese government looked at the war. One report we read says that the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, had avoided criticizing Mr. Putin, but at the same time has tried to distance his country from the situation. There was an indication that China might allow Chinese businesses to comply with the Western sanctions against Russia.
China seems in a quandary. During the Winter Olympics a month ago, Putin and Xi Jinping were buddies, saying they had strengthened ties. But last week China signaled that it was ready to play a role in mediating a cease fire, with China even saying it supported Ukraine’s sovereignty. That doesn’t sound like BestBuds! The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that China even expressed “regret” about Russia’s military invasion.
Perhaps the Chinese government sees itself as a peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine. Could they pull this off? It would certainly strengthen China’s position in the world order.
Is China our best bet to keep Ukraine free? We would buy that right now!
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Students at GGC work to track birds in urbanized areas
GGC student Ryan Davenport with one of the banded birds, this beautiful cardinal.
By Collin Elder
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | As the human population spreads and forests are urbanized, the result may not be kind to birds, who are crucial to the environment. Three Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) researchers and their students seek to measure that result.
Dr. Mia Malloy, associate professor of biology at GGC, says: “We started this research project about six years ago. One of the goals was to teach our students how to confidently interact with natural ecosystems and get their feet off concrete, sometimes for the first time.”
Their research focuses on several different species of local birds, and tracks migration patterns, ecosystems and the effects of urbanization on fauna.
The birds they track, most commonly the brown-headed nuthatch, house wren and northern cardinal, are marked in a process called banding. Students take notes while Malloy and her colleagues, Dr. Jill Penn, associate professor of biology and Maria Fernandez, biology instructor, slip harmless, aluminum bands onto the birds’ legs.
If these banded birds are recaptured, bird researchers will see serial numbers on the bands and can enter that information into a national database hosted by the U.S. Bird Banding Laboratory, revealing valuable information like lifespan and migration patterns.
Three Gwinnett County locations used for the research and their degree of urbanization include GGC’s campus, Collins Hill Park and Harbins Park.
Dr. Penn adds: “Bird populations have fallen dramatically since the 1970s, almost by 30 percent. We’re looking to measure how local birds act as indicator species, which the students can then use to figure. The research is important for student growth and gives them real-world experience for their independent research projects.”
While they’re not thriving, bird populations are adapting to their new ecosystems.
Fernandez pointed out: “The general populations seem to tolerate up to 57 percnt urbanized areas well. It’s important to note, however, that more research must be done to look at individual species. It will be interesting to see how biodiversity changes as GGC and the surrounding community grows.”
Fernandez’ work involves stringing up incredibly thin nets, which are hard for birds to see when flying through trees. The birds get trapped in the nets and harmlessly slip into little pouches, where the teams can retrieve and band them safely. Students are given room to look into variations of their own hypotheses dealing with topics ranging from migratory habits to population density and biodiversity in urbanized environments.
Fernandez is happy with how things are progressing: “This is an excellent way for students to get involved with their career paths. More time in the forest means more opportunities for the students to get to know their professors, their fellow students and themselves.”
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Proposes naming leadership school after Noah Langdale
Editor, the Forum:
Langdale
Man alive, do I remember Noah Langdale! I was at Georgia State in the 1960s studying Urban Life, which is now part of the Andrew Young School. My wife was required to quit teaching in DeKalb Country as her pregnancy showed and I would have to drop out of college without her additional income. I replaced her salary by entering the automobile industry right after graduation, where I remain today.
To graduate on my target, I had to take four courses a quarter for four quarters (night and day school courses,) and this overload required Dr. Langdale’s approval since I was fully employed. Dr. Langdale’s interview was 45 minutes of genuine questioning, designed to make me confirm my commitment. I learned as much from that interview as any course I had taken. I used many of his questions later in my automotive career interviewing potential employees.
He was a great man whom I believe should be recognized as one of the most important Atlantans of the 20th century. We were fortunate to know him, we were lucky to be touched by his guidance, and yes, his visits in the Student Center chatting with students were learning experiences.
Valdosta produced great football teams and a special man. A Noah Langdale School of Leadership would be a fitting creation.
– Ashley D Herndon, Oceanside, Calif.
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Rowen’s Thought Leadership Series starts March 31
Georgia’s newest knowledge community is teaming up with the state’s historical leader in agricultural innovation to discuss the prospects of Georgia’s largest industry.
On March 31 at 11 a.m., leaders in agriculture, technology and innovation, will gather at the University of Georgia’s new Delta Innovation Hub for the “Future of Agriculture,” a one hour event kicking off the Rowen Foundation’s 2022 Thought Leadership Series.
The event’s keynote will be given by Stefan Caspari, senior vice president and general manager of grain and protein for AGCO of Duluth, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology. Caspari will discuss the company’s focus on sustainability and innovative work to create systems addressing animal welfare, food security, support for farmers and access to healthy food in a growing population. He will also show how the AGCO Foundation contributes to those efforts.
Dean Nicholas T. Place of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will offer remarks and discuss how additional industry considerations such as healthcare, diversity, climate change and environmental resiliency connect to and inform the future of agriculture.
The thought leadership event comes six weeks after University of Georgia Provost Dr. S. Jack Hu joined the Rowen Foundation’s board of directors along with representatives from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Gwinnett College. The Foundation expects to continue to offer periodic thought leadership events throughout the year as it strengthens its relationships with Georgia’s leading research institutes and other partners focused on agriculture, medicine and the environment.
Siemens unveils fleet charging structure in P’tree Corners
The electric vehicle ecosystem in Peachtree Corners keeps growing. The latest addition in the city comes from Curiosity Lab’s neighbor, Siemens, which has unveiled a sustainable, electric vehicle (EV) charging structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging applications at scale.
Siemens created the concept to electrify new or existing parking lots and building structures quickly and efficiently by using a modular, scalable design. The solution, which resembles a modern-day fueling station, was developed in late 2021. It was installed in three days at Siemens’ research and development hub for Electrical Products and eMobility solutions in Peachtree Corners.
Markus Mildner, CEO of eMobility at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, says: “The massive growth of electric mobility requires an easy and rapid expansion of a reliable and sustainable charging infrastructure. This specific concept shows how Siemens and its partners are working on new, innovative ideas to help support this growth in the U.S. market. Working closely with partners globally to meet local needs is very important to us and this cooperation embodies that spirit.”
The City of Peachtree Corners and Curiosity Lab also are committed to expanding access to sustainable energy solutions. According to Business Insider, even with 1.8 million battery-powered cars already on U.S. roads, there are only about 100,000 charging plugs for them at around 41,000 public station locations.
To help solve this issue, over the last few years, the City of Peachtree Corners has unveiled a solar roadway system that powers an EV charging station in front of City Hall and developed an electric-vehicle charging plaza at Town Center. Additionally, Curiosity Lab’s Innovation Garage can power electric vehicles being tested at the Lab.
Brandon Branham, chief technology officer and assistant city manager of Peachtree Corners, adds: “As more electric vehicles – both commercial and consumer – hit the roads, it is vital that cities and businesses work together to address the growing demand for easily scalable public and private charging stations. The City of Peachtree Corners – both at Curiosity Lab and at our resident businesses – will continue to serve as a beacon for electric vehicle and charging innovation. We invite companies working in this space to partner with us to test next generation sustainable energy solutions.”
Bugbee to become CFO of Marcus Family Office
Chief Financial Officer Margaret Bugbee of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia has accepted a position as CFO at the Marcus Family Office, an Atlanta organization created by The Home Depot’s co-founder Bernie Marcus. Her last day at the Community Foundation will be June 3, 2022. She has been part of the Community Foundation in a full-time or part time capacity for over 20 years.
Before joining the Community Foundation’s staff in May 2013, Bugbee spent 15 years doing part-time accounting work for the foundation. She has a bachelor’s degree in finance and is a certified public accountant. She is actively involved in the community and serves on the Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Advisory Board and the Gwinnett County Public Library Foundation Board.
Randy Redner, the Community Foundation’s CEO/president says: “This is a great opportunity for Margaret. She has done an incredible job over the years as CFO of the Community Foundation and means so much to all of us.”
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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, by Carlo M. Cipolla
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: This book’s humorously sardonic title shows how stupidity is not recognized, yet has a strong influence on life and relationships. The four basic laws are: 1. Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of people in circulation; 2. The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person; 3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses and 4. Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people infallibly turn out to be a costly mistake. The author explains each law and provides diagrams that illustrate the different outcomes when interacting with stupid people. Truly enjoyable and mildly shocking!
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Blackbeard Island quarantine station abandoned in 1909
(From previous edition)
An 1894 Marine Hospital Service inspection report noted that the Blackbeard Island quarantine station comprised 13 buildings and 23 employees. The report noted a surgeon’s hospital on the south end of Blackbeard. A launch, the Hygeia, was used to disinfect ships and their ballasts as well as to transfer people from the north and south ends of the island. There was an engineer to operate the launch and another in charge of the ballast removal and disinfecting station on the north end of the island. Other employees included a drayman, a carpenter, a stockman for the station’s small herd of cattle, a cook, a laundress, a head surgeon, an assistant surgeon, and a male nurse. The report noted that 90 vessels called at Blackbeard from foreign and domestic ports to undergo disinfecting and quarantine.
The disinfecting station, built on wharves extending into Sapelo Sound from Blackbeard’s north end, was composed of tanks and a rail track to expedite the removal of ballast stone from the holds of ships contaminated by yellow fever. In 1904 a brick crematory was built; it is the only structure from the quarantine era that still remains on Blackbeard Island. Marine hospital records do not note that this device was ever used for its intended purpose—to cremate the bodies of yellow fever victims.
The peak of the island’s activity as a quarantine station was reached in 1900, largely because of the processing of yellow pine timber from the numerous sawmills around nearby Darien. Beginning in 1889, Sapelo Sound, with its natural deep harbor, became the preferred anchorage for vessels engaged in the timber trade. By 1900 shipping around Blackbeard Island and Sapelo Sound began making a transition from wooden, sail-powered vessels to steamships designed to accommodate larger timber cargoes.
The Blackbeard quarantine station was deactivated in 1909, after vaccines developed by Walter Reed and others had practically eliminated yellow fever. In 1914 an executive order signed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made Blackbeard Island a wildlife preserve, and in 1924 the island was permanently established as a national wildlife refuge. Since then it has been managed and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too
Here’s a handsome structure. In addition to its classic design, there’s something distinctive about this building. Figure out where the building is located, and what is different, and send your answer to elliott@brack.net. Be sure to tell your hometown.
John Titus of Peachtree Corners was the first to identify the most recent Mystery Photo: “I think it is the steps in Plymouth, England from which the Pilgrims set out for America.” He is right. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. supplied added detail: “The Mayflower Steps are located along Pilgrim Way in Plymouth, England .The buildings in the photo are from left to right, the Admiral MacBride English Pub, the Cattewater Harbour Commissioners Shipping Service, and the Mayflower Museum. The Mayflower Steps monument is Plymouth’s most significant memorial to the Pilgrims. The steps are close to the site in the Barbican from which the 102 passengers are thought to have left England on the Mayflower destined for America in September 1620. The actual steps no longer exist.
“The passengers of the Mayflower and Speedwell ships had no links with Plymouth but because of bad weather 300 miles out in the English Channel, were forced to put into the city seeking shelter and essential repairs. It was then that they were told the Speedwell was not fit to sail. Some of the group stayed in Plymouth abandoning the journey, whilst the remainder all boarded the Mayflower.”
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. also pointed out that the steps no longer exist. He asked: “If these are not the original steps, and today’s steps are simply ‘close to’ the departure point, then where exactly were the original steps from which the pilgrims departed? According to a number of local historians, the actual site from where the Mayflower finally cast off is approximately 110-feet west of the location depicted in the mystery photo, where a Victorian public house (aka pub), the Admiral MacBride, now stands.”
Here’s one way to use those ugly neckties
Miriam Machida of Watkinsville wanted to know what we used to do with old neckties submitted years ago when Gwinnett Daily News ran those Ugly Necktie Contests. For starters, many people submitting the neckties did not want them back. Most were really ugly! One lady contacted us and asked that we supply her with the rejected neckties. She cut them up, and made small dolls out of them. Note the many neckties represented in this stuffed Dinosaur. Count the many neckties represented. She even took the necktie manufacturer’s labels and made a necklace out of them. Perhaps someone can remember who that remarkable seamstress was…—eeb
Ribbon-cutting of the new campus at The Water Tower at Gwinnett, 2500 Clean Water Court, Buford. The program will be Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. The campus consists of 35 acres. Companies will use the campus to test innovative water technology to assist utilities. The campus also will provide training for new and existing water company employees.
Investiture of Dr. Jann Joseph as the third president of Georgia Gwinnett College will be Friday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the Student Center, Building E, of the College. Speaker will be Dr. Sonny Perdue, new chancellor of the University System of Georgia, who will be in his first day in office. Back in 2005, Dr. Perdue, while governor, signed legislation creating what would later be known as Georgia Gwinnett College. While Dr. Joseph became GGC president in July 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed her investiture.
Sundays in Suwanee Series with author Tiphanie Yanique will be on April 3 at 3 p.m. at the Suwanee Library Branch, 361 Main Street. Join this national award-winning author as she discusses her newest book, Monster in the Middle, a love story that captures both the mind and heart.
Snellville Commerce Club will meet on Tuesday, April 5, at noon at City Hall. Speaker will be Jason DiFranco, director of development and community partnerships for the Gwinnett County Public Library. Reservations are required at $15 each for non-members. Eagles Landing will be catering lunch. To reserve a space, go to this link.
Meet the Author Series: meet Marlene Ratledge Buchanan at The Sheridan at Eastside, 1900 Tree Lane, Snellville on Thursday, April 7 at 11 a.m. Join us for a lighthearted conversation with the author. She’ll chat about one of her works—Life is Hard. Soften It with laughter—a book about finding the humor in the hard times, over refreshments and mirth. RSVP TO 678-801-9135
Gwinnett Place Mall’s Reclaim Gwinnett Place Mall Block Party will be Saturday, April 9 from noon to 4 p.m. This is the final engagement opportunity for the mall’s equitable redevelopment strategies. During the block party, attendees will have an opportunity to share feedback about the strategies, learn what happens next, and celebrate a successful community-driven process. Its community partners will also offer programming and food for free. Cantonese, Korean, Spanish, Mandarin, and Vietnamese interpreters will be onsite. Register at GCGA.us/BlockParty.
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