Jeffery Harvey, DEL, CEM

I live in northern WV, far from the impacted area, and I was born a little over six years after Buffalo Creek happened.

Still, this one hits hard because all WV communities know what it's like to surrender themselves to industry, all because we're made to think we're not worth anything more.

The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man - Appalshop Film Feature — West Virginia Mine Wars Museum 54 years ago, one of the most harrowing man-made disasters in West Virginia wreaked havoc in the coalfields, causing a devastating loss of life, homelessness and destruction. Director Mimi Pickering a...

Time has a way of inculcating disasters into the identity of the communities they impact. For my hometown, it's the 1985 flood. But even that one stands second to Buffalo Creek.

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Lesson #1 in how to make people care less about scholarly work.

Community Builds Keep the Cold Air Out | The Daily Yonder Neighbors helping neighbors. In a nutshell, that’s one way to describe the WindowDressers build. It happens in school gyms, American Legion Halls,

Neighbors helping neighbors.

Always feels good.

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I got a short, soft run in yesterday after a six-week layoff to rest an agitated plantar fascia. It felt good at the time, and this morning, it still feels good.

I'll take whatever small victories I can get.

I'm a Pens fan with love for Sullivan thanks to two Stanley Cups.

But I still had to chuckle when Team USA players say, "We just have to get to our game." They could be down by 12 and that would be the response from one of Sully's players.

Supporting STEM and supporting liberal arts are not mutually exclusive activities.

Listen, I have an UG degree in creative writing, & I don't work anywhere near that right now (nor have I at any point in my career).

But I use those skills EVERY DAY.

And I'm a better person (& employee) for it.

What I like about this article is not AI or data centers. It's a call to action to get on the front end of something. How many "next great things" come along and we chase our tails trying to catch up to its impact. Let's re-write THAT narrative, & this is a good place to start.

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Researchers warn of AI, data centers’ water impact Two separate reports warned the technology and the infrastructure needed to power it could exhaust water supplies. But they said policy could help avert the worst disasters.

Funny enough, this is a hot topic in my region thanks to a new data center permit. I'm concerned about the environmental impacts, & I'll admit I see AI as a tool vs. a game or an "everything solution." So, my concern influences my usage (or lack thereof).

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Tennessee platform looks to connect academic research with business The Tennessee Innovation Exchange provides a central repository for institutions and the private sector to partner and showcase their expertise.

Catching up on some reading from last week...

I like this concept; I'd love to see a follow-up report after one and five years.

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With a nod to Maya Angelou: when a system shows you what it is, believe it.

Systems show you what they are by how they behave not how they are described or explained.

And when something happens over and over across multiple domains over a long time, that's a feature not a bug.

Jeffery Harvey's Review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson - Hardcover Read Jeffery Harvey's review of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson on Hardcover

My review of "Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning" by Bowen and Watson.

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Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety Americans across the U.S. are celebrating King's legacy this weekend. One way to reflect on his life and message is by revisiting his celebrated 1963 speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial.

Worth a re-read...this year and every year.

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Jeffery Harvey's Review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall - Hardcover Read Jeffery Harvey's review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers by Robert Jackall on Hardcover

My review of Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, by Robert Jackall.

Comments and additive thoughts welcome!

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I hate being a fan that complains or thinks I have the answer. I certainly don't. Yet, it's scary to think of how dangerous Eintracht Frankfurt could be with consistent goalkeeping.

Or an organized back line. I'll take either one.

The drone threat is here. Is your community ready? COMMENTARY | The technology exists to mitigate threats, and governments must act now to make policy and planning decisions, get people trained and establish a command structure.

The following is a well-written & thought-provoking editorial. It's an example of the type of discourse we need to build safe & reliable capability rather than let our excitement for a gadget turn into a vulnerability.

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After the Floods, The Show Goes On for This Rural Texas Theater  | The Daily Yonder The Hill Country Arts Foundation, in Ingram, Texas, was prepared to put on a show. It was one week out from the opening of the outdoor production of the

The tangible is important. Critically so. But that doesn't mean the intangible is unimportant.

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I've always felt our approach to disaster recovery is nuts and bolts. Look...I get it. There are processes, they're a mess and complicated, things need to get done. We (too often) forget these are real people who also lost a community (in addition to the tangible things).

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YouTube video by Landon Hook Creative Studios Beginning to End | Dark Cello Music | Aimee Norris

Spent the last half hour sharing ear buds with my daughter to listen to "dark cello" music. She's eight years old and awesome.

We started with this one (and did all the available acts)...hauntingly beautiful work by Aimee Norris.

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Jeffery Harvey's Review of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr - Hardcover Read Jeffery Harvey's review of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life by James Kerr on Hardcover

My review of "Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life."

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This Funk Cover Of ALICE IN CHAINS' "Them Bones" Is Absurdly Good - Metal Injection There's musicianship, and then there's this. Holy hell.

Yep, I absolutely "wasted" 17 minutes of my day with this.

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Jeffery Harvey's Review of The Gospel of Mary: A Fresh Translation and Holistic Approach by Mark M. Mattison - Hardcover Read Jeffery Harvey's review of The Gospel of Mary: A Fresh Translation and Holistic Approach by Mark M. Mattison on Hardcover

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I don't readily know an answer as myriad variables are at play. Two things I do know, though, are that (a) it's not acceptable to let an entire region of the country hollow out, in large part just because it's rural, and (b) doubling down on folksy culture to support tourism isn't THE answer.

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The Alarming Depopulation of Appalachia's Coalfields: A Quarter Century of Projected Decline | The Daily Yonder By 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an accelerating demographic

I don't live in "central Appalachia" (per the ARC), but I do live in broader Appalachia. The population loss is apparent in most corners of the region, but I've personally seen the impacts described in the article.

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Check out this story from USA TODAY: States concerned Trump will dismantle FEMA

As Trump administration considers closing FEMA, states prepare for future

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For those who were wondering, "radio silence" shouldn't be a viable leadership tactic.

Took a stroll on the beach this evening, and this little fella paused his scurrying to say, "Hello."

AI helps dispatch centers do more with less, El Paso official says Facing staffing shortages and budget cuts, public safety agencies across the nation are turning to AI for a helping hand to field 911 calls.

Color me intrigued.

I think of the need for transparency and outreach to accompany this.

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The small college in my hometown opens its planetarium to the public for a show the first Saturday of each month. My wife & I took my 7yo daughter once this summer, and they handed out a sky map. That one map spurred a month's worth of wonder and family time.