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You know that saying how there are two sides to everything?
Well, this is side one…
the "good" side…
the blissfully unaware of what the other side would be like side.
So, as I mentioned in another post, I'm a meticulous planner. Being such, I wanted to know every in and out on transportation in Scotland, before giving myself the greenlight.
After researching extensively, I concluded that Scotland is best seen when traveling by car, simple. It just seemed like the most logical thing to do. (never mind that I've never driven on the left side of the road before.) You just have to wing it sometimes, right?
A few pros of renting a car in Scotland:
- You're on your own schedule. Which means you can stop as many, or as few times as you like.
- It is much easier to get off the beaten path and see the "real" Scotland, the less touristy one.
- You can cover more ground, which equates seeing and doing more.
These all sounded like top selling points to me. So I dived straight into my preparations.
How I prepared myself
- I bought a Garmin GPS.
- Read up on official rules and regulations.
- Watched videos on YouTube of first-timers driving in Scotland. (My focus was primarily on Americans, trying it. As opposed to someone from the U.K., who would obviously have more experience.)
- Visited Visit Scotland's page more times than I can remember!
After comparing different car companies, I decided to reserve an automatic Vauxhall Corsa with Enterprise. I definitely wasn't feeling that crazy to improvise driving stick. And voila! All I had to do was wait for the appointed time, and try to keep my anxiety in check until then!
Remember how I was just talking about sides?
Well, here is the other side.
The side I can only imagine was looking at my beginner's optimism like this:
The appointed time of
doom arrived… Triumph, of course I meant triumph…
I arrived in Scotland with major jet lag, forever hungry, and in desperate need of coffee. You wouldn't know it though by my huge smile, and what I can only imagine were "sparkly eyes" I felt I was glowing with delight, like a kid on Christmas morning. I was finally here! Six months of planning and it was just as beautiful as I had dreamed it would be. In great spirits, with less than an hour of having set foot off the plane, I headed out to pick up the car rental. (are you already getting a bad feeling?)
At Enterprise, I was given no hassle. The lad I was dealing with was nice, friendly, and efficient. If anything, I went over-prepared. (Their website mentions specific types of documentation to bring, but all he asked for was my driver's license.) I thought, surely this must be a great sign from the heavens that everything is going to go smoothly, that everything is going to be just fine, right?
There was however, one very simple, but important matter I had not accounted for. Even until today, I keep asking myself how I was able to plan everything down to the T, and yet miss planning for the most obvious thing.
As I tentatively took the car out of the lot, my plan was to go park it, and then go exploring the city by foot. (I was supposed to leave very early the next morning to Loch Lomond and The Trossachs. Which is why I got the car first.)
Using my phones GPS, I made my way to the hostel I was staying in. (Never again btw!)
I was driving so well, that I was gradually able to relax my steel like grip on the steering wheel. I was so damn proud of myself! My triumph however, was short lived, when my problem suddenly became apparent.
I was driving in circles. For what seemed like hours. Looking for parking.
"Where the bloody hell do I park? Was my tormenting question.
I live in Miami. So I know how areas like the downtown and South Beach are a nightmare to park in.
How then, could've I missed that logical fact for Edinburgh. The capital city of Scotland, on a Friday, at peak hours of the day? 😒
I kept driving up and down the streets, around neighborhoods, trying to find any type of parking. Even if only so that I could get down to ask, if and where I could pay for parking. However, every place was packed, so I just kept driving, looking.
After probably almost two hours, (maybe more, honestly, at that point I could barely tell.) Whether it was due to lack of sleep, pangs of hunger, or just my high level of frustration that the day was getting away from me. I ended up taking a cobbled stone curve, a little too sharply, when I suddenly felt and heard the most horrendous crashing sound.
I almost lost control of the car at that point, and stopped immediately where I was. (Thankfully, there weren't a lot of moving cars in that area, just parked ones.)
When I got out to survey the damage, I saw that the whole tire had almost entirely come off the now dented rim. I lost it, and the tears began to roll.
In all my extensive planning, I had not prepared for this scenario, and didn't know what to do. All I kept thinking about, was how the employee had asked me if I wanted to put any extra coverage on the car. Which I over confidently declined. (Without coverage, an automatic £1000.00 fee would be incurred for any damage.
Frazzled and panicky, I called Enterprise and told them what had happened. They sent a tow truck out to pick me up, and said that I could still take the car once fixed, BUT they needed to charge the £1000.
As a reminder, I was there on a very tight budget, and spending $1,295 on my first day there, was a big blow to my trip.
As I sat in the car, teary eyed, waiting for the tow truck. I made up my mind that my quest had been a mistake. I was so disappointed in myself, that I began looking for a flight to leave the next day.
This may seem a bit dramatic (very!) but with how high my emotions were strung at that moment, you could hardly blame me for not thinking optimistically.
This was my first attempt at solo traveling, and I honestly felt like a failure.
How could I possibly risk trying again? I was supposed to be driving to Fort William and Skye in the next few days. What if something worse happened there?
Would I be thrown into a dungeon if I totaled the car, and couldn't pay on time? (Okay, now that is dramatic! 😅)
I needed to tell someone, so I turned to the only person I ever turn to for guidance, my sister. (Aww)
After being assured that I was okay, she promptly told me that I was not coming back, accidents happen, and that I couldn't give up. After multiple encouraging messages of this sort, the embers of hope began to stir in me.
Then the tow truck showed up, just on time, as the rain began to let up into a light drizzle. I didn't want to be seen crying, so I tried putting on my bravest face. It was to no avail, because the moment I got out of the car, the tears began to roll. (Damn my emotions sometimes!)
A tall and brawny man walked towards me. After inspecting the car, and seeing me all teary eyed, he said with that warm Scottish lilt,
"Och, lass wa ur crying fur?
We'll fix it in nae time, dinnae fash yerse."
He thought I was just crying for the tire, so I began explaining the whole ordeal to him. (poor guy 😅) My story ended with my plan to quit my holiday, and just go home.
After patiently listening to me, he expressed his distaste towards Enterprise for charging me a ridiculous amount for a tire. (strongly worded I might add, in traditional Scottish fashion.)
He then proceeded to give me a most endearing "pep talk"
He began to tell me stories of himself, imprudent things he'd done, getting himself into the worst of predicaments.
After a short while, he had me laughing and smiling from ear to ear with his tales. (probably blushing too ☺) He finished his stories by telling me that his mistakes had taught him valuable lessons, and he was better for them.
He also told me that if I gave up right then and went home, I would regret never knowing what would've happened if I'd stayed.
My sister of course agreed completely with him, and to my utter surprise, also sent me the money for the fee (which I ofcourse returned!) But it was the sweetest thing for her to do. And so encourging to remember that no matter how far away I was, she was still there, cheering me on. ☺
With remewed spirits, and feeling much stronger after my "pep-talks" I was ready for the adventures to begin.
It is said that the sun always shines after the storm.
That a rainbow will always appear after the rain.
Were my troubles finally over then?
Alas, this was Scotland, and it is always raining here.
The next morning I set out on my journey again.
However, on my way I tried using the $200 Garmin GPS I had brought with me, and guess what? It didn't work.
No worries I thought to myself, my phones GPS was still working, so I used that instead, and guess what? After a few hours driving, I suddenly realized that my phone had been taking me in circles.
Then guess what? A warning light came on the dashboard!
I decided that a car was not going to work this time; I was going to spend the whole trip tense, worried, and unable to enjoy anything at that rate.
A Silver Lining
Holding on tightly to my renewed determination and optimism, I headed back to Enterprise to return the car. Deciding to figure out another way to travel. With a mix of Ubers, Taxis, and Trains, I was able to concoct the most amazing trip!
Why do I find these series of unfortunate events, so fortunate?
- Because once I made it to Fort William and Skye, I would lose my phone signal often. (If I had driven there, this would have left me without a GPS, lost, and unable to call for help.)
- When I later joined a 2-day tour, I realized that the winding and narrow roads to Skye are no joke, and if I had been driving there, the constant stress would have probably ruined my trip.
Would I ever rent a car again in Scotland?
Absolutely! I would just be smarter about it.
– I would rent the car once I'm already in the highlands (or at least very far from the main cities).
– Learn to read an actual map, or use a gps from the rental company.
– Fix minor car troubles without involving the rental companies. (Duh, although I probably shouldn't even say that…)
I still think a car is the best way to see Scotland. If you know how to drive on the left side, and know how to read a map. Go for it!
But if you don't, or this is your first trip, I would honestly just skip it. There's a good enough transportation system that you can have a wonderful trip without the added cost and stress of driving.
A special thanks to that dashing Scotsman, for his words of wisdom, and for making me laugh when I so desperately needed it.
Also, to my wonderful sister, for always believing in me no matter what. For reminding me when my belief faltered, that I am brave enough. 💛
My first time attempting to drive abroad didn't turn out the way I'd hoped. However, a most valuable lesson was learned. As it is in life, traveling doesn't always go as planned. Even though it's not easy staying positive, when things go awry. We should never give up.
We must not only be brave enough to try in life. We must also be brave enough to try again.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed!
Au revoir for now – Suzie
Have you ever rented a car abroad? Did you have better luck than me? What has been your most challenging experience when traveling?


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- International Business Machines Corp. has quietly dropped its bid to prevent a former employee from joining Oracle Corp., ending a legal spat that underlined growing competition between the technology giants.
In June, IBM IBM, +0.74% sued Joanne Olsen in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Westchester County, alleging that she had been among an "elite" group of managers at the company, and that her intention to join Oracle would violate a non-competition agreement. See related story.
Oracle ORCL, +0.50% and Olsen later filed their own legal action, alleging unfair competition on IBM's behalf and requesting that the case be remanded to a California court.
In early July, IBM voluntarily ended its case against Olsen, court filings show.
IBM had described Olsen as knowing "specific areas that IBM is targeting for growth and specific companies that IBM is considering acquiring in those areas." Her move to Oracle comes as the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company finds itself increasingly competing with Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM in the market for the complex software and hardware used by businesses.
During a public event last month to showcase the company's Exadata database machine, Oracle touted its ability to take business from IBM. Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., closed earlier this year, placed the traditional software powerhouse in more direct competition with IBM in the hardware market.
An Oracle spokeswoman declined to comment. An IBM spokesman said the legal matter with Olsen has been "resolved" and declined further comment.
In a motion filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Oracle said Olsen, who had joined IBM in 1979, left Big Blue on June 14, after having been offered a position at Oracle on June 4.
Oracle argued in the filing that while Olsen signed two agreements at IBM preventing her from working for a competitor for a year following her termination, she was not given a chance to negotiate their terms.
The noncompetition agreements "were presented to her on a take-it-or-leave-it basis," and rely on anticompetition provisions in violation of California law, Oracle said.

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Joseph Pollack is TIEMS Editor with main responsibility for TIEMS Newsletter.
Joseph Pollack received a merit-based scholarship to attend United World Colleges- an educational movement dedicated to promoting world-peace through cultural understanding - as one of 6 French students in 2004. He went on to pursue an undergraduate degree in War and Security Studies at the University of Hull where he wrote his dissertation on societal security and inter-agency collaborative training for mass-casualty incidents. He then co-founded a small research SME specialised in instrumented large-scale, live training simulations for mass-casualty incidents in Elverum, Norway, which is part of two on-going EU FP7 projects: www.crisistraining.no.
In 2011, Joseph started the European Masters in Law & Economics program where he had the opportunity to get an LLM from the University of Hamburg and an MSc from the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research in Mumbai. He went on to complete a Research Masters in Applied Economics at the University Pantheon Sorbonne in Paris. In 2013, Joseph joined the European Research Centre for Information Systems in the Inter-Organisational Systems where he researched "Networked Humanitarian Logistics" for his PhD as a Marie Curie Scholar through the ITN for ESR.
He was focussing on promoting community approaches for statistical capacity building as program co-chair for Statistics Without Borders the outreach arm of the American Statistical Association. He pursues this interest as an advisory board member for Virginia Poly-technic University's laboratory for inter-disciplinary statistics.
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John McKay Memorial Service At USC Rescheduled For Nov. 13
Oct. 15, 2001
LOS ANGELES-A memorial service for legendary football coach John McKay, which was postponed because of the tragic Sept. 11 events on the East Coast, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 2:30 p.m. at USC's Bovard Auditorium, with a reception immediately following in Heritage Hall.
Eulogies will be given by USC athletic director Mike Garrett, USC president Steven Sample, longtime Trojan broadcaster Tom Kelly, former USC assistant football coaches Dave Levy and Marv Goux, and ex-Trojan quarterback Pat Haden. McKay's son, J.K., and wife, Corky, will share remembrances. There will also be a video tribute to McKay.
The memorial service, which was originally planned for Sept. 12, is open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis. Campus parking is available through Gates 1 (Exposition and Watt) and 6 (Vermont and 36th). The reception is co-hosted by the Trojan Football Alumni Club.
McKay, who won four national championships at USC before becoming the first head coach of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died of kidney failure due to complications from diabetes this past June 10 in Tampa, Fla.
He posted a 127-40-8 (.749) record during his 16 years (1960-75) at USC. He won national crowns in 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1974 and also captured 9 conference titles. He led Troy to 3 undefeated seasons and 9 bowl games, including 5 Rose Bowl victories in 8 appearances. He coached 2 Heisman Trophy winners (Garrett and O.J. Simpson) and 40 Trojans were named All-American first teamers during his tenure. He was national Coach of the Year in 1962 and 1972.
During his last 4 seasons at USC (1972-75), he also served as the school's athletic director.
McKay became the head coach of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976. Although his Bucs lost their first 26 games, they then emerged as contenders. Tampa Bay made the NFL playoffs three times under McKay, including advancing to the 1979 NFC championship game to become the first expansion club to reach a conference title game within its first four seasons. McKay retired in 1984 at the conclusion of his ninth season in Tampa Bay with a 44-88-1 record.
In lieu of flowers, the McKay family asks that contributions to the John H. McKay Scholarship Fund be made out to the 'USC Athletic Department' and sent to USC senior associate athletic director Don Winston, USC Athletic Department, Heritage Hall 203A, Los Angeles, Calif. 90089-0602. For information regarding recognition on the 'Friends of John McKay Wall' at USC's Heritage Hall, contact (213) 740-4155.
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The DIVA-for-Grasshopper assembly extends the DIVA-for-Rhino tools to the generative modelling program Grasshopper.
The Grasshopper assembly requires files and software that are included with DIVA-for-Rhino 2.0 or newer, so download and install the latest version (the download tab located at the top of this page).
The assembly is located in DIVA folder after installation (C:\DIVA\DIVA.forGrasshopper.gha).
If you are using the older DIVA-for-Rhino version 1.9, the grasshopper assembly 1.903 is available here. The 1.9 and 2.0 versions of the DIVA toolbar and grasshopper components are not compatible.
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It was my great pleasure to photograph a good friend of mine and an amazing photographers wedding yesterday.
I've known Jim for around eight years now, first meeting through Flickr and the Brighton photographic scene and I found out last night from Sophia, that I was the first of Jim's friends that she met as well. So it was an absolute honour to be asked to capture their big day.
Jim is a very inspirational photographer (seriously check him out). First of all he's the best architectural photographer that I know and has a passion about buildings and architecture that it is a joy to talk to him about. Secondly he is the mastermind behind the amazing MINICLICK which describes itself as 'Talks, discussions, events, exhibitions, parties and games, all around stills and moving images.' but in reality is so much more than that. Jim has been at the cutting edge of photography and putting on events showcasing the countries leading photography talent for a good number of years now. So I have to say although Jim and Sofia are some of the nicest people you are likely to meet, it was a little daunting having the task of capturing their big day.
Anyway I shouldn't have worried as I had a blast and I was kept company by another good friend and photographer Lisa Devlin (thanks so much Lisa) who shot the wedding with me (seriously the talent of photographers at the wedding was unbelievable with Lomokev, Jack Latham, Kristina Sälgvik and Peter Dench among many others there as well).
So the wedding took place at Sussex University's Meeting House, which holds a very special place in my heart as it's where I got married 11 years ago, however i've never shot a wedding there and the reception took place at The Old Market in Hove.
Well I think i've typed out enough already as this is the longest post I've done for some time. But I'll leave on the note of wishing Jim and Sofia all the best for their married life together and say thanks for picking me out of all the photographers out there.


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Rakhine State(redirected from Arakan State)
Rakhine State(räkēn`), formerly
Arakan(ărəkăn`, äräkän`), state (1983 pop. 2,045,891), 14,194 sq mi (36,762 sq km), W Myanmar, extending along the Bay of Bengal. It lies at the foot of the Arakan Mts., which rises to 10,016 ft (3,053 m) at Mt. Victoria. The capital is SittweSittwe
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, city (1983 pop. 107,607), capital of Rakhine State, W Myanmar, at the mouth of the Kaladan River and on the Bay of Bengal. It is an important port and rice-milling center.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Arakanese, or Rakhine, who are of Burmese stock with strong Indian influences, are mostly engaged in intensive rice cultivation; they are Buddhists. The Rohingya, a Muslim people who speak a Bengali dialect, form a large minority, but are not recognized as a Myanmarese ethnic nationality by the national government and are stateless; they have suffered much persecution. A number of other, smaller minority groups also live in the state.
The region, which is geographically isolated, was the seat of a powerful kingdom (after the 15th cent.), famous for a colossal image of Buddha. At various times under Burmese rule, it finally was absorbed into Burma (now Myanmar) in 1783; it was the first Burmese territory ceded (1826) to the British after the first Anglo-Burmese War. In the 1950s there was a movement for secession from Myanmar, which has revived as an Arakanese insurgency in the 21st. cent. In 2012 ten of thousands of Arakanese and Rohingyas were displaced as a result of outbreaks of ethnic violence between the two groups, and tensions and sporadic violence have continued since then. In late 2016 an attack on police by a Rohingya insurgent group led to a military crackdown in N Rakhine that continued into early 2017; there were accusations of military atrocities, and many Rohingya fled to Bangladesh. Rohingya insurgent attacks in N Rakhine in Aug., 2017, sparked attacks on Rohingyas by the military and Buddhist mobs; their villages were burned, some 7,000 were believed to have been killed, hundreds of thousands fled to Bangladesh, and others were forced into camps in Rakhine.


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This dress was one of my favourite purchases of the summer, so I was really happy to have another opportunity to wear it last week.
This time around, I chose to style the dress in the classic red, white and blue style I love so much. I honestly don't think you can ever really go too far wrong with this particular colour combination: or, at least, I really hope not, because I wear it aaaaaallll the time, and I don't really have any intention of stopping.
These photos were taken on yet another beautiful summer's day, at Linlithgow Loch. I have a funny feeling that one day when I'm old and forgetful, I'll look back on this blog and be all, "Wow, the summer of '16 was a good 'un!" Of course, it wasn't, really: it was mostly wet and rainy, but those aren't the days you want to photograph, so they're not the ones you tend to remember, either. Hey, I wonder if that's why older people are always telling you how the summers were so much BETTER in their day? Maybe they're just remembering the good days, and forgetting all of the times it rained, and they were stuck indoors, listening to the rain drum against the windows, and wondering if they should have another cup of tea? Maybe.
Actually, though, I think this summer HAS been a pretty good 'un, all things considered: rainy days and all. And now here we are, on the last day of August, wondering where on earth the year has gone, and feeling ever so slightly freaked out by just how fast it's flown. Let's just hope September has some sunshine left in store for us…
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Singing course student Lola Saunders is the second Point Blank graduate to go on to perform on the famous X Factor stage. The first? One of the most famous winners of all time – Leona Lewis.
Basheba has received backing from SBTV, Afro Punk, Mobo & Vevo and radio support from BBC London, Radio 1, Radio 1 Xtra, Kiss FM & Capital Xtra. She has also been featured on MTV UK & US.
Internationally renowned hip-hop DJ and producer. Worked with Wu-Tang members RZA, Raekwon and Ghostface, and DJ'ed for the likes of 50 Cent, Alesso and Travis Scott.
Imogen has gone on to play at Berghain and support the likes of Ben UFO and Nina Kraviz at Printworks, London. She's released music on techno institution Earwiggle on Sunil Sharpe's compilation EP.
Will has released chart topping records on Dirtybird & Defected, has remixed for Riva Starr, Hot Natured, Jamie Jones & Azari & III and his radio show has over half a million monthly listeners.
Plastician started Terrorhythm Recordings & established his name as key grime producer Toured USA with Aphex Twin's Rephlex label & featured on the Grime album. Remixed M.I.A.'s URAQT track for XL.
Award winning Sound Designer for Game of Thrones, Lost & Tropic Thunder. Took multiple online courses at PB and says: "The courses put me way outside my comfort zone - and that's a good thing!"
BBC Presenter. Made his name on 1Xtra, now presenting early breakfast on Radio 1. A DJ since age 14, when Dev decided to get serious about making his own beats, he swiftly enrolled at Point Blank.
US based Juan released three disco-influenced albums in ten years on DFA. Studied Deep & Minimal House to expand his production style & toured extensively with DJ sets & live performances since then.
Internationally-renowned DJ and producer, recently hitting #1 on Beatport alongside fellow PB alumni Patrick Topping with their 'Paradise on Earth' mix series. Nathan has taken a number of our online courses.
PB Certificate student Travis is a KCRW DJ spinning lost un-classics, playful electronics, spine-snapping breaks and a quirky selection of mind-melting grooves by the pound. Served fresh weekly.
Kamel aka Dead-Tones is Guy Gerber's protege, personal assistant and tour manager. Over Summer he is based in Ibiza as Rumours' main resident, and has releases on labels including Kindisch, Motek, Dialtones Records.
Andre, head honcho of OFF Recordings, has had a slew of successful releases on the likes of Ovum, 100% Pure and Sleaze. He has toured and performed with huge success in all corners of the globe.
Alysha Wood joins Gemma Cairney, Monki & Mistajam as Point Blank graduates who enjoy successful radio careers. Alysha has worked on the new Chris Moyles Radio X launch among other achievements.
"I was introduced to Fierce Panda & Ho Hum Records by my PB music business tutor. It was a great opportunity for me and led to where I'm working now as International Manager in music promotions".
Since studying at Point Blank, Halina has become an established and distinctive voice within electronic music with several releases, including her album 'REDUX', under her belt.
Varun Murali is an integral member of hugely popular Swarathma, one of India's leading folk-rock bands. With several international tours & TV appearances, they are India's most sought after indie act.
Spoony is a legend in UK dance music having brought garage to the masses in 2000 as part of the Dreem Team. He's since gone on to become a staple on Five Live but proved he's always learning by enrolling at PB!
Paradoks began his studies with us on our degree program in 2017. Since then, his release, 'Eternal', on Timeless Moment, reached #1 on Beatport.
DJ/Producer Reiki (Tay Jean) DJ's at SBTRK, Dubfx & Kalbata & in Jamaica. Influences: hybrid music genres fused with both Eastern & Western elements, Reiki's MINDPORT EP was a killer!
"PB was one of the best things I did. My tutors still keep in touch & give me advice. I met amazing people." Rachel is now Resident DJ at Hed Kandi, and A&R at Island Records.
Cathleen has been dancing all her life & already accomplished a bunch of amazing things while studying at PB. She toured with Kanye West as part of his creative team and is a DJ and classically trained pianist.
After taking a variety of online courses, DJ/Producer Detboi saw his crazy brand of tropical flavoured, bass-heavy rave skyrocket. Releases on Skint, Surface Noise & Herve's Cheap Thrills.
Co-founder of 'A Club Called Rhonda', has organized parties in LA & beyond for the past 8 years. Known for its stylish crowd and underground vibe, Rhonda hosts up-and-coming DJs and artists alike.
The Canadian-Lebanese artist has stacked up releases on Paul van Dyk's VANDIT label, played The Gallery at Ministry of Sound as well as Tranceport tours in Argentina and had a residency for London's The Energy Box during his time at PB.
PB graduate Gina holds residencies in top California night clubs, tours internationally & plays festivals around the world from Rhythm & Vines in New Zealand, to Soundwave Canada & Burning Man.
After a string of headline shows at top international festivals & singing to Ministry of Sounds 'Unitrash', R3WIRE landed a role as music curator, host and ambassador to MTV UK's 'Club MTV'.
International Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma graduate Nikhil Mehta released on Starter Records, Cr2 & Armada Trice as well as garnering support from the likes of Nicky Romero & Tiesto.
After studying on our Radio Course, Anna went on to work on radio shows including BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, Ministry of Sound Radio, Rinse FM & Kiss FM. She currently works for Beats 1 & Apple Music.
Composes music for One Direction, Versace, Chevrolet, Lexus, SBTV and many more. Originally, Jake won a pitch for a global Swatch advert campaign, an opportunity that was presented to him right here at Point Blank.
Known as 'BB', Roberta has trained in singing for more than 15 years. She's a highly regarded vocal coach in both the UK and EU, with her own breakthrough method in developing voices.
An electronic musician, singer and trained audio engineer, specialising in object-based 3D sound for motion picture and commercial music production. Ableton Certified Trainer; NI Product Specialist; Music Production lecturer.
Ableton certified trainer, producer, performer, making music since 2006. As a vocalist and songwriter, she has collaborated with the likes of Rae & Christian and Yesking and produces under the moniker Mjiri.
Aamir Yaqub won a Grammy award for his work engineering Rihanna's album 'Unapologetic'. He has worked at some of the world's best studios and collaborated with a range of international artists.
In-demand live act, played Space, Fabric, Tresor, Zoo Project. Releases on Cubism, Kevin Saunderson's Legendary KMS, liebe*Detail, Soma, My Favorite Robot, Wiggle. Read about Saytek in The Sun.
Resident DJ for Goldie's Metalheadz label, presenter at 1Xtra, Radio 1 & Ministry of Sound. Recorded/remixed for Goldie, Roni Size, Guy Called Gerald, Trey Songz, Chipmunk, Nas & Damian Marley.
Credits: Trevor Horn, Brian Eno, Seal, Nick Cave, Newton Faulkner & The Cure. Integral to Ian Brown's success. Headlined Glastonbury, V Festival. Co-produced Solarized & UK #4 The World Is Yours.
Shadowchild is one of the pioneers of the UK Bass scene and is founding member of UK label, Food Music. He has DJ'ed at the world's biggest venues and released on a slew of successful labels.
As a founding member of world famous rap group, N.W.A., Arabian Prince has written, rapped and produced some of the most influential tracks in the history of Hip Hop with an industry career spanning almost four decades.
Jan has worked on projects with major artists that include Oasis, Paul Weller, The Prodigy and KT Tunstall. He also has a number 1 album, 'Sonik Kicks', and an incredible live tour under his belt.
David Stone is one half of Drum n Bass act Gerra & Stone & his work has received regular plays across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Kiss FM. His tracks regularly chart in Beatport top 10 . He's also a successful DJ & PB graduate.
Elena is a composer, a producer, a sound designer and a classically trained pianist. She has established herself using knowledge of classical theory and applying it into contemporary musical styles and genres.
Tom Green AKA Rockwell has released on Metalheadz, Ministry Of Sound and Sony Music; toured the world as an international DJ, appearing at events and venues like Fabric, Ultra Europe & Glastonbury.
With a Top 5 UK hit, Top 20 hits in Germany, Holland, France and a No. 1 in Italy, Chris has remixed over 100 songs for global artists and performed at events inc Glastonbury, Coachella, Womad & more.
Active in the music industry since the 80's with extensive A&R, DJ and broadcast experience with Kiss FM and MTV. Self-published novel about the industry and presents a weekly show on mi-soul.com.
Worked as A&R manager at Fierce Panda who discovered Coldplay & Keane. Ellie booked festivals & ran 100s of successful industry events. She runs her own label & live promotion company Cool For Cats.
Frank McWeeny is a studio director and content producer at the BBC. He also presents French Toast Radio which has received praise from Annie Mac, and makes documentaries for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM.
Signed as 'Legion' to legendary Ram Records run by Andy C. Has written, recorded, engineered and released countless hits, including credit on multi-platinum US chart smash Future - "F*ck up some Commas".
Beginning his career as a Jazz guitarist, performing alongside artists such as Pierre-Alaina Goualch, Claude has since created soundtracks for games such as 'Penguin Tales' and 'My Time at Portia'.
Heath Holme is an Ibiza-based, electronic music artist and DJ. Renowned for his sophisticated deep techno style as well as his music production.
Ben is keyboard player for Pest (Ninja Tune). As a producer he has releases on Bonus Round, Don't Records, Victim Records and more. His live show has been to Berghain, Boomtown, Bloc and Uglyfunk & more.
Top guitarist Dave works live and records with artists such as Craig David, Sugababes, LL Cool J, Redman, Jocelyn Brown, Candi Staton & Bobby Womack. Dave records guitar sessions for students at PB.
Chris was a songwriter in UK Electro band, Stateless. As a composer, Chris has produced music for international brands such as Facebook, Channel 4 and Virgin Media, as well as Film and TV.
James specialises in music for the concert hall and theatre, as well as to accompany films, television and animations. He's collaborated with many major brands, including Sony, 3M and Chevrolet.
Tony has composed and produced top 10 hits for Craig David, Beverley Knight and Artful Dodger. His credits for media include the soundtrack music for the BBC 'Wildlife' Series presented by David Attenborough.
An Ibiza-based music producer & DJ, Pierpaolo has been honing his DJ skills in Europe since moving in 2009. He currently DJs across Ibiza with his Planet 7 project and has performed live with his live techno project, Nors.
Electronic engineer, performer, instructor and veteran DJ and producer. Over a decade of experience in the studio and onstage. His body of studio work shows a mastery of music creation techniques.
John has worked as a producer, musical director and bassist for numerous artists, including Freddie Dickson and Riot Jazz, as well as working for brands such as Sony, Warner, Universal and VEVO.
International concert tour manager/live audio engineer for 25 years for bands including George Fitzgerald, Maribou State & Nightmares On Wax on over 200 shows per year. Andy wrote 3 books about live music industry.
He's the founder of Sound of Everything Records which has amassed a back catalogue of over 200 releases. Yannis is a music professional with a background in Entertainment Law and Digital Marketing.
A Lisbon-born, London-based audio professional with extensive studio and live experience. Credits range from pop to urban and alternative. Has worked with acts signed to Universal, Sony and Warner.
Darren Henry, a.k.a Quest, is a pioneer of the UK Dubstep sound since its inception back in the early 2000s, with releases on top tier labels including Deep Medi Music and Dub Police.
Releases on One Inch Punch, Bad Sekta & Frogs as Ronin. DJs on radio. Tours complex Ableton Live work around world playing with Vex'd, Milanese, Crystal Distortion, Hellfish & Dead Silence Syndicate.
Aka Mr Dex. DJ'd with Ghostface & Raekwon (Wu-Tang), Omar, Estelle, Sway, Scratch Perverts and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Hosts The DeX Files weekly on itch.fm/live. Member of 'A Bunch of Deckheads' DJ agency.
Championed by Ellen Degeneres once she signed to Atlantic Records in the USA, Ellie has had a 5-year sponsorship with Quicksilver, as well as achieving many top-10 Beatport Trance releases.
Recording, mixing and mastering engineer for artists including Tinie Tempah, Katy B, Craig David, Beckie G, Fetty Wap, Kelis, Nadia Rose, Wretch 32, Kideko, Sinead Harnett and many more.
Producer/Engineer/Sound Designer with over 30 years of experience. Worked with Dave Stewart at The Church. Credits include Gary Barlow, Gene, Warm Jets, Placebo, Boy George, D'Influence amongst many others.
A prolific and successful writer, singer and producer with a US Billboard #1 and over 40 releases in over 15 years of adventures in the music industry.
Tom has worked in the music industry for over 15 years. From DJing in top clubs, including Ministry of Sound, Egg and Pacha, working at record labels or writing electronic music, he has always held a passion for music.
Worked with Judge Jules, Sonique, Spiller, Marco V & Sophie Ellis Bextor. Remixed Freddie Mercury, Kylie Minogue & Tom Jones. Makes audio for Dreamworks, Reebok, Sony & Premier League.
Ben mixes sound for artists touring UK, Europe, USA, Japan, Australia & New Zealand. Mixed 30,000 capacity festivals & London venues Brixton Academy, Forum, O2 Academy, Koko, Shepherds Bush Empire.
Nathaniel Morse was the winner of Redbull's first United States "3style" DJ battle in LA. He was awarded "Best DJ in LA" and then "Best DJ in America" by the Sun Times in 2014 & 2015 respectively.
Aka Hektagon, debut 'London' (Freaks of Nature) was supported by Mary Anne Hobbs in Bass Music scene. Remixes for Baobinga, ID, High Frequency Bandwidth, Piece of Shh...show his eclectic taste.
Dale combines House, Trance, Progressive & Electronica. Releases on Napith, High Contrast, Vandit & Perfecto prefaced his own imprint CDRY. He wrote Kerosene with Dogzilla & indie band Belasco.
DJ Markman incorporates classic 90s House with futuristic R&B, UK Garage & Bassline. Ableton Certified, his live sets pay homage to the likes of Adamski, Orbital & The Chems.
Rory spent many years working with music and sound before choosing to specialise in creative sound design for games. He continues to freelance in the games industry while inspiring students to do the same.
Starting out in the 80's, Dave's incredible adventures include Psychic TV, Anne Clark, ONU Sound System, Andy Weatherall, Lee Scratch Perry, Billy Ray Martin, with countless albums and live projects.
An Ableton Live expert, Ben has worked with artists such as Little Boots, Rudimental & Damian Lazarus. His approach to performance is influenced by his extensive use of hardware and effects.
Julian has scored global hit records as one half of Stretch & Vern and Reflekt & has written for Kylie Minogue, Little Boots & Dirty Vegas as a Sony/ATV-signed writer.
DJ KD or Deeptektiff has almost two decades of experience in the Dj industry. He has performed with acts like Yousef, Justin Prime, Prok & Fitch, Sultan & Ned Shepard, Paul Thomas & more.
Francesco has shared the booth with international artists at top venues such as Amnesia, Pacha, Insomnia, Bora Bora and Cafe Del Mar to name a few.
#1 charted artist & engineer with 20+ yrs experience. Has worked at EMI & Ronnie Scotts & signed with Edel, Warner Chappell, Ministry of Sound, Tommy Boy & XL Talent. Founder of Revolution Mastering.
Mercury Prize nominee Sam Willis has released with R&S, KOMPAKT & Black Acre and remixed for Caribou, Simian Mobile Disco & Panda Bear. Was Head of Press at Rough Trade Records and Head of A&R at R&S.
Adi designed sound for nine major racing titles, engineered for Pulp, developed plugins and has MSc, MA & PGCE qualifications.
Editor of ELPHNT.co.za and Ableton Certified Trainer, Thomas is half of Original Swimming Party and founded Ableton User Group, Cape Town.
Stavros has multiple sample pack number 1s and his music has featured on HBO, BBC & other platforms. Runs Inside Out Records.


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|A "Bird on a Rock" by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.
I went to Christie's last weekend to have a look at their "Magnificent Jewels" auction preview and it featured a collection of jewels going on the block that once belonged to Betsy Bloomingdale, who died this past July at the age of 93. I don't know very much about Betsy, but I do know that I admired the jewels which once graced her jewelry box!
|Betsy in her couture and diamonds! Unknown photographer. From the Christie's catalog.
The mini-exhibit within the larger auction preview showcased that Betsy had a nice mix of jewels from all the big houses. She owned the classic "Bird on a Rock" brooch, above, of citrine, diamonds and rubies, one of my favorites by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. I never get tired of seeing it! Betsy also owned some beautiful David Webb, Van Cleef & Arpels, and heart-stopping Harry Winston diamonds.
|Harry Winston jewels owned by Betsy Bloomingdale.
The above photo is not the clearest shot I know, but I like that the reflection makes it look like I am about to lift that Harry Winston necklace right off the display!
|A Harry Winston stunner.
The above diamond ring by Harry Winston features a center stone that is 29-carats. The ring sold for $1,927,500.
|Jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels.
The Van Cleef & Arpels ruby bead and diamond tassel necklace is circa 1970 and features a detachable tassel. Every one of those ruby tassels ends in a gold bead tipped with a diamond! On an estimate of $30,000-35,000, the final hammer price was $100,000.
|A detail of the tassel.
The three-tier pendants on the earrings seen below are also detachable. We do love multitasking jewelry, that is for sure, and it seems Betsy did too. These earrings had an estimate of $10,000-15,000, but sold for way past that, at $75,000.
|A glorious Harry Winston Diamond Cluster Brooch that sold for $223,500.
Let me know if you saw this preview or if you have any favorites from the pieces shown here. You know I can't resist a good pin so mine are the brooches by Jean Schlumberger and Harry Winston.


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Monday, June 7, 2010
Letting Go and Moving On
Thank you to all for your good wishes and positive thoughts. It's amazing how a few words from people you don't even know can help!
I had a most productive weekend. I talked to the owner of Stamp Your Heart Out in Clarremont and will be teaching a class in her shop in July. I can't wait. This is such a great little shop that has supported my endeavors since starting this creative biz. I also designed some new ceramic pieces and will be painting them this week in hopes of getting them fired by the end of the week. I'm working on teacups and saucers as well as a vase. I made a few of these little wooden chunkies (pictured) that I will be selling in a local fair this month. I liked the way they came out so I made more only painting my girls onto them. Adorable! Because they are only 3 inches square. So cute!
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Can't wait to meet you in person Julie at the Urban Barn!ReplyDelete
I too have been at a Crossroads. I understand.
My ex-mother in law use to say...
"this too shall pass".
I live close to Claremont.
I want to come take that class!
Hello in my last post we welcome you to my blog, check it ! Thank you for your visitReplyDelete
maria Palito
i love this piece, and the nice ribbon at the top of it suits it perfectly!ReplyDelete
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This Little Girl Has The BEST Reaction To The 'Star Wars' Trailer…
It's hard not to get excited about Stars Wars: The Force Awakens. After all, we had to wait 10 years since the last film was released and another 32 years to see Harrison Ford play our favorite galactic bad boy Hans Solo again.
YouTube user Kenneth Carnes uploaded a video of a little girl's reaction to watching the trailer of the latest movie. It seems, based on her reaction, BB-8 is her favorite character. She also recognizes and names the Stormtroopers and the Millennium Falcon when they appear onscreen.
The Force Awakens has grossed over $1 billion worldwide in only 12 days, setting a record for the shortest amount of time for any movie to hit that mark and is the ninth highest-grossing film of all time. The child's response to the scenes is what most of us felt watching the epic movie, although we probably didn't look this adorable. It's fair to say, the Force is strong with this one.
Next, the Star Wars cast invades a children's hospital.
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Home Green Home News
February 2016
Greetings Home Green Homies!
We have some exciting news this month. Megan Vidler, our excellent manager/buyer has moved up to full-time and is now a co-owner of the business. Megan is bringing new energy both to researching new products and to carefully curating our current lines. You've probably noticed the improvements she's brought to the Books, Personal Care, and Lunchware departments over the last couple of years. Expect us to keep evolving on all fronts to better help you live a more healthy & low-impact lifestyle!
-- Joe
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By now you've probably experienced or heard about downtown Ithaca's new electronic parking pay stations. Using these kiosks is a more cumbersome procedure than feeding the old coin meters (unless you were chronically short on quarters). Fortunately, there are some alternatives. In general, using the garages ($.65 to $1 per hour) will be cheaper than parking on street ($1.50 per hour). If you're willing to walk a few extra blocks, you may be able to find free two-hour parking 3-5 blocks from the Commons.
1) If time is of the essence, and you are a tech-savvy smartphone user, you may be best served by installing the Parkmobile app on your phone. This will allow you to pay with a couple of clicks and avoid hunting for the blue kiosk. You can also easily add more time when you get into a long chat with friends you've run into. The downside is you'll be charged an extra $.35 for the convenience.
2) If you are in less of a hurry and inclined to save some money, purchase a fistful of parking "tokens" (actually little white cards) at the garages or at City Hall. This will enable you to park in the Seneca Street or Green Street garages for $.65 per hour.
As always, if you're shopping at Home Green Home, feel free to grab a one hour garage token from us, on the house!
More questions about parking? Here's the full story...
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Representative Betty Nuovo, of the Vermont State House, recently introduced a bill that if passed would "make it illegal to take a photograph of a person without his or her consent, or to modify a photograph of a person without his or her consent, and to distribute it." This could have some ugly consequences for photographers in Vermont and if it passes there I would not be surprised to see other states try to follow suit. Let's examine this more...
The bill which was introduced is currently only available in short form from which I have copied and pasted below. But in short what Representative Nuovo seems to be proposing would eliminate the ability for photographers to take photos of virtually anyone and use those photos in their portfolio or distribute without their written consent. This could ultimately be quite detrimental to photographers in that area. Sadly things like this can be discussed in legislative branches of our government and passed without anyone ever noticing unless our industry gets involved.
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link to the email address, and phone number of all the representatives including the sponsor Betty Nuovo. It might be in our best interest to educate ourselves about this bill and if you have any complaints about it contact her office directly. Before contacting a representative please read the important update below.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Here is some further clarification on the bill from one of our readers. It turns out it was a constituent bill filed on behalf of one of her constituents. Small state democracy allows bills like this to enter the process, but they rarely go anyplace. In this case, the Judiciary Committee isn't going to do anything with it. Representative Nuovo is a terrific legislator with an excellent record of supporting openness and citizen interests. This constituent bill contrasts sharply with that record, but, at least individuals have a mechanism to have their voices heard in Vermont.
Here's her response:.
"This bill, H-233, is BY REQUEST it states it right on the bill, look it up under the Vermont Legislature. What that means is that it is not my bill, it is a bill REQUESTED by a constituent who really wanted it so it is a constituents bill, every Vermont legislator knows this. I do not believe in it but legislators do put in bills that are REQUESTED. This bill is not going to be taken up by the Legislature. Rep. Betty Nuovo" - [Thanks Tom for the additional information.]
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It will be interesting to see the list of exceptions.
Land of the free?
That's what you are told and you Americans believe what you are told.
Stop with the "You American" BS. You come off more ignorant than you claim us to be. We are well aware of the state of our country and quite a handful of us are taking action to do something about it.
Really? The whole world saw what you voted. I'm not calling you Grant Hobgood an ignorant, you may be not but that's not enough.
"you" is the problem. recognize that all american citizens are not one person. Everyone is entitled to their own view and generalizing the views of a group of 314 million individuals *is* ignorant.
Should that mean they're going to take down traffic cams? ATM cameras? Surveillance systems, etc as well. I mean, its using the video image of someone without their consent , right? same as a photo could potentially do... This kind of blows me away... Sporting events, govt meetings, parades, fairs, celebrations, all 'illegal' to shoot without a release from each person? Sounds absurd to me. Hopefully photographers in Vermont step up and make themselves heard on this one. It's widely LEGAL to take pics of anyone, anytime (within obvious reason)... Legally doesn't even matter if someone says; 'you don't have my permission to use that photo!'... sorry... yes I do, and I will.
I think it's time to start banning legislators...
Hahahaha, very interesting. This must be a knee-jerk reaction to something and they think that regulating and legislating will eliminate "the problem". This is just another example of the "experts" in Washington trying to pass laws on our behalf. Editorially speaking, this is a joke. Can you imagine a photojournalist getting a formal release from the president before the AP gets the file? Not going to happen.
What about all the hobbyists taking pictures at the beach and sharing them on FaceBook? Can you imagine the lawsuits this can create? They better be careful with the wording of this bill, and understand the full ramifications of their decisions. We the people, should not let this bill see the light of day, and explain to these airheads what it means to make laws we need and avoid wasting our money on silly committees, planning groups, and useless legislation when we have real national problems to worry about.
Washington? This is Vermont...
Personally I wouldn't be unaffected by this and neither would most of the photographers I know because why would we put up photos of random strangers instead of our actual clients.
The ones who will be affected and I bet are the direct purpose of this bill, are the paparazzi. I'm actually surprised a law like this hasn't been passed before. It has gotten out of control with people getting hit by cars and all that.
As for stadiums and events, they have waivers on their ticket stubs that relieve them from liability if you get hurt so they could possibly change the wording to include photography, like by attending this event you grant permission for the use of your likeness to event related photographers and outlets.
On a personal note, if someone took my photo without my knowledge and they had a blog or gave it to someone who had a blog of questionable nature, like people having sex with trees or something and my photo wound up on there, I would lose my shit. So more power to them. No one should have control over how photos of me are used except for me. Actually, if I saw someone had taken my photo without me knowing, like at the beach as described below, I would be totally creeped out and would lose my shit over that too.
You're missing the point.
I'll paraphrase from the comments:
"sporting events, [government] meetings, parades, fairs, celebrations, all 'illegal' to shoot without a release from each person? Sounds absurd to me."
"What about street photogs? I think a lot of tourists could get into trouble as this law applies to all people, so strangers accidentally standing in your picture could sue you."
"What about all the hobbyists taking pictures at the beach and sharing them on FaceBook? Can you imagine the lawsuits this can create?"
Aw, you clearly only read the first line or you would have seen that I actually addressed two of those comment but I'll paste one point here since you missed it:
"As for stadiums and events, they have waivers on their ticket stubs that relieve them from liability if you get hurt so they could possibly change the wording to include photography, like by attending this event you grant permission for the use of your likeness to event related photographers and outlets." The bill does not say that the permission has to be given in writing so they could be covered.
As for the beach, I also said how I felt about it. It's creepy. If I looked up and saw someone taking my photo I would totally tell them to stop and if I saw it on a website they would get a c & d. Trust.
I shoot portraits outside and asking someone to move so that no one is in their image is part of my job. It's not that hard. A friend of mine is a street photog and she asks people to move all the time. She never has photos of people who didn't give her permission. Ever. And if someone is a professional they know how to frame a photo without getting people in the background that are recognizable.
Now it's important to note that the bill DOES NOT apply to all people, it applies to people distributing the photos. It's my guess that personal use is covered as it usually is in these kinds of things. So creepy hobbyists at the beach can go back to creepily photographing strangers for their own personal use. It's the paparazzi who will be out of business.
Also, I'll repeat here, that no one has the right to use a photo taken of me without my knowledge for public use or gain. Absolutely not. No way. Now if you're cool with you face winding up on the Internet without your permission or consideration of its use, then that's your decision (meaning if your face wound up on a site about herpes, you'd be cool with that). I happen to feel the opposite.
If your "street photographer" friend has asked someone to move...it's not street photography any more.
I guess it's technically called street fashion photography. She has one of those blogs and she's been published everywhere. She photographs random people who know how to dress themselves well.
Truthfully, you don't really know a stranger's situation and there could be ramifications for photographing and distributing anyone's photo without their permission. This is an extreme example but what if you were a street photographer and you shot some random people milling around and it went viral, it was everywhere on the news on the Internet, the nation saw it. And in your photo there happened to be a shot of a woman who you caught without her knowing it and she was clear as a bell sitting on the front steps of her apartment. Now what if she had a restraining order against her husband, she moved and changed her name and yet this photo of her, sitting in front of her house gave up her location and he went there and killed her. Extreme, I know. But if you don't ask someone permission to use a photo with their face in it, how will you know if they have a valid reason for not wanting you to.
Full disclosure tho, I think this bill is geared toward the paparazzi. If they could pass it in VT then it could trickle over to LA. That's real feeling on it...
Anything or anyone visible from a publicly accessible area can be photographed. That photograph can be published without the consent of the people in the photograph. The only restriction is that your likeness cannot be used commercially without your permission. So if I took your picture, I could post it on my blog, my personal website, Facebook, make prints and sell them in a gallery. I'd only get in trouble if I sold your picture and it was used in association with a product.
People do have the right to publish your photo despite your objections. It may not be nice, but being nice isn't a legal requirement.
even though you may feel that way, that is not how it all works. if you are in the public domain, ie in public places, you have no rights to your image. if it was as easy as getting a c&d to remove your photo from a web site you think paparazzi would be out of buisness by now.
sporting events does not mean commercial sports. You want to me get a signed release from every parent when kids are participating in regional tae kwon do competitions? WTF!
You also want me to ask everyone on the beach to move because they are in my frame when I take a shot of my family vacation?
"So creepy hobbyists at the beach can go back to creepily photographing strangers for their own personal use."
"It's the paparazzi who will be out of business." - I don't think law can discriminate in this way. Is there a profession call paparazzi? How does one apply to become one?
"Also, I'll repeat here, that no one has the right to use a photo taken of me without my knowledge for public use or gain. Absolutely not."
You sir, may want to review of US law.
From Scott Hussey below:

I communicated with Rep. Nuovo this afternoon. She assured me that this bill is merely a "REQUESTED BILL" as requested by one of her constituents and that she considers this to be an absolute non-starter. She is certain no such legislation will ever make it to the floor of the state house.

Much of this stems from Politicians having the most fragile egos and thinnest skins. I first heard talk of this when the Obama WH warned people not to "Photoshop" his image holding the shotgun back during the beginning of the gun debate. This legislation is tantamount to telling a political cartoonist he can't draw a caricature of someone without that persons permission. So, to protect their public fascade, they'll screw everybody in the process. I would hope those who take the "it wouldn't affect me" position would think carefully. This type of thing never stops once begun, and one day you will be affected.
What about street photogs? I think a lot of tourists could get into trouble as this law applies to all people, so strangers accidentally standing in your picture could sue you.
Its been like this here in Germany since forever. Here, everyone has the right to his picture, meaning I cannot just take a photo of anyone on the street. The only way around this is if you are part of a crowd, which overrides your right, and allows me to take a picture.
That's why street photography has always been a whole lot more difficult than in the us.
Not quite true. You can take pictures as you like, but you can't publish them, important difference. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recht_am_eigenen_Bild
Same as here in Hungary. You can take photos on public places with strangers, but you cannot publish them without their permissions. And how can you achieve permissions?
"Here my pen, please sign this agreement form!"
Nonsense! The street photography doesn't exist at here...
That is ridiculous. Hungary almost invented modern observational photography. If it's true, no-one bothers much, as I've taken plenty of pictures in Hungary which are offered for publication (and in Germany too).
This is actually the first time I've written to a government representative. I'm a frequent traveller to Vermont, and I have previously considered moving there. It is a fantastic state, with a rich history and fantastically independent and reasonable residents. The idea that this bill could even be proposed is preposterous, especially given how much of Vermont's economy depends on tourism.
Man, I shoot in Vermont all the time - this could become a pain in the ass. Thanks for micro-managing what I shoot in public. Hope I don't need the consent of black bears or moose...
I live in Vermont and while I'm not a street photographer I see this a being another piece of useless legislation put out by a politician without a clue as to what is important. My own view is that you should ask before taking a photo of someone on the street (not part of a crowd) just as a courtesy but this would make it illegal to shoot journalistic photography, public events, and even public figures!
A member of our camera club has already had her equipment (illegally) confiscated by the police for photographing an arrest. She got it back, with an apology, but only after a big stink was raised by the ACLU. With this law in place the police could have kept her camera or (!) the criminal could have sued the photographer! That's just not right.


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Who Are You Calling?
I drew this picture a while ago, I guess it was kind of a reflection, not of what I necessarily was. But rather a visual interpretation of what I should be doing.
It's a picture of someone calling out with all they have to another. Reaching to them from a higher place to pull them from their situation.
It's something I believe we all have been called to do-Call. Not just from a stage, pulpit, a TV screen or even a blog! But rather there are people in our lives everyday dying to be called to, looking for a hand to pull them back from the brink.
I know if the people God put in my life to call to me, when I was at the edge, hadn't, I would be a very different person.
So who are you calling to? Who are you reaching for? I promise someone needs you to.
Maybe you're not calling at all, and you need to realize that you are the one who was put in a specific someones life to reach and call out to them.
Or maybe you have been calling to someone for years and they just don't see to hear you, I implore you to keep calling, they will listen in time.
Or maybe you're the one who needs calling out to, the one who needs to be brought back from the brink-If this is you, then please open up your eyes to the people already calling to you, I promise they're there.
So whoever you are-Mother, father, sister, brother, friend, pastor, movie star, or just a person. There is someone in your life who needs you to start or to call out to them, to reach in to their situation and help them out. Who are you calling?


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Examples of Interdisciplinary Initiatives
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Examples of Interdisciplinary Initiatives
While at ECSS 2009, I followed the track on Multi-disciplinary Curricula. The session opened with a presentation by Budapest University of Technology and Economics Professor describing a very interesting new R&D program (the Innovation and Knowledge Centre of Information Technology made up of 9 enterprises, 5 university departments,) whereby Industry and Academics were gathered in the same environment to work together on 14 different projects with each a dedicated partner. BME was convinced that IT occupies a less significant position in the economy and society than it¡¦s capable of in terms of scientific and technical capacities and decided to develop applications which would provide users with IT systems well adapted to their needs. Of the resulting developments an interesting one was made in collaboration with HP on real-time image rendering for the Hungarian Medical Centre done in a fully parallelized environment.
University of Pisa, Antonio Albano then went on to present his school¡¦s experiment with a Graduate Program in Business Informatics. As a response to the Italy¡¦s general decline in enrolments of students in Informatics in the late 90¡¦s, Pisa University decided to tackle it with interdisciplinary graduate programs between the Informatics and Economics departments. The Programs turned out to be a huge success as it spurred not only a steady growth in enrolments of students within the school contrary to the general trend of withdrawals; but even attracted students from other universities. Student satisfaction was on average a rotund 3 over 4 and students turned out to be highly motivated. Finally, the job market welcomed them as 94% of the graduates found a job in an average of 1 month after graduation.
The following talk focused on Teaching Logic Programming for Interdisciplinary Computing. Since it allows users to think in more human-like statements than typical computer languages, logic programming has proved very useful both for Artificial Intelligence and interdisciplinary applications and shows impressive results among beginners thereby making interdisciplinary research around AI appealing to the non-computer specialist.
Whether bringing Academia and Industry closer together to stimulate research, or working with different disciplines to stimulate enrolments and better respond to the job market or making research more accessible to non-experts; multi-disciplinary approaches seem to be the only way forward.
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2015 Graphic Design Trends
Article Courtesy of: http://www.insight180.com/web-and-graphic-design-trends-fall-2014/
While these styles have been around in some way or another for a while, here are some trends in graphic and web design that we think will be bigger than ever in 2015!
Flat Design
If you're a designer or work alongside them, you've undoubtedly heard that flat design is trending right now. While flat design draws its influence from various styles of art including: swiss style, minimalism and the styles emerging from Bauhaus, it can be said that it was Apple's 2013 release of IOS 7 that really made flat design "mainstream" (thanks Jony Ive!).
One creative project that really shows the difference between flat design and realism is creative agency Intacto's interactive infographic.
Similar to (or maybe even the same as) flat design is Material design – Google's attempt to write the rule book on interactive design. Material design can be described in a few ways:
- Not just a style, but a way of thinking about designing interfaces
- A new way of understanding user interfaces where elements are stacked like physical objects in a 3d space (treating pixels like paper).
- An attempt to unify all of Google's products
Read Google's Material Design Guide and decide for yourself.
Full Screen Background Images & Videos
Full screen background image or video was one of the major design trends for 2014. A great example of full screen video done flawlessly is airbnb.com. In a matter of seconds you'll travel around the world via short videos, to different cities, through various kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms by way of boat, canoe, and mobile home. These short slices of life immerse you in Airbnb's brand and give the user an experience unlike most other websites.
Another example of an amazing full video homepage is yourkarma.com.
Some other great examples:
Parallax Scrolling Sites
Another web design trend that is becoming more and more popular is parallax scrolling sites. This technique grew out of the multiplane camera technique used in traditional animation and made popular by 2D computer graphics and video games. One example is the 1982 arcade game Moon Patrol.
Some examples of great parallax scrolling sites are:
Grid Layout
What Pinterest started, web designers continue with grid-like layouts. The grid layout creates a user experience that is great for tangible product based businesses. This layout allows users to easily view each item one by one in a very structured and logical way. Check out Wholefoods' grid layout for their site below.
Emphasis on type
A couple typographical trends that emerged (or continued) in 2014 were handwritten fonts, mix and match type, and large type. Paired with a full screen background image or video, large type is gaining traction and will continue in 2015.
Ghost Buttons
Something we're seeing a lot of this year are ghost buttons. Yet another design element made mainstream by IOS 7, "ghosty" design is something seen regularly in Hollywood, from Star Trek to Ironman, minimal and thin = futuristic.
Here are some sites with examples of ghost buttons:
Ghost buttons work especially well when the only action required is the one that the button offers. For example, using "Start" as the call to action makes the ghost button the focal point, creating a great user experience.
SVG Images and Icons
Another up-and-coming web design trend for 2015 is the use of SVG (scalable vector graphics) images and icons. SVG is an XML based vector image format that is supported in all browsers except IE < v9 and Android < v3. In laymans terms, SVG is basically taking a vector image that you created in a program like illustrator or Inkscape and, instead of saving it as a .png or a .jpg, saving the vector image you created as SVG code. When placed where you want it, the browser will then read the code and your image will appear. Learn more on css-tricks.com.
- SVG graphics do NOT lose any quality if they are zoomed or resized
- Every element and every attribute in SVG files can be animated
- SVG is a W3C recommendation (and has been since 2011 despite underuse)
- SVG images can be printed with high quality at any resolution
(More pros)
- If your design must be rendered in IE8, you must either provide another vector fallback (such as the more convoluted VML) or not use vector at all, and instead rely on responsively sized images.
Concerns (Why you probably aren't using SVG)
SVG documents look complex. What designers need to know is that they do not need to edit the code. Edit the image in Illustrator, Inkscape or another program and save the code. You'll never need to edit point by point! Read more on Code.Tutsplus.com.
2015 and beyond
These web design trends will become commonplace for 2015. Don't let your site design go out of style! We can't wait to see what the future holds for design in the coming year!
– See more at: http://www.insight180.com/web-and-graphic-design-trends-fall-2014/#sthash.LbH70T3J.dpuf