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The NSW Procurement Board recommends the following standard commercial approaches to key contract terms, where an agency does not use the standard form contract templates. These should be reflected in Government contracts, unless the circumstances of the procurement require otherwise.
Types and levels of insurance
Agencies are required to impose requirements for necessary insurances only and to carefully consider the type of insurance being sought in light of what goods or services are being procured. Professional indemnity insurance is only to be sought, where there are professional services being supplied.
The suggested default levels of insurance are $10m for public liability and, where it is included, $10m for product liability.
An indemnity given by a supplier is to be capped, on the basis that uncapped liability by a supplier in favour of the State is not considered reasonable. The cap is to be determined in consideration of the goods or services involved.
The default position is for there to be a multiple of the per annum contract value, for example, five times the value. This indemnity complements the insurance arrangements that are made so that there are a number of relevant tools for dealing with risk under the contract. The general rule is that government agencies should not give indemnities. Agencies should seek to limit their liability to one times (1x) the contract value.
Dispute resolution
Mediation is the preferred method of dispute resolution following attempts to resolve differences between the agency and the supplier in good faith. Expert determination should be avoided, especially where the goods or services are of low risk or low value nature.
Intellectual property
Existing ownership of intellectual property should be undisturbed by the contract so that whichever party owns existing intellectual property at the start of the contract will continue to own it. The default position is that intellectual property in new contract material is to be owned by the supplier and the agency is to be given a perpetual, transferable, royalty free licence to use it. This default position may be disturbed, where the nature of the goods or services warrant it.
The use of financial securities, bank guarantees or performance guarantees is to be limited to necessary circumstances. If goods or services are low risk and paid for in arrears, the use of guarantees should be clearly justified. Where there is a sole supplier appointed, a guarantee may be appropriate even for low risk goods to ensure continuity of supplier in the event of supplier breach.
Agencies may require the right to terminate for convenience. However, provision should be made for the supplier to be fairly compensated if this occurs. Agencies should agree with the basis of compensation in advance.
Proportionate liability
The proportionate liability provisions of NSW Civil Liability Act 2002 apply to situations, where a person suffers economic loss or property damage as a result of the acts or omissions of two or more wrongdoers. Under these provisions, liability for the loss is apportioned between defendants according to their respective responsibility for the loss. They replaced the common law rule of joint and several liability, under which the plaintiff could recover the whole of its loss from one defendant.
However, except for personal injury matters, the Act permits contracting parties to make provision for their own rights, obligations and liabilities. This enables, for example, parties to "contract out" of proportionate liability provisions, and instead agree that one party may recover all of its loss from the other party to the contract.
Subject to government policy, NSW agencies are entitled to contract out of proportionate liability provisions, when undertaking procurement. However, agencies need to be mindful of not exercising their rights in this regard in an inflexible manner, without proper assessment of whether the circumstances justify contracting out. Contracting out can pose potential disadvantages to both suppliers and government. For example, as contracting out can expose suppliers to significant liability regardless of the size of their actual contribution to the loss, it potentially limits competition among suppliers because of increased insurance costs, thereby reducing the range of suppliers with whom the government may deal. Further, such costs may be passed on to government agencies through higher prices for services.
The government current procurement reforms, which are aimed at promoting competition, achieving better value for money and delivering better services to the community, underscore the need for agencies to look carefully at whether contracting out is warranted in a procurement situation. Moving away from fixed, rigid methods of procurement to more flexible, commercial and innovative approaches that are tailored to the characteristics of the particular procurement (ie the nature of the goods being procured, risk, timing requirements etc) is integral to the achievement of the reforms.
Therefore, without limiting agencies' discretion in deciding whether to contract out of proportionate liability provisions, agencies:
- should not as a matter of routine insist on contracting out of proportionate liability
- should consider various factors in determining whether contracting out of proportionate liability is warranted, including:
- the size, cost, complexity and risk of the procurement
- the extent to which the agency is able to manage risks associated with the procurement through means other than contracting out of proportionate liability, including assessing suppliers' respective expertise, skills and financial resourcing
- the extent to which contracting out of proportionate liability potentially reduces competition and value for money for a given procurement activity
- the potential flow-on costs to the agency in contracting out
- any other relevant circumstances.
- should listen to any concerns raised by suppliers in relation to contracting out of proportionate liability, and consider them in any final determination on whether contracting out is warranted.
NSW Procurement Board Direction PBD 2017-03 Civil Liability Act 2002 – proportionate liability sets out factors that an agency should consider before excluding application of proportionate liability provisions in the Civil Liability Act 2002. The Board Direction also directs all agencies to submit a report to the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation when they enter into a construction contract that excludes or modifies the operation of the Civil Liability Act 2002. This report must include information on the nature and value of the contract, and the circumstances justifying the exclusion of the proportionate liability provisions.
Price refresh mechanisms
There are a number of mechanisms available for adjusting price. A careful examination of the individual circumstances of the product or service needs to be undertaken to determine whether or not a price adjustment mechanism is needed and, if so, what mechanism should be used. That examination should consider the following principles:
- the risk of price adjustment should be carried by the party best able to manage it
If a supplier is exposed to uncontrollable price adjustments (ie. commodity spot prices, regulated labour costs etc.) then the purchaser may be best positioned to manage price increases by, for example, controlling demand. Alternatively, if the supplier is highly vertically integrated and controls much of the supply chain, then it may be in the best position to bear the risk.
- any price adjustment mechanism should only apply to that portion of the price influenced by the factors covered by that mechanism
If the price mechanism chosen is a labour index, then only that portion of the total cost that is made up of labour should be subject to adjustment. Similarly, if movement in foreign exchange rates is chosen, then only those parts of the product or service that is produced overseas should be subject to adjustment. It may also be appropriate to use multiple mechanisms for complex products or services.
- allow for price decreases
Any mechanism should allow for the price to decrease as well as increase. Price decreases may not only be influenced by external factors, but also factors internal to the supplier such as efficiency gains through becoming more familiar with the purchaser's business, systems or processes.
- select the most appropriate mechanism(s) for the product or service
This involves understanding what are the major components of the product or service that are subject to price fluctuation, what factors affect the price, how those factors can be measured, and what is the most appropriate way to measure and accordingly adjust price.
The potential range of mechanisms that can be considered include:
- price indices (such as a Primary Producers Index, or Labour Price Index)
- foreign exchange rates (based on average movement over a period)
- commodity prices
- pre-agreed changes (increases or decreases)
- benchmarking.
Consideration should also be given to price increase caps or minimum levels of increases before a price adjustment is triggered.


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Respondus & Study Mate
Tuesday,February 7, 2012, 10:00am-12:00pm East Campus: LTAD3285 Respondus & Study Mate (CRN 2359): Bring your quizzes and test banks. Get ready to learn how to quickly and easily develop, edit, and publish quizzes, self-tests, flashcards, crossword puzzles, and many other interactive assessment tools to your course. 2 PD Hours. Note: This workshop is optional for the Digital Professor Certification.
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Tuesday, February 14-21, 2012, Hybrid Required Meetind Date 2/14/12 West Campus 6-236A: LTAD2910 Selected Topics: Learning on the Go! (CRN 2372): This is an introductory course on mobile learning. This course will provide participants with an overview of mobile learning activities, including formative assessments, single topic lessons, and collaborative projects. Participants will also review mobile applications compatible with Blackboard. 3 PD Hours. Course
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Friday, February 17, 2012, East Campus – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. : LTAD2389 Communication Tools in Blackboard (CRN 2389): This course is designed to help faculty utilize communication tools in the Blackboard Learning Management System. Topics include discussions, blogs, journal, messages, announcements, and more.
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Monday, February 20, 2012, 1:30 – 2:30pm West Campus 6-326A: LTAD3287 Online Video Orienations(CRN 2380): This onsite workshop will explore multiple alternatives for planning, developing and delivering online video orientations for your course. Participants will view samples of videos, participate in a brief taping session, and discuss best practices in the production of a high-quality, reusable video orientation. 2 PD Hours. Note: This workshop is optional for the Digital Professor Certification.
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PJM Exclusive: Video from Syria's 'Great Friday Uprising' (Content Warning, Continually Updated)
A man identified as Bilal al-Shooha lies dead with a gruesome face wound. Men cry in the background:
Mare'h (suburb of Aleppo):
A night demonstration that gathered after learning of today's earlier massacres -- this is an area of Aleppo that has not held demonstrations previously, a sign that the intensity of the situation is increasing. They chant: "God, Syria, and Freedom Only!" Then: "Bidna al-Haq! (We want justice!)":
Hama was also attacked savagely in 1982, with heavy artillery and tanks, by Assad's father. The bombardment lasted for two weeks. Some 30,000 people died.
As an American with Syrian roots, I want the American people to witness the horror of the Assad regime.
Update: Moadamyeh. April 22, 2011:
In the video one can hear live ammunition being used as soon as anyone tries to reach the main street. The videographer shouts "Protect yourselves from these thugs, protect yourselves". After some automatic weapons are fired, the videographer shouts "Listen world how live ammunition is being used". He makes the statements that already 10 people have died as a result of sniper fire already today.
Update: April 23 -- Birzeh (outskirts of Damascus):
At a funeral, thousands of people chant: "The people want to topple the regime!" If today plays out like yesterday, it won't be long before security snipers start shooting at this crowd. (UPDATE, 8:55 a.m. EST: The AP has received witness accounts claiming six people have been murdered this morning -- two in Izraa, and four at a funeral "outside Damascus") :
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Caravan site licence
To run a caravan and camping site on land in Fife, you need a licence from Fife Council.
Conditions may be attached to a licence to cover any of the following:
- restricting when caravans can be on the site for human habitation or restricting the number of caravans that can be on the site at any one time
- controlling the types of caravans on the site
- controlling the positioning of the caravans or regulating the use of other structures and vehicles including tents
- to ensure steps are taken enhance the land, including planting/replanting bushes and trees
- all sites are required to comply with current Fire Safety legislation. The responsibility for enforcement of Fire Safety on caravan sites rest with Fife Fire and Rescue Services
- to ensure that sanitary and other facilities, services and equipment are supplied and maintained
- the conditions attached to a site licencemay be altered at any time
- (whether by the variation or cancellation of existing conditions,
- or by the addition of new conditions, or by a combination of any
- such methods) by the local authority, but before exercising their powers under this subsection the local authority shall afford to the holder of the licencean opportunity of making representations.
- every local authority shall keep a register of site licencesissued in respect of land situated in their area, and every such register shall be open for inspection by the public at all reasonable times.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must be entitled to use the land as a caravan site. Licences will not be issued to applicants who have had a site licence revoked within three years of the current application. Planning permission, as well as a site licence is required for land to be used as a caravan site.
Full title of regulation:
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960
How to Apply
You can apply online using the form to the right of the page or you can print out and complete a Caravan Site Licence application form which is available within the publication section at the bottom of this page.
Tacit consent will not apply as it is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted. Therefore, the business cannot operate before the licence is approved. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period then please contact us on the details provided.
Failed Application
If your licence is not approved then please contact us in the first instance within 21 days of the date of the decision to refuse the application, you may require the Council to give written reasons for its decision.
You may appeal to the Sheriff against the decision within 28 days of the decision, provided you have already followed all available procedures to state your case to the Council. Any appeal will only be successful if the Sheriff considers that the Council, in making its decision:
- erred in law
- based its decision on an incorrect material fact
- acted contrary to natural justice
- exercised its discretion in an unreasonable manner
You may appeal again on a point of law from the Sheriff's decision to the Court of Session within 28 days from the date of the Sheriff's decision.


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No doubt you've heard of The Human Genome Project–the effort to decode our species by identifying and mapping all of our genes. Ultimately it's an effort to better understand what makes us tick, from both a functional and physical standpoint.
As a business or brand leader you have a similar challenge when it comes to decoding your current and potential consumers' attitudes, needs and behaviors.
In a world of vast and growing choices, the pressure is only increasing to develop deep, actionable insight into your customer base.
In a world where most segments are growing slowly, your only chance for out-sized growth is to gain market share. And that requires understanding which levers to pull that are compelling enough to win new clients or grow share of wallet with existing ones.
In a world where most competitors are either engaged in a race to the bottom or stuck in tired old mass marketing techniques, you have the chance to win big by embracing a "treat different customers differently" strategy. But you need to understand how to meaningfully segment your customer base and exactly which value propositions to deliver to which segments. And you need to get into action.
In a world where smart devices are growing like crazy and (finally!) offer the promise of the right offer to the right customer at the right time, you had better be able to follow consumers as they channel hop and to deliver permission-based, highly relevant and personalized communications.
More than a decade ago Don Peppers and Martha Rodgers opined that the only true lasting competitive advantage is to know more about your customers than the competition–and to be willing to act on that insight.
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Rode yesterday, 1 new PR; Good article on doping; AtLarge Mobile VIP Club.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 by John Stone
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Yesterday I rode at Mt. Dora, and I had a pretty good ride. Of course it was really hot, and breathing was painful in the humid air. Despite the less than ideal conditions I was in the mood to try for a couple of new personal records.
I managed to set a new personal record on the Gravity Destroyer climb segment (4th overall) but, thinking I'd completed the segment, I mistakenly slowed too early. I know I can beat yesterday's time by a decent amount and move up a spot or two on the leaderboard. Next time.
I also tried for a new personal record on The Loop segment, but both attempts were thwarted by yet another unleashed dog on the trail. Oh well, at least no one was hurt. Quite honestly I was riding so poorly that I doubt I would have beat my best time anyway. I really felt out of sync with my bike yesterday.
Right now about the best I can hope for on the The Loop segment is to further improve my personal best. I'm presently in 2nd place on the leaderboard, and 1st place is so far out of my reach it might as well be on the moon. Simmons rode that segment yesterday and turned in a new record time of 7m12s–more than a full minute faster than me or anyone else! Mike and I are going to ride together this week, so hopefully I can pick up a thing or two from him.
JSF Member Eric R. sent me a link to an interesting and thought-provoking NYT article that I'd like to pass along: How to Get Doping Out of Sports. The article was penned by Jonathan Vaughters, a former professional cyclist and admitted ex-doper. Jonathan writes with refreshing candor, and does an excellent job of explaining why he chose the path he did without excusing it. Jonathan is now working to help ensure athletes can be competitive at the highest levels without feeling as though they need cheat to get there. It's a good read, check it out here.
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Homeless solutions
After decades of manini progress towards truly helping those out on the streets, or in the hills, or on somebody's couch, it's time to bypass the political and hidden BS and get'r done no matter who doesn't like the bottom line. You can't say homeless without saying home, and free sensible housing starts addressing many of the problems for those afflicted, those who want to help, and those who are merely sick of seeing a bum distorting their picture of paradise.
Emphasizing warehouse style shelters like our own IHS and Next Step, is not benefitting the needy to the correct degree, it's more often part of (shall we say...) a scam by organizations who profit from it, and maybe worse, these places are disgusting. Most use them because they fear the dangers and bad weather, not willing to risk sleeping out in the open and being vulnerable like many others do.
The 'home' in question is nothing that anybody would accept unless the person considering it was without shelter, even with the accomodations made available to allow a person to utilize towards bettering their life.
The State needs to allocate land and the personel to oversee all phases and needs, build maybe 1000 one person 10'x10' living cubical w/bathroom extension shelters that are virtually abuse proof and include electricity and wireless connections. Hard core rules would need to be strictly adhered to, incoragibles and mentals do not fit this scheme, it's for those who can maintain themselves within ristrictions and parameters. There are thousands who will use the availability, many may live out their lives on the dole, but many will also take advantage of it for the right reasons.
Yes, it costs $$$, but it is about dignity and respect due every individual, and providing avenues for those down to better their situations, this only helps a community and thus our Nation become stronger.
This will not solve the multifacted homeless problem, but it will give a viable opportunity to those who otherwise will never use typical services/shelters or want to upgrade from them and get the majority out of the public eye and off property unsuitable for habitation. The public eye angle is one the community should be able to all get behind, most of the homeless hate is because they have to see and smell their daily existance. There are many other bennies to starting such a project, some we may not realize until a year or more into being. The mass aversion to giving someone something valuable for nothing rubs many the wrong way, too bad, lucky them that havn't yet incurred the need. They'll change these worthless and damaging attitudes should they find themselves in such a pickle, suddenly glad a project like I envision exists. The State started something similar in Haleiwa long ago, put in plumbing and wiring, then abandoned it due to public outcry! Now those same crybabies are still crying about the homeless they helped create. If it becomes successful there will be many who now have rented homes/rooms that will leave for the free pastures, and that's OK too, it opens up options for those who want to replace them in our resonable housing shortage island. The goal is to improve the pathetic situtation, and no idea will be 100% perfect, but things need to start changing for the better, our high and low mukas ain't doing it.
I'm putting together a plan to submit to the powers in charge so they know there's better alternatives to their ways, and if they turn away from it then the homeless numbers need to unite and use civil dis/recourse to pressure the issues. Any input towards furthering this plan's outline is welcome.
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I don't see a way of dealing with the problem of drawing more and more people here, to enjoy this relatively more decent life you propose to give them. I am not totally unacquainted with the problem, since back when I was in high school, my father was county welfare director of Allen County, in Ohio. Our county wasn't rich, but it was prosperous compared to impoverished areas in southern Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky. So it was a magnet for many seeking a better life, and the welfare system would have been swamped unless some countermeasures were taken. You can't deny welfare payments to non-natives, but you can pay them to go away and seek welfare elsewhere, so that's what was done. Free bus tickets to head back home.
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What you both don't understand is that a majority of homeless people have mental health issues. I have worked with the homeless both directly and indirectly for the last 45 years. It is not their choice to be homeless, it is their fate. At one time, prior to the compassion-less Reagan administration, we took care of our citizens who did not have the skills to cope with life. Thanks to Ronnie, you received a Federal tax cut by throwing mentally ill people out on the street (homeless) so you could buy a new car.
We can care for our mentally ill again but it is going to cost money, - lots of money. Do we have the will as a nation to care for those who are incapable of surviving on their own? Unfortunately we have evolved into a nation that is self-centered, self-absorbed, and self-gratified. Stop worrying about whether someone is going to come to Hawai'i just to get free services. Start worrying about those who really need help even if someone might abuse that system along the way. Take care of those who are less fortunate than you and karma will take care of you. Where is your Christianity?
I favor cutting the US military budget by 50% and using that money for mental health services and providing for the needy.
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What a wealth of input HT is... NOT. Suprisingly, over 1,250 views, not suprisingly... essentially nada for worthy input on a serious issue. American Idol, anyone?
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I was thinking of how there are various 'homes' for different groups of people like...
runaway children, offenders recently released from jail, battered spouses. Any others like that?
Those different categories have one thing in common, they're homeless.
Wonder if more programs could be created to take in more homeless along these styles of housing?
Life is either an adventure... or you're not doing it right!!!
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Ron, while it is an admirable idea, I have to agree with Greg. Once you put out the free food, the birds will flock from all over.
Second item to consider is wasn't the temporary shelter that Lingle set up on the West side of the Island not completely full with many people still choosing to live on the beaches and parks, with the reason being too much restrictions with living in the shelter?
I would think we would need to stop attacking issues piecemeal and slowly start to attack the source. Homelessness, jobs, personnel finances, etc are all related. Then to do so without allowing a free ride for abusers to any programs.
Things to possibly consider:
Instead of building housing for individuals to live for free, build cheap housing for them to afford, so they have ownership, thus the restrictions may be lessened. To qualify, they will need to meet with a financial manager who will look at their income sources and how to budget that income(should not be buying a luxury car when their finances cannot support it, even consider public transportation). If they have no income source, then they will need to be placed into a program to learn or better a current skill that will place them into the workforce. If that cannot happen because of current economy and lack of jobs, place them to work for the state in some temporary job that they qualify for (answering phones, assist in licencing divisions, etc.) If these individuals have kids, another program should be checking on the kids, to make sure that they are being taken care of and the money that is intended to be allocated for their use is not being spent in other fashion. This will open jobs within the state (I would rather grow the Govenment instead of taking the same dollars and giving it away to welfare and unemployment). Progrrams for the mentally incapacitated will also kick in to assist those that fall under this category. And yes I would advocate for Drug testing to stay on this program.
All of these programs must be working together wholistically and not just on thier own agenda.
I know it is a large wish list, but hopefully, you take care of those that want to get back on thier feet and weed out those just along for a free ride.
If the program is successful, it won't solve Greg's initial concern of people coming in from other areas outside of Hawaii.
I know that this is not a perfect plan but I believe we need to be heading towards this direction.
Whoa, Mista Buss Driva, eh, you can stop the buss o wat?
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Also, if you need aid to support your dependents, having another child should not increase your aid, but remain the same. We can't stop paying freely for people's bad decisions.
Whoa, Mista Buss Driva, eh, you can stop the buss o wat?
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Even the Kakaako shelter is said to have 30 or so spaces usually available. But a culture of outdoor survival has been nurtured over these last decades to where people know they can live in a lowest level existance doing as they please without the restrictions of a shelter. If they can't smoke their ciggies/drink/drug/party/come and go where/when they want to then many will opt for the great outdoors of freedom often without due respect for themselves or others. We will never get all the sane people to agree to even a few rules, but many will, and it's the salvageables that I'm focusing on, whom do deserve the offer and can better everybody concerned with a little free help.
There are already transitional programs, my plan bypasses the hindrances of transitionals which many don't need or are adverse to. It goes straight to the first hand problem... a safe long term home, other issues can be dealt with afterwards if needed. The available shelters already do the financial mgr. aspects for those who want that, but most people will never take on a flunky job so they can then hand over their paltry hard earned cash to a mgr. so they can transition to rental housing that will probably end at some point and then return to the street. I've been there too often with being norbal and paying rent, it doesn't last, you can't truly call it home because it's temporary. I've found various ways around that delima, but most can't and will be subjicated to an endlessly depressing cycle that leads back to the streets.
And, my plan is for singles only, no families, no shacking up, no collective fun, 1 home for 1 person and no visiting another's shelter. This rule helps keep problems under control and riff raff out.
I'd be more for booze testing. Drug testing means if someone smokes a bit of pot then they're left out in the cold. Not helpful. The job market is already greatly diminished for millions because of this aspect.
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Sounds a little too exclusionary/agenda-specific for a benefits program that is to be funded by taxpayers.
There are boarding houses/apartments out there for singles w/o families, y'know. Tenants gotta pay for their own rent, though. Which is the way it should be.
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One thing the city could do is something I saw in Atlanta. They have these meters where you can put money into them and they go to the city's homeless or welfare programs. That way you can help them without giving directly to the person (where you might worry that they are going to spend it on booze or drugs).
I know that there is a big homeless problem here, and it is worse than many other cities. However, I do want to say that the homeless here are very mild compared to other big cities that I've visited. They hardly ever beg for money or anything. They mostly just lie around or sit around (sometimes they're saying crazy things). They don't bother me when I walk by. They can be quite aggressive in other cities, not to mention dangerous.
Just sayin', they're not that bad compared to other cities I've been to, at least as far as I can tell. I live here, just moved here in August, but we live downtown so we see them a lot. I'm originally from San Diego. They didn't have many homeless there when we lived there in the 70's, but we've visited a lot since then and I have many relatives there. The homeless there and other cities we've been to like San Francisco, Atlanta, and New York, bother passers-by, including tourists, much more than anyone I've seen here. And those cities are a lot less safe, too.
I don't like the smells or the things I see any more than anyone else, but I also feel a lot of sympathy and sadness for the poor and homeless here. There are a lot of poor people here, and many of them are working poor (and there are working homeless, too). I feel, there but for the grace of god go I. Not every homeless person is a drunk, or drug addict, or crazy, but even so, that's not a good reason to be homeless. When I was growing up, no one even used that word "homeless". There may have been a few "bums" or "hobos" but no one ever knew any. That didn't happen until the 80's. America used to be a better place and took care more of its people.
I come from a poor family, and my dad was an alcoholic. Without his air force pension, he would have been homeless in his later years. I have two brothers that barely make a living and are one step from being homeless. I have other relatives that are very poor and at least one was living in her car for a while. Who knows what might have happened to me, with different choices? So this is why I feel compassion for anyone who is poor or homeless.
I think there are plenty of people who feel this way but also plenty who don't want to have homeless people around to scare off the tourists or because they don't like seeing them. Either way, there has to be a way to solve this problem nationwide and not just ship them off to another place.
Suzanne Lanoue
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Too bad the $ donated would be misdirected and wasted (at best) for the most part, but the sentiment is needed.
While navigating various human debri around ChiTown recently I heard 2 mega bums mention the possibility of The City ever having the basic common sense and deceny of providing portable toilets around the area and (OMG!) maybe even putting in showers at nearby A'ala Park. While some will never care and always corrupt our senses when out and about most road scum would like to take better care of themselves and not live in their communal cesspool. I know I'd like to worry less about poopbombs along the trail.
Another POV was expressed in the Op-Eds this week by a re-visiting couple enjoying their Sunday stroll downtown and eventually having nature call only to discover NOTHING available anywhere, not even the Fort St. McD's (whom BTW will still not be providing restrooms when they finish recon... thanx for nothing!). They stated they'd not be back. Well played City/State jackholes!
Brings me to another point of how the treasure of Down/Chinatown is being absolutely disregarded, ingnored, and being wasted instead of heavily focusing on it ala Bourbon St. in N'Orleans and creating an awesome place to visit repeatedly, it's just STUPID. I'm in awe of the place and equally awed at how it's mostly stagnating when it could really thrive. Shameful.
The issues of homelessness here are mostly an easy fix even if short run costly, but nobody in power wants to actually solve the problems, if they did it would have been done long ago, even in Abe's admin. with his homeless czar. They only squeeze and squeeze the most vulnerable and never access viable alternatives or other improvements. We now have a head of public health (Oshiro) on a campaign against what he admits has never even shown to be a problem and will propose shutting down churches and such from providing meals in public under the guise of caring for public safety. I'd suggest it's pressure from the State Capital to continue efforts of eliminating any and all options the poor have in basic feeding except at Gmt. associated human warehouses where rogue managements corrupt the environments and anything goes except much good. People are suffering and our bigwigs are dumping on everybody but their pals.
Last edited by Ron Whitfield; December 6th, 2013 at 03:27 PM.
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Sometimes, when you see a healthy looking younger person who is "homeless", it becomes easy to blame them for being lazy and/or choosing that way of life (with contributing factors being drugs and alcohol ... another "choice" they've made).
Until you read something like this in today's SA:
And what type of person would kill an 83 year old homeless man?
Now run along and play, but dont get into trouble.
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Suspect arrested. 18 years old. [Note: Not yet found guilty in a court of law]
Hawaii News Now:
Now run along and play, but dont get into trouble.
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Homelessness is a complex problem with varied reasons (not just mental illness) and no easy answers. However, withdrawing funding at the Federal, State, and local level has not provided a solution. If you are a religious person you should ask yourself, what would Jesus, or Yaweh, or Mohammed, or whoever...do.
Each of us is no better than the least of us.
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I agree with all you're saying. I wonder why you think that I wouldn't, based on what I said, unless you only read part of it or misunderstood.
At any rate, while of course it is a national problem, I think most of us are most concerned with just dealing with the local problems, which are worse than most cities from what I've heard.
I'm not religious, but as I said, I feel very badly for all the poor and homeless. I wonder, since this is a blue state (i.e. Democrat and not Republican) why we don't take better care of people. I mean, we do have a great health care system, so why has no one raised taxes and provided funds to solve the problems of poverty here in Hawaii? This is paradise, right? It should be a liberal paradise as well.
Suzanne Lanoue
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I think the simple answer is that everything "local" is political and therein lies the problem.
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As someone mentioned in the SA's op/eds today, why can't available portable showers and laundry vehicles used only for disaster relief be used to help the worst offenders in these times of social disaster? They don't even put portable toilets around so tourists can relieve themselves and bums don't have to crap all over town, even tho many still will now that it's become the norm.
Chinatown is a trash covered gem being wasted and it's disgusting to watch our city devolve into a dump even as some try to improve the once crime/porno/hooker heavy area and worthy businesses attempt to make it there. It's absolutely stupid and inexcusable.
Caldwell and Abercrombie deserve to be tossed out asap if they continue to refuse these most basic needs.
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Kathryn Xian, whom is running for Congress in Hawaii http://electkathrynxian.com/, say's Mayor Caldwell's latest flailing crackdown on the homeless will fail in the long-run and only succeed in wasting taxpayer dollars with his efforts, which will only succeed in shuffling around and traumatizing the most vulnerable of our society. As a community, we must not generalize a diverse population of homeless persons into one category such as "violent" or "drug-addicted" to further our mean-spirited agendas of pushing them out of sight via incarceration or arrest. With the rate of homeless families with children rising nearly 5%, an appropriate solution depends upon fully funding a Housing First program, creating more affordable housing, and reforming our regressive tax code to alleviate burdens on low-income earners. While I am not surprised with the Mayor's so-called "compassionate disruption," which is really a euphemism to describe a brute police-state enforcement of unconstitutional laws, I am extremely appalled with the reaction of IHS's Connie Mitchell. Her response is characteristic of a detached politician with no real experience of homelessness, nor any valid solutions to alleviate the poverty that creates homelessness. She, the city council, and the mayor are part of the problem not the solution. They are creating the same mistakes that other cities have made before us: fomenting support for abusive but cosmetic policy changes that give them short-term results for political ends, all at the expense of taxpayers. We have the power to oppose these bad policies by voting our conscience this election and donating our money to nonprofits who actually care about the population they claim to help. This is the true definition of "compassionate disruption."
Sounds like somebody has got it right, and she's sounded good on all issues. She's getting my vote.
Re: Homeless solutions
DH and I took a drive this past Saturday. We were surprised at the condition of the Homeless population at Kakaako. It was never like that before when we distributed last year. We will be back this Saturday to give to the the homeless.
Be AKAMAI ~ KOKUA Hawai`i!
Philippians 4:13 --- I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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That's kind of you, 1st, more citizens need to care as much. Too bad it's usually the least deserving that get the benefits of such acts instead of those that need it most. Generally, those seen squatting on sidewalks in tents are truly the lowest of the dregs who will never care to improve substantially/sustainably and always take gross advantage of every opportunity just thinking only of themselves while others who are often much better people and could really use the help miss out because they aren't as readily visible.
Odd and frustrating;
HPD whine endlessly that there aren't laws on the books to allow them to move people off sidewalks and other very public areas, yet they've done just that for years and have done so in every instance around Oahu. At least once a month they roust campers from some place in Honolulu and tell them not to come back, which of course lasts a week at best and then the low life's are back for long stretches before getting chased away again. HPD's endless "we can't" excuse doesn't jive with the fact that they most certainly do, and will continue to do it but only when and where they seem to want to, never everywhere at once. And boy do they hate being questioned about any of this (especially higher ranking officers), but I'll be asking again today.
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What's in your refrigerator (and freezer)?
1. Anything alcoholic? beer, wine, bottle of champagne?
Yes, Yes, and Yes. Jackson drinks beer (eww) I am the wine lover, and and who doesn't like a little champagne.
2. Any guilty pleasures? Anything chocolate? Any ice cream?
My guilty pleasure right now is gourmet popcorn of the pineapple upside down cake flavor. I would have some in the fridge, but I ate it all earlier. I needed to get it out of the house. In the freezer we have some all natural fruit bars. Does that count as ice cream?
3. Any really old bottles of condiments?
Yes, a very old bottle of sweet and sour sauce, and an ancient package of whey protein. *trashing now*
4. Frozen pizza? Other frozen quick dinners?
Yaa I can finally say no. There aren't any frozen dinners in my house.
5. Anything actually rotten or moldy?
6. What do you have in your fridge that the rest of us probably
hmm maybe a rutabaga. I am not sure how popular they are, but they are yummy.
Bonus: In the novel Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth, the main character, Alexander Portnoy, masturbates using a liver steak as well as a cored-out apple. Have you ever masturbated with food? What?
I have never masturbated with food. Wait is ice considered a food? It is kept in the freezer….
Bonus, bonus: We're curious, how many phallic shaped foods are in your refrigerator?
We have bananas, everything else doesn't quite make the cut.


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It has been too long since my last post. I have been back in the US of A and trying to recover and get back into shape. On September 9th I journeyed out to Cali for the Pacific Grove Triathlon. Last year, this was my best race all season which garnered me a 4th place finish. I went in this year hoping for a podium, espcially after my successful European campaign.
It was not mean to be. I put in two large 70+ mile weeks of running before the race, so I thought I would be quite fit. I actually was quite flat on race day and struggled all day. My swim was fine, and I made the pack, but I was suffering so much on the bike (in a large pack and on a flat course). This was not a good sign. Onto the run, things got worse. I struggled all day and still dont really know what happened. I went from 4th and large payday to 17th in one year. Oh well, somtimes that is sport and things go wrong.
I talked with some people, and begun to think that my iron levels might be a little low from racing often in Asia with little or no meat. If you couple my 5 weeks of little meat intake, with racing often, and then returning to the USA and samshing a few high-mileage run weeks, you get a recipe for depleted iron levels. I started to take iron over week ago, and the enrgy seems to be returning. I just finshed my biggest two weeks this year, and I feel quite fit. Hopefully that will translate into race results this weekend and in the coming weeks. I race in California again this weekend at Scott Tinley's and then it is back to 4 giant weeks to prepare for San Francisco Triathlon, which will be my own peronal world championships for this season.
Well, this post is getting a little long, so I will wrap it up. Here is video of the Pacific Grove Triathlon. I am not on much of it, because I was bringing up the rear, but if yoy look close you can find a few spots.
Pacific Grove Triathlon


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You know how you think life is going to go a certain way
and then BAM….life's really not the same anymore.
About 6 months ago, I started feeling severely depressed. Not just a random bad day here and there, like every single day, no motivation, crying for no reason, not wanting to do anything. No cleaning, not really eating, my head non-stop telling me I would never do anything worthwhile and that I'm so stupid, can't do anything right.
After a month of this I decided that I needed to go to my doctor, because feeling like that everyday SUCKS. I wanted to get my hormones checked ust in cause, because hormone imbalances can affect mood.
A month later, with the results from my first round of blood work, my primary care doctor tells me that the only thing out of the ordinary is that I'm extremely low in progesterone, in the menopausal range. (YIKES)
My doctor recommended that I go to my OBGYN since they deal more with female hormones.
Another month later, I'm sitting at my OBGYN's office waiting to see the hormone specialist that works there. I show him my current blood work and he confirms, yes I'm low in progesterone and he also says that my thyroid levels look off and I'm really low in vitamin D.
I get more blood work done, other tests and get a couple fancy new prescriptions and a supplement that should be making me feel "less tired, less crabby, less bloated".
At this point i should tell you that I hadn't really been having a period. My whole life I've been pretty irregular and trying different birth controls to regulate it just made me have other really bad symptoms, like daily migraines and depression! So fun…So a year ago I stopped taking any kind of pill because it just wasn't worth the side effects. Ever since I stopped taking the pill I haven't had a regular period.
I come back a couple weeks later to go over the last round of blood work.
"Just as I've suspected, your testosterone levels are high, insulin is high, progesterone's low, no period…this is all do to your Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome."
(I have what? what is that?)
He reassured me that everything would be fine and that my medicines (now i have another one) and cutting out artificial sugar would help regulate my insulin and hormones.
After some googling of what Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) even is…
I found out that it can be a lot of different things and that there are many side affects and long term problems that can occur. So fun…So here's what I've pieced together…
There are many factors that can cause PCOS but mine starts from insulin resistance. My body produces too much insulin and doesn't use it properly.
Having too much insulin in my body makes it create more androgens (male hormones/high testosterone).
Because my body is is high in testosterone, it affects my ability to have a period.
When your body has a period, it releases the hormone progesterone.
Because I don't create progesterone…I don't have the proper hormones/nutrients to mature an egg. I don't ovulate.
Which means what exactly?…
That's the big one…
I can also get any and all of these symptoms as well:
- Hirsutism – extra hair growing in extra fun/noticeable places.
- Cysts on the ovaries (painful, i've heard BTW).
- Acne, oily skin, or dandruff
- Weight gain or obesity, usually with extra weight around the waist
- Male-pattern baldness or thinning hair (not my hair!!)
- Patches of skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs that are thick and dark brown or black
- Skin tags
- Pelvic pain
- Sleep apnea
- Anxiety or depression (not fun at all.)
But the biggest one, the one I cried for weeks about…
I am going to write part 2 next week. I felt like I needed to end here.
I'm sorry that it sounds so depressing…but this is what I went through.
I'm not looking for people to feel bad for me, just support and uplift me.
Thank you.


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Please make an option for a pilot to be able to be shown in the schedule widget. Another option is to let a pilot be chosen as a source option for a show. The current work around of having to create an empty show over top of a pilot in the schedule is very cumbersome, and doubles the time it takes to program my station. I have to think it's common for most stations to play random music mix pilots for much of their day. It would just be nice to not have to do double work just to get it to show up in the schedule.
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This intimate, romantic Christmas market outside the Church of St. Jodocus presents an array of crafts, traditional Christmas decorations and much more besides. If you follow the Landshut Nativity trail, twinkling stars and fairy lights will entice you along historical lanes to a succession of Nativity scenes spanning more than three centuries. The various locations also double as venues for Christmas concerts.
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There could be time, that your customer, or user can have quite logical requirement :
Please, disable Save button on whole screen according to role. You as dev will say OK, why not. Then you will come to Lightswitch IDE , right click Save button to create Can Run event handler and you will see (screaming, swearing / insert appropriate) something like this :
All custom added buttons have also Can Execute option, but not out of box (save, refresh) buttons.
First thing – please consider also rights on datasource. I mean
partial void SaveChanges_CanExecute(ref bool result)
on each datasource.
This is where you should check rights and say no to user in case you don't want him to save changes. But this will not make Save button disable him self automatically. It will only display note to user, he can't save what he changed. It's also server side check and thus little more safer (no more client side hacks).
This is how whole app will look when you have check on model :
But how to say disable to Save button in code?
For example like this :
public partial class EditableUsersGrid
partial void EditableUsersGrid_InitializeDataWorkspace(List<IDataService> saveChangesTo)
if (!this.Application.User.HasPermission(Permissions.CanSaveUsers))
I'm checking for a permission and then I'm clearing collection of datasources for this particular screen. I had this idea, because I was dealing with problem of two datasources on one screen and InitializeDataWorkspace is the event where you can add another datasources needed. So why not to try clear them out? 🙂
This is the result : disabled Save button :
As always here is the demo app to play with and feel free to ask if you have any questions :


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submission price: $12.00
Think of this listing as a light critique as opposed to my full critique you can find listed on my Music Xray profile page. I love hearing true talent and extraordinary songwriting. I listen to everything I receive and offer brief comments as per my professional opinion. Should I hear something for which I know of an opportunity, you will hear from me immediately although this is not the primary focus on this listing.
Jeffrey Weber has been a widely recognized music industry professional for over thirty years. He has produced over 175 CDs with releases on just about every major label as well as a host of independent labels. Along the way, his projects have yielded two Grammys, seven Grammy nominations, at least seventeen top ten albums, two number one albums and an assortment of other honors.
During his thirty plus year career his productions have also appeared on every major label including MCA, Warner Bros., Atlantic, BMG, Columbia, A&M, Elektra as well as such labels as GRP, Hip-O, Sheffield, Concord, Bainbridge, Silver Eagle, Zebra, among countless others.
Among the many artists that have fallen under the banner of "Produced by..." include: Nancy Wilson, David Benoit, Steve Lukather, the Utah Symphony, Jackson Browne, Marcus Miller, Michael McDonald, Bill Champlin, Gerald Albright, Tom Scott, Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Etta James, Linda Hopkins, Kenny Burrell, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean, Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Cozzy Powell, the Count Basie Orchestra, John Sebastian, Ronnie Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Pat Boone, Buddy Miles, Billy Preston, MC Lyte, Kenny Rankin, Diane Reeves, Diane Schuur, Rita Coolidge, Luther Vandross, David Crosby, Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro, Patrice Rushen, Toni Tennille, among many others.
- Jeff Weber
submission price: $15.00
I looking forward to hearing your original tunes and to finding the diamonds in the rough! Please submit your song(s) for a critique.
I am looking to both critique artists as well as find new talent. If your music is great I will present it to The Orchard for possible distribution. We are always looking for new good talent. Since we are a subsidiary of Sony Music there are endless opportunities for me to present an artist that has real talent.
I believe in developing relationships and making connections. When I work with you I begin by finding out about you, what you like, and where you've been. I learn who your favorite artists are, who inspires you, what entertains you or brings you joy. Always authentic I speak to you on a human level and share freely about lessons and tips I've learned along the way. I've been at The Orchard/SONY corp for the past 8 years. Before that I worked at Polygram Classics & Jazz, as well as Rolling Stone Magazine. I feel lucky every day that I can work with what I love - music & people - and I don't have to wear a suit!
- Lauren Perl / The Orchard (SONY Music Entertainment)
submission price: $100.00
Arkatech Beatz has a long history of producing for some of Hip Hop's greatest and most notable artist (Big Pun, Nas, Raekwon, Game, Mya, Max B, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Waka Flocka, Shawty Lo, Killer Mike, etc). We are currently looking for the next talented artist/producer to help reach the next level in their career. Drop your best song/track for us to check it out and we'll provide feedback and advice.
- Mike D. / Arkatech Beatz
submission price: $12.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Artistry Worldwide is looking to sign writers and producers to publishing deals. We are looking for writers with catchy melodies, and really great lyrical content. For producers we are looking for uniqueness, originality, and out of the box thinking. We specialize in Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B, but are open to all genres of writers and producers if you have an original sound that we have to hear. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration. We look forward to hearing your submissions.
Artistry Worldwide is a new media company headed by Max Gousse based out of Los Angeles with a hub in emerging markets such as Toronto, Dubai, London, and Seoul. The mission for Artistry Worldwide is quite simple: to become the number one brand in developing new talent in media worldwide.
- Artistry Worldwide
Deal Type: Publishing Deal
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: $1,000+
Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready, Rough Mixes Writers Only
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Afrikan Cowboy Publishing is looking for amazing slow to mid tempo ballads to pitch to male and female artists in SE Asia and Japan. Piano and string driven songs that are full of melody and emotion. Sentimental, sad but uplifting songs.
Ballads are very popular in SE Asia and artists may include at least two to three on their albums.
Send songs that are similar in style to the samples that are linked below.
Looking forward to hearing some amazing songs.
Reference Tracks:
- Christine Fan
- Rainie Yang
- Eric Zhou Xingzhe
- G.E.M. - Bubble
- Harlem Yu
submission price: $15.00
Take The Leap: Find out if your song's a hit with a critique by Producer/Engineer Brian Leshon
Does your song have what it takes to be a hit and move your music career forward? Have your song/s reviewed by someone who knows. I've worked with the best (Kansas, Devo, Supertramp, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osborne, London Supernaw, David Lorongo and lots more.) The proof of my skill, is in their success.
Find out what Record Labels and Music Supervisors are listening for and what you have to do to your work to give them what they will pay for – or if you already have it right.
I'll give you written feedback on:
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- Technical – structure, composition, elements, arrangement
- Performance – Phrasing, emotion
- Production – major-release broadcast quality, distribution ready
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- Brian Leshon - Producer Engineer - Apex Media Group
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We are actively seeking new songwriters looking for a publishing deal.
Our company is registered as a publisher with Sacem in France and also operates a digital music distribution service.
Selected artists will be offered a publishing and digital distribution deal.
Opened to all genres, but recordings must be professionally mixed and mastered.
Please submit your best material for consideration.
- Jeremie Varengo - President - JTV Digital
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Sanaa Music Publishing, a new UK Music Publishing Company (administered by BMG) is looking for new talent. We are seeking Top 40 Songwriters and Producers. Previous notable placements ideal, but not required. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration.
Sanaa Group Inc., an umbrella company that comprises of London-based Music Business Education and Music Consultancy & Publishing Firm Sanaa Music Group.
- Ryan J. Bruce / Sanaa Music Group
Deal Type: Publishing Deal
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Negotiable
Compensation: $501 - $1,000
Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Drake, Justin Bieber/Timberlake, Beyonce, Frank Ocean, Avicii, Adele, Rihanna
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We are currently on the hunt for exceptional talent, who have projects, or at least ideas, ready to get out into the big, scary world of the music industry. We can (and will to the right candidates), offer worldwide digital distribution, accounting, consultancy and publishing of your material into sync licensing (Warner Bros/Columbia Films/Lionsgate/E!, Nickelodeon and more.)
If you think you are ready and have what it takes, get in touch now.
PLEASE NOTE: We will only accept submissions for this opportunity here on Music Xray.
- Jared Harding / Electric-Bear Records
Deal Type: Label / Catalog Inclusion
Decision Maker: We are the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: $500
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park, Lana Del Ray, Kanye West, Tiggs Da Author, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Skindred and more.
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We are seeking commercial hit songs for publishing and radio plugging through a network of more than 600 stations (terrestrial and online) and 100+ music supervisors.
References: The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Adele, Coldplay, Drake, Taylor Swift, Christine & The Queens, etc.
Accepted languages: English and French
No instrumentals.
If selected you will be offered a 1-song exclusive publishing deal and your track will be presented to a large network of radio stations worldwide. (and as an option we can offer the digital distribution of your single release)
Important: only top quality productions with high commercial potential / radio-friendly vibe matching with the above examples will be considered.
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- JTV Digital
submission price: $20.00
This dropbox is for artists who are seeking production advice on their music or music/sound based productions. Using our experience we aim to help artists get their tracks ready for self release or for submission to labels or publishing companies.
The submission price includes feedback on tracks and we will answer specific questions based on our knowledge and experience.
Get your mix ready for release!
As part of this service we would listen to the tracks in an acoustically treated control room and check overall mix/master levels, balance and phase check as well as listening in mono/stereo through various monitoring systems. This would be the first stage, then we could give feedback based on specific questions and offer our critique on the mix and arrangement from an engineer/producer perspective.
We look forward to hearing from you!
- The Music Box
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Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Bobby Springsteen is seeking an EDM Artist/DJ that already has a completed single. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration and state if you are a writer or producer.
Dreamwire is a multi-media company focusing on management, artist development, production, and publishing.
Compensation: Co-publishing and/or Record deal with Dreamwire Ent. - $1,000+
- Bobby Springsteen / Dreamwire Entertainment
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Mytrell Records is a label distributed by INgrooves Fontana-Universal. We are looking for great artists and producers to sign. We're specifically looking for Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Pop, and Rock genres. But, if you have an amazing song we want to hear it. Opportunities are available for recording contracts, publishing deals and song placements. Accepting rough demos and fully-mixed tracks. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration.
- Cappriccieo M. Scates / Mytrell Records
Deal Type: Label Signing, Publishing, Song Placements
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Negotiable
Compensation: $1,000+
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists/Genres: Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Pop, Rock. Our current roster is Aarron Tyson, Danielle Parente, and Lil' Zane
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
We are currently accepting submissions for consideration for Hellbig Music Publishing, edition of 22d Music Group. We are looking for music with electronic/synth elements. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration.
Hellbig Music Publishing is a Berlin-based company specialized on Artist Management, Publishing, Consulting, A&R, Music Scouting & Advising.
- Robert Helbig / Hellbig Music
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Looking for new songs for Licensing placements opportunities worldwide.
Selected artists will be offered a non-exclusive license agreement. Recordings must be professionally mixed and mastered. No demo accepted.
Preferred genres: Pop, Rock, Folk, Alternative, Indie, Electronic, World, Soundtrack
High Quality Submissions only.
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submission price: $12.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Successful publisher seeking uptempo pop songs a la Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Lady Gaga for film, TV and advertising placements. If your song is selected you will be offered an exclusive publishing agreement. High quality masters only. No demos.
Expressive Artists is a music publishing company with an emphasis on film and television placement. In the past year we've placed more than 50 songs submitted by Music Xray artists (including theatrically released feature films and documentaries).
submission price: $20.00
Please submit your best for to Dick Hodgin AKA "The Dream Assassin" for sharp, honest feedback. Dick has a reputation for sharp, HONEST, no punches pulled advice and counsel which has earned him "Dream Assassin" nickname.
He has produced, engineered, and/or managed such artists as: The Accelerators Cravin' Melon Johnny Quest Lynyrd Skynyrd Big Daddy Kane Troop 41 J. Cole Jason Michael Carroll Erykah Badu Hootie and The Blowfish Flat Duo Jets Bad Checks Corrosion Of Conformity Far Too Jones Faith Collapsing Confessor Clay Aiken The Ultraviolets and many, many more
- Dick Hodgin / Osceola Studios
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We at Pop-up Music are seeking new tracks for an exciting new worldwide opportunity. Having inked deals with some of the most happening sub-publishers we are looking for songs to add into this exclusive catalogue and distribute worldwide.
We need URGENTLY Rock, Indie, Singer Songwriter, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Indie Folk, Soul, Electro, Electro Folk, Pop we need it all!
This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers.
We look forward to your submissions
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
I have two groups now looking for songs. One group has been together for a year now and has signed a huge deal with a label. This includes major distribution, a global tour and worldwide radio play.
The second group is being put together right now and will incorporate some amazing vocals ala The Beach Boys. There are already major labels looking at the new group and it's not even completed yet!
Lucente Entertainment is seeking pop songs for a boy band. We are looking for Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/R&B in the style of One Republic for a newly formed and fully supported boy band project. The producers on this project have sold over 100 Million records.
We are completely open to guitar vocal or piano vocal demos for all tempos.
We are looking for great songs, production is not a concern at this time.
submission price: $15.00
Tom Perry, noted producer/engineer will review your songs as a songwriter or singer/songwriter or band. Tom has produced or engineered over 30 Gold and Platinum albums. Michael Jackson, Boz Scaggs, Earth Wind and Fire, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Paul McCartney,Rick Springfield, just to name a few.
You can check me out on http://www.greycreekproductions.com.
I will give you a professional and honest critique of you product.
Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you.
submission price: $5.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
We are always seeking great new pop. Please send your best material and in the comments section of your submission please indicate if you are more interested in a label deal or a publishing deal (or both). We will let you know either way if we can pursue a relationship.
Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, music placement and music publishing company, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala.
- Anthony Musiala / Minty Fresh
submission price: $75.00
I have many decades of experience in developing one's original voice. Both as an artist and as a coach to musicians and artists. In addition to 11 solo recordings I've worked with King Crimson, David Sylvian, Vernon Reid, Brian Eno, TOOL, Steven Wilson and Puscifer.
I can listen to your music through, both, your ears (to hear if you are reaching your musical aims) and my ears (to hear how the piece matches up with my experience as a player/producer.) I will give advice, opinions, critiques, commentaries, articulations and 'the works' about where you are heading.
Additionally I run my own record label (7d Media) and am a fully independent musician (recording, performing/touring, producing, licensing, composing and more.) All of my experience and advice is available to you.
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We are actively seeking new artists to join our roster.
Selected artists will be offered a worldwide digital distribution deal. What you'll get: lifetime unlimited free access to our digital distribution platform for sending your current and future releases to the top major digital platforms (such as iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify, GooglePlay, etc.)
Opened to all genres, but recordings must be professionally mixed and mastered. No drafts, demos or rough mixes.
Please submit your best material for consideration.
-- 10% of the submission fee is shared with Unicef --
submission price: $10.00
I am looking for new music for various placement opportunities and for publishing. On my latest project I had a song placed on the Mentalist, a hit TV show on CBS. I am on the lookout to find quality songs and artists to work with on new projects. Send me your best song and if I like what I hear I will contact you for the next steps. Please send complete songs only for consideration and do not contact me directly.
submission price: $25.00
Hi! This is Sheena, and I want to hear YOU! Let me take my 18 years of working professionally in Los Angeles with major and indie labels alike as a producer, music supervisor, and live music promotions director across many genres, and help YOU avoid some nasty pitfalls in songwriting that can get the best of ideas over-looked! You know you're a genius -- let's make sure everyone else knows it, too. I can't wait to hear what you have to offer the world!
submission price: $25.00
I can help you understand the essential elements required for a" Hit Song". I will bring my considerable experience to bear on assessing the strengths and weaknesses in your music submissions and guide you towards that elusive Hit. I can help you become a better song writer as I enhance and redefine your creative song writing abilities.
Successful / "Hit" songwriting... is the very foundation of the music industry. It is all about "The Song...You Cannot Polish A Turd'. The difference between a great song ...and "a hit song" can be in fact be tiny. The trick is knowing how to build on the core idea...and find true clarity in its content.
Discover the perfect balance between the key elements needed for success which is a top quality melody and lyric combined with solid structure and arrangement.
NB Positive critique is my watch word and no musician will be harmed in the honing process :-)
submission price: $25.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Looking For: Rock, classic, alternative, indie, metal complete songs with vocals, and instrumentals Explicit Lyrics Accepted: No Instrumentals Accepted: Yes (no uncleared samples) Compensation: Licensing fees, Royalties, Publishing deals. Rock music took the world by storm back in the '50s and is attributed to The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. We are looking for bands that create the original rock music, no covers. If you have some timeless songs, original recordings that sound like the legendary Eagles, and Beatles or songs like today's biggest hits, we want to hear them.
submission price: $10.00
I speak on hundreds of panels in the last few years. I have booked thousands of bands for events, shows and festivals, especially SXSW. I am a writer and owned my own national music magazine. I manage bands and research music everyday. I also sit in on many panels constantly educating myself on whats working, not working and what performers need to advance in their music and also connect with fans. I love giving out valuable information that can arm any performer, any genre thats serious about their music and going as far and long as they can and live off their music done right.
I will listen to your song and give you some valuable feedback on your music, ways to get it out there and heard!
- Manic Monkee MGMT and Marketing
submission price: $15.00
I'm eager and willing to share my nearly 20 years of industry experience to help other Artist,Producers, and Writers Grow. I will offer truthful feedback and advice on how you might make your project better. I will listen to everything you send me and respond immediately. If your material is what I'm looking for I'll be swift to put my experience to work for you.
submission price: $10.00
A song critique will provide you with career-building feedback and professional evaluation of your work, including input on songwriting, performance, production, and commercial viability. Producer/Engineer Keith Olsen of Pogolgo Productions Group has worked with Whitesnake, Joe Walsh, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Sammy Hagar, Pat Benatar and many more (see bio for complete list). Keith's expert advice and insight will help you advance in your music career by highlighting your strengths and offering ideas for improvement of any weaknesses your music may have.
View Keith's credits: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-olsen-p111219/credits/date-asc/
submission price: $42.00
"I am a veteran songwriter and producer and can offer you constructive and honest feedback on the commercial viability of your song in today's market. Additionally, if I hear something I completly love I may have an opportunity for it or will be able to shop the song for you."Getting insightful professional critiques is very important before submitting your song to real competitive pitches. Think of it as target practice
submission price: $45.00
All songs will be reviewed confidentially and will receive a personal, detailed critique based on Emotional Impact including Lyrics - Impact of words, phrasing & clarity of content - Title Review - Ability to attract listener pertinence to the song; - Technical Evaluation including Structure - Composition, Elements & Arrangement; - Writing Mechanics - Grammar quality & Rhyme structure and last but not least Marketability! Holly will also be screening song writers submissions for upcoming collaboration projects. You will be notified after your review if Holly feels your voice, music and writing talent is a match for opportunities for TV, Film, Album Placement, Licensing and Publishing. All music genres accepted including Lyric Only critiques.
- Holly Steele
submission price: $12.00
I critique songs for potential single releases, advising on song choice and campaign direction reaching a balance to maintain artistic goals and branding. As owner manager of HTT Records, I have arranged supports slots with Motorhead, Him, Feeder, Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions) Epica and One Minute Silence. I currently represent JOANovARC and have released music from emerging bands The Dust Coda, NG26, Dreamsphere, The Senton Bombs, Torous and The Lost Poets.
I have Two companies HTT Music Publishing (multi-genre) and Holier Than Thou Records (rock and Metal) both formed in 1995. Media support includes Radio 1, Kerrang, Planet Rock, Classic Rock, Rocksounds and many more. Singles, more than ever before are the backbone of the digital age artists showcase their best music through radio and playlists to build brand awareness.
I have listened to hundreds of songs through my A&R career knowing that one song can change an artists career. Allowing impartial first time listens is extremely important, artists get wrapped up in their music and fall in love with songs through the creative process. As a music professional, I will give you my honest opinion and offer a critique that can assist with your musical development.
- David Begg - Company Owner - Holier Than Thou Records
submission price: $45.00
Tom listens to everything submitted to him through Music Xray and will provide valuable feedback and insights. "Through Music Xray, I'm happy to make myself available to you and am eager to hear your music, provide my honest assessment and perhaps tell you where I think you could go with it both creatively and professionally. Please submit any genre of music for my consideration."
submission price: $500.00
- Cellartapes
submission price: $15.00
In search of hit song quality tracks for numerous Publishing opportunities! All genres welcome for this submission dropbox. Serious submissions only please.
submission price: $2.00
Hi There, We are a Music Publishing Company, we send our catalog to our sub-publishers in different countries for finding an opportunity of Synch.
We also work with different music licensing agencies.
For distribution, we work with Believe Digital, Horus Music Limited & Moon Vynil for Russian Territory.
We are searching for new fantastic tracks for our Catalogues.
- Alessandro Porcella - Head A&R - PA74 Music
submission price: $10.00
Music Critique And Analysis from Music Industry Professional - Keonda "Professor KG" Gaspard/CEO The Producer Suite - The Aver Agency
Have our team of A & R executives and producers critique and review your track(s).
Collectively we have over 15 years of experience and have worked on various music administration, music education, branding projects, Wikipedia page creation and music supervision. We have a comprehensive understanding of the business of the music industry.
Submit your best song(s) for review and let us know in the submission message what you're looking to do with the particular song and your career. A song critique will provide you with career-building feedback and professional evaluation of your work, including input on songwriting, performance, production, and commercial viability.
We look forward to hearing what the Music Xray community has and helping artists with their careers.
-Keonda "Professor KG" Gaspard / The Aver Agency
submission price: $10.00
Freshset Music will compose an in depth review of your single, detailing the lyrics, production, arrangement, performance, and hit potential of the record. Our aim is to provide artists with meaningful critiques that will help enhance their music and careers. We guarantee to provide you with meaningful feedback 100% of the time.
- Kyle Nelson - Executive Vice President - Freshset Music
submission price: $20.00
As a writer for Gloria Gaynor, D:Ream, Taja Seville and many others I understand what makes a HIT song. As a publisher I also know what does not make a HIT song and that is because I have also had many songs that just didn't get picked. Why? Well by analyzing them afterward I realized where I (or my writers) had gone wrong - too long, too slow, cheap words, or trying to be too clever. There's a million reasons but no excuses. Let me hear your song and I will give you an honest, and I mean brutally honest (but fair) critique of your work.
- Timothy Hegarty CEO - Songmaster Publishing ltd / SyncnyS
submission price: $20.00
In-depth album critique from a literary perspective, by music industry professional Annexx Omega. A featured writer on several highly respected hip hop blogs such as hiphopperiod.com, muzikfanatic.com dblcin.com, stateofhip-hop.com, and more, Annexx has more than 20years experience in the music industry. Having worked hands on all levels of this ever expanding industry, Annexx can offer insight into your music and ability to be marketed.
- Annexx Omega / The Fraternity Music Group LLC
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Septien Entertainment Group Publishing promotes gifted and talented songwriters who have a knack for creating that one of a kind hook, jingle, or movie/tv theme song that audiences just can't stop singing!
We've worked with and developed artists like Demi Lovato, Jessica Simpson, Selena Gomez, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Chase Crawford, Glee, Ashlee Simpson, Ryan Cabrera, etc. etc...Gained world wide fame when Nightline touted Linda Septien as the best in the biz.
We're looking for stellar Pop / Top 40 / and Singer / Songwriter material with commercial appeal.
- Septien Entertainment Group
submission price: $5.00
Artist get your song critiqued by Media Icon and A&R Rueben Wood, for a possible major label distribution deal, and magazine and website feature placements.
Rueben Wood is Celebrity Journalist and Media Icon. Also known as a once known hip hop artist Yung Bank, now owner of Spaced Out Magazine, and SOM Music/Sony, a label distributed by The Orchard, Sony Music Entertainments independent distributor. Rueben also is responsible for several indie artist careers, and helping mainstream acts with promotion and press. He continues to help the industry with his innovative techniques of marketing and partnering with several businesses to generate revenue for labels and artist. Currently working on Houston's own R&B singer J Metro's career, and recently signing Grammy award winning producer Aphillyated to his imprint as well.
- Rueben Wood - Owner/CEO - Spaced Out Magazine LLC
submission price: $10.00
This critique is focused on Artist, Songwriters, and Producers who record with home recording studios. Intended to help, or give advice, and opinion on music production methods to deliver a quality recording, and production techniques, and to possibly pass on to other certified industry professionals looking for talent.
- 1040 Media Inc / Higherthreat Productions
submission price: $10.00
Submit your songs for detailed feedback. If i like your song, I'll add it to my #RadioTimeWithDame Spotify playlist. I have a passion for educating artists about the business side of the msuic industry and being able to contribute feedback and resources to help them accel in their music careers.
We are a multi-service music company dedicated to educating artists on the fundamentals of the music business. The music industry is a tough landscape to navigate through without the proper knowledge and tools. Our goal is to provide artists with the necessary resources that will aid them in building a sustainable business for themselves, gain leverage as savvy business-minded musicians and maintain complete control over all aspects of their career.
- Damian Walker - Artist Manager - Damian Walker Enterprises
submission price: $15.00
Send me only your best song. I will give you input on songwriting and production along with performance. Advice will be extremely specific and not vague ;) If you are still working on the song, I will give you tips on how to sharpen it up and get it tighter. If it's super strong already and something that speaks to me, I will consider for label opportunities for my label Blanket Fort.
I am a platinum selling producer and songwriter. I started Blanket Fort last year as a label to help up and coming artists release their music without tying them down to ridiculous contracts.
I also promise that for every criticism I have, I will also find positives that you can build on moving forward. Thanks!
- Sterling Fox / Blanket Fort
submission price: $10.00
Looking to improve your song?
I will provide detailed feedback on your melody, lyrics, chord progression, song structure, and arrangement to help you hone your craft as a songwriter.
This opportunity is for musicians who want to make sure their song's foundation is at its full potential before hitting the recording studio or submitting to a big name opportunity.
When you strip away all the effects and production and just look at the bare bones of a song, does it still hold up? This is the true test of a well written song - and this is what I would love to help you with.
I'm a full time musician with a Master's Degree in Music - Studio Composition. I have performed over 700 concerts in 43 states, and have 10 years of guitar, piano, ukulele, and songwriting teaching experience.
- Dave Strumfeld - Song Doctor/Arranger - Silver and the Fox
submission price: $0.50
Looking to review music that ROCKS! Please submit your best track(s) for review and consideration.
ALTER EGO started in November of 2013 as a radio DJ for 90.3 WAIH "The Way" at SUNY Potsdam. Within those 4 years attending SUNY Potsdam, ALTER EGO has DJed for multiple organizations including, but not limited to, Potsdam High School, Horsefeathers Events, SUNY Potsdam's GSA, SUNY Potsdam's SGA, and various others.
ALTER EGO RADIO is now an online active rock radio station that hopes to share new and great rock music with its listeners, without commercial interruption!
submission price: $12.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
We are seeking songs to sign for a co-publishing deal All Around Sound Recording. Open to all genres, just needs to be a hit! All Around Sound Recording has worked with 5-Time Platinum Artist Tonya Kelly, Parkay whose recent projects have featured artist such as; Lil Wayne, French Montana,Twista, Keysha Cole and Demi Songs, dozens of DJs, Labels, and Radio Personalities.
The co-publishing ("co-pub") deal is perhaps the most common publishing agreement. Under this deal, the songwriter and the music publisher are "co-owners" of the copyrights in the musical compositions. The writer becomes the "co-publisher" (i.e. co-owner) with the music publisher based on an agreed split of the royalties. The song writer assigns an agreed percentage to the publisher, usually (but not always), a 50/50 split. Thus, the writer conveys _ of the publisher's share to the publisher, but retains all of writer's share. In a typical "75/25 co-pub deal," the writer gets 100% of the song writer's share, and 50% of the publisher's share, or 75% of the entire copyrights, with the remaining 25% going to the publisher. Thus, when royalties are due and payable, the writer/co-publisher will receive 75% of the income, while the publisher will retain 25%. This agreement has a cap of $10,000 USD.
submission price: $10.00
Many times Professional Reviewers receive submissions for just that... a submission, a star rating, while that's good, this limits reviewers ability to provide the submitter feedback that could drastically change the way the song is written, engineered, produced, etc. If you're never aware of the advice that could be given...you loose.
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