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So you want to go to Machu Picchu? It's been a little over a week since I came back from Peru and I had the best time of my life and wanted to help you plan your trip if you've been wanting to go. I mean have you seen pictures? The place is so magical and I would recommend everyone to go and see it in real life!
To start, I want to give you a broad overview on where you actually start your trip. I feel like most websites and blogs just jump into how to see Machu Picchu, but I wanted to give a little extra information to clarify things that I didn't know before my own trip. So first, you will be flying into Lima because there are no direct flights to Cusco which is the city most people stay in before they journey onto Machu Picchu. From Lima you can either get a connecting flight to Cusco, which usually costs around $100 or more (I paid $109 USD with Star Peru) or you can take a bus. However, this bus ride takes over 22 hours! I was initially considering taking this route, but I decided last minute that I would rather save time than money since my time was limited to two weeks only. The cost was well worth it! I ended up staying at the Lima airport for a 6 hour layover (Starbucks has free wifi!) and then I flew to Cusco in the morning. Once you get to Cusco, many people recommend you acclimate in Cusco for a few days if you are planning to hike Machu Picchu. I gave myself 3 days, but I probably could've given myself just one day because I was lucky enough where the altitude did not really affect me. I felt a slight headache on some days, but it wasn't anything that kept me from doing activities. Then from Cusco is where you start your journey to Machu Picchu and the two most common ways to visit Machu Picchu is by hiking or train. That is the broad overview, but here on some specifics you should consider as well.
WEATHER and TIME OF YEAR
You need to decide when you want to go. This is extremely important cause this will determine how early you have to book things and how costly things will be. I went during April which is considered the shoulder month. October through April is considered the rainy season and May through August is typically their peak season where you will pay higher prices and see bigger crowds. The weather when I went (Mid-April) was mixed with sunny, cloudy, and rainy days. We had to wait for the clouds to move and the rain to stop to get good views of Machu Picchu, but we were lucky overall.
Once you decide when you want to go, you have to decide HOW you want to see Machu Picchu. The most common ways are to hike or go by train. From Cusco, you can either take a train to Aguas Calientes (the small town closest to Machu Picchu) and then take a bus to the entrance of Machu Picchu. This is by far the easiest and least physically demanding option. If you want to put some effort in you can walk from Aguas Calientes and take the steps up to the entrance. Just a warning, these steps felt like they were never ending, but it probably took about an hour or so to get up. You will definitely be able to tell which travelers hiked and which ones came up by bus. We left Aguas Calientes around 4:15 in the morning to get to the start of the steps to Machu Picchu by 5:00 so that we could get to Machu Picchu by sunrise. Another option is to take a taxi or bus from Cusco to Ollantaytambo and then the train to Aguas Calientes and then again take either the bus up to Machu Picchu or walk up! Ollantaytambo is a town further than Aguas Calientes, but definitely worth a visit because it was the royal estate of Pachacuti (the ruler of the Inca Empire). I got to see Ollantaytambo on the Sacred Valley tour the day before I went on my Inca Jungle trek, which was a tour that visited four different Inca sites. I would definitely recommend this tour BEFORE going to Machu Picchu only because Machu Picchu basically tops all. Here are some pictures of Ollantaytambo:
So if you decide to hike, there a multiple options you can choose. The most famous hike is the 4 day classic Inca Trail. If you choose to do this route, keep in mind you need to book this about 6 months in advance. When I started researching different companies in Jan/Feb, by the time I was ready to book everything was sold out because there are a limited amount of people that are allowed on the Inca Trail per month. The cost for this trek is at least $500-600. There are a lot of alternative treks you can go on as well, including the one I went on (Inca Jungle Trek which was 4 days), the Lares trek, the Salkantay trek, etc. I'm going to be posting a separate post on the Jungle Trek so keep a look out for that, but it is definitely a trek I would recommend for anyone who is the adventure type. The trek includes mountain biking, hiking, zip lining, and rafting.
So you see that tall mountain in the background? That's Huayna Picchu! When you get to the top you get a bird's eye view of Machu Picchu and I would say it's definitely worth the extra effort to get there. Only 400 people are allowed per day and you have to purchase a ticket separate from the Machu Picchu entrance fee. You also have to book this in advance because tickets sell out fast. None of the people from my jungle trek were able to get Huayna Picchu tickets so I had to tackle him alone. When I was initially planning my trip I didn't even have the intention to do Huayna Picchu because of my fear of heights. I researched about the hike and some websites called it the "Death Hike" and described it with narrow paths and sheer drops. Most websites said if you were afraid of heights or had vertigo to not do the hike and also that you had to be somewhat fit. I even YouTubed videos of Huayna Picchu and those alone gave me butterflies in my stomach when I saw how high you went. I basically scared myself from wanting to do it, but then I realized that going to Macchu Picchu is a once in a lifetime experience so I decided to face my fear and do it anyway! I was honestly secretly hoping I wouldn't get the ticket when I booked it with Loki travel, but I did. They allow half of the 400 people to start their climb up from 7-8 am and the second half to go up at 10 am (not sure if it's 9-10 or 10-11). And I secretly was hoping that I wouldn't make it to the entrance to Huayna Picchu on time when I finally got into Machu Picchu, but I made it to the entrance gate by 8:10am (I was late), but they let me in still cause my Jungle Trek guide rushed me and told me he would tell the people at the main entrance to let me in still. I was the last person to sign the book and I was on my way up! My legs and right knee were pretty much done by the time I made it to the top. It took about an hour and half to get to the top. Surprisingly, the climb up wasn't as scary as I imagined it to be, but it was definitely physically challenging. The hike up included narrow steps with yes, sheer drops, sometimes with cables you need to hold onto, a tunnel you have to crawl through where I had to take off my pack to get through, a rock with an incline you have to go over to continue on the trail, steps where you have to side step down, and parts where you have to be on all fours. These are the things I love about hiking though! Exploring new places like it's a jungle gym. And although my knee was done by the time I got to the top (I had to literally side step all the way back down!) I wouldn't say you have to be all that fit to go. I am a person who rarely works out and I even saw an elderly couple on the way up! The trail does a circle and you can go up and then back down a different path. Most of the older travelers didn't continue down the whole trail though and instead stopped at the first vantage point where you get this view:
Amazing right? The journey was so worth it! I would highly recommend it even if you're scared of heights! I get butterflies even when I go up multiple flights of and I would still say to do Huanya Picchu.
Oh and by the time I got to that first vantage point around 9:30 I waited around for the clouds to clear up to get a good view of Machu Picchu. I just busted out some crackers and started snacking while I waited. Food is not allowed in Machu Picchu, but nobody said anything and I made sure I didn't make a mess or leave any trash.
By the time I got back down from Huayna Picchu my body was aching and I was hungry so I decided to go have lunch and then come back in so I can explore the rest of Machu Picchu. If you don't pack a lunch you'll have all but two options. There is a buffet outside and a small snack stand that sells sandwiches and other small items. I actually didn't even know about the snack stand so I got suckered and paid for the $40 (USD!) buffet. Oh well, at least I got to feast after conquering Huanya Picchu and the food was satisfying.
- Do use the lockers outside of Machu Picchu to store anything you won't need or take a small daypack. The 40L pack I took was way too big.
- Make sure you have a poncho or rain jacket and waterproof bags for your electronics! They sell ponchos outside too in case you forget for about 5 soles. I'm going to do a separate gear post.
- Take the bus back to Aguas Calientes! I think it was close to $12 USD, which I didn't mind paying for my poor sore body. Plus, I had to catch my train in Aguas Calientes by 4pm.
- And finally, don't forget to stamp your passport if you want the Machu Picchu stamp! Apparently my guide of the jungle trek told my group that you have to stamp your own passport at the entrance if you want it and I must've been sleeping cause I totally didn't know! So unfortunately I did not get the stamp. However, someone did tell me some countries are picky when you have unofficial stamps like that in your passport. Does anyone know if this is true? It kind of makes me feel better though since I didn't get the stamp.
Anyway, I think that's everything I can think of for now. Hope this post helps plan your trip to this magical place! Happy planning!
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Barney Frank is the latest progressive hero targeted by the Sanders campaign and/or his supporters. The list is long and includes some of the leading voices in the progressive movement.
Barney Frank, Planned Parenthood, Dolores Huerta, John Lewis, Human Rights Campaign, Paul Krugman, Elizabeth Warren, Gloria Steinem, Barbara Boxer… the list goes on.
At some point in the 2016 campaign, each of these individuals and organizations has incurred the wrath of Bernie, his surrogates or supporters. That these progressive icons should endure insults and attacks for supporting Hillary — or not endorsing Bernie — is a travesty.
The latest target is Barney Frank.
Bernie's campaign has become a slow motion exercise in self-destruction. He may think he's harming Hillary; he may think his reputation isn't being damaged by his reckless actions. He couldn't be more mistaken.
Hillary has withstood so much more than what Bernie can ever dish out. She will be the Democratic nominee. Bernie can keep flailing away, claiming the system is "rigged" and trying to upend the Democratic convention.
Either way, Hillary will get past anything he and Donald throw at her.
In a moment of candor, Bernie admitted he'd "put his money" on Hillary to win in November (video below). So why not just focus all his fire on Donald instead of attacking progressive stalwarts like Barney Frank?
UPDATE: "Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders' request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party's summer convention."
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Fruit associated with lower risk of diabetes and related complications
It's National Diabetes Month. Instead of talking about what you can't have, let's talk about what you CAN have! A common misconception among people with diabetes is that fruit should be avoided due to its natural sugar content. New research published in PLOS Medicine, suggests that we should think again!
With the goal of better understanding how fruit consumption relates to diabetes and its complications, researchers at the University of Oxford, studied nearly ½ million adults in China. As part of the investigation, participants had anthropometrics and bloodwork tracked for seven years while food intake was measured by electronic survey. Researchers found that those without diabetes at the start of the study had 12% lower risk of developing diabetes when they had more fresh fruit in their diet. Among those with diabetes, higher fruit intake (>3 days/week) was associated with 17% lower risk of death and 13-28% lower risk of developing diabetes related complications.
While fruit does contain natural sugar, it is an important part of a healthy diet. We all need to practice portion control, and this may be especially important for people with diabetes, as fruit can raise blood sugar in some people. Fruits are a delicious way to get the essential vitamins and minerals needed by the body for proper immunity and optimal functioning.
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The project A2Bit aims to analyse how fundamental principles and techniques of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin can successfully be applied to other problem domains which also demand a comparable level of security, for example identity management and public key exchange.
The Bitcoin protocol has shown that a decentralized Peer-to-Peer (P2P) currency is technically possible today. Such a cryptocurrency has to fulfil several security properties to mitigate all kinds of attacks like double spending, denial-of-service, malicious clients, man-in-the-middle and so forth. Bitcoin protects against these common attacks and offers an answer to the Byzantine Generals' problem by providing a computational proof of the majority consensus in its distributed network. Since other internet protocols are facing similar threats, it is a logic consequence to investigate into methods to apply the successful mitigation strategies of Bitcoin to other problem domains. The A2Bit project aims to tackle this research challenge by generalising the Bitcoin protocol for trustworthy key-value stores. A distributed key-value store based on the Bitcoin protocol would have several applications which would considerably improve secure online communication. An entry in the distributed key-value store can be an arbitrary key-value pair. The value for example can be a mapping of a domain name to an IP address including a HTTPS certificate, a GPG/PGP public key or a small encrypted file including private passwords. Therefore, it could serve as a public key exchange, identity management platform, time-stamping service, twitter clone or alternative domain name system. Such an infrastructure would pose a significant security benefit, since it provides a way to securely distribute and publish small amounts of information. Although Bitcoin laid the groundwork for such an idea, there are still many open questions and obstacles to overcome. Current designs like Namecoin, which aims at a likewise direction, lack a consistent attacker-, mathematical- and scalability model. Additionally, the performance of the Bitcoin protocol as well as the structure of its P2P network is still topic of ongoing research.
The A2Bit project will substantially improve the knowledge on how to apply approaches from the domain of virtual currencies to other related areas which require comparable security properties. We focus on the generalized concept and design a trustworthy distributed key-value store. Thereby, we determine the potential as well as the limitations of this technology.
In detail we will (1) create consistent attacker models for a distributed key-value store (2) lay the mathematical groundwork to define the feasibility and scalability of such an approach, and (3) provide methods to construct optimized key-value stores depending on their use case.


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The purpose of the eVestment Guide to Investment Statistics is to assist you in gaining a better understanding of how to derive meaningful conclusions from investment statistics. It is not only a glossary of investment statistics, but it is also manual on the usage of key investment statistics.
Learning Objectives
- Explain how to use statistics to predict future investment returns.
- Interpret the different investment risk statistics and risk-adjusted statistics.
- Explain the concepts of correlation and regression analysis for investment analysis.
- Describe the key characteristics of peer group analysis and its usefulness in the search process.
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Using Statistics to Understand Return Characteristics
- Using Standard Deviation
- Assessing Skewness and Kurtosis in the Return Distribution
- Predicting Returns using Monte Carlo Simulation
Risk Statistics and Risk-adjusted Statistics
- Standard Deviation
- Sharpe Ratio
- Sortino Ratio
- Omega Ratio
- Drawdown Analysis
- Calmar Ratio
- Sterling Ratio
- Comparing Risk Statistics and Risk-Adjusted Statistics
Correlation and Regression Analysis
- The Correlation Coefficient (R)
- Alpha and Beta
- The Coefficient of Determination (R2)
- Benchmark Ratios
Composite Returns: Portfolio Construction, Optimization, Simulation
Fat Tail Analysis, Risk Budgeting, Factor Analysis & Stress Testing
- Fat Tail Analysis
- VaR
- The Differences between Normal VaR, Modified VaR and "Fat-Tailed" VaR
- ETL (Expected Tail Loss)
- ETR (Expected Tail Return)
- STARR Performance
- Rachev Ratio
- Marginal Contribution to Risk (MCTR) / Marginal Contribution to Expected Tail Loss (MCETL)
- Percentage Contribution to Risk (PCTR) / Percentage Contribution to Expected Tail Loss (PCETL)
- Skew
- Excess Kurtosis
- Implied Return
- Risk Budgeting
- Factor Analysis & Factor Contribution to Risk
- Stress Testing
Glossary of Terms
- Absolute Return Measures
- Absolute Risk-Adjusted Return Measures
- Absolute Risk Measures
- Relative Return Measures
- Relative Risk-Adjusted Return Measures
- Tail Risk Measures
- Holdings Analysis Measures
- Private Equity Performance Calculations
Investors who are required to select and monitor investment managers should develop a basic understanding of investment statistics. Quantitative tools can provide you with good insight that you can use in your qualitative interviews with managers and when monitoring your investments.


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It finally happened. Last year mobile searching surpassed traditional desktop searching, and is changing internet marketing in more ways than one. Two decades ago no one could have fathomed internet capability on a cell phone, and now it's the norm with fewer and fewer stores offering simple phones with basic plans. Interestingly, people search differently on mobile devices than on a desktop, so companies must take this into consideration when building their SEO strategies. Here are five ways mobile searching is transforming the SEO marketing technique, for more invormation you can visit Philadelphia SEO
- Searching with fewer words. It's no surprise that people tend to type fewer words when searching on a mobile device than from a desktop. For one, it takes more time to type out, and a whole sentence might be cut off on a tiny screen. However, fewer words cause broader results. The more words a person uses, the more specific their search becomes. For instance, someone could search "New York dentists" and get results ranging from dentists all over the state to New York dental colleges; but a search for "New York, New York best dentists for root canal" might offer more specific pages on what they're looking for. Companies must now adjust their approach and create one or two keyword phrases, instead of longer phrases, that yield the results they want.
- Use of images. Images tend to load slowly and use more data on a mobile device, so users are less likely to visit a page with a lot of images. Search engines have taken this into account and even penalize websites for using too many images. Pictures are a great visual tool for marketing, but less is more when it comes to mobile marketing.
- Shorter text. There's a reason why people use Kindle to read online books rather than their phones. Nobody wants to read long articles on a tiny screen. Thus, companies have started to shorten the text on their websites, or articles related to their companies, to appeal to mobile users. Many keep it to a 500 word or less limit. Mobile users want information quickly and won't spend a lot of time searching a heavily worded page for the answers they seek.
- Apps over browsing. There's probably an app, or several, for anything people have need of these days. From fitness to grocery shopping, mobile users prefer apps to web pages because of the concise and accurate information apps provide. Apps tend to be more user friendly than web surfing and have everything in one convenient location as opposed to searching several pages for all the information a person needs. Businesses can take advantage of this by building their own app or connecting their products through another app. For instance, Facebook now provides the capability for a mobile user to buy a third-party product directly through Facebook without ever having to leave the app.
- Formatting. Web pages are formatted differently on mobile devices than desktops, and some pages won't even load on a mobile device. If creating an app for your business is not an option, at least consider creating a mobile friendly version of your website so users can still access your services.
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Along Lake Apopka's western shore, Ferndale Preserve offers some of the finest panorama views of the largest lake in Central Florida. A restoration area that was, in the not too recent past, a working orange grove, it's pretty rough around the edges, with little shade and deep soft sand along the trail system. The views, however, make this one worth a ramble, and you'll find something here that I haven't found anywhere else in the region: an elevation change of 112 feet in half a mile.
Location: Ferndale
Length: 2.1 miles
Lat-Long: 28.625886,-81.700286
Type: loop
Fees / Permits: free
Difficulty: moderate to difficult
Bug factor: moderate
Restroom: at the trailhead
Open Wed-Sun. Trails are shared in part with off-road bicyclists and equestrians. There is extremely limited shade, so use sun protection.
From Florida's Turnpike, take the SR 50 (Clermont / Winter Garden) exit and head 1.3 miles on SR 50 towards Clermont. Turn right on Lake Blvd, which quickly reaches CR 438 (Old SR 50). Turn left. After 1.9 miles, the road becomes CR 455. Follow it 3.3 miles, driving through Monteverde, where it makes a sharp left after you pass through town. The preserve entrance is on your right after you enter Ferndale.
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The hike follows a path uphill from the parking area and over the ridge on a series of old roads through a former orange grove. At the time of our visit, the orange trees were being removed, granting amazing views of Lake Apopka below. With over 100 feet of elevation change to hike down the ridge to the lake and again back up over the ridge, it's a bit of a workout! The preserve is under restoration back to natural habitats.


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Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the flight?
The flight lasts approximately 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the wind speed and direction of the wind. Plan on being with us for about 3-4 hours. Starts with our meeting to completion of the champagne brunch.
How high do you go?
Your altitude will vary during your flight, but most flights take place between 500 to 1500 feet. The balloon may go higher if the day's winds allow your pilot to do so.
How far do you travel?
Because your balloon flight relies 100% on the wind, no two flights are the same, but most flights travel approximately 7 to 2 miles.
How many people go into the basket?
It depends on the size of the balloon. It depends on the size of your group. 4 thru 16 persons plus the pilot. We bring out the best size to comfortably lift the number of people in your group.
What should we wear?
Wear casual clothing and comfortable shoes appropriate for an outdoor adventure. Dress for the season and layer your clothing so that you can adjust for the warming temperatures as the morning progresses. The coolest you will be is on the ground. Once in flight, the burners tend to keep the basket nice and warm during the winter months. In the winter, appropriate clothing includes hats, gloves, boots and sunglasses. Summer attire includes long pants, sturdy shoes, sunscreen and sunglasses. No shorts, open-toed shoes or sandals please.
What should we bring?
Bring your camera and plenty of film. Video cameras are also permitted and sun glasses.
Is it quiet in the balloon?
When the burner is off, it is extremely quiet. Quiet is one of the most enjoyable aspects of ballooning.
Does it get cold up there?
Actually, at sunrise, it is not uncommon for it to be slightly warmer in the air than on the ground due to a temperature inversion at that time of day. The coolest part of the morning is when we meet. It gets warmer from that point on, and quite cozy when flying in the balloon. We therefore recommend that you wear clothing in layers so you can adjust for the rising temperatures as the day progresses.
Does the basket sway and move around when flying?
The baskets do not sway since it moves with the wind.
How do hot air balloons work?
Hot air balloons rise because the air inside the balloon is warmer than the surrounding air, and the resulting pressure differentials produce an upward lift.
How do you get the balloon inflated?
A fan is used to blow cool air into the balloon. Later the burners are used to heat the air as the balloon lies on the ground. Gradually the balloon will rise to an upright position.
How do you steer a balloon?
The only way to steer a balloon is by finding different wind directions at different altitudes. Our pilots are specifically trained for mountain flying and are extremely skilled at navigating the balloon.
When did the first passengers flew a balloon?
The first passengers flew a balloon on September 19th 1783. (a ruster, a duck and a sheep)
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Also, the plan was for the compromised PC to be cloned. I assume that means that it would be trusted as if it was your home PC so that the hacker would not be challenged with security questions.Mudpuppy wrote:That botnet uses stolen credentials from keylogging malware to break into the accounts, not password cracking. It more emphasizes the previous threads on having a dedicated machine for investment purposes than anything to do with passwords. Once you have been compromised with a keylogger, it doesn't matter what the password policy is or how complex the password is, the game has already been lost.magellan wrote:Cyber-security reporter Brian Krebs posted on his blog today about a new botnet that's believed to be targeting investment accounts, instead of the more typical bank accounts that these criminal enterprises usually go after.
This doesn't change anything in terms of what we've been discussing in this thread, but it does drive home that point that the threat is real and probably growing.
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JimBrian Krebs wrote:"The last victim we documented was November 30, 2012, so it shows there has been activity subsequent to his posting," Sherstobitoff said. "Our research indicates the operation has been in the planning stages for months."
Sherstobitoff posits that vorVzakone most likely intended to hire botmasters who already had access to substantial numbers of login credentials for the U.S. financial institutions targeted in the scheme. As detailed in a screen shot published on this blog in early October, there are some banks you'd expect to see on the list — Bank of America, Capital One and Suntrust, for example — but many of the targets of Project Blitzkrieg are in fact investment banks, such as American Funds, Ameritrade, eTrade, Fidelity, OptionsExpress, and Schwab.
Of course, this was just talk on a newsgroup, not a report about an actual attack, so there was skepticism on the matter.


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The last time kaleidoscopic photographer Yuri Tuma had a solo show at Butter Gallery it was a packed house. This time expect no less. Tuma's new show is called "Garden," and it is filled with unearthly delights. See for yourself this Saturday night.
Saturday night marks the opening of your second Butter Gallery solo show. Can you give us some details please? The title of the show is "Garden" and it will run at Butter Gallery from Sept. 11 through Oct.2. I will be showcasing about 26 photographs with a chance of a couple of last minute surprises.
Why did you title it "Garden"? The "Garden" show is about gardening the mind. Just like with plants, our mind needs soil, seeds and care. Planting our brain with seeds of perspective and cultivating it with knowledge as well as understanding will result in the never ending blossom of infinity. One can find sense in infinity looking at a perfectly symmetrical object or creation for there is no end and no beginning. By presenting a visual infinite I hope to awaken not only my mind but also other's minds to the power of awareness as the fertilizer of the mind.
Being with Butter has gotta be a boon to your career. How'd you connect with gallery owner Paco De La Torre? I first met Paco at Joey's where I work. After he'd come through the restaurant's door a few times we started talking about art and his then-brand new gallery. I had mentioned to him I was an artist and showed him one of my photos. He became curious and we went for a beer and from that beer the rest is history. I have been made at home at Butter. Paco has a vision for his gallery and for his artists, and he is extremely dedicated to making his vision happen -- and very successfully so, too. Paco creates a true sense of team between him and his artists, and the chemistry works. Being part of the Butter family is an extreme honor and privilege I am always thankful for. Paco is a mentor and a friend.
You've said that the idea behind your work is to "achieve some kinda confusion." What do you mean? I believe confusion can only happen when the viewers allow themselves to be open to a different meaning of what they are looking at. It is during that very quick and immediate moment of allowance that new information can enter without any premeditated concept and remain pure. So in a way, confusion is somewhat of a method of communication I try to achieve through my work. Confusion is a friend.
It's true a lot of folks are somewhat puzzled by your pieces, if only for the fact that they can't be pigeon-holed a pure photography. What sort of process to you employ? Ultimately my creations could be achieved digitally and/or manually through a dark room. I employ a method that could most easily be described and understood as "mirroring". It is only after I find the perfect initial point (the original photo which remains untouched throughout) that I can employ my method and puzzle the pieces together.
It seems you're guided by some kinda inner kaleidoscope. Is that even close? [It is] so close I believe my inner kaleidoscope became even clearer. When I am out taking photos and finding inspiration I think of what something could be rather than what it is. If there is any confusion to my work, it is because I am not confused at all. When I first started using the mirroring method my inner kaleidoscope was a bit rusty and the lens a bit dusty. Through the years and with much practice I was able to polish it up a bit and achieve a more sophisticated symmetry.
Confusion and kaleidoscopes aside, what other things are inspiring to you? Awareness, different perspectives and acceptance. Or is it different perspectives, awareness and then acceptance? Or maybe it is acceptance, awareness and then different perspectives. Not sure yet, but I am always looking inside and out to find those three things united for its everywhere around and inside of us.
Miami's art scene is beyond burgeoning. Are there any local artists whose work you particularly dig? Choreographer/performer Rosie Herrera and visual artist Rick Falcon are it. Rosie can perfectly match a moment of seriousness and joy almost spontaneously with her creations. I find her method to be very unique because it is a simultaneous mélange of cabaret theater with her classical and contemporary dance training. During her piece "Various Stages of Drowning" I was never sure if I should laugh or cry, and for that I am a true fan and admirer. Her and her troop of amazing dancers and artists, including Liony Garcia and Rudi Goblin, will perform at the Arsht Center beginning of next year.
The second artist I mentioned is Rick Falcon. Rick beautifully paints innocence and naiveté with a man's man hand in a way I haven't experienced before. It is a calming and charmingly beautiful experience to look at Falcon's surrealistic oil paintings. I am proud to say he is a fellow artist at Butter Gallery and his new solo show will open in October.
What's coming up for Yuri Tuma? Next for Yuri Tuma is mirroring to achieve the perfect asymmetry.
NiteTalk: Mirroring Imagist Yuri Tuma Gets Buttered Up
The last time kaleidoscopic photographer Yuri Tuma had a solo show at Butter Gallery it was a packed house. This time expect no less. Tuma's new show is called "Garden," and it is filled with unearthly delights. See for yourself this Saturday night.


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This week in the magazine, David Brooks writes about how the new sciences of human nature can help make sense of a life. His new book, "The Social Animal," will be published by Random House in March. Today Brooks answered readers' questions in a live chat. A transcript of their discussion follows.
DAVID BROOKS: Good afternoon. Welcome to my first ever live chat. (The ones I do with Gail Collins over at the Times are actually carved in granite and then transposed digitally by interns.)
Let me say by way of introduction that the piece that appeared in this week's New Yorker is an excerpt from a book called "The Social Animal," coming out March 8 (but even now available for preorder). I got into this subject while trying to figure out why so many kids are dropping out of high school, against all rational incentives.
This took me quickly into research into early childhood, which took me into other research about the brain and psychology. Once immersed in that I did several years of reading and interviewing which opened up an incredible field, the revolution in consciousness that I briefly describe in the piece.
In the world of ideas, this is where the action is. I'm not a science writer, but all of us have to begin to understand how research of the mind is going to change how we view ourselves, how we raise our children, how we conduct our politics and so on and so on.
QUESTION FROM RONW: OK, if philosophy and theology are dead, and psychoanalysis is on it's deathbed, what discipline is going to come along as a practicable aid to human decision-making?
DAVID BROOKS: I wouldn't say philosophy and theology are dead. Brain science doesn't invent new philosophies but it helps remind us which of our existing philosophies are more true. I'd say this body of research reminds us that David Hume, Adam Smith and others who emphasized that we are social, sentimental creatures were right and Descartes and others who believed that we are rational creatures were wrong. We assign value to things through emotions. They are not the enemy of reason but its foundation.
QUESTION FROM PELIN ARINER: Dear Mr. Brooks, I was very touched by the quotation from the neuroscientist in your article. His definition of happiness correlates deeply with my own, and I love the way he defines us as organisms in a sea of information… So I would like to ask if we have you to thank for these insightful definitions, or if in fact they have a non-imaginary source whom you could direct me to. Thank you in advance. Pelin Ariner Paris, France
DAVID BROOKS: Thank you. Those words were written by me and put into the mouth of an imaginary character, but I do think there is a wide body emphasizing the centrality of social connections. We are incredibly permeable. The controversial theory of mirror neurons suggests that we actually recreate in our own minds what we see around us. When we see a car chase in a movie, our brain reacts, a bit, as if it is in the chase. This is where sympathy and empathy might come from.
We're wired to connect. One technical but brilliant book on this subject is "I Am A Strange Loop" by Douglas Hofstadter.
QUESTION FROM JOYCE DADE: How will our young people, the next generation and the ones close to these young people, how can they be helped to surmount the challenges of our global and regional times?
DAVID BROOKS: I think they're way ahead. I'd say many of us boomers grew up in the age of the two individualist revolutions. The social revolution of the 1960s and the economic revolution of the 1980s. As Mark Lilla has argued, both emphasized the liberation of the individual. But today's young grow up in a densely networked world. There's some controversy about whether their online networks add or detract from social face-to-face networks. I think on balance they add.
Our education system lags.
QUESTION FROM PHILW: What has changed in the upper middle class culture since you wrote Bobos in Paradise. And what has stayed the same?
DAVID BROOKS: The financial crisis first and foremost. This hasn't changed the basic social logic—that people who get good grades now make a lot of money. But it has soured many people on consumption and the emphasis on self.
It's doesn't hurt that many boomers are now in the age when ambition wanes and they seek what Erik Erikson called "generativity"—seeking meaning by paving the way for the next generation.
QUESTION FROM ROLAND: To what extend was the piece meant as a joke?
DAVID BROOKS: Probably not as much as you might have taken it. I used to call my style comic sociology, which meant taking serious research and coating it with humor and social observation to make it more fun to read.
In this article and in the book I take this another step by creating characters. I did that to show how the research applies in concrete situations. I also did it to show agency. Much brain research treats humans as the passive hosts of these processes. But people act and choose, and by creating characters you can show how individual will and unconscious mechanisms go together.
Funny thing. In my first draft for the book, the characters were stick figures. But every reader wanted them fleshed out, wanted the novelistic parts expanded.
That's because we think in story. It's just way more powerful.
QUESTION FROM GUEST: There are evolutionary psychology references in your piece. To what extent do you think that technology's tendency to isolate us from the basic human activities which evolution has caused us to find satisfying is responsible for societal problems?
DAVID BROOKS: I guess I'd say that as technology has gotten more intrusive evolutionary psychology has become more prominent, so I don't see a necessary tension. We're animals but not only animals. Michael Gazzaniga has a great book called "Human" on this subject.
Personally, I find the evolutionary psychologists very persuasive on things like mating decisions. I find them less persuasive on other things. I don't think the desire to pass on genes is a very persuasive explanation for why New York is the way it is, or the way Paris is the way it is. There are other things going on.
QUESTION FROM KATIE: If this research applies to all socioeconomic classes (as you stated in the article), and your interest was sparked by a concern for high school dropouts, why open the piece with [and limit its scope to] a description of the "Composure Class?"
DAVID BROOKS: Good question. This is an excerpt from a larger book. Much of the book is actually about people in poverty and those who live in disorganized homes. One reason so many kids drop out of high school is that they live in communities under so much stress that they don't develop secure attachments in the early years of life. They don't know how to use teachers as tools for learning when they get to school.
Another reason is that if you grow up in a home where actions don't lead to predictable consequences, you don't develop strategies to control your impulses. School will be very frustrating.
These and many, many other factors are unconscious. Some children lack tools to see their course in the world in far-sighted ways. Just introducing school vouchers won't change that. You have to have nurse-home partnerships, early childhood education, mentoring programs and so on. People learn from people they love.
QUESTION FROM SARA: As a non-scientist, what did you find most challenging about writing an article/book that involves some rather large and in-depth scientific concepts?
DAVID BROOKS: Another good question. I learned I'm not a science writer. I'm not very good at describing how something is happening. I try to describe "So What?"
That means I don't get into what region of the brain some event is taking place in. But if you take the scientific work you can figure out what it means for the rest of us.
This can be very practical. For example, if you know that most processing is below the level of awareness, you learn the value of sleep. You're brain is working on it anyway.
If you want to make a really complicated decision—like buying furniture, which is tremendously complicated—it's best to look at the furniture, occupy your mind with something else, and then go with your gut. Unconsciously, you'll have processed the right answer.
QUESTION FROM SHARON C: I am a philosopher and have come to believe, as you suggest here, that we are sentimental and social creatures. But I also think that the way reason and sentiment have been treated as dichotomous is flawed. I think this except from your book shows this rather nicely with science (reason) provided a path back to sentiment. What do you think the role of reason is for sentimental animals?
DAVID BROOKS: This is exactly right. I would refer to Antonio Damasio who argues that emotion assigns value to things. Your sentiments react with various degrees of positive or negative affect. But it is still up to the rational mind to sort out the competing sentiments, and as Henry James said, to direct the attention from one thing to another.
QUESTION FROM DEBRAE: How do you respond to those who may suggest that your summary of some recent psychological science yields a trite kind of "received wisdom," "scientific platitudes," or cant?
DAVID BROOKS: All I can say is writing this book had a profound influence on how I see the world, and I suspect people who read this research will not find it trivial. Let's stick to my day job—covering politics and policy.
After the Soviet Union fell, we sent in economists with privatization plans. We were blind the central role played by the lack of social trust in Russia. similarly in Iraq, the Bush administration believed that if they changed the governing institutions, they would change the society. They were blind to the nature of the social connections.
This research reminds us that it is the quality of the information loops that interpenetrate minds that matters most. Our entire public policy process is built on the image of people as utility maximizing rational creatures. That is a false view of human nature.
QUESTION FROM MICHAEL CHOROST: I was very struck by the quasi-Buddhist tone of the piece—how it defines satisfaction as coming from being enmeshed in something larger than ourselves. Does the Internet help or hurt that? Does digital connectedness lead to that enmeshment you speak of?
DAVID BROOKS: Neuroscientists tend to be a hard-headed lot. But they have profound respect for Buddhism and meditation. The philosophy and the practice are deeply consonant with their research findings.
To generalize, I'd say the easter way of looking at collectives has many advantages over the western, more individualized viewpoints.
I take a benign view of digital connectedness. I notice in most young people's lives, Facebook and such doesn't replace normal dating or hanging out, it just facilitates it.
QUESTION FROM DEBRAE: Why are you dabbling in this field? An attempt to catapult conservatives out of the Stone Age? It's okay to read "science"?
DAVID BROOKS: I'm not sure you'll ever grant that conservatives can be out of the stone age. I'm not sure that the implications of this work can be defined as left or right. As E.O. Wilson found out, sometimes they crash against the beliefs of some on the left—the idea that we are blank slates who can be perfected by social change. They also violate some views on the right—the myth of the self-made man who creates his own wealth by individual effort.
QUESTION FROM CARLA: Do you believe our brainwaves can be optimized by companies like Brain State Technologies?
DAVID BROOKS: Let me say something generally about neuroscience and the manipulation of behavior. We should all be skeptical. A few years ago there was research purporting to show that scientists could distinguish liberals from conservatives by looking at an fMRI scan. It's nonsense.
The brain is remarkably complex. Our understanding is just beginning. The scans produce pretty pictures, but the practical results are still in the early phases.
In researching this book, I found psychological research more helpful than neuroscience research. It's still hard to connect the level of the synapse to the level of behavior. There are many steps in between.
QUESTION FROM DONCLARDY: Amusing article. The working class doesn't have as many choices as the couple in your article. How do most people need to retrench their thinking about spouse choice? Is the earning-model for husbands dead—-will guys who can get by on less ascend? Does the answer depend on where you think the middle class is going in the next 30 years?
DAVID BROOKS: I don't think people of any class are prepared for this marriage decision. For example, IQ does not correlate with marital stability. Smart people have as many divorces as dumb people.
The challenge for people with high school degrees is different and it has to do with social norms. These are another way other people penetrate and shape our unconscious minds—by communicating social norms.
Many Americans now live in areas were marriage has dropped from the life script. It is no longer assumed that you will get married before having kids. So the number of people who don't marry is rising and the number of kids born before marriage is rising astronomically.
People with college degrees live Ozzie and Harriet lives, with incredibly high marriage rates and low divorce rates. People with high school degrees or less live very different lives, with high out of wedlock birth rates.
This is the biggest social divide. It comes from many causes, but one is that social norms have diverged without us noticing.
QUESTION FROM SABRINA: I enjoyed the article very much, thank you. For your book, what do you hope people take from it?
DAVID BROOKS: I hope they will come away with an entirely different viewpoint on life, as I did in the course of writing it. This viewpoint starts by appreciating all the many things that happen unconsciously every second of every day. it also means looking at the space between people rather than just at the conscious decisions that take place inside people. it means having more respect for the suppleness of emotions.
In the book I go into more detail about the implication for business and politics and education.
QUESTION FROM GUEST: So would you also say, that schools actually need a different way of examination and maybe of measuring intelligence? Or mainly a different way of teaching?
DAVID BROOKS: They need to realize that intelligence is a very small part of human flourishing. Social awareness is another part, and this does not correlate with intelligence. Mental virtue is another part: are you able to calibrate the strength of your opinions to the strength of the evidence; are you able to doubt yourself.
Schools need to spend more time building the emotional relationship between the teacher the pupils. They also need to understand the relationship between reach and reciprocity.
There is a natural rhythm to learning. there have to be phases when you laboriously master the facts of a field. These have to be lodged in the brain, so they can restructure the way people see the world. (Economists learn to think like economists). But then there have to be periods of riotous free play when two different worldviews clash inside the cranium—when economic crashes into literature for example—like two galaxies crashing into each other.
Creativity comes when two mind-spaces meld. And the creativity burbles up unconsciously and then emerges with the force, how shall I put this, or an orgasm.
There's a fine book called "On Certainty" about this process when unconscious processes finally produce that feeling we get when a bright idea explodes into consciousness.
QUESTION FROM DEBRAE: We're sentimental until we're ruthless.
DAVID BROOKS: One of the frustrations about the modern world is that we don't even have a good vocabulary to describe our state. The word sentiment now sounds mushy, like a Hallmark card. it should apply to those emotions that course through us every second.
Sentiment is not mushy. I read research just yesterday indicating that this little neuropeptide oxytocin surges in our brain during moments when we are cuddling or having sex. It seems like such a nice chemical.
But it also makes us more hostile to people in outgroups, toward those we are competing against. I saw some social neuroscience research showing that the brain responds one way when members of our own group gets a jab with a pin, but it responds differently when a member of another group gets jabbed.
To say we are sentimental is not to say we're nice.
QUESTION FROM OLEG VILCHIS: Aló David, my question would be; what do you think make a field of study described with the tagged science? Is it the pragmatism around the knowledge, or the use of a rational steps to make an investigation, I guess what i¿m trying to imply is that history could be a science, even when it has no labs, vs the "hard" science. Thanks.
DAVID BROOKS: That's a deep question. I guess it has to do with the method used, the evidence-based testing process.
I don't think history will every be a science because history will never be reduced to law-like behavior. We are to unpredictable. I think this work will change economics most of all.
Economists sometimes do try to reduce behavior to law-like predictability. But this work shows that people respond differently to different primes, to different contexts even from one moment to the next. We possess multiple selves that are aroused by different circumstances.
I suspect economics will be more like history in a few decades, or sooner.
QUESTION FROM DAVID R.: This article comes at a very interesting moment on the heels of the WSJ "Chinese Mother" article by Amy Chua. You sketch out a very different path to happiness, and I would argue, by extension, success.
DAVID BROOKS: Yes, I've just read her book. Her emphasis (though the book is complex) is on rationally controlling your kids lives. Organizing them around preordained goals, like getting straight As or winning music contests.
I'd say that getting straight As is cognitively demanding, but nowhere near as demanding as knowing how to navigate a boardroom full of people or a class reunion. That takes incredibly complicated mental competence. We should raise our kids to be ready for those situations too.
They'll be happier, aside from anything else.
This is where I will end it. It has been a mad dash. My fingers are bloody stumps bouncing on on the keyboard. But it has been oddly fun. My mirror neurons can't read you guys on the other side of the intertubes, so I hope it's been mildly interesting for you too.
THE NEW YORKER: Thank you David, and thanks to readers as well.
QUESTION FROM T.MATTHEW.DUNN: Thanks David. Great chat.
QUESTION FROM HELEN KROWICKY: Most enjoyable, Mr. Brooks!
Illustration: Philippe Petit-Roulet


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Still have more to post about Day 3 related racing stuff but just been full out and its not getting any easier
Wont be able to post the Tri-star stuff as they want their marketing staff to approve it but that will be an interesting update when the time comes.
Today was VERY frustrating as twice I've had my pic taken = and now twice fuzzy comes out. They don't listen when you say "no auto focus function !!"
Met Steve Garvey in the meet and great and while cordial I could tell he was pressed for time. He did not stop much to do anything.
Participants were unable to get too close and were herded like cattle thru a line of about 250+ people= but because Beckett Media is sorta my bosses stole an extra few seconds to get an auto to go with the picture. Helps knowing bosses !!
If [MENTION=4047]mrmopar[/MENTION] needs to I'll scan it or he can email me at my firstname.lastname@example.com addy
Its on the Hotels letterhead they gave all of us for writing stuff down.
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I am the Garvey collector. I finally got to meet him in 2001, after a 20+ year wait after the first near miss, a story I have told a few times online. He is not a large man in person, but then again just about everyone is small when you are 6'5".
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Dang, just thinking about it. I was set to meet Garvey in 1980, at a May Store appearance in the LA area. He left the signing before we got to him, which disappointed the crap out of young me! 21 years later, I finally got the chance. I have shared the photo, but as i looked for it and thought about that time gap, it occured to me that it is fast approaching that amount of time having passed since it did happen. it's been 18 years since that photo was taken. Garvey is no spring chicken any more, he'll be 71 this December, but he still looks good for his age even if he is a little blurry.
He is sitting at a table and I took a knee next to the table for the photo.
This is a cool thread. Thanks Jeff for blogging away during your trip!
Collecting Roberto Alomar. Over 4000 unique cards, but always looking for those I'm missing!
Now that the shows over I'll be trying to slow down for 5 minutes and talk more about the experiences. Still on DAY 3 which was busy to say the least. A few days ago I posted this set up picture of what turned out to be the remarkable sports artwork of artist Isaac " Ike" Rodriguez
Thanks to Erik for providing some background on his hobby participation locally. I can tell you if you own a shop-- or have the space- commission this guy. The in depth work he does is amazing. I did give him "constructive" remarks on his Bagwell ( sorta overdid Jeff's Popeye forearms) but otherwise-- WOW !!
I spent show time telling other dealers to check out his stuff-- good hobby shop material. While expensive-- which artwork can be-- its well within the range of most hobby participants if they save for 6-12 months. And easily affordable to those who earn enough to afford splurges on hobby stuff regularly. The few I had interest in all were in the $1000-1500 range and some he had autographed by the athlete.
While the show mostly had sports works he also does individualized items ( see below)
A few of his works are below. You can find him a variety of ways
www.ikesartstudio.com is his website and he's on Twitter (@IKERODRIGUEZ) Facebook ( /IKE.RODRIGUEZ) and Instagram (IZAK1976)
Here he is below pictured below ( far left ) with Alex Soriano of Beckett (computer facing Alex), Ted Barker of Beckett and another vendor I wont name
And along the lines of personal items-- check out a commissioned work of Nate Washington and family ( NFL player for Steelers/Titans/Texans)
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OK folks some remarks about the experiences with JANYCE MABRAN of Tri-Star. I'll hopefully be getting some answers back from TriStar about the packaged goods related questions I had. Before I put my name on selling anything I want assurances on how its obtained and the authenticity of the item. Packaged goods sold at retail locales- or online which is my main industry presence- is essentially me representing something I am not involved in originally obtaining. Last thing I want is a ) my hobby integrity or honesty called into question and b) my reputation dragged thru the mud because I decided to sell someones product line that had false or fraudulent products.
Its been nothing but negative headlines recently for the sports memorabilia segment of the hobby with accusations of forged and / or authenticated items.. Along those lines how does Tri-Star Productions as a company combat the authenticity questions ?? What steps are taken to insure whats being offered will pass the authenticity tests ?? These are questions she couldn't answer directly ( was at the show basically just to pimp the product lines and offer sell sheets). Every single person I encountered had similar questions as well.
Many of the product lines are below. As you can see== particularly with the PLATINUM, YANKEE DYNASTY and TOM BRADY series-- I had answers I could not get.
How to contact them is easily seen on the sheet and I have her email should anyone be interested in direct packaged goods purchase from them instead of resellers
I'll pass on selling these items until my questions are appropriately responded to by TriStar first.
As I posted the other Day we had that Racing forum on Day 3. After that forum I spent soeme time talking with the guys from Lionel Racing. Pictured below are John Strizzi (Direct of Sales) on the left and John Bickford (Director of Distributors) on the right with a female I won't ID. Stupid phone doesn't have autofocus- fuzzy as usual
I was struck of course by how similar the racing guys are to baseball cards collectors. We collect things we love and of course these folks do as well. The major difference between us however is level of access. In baseball how often you get to go to the locker room ?? How about to the dugout or bullpen ?
How often to the private conference area? Cafeteria the employees use? In NASCAR these folks can walk into any pit row area and see their drivers . They can view the garage staff, observe them, and can talk to drivers directly. Unreal amount of access. Little wonder why they travel to see their guys/gals.
Did you know that like the serial numbers on our cards die cuts also are limited production runs? Of course. Did you also know they have DIN ?? Whats that- a DIN? Well like the VIN number of a vehicle each production item thats limited carries with it a way of identifying that particular vehicle and its specific serial number. If you want to buy the item and put pics of it online you have to possess the "keys" to doing so. The DIN serves the purpose especially when building their online visual display "garage". Without it no one would know the identity in your garage or when you tried selling.
Below were a bunch of the items they showed me available. I was struck by how many of these items I "impulse" purchased way back when due to food connections. They wouldn't let me buy either of these-- trust me I was all over anything food related at this show.
Anyways below is a car from their " Elite" series . They wouldn't let me buy it either ( figures) but let me tell ya I'm an M&M collector junkie got all sorts of stuff. The difference in the "Elite" series shown below compared to the base level is not only in the type of materials used but the quality of reproduction.
If the vehicle for instance is a race winner- which this one was- the ACTUAL condition in Victory Lane is reproduced. And I do not mean a simple reproduction. If the driver peeled out, blew a tire, and the quarter panel below off-guess what? Reproduced "exactly"- hows that for detail ?? Everything- stickers, dents, tires, windows , flaps etc, etc- dirt that sprayed, oil that came off and marred the surface-- its ALL included
Unbelievable amount of stuff no wonder the NASCAR loving families enjoy it.
Construction quality, differences in reproduction quality of key parts etc varies from the Elite series to the Base series. In the base series plastic instead of metal was used. Sort of like a high end card is totally different than some base issue. The parallels were astounding and interesting between these die casts and sports cards- very interesting for me to learn new stuff
You can find them here at https://www.lionelracing.com/ or on Twitter @Lionel_Racing
Interesting stuff
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If you can send me that pic. Have an idea in mind to go with the below and may do a custom
My email of course as always email@example.com
And here is a better pic of Garvey with some of the Beckett staff I had to take the picture of course
I'll post more about Day 4 and Day 5 when I can I've whittled 1626 emails down to a mere 400+ should be caught up by Monday
Okay on Day 4 of the Summit there basically were just a few connections I needed to make and of the two athletes who were going to show on Tuesday ( Steve Garvey and Dave Dravecky) sadly I could only attend 1 in the morning ( Garvey) as I had to work Tuesday night so Dravecky was completely out. I've already posted about that Garvey experience so I'll discuss my added meetings
The first vendor I met up with was UNCANNY BRANDS. We were doing a "Meet The Industry" tour and I popped into the Uncanny Brands presentation. If you can I'd encourage folks to stop over on their website or facebook or twitter pages. The main guy is Joshua Fink. The website is here https://uncannybrands.com/ or Facebook "UncannyBrands" or on Twitter @uncannybrands
Anyways during the meeting learned about the newly signed MLB / NHL / NBA / NFL and other sports agreements they had in place to market numerous items. They generally concentrate on toys, appliances and limited edition collectibles. You probably have seen them all over the place as Pangea Brands
They are in Walmart, Amazon, Kohls, and many other mass retailers. As the pic below shows it can be anything from a Darth Vader Star Wars toaster to various other items from Kiss., Marvel , or other sports / entertainment genres. The Darth Vader toaster reminded me of one I'd seen at a Sam's Club event I thought was cool to own
The items Josh ( the bald guy) brought to the show were stuffed mascots , players, keychains etc = and the item that was most interesting to me were the unique prints. Each print was coordinated direct with an artist. Depending on order volume only a certin amount was allowed to be produced .The highest # I saw was 300 with most basic orders being 100 or less in order for the print to garner the most attention and earn sellers more money. Below is the Lebron print # to 300 I was provided as a freebie for my private meeting-- which I thanked him profusely for of course
Overall loved learning about a market segment I hadn't really thought much about. After seeing the dizzying array of items he sells and knowing how many I'd seen at various chains I'd say they do fairly well business wise !! As you can see they deal with Phenom Gallery for many artist recreations
I have more but will discuss those tomorrow at my energy limit. Includes the Leaf Meeting I had and the 2 minute meeting with Southern Hobby.There were several vendors I never got around to even starting conversations with for various reasons
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A quick note on Day 4 morning session 2-- I won't bore you with the Ultra Pro meeting not much to show you know what they look like
Their rep was really clueless on tHE questions I had. Believe someone else should have been sent I knew more than he did sadly
Anyways I did spot an item I haven't seen much of- a BLACK BORDER game used holder ( 130 and 180pt were available as well)
While I've seen them on the thin cards this was my first experience on thicker game used
Really makes these white 2003 Leaf Certifieds POP !!! So if you weren't aware Ultra Pro has those available now you are
For those colored one-touches is it both pieces that are colored? I figured they could just produce a colored lid/top portion because that would fit any other size. They could sell packs of just lids and people would probably gobble them up
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When I get more time I'll post on Day 5 meeting with Leaf , my observations of the show, and show off the Leaf gift ( thank you Brian). Would have talked with him but he was surrounded by a bunch of dealers all show up to the end so I passed will try and hook up sometime he has 15 minutes. Had a series of questions I wanted to ask.
OK folks finally got more free time to close off the Summit. Day 5 was a standard breakfast and wrap up with Brian Gray from Leaf wrapping up. Brian talked about a host his products in a staccato voice and you needed to pay attention as the man flies when he's on a roll
Below is a pic you should save- Brian in a suit jacket. The mans more comfortable like the rest of us in jeans and short sleeve shirts. Took the pic cause its not often you see him dressed up nor does he sit still for long folks the mans always moving. Didn't see him sit all show He was always meeting with folks and let's just say Leaf's in no danger of going under.
The one remark he did spend some time on- and one I personally felt was lacking all Summitt- was the need for hobby shops & dealers to accentuate the positive. Like the rest of society the hobby spends a lot of wasted time on negativity instead of promoting why its a hobby to enjoy. I was impressed with his detailed
grasps of the main issues and have to say he scored some personal brownie points. Below he discussed some of the upcoming products his company would be producing and while these pics don't do them justice they are very nice mock ups. He also discussed the holiday rewards program amongst other hobby shop items of interest. All in all one of the better presentations. The man even admitted you give him a prepared product = he's the King of Repacks. Honest to the nth degree
One of the things I have to do as someone on both sides of many equations ( buyer / seller , dealer / customer, manufacturer / user to name a few) I have to separate out my personal feelings towards people and concentrate on solely what the business side of things brings to the table. One thing I'll give the man he's PASSIONATE. He's honest, and he's gruff, and he's arrogant and he's a whole lots of personal turnoffs to many people-- all of which get ignored by me . I could care less what personality anyone brings to the business table. His business acumen is top notch and he's someone who can self-promote a la the late Al Rosen. I like the business side of him and he was so busy all show I couldn't get 15 minutes of his time. He's aware of what he is to the hobby, where his products fit in, how he fits into the market and how he can help the hobby
I'd love to spend some time speaking directly to him without all the show distractions. Once his presentation was over the crush began for freebie city. I waited- not one to care much for what freebies I get handed.
If its free I'm okay with it. I'll bust it over in my Box Break section rather than double post it here.
Many dealers / show folks left before Weds- oh well it was a great show
All of Brians Leaf freebies were show produced 1/1 labeled-- nice gift and personally I was grateful for any freebie== thanks Brian for your generosity !!
One final note is my limited time and lack of advance preparation made it a show that was maybe 50% satisfying. I'd have like to have prepared better personally and not been forced to chose between work / attending sessions. Next year I'll plan better for it.
Box break section in a few I'll bust that freeebie Summit box
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I know my deficits. What are my strengths?
When I was growing up, there wasn't a lot of positive reinforcement. Most of the leadership in my family was commenting on the negative behavior and challenging symptoms of my struggle to mitigate my own stress and anxiety. My maladaptive coping skills led to a serious love-affair with cocaine and vodka, which in turn created a lot of personal and professional wreckage.
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Don't you love those embarrassing stories in magazines where people submit their crazy real life tales, and you suddenly feel so much better about your own missteps?
No? Did I lose you at "magazines"? You remember magazines (pronounced MAG-UH-ZEENS). They're those things with famous people on them, and they stare at you while you checkout at the grocery store. Some of them even tell you you're fat with headlines like, "5 ways to lose those 40 lbs." And then a photoshopped celebrity shoots lasers out of their abs as your Lean Cuisine and quart of Rocky Road ice cream get scanned. How dare they mock us at checkout.
Well, apparently, we're all missing out.
She needs to seriously get her shit together. Or learn plumbing, immediately.
If I were in that situation, I probably would've tried to:
a) shove it all down the sink, bit by bit with a Q-tip. And then pour his entire bottle of cologne or shampoo or body wash down the sink with it.
b) wrap it up and throw it out the window with a post-it attached reading, "This is dog poop. Really."
c) leave it, as is, and write CALL ME on a bunch of toilet paper and throw it on top of the poop.
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Scam Letter(s) from Natalia to Jose (Spain)
Letter 1
I have received today your letter, and I was very strongly happy. I very strongly wish to learn
About you it is more. But I do not know from what to begin. I have seen yours profile, and you
To me has liked. I hope, that to you too I like.
I not so well write on English. But I hope, that you understand me.
I as wish to tell about myself more. My name is Natalya. To me
Now 30 years and I live one in mine to apartment.
The city in which I live, is called Novocheboksarsk . I work as the seller of perfumery.
It is small shop in the centre of our city. I work there and
I help people to make a cosmetics choice. My work is pleasant to me, because I can help
To people. To me like, when I see their happy persons.
Very many girls come with their guys and I sometimes envy them.
As to me 30 years, and I yet was not married, and I have no children!
I have started to use Internet recently. After at us
There was a cafe Internet in a city. I at first did not think of it. But
Has decided to try. After my girlfriend Luda has advised to me to take advantage of it.
It already married and it is happy. I as wish to be happy.
That you would wish to learn about me??? Ask me, and I am obligatory
To you to answer. I hope, that you will send the photos also. I
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Tell to me. What it is pleasant to you in women? What character? That
She should be able? I very much would wish to know.
I hope, that tomorrow I again will receive your letter and your photo. I will be
Very to wait. You will not forget to write me the letter? I hope, that
I very much wait......
Your new girlfriend Natalya
Letter 2
Forgive. Forgive me, I ask you, do not take offence at me. I do not know how to tell. I do not know what to speak. To me it is very bad, forgive..................
I do not know from what to begin, I do not know what to tell to you. I promised to you yesterday, that I will arrive, and that all our dreams become a reality. I very much want it. I wish to be with you, and I wish to embody all our dreams in a reality.
It is necessary nothing for me, only you and your love. I wish to be only with you for ever.
I do not have words. On my eyes of tear. I feel very badly because promised to you and I can not make it. I went to Travel agency and have learnt trip cost. At me hardly heart has not stopped, when I have learnt cost.
A trip very expensive. I do not know how to make it and as me to arrive to you. I promised, that I will arrive, but it turns out, so I cannot make it.
Iit is very a shame to me before you. I thought, that a trip not such expensive. But when I have learnt that it is necessary to make, was in a shock. I have learnt, that it is necessary to do, what documents to make out and have learnt approximate cost of all of it.
These are very big money.
Forgive me, I ask you to forgive me..............
I am far from you and I not can to arrive, I can not make you happy, I can not present to you the caress and love. I have no so much money, and I do not represent where I can to find them.
I wish to be with you, and even that between us also the distance does not frighten me. I ask you only about one. Do not leave me. Do not leave me one. I wish to be with you, I do not know how to fulfil the promise, but I ask you not to leave me.
I have met you, I have understood, that you that man with whom I wish to be for ever. And I do not wish to lose you, the man of the dream.
Forgive me, forgive, but I cannot be with you now.
I ask you, understand me.
Sincerely and yours faithfully and love,
Yours and only yours for ever Natalya
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This is something I've thought about for a while but completely forgot in my last post. The common thinking with the pricing for the new models would be to just replace the 3GS, while bumping the 3GS down to the $99 spot and killing off the 3G.
My crazy thinking is that there's a possibility they'll kill off the 3GS too. I figure one reason the 3G survived for so long was that it looked identical to the 3GS. The new one probably isn't going to look anything like it.
They've done similar stuff before, like keeping the old white MacBook around when the unibody model first came out, or shipping G4 towers for a while when the G5 came out (for customers that needed to boot OS 9), but shipping different generations of the same product is pretty rare for Apple.
While I don't think it's likely, I figure there's a chance that they come out with a $99 version of the new model.
And one other one that doesn't really matter much for the US, unlocked iPhones…just cause. Hell the iPad is completely unlocked, why not the iPhone too? If they're still standard 3G GSM then there's still no other carrier that could use 3G, but desperate T-Mobile customers may put up with that limitation. It's not like they're Verizon, and the only other thing AT&T would lose out on is their exorbitant international roaming fees (that a lot of people avoid in the first place).