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Even the pro-India mainstream leaders concede that the record low voter turnout in the just-concluded by-election for Srinagar Parliamentary constituency in the Kashmir Valley "is a mathematical proof of our irrelevance" in the current political scenario.
What has changed so drastically in recent years? Why is there "loss of confidence" in mainstream politicians? And, why is their "space shrinking" in Kashmir by their own admissions?
In the words of a pro-India Kashmiri politician, the streets in Budgam district a few days before the bloody by-elections for Srinagar appeared "deserted, abandoned and bombed".
While requesting anonymity, this mainstream politician said, "I felt like a renegade. I could see the indifference in their (people's) eyes."
He was right.
About two weeks before the 9 April by-elections in Srinagar constituency, comprising three districts viz Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam, three civilians were killed in firing by government forces in Budgam. The locals were mourning their dead. They were angry.
I too visited Budgam before and after the by-elections. Thrice.
On my two separate visits to the district, I could sense that not many people would come out to cast their vote on 9 April.
I visited Budgam again, for the third time, after the re-polling in 38 booths on 13 April. Not much had changed except the fact that three civilians were killed before the by-elections and eight more on voting day itself.
On 28 March, government forces in a joint operation had killed a militant identified as Touseef Ahmad Wagay, a resident of south Kashmir's Kulgam district, in Chadoora, Budgam. Such an encounter in Chadoora had happened after a gap of many years.
Touseef Wagay was affiliated with a prominent local rebel outfit, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. For some time, he was undergoing treatment in a house of a local doctor, Shaheen, in Chadoora town, some 17 km from the summer capital of Srinagar.
Blood on the streets
As the operation was still on, some youths from neighbouring localities had gathered outside, at least two km away from the encounter site. They were shouting anti-India slogans. Some of them were also hurling stones at the forces, according to the police.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu & Kashmir Police personnel used force to disperse the protestors. Eventually, three young boys were killed.
One of them was 22-year old Zahid Ganai, a final year B.Sc. student, who also used to lend a helping hand to his father in their gold and cosmetics business. Brother of five sisters, Zahid was a lone son in the Ganai family.
Zahid's family refused to buy the official version of his killing. They said he has never participated in stone pelting.
Abdul Raseed Ganai, Zahid's father, said that "they (government forces) kill innocent people for sport in Kashmir to instil fear."
The family members said that since all the shops were closed owing to the encounter between forces and a lone militant in nearby Chadoora, Zahid was sitting idle at his home. Later, he went out with his friends. They were chatting on the shop front, they said.
A close relative of the slain youth said that the local SOG (Special Operations Group) personnel had directed Zahid and his friends to go home. On their refusal to do so, a heated altercation followed between the SOG personnel and Zahid's friends.
"Without a warning, the SOG personnel fired directly at Zahid," a friend of Zahid alleged.
"Their intention was to kill because if they wanted to save him they could have fired at his legs," Dr Shabir, Zahid's brother-in-law, said.
Seeing Zahid battle for his life in a pool of blood, his friends immediately moved him to a sub-district hospital from where the doctor referred him to Srinagar's SMHS hospital. But it was too late. There, the doctors declared him "brought dead".
Moeen, a class X student and Zahid's cousin, said that he saw no bodily movement in Zahid.
"I took him to the hospital. He breathed his last in my lap."
According to him, Zahid was an adventurous person who would often visit Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and other places for fun.
"Zahid was never interested in politics. He would never discuss local politics either," he said.
As mourners continued to gather at Abdul Raseed Ganai's house on the eighth straight day after Zahid's killing, I asked a few of them about their views on Kashmir's political scenario and the then upcoming by-elections, which were scheduled for 9 April.
"In entire Budgam, there is a deep sense of injustice and anger against the killing of our innocent boys," said one of the mourners.
"No one amongst us will cast vote for any party. We will boycott the elections," said another.
Budgam otherwise is known for decent voter turnout. But, that was not the case this time around. Locals were also annoyed with the Hurriyat Conference's brand of politics.
The united resistance leadership of the Hurriyat had called for a day-long bandh, but Chadoora town and other major areas in the district observed strike for eight days to mourn the killing of three civilians on 28 March.
Apart from Zahid, two other boys namely Aamir Waza and Ishfaq Ahmad from neighbouring areas, Wathoora and Rangreth, were among those killed.
The local shopkeepers' union in Budgam had shut their businesses in protest. All educational institutions were closed down. Traffic too was off the roads.
"They (government forces) can kill anybody. They enjoy impunity. They know that no one can punish them," said a local shopkeeper.
Anyone I talked to in the town was outraged. I also visited the house where government forces had killed the Hizb rebel. The two-storey concrete house he was hiding in was blown into pieces by the forces.
While travelling back to Srinagar, I told my journalist friend from Bangalore that there will be record low voter turnout this election. She nodded in agreement.
All anger, not enough votes
There was 7.14% voting on 9 April in Srinagar and only 2% on the day of re-polling. "You are witnessing political radicalisation in Kashmir because of New Delhi's arrogance," said a pro-India politician who requested anonymity.
"Delhi's treatment of Kashmiris has made people lose confidence in mainstream politics," he added.
On 10 April, a day after the by-elections, I travelled to Dalwan hamlet of Budgam district where two boys were shot dead by government forces on the day of polling.
Dalwan, about 42 km from Srinagar, is a remote village in Chrar-e-Sharief town of Budgam. Ringed by bare willow and walnut trees, Dalwan witnessed no voting. There was eerie silence in the village. Villagers did not come to vote. They were also mourning their dead. The two boys.
One of them was 12-year old Faizan Fayaz Dar.
The day Faizan was killed, his mother Zarifa said that he had a cup of Nun Chai (traditional Kashmiri salted tea) before attending a local seminary for his regular Koran lessons.
Eyewitnesses alleged that Faizan was shot dead by government forces without any provocation while he was returning home with Koran in one hand, and biscuits in the other.
Paramilitary personnel, eyewitnesses alleged, had shot him in the back of his head. They said they heard four shots which rang out of the single-storey, old school building which, according to some, was being pelted with stones thrown by protesters from a hillock above.
"It was a target killing," a local teacher alleged.
A senior security officer while maintaining that "instructions are very clear to our soldiers to exercise maximum restraint" expressed regret over the loss of life. "Loss of life is indeed very tragic. Why should young boys die?" the officer said.
The ones who really pay for war
Zarifa, Faizan's mother, was wailing. Her relatives were trying to console her, but to no avail.
She was repeatedly shrieking, "Myani gobro, myani gobro, kotha tamah oasuy tschei parnuk! (My son, my son, how concerned you were about your studies!)"
She kept asking how she was to look at Faizan's school bag and books now?
"Lagya myani taleem yafta gobro, sarnee sawaalan oasukh jawab divan (Oh my educated son, you would answer every question with ease)," the mother keeps repeating these words.
The son of a farmer Faizan was a darling of the small Dalwan hamlet. His classmate and friend said that Faizan was a very shy boy and loved to play cricket and volleyball.
Fayaz Ahmad Dar, Faizan's father said that "blood of innocents in Kashmir will never go waste".
"We are helpless. But our blood will speak. Kashmiris will succeed one day," he said.
Many angry villagers said that India under Narendra Modi, with the help of some pro-India politicians in Kashmir, was planning to "wipe out Muslims of Kashmir".
Mainstreamisation of right wing politics in mainland India is impacting Kashmir. And hatred for mainstream politicians in Kashmir, seen as Delhi's collaborators, is on the rise.
"As of today, an ordinary Kashmiri feels more alienated, humiliated and sidelined. The element of fear has taken a backseat," a pro-India politician conceded.
"Mainstream politics in Kashmir is at the precipice of complete irrelevance."
The views expressed here are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of the organisation.
Edited by Jhinuk Sen


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Monday, 18 January 2010 04:12 PM
Britain will not copy President Barack Obama's tax on banks that were bailed out by the taxpayer, Treasury chief Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.
Obama is proposing a tax of 0.15 percent on the liabilities of large financial institutions in a bid to recoup at least $90 billion spent rescuing the sector from collapse.
Darling told The Scotsman newspaper that Britain was not considering a similar plan.
"No, we are not," he was quoted as saying. "The Americans are doing something different."
Instead, Britain is imposing one-off 50 percent levy on bank bonuses above 25,000 pounds ($40,700). It has also introduced a new 50 percent tax rate for top earners.
The British government took stakes in the banks it bailed out, forking out some 850 billion pounds in taxpayer money, substantially more than the cost of U.S. intervention. Darling said Britain would recoup the money by selling those stakes at the right time — though he acknowledged that was "some years" away.
On Friday, London Mayor Boris Johnson warned that thousands of high-earning bankers would flee London because of the government's tax on bonuses. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Obama's tax plan poses a similar threat to Wall Street.
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We are currently experiencing trouble with the Redbox movie service. Movies with punctuation in them are currently throwing an error and not returning any results. This is most likely due to security restrictions on their end to prevent unwanted requests. Additionally, they recently changed their service without notification which broke some other functionality regarding title searches and movie results may not display properly.
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Private Health Insurance in the News
The media plays an important role in consumer financial education. Yet the topic of individual health insurance continues to be largely ignored in popular publications In the few publications where it us covered, the coverage does not realistically portray the field. When writers tackle this topic there are often mistakes and misstatements. This article excerpt by Eileen Alt Powell of the Associated Press contains two examples of press coverage problems. originally published in a number of publications including NYTimes.com, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Yahoo! Finance and Houston Chronicle in 2003.
"Every year, millions of Americans who have health insurance through employers lose it for one reason or another: They're laid off, they retire early, they head off to college. Doing without something as basic as health insurance can be risky because an unexpected illness can devastate a family's finances for years. Private policies are available, but finding them takes research and they're often more costly than company group rates."
The fact is that individual insurance is almost
always less costly than group insurance simply because it does not
provide as much coverage, particularly the state-mandated coverage
options. Yet this misconception persists in the media and public
impression. Other evidence shows that the price paid for individual
health insurance is less than half the amount paid by employers on a
cost per applicant basis. Again, the primary reason is that individual
coverage selected by individuals provides a lower level of benefits. Yet
the overall impression that individual insurance is more expensive than
group insurance simply is not true.
Ms. Powell's article continues:
""For someone who loses a job with a
large or mid-size company, the best option is often a COBRA policy, said
Alan R. Ziegler, president of the Society of Financial Service
Professionals, an organization of insurance and benefits specialists and
financial planners. COBRA, which takes its name from the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1986 that created it, allows
workers to continue their employer health care coverage after they've
been laid off or voluntarily left a job, generally for up to 18 months."
In reality, COBRA is seldom the best option as evidenced by the fact that it is selected by less than one in ten people leaving a group insurance plan. Yet here is a financial industry authority used to miscommunicate on a very important topic. While the concept that COBRA is important, it completely misses the point that for the large majority of Americans, it is not a viable option. Even among those who otherwise would wish to select coverage, most cannot afford it, so COBRA is not a viable option. We suspect that the reporter did not fully understand this important point and that perhaps the quote from the industry professional was taken out of context. Almost everyone involved in the health insurance industry is well aware of these limitations of COBRA coverage so it is not reasonable to think that that the president of a professional association would portray COBRA as "the best option.
Some people suggest that the media has a built-in bias toward health care reform and therefore against private health insurance solutions. We reject this argument as an overly simplistic. It is more likely that the media has not tapped into actual data about individual health insurance and relies instead on opinions that seems to confirm their initial hunches about problems in the market. Problems in this market certainly do exist, but the reality is that now there are more affordable health insurance options available to most people than in any time in our previous history.
Industry leaders like MedSave.com will continue to publish information and clarifications on an ongoing basis but industry sources alone are not enough to educate consumers about this important issue. We can only hope that reporters recognize the important differences between perception and reality in the private health insurance markets.


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According to the most recent A+ evaluation, "There is much that the arts can teach us about school reform, and A+ provides a powerful example on which to base these lessons."
The evaluators stated that A+ is a successful comprehensive education reform because it begins with a vision of arts-integrated instruction creating enhanced learning opportunities for all students, and that "other changes in school practice, in areas ranging from assessment to scheduling to parent involvement, radiate out as necessary to achieve that central vision."
The report goes on to say that the A+ approach to school reform used lessons from the arts and focused on the process (learning) not the product (test scores), thus the product emerged as both student achievement and sustainable school reform that supports learning for all students. The arts were key to the sustained changes in teaching approach and in the organizational structure of the schools.
In A+ Schools, arts education is approached in three ways:
- through arts integration – bringing together arts and non-arts objectives to create hands-on, experiential, connected and meaningful learning experiences
- through pure arts education – developing understanding and comfort in the elements, principles, history, processes and works of each art form
- through arts exposure – creating opportunities for students and staff to experience artistic works and performances in both their school and their community
For more information on the value of an education through the arts, check out these resources.
Arts Education Partnership: The Arts Education Partnership provides information and communication about current and emerging arts education policies, issues, and activities at the national, state, and local levels.
New Horizons for Learning: In their "teaching and learning strategies" section, you will find a wealth of topics of interest. In particular, the topic on Arts in Education is full of articles, research and information on the value of arts education.
Americans for the Arts: This national, nonprofit organization is dedicated to advancing the arts in America.
A+ Results
Since 2002, Oklahoma's A+ Schools state-wide network has seen significant achievement. Following a four year partnership of training and support with the North Carolina A+ Schools Program, Oklahoma A+ schools have outperformed their districts and state averages on standardized tests.
"Oklahoma's A+ School network nurtures creativity in every student – and a recent evaluation shows not just that the program increases student achievement but boosts attendance and decreases discipline problems as well." — Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education.
To obtain copies of the OK A+ Schools evaluations, please visit www.okaplus.org.


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Support marathon man Hardeep!
Today's Your Shout is by London Marathon entrant, Hardeep Bath. Hardeep needs your support to raise funds for the Sikhs and World War One project.
If everyone reading this post could give just £3, the cost of a cup of coffee, then he'd reach his target! Please consider donating today here and read on to find out why Hardeep is so passionate about this cause!
Hardeep will be one of the 30,000 or more amateur runners running to raise funds for good causes this Sunday the 21st, at what is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet – runners have raised over £500 million for good causes since the race began in 1981.
Why I support UKPHA
Hardeep has chosen to run for charity the UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA). UKPHA is currently raising funds for a major project to tell the untold story of the massive contribution of Sikhs in World War One.
If you want to support our very own Marathon Man, and help raise funds for this worthy project you can give as much or as little as you wish on his official charity page. To inspire you, here's Hardeep's take on why he's running for UKPHA:
I'm really proud to be running for UKPHA. Their work has been fundamental in helping me learn about my heritage – and in fact change my understanding of it and helping me to remove ignorance and prejudice from my life.
UKPHA is one of the few organisations around today that celebrates Punjabi and Sikh culture, history and spirituality with diverse exhibitions and publications, but without dogma, preaching or any sense of exclusivity – this culture is for sharing seems to be their mantra, and one I wholeheartedly agree with.
For example one of its strengths is highlighting classical traditions of arts, music and literature, as well as reminding us of the near forgotten Sikh martial tradition.
As a result of their landmark Golden Temple exhibition I now have a much greater appreciation of how people from different faith traditions played their part in the development of Sikh culture.
For example I was truly humbled to hear Bhai Chand, a Muslim Rababi or traditional performer of classical Kirtan (devotional music) perform at the exhibition. It brought joy to my heart to witness this great artist and realise how he is part of an unbroken chain that goes back to the very beginnings of Sikh history as the performance of Kirtan by Muslim Rababis began with Bhai Mardana, the lifelong associate of Guru Nanak. It is only through UKPHA that Bhai Chand was even able to visit the UK, and a matter of great joy that many gurdwaras welcomed him to sing at their establishments, again thanks to UKPHA.
Inspiring future generations
One of my greatest hopes is that my children grow up knowing about the rich culture, history and traditions that they are a part of. It's been heartening to see them delving into the books published by Kashi House, a not-for-profit publishing company run by members of UKPHA.
I cherish reading their classic book 'Warrior Saints' with my 10 year old daughter, Amrit, and being able to answer her questions about the Sikhs in an informed and evidence-based way. Together as father and daughter we are able to go on a journey of discovery of her cultural inheritance and ensure that it is passed on to her, and in turn her children one day.
I'm proud to be able to rely on the UKPHA team's expert knowledge in order to introduce to her to this incredibly rich inheritance. And I'm grateful for the work that UKPHA have done and continue to do - including next year's commemorations of Sikhs and World War One - which is why I'm running for them this Saturday at the London Marathon. Wish me luck - and if you can, please help me, help them, help us all!
- You can support Hardeep's efforts to raise funds for UKPHA, a registered charity, here.
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Franck-Hertz Mercury System
Franck-Hertz Mercury System
This system includes the Franck-Hertz tube with mercury filling and Heater, as well as the Power Supply Unit. This is a recreation of the experiment that provided some of the first evidence in support of the Bohr model of the atom. Electrons can transfer only quantized amounts of energy to the atoms, resulting in a current that varies periodically as the accelerating voltage increases. This experiment with a Mercury tube is most like the original experiment performed by James Franck and Gustav Hertz in 1914.
In 1913 Franck and Hertz first performed the important experiment demonstrating discrete energy states in atoms. This experiment demonstrating the quantization of energy as well as the recording and evaluation of spectra is included in most of the curricula used around the world.
This experiment can be performed with the Franck-Hertz tube described below. There are two different tubes available, a Neon filled tube and a Mercury filled tube (which requires a heater). Both tubes require the specially designed power supply shown as well as an oscilloscope (not included). We have packaged the required items in convenient systems, however, replacement tubes are available separately. Additionally if you want to purchase both the Ne and Hg tube only one of the special power supplies is required.
Franck-Hertz Tube with Mercury and Oven
Free electrons colliding with mercury atoms emit energy in quantized packet. The excitation energy at 4.9 eV can be determined. A highly-evacuated cathode ray tube with mercury gas filling and plane-parallel electrodes in order to avoid distortion of the field lines. Electrodes include an indirectly heated, oxide cathode, perforated to produce a homogenous electric field plus an anode grid and collector (counter) electrode. In order to raise the probability of collisions between electrons and mercury atoms to a sufficient amount, the tube needs to be heated using a special heater. This heater is used for adjusting the vapor pressure in the mercury filed tube. It is a spray painted metal housing with the tube symbols printed on the front panel that are visible from a distance, ceramically insulated connection sockets, viewing windows, opening with spring clamp for thermometer in the lid, insulated carrying handle and built-in thermostat for adjusting temperature. The system includes the Franck-Hertz mercury tube with oven and the Franck-Hertz power supply.
Heater 4-12 V AC/DC
Grid voltage 0-70 V
Operating temperature 200 degrees C
Countervoltage 1.5 V
Heater 115V AC 400W
Temperature range 160-240 degrees C
Constant temperature precision ±5 degrees C
Dimensions 240X169X150mm
Weight 3.5 kg
Franck-Hertz power supply
This power supply unit is designed for operating either the Ne or Hg filled Franck-Hertz tube. It provides all the voltages needed to power the tubes and includes a sensitive built-in DC amplifier for measuring collector current. The accelerating voltage can be provided manually or be means of a saw-toot output voltage from the power supply unit. Additional measuring inputs are also available for the anode current and accelerating voltage.
Filament voltage 4-12 continuously adjustable
Control voltage 9 v @ 10 mA
Accelerating voltage 0 –80 V
Operating modes manual, continually adjustable Saw-tooth (60 Hz)
Countervoltage 1.2 – 10 V continually adjustable
Analog outputs:
Signal output 0 –12 V @ 7 nA/V
Accelerating voltage UA/10 for oscilloscope
Connections via 4 mm safety sockets
Dimensions 160X132X210 mm
Weight 2.4 kg
(The oscilloscope and connecting cables shown are not included as part of the system.)


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Biking Nørrebro, Copenhagen
There are moments when Denmark appears quite homogenous, but all stereotypes are broken in Nørrebro, one of Copenahgen's most diverse neighbourhoods. It's a vast area to the north-west of the centre (where we rented our apartment) best explored by bike. So, we set off on two wheels. Ken cruised along on a sleek, forest green city bike, while I hustled on a rickety kids mountain bike—sadly no cruisers small enough for my 5' frame. "Not so great for pictures", the guy we rented from warned me. Ha. On our map we spotted a bike path that trumped all bike paths, Den Grin Sit (The Green Path), a route that curves diagonally through Copenhagen for 10km. It cuts through parks and residential blocks, school campuses and busy commercial hubs revealing a cross-section of Nørrebro.
Our destination was Superkilen, an award-winning urban space I'd been reading about for years. The public park, created by the innovative artists' group Superflex, is "intended to celebrate diversity. Filled with objects from around the globe, it is designed as a kind of world exposition for the local inhabitants, covering over 50 nationalities, who have been able to contribute their own ideas and artefacts to the project." It's a sort of architectural United Nations, yet very Danish in its democratic approach, with swings from Iraq, benches from Brazil, a fountain from Morocco and signage from Russia.
On paper the combination sounds forced and muddled but in person it comes off like a block party of colour and form. Area residents young and old seem to embrace Superkilen and use every one of its colourful corners to skate, swing, slide...
Our afternoon ended on Jægersborggade street, which in recent years went from sketchy to thriving. Today it's home to about 40 storefronts, from galleries and design studios to organic produce shops and diverse restaurants. We shared a bowl of warm delhi daal from Kød (though we ordered it from the cafe across the road) and happily pedalled off into the fleeting Copenhagen twilight.
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My partner is getting drain pains when using a Baxters home dialysis machine. She has tried lots of things with no relief. We read in one of the posts someone had a smaller paediatric catheter fitted and this worked.
However when she asked at the hospital no one had heard of a paediatric catheter.
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Savor the Summit 2016/
There's just some magic in Park City's Historic Main Street. The colorful buildings are home to a variety of shops and restaurants, providing a lively atmosphere of shoppers and diners regardless of the season. The heart of this mountain town makes the perfect setting for Savor the Summit.
More than 20 restaurants developed custom dining areas down Main Street for an outdoor dinner party featuring delicious food food and drink and live music. Cuisine Unlimited joined in on the fun again this year, hosting 80 guests for our Cuban-themed, formal dinner. Chefs prepared each of the five courses in a temporary kitchen set up along Swede Alley.
Tropical florals and cigar boxes adorned the colorful wood-slatted tables to set the Havana atmosphere as guests arrived. They were treated to a selection of hors d'oeuvres and drinks, including two signature mojitos, as they enjoyed lively conversation and music from a Cuban drum band.
Dinner service began with pork belly over creamed corn followed by lobster ceviche in a watermelon cup. The salad featured fresh watercress topped with avocado, grilled pineapple, and mango lime vinaigrette.
Guests chose from three different entree choices. Seared snapper was served atop white rice with mojo sauce and sautéed greens. A grilled pork tenderloin was topped with habanero mojo sauce and served with sides of smashed yucca and baby vegetables. The vegan option included a black bean and corn sope atop smashed yucca served with baby vegetables. Guests were able to satisfy their sugar cravings with rum ice cream alongside chocolate cigars and carbonated candy ashes.
Overall, Savor the Summit proved to be a fun and fabulous evening for all in attendance. This "pop-up" style dinner may only come once a year, but it always proves to be one of our favorite events. We are already looking forward to Savor the Summit in 2017!
If you want us to help make your next event as magical as Savor the Summit, contact us today to get started on your custom proposal with an innovative menu and creative event design.


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Hi guys! I'm Ria, the face behind the camera at Rialee Photography. For as long as I can remember I have always loved that vantage point... capturing moments as they happen. As a young child, I can remember setting my dollies up on the front step of our house and pretending to be a "kinderphoto" photographer. As a young mother, my passion for capturing moments grew as I wanted to be able to record all the big and small moments of my children's days. It just goes so fast, ya know?
I founded Rialee Photography in the summer of 2007 and soon after opened my natural light studio in downtown Fargo. My husband and I live in Moorhead MN and have four grown kids and the sweetest puppy dog. You will rarely see me without a Diet Coke in my hand, I love decorating and design, naps, everything white, vintage cameras and of course ALL THE BABIES.


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Seventh Doctor Special Collector's Edition DVD Set
Available to order while stocks last from www.doctor-who-special.myshopify.com
Cost to UK is just over £150 including shipping (03/01/2018)
This is shipped within Europe so there are no additional charges (for now!)
For the 30th anniversary we present all Adventures of the Seventh Doctor in a valuable hardcover book in coffee table format. This Special Collector´s Edition in a slipcase is limited to 1,000 copies, each with an impressed number. Exclusively for the publication script editor Andrew Cartmel has written background texts to all adventures, which can be found on 52 pages in the English original as well as in German translation.
The 17 region code free DVDs contain all adventures in English and German audio as well as English and German subtitles and the over 24 hours of bonus materials of the German season releases in English language and German and English subtitles. Disc number 17 is an exclusive bonus disc for this release and contains the BBC America special "Doctor Who – Seventh Doctor – Revisited", an exclusive new interview with Andrew Cartmel and the new restauration of the lost "Extended Version" of "Silver Nemesis".


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Well, we had a little surprise planned for SG Nation today but it didn't quite work out. Now I'm on the hook for a post without the benefit of my hours of research and preparation that I need. So don't expect much…
Todd Walker bagged 3.95M in arbitration. That's the going rate for 9 homeruns and 53RBI? Not bad…
Bonds missed his second consecutive day of spring training with "the flu." What's the real story?
Speaking of juicers, Sosa hit a homerun yesterday. File that under "who gives a sh-t."
Lugo made two horrible, Manny-like baserunning blunders yesterday and let a routine grounder go under his glove for his second error of the spring. Can I hear the "it's only spring training" mantra, please.
Schilling looked good again in his second outing. Francona said Schill might add a change-up to his pitch selection this year. I'm guessing we'll hear more on that from the horse's mouth.
The Sox DON'T play Minnesota today, they face you-know-who and the Dodgers.
Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend, and get your pets spayed or neutered – or both!


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Producer Sam is back and the intro to this show will blow your mind!!!! Taylor is back from Detroit and boy does he have some stories! From an "interesting" first Mass to hiking in the city to his name being changed, there's a story for everyone. In the second segment, we're joined by Rich Curran of Parish Success Group to talk about the essentials for making your parish as alive and vibrant as it was intended to be. In the final segment, I talk about seeing Canada and my response to everyone's favorite Canadian Catholic podcast "The Coaster" since they brought up my name is vain so many times in their latest podcast about Canada. Let the "Texas is better than Canada" argument continue! catholic christian podcast parish ministry detroit mission MissionTrip Mass Canada


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Mom, blogger, wannabe extrovert and wife to a mad scientist wannabe hippy. It's our life.
Last one for awhile, I promise
I've given myself a goal to not post more than two terribly depressing posts on this blog next month. I know you are tired of reading them and I'm tired of writing them. Next month is another doozy for it's own reasons, but at least we have a vacation to look forward to; however, I'm not holding my breath. Life doesn't seem to be in my favor this year. But, I'm going to stay positive. No oil spill or hurricanes, okay God? And while we're at it, can you stop with the slaps in the face? I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
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Sweetie, this is your blog. We are not tired of reading about your feelings and emotions. If you break you're goal, that's okay. We'll all still be here to give you lots of e-hugs!ReplyDelete
I agree with Maggie. This is your blog and it's an outlet for you. Use it however you need/want. If people are sick of reading about your journey, they should stop reading!ReplyDelete
I third that! This is your outlet... and it's all about you. You do what is best for you... whether it is writing or not writing... I'll be thinking of you and sending many hugs your way esp. this weekend. Love you.ReplyDelete
me too! this is your place to vent those feelings!!!! the good, the bad, and the ugly. NEVER feel guilty about needing to say the hard stuff.... if you stuff it, you will just have to deal with it later.ReplyDelete
crying with you on bad days, jumping for joy with you on the good ones!
And I fifth that ;)ReplyDelete
Hang in there, and feel free to write as many "depressing" posts as you want, it's YOUR blog! We all choose to read it, so keep on doing whatever helps you to heal. I hope you are able to enjoy some of this long weekend!ReplyDelete
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University partnership helps landscape architects unlock new technologies
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- Published: Monday, 18 May 2015 15:02
- Written by National Centre for Universities and Business
Case study by Teeside University
Newcastle and London-based urban designers and landscape architects Colour are finding new ways of implementing the latest technology in its work thanks to a partnership with Teesside University.
The company has used a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) and a Knowledge Exchange Internship (KEI) to investigate ways of implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) within its business. BIM is a concept that uses a combination of processes and technologies to develop a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a building. Colour has taken on two members of staff at its Newcastle headquarters with the help of different schemes run by the University to help companies recruit talent and develop new skills in their business.
Henry Fenby-Taylor was taken on a KTP as a BIM system designer to apply BIM project management standards and to enhance software productivity and efficiency. Henry said:
"Having the chance to work with bothprofessionals and academics in this area is unique and we are doing some cutting edge work. My role is more research focused and so I can afford to experiment and try new things."
Adam Hay has just completed a 12 month KEI at Colour and is now employed permanently at the company, where he has helped to integrate BIM into its projects. KEIs, unique to Teesside University, are part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund and employ talented graduates in companies which are looking to solve a particular problem or implement a specific project.
Over the course of the 12 months he has applied BIM to a live project, the new Newcastle College Gateway faculty, and collaborated with Ryder Architecture on their winning bid in the Build Sydney 2013 virtual design competition for a new convention centre in Sydney, Australia. Adam said: 'I've been using the technology to help the landscape architect. It's meant I've been kept very busy with lots of new problems to solve and fix, and also learn new knowledge and skill sets.
Stephen Blacklock, Technical Director at Colour, said: 'We're extremely pleased with the work that we've been doing with Teesside University. Adam's KEI has allowed the company to take on more complex BIM projects and is also helping the company drive efficiencies and work towards ISO accreditation which will help secure more work.
'The KTP is more of a problem-solving position with a lot more academic support but hopefully it will enable us to develop solutions which will allow us to stay at the forefront of our industry.
'It's fantastic that there are these different ways in which Teesside University has been able to support our business. We're now thinking of running another KEI project in our London office.'
The KTP and the KEI were supervised by Professor Nashwan Dawood and Dr Mohamad Kassem from Teesside University's School of Science & Engineering.
Games company Double Eleven has entered into a partnership with Teesside University to deliver more opportunities for graduates in the region
Steel Stories is a joint project carried out by Teesside University and Kirkleatham Museum to record the lives of Teesside's men and women of iron and steel.
Ofsted examined Teesside University's Higher Apprenticeship provision across five categories, rating every area as outstanding.
PD Ports has joined forces with Teesside University to launch a new bespoke Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship.
Teesside University has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Awards as a result of the success of its enterprise engine Launchpad.
Teesside University puts knowledge exchange – a collaborative approach to problem solving that delivers mutual learning and innovation – at the heart of successful university-business interactions.
Skills transfer, access to investment and extensive networks are among the key benefits.
New plans to create business hub by Teesside University have been described as "Britain's best for working with businesses"
Newcastle and London-based urban designers and landscape architects Colour are finding new ways of implementing the latest technology in its work thanks to a partnership with Teesside University.


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Sweet potato fries make a great side dish or snack and are a nice change from the traditional French fries. I've been making these a lot lately and I use different combinations of herbs and spices every time I make a batch. I've used red pepper flakes and dried thyme here but they also taste great with a mixture of cayenne pepper, roasted cumin powder and dried rosemary. Chaat masala works well too.
- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 2-3 Tbsp olive oil
- Garlic powder
- Red pepper flakes
- Dried thyme
- Salt
- Pepper
Preheat the oven to 425 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place it in the oven for at least 10 minutes while the it heats up- this helps the fries get a little crisp while baking.
Cut the sweet potatoes into ½- inch thick sticks. Toss with olive oil, red pepper flakes, dried thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Arrange the sticks in a single layer on the foil-lined sheet and make sure you don't crowd them, or they will steam rather than bake.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, turning the fries over halfway through. Serve warm. These fries will not get crispy like regular fries. They're a little crunchy and brown on the outside but are soft on the inside.


text: TammyWright 352 Posted September 1, 2009 We have changed the rules about downloading attachments. You no longer need points to download attachments but instead you need to be have reached "jr. member" or higher status on the forum.To reach "junior member" status you need to have a minimum of 150 posts - or - You can by-pass the post count by becoming a BDW Supporter (only for new paid memberships, not those already in existence).To become a BDW Supporter, in lieu of the post count requirement, please follow these instructions. Some of the great benefits of being a supporter: A special user badge on your postbit: The ability to download attachments* The knowledge you're supporting the site in a great way! For only $30, you'll become a Supporter for life. * For more information about attachment limitations, please continue to read below. 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A great post from www.diabetesdaily.com!
"Kim Vlasnik is a powerhouse diabetes advocate that we can gratefully "claim" as a member of the Diabetes Online Community (DOC). Founder of the You Can Do This Project and her own blog, TextingMyPancreas, Kim was invited to speak at this year's Stanford MedicineX Conference as part of the "ePatient Ignite!" series.
In her powerful presentation, she explains that the hardest part of living with diabetes isn't actually what everybody (the non-diabetics) think it is…"


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This is one of the most interesting snippets of paleo-connections that I've come across in my research for Famous Fossils, Hidden Histories. Celebrated artist, Charles Knight, meets prominent paleoanthropologist, Dr. Robert Broom.
When Dr. Robert Broom, the renowned paleontologist, arrived in New York from the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria, South Africa, I was allowed to sit between him and Toppy [Charles K. Knight] in a large limousine, as my grandfather accompanied Broom to a radio studio.
Broom was then in his eighties, making his first trip to the United States. He later wrote to me from Africa with an invitation for Toppy and me to visit him. Sadly, my parents felt that I was too young at five to travel to the other side of the world without them. Was I angry!
"Remembering 'Toppy,' My Grandfather" by Rhoda Knight Kalt, pp. pp. 7
Charles R. Knight: The Artist Who Saw Through Time
Abrans, New York 2012


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Hi, friends! I've read tons of great posts lately on must-haves during pregnancy and they've really helped me out during this new and exciting, but also challenging, stage of life. I spent the first 18 weeks of pregnancy extremely under the weather, so I'm picking up around the beginning of the second trimester. The first four months I mostly just needed a toilet and some Saltines...not too blog-worthy. I hope this list will help some of you future mommys-to-be!
a stack of good (girly) reads:
Let's face it...there's a lot of lounging around involved in pregnancy. While this trimester has been much easier on my body, I'm still doing my best to ensure that both Baby and I get adequate R&R.
Creightons Your Body Stretch Mark Cream:
This stuff has been my best friend for the past twenty-something weeks. While I have a feeling it's not a miracle worker, it feels great on my skin and gives peace of mind.
Yardley London Oatmeal & Almond Bath Bars:
I had never used these until about two months ago and now I'm 100% addicted. The Oatmeal & Almond is my favorite, for both texture and scent; I feel like I'm giving my body such a treat every time I take a shower. Plus, each bar is only 97 cents and can be found at most drug stores. Can't beat that!
a good dry erase calendar:
This may seem like something every woman should own and use, but it's been especially helpful for my "pregnancy brain" that seems to forget all kinds of important things. With doctors appointments jumping up all over the place and all kinds of planning going on, this calendar has been a lifesaver.
chocolate milk:
I drink this stuff like it's going out of style. Seriously, at least 3-4 glasses a day. I think Baby loves it!
When I need a "soda" fix, this is what I turn to. With no caffeine or sugar, I feel okay treating myself to this yummy drink.
When I need a "soda" fix, this is what I turn to. With no caffeine or sugar, I feel okay treating myself to this yummy drink.
Chocolate Cheerios:
This has been my absolute go-to cereal. I tried and tried to get on something healthier, but this is what Tiny seems to prefer. I tried converting to Total at one point, and it came right back up three days in a row. Tiny hates Total.
Uncle Ben's Ready Rice (brown):
I have loved brown rice throughout this pregnancy. These cups are so easy and convenient (just pop it in the microwave for one minute and it's done), they're perfect for anytime I need a quick snack.
over-sized body pillow:
I definitely saved the best for last, folks. Zach and I were in Sam's Club (of all places) a few months ago when I spotted this bad boy and had to have him. He's so wonderfully soft and cozy to sleep with; it's made sleeping much more pleasant the last few weeks. I did some research on pregnancy pillows early on and found that most of them seemed too expensive for their short-term usage. This one, however, was only $13. Thanks, Sam's!
Do any of you mommys have other recommendations? What helped get you through pregnancy?


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24-Nov-2015 @ 1:0
Conservative MEPs have backed new rules designed to ensure clearer information and greater choice for consumers when buying insurance products.
The so-called Insurance Distribution Directive covers general insurance products, including car insurance and life insurance policies.
The directive takes a "minimum harmonisation" approach, meaning that existing practices in individual EU countries will be allowed to continue.
Consumers and retailers will be given enhanced information about the price and costs of products, and whether the insurance seller has an economic incentive or receives commission, so that an informed decision can be made.
The directive also brings in a new standardised product information document for non-life insurance documents. This was originally overly detailed and burdensome, however Conservative MEPs have succeeded in ensuring that the information required will be much less prescriptive than proposed.
Ashley Fox MEP, who led negotiations on behalf of the ECR group said: "Buying insurance products can be a particularly complex and time-consuming process, so these new rules will give consumers greater choice and information about what they are purchasing.
"We have succeeded in taking out some of the excessive elements of the original proposal, meaning that we can provide more information to consumers whilst at the same time minimising the burdens on insurance retailers.
"In addition, we have worked to ensure that when an insurance product is sold in addition to a good or service which is not insurance, the customer should be offered the possibility of buying the good or service separately"
Conservative Spokesman on Economic Affairs, Dr Kay Swinburne MEP added: "This is yet another example of Conservative MEPs working to ensure that EU legislation is used to bring advantages to consumers, rather than simply create new burdens."


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Can you believe it?? March 5th will be DS's 2nd birthday! It feels like not long ago I was going to the birth center, and now it's almost been 2 years. Well, a new month brings new updates! The March issue of Scrapstreet is now available. Check out my article on altered items :)
Also, I want to share the projects I made for February's issue, using TADA papers - they very generously sponsored our DT :)
And 2 cards:
The "Happy Birthday" chipboard sentiment is by Scrapmatts. I like how masculine this one is:
Also, don't forget that the Creative Charms Deal of the MOnth and Kit of the Month are now up for sale.
Also, the new Harmonie challenge is up on the blog (info on how to enter is HERE). The challenge was to use the colors purple, teal and green, and here is what I made with the new "Rococo" line:
I also posted on the Harmonie blog with another Disney LO, using their new "Fable de la Fontaine" line. I was happy to include the actual postcard I bought while at Animal Kingdom:
And I'll be back really really soon with another post sharing my 3 LO's for Scraptacular's March kit....such cute papers, especially if you have a boy!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
It's March!!
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Too Much Jerk Chicken, Too Little Time (A Good Problem to Have)
Emily Littleton
There's a lot of jerk chicken in Joseph Kabre's future. It's the most popular dish at Jamaican and African Cuisine, the restaurant he manages. On a typical day, he has enough ready to serve a couple dozen people.
But Saturday, March 4, he's hoping for potentially four times that many customers to show up hungry for the spicy dish. It will take him two days to prepare enough. The chicken has to be smoked, seasoned correctly, and then finished out in the oven. Pressed for details of the process, he deflects with a laugh like any good cook would and then protests, "No, that's my secret!"
Despite its delicious menu offerings and unique niche in Jackson's food scene, Jamaican and African Cuisine has struggled to find a consistent customer base since opening less than a year ago. That's why Kevin Adelsberger chose it for Jackson's first ever "Cash Mob."
The goal is to support local independent restaurants with an influx of business that will hopefully turn into a steady stream.
"If 100 people show up, which would be amazing, and eighty of them have a really good time, and fifty of them love the food, then they're going to tell all their friends," Kevin said. "That's going to be enough to give [Joseph] a bump and make him successful."
Kevin believes more people in the community would frequent Jamaican and African Cuisine if they had a chance to fall in love with the food. When he went for the first time, he was skeptical of the jerk chicken because he typically steers clear of spicy food. But after a few bites, he was hooked.
"I've eaten it way too much since then," he admitted. "I think I had it three times in one week once."
"This is Kevin's way to keep his favorite jerk chicken place in business as long as possible so that he can continue to eat jerk chicken," his wife Renae said as she laughed.
Kevin didn't disagree.
"That's not untrue," he said with a smile. "But a rising tide floats all boats. The more places we have that are unique, and the more people are going to want to come here, and stay here, and help keep making our city great."
He started a Facebook group, Cash Mob Jackson, that has grown from 40 to 496 members. He's asking everyone who plans to come for an RSVP as soon as possible so that Joseph has a week to prepare.
The menu will be limited that day, and seating is limited as well, so Kevin is recommending that most people order their food to-go. He's also asking for customers to refrain from using coupons because a flood of discounted orders could actually end up hurting Joseph's business.
Joseph said he was excited for more people to try his food. Running the restaurant is something he's passionate about, and he loves hearing that customers enjoyed their meals.
"It's very, very exciting when someone comes in and tells you they love your food," he said.
If the first Cash Mob goes well on March 4, Kevin is hoping to have one each season. He already has ideas in mind for the summer and fall.
"It's a way for us to put our money where our mouth is when we say we want to support local restaurants," he said. "This just comes from a deep seated desire to help the community and help small businesses succeed."
If you're interested in being a part of Cash Mob Jackson, join the Facebook group. Click here to RSVP to the first Cash Mob event on March 4.
Emily Littleton is a student Union University studying journalism and history. She also freelances for The Jackson Sun. Though originally from Knoxville, she gladly calls Jackson home now.
tags Jackson TN, Tennessee, Emily Littleton, Kevin Adelsberger, Cash Mob, jerk chicken, local, local business, local restaurant, local food, Joseph Kabre, Jamaican African Cuisine, Jamaica, Africa, food, community


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My birthday was wonderful - up until just after supper when we realized we were all feeling cruddy. After watching Wolverine with the kids (a pretty cool family action movie) we were all feeling pretty loopy so we took temperatures and ALL 5 of us were running a fever. Tonight we're tucked in for the long haul with some kind of flu bug so I probably won't be feeling up for creativity - or having time seeing as how I think I went up and down our stairs 8,000 times today waiting on ONE very sick kid. Hoping this will pass over us soon...
Stay healthy and get those flu shots as soon as you can. We'll be getting ours as soon as the swine flu vaccine is available for non-medical in our area. Might be shutting the barn door after the horse is already out though...
Monday, October 12, 2009
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- Dawn said...
Oh, Paige! So sorry to hear you have a house full of sick folks! Hope you are able to get the rest you need to keep up with the caretaking tasks and get well too!
Funny, I almost rented "Wolverine" yesterday. I had my hands on it, but I also had 4 movies already in my hands. We've had a bug running rampant here too, plus DD had oral surgery on Friday. Today I am home with bronchitis and laryngitis, watching some old flicks.
Bless you and your family!
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Have always been fascinated with pies & pastries. So I started off with a simple pie recipe - Galette - a kind of flat pie originated from French Cuisine, real simple and doesn't require any pie mould. For the pastry, I used a mixture of plain flour and wholemeal flour. Reason being, due to the traits of wholemeal flour, it gives the pastry an additional crunch to the texture.
Usually Galette are being done with, fruits like apple, berries, peach etc. For this recipe I decided to use persimmons, especially when its in season now in the South-East Asia region. I used persimmons that are not too ripe for easy handling, but if I were to redo this again I will choose a slightly riper ones so that its much more sweeter and juicer. Mine turn out a ted bit dry but still tasted great!
Furthermore, adding a Asian twist to it by mixing with shredded coconut and gula melaka (palm sugar). The usage of gula melaka and coconut are pretty distinct by itself so I was pretty skeptical about the combination. Results - Turn out pretty well and balance!
Ingredients - 6 servings - 60 minutes (less pastry prep time)
- 2/3 cup of wholemeal flour (you can sub with whole wheat flour)
- 1/3 cup of all purpose flour
- 80g of butter cut in cubes
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup of ice water (add 1 or 2 more tbs if its too dry)
- 1 whole egg with 1 tbs water - egg wash
- 6 Persimmons, slightly overripe, skinned and in slices
- 4 tbs of shredded coconut
- 80g of gula melaka, shaved from the block.
- 1 tbs of cornstarch
- sugar for dusting on crust
Note: 1 cup = 250g
Sieve all purpose flour & wholemeal flour in a bowl. Add sugar & pinch of salt. Then add the butter cubes in, use a pastry cutter or your fingers to mix the butter into the flour till coarse bread crumbs texture.
Next, add in a few tbs of ice water to the flour, mix well till it come together to form a ball of dough. Wrap with clean wrap and chill in fridge for a couple of hours to set while you can prepare the persimmons.
Mix the sliced persimmons with 2 tbs of shredded coconut, 80g of shaved gula melaka and cornstarch, set it aside while you prepare the pastry. In a large baking sheet, roll your dough out to about 12 inches wide in circular shape. Lay the persimmons in the pastry about 1 1/2 inches from the edges in whichever way you like. Then fold in the pastry from the edges to seal the persimmons juices in when baking.
Brush the crust with egg wash and dust it with sugar, preheat oven to 375F/200C and bake for about 35mins more or less, until crust turns golden brown. About 10 minutes before its done, sprinkle in the rest of the shredded coconut on the galette. After its done, let it cool before you cut and serve!!!
Perfect to go along with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream. Prepare this yummy treats as thanksgivings' nearing! I will be doing a series of galette with more interesting combinations so do keep a lookout!


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A Present, Which I Have Been, 2011
Photo archive, two-channel video, artist hair, wax, cigarette butts, ink on paper
Hydres, L'Oeil de Poisson, Quebec City, Canada
Curators: Guillaume Adjutor Provost
05.26.2011 - 05.27.2011
In the installation, A Present, Which I Have Been, the work's departure begins with the artistic gesture, a performance with intention and action produced in time, which acts as a signifier to the signified concept of my identity. When multiple gestures are performed over the course of a lifetime, a durational sequence is created. The products of these gestures take shape in the form of ephemerally based sculptures, photographs, drawings and video, which are then exhibited to produce a personal archive. The organization of signifiers, materialized into physical works, creates a conceptual network, which point to a signified being and tries to answer the ever-persisting question of"who am I". [Excerpt from "A Present, Which I Have Been." Hydra Era. L'Œil de Poisson, Quebec City, Fall 2011: 80 pages]


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InsideOut & xtreme are Crossroads Church's environments specifically designed for middle and high school students.
Our mission is to lead students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where they prioritize their relationship with Christ, influence their friends, and experience personal ministry.
Students meet every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30pm for free dinner and a time of worship in the main auditorium. This is the place to experience great music, hear in-depth teaching, and get connected into small groups.
Our student small groups, called Fuel Groups, meet in homes throughout the community. Fuel Groups allow students to have fun and grow together with gospel-driven discussions. If you'd like to get in a Fuel Group, let us know via email.
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Did some testing on four smaller brushes from Rosemary & Co. in the UK. (I have to buy my Kolinsky Sable brushes in Europe; they are pretty much unavailable now in the US due to import restrictions on…furs. Note to US Customs: you cannot wear brushes.)
I've previously gotten a few of the Rosemary series 33 Pointed brushes; these are series 22 Designer brushes. The Designer series are a bit more tapered than the Pointed — and, oddly, therefore slightly more pointed! The series 33 have a heavier body and come to a point more quickly. They carry a lot of paint and work well, but they are best at filling in, not quite as good for lining as the Designer brushes turned out to be. That gradual taper gives a lot of control over line width. (FWIW Dept.: my size 14 Da Vinci is the best example I've ever seen of a large brush that can do a very fine point. My other Da Vinci brushes are not as good, however; it's the size 14 that really does that trick in the Da Vinci line.)
Here is a photo of the four brushes. Don't believe what you see; the four sizes are 6, 4, 2, and 0. The "1" is a slip of the fingers. Or of the mind…
For each brush, I painted a broad area with (roughly) the same stroke count for each brush. The relative coverage areas fit with the carrying capacity of the brushes. Then I painted some lines of varying widths, from as small as I could make them to fatter.
The number 6 brush didn't make a very thin line on the first attempts, so I looked more closely at the hairs. Turns out it had a single loose hair (happens, not a negative unless it starts going bald), which I removed and tried again (those strokes of varying thickness below the numeral 6). I was able to get nice, fine lines as well as thicker lines once this bit of clean up was done. (I do have the Rosemary sable 10/0 (ten-aught) brush for super-fine detail; I can't over-emphasize how wonderful that brush is. I've had it for six months now, and it's invaluable for fine details. Highly recommended.)
Overall, these are excellent brushes. They replace a hodgepodge of smaller brushes from a variety of sources. I've never felt quite comfortable with my brushes in that range; this upgrade looks to be a great one, can't wait to dig in with some actual paintings.
There are other good Kolinsky sable brushes available in Europe, including the Da Vinci line, Escoda, Raphael, and others. Jackson's Art Supply, also in the UK, is one source for a variety of these brushes. But the Rosemary line are both well-priced and hand made, and I like them a lot. I would prefer to be able to choose by actually painting with a bunch of brushes in each size to find ones that fit my style, but unless I make a trip to the UK, that's not going to happen thanks to the Customs regulations. Very happy now.


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Sony designed the PlayStation 4 to function as the digital hub of the living room, giving it a wide range of multimedia capabilities. As a result, a PS4 HDMI issue can be a terrible inconvenience. When your PS4 isn't working, you haven't just lost a game console -- you may have also lost your Blu-ray player, your living room stereo and more. Although it isn't always possible to fix PS4 problems without professional assistance, there are several troubleshooting steps that you can perform at home before bringing your console in for repairs.
1. Basic Troubleshooting
If your PS4 isn't displaying a signal on your HDTV, begin by eliminating the HDMI cable and the HDMI port on your HDTV as potential points of failure. Connect the PS4 to your HDTV using a different cable, if one is available. In addition, try connecting the PS4 to a different HDMI port.
2. HDTV Settings
Some PS4 owners have reported HDMI issues when using the PS4 in conjunction with certain settings on their televisions. For example, your HDTV may be compatible with high-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, which helps to deter the unauthorized copying of media. Some PS4 users have resolved HDMI issues by disabling the HDCP feature on their HDTVs. If your HDTV can connect to the Internet to download firmware updates, check to see if an update is available for your model.
3. Faulty HDMI Connector
Some early PS4 units shipped with faulty HDMI ports. If this issue is present, an uneven piece of metal prevents full insertion of an HDMI cable. In some cases, PS4 owners have even damaged their HDMI cables by attempting to force them into these faulty ports. Some people have managed to resolve this issue on their own by gently bending or filing the uneven metal.
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Crazyfly Raptor Ltd 2016 Kiteboard
The CrazyFly Raptor Limited is a high performance freeride freestyle board for intermediate to expert riders.
Design details
This board does not need much introduction. Raptor Limited is one of the best boards we have ever made.
Extremely light full carbon masterpiece with Gullwing Double Concave Channels. Buttery soft in chop, yet dynamic for high end freeride and freestyle. The full carbon construction provides loads of pop while the shape gives the board that smooth feel we all enjoy.
The Raptor Limited works best with brand new Hexa Bindings for unmatched comfort and board feel. New insert position makes the Raptor Limited compatible with wake bindings.
The 2016 Raptor LTD – perfection does not need change.


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Early childhood caries (ECC), sometimes referred to as baby bottle decay, is one of the most common conditions specific to infancy and young children. ECC occurs when children are exposed to sugary drinks and foods for prolonged periods of time, and owing to other behaviors, which compromise oral health.
ECC can begin as soon as the first primary teeth erupt, and can progress rapidly, often leading to rampant caries, resulting in premature tooth loss.
Tooth decay affects children five times more than asthma, four times more than obesity, and 20 times more than diabetes, making it by far the most prevalent childhood disease. Not surprisingly, ECC is most common among the socially and economically disadvantaged, with poor dietary habits and an inability to maintain regular dental visits.
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Spooner Oldham
Despite its location in a relatively obscure part of the South, Muscle Shoals, Alabama was home to some of the greatest studio musicians of the 1960's and 1970's. One of those pros was our guest Spooner Oldham, keyboardist and songwriter at FAME Studios. Spooner played piano and organ on hits like "Steal Away" by Jimmy Hughes and Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman." Pretty soon, record executives from the North were sending artists down to record with the excellent house band at FAME. Spooner provided the drive behind Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally," and even rescued a stagnating Aretha Franklin session by coming up with the iconic keyboard line for "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)."
Along with his collaborator Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham wrote huge hits like "Cry Like a Baby" by The Box Tops and "I'm Your Puppet" by James & Bobby Purify. After leaving Muscle Shoals, he played with Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Bobby Womack, and more, and continues to perform with acts like Cat Power and Drive-By Truckers. In 1972, Spooner recorded his own album Pot Luck. It was largely forgotten except by cult record collectors, but now is being honored with an overdue reissue from Light in the Attic.Go to episode 515
Music News
Percy Sledge died this week at the age of 74 from cancer. The soul singer was most famous for his hit song "When a Man Loves a Woman." The story goes that as a young man he was working in a hospital when a patient overheard him singing and suggested he record music for a living. His songs have been covered numerous times, most prominently by Michael Bolton, which caused a resurgence of popularity for Sledge in the '90s. He continued making music and performing up until his death.
It's no secret that Ringo Starr is a great drummer but should he be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist? Paul McCartney thought so and worked with Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl to get Starr inducted as a special candidate. Ringo received the"Musical Excellence Award"- only the fourth recipeint in HOF history.Go to episode 490
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Featured Songs
- Fetty Wap, Trap Queen, Fetty Wap, Atlantic, 2015
- Queen, Fat Bottomed Girls, Jazz, EMI, 1978
- R. Kelly, Ignition (Remix), Chocolate Factory, Jive, 2003
- Etta James, Tell Mama, Tell Mama, Cadet, 1968
- Jimmy Hughes, Steal Away, Steal Away, Vee-Jay, 1964
- Jerry Lee Lewis, Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, Philips, 1964
- Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You, Atlantic, 1967
- Tommy Roe, Everybody, Sweet Pea, ABC, 1966
- Joe Simon, Let's Do It Over, Mr Shout, ACE, 1965
- The Sweet Inspirations, Sweet Inspiration, The Sweet Inspirations, Atlantic, 1967
- Percy Sledge, It Tears Me Up, Warm & Tender Soul, Atlantic, 1966
- Wilson Pickett, Mustang Sally, The Wicked Pickett, Atlantic, 1967
- Percy Sledge, When A Man Loves A Woman, Moonlighting, MCA Soundtracks, 1987
- James & Bobby Purify, I'm Your Puppet, James & Bobby Purify, Bell, 1967
- The Box Tops, Cry Like a Baby, Cry Like a Baby, Bell, 1968
- Aretha Franklin, Without The One You Love, The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin, Columbia, 1962
- Aretha Franklin, People Get Ready, Lady Soul, Atlantic, 1968
- Spooner Oldham, Julie Brown's Forest, Pot Luck, Light In The Attic, 2015
- Spooner Oldham, The Lord Loves a Rolling Stone, Pot Luck, Light In The Attic, 2015
- Linda Ronstadt, Desperado, Don't Cry Now, AsyluM, 1973
- Cat Power, Woman Left Lonely, Jukebox, Matador, 2008
- Janet Jackson, feat. J. Cole, No Sleeep, Unbreakable, Rhythm Nation, 2015
- Janet Jackson, Gon' B Alright, Unbreakable, Rhythm Nation, 2015
- Janet Jackson, feat. Missy Elliott, BURNITUP!, Unbreakable, Rhythm Nation, 2015
- Chvrches, Never Ending Circles, Every Open Eye, Universal, 2015
- Squeeze, 853-5937, Babylon and On, A&M, 1987
- Ryan Adams, Wildest Dreams, 1989, PAX AM, 2015
- The Clash, Lost in the Supermarket, London Calling, Epic, 1979
Featured Songs
- Percy Sledge, When a Man Loves a Woman (Live in 2010), When a Man Loves a Woman (Single), Atlantic, 1966
- Percy Sledge, It Tears Me Up, Warm and Tender Soul, Atlantic, 1966
- Ringo Starr, It Don't Come Easy, Ringo, Apple, 1973
- Paul McCartney, Maybe I'm Amazed, McCartney, Apple, 1970
- Lauryn Hill, Everything is Everything, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Columbia, 1998
- Peter Gabriel, Here Comes the Flood, Peter Gabriel, Atco, 1977
- Celine Dion, All By Myself, Falling into You, Columbia, Epic, 1996
- Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins, Rise Up With Fists!!, Rabbit Fur Coat, Team Love, 2006
- Phil Manzanera, Big Day, Diamond Head, Island, 1975
- Ghostface Killah, Underwater, Fishscale, Def Jam, 2006
- Chaka Khan, I Feel For You, I Feel For You, Warner Bros., 1984
- Hall & Oates, Go Solo, H2O, RCA, 1982
- Justin Timberlake, Rock Your Body, Justified, Jive, 2002
- Morrissey, Suedehead, Viva Hate, HMV, 1988
- Modest Mouse, Lampshades on Fire, Strangers to Ourselves, Epic, 2015
- Modest Mouse, Coyotes, Strangers to Ourselves, Epic, 2015
- Modest Mouse, Pistol, Strangers to Ourselves, Epic, 2015
- Modest Mouse, Float On, Float On (Single), Epic, 2004
- Aretha Franklin, Call Me, This Girl's in Love With You, Atlantic, 1970
- Don McLean, American Pie, American Pie, United Artists, 1971
- Sleater-Kinney, Surface Envy, No Cities to Love, Sub Pop, 2015
- Rush, 2112, 2112, Anthem, 1976


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Injectables are an ideal solution for anyone who wants to look fresher and younger without the need for surgery. Fillers can give a natural lift by replacement of the missing volume and by stimulation of lost collagen, they can also enhance cheekbones, plump up the lips or smooth the contour of an uneven nose. With good knowledge of facial anatomy Injectable can be introduced to the multiple layers of the skin or deep tissue to achieve an amazing rejuvenating effect. Dermal fillers are safe, easy to apply, long-lasting, and virtually painless to inject. All of these products are hypoallergenic, produce consistently excellent results, feel natural under the skin, and require no downtime for recovery. The results can last anywhere from 6 months up to 18 months, depending on the product used and you will see a natural and beautiful result right away.
Our patients request a natural look that means that are still able to have expressions after having botox and fillers – it's not too obvious that they have had 'work done'. New patients are often particularly cautious about avoiding the frozen look, but we administer botox doses accordingly so that patients have a subtle result that can be topped up after 2-3 weeks free of charge to ensure they are completely happy and get used to their fresher appearance.
A thread lift is suited to men and women between the ages of 40 and 70.The procedure is most effective on skin that has minimal sagging and offers the best results for cheeks, jowls, brows and the neck area. If you are looking for results that are more effective and long lasting than Botox and other fillers, then a thread lift is the ideal choice.
If you are put off by traditional surgery or don't want general anaesthetic, then a thread lift is great as it is minimally invasive and can be carried out under local anaesthetic. This procedure requires a minimum amount of non-invasive surgery and leaves no scarring. Local anaesthetic is all that is needed and there is no hospital stay either. Another good factor about the thread lift is that it is much more affordable than a regular face lift, and the results are long lasting. If you are looking for a quick and effective solution to a range of aging problems then a thread lift is the perfect solution.
Your own fat can be used to increase the volume or to improve the contour of other areas of your body such as face, buttock or breast. Injections of autologous fat can correct lack of volume caused by facial aging, it reduces facial sagging and fills wrinkles. Stem cells from fat graft will continue improving quality of your skin. Adding volume to certain areas of the face or body can restore juvenile and fresh look. It can be done in combination with other procedures such as tummy tuck, liposuction, face lift or blepharoplasty. Fat will be harvested from your tummy, buttocks or thighs with a small cannula and, after preparation, it is injected in small volumes using small syringes and cannulas. Superficial facial fat injections reactivate a wide range of rejuvenating components, post-operative effects disappear quickly and this procedure has become a treatment of choice over the last few years. The result is permanent and highly-natural.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Sale!!!
Hey! Today's our anniversary, Dave and little ol' me, 33 years ago today. So it's time for my annual Etsy Anniversary sale. If you feel like a little shopping, head over and plug in the coupon code "HAPPYANNIVERSARY" to get 25% off everything through Monday the 22nd ... KVK Etsy site.
Golly we were cute ...
Happy Day, Happy Shopping!
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28th August
Written by Masters student
Internet is considered to be the game changing invention of the 21st century. It has revolutionised the way how we interact within our societies and gave a birthplace to social media, a platform on which people create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks (Kaplan & Haelein, 2010). Platforms which are currently topping the list of activities on the web (Qualman, 2012). The internet has certainly influence businesses as well; some organisations that were able to understand the societal and marketing challenges grew tremendously while others were slowly running out of business. Porn industry is an excellent example of this statement, with well established businesses closing one after another and rising starts of Web 2.0 such as new www.Xhamster.com(Xhamster) which have been a driving forces behind the technological development and deployment of content sharing social media (Attwood, 2010).
This article is going to focus on the evolution of relationship between internet and porn industry. A new era started by Web 1.0, followed by transformation to Web 2.0 and finally creation of a phenomenon, Porn 2.0. Ultimately the article will analyse new situation of porn industry online and provide an evidence of porn industry turning from porn content provider into social media platform. Lastly the article will describe new internet marketing challenges of Xhamster, the most popular adult content providing website and fill in the contemporary marketing studies who have failed to evolve with the changes of porn and perceive porn as a social media platform.
The role of internet within the porn industry has changed greatly since the first interactions. In the beginning of the Internet the major change was bringing pornography further into the privacy of the home and making it exponentially more accessible (Martin, 2010). This led to a dramatic increase in the covered audience (Bakker & Taalas, 2007). However important to mention is that internet did not create a new audience for the porn industry but rather made pornography more accessible to a former audience (Bakker & Taalas, 2007). During the age of top down approach of Web 1.0 with a few content creators and a vast majority of users acting as consumers the changes of porn industry were not as radical. Many well established offline porn businesses adjusted and moved parts of their business online where they continued selling their porn content. Example for all could be a reaction of Playboy magazine that entered other markets like video/DVD, pay-tv, Internet and mobile phone, and licensing pictures and movie clips from its huge online database (Bakker & Taalas, 2007). However the real revolution of pornographic industry came with a technical advancement of increasing the speed of connection to the internet and transfer to Web 2.0. The business approach of "one-to-many" became obsolete and was replaced by non-hierarchical "many to many" where users talk to other users in non-institutional spaces (Livingstone, 2008). The era of Web 2.0 changes introduces participatory generation of media-making (Paasone, 2010). A media where users collaborate, share, and generate new content, a Web 2.0 websites. For instance users of youtube.com upload their videos and share it with their peers, while other users comment on the content and rate it, making the most popular content easier to access. Another example of Web 2.0 is the website Wikipedia.org where users can create, share as well as edit and erase information. Therefor the websites are in a constant process of making blurring the so well characterising line for Web 1.0 between users and content creators (Mowlabocus, 2010).
Porn 2.0
What did the Web 2.0 revolution meant for porn? Web 1.0 changed the way how porn was being accessed, and caused many offline organisations to move online. However Web 2.0 pushed the boundaries even further. Broader changes in web use started the new era of online pornography referred to as Porn 2.0 or Netporn (Paasone, 2010). This term refers to an era of youtube.com style platforms offering multiple new ways of interacting with pornography, a period where the former audience became "We the media" (Slayden, 2010). Currently consumer produce their own amateur porn content, they communicate with each other, comment on content and rate it while creating their own favourite lists and promoting the most popular content. Many new features coming with Porn 2.0 are for example, live chats and web camera communication allowing direct interaction without intermediates such as on Xhamster.com. These inventions have diminished the praised marketing communication model of "one-to-many" and shucked the previously though indestructible porn business model (Martin, 2010). Companies such as Playboy or Penthouse, the well-established names porn industry, with magazines hidden under beds of generations of consumers, failed to understand the movement into social media platform and the strength of free amateur porn. They kept the same business model of marketing their products online and offline and slowly started running out of business. The latest evidence is FriendFinder (the publisher of Penthouse magazine) who went bankrupt in September 2013. These businesses have not realised, that Web 2.0 has disrupted the porn industry making their business models, way of communicating with consumers and marketing their products obsolete (Sakthi, 2013)
What happened to porn is that internet; respectively Web 2.0 has completely changed the revenue streams for business. Two most popular porn websites (Xhamster and www.Youporn.com(Youporn)) did not exist 9 years ago, but these businesses were able to see the shift of control over contend from businesses to individuals and react upon it. Internet in the form of Web 2.0 worked as a disruptive innovation (Bakker & Taalas, 2007). As for example Walkman made it possible to listen to music on the go, internet and respectively Web 2.0 opened up a free porn market created by individuals. This free market then changed the role of porn providers from providing a product to being a social medial platform. Are you asking what is behind the success of these websites? It is the fact of treating internet porn as a social media, hosting streaming material and providing a platform where porn community interacts. Specifically the web page Xhamster, the 52nd most visited website in the world (Alexa, 2014), allows visitors to create an account and encourages them to engage with other consumers and producers via profiles, comments and introductory videos (Attwood, 2010).As well Xhamster offers dating services; porn stories, games and live webcams. Thus Xhamster is not in the business of marketing and selling porn content but in the business of maintaining a social media content providing platform such as youtube.com. In the second part of this article we are going to look into the new world of Porn 2.0, take Xhamster as an example and understand the marketing of social media porn content provider.
The second part of this blog post and the bibliography will be published on 11th of August.


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Sterling Silver + 14k Gold Honeycomb Prisms
Sterling Silver + 14k Gold Honeycomb Prisms
A collaboration with bees. Honeycomb is built by bees to store pollen and honey and to hold their larvae.
This honeycomb came originally from Virginia-based beekeeper Amanda Welch and her bees at Meeting House Farm.
These earrings are cast from a single hexagonal prism of honeycomb. They are made from shining, recycled sterling silver with handmade sterling silver ear hooks and the interior of the honeycomb prism is plated in 14k yellow gold as if filled with golden honey.
Each and every piece of Thicket jewelry is carefully made by hand in my Charlottesville studio and production can sometimes take 1-2 weeks before your order is shipped (although it's usually sooner!). If you do have a specific timeline please get in touch by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll do our best to get your new jewelry to you in that time.


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Robert Gordon has been sketching and drawing for nearly 40 years. He has documented his travels in Europe, including France, Greece, England, Holland, Germany, Tahiti and Morocco. And he has also made sketchbooks of his life and work in the U.S. including San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and his home Chicago.
He filled dozens of "visual note-taking" sketchbooks documenting Mayor Richard M. Daley's Landscape and Design Committee work between 2000 and 2010. Those sketches cover City of Chicago projects ranging from landscaping, transportation, streetscape, to major park and infrastructure additions such as Millennium Park.
Gordon trained in etching at the historical Atelier 17, under the great printmaker and color theorist William Hayter.
He uses many different media for his sketches, often starting with pencil or pen and creating line drawings. He sometimes adds color with colored pencils, markers and watercolors.
Gordon has given shows in Paris and Chicago and was previously represented by the legendary Chicago architectural art gallery, ArchiTech.
For information regarding purchase of prints of sketches, please complete the form on my Contact page.
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France '40
NOTE: Adult Language
Sea Story Tuesday kicks off with the recent Droning of an ISIL "Moron" who posted a selfie from an ISIS "Command Center." The problem is, who's the real dummy here?
SEAL Team 6 has a long and glorious history. So naturally, the New York Times has to do an expose in which they claim the team has "limited oversight."
In 1940, a battle occurred which pretty much everybody has either forgotten or mocked. Even Charles de Gaulle wanted it pushed off the pages of history and replaced with the glory of the Free French Armies and the Resistance which helped to overcome Nazi Germany. But were the French troops of 1940 as bad as history has labeled them?
And in a follow up to Memorial Day, one small town in Holland maintains the graves of American Soldiers killed liberating them from Germany. A close friend of Dave's has an Uncle buried there, and he recently contacted the Keepers of the Graves to see if he could learn anything about his Uncle.
Posted on June 9, 2015, in News & Notes and tagged 1940, Dave Bowman, Drone Attack, France, Holland, ISIL, ISIS, Memorial Day, New York Times, Plausibly Live, Sea Story Tuesday, SEAL Team 6, Selfie, The Dave Bowman Show. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.


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Show Notes for Episode 31: What's In Store for TEM in 2016
Andrew Hitz
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This is a quick run down of what's in store for the podcast in 2016 including a few changes to the format. As you'll hear, I will still be doing interviews with industry leading entrepreneurs. But I'll also be discussing various aspects of entrepreneurship with different guests in a more in depth basis.
I will also be discussing my latest venture which will soon be found at banddirectorsguide.com. I'll be sharing the entrepreneurial lessons I learn (hopefully not all the hard way!) as I launch this brand new business.
I'm excited for what the year ahead has in store!
Books Referenced:
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
You can help offset the ongoing costs of producing the show by making a small donation at http://www.pedalnotemedia.com/support-the-entrepreneurial-musician. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass


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Renewed green tax credits lift Silicon Valley
After months of frustration, Silicon Valley scored a major political victory Friday as Congress and President Bush extended renewable-energy tax credits that, just days earlier, seemed doomed to expire at the end of the year.
The news triggered a wave of celebration and relief within the companies that make solar cells and high-tech windmills. Some executives hauled out Champagne. Solar power advocates in San Francisco threw an impromptu party at a downtown bar.
"It's a fantastic day for the renewable-power industry," said Julie Blunden, vice president for public policy at SunPower Corp. of San Jose, after picking up a bottle of bubbly. "This is one of those few times when you can tell you're at a turning point."
The tax credit extension, long sought by Silicon Valley, was tucked into the $700 billion Wall Street bailout package approved by the Senate on Wednesday and the House of Representatives on Friday. President Bush signed it into law later in the day.
For the Bay Area's thriving green-tech industry, the stakes were high.
One of the tax credits covers 30 percent of the cost of solar power plants. Another gives wind farm owners a credit of 2 cents for every kilowatt hour of electricity they generate. Both credits had been set to expire at the end of the year, and without them, many large, renewable-energy projects nationwide might not have been built.
That, in turn, could have derailed California's efforts to increase its use of renewable power. State law requires California utilities to get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2010.
The investment tax credit used by solar companies has now been extended for eight years. The production tax credit for wind farms has been extended just one year. Wind-power advocates said Friday that they will push for a longer extension next year.
Although the tax credits enjoy bipartisan support, their extension turned into a legislative ordeal.
Both parties used them as bargaining chips in the larger debate about American energy policy. Last week, Congress appeared set to extend the credits as part of a package of tax measures, but the House and Senate couldn't agree on how to pay for them. As Congress turned its attention to the bailout, many renewable-power advocates feared that they would have to let the credits expire and then try to renew them next year.
But the Senate tacked the credits onto a revised version of the bailout bill, which passed the House on Friday.