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It was a mixed performance by Ana, but she is through to the fourth round of the Nasdaq-100 Open after beating world No.95 Alona Bondarenko 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in one hour and 42 minutes.
"I don't think this was a good performance from both of us," said Ana. "I'm pleased I took my opportunities in the end."
"I just think I could have played much better, but I wasn't moving well. At some important points my serve was coming and I'm really happy that I took the opportunities I had."
"I'm going to try and play my game," said Ana about her third round clash with Alona Bondarenko, which is scheduled to take place today (Sunday) at 10am local time (4pm CET) on Court One. Ana has never before played the 21-year-old Ukrainian, who beat No.23 seed Annabel Medina Garrigues 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the last round.
The 18-year-old was particularly pleased with her 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 win over Iveta Benesova in her opening match because it had been such a tense encounter. She fell a break behind at the beginning of the final set but then found her best form.
Ana reached the third round of the Nasdaq-100 Open with a hard fought victory over world No.43 Iveta Benesova. She triumphed 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 in a tense encounter that lasted one hour and 56 minutes.
"I was really happy that I could stay focused and win," said Ana. "Even if the score had been different I was really happy with the way I played. I was attacking a lot and I felt the ball very good."
Ana will play doubles with 19-year-old Indian Sania Mirza at the Nasdaq-100 Open. The pair have been drawn to face the unseeded Italian team of Maria Elena Camerin and Tatiana Garbin in round one of the 32-couple draw (Click here to view the full draw).
This will be Ana's third doubles competition of the year. She played in the mixed event of the Australian Open alongside Novak Djokovic and teamed up with Maria Kirilenko in Tokyo's Toray Pan Pacific Open at the start of February.
Ana will face world No.43 Iveta Benesova in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 Open after the Czech narrowly beat 17-year-old Croatian wild card Sanja Ancic.
Benesova took two hours and 19 minutes to beat the youngster, who was making her debut in the main draw of a professional tournament, 6-7, 6-1, 7-6.
Ana has played Benesova twice before, both times at Grand Slam events. She beat the 23-year-old 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 at the Australian Open last year and 6-3, 6-1 at the French Open five months later.
Ana is happy about the introduction of electronic line calling, the automated system of officiating known as 'Hawk-Eye' that made its debut at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami yesterday.
"I had a chance to try it during the Hopman Cup and I liked it," said Ana. "I think that with the opportunity to ask for a challenge, you just feel that there is less chance that some players can take advantage of bad calling. It's fairer. I think that the electronic system can be more accurate than the human eye so I am happy about this change."
Ana was named the Most Improved Player of 2005 at "Stars For Stars", the Official Awards Party of Professional Tennis. The 18-year-old beat fellow youngsters Anna Chakvetadze, Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Maria Kirilenko and Nicole Vaidisova to the prestigious accolade during a glittering ceremony in Miami last night.
"Wow!" said Ana. "I am very, very grateful for this honour. Thank you so much for this award. I am working hard and I hope I can continue improving."
Ana will get a chance to show off her culinary knowledge when she attends tonight's Stars For Stars event in Miami. The evening will combine the Official Awards Party for Professional Tennis with a sampling of the finest gourmet treats that Miami's greatest chefs have to offer.
Ana has been nominated for the Best Newcomer Award alongside Anna Chakvetadze, Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Maria Kirilenko and Nicole Vaidisova. Other awards that will given out to honour the stars of 2005 are: Player of the Year, Doubles Team of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and the Humanitarian Awards.
Ana has been drawn to face either Iveta Benesova or Sanja Ancic in her first match at the Nasdaq-100 Open, which begins in Miami on Wednesday. Ana is seeded 14th for the event, the fifth biggest on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour calendar, and receives a bye into the second round. Her opening match is scheduled to take place on Friday or Saturday.
Ana's seeding is reflected in her current ranking of 16 and the fact that two players currently ranked ahead of her – Lindsay Davenport and Mary Pierce – have withdrawn from the event through injury.
In the latest Official Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings, published today, Ana has climbed three places to No.16, which equals her highest ever ranking. Her quarter-final appearance in last week's Pacific Life Open has also helped Ana rise nine places in the Porsche Race to No.21.
Unsurprisingly, given that she hasn't played a pairs match since the beginning of February, Ana's doubles ranking remains at No.95, which is creditable considering she has only seven team ranking events to her name.


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A divisible real time mandate system for representative democracy.
REAL TIME VOTING is a system based around transforming the vote from a single use token issued every 4 years into a permanent possession of the voter – something that is lent (in part or full) to a representative the voter trusts to defend their interests and which can be withdrawn without notice.
It would be an online voting system in which each voter would have a personal homepage. Here would be the voters "pot". Upon the first log in, this pot would contain their entire vote. They would then be able to break this vote into portions of whatever size they liked, called tokens, and proceed to distribute them to representatives. A voter could, for example, give a third of their vote to a candidate who shared their economic views, another third to one with a position on the environment they shared, a sixth to a candidate advocating for a persecuted minority, and the final sixth to a candidate advocating for their local community.
This last option is significant, as while such a system would be, by its nature, inimical to district based voting, it would allow for local representation where it was desired – difficult in current models of proportional representation where people have one vote, once every four years. Indeed one can imagine a community that felt it had been abandoned by the broader political class quickly pooling a substantial chunk of its votes behind a candidate.
The representatives' voting power would increase and decrease in proportion with their share of active vote tokens. A representative with a total of 10% of active vote tokens would cast a vote that counts for twice that of her colleague with 5% of active tokens. representatives announce their position in advance, giving the voter a chance to withdraw support.
Percentages of active tokens would also be important in allocating speaking time, and the number of opportunities a representative would have to introduce a motion New reps could collect votes from friends and neighbors to start.
Oct 23 2012: Hi Austin,
It's refreshing that these subjects are discussed. Many thanks!
I think that before we re-structure the system, we have to identify what we want the system to do.
So .. what good IS a government?
1. Well, it manages the judiciary. Pretty much everything a government does is to legislate.
Is the judiciary functioning properly? This needs to be answered to provide a benchmark for desired outcomes.
2. It manages national defence.
3. It oversees the establishment and maintenance of social infrastructure.
4. (most important) it occupies the dominant power niche and prevents internal and external power empires overpowering the niche.
(let me know if I've missed anything here)
SO, if these functions are still desirable in a re-structure. then we must evaluate the role and effectiveness of representation. It would not be sufficient to be represented on particular issues, it would also be necessary to measure outcomes. If representation failed ot achieve the outcome, the virtual vote could be returned to the voter for redistribution? And that if a representative's agregate vote fell below a threshold, teh representative would be dismissed and new candidates fielded?
There is another way.
If you converted all the services provided by a government into projects, you could have the projects presented instead of representatives. All tax would be abolished and replaced by a vote-tax on every bank account within the nation. Every account holder would have teh right to allocate funds from the tax-vote to whatever projects were on the list. A project would commence only when the estimated cost was covered by funding from the vote-tax. Projects that remain unfunded after the costing estimate period would be shelved for re-costing and the funds re-imbursed to teh accounts of origin for re-distribution.
This would replace ballot voting and taxation. It would change governement from the position of dominator to servant. I00% democracy, 100% real-time.
Oct 23 2012: You raise interesting issues...
The problem with these kind of "democracy with exceptions" suggestions, which I often receive when discussing these ideas is that they presume a professional body capable of performing the reviews which would somehow not become a power centre in itself. If such a body did exist it too would have to be democratically controlled or become as unaccountable as Iran's Supreme leader. Similarly you talk about proposals being voted on without reps... well someone has to write the damn thing! we might a well know who. Also what reps allow for in a way I don't think pure direct democracy would, is compromise and the production of long sophisticated (and carefully scrutinized) documents: The Legislation.
furhtermore while you point out several key roles, I don't think government is quite so easily definable. Best leave that up to the voters of the future!
Oct 23 2012: What I propose is a simplification that re-connects the electorate directly to its interests.
Representation is OK when the issues are simple, but the world can no longer be conceived by any individual in its totality - it's just too complex.
What happens is that the issues get "bundled" by the power-parties such that desirable outcomes are always linked to undesirable outcomes that have a ratchet affect in the favour of the party. By converting the vote to projects, there is no linking - the project has a specific single outcome. This is exactly the project dynamic used by corporations, so the skill base and governance has already been developed.
The proposal also addresses the local verses national problem of ballot voting. A tax-vote is much more likely to be cast to local issues before wider issues get looked at.
I totally recognise that the system would get "gamed". It's kind of important that it does get gamed because this would provide a transition path for existing power structures (mostly parties) - who would otherwise work to resist and destroy the system. So, the parties would promote and advertise their preferred project priorities and publish "how to vote" lists, just as they do now. They would have one-button vote programs. The difference is that citizens would have the power to apply their own exceptions if they felt the need.
Corporations would also weigh-in to win the project funding. So would churches and criminal organisations. It's important that criminal organisations get this opportunity as it brings focus on judiciary issues (legislation projects).
Criminal organisations form the basis of all governments that develop under our current systems. They maintain power by dominance (subjugation - citizen is passive). With the tax-vote system, the emphasis moves towards leadership (loyalty - citizen is active).
Oct 30 2012: Hi Mitch, there would be votes held on proposals in my system, which people could participate in directly or through reps. The question is, who would be writing the proposals you speak of and how would the voting be scheduled etc? Who ever is doing that should be subject to accountability as well.Oct 31 2012: Absolutely. Such a system would rely on 100% transparency.
In fact, the project mix would have to include a set of due-diligence projects that oversee the transparency of teh system. Such expertise is already developed within corporations.
The writers of proposals would be existing social leaders, but access to lodging a project proposal would be completely open to any citizen.
The advantage of the vote-tax is that the perception of value is returned to the voter. This would give rise to far more political engaement (aka social responsibility).
The media would then find some hard definitions to their journalistic role - that definition would possibly improve the quality of journaism.
The only flaw is that a tax vote would not address power concentration in the rich who would have project influence in disproportion to the poor. The existing tax-scale mechanis might be imposed .. but I'm not sure if it would be needed .. one tends to assume that the rich will skew outcomes to their advantage and the disadvantage of the poor. But another approach is to take corporate tax and re-alocate it proportionally to the poorer voter. I do not regard corporations as persons. They cannot be allowed to vote, but they must be taxed ...
The vote-tax is pretty much the same as your ballot-token idea, but it is real-time and retains personal propriety - this becomes your own money that you are spending socially. It would be advantageous to shift the tax into a second personal account that can only be spent on social projects. There would be no need for immediate disbursal - a social tax account could "save-up" potential funding for any period. Disbursal of static accounts might become part of a social "duty" attitude propogated through community attitudes.
Accumulation in the vote-tax account would be transaction-based in every deposit to the personal account. This would ensure the best match to real time democracy.
Nov 1 2012: wait you're saying people pay to vote? that's repugnant and stupid.Nov 1 2012: Hi Austin,
You cannot say "repugnant and stupid" without explaination. Such blank assertions are a form of violence - I am sure you did not intend that?
What I am saying is not "pay to vote", i am saying pay for social infrastructure - personally, not by proxy.
You really have to be careful to not react to slogans .. I detect that you have some "trigger behaviour" programed into you.
Pleaase read what is written and do your own critical thinking.Oct 21 2012: Computer literacy & accessibility definitely what I meant by literacy globally. But which model of democracy should we choose? In the current Australian construct "1st or next nearest past the post" 51 percent can be favoured over 49%. I don't think that has ever worked for the people in Australia and I shudder at how this would work globally. So perhaps there need to be Global discussion forums where ideas are discussed for a long time until a genuine consensus position is reached without dissent. There is of course the inevitable case that parties of perceived left and right along with churches and other self interested structures will have their people trying to drag this method screaming and kicking back to the paradigm where they are comfortable.. being the status quo which they benefit from. However as with Occupy , it is not a short term thing and if not be treated as such may just work
Oct 23 2012: Regarding "which model of democracy should we choose" - this is what my proposal hopes to answer (or go some way towards answering). Whether a simple 51-49 majority or (50.0000000000000001% to 49.9999999999999999999) is enough- well it seems a little silly. However consensus only works where no one is trying to game the system and fuck things up, when real power is being wielded and real interestes are at stake, this will be constant. Any number we pick (say 60%?) however, seems to be arbitrary.
Something to discover through experimentation as models like this are used to run the revolutionary/reformist organisation(s).Oct 19 2012: I really like the idea, mate, "Occupy Sydney" has the right of it regarding literacy and your subsequent comment as well of internet access and computer literacy.
I could see this as a future-system which can be implemented as a test bed for "polling" the issues at stake with a pilot audience, that is slowly expanded over time as computers proliferate to impoverished stakeholders and internet access makes headway into remote districts with emerging communication technologies; The system eventually taking over from traditional rep-by-pop as past, present, and future voting generations all become literate and net-savvy.
Direct democracy is the only true democracy, as far as I'm concerned. I don't place much merit in a man or woman at the helm, out of my reach, who may or may not be getting treated to $1000-a-plate luncheons with corporate big-wigs; This in turn gets them a better shot at promoting their interests than the man on the street.
We currently "hire" our MPs and reps, and they in turn hire advisors, assistants et. al. who make themselves aware of all current and emerging issues, which the candidate isn't available to research otherwise. How could this system create a similar proposal, with a multi-fold savings by not having to hire the additional researchers (using voters as idea-generators), as well as having "subject-vetting" so that you separate the kooks from people with valid points and concerns?
I suppose that's the main thrust: If everyone gets a say, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?
Oct 19 2012: He Gio,
rather than "polling" I see this system first being used to run a protest movement. I think it should be called the "tribunate". This is based on a story from roman history. This is the cartoon version: The people were upset with the corrupt senate so they gathered in a field outside and elected some "tribunes" who the senate was then forced to listen too.
The Tribunate would exist *as well as* rather than instead of current organisations, creating a way for the huge mass of social movements and activists who are out there, a vast number of whom share some key goals, to coordinate their efforts without submitting to a controlling top down structure.
This would give us all kinds of leverage. That is about as far as I take the idea at this stage. But there is no reason it couldn't be introduced, say by a local council, and spread from there.
Regarding separating the wheat from the chaff, the number of votes a rep got would also determine a kind of income in "discussion credits" or whatever you want to call them. reps would compete in auctions for opportunities to introduce bills etc. Important to note that a group of smaller reps could pool credits and introduce joint bills. The process would give precedence in the debate to ideas with the most support. I can't think of a fairer way of doing it.Oct 19 2012: This model well worthy of consideration. But Direct Democracy would allow unlimited DIRECT VOTING on each and every issue . I favour a model where voters are only eligible within their direct sphere of interest.For example, why should Perth residents vote on Sydney local issues- but we all have the right to vote on national and global issues.
A big but not insurmountable question mark is illiteracy
Oct 19 2012: Hi Occupy :). This model does allow people to participate directly where and how they like. You just click "Stand" and then you can vote directly on issues (whether or not you still have a pot for supporting other reps, or using it all to back yourself or whatever is a question i've not wrinkled out.) I also agree about having people voting on what effects them, but don't see why that can't be modelled by a global, regional, national, state, local structure, each with their own assemblies. People could stand in all, or in some, or just one, and delegate to people they trusted in the others. Staying atop the issues at five different levels would be too hard even as a full time job it seems to me. What I don't like is what activists traditionally go for which is the federated structure, where the local level chooses a rep, who goes to a state level council, where they choose a state rep, and on and up. This model seems to be fallen back on by default, but it puts more distance between people and the decisions than is necessary. I think something like this could help the generalised global uprising crystalise into a far more potent and permanent force.Oct 19 2012: good point about illiteracy. Also computer literacy and internet access. These are the things we should be working on helping people with any how.Oct 16 2012: The first step would to do this solely to inform the representative of the audience's perspective before going to live voting. A system like this would need a trial time allowing the fixing of the voting! It must feel like a game show for most of the society to find time for this endeavor.
However, alas the biggest problem in voting has always been the availability to the facts and their assimilation. There are mathematical schemes (used in lottery machines) that can make the online realm secure and true but knowing who the person is at the keyboard is not so reliable.
My personal opinion of a Republic and not a Democracy is that we enlist these representatives to make the tough choices for us that audiences rarely can. But making these tough choices and then being re-elected is problematic for the representative thus our nation has fallen to those with the power to press their representatives into office instead of ours.
Oct 17 2012: Reps who weren't informed of their voters perspectives would get quickly out competed in this system. Im not sure people are such bad choices of their leaders, and not sure where the "people don't know what's good for them" line takes us except towards fascism.
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Oct 19 2012: I had this idea two decades ago when I found that I was already late to the idea. I am on your side of doing this online voting. I just have had a long time to think about what flaws it has to overcome. In regards to the idea: "people knowing what is good for them". I am sure they always think they know what is good for them but often they are missing some facts. I was trying to convey the idea of a representative has the job (all week) dedicated to knowing what is good for them while a pop in voter may merely be certain of their facts but wrong never the less.
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Oct 19 2012: That is an excellent way of phrasing it. Ideally there would be a bunch of smaller reps who had day jobs as well, but also hassled their co-workers and stuff, as well as those who had crossed a certain threshold and were being paid to work full time and lead an informed debate.Oct 11 2012: He Edward,
Don't think online voting is impossible as you think. Of course interesting to consider options. Actually the recent Venezuelan election had a great concept. Vote on a machine, machine gies you recept for who you voted for, yo put receipt in ballot box - to cheat someone would have to rib both systems to exactly the same number. Pretty nifty eh? Jimmy Carter called them the "best elections in the world". Obviously this system exactly doesn't translate but it gives an idea the kind of innovations possible. Any, how, if we can do banking online, why is voting out o the question?Oct 11 2012: If only you could guarantee the ethical operation of such a system. But, alas, online voting would be impossible to protect from those capable deceivers who would profit immensely from "stuffing the ballot box". The Internet is not secure.


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The following is a note that I wrote March 2008 for my facebook "friends". I did not have this thread in mind. However, since this thread has such a nearly direct correspondence to this topic, then it seems to be a good idea to post it here. I hope that it will be useful and helpful in this discussion. ---to God be the glory.
When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power, so that your faith might not be based on men's wisdom but on God's power.
(1 Corinthians 2:1-5)
In this passage Paul is looking back to a prior visit to the Corinthians. He is telling them about it. He did not come to them announcing the testimony of God with a brilliance of speech or wisdom. He did this in two ways. (1) He determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. In the first chapter, one can find that Jesus Christ crucified is foolishness to the Greeks and a stumbling block to the Jews (1:23). So Paul came with a gospel message that was contrary to the acceptable norms of thought in the two cultures. (2) Paul did not come to them announcing the testimony of God with brilliance of speech or wisdom in a second way. He came to them in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. In a culture that highly prized the ability of public speaking, especially the ability to persuade through speech, to move an audience through one's words, Paul comes on the scene in a manner with no bravado, no grand oration (certainly the gospel message is profound on a level different than the Corinthian level though), no cultural persuasive techniques. Instead he comes on the scene in contrast with the cultural norms. He comes in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. He comes in such a way, in message and manner, that demonstrates weakness; and he does so that their faith might not be based on men's wisdom but on God's power.
Paul's purpose is stated in terms that exclude men's faith from being on the wrong object: "that your faith might not be based on men's wisdom but on God's power." He does not want men to be trusting in the wrong thing. It is this issue of a misplaced faith, or having the wrong object of faith, that I would like to comment on further.
Faith has an object. In the gospel one's faith should be in Jesus Christ, in His atoning work on the cross. He took the hit from the Father for sins. He was the substitute. His crushing was the satisfaction of the wrath of God. And I would add, one's faith should be in Jesus Christ at the exclusion of all else. This is why it is so important to have the proper understanding of depravity, for a proper understanding of depravity (man's sinfulness) drives one from self-trust to a trust--whole and complete trust--in Jesus.
Here is the issue that I can finally get to now, and I say these things well knowing that my observations are often fallible. I have a bittersweet enjoyment of listening to people's testimonies of salvation. It is sweet when I hear them adoring Christ alone and looking in faith entirely to Him. However, it is bitter when I hear (perhaps unknowingly or unconsciously from the person) a person virtually describe their salvation in terms of what they did instead of in terms of what Christ did.
Now certainly our will is active in believing, but it is an error to look to your will in faith as well as to Christ. This is to have two objects of faith. That is the way of stating things in conceptual terms. Here are some experiential terms.
Perhaps this may describe you, but have you ever heard someone say that he is saved because "he believed in Jesus"? Have you ever heard someone say that he is saved because he "accepted Jesus into his heart"? Have you ever heard someone say that he is saved because of the different events that happened in his past? Now certainly there is a personal historical aspect in describing the events that led to our salvation, but it is entirely an error to view those events as ultimately saving in any sense. Why is this? It is an error to view those events as saving in any ultimate sense because those events did not save you; Jesus Christ saved you. I'm just pointing out that it is quite possible that one may be viewing something they did or the events in their life in some sort of saving sense; this is to have a misplaced faith. No one is saved because of his action of believing in Jesus. This is not a proper view of faith. It is to include as the object of faith one's own believing so that now one is trusting in both his believing and Christ. It is to have two objects of faith. It is no longer "Christ alone".
Again, I repeat, this is why it is so very very very very important to come to Jesus with nothing to bring, destroyed by one's own sin, utterly devastated, with an annihilated self. Jesus then becomes everything, and one looks past his action of believing to the Jesus that is everything. He alone can save. He alone is one's only hope. He alone is the cleft for the sinner. He alone is the rock upon which one stands. A song expresses these things in a grand way.
All the labors of my hands
Could not meet thy laws demands
Could my zeal no respite know
Could my tears forever flow
All for sin could not atone
Thou must save and thou alone!
Nothing in my hands I bring
Simply to thy cross I cling
Naked come to thee for dress
Helpless look to thee for grace
To thy fountain Lord I fly
Wash me Savior or I die
As a word of warning, I'm not saying that if you ever said the above things, that now you need to view yourself as unsaved. My only point is that if you have said those things or described your salvation in terms of what you did, I only hope that you would examine exactly who or what you really are trusting in. Is your faith really in Christ "alone"? This is my pet peeve. My question is, "Who are you trusting in right now for your salvation?" And I hope that one would continually say that Jesus is continually my only hope (not because it is the proper response but because it is an accurate reflection of a genuine heart).
In proclaiming the gospel to the Corinthians Paul did not want the Corinthians to have a misplaced faith. My aim is the same. I don't want others to have a misplaced faith, so I am writing concerning my pet peeve. C. H. Spurgeon in his book "All Of Grace" said the following, and with his comments this note will end.
"Still, I again remind you that faith is only the channel or aqueduct, and not the fountainhead, and we must not look so much to it as to exalt it above the divine source of all blessing which lies in the grace of God. Never make a Christ out of your faith, nor think of it as if it were the independent source of your salvation. Our life is found in 'looking unto Jesus,' not in looking to our own faith."


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Communicating with artists around the world.
I have the pleasure of knowing lots of creators. From all around the world. I love social media and message boards/platforms like these that assist in us sharing ideas and feelings.
B.A.N.G. is a mix martial artist, vocalist, music producer, performance artist from the Netherlands. We talk occasionally and he inspires the hell out of me. One of his achievements is getting water to 25 thousand people in need. So he's a humanitarian as well.
Here's an interview he did based off a series of questions I sent him. I put in a couple of silly ones for the hell of it and he even answered those. Good stuff.
Check it. He speaks words of wisdom from a true warrior.
also, heres the questions I sent since the style of interview doesn't allow you to hear the questions.
-Whats been the biggest challenge when carving your own path?
-What are motivations for you to keep moving to your goals?
-What inspires your words in your tracks and the subject matter in your performance art pieces?
-Did you always know you were a vocalist/producer?
-Did training in Muay Thai influence your music and/or business decisions at all? If so, how so?
-Who are your heros?
-What are three immediate goals in your life intent?
-In regards to moving towards personal evolution, what was one of the hardest things you had to do?
-What other aspects of art as a lifestyle/business does one have to consider outside of doing the art?
-What music are you listening to right now?
-What do you think of the current business dynamic in the music industry?
-Do you actually see advantages to the social media platforms and crowd fundings on the web?
-Do you apply your fighting and creative fundamentals in other aspects of your life? How?
-Any other projects of yours we might not be exposed to that you would like more attention on?
-Whats up with Boy? He seems to be everywhere you go. Is he your spirit animal?
-Tupac or Biggie?
-Do you think we're connected to each other through the space between us?
- God or god?
-Captain Crunch or Cocoa Puffs?
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here's some of his music
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That's cool! You interviewed him!
I know just where this man is coming from. I like what he has to say about being true to yourself and staying healthy and I also feel sorry for him cuz I see myself in B.A.N.G. in many ways. I have the same struggles when it comes to things like dealing with mean and rude people and LA has more than its share. He says he fights the urge to knock someone out when he encounters their attitudes. Man I know just what he goes through in his mind.
Anyway if you could send along greetings and salutations from AN and his brethren and sistren from this area of the animation community next time you communicate I'd be appreciative of it.
Rock on B.A.N.G.
Peace and love to you!
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I will, brother C! I know he will appreciate it and I knew you'd appreciate him. I had mad respect for him as an artist and getting to know him a little more with our correspondence makes me respect him as a man, brother. He inspires me on many levels. As do you!
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
here's some spoken word by my poet warrior friend from overseas.
He even quotes me in it.."Where's the law that says we have to follow their laws"
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
B.A.N.G. lives it on many levels. Living art.
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
Man, this is someone I would love to have at my side in any situation.
Tell Brother B.A.N.G. that he's at his best when he smiles...
Thanks for posting these videos bro!
Daily Z
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
He appreciated your well wishes and told me "i am honored, send my best wishes back"
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
And equally important is the ability to connect with audiences around the world.
This is the power of the internet.
Now your fanbase is global. The potential is amazing.
Studios have already known this for quite some time because most of their profits for blockbuster films are made internationally. Now the layman has access to the internet and the world as well so it will soon level the playing field.
Re: Communicating with artists around the world.
INDEED. B.A.N.G. can't even relate to the industry of old cuz he's been so focused on the new. Something we can take note.
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Put 10 or 12 people in a dark coffee shop, add in a freelance writer, a magazine editor, a roomful of customers and a couple of homeless people in the back, and you've got a scene.
I show up with a big light, a step ladder and a lot of attitude, hoping I can herd all these cats in front of the camera long enough to make something to illustrate a story about Marin's twitterati. Yep, this is a tweet-up and these are the tweeps of Marin.
I'd rather photograph 10 kids than 10 adults. The kids will pay attention to me, out of fear or curiosity or the simple habit of listening to adults, but the grown-ups won't stay focused for more than 10 seconds at time. They chit-chat, they get bored, they fuss. And when you throw in the cell-phone-in-your-hand factor, they check email, texts and tweets.
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Thanks to Mimi Towle (@mimitowle) for organizing it and the tweeps: Sally Kuhlman (@Sally_K), Sarah Houghton (@TheLib), Suzanna Stinnett (@Brainmaker), Maria Benet (@Alembic), Toni Carreiro (@toniCarr) and Marilyn LoRusso (@fun_master).
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I'm struggling to understand why the risk on an equity CFD is not the same as for the corresponding equity. The RiskMetrics FAQ mentions two ways to model a CFD, but it does not explain why this is necessary. A good explanation would be appreciated.
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Can you point to a source saying that the risks really are different? See the risk section of the wikipedia page. The market risk of an equity CFD and the corresponding equity should be the same. A CFD trader also faces additional liquidation (leverage) risk and counterparty risk, which an ordinary unlevered equity trader does not. There are also a few other differences in risk due to corporate actions (dividends). Once again, the wikipedia page explains everything here.
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Jewelle Gomez was appointed to the Commission by Mayor Gavin Newsom in February 2005. She is a writer and activist and the author of the double Lambda Award winning novel, The Gilda Stories. She has presented lectures and taught at numerous institutions of higher learning. Formerly the executive director of the Poetry Center and the American Poetry Archives at San Francisco State University she has also worked in philanthropy for many years. She recently retired as the director of Grants and Community Initiatives for Horizon Foundation. Her new projects include a comic novel about black activists of the 1960s as they face middle age entitled Televised. Her new play, written in collaboration with Harry Waters, Jr. is called Waiting for Giovanni, a dream play exploring the inner life of author James Baldwin.
- A. Lee Munson, Vice-President
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Pharmaceuticals / Health Products: Background
The pharmaceutical and health products industry -- it includes not only drug manufacturers but also dealers of medical products and nutritional and dietary supplements -- is consistently one of the top industries for federal campaign contributions. (Pharmaceutical manufacturers are a subset of this industry and are profiled in detail within this section.)
The industry's political generosity increased in the years leading up to Congress' passage in 2003 of a prescription drug benefit in Medicare. Contributions from the industry declined in the 2004 cycle, however, following the elimination of unlimited "soft" money contributions to the national political parties. The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally supported Republican candidates. But as Democrats have seized Congress and the White House in recent cycles, industry advocates have steadily become more generous toward traditional foes. These companies' contributions split evenly during the 2008 cycle, after the GOP received two-thirds of drug company contributions in the run-up to the 2006 cycle.
The pharmaceutical industry in particular will likely fair better this decade now that President Barack Obama's initial plan to institute a public health insurance did not become a part of sweeping health care reform legislation signed into law in 2010. A government-run plan, because of its size, would have had considerable negotiating power to draw down drug prices.
The industry's policy goals include resisting government-run health care, ensuring a quicker approval process for drugs and products entering the market and strengthening intellectual property protections. Top 2008 contributor Pfizer Inc. supports efforts to protect pharmaceutical manufacturers by restricting the use of generic copies and the importation of cheaper drugs into the U.S.
Pharmaceutical companies are regularly defending themselves from complaints that prescription drugs cost too much, but recently the companies have had to contend with serious safety concerns relating to painkillers such as Vioxx. Merck, the drug's manufacturer, is at the center of at least 27,000 personal injury lawsuits and 265 potential class-action lawsuits contending that the drug caused heart attacks and strokes in those who took it.
The controversy also has focused attention on the Food and Drug Administration, which is viewed by critics as being too close to the drug industry. In an effort to rebuild patient trust, the FDA created an independent Drug Safety Oversight Board in 2005. This development has proven positive for the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry because it largely removes the burden of drug safety from the companies themselves and holds the board responsible for marketing a particular drug, lowering the manufacturer's legal risk.
In terms of lobbying, key players include the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Pfizer Inc. and Amgen Inc. Lobbying efforts focus on patent reform, research funding and Medicare.
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Updated March 2010
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The Dolphins don't have enough offensive playmakers, the Jets are weak at QB/WR, and the Bills defense can't stop anyone. I don't think it looks good for either three of our teams considering the Dolphins are 2 games out of the wild card and Buffalo/NYJ are three.
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We need to win this game and get back to .500. Talking playoffs is just stupid right now. We are 2 games out and have a tough November and December.
the buffalo media do not, absolutely do not think buffalo will even sniff the playoffs. And we win this game, its all over for them. They cant even beat the jets for crying out loud.


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Great Cycling/Triathlon Shoes
By cjthepilot
from New York City, NY
About Me Avid Cyclist
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I use the shoes for triathlon training. They are well made, comfortable and easy to use. They are sized according to common standards. These shoes are the most comfortable I have ever owned and I have owned all of the major, well known brands.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Great Value, but no half sizes?!
By Jimbo
from Memphis
Great looking shoe, and I got mine under an even better deal; although I can't believe these are worth so much! Easy to get in and out of, very breathable and fully adjustable for whole sizes, half sizes will have to get inserts to derive any great benefit from these shoes. They are great looking with carbon soles and leather uppers, although white is prone to road grime, so get out the soap! Power transfer is excellent and sprinting is not a problem, I drafted a truck for a couple miles and sprinted up to 36mph! Dependable and seem durable.
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good shoe if price is right
By MSME_tri
from South East
About Me Competitive Cyclist
For sure get one size smaller than you would normaly get. I did (usual is EU-44) and got a EU-43. Fit was nice. FYI, I am going off of Sidi sizes for my 'usual'.
Sweet looking shoe, loose fit
By joobn
from Bangkok Thailand
About Me Casual/ Recreational
I'm a beginner cyclist, coming from running and looking to graduate to Triathlon. These shoes look very good on paper, and the brand was solid. Light, strong construction but size was 1 too big of the indicated number; I had to correct with added insert. Good deal after discount, but I think a better choice would be a "starter" MTB style clipless shoes for beginners like me. No issues with the magnetic closure.
Awesome Tri Shoe
By dietrevolutionnow.com
from Houston, TX
Incredibly practical, and well made.Fast tri transitions AND comfort.Downsizing one full size is a great suggestion and worked perfectly for me.Great looking shoe, but snow-white may not last - or need occasional elbow grease to keep clean.
Great Tri Shoe
By T Bug
from Ogden, UT
Just used these for my first Olympic distance tri. Knocked some significant time off of T1! These shoes are easy to put on while riding and easy to remove before dismounting due to the collapsable heel! Glad I decided to purchase them!
Not as good as they look
By Dan
from Milwaukee, WI
Interesting design but a little to complicated and not as functional.I liked the magnetic back strap, but the magnetic closure mechanism did not snug up enough for my narrow feet.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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"The difference between this and other carrot cakes is the fact that the carrots are pre-cooked instead of raw. It is a really moist cake that is better the day after it is made. Cake tastes best after refrigerating overnight."
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carrots, quartered
2 cups
all-purpose flour
2 cups
white sugar
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1/2 teaspoon
2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
3/4 cup
vegetable oil
2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
3/4 cup
1 (8 ounce) can
crushed pineapple with juice
1 (3.5 ounce) package
flaked coconut
1 cup
chopped walnuts
1/2 (8 ounce) package
cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
2 cups
confectioners' sugar
hi, it sounds good and cant wait to make it but I have a little question? Um, why do we pour the batter into paper towel lined pan? wont the batter stick to paper towels? wouldnt wax paper be better or what am I missing here, lol? thanks in advance!
where did I go wrong? tasted good, but turned out like a rubber duck, Mixture too wet maybe, but followed the recipe exactly, maybe it's the Australian carrots at fault
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I have made this cake several times and everytime it's a hit. It's very moist and yummy. I do substitute a few ingredients. I use 1 tsp. of allspice and 1 tsp. cinnomon. I also used pecans instead of walnuts. I add raisins because to me carrot cake isn't carrot cake without them. As for lining the pan with paper towels...I didn't. I just prepared my pan with oil & flour and baked as directed. I baked it a bit slower than the directions assuring even cooking. I make this a two layer cake and doubled the frosting recipe to have enough to cover both layers. I sprinkled chopped pecans over for garnish. It taste great and makes a great presentation.
The BEST carrot cake so far. Walnuts are not very popular in our house so I substituted raisins and it worked just as good. Thankyou.
Best carrot cake. We used canned carrot. I supervisor a school cafeteria and this was an excellant way to use some of our government commodities. We fixed it for Christmas and are having it for Easter dinner.
Moist Cake! I made mine with 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger for a little more flavor. I also used 3 cups of shredded carrots rather that the cooked. Next time I make it I will pour it onto a parchment paper. Thanks for the recipe!
I'm not sure what the other person did wrong either...I made this because I had leftover cooked carrots and it was FANTASTIC!! Very very very moist!
Great recipe.....!! I'm not sure what could have gone wrong for the person it didn't work out for, but it always comes out great for me!! Instead of using just cinnamon, I use cardamom, as it adds a special sweet spiciness to it....then I cheat and make things simple by just using a commericla cream cheese frosting - which is always a hit.....a super way to make use of the leftover carrots from dinner or just using up the carrots that are left in your garden!!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Serving Size: 1/18 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 18
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 424
Calories from Fat: 191
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