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TCStech Summer 2014 PD Catalog
Check out what we'll be learning this summer in Tuscaloosa City Schools!
Canstruction 2014
About a month ago, the Tuscaloosa City Schools put on its first Canstruction event at our Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy. It was also the first Canstruction event in the state of Alabama! Students from our elementary and middle schools competed to win. View the winners here.
According to its website, Canstruction "is a unique charity which hosts competitions, exhibitions and events showcasing colossal structures made entirely out of full cans of food. After the structures are built, the creations go on display to the public as a giant art exhibition. At the end of the event, all food is donated to local hunger relief organizations." Canstruction has helped raise over 21 million pounds of food since 1992.
Canstruction was a great event that celebrated community stakeholders as well as project-based learning. Students designed and built all of the structures pictured below. At the beginning, a community architect and university professor spoke. My favorite quote of the day is from Mike Ellis. He stated:
"Art is what architects put into buildings every day."
Canstruction provided a glimpse of what students can do, how they learn and how they can collaborate. While I was live tweeting the event, educators replied and encouraged students in the building process. Not only were they impressed by our structures, but two educators want to put on a Canstruction event of their own next year in another state!
Canstruction was a success. Students are engaged when they have relevant learning opportunities outside of the classroom and ownership of the final product of that learning.
This post was originally published on our system's blog for reflections on instructional technology.
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Our system hosted our two-day best practices with technology conference this week. #TCStech Days were a place for brand new teachers, new to our system teachers, and seasoned teachers to collaborate and play with new tools. The focus of #TCStech Days is to enhance learning, not just use shiny and snazzy technology. We had three time slots of concurrent sessions in the morning and then two open work sessions in the afternoon. Here is the Google spreadsheet of our schedule.
On the first day of #TCStech Days, this inspiring tweet showed up in my feed.
T&l tip for aspiring outstanding teachers: teaching is an art & lasts a life time; enjoy the profession! #ukedchat pic.twitter.com/cRK1M5ydFcThat quote resonated in my mind. "Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching." What does it mean to never stop learning? To me, "never stop learning" means never stop asking for help, sharing successes, sharing failures, asking opinions, researching, brainstorming, or connecting with other educators. In a word, "never stop learning" means collaboration.
Collaboration is the heart and soul of a connected educator. Collaboration is why I love Twitter. Twitter is almost instantaneous professional development, tailored to your exact needs and in real time. Many educators have said they learn more from Twitter than any conference they have attended. Not only does Twitter provide PD, but Twitter is also a continuous, ongoing dialogue with other educators. Our system was looking at implementing Chromebooks, so I asked the Twitterverse who would know about Chromebooks. @web20classroom connected me with @kylepace, who then agreed to a Google Hangout with @chrisjenks and I to discuss Chromebooks. Chris and I were looking at learning management systems for our district, so I tweeted out this Google document and asked for feedback. Eight colleagues - some I know and some I do not - collaborated on the Google document. Through one tweet, I was able to connect with three other educators I have never met to answer my questions. Thank you @clonghb @mosspike and @davidtedu!
If I need a question answered, I tweet it. If I'm looking for a resource, I tweet it. If I have an awesome anything to share, I tweet it. If I need feedback, I tweet it. I tweet lots of things. I tweet because it is my main way to collaborate outside of whatever walls I may find myself in on a given day. I tweet because I don't know everything. I tweet because I need to perfect this craft of teaching with other people who have the same mindset I do - to never stop learning.
It may be the fact that I was raised by a Nationally Board Certified Library Media Specialist and twice Teacher of the Year, but I truly believe that as an educator, regardless of age or experience, we must collaborate or we will go extinct. My mother taught me that you can always learn something from someone, even if it is how not to do something. Twitter provides a place to share what we learn - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The first part of collaboration is to share. If you are on Twitter, don't just browse or retweet. Join the conversation! Look at this Google spreadsheet of twitter chats you can join any day of the week. The second part of collaboration is to put to action what you have learned, to try something new or different regardless of the success it may yield. As teachers, we must continually learn so that we can provide the best process for our students to learn. A teacher cannot use the same lesson plan every year. Besides, that information needs to be refreshed and updated in times such as these. As teachers, we can never stop learning because that's what we expect from our students, right? So model it for them. Show them how to learn. Provide an environment for them to love learning. If we don't teach them how to do that, who will?
I was incredibly blessed to be sent to ISTE this year in San Antonio. ISTE is the International Society for Technology in Education and one of the premier conference for edtech enthusiasts to attend. Their convention center was like three BJCCs. I felt like Joey from Friends in London - I had to get in my map multiple times to figure out where I was going. Next year, it will be in Atlanta! I did not think through arriving Friday, June 21 and returning Thursday, June 27 to return to work today. Thanks to lots of coffee and a gracious invitation to take today to digest the ISTE experience, I am still processing everything I learned. Here are the big three takeaways I had from ISTE.
1. It's about collaboration. My district is in the planning stages of a 1:1 Digital Transformation. And we transformers only have a few ideas of our own. With the help of twitter, I have been able to collaborate with other autobots like @kylepace, @jmakeyAP, @jennifer_hogan, @bryanphillips, and @jedipadmaster to get ideas on how to implement a Learning Management System (LMS), how to do fixed assets inventory, and how to roll out devices to students and teachers by providing vital professional development in those areas. If you're not on twitter, I highly recommend it. If you are on twitter and you only retweet or quote, I encourage you to become a part of the conversation. A lot can be said in 140 characters. Discovery and innovation come from conversation. Steven Johnson even spoke to this at ISTE. He contributed great ideas like the internet to a liquid network, a place where ideas can flow like the coffeehouses and tea salons of yesteryear. Twitter provides that to connect educators across counties, countries and continents.Thanks to @chrisjenks and @_clayr_, our district started a twitter chat this year with our own hashtag #TCStech. Twitter has been a big part of my educational career. I don't know what I would do without it!
2. It's about reflection. I have a reminder set on my calendar every week for Reflection/Blogging every Friday from 3:30-4:30pm. I kind of threw that out the window with managing fixed assets and the whirlwind that is the end of the school year. I am no good to provide other teachers with personal and professional development if I am not reflecting on my own. So, I vow to write a blog post on how it's going at least once a week. Maybe twice. Professional blogging will be a new spin for me. It'll be weird to not post recipes all the time but I look foward to learning this new skill. Not only is reflection important for me, but reflection is a huge part of the evaluation process. I'm hoping to cultivate more reflection with the teachers I work with next year. Another big ISTE takeaway - evaluating teachers is more about spurring them on in self-reflection rather than mandating use of technology. I want to create a comfortable space and time for teachers to reflect on their own pedagogy and best practices.
3. It's about learning. As a teacher who has left the classroom to transition into a tech coordinator position this year, I miss my students terribly. I miss the facilitating of French, the community environment of the classroom, and the "a-ha" moments when the students are able to finally communicate in the target language. Teaching teachers how to use tech is no different. Some of the best advice I've received this week from ISTE that I will put into practice is:
So those are three oreos out of the massive package that I will be snacking on these next five weeks before school starts. What are some things you have learned this summer that has affected your craft?
PD at MLK Feb 11
Today at Martin Luther King Elementary, we covered three tools to use in the classroom - Class Dojo, Pearson Net IWB presentations, and edcanvas. Mr. Perry shared how he has used ClassDojo in his classroom since Friday. Mrs. Ezelle shared how to use pre-made presentations provided by PearsonNet with the current math curriculum taught at MLK. I presented on how to make a canvas with resources from YouTube, Google, Flickr, the Internet, your computer, Dropbox or Google D
In Fall 2012, a group of educators from the Tuscaloosa City Schools System joined together weekly at 7pm for #TCStech Chat. Each week's topic varies but every week a teacher facilitates the chat. I enjoy these times because teachers of various teaching experience and technical experience get to have a discussion about what works, what doesn't, our hopes, our failures, and what we are learning. Join us for a chat!
About Me
French teacher at West Feliciana High School in St. Francesville, Louisiana
July 2015


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This topic has been beaten to death but no one has ever asked this question….
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Ok, we have established that EJ is garbage.
Why is EJ consistently on Fortunes Best 100 to Work For list? If their employees hate them so badly why do they continue to make the cut? And who makes this list?Dirty Delta
Maybe they give people a shot, who are never even looked at by anyone above. Some people find 40,000 good money.
Because they hypnotize their employees and clients with secret subliminal messages played through the phone lines…
I hear under their latest promotion you get a free tinfoil hat with every $100,000 new account…
A few reasons in my opinion...
1. Reasonable production goals=less pressure...more enjoyable career.
2. Many Jones reps have never worked for another firm and have nothing to compare Jones to.
3. "independent" office structure
Let's face it...this can be a very interesting, challenging and lucrative job. If you remove some of the production pressure and give a rep their own office to run, that sounds like a pretty good gig to me, particularly if you don't have any comparable firm experience to open your eyes to your firm's weaknesses.
…and I don't think we've established that they are garbage…that's pretty harsh…
I think that much of it comes from the fact that their employees typically start with the firm as trainees, so they have no basis for comparison within the industry.
[quote=BrokerRecruit]I think that much of it comes from the fact that their employees typically start with the firm as trainees, so they have no basis for comparison within the industry. [/quote]
It's got more to do with their relatively low standards when it comes to selecting new hires.
People who really do not belong in the business get hired, and when they start to fail they blame their employer, they blame a lack of technology, they blame their managers, they blame anything and everything except themselves.
It is not the successful EJ brokers who are on this forum complaining.
It happens in all environments. Wires make bad hires too, and they end up washing out complaining about heavy handed compliance departments, being forced to sell proprietary products, managers who got their job because they're ass kissers and on and on.
Meanwhile the good hires are busily making money hand over fist--far too busy to spend a moment complaining.
I have to agree with DA. There are about 10,000 brokers with EDJ. I would hesitate to say that they are all unhappy. Just because they don't trade options, or don't hire wall street wiz kids doesn't make them bad for clients or bad for the brokers. They give good advice, and most of their employees like the company. Plain and simple. Next topic.
I think Indyone was pretty accurate regarding independant office structure and hiring people with no other industry experience. I will add that they do a tremendous job of controlling the message that their employees get. On a daily basis employees are innundated with examples of why they are the most ethical company, only looking out for their clients best interest, while all the other firms are merely looking out for themselves. They are a self propaganda machine.
I don't think EJ is garbage. In fact, every one I know who works there is pretty happy with their program.
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I was just regurgitating what I read on this forum.I am all about the "cry less produce more" attitude..
Oh sorry, false alarm…I read the topic/thread title and thought maybe it was in ref to Soon 2 Be Gone.

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Did That Weekend Really Happen, or Was it a Pleasant Dream?
I took Friday off from work, planning to head up to Maybash, a camping and rocknroll fest on private property in Rio WI, early in the morning.
However, due to my dog's recent medical issues (eye injury and some other stuff), I had to go to the vet on Friday morning. As a result, I was not able to drop Foster (my dog) off at Sherry's (the dog sitter) until mid-afternoon.
In any case, I got to Maybash about 4 pm, ample time to set up my tent while there was still daylight and good camping spots left near the stage area. I grabbed a spot next to my buddy Tim's tent and had my gear set up in a matter of minutes. I cracked a beer and set about enjoying the music fest.
I won't even waste any time trying to describe the awesomeness of Maybash here, because I could write a book. But suffice to say, the mostly punk and metal bands started performing about 5 PM and there was much merriment all night. My punk rock band, EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE, played a solid set around 11 PM, opening for the headlining band LORDS OF THE TRIDENT, our faux arch rivals. I had a virtually biff free performance and the sound and lights were excellent (kudos to the pro sound team).
After the bands were done, there was much partying around the camp fire (it was a chilly night). I didn't retire until the sky was already brightening with a pre-dawn glow and I did not sleep very long before I was up again to enjoy the better part of Saturday at Maybash.
Sadly, I had to leave Maybash Saturday afternoon because I had a gig with cover band BABY ROCKET in the Wisconsin Dells on Saturday night. That gig went OK, for what it was. I am sick and tired of playing covers as I get older and appreciate all the local original music that is out there. But it was what it was and the Chicago tourists enjoyed the music and danced. BABY ROCKET definitely has their demographic dialed in.
Next year, I am committing to all of Maybash. No cover band gigs. I might not even play with BABY ROCKET next year. We'll see how this year goes. I agreed to a handful of dates. The money's good. It would have to be…
Driving back home from the Dells I was so tired due to lack of sleep from Maybash the night before that I had to really concentrate on the road. The traffic was light and I wasn't really afraid of falling asleep at the wheel, but I was so looking forward to my bed. I slept until about 1:30 in the afternoon on Sunday, getting up only to feed Foster and let him out (Sherry had dropped him off that morning).
The weather on Friday and Saturday had been awesome. Sunny and cool. Really perfect in most respects. Sunday it rained. I had planned to do a Sunday morning bike ride with Sherry called the Riley Pancake Ride. She went, but I was too tired from the gigs and I don't like riding in the rain either, although I would have if I had not been so exhausted. Plus, I was still fighting the cold I had had for about a week. I needed the sleep.
Around 4 PM on Sunday, I went to Bratfest and saw my favorite local band (other than my own) SUNSPOT perform. The rain ceased for most of their set, which was awesome and proves that God likes good rock-n-roll. I had a couple of beers and brats. Rita Witter from my embryonic band THE RITA WITTER BAND was there and after SUNSPOT we went to another stage and watched cover band PILOT play. They were good, albeit a cover band. They kept their lineup simple: guitar, bass, drums, and singer, with some harmonies from the other musicians.
Rita had been at Maybash too, as part of the COUGAR TOWN burlesque troupe. She arrived at Maybash on Saturday, so we only had a little while to socialize before I had to go play the sellout cover band gig.
Sunday night, I headed over to Funks Pub for the open jam and jammed a set with guitarist/singer Phil "Why Does My" Dickert and drummer MG Sherry. We used to play in a band together ages ago. The set went well and we decided to rekindle an impromptu band called MG's HENCHMEN, that will basically only perform at the Funks jam and we will learn the songs we want to do at home on our own time. Essentially a band that rehearses live every week.
In some ways, this is similar to HIATVS, my band that is always on hiatus and performs only a couple times a year, in that we learn the material on our own and pretty much play it live when we get together. But at least MG's HENCHMEN will have a gig every week, albeit a short 20-30 minute one for no pay. Not many bands can play 52 shows a year. MG's HENCHMEN will be the proxy for GUPPY EFFECT, which used to play the Funks jam every week, until the other members lost interest, unfortunately.
On Monday, it being a holiday, I got up early and drove to Sherry's with my bike on the rack of my car. We rode our bikes over to Olbrich Park and met the Wisconsin Bicycling Group for a Memorial Day social ride around Lake Monona, followed by a picnic. The weather was gray and misty but it was not full on raining, so we braved it, cooking meats, veggies, and veggie burgers on a small charcoal grill.
I went home after the picnic, but in the late afternoon I biked down the Southwest Commuter trail and met Sherry and Alissa for live music on the patio of the Come Back Inn. On a whim, I invited a woman named Deb who I had connected with on an online dating site, but had not yet met in person. I was surprised when she agreed to join us, not knowing me very well or my friends at all. But she was cool and after the meet and greet, Deb and I went out to dinner at the Great Dane at Hilldale Mall. We hit it off great and talked for a long time. Optimistic.
Now it is Wednesday and Deb is actually coming to pick me up for lunch in 5 minutes, so I need to sign off. I wish I could elaborate on the awesomeness of the weekend. I hope yours was awesome too. Bye now.
Kudos to My Microbial Passengers
However, from my perspective, this chest cold is not so awesome, and thus I have applied one of several tools of human evolution designed to decimate infectious bacterial populations.
In this case, that tool is a prescription of doxycycline from my doctor who thinks I have pneumonitis, which I believe is a combination of bronchitis and walking pneumonia.
Usually, my colds progress from head cold to chest cold. I don't usually get a cold this bad so late in the spring. I can usually conquer them on my own, but I needed help this time.
My friend Sherry had the same cold, which she may have caught on a business trip out west, and she probably infected me a couple days after she became contagious.
Her doctor prescribed the same medication and thinks she has walking pneumonia too.
After just a day and a half of the meds (3 pills), I can already tell the pathogen's grip on my lungs is loosening, with a commensurate production of lung butter that I am now hacking up. I realize that's TMI.
Good day.
The Show Last Night
I got to the Frequency about 7:15 last night, after circling the block several times waiting for some "rock star parking" to open up, which it inevitably did. The spot was near the alley behind the Madison music venue, so I entered through the back door, my favorite way to enter, with my guitar and band mate Tim's guitar amp head. I had to make a second trip to retrieve my own amp and the suit jacket I would wear later, when my band EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE performed.
After the gear was safely inside the venue, I chilled at the bar, while the first band, BRON SAGE, sound checked in the stage area. I ordered a veggie pizza and ate 5/8ths of it. While I was eating, a young lady came into the venue and sidled up to the bar next to me to order a drink. I introduced myself and we got to talking. Her name was Meg, a self employed seamstress who was flying solo for the night.
Later in the evening, I introduced her to my friend Sherry so she would have someone to socialize with while I was doing the band thing and performing. I was glad to make a new friend.
There were 5 bands last night and they were all superb. It was DEVIL TO DRAG's EP release party, although SEXY ESTER headlined the show. EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE played third, preceded by BRON SAGE and a band called BASEMENT FIRE.
I had a blast.
Saturday's Borderline Threat of Crummy Weather
I sat in one of the deck chairs on my back patio, while my dog Foster explored the backyard. He wore a plastic cone around his head, the consequence of an eye infection he picked up about three weeks prior that ulcerated his cornea. The injury had more or less healed, but the cone was to prevent him from scratching his eye with his paws, risking re-infection or further eye damage.
I contemplated the sky. It was mostly filled with clouds, though small patches of blue occurred here and there. The air was cool but muggy. I had wanted to go on a bike ride today, but the forecast called for periodic thunderstorms and I had no doubt that as soon as I tooled off on my bike, the forces of nature would see to it that I be soaked down something fierce.
An occasional rain drop pinged the bare skin of my legs and forearm, clothed as I was in a tee shirt and shorts. I sipped the coffee I had picked up earlier in the morning, coming back from the bank with the money to pay my house keeper, Mary, who was currently scrubbing down my kitchen.
It would be a good day, but bike riding was very unlikely to be a part of it.
Shaping Up To Be a Great Weekend
There is a threat of storms Saturday and Sunday this weekend. That's concerning. However, there has been a threat of storms on and off for the past fortnight, and nothing has really come of it.
Tonight, EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE plays a punk rock set at the Frequency in Madison WI, in support of another band's (DEVIL TO DRAG) EP release party. Three other bands will also be performing, for a total of five. I am not sure where EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE falls in the lineup of bands, but it stands to be a fun night.
Weather permitting, I want to get at least one decent bike ride in this Saturday. I was thinking it would be fun to bike downtown along the Southwest Commuter Bike Path, some six odd miles one way, and go to the farmer's market on the Capital Square on Saturday morning. It might actually be preferable to do this if it is raining a little bit, because there will be less hordes of people clogging the outdoor market throughfares. I need to stock up on fresh veggies and Paleo-friendly meats like bison, elk, and emu. I will, naturally, consume the better part of a full bag of squeaky cheese curds while I surf the culinary merchandise. I realized, as I was writing that last sentence, that I have virtually completely cut cheese out of my diet the past few months, with the exception of pizza and cheeseburgers when I occasionally dine out. So a bag of cheese curds will be a rare treat.
I might try to go see a matinee of the new Mad Max movie on Saturday or Sunday, if I can find some interested peeps to go with. After the gig tonight, my weekend is pretty wide open until the Funks Pub Open Jam on Sunday evening, starting about 4 PM. I will do some writing and music as time permits.
I'll probably mow the lawn and tend the garden a bit, if the weather cooperates. The garden is in pretty good shape right now though, and some rain will only foster its awesomeness.
My dog Foster seems to be almost fully recovered from the eye injury he got about three weeks ago, after great veterinary expense. Luckily, he did not need surgery, or else I would be in the poor house. He'll get his last few rounds of antibiotic drops, which he hates, this weekend, and then on Monday I expect him to get a clean bill of health from the vet. His next major expense will probably be a teeth cleaning. I found some meaty flavored nylabones at the pet store that he seems to like and that may help clean his teeth a bit, but he is wearing a protective head cone right now, because of the eye, and can't maneuver the bone to his mouth with his paws as a result. While this makes the bone ineffective for teeth cleaning, it is quite amusing to watch him try to manipulate the bone.
In a fortnight, on Saturday May 30, I am hosting another house concert, featuring HIATVS. I am trying to raise money for the food and beer (mainly beer) with a fundraising campaign online. But so far no takers. I may have to modify the suggested donation to a lower amount to garner more interest.
That's about all.
A Quick Touch Base
Foster's bum eye is on the mend and healing properly. He still needs to wear the cone and get eye drops through this weekend, then the vet will examine him one last time next Monday.
I have been enjoying making a few bucks Ubering people around Madison. Tonight I have a short GUPPY EFFECT band practice and I am going to take it easy after that.
After work tomorrow there are a couple of social outings I will try to hit if I can fit them both in. I may Uber Thursday night, and this weekend looks like a good one for Ubering too, because it is graduation at the UW Madison. Lots of people coming and going.
EDDIE ATE DYNAMITE has a show on Friday night. I hope to get a bike ride in with Sherry this weekend. That's a quick and dirty run down.
Now I have to go bike commute home and let Foster out before going to help Sherry with a task.
It's Time for a HIATVS House Concert (Saturday May 30)
On Saturday May 30, prepare to be rock-n-rolled.
You're welcome!
A Mother's Day Post
Driving Uber - Day 1
My passenger was a vision impaired man with a guide dog, and his pick up location was quite close to where I work in Middleton. He was standing by the opposite side of the road with his dog, waiting, when I arrived.
I rolled down my driver's side window and asked, "Did you call Uber?"
"Yes, I did," he said. "That was fast."
"I'll turn around so you don't have to cross the road," I told him. I turned around in the nearby parking lot of the Claddagh Irish Pub and pulled up at the curb next to him.
"I can get out and assist you," I offered.
"No need," the man said. "Are you OK with a guide dog?"
"Oh, sure," I said. "I have a dog of my own." In fact, by law I could not refuse a guide animal in my car, but I wouldn't even if I could.
He was going downtown to meet a friend for lunch and we had a nice conversation as I drove him. He was a very friendly guy. He liked good music and we talked a bit about Nashville and country music. He works in the hearing/vision impaired industry, which makes sense. His dog was a golden retriever. It took me about 25 minutes to drive him downtown and I made $16 via Uber, after they extracted their cut of the fare. If I had had time to pick up another fare downtown, I could have possibly cleared $25 for an hour's work.
I think Uber will be a fairly lucrative and fun supplement to my side business income. When I am not playing gigs with the band(s), I can offer Uber rides and probably make a lot more money than I do at music (or even my day job…it's about the same per hour…). Because Uber is app based and all monetary transactions are online, the risks are minimal. No money changes hands and there is no tipping. Everyone involved is registered with Uber and both drivers and passengers are rated on a five point scale, so it behooves everyone to be cool and cooperative. My passenger at lunch gave me full marks, the full five stars, so I am off to a good start. I am sure there will be some dickheads occasionally, but you'd really be biting the hand that feeds (or killing the goose that laid the golden eggs) if you treated Uber drivers poorly. But there is no way to get stiffed on a rideshare fare, because the passengers have to be enrolled in Uber with a legitimate form of electronic payment. So I am getting paid whether the person is difficult or not.
I am officially now a private contractor in the transportation industry. So far it's a blast. Kind of addictive actually. I want to do it again ASAP. When I leave work today, I will probably turn on the app. Who knows, maybe a co-worker needs an Uber home and I will be right there to get them. Rush hour has got to be a high Uber time of day, right?
This weekend is also graduation at the UW Madison, so there will likely be a lot of families trying to get around town for various things. Since I have no gigs or pressing responsibilities, I will make myself available to give rides and begin filling the business coffer.
Thanks Cosmos
Why the Venue Won't Book Us Even Though They Sincerely Love Us
My high energy/gravity fun rocknroll cover band, HIATVS, took a hiatus from a lengthy hiatus last night (Sunday) to rock a short 30 minute (60 minutes from the audience's perspective, due to the law of general relativity in the viscinity of our massive time/space warping egos) showcase set at a music venue near my house that shall remain unnamed for reasons that will become apparent.
It was an incredibly potent set, notwithstanding the many biffs. There were actually fewer biffs than predicted, given that we haven't played or practiced in a long time. Everyone in attendance expressed enthusiasm and there was even some dancing, albeit somewhat coerced.
This band, HIATVS, would be a very desirable band for most sports bars that offer live music to the hoi poloi, such as this venue we played at last night. In the past, I have queried this bar about having one of my many good bands play a show there on a Friday or Saturday night and I could never get a straight answer. It seemed the only day/time they had any interest in us playing was the Sunday night open jam/stage and music showcase, a very "low profile" gig.
A few nights ago, I met the organizer of the Sunday jam, who is not affiliated with the paid venue staff, for a couple of drinks, so he could pick my brain on ways to improve the jam event and garner more audience draw. It was during these discussions that he disclosed that the venue in question may not be paying their annual dues to the performing rights organizations (PROs: BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, etc.), required by law of venues that have live music, in compliance with copyright and royalty payment laws. These laws apply to cover bands more than original bands for reasons beyond the scope of this post. So with that knowledge, it started to make sense why this venue would not want to actively book and promote a cover band. They could turn a blind eye on a Sunday night under the guise of an open forum type event that did not actually endorse the royalty-free performance of cover songs. Additionally, the chances of a PRO representative randomly dropping in to an "open mic type thing" at a remote suburban sports bar on a Sunday night would be slim at best, and not a huge risk for the venue. Plus, the owner never attends the open jam, allowing him to claim culpable deniability if he ever was called out on it.
"Open jam? What open jam? Are those deadbeat hippies squatting on my stage again? Curses!"
So that's my working theory why this venue never books my excellent cover bands, even though they profess to love our performances.
Today Unfolds in a Not Unpredictable Manner
Today unfolds as follows...
1. Mow the lawn.
2. Practice music.
3. Go to a writer's group social.
4. Practice some more music.
5. Produce a crude basement music video and post.
Note that #2 may be changed to "Go on a bike ride," resulting in #3 being modified to "Practice music."
Rock Fodder
I am writing this from work, near the end of my lunch break, on a Friday. I am looking forward to this weekend immensely. It will culminate on Sunday night, when my fun rock cover band HIATVS takes a brief hiatus from perpetual hiatus to reunite at Funk's Pub for the open jam/stage around 8 PM. In the afternoon on Sunday, Brian "AquaMunkee" Morse and I will rehearse with our chosen drummer for this event, one Andrew "Fee" Gunderson. The goal is to solidify 10 songs at a minimum and then showcase these at Funk's, hopefully with a break for dinner between the two things. Well, there will definitely be a break for dinner, it is just a question of whether we get through everything by then. I am trusting Aqua and Fee to do their pre-prep homework and arrive at my house ready to rock on Sunday.
On Saturday, I plan to go on a bike ride with Sherry at some point and spend the rest of my time that day learning and honing songs. My bass playing skills are also being called upon by another group that will be at the Funk's jam on Sunday, with Fee on drums. This group is playing four Grateful Dead songs I have to learn. I'll also be joining the house band at Funk's Sunday to render a few additional tunes, but most of these I already know and have solid enough.
Tonight, I will become an Uber driver for the first time. Uber is a 21st century ride sharing program completely administered through smart phones that appears to be revolutionizing the transportation industry and providing a side stream of income for people with a qualified background and automobile (must be a car older than 2002 and with 4 doors…my Prius not only qualifies, but also has a bike rack as a perk for cyclists). Basically, when you are ready to do some ride sharing, you sign into the Uber app on your phone and when people hail a ride via their own smart phones, you have the option to take the fare. All the money is transferred electronically on the Internet, so nothing changes hands, minimizing hassles and risks for everyone. I thought it would be a neat way to make some money on weekends when I don't have a gig. I can still socialize with friends and just be "on call" to go give rides here and there.
I have always been a good DD for my friends on the weekends, and I like helping out by driving people around on the weekends so they can party without worrying about driving drunk. The beauty of Uber is that you are your own boss, beholden to no one, once you clear Uber's security background check and verify all your legal and financial documents with them. Because the rides are crowd sourced (many people in a city available to give rides via Uber), you can set your own hours and only drive when you want to. Much fodder for blog posts, me thinks, while earning up to $25/hr. If it sucks, I can always stop doing it.
The weather is so nice today. I bike commuted all week. I cannot wait to get home tonight and start the weekend fun.


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"Gekko and the Super Ninjalinos" is the first segment of the 3rd episode of PJ Masks. It first aired on September 25, 2015.
Connor and Amaya are planning for sports day at school, and Greg believes that working out will help make him stronger. But all the sports equipment has been taken, and no one is able to practice. The PJ Masks discover that Night Ninja is using the stolen equipment to strengthen up his Ninjalinos. Now they must reclaim what was stolen -- for the sake of sports day.
Hero Revelation
Teamwork often helps in many situations.


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Flowers for Easter: 5. Salmonberry
Pink, brown, green & glorious evening light -- discovered in a clearing while I was carrying garden trimmings & my dear departed Japanese maple tree stump to the ravine:
Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry)
Frequently the woods are pink,
Frequently are brown;
Frequently the hills undress
Behind my native town.
Oft a head is crested
I was wont to see --
And as oft a cranny
Where it used to be.
And the earth, they tell me,
On its axis turned, --
Wonderful rotation
By but twelve performed!
Emily Dickinson (1830-86). Complete Poems.


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Styrax Species, Japanese Snowbell
Styrax japonicus
|Styracaceae (sty-ra-KAY-see-ee) (Info)
|Styrax (STY-raks) (Info)
|japonicus (juh-PON-ih-kus) (Info)
Water Requirements:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Foliage Color:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)
Where to Grow:
Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Bloom Characteristics:
Bloom Size:
Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
Patent Information:
Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Seed Collecting:
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Clovis, California
Sacramento, California
Santa Cruz, California
Alpharetta, Georgia
Marietta, Georgia
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bethesda, Maryland
Knoxville, Maryland
Roslindale, Massachusetts
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ballwin, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
Beaufort, North Carolina
Highlands, North Carolina
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Exton, Pennsylvania
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Tyler, Texas
Clarksville, Virginia
North Bend, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Port Orchard, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Vancouver, Washingtonshow all
Gardeners' Notes:
On May 10, 2014, syzygysb from Santa Barbara, CA wrote:
Here in Santa Barbara, CA someone posted a photo on Edhat (local online magazine) of the Styrax japonicus flowers. We usually can't grow any plants rated lower than Zone 9. I suspect the owner lives in nearby (1/2 hour drive north) Santa Ynez Valley, which gets many more chill hours.
On Feb 13, 2014, coriaceous from ROSLINDALE, MA wrote:
A charming small flowering tree, with abundant small pendulous white flowers in June. In time it develops a beautiful horizontal branching architecture. The flowers are showy and best viewed from below.
On Sep 28, 2012, BeeKind from Exton, PA wrote:
I planted one of these trees, single trunk specimen, in full sun 3 years ago. The first two years the plant grew slowly but this year (2012) the tree has taken off. The lower branches on this tree grow downward, so keep that in mind. The trees drops lots of seeds in the fall. This tree is beautiful, not large, and is a nice specimen tree near a pond, house corner, or large flower bed. This tree does not like prolonged, dry weather.
On Oct 3, 2010, Wowitgrew from Ballwin, MO wrote:
I bought this bifurcated plant at a Lowe's in St. Louis, MO for $5.00 on sale in May of 2005. It was small (5 feet tall) and had two blossoms on it. I stuck it in the ground in a southern exposure and in and area sheltered from wind, next to my neighbors house to block the view of her porch. I thought I placed it with enough room for it to spread & still block the view, but not grow too close to my house. Unfortunately, I missed the mark by about 5 feet, so after 5 years of growth and bloom, I dug it up and moved it over 5 feet so the view would be blocked. When I was digging it up, my son accidentally ripped one of the main branches almost completely off. I wrapped it with a burlap bandage, planted it anyway, watered well, and left it alone & prayed. The next spring I removed the "b... read more
On Jul 5, 2010, Mary_323 from West Chester, PA wrote:
I inherited this tree from the previous owner of our home. It sits in a sheltered corner near our garage. For the past 14 years it has faithfully provided an abundance of beautiful, fragrant blooms in mid to late May. There have been no problems with the tree. It did require slight watering when we had severe drought conditions. Past that, it has had no care other than pruning to keep its shape and to remove suckers from the base of the tree. It is a great specimen tree.
On Jun 12, 2010, readingrose from Reading, MA wrote:
I loved this little tree that I planted by my patio. It is fairly new being the second spring with us. This year it began to flower as usual, however, while in flower I noticed the leaves were drooping. I gave it deep watering for the next days/weeks. That did not help. All the leaves are shriveled and it is dying and I can't figure out why. We had so much rain this spring in the Northeast that I am surprised if the cause of death is from lack of water. Anyway, I am sad and baffled by this.
On Aug 11, 2008, npschutz from San Jose, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Last year I planted a Styrax japonicus purchased at a fine nursery; it is in part sun, part shade as per this area (San Jose California.) When purchased it was blooming; the fruits formed, and all seemed fine. This year the new leaves came, and two (2) blossoms, no fruit. I have continued to water it more than I would an established tree. But the seemingly healthy leaves are now burned looking, half brown. I am interested in nutritional requirements; or should I move it or give up! As is, it's not happy and neither am I.
On Jun 29, 2008, WesternWilson from Tsawwassen, BC (Zone 8b) wrote:
I have three Styrax japonica planted in a large bed bordering the sidewalk. They are best enjoyed up close.
On Apr 1, 2007, Lynnemom from Hood River, OR wrote:
Growing well.
On Jul 17, 2006, Capemanx from West Barnstable, MA wrote:
The magnificent Japanese Snowbell tree in our side yard on Cape Cod, (planted when 4' high in 1999 in sandy loam), has thousands of little pendulous bells along the underside of its branches in June. Since the beauty of the blossoms is seen from beneath the branches, buyers would be well advised to plant it on a ridge or height of land where you would be able to walk beneath it. Mine is planted above and behind a 4" stone retaining wall where a stone stairway meanders downhill to the side... a perfect view.Spectacular view from inside too, as it is now (in 2006) just over 15' high and apparently will grow to 20-30 feet! Regarding propogation, simply let the green pearl-like seeds fall to the ground beneath , where many seedlings will flourish and you can then pot them and give them away to... read more
On May 29, 2005, narrowfocus from Birmingham,
There's a styrax growing in a park near my house- it's absolutely gorgeous in summer when it flowers. The scent blows on the breeze, and you can smell it from twenty feet away. I've just planted one in the front garden, and hope mine will flower soon. Mind you, the one in the park is probably 30 feet tall, so I doubt I'll be able to smell mine without bending down (it's only 2 feet tall!).
On Aug 30, 2004, JeannieB from Clarksville, VA (Zone 7b) wrote:
When I planted this tree it had a single trunk . Due to having to move it during a drought and not being able to keep it watered as it should have been, this 15' tall tree became infested with bores and I cut it down. Almost immediately new shoots started developing. Now my multi-stemmed tree is prettier than ever with more blooms. It has become one of the focal points in my garden while in bloom. During the 10 years of having this tree it has been through a lot and only gets better.


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I've begun looking at candidates for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina to replace the Obamabot Kay Hagan. We have a crowd stepping up for that seat, 5 running so far. They all seem like nice folks. There is one woman and four men. Two of them are doctors. One is a broadcaster personality and two are libertarians. One is the current Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. One is a pastor, representing the Christian conservative side of things. There is rumored subterfuge, some of which has credibility, with Karl Rove backing one or two of them. Rove's rumored scheme is to back one (of the two) of them as a spoiler to knock out the most likely Tea Party contender. Party politics is becoming uglier. I'm sure it always was and I am just seeing more of it.
So as I've been looking at these candidates I am finding one or two of them are promoting the Fair Tax. Red flags for me, if you have read my former posts about that. All of the candidates are saying they would make the effort to get rid of Obamacare. Green lights all around on that one. But what is a person thinking... that they know Obamacare is bad, but they want to say the Fair Tax is good? Am I crazy or are these folks disconnected from reality?
Both Obamacare and the Fair Tax are leviathan programs of taxation. Both programs grab a huge amount of the economy for control by the Federal government. Oh...yeah..those Fair Tax guys say it doesn't control anything, but just taxes new goods and all services. They say you would be in control by deciding to purchase or not. Uh huh. Obamacare taxes medical devices and insurance policies. Obamacare takes over 1/6th of the economy. The Fair Tax would take over most of the economy, all but the 'used goods' part. You don't have to pay the taxes unless you want to get your hair cut or buy a new house or car, or new clothes or dishes, or pay someone to wash your car, or buy Christmas gifts for your family. But that's o.k. You don't have to pay Obamacare taxes unless you buy an insurance policy, or want a knee replacement or a pump for your diabetes medications. No problem. What?
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Both Obamacare and the Fair Tax require a new IRS scheme of collections. Both require a new technological solution of reporting your activities to the Federal government. Both are expensive, comprehensive, unwieldy, and use an untrustworthy government bureaucracy to implement all of the processes.
I'm going to say the obvious, once again, about the Fair Tax. The Revolution that created this nation was begun by fighting off consumption taxes by a controlling government. What has happened since then? Today we have people promoting themselves as patriots who are promoting consumption taxes. What is the difference between Obamacare, which taxes your health insurance, and the Fair Tax, which taxes your purchases of goods and services? Again, both use the Federal government to decide what will be taxed and using technology to track your purchases. At least if the tax is based on your income, the minutiae of your daily life is not tracked by the IRS. Granting that tracking everything by the Federal government is now becoming the norm, there is another disconnect; some of the same people who like the Fair Tax also say they are against Smart Meters and Black Boxes which track every kilowatt hour you use and every mile you drive. This gives me whiplash!
Surely we can do better than this.
Libertarians, such as the Reason Foundation, are lately promoting 'public private partnerships' for roads using tolls, too. They pretend this is a "free market" solution, when it is nothing but a taxpayer guaranteed profit scheme for some corporate entities who manage infrastructure projects. The Fair Tax is nothing more than a different name for the VAT (value added tax) used in the EU. As long as you are using VAT type taxation, then just pile on carbon taxes while you are at it. As far as I can see, the Fair Tax is a VAT tax and is all too similar to Obamacare taxes. Instead of, or in addition to, taxing your healthcare, the Fair Tax taxes everything else. I just can't get excited about a candidate who wants to promote that for America. I want the Federal government taken down to its proper size...the one where DC is only in charge of national security and foreign relations. All of this domestic manipulation of citizens' personal lives needs to bite the dust as all other socialist tyrannies eventually do. Let's get rid of it now while we still can.
I'd say I'm confused, but I don't think I am. Something doesn't compute with this kind of thinking. I'm definitely not happy about candidates promoting themselves as conservative constitutionalists, but are then promoting programs that are anything but constitutional solutions to shrinking the out of control Federal bureaucracy.
I'm continuing to look at the candidates for this Senate seat. I hope I can land on one that makes me happy. If I do find that candidate, is it one who can win? The search continues.Don't forget to Like Freedom Outpost on Facebook, Google Plus, & Twitter. You can also get Freedom Outpost delivered to your Amazon Kindle device here.


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Today is a very special one for Aud Sentiments. It is our 7th Birthday.
So we would like you to make a project with the following theme.
Use a Birthday Sentiment or #7 on your project
We will have two winners for this challenge.
Prize 1 will be for the Best Birthday Card and Sentiment
Prize 2 will be for the Best NON Card Project
I am showing you the card I made for my Grandson's 7th birthday. He is an avid Star Wars fan so this is appropriate.
I used My Minds Eye papers, Nesties, X-Cut letters and the rest from my stash.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
We are looking forward to seeing all your projects here


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Location: 5850 W. Centinela Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Client: Noarus Auto Group
Year Built: 2005
Project Specifics: This project entailed a complete remodel of an existing 17,927 square foot two-story Saturn Store incorporating American Honda's new Design Standards. The exterior remodel included the fabrication of new blue and white metallic aluminum composite paneling wave canopy and entry element. The interior remodel included custom millwork finishes, hardwood flooring and Honda's new info center. We also remodeled the existing service bays and tech areas adding a service drive canopy to accommodate the increased demand for service
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So I decided to explore the use of Instagram, with a goal to publicize my more editorial photos and make connections with other like-minded photographers, so I started an Instagram account and posted some of the editorial photos I'm most proud of. Check it out at https://www.instagram.com/susanmontgomeryphotos/. This made me think some more about what … Continue reading
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So in the past few months I've done a lot of thinking about my photography, and coincidentally watched "Hope Floats," one of my favorite movies… One character, Justin Matisse (Harry Connick Jr.), who didn't make it big when he left his hometown, returns home to paint houses while designing and building his dream home. The scene … Continue reading
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From Digital Photography School, another National Geographic photographer, Bob Holmes, shares composition tips. They include Knowing your equipment inside out, so it doesn't get in the way of your photography Developing and educating your eye Finding the "punctuation" in a photograph Seeking strong colors, geometry Injecting excitement and interest Taking responsibility for everything that is in … Continue reading
Many of us dream of becoming a National Geographic photographer.. Picture Correct recently posted a video of a B&H sponsored session by photographer Michael Melford, where he describes some of his travels and experiences. Definitely worth the time! Catch it here. You can access other B&H-sponsored videos about composition and technique in photography here there are many worthwhile ones! … Continue reading
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Developing Linguistic Competence Through Use of Digital Language Lab03-24-2015
Linguistic Competence is defined as the knowledge possessed by native speakers of a particular language. This concept was coined by Noam Chomsky and he said that linguistic competence refers to a person who knows a particular language perfectly and is unaffected by grammatically irrelevant conditions as memory limitations, distractions, shifts of attention and interest and errors in applying his knowledge of the language in actual performance. This is a scientific explanation of the concept. And in simple terms this could be said as the ability of one to speak well without any mistakes or hesitations in a language. This article explains to as in how the use of Digital Language Lab can develop linguistic competence among the non-native speakers of a particular language.
It is generally believed the best age to learn a language is between the age span of three to four years, this is the time at which when the kids develop the ability to decode the secrets of acquiring a language involuntarily. And this is the reason why most of us even way before we are taught to read and write, can speak efficiently in our mother tongue with minimal or almost no grammatical errors at all. But is taboo true? Does it mean a student or an adult can't unlock the mystery behind acquisition of linguistic skills. No, that's not true. Someone once said that learning a language is just like you learn to ride a bi-cycle, once you learn you will never forget but you would require constant and careful practice. Similarly language competence could be easily developed with enough and ample practice.
A Digital Language Lab is expected to be one such innovative solution developed so as to facilitate the concept of linguistic competence. With the help of this language laboratory, one can easily practice and make themselves perfect in a language. This is a software platform which provides the users with a number of features that would in turn of great help to the users of all type. The best part of using a digital language learning solution is that the users can alter the pace at which he/she wants to learn the language. There are materials being provided with the language labs and the users could make use of. The Digital language lab could be used to develop all the four basic skills namely; Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking skills. The users are being provided an option to view the contents in a multimedia format so that the users would find it more easy to memorize the lessons. The self evaluation technique that is being used with the help of a language lab itself helps a lot in improving the competence in the language.


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Darwinists wrong AGAIN (shock and awe)!
Science Daily: Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago: Advanced Tool-Making Methods Pushed Back in Time.
ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2011) — A new study suggests that Homo erectus, a precursor to modern humans, was using advanced toolmaking methods in East Africa 1.8 million years ago, at least 300,000 years earlier than previously thought. The study, recently published in Nature, raises new questions about where these tall and slender early humans originated and how they developed sophisticated tool-making technology.


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MILWAUKEE -- Farmers may have rejoiced in Friday's rain, but there were some who weren't so happy about it. Some were left without transportation and others homeless due to torrential downpours.
In South Milwaukee, a portion of Marquette Avenue flooded, and some tried to drive through the wall of water. Steven Yakich witnessed it.
"She stopped her car, stalled, and the one behind her just flooded. Within five minutes it was all the way up to the roof," Yakich said.
At an apartment near the airport, crews were repairing the roof, and neighbors say there wasn't enough to protect their apartments from rain.
"Going in my living room giving my cats water and the whole thing came down and part of it caught me in the back and that was it," Rod Berendt said.
FOX6 News was told the American Red Cross was stepping in to help out the three apartments affected by rainfall. If the tenants couldn't stay with friends or relatives, they were told to get a hotel room, and they would be reimbursed.


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A friend asked me to create a card for a new home, and lo and behold,
I checked the challenge on the Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog
and it just happened to be 'Home Sweet Home'!
What a happy coincidence!
I kept my card very simple with no mixed media and just a little handmade stitching.
I wanted to put the emphasis on the black chipboard house and that little red heart
on top of the chimney! I tied everything together with some natural burlap ribbon.
I absolutely love the way it turned out!
To learn more about Simon Says Monday and Wednesday Challenges, click HERE!
There are 2 new challenges weekly which are always fun to play along with.
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Are you excited for the weekend?! Employees (and employers) are always relieved and excited for the weekend to catch up on hobbies, friends and family, or relaxing from the work week. Use this time to develop your skills, your experience, and your knowledge; all of this will help develop your work habits to make work more efficient.
You'll always hear the acronym, "T-G-I-F", on a Friday. Where did this acronym come from? An American family-friendly prime time television programming block on the ABC network, called "TGIF".
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Perth Concert Hall, Perth
May 11, 2011 Filed under: 2000s, Culture by Sanna Fisher-Payne Comments Off
Jane Spiers
A concert hall is architecture that has to work very hard to please. First it is a focal point for a city and must be welcoming yet impressive, outstanding, yet sensitive to its historic surrounding especially in Perth a city with an 800 year history. Inside it is a place for social gathering, for food, bars and busy foyers, yet it must also meet the rigorous demands for first class acoustic performance.
Perth concert Hall delivers it all, delighting audiences and performers alike with a stunning auditorium wrapped in a dazzling glass-fronted foyer and copper-topped dome with an elegant studio to boot.
As the managers of the building we ask a lot from it – presenting a busy year-round programme of concerts, comedy, dance, musicals, contemporary art, film, talks and arts workshops. We also hire out our spaces for conferences and events, to everyone from charities to national political parties, we have even housed a motor show.
The Concert hall's clever flexible auditorium design with unique floor lift configuration allows the raked seating to be stowed and the floor level raised to provide a full flat floor which means that whatever the event we can provide the right hall set up. Designed with a naturally excellent acoustic for orchestral music, the technical wizardry of retractable acoustic banners and powerful electro-acoustic systems means that speakers, pianists, rock bands, comics and our audiences have all commented on the great sound
Perth Concert Hall is the only new-build, full scale concert hall built in Scotland since 1990. It was completed on time, on budget, the city is very proud of it and as our first minister recently commented, it really is a "jewel in the crown of Perthshire.
Raymond Young
Very quickly this has become a favourite place in Perth to meet friends, have some food/drink and to enjoy music and other performances.
It is a very flexible space – one of the very few halls where it can be transformed quickly into a variety of arrangements from a traditional hall to a conference hall to a dance venue. The acoustics suit everything from heavy metal to cello sonatas. It has become a clear favourite of many international classical musicians (especially pianists) – Bryn Terfel wanted to take it back to Wales!
It has transformed the musical life of the City of Perth and helped this rather conservative city warm to modern architecture.


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- New Special unit: Camel Gunners - cavalry with S5 handguns.
- Deva units may use the Ld of Deva characters within 12" (to offset them not being able to use the Ld of the army general or BSB).
- Vishkanya does not have ASF or ward save.
- Rajputs can have great weapons, no additional hand weapons. Does not have armour by default.
- Holy Warriors have light armour.
- Sowar Horsemen called Zamindar Horsemen, new background, have heavy armour, warrior caste.
- Maiden Guard have spears and shields by default, no armour by default.
- Peasant Levy have shields by default.
- New background for Pindari Cavalry, are now lowborn caste.
- Multiple spelling issues and name bugs fixed for consistency.
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New Kingdoms of Ind update and 9th Ed version out now!
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I can't find the Camel Gunners in the 8th edition version, are they exclusive of the 9th ed one?ReplyDeleteReplies
Ah, I forgot to change the link for the 8th ed version since the file name is different. It's fixed now, Camel Gunners are in both versions.Delete
-Chakrams should just be represented by being Throwing Weapons.ReplyDelete
-The Shaturnals used by Camel Gunners should be 36" range, S6 like the Swivel Guns from the Pirates of Sartosa. Shaturnals were so large that they had to be mounted. http://www.camelphotos.com/pic/army_camels5.jpg
-Speaking of Shaturnals, one of the upgrades for a War Elephant should be to replace the Bows and Javelins of the riders with Shaturnals.
-I still think Bengal Riders should be WS4 S4.
-Since Rakshash are Beastmen, shouldn't they be M5 and have Primal Fury instead of Hatred?
-The augmented version of Bolts of Cindra should fire 2D3 bolts. The dice are not going to troll players with a 1 that way.
-I would understand not being able to make armor saves against the Curse of Kali-Ma but not ward saves. As it currently is, spamming it on a model would allow someone to get rid of really tough special characters like Archaon very easily. Also, maybe make it cause a lot of wounds instead considering how easily it can get rid of monsters.
-The Brahmirastra should ignore Ward saves. Either that or cause D6 S10 hits instead so that a single passed Ward save doesn't cause it to be wasted.
-Mahakali's Bow has the One Use Only special rule which is contradicted by its last sentence saying that it may be used next turn, especially since the fluff says that it not being used properly results in it being revoked.
-The Flail of Kali-Ma say that it 'gives the wielder and +1 Strength'.
-The Guardian Amulet should have an addendum stating that it ignores the maximum that Ward Saves can reach.
-Beastmasters should have a range of mounts (horses, camels and Bengal Tigers) with Bengal Tigers allowing the Beastmaster to ignore the Castes rule for the purposes of joining a Bengal Riders unit.
-If you don't turn all Chakrams into Throwing Weapons then the costs for Chakrams and Throwing Weapons for Vishkanya should be swapped.
-The Additional Hand Weapons option for Maiden Guards should be Two Hand Weapons.
-If Zamidar Horsemen can wear Medium Armor then it should be an option for the higher ranking Maiden Guard and Holy Warriors.
-Giant Bows and Small Cannon upgrades for Royal Elephants should be mutually exclusive.Replies
- They could be, but unless I'm mistaken, chakrams have a longer range than say, a knife, which I tried to reflect in the rules.Delete
- Fixed, though I've seen several different versions of them. For gameplay's sake though, let's go with the big swivels, makes them better special units.
- Part of the background I read though mentioned that Elephants were not stable enough to allow shaturnals to fired accurately, so it would make sense for only the camel gunners to be allowed to use them, and also makes them more unique.
- Bengal Riders are more beastmaster than elite soldiers, hence their stats.
- Rakshasha are a type of beastmen yes, but their physical abilities are a bit different. Tigers are faster than goats ;)
- I like it being random like the template spells, that's also why the more powerful version does not cost twice as much to cast.
- Changed it to D6 wounds instead. Most characters have LD9-10, so would on average fail 1/6 of the time (or less). You can only cast the spell 6 times successfully.
- It's not meant to insta-kill characters, but rather kill the unit. Especially ogres.
- It means it can only be used successfully once. If the Ld test is failed, you can try again until you suceed.
- Fixed.
- 2+ is specified, as it says about Ward saves in the BRB.
- Added tigers as a mount. Horses and Camels do not do well in the jungle.
- Why? Chakrams are better, and costs more now?
- Fixed.
- Indian infantry in general was very lightly armoured, only cavalry had some degree of protection. Fits better with available models too.
- Fixed.
-I think that Throwing Weapons are better with S4 models than Chakrams, it's a choice between an extra 2" of range and causing S4 hits and I'd choose the S4 hits.Delete
-Also, Camel Riders don't need to be toughness 4 due to using the toughness of their mounts.Delete
Ah, I see. You do get multiple shots as well though, so they might be about on par on characters.Delete
Will fix the T4 on the camel gunners.
An idea for the upcoming Nippon update, I've always loved indigenous Japanese folklore and one of my favorite stories is the ashiarai yashiki, an odd tale about a giant talking foot demon demanding to be washed. I think it'd be a great tie in as a one time use bound spell magic item casting the foot of Gork.ReplyDelete
What do you think?Replies
I'm not planning on adding my magic items at the momemt. While the idea is fun, it would diminish the uniqueness of the Foot of Gork spell i think.Delete
I totally get that.Delete
Still, elegant design consists of using pre-existing elements and applying them fittingly. The Nippon roster currently only boasts one Arcane Item, which, while very creative, mad props to you on that, is a limited option and offering enticing arcane item options may get people to bring fewer dispel scrolls, which is always a good thing. (That being said, an argument could be made for it being an Enchanted Item).
Essentially, perhaps revisit the idea once you do decide that more magic items is something you want?
I do have plans to make a "magic item expansion" later on, though namely for the official armies to bring back the items from 6th/7th ed. It's possible I'll do something similar for my books as well.Delete
Good to hear you like to bring some old items back. Armies lost some unique items in 8th. TK had some cool items left out.Delete


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Friday, March 16, 2007
CalAmp Acquires Division of AirIQ
Oxnard, California-based CalAmp, a provider of wireless communications products, announced this morning that it is acquiring the Vehicle Finance division of AirIQ, in a deal worth $19M in cash. AirIQ's Lake Forest-based Vehicle Finance division sells Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and cellular-based wireless asset tracking products. According to the firms, the division had revenues of approximately $15M in 2006. AirIQ's products are sold to vehicle lenders that specialize in financing high credit risk individuals. CalAmp said it will employ approximately 35 former AirIQ employees.


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And yet the Stern family attacked the book: the story of the sado-masochist in it, murdered by his friend while he was in a latex suit, was too close for comfort to the real-life Édouard Stern (1954–2005), who was murdered by his friend Cécile Brossard. Many noted French authors signed a petition against the family's actions, and these are just a sample: Virginie Despentes, Christine Angot, Pierre Guyotat, Philippe Djian, Jonathan Littell, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Philippe Sollers, Michel Houellebecq, Sophie Calle, Eric Reinhardt, Marie Darrieussecq, Emmanuel Carrère, Atiq Rahimi, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Catherine Millet, Matthias Enard, Annette Messager, Claude Lévêque, Nicolas Fargues, Yannick Haenel, Elisabeth Roudinesco, Frédéric Beigbeder.
The novel weaves in and out of past and present time, near beginning with the female murderer briefly going to her place and leaving her nonplussed 'husband' – they had a 'wedding' in LA which wasn't a real one – as she gets in a taxi to leave for Milan, and then catches flights to Sidney, from where she quickly flies back, taking champagne and pills throughout the journeys to steady herself before she sort of gives herself up, is found guilty and imprisoned for murder.
In between the bare bones of this plot we learn small and large snippets about the man she's murdered, of his love of women and men, his great wealth, his love of killing animals, his various fetichisms (such as gaining sexual satisfaction from making people suffer), and his conviction that he will be killed shortly, so hiding weapons everywhere. It might not – in fact it certainly isn't – be Jauffret's best book, but it's a relatively short and powerful read.
My other posts on Régis Jauffret:
Régis Jauffret: Claustria
Régis Jauffret: Lacrimosa


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Startropy is a new game in development that takes its inspirations from the charms of old-school graphic adventure and role-playing games, and combines it with the exciting tales of a science-fiction serial!
This demo has been archived by the uploader because it is out of date and no longer supported. We recommend you browse the file list for the latest demo.
Startropy is a sci-fi adventure/RPG where players will be able to travel across the stars in a story-driven adventure, encountering strange worlds and stranger creatures. The pilot demo is a specially made scenario to showcase most of the game's core gameplay mechanics and the general setting/mood of the game.
Starting the game:
Launch Startropy.exe to start the demo.
If you want to play in windowed/fullscreen mode, click on winsetup.exe and untick "run in windowed mode and save.
Left mouse click to interact with hotspots, right click to examine.
Press the ESC key to bring up the options menu.
The mouse pointer feels sluggish!
Solution 1:
Try disabling "enhance pointer precision" or adjust mouse sensitivity in either direction under your Windows mouse settings.
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For Logitech users some have reported improvement on AGS-ran games by uninstalling their Logitech setpoint software.
Startropy is created David Cheung, Startropy Games.
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|May 16, 2011
Radley Metzger: A UCLA Retrospective, New DVD & New Film
LOS ANGELES—There probably isn't a porn fan alive who hasn't heard of (and likely seen) The Opening of Misty Beethoven, the 1975 film which was listed near the top of AVN's 100 Best Adult Films of All Time. The movie, which starred Constance Money, Gloria Leonard, Terri Hall and the late Jamie Gillis, was directed by "Henry Paris," the "hardcore" pseudonym of erotic film director Radley Metzger. And now, Metzger's softcore works will be the subject of a retrospective at the UCLA Film & Television Archive in June, and Cult Epics, a major purveyor of obscure international films, will release, as its 100th disk, Camille 2000, Metzger's Italian-language send-up of Alexandre Dumas' 1852 novel and play, La Dame aux Cammelias. "Set in Rome amid the height of psychedelic fashion," Cult Epics' press release stated, "Camille 2000 ... follows the tragic affair between Marguerite (Daniele Gaubert), a doomed courtesan, and Armand (Nino Castelnuovo), a naïve bachelor who falls for her. The couple drifts through a seedy world of haute couture, inflatable furniture and fetish parties as their romance unravels to the pulsing accompaniment of Piero Piccioni's lush score." "Two versions of this newly restored gem will be offered June 28," the release continued. "The first, from [distributor] CAV, is an extended version of the original that incorporates 12 minutes of additional footage compiled by Metzger. The second, from [distributor] Entertainment One, features the original theatrical version of the film and includes those additional scenes as extras. Both versions of the film—each expanded with the same additional bonus features—will be available on Blu-ray and DVD." Both DVD versions will include a commentary track by Metzger and film historian Michael Bowen, a mini-documentary on the restoration of the film, and a "behind-the-scenes" segment featuring Metzger and the film's stars. As AVN has previously noted, Metzger's five hardcore "Henry Paris" films—The Opening of Misty Beethoven, Naked Came the Stranger, The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, Maraschino Cherry and Barbara Broadcast—are available in Platinum Elite editions from Video-X-Pix, which worked with Metzger himself to restore the classics to pristine condition. Perhaps even better, Metzger is currently hard at work on a new film—his first since retiring from filmmaking in 1984. "Solarium is being produced by Cult Epics founder Nico Bruinsma," the Cult Epics press release revealed. "The film tells the story of five beautiful women who meet at the Wanda Solarium." "In this relaxed setting, the women allow their primitive instincts to emerge and explore what Carl Jung refers to as the 'shadow side'," Metzger explained. "It's an exciting story, and one that drew me back into theatrical storytelling." Casting is currently underway as Bruinsma searches for the perfect quintet of Solarium seductresses. The UCLA Film & Television Archive retrospective isn't the first time Metzger has been honored in mainstream media—that may have been his appearance at the 1994 Telluride Film Festival, which also featured porn film historians Constance Penley and Linda Williams (both University of California professors) and stars/directors Nina Hartley and Veronica Hart—but this festival will feature not only an "extended director's cut" of the famous Lickerish Quartet, but Metzger himself will be present after the screening on June 2 to answer questions about his life and work. He will also attend the screening of Camille 2000 on June 3, and will attend a party later that evening co-sponsored by Cult Epics, the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Film & Television Archive in the Hammer Museum courtyard to celebrate the June 28 release of Camille 2000. The party is free and open to the public. The festival, which will run for five days in early to mid-June, will also include Therese and Isabelle (June 6), Carmen Baby and Little Mother (June 9), and Score (possibly the hardcore version) and The Image (June 17). All films will be screened at the Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Ticket information can be found here. Bottom line: June is Radley Metzger month, and the modern-day adult industry is welcome to get on board!