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Energy Excelerator Provides Boosts for Clean Energy
It's sometimes easy to believe the famous saying:
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. But when the market is already full of mousetraps, and your R&D is better than your marketing, that knock on your door may never come.
Oceanit didn't wait. The Fort Street Mall-based engineering firm developed the InteliSocket, a clever device that helps customers manage the electricity used by their appliances. The company had some funding, but lacked the connections, capacity and know-how to commercialize it. Luckily for Oceanit and other clean-energy innovators, clean-tech incubation has arrived in Hawaii.
That incubator is a 501(c)3 called theEnergy Excelerator, which is funded by both government and private money. In 2013, its first year, the Excelerator supported Ibis Networks (the Oceanit spinoff that produces the InteliSocket) and seven other startups. With the Excelerator's support, Oceanit spun off Ibis Networks to help commercialize the InteliSocket, under the leadership of CEO Michael Pfeffer.
"Doing business in Hawaii is all about connections," Pfeffer says, "and the Energy Excelerator helped connect us to early-market adopters and synergistic software providers." The Excelerator also helped get Ibis in front of the owners of large buildings and the National Guard, as well as Silicon Valley angel investors. It helped Ibis set milestones that investors want to see, and to leverage the growth funds it provided into matching funds that then incentivized the first venture-capital investments in Ibis.
Senior manager Dawn Lippert says the Excelerator helps incubate businesses by going beyond financing. "We have a six-month program for seed-stage companies and a 12-month program for growth-stage companies that focus on mentorship, market research, go-to-market strategies and creating strategic partnerships. It takes a lot of moving parts to help an energy startup succeed," she says.
The 2014 crop of incubated companies includes nine seed-stage companies, each of which will receive $30,000 to $100,000 from the Excelerator, and six growth-stage companies, which will each receive up to $1 million. One change from last year: This time the selection committee specifically looked for complementary services.
"Ibis Networks and People Power are perfectly synergistic," Lippert says. Ibis focuses on the hardware used by large commercial customers, while People Power, part of the Energy Excelerator's 2014 cohort, focuses on residential applications, software and behavior modifications. "They need each other for rapid growth," she says.
Companies in the first cohort, which went through their support period in 2013, included kWh Analytics, which was founded by Punahou grad Richard Matsui, one of Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30, who is based in San Francisco. kWh Analytics provides data to the solar financing community – an "independent, statistically valid, Big Data view on how panels, inverters and systems perform," according to Matsui.
The data have many uses, but their prime use is to "make solar affordable for all by attacking solar's biggest problem: the high cost of capital," Matsui says. Investors can be more confident in deploying capital when they're more convinced of the diminished risk quantified by independent analytics, he says. Lower risk means cheaper financing, and that reduces the cost of future solar installations.
Late in 2013, clean-tech giant SolarCity announced the first sale of a bundled solar security, valued at $54 million. The assets are not home mortgages, but photovoltaic solar leases that SolarCity signed with homeowners, who got PV systems at no money down. Such financing deals are possible because of better data from a company like kWh.
Perhaps more important for Hawaii, though, kWh Analytics' data can help HECO and other utilities manage the intermittency of solar by giving them better predictive capacity for actual power generated by on-grid solar. This should allow more solar power to be reliably added to the grid.
For kWh, the Energy Excelerator was a launchpad. The company is now monitoring and providing data from roughly 10,000 solar installations, has received a prestigious SunShot award of $450,000 from the federal Department of Energy and is in the process of signing a joint research agreement with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
The Energy Excelerator received $30 million from the Navy, which will be used to support clean-energy startups over the next five years. In return, military representatives joined the Excelerator's selection committee and all the companies picked this year had to show their products or services could help the military cut its dependence on foreign oil and energy costs.
Lippert says this year's Excelerator cohort will receive more executive mentoring than last year's. "We used to have mentors who were technical or legal or investors," she says, but now "each company has a lead mentor who's built a company in a similar or related field. It's the difference between having someone on the outside telling you how it should be done, and having someone with some battle scars roll up their sleeves and help you do it."
Gene Wang, CEO of People Power – a growth-stage company in this year's cohort – is mentoring Oroeco, a seed-stage company. Oroeco is developing a web platform that helps align people's spending with their values. "I really like what Oroeco is doing," Wang says. "I hope to help them land an investor, and to help them develop a world-class product."
Wang helped the company by doing a deep dive through the user interface of Oroeco's beta product, and spent a lot of time with the Oroeco team to help it build a sustainable corporate culture. Wang's expertise with People Power really lies in mobile technology, and Wang helped guide the Oroeco entrepreneurs through the experience that users will go through. "Hopefully I'll also be able to give them some moral support that will get them through some times of trouble and help them along the long road that startups walk."
The Excelerator is creating a flexible co-working space for energy startups on the fifth floor of 1000 Bishop St. (one floor above the offices of Hawaii Business). The space will be a "hub for the clean-energy innovation community," according to Lauren Tonokawa, communications specialist for the Excelerator.
To win the Energy Excelerator's support, applicant companies had to demonstrate how their technology would be deployed in Hawaii and later expanded beyond. The nine seed-stage companies in the 2014 cohort represent early-stage technologies that, with few exceptions, are not at the point of commercialization. The six growth-stage companies generally have a product in testing phase and are looking for financing and connections that will help them grow.
Here are the startups that will be supported by the Energy Excelerator in 2014:
Transportation and Bioenergy
AutoWatts helps consumers pair the purchase of an electric vehicle with a photovoltaic system. Many potential EV and PV customers are intimidated by the process and paperwork, so AutoWatts simplifies them for consumers and gives auto dealers an extra revenue stream when they sell EVs. Car dealers may prefer selling regular cars because they earn less revenue over time on electric vehicles – EVs require less maintenance and no oil changes, and have much simpler architecture than cars with internal combustion engines. By helping replace these lost revenue streams, AutoWatts gives car dealers a greater incentive to sell EVs.
TerViva has proprietary varieties of the Pongamia tree that thrive on marginal agricultural land and can supplement farmers' incomes. The non-GMO tree produces a nut high in oil and protein; the oil can become a biofuel and the leftover seedcake can feed cattle.
Naveen Sikka, founder and CEO of TerViva, says the yield and harvesting methods of the Pongamia make it a great fit for Hawaii. Its fruit can be harvested using nut-shaking equipment similar to what macadamia farms use, "and, in the early years, you can get mixed use of the land with cattle grazing and even intercropping," he says.
In early trials, the biofuel yield has been about 400 gallons per acre per year, or roughly eight times that of sunflower or camelina, Sikka says. The company is testing the technology in fields in Kunia and outside Haleiwa, as well as some fields outside Hilo. Targeted acreage in the next 12 months is about 350 total on the two islands.
Sikka says the Excelerator is a great facilitator for getting clean technologies to market. "Not all companies are ready on Day One for commercial financing, so the Energy Excelerator is in place to bridge that gap," he says. "We see the EE grant getting us to the point where future Pongamia orchards can be established in Hawaii with more traditional capital."
Energy Efficiency
BrightWind is a spinoff from Navatek Ltd., and aims to increase the profitability of wind farms by increasing efficiency with on-blade actuators. The actuators are added to traditional wind turbine blades to help turbines respond to changing wind and climate conditions to achieve maximum efficiency.
"Effortless Energy aims to make home-energy efficiency the no-brainer it ought to be," says founder and CEO Claire Tramm, a former McKinsey consultant.
The company is currently developing an "Effortless Upgrade" that costs customers nothing. It starts by sending an "energy genius" to a customer's home.
The genius assesses appliances, insulation, air sealing and air conditioning; if, for example, there is an opportunity to swap an old energy-hog refrigerator for a more efficient model, the company would pay the full cost. It files the needed paperwork for rebates with the local municipality or the state, then coordinates the installation with a qualified local contractor. The company plans to make money by sharing in the savings generated over time from the customer's utility bills.
The Effortless Upgrade is guaranteed to save customers money from day one while costing nothing up-front. And because the model is a service agreement and not a loan, it doesn't crowd out customers' ability to borrow or require them to take any of the energy-savings risk. The company is currently working with the state Public Utility Commission to collect payment for its efficiency service off customers' utility bills. The company hopes to expand its model to small businesses in the near future.
Ibis Networks: Covered earlier.
Open Power Quality aims to be a catalyst for crowdsourcing power-quality data. Developed by UH professor Philip Johnson, the company aims to use devices in homes to monitor power fluxes and real-time events so grid operators have better data and can improve grid efficiency.
Oroeco is developing a social platform so users can align their personal values with their everyday spending, investments and lifestyle. By linking to data from mint.com, Oroeco can track customers' spending on airfare, lodging, food and retail and estimate their personal carbon footprints. The company then gives specific recommendations to help them reduce their footprint and offers them the chance to buy carbon offsets.
PeoplePower taps into the power of smartphones so homeowners can monitor and control their electric devices. The company sells smart-grid hardware and couples it with its mobile app. As a side benefit, residents can monitor their homes with live video streaming.
Pono Home: See story here.
Pyro-E's proprietary technology harvests vehicular and industrial waste heat to improve energy efficiency. More than 60 percent of all energy used in the U.S. is lost as heat, says Dr. Kevin Lu, Pyro-E's founder and CEO. Recovering and reusing lost heat will save money and reduce carbon emissions. Pyro-E is working on developing a pilot project with a large industrial partner in Honolulu.
Smart Grid and Energy Storage
Amber Kinetics is developing a kinetic-energy storage system. The hardware is a grid-connected flywheel system that gets charged when excess power is available, and then mechanically discharged when needed – effectively serving as a low-cost battery. The company says three innovations make its rotor system more efficient than its predecessors: magnetic bearings, low-cost rotors and a high-efficiency motor generator.
Ambri is deploying liquid-metal battery technology that was invented in the laboratory of Donald Sadoway at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sadoway has studied "extreme electrochemical processes" for 40 years, according to the company, and, together with David Bradwell and Luis Ortiz, founded Ambri to bring the liquid-metal battery technology to market. The company has a manufacturing center in Massachusetts and is working on expanding the technology to Hawaii.
Ballast Energy CEO Bryan Ho was raised in Honolulu and understands the need for high-performance energy storage. He and co-founder Bryan Ng met in the graduate program of MIT's materials science department and developed a low-cost lithium-ion battery. For them, the Excelerator is more about connections than financing.
"The Energy Excelerator provides us with the opportunity to establish a relationship early, with the prime market for grid-tied energy storage, through mentorship activities and energy-specific development activities," Ho says.
"Hawaii is the perfect market because it's a relatively isolated grid, which makes the intermittency problem particularly painful. Grid storage is one of a few options available to deal with that problem, but definitely an important part of the mix of technical solutions."
Shifted Energy, a Kanu Hawaii project, deploys smart-grid, interactive demand-response solutions to capitalize on wasted off-peak energy production. Olin Lagon, executive director of Kanu Hawaii and founder of Shifted Energy, says a lot of wind energy is produced at night, when demand is low and winds are often higher. That energy is wasted, but Shifted Energy's technology stores the energy in grid-tied water heaters. Shifted Energy has signed two contracts to field test the technology across several thousand homes.
Stem is trying to improve energy storage, which has long been called the holy grail of clean energy because it smooths out the intermittency of solar and wind. The cost of storage remains high, but the payoff to big users is huge. "Cost savings for end customers are the direct benefit," says Leesa Lee, senior director of marketing at Stem, "but, in the process of flattening energy spikes at customer locations, we also alleviate the burden on the grid."
Stem's battery technology allows customers to harvest excess energy when that energy is cheap and store it for later use and, in some cases, sell it to neighboring businesses during peak demand hours. Stem has contracts for energy storage at about 150 sites and recently announced Stem Zero, a no-money-down option that allows customers to pay the company back with a share of the energy savings. Lee says Stem recently closed a deal with General Electric to help scale its technology.
The Author
Scott Cooney's company, Pono Home, is one of the 15 energy startups that are getting a boost from the Energy Excelerator in 2014. Hawaii Business asked Cooney to write this inside report on the Excelerator and the startups it's helping.
Pono Home is an interesting company that our readers should know about, but it wouldn't be appropriate for Cooney to write that story. Instead, we asked another writer to file that report:
Sustainability, One Home at a Time
We all want to live sustainably, so what better place to start than in our homes?
Scott Cooney, founder of a startup called Pono Home, can show you how. In fact, he and his colleagues will do the work for you. One of them will come to your home, ask how you're using energy, answer your questions and provide immediate fixes.
"We provide a ton of solutions on the spot to help people reduce their energy and water (use and costs)," Cooney says. "Instead of just auditing, we actually do. We bring in light bulbs, faucet aerators, shower heads, flow valves, flow restrictors – plenty of efficiency hardware – and we do a bunch of installations and help save people money."
Pono Home service began in August and the two- to three-hour service includes installations and costs $80. Cooney is so confident in the service that he guarantees "if people don't save $80 in the course of a year, they get their money back." In fact, he says, most people save the $80 in two to six months.
Cooney's background is in sustainability education and he teaches a sustainability course at UH's Shidler College of Business each fall.
"I created a business case for sustainability by educating people about it. What it means to be sustainable: cutting waste, cutting energy, cutting paper, cutting water use."
The Energy Excelerator has a startup story itself. It officially launched less than two years ago, but its roots go back to 1983, when a state charter helped found the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR), which operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. PICHTR's mission: catalyze development and deployment of sustainable energy and infrastructure technologies.
The energy startup program at PICHTR began in 2009, when it received $9 million in grants from the federal Department of Energy. The program leveraged that funding into more than $13 million in projects with 17 clean-energy companies, including Pacific Biodiesel, Sopogy, Referentia, HNu Energy and Kuehnle AgroSystems. The companies have already experienced some early successes, including pioneering the use of oil-refinery waste for algae cultivation and integrating real-time grid-visualization tools into utility control rooms to help operators manage renewable energy.
The companies also hit some roadblocks in bringing their technologies to market. So Dawn Lippert and Maurice Kaya from PICHTR crisscrossed the mainland researching different approaches to tech commercialization and interviewing dozens of clean-tech entrepreneurs. They created the Energy Excelerator in late 2012, with a focus on funding companies' go-to-market strategies (not just their technology scale-up), recruiting energy entrepreneurs as mentors, and supporting a mix of mainland and Hawaii-based companies to encourage peer-to-peer learning and network sharing.
Over the years, Lippert and Kaya have worked with 32 clean-energy companies. Those companies have generated almost $20 million in revenues and raised an additional $55 million in follow-on funding, Lippert says.
Hawaii's Advantage
Many economic-development agencies in the U.S. have created and subsidized clean-tech incubators like Hawaii's Energy Excelerator. Silicon Valley may get most of the clean-tech headlines, but Las Vegas, Austin, San Diego and other areas have made incubating a clean-tech industry a key part of their strategy for economic growth. However, Hawaii provides clean-tech companies with many advantages:
- Electricity that costs more than three times the national average;
- 90-percent dependence on foreign oil for electricity and transportation, meaning high prices and high volatility;
- An aggressive statewide energy policy of 70-percent clean energy by 2030;
- Motivated customers, including the U.S. Pacific Command; and
- A geographic gateway for U.S. companies into fast-growing Asian markets.


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We continue our Presidential Geography series, an examination of each state's political landscape and how it's changing. Here is a special two-in-one look at Alabama, the Yellowhammer State, and Mississippi, the Magnolia State. FiveThirtyEight spoke with Marvin King Jr., an assistant professor of political science at the University of Mississippi; Natalie Davis, a professor of political science at Birmingham-Southern College; Jess Brown, a professor of political science and justice studies at Athens State University; and William H. Stewart, a former political science professor at the University of Alabama.
One recurring theme in the states we have profiled so far has been the exodus of Southern whites from the Democratic Party, yielding a striking transformation. The Solid South — so named for the regional hegemony of Democrats — has been reversed, and states that were once Democratic from top to bottom are becoming (or already are) equally Republican.
The evolution has progressed particularly far in the Deep South, but Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas are all at different stages.
Arkansas is reliably red in presidential elections but still elects Democrats at the local level (although for how much longer is an open question). Republicans took over at every level in Louisiana and Georgia, although in Georgia growing diversity has aroused small glimmers of a Democratic revival.
In Alabama and Mississippi, however, the last vestiges of the Democratic South were wiped away in 2010 and 2011, respectively (Mississippi holds off-year elections), and Democrats do not have any clear path back to power.
Mitt Romney is essentially assured Alabama's nine electoral votes and Mississippi's six. Both states became reliably Republican in presidential elections in the early 1980s, "then little by little all of the dominoes began to fall," Ms. Davis said. In the past two years the conversion was completed: Republicans now control both states' legislatures and virtually every statewide office.
Moreover, because of the partisan makeup of Alabama and Mississippi, Republican control will most likely prove durable. Alabama and Mississippi are the two most inelastic states in the nation; they have very few swing voters and thus are largely impervious to changing political conditions at the national level. The same dynamic that kept Democrats in power for decades now favors the Republican Party: the partisan uniformity of the white majority.
"When white voters made the switch to the Republican Party, they went wholesale," Mr. King said.
According to 2008 exit polls, white voters represented 65 percent of the electorate in Alabama and 62 percent in Mississippi. Neither is an overwhelming majority. But Senator John McCain won the white vote in Alabama, 88 percent to 10 percent, and President Obama carried African-Americans, 98 percent to 2 percent. The Mississipi breakdown was almost exactly the same, except Mr. Obama carried 11 percent of the white vote instead of 10 percent.
Mississippi has the highest share of black residents in the nation, 37 percent, and Alabama has the sixth highest, 26 percent. But both are too low to overcome the G.O.P. advantage among white voters.
In Alabama and Mississippi, the political landscape mirrors the racial landscape: the Democratic Party is strong where African-Americans are a majority or close to a majority, and Republicans prevail everywhere else.
Democrats are dominant in Alabama's Black Belt (named for the color of the topsoil) and the Mississippi Delta region of Mississippi. Both areas have rich soil and were large cotton producers. Today, they are predominantly African-American, rural, poor and sparsely populated.
Of Alabama's four biggest cities — Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville — Democrats are most competitive in the first two, which also have the highest share of African-Americans. In Mississippi, Republicans are a majority in all the main population centers except for Jackson's Hinds County, which is 69 percent African-American.
Outside of the predominantly African-American areas, Alabama and Mississippi are deeply conservative and heavily Republican. (We profiled both states' Republican electorates during the primaries. Here is Alabama. Here is Mississippi).
The Bellwethers: Talladega County, Ala., and Forrest County, Miss.
The best bellwether county in Alabama is Talladega County, home to the famous racetrack. Talladega County has been an imperfect barometer, however, consistently leaning several percentage points to the left of the state.
In Mississippi, Hattiesburg's
Forrest County was just a couple of percentage points more Republican-leaning than the state in 2000 and 2004. But in 2008, Forrest County exactly matched the statewide vote.
The Bottom Line
Mr. Obama has zero chance of carrying Alabama or Mississippi, according to the current FiveThirtyEight forecast. And the local political analysts said the future looked just as grim for Democrats in both states.
Georgia's fast-growing minority population has outpaced the growth of Republican-leaning whites, giving Democrats hope of competing there in the near future. In Alabama and Mississippi, however, the African-American population has been largely stagnant. Alabama's Hispanic community is growing, but it is still just 4 percent of the state. In Mississippi, Hispanics are 3 percent.
A coalition of African-Americans and Hispanics could bring Democrats back from political oblivion, but only after substantially more growth in their populations takes place. As long as the white vote is so overwhelmingly Republican-leaning, Alabama and Mississippi will remain Republican-leaning as well.
And because both states have so few swing voters, "I think we're looking at a generation, maybe 30 years, of Republican wins," Ms. Davis said.


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Top tips for the perfect PR holiday
"We're all going on a summer holiday no more worries for a week or two …" sings Peter Jacob, new business and enterprise director at PR firm Weber Shandwick, quoting his mum's favourite crooner. But how easy is it to have no worries when you are on holiday?
Discussing how to switch off, Jacob says: "I like to let the body and mind rest and take a step away from the day-to-day trials and tribulations of work and relax. Whether it's doing charity work in Africa, spending time on the beach in Ibiza or surviving off insects with Ray Mears, holidays play an important part in how we think and perform at work. As well as a chance to turn off, it's also a great opportunity to freshen the mind, remember what is important, experience new things and get inspired."
"Creativity flourishes in solitude so taking a chance to do nothing and let the mind wander is vital and can lead to you sorting out a problem, thinking of an idea that a client would buy or maybe how better to run your team. My uncle invented a product after he watched his daughters blowing up a rubber dinghy in Spain. It was later brought by Waddington's and made him lots of money."
"Richard Bertrand Russell, one of the world's best-known intellectuals said, 'If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.' I think I'd probably agree."
The problem in our super-connected world, is that it is hard to disconnect completely. Jon Priestley, head of PR consultancy Wolfstar London, says that if you want to unwind, you must turn your devices off: "One benefit of taking a summer holiday is that you get an elongated period of time when you can relax, but the benefit of this can be lost if you're addicted to your smartphone, forever checking emails or making calls from the beach to find out how the office is coping without you. Whilst small business owners and entrepreneurs can rarely afford to switch off, there is a myth of being indispensable and the reality is that most agencies will survive without us for a week or two, regardless of how senior we are. Whether our egos choose to accept that or not is another matter …"
"My advice would be to ensure the moment you walk into your hotel room, you find the room safe, open it, throw your smart phone in there and lock it away for as long as you possibly can."
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PROs describe their holidays and offer top tips for making the most of summer breaks
1. Stay away from phones and email
Andy Sommer, communications and public relations manager at insurance company esure: "I've been very lucky in that I've been able to do quite a bit of travelling. I took a trip around the world in 2009 and visited 28 different cities in five continents over a nine-month period. I also lived in Australia for eight years so you could say I'm a little beached-out. For me, my ideal holiday is based around having the chance to spend time with loved ones."
"The next holiday I'm taking will be a staycation at a cottage in Somerset with my wife and three dogs (yes three ... I need to see a specialist!). We're going to while away the time taking long walks in the countryside, eating and drinking a fair amount of local produce and I'm hoping to finish a fictional story I'm writing, just 40,000 words to go! For me, that's the perfect holiday. No commuting, no phones, no email, just us."
2. Relax – for at least a week (and take a good book)
Ian McKee, senior account manager at PR agency EML Wildfire: "Though I am the 'active' type, I limit my active holiday to the few days snowboarding in the winter. A summer holiday is all about relaxing. Which doesn't necessarily mean sitting by a pool all day, it just means the option of doing that if I want. When I get restless I want to go exploring. Which is why my wife and I have been on a lot of summer city breaks and not that many beach holidays."
"City breaks can be too short though. Like most people I need at least a week to really feel like I've distanced myself from work long enough to come back feeling refreshed. But whatever the duration, or location of my holiday, I always spend a lot of time reading. Just being somewhere else for a week, with plenty of time to immerse myself in a good story is all I need to come back ready to go again."
3. Handover before you go
Amanda Martin, global PR lead at market research company GfK: "The key to being able to totally switch off from work – and come back to the office with fresh energy and fresh thinking – is having a colleague you really trust. In my case, that's Stefan. I give him a full verbal handover of projects that need attention while I'm away, supported by an email with all the vital timings and 'in case this happens' scenarios. Then I turn my BlackBerry off – but my trusty colleague has my personal number, which I know he'll use if there is a decision that only I can make. That way I can forget about work, but with peace of mind."
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Claire Foster, PR manager at insurance company Direct Line Group:
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Case Study 1: Anatomy of a Racial Assault and Battery
The article An Extraordinary Writ published online in Columbia University's Trumplandia Magazine puts on full display the benefits of white privilege in America and the general unwillingness to respect the ideas, strategies and creations of Black people. Those who have read the article An Extraordinary Writ are forced ask if Columbia University and a reporter now working for the Washington Post–Grace Ashford–aided White women who conspired to convince the world that they, not Jerroll, launched the revote project and helped write the celebrated legal document labelled An Extraordinary Writ in Columbia University's online Trumplandia Magazine? Would Columbia and Reporter Grace Ashford have approached the story differently if Jerroll Sanders were a White woman and Dr. Kelly Sennholz, Kirstin Elaine Martin and the three women named as Petitioners on Jerroll's Extraordinary Writ were Black?
Anatomy of the Revote Assault
In early 2016, Jerroll, a former computer systems designer for AT&T, began to hear news reports stating that Russian hackers were invading state election systems. Jerroll was keenly aware of just how vulnerable U.S. election systems were after having conducted an extensive investigation into election engineering in the City of Detroit, MI, following her 2009 bid to become Mayor. As 2016 election results flowed in on the night of the Presidential Election, Jerroll knew immediately that Russia, not the American people, were determining U.S. election outcomes. During the days that followed, people across the nation sobbed on buses and trains and moved throughout the country in a daze. Jerroll, however, was already working to achieve a revote—a redo of the 2016 President Election. In addition to posting a YouTube video calling for a revote, Jerroll had distilled her revote argument into a hastily-prepared legal brief that she and Virginia Congressional Candidate Shaun Brown who was defeated in 2016 had begun circulating far and wide.
By mid-December, Jerroll's revote effort was well underway. A colleague of Jerroll's who was intrigued by the notion of a revote connected Jerroll to Hazel Henderson–a prolific writer and world-renowned futurist who heads Ethical Markets. Jerroll alerted Hazel of her scheduled appearance the next day on The Carl Nelson Show, which airs M-F on WOL-1450 in Washington, D.C. Hazel urged her email contacts to listen in. Immediately following the interview, Kirstin Elaine Martin reached out to Jerroll to ask ask how she could help. Jerroll said the goal was simple: Find an attorney who could advance a revote case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The group led by Jerroll quickly began to grow. Noted Author Diana Weynand and at least 15 other people across the nation joined in–all of whom were continuously exchanging emails and working to help the group find an attorney who could write a revote case and advance it to the U.S. Supreme Court. The group appealed to attorneys across the nation and regularly communicated with Harvard Attorneys Lawrence Tribe and Larry Lessig. Both Lessig and Tribe stated there was no constitutional path to a revote but Jerroll—a corporate strategist—knew there was a path; she just had to find it. Jerroll pulled the miniaturized copy of the U.S. Constitution from her briefcase and began to sift through. She landed upon Article IV, Section 4, known as the Guarantee Clause, which reads:
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Dr. Kelly Sennholz whom Sanders learned near the end of the project was best friends with Marla Maples, the former wife of Donald Trump and his daughter, Tiffany Trump, reached out to Martin to say she wanted to help. With the day of inauguration quickly approaching and no attorney in site, Jerroll awoke the morning of December 31, 2016, and began drafting the revote writ of mandamus that she completed by end of day. Jerroll shared the legal brief with members of the revote team–all of whom commended Jerroll for the quality and clarity of the writ.
Jerroll, the Revote legal strategist, then tasked the group with finding citizen plaintiffs in different cities who were willing to file the writ she drafted in federal courthouses. Professor Tribe had warned that some judges might belabor their ruling to thwart the team's efforts. Citizens across the nation stepped forward to file the writ. Among them were three women from Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court quickly ruled and labeled Jerroll's revote argument "novel," meaning it raised legal issues that had never been raised before in a U.S. Court of Law (U.S. Copyright TX0008740984). Lawyers say it is extremely rare for an attorney to write a novel case and even more rare for a non-attorney like Jerroll to write such a case. While commendations flowed in from noted attorneys and television personalities like Malcolm Nance, Jerroll turned her focus to the next leg of the journey and drafted a revote appeals writ to advance the revote case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Step 2. Strategy Formation and Distortion of Facts
Soon after Jerroll firmly planted the revote case at the U.S. Supreme Court, Sennholz generated a press release that sought to rebrand the effort as a story about three women (herself–a relatively late-comer to the revote effort, Kirstin Elaine Martin and Jerroll Sanders). Sennholz made no mention of Diana Weynand, Hazel Henderson or the many others who worked daily to help the group find an attorney before and after she came aboard. Jerroll pushed back, mindful that Sennholz had secretly intervened in the printing of the writ and delayed its delivery to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jerroll and other group members also began expressing concern about the lack of accountability with regard to Sennholz's fundraising efforts that leveraged Jerroll's Extraordinary Writ.
3. Disruption of Process and Relationship
While the case awaited a decision at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Massachusetts Petitioners, their friend, Kirstin Elaine Martin, and Dr. Kelly Sennholz began insisting upon a legal review of Jerroll's Writ—the Writ a U.S. Appeals Court labeled a case of first impression—the Writ attorneys from across the nation were applauding, the Writ Trumplandia Magazine called Extraordinary. Needless to say, Jerroll was not pleased and began to defend against Kelly's, Kirstin's, and the Petitioners' actions. Confusion ensued, team members scattered and Kirstin, Kelly and the Petitioners launched Revote2017 to control a project they had no involvement in conceiving and a Writ of Mandamus they had no role in creating.
Helen Bryan Garland–one of Gloucester's well-known historians who also serves as Chair of The Earth Society Foundation of The United Nations and Jan Schlichtmann–noted attorney who is the central character in the movie A Civil Action, quickly came to the aid of Revote2017. With the help of Garland and Schlictmann, Revote2017 enlisted ill-equipped unethical Indiana Attorneys Mark Small and Bob Wolfe who aggressively pursued interviews, slandered Jerroll publicly and fraudulently represented Jerroll's Revote Writ as a document they helped author.
Members of Revote2017 Acknowlege in Multiple Emails that Jerroll Launched the Revote Project and Wrote the Revote Writs
Jan 25, 2017 at 10:10AM
From: Kirstin Elaine Martin > firstname.lastname@example.com
To: Jerroll Sanders
cc: Donna Soodalter-Toman > email@example.com, Nancy Goodman> email@example.com, Kelly Sennholz> firstname.lastname@example.com, Diane Blumstein > firstname.lastname@example.com, Amy Shapiro >firstname.lastname@example.com and 16 more . . . .
Step 4: Goal Attainment (Battery)
In the end, President Lee Bollinger and the Executive staff of Columbia University in New York City, the Columbia University Journalism School and Reporter Grace Ashford–now a Reporter with The Washington Post–gave Kelly and Kirstin exactly what they wanted:
- A false story that portrayed the revote project as the creation of three women (Kelly, Jerroll
- and Kirstin);
- A false narrative on the history of Jerroll's Revote Project that erased–with the swipe of Reporter Grace Ashford's pen–the valuable contributions of people like Virginia Congressional Candidate Shaun Brown, Author Diana Weynand, Futurist Hazel Henderson and countless others;
- A false story that sanitized an egregious racial assault and battery on a Black woman and her intellectual property as a mere falling out among three women who reached an impasse on how to save America's democracy; and
- An unbalanced story by a reporter who traveled over 250 miles from New York City, NY, to Gloucester, Massachusetts and spent the day and overnight with parties who deceived millions of Americans while investing less than an hour towards interviewing Jerroll Sanders–the person the U.S. Copyright Office lists as the sole creator of the legal brief that Columbia University calls An Extraodinary Writ (U.S. Copyright TX0008305914).
Note 1: Jerroll maintains close ties with Diana Weynand and Hazel Henderson. Jerroll is a current Advisory Board Member of Ethical Markets, the organization Hazel Henderson leads.
Note 2: Jerroll filed a lawsuit for copyright violations naming the petitioners and Kirstin and Kelly. The court ruled jurisdiction was appropriately found in a different federal jurisdiction. Jerroll intends to refile her lawsuit.


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As remote working and remote learning has boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise in the number of people staying at home has prompted many to reconsider how they want to live.
Gone are the days when the whole family required synchronized readiness. Without this need for everyone to be showered and dressed and out the door at the same time, the bathroom is morphing into a space for escape.
Whether you're doing a full-scale renovation or just want to make a few changes, here's a few suggestions for creating your bathroom oasis.
Bathroom Design for a New World
Controlled Lighting
For a spa-like bathroom, lighting is super important. Using dimmable lights behind mirrors, under cabinets, and in alcoves can create a restful and calming space.
For more control, link your lighting and window coverings to your smart home automation system.
Japandi Earth-Inspired Hues
More than just an interior style, Japandi is a philosophy. It melds the fine craftsmanship and purpose of an object with the beauty of raw materials and natural elements. Choosing quality over quantity will give small spaces room to breathe.
Sustainability and Naturalness
The trend this year has been to consume as little as possible and take care of the home.
Especially for bathroom renovations which are heavily used areas, homeowners want to get away from cheap materials from China that have a fast wear cycle. And, according to trends on Pinterest, Vertical Gardens are a top search item for 2020 indicating that Biophilic design is a real necessity and is more than just a trend.
Did you know? Adding biophilic design elements to our spaces can stave off the winter doldrums, improve air quality, reduce stress.
Luxe Vibe
Attention towards the smallest details of the bathroom and personalization has become the hallmark of luxury design.
Eclectic Glamour, the latest trend for 2020-2021, takes last year's refined glamour trend up a notch. This trend encompasses decorative surfaces to high-quality storage that caters exactly to homeowners' individual needs.
Using marble material is not a new thing, but this year the marble trend is particularly strong in large formats covering entire bathroom walls.
Don't be afraid of darker shades and deep wood finishes to bring home that glam appeal.


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Most of the time my days consist of stare-at-the-computer-and-doubt-myself but lately things have been a bit different because we've been so busy gearing up for the opening of Nowhere Bookshop (hopefully) this month. This week two reporters asked to come film so I agreed to meet them at the store (which is currently a semi-shambles).
This is that story:
8am: Wake up and congratulate myself for being up before 11. Start thinking about what to say to interviewers this afternoon because if I don't have sound bites already in my head I'll start rambling or will say something about serial killers.
8:02 am: Elizabeth texts me to ask when I'll be at the bookstore since the KSAT film crew is already waiting for me. Because apparently I fucked up the time on my calendar.
8:40am: Arrive at the bookstore with no makeup, unshowered, and realize that someone took my brush out of my purse. Totally fucked. But the first news people were very kind in spite of the fact that I was a hot mess.
9:30 am: Run to the drugstore to buy a brush. Bought the packaged set of two brushes because it seemed a better deal. Then realized back at the bookstore that I didn't have scissors to cut the brush out of the plastic bands anchoring them to the packaging. Brushed my hair with a package of brushes as several painters shook their head in confusion and I explained that I had to do that because I didn't have scissors. Then Victor called and I explained how I'd fucked everything up and he was like, "But the brushes are just attached to paper, right?" Couldn't you have just ripped the cardboard?" *sigh* Yes. Yes, I could have.
9:45 am Texted the lady from Spectrum News to ask if she wanted to come earlier. Specifically, I text her this:
10:00am The Spectrum lady can't come early. I can't leave because a driver is delivering some furniture for the store and I'm supposed to meet the movers who will move it from the truck to the store and tell them where it's supposed to go and no one knows exactly when everyone is arriving.
10am-1pm: There is a weird, small space in the bookshop behind the wheelchair ramp which is perfect for hiding in while reading. ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
1pm – The Spectrum reporter arrives. The driver arrives at the exact same time because of course he does. No one can get in touch with movers who seem to have bailed. The driver says he has to be off the clock in 30 minutes and I have a small panic attack. He says he can try to offload the two giant counters (800 lbs each) himself into the alley but only in a Maguyver kind of way that is not exactly like like tying the counters to the building and then driving away quickly, but close. I suspect Victor would say this was not the way to handle this but I was put in charge and also that sounded like something that would be fun to see so I shrugged and he went off to find strong ropes while I did the interview.
1:20pm: I do a portion of the interview while absent-mindedly petting the dead raccoon (Rory) I'd brought along for comfort but the reporter is very sweet and has read me enough to understand the weirdness so it's fine. At the end of the interview she asks if there's anything else people should know and I mention that I'd like people to know that I'm holding the microphone in my lap because the lapel mic didn't work and I just realized that my phone has been vibrating like crazy against the mic as Victor sent me frantic text messages and that the microphone might have picked up the loud vibrations and made it sound like I was repeatedly (and somewhat rythmically) farting.
"It's not farts," I say to the camera.
This day has gone off the rails entirely and It's not even 2pm.
1:25 pm: I go outside to check on the driver who has now managed to unload the pieces in ways I don't want to imagine and I congratulate him just as I answer a call from Victor who is telling me that the movers are definitely not coming and the driver needs to just come back tomorrow with the counters. I explain that that probably isn't an option any more and as Victor starts to huff Elizabeth arrives and is like, "CALM YOUR TITS. WE GOT THIS" because she's been slinging books for decades and was like, "I've pallet-jacked 1,000 lbs of books at a time. We can totally drag 2 counters through an alley."
Well, sort of. The first counter was easy but the other one was really long so it hung off the end of the dolly and the only way to lift it up was to have more weight on one side so I jumped on that end and Elizabeth pulled as we sort of reenacted the Laurel and Hardy piano mover scene…
…and then somehow managed to wedge it against the slope of the alley.
But then the driver and all the guys who were working inside came out to laugh at (slash) help us.
And it was ridiculous.
And honestly fantastic.
(Special thanks to Nanako Pastol -one of the talented muralists working in the alley- who managed to capture these precious moments.)
2:00pm Headed home to celebrate a semi-victorious day with a cocktail. Heard a terrible breaking sound as I stopped short for a yellow light and remembered I'd left a chandelier I had restrung in the backseat. Added "Restring chandelier…again" to my mental list of things to do.
3:00 pm: Decided to do some crafts to unwind. Spent an hour super-glueing hair clips and brooch backs to these Peruvian paste food sculptures I bought at the flea market.
Somehow manage to super glue my own hair.
5pm: Fell asleep on the couch.
6pm: Woke up. Hair glued to couch. Sighed so loud I scared the dog.
7pm: Curled up in bed with a warm cat, a good book, and my child who wants me to watch her play electric guitar. Victor reluctantly admits that Elizabeth and I did well today. I decide not to tell him about the farts, the chandelier or the hair glued to the couch. Instead I celebrate the victories. I left the house. I talked to people. I laughed in impossible situation. I made strange barrettes. I gave myself a haircut. These are not little things.


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Ivanka Trump And Tiffany Trump Look So Alike In This #NationalSistersDay Photo
In the old days, holidays were few and far between. Now, however, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are joined by America's unofficial holidays celebrating everything from ice cream and beer to pets and sisters. Unless you looked at social media, you probably didn't realize that Aug. 6 marks National Sisters Day, but Ivanka Trump tweeted a photo that serves as a little reminder just in case you didn't get the memo.
"Love these ladies. #HappyNationalSistersDay," she tweeted (along with the beloved dancer emojis).
Ivanka is featured in a black and white photo with half-sister Tiffany and sister-in-laws Vanessa and Lara. It's safe to say if people didn't know these four women, they could all be mistaken for actual sisters, though Tiffany and Ivanka seem to sport the most similarities.
Regardless of looks, these ladies all have been under the microscope since their father's (or father-in-law's) inauguration in January.
As of late, it's been reported that Ivanka is brushing up on her reading and using Eleanor Roosevelt's biography as "guidance" and "inspiration," so it looks as though she's attempting to really make an impact within her father's administration.
Meanwhile, Tiffany is one to stay out of the limelight. She and her boyfriend were recently traveling throughout Europe before she gears up to start law school at Georgetown this fall.
Lara (Eric's wife) is following Ivanka's footsteps by getting involved in the administration, and attempting to bring Donald Trump supporters "real news" via videos on a Facebook Live show. Vanessa Trump, Donald Jr.'s wife, is perhaps the most unknown of the four women and doesn't appear to be taking an active role in Trump's administration as of yet.
As per usual, the first daughter's tweet caused quite a few reactions.
#NationalSistersDay quickly took a backseat to politics. Even the seemingly innocent tweets become controversial.
Some commented on the women's similarities.
The Stepford Wives tweets kept comin'.
But there were also plenty of positive tweets.
So #HappyNationalSistersDay. Even family photos aren't safe from politics.


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For DAVID the ISO 13485 is not just a quality certificate for the production of medical technology. It is also a complete, on-line, process management system that enables everyone in the company to communicate effectively within the company and with clients as well. All projects from development to production and customer support run in the system without a single paper document.


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TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The mining of precious metals and diamonds in Canada's far north has been feasible for some time now, but mining for bulk commodities, such as iron-ore, has proven more difficult. Historically, the climate has precluded large-scale mining operations, while the technology and infrastructure required has not been in place.
But this state of affairs is changing and changing fast. Modern technology, such as precise global positioning systems (GPS) and geophysical mapping, has radicalised operational and exploratory procedures, while climate change has warmed far northern waters and lengthened the window of opportunity for summer shipping. In locations slightly further south, the possibility of year-round access for vessels is now feasible.
As this new frontier is developed, the level and quality of resources already delineated are mouth-watering indeed. Several significant projects already lead the way, including Arcelormittal and Baffinland's Mary River iron-ore project on Baffin Island, or MMG's Izok corridor zinc/copper project, in Nunavut.
It is no surprise that growth in the sector is expected to be robust over the coming years; Canada's northern metal and nonmetallic mineral output is expected to rise by 91% from 2011 to 2020 at a compound yearly growth rate of 7.5%, according to the Conference Board of Canada.
"But as with any new frontier, huge challenges will need to be overcome," Norton Rose partner and leader of the firm's Canadian mining and commodities practice Dawn Whittaker told Mining Weekly Online. "The focus is on how to make this work for Canada and to make it responsible and profitable. Environmental and aboriginal issues are critical as well."
"Condensed, the challenges of mining in the far north are threefold," she said. "Firstly, a miner must consider the climate. Secondly, a miner has to manage infrastructure, transportation and logistics, which can be very expensive. Thirdly, a miner must factor in commodity prices and the levels required in order for a project to be viable and profitable."
Mining companies must also carefully consider their shipping options, although fortuitously Canadian expertise is already well developed. "Transport in the Canadian north will mainly require shipping," Norton Rose partner and leader of its Canadian transport practice Richard Desgagnés said.
"This is nothing new as northern shipping has been in place for several decades, supplying isolated communities during the small summer season. As a result, Canada already has shipping operators with excellent experience and the know-how to navigate these difficult waters."
Both Desgagnés and Whittaker are also members of Norton Rose's Canadian North and Arctic team, which specialises in helping facilitate far north operations.
"So the foundations are good and we'll see an increase in traffic as northern mining projects come on stream," Desgagnés said. "Some of the minerals will be sent south for processing within Canada. This is already happening, for example, with nickel ore transported down from Voisey's Bay. But a large volume will increasingly be shipped across the Atlantic, to northern Europe. This will require a new species of ship, vessels that are much larger than the ones currently used."
"These larger ships will require docks for loading operations, so the infrastructure that allows this must be built," he said. "Aids to navigation will also have to be improved as the level of traffic in the region increases."
"Mitigating environmental impacts of shipping is important too; it's a big issue for any project promoter dealing with regulators who will want to know how shipping will occur," he added.
Governments, both provincial and federal, are keen to pave the way for further mining investment and have earmarked spending on infrastructure to spur this. However, the speed and the extent to which this is coming to fruition are often points for debate. For example, Plan Nord, a major scheme by Quebec to open up the province's north to greater exploration and resource development, is currently stalled.
"[But nonetheless] the provincial and federal governments are keen to create jobs […]. For example, the government of Nunavut has put out a report stating it wants to promote, enhance and increase the sophistication of their mining sector," Whittaker said. "They also want to protect the environment and aboriginal interests."
"On the flip side, and of equal importance, people who are concerned with mineral tenures, land rights and royalties etcetera, will tell you there's still some frustration being encountered. Many mining companies feel there has sometimes been a lack of co-ordination between various departments over who is responsible for what, such as environmental aspects," she said.
"Indeed, various reports will tell you, particularly relating to Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, that there's concern about the lack of co-ordinating bodies," she added.
"Still, many of the difficulties simply stem from the newness of the industry. Remember that the region doesn't have the history of co-operation between various levels of government," she said, adding that these teething troubles will eventually be overcome.
Meanwhile, Desgagnés also pondered the role of government. "Is the government doing enough?" he asked.
"Well Canada's government has certainly shown a marked and increasing interest [in the far north] but it remains to be seen whether the right level of money will be invested. Unfortunately, we've not been seeing this coming as quickly as perhaps one would like. For example, the government announced that it would invest in safety and response equipment but this has failed to materialise at the levels promised."
"However, almost everyone complains that the government is not investing enough in his or her sector […] we should be cautious before levelling blame. We have to be realistic," he added.
But for all the debate surrounding government, Desgagnés was also keen to stress that commodity prices will be the key determinate for success in Canada's far north.
"The central driver will be commodity prices. As these prices vary, the attitude of project promoters will vary also," he said. "But taking into account the current outlook, one can still anticipate an increase in northern projects. Will it be a vast increase? Well that's what we all hope for, but ultimately, it's the market that decides."


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The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a statement notifying Emirati nationals not to travel abroad, effective immediately, and until further notice.
The move comes as part of the UAE's efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure the safety and well-being of citizens, the statement read.
The Ministry added that it would continue to update the general public with all new and vital information, noting that all precautions currently being undertaken by the country are strictly to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the health and safety of all.


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White House Pub & Restaurant
The White House Pub & Restaurant Grill in Funchal is located in a popular tourist zone and a quick walk from the Savoy Gardens Hotel. A traditionally styled pub with an English feel includes restaurant area and terrace just right for outdoor eating or chilling out whilst having a drink and a snack. Menu is simple serving particular Madeiran cuisine of a good standard at competitive prices. Ample choice of drinks and wines. Provides two large screen TVs for entertainment. An informal locale that promotes a 'feel at home' atmosphere and which is popular among tourists and locals. Staff are extremely efficient and always attentive.
Good for: Family, Groups, Low budget, Relax
Cuisine/Specialities: Grilled Dishes, Quick Snacks, Sandwiches, Traditional Madeiran Food
Facilities: Outdoor seating
Services: Table service, Take-away, Takes bookings
Spoken languages: English
Parking: Street parking
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White House Pub & Restaurant
- Address:
Rua da Casa Branca, 62 ASão MartinhoFunchal9000-013 São Martinho
- Phone number:
- 291 761 450
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Possibly the best food in Funchal
By Nigel Cartwright on 2014-06-09
We recently visited Funchal and found (somewhat by accident) the White House Pub in Rua da Casa Branca. Don't be put off by the "pub" title, this place is a gem of a restaurant with genuine home cooked, fresh, Portuguese dishes plus many more. We had two meals there and our hostess, Zita, looked after us very well both times. The Portuguese style kebabs on skewers are to be highly recommended, as are the many fish dishes available. Likewise, the beef steak with ham in a beautiful mushroom/garlic sauce was delicious. The whole experience won't cost you an excessive amount either. Thanks, Zita, and the chefs who made this a delightful experience.
By Helena on 2017-04-25
Löysin netin ruokapaikkojen arvostelujen kautta kyseisen ravintolan ja päätimme monien epäonnisten ruokapaikkojen jälkeen kokeilla sitä. Ruoka oli todella maukasta ja palvelu ystävällistä, ei kiirettä ja malttoivat kuunnella asiakasta. Suosittelen lämpimästi.
great place
By Andy on 2018-07-14
just come back from madeira called in to this place a few times. the owner is so intuitive I was sat outside with my wife he came outside I put my wifes glass up in the air, thinking that he missed it I went inside to order drink as soon as I went up to the bar my drink was waiting for me.This chap knows exactly what he is doing he runs a tight ship.Finger on the pulse all the time.I have never seen anything like it.He deserves to to do well,thanks to the old man as well (owners father)


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For teens and adults, the Self defense class focuses on real world self defense strategies and techniques, as well as situational awareness, de-escalation techniques, and conflict resolution. Physical fitness is stressed in this class, but it open to all members of all abilities.
It meets one night a week for 8 weeks. Class length is 90 minutes.
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The Big Boys with lots of money still hold the advantage in the battle between the fossil fuel industries and advocates of a cleaner, greener, healthier, safer, better renewable energy world for us all — can you tell which side we're on ;-)?
However, social and online media such as Facebook, Twitter, and, in this case, innovative portable social media – projection machines placed on top of mobile vans – are helping even the playing field somewhat for the little guys.
In the case of the photo above, posted to the environmental advocacy group 350.org's Facebook page, the little guys were trying to draw public attention to the outrageous government subsidies lavished upon the oil industry, one of the most profitable industries in the history of humankind.
While governments around the world, including, the U.S. government give multi-billion dollar boosts to an industry that clearly doesn't need it, renewable energy forms such as wind, solar, geothermal, and wave power languish with one-twelfth, or less, of the amount of subsidies Big Fossil Fuel gets.
Out-of-control fossil fuel subsidies
Hats off to 350.Org – which focuses its efforts on combating climate change and taking on those most responsible for this intensifying global environmental disaster — for harnessing multiple forms of media in creative and innovative fashion to get the word out on out-of-control fossil fuel subsidies.
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It's not a 30-second ad spot on CNN or a full page ad in the New York Times, but it's definitely getting an important message out in an effective way that reaches millions around the world. Indeed, 350.org managed to inspire more than 100,000 #EndFossilFuelSubsidies Tweets yesterday!
It's a sure thing that the fossil fuel industries aren't listening in meaningful fashion. At least not yet – though, wouldn't it be incredibly refreshing to see a Big Oil company completely break ranks and invest 90 percent of it's R&D money and 100 percent of the profits it folds back into the company to develop renewable energy?
As public awareness of the fossil fuel industries' sweet government subsidy deal that's fleecing taxpayers around the world while aiding unprecedented environmental destruction grows, the pressure on those industries to change their approach in a big way is itself going to grow in a big way.
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This Spring, Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre premieres Victor Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's classic novel and co-conceived by local writer Addie Tsai. Afternoon of a Faun Walsh (above) is one of the dances we can expect to see this season from this extraordinary local dance company.
I had the opportunity to see this lovely performance at the Blaffer Art Museum last night. Dominic created a dance piece in response to Gabriel Kuri's Nobody needs to know the price of your Saab. Look for my review on Art Attack next week.
"Over the past decade, Gabriel Kuri has concentrated on making sculptures and collages that zealously rummage through the realm of material consumption. Both his objects and images are often created from the residue of monetary exchanges and the consumed goods that the artist collects on a daily basis. Kuri is a material archivist who extracts visual and linguistic value from the tracking systems, retail supplies, and trivial marketing mechanisms that constitute our daily lives."
Houston Studio Pro presents Quince Paseo.
Check out my column this week on Art Attack: TeenTube.
The ladies of Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre tell it like it is.
The 8th Annual City-Wide Dance Festival is taking place this weekend. For more details, check out their site, http://dancehouston.org/.
Highlights from the 2010 Houston Tango Festival.
Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre presents a spring mix.
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This spring mixed rep program offers an escape to Europe without leaving the city limits. We are honored to bring the choreography of Czech artist Václav Kuneš to Houston for the first time with the U.S. premiere of his Small Hour. This European vacation will also feature revivals of Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzettis provocative Pression; Matthew Bournes White Swan duet from his Tony award-winning Swan Lake; and Walshs mysterious, yet whimsical I Napoletani which will leave you smiling and craving pizza! Visit www.dwdt.org for tickets!
Meet the artists of Dominic Walsh Dance Theater! Ty Parmenter will portray "Romeo" in Dominic Walsh Dance Theater and Mercury Baroque's opera-ballet "Romeo and Juliet." In these 2 minute videos you will get the opportunity to know the stars of the company a little better.
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater's "1909-2009: The Great Collaborators of the Ballets Russes" Firebird danced by Marie-Agnes Gillot, Domenico Luciano. Choreography by Dominic Walsh, Scenic and Costume Design by Frederique de Montblanc, Lighting Design by Robert Eubanks.


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In the conclusion of this interview with HQ Trainer Todd Widman, he addresses some of the unique challenges facing the CrossFit community before moving on to discuss his own athletic endeavors, which will culminate in the 2010 CrossFit Games Washington Sectional later this month.
In Part 1 (which is really Part 4 of this interview), Todd addresses training the non-athlete and grades CrossFit's ability to cater to special populations. While CrossFit.com WODs are created to exceed the capacities of the world's fittest athletes, Widman believes it is equally rewarding to witness everyday individuals pushing through discomfort and reclaiming their fitness through intensity. Todd encourages coaches to master the art of scaling to make CrossFit universally applicable to any population.
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In Part 2, Todd speaks about his intentions to participate in the Northwest Sectionals. Todd's reasons for jumping into the ring revolve around giving back to a community that has given so much to him, both locally and globally. Is there added pressure and expectations because of his position in the public eye? Yes and no. The pressure is a familiar feeling Todd has become accustomed to while working at seminars.
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I think I have a man-crush on Todd. He's sooo dreamy!
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Todd Widman is unfailingly supportive, positive, and humble, and he's a monster of an athlete. Brother, thank you for all you do. I'm proud to call you a friend.
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Hey Todd--
Always good to hear from you. You're one of the most positive people in this community and you deserve all the good things that come to you.
Be well, my friend--
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Some Todd, a little Mary, more Todd. Such an abundance of Rainier love. Todd, you're family here. Welcome to ours. You're one of the nicest, most genuine guys on the planet. Love to the family, too - ADORE the Widmans.
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Right on!
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Another great tribute to CrossFit & Todd. He truly can get everything and more out of those that attend the Level 1 certs that he teaches. A true motivator in every sense of the word, he convinces you to give your all.....and then give more.
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Todd, I'm pulling for you 100% brother. Go give'em hell.
Was that footage from the infamous dead lift medley?!?! I may have a nightmare tonight from that...
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Sweet Video and good interview Todd, that dead lift workout almost made me quit crossfit.
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Go get em Todd! Your fellow Marines are pulling for you.
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Todd, you could never let anyone down. You are an amazing person, athlete and coach. I'm so proud to call you my friend. Thanks for all you do for the community. I'll be cheering for you at sectionals!
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Todd may be the most instantly likeable guy I've seen. Great videos, great attitude, great inspiration. The CF community is lucky to have you.
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That was the medley....bad programming in action, made to look easy by Widman.
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Todd's the man. At my lvl 1 I was instantly struck by how he commanded a room's attention. He also has the exact same speaking rhythm as barack obama.
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The advice and coaching that you have given me in all areas has made me a better person, athlete, coach, friend....the list goes on. I always know I can count on you for inspiration and real honest advice. I have enjoyed watching this beast of an athlete come out of you! I am pulling for you and will be thinking about (and channeling) you during my sectionals going on at the very same time!
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Todd was one the trainers at my level 1 cert in Golden, CO last year. He was one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever listened to. Very intelligent, very humble, very polite. Great guy! I am very impressed by his humility and his athletic ability as well. I'm pulling for this guy at the sectionals...he is definitely a quality human being. Good luck Todd, keep up the good work spreading the word of CrossFit!
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I have a man-crush on Todd, too. I'm probably the most highly conditioned stud in the Seattle Fire Department, but I don't hold a candle to my idol Todd Widman. If all men in SFD could be like Todd, that would be my ultimate hot-box wet dream. xoxoxo
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Todd -
I wish you well at your sectional!! If your effort matches your passion, you'll do terrific.
I've never had the pleasure of meeting you, but have had several of my athletes participate in their level 1 with you. They had nothing but great/inspiring things to say about you. Thank you for what you do to help this Community prosper from the ground up!! You're the man!
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I have a girl-crush on Todd-ha!
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"The wall's coming"...love it! You're great leader and athlete Todd. I have no doubt you will be a force in your sectional.
Thanks for being such an inspirational trainer and flowmaster.
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You have what the French call " Franc-Parler"
Well said!!!!
It is because of people like you that I am part of this.
Thanks for the inspiration. This is not just CROSSFIT, this is LIFE through CROSSFIT!!!!!
Merci Beaucoup!!!
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Todd I looked up your name after taking my lvl 1 cert course and up came this interview. Like previous comments you are a humble and strong insperation to everyone you coach. The CF community is very lucky to have you :) Thank you for your positive outreach, I know it has affected me and my fight career I look forward to keeping you posted and continue to be inspired by you!


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Australia's very own Junior Downhill Champion of only a few weeks' standing, Tegan Molloy, from Jindabyne has been confirmed to race at this weekend's RedAss NSW/ACT Downhill State Series finale at Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra. Elite Women's series leader and downhill old-hand Sarah Booth from Newcastle will be one of Molloy's strongest competitors.
It will be the final event of the three-race series and this year's official Downhill State Champions across various skill and age divisions will be announced on Sunday. One of the strongest contenders in the Elite Men's category is current series leader and local club racer, Tim Eaton from Isaacs ACT, who is expected to dominate the field on his home track.
What: RedAss NSW/ACT Downhill State Series Round 3 (final round)
When: 4+5 October 2014
Where: Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra (ACT)
Event schedule:
Saturday 9am-4pm: Open training
Sunday 9-11am : Open training / 11:30am: Race start
This is a great opportunity to see some of Australia's best downhill athletes up close – spectator entry is free. Competitor online registration is available until Friday, 3 October, via www.rockytrailentertainment.com
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"Can I come?" These words were a real risk for me as a young girl. I still find them to be my truth at times. My heart closes to protect me from rejection as a painful story resurfaces.
I was invited to a slumber party by one of my friends. She was part of the popular group. I wasn't sure why she included me in her circle of friends, but I felt grateful. I was giddy with excitement for her invitation. It was my first slumber party. I hadn't known much celebration in my life by then and invitations to others' parties didn't happen often for me.
As quickly as I was invited, I was uninvited. The lie she shared was the party was postponed. The truth – her mother didn't want me there because I was "a bad girl from the wrong side of the tracks."
I did live close to the railroad tracks in the poor part of town. My home was of much less value than those of others invited to the party.
But being a bad girl was not true. Sadly I took those words in deeply and have lived far too often out of that unkind and untrue label. Bad things were happening to me in my home and my unhealthy neighborhood. But I was not bad. I was NOT a bad girl!
I believe that truth today. I am also aware that the damage of rejection I felt so deeply as a young girl has left a sensitive place in my heart. It's a place where I can momentarily struggle with invitations. Invitations I receive and those I offer.
I have a longing to ask "Can I come?' And also a desire to risk asking "Will you come?"
I was created to be in community and so were you. That's God's desire for us, not to travel through life alone; but together, sharing the joys and sorrows of our journeys.
Evil desires otherwise. Evil wants me to feel the sting of the rejection and convince me it's because I'm flawed in some way. He desires the same for you as well. His lies are condemning and full of attack at our dignity and our beauty. Evil wants us to believe we are undesirable to accept or offer invitations to join with others.
With very little biological family to connect to, I long for community that I create and community that invites me to join them. I hold a tray with two servings – the "both/and" of desire with the intrusion of evil's taunts. Evil so wants me to remember the rejection and name myself as the bad girl nobody wanted or wants to be around.
That's an attack against my self value. That's a bold faced lie from the pit! Sometimes I have to repeat that louder and louder until I remember who I truly am.
I recently invited some special women back to "The Gathering." For two years I've offered a monthly place for them to come and share their hearts in a warm and safe environment. They quickly accepted my invitation. Our date is set, and we will gather together again soon.
Last weekend I hosted an evening for some new friends. I struggled at times with old thoughts. Would my home be clean enough? Would my guests notice the dust I didn't get to? Would my food be adequate?
As I peeled potatoes God offered me a memory of times I've spent in third world countries. We ate in homes constructed of salvaged boards and tin. Our hosts offered us the best they had and we ate in gratitude, humbled to be their invited guests. It wasn't about the material things. It was about hearts gathered together, stories shared and memories made.
My home is a mansion compared to some of those hosts. It doesn't matter. The food I served was a feast compared to some I was served. The food didn't matter. That wasn't what my heart longed for or that of my hosts. Our gathering was about caring and sharing story and would have been precious had we eaten nothing sitting out under a tree.
Our new friends came. We shared food and wine. We laughed and enjoyed one another. More importantly, we shared story and heart places.
No mention was made of dust.
Speaking of dust, here's a great tip for entertaining. Candlelight not only sets a delightful mood for an evening gathering, it lights a home with a lovely evening glow which covers any variety of cleaning projects you didn't get to.
My "can I come?" and "will you come?" is taking a stand against the lies lying dormant at the moment. If they come again, I'll remember what's really important. I'll be tender to the heart of the young uninvited girl and honor the heart of the woman I am becoming. Together we will risk the invitation believing it will be good.
Is there a place within your heart asking to invite and be invited?
Valerie Avery treasures the journey of embracing all God has gifted her with including creating art and beauty using fibers, beads and nature. The bond of 50 years of marriage has created a legacy as mother to 5 and "Grammie" to 20. She is venturing into the world of writing and is grateful for a place to share stories of growth and hope. You can read more here.


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Google adds a new setting to Gmail to allow the user to specify that all their activity should be done over a SSL connection. You could change the URL before manually from http to https, but now you can have it done automatically. This allows you to encrypt the data the transfers between your computer […]Read more
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Earlier this week I installed the Crystal Reports 10 run time on a client's Citrix server. After installing I tried to run our application and the run time kept on giving me an error saying "Load report failed". Doing some research we found that the Crystal run time when installed assumes there is going to […]Read more
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How To Make Your Website Faster
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Pia Bajpia Style File: Bold, Beautiful and Killing Looks
Pia Bajpai made an exceptional fashion statement in Bollywood. Is there anything she can't pull off?
Here's what we found on internet. Recalling Pia's swag:
She wore Gorgeous Gown by AD Singh Design at Gala Awards Night
In Indian traditional outfit 🇮🇳 Saree at Chennai
Leading lady of "Laal Rang" killing in this red
Cool Jean, T and Golden Jacket at Laal Rang Screening
That's what you call beauty, in white shirt ♥
Pia Bajpai – Indian barbie doll 😘, and here's the proof!
The Swag level is too damn high 😎
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Presenting Queen Pia Bajpai / White Shirt Top and Zebra Skirt
Smashing Hot Look
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Despite evidence of gathering macroeconomic storm clouds, IT buyers don't appear threatened by the increasingly jittery economic climate, new research suggests.
According to IDC's Market Indicator report of the four major components it covered (macroeconomics, vendor revenue expectations, line of business expectations and CIO expectations), macroeconomics was the only component that saw a drop in health.
The macroeconomic portion of the Market Indicator fell from 1075 points in May to 1065 points in June.
"Whether this is an anomaly or a true early warning we don't know yet," said John Gantz, IDC's chief research officer. "Buyer expectations and vendor revenue forecast are aligned, which is good, but late in May stock markets seemed to plummet on a single announcement of downturn in US consumer confidence. The question is: how fragile is the current booming U.S. economy?"
The Buyer Intent indicator went up from 1075 to 1087, continuing a steady rise since its low right after Hurricane Katrina. In other research by IDC, users reported that last year's major infrastructure upgrade cycle was slowly being replaced by spending on new initiatives. What's more, budgets seemed more stable than last year when much of the funding was scheduled late in the year and contingent on company financial performance.
"We always worry about wild card events in the greater economy," said Gantz. "As we tell our analysts, there is a high probability of a low-probability event taking place. Right now this could mean higher oil prices, the falling dollar or dropping consumer confidence. In the future it could mean another rough hurricane season or more Bird Flu."
For this reason, noted Gantz, IDC tends to be conservative in its forecasts, which rely on thousands of inputs beyond customer sentiment, from IT supplier capacity and technology breakthroughs to channel and pricing dynamics, demographics, regulatory change and myriad other forces on the market. At the moment, IDC's forecast for IT spending growth in the US over the next 12 months is 5.6pc.
In June's FutureScan, the actual Buyer Intent indicator rose from 1075 to 1087, while the market indicators fell from 1075 to 1065. FutureScan is a set of market metrics that measure supply and demand in the IT industry based on leading indicators and customer surveys. Values reflect expectations of future growth, with an index value of 1000 indicating zero growth and each additional 10 points representing roughly 1pc of expected growth or contraction.
Buyer Intent reflects market demand for IT products and services over the next 12 months; the Market Indicators number combines input from economic and IT industry revenue forecasts.
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Cecil Dillon, Bill Cook, Art Somers, Ott Heller, Butch Keeling, Murray Murdoch, Bun Cook, Earl Siebert, Frank Boucher, Ossie Asmundson, Babe Siebert, Ching Johnson, Doug Brennan, Andy Aitkenhead, Gord Pettinger
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29 Bible Verses about Our Resurrection
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Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,
For this reason it says,
"Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you."
knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you.
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age."
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His coming,
It is a trustworthy statement:
For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
Martha *said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day."
For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
But someone will say, "How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?"
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
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