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So, in my last blog I shared some thoughts on going on a Safari versus a dedicated Photosafari, prior to my trip to Kenya, which if you haven't been following my adventures, was a dedicated Photosafari with WildEye.
Now I am back, it is time to give my definitive verdict...what do I think of a photosafari compared to my previous safaris?
Well it is different. Much more different than I thought...and in a very good way.
Yes, as expected lodge life has some similarities. The comfort of the lodge, the meals and dining and above all else the early morning starts...around 5.20am each day, are very similar to that of a regular safari.
But there were many key differences which make the experience very different to that of a regular safari.
Our photoguide for the duration of the trip was Andrew Beck. Andrew made it really clear from day 1, when he said:
And this pretty much changed everything. The first few morning drives we were heading out just after 6am, and returning any time between noon and 1pm. That meant a morning drive between 6 and sometimes 7 hours. That's phenomenal! With sunrise between 6.30am and 7.00am we had the best of the morning golden hour and by midday we were in pretty harsh light, but enter the expertise of a photo guide!
Just after leaving the lodge, we came across some wildebeest grazing with the most amazing sun rise. A great opportunity photographically to look at back and rim lighting on the subjects.
On previous safaris the drive normally ends around 10am returning to the lodge for a brunch. The general opinion on regular safaris is that that the light is too high in the sky and too harsh for photography. Combined with the heat and lack of activity of the animals, the game drives end mid morning. On this photosafari, Andrew took us to a place within the Amboseli reserve and taught us how to shoot high key. This is a technique used in harsh light, by over exposing for a black and white conversion. So we were still out in the field around 11am, when the sun was high in the sky. With high key you are shooting for texture. We performed this exercise on the Amboseli dry lake bed and it was a lot of fun. It was really about having a play and trying things out. There were no right or wrong ways of composing. You just had to remember to over expose, be aware of the suns position and shadows, and make sure you didn't have to much of a shallow depth of field. After that morning session I had a new photographic tool in my arsenal!
Andrew (centre) showing us the ropes on High Key shooting on the dry lake bed of Amboseli. This was a lot of fun and taught me how to shoot for textures.
An example of a high key shot I took in colour and then converted to black and white to emphasise textures and shadows.
We were a group of 5 split across two vehicles and I have to say we were a dedicated bunch always opting for a packed breakfast. Although I think one of the advantages of the packed breakfast was that it enabled us to find a nice spot to get out the vehicle and discover the reserve on foot!
Having a packed breakfast gave us much more shooting time in the field, and a good excuse to find amazing spots to picnic from. It was great to get out for a short time and get closer to the environment you are photographing.
One of the other advantages was having Tim as our guide. Tim was prepared to put the vehicle exactly where we needed to get a shot. And sometimes those shots weren't obvious and as such it wasn't easy getting the vehicle in the right place. Case in point...
One afternoon drive, I suggested we stop to take some shots of a back lit crowned crane. As we started rattling away, Tim spotted a female lion. We refocused our lenses. The lioness was some distance from us but clearly visible. Now with my own field experience she started to yawn. At which point I mentioned to Tim that she was about to get up and start walking. With a herd of wildebeest on the horizon, her intention was obvious, she was about to hunt. Tim didn't hesitate, he suggested we swing round to the other road before other vehicles came in. Sure enough Tim put the vehicle in prime placement. We tracked the lioness until she went down a drainage line and we lost view. We knew she was there but couldn't see her. I expected a long wait as she stalked towards the Wildebeest. But not at all, within minutes she struck. It happened all so fast I didn't capture the pursuit and takedown. This was simply because I'd lost track of her in the drainage line and believed she was further back than she actually was. We then sat and watched the lioness for a good while until she eventually lost her kill to around 7-8 hyenas which came in from nowhere. Now for sure, this type of sighting does depend on luck, but what was great was Tim's anticipation to get us in the right spot. Whilst the kill itself was some ways from the vehicle and made the photography side challenging even at 600mm, it was still phenomenal to witness...
And if we saw something that we wanted to photograph all we had to do was ask Tim to stop, and place the vehicle forward, backwards or sideways in the position we needed. This to me felt like a photographic luxury compared to a safari. With all of us being photographers in the vehicle nobody minded at all when we wanted to position the vehicle. Everyone got a great angle.
In Amboseli, vehicles must adhere to the loop roads. This made vehicle positioning so important. You see the long lens popping out of the window. But where's the subject? Long lens shooting was an important aspect of the photosafari and taught me a lot.
Which brings me to the vehicles themselves. I had seen pop up top vehicles in Kenya on You Tube clips. I must admit looking at them I wasn't a fan. I preferred the open top jeeps I'd experiences in the low veld in South Africa. However, what a poor preconception I had. In Amboseli we were very close to the equator. That meant that despite the odd chilly start at around 6am, by 9-10am the sun was hot, very hot. So having the pop up top was perfect as it provided you with shade, as well as the perfect stand up view. That was the first advantage. The second advantage is by having the windows, you were able to get a lower angle. This allowed you to have two different angles, one high up, the other low. When in a reserve where you can't get out of the vehicle, having these two angles is a huge advantage on different sightings. That's the second advantage. Finally something you may be warned about but don't give much thought to on your trip to Kenya...Tsetse flies. Yes we encountered them, very occasionally, and more so in Tsavo West than Amboseli, but being in a semi closed vehicle rather than an open vehicle helped provide some much needed protection on the odd occasion we drove through an area where they were prevalent. That's the third advantage. Finally, and something that is important to photographers...dust. The roads are dusty. And dust is something we don't really want on our kit. So having the closed vehicle certainly helped reduce the level of dust we were exposed to. So after my experience of the pop up safari vehicle, I'm a convert! Absolutely needed in Kenya, and they are kitted out perfectly for photographers, with plenty of space to spread out your kit if needed.
We had two groups in two vehicles. Here's Jimmy laying a dust trail on the lake bed. The pop up roof and the windows were perfect for high and low angles, giving extra shooting options and versatility.
Irrespective of the logistical sides of things, the longer drives, flexibility at sightings, packed breakfasts, photographically adapted vehicles and so on, the biggest element of the photosafari is the teaching aspect. Wild Eye are pretty unique in that aspect. All of their photo guides come from a guiding background. Andrew had been a field guide in Madikwe, and so was fully qualified. This makes a huge difference when combining that skill set with photography. Why? Anticipation. On the very first drive with Andrew I picked up something he was able to do that was a real skill. He was able to create something from "nothing". When I say "nothing", I use the inverted commas to emphasise that sightings aren't really "nothing". What I mean is, Andrew was able to see a photographic opportunity from what most people would see as a pretty ordinary of static sighting. Case in point...well two cases in point;
The first....As we stopped to photograph some ostriches, Andrew noticed some Zebras emerging from the bush on to a dusty area. Whilst I was still looking through my view finder at the Ostrich, Andrew had already got Tim to reverse the vehicle in position and was telling us where to focus to emphasise the dusk trail as they walked. This was one of the very first images I took on the safari. I'm really happy with it, especially as it was "straight off the bat". But Andrew's ability to spot this was a real eye opener for me and got me looking at things very differently.
The dust trail of 3 Zebras emerging from the bush. A very simple sighting made a little bit different thanks to Andrew's eye for detail and a photographic opportunity.
The second case; we had been driving for a while and things had gone a little quiet. I had noticed a wildebeest on a clearing with an interesting backdrop. There were some nice contours and a tree in the background. I stood up to look at it whilst we were driving, but as this was probably only the 2nd drive I didn't really have the confidence to ask to stop the vehicle for a lone wildebeest in the middle of nowhere. But I had already started to change my way of thinking and looking at photographic opportunities. Just as we got parallel to the wildebeest, Andrew asked to stop. Sure enough he'd had the same idea as me, or I should say I'd had the same idea as him, just didn't speak up!!! Anyway, we worked this sighting against the different slopes and contours where he was grazing and after about 10 shots, the one I felt most drawn to was this one....a very simple and clean composition:
The clouds of Amboseli play an important part in this composition. Pulling back and showing the context of the environment was a recurrent theme.
Andrew's ability to anticipate animal behaviour, his years in the field and his photographic skill set, meant that the learning opportunities were second to none. On every drive I was learning something new, and furthermore, I was applying what I had picked up in a short space of time very quickly and I could see that my images were progressing each day. Yes, for sure, ever now and again on drive I hit a bleak patch and fell back to some of my old habits. But overall the improvement in my images was a step change and pretty constant every day. What pleased me more than anything was that spending time with Andrew, I started to think differently, or at least, think like he did, and start to see things in the same way as he did...I started to push things further than I normally would. When I saw a wide angle opportunity, I didn't just reach for the 24-70mm, I dared to go with the 16-35mm and it was little decisions like that which paid off. I stopped playing things safe. A photosafari allows you to do that. You have time to breath, to observe, to think and to try things you might not have done on a regular safari. In my first blog about "Safari vs Photosafari", I mentioned the learning aspect as being something I was really anticipating and looking forward to, but was unsure what to expect. Well I have to say that the images I took I think speak for themselves...and in my next blog I will share some impressions of Amboseli and Tsuavo West as photographic destinations backed up by those images I took.
The morning sunrise shot at the beginning of the blog with a herd of wildebeest...well we stayed with them after sunrise and I got opportunity sot try some panning shots for motion blur. Not sure I would have had this opportunity on a regular safari.
So, would I go on a photosafari again instead of a regular safari? Categorically "Yes". It was an incredible experience. For somebody like myself who not only loves being out in Africa and photographing wildlife but also wants to increase my camera skills and photographic knowledge it is a no brainer. I am also now at a skill level where photographic safaris can only help keep pushing my work further. And that is thanks to skilled professionals like Andrew and the Wild Eye team.
Does that mean I won't go on a regular safari again? No it does not. But it is different. And now I see the key differences. I think I would go on safari again with family, especially my daughter, who at her age would not have the interest or patience to be out in the field for long periods of time. I want to keep my daughters interest in animals, safaris and wildlife conservation for her future, so I see an important role that Safaris will play in that journey for her. But for the moment I think I will be leaning more towards the photosafari for the next few years and exploring other incredible destinations Africa has to offer.
Many thanks to; Guy, Silke, Kim, Bene and Tim and Jimmy and of course Andrew and the rest of the Wild Eye team.
Stay tuned for further upcoming blogs based around my experiences in Amboseli and Tsavo West.
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Goblin Wolf Riders are dangerously fast, able to outride all other beasts save perhaps the swift steeds of the Elves. Some Wolf Rider mobs use bows to fill their enemies with arrows. They lope into range, unleash a hail of arrows, and then retreat before the foe can respond. Wolf Riders often harass the flanks of oncoming troops, but have also been known to charge into smaller (and more vulnerable) units such as war machines and enemy scouts. Other Wolf Rider mobs are more heavily armoured and these Goblins will dare to lower their spears and attack larger formations, howling as they crash headlong into enemy troops. However, it is often said that the snarling wolves are more formidable foes than the Goblins who ride atop their shaggy backs. More than one Warboss has found out that "dog boyz" are not always reliable, finding Wolf Riders as quick to leave the battlefield as they are to launch an attack.
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|Crapaud PE to The Rocks Provincial Park NB
|NB 955 along the coast
|Tim Horton's stop
Entering and leaving the city of Moncton simply reminded me of how much I detest traffic and the whimsical actions of cagers. Once we were across the bridge and heading south on NB 114, I relaxed and enjoyed the sweeping progress of the road that parallels the Chocolate river.
|In the distance, the Petitcodiac river fed by a tributary
|A tributary of the Petitcodiac river
The tidal bore of the Petitcodiac river is one of the largest in the world, with ranges from 1 to 2 metres in height, as you can see from the photos. It's nicknamed the Chocolate River for good reason.
As you leave Moncton and ride south on NB 114, you'll see many sites like this, but it may be impossible to stop for as they tend to be curved stretches of road with narrow shoulders, and I was fortunate enough to be able to park for them in the light traffic that Saturday afternoon.
NB 114 is a wonderful bit of road, although fairly well travelled with towns up and down its length, I found it a bit rough on the Versys suspension in places, but a fun scenic jaunt, and I wasn't feeling like pushing it that day which is probably a good thing considering how cold the asphalt was. It was certainly more entertaining than our ride out from PEI with the exception of NB 955.
|How much time do I have?!!!
Signs like this tell you that the tide rises high enough to strand you on the beach if you don't make it back to the ladder on time, and the tide can be swift as it rises to a height of 1-2 metres high.
We arrived at the park, and as it was late in the season, the gates were closed, the parking area closed up tight, but not tight enough to keep out those who braved the cool autumn temperatures and closed gates to to see the sights on this lovely October day. It's about a kilometre from the gates to the Flower pot rocks, and there were more people there than I thought there might be.
|The overcast sky played hob with my pictures.
|Someone had placed this ladder for determined site seers such as myself. Thanks!
|But not quite. Enter at your own risk
|So that's where they are!
|The intrepid explorers await my return…
|I think the tide is starting to come back in now
|NB 114 has this and much more in store for you
It was a great ride, and our stop at the Homestead restaurant in Riverside, was the perfect place to take a break and stuff ourselves with homemade bread. Try the french onion soup, it's bound to please.
The rest of the ride, we could feel the temperature drop, and our butts begin to burn, just to the point where you start moving around trying to ease the pressure. By the time I got back into Crapaud, I was cold, tired and elated at a wonderful fall ride, and perhaps the last full day ride I would be able to do at these temperatures, for I've seen -1 in the forecast for this coming week, and that doesn't bode well for a bike with a rear tire that is almost on the wear bars.
If that's it for the season, then I'm happy that I ended it this way. No regrets with the exception of leaving my camera battery behind. DOH!
|Stewart Pond at low tide
Saturday was a perfect day for riding, so of course I spent the day lazing about the apartment. When the forecast calls for rain on a Sunday, that's when I roll!
And I'm very glad I did, for I had a wonderful ride that had me stopping time and time again for just one more picture. That to me is the perfect ride, and fall on the Island brings with it an incredible beauty that awes me every time I experience it. That, and being on a well designed 650cc adventure bike, and you have the perfect day.
More later, I'm off to work on a Monday!
|Crapaud PE to East Point PE via Greenwich Prov. Park
|looking up river towards Route 13
|This is my nephew posing for the picture before heading home across the empty potato fields
|It's an Eagle, one of four I saw on my ride today.
|Blueberry fields in October
|This road pretty much leads to potato fields and provincial parks
|The boardwalk leads you through the sensitive dunes to the beach on the East shore of the Provincial park
|These wind swept pines had me reminiscing about my trip to Newfoundland
|Gazing out towards the dunes from the boardwalk
|There is so much more colour at this time of year
|The grass keeps this sand in place, otherwise it gets blown further inland
|Are they rose hips?
|Route 16 is a fairly fast run with sweeping curves and beautiful fall colours
|Don't kid yourself, as I cropped out the fish factory to make it look isolated like this.
|The camera barely captured the ocean in the distance
|Priest Pond Creek
|Campbell Campground off of Route 16. Oceanside camping
|East Point lighthouse
|The Pirate Cafe is closed as of today, and i watched the last bowl of chowder being served up as i sipped my coffee
|The Isle de Madeleine ferry out from Souris
|If you want the following shots, you have to climb down this
|Yours truly
|This is what the sea does to concrete. Notice the rebar?
|The lighthouse as seen from the beach
|My fiance would have loved this ride.
|Getting back up to the top wasn't as bad as I thought.
|Basin Head Provincial park
|Perhaps it's stopped raining over there?
|Victoria, I'm almost home
|North Cape PE
|You need to be alert for farm equipment in this province. Always.
|The view from Rattenbury road
I think the fall colours are a week past their peak of the season, but there were still enough left on the trees to make this a splendid fall ride.
PEI has a lot of birch and pine trees, so yellows and oranges predominate, with the odd splash of red to liven things up for you.
|The view from Clinton PE
|Extreme close up. Once again, I need a better lens
|My trusty steed, 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650
So now I needed to head west and a touch south if I was going to get this ride down before sunset, and fall rides tend to be shorter as the available daylight is less, and the temperatures can get down near the zero mark at this time of year. Average is about 7 degrees Celsius, but it's hit 0 and 1 over the weekend as well for overnight temps. Daytime is still about 10 degrees for the most part.
|Belmont Provincial Park
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|Belmont Provincial Park
|Belmont Provincial Park
|Belmont Provincial Park
|The black dot in the water is a Blue Heron
|I need a better zoom lens.
|I have no clue what they are fishing for. Oysters? Quahoggs? Anyone?
|Bud the spud with a full load bound for the storage sheds
|The potato harvester in full swing
|These are a very common sight around this time of year
|Pecan tart with ice cream. It is as good as it looks, better in fact!


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ERA is a British company that has manufactured locks and other security products for homes since 1838. They are one of the biggest names in home security in the UK, having designed and manufactured a wide variety of door and window security products. Under the ERA brand, there are a number of industry recognised brands including Response, Schlegel, ERA, Fab&Fix, and Ventrolla. Their varied range of security products has been designed to provide a total security solution for doors and windows.
The company is currently based in the heart of the West Midlands as it has always been. They pride themselves in having in-depth knowledge about the best ways to keep British homes secure. Perhaps, that is the reason why many across the country continue to trust ERA as security experts, including police authorities and locksmiths, as well as door and window fabricators and installers.
What sets ERA apart?
In the nearly two centuries that the brand has been around, they have always stayed on top of the latest methods of production, investing in adapting their security products to the needs of their customers. Their products are centred around giving clear benefits to owners as much as they are about the installer and fabricators as well.
Offering trust and peace and mind to customers
Having been around for so long, generation after generation of British home owners have come to trust the brand. ERA hinges, handles, and locks have provided homeowners with peace of mind. The company has been able to establish itself as a leader in the manufacture of widely recognised and trusted window and door security products, as well as the most innovative of smart home solutions. Whatever products they design, the company focuses particularly on functionality, ease of installation, and durability.
Rigorous testing and innovative approach to providing security solutions
They take security and standard practice very seriously and put all their products through a rigorous testing procedure before launching them into the market. They have a UKAS accredited test house that is adequately equipped to test residential doors and windows to make sure they are of the latest industry standards. Beyond that, what they do in their test house is an important part of the process of developing new products. With that approach, they are able to make sure they only provide top quality door and window hardware for their customers.
Established relationship with customers and community
ERA does not stop at selling their security products to customers as they have dedicated an entire team to provide their customers with expert help and technical advice when they need it most. They have established reliable channels of communication including their websites, email, and phone to allow their customers have easy access to them.
ERA is as invested in the wider security market as it is in the local community. On a yearly basis, the employees nominate a national charity which the company supports. They also support Neighbourhood Watch, helping to ensure that the local communities get top quality crime prevention and security advice. In addition, they are supporters of the custodian of the country's lock making heritage – Locksmith House Museum in Willenhall. In 1974, ERA appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for producing the largest padlock in the world, which can still be found in Willenhall today.
In touch with the larger security industry
As a member of trade associations that are relevant in the security industry, they stay on top of security trends. Even more, some of their experts sit within the committees of these leading trade associations and are able to influence industry standards. With ERA, customers get the ERA Total Security Guarantee that guarantees their home security products are recognised by the Neighbourhood Watch.
What brands make up the ERA brand family?
ERA has a wide range of window and door security products manufactured under different industry leading names.
From hinges to locks, ERA's range covers about everything that has to do with home security. The Crompton range is about ironmongery and additional security to intercoms and alarms in order to make sure British households have access to high performing security hardware.
This range is particularly designed for windows as it includes accessories, hardware, as well as smoothly operating balances and gearing for sash windows systems. With the right precision window components, customers don't have to deal with the issues traditional sash windows typically come with, such as draughts, jamming, and rattling.
What they do to achieve success in this area is to incorporate a self-contained balancing device that ensures equilibrium is maintained within the frame regardless of whether the window is ajar or wide open. Their functional and attractive components can be fitted with timber, aluminium, or UPVC sash windows.
This range includes decorative hardware that can be matched across the range in a variety of forms and colours to suit the tastes of any homeowner.
Response Electronics
This brand is a leader in home security system accessories including DIY alarm systems and intercoms. The Response Electronic range is particularly popular as it has been recognised by leading authorities and publications, even receiving the Daily Mail Award of Excellence in 1996.
From extruded seals and brush pile to foam, Schlegel is a market leader for weather sealing. The products in this range have been manufactured for optimal sealing and high-quality energy conservation.
Ventrolla are experts in double glazed sash windows, draught proofing, and window repair. For more than 25 years, ERA has grown a national network of skilled craftsmen who provide a sash and casement window renovation service so replacements don't have to be done.
Ventrolla take care of the problems that have been associated with such windows, including heat loss, rattles, and draughts. With their help, customers don't have to compromise on the cost of heating or comfort anymore. With quality renovation work done on more traditional windows, it becomes possible to preserve the aesthetic appeal of a building as well as increase its saleability and value.


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15 Celebrities Who Openly Love Weed (And Don't Care Who Knows It)
Why should you care about celebrities that smoke weed? Because they are helping to prove that you can smoke weed and still go places in life.
Why should you care about celebrities that smoke weed? Well, despite the success of weed users, there are still people that associate pot users as being lazy. However, celebrities and their numerous accomplishments are helping to prove that you can smoke weed and still go places in life. From actors to rap sensations, here are 15 celebrities who openly love weed.
1. Brad Pitt
Since 1987, Brad Pitt has had one hell of a career. Not only has he starred in popular films, such as Inglorious Bastards, but he also has received several awards and nominations throughout his entire life working as an actor and producer.
2. Sarah Silverman
If you need a good laugh, then Sarah Silverman is your go-to gal. Not only does she have an excellent sense of humor, but she also openly held a vape pen during an interview at the 2014 Emmys, which makes her ten times more impressive.
3. Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson loves weed, and everyone knows it. In fact, he even hit the ganja on top of the White House roof. Not to mention, he's a country music legend and has even played in a few films, like Barbarossa.
4. Susan Sarandon
Practically the entire world fell in love with Susan Sarandon when they first saw her on Thelma & Louise in the 90s. As a matter of fact, she is such a successful actress that she has both won and been nominated for numerous Oscars since then.
5. Morgan Freeman
It's hard to list all of Morgan Freeman's accomplishments, being that there are so many. Not only did he drive Miss Daisy in 1989, but he also notably told a reporter for the Guardian to never give up on the ganja, among other things.
6. Kristen Stewart
If you are a Twilight fan, then you no doubt know Kristen Stewart. In addition to starring in a hit franchise, as well as other favorite films, she's also proven to her haters that she's much more than a pothead. Despite a photo leaking out of her smoking weed, her image hasn't been tarnished a bit.
7. Matthew McConaughey
Of course, everyone remembers Matthew McConaughey as the pot-smoking guy from Dazed and Confused. Not only did he star in one of the best weed movies of all time, but he also played in other hit films, like The Wolf of Wallstreet.
8. Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg just so happens to have a line of cannabis products just for women and their menstrual pains. Also, she was high when she accepted her Oscar for Ghost in 1991. In other words, she's a real hero and one hell of an actress and businesswoman.
9. Seth Rogan
When it comes to showing off his love for weed, Seth Rogan has never been shy. In fact, most of his movies, such as the famous Pineapple Express, revolve around him and his passion for smoking the herb.
10. Ilana Glazer
Ilana Glazer offers an honest female perspective of what it's like being weed smoker in her show Broad City. Despite the fact that people often picture guys when thinking of pot consumers, Glazer proves that women can blaze up too.
11. Cheech & Chong
You simply cannot think of cannabis without these two popping up into your head. In addition to their infamous Cheech & Chong films, these two also found quite a bit of success after their comedy tour in 2008.
12. Adam Devine
From Workaholics to Neighbors, Adam Devine and his crazy facial expressions have appeared all over television. When it comes to working, Devine can make any job seem like a blast, even if it means sitting at a desk all day.
13. T.J. Miller
Not only is T.J. Miller a terrific comedian, but his entire career is also 420-friendly overall. In fact, many of his films, like How to Train Your Dragon, will encourage you to light one up. Even off screen, he doesn't mind showing off his love for ganja,
I am kind of an absurdist, ridiculous, performative kind of comedian, who happens to also be a very effective marijuana user.
14. Method Man
What's not to love about Method Man? Not only did he play in the hip-hop weed comedy How High in 2001, but he also appeared in Keanu in 2016.
15. Woody Harrelson
From Cheers to Zombieland, Woody Harrelson and his career have kept up a fast pace. Other than starring in hilarious flicks, Harrelson also is an activist that promotes legalization. He even wanted to open a dispensary. However, it, unfortunately, was denied last year.


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I now review the numerous years back when I found out about Pokemon Uranium. Perusing on Youtube late during the evening through Pokemon fan amusements, I unearthed the Pokemon Uranium beta. I ignored it as simply one more fan diversion, and what I thought, with my extremely unformulated sentiment, to be excessively unpalatable. I rapidly disregarded what I saw and it never came up again.
Until, obviously, half a month back.
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With respect to the diversion itself, Pokemon Uranium feels bona fide, demonstrating a similar level of detail, if not more, than the genuine amusements. The lineup of 200 Pokemon are new and imaginative, conveying new writing blends to the table like Fairy-Dark, Poison-Electric, and the new Nuclear compose – with exceptional green-and-dark Nuclear Pokemon. The amusement likewise consistently mixes the old Pokemon with the new as they show up close by each other from the earliest starting point of the diversion.
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CBRN marines participated in environmental training on May 13 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
The Assessment and Consequence Management team, part of the 3rd Marine Regiment, was tested for adaptability and the ability to apply proper safety procedures in a contaminated environment, The-Dispatch.com reports.
The team deployed the new Rapid Area Sensitive Sight and Reconnaissance (RASSR) robot during the training. The RASSR allowed the Marines to identify conditions and remove the need to physically touch contaminated materials.
"The RASSR is a great tool because it identifies the problem within minutes and helps mitigate most of the hazards we face," Lance Cpl. Ryan Siebert, a participant in the exercise, said, according to The-Dispatch.com. "It's a new piece of technology, so we want to take advantage of it."
The Marines were tested in situations ranging from a simulated airplane crash to removing a casualty from an area contaminated by chemical agents.
"The purpose of these mobility exercises was to stress the Marines out," Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Joy, who was in charge of the ACM team, said, The-Dispatch.com reports. "They already know the procedures, but what we wanted to do was put them in situations where they're required to think on their feet to be better prepared for potential ops."


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Ikea Bathroom Sinks And Cabinets
Ikea Bathroom Sinks And Cabinets – Designer restyling has become a Trend these days, Resulting in better-looking and newer fixtures for the bath area The sinks which were previously regarded as a mere functional fixture, have now become fashion statements toilet sinks.
The restyled version of sinks has not only brought about hundreds of new contours designs, but immense innovation has been witnessed by the material used for sinks. Gone are the days of those ceramic bathrooms sinks; an exclusive range of sinks is created from the most versatile of substances glass!
Since glass could be molded into any shape – there are styles galore in glass cupboards. The fact that glass could be bolstered at the stage puts to rest the question about their durability. As glass could be coloured in the production stage, available, there's simply no dearth.
The beauty of glass lies in its versatility. Each of the glass sinks is distinct, and the wide variety ranges from the option for the simplest of bathrooms to the ones that are opulent! From standing kind of glass sinks for a effect, to glass sinks combined with metals to get an unusually beautiful effect The choice is all yours.
Definitely strikingly beautiful and the most exclusive of glass sinks are seeming like a half chunk the ones which choose a bowl shape; or the ones that are conical. Such styles are practically unimaginable in any other material.
Actually, the toilet sinks made of glass provide a futuristic look which makes it a prime area of interior design in your property!


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Public Transportation Offers Best Travel Option for Summer Events_June 16
(Published: 06-16-2016)
RTA Trip Planner offers easy way to plan routes
CHICAGO – Summer fun is just a short ride away and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is reminding riders that public transportation offers a fast and convenient way to get around the region. Take a bus or train to avoid sitting in traffic and paying for parking to meet friends and family or just enjoy our region.
Riders can use the RTA's Trip Planner to plan travel and select routes with ADA accessible services, when necessary. It is the only online site in the region that provides a variety of options for getting around by using transit, walking, bicycling and driving. For more information about how the RTA Trip Planner can help you plan your next trip, visit www.RTAChicago.org.
Enjoy some of these featured weekend events:
- Elgin Rib Fest – Enjoy this family friendly rib fest at Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave., Elgin on June 18 - 19. Choose from different vendors who will be serving up the sweet taste of tangy smoked ribs. Visit Elgin Rib Fest for more information.
- Taste of Randolph – Enjoy an array of cuisines from all American burgers to Mediterranean dishes along a stretch of Randolph Street, between Peoria Street and Racine Avenue, from June 18- 19. You're sure to find something to satisfy your palette while taking in the wonderful sights and great music. For more information about this festival, visit the Taste of Randolph.
- Green Music Festival - Enjoy this environmentally friendly event that will include green vendors, cutting-edge music, and a kids' area. The fun runs June 18-19 on North Damen Avenue between North and Schiller Avenues. Learn more about Green Music Festival.
About the RTA
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the only transit agency charged with regional financial oversight, funding, and transit planning for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace bus and paratransit. Riders take more than two million trips each weekday on the RTA region's transit system in six counties with 7,200 transit route miles throughout Northeastern Illinois. The agency also provides customer services including online and telephone travel planning assistance and travel training for seniors and people with disabilities. For more information, visit www.RTAchicago.org.


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One of Europe's most coveted awards has gone to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite this year. She's being honored for her dedication to Europe.
Since 1950 the Charlemagne Prize has been awarded for special contributions to European integration. The jury praised Dalia Grybauskaite's courage and discipline in overcoming widespread uncertainty at home and leading her country through the financial crisis, and closer to European Monetary Union. Dalia Grybauskaite has been Lithuania's president since 2009. After her country joined the European Union, she began working at the European Commission, first in education and culture, and later as budget commissioner.


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The Livability & Society element examines the relationships between development patterns, quality of life, and social equity in Onondaga County.
Livability focuses on the human element of place that shapes a community's quality of life. It incorporates a wide range of factors, including the built and natural environments, economic and educational opportunities, access to life's necessities and other community assets, healthy living, social stability and equity, and cultural, entertainment and recreation possibilities.
The overarching goal of this element is to ensure that development in Onondaga County is based on providing a high quality of life and standard of living for its citizens. This should occur through the strengthening of social and cultural assets, the improvement of our health through design, and access to and full participation in those assets and amenities that make a community more livable
Several issues and opportunities relating to Livability & Society were identified over the course of the planning process. A sample key findings is provided below. To review the complete report, follow the link to the right.
Key Findings
Many of the County's older urban communities have an aging and deteriorated housing stock. Many of these homes are located in neighborhoods with concentrations of poverty and characterized by neglected and empty houses, buildings, and neighborhoods.
According to the NYS Department of Health, nearly two out of every three adults in Central New York are considered overweight or obese. This problem is exacerbated by the lack of accessibility to amenities such as parks and schools, as well as grocery stores or farmers markets.
- The negative perception of urban schools is driving the locational decision for many families. This has created a negative feedback loop that removes resources from urban school districts, further reinforcing this negative perception.


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New Indications for Somatostatin Analogs
(MedPage Today) -- FDA okayed pasireotide for acromegaly and lanreotide for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
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By KIP SULLIVAN, JD Kip Sullivan, JD There is no meaningful difference between the performance of Medicare ACOs that accept only upside risk (the chance to make money) and ACOs that accept both up- and downside risk (the risk of losing money). But CMS's administrator, Seema Verma, thinks otherwise. According to her, one-sided ACOs are raising Medicare's costs while two-sided ACOs are saving "significant" amounts of money. She is so sure of this that she is altering the rules of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Currently only 18 percent of MSSP ACOs accept two-sided risk. That will change ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Medicare ACOs Seema Verma Source Type: blogs
Authors: Orlewska E, Stępień R, Orlewska K Abstract INTRODUCTION: Somatostatin analogues (SSAs) are the largest contributor to the direct medical cost of acromegaly management worldwide. The aim of this review was to identify and report available evidence on the cost-effectiveness of SSAs in the treatment of acromegaly. Areas covered: A literature search on relevant papers published up to April 2018 was performed. 22 eligible studies (10 full-text articles and 12 conference abstracts) conducted in 14 countries were included in the analysis. In majority of studies modelling technique were the principal research me...
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Category: Health Management Tags: Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res Source Type: research
The posterior pharyngeal wall thickness is associated with OSAHS in patients with acromegaly and correlates with IGF-1 levels
ConclusionsOSAHS is a common complication in patients with untreated acromegaly, and advanced age is a risk factor. Posterior pharyngeal soft tissue thickening and soft palate hypertrophy are structural changes underlying OSAHS development in patients with acromegaly. Higher IGF-1 levels predict an increase in the posterior pharyngeal soft tissue thickness in patients with acromegaly.
Source: Endocrine - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
AbstractPurposeEpidemiological data are pivotal for the estimation of disease burden in populations.AimOf the study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of acromegaly in Italy along with the impact of comorbidities and hospitalization rates as compared to the general population.MethodsRetrospective epidemiological study (from 2000 to 2014) and case control-study. Data were extracted from the Health Search Database (HSD). HSD contains patient records from about 1000 general practitioners (GPs) throughout Italy, covering a population of more than 1 million patients. It includes information about patient demographics ...
Source: Endocrine - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Upfront Gamma Knife radiosurgery for Cushing's disease and acromegaly: a multicenter, international study.
CONCLUSIONS Upfront GKS resulted in good tumor control as well as a low rate of adverse radiation effects in the whole group. Patients with CD achieved a faster and far better remission rate after upfront GKS in comparison to patients with acromegaly. GKS can be considered as an upfront treatment in carefully selected patients with CD who are unwilling or unable to undergo resection, but it has a more limited role in acromegaly. PMID: 30117768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gupta A, Xu Z, Kano H, Sisterson N, Su YH, Krsek M, Nabeel AM, El-Shehaby A, Karim KA, Martínez-Moreno N, Mathieu D, McShane BJ, Martínez-Álvarez R, Reda WA, Liscak R, Lee CC, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research
Inoperable Giant Growth Hormone-secreting Pituitary Adenoma: Radiological Aspects, Clinical Management and Pregnancy Outcome.
CONCLUSION: the history we report, therefore, confirms previous experiences reporting a possible favourable outcome of pregnancy in patients affected by acromegaly and add further information about the behaviour of giant pituitary tumors in patients underwent pregnancy. PMID: 30088454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders Drug Targets - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets Source Type: research
Authors: Yamamoto R, Robert Shima K, Igawa H, Kaikoi Y, Sasagawa Y, Hayashi Y, Inoshita N, Fukuoka H, Takahashi Y, Takamura T Abstract A 43-year-old woman with an 8-year history of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia presented with amenorrhea and convulsion. Her MRI scan revealed a 3.5-cm T2-hyperintense pituitary macroadenoma with suprasellar extension to the frontal lobe and bilateral cavernous sinus invasion. Her serum levels of GH and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) were elevated to 9.08 ng/mL (normal range:
Source: Endocrine Journal - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Endocr J Source Type: research
Publication date: July–August 2018Source: Reumatología Clínica (English Edition), Volume 14, Issue 4Author(s): Rita Fonseca, Alberto Fernández-Martínez, Roberto Miguélez, Jacqueline Uson
Source: Reumatologia Clinica - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research
Condition: Acromegaly Intervention: Sponsors: Tulane University; Chiasma, Inc. Not yet recruiting
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov - Category: Research Source Type: clinical trials
Efficacy and Safety of switching to Pasireotide in Acromegaly Patients controlled with Pegvisomant and Somatostatin Analogues: PAPE extension study.
Abstract OBJECTIVE: to assess the efficacy and safety after 48 weeks of treatment with pasireotide long-acting-release (PAS-LAR) alone or in combination with pegvisomant in patients with acromegaly. In addition, we assessed the relation between insulin secretion and pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia. DESIGN: The PAPE extension study is a prospective follow-up study until 48 weeks after the core study of 24 weeks. METHODS: 59 out of 61 patients entered the extension study. Efficacy was defined as the percentage of patients achieving IGF-I normalization (≤ 1.2 x the Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)) at 48-we...
Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Muhammad A, Coopmans EC, Delhanty P, Dallenga AHG, Haitsma IK, Janssen JAMJL, Van der Lely AJ, Neggers SJCMM Tags: Eur J Endocrinol Source Type: research
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Russell Brand Bolts: He might be a major cutup, but Russell Brand doesn't have a great sense of humor when the joke's on him. He arrived to walk the red carpet at the FX Summer Comedy Party for his new talk show, BrandX, and Anger Management on June 26 at Lure nightclub in Hollywood, and while speaking to one reporter, he noticed a duo "covering" the event for Perez Hilton's website dressed as Katy Perry and Brand's character from Get Him to the Greek. Brand sounded the alarm to his 42West publicist Holly Shakoor, who told Hilton's flamboyant comedic correspondent La Coacha and company it was not cool to dress up like Brand and Perry. He then skipped the party, saying he had to re-edit an episode. FX reps had no comment about how "reporters" for Hilton managed to obtain red-carpet credentials. Charlie Sheen Half-Naked
Meanwhile, his Two and a Half Men anger might be contained, but that doesn't mean Charlie Sheen is manageable. He showed up two hours late to the aforementioned FX party to promote Anger Management. Once he arrived, Sheen, according to eyewitnesses, couldn't walk straight -- then suddenly decided to switch shirts with one of the actors who appeared in the pilot, his chest on full display as he stripped out of his shirt. Once he got inside the party, Sheen talked to long-waiting reporters. Regarding the demise of Men, he told THR: "It all got icky because of me. … Those guys were fine; they were classy. … I was a f--ing idiot. … Print, 'Thank you, Chuck.' "
Arquette: Mama's Boy
Who puts shots of their mother in her birthday suit on the walls of their new nightclub? David Arquette hasn't only named his new Rat Pack-esque throwback venue Bootsy Bellows after the pinup handle of his mother, Mardi, a former burlesque dancer who died in 1997 of breast cancer. He has decorated the Sunset Strip hotspot with a slew of seriously racy (as in, topless and bondage) vintage photos of her, too. "We scoured the Internet -- eBay, collectors -- and found them," Arquette tells THR. "People are like, 'Dude, your mom is naked all over your club!' But it's actually an embracing of it. It was the '60s and New York, and later she went on to become a marriage and family counselor. This is a way of honoring her youth." Arquette, whose late father, Lewis, was a puppeteer and whose great-grandparents were a famed vaudeville duo known as The Funny Hebrew and The Singing Soubrette, is proud of the familial design touch but foresees complications: "I don't know what I'm going to do when I walk my daughter [Coco, 8] through there; I'll have to cover it up," he says. "But for a grown-up club, it's a fun way of exploring naughtiness."
Kinnaman Makes a Killing With H&M
The Killing star Joel Kinnaman is moving swiftly up the TV/film food chain, from the AMC series to the indie movie Lola Versus to the remake of RoboCop, in which he'll star opposite Gary Oldman. But he interrupted his American acting trajectory for something more down-home -- home as in his native Sweden: an H&M commercial. The Swedish retail giant picked a Swedish actor and director for the men's fashion spot that will air globally in September. "I'm shooting in London with director Jonas Akerlund," Kinnaman tells THR. "I'm not exactly a male model, but Jonas has made many of Madonna's videos, and I wanted to work with him. And I do like clothes; I have an investment in the way I present myself to the world."
The Book of Mad Men
There have been nearly as many Mad Men books as snarky Roger Sterling one-liners, with tomes covering everything from cocktails to philosophy to the show's retro fashion by costumer Janie Bryant. Until now, though, there hasn't been a collectors' edition official book. But Taschen Books' Benedikt Taschen -- the Matt Weiner of art-book publishers, one might say -- is taking it on himself, producing, with Taschen executive editor Jim Heimann and Weiner, the definitive Mad Men book, expected in fall 2013. It will include never-before-seen photos and exclusive interviews and go far more in depth than any other show-related book. The episodic will be given the same treatment as Taschen's historic archive-film books, with director's cut-style material, interviews and motivations behind episodes.
Power Lunch
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There are more scenic starting holes. There are more difficult ones, fraught with more peril. For sheer antiquity, there is the first hole at the Old Course at St. Andrews, with the ancient R&A clubhouse standing sentinel behind the tee that leads to a fairway wide enough to accommodate a 747.
The opener at Oakmont will break your back and the first at the TPC at Sawgrass will make you break your driver. But the first hole at Augusta National Golf Club? It can either break your heart or make your round.
All this will be evident once again Thursday, when 93 golfers begin play in the first round of the 60th Masters. Unless you have a ticket you won't see it -- or feel it -- but there will be enough high tension on the tee to light up a small town.
Suddenly, that landing area will shrink and the big white bunker at the top of the hill will expand, and the 400 yards that seemed so easy on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be transformed into an emerald hell.
"I played it Monday and hit a driver, an 8-iron to three feet and made the putt," said Paul Goydos, one of 19 Masters rookies in the field. "But tomorrow it could be a different story. I'll be awfully nervous. All I want to do is land it on the grass somewhere."Continue reading the main story
The queasiness starts with an introduction -- in front of thousands of spectators on mounds surrounding the tee. From the upstairs veranda of the manor clubhouse, green-coated members peer down like Roman emperors at the Coliseum. Since the tee was lowered two years ago, the amphitheater effect is striking and the scene is as intimidating as any in golf.
Tales of first-tee jitters at Augusta National are written into Masters lore. Marty Fleckman's opening drive in 1969 went so far to the right that he could have hit nearby Washington Road with a shorter iron than he needed to get back to the fairway. Golfers have topped their drives halfway up the hill, duck hooked them into the ninth fairway and sliced them into the deep pine forest.
The hole goes by the improbably docile name of Tea Olive, so dubbed for the stand of trees that remain from the early 1900's when this ground was Berckman's Nursery. In one sense, the name is fitting, for this is a hole that can be both bitter and sweet, very strong and a real eye-opener.
Ask Steve Elkington. He started last year's tournament with a triple bogey 7. Had he birdied the hole instead, he would have spent late Sunday afternoon in a playoff with Ben Crenshaw. As it was, he finished four strokes back and tied for fifth.
"Obviously," Elkington said, "you have to get off to a good start there. It just sets the tone for the the whole day, sometimes for the tournament."
In the last 32 years of the tournament, only six winners have bogeyed the opening hole. The last one to do it was Crenshaw when he won last year. "That was not the way I wanted to start the tournament, needless to say," Crenshaw said. "But I was able to overcome it. In my mind, it is really a fine, fine hole, a very honest starting hole."
It certainly is, if you fancy a crater 40 feet wide and nearly 5 feet deep, cutting into the right side of the fairway and daring you to drive over it. Into the north wind, John Daly and the long-hitting amateur Tiger Woods might be the only players who have the length for the requisite 257 yards of carry.
Downwind, about half the players in the field can make it. The narrow landing area left of the bunker is about 40 yards wide, and it slopes left, toward the trees. The green is undulating, crowned, two-tiered and slopes from back to front.
"It's a great hole, and one of the most important we play on any major championship," said Gary Player, a three-time Masters winner. "It sets the pace for the entire round. You birdie this, and you have the downhill par five and a short par four."
It sounds simple enough. It rarely is. Last year, Woods hit a driver over the bunker, a sand wedge about 20 feet from the hole and putted off the green, down the slope to the left and near the ninth tee. He pitched on and made the putt for bogey and learned a lesson. "I couldn't believe that," he said. "But I guarantee you I won't putt off the first green this year."
Ah, youth. It will take the young man awhile before he learns that there are no guarantees at Augusta. With this exception: the first hole is the hardest easy par-4 in golf. And players who go for that back left pin on the first day will find themselves down the swale and probably down the road on the weekend.
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When we're younger, we all have romantic visions for our future.
While you may have wanted to be a rock star, your baby brother may have been more inclined to be the next Michelangelo (the artist, not the Ninja Turtle…)
Yes, when we're young the future looks so bright, where anything and everything seem possible.
No matter what our ambitions are as youngsters, we are told to shoot for the stars and that nothing is out of reach with enough dedication and hard work.
Somewhere into our teenage years, this script gets flipped.
Well-intentioned people – not limited to teachers, parents, aunts or uncles – tend to shift our focus a bit and convince us to strive towards more traditional career paths where making a decent living is much more likely. After all, it's a whole lot easier to become the next midtown lawyer than it is to become the next Mark Twain, Jean-Michel Basquiat or Beyonce.
While our guides and mentors growing up didn't mean any harm telling us these opinions, in fact their intentions were quite the opposite, they were just that: opinions.
My children are still young, but as I tuck away money for their future university tuition, I can already sense an inner conflict brewing between wanting to encourage them to "follow their dreams" versus hoping they seek security and "stability".
Real Artists Don't Starve
The notion that the creative person or "artist" (in whatever form that takes – be it writing, drawing, photography, singing, composition, building, sculpting, etc…) will struggle through life and have a hard time making ends meet, let alone thrive, is becoming a thing of the past.
This re-imaging of the term "artist" is being led by Jeff Goins in his new book Real Artists Don't Starve. I was fortunate enough to get an advanced copy on Jeff's latest book, packed with timeless strategies for thriving in the new creative age.
A couple lessons immediately caught my interest. The first is:
The Starving Artist waits to be noticed.
The Thriving Artist cultivates patrons.
This lesson revolves around what Jeff calls the "Rule of the Patron". This rule states that before you can build a huge following, you have to learn to please one single reader, follower or patron.
The second lesson is:
The Starving Artist works alone.
The Thriving Artist collaborates with others.
In this portion of the book Jeff shares the story of the "Inklings" – the famous group of writers that would collaborate and support each other, included literary legends C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, among others.
Throughout the book, the reader will realize that in the new economy that is becoming more and more apparent every day, creativity will be necessary to thrive. In order for us to move forward and create what we want to create in this new world around us, it will be important for us to re-create how we think about and value the work of the artist.
Thriving in the Creative Economy
In the past, the word "artist" may bring about certain ideas. For example, when you hear someone mention they are getting their college degree in painting or sculpting, it probably won't surprise you if someone makes a comment about how difficult it will be to find steady employment, if the student doesn't sheepishly mention it themselves first.
While it may be true that certain fields of study are less "employable" than others, we can no longer look at art with the point of view of it having no tangible value for modern society.
Great artists of this generation will know they were born a creative person, but they become an Artist by sticking to their internal compass.
They will no longer wait for inspiration to fall off of a tree and hit them in the head, but they will actively seek it out by taking what has been created already and improving upon it.
To truly thrive in the next generation of art, artists will have to realize that money is important to acquire in order to continue bringing their art into the world. Making money as an artist does not automatically equate to "selling out."
If you're a content creator engaged in writing a novel, ebook or blog, creating graphic designs, building websites, developing products – however you create your "art" or construct your startup: You are a Creative. You are an Artist. And You can, and should be, rewarded for your chosen craft.
To help yourself transition to this new way of viewing art and artists, Real Artists Don't Starve will bring you through the whole evolution of both art and artists alike to get an inside view of just how artists will be the ones who create the future we all will live in.
Here's to not starving!
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